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JANUARY 21, 2015 HERMISTONHERALD.COM A6 WEDNESDAY, SPORTS PREP BASKETBALL • PREP WRESTLING • SCHEDULE Seahawks unite a region T he Seattle Seahawks’ epic 29-22 win over the Green Bay Packers in Sunday’s NFC &KDPSLRQVKLSJDPHXQLWHG WKH3DFL¿F1RUWKZHVWXQGHU DFRPPRQEOXHDQGJUHHQ banner that waved more emphatically than ever after RQHRIWKHPRVWWKULOOLQJ comebacks in NFL playoffs history. Not to insert too much RIZKDW,WKRXJKWDERXW WKHJDPHEXWDVVRRQDV the Seahawks scored their second touchdown of the JDPHWRPDNHWKHVFRUH LWZDVRYHU,NQHZ that from The Dalles, where ,ZDVLQP\GULYHIURP /RQJYLHZWR+HUPLVWRQ :KHQ6HDWWOH¿QDOO\ won on Russel Wilson’s touchdown pass to -HUPDLQH.HDUVH,JRWWZR texts, one from a Seahawks- ORYLQJIULHQGDQGRQHIURP my dad. 2QHUHDG³'XGH´2QH ZRUG,WZDVP\IULHQGDQG he was obviously shocked. He usually has more to say WKDQMXVWPHUHO\³'XGH´ VRWKHRQHZRUGPHVVDJH spoke volumes. My dad told me they ZHUHVKRRWLQJRII¿UHZRUNV LQ/RQJYLHZ,WZDVWKH daytime. Fireworks are EHVWDWQLJKWZKHQWKH controlled explosions can be seen for miles, but the H[FLWLQJJDPHDQGWKH euphoria of the Seahawks UHWXUQLQJWRWKH6XSHU Bowl lit the fuse to those ¿UHZRUNV People in Seattle lit off ¿UHZRUNVWRR,WZDVDQ extremely festive occasion. ,WIHOWOLNH9('D\DQG the war in Europe had just ended. People were absolutely euphoric. +HUH¶VVRPHWKLQJIXQQ\ WKRXJK A number, not many, but a number of people left Century Link Stadium with Seattle down 19-7. Some left after Wilson’s fourth interception of the day. That wouldn’t be a terrible decision if re-entry were allowed at Century Link. ,W¶VQRWDQGSHRSOHZHUH forced to watch the stadium H[SORGHWKURXJKIRRWWDOO JODVVZLQGRZV7KH\DUH forced to remember that they could have been a part RIWKHJUHDWHVWFRPHEDFN in Seahawks’ history, but they forewent that place in history because they ZDQWHGWREHDWWUDI¿F ,W¶VDFDXWLRQDU\WDOH 'RQ¶WOHDYHJDPHVHDUO\ %XW,GLJUHVV The Seahawks KDYHJLYHQWKH3DFL¿F 1RUWKZHVWVRPHWKLQJWR FOLQJWRVRPHWKLQJWR SAM BARBEE FROM THE SIDELINES Sports reporter JDWKHUDURXQGVRPHWKLQJ that connect people from Seattle to Medford, from %URRNLQJV2UHJRQWR ,GDKR Not everyone in that PDVVLYHJHRJUDSKLFDODUHD is a Seahawks fan, but the Seahawks are an obvious common denominator that connect people from all RYHUWKHUHJLRQ &ROOHJHVSRUWVFDQQRW GRWKHVDPHWKLQJ7KRVH DUHDOPRVWWUDJLFDOO\ UHJLRQDO:HDVDUHJLRQ DUHVHSDUDWHGE\FROOHJLDWH alliances that divide :DVKLQJWRQDQG2UHJRQ into halves. Under the blue DQGJUHHQRIWKH6HDKDZNV 2UHJRQDQG:DVKLQJWRQ DUHRQH,W¶V6HDKDZNV country. ,FDQRQO\LPDJLQH what it was like in Seattle 6XQGD\,FDQRQO\LPDJLQH what it was like anywhere EHFDXVH,ZDVLQP\FDU in the rain, with not too many folks around me on WKHURDG%XW,FRXOGIHHO WKHHQHUJ\,IHOWOLNHWKH 3DFL¿F1RUWKZHVWFDPH WRJHWKHUIRUDFROOHFWLYH roar. They were one. And that is why sports DUHVSHFLDO7KDW¶VZK\, love them so much. They EULQJSHRSOHWRJHWKHU EHFDXVHRIVRPHJX\V UXQQLQJDURXQGRQD¿HOG ,W¶VPDJLFDO Commercials all WKURXJKRXWWKHJDPH from Northwest-based companies talked about VXSSRUWLQJWKH6HDKDZNV in their bid to return to the Super Bowl. Many people felt included in the endeavor and pointed to a IUDQFKLVHWKDWVHHPLQJO\ JRHVWKHH[WUDPLOHWRPDNH its fans feel as such. ,GLVDJUHH,W¶VWKHJDPH WKDWEULQJVSHRSOHWRJHWKHU Seahawks fans didn’t start as Seahawks fans because 'RXJ%DOGZLQZDVPDNLQJ sandwiches at a Seattle- area Subway last week. They’re fans because they love what the team does in pads on Sundays. ,W¶VVSRUWVEXWLW¶VVR PXFKPRUHWKDQWKDW,W¶V FRPPXQLW\,W¶VSDVVLRQ ,W¶VORYH,W¶VQHUYHV,W¶V YLFWRU\,W¶VGHIHDW,W¶V KRSH,W¶VGHVSDLU$QGLW¶V all done collectively. That’s sports. — Sam Barbee is the sports reporter for the Hermiston Herald. He can be reached at sbar- bee@hermistonherald. com GO SEE IT Wednesday, January 21 No events scheduled Thursday, January 22 Wrestling Hermiston vs. The Dalles, 7 p.m. Friday, January 23 Wrestling Hermiston @ Reser’s Tournament of Champions @ Liberty, 9 a.m. Girls Basketball Hermiston vs. The Dalles, 7 p.m. 6WDQ¿HOG#&XOYHUSP Boys Basketball Hermiston @ The Dalles, 7 p.m. 6WDQ¿HOG#&XOYHUSP Saturday, January 24 Wrestling Hermiston @ Reser’s Tournament of Champions @ Liberty, 9 a.m. Swimming Hermiston @ Hood River, 11 a.m. Girls Basketball 8PDWLOODYV1\VVDSP (FKR#+HOL[SP 6WDQ¿HOGYV,UULJRQSP Boys Basketball Umatilla vs. Nyssa, 5 p.m. (FKR#+HOL[SP 6WDQ¿HOGYV,UULJRQSP Umatilla girls crush Stanfield BY SAM BARBEE HERMISTON HERALD 7KH 8PDWLOOD JLUOV EDVNHWEDOO team isn’t the same team in Janu- ary that it was in November, Octo- ber and December. 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Barajas put up 12 points, and Chavez scored four. ³(YHU\RQH VWHSSHG XS´ %RZ VDLG³7KHUHZDVQRµ,¶,WZDVDOO µZH¶´ $OHHVKD:DWVRQZKRVFRUHG points, and Kassandra Galbraith, ZKR KDG OHG WKH ZD\ IRU WKH 9LNLQJV DQG 6LGQH\ :HEE DGGHG WR URXQG RXW WKH GRXEOH¿JXUH scorers. ³:H JRW VKHOOVKRFNHG WKH ¿UVW IHZ PLQXWHV DQG WKHQ ZH JRW HYHQ PRUH VKHOOVKRFNHG´ 6WDQ- ¿HOGKHDGFRDFK'DQLHO6KDUSVDLG about his team’s loss. 7KH7LJHUVHPSOR\HGDSUHVVDOO JDPH WKDW GLG FUHDWH D ELW RI KDY- RF IRU 8PDWLOOD EXW WKH 9LNLQJV OHGDIWHUWKH¿UVWTXDUWHUDQG FUXLVHGWRWKH¿QLVK 6KDUS VD\V D JDPH OLNH 7XHV- GD\¶VLVDJRRGEDURPHWHURIZKHUH his team hopes to be in the future. ³,W¶V JRQQD WDNH D ORW RI ZRUN in the offseason and lot of other VWXII´6KDUSVDLG 7KH 6WDQ¿HOG JLUOV QH[W SOD\ DW &XOYHU EHJLQQLQJ DW SP 6DWXUGD\8PDWLOODUHVXPHVOHDJXH SOD\DJDLQVW1\VVDDWSP6DWXU- day at home. SAM BARBEE PHOTO Umatilla’s Aleesha Watson (40) looks to score against StanÀeld’s 0addie GrifÀn during the second half of Umatilla’s 77-17 win Tuesday night in Umatilla. Bulldogs now top-ranked in state after win over La Salle Big win over La Salle propels Bulldogs into CRC play SAM BARBEE HERMISTON HERALD EO MEDIA GROUP FILE PHOTO Hermiston’s Jansen Edmiston shoots the ball over Sun- nyside’s Natalia Trevino in the Bulldogs’ 55-49 loss to the Grizzlies Jan. 13 in Hermiston. The loss spurred the girls into action when they defeated La Salle Friday. The Bulldogs enter league play this week. ,Q'HFHPEHU+HUPLVWRQ JLUOVEDVNHWEDOOFRDFK6WHYH +RIIHUWSRLQWHGWRRQHJDPH RQWKHQRQOHDJXHVODWHWKDW ZDV LPSRUWDQW WR KLV WHDP a trip to Portland to take on the La Salle Prep Falcons. Prior to Friday, the Fal- FRQV ZHUH WKH WRS UDQNHG $ JLUOV WHDP LQ the state, and had essen- WLDOO\ FUXLVHG WKURXJK WKHLU VFKHGXOHEHIRUHKRVWLQJWKH %XOOGRJVZLQQHUVRIRI JDPHV 7KH %XOOGRJV KHDGHG home the victors Friday QLJKWDIWHUWRSSLQJWKH)DO- FRQV DQG WDNLQJ WKH No. 1 spot for themselves. ,W ZDV D SURJUDPEXLOGLQJ win. ³,W ZDV ELJ WR VHH WKH JLUOV ERXQFH EDFN DIWHU 7XHVGD\¶V ORVV DQG JR LQWR /D 6DOOH DQG JHW WKH ZLQ´ +RIIHUW VDLG ³,W ZDV YHU\ IXQWRZDWFKWKHPDQGJUDW- LI\LQJ DV D FRDFK WR VHH WKHPSOD\OLNHWKH\GLG´ 2WKHU WKDQ JLYLQJ WKH %XOOGRJV WKH WRS VSRW LQ the state, the win completes a non-conference slate WKDW ZDV RQH RI WKH WRXJK- HVW LQ $ JLUOV EDVNHWEDOO 7KH %XOOGRJV¶ WKUHH ORVVHV ZHUH WR VWURQJ .DPLDNLQ Beaverton and Sunnyside teams, which have a com- ELQHG UHFRUG RI 7KH %XOOGRJV KRZHYHU KDYH wins over traditional Ore- JRQ SRZHUV LQ 6SULQJ¿HOG and Willamette, in addition WRWKHELJZLQRYHUWKHSUH- viously top-ranked Falcons. ³:LQV DQG ORVVHV ZKHQ the season started aren’t ZKDW \RX SUHGLFW´ +RIIHUW VDLG ³:H JRW ELJ ZLQV DQG ZKDW , WKLQN RI RXU JDPHV ² TXDOLW\ JDPHV .HQQHZLFN ZDV RYHU TXLFNO\ :H JRW H[- DFWO\ ZKDW , H[SHFWHG RXW of Beaverton all the way to /D 6DOOH ,W¶V LPSRUWDQW WR build early, win early and EXLOG FRQ¿GHQFH KHDGLQJ LQWROHDJXH´ 7KH%XOOGRJVNQRZKRZ to win close and extended JDPHV ,Q ODWH 'HFHPEHU Hermiston used two over- WLPHV WR GRZQ ,RODQL IURP Oahu, Hawaii, at the Nike ,QWHUVWDWH6KRRWRXWLQ/DNH SEE BULLDOGS/A7 Hermiston wrestlers fare well in Redmond EO MEDIA GROUP 7KH VWDWH¶V ¿UVW PDMRU team tournament of the sea- son lent prosperity for the +HUPLVWRQ%XOOGRJV Friday, Hermiston ad- vanced from pool play with ¿UVW RU VHFRQGSODFH ¿Q- LVKHV DW WKH 2UHJRQ :UHV- WOLQJ &ODVVLF DW 'HVFKXWHV &RXQW\)DLUJURXQGV 7KH WKUHHWLPH UHLJQLQJ &ODVV $ FKDPS %XOOGRJV re-assumed their tourna- PHQW GRPLQDQFH VZHHSLQJ their four-team pool with three lopsided dual victo- ries. 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