SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Nyssa Bulldogs
bite Vikings
Umatilla hangs for two
sets, but Nyssa too much
By SAM BARBEE
Staff Writer
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tilla’s volleyball program, Sonia Bor-
ders doesn’t care about results. The
count on the scoreboard isn’t important.
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positivity throughout matches.
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the Vikings’ 3-1 (25-16, 20-15, 25-6,
25-12) home loss to Nyssa Saturday
night. The Vikings played Vale at noon,
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(25-10, 25-6, 25-12) in a match Borders
said Umatilla “played a little scared.”
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a team aspect more than anything,”
Borders said. “But there’s great things
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apart in some aspects tonight. Overall,
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don’t really care about the points.”
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before a 5-0 Nyssa run put the Bull-
dogs up for good. The Vikings made a
run, cutting the lead to three at 17-14
and four at 20-16, but Nyssa held on.
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la’s Jeira Carrillo came alive in the set,
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including three total touch-
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back Colton Richardson.
Richardson had a strong
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the halftime score to 42-14.
Neal had perhaps his
best statistical game of the
season, running for 125
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goal.
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they host Coeur d’Alene at
7 p.m. The Bulldogs’ only
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Coeur d’Alene Vikings on
the road, the only blemish
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scoring four kills.
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sa. Tall middle blocker Kassidy Hasha-
gen pounded kill after kill in a set that
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time, and Umatilla made a brief run to
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received all sorts of compliments from
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years to have them get used to my
coaching style, too.
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the heart to just the next girl, having the
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next Thursday so that gives us some
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out for the season.
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ter, Echo (2-2) moved the
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ishing drives. Head coach
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serious injury. He said he
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heart and soul Jenson on
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had 69 yards on 10n carries,
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Bulldogs blow past The Dalles
By SAM BARBEE
Staff Writer
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fending state champion Hood River Valley,
Hermiston boys soccer coach Rich Harshberger
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against The Dalles.
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ference opener, but Harshberger said that if the
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to play better than they did Tuesday night.
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ready to play against Hood River,” he said.
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When you come back to Earth, you come back
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doing that to us.”
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and his brother, Mark, had a shot saved in the
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Rosales on a one-touch drop-off that Rosales
buried. After nine Hermiston shots to just three
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blame them.”
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the vacated back corner of the net.
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pass from John past the back-up keeper for a 3-0
lead in the 57th minute. For the next 10 minutes
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more and longer forays into the Hermiston end
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chipped one over Hermiston keeper Antonio
Campos’ head and into the top far corner.
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ond half, a far cry from the intense pressure applied
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game,” Harshberger said.
The top-ranked Hood River Eagles host the
third-ranked Bulldogs next Tuesday at 4 p.m. at
Westside Elementary in Hood River.
Umatilla in a non-league
match on Wednesday.
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of the season for the Pioneers
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cultivate much offense in
the 1-0 loss.
Hermiston (2-3-2) next
plays at The Dalles on
Tuesday at 4 p.m. for the
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season.
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Roosevelt in the last non-
league game of the season.
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half to secure the victory.
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ported.
Hermiston next hosts
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