WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015
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SPORTS
Bulldogs earn draw with top-ranked Eagles
iston (9-2-2, 3-1-1) has
earned against Hood River
The operating number since 2011, the second year
of Hermiston’s boys soccer of the CRC, when Hermis-
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4-0-1) played to a 2-2 draw.
River Valley was two.
“We just went out with
Both teams scored two
goals, which was the most heart tonight and we played
Hood River has allowed all with all of our heart,”
season. Both teams had two Hermiston coach Rich
different players score their Harshberger said. “And we
goals and goals were scored believed.”
“Having a 2-2 draw
in both halves. And, most
importantly for Hermiston, against one of the best teams
Antonio Campos made two in the state, I couldn’t be
crucial saves in the 79th happier,” Campos added.
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minute to preserve the 2-2
and physical. Hermiston’s
draw.
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By SAM BARBEE
Staff Writer
SPORTS IN BRIEF
Fall foliage run raised
funds for Agape House
River’s Mario Sandoval
were pulled aside by the
referee in the 7th minute in
an attempt to quell hostili-
ties, and Mark Mejia was
shown a yellow card in the
15th.
But none of that stopped
some brilliant scoring in the
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Noe Magana, the young-
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state Player of the Year,
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By ERIC SINGER
Staff Writer
Bulldogs (5-11, 1-8) battled
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the Bulldogs behind a few
big kills from freshman Elli
Nirschl and pull out a 25-21
victory.
The tone of the game
changed in the second set
as the teams battled back
and forth as their respective
student sections cheered
behind them. The teams
On Monday night on
their home court and on
senior night, the Buckaroos
outlasted their rival Herm-
iston Bulldogs for an emo-
tional 3-1 victory.
The Buckaroos (6-12,
2-7 CRC) were riding plen-
ty of emotion into the start
of the match, jumping out
to a quick 11-4 lead to force
a Hermiston timeout. But
as they have all season, the
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touchdown pass of the night, a
perfect go route to Logan Grieb
to put Heppner up 14-0 after a
successful two-point conver-
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following the second Heppner
touchdown, embarking on an
11-play, 85-yard drive that took
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time off the clock ending with
Grogan plunging in from a yard
out to cut the Heppner lead to
14-6.
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were deadlocked for most
of the set, represented by 10
tie scores and eight differ-
ent lead changes.
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momentum and eventually
held a 24-20 lead and was
serving for match point.
But a couple of big kills
from Pendleton’s Maureen
Davies and Nirschl saw the
Bucks tie the game at 24-
24.
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The Mustangs blocked their
second punt of the night, and
Collins struggled to fall on the
oddly-bouncing oblong ball as it
and Collins approached the Stan-
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the end zone, and Heppner led
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to do. I know they can play
well and that’s what they
did.”
But Hermiston, which
had been outscored 23-0 in
the last four matches, came
right back in the 4th when
Enrique Leal’s corner kick
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fender and found the back
of the net.
The goal sent the already
excited crowd into a near
frenzy, and it never wore
off.
Hermiston Junior for-
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Araujo made a play into the
Hood River box in the 40th
minute and was fouled,
setting up a penalty kick.
Against sophomore keep-
er Travis Running, Araujo
easily set it into the right
side for a 2-1 lead, Hermis-
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least two years.
Hood
River
didn’t
waste much time equaliz-
ing, though, when Andres
Baeza looped one over the
Hermiston defense and into
the far side net to square up
the match.
Hermiston closes out its
regular season with a home
match against rival Pendle-
ton next Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Bulldogs fall to Bucks in third meeting
A Very Poplar Run, which rais-
es money for Hermiston’s Agape
House, will take place Oct. 24 at
the Boardman Tree Farm outside
Boardman.
A mile run, 5k, 10k and 15k
are all included. Registration
costs $25 before Oct. 22 and rais-
es to $30 on race day. T-shirts are
also on sale for $10.
On race day, late registration
and packet pick-up begins at 7
a.m., followed by the mile kids
run at 10 a.m., 15k at 10:30, 10k
at 10:45 and 5k at 11.
You can register at http://av-
erypoplarrun.itsyourrace.com/
event.aspx?id=638.
The 11th annual Turkey Shoot
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grams is scheduled for Nov. 21 at
Big River Golf Course in McNary.
Check-in begins at 9 a.m. with
a four-person scramble starting
a half hour later. It costs $50 per
person.
Make checks payable to HHS
Golf Association and bring entries
to Big River Golf Course or mail
them to Bob Brinkley at P.O. Box
1444 Hermiston, OR 97838. Golf
carts are not included.
goal.
That wasn’t all the of-
fense Hood River could
drum up, but it was a good
portion. With Campos,
defenders Ishmael Ar-
eans, Miguel Hoyos, Andy
Courcuera and John Mejia,
all of Hood River’s runs
were challenged and most
were dispelled.
“Our defense was great,”
Campos said. “I always
tell them (that) those guys
are everything to me. If it
wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t
be out here right now.
These guys, they came out
and they did what they had
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set point three more times
in the second set, but each
time Pendleton answered.
The third set played out
much like the second set, as
the teams battled neck-and-
neck all the way to a 22-22
tie.
“It’s one of our positive
marks from the season is
that they are a team that
battles,” said Hermiston
coach Dorothy Smith. “I
knew this was a young
varsity team, but I’ve re-
next drive, and Kindle made the
Tigers pay with a 69-yard run just
before the half to take a 30-6 lead
and make a comeback almost im-
possible.
Clark added three more touch-
down passes in the third quarter,
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in from nine yards out in the fourth
for good measure to complete the
scoring.
“When you get an opportunity
to play the best team in the state,
you have to play a perfect game.
Your effort has to match theirs.
Your energy has to match theirs,”
Salas said. “I think at times we
did match theirs, and at times we
showed we’re a really good foot-
ball team in spurts.”
“They just don’t know how
good they are yet.”
ally seen them grow this
year.”
Hermiston got another
big performance from ju-
nior Kynzee Padilla, who
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kills and several key digs.
“When they get it to-
gether, it’s going to be there
every single time,” Smith
said. “It’s a great team,
we’re only losing one se-
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and keep the girls going at
it.”
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Heppner 60, Stanfield 6
HEPPNER (7-0, 3-0) 14 16 24 6 —
60
STANFIELD (6-1, 2-1) 0
6 0 0 — 6
First Quarter
Heppner — C. Kindle 4-yard run (Extra Point No
Good), 3:14
Heppner — L. Grieb 71-yard pass from K. Clark (K.
Clark pass to W. Putman), 0:46
Second Quarter
Stanfield — D. Grogan 1-yard run (Extra Point No
Good), 7:13
Heppner — P. Collins recovers blocked punt in end
zone (K. Clark run), 4:12
Heppner — C. Kindle 69-yard run (K. Clark pass to
L. Grieb), 0:46
Third Quarter
Heppner — L. Grieb 60-yard pass from K. Clark (K.
Clark pass to C. Kindle), 11:50
Heppner — W. Putman 7-yard pass from K. Clark (K.
Clark run), 7:58
Heppner — L. Grieb 31-yard pass from K. Clark (K.
Clark run), 5:00
Fourth Quarter
Heppner — T. Bredfield 9-yard run (Extra Point No
Good), 9:08
Statistics
RUSHING — HEPPNER (25-199, 4 TD): C. Kindle
8-111, 2 TD; K. Clark 3-27, TD; T. Bredfield 7-26, TD; L.
Grieb 3-14, C. Hedman 4-17. STANFIELD (52-189, TD):
T. Monkus 18-79; D. Grogan 10-31, TD; A. Gomez 1-4;
J. Keeney 5-9; S. Keltz 3-9. .
PASSING — HEPPNER (6-13-1, 214 yards, 4 TD): K.
Clark 5-12-1, 195 yards, 4 TD; C. Kindle 1-1, 12 yards.
STANFIELD (1-4-0, 14 yards): D.Grogan 1-4-0, 14 yards.