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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015 Hermiston Lions shutout Eagles for title Allowed just 7 points all season The Hermiston Lions completed the perfect season Oct. 24, downing the Eagles 25-0 in the championship game at Kennison Stadium to earn its second straight league title. Head coach Kelly Allen said the game was closer than the score indicated, and a big second half propelled the Lions after taking a 7-0 lead into the half. The Lions started the sea- son with three straight shut- outs, topping Umatilla, 20-0 before downing the Vikings, 47-0, and the Redskins, 35-0. The Lions allowed their ¿rst points the next week against the Cowboys in a 41-7 win, then shutout the Eagles 25-0 before winning the title by the same score. Fourth-grader Landon Shil- hanek quarterbacked the Lions this season and last, leading both teams to Grid Kids titles. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY MELISSA PURSWELL AND LISA MCELROY Isaac Corey (3) looks for running room behind teammates Bradley Hottman (13), Landon Shilhanek (15) and Jack Thomas during the Lions 25-0 championship win over the Eagles on Oct. 24. Fish and Wildlife to remove carp to improve waterfowl habitat Starting today, the U.S. Fish and Wild- life Service will start removing carp to be- gin a waterfowl habitat improvement proj- ect for Curlew Pond on the Peninsula Unit of McNary National Wildlife Refuge. The carp will be eliminated using a chem- ical that only affects ¿sh called Rotenone. The FWS said in a news release that people using the area, which are primari- ly waterfowl hunters this time of the year, will see dead carp littering the pond for the next 2-3 months, but Rotenone dissipates quickly and the water is safe for people, dogs and other wildlife. “While hunting may be impacted this year, in the long run the number of wa- terfowl using Curlew Pond will increase dramatically,” said Lamont Glass, McNary National Wildlife refuge manager. “With- out carp, aquatic vegetation will grow back, and ducks, geese and swans will have a dependable food supply.” This winter, large numbers of ¿sh-eat- ing birds can be expected to congregate in the area. “The seagulls and bald eagles are show- ing up for a free meal,” said Dan Haas, Vis- itor Services Manager for the refuges. “All the dead carp provide birds all they can eat with no effort wasted on hunting. We ex- pect good opportunities for the public to see large numbers of birds at Curlew Pond for the next couple of months.” For more information on the project, the public can contact the FWS at 509-546- 8333 or mcriver@fws.gov. BULLDOGS: continued from Page A11 ecuted much better. I think our kids just showed a lot of guts defensively in the sec- ond half.” On the offensive side for Pendleton (3-6, 1-2 CRC), the Buckaroos could not get much going. The Buck- aroos had just 68 yards of offense in the ¿rst half, and quarterback Kai Quinn only completed six of his 19 pass attempts as the Bulldogs defense was constantly put- ting pressure on the Bucks’ QB. “That was one of our big keys of the game was to make him uncomfortable in the pocket,” said Faaeteete. “He completed a fair share though and kudos to him.” Quinn ¿nished the game 14-36 for 113 yards with two interceptions and one touchdown. The lone Buck- aroo touchdown came on a four-yard pass from Quinn to Nick Lani with just 17 seconds remaining in the game to get the score to the 28-12 ¿nal. “I’ve always been con¿- dent that we could put some points on the board, and we just weren’t able to do that until the last-second,” said Davis. The only other Buck- aroos score came early in the second quarter, when Bucks’ linebacker Marcus Taylor intercepted a pass from Hunsaker and ran it back 64-yards for a touch- down — Taylor’s second pick-six of the season. The extra point was no good, which put the score at 7-6 in favor of the Bulldogs. It appeared the intercep- tion might be a momentum changer for the Buckaroos, but the Bulldogs quickly answered with an eight- play, 80-yard drive in 3:34 of game time, capped off with a 36-yard play-action touchdown pass from Hun- saker to Tucker Salinas to put the Bulldogs on top, 14-6. Then after forcing a three-and-out from the Bucks, the Bulldogs struck quickly again as Hunsaker ran a quarterback draw up HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A13 SPORTS RUNNERS: continued from Page A11 of the race.” The course was wet and muddy in places, slowing down the times overall. That didn’t affect Carde- nas much, who ran his best time in three tries on the LCC course. During that ¿rst mile, Cardenas pulled away from the leading pack of Ibrahim, Scott and several others. But Carde- nas’ second-mile split increased from the ¿rst, and the gap between he and Ibrahim and Scott just kept expanding. Cardenas had no trouble maintain- ing his pace with nobody on his tail. “This year, I’m better at that because I’ve been run- ning more mileage than I did last year,” he said. Cardenas is expecting to run collegiately, though he is yet to commit to a school. “I’d like to thank my family for supporting me,” Cardenas said, gold med- al around his neck. “Sad- ly, they couldn’t be here today, but they’ve been supporting me all season. They gave me what I need, and I’m thankful for that.” PHOTO BY JOSHUA BESSEX/EO MEDIA GROUP Hermiston senior Josiah Niederwerfer climbs a berm during the 5A boys race of the OSAA cross country championships Saturday at Lane Community College in (XJHQH$VDWHDP+HUPLVWRQÀQLVKHGWK Hermiston boys. The Bull- dogs lost just one runner from last season’s third place team, and seemed prime and ready to return to Hermiston as the top boys cross country team in the state. The season didn’t go Herimston’s way, and nei- ther did Saturday’s 5A Or- egon State Championships at Lane Community Col- lege in Eugene. Hermis- ton ¿nished ¿fth as a team with 142 points. Summit took the team title after a very close race with Crater. The Comets had the ¿rst-, third- and ¿fth-place runners, though came up short to Summit who ¿nished second-, sixth-, seventh-, eighth- and ninth-place runners. The only top-10 runner not from Summit or Crater was Bend’s Caleb Hoff- man, who ¿nished fourth. For Hermiston, Josiah Niederwerfer entered the track and the ¿nal 100 meters in ninth, but Sum- mit’s Jett Ballantyne and Marist’s Jerik Embleton kicked past him to push him off the podium. The next Hermiston runner to come across was Donnell Rome, who placed 25th in 16:57. “We did come in ex- pecting better performanc- es from everyone, but during the race I passed some teammates and they just weren’t feeling good. It’s not our best. We didn’t run like Hermiston at all.” Last year’s stalwart, Hayden Earl, struggled all season with nagging issues that prevented him from duplicating his junior sea- son results. He ¿nished 31st in 17:06. Angel Castellanos ¿nished 45th in 17:26 and Isaac Sanchez crossed in 17:32, good for 49th. half and one good look. Numerous shots were continued from Page A11 blocked, either creating a run out opportunity or re- when Ayden Prewitt found setting Crescent Valley’s Rodriguez, who controlled attack. “De¿nitely the old ad- and easily Àicked it past age ‘defense wins cham- Olbrich in the 24th. But despite the strong pionships’ was true to- offensive performance in night,” Harshberger said. the ¿rst half, Hermiston “All credit to my defense. was content to play keep- That’s de¿nitely the one away and win 3-1 in the area I’m not disappoint- ed in. They did a fantas- second half. Its defense, which tic job. We talked about aside from the early guarding the through ball, goal was stout all night, and they stepped up and became suffocating as did everything perfectly.” But that seemingly Crescent Valley only had three shots in the second contentedness in the sec- ond half is slightly worri- some for Harshberger. He wanted to put the Raiders away in the second half with a fourth instead of contentedly playing for the 3-1 win. He said it’ll take two halves and 80 minutes to win going for- ward. “No easy games left,” Harshberger said. “One at a time, we’re focused on Saturday — nothing beyond Saturday. It’s just going to get harder. We need to be able to go out and impose ourselves and play our game if we’re going to be successful.” Bulldog boys leave Eugene disappointed Expectations were high entering the 2015 cross country season for the SOCCER: STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS The Hermiston Bulldogs defeat the Pendleton Bucks 28-12 on Friday in Pendleton. STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS Hermiston’s Hayden Simon dives through the line Friday in the Bulldogs’ 28-12 win against the Bucks in Pendleton. STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS The Hermiston Bulldogs defeat the Pendleton Bucks 28-12 on Friday in Pendleton. the middle and scampered 74 yards for a touchdown to put Hermiston on top 21-6 with just under six minutes left in the second quarter. After forcing anoth- er Pendleton punt on the next possession, the Bulldogs offense made quick work yet again in the quarter, drawing up a ¿ve-play, 66 yard drive in just 1:14 of game time that was capped off by a four- yard read-option keeper by Hunsaker for his third rushing touchdown of the half to increase the Bull- dogs’ lead to 28-6. In that quarter, the Hermiston offense had a pretty balanced attack of QB keepers, base runs, and play-action passes. Hunsa- ker says that balance will be crucial for the Bulldogs in the playoffs. “We have to be able to run the ball and get the play-action pass,” he said. “We did that tonight and got some pretty big plays out of it.” But even with the win, Faaeteete said the game ended with a little bit of a sour taste in his mouth. “I think we shot our- selves in the foot in the second half,” he said. “We didn’t come out as en- ergi]ed as the ¿rst half. We have to ¿nish better. We didn’t tonight, and it showed. They’ve served our country with courage and honor. They’ve left behind loved ones to risk their lives in protecting their country. They’ve defended our freedoms and ideals. They make us proud to be Americans. Join us for Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11, 2015 in the East Oregonian and Hermiston Herald, as we honor the men and women of the U.S. Military. Their courage, hard work and sacrifice are the backbone of our nation, protecting freedom, liberty, justice and all we hold dear. 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