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A10 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM STORIES: SPORTS continued from Page A9 of the season, last year’s Echo Cougars were on a mission and, largely, accomplished what they wanted to. The only thing they didn’t do was get to the state tournament, but the district bracket now hangs in the Cougar Den as a reminder of the accomplishment. . 6tanÀeld girls basketball enters respectability ,WKDGEHHQDZKLOHVLQFH6WDQ¿HOG¶VJLUOVEDVNHW- ball program wasn’t a laughingstock, and under Dan- iel Sharp last season, the laughter turned to applause. They played solid ball all year long and played in some district basketball tournament games, beat Cul- ver 26-22, and won 10 games. The Tigers went 1-23 (0-16) the year before. They’re continuing to climb under Sharp — who, as an aside, coached both the boys and the girls last season before taking over the girls program solely this season. Last year’s stark im- provement was fun to watch. STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS Hermiston’s Edwin Rosales passes the ball in front of Hood River’s Mario Sandoval in the Bulldogs’ 2-2 tie against the Eagles in Hermiston. 8. Hermiston boys soccer raises basement, pushes ceiling You could kind of see it coming. The Hermiston boys were an athletic bunch who played really hard and sometimes just had some bad luck. After earn- ing the fourth seed in the 5A state tournament this \HDUWKH\ZRQWKHLU¿UVWSOD\RIIJDPHXQGHUFRDFK Rich Harshberger, then brutally lost 2-1 on penalty kicks to Woodburn. I suppose they still had some bad luck. But out of that came three all-state selec- WLRQV(GZLQ5RVDOHV¿UVWWHDPDQG(QULTXH/HDO and John Mejia on the second team. Both these feats are indications that the Bulldogs are climbing in a FODVVL¿FDWLRQ WKDW¶V ODUJHO\ GRPLQDWHG E\ ZHVWVLGH schools, with the obvious exception of Hood River, ZKLFKDFWXDOO\GRPLQDWHVWKHFODVVL¿FDWLRQ FILE PHOTO Hermiston head football coach Mark Hodges talks to his players after a practice in Hermiston. 9. Hermiston coaching carousel So, head football coach Mark Hodges retires in May, head volleyball coach Becky Wadekamper re- tires shortly thereafter, then Kylee Lete (softball), Mike Frink (boys golf), Shaun Williams (wrestling) and Jake McElligott each leave for disparate reasons. It must’ve been a heck of a summer for Hermiston Athletic Director Blaine Ganvoa. Some positions ZHUH¿OOHGIURPHLWKHUZLWKLQWKHSURJUDPRUORFDO- ly. David Faaeteete, who had been an assistant under Hodges his entire seven-year stint here, was pro- moted. Kyle Larson, who wrestled at Hermiston and had been an assistant here for the previous handful of seasons, was promoted. Dorothy Smith, who of- ¿FLDWHGORFDOYROOH\EDOOPDWFKHVDQGFRDFKHG\RXWK volleyball in the area, was named to that position, and Dave Ego, who previously coached Hermiston’s boys team and was principal of the high school, took over the boys program on a one-year interim basis. It was rare to see Hermiston have the level of success it had — state title in football and wrestling, league champs in volleyball, state participants in boys golf — and have so much coaching turnover. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2015 Brothers in Basketball By SAM BARBEE Staff Writer As one scans the recent Hermiston football and bas- ketball rosters, a common name emerges: Neal. It be- longs to Tre, a senior forward, and Dayshawn, a sophomore guard. “Well, growing up play- ing together, we get to know each other’s moves and what they’re thinking and what they’re gonna do,” Tre said. ³,W¶V GH¿QLWHO\ IXQ ,W¶V UHDO fun.” The pair played together on their middle school bas- ketball team when Tre was in eighth grade and Dayshawn in sixth. “That’s what I looked for- ward to,” Dayshawn said. It’s an interesting dynamic between them. Though broth- ers, they’re both independent and see each other as individ- uals who are brothers. They don’t take their identities alone from who their siblings are. “I don’t think one of them wants to be the other one’s brother,” head basketball coach Dave Ego said. “I don’t think...the announcers say, ‘This is Dayshawn’s brother Tre.’ I think they want their own identity. That’s import- ant to them.” And with that desire to have separate identities, the brothers, especially Dayshawn, don’t feel shack- led to each other. Though Tre is the elder of the two, STAFF PHOTO BY SAM BARBEE The Neal brothers Dayshawn (left) and Tre (right) are playing on the same basketball team for the second time in their lives. Dayshawn sees them as HTXDOV Ego said that Tre has be- come a leader, a “rah-rah guy.” Dayshawn, meanwhile, is independent and stands his ground. “(Dayshawn’s) not gon- na take any crap from his brother,” Ego said smiling. “His brother probably got in trouble for giving him crap early on. And so I think that probably only a couple times so far that I’ve seen (Tre) tell Dayshawn, ‘Straighten up. Get into this.’ But it’s in the same tone that he’s telling ev- eryone else. “(Dayshawn) probably re- sponds better to Tre than any- one else.” Playing on the same foot- ball team as siblings is differ- ent than playing on the same basketball team. Tre played defensive line, and Dayshawn SOD\HGTXDUWHUEDFN5DUHO\LI ever, do they participate in the same drill, and rarely, if ever, DUH WKH\ RQ WKH ¿HOG DW WKH same time. Basketball is different. They’re always practicing together and often are on the court together. In fact, they VWDUWHGWKH¿UVWIHZJDPHV “We have our little knacks that get on each other’s nerves,” Tre said. Tre and Dayshawn, though, are just two members of a basketball team trying to ¿QGLWVLGHQWLW\'HVSLWHWKDW though, the mixing of person- alities that comes with any team has begun to gel. “It’s been fun so far,” Ego said. “As a group, we play with a lot of different per- sonalities. There’s been some self-doubt from kids and not a lot of self-esteem about what they’re doing. But I think with those two we don’t have to worry about that depart- ment.” play in the Swoosh bracket. No other details were report- ed. With the win, Hermiston LPSURYHV WR RQ WKH VHD- son. UMATILLA 44, ST. MARY’S MEDFORD 19 — At Salem, the Umatilla Vi- kings started off the Crusader New Years Invitational on a positive note, defeating St. 0DU\¶V0HGIRUG No details were reported. Classic. “We worked well as a team and played great de- fense to shut (Echo) down in the second half,” said Knights coach Austin Cinnamond. Alex Lindsay led the Knights in scoring with 17 points and 12 rebounds off the bench. Michael Thomp- son netted 19 points on VKRRWLQJ DQG DGGHG D team-best 12 rebounds. PREP ROUNDUP Girls basketball Hermiston JV defeats Heppner in tourney HERMISTON (JV) 41, HEPPNER 31 — At Pend- leton, the Heppner Mustangs struggled with shooting on Monday against the Hermis- ton junior varsity, as the Bull- dogs pulled out a 10 point win. Jacee Currin led Heppner with 19 points in 31 minutes of action in the game. She FRQQHFWHGRQ¿YHRI¿HOG goal attempts and nailed 9-12 from the free throw line. Jes- sica Kempken had a team- best nine rebounds. Regan Meyers topped the Bulldogs’ scoring efforts with SRLQWVRQVKRRWLQJ ——— Boys Basketball CONDON/WHEELER 49, ECHO 39 — At Du- fur, the Condon/Wheeler Knights pulled away from the Echo Cougars in the second half to earn a 10 point victory on Monday afternoon at the 1A Hoops HEP (2-8) 3 8 9 11 — 31 HERM (1-0) 7 12 4 18 — 41 HEPPNER — J. Currin 19, J. Kempken 5, K. Gray 3, K. Lindsay 2, C. Grieb 2, R. Dompier, J. Mahoney, R. Kollman, J. Evans, M. Correa. HERMISTON — R. Meyers 14, K. Smith 7, J. Thomas 7, C. Wheeler 6, H. Thompson 5, K. Green 2, H. Earl, S. Stefani, M. Huff. 3-pointers — HEP 0, HERM 3. Free throws — HEP 11-29, HERM 12-21. Fouls — HEP 16, HERM 21. STK# 16T038. MSRP $24,130. SALE PRICE $21,249. $1,250 CUSTOMER CASH PROVIDED BY TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. Echo falls to Condon/Wheeler in A1 Hoop Classic CONDON/WHEELER 44, ECHO 19 — At Dufur, the Condon/Wheeler Knights kept its undefeated season going with a win over Echo at the 1A Hoops Classic on Monday afternoon. 7KH .QLJKWV KHOG D lead at halftime before put- ting the game away for good in the second half. Annika Ri- etman led the way in scoring for the Knights with 16 points on 7-9 shooting and added nine rebounds. Emma Logan chipped in 12 points and 10 rebounds. As a team, Condon/ :KHHOHUVKRWSHUFHQWIURP WKH ¿HOG ZKLOH (FKR VKRW D meager 10.7 percent — mak- ing just 7-65 attempts from WKH ÀRRU +DQQDK 0F&DUW\ led Echo with eight points and eight rebounds. STK# 15T561. MSRP $32,660. SALE PRICE $18,999. $1,250 CUSTOMER CASH PROVIDED BY TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. STK# 15T435. MSRP $41,180. SALE PRICE $38,180. $2,100 CUSTOMER CASH PROVIDED BY TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. ——— C/W () 9 10 11 14 — 44 EHS () 1 3 7 8 — 19 CONDON/WHEELER — A. Rietman 16, E. Logan 12, B. Dyerr 6, J. Homer 6, L. Aamodt 4, K. Reser, A. Terland, B. Jaeger, A. Ramsey, A. Carnine. ECHO — H. McCarty 8, E. Parks 3, K. Ranger 3, D. Tarvin 2, L. Cox 2, B. Milbrodt 1, T. Swaggart, L. Wiggins. 3-pointers — C/W 2, EHS 0. Free throws — C/W 4-7, EHS 4-13. Fouls — C/W 15, EHS 14. Fouled out — L. Cox (EHS). STAFF PHOTO BY SAM BARBEE Though David Faaeteete is Hermiston’s new head football coach, the vision set forth by his predecessor, Mark Hodges, is still the vision he’s using, Faaeteete said. HERMISTON 79, WEST LINN 74 — At Lake Oswego, the Hermiston Bull- dogs gutted out a win over West Linn in a consolation game at the Nike Interstate Shootout on Monday. 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