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SPORTS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016 Eastern Oregon Family Taekwondo cleans up at Walla Walla tourney By SAM BARBEE Staff Writer Eastern Oregon Fami- ly Taekwondo in Stan¿eld took home hardware after the 24th Annual :alla :al- la Karate-do Invitational Feb. 20 in Touchet, :ash- ington. Vladimir Caldera, Luis Ibarra and 4-year-old Levi Hocker each took ¿rst in kata in their respective di- visions. Natividad Sanchez also won her kata compe- tition in addition to a ¿rst place ¿nish in kumite. Cora McCann was sec- ond in kata and fourth in kumite, Melissa Shilhonik was fourth in weapons and third in kata, Isaac Rear- don was ¿fth in weapons and ¿fth in kata, Cameron McCann was third in ku- mite, Arron Sanchez was fourth in kata, and Osvalo Sanchez was third in kata. Joesph 3hillips was ¿fth in kata. Sandstone wins middle school wrestling state title By SAM BARBEE Staff Writer The Sandstone Middle School Riverhawks won the Oregon Middle School state wrestling tournament this past weekend, rack- ing up 126.5 team points, edging La Grande by 14.5 points. Of the 17 weight class- es from 75 yo 275 pounds, Riverhawk wrestlers placed in seven classes, with two state champions. Of the eight wrestlers participat- ing for Sandstone, sev- en placed. Drew Sanders continued Hermiston’s dominance of 195 pounds with a title, topping Ore- gon Virtual’s Santos Cantu 5-3. Sanders pinned his ¿rst three opponents before fac- ing Cantu, who also coast- ed to the ¿nal. Aiden Villarreal was the other Sandstone champi- on, winning the 132-pound bracket with a 17-1 techni- cal fall over Inza :ood’s Tyson Resko. Villarreal ad- vanced to the ¿nal with two pins and a major decision. Sean Stewart and J.J. Hurtado both ¿nished fourth. Stewart lost to 3eter Osipovich of South Grants 3ass after a 27-second pin in the third-place match at 220 pounds, and Hurtado lost to Skyview’s (Bend) Blake Ohlson 2-0 at 125 pounds. 3ayton Smith and Trev- or :agner each were ¿fth. Smith beat McLoughlin’s Justin Josephson 8-6 in the 140-pound ¿fth-place match, and :agner beat Tucker Drummond of Sev- en Oaks (Lebanon) 8-6 at 117 pounds. Garrett Hills placed sixth at 225 pounds for Sandstone. Braden Cross of Ogden (Oregon City) pinned Hills in 55 seconds. BULLDOGS: continued from Page A10 So, before the second quar- ter, they went back to their attacking-style defense with switches and hedg- es, and totally limited the Spartans. After scoring 17 points in the ¿rst quarter, Marist scored just 19 the rest of the game. “The difference was, we just went ahead and switched everything and bodied people up and forced them to make a sec- ond, third move, second, third decision,” Hoffert said. “And we were more successful for that defen- sively than they were of- fensively. “Obviously, what we do is effective. It was proven the last three quarters. Of- fensively, we were slow the ¿rst quarter. :e just weren’t taking it to Marist.” The Bulldogs took con- trol in the second quarter behind hot shooting from Sara Ramirez. The Bull- dogs started the quarter on a 12-5 run that catapulted them in front at 23-22 with 4:20 on the clock. Hermis- ton came back with a com- bination of 3-pointers and free throws. Ramirez made a 3-pointer and a layup in the sequence and had ¿ve of Hermiston’s 12 points during the run. “:e didn’t really panic, but i know that none of us wanted to lose, so we were gonna do whatever it took to win,” Edmiston said of the ¿rst-half comeback. Hermiston pulled away in the second quarter, en- tering halftime leading 31- 24. After scoring 10 points in the paint during the ¿rst quarter, Marist got none in the second, indication a strong second-quarter de- fensive performance. Hermiston pulled away for good in the third. The Bulldogs scored 15 points to Marist’s six, growing the lead to 18 points at the buzzer. The lead grew to nearly 30 points in the fourth quarter, giving Hermiston a convincing win to take home the fourth HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A11 Webb leads horde of raging Vikings on all-league teams EOL releases girls and boys postseason honors By MATT ENTRUP Staff Writer The Umatilla girls bas- ketball team took care of business on the court this season, and the Eastern Or- egon League coaches took care of the Vikings when it came time to name the all- league rosters. Of the Vikings’ nine players, seven were award- ed a spot in the EOL All- League teams, led by senior guard Sidney :ebb as 3lay- er of the Year. Umatilla coach Scott Bow, who was named Coach of the Year, said he didn’t see it coming. “It was very surprising,” he said of the team’s all- league haul. “It was more than I expected would get honored and put on there.” He said it didn’t take any lobbying from him, either. “It wasn’t too much of me doing the work, it was other coaches wanting to put them on there,” he said. “They felt like they were all just so important to what we did that they wanted to make sure they all were honored.” :ebb stood out the most during the Vikings’ 8-1 EOL season and district title win, and Bow said it had as much to do with her phys- ical skills as her basketball IQ and leadership qualities. “Not just her ability, more focus was on that she was a coach on the Àoor,” he said. “She controlled the tempo, she controlled everything we were trying to do and just really took care of us that way.” -oining :ebb on the ¿rst team was senior Courtney Dohman and junior Alee- sha :atson. -uniors Brenda Campos and Taija Coffey were named to the second team and seniors Judy Con- treras and Mari 3az were awarded honorable men- tion. “Hats off to the girls,” Bow said. “I’m really proud of what we were able to accomplish and all the hard work they put in.” Riverside had two play- STAFF PHOTO BY SAM BARBEE Umatilla’s Sidney Webb (23) tries to move into the lane against Riverside’s Alondra Caldera (left) and Brenda Avalos during the Vikings’ 49-20 win Thursday in Umatilla. ers honored in junior Lacy Mashos (second team) and freshman Alondra Caldera (honorable mention). The Umatilla and River- side boys’ teams each had four all-league selections and Riverside coach Clair Costello was named Coach of the Year. Riverside’s ¿rst team selections were sophomore Eon Castillo and junior Noe Madrigal. Senior Felipe Olvera (second team) and senior Sergio Navarro (hon- orable mention) were their other selections. Umatilla had one boy make the ¿rst team, sopho- more .aden :ebb. Junior Jesus Ramirez and fresh- man Tyson Durfey both made the second team and senior Juan Coria was hon- orable mention. Nyssa junior Andres Gonzalez was the EOL 3layer of the Year. ——— Eastern Oregon League 2015-16 All-league teams BOYS Player of the Year: Andres Gonzalez, jr., Nyssa Coach of the Year: Clair Costello, Riverside First Team Andres Gonzalez, jr., Nyssa Kaden Webb, soph., Umatilla Freddy Pascacio, sr., Nyssa Boston Thompson, soph., Nyssa Andres Chavez, sr., Nyssa Eon Castillo, soph., Riverside Noe Madrigal, jr., Riverside Brock Mattos, sr., Vale Second Team Trent Durfey, fr., Umatilla Jesus Ramirez, jr., Umatilla Justin Simpson, sr., Nyssa Felipe Olvera, sr., Riverside Honorable Mention Juan Coria, sr., Umatilla Derek Hiatt, sr., Vale Sergio Navarro, sr., Riverside Jaylin Fuentes, jr., Nyssa GIRLS Player of the Year: Sidney Webb, sr., Umatilla Coach of the Year: Scott Bow, Umatilla First Team Sidney Webb, sr., Umatilla Aleesha Watson, jr., Umatilla Abby Hamilton, sr., Vale Beatriz Ramirez, sr., Nyssa Courtney Dohman, sr., Umatilla Kierra Hernandez, soph., Nyssa Dallie Johnson, soph., Vale Second Team Amanda Trenkle, jr., Vale Brenda Campos, jr., Umatilla Charlena Landcaster, jr., Nyssa Lacy Mashos, jr., Riverside Taija Coffey, jr., Umatilla Kelsy Weber, sr., Vale Honorable Mention Judy Contreras, sr., Umatilla Mari Paz, sr., Umatilla Alisa Burkhardt, jr., Vale Britney Arredondo, soph., Nyssa Sailor Hartley, soph., Nyssa Madi Mitchell, jr., Nyssa Alondra Caldera, fr., Riverside STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS Hermiston’s Maddy Juul secures a rebound guarded by Marist’s Kayley Elliott and Anilese Haney (5) in the Bulldogs’ 64-36 win against the Spartans on Saturday in Corvallis. place trophy. Hermiston led in points off turnovers (8-2), points in paint (20-18) and sec- ond chance points (15-2). Marist had more success running and coming off the bench, leading in fast break points (4-0) and bench scoring (12-4). For the second time in three years, Hermiston was awarded the 5A Sports- manship Award, joining the 2013-14 group as the two teams in the last three years. Edmiston was also named to the second-team all-tournament team. “On top of how we end- ed, to get that honor from the state, that’s equally as valuable as any state tro- phy,” Hoffert said of the sportsmanship award. “It says a lot of our commu- nity, our players and our fans. I was told it was an overwhelming, unanimous choice. It’s nice to know we’re recognized like that.” ——— MHS (17-11) 17 7 6 6 — 36 HHS (24-4) 10 21 17 17 — 65 MARIST — E McKenney 8, C.Eagen 7, L. Eagen 6; T. Stockton-McLean 6, A. Haney 4; K. Knudtson 3, K. Elliott 2; M. Ficek 0; M. Peterson 0, S. Johnson 0, M. Williams 0, H. Harrison 0. HERMISTON — J. Edmiston 16, S. Ramirez 15, M. Juul 14, K. Padilla 14, R. Andreason 2, H. Meyers 2, C. Wheeler 1; K. Heehn 1, J. Thomas 0, H.Thompson 0, S. Gilbert 0. 3-pointers — MHS 2, HHS 3. Free throws — MHS 12-13, HHS 34-48. Fouls — MHS 30, HHS 9. Fouled out — H. Harrison (MHS), C. Eagen (MHS), L. Eagen (MHS), T. Stockton-McLean (MHS). 5K RUN, 5K WALK, 10K RUN, KID'S BUTTE SCOOT All races begin & end at Hermiston's Butte Park DRAWINGS • FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Online registration & race information at WWW.BUTTECHALLENGE.COM REGISTER ONLINE BY APRIL 21ST TO ORDER A CUSTOM TECHNICAL RACE T-SHIRT All proceeds benefit THE HERMISTON CROSS COUNTRY PROGRAM Thank you for your support!
