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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:
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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.
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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.”
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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).
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