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3A SPORTS Wednesday, March 16, 2016 East Oregonian/Hermiston Herald U MATILLA T RACK & F IELD U MATILLA B ASEBALL COACH: .aycee )erguson, 6th year 2015 SEASON: The Vikings girls placed second at the district meet and the boys were third. POSTSEASON STORY: The Vikings advanced 11 athletes to state (8 girls, 3 boys) and placed ¿ fth in girls team points and 14th in boys. Umatilla’s girls brought back a gold medal in the 4x100 relay, Andrea Lemus-Cisneros won the 200-meter dash and )abian Cardenas won both the 1,500- and 3,000- meters. LOSSES: (*irls) Amie =itterkob (sprints, relay), Andrea Lemus-Cisneros (sprints, relay), Berenice Chave] (distance), .assandra *albraith (relay, jumps); (Boys) .evin Jaime-*arcia (throws). KEY RETURNERS: (Boys) )abian Cardenas, sr. (distance); Miguel Madrigal, sr. (sprints); Armondo Mendo]a, sr. (distance, hurdles); (*irls) Maria Moreno-Mende], soph. (throws), Aleesha Watson, jr. (middle distance, relay); Sonia Lemus-Cisneros, sr. (sprints, relay) he Vikings lose state champs Amie =itterkob and Andrea Lemus-Cisneros, who are both running at Eastern Oregon, but retain standout )abian Cardenas, who won twice at last year’s state meet. Head coach .aycee )erguson is con¿ dent =itterkob and Lemus-Cisneros’ roles can be ¿ lled, and excited what Miguel Madrigal, Armondo Mendo]a, Maria Moreno-Mende] and Aleesha Watson can do in 2016. “()abian’s) gonna put in the work and the effort and he’s gonna do everything he can do. We’re hoping that it’ll work out for him.” “We always have a few kids that are able to ¿ ll those spots. The biggest thing is we’re pretty young as far as the girls are concerned. We have a few returning veterans, but we’re young. So it’ll be really interesting to see who will step up. With hard work and real persistence, who knows what can happen?” In this May 21, 2015 i le photo, Umatilla’s Fabian Cardenas wins the 1,500-me- ter run at the OSAA state track and i eld champi- onship at Hayward Field in Eugene. EO i le photo/ Kathy Aney T Mar. 17 April 1 April 8 April 15 April 23 April 23 April 29 April 30 May 6 May 14 2016 SCHEDULE Buck Track Classic Carnival of Speed River’s Edge *reen and *old ,nvite 52nd Centennial ,nvitational Prosser Rotary ,nvite Connell ,nvitational Condon/Wheeler ,nvitational Baker ,nvitational 3A Eastern Oregon League Districts Noon Noon Noon 3 p.m. TBD 10:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. 11 a.m 1:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m. R IVERSIDE B ASEBALL COACH: Jarret Thompson, 2nd year 2015 SEASON: 5-18, 3-7 EOL (5th) POSTSEASON STORY: The Pirates last made the state playoffs in 2004. LOSSES: ,N) Abel Rodelo, C/ RHP Jose Salgado, O)/RHP *avin Roberts, O) .elvin Jimene], ,N)/ O) Jessie Hegar. KEY RETURNERS: O)/,N) Wayne .illion, sr.; O) Marino Pena, Mr.; C/O) .ylar Sorenson, Mr.; ,N)/RHP Eon Castillo, Mr.; ,N)/ RHP Derek Bingaman, sr.; C)/RHP Marvin Calvillo, jr. P laying in their huge park, the Riverside Pirates hope to compete in the strong 3A Eastern Oregon League. Second- year head coach Jarret Thompson is hoping Wayne .illian, Marvin Calvillo and Derek Bingaman can be leaders for a young program hoping to ¿ nd itself. ³This season , want to focus on playing clean ball. , want to focus on not beating ourselves. There were games we had opportunities last year to be in and to play tough with some good teams, and we’d make mistakes and shoot ourselves in the foot and cost ourselves that opportunity. So , want to ful¿ ll that opportunity this year. Whether we win or not.” R IVERSIDE S OFTBALL COACH: Shayne Arndt, 2nd year 2015 SEASON: 13-12, 7-7 EOL (5th) POSTSEASON STORY: The Pirates last made the state playoffs in 2010. LOSSES: None RETURNERS: Sadie Hasbell, jr., Skylar Wightman, soph., Ariana Corpus, Emily .urbee, Stephanie Stocco, Abby Hernande], jr. , n his second season, Shayne Arndt is optimistic about the Pirates softball program. The Pirates return much of its 2015 roster that went .500 a year ago, and Ardnt is expecting a step forward from his squad. ³, am excited for the new players that are here and the returning players (too),” he said. ³, expect that we’re gonna make the playoffs this year.” Ariana Corpus returns to the diamond after a year off do rehab knee surgery, and Ardnt expects big seasons from junior Sadie Hasbell and sophomore Skylar Wightman. “We are going to depend on the pitching of Skylar Wightman,” Arndt said. “We are going to depend on good defense and timely hitting. “,’m very con¿ dent in our team. The team chemistry is coming along very well here this year.” 2016 SCHEDULE Mar. 14 at Pilot Rock 4 p.m. Mar. 17 at ,rrigon 3:30 p.m. Mar. 22 vs. Toledo 10 a.m. Mar. 22 vs. Willamina 1 p.m. Mar. 23 vs. .nappa 10 a.m. Mar. 23 vs. Burns 1 p.m. Mar. 28 at ,rrigon 3:30 p.m. April 1 at Eligin/,mbler (DH) 1 p.m. April 5 vs. Echo (DH) 1 p.m. April 9 vs. Weston-McEwen (DH) 1 p.m. April 12 vs. Waitsburg (WA) 4 p.m. April 15 vs. Vale (DH) 1 p.m. April 22 at Nyssa (DH) 1 p.m. April 26 at Waitsburg (WA) 4 p.m. April 29 at Enterprise (DH) 1 p.m. May 6 vs. Umatilla (DH) 1 p.m. May 13 at *rant Union (DH) 1 p.m. League game 2016 SCHEDULE Mar. 14 vs. Dufur 4 p.m. Mar. 17 at ,rrigon 3:30 p.m. Mar. 22 at Columbia Bsh 12:30 p.m. Mar. 23 at Columbia Bash TBD Mar. 23 at Columbia Bash 2 p.m. Mar. 28 at ,rrigon 4 p.m. April 1 at Elgin/,mbler (DH) 1 p.m. April 5 vs. Stan¿ eld (DH) 1 p.m. April 12 vs. Prescott (WA) 4 p.m. April 15 vs. Vale (DH) 1 p.m. April 22 at Nyssa (DH) 4 p.m. April 26 at Prescott (WA) 4 p.m. April 29 at Joseph (DH) 1 p.m. May 2 at Dufur 4:30 p.m. May 6 vs. Umatilla (DH) 1 p.m. May 11 vs. McLoughlin 4:30 p.m. League game R IVERSIDE T RACK & F IELD COACH: Sam Cornelius, 1st year 2015 SEASON: The Riverside girls placed 14th at last year’s state meet. The boys didn’t score any points. The Pirates took two individual and one boys relay to state, and Justyce Smith won gold in long jump and silver in the 400 meters. KEY LOSSES: (*irls)Justyce Smith (middle distance, jumps), Maria Rodrigue] (sprints); (Boys) Brian Mendo]a (throws) KEY RETUNERS: (Boys) Ricardo Mendo]a, jr. (throws); David Rodrigue], jr. (hurdles, relay, jumps); (*irls) Maria Virelas, sr. (throws), Rubi Sala]ar, jr. (throws), Yoselin Ayuso, soph. (throws) T he Pirates lose standout sprinter/jumper Justyce Smith, who placed in four events and won the long jump at last season’s OSAA meet in Eugene, but should have several girls back that performed well at the district level. The boys team was young last season and returns most of its best athletes. 2016 SCHEDULE Mar. 17 April 1 April 8 April 9 April 15 April 22 April 29 May 14 at Pendleton Noon at Mac-Hi Noon at Umatilla Noon at Stan¿ eld 10 a.m. at Pendleton 3 p.m. at Sherman 11 a.m. at .ennedy 4:30 p.m. at Districts 10:30 a.m. R IVERSIDE T ENNIS COACH: Dave Boor, 1st year KEY RETURNERS: (*irls) *ema Juare], sr.; (Boys) Adolfo Bedolla, jr.; Luis *on]ale], soph.; Bryan Altamarino, jr.; Austin Thompson, jr. D ave Boor is back coaching tennis at Riverside High School after a decade-long layoff, and he thinks his boys team will be fairly competitive. “, don’t know (the players) too well in terms of tennis, but , know them well from being in my classroom,” Boor said. “,’m just trying to shift through to see if they’ll be better at singles or doubles.” Juniors Adolfo Bedolla (singled) and Bryan Altamarino and Austin Thompson (doubles) enter the season in the No. 1 spots. Page 9 On the girls’ side, senior *ema Juare] enters as the top singles player. 2016 SCHEDULE March 15 at Sherman 4 p.m. March 17 vs. Stan¿ eld 4 p.m. March 29 vs. ,one 4 p.m. March 30 vs. Mac-Hi 3:30 p.m. March 31 at Umatilla 4 p.m. April 4 at Condon 4 p.m. April 5 at *riswold 4 p.m. April 7 vs. Umatilla 4 p.m. April 12 at Wes.-McE. 4 p.m. April 14 at Stan¿ eld 4 p.m. April 21 vs. Wes.-McE. 4 p.m. April 23 at Mac-Hi Tourney TBD April 26 at ,one 4 p.m. April 28 vs. Sherman 4 p.m. April 30 at *riswold 9 p.m. May 7-8 at Sub-Districts TBD May 13-14 at Districts 10 a.m. COACH: David Dever, 1st year 2015 SEASON: 1-18, 1-9 EOL (6th) POSTSEASON STORY: The last time the Vikings made the state postseason was 1993. LOSSES: None KEY RETURNERS: SS/RHP Josh Dever, sr.; 3B/ RHP Diego Soto, Mr.; 8/RHP Brylee DXÀ oth, soph.; O) Jair $drande, Mr.; O) $aron *ar]a, sr.; 1B/8 Tristen SangXino sr.; &)/RHP .ole .eller, soph.; 8/RHP &ory Landon, sr.; 2B/O) &ody Samson, soph. T he Umatilla Vikings didn’t graduate a single player from last seaon’s 1-19 campaign, and now are under ¿ rst-year head coach David Dever. The build the Viking program, Dever ¿ rst wants his players to focus on the academic end, which has caused Umatilla some problems in recent seasons. With talent righties Josh Dever, Diego Soto and Cory Landon, plus transfer Seth Cranston, Dever is con¿ dent his bunch can compete in the tough 3A Eastern Oregon League. Senior ¿ rst baseman Tristen Sanguino will have surgery soon and my not play this season. ³The ¿ rst step is to build the student. , have a lot of these students in my (shop) class. That makes a big difference. You build the student, you get their positive attitudes going, then you work on their work ethics.” ³My e[pectations this year are to be competitive. , want to be competitive. Whether we win a lot of games, lose a lot of games, my philosophy is get out there and play well. ,f we do that, we’re winners, regardless of what the end results are.” 2016 SCHEDULE Mar. 18 Mar. 24 Mar. 29 April 1 April 5 April 8 April 12 April 15 April 19 April 21 April 28 May 6 May 13 League game vs. Dufur (DH) at Pilot Rock (DH) vs. Sherman at Stan¿ eld (DH) at Sherman at Vale (DH) at Touchet (WA) vs. Nyssa (DH) vs. Joseph (DH) vs. ,rrigon at ,rrigon at Riverside (DH) vs. Elgin/,mbler (DH) 2 p.m. 11 a.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. (MT) 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. U MATILLA S OFTBALL COACH: .ylee Lete, 1st year 2015 SEASON: 0-20, 0-14 EOL POSTSEASON STORY: The Vikings last made the state playoffs in 2007. KEY RETURNERS: Courtney Dohman, sr. Bridgette Dohman, soph., Millie Rodrigue], Destiny TruMillo. T he Umatilla softball program was resurrected recently, but hasn’t seen much success yet. )ormer Hermiston softball coach .ylee Lete takes over the program after intending to take a year off to spend time with her year-old son, and has started building a winning culture in Umatilla already. ³)irst, the girls and , have talked a lot about buying into and respecting the program. We gotta start there. , think so far they’ve done a pretty good Mob of that. They want to turn things around, , Must don’t think they knew how.” ³, e[pect the girls to compete, regardless of our e[peri- ence. They still know how to compete, and , e[pect them to do that. Whether the outcome is a win or loss , e[pect them to come out and compete every game. Things fall into place when you do that.” 2016 SCHEDULE Mar. 17 at Heppner Mar. 29 vs. Walla Walla Acad. (WA) Mar. 31 vs. Heppner April 1 at Echo/Stan¿ eld (DH) April 5 at ,rrigon (DH) April 8 at Vale (DH) April 12 at Touchet April 15 vs. Nyssa (DH) April 19 vs. Enterprise (DH) April 26 vs. Weston-McEwen (DH) April 29 vs. *rant Union (DH) May 2 at River View (WA) May 6 at Riverside (DH) May 13 vs. Elgin/,mbler League game 4:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. GOOD LUCK TO RIVERSIDE PIRATES! Go Get ‘Em Pirates! www.mtvalleylandco.com LEE DOCKEN, Principal Broker 6 Marine Dr NE Boardman, OR 541-481-6800 www.riverlodgeandgrill.com P.O. 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