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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2017 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A9 Herald Sports Follow sports on Twitter @HHeraldSports Hermiston blows out Umatilla in season opener The Bulldogs didn’t hold anything back against Vikings By ALEXIS MANSANAREZ STAFF WRITER The second game of Hermiston’s varsity soccer doubleheader was nothing like the first. But if you ask Bulldogs’ head coach Rich Harshberger what he expected after the first few minutes of play, his answer is drastically different than the 8-0 outcome of the boys match. “The first couple min- utes were actually a little cagey,” Harshberger said. “I was like, ‘OK, this is go- ing to be a little more of a contest than I thought.’” However, the Bulldogs (1-0) quickly composed themselves and let the goals rain on a hot, windy night. “We settled into our game and then I thought from about the third minute on we really just played our game,” Harshberger said. “I’m pretty pleased with their performance tonight.” Three goals fell in the first 10 minutes of play and Hermiston added three more in the next 30 to keep Uma- tilla at bay. By the end of the game, five Bulldogs scored to open their season at Ken- nison Field with a victory. Senior forward Joel Mendez was the star of the night, scoring three goals — two in the first half and STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS Hermiston’s Joel Mendez drives on Umatilla’s Elian Armenta in the Bulldogs’ 8-0 win against the Vikings on Thursday in Hermiston. STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS Hermiston’s Rene Alarcon drives on the goal guarded by Umatilla’s Christian Alaniz in the Bulldogs’ 8-0 win against the Vikings on Thursday in Hermiston. capping the hat trick in the second. Three more upper- classmen, junior Rene Alar- con and seniors Noe Silva and Mark Mejia, as well as sophomore Oliver Paredes contributed on offense. If anyone thought los- ing last season’s senior class would slow the Bull- dogs down, they were shown otherwise Thursday. Harshberger credits that to the program he has been dedicated to building over the years. “We’re building a pro- gram here now so we can reload,” he said. “We’re not building singular teams so that when we have that team graduate we’re kind of stuck. We’re able to bring in guys that are ready to go at the varsity level and we don’t need to take another year or two to get them ready.” While Hermiston was firing on all cylinders, noth- ing went Umatilla’s way. The ball was kept in their third nearly the entire night and the few chances the Vi- kings (0-1) did have ended in shots wide of the goal and turnovers that gave the mo- mentum back to Hermiston. Despite the impres- sive shutout performance, the Bulldogs’ cannot get comfortable now. It was a sentiment Harshberger ex- pressed at the half and the coaches reiterated at the end of the game. “This was an opportuni- ty for us to get some prac- tice at a competitive level, especially in the second half,” Harshberger said. “They’ve got to come out and they have got to push it because there are going to be teams that we are go- ing to need to go a full 80 (minutes) against.” With a focus on com- munication, keeping up pace, and owning their own style of play, Hermis- ton will take to the road. Contact Alexis Man- sanarez at sports@hermis- tonherald.com or 541-564- 4542. Follow her on Twitter at @almansanarez. STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS Hermiston’s Amanda Nygard splits Umatilla defenders Devina Monreal (17) and Lorena Leon in the Bulldogs’ 1-0 win against the Vikings on Thursday in Hermiston. Late-game goal gives Bulldogs first win By ALEXIS MANSANAREZ STAFF WRITER Third time was the charm for the Hermiston girl’s soccer team Thursday night at Kennison Field. After 47 scoreless min- utes and more than 20 shots on goal against Umatilla, the Bulldogs (1-0) sealed their season-opening vic- tory on their third consecu- tive corner kick. The clock was winding down with the first of the three corners during the fi- nal 3 minutes of play. An- other followed, and then another. That’s when for- ward MaKayla Pacheco, one of 12 seniors on the team, set the ball down carefully, stepped up, and sent the corner kick flying to the feet of senior forward Hannah Thompson. Thompson banged in the only goal of the night. “It’s always good to come off your first game with a win,” Bulldogs’ head coach Danielle MacBride said. “Umatilla is always a battle for us for some rea- son. We always come out prepared for the most part, and usually we’ll be at the top of all the stats and all the shots. We usually end up squeaking away and sure enough that’s what happened.” Hermiston maintained control of the ball for near- ly the entire game. This kept Umatilla’s senior goal- keeper and captain Maria Moreno busy. The Vikings (0-1) would have been in more trouble if it weren’t for Moreno’s performance, IN BRIEF Umatilla, Ione fall to Helix The Helix Grizzlies got off to a great start in the 2017 volleyball sea- son, as they hosted a dual with Ione and Umatilla on Thursday afternoon and earned two three-set victories. First up against Ione, Helix (2-0) started slower in the first set to win it 25-19 but then finished strong win- ning 25-15 and 25-12 to finish off the win. Kailey Mize led Helix with eight kills in the match and Sadie Wilson had seven, while Ari Krol was a per- fect 12-12 on serves and Lynne Rob- erts also had a strong game. Then against Umatilla, Helix again began the match a little sluggish with a 25-19 win in the first set before finish- ing off the Vikings 25-10 and 25-7 for the victory. Mize again led the team in kills, this time with 10, and Krol had eight while Charmayne Bennett and Roberts carried the team in serving. “It’s great to get that first win right away,” Helix coach Dianna Melton said. and they knew it. “It should have been a lot worse,” Vikings’ head coach Tim Lee admits. “But our girls did a great job keeping it in front of them.” There was no doubt that Moreno did that best of all. “I love having Maria back there,” Lee said. “For four years she has been a starter and her confidence level has increased over time. It’s always one of the biggest worries a coach could possibly have: being unsure of the keeper. But really there is no doubt when it comes to Maria. I know what’s going to hap- pen.” Moreno fended off six straight shots on goal with- in 10 minutes. “You can’t really com- plain too much with a win but there are things here and there that we definite- ly need have to work on, but it’s just a matter of get- ting comfortable with each other,” MacBride said. “There’s a lot of new faces and a lot of our freshman are stepping up big for us. We had eight starters grad- uate last year and we are young.” We are starting three freshman so it’s just a mat- ter of getting comfortable with each other and learn- ing the style of play. I think once that happens, we’ll be alright — good things will happen with this group.” Contact Alexis Man- sanarez at sports@herm- istonherald.com or 541- 564-4542. Follow her on Twitter at @almansanarez. 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