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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2018
SPORTS
Raceway season crosses finish line
Zamudio, racked up 944
points.
For Kik, racing runs in
the family — she was intro-
duced to the sport through
her father Bill, and has been
driving competitively for
seven years. Bill won the
night’s Legends heat race.
“I pushed my car as hard
as I could,” she said as she
lined her car up to hit the
course. “The adrenaline is
very therapeutic. I love rac-
ing. I have every intention to
come back next year.”
By BRETT KANE
STAFF WRITER
The Hermiston Race-
way lit up the track for its
“Fall Brawl” race to close
the 2018 season on Saturday
night.
The event served as the
finale for 14 races held
since April, and was the
track’s biggest turnout yet.
More than 70 cars com-
peted across six divisions
— Hornets, Bombers, Mini
Stocks, Super Mini Stocks,
Street Stocks and Late Mod-
els, based on car specifi-
cations and driver age and
experience.
Motorists from across
the region filled Saturday’s
lineup, representing cities
such as Yakima, Monroe,
Wash., Portland, Bend, and
Moses Lake. The Northwest
Pro Four Alliance, a divi-
sion that travels through-
out the Northwest and races
“exotic” cars with four-cyl-
inder
320
horsepower
engines, also took to the race
tracks to celebrate the race-
way’s season.
The drivers competed for
a trophy and prize money
collected from ticket sales
and pit passes. On Saturday
night, more than $10,000
was awarded to drivers
throughout the six divisions
— more than twice the usual
pool.
“This year met our expec-
STAFF PHOTO BY BRETT KANE
Ryan Rodabaugh, 16, with a trophy awarded for winning the
Hornets division heat race.
tations in terms of the num-
ber of cars and people in the
crowd, and the shows we’ve
provided to the public,” said
promoter Greg Walden.
“Next year, we’d like to see
the facility improve. We’d
like to add a scoreboard. I’m
here to make it exciting for
the fans and competitors.”
This year was Walden’s
first as promoter for the
Hermiston
Raceway.
Walden began driving at the
Tri-City course when he was
16. His father Wayne and
mother Karolyn ran the busi-
ness from 1982-1998. After
the tracks in the Tri-Cities
and Yakima closed down, he
came to Hermiston to give
the sport more attention in
the area.
“For Hermiston, this year
was phenomenal,” he said.
Neena Kik, a driver in the
Legends category, was this
season’s champion, clos-
ing out the year with a total
of 1,016 points accumu-
lated over the 14 races. The
second-place winner, Jose
Hermiston Raceway’s Fall Brawl 2018
Top finishers
Bandolero Heat: 1, Ryker Ohler; 2, Mere-
dith Thompson.
Bandolero Main: 1, Meredith Thompson;
2, Ryker Ohler.
Hornet Fast Time: David Knowles 18.92.
Hornet B Heat: 1, Ryan Rodabaugh; 2,
Rob “Ricky Bobby” Cassano; 3, Ron Wilbur.
Hornet Heat A: 1, Kris Marlow; 2, Craig
Jensen; 3, David Bauer.
Hornet Main: 1, Kris Marlow; 2, David
Bauer; 3, David Knowles
Bomber Fast Time: Kellie Zacharias,
19.045
Bomber Heat B: 1, Craig Jensen; 2,
Kedric Preston; 3, Carl Leggett
Bomber Heat A: 1, Shade Coe; 2, Jeff
Baker Jr; 3, Arlen Calley
Bomber Main: 1, Kedric Preston; 2, Shade
Coe; 3, Jeff Baker Jr.
Street Stock Fast Time: Richard Kerr
16.310
Street Stock Heat B: 1,Jeff Stremcha; 2,
Randy Pugh, 3, Seth Frazier
Street Stock Heat A: 1, Bart Hector Sr.; 2,
Ted Lingren; 3, Ron Stewart
Street Stock Main: 1, Mark Marthaller Jr.;
2, Ron Stewart; 3, Richard Kerr
Legend Fast Time: Brock McDonough
16.906
Legend Heat B: 1, Austin Snodgrass; 2,
Broc Nelson; 3, Shane Page
Legend Heat A: 1, Bill Kik; 2, Trace Thomp-
son; 3, Donovan Barr
Legend Main: 1, Broc Nelson; 2, Donovan
Barr; 3, Jerod Marin
NW Pro 4 Alliance Fast Time: Steve
Thompson, 15.397
NW Pro 4 Alliance Heat B: 1, Rick Thomp-
son; 2, Chance Overholt; 3, Brian Tichler
NW Pro 4 Alliance Heat A: 1, Brad Morri-
son; 2, Eddie Secord; 3, Steve Thompson
NW Pro 4 Alliance Main Event: 1, Brad
Morrison; 2, Steve Thompson; 3, Rick
Thompson
Tigers come close in league opener
HERMISTON HERALD
The
Weston-McEwen
TigerScots (1-3, 1-0) opened
2A Special District 6 play on
Friday with a 34-28 win over
Stanfield in Athena.
AJ Keeny ran for 152
yards and two touchdowns
for Stanfield (1-4, 0-1), while
Enrique Arellano ran for 76
yards and two touchdowns.
The Tigers had the ball
with 22 seconds left in the
game, and a long pass play
set them up in Weston-McE-
wen territory, but a fumble
on what would be the last
play of the game killed the
drive.
Stanfield will host Grant
Union (2-3) on Friday.
ECHO 72, PRAIRIE
CITY 0 — Echo took home
a road win, shutting out Prai-
rie City on Friday night for
their season’s third consecu-
tive victory.
“We were a little short-
staffed because some kids
were out for grade-checks,”
said Echo coach Rick Thew.
“But everyone stepped up
and played really well. The
kids kept their heads. It was
a team win.”
The Cougars will travel to
Burnt River (0-4) on Friday.
NYSSA 55, UMATILLA
6 — Umatilla fell to Nyssa
on the road, with quarter-
back Andrew Earl pass-
ing to running back Ramiro
Alverez for the team’s only
touchdown.
Earl was also 6-28 for 43
yards and caught one inter-
ception. Alverez was 1-6 for
17 yards.
“During the first half,
we played really well. We
stopped them defensively,”
said Umatilla coach Dan
Durfey. “But they passed
really well in the second half
— that’s how they got us.”
Umatilla will go for their
first league win of the season
when they host Burns (5-0,
1-0) on Friday.
STAFF PHOTO BY ANNIE FOWLER
Umatilla coaches Dan Durfey, left, and Scott Bow are
among the national top 50 nominees in U.S. Cellular’s
Most Valuable Coach Program.
Umatilla coaches up
for award, donation
By ANNIE FOWLER
STAFF WRITER
Two Umatilla High
School coaches could use
your vote.
Dan Durfey (foot-
ball) and Scott Bow (boys
basketball) were nomi-
nated for the U.S. Cellu-
lar’s Most Valuable Coach
program.
The program, which
began Aug. 21, gave peo-
ple the opportunity to
nominate current K-12
school-affiliated coaches
in its markets who inspire
their players and are lead-
ers in their schools and
communities.
Bow said he and Durfey
each received an email
with “you have been nom-
inated” in the subject line.
“Neither Dan nor I
really responded to it,”
Bow said. “As the dead-
line got closer, they called
us. We found out some-
one took the time to nom-
inate us. It’s a great public-
ity thing for Umatilla High
School. It’s just cool to be
honored.”
Dane Yancey, the local
marketing and brand acti-
vation manager for U.S.
Cellular in the Northwest,
said coaches nationwide
were nominated for the
program, and out of hun-
dreds of submissions, the
top 50 were chosen.
“We break it down into
how they impact their
school, athletes and com-
munity,” said Yancey, who
is based in Richland. “We
look at their leadership, if
they go above and beyond,
and connect with their
players. For there to be two
from one school is rare. It’s
the first time in the past
three years.”
The top 15 coaches
earning the most votes will
be announced on Oct. 11,
and they will advance to
the final round of voting.
U.S. Cellular will donate
$5,000 to their schools.
People still have six
days to vote for Bow and
Durfey. Neither are in the
top 15 at the moment, but
that could change with
a few key strokes. Vot-
ing can be done at https://
www.themostvaluable-
coach.com.
People can vote for their
favorite coaches among the
top 50 nominees through
9:59 a.m. on Oct. 8.
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Austin Kopacz
Banner Bank
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Bellinger Farms
Big River Golf Course
Bill Kik
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Dr. Jeremy Larson
Eagle Ranch and Art Prior
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Elmer’s Irrigation
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Garton’s Tree Service
Getchell Family
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Mid Columbia Bus Company
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Pendleton Country Club
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Rich and Tiah Devin
Rick’s Car Wash
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Scott’s Cycle
Sherrell Chevrolet
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Silver Creek Contracting, LLC
Simmons Insurance Agency
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Stahl Farms
Starr Machine, Starr Family
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Styling Arena
Sun Willows Golf Course
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The Gathering Place at Bellinger’s
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Tri-Cities Dust Devils
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Umatilla County Fair
United Rental
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Vazza Honey
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Wal-Mart DC
Ware’s Auto Body
Westfall Septic
Westwinds Nursery
Wilbur-Ellis
Wildhorse Resort and Casino
Wine Country Cornhole and Company
Wyatt Enterprises
Ye Olde Pizza Shoppe
Zintel Creek Golf Club