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Hermiston XC finishes
big at MCC Districts
Cross Country
ECHO 51, SOUTH WASCO
COUNTY 6 - A last-second touchdown
from South Wasco County in the fourth
quarter were the only points Echo allowed
at home on Friday night.
“They played amazing,” Cougars
coach Rick Thew said of his team’s per-
formance. “Defense played lights out.”
Quarterback Devan Craig passed for
167 yards and three touchdowns, and also
recorded nine tackles and one intercep-
tion. Running back Mason Smith rushed
for 127 yards, including three touch-
downs. Running back Mychael Pointer
had four receptions for 80 yards, and
recovered a South Wasco fumble and ran
it into the end zone for a touchdown.
Echo (6-1) will play their final regular
season game at home Oct. 26, against an
opponent yet to be determined.
NYSSA 35, IRRIGON 14 - Irrigon
dropped their home game to Nyssa (6-2,
3-1) on Friday night.
Running back Payton Smith rushed
45 yards and quarterback Keith Fleming
caught a 19-yard pass for the Knights’
two touchdowns.
“We played really well in the first
half,” said coach Ken Thompson. “I was
really impressed with how the kids played
and ran the ball. But (Nyssa) pounded
away at us.”
Irrigon (3-5, 0-3) will close out their
season with one final home game against
Umatilla (1-6, 0-3) on Oct. 26.
Hermiston’s run at Thursday’s MCC
Districts in Richland left the team with
“many positives.”
The JV boys’ team finished third out
of eight teams, and were led by Anthony
Duron and Nicholas Breshears, who both
finished in the top 13. Cydney Sanchez
continued to run well for the Bulldogs,
crossing the finish line in ninth place in
the varisty girls’ division. Ellie Ernst was
right behind her at 11th place. Freshman
Jackson Shaver placed at No. 4 for the
varsity boys.
“These results are exciting because
it shows the future for Hermiston cross-
country,” said coach Troy Blackburn.
Heppner’s Hunter Nichols finished
third Thursday at the Kyle Burnside Wild-
horse Invite in Pendleton.
Nichols, a senior, covered the 5,000-
meter course in a time of 15 minutes,
52.30 seconds. The Mustangs finished
sixth in the team standings with 148
points.
Union’s Tim Stevens won the race in
a time of 15:08.60, while The Dalles won
the boys team title with 56 points.
Umatilla’s Zayne Troeger was the top
man for the Vikings, placing 18th in a
time of 17:07.50.
Volleyball
The Irrigon Knights qualified for state
volleyball for first time in school history
Saturday, Oct. 20 placing second at the
Eastern Oregon League district tourna-
ment in Burns.
“We played like we have never played
before, and it paid off,” Knights coach
Vanessa Pacheco said. “It was not easy,
but we played with heart and as a team
for the win.”
Irrigon, the No. 3 seed, opened the day
with a 23-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-15, 15-13
victory over No. 2 seed Vale.
“It was fun to watch everything come
together for us today,” Pacheco said. “We
adjusted fast to Vale’s hitters and were
able to make plays of our own.”
After beating the Vikings, the Knights
took on Burns in the championship match,
but the Hilanders proved to be a worthy
opponent, taking the match and the dis-
trict title 25-18, 25-18, 25-22.
On the day, Haley White had 21 kills,
Alyssa Luna 8 kills, Emma Mueller 34
assists and Makenna Collins 25 digs.
Boys Soccer
RIVERSIDE 15, FOUR RIVERS
0 — The Pirates played their final home
match of the season and shut out Four
Rivers on Thursday.
After a seven-game winning streak,
Riverside finally met their match on Sat-
urday when they traveled to Nyssa and
were beaten 4-0.
The Pirates (9-3-1, 6-1) have one more
game left in league play: Irrigon (1-11,
1-6) at home on Friday.
Girls Soccer
KAMIAKIN 2, HERMISTON 0 —
Hermiston faced off against the MCC’s
No. 1 team and lost at home on Thurs-
day. Kamiakin scored both goals in the
first half.
“We did really good,” said Bulldogs
coach Freddy Guizar. “We played an
undefeated team and held them at 0-0 in
the second half — that was a big high-
light. (Keeper) Lanie Gomez kept her
composure the whole game and made
sure no balls made it into the net.”
The Bulldogs (1-14, 1-12) have one
more league game on the schedule. They
traveled to Walla Walla (4-9) on Tuesday
to close out the season.
RIVERSIDE 4, NYSSA 0 — The
Pirates are now riding three consecutive
shutouts into this week’s season-closer
after hosting Nyssa on Saturday.
Riverside (7-2-3, 4-0-1) will finish
things off when they travel to Irrigon
(0-9-1, 0-5) on Friday.
Football
STANFIELD 53, RIVERSIDE 0 —
Riverside’s final game of the season came
in a home shutout against Stanfield on
Thursday night.
“We lost a few guys this week,” said
Pirates coach David Boor. “But the kids
played hard.”
The Pirates closed the year out with an
0-6 record for the OSAA and 0-3 for the
league. Meanwhile, Thursday’s game was
Stanfield’s first win. The Tigers (1-6, 1-2)
will play their final game when they host
Heppner (5-2, 2-0) next Friday.
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By BRETT KANE
STAFF WRITER
The Timberwolves proved
they were tough enough to
wear pink and beat the North
Idaho Cardinals at home on
Friday night.
The game was a part of
the “Tough Enough to Wear
Pink” campaign, which
raises awareness and funds
for breast cancer patients and
survivors in the community.
Proceeds earned from admis-
sion and pink T-shirts sold
at the door were donated to
the St. Anthony Care Clinic
and the Kickin’ Cancer New
Beginnings program. BMCC
selects one game in October
every year to spotlight the
charity.
“We knew (North Idaho)
would be a tough opponent,”
said coach Jessica Hum-
phreys. “We wanted the extra
hype, and the girls get excited
to wear their pink jerseys. It’s
tradition.”
Timberwolves
setter
Sophia Casarez put her team
on the scoreboard on the first
play with a kill. BMCC had a
five-point lead before the Car-
dinals came back strong and
brought the score to a 24-24
tie. The Timberwolves nar-
rowly claimed victory to end
the set, 28-26.
STAFF PHOTO BY BRETT KANE
(L-R) Mariah Moulton (4), Faith McQueen (11), Sophia Casarez
(1), and Emily Beebe (6) gear up to return North Idaho’s serve
at BMCC on Friday.
tough,” Humphreys said after
the game. “We would’ve had
the third set if we kept our
intensity, but I’m proud of
how the girls responded.”
This is Humphreys’ sec-
ond year as Timberwolves
head coach. She said Casa-
rez brought the passion and
fight to the court against the
Cardinals.
“It’s all about energy and
team dynamic, and we came
out with both,” Casarez said.
“We love each other like a
family. We played as a team
100 percent tonight — there
wasn’t a moment where
everybody wasn’t giving it
their all.”
The second set was
smoother for BMCC, open-
ing with a three-point lead
thanks to kills from Casarez,
and middle blockers Sydney
Neuman and Faith McQueen.
The set ended in their favor,
25-16.
But the Cardinals came
back with a vengeance to
claim set three with a 25-18
victory, and even managed to
make the fourth difficult for
the Timberwolves, tying it up
24-24 near the end. Neuman
recorded a kill and Idaho mid-
dle blocker Sydney Bybee
sealed BMCC’s win with a
26-24 set-closing score.
“North Idaho is routinely
Kamiakin sweeps Hermiston
By ANNIE FOWLER
STAFF WRITER
A slow start by Hermis-
ton paid dividends for Kami-
akin in their Mid-Columbia
Conference volleyball match
Thursday night.
The Braves cruised to a
25-13 win in the first set, but
had to hold off the host Bull-
dogs down the stretch to finish
off the sweep 25-21, 25-19.
“We struggle with start-
ing out dialed in,” Hermis-
ton coach Amy Dyck said.
“Unfortunately, it takes a lot
of momentum to get our focus
out there. When we take care
of business on our side, we are
right there.”
The loss gives the Bull-
dogs (4-8 MCC) the No. 3
seed from the MCC for the
regional tournament that
begins Nov. 1. The Bull-
dogs will play North Central
at 5 p.m. at Southridge High
School. The Suns will play the
winner of the match.
Kamiakin (6-6) will be the
No. 2 seed and will play Sha-
dle Park at Mount Spokane.
Kamiakin’s
Delaney
Frame controlled the play
at the net Thursday night,
pounding down 12 kills.
Autumn Zilar added seven
kills and Aspen Harrison five.
“We are getting there,”
Kamiakin coach Morgan
Schauble said. “We still have
goals to accomplish. We are
young, but we don’t use that
as an excuse.”
The Braves jumped out to
an 8-1 lead in the first set, then
went on to take leads of 14-4
and 18-8 as Hermiston could
not establish a rhythm to its
offense. Kamiakin had just
four unforced errors in the set,
with two being missed serves.
“When we play against
teams with sound volleyball
players, you have to be dialed
in because they aren’t going
to make mistakes,” Dyck said.
“You have to play clean.”
In the second set, the Bull-
dogs found themselves down
19-9 before rallying to pull
within 24-21. Service runs by
Halee Stubbs and Scout Rea-
gan helped pull Hermiston
back into the match, but they
still fell short in the end.
The Bulldogs kept the third
set close, getting kills by Ken-
dall Dowdy and Avery Tread-
well, along with a key block
from Sophia Streeter to make
it 10-7.
An ace serve by Dowdy
made it 10-8, and the Bulldogs
later pulled within 13-11. A
string of points at the service
line by Reagan had Hermiston
within 20-18, forcing Kami-
akin to call a timeout.
A Kamiakin kill forced
sideout, and three points by
Makenna Morgan gave the
Braves a 24-18 lead. Frame
laid down the final kill to
complete the sweep.
“We had some long ral-
lies,” Dyck said. “A month
ago, that wouldn’t have
happened.”
Daisy Maddox led the
Bulldogs with six kills, while
Dowdy added five kills,
11 assists and three blocks.
Stubbs chipped in with 21
digs, while Reagan had 10
digs and Streeter three kills
and three blocks.
Brooklyn Ford handed
out 23 assists for Kamiakin,
which also got 13 digs from
Graysen Banta.
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