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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Herald Sports
BMCC
eliminated
in NWAC
tourney
First-team honors
FOR NOLAND, BRADSHAW
By BRETT KANE
STAFF WRITER
Blue Mountain was sent
packing from the consola-
tion round of the Northwest
Athletic Conference tour-
nament against the Lower
Columbia Red Devils on Fri-
day afternoon.
The Timberwolves (25-
10, 11-5) fell into the los-
er-out bracket after a five-set
loss to Chemeketa on Thurs-
day. They climbed back into
the tournament after topping
Skagit Valley in three, but
couldn’t keep it going in Fri-
day’s best-of-three match.
Outside hitter Mariah
Moulton kicked things off
with a kill to put Blue Moun-
tain ahead first, but Lower
Columbia’s offense was
stronger.
The Red Devils commit-
ted nine attack errors and
two on serving in the first
set, to help give the Timber-
wolves a 13-5 lead. The Red
Devils played catch-up to
pull within 24-23, but Blue
Mountain middle blocker
Faith McQueen put the set
away on the next play.
It wasn’t long before
Devils got it together. Lower
Columbia took a 2-point lead
early in set two, and although
the Timberwolves managed
to tie them up twice, they
couldn’t keep up the pace.
At one point in the set,
McQueen caught a ball in
the eye and missed the rest
of the match.
“At this point in the sea-
son, it was a struggle to
rebound after losing one of
our strongest offensive play-
ers,” Blue Mountain coach
Jessica Humphreys said.
The injury softened the
Timberwolves up enough for
the Red Devils to take the set
25-22.
Ashlynn
Cantwell,
Megan Miller and Macey
Wright opened set three
strong to give the Red Dev-
ils a 5-point lead. Timber-
wolves outside hitters Syd-
ney Neuman and Moulton
held firm offensively to even
the score at 13-13, but an
attack error from Neuman
and block from Miller sealed
the match, 15-13.
“The team played well,”
Humphreys said. “Although
the NWAC didn’t see our
best game, I have to com-
mend their effort.
Riverside,
Umatilla,
Irrigon players
named to
all-league
soccer teams
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Hermiston’s Wyatt Noland rushes the ball as Walla Walla’s Josiah Wik attempts to bring him down in the Bulldogs’ 42-7 win against the Blue Devils Sept. 21.
Running back Wyatt Noland
led the league in rushing and
scoring
By ANNIE FOWLER
STAFF WRITER
The Hermiston Bulldogs finished their first
season in the Mid-Columbia Conference, and
a few of their players made an impression on
opposing coaches.
Running back Wyatt Noland and offensive
lineman Chase Bradshaw were named to the
all-league first team Tuesday, while quarterback
Andrew James, receiver Jordan Ramirez and
defensive lineman Cash Campbell were named
to the second team.
Earning honorable mention honors were
Ramirez as a defensive back, Dustyn Coughlin
on the offensive line, and kicker Juan Navarrete.
Noland, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound senior, led the
MCC in rushing with 1,570 yards and 22 touch-
downs. He also had 136 yards receiving and two
touchdowns.
Noland also led the league in scoring with 146
points.
James was fourth in the league in passing with
1,391 yards and 12 touchdowns. He also ran for
753 yards and 12 touchdowns, and ranked sixth
in scoring with 72 points.
Ramirez caught 37 passes for 491 yards and
four touchdowns, while Navarrete converted 35
PATs and kicked three field goals.
Hanford quarterback Garrett Horner was
named the Offensive Player of the Year. The 6-0,
176-pound senior threw for 2,353 yards and 21
touchdowns with three interceptions. He com-
pleted 66.7 percent of his passes (184 of 276)
Chiawana senior AJ Vongphachanh was
named Defensive Player of the Year, and Han-
ford senior Conner Milliken was named Line-
man of the Year.
Chiawana’s Steve Graff and Hanford’s Brett
Jay were named co-Coaches of the Year.
Mid-Columbia Conference Football Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Garrett Horner, sr., Hanford.
Defensive Player of the Year: AJ Vongphachanh, sr., Chiawana.
Lineman of the Year: Conner Milliken, sr., Hanford.
Coaches of the Year: Steve Graff, Chiawana and Brett Jay, Hanford.
First team: Defensive backs - Riley Cissne, jr., Chiawana; Blaine Chavez,
jr., Kennewick; Cody Sanderson, sr., Richland; Gabe Martinez, jr., Hanford.
Linebackers - AJ Vongphachanh, sr., Chiawana; Jahmal Mangarero, sr.,
Walla Walla; Gunnar Beyer, sr., Hanford; Cameron Breier, so., Chiawa-
na. Defensive line - Nelson Cardenas, sr., Chiawana; Jagger Childs, jr.,
Kennewick; Conner Milliken, sr., Hanford; Tanner Sullins, jr., Kamiakin.
Offensive line - Conner Milliken, sr., Hanford; Chase Bradshaw, jr., Herm-
iston; Nelson Cardenas, sr., Chiawana; Patrick Utschinski, sr., Walla Walla;
Geoffrey Robinson, sr., Richland. Receiver - Blake Vander Top, sr., Hanford;
Cody Sanderson, sr., Richland; Jared McAlvey, sr., Walla Walla; Messiah
Jones, so., Kamiakin. Quarterback - Garrett Horner, sr., Hanford. Running
backs - Wyatt Noland, sr., Hermiston; Dhaunye Guice, sr., Richland. Punter
- Elijah Perez, sr., Chiawana. Kicker - Ryan Lowery, sr., Chiawana. Special
teams - Talon LaFontaine, sr., Kennewick.
Second team: Defensive backs - Ryan Kriskovich, sr., Richland; Jared
McAlvey, sr., Walla Walla; Gabe Schilz, jr., Chiawana; Kael Stueckle, sr.,
Pasco. Linebackers - Kaleb Stevenson, jr., Kennewick; Blake Vander
Top, sr., Hanford; Roy Colvin, jr., Chiawana; Heston Richmond, sr., Walla
Walla. Defensive line - Sam Stanfield, jr., Richland; Cash Campbell, sr.,
Hermiston; Cole Schmidt, jr., Walla Walla; Kade Powell, sr., Richland.
Offensive line - Danny Schuldheisz, sr., Kennewick; Ben Hollenberg, sr.,
Kamiakin; Zayne Maughan, sr., Chiawana; Davion Pruitt, sr., Pasco; Baylor
McElroy, jr., Kennewick. Receiver - Jordan Ramirez, sr., Hermiston; Bennie
Alferness, jr., Chiawana; Ryan Kriskovich, sr., Richland; Luke Sutey, sr.,
Hanford. Quarterback - Andrew James, sr., Hermiston. Running backs -
Jared DeVine, sr., Hanford; Tuna Altahir, so., Kamiakin. Punter - Ceaser
Salas, sr., Kamiakin. Kicker - Seamus Hall, so., Walla Walla. Special teams
- Riley Cissne, jr., Chiawana.
Honorable mention: Defensive backs - Jordan Ramirez, sr., Hermiston;
Tuna Altahir, so., Kamiakin; Marvell Cooks, jr., Chiawana; Cody LaFontaine,
jr., Kennewick. Linebackers - Mason Bond, sr., Southridge; Tyler Naissl,
sr., Walla Walla. Defensive line - Hunter Williams, sr., Chiawana; Luke
Sutey, sr., Hanford; Bennie Alferness, jr., Chiawana. Offensive line - Casey
Moddrell, jr., Hanford; Aric Davison, sr., Richland; Dustyn Coughlin, jr.,
Hermiston; Baiden McElroy, jr., Kennewick. Receivers - Kobe Young, so.,
Chiawana; Riley Brown, sr., Pasco; Talon LaFontaine, sr., Kennewick; Caleb
Cook-Parker, jr., Southridge. Quarterback - Josh Fonner, sr., Richland. Run-
ningbacks - Gabe Schilz, sr., Chiawana; Myles Mayovsky, fr., Kennewick.
Kicker - Juan Navarrete, sr., Hermiston. Special teams - Josiah Wik, jr.,
Walla Walla.
SWIMMING
Swim season wraps up
HERMISTON HERALD
Riverside was a prom-
inent name on this year’s
Special District 6 all-league
team.
Pirates senior forward
Ulises Lopez was named
Player of the Year, and his
coach Francisco Velazquez
received the Coach of the
Year honors. Six of Lopez’s
teammates were named to
the SD-6 first team.
Riverside enjoyed a suc-
cessful season, ranking at
No. 5 in the district and mak-
ing it all the way to the semi-
finals before falling to Ore-
gon Episcopal on Nov. 6.
First team: Mario Gramajo, jr., center-mid,
Umatilla; Luis Castro, sr., midfielder, Uma-
tilla; Mario Gramajo, sr., midfielder, Nyssa;
Francisco Chavez, sr., forward, Riverside;
Geraldo Lopez, so., midfielder, Riverside;
Roberto Amezquita, sr., forward, Nyssa;
Ricky Davila, so., defender, Riverside;
Javier Castro, so., midfielder, Umatilla;
Humberto Sanchez, fr., defender, Riverside;
Johan Pena, jr., forward, Riverside; Jose
Napoles, fr., midfielder, Riverside; Roberto
Lugo, jr., goalie, Umatilla.
Second team: Fernando Nunez, fr.,
midfielder, Four Rivers; Marco Rangle, jr.,
Irrigon; Jacob Ayala, fr., Irrigon; Rick Salas,
fr., Irrigon; Silvestre Vasquez, sr., Irrigon;
Cristian Alaniz, so., defender, Umatilla;
Fernando Ramirez, jr., midfielder, Umatilla;
Abram Castro, jr., defender, Nyssa; Omar
Jaquez, sr., midfielder, Nyssa; Cristian
Michaels, jr., Irrigon; Cesar de la Cruz, jr.,
midfielder, Umatilla; Matt Tamez, jr., goalie,
Four Rivers.
CAROLINE BREHMAN/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
First place finisher Thomas Puzey looks back moments
after crossing the finish line during the 2018 Rock ‘n’
Roll Marathon on the Strip in Las Vegas on Sunday.
Puzey wins Las Vegas Marathon
By BETSY HELFAND
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY LIZ SHARON
The Hermiston girls swim team finished its season at the district meet on Dec. 2-3 in
Kelso, Washington. The team included Janelle Almaguer, Gretchen Barton, Mattison
Christensen, McKenna Christensen, Sheridan Deike, Aiya Hart, Grace Kopta, Savannah
Marsengill, Emilee Meyers, Laly Morfin, Abigail Sharon (captain), Georgia Stevenson
(captain) and Kora Tretteen.
It was around mile three or so that Tommy Rivers
Puzey found a familiar face on Sunday, Nov. 11 during
the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon.
He had caught up to Kellyn Taylor, who he some-
times trains with when they’re home in Flagstaff, Ari-
zona, and decided to hang by her side.
Taylor, Puzey said, wanted to run 5-minute, 20-sec-
ond miles, so the two locked in on that and ran together
until the half-marathon and marathon courses split off.
Taylor, 32, who was running the half-marathon, fin-
ished first among women at 1 hour, 10 minutes, 16 sec-
onds, and shortly after, Puzey, 34, finished first among
all marathoners in 2:25:54.
“Every once in a while, I do workouts with her in
Flagstaff and so honestly it felt like we were just back
in Flagstaff doing a practice run,” said Puzey, who is a
2003 Hermiston High School graduate.
That pace felt good for Puzey, so once they split,
he tried to hold it for as long as he could, which was
about 22 miles.