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SPORTS Wednesday, september 25, 2019 HermIstOnHeraLd.COm • A11 Umatilla holds off Stanfield to improve to 3-0 record By ANNIE FOWLER STAFF WRITER UMATILLA — Who is this Umatilla football team? The Vikings opened the season 3-0 for the first time in 5 years, handing Stanfield a 27-20 loss on Thursday at Milt Durand Field. “This is a year we have been able to coach for all four quarters of all three games,” Umatilla coach Dan Durfey said. “They played a really good foot- ball game.” Stanfield, which opened the season with convincing wins over Irrigon and Cen- tral Linn, found the Vikings to be a whole other beast. “That was fun,” Tigers coach Davie Salas said. “One game never defines a team. You need these game to get you where you want to go.” Tied at 20-20 at the end of the third quarter, the Vikings went to work. They ended a 49-yard drive with a 7-yard touchdown pass from Andrew Earl to Izayah Rodarte with 11:18 let in the game. Stanfield turned the ball over on downs on its next possession, but the Vikings gave the ball back with a fumble at its own 44-yard line. The Tigers drove down to the Umatilla 7-yard line, but the Vikings drove them back 8 yards, and two incomplete passes had them giving the ball back to Uma- tilla, who ran out the clock. The Vikings (3-0) matched the Tigers (2-1) touchdown for touchdown in the first half, then took the lead at 20-14 with 4:24 to play in the first half on a 10-yard pass play from Earl to Cody Thacker. Jose Medina made good on the PAT. YAKIMA — Kendall Dowdy had a big day for Hermiston on Saturday as the team took a non-league volleyball match from Davis. Dowdy had seven kills, 16 assists, 15 digs and six ace serves as Hermis- ton posted a 25-18, 28-30, 25-16, 25-20 victory. Grace Vertrees added 11 kills, 14 digs and nine aces, while Courtnee West had 12 assists and six digs, and Halee Stubbs 16 digs. The Bulldogs will play a Mid-Columbia Confer- ence match Thursday at Southridge. HERMISTON 3, PASCO 0 — Hermiston notched is first win of the season Thursday with a 25-10, 25-13, 25-18 MCC win at Pasco. “It’s always nice to get a win under your belt,” Bull- dogs coach Amy Dyck said. “Being efficient and con- sistent was a key tonight.” Avery Treadwell led Hermiston with seven kills, while Kendall Dowdy had 12 assists to go with five digs and four kills. Soccer SPOKANE — With five starting players absent Sat- already a herculean effort. Adding nine schools, two more covers, two more fea- Three weeks have passed tures and close to 20 more since the 2019 Kickoff mag- pages was going to make azine appeared in the North- that more of a challenge — east Oregon publications of not to mention coordinating EO Media Group, including that big of a change on a rel- in the East Oregonian and atively short turnaround. With that in mind, and the Hermiston Herald. not wanting to We’ve received a entirely overwhelm lot of positive feed- back so far, includ- the sports staff at ing from those in those publications the coverage area of with the first run, the the EO and HH who decision was made picked it for the first that, for year one of the combined proj- time. Bond ect, we would add But we also have the teams in a small gotten some feed- back expressing disappoint- dose and go with the schools ment, particularly from some of Umatilla County. The Morrow County Morrow County readers. Not in the overall product, but in football teams would remain why the four schools from in the EO/HH combined fall Morrow County were not preview section as they had included, and just the Uma- been previously. tilla County schools were. We knew this decision It’s those comments I could elicit some negative would like to address. feedback, and it wasn’t an As I wrote a few weeks easy one to make. Nobody ago, the reach of the Kickoff likes to be left out, and we magazine was expanded this don’t like leaving anyone fall. Previously it had been out. I’m certain there would run in The Observer (where have been some great con- I am also the sports editor) tent that would have come and in the Baker City Her- from those schools this fall, ald, and was a widely pop- which does make it sting on ular and often referred-to our end. But we also wanted to see publication. It was included in the EO, HH and Wallowa how it would be received County Chieftain this fall for before completely diving in headlong. the first time. From what I have been We met in July, just a few weeks after EOMG pur- told, the reviews have been chased The Observer and more than positive. The fact Baker City Herald, to dis- that we have schools that cuss what adding the Kick- want to be in it in the future off magazine to the EO, HH shows that the publication is, and WCC would look like. as we hoped, gaining popu- We viewed it as a test run, larity in a new demographic. I do want to apologize one that would take some time to figure out the best to those schools who, for approach to, especially at this edition, were left on the outside. first. But rest assured that we I can attest to the fact that, for the previous four have heard you, and that years, getting out a football upcoming sports collabora- tab that featured team pre- tions between our combined views for 13 or 14 schools, resources in the EOMG’s three unique covers and four east region will include or five feature articles (and Morrow County. And, perhaps, reach even doing so in a little over a week with a small staff) was further. By RONALD BOND EO MEDIA GROUP they score,” Durfey said of Rodarte’s play. “It shifts the momentum quickly.” Arellano ran for 203 yards on the night for the Tigers. “We were nervous about him,” Durfey said. “We have a young line and they are bigger and older. Our young guys never faltered.” Arellano has more than 500 yards rushing in three games. “We blocked well and he ran well,” Salas said. “We will run him all day and his legs are there. We just have to get the ball into the end zone to win games.” staff photos by Kathy aney TOP: Cody Thacker (33), of Umatilla, fends off Stanfield’s Ryan Elizares during Thursday’s game in Umatilla. BOTTOM: Hobs Hurty (33), of Stanfield, runs the ball under pressure from a couple of Vikings. “He is a big target and has good hands,” Durfey said of Thacker. “It’s nice to have that in the arsenal.” Enrique Arellano scored both of Stanfield’s touch- downs in the first quarter on runs of 2 and 5 yards. Stanfield 14 0 6 0 — 20 Umatilla 7 13 0 7 — 27 sCOrInG s — enrique arellano 2 run (Kaden Combe run) U — pedro alvarez 5 run (Jose medina kick) s — arellano 5 run (run failed) U — Izayah rodarte 75 kickoff return (kick failed) U — Cody thacker 10 pass from andrew earl (medina kick) s — arellano 1 run (run failed) U — rodarte 7 pass from earl (medina kick) Pedro Alvarez scored on a 5-yard run to open the score for the Vikings, and Rodarte added a 75-yard kickoff return to pull Uma- tilla to within 14-13. “That is a game changer when you run it back after Hermiston Bulldogs win twice on volleyball court HERMISTON HERALD Football tab well received, looks to improve urday, Hermiston was no match for Shadle Park. The Hilanders scored early and often in the first half, en route to a 6-0 non- league victory. “We had to take players off the bench,” Bulldogs coach Freddy Guizar said. “It showed the girls that on any given day, it might be your turn to be a starter.” A rough first half saw Shadle Park take a 5-0 lead at the buzzer, but they only managed one shot in the final 40 minutes. “It wasn’t our best game at all,” Guizar said, “but it showed us what we need to improve on. Our girls just didn’t perform. It wasn’t our game to play.” Hermiston (1-4) will host Southridge at 7 p.m. Thursday in a Mid-Colum- bia Conference contest. HERMISTON 2, PASCO 0 — Jayden Ray finally got the goal she’s been waiting for all season. The junior center mid- fielder capped off Herm- iston’s scoring with the match-winning goal as the Bulldogs took down vis- iting Pasco on Thursday night. The goal was Ray’s first of the season, and the sec- ond of her high school career. It also marked the Bull- dogs’ first victory of the season. “It was exhilarating,” said. “I’ve been waiting for that all year.” The score was locked at 0-0 at the half, as both teams struggled to connect with the net. “Coming (into the sec- ond half), we were moti- vated,” Ray said. “We knew we could beat them and get the win. We knew we were better than they were.” Sophomore midfielder Giselle Cisneros opened the scoring with a goal at 33:30, and Ray’s followed in the 64th minute. “We’re slowly improv- ing,” Hermiston coach Freddy Guizar said. “They weren’t the same team that has been playing all year. They were hungry. They wanted it.” Cydney Sanchez was right behind Nygard, fin- ishing 13th (19:37.30). Rounding out the Bulldogs’ scoring were Ellie Ernst (58th), Alexia Serna (68th) and Julianna Joyce (70th). We Hear You! You deserve total audiological care. Professional. Experienced. Local. 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