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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2019 SPORTS HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A11 Bulldogs take out Suns in four sets By ANNIE FOWLER STAFF WRITER Last year, Southridge had its way with Hermiston all four times they faced off in volleyball. The Bulldogs turned that around Thursday night, beat- ing the Suns 25-14, 25-26, 22-25, 25-16 in Mid-Colum- bia Conference play. “Today, it ﬁ nally came full circle,” said Hermis- ton junior Kendall Dowdy, who ﬁ nished the night with 17 assists, six kills and nine digs. “We got a taste of vic- tory. It’s the start of a new win streak. This is just the beginning.” With the win, Hermiston (3-3, 2-3 MCC) is on a three match win streak. “We are still learning to win,” Bulldogs coach Amy Dyck said. “We have three sophomores who are start- ers. That focus and conﬁ - dence to win in three — we are still trying to get there. In the fourth (set) we were dial- ing it in.” The Suns won all four matches against the Bull- dogs last year, including two in conference play, and two in the MCC-GSL regional tournament. But Southridge (1-5, 1-5 MCC) has just one returning player from last year, and has had its share of growing pains. “We are very young,” Suns coach Emily Otto said, “but we have a lot of poten- tial. We have shown a lot of growth since the start of the year. They need to trust and believe in themselves, and trust each other.” Thursday, the Bull- dogs quickly took the ﬁ rst two sets, getting solid serv- ing from Halee Stubbs and Emma Combes in the ﬁ rst set, while Grace Vertrees and Kambree Baker com- bined for 10 points in the second. The third set wasn’t so pretty for the Bulldogs. Unforced errors accounted for 13 of the Suns 25 points. Hermiston frittered away a 13-10 lead, and the Bull- dogs found themselves trailing 19-14 after Jordan Missett served up four con- secutive points. The Bulldogs got as close as 20-19 and 24-22, but a misplayed ball by Avery Treadwell gave the Suns the win. There was no doubt who was in charge of the fourth set. Combes served the ﬁ rst four points of the set, and after the Suns came back to tie the score at 6-6, the Bull- dogs pulled away for good. Vertrees served ﬁ ve points for a 12-6 lead, and a steady stream of unforced errors by the Suns (14 for the set) had Hermiston on top 20-11. Southridge made a late run with four points to pull within 21-16, but it wasn’t enough. “Obviously, we are all very competitive,” Dyck said of the two teams. “We had a rough year here last year. I wanted to come in here and win. We put in a lot of work in the summer and it’s paying off.” Vertrees led the Bulldogs with 10 kills and ﬁ ve aces, while Stubbs had 19 digs. Combes had 12 digs and four aces; Malayna Anderson six kills and three blocks; and Courtnee West 12 assists, eight digs and four kills. Nicole Parker led the Suns with 10 kills and seven digs. Mattie Stayrook had seven kills, and Missett 22 assists and seven digs. Note Stubbs, a senior, was named a Week 3 WIAA Ath- lete of the Week. The libero had a combined 66 digs in matches against Kennewick, Pasco and Davis. She had 37 digs against Kennewick, and passed a 2.1 average in serve receive. WORSHIP COMMUNITY Dawgs show growth in second Richland contest By BRETT KANE STAFF WRITER Richland may have shut out Hermiston, but it was a day of growth for the girls soccer team. The top-ranked Bomb- ers had previously shut out Hermiston 12-0 in their sec- ond match of the season ear- lier in the year, but on Satur- day afternoon the Bulldogs held them to just four goals for a 4-0 Mid-Columbia Conference loss. “It was a different team today,” Hermiston coach Freddy Guizar said. “Our girls stepped up. Rich- land’s midﬁ eld is talented and aggressive. We carried a momentum knowing that our girls can be competitive.” Bulldogs senior keeper Lanie Gomez grabbed a pair of saves in the opening ﬁ ve minutes, but Richland remained relentless in their attack. Bombers junior mid- ﬁ elder Ashley Tonthat had two ensuing shots on goal before she assisted junior forward McKenna Martinez in the ﬁ rst goal of the match in the 11th minute. Martinez returned 14 minutes later for another goal that ﬂ ew just above Gomez’s reach. “They played hard today,” Gomez said of Rich- land. “We knew what to expect from them. They didn’t play any better or worse (than the last time).” Hermiston sophomore forward Jizzelle Gonzalez had a shot on goal after inter- cepting a Richland throw-in, but Bombers senior keeper Kyah Weikum was quick to get the save. Tonthat drove the ball downﬁ eld, swerved Gomez’s attempted save, and notched her match’s sec- ond goal for a 3-0 lead in the 31st minute. Gomez dived to block Martinez from post- ing another goal, but junior forward Ellie Marsh evaded Gomez for Richland’s last Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church 565 W. HERMISTON AVE. DAILY MASS: Monday-Friday .......................................... English 7:00 am Thursday ....................................................Spanish 6:00 pm SATURDAY: .............................................. English 5:00 pm ....................................................................Spanish 7:00 pm SUNDAY:................................................... English 9:00 am ................................................................Bilingual 11:00 am ....................................................................Spanish 1:00 pm Ofﬁ ce ..................................................................... 567-5812 The Full Gospel Home Church 1520 W ORCHARD AVE Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am Classes for Kids @ 9:15 am SEEKING JESUS, SHARING LIFE, SERVING PEOPLE www.hermistonnazarene.org NEW BEGINNINGS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Worship Service 10:30 AM Sunday School 9:00 AM Pastor J.C. Barnett Children’s Church & Nursery Available 700 West Orchard Avenue P.O. Box 933 Hermiston, Oregon 541-567-8441 Staﬀ photo by Kathy Aney Cydney Lind (2), of Hermiston, battles for the ball with Richland’s Sorrel Stratford during Saturday’s game at Kennison Field. goal of the match, and a 4-0 halftime advantage. Martinez had another shot on goal in the ﬁ rst min- ute of the second half, but the ball soared over the goal post. In the 60th minute, Hermiston junior midﬁ elder Jayden Ray squared up for a goal, but Weikum continued to hold the Dawgs scoreless. Ray missed a penalty kick with 14:47 left to play that would have put Herm- iston on the board. Despite ending the day without a goal, the Bulldogs were able to keep the Bombers away from the net for the entirety of the second half. “It’s been hard to get that connection and chemistry going,” Gomez said after the match, “but we made a lot of progress today. We’ve grown closer as a family. I don’t think (Richland) was expecting us to come out as hard as we did. We stepped it up and gave them a run for their money.” With the win, the Bomb- ers (6-1, 6-1 MCC) remain the No. 1 team in MCC action. Hermiston (1-7, 1-6 MCC) is ranked No. 8 in the league standings. “They were a lot more organized today,” Richland coach Justin Almquist said. “Their competitive spirit was up. They gave us a bet- ter game.” The Bulldogs were back on the road Tuesday night for a conference contest against the No. 2-ranked Chiawana Riverhawks, which started after the Hermiston Herald’s deadline. LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH 125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232 Pastor David Dever Sun. Bible Classes...................10:00am Sun. Worship Service..............11:00am Sun. Evening Worship..............6:00pm Wed. Prayer & Bible Study......6:00pm www.hermistonlmbc.com St. Johns Episcopal Church Join Us On Our Journey With Jesus. Scripture, Tradition and Reason Family service 9am Sunday N.E. Gladys Ave & 7th, Hermiston t. PH: 567-6672 We are an all inclusive Church who welcomes all. 235 SW 3rd Phone 567-7678 Rev. Ed Baker - Rev. Nina Baker Sunday: Sunday School........10:00 am Worship...................11:00 am Evening Service........7:00 pm Wednesday Service..7:00 pm “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” 1 Pet. 5:7 Seventh-day Adventist Church Saturdays Sabbath School........9:30 a.m. Worship Service......11:00 a.m. English & Spanish Services 567-8241 Hermiston Jr. Academy 1300 NW Academy Lane, • Hermiston First United Methodist Church Hermiston 191 E. Gladys Ave , Hermiston OR Sunday Worship 11am • 541-567-3002 Nursery available Check us out on Face Book Worship Livestream at herfumc.com Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors Pastor Patty Nance First Christian Church “Proclaiming the Message of Hope, Living the Gospel of Love” Sunday School...9:15 am Worship Service...10:30 am Children’s Church 10:45 am 567-3013 775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston Nygard helps Hermiston to sixth place at MCC meet By BRETT KANE STAFF WRITER Amanda Nygard’s ﬁ fth- place ﬁ nish boosted the Hermiston girls cross-coun- try team to 128 points for sixth place in the team standings at a Mid-Co- lumbia Conference meet Wednesday afternoon. The junior crossed the ﬁ nish line in 20 minutes, 26.33 seconds, beating out Richland junior Andijana Fundak at 20:37.58. Junior Ellie Ernst (22:13.22) and sophomore Alexia Serna (22:18.58) were the next fastest Bull- dogs in the race, ﬁ nishing the 3.1-mile course at 27th and 28th, respectively. Richland took ﬁ rst in the ﬁ nal team standings with 62 points. Hanford earned sec- ond with 76, just ahead of Kennewick at 77. Kamiakin placed fourth with 83, and Walla Walla a distant ﬁ fth at 124. Senior Gregory Ander- son placed 14th for the Hermiston boys, clocking in at 17:20.65. Sophomore Jackson Sheaver earned 26th at 18:11.84, and soph- omore Logan Springstead placed 29th at 18:23.23. Freshman Pedro Pacheco ﬁ nished at 35th with a time of 18:37.14. The Kamiakin boys swept the competition, plac- ing a pair of runners in the top two spots — senior Stan- ford Smith at ﬁ rst (16:00.14) and sophomore Isaac Tee- ples at second (16:04.90). The Braves also took ﬁ rst in the team standings with 21 points, well ahead of Walla Walla at 71. Hermiston ﬁ n- ished ﬁ fth with 135 points, beating out Southridge at sixth place and 162 points. To share your worship times call 541-278-2678