SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019
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BOYS SOCCER
HERMISTON CROSS COUNTRY
Pirates sail past Umatilla Nygard, Sanchez
fi nish in the top 5
Riverside remains
undefeated in EOL
By BRETT KANE
STAFF WRITER
Even 20 mph gusts could
not knock the wind out of
Riverside, which extended
its win streak to seven Sat-
urday afternoon.
The Pirates (8-3, 7-0
EOL) scored three goals in
the fi rst half, and doubled
that in the second to roll
through visiting Umatilla
(5-4-1, 4-2 EOL) 9-2 and
stay undefeated in Eastern
Oregon League play.
“We started off slow,”
said Pirates senior forward
Johan Pena, who chipped
in two goals. “The wind
was against us. We really
couldn’t control the ball.
We were a bit nervous.”
Riverside senior keeper
Jose Torres knocked down
fi ve saves before the Pirates
took control in the 16th
minute when Pena assisted
junior Adair Rodriguez in
the match’s fi rst goal.
“The weather sucked,”
Riverside head coach Jose
Duenas said, “but the team
worked really hard for
every goal they got today.”
Vikings junior midfi elder
Carlos Mejia responded 5
minutes later, sinking a goal
into the lower right corner
of Riverside’s net to knot
the score.
“I felt like we had a good
chance in the fi rst half,”
Mejia said, “but after con-
ceding some goals, it fell
apart.”
The Pirates scored two
more goals before the fi nal
10 minutes, including Uly-
ses Lopez’s goal that ended
scoring at 11:19.
“Umatilla is a talented
team. They’re tough,” Pena
said. “We needed to get on
the same page with each
other. We needed to be con-
fi dent with the ball.”
Riverside’s
Gerardo
Lopez had a shot on goal
to open the second half, but
Umatilla keeper Roberto
Lugo got the save to keep
the game close for just a
few seconds more.
Pena got his match’s fi rst
goal in the 42nd minute to
push the score to 4-1, and
Rodriguez and senior Eze-
quiel Ramos got a goal each
within the next 10 minutes.
At 23:31, senior Christian
Rea sunk a penalty kick for
a 7-1 match.
“We’re steering away
from that idea that only for-
wards get to score,” Duenas
said. “I kept rotating posi-
tions, and they all adapted
well. It’s all about the team
effort.”
three of them.”
Kamiakin dominated the
boys race, placing its top
fi ve runners among the fi rst
seven across the fi nish line,
By ANNIE FOWLER
led by sophomore Isaac Tee-
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ples (14:34.17) and senior
Stanford Smith (14:36.64).
On an ideal day for a run,
The Braves won the team
the Hermiston boys and girls title with 20 points, with
cross-country teams posted Walla Walla a distant second
some of their best times of with 66. Hermiston was fi fth
the season Wednesday at the (130).
Hermiston’s Greg Ander-
second Mid-Columbia Con-
ference meet at Lawrence son ran a steady race, stay-
ing in the 13th spot over the
Scott Park.
Amanda Nygard fi nished course of the four laps.
“I was trying to
fourth for the Bull-
be in the top 14,”
dogs in a time of 18
said Anderson, who
minutes, 24.61 sec-
ran a 15:54.73.
onds, with team-
“This was a PR for
mate Cydney San-
me. This course is
chez a couple of steps
great. It’s fast and it
behind at 18:27.60.
helps us prepare for
Ella
Nelson
Sanchez
the championship
of
Walla
Walla
season.”
took top honors at
Anderson said competing
17:50.89, followed by Rich-
land’s Natalie Ruzauskas against the Kamiakin run-
(17:51.90) and Kennewick’s ners has helped him improve
Geraldin Correa (17:59.90). his times.
“This competition is not
The trio led the race from
like anything I’d seen before
start to fi nish.
“I look forward to run- in Oregon,” he said. “We
ning against them,” Nygard didn’t run against teams like
said of the top three runners. Kamiakin on a consistent
basis.”
“I like the competition.”
Logan
Springstead
Richland won the girls
team title with 44 points, (16:18.61) was the second
with Hermiston sixth with Bulldog across the fi nish
line, followed by Jackson
125.
Nygard gets pushed every Shaver (16:21.39), Adrian
day by Sanchez in practice, Delgado (16:54.60) and
which has helped them stay Pedro Pacheco (16:57.46).
“He had not broke 18
in the top pack of runners.
Sanchez said she liked (minutes) until a couple of
the 3-mile course, which is weeks ago,” Blackburn said
of Pacheco. “He is mak-
relatively fl at.
“I like the faster courses,” ing great strides. Our top
she said. “It’s easier to push fi ve were under 17 minutes
— we didn’t have that last
yourself.”
Hermiston’s No. 3 run- year.”
The Bulldogs will get
ner, Alexia Serna, clocked
in at 19:33.33 (26th), while another look at Kamiakin,
Ellie Ernst was 42nd. Juli- Kennewick and Southridge
on Thursday at the MCC
anna Joyce was 48th.
“Our four and fi ve run- 3A Championships at Leslie
ners were a little further back Grove Park in Richland.
“That’s what we train
than we would have liked,”
Hermiston coach Troy for, to keep up with Kami-
Blackburn said. “Amanda akin,” Blackburn said. “We
and Cydney are two of the had the Summits and Craters
top runners in the state. They with the same tradition, but
are looking good. Alexia ran we only saw them once or
under 20 minutes for the fi rst twice a year, not on a weekly
time. I’m really proud of all basis.”
Anderson leads
Hermiston boys, coming
in 13th overall
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Jose Alaniz (15), of Umatilla, and Riverside’s Ulyses Lopez (10) battle for the ball during
Saturday’s conference game in Boardman.
HERMISTON GIRLS SOCCER
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Carlos Mejia of Umatilla and Riverside’s Gerardo Lopez battle for the ball during Saturday’s
conference game in Boardman.
Mejia got the Vikings
going again with his sec-
ond goal with 15:28 left
to play. Pena responded
in the 76th minute with
another score, and Lopez
wrapped up the match con-
necting with the net for
one fi nal goal with 55 sec-
onds remaining.
“Everything we did in
practice, we put on the
fi eld,” Pena said. “Every-
thing started clicking.”
The EOL’s top-ranked
Pirates will play at Four
Rivers on Thursday.
The Vikings, whose loss
Saturday halted a four-
match win streak, will host
Irrigon at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Early goal leads Hermiston past Pasco
BY HERMISTON HERALD
Hermiston outshot Pasco
13-5 and played strong
defensively to secure a 1-0
victory Thursday.
“If we play with a solid
defense, we play with a dif-
ferent composure through-
out the game,” Bulldogs
coach Freddy Guizar said.
Hermiston’s goal came in
the 12th minute off a set play
when Jayden Ray crossed a
ball in front of the goal and
Jizzelle Gonzalez chipped it
over the keeper.
Hermiston (2-11, 2-10)
hosts Chiawana on Thurs-
day to end the season.
HERMISTON FOOTBALL
Dawgs go up against high-powered Falcons on Friday
By ANNIE FOWLER
STAFF WRITER
With the Mid-Columbia
Conference football season
winding down, the Hermis-
ton Bulldogs still have a lit-
tle work to do, starting Fri-
day night with the visiting
Hanford Falcons.
Hanford (4-3 overall,
3-3 MCC), which has won
two games in a row, is com-
ing off a 54-18 victory over
Pasco.
“I think they are super
athletic and they’re explo-
sive on the offensive side of
the ball,” Hermiston coach
David Faaeteete said of the
Falcons. “They are better
than their record shows, and
they are well coached.”
The Falcons average 402
yards of offense per game,
but their defense ranks last
in the conference at 418
yards an outing.
Easton Wise-Hyde has
thrown for 1,860 yards and
18 touchdowns against fi ve
interceptions this season.
He has a trio of receivers
with more than 400 yards
each — Caleb Harvey (492,
7 TDs), Gabe Martinez (472,
3 TDs) and Jaxon Farrah
(439, 6 TDs).
Hanford is equally as
good on the ground, with
Kamari Dumas rushing
for 528 yards and eight
touchdowns.
“We have our work cut
out this week,” Faaeteete
said. “He (Dumas) runs
hard. We have to be able to
stop their run game.”
The Bulldogs (1-6, 1-5),
who have had fl ashes of bril-
liance this season, strug-
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