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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2019
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Dawgs to face Kamiakin
without their coach’s help
By ANNIE FOWLER
STAFF WRITER
The Hermiston Bulldogs
will be a man short when
they take on the Kamiakin
Braves Friday night.
Dawgs coach David
Faaeteete was suspended
one game, in accordance
with WIAA rules, after being
ejected with 4:47 remain-
ing in the third quarter of
last week’s game against
Hanford.
He disputed a ruling on a
fumble by Trevor Wagner.
“There’s nothing I can do
about the ejection,” Faae-
teete said.
“I should never have
lost my cool to get the sec-
ond fl ag. I have to set a bet-
ter example for the kids. We
have a contingency plan.
Nothing changes what our
kids will do.”
Friday’s game at Lamp-
son Stadium in Kennewick
will be played at 5 p.m.,
followed by the South-
ridge-Kennewick game at
8 p.m.
“It’s a tough schedule to
make when they share a sta-
dium,” Faaeteete said. “I
feel bad for the parents to
who have to get off early or
miss part of the game.”
Hermiston is coming off
a 50-28 loss to Hanford — a
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan/File
Hermiston head coach David Faaeteete, shown at an Aug. 21
practice, will miss Friday’s game against Kamiakin after being
ejected from last week’s game against Hanford.
game that saw senior Garrett
Walchli catch four touch-
down passes, and quarter-
back Sam Schwirse throw
for 303 yards.
Schwirse has the best
completion rating in the
league (minimum 1,000
yards) at 73.1 percent.
“They do a lot of good
things,” Braves coach Scott
Biglin said. “You see their
record (1-6 MCC), but they
are a few plays away from
being a .500 or better. We
will have our hands full.”
As will Hermiston with
Kamiakin running back
Tuna Altahir. The 6-foot,
215-pound junior has rushed
for a league-leading 1,216
yards and 14 touchdowns
this season.
“Tuna has to be ready to
play,” Biglin said.
The Braves (5-2 MCC)
also have had success throw-
ing the ball. Henry Mercado
has thrown for 1,901 yards
and 21 touchdowns. He’s
also thrown 10 interceptions.
“If we return to funda-
mental defense and don’t
turn the ball over, we can
give them a game,” Faae-
teete said. “We have noth-
ing to lose. We are playing
for pride.”
The Bulldogs still are
playing a waiting game to
see if defensive tackle Sean
Stewart (knee) will be able
to play.
The
Braves
also
have players who are
questionable.
“We are like any team
— banged up,” Biglin said.
“We are day to day, patching
things up.”
No matter who is on the
fi eld come Friday night,
Biglin is sure it will be fun.
Dawgs sweep Suns in MCC action
By ANNIE FOWLER
STAFF WRITER
On a night they honored
their seniors, the Hermiston
Bulldogs celebrated with a
sweep of Southridge.
Kendall Dowdy had
33 assists and seven kills,
and Grace Vertrees added
seven kills as the Bulldogs
posted a 25-14, 25-19, 25-21
Mid-Columbia Conference
win Thursday over the Suns.
“This is emotional, espe-
cially with this group of
girls,” said senior Emma
Combes, who had four aces
and four kills. “A win makes
it that much better.”
The Bulldogs (5-7 MCC),
who had to rally in the fi rst
and second sets for the win,
led from start to fi nish in the
third set. Other than ties at
8-8 and 9-9, Hermiston had
its act together.
Dowdy opened the set
with three consecutive
points, and a pair of aces by
Combes gave Hermiston a
6-2 lead.
The Suns (1-12 MCC)
came back, but once the
Bulldogs went out front
10-9, the closest the Suns
would get would be 21-19
and 22-20.
Senior outside hitter
Daisy Maddox fi nished the
set and the match with a riv-
eting kill.
“I’m proud of the girls,
especially the seniors, for
taking care of business in
three,” Hermiston coach
Amy Dyck said. “We are
lucky. Our four seniors have
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Hermison’s Avery Treadwell (2) hits the ball as Southridge’s
Jordann Missett defends during Thursday’s match at the
Dawg House.
vital roles on and off the
court. They are good role
models and it’s a privilege to
coach them.”
The Suns raced out to a
6-1 lead in the fi rst set, only
to see the Bulldogs bounce
back.
Combes served fi ve
points for a 7-2 lead, but
Southridge’s Mattie Stay-
rook tipped over the block to
even the score at 7-7.
Tied at 8-8, Halee Stubbs
put four points in the board,
getting help from Kambree
Baker with a block, and a
kill by Vertrees for a 12-8
lead.
When Stubbs rotated
back around to the service
line, she took the Bulldogs’
19-13 lead and parlayed it
into a 23-13 advantage, with
Combes putting down a
thunderous back row kill in
the rally.
Vertrees had back-to-
back kills to end the set.
“I love to hit from the
back row,” Combes said. “If
I miss, I want them to set
me again; I will get it. I love
playing the front row too. I
like to hit.”
In the second set, the
Suns led 8-3 after an ace by
Stayrook, but the Bulldogs
were able to pull within 8-7
with back-to-back kills by
Baker and Dowdy.
Tied at 10-10, Baker
served the next three points
for Hermiston, including
an ace and a double block
by Malayna Anderson and
Avery Treadwell. The Bull-
dogs never trailed again.
A big serving series
by Combes gave Hermis-
ton an 18-13 lead, and Ver-
trees added three points for a
24-17 lead.
Dowdy had the fi nal kill
for the win.
“For us, it takes a while to
get going,” Dyck said. “But
when we do, we can focus
on our fundamentals and do
what we do.”
Courtnee West added
14 assists for the Bulldogs,
while Anderson had fi ve
kills and three blocks, Mad-
dox fi ve kills, and Baker two
blocks.
For the Suns, Nicole
Parker had fi ve kills, three
blocks and nine digs, while
Jayden Smith added four
kills and three blocks, Jor-
dann Missett 11 assists, and
Stayrook three kills and fi ve
digs.
“I’m extremely proud
of the girls and how much
they have grown since Day
1,” Southridge coach Emily
Otto said. “They are really
coachable, and they work
their tails offs. They are very
much about team.”
Hermiston’s Sanchez
second at MCC Champs
Regional meet is
Saturday in Spokane
By ANNIE FOWLER
STAFF WRITER
Hermiston sophomore
Sanchez
Nygard
Cydney Sanchez fi nished
second in the girls 3A race all these girls, and we need
Thursday at the Mid-Co- to get in more training.”
Greg Anderson was the
lumbia Conference Cham-
pionships at Leslie Groves top Hermiston boys run-
Park in Richland, while ner, fi nishing 10th behind
junior Amanda Nygard seven Kamiakin runners
was fourth in the fi nal and two from Kennewick.
Anderson
ran
a
event before the regional
meet Saturday in Spokane. 17:04.84, more than a min-
ute off his personal
“I was 10 sec-
best.
onds or so off my
“I was a little
PR, but it was
disappointed in my
still a good race,”
time, but the goal
said Sanchez, who
of the meet was
clocked in at 19
strategy,” Anderson
minutes,
42.24
Anderson
said. “We wanted
seconds. “It was
to fi nish more
warm. I’m not used
together and be one of the
to the heat.”
Kennewick’s Geraldin top two teams. Kamikain is
Correa cruised to victory ranked No. 9 in the nation.
with a time of 18:46.78 — Their team is so deep.”
The Kamiakin boys
about 400 meters in front
took the top fi ve spots,
of Sanchez.
Nygard, whose time winning the team title with
of 20:09.40 was about the minimum of 15 points.
45 seconds off her per- Southridge was second
sonal record, said her legs with 72, while Hermiston
just weren’t there for her was third with 76.
Kamiakin sophomore
during the race.
“My legs are tired,” she Isaac Teeples won the
said. “I felt like I needed to race in a time of 15:53.94,
roll them out, but I never with teammate Stanford
did. I knew my time wasn’t Smith right on his heels at
good. I didn’t even look at 15:55.10.
Rounding out the top
the clock.”
The Hermiston girls fi n- fi ve for the Bulldogs were
ished third in the team race Jackson Shaver (12th,
behind Kennewick (36) 17:30.23), Logan Spring-
and Kamiakin (44) with 56 stead (14th, 17:39.12),
Pacheo
(18th,
points. Alexia Serna was Pedro
third (20:54.32) among 18:04.14) and Adrian Del-
the Bulldogs, with Julie gado (22nd, 18:17.76).
The MCC/Greater Spo-
Joyce fourth (22:11.85)
and Ashley Treadwell fi fth kane League District 8
Championships are Satur-
(22:20.60).
“Alexia beat Kami- day at Wandermere Golf
akin’s No. 4, which she Course in Spokane. The
has never done,” Hermis- top two teams and top 14
ton coach Troy Blackburn runners in each division
said. “We have to work on will advance to the state
our depth. We bring back meet.
Swimmers book
trip to district meet
HERMISTON HERALD
The Hermiston swim
team posted several per-
sonal or season records at
the Last Chance Invite on
Saturday in Walla Walla
to close out the regular
season.
Among the district
qualifi ers, Hailey Gard-
ner qualifi ed in the 200-
meter freestyle, and Kora
Tretteen in the 500 free-
style. Halle Thomas posted
qualifying times in the 200
individual medley and the
100 butterfl y.
Halle Jones, a fi rst-time
junior varsity qualifi er, also
earned a trip to districts in
the 100 backstroke.
“They swam with no
regrets,” coach Sara Sar-
gent said.
These swimmers will
join Abigail Sharon, Geor-
gie Stevenson, Laly Mor-
fi n, Bailey Young, Kon-
nie
Hahn,
Mattison
Christensen,
McKenna
Christensen,
Gretchen
Barton, Emilee Meyers,
and Breanna Simpson at
districts in Kelso, Wash-
ington, on Nov. 8-9.
Golf
The Hermiston High
School Golf Association
will host a four-person
scramble Nov. 23 at Big
River Golf Course in Uma-
tilla. Start time is 9:30 a.m.
The entry fee is $50
per person. Carts are not
included.
Entries can be turned in
at Big River.
The event is a fund-
raiser for the Hermiston
High golf team.
For more information,
contact Pat Kerrigan at 541-
571-0166, or Josh Brown-
ing at 541-720-4542.
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