By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ REDMOND — The Pendleton boys soccer team is still in search of its first win after dropping an 8-0 nonleague game to Redmond on Wednesday, Sept. 11. “We had a couple of opportunities to score but didn’t convert,” Pendleton coach Evan Brandhagen said. “Our defense had a long game, but plenty of good takeaways going…
Pendleton takes down Burns in 5 sets By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PENDLETON — Pendleton knocked off 3A powerhouse Burns on Tuesday, Sept. 10, handing the Hilanders a 25-22, 2-15, 15-25, 25-22, 16-14 loss at Warberg Court. “The girls showed so much resilience and heart tonight,” Pendleton coach Jodi Primus said. “To win a big first set, and then struggle…
By CHRIS AADLAND, The CUJ MISSION – With a new school year at Nixyáawii Community School (NCS) comes new rules for students, including stricter requirements to miss class for cultural activities and a cell phone ban. The changes come after NCS staff tired of wrestling with the consequences of students taking advantage of lenient policies and what school officials say…
MISSION – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) learned Sept. 3 that it is one of 12 communities around the country chosen for a pilot program designed to invest federal dollars in small or economically disadvantaged communities. The CTUIR’s federal investment will be up to $10 million to improve fish passage along Mill Creek in southeastern Washington…
By MATTHEW BROWN, Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A man helped kill at least 118 eagles to sell their feathers and body parts on the black market as part of a long-running wildlife trafficking ring in the western U.S. that authorities allege killed thousands of birds, court filings show. Travis John Branson is scheduled to be sentenced in federal…
By LISA SNELL, The CUJ PENDLETON – A self-professed “typical horse crazy girl,” Kayla Fossek was born and raised in Pendleton, and she always knew she wanted to be a princess. The kind of princess that rides horses. But this year’s Pendleton Round-Up Queen didn’t grow up with horses. She didn’t even know how to ride a horse until she…
TigerScots go 2-1 at Heppner Tournament By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ HEPPNER — Weston-McEwen went 2-1 on Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Heppner Tournament, dropping its only match to Powder Valley. “We had a good day today,” W-M coach Marie Cain said. “We served well. Mya (Bryan) had 10 aces on the day, and Charlotte (Hansell) had 13.” The TigerScots…
By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ BEND — Missed opportunities in the red zone, a blocked PAT and a late interception hurt Pendleton/Nixyaawii in a 21-20 nonleague loss Friday, Sept. 6, to 5A Caldera. “We are young and inexperienced,” Bucks coach Erik Davis said. “We will figure it out at some point. “They (Caldera) had a good game plan defensively. They…
By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ MISSION — Annalise Watchman had 10 digs, three kills and three aces for Nixyaawii, but the Golden Eagles fell short 25-23, 25-23, 25-15 in a nonleague match Thursday, Sept. 5, against Bickleton. “We’re a scrappy team that will fight until the end, and that really showed in the first two sets,” Nixyaawii coach Rayne Spencer…
MISSION – Corinne Sams, a Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Board of Trustees Member at Large, has been named a 2024 Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award (ILA) winner. Ecotrust is a Portland-based nonprofit working with community members and organizations toward a vision of an equitable, prosperous and climate-smart future. It celebrates determination, wisdom and continuum of Indigenous leadership…