McQuinn, Primus lead Bucks past Estacada By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ ESTACADA — Tugg McQuinn ran for 261 yards and four touchdowns, and added a receiving touchdown, to help Pendleton to a 59-28 nonleague win over Estacada on Thursday, Sept. 26. “Overall, we never punted and scored on every possession,” Pendleton coach Erik Davis said. “That’s a really good offensive…
Tuesday, Sept. 24 Boys soccer Pendleton at Baker, 5:30 p.m. Girls soccer Baker at Pendleton, 4 p.m. Prep volleyball Griswold at Pilot Rock, 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 Prep football Pendleton/Nixyaawii at Estacada, 7 p.m. Prep cross country Weston-McEwen at Walla Walla, 3:30 p.m. Pilot Rock at Baker Invitational, TBD Prep volleyball McLoughlin at Pilot Rock, 5:30 p.m. Enterprise at…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Starting this month, Americans will be able to order free COVID-19 test kits that will be mailed to their homes. c The U.S. Health and Human Services agency overseeing the program has not yet given an exact date when ordering can begin. An agency spokesperson has said the tests will detect current virus strains and can be…
Weston-McEwen tops Gold Beach 47-30 for first win By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ BEND — Maddox King ran for 177 yards and three touchdowns as Weston-McEwen picked up its first win of the season Saturday, Sept. 21, with a 47-30 victory over Gold Beach at Summit High School. “It was a good game,” W-M coach Morgan Dunlap said. “The boys…
By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ Nixyaawii made a strong showing among the big schools at the Wallowa County Invitational, with Sun Schimmel breaking into the top 20 by placing 19th with a time of 20:33.6 at Wallowa Lake State Park. Also scoring for the Golden Eagles were Noah Piercen (22:41.9), Waptas Brockie (22:58.3), Wyatt Withers (23:17.8), and Ellis Ashley (26:24.7).…
By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PENDLETON — Pendleton played step for step with Weiser (Idaho) in the first half, but the Wolverines turned up the pressure in the second half for a 70-45 victory Friday, Sept. 20, over the Bucks. “We had a tough time stopping them,” Pendleton coach Erik Davis said. “They ran the ball well. They are a good…
TigerScots hold off Grant Union for BMC win By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ ATHENA — Grant Union pressured Weston-McEwen all night, but the TigerScots were able to escape with a 25-22, 24-26, 25-18, 25-21 Blue Mountain Conference win on Thursday, Sept. 19, to improve to 1-1 in conference play. “We served tough tonight, putting pressure on the other side,” W-M…
By CHRIS AADLAND, The CUJ MISSION – For Nixyáawii Community School (NCS) teacher Niccole Harrison, becoming a teacher was “just kind of a lucky coincidence.” Harrison, who teaches language arts at NCS, was originally pursuing a career in social services before taking an unplanned elective course on early elementary education at Eastern Oregon University that set her down a different…
By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ MISSION — Nevaeh Moore and Liana Higheagle each had four digs and two kills for the Golden Eagles, but it wouldn’t be enough as the Rattlers slithered away with a 25-13, 25-13, 25-10 nonleague win on Wednesday, Sept. 18. “The girls are taking it one match at a time right now,” Nixyáawii coach Rayne Spencer…
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 The Four Columbia River Tribes set the following fishery plan and the Columbia River Compact concurred: The tribes are continuing to provide fishing opportunity throughout the summer season. Zone 6 Commercial Gillnet Fishery Area: All of Zone 6 Dates/Times: 6 AM Monday September 23 to 6 PM Saturday September 28 (5 nights) 6 AM Monday September 30 to…