Year: 2025

ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ UNION — Crane, ranked second in the 1A poll, fought off Weston-McEwen for a 25-14, 25-17, 23-25, 25-15 victory Saturday, Sept. 27 at Union High School. The TigerScots (6-7) also beat Union in three sets, but the scores were not available. “We served well today, putting pressure on the other teams,” W-M coach Marie Cain said.…

ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ MISSION — Serving woes plagued Nixyaawii in its 25-12, 25-11, 25-14 nonleague loss to Dufur on Saturday, Sept. 27. “We missed most of our serves, which really hurt us,” Golden Eagles coach Nina Watchman said. “We will be working hard and resetting.” Freshman Cryssa Kirkie led Nixyaawii (1-4) with three tips, two blocks and one kill,…

ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PILOT ROCK — Junior Tyler Campbell ran for three touchdowns and threw for another as Echo rolled over Pilot Rock 50-6 in Special District 3 action Friday, Sept. 26. “He was sick last week and he came out and played well tonight,” Echo coach Thomas VanNice said. “He played quarterback and tailback — that is a…

ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PENDLETON — While Pendleton had a hard time finding the end zone, Estacada reached the promised land several times on Friday,  Sept. 26, in a 40-16 nonleague win over the Bucks. “They were more physical tonight,” Pendleton coach Erik Davis said of the Rangers. “We have to decide how we want to attack the rest of…

ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ FAIRVIEW —  Pendleton’s Jack Reynolds ran a personal best 16:29.20 and finished 13th in the Division 2 varsity race on Friday, Sept. 26 at the Nike Portland XC at Blue Lake Regional Park. The Bucks fielded a complete team and placed 20th in the team standings with 446 points. West Salem won the team title with 95…

ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ HALFWAY — Pine Eagle had to dig deep for a 29-27, 25-20, 25-19 nonleague win over Nixyaawii on Friday, Sept. 26. “The girls played a close game with Pine Eagle,” Nixyaawii coach Nina Watchman said. “They were neck-and-neck in the first set, and close calls for two and three. We definitely learned a lot with the…

ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ LEBANON — The Nixyaawii boys ran into a fast and talented field at the Champs Invite at Cheadle Lake Park. Cashis Bevis was the first Golden Eagle across the finish line, clocking a 22:24.60 to place 142nd.  Neah-Kah-Nie won the team title with 132 points, with Trinity Academy a distant second with 173. Nixyaawii was 22nd…