THE DALLES — Dillon Elrod had 24 points, and Pendleton posted its fourth victory in the past five games with a 62-56 nonleague win over The Dalles on Saturday afternoon. “Great team effort today,” Pendleton coach Ron Murphy said. “Guys stepped up that needed to step up. Zane (Emry), Jalen (West) and Dillon were senior leaders today and we needed…
REDMOND — Pendleton went 3-0 on the first day of the Oregon Classic in Redmond, and will wrestle at 1 p.m. Saturday in the quarterfinals. “We didn’t look our best today, but we were good enough to win our pool,” Pendleton coach Trevor Hancock said. “Tomorrow, we need to be better.” The Bucks, who are 15-1 in duals this season, will…
STANFIELD — In a game that had a playoff atmosphere, second-ranked Weston-McEwen used a big third quarter to eke out a 45-40 Blue Mountain Conference win Friday, Jan. 16, over rival Stanfield. “I don’t remember too many girls’ basketball with that kind of atmosphere,” Stanfield coach Dan Sharp said. “You knew from the first 3-4 minutes, you were going to…
STANFIELD — Fifth-ranked Stanfield opened the game with a 32-13 lead and never looked back in an 86-44 Blue Mountain Conference win over Weston-McEwen on Friday night. “Stanfield is tough from behind the arc,” W-M coach Beck Kame said. “I’m proud of my guys.” Stanfield (9-4 overall, 3-0 BMC) stretched its lead to 58-26 at the half, and held an…
MISSION — Kash Bronson poured in 25 points to lead Nixyaawii to a 69-50 Old Oregon League win Friday over Griswold. “We played really tough at times, but it was just a couple of minute stretches that hurt us,” Griswold coach Chris Peters said. “Eli Boatright hit a couple of big 3s to pull us close in the third, but…
MISSION — Cryssa Kirkie had 17 points, and Nixyaawii picked up its first Old Oregon League win with a 41-24 victory over Griswold on Friday night. “We did a lot of things right tonight in the first and fourth quarters, but the middle two quarters definitely got away from us,” Griswold coach Kevin Porter said. “We had plenty of good…
by Nika Bartoo-Smith, Underscore Native News + ICT and Photos by Jarrette Werk, Underscore Native News Content Warning: This story discusses mental health challenges. Growing up across the state of Oregon, Ei-Shah Pirtle-Wright has called many places home. “I’m from the Earth,” said Pirtle-Wright, a citizen of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, with Siletz, Klamath and Modoc descendancy. Pirtle-Wright…
MAUPIN — Sophomore Hailey Severe scored a career-high 21 points to lead Pilot Rock to a 61-36 nonleague win Thursday over South Wasco County. “The girls played extremely hard today and executed well, especially on the defensive end,” Pilot Rock coach David Norton said. “South Wasco is an athletic team that applies a lot of ball pressure and we handled…
Rockets rally to beat Redsides MAUPIN — No. 10 Pilot Rock (13-3) went on a 24-6 run in the fourth quarter to rally for a 58-44 nonleague win Thursday over South Wasco County. Tied 11-11 after the first quarter, SWC went on a 12-9 run in the second for a 23-20 lead at the half. The Redsides had a 38-34 lead…
BAKER — Pendleton challenged Baker all night long, but a poor performance from the free-throw line helped the No. 2 Bulldogs to a 55-48 win over the Bucks on Thursday in the Greater Oregon League opener for both teams at Warberg Court. “The girls took another good step forward tonight,” Pendleton coach Tim Foster said. “Baker is a good basketball…