ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PENDLETON — Ontario scored the first touchdown of the game, but it was all Pendleton from there as Tugg McQuinn scored five touchdowns to lead the Bucks to a 40-7 Greater Oregon League victory Friday, Oct. 24, at the Round-Up Grounds. “When you win two in a row, that is a win streak,” Pendleton coach Erik Davis…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ HEPPNER — In another classic Heppner/Weston-McEwen match, the TigerScots came out on top 25-15, 14-25, 30-28, 25-18 to win the Blue Mountain Conference district title for the first time since 2013 on Saturday, Oct. 25. “We were really focused today and took care of our side of the net,” W-M coach Marie Cain said. “We embodied…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ GLADSTONE — Third-ranked Pendleton ran its win streak to 10 matches with a 25-9, 25-11, 25-4 nonleague win over Gladstone. No other details were available. Pendleton (18-3 overall) will return to Greater Oregon League play Thursday hosting Baker.
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PENDLETON — Sophomore goalkeeper Thor Case had a sensational game with 15 saves, but Pendelton fell short against Ontario 1-0 in Greater Oregon League play Tuesday, Oct. 21. “Thor had a fantastic game,” Pendleton coach Evan Brandhagen said. “I couldn’t be more proud of the team battling through illness and injury to still get an excellent result…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PENDLETON — A beautiful sunny day saw a plethora of personal best times Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the Kyle Burnside Memorial Invite at the Golf Course at Birch Creek. Union’s Ian Garlitz turned in a PR of 16 minutes, 14.6 minutes to place third behind a pair of La Grande runners. Garlitz’s PR before the race…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ COVE — Nixyaawii gave Cove all it could handle before falling 25-16, 25-16, 25-18 on Saturday, Oct. 18, in Old Oregon League play. Nixyaawii (2-10 overall, 1-8 OOL) got two aces from Annalise Watchman, while Neveah Moore had two aces and one tip, and Cryssa Kirkie one ace and one tip kill. Nixyaawii also dropped a 25-10,…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ ATHENA — In a showdown between the two undefeated teams in the Blue Mountain Conference, Heppner came away with a dominating 61-6 victory over Weston-McEwen on Friday, Oct. 17. “We just focus on what’s in front us and control what we can control,” Heppner coach Rob Wilson said. “Today, I think we leaned on our senior…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PENDLETON — Tugg McQuinn and Vance Nelson scored two touchdowns to lead Pendleton to its first victory of the year — a 35-13 Greater Oregon League victory over The Dalles on Friday, Oct. 17. “This game was big for us,” Pendleton coach Erik Davis said. “The energy was high all night and it goes to show…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ STANFIELD — Weston-McEwen had a rough day, splitting its Blue Mountain Conference matches Friday, Oct. 17, with Stanfield and Irrigon. “We struggled today, all the way around,” W-M coach Marie Cain said. “We just did not play well and they took advantage of that. Too many errors.” WestonMcEwen opened the day with a 18-25, 21-25, 28-26,…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ CORBETT — Pendleton beat Estacada 22-25, 25-12, 15-5 to win the Corbett Tournament title Saturday, Oct. 18. “We had a good opportunity today to play a couple of good teams to prepare us for postseason play,” Pendleton coach Jodi Primus said. “Estacada and Astoria both have some great hitters that challenged us at the net.” The second-ranked…