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…
By ANNIE FOWLER, CUJ Special Contributor Pilot Rock falls to Ione/Arlington in straight sets PILOT ROCK — Pilot Rock got off to a slow start and couldn’t recover in dropping a 25-13, 25-13, 25-12 nonleague match Tuesday, Sept. 3, to Ione/Arlington (2-1). “We just had a hard time getting into a groove tonight,” Pilot Rock coach Jen Porter said. “We…
By ANNIE FOWLER, CUJ Special Contributor JUNCTION CITY 1, PENDLETON — The Tigers scored the only goal they needed in the first half as they beat the Bucks on the road Saturday. “We had probably 75% possession in their half, but didn’t manage to score,” Pendleton coach Evan Brandhagen said. Freshman keeper Jared Pace finished with one save for the…
By ANNIE FOWLER, CUJ Special Contributor PENDLETON — What a difference a couple of days make. After dropping its season opener to The Dalles on Thursday, the Pendleton girls soccer team roared back with a 4-0 victory over Junction City on Saturday, Aug. 31. “Overall, the team played much more composed this game than our first,” Bucks coach Kiana Rickman…
Tuesday, Sept. 3 Boys soccer Pendleton at Lewiston (Idaho), 4 p.m. Girls soccer Pendleton at Hood River Valley, 7 p.m. Prep volleyball Ione/Arlington at Pilot Rock, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 Prep football Powder Valley at Pilot Rock, 7 p.m. Girls soccer Pendleton at Riverside, 4 p.m. Prep volleyball Pilot Rock at Heppner, 4 p.m. Bickleton at Nixyaawii, 5 p.m.…
PILOT ROCK DROPS 2 The Rockets had a tough day at the Central Christian Tournament, dropping matches to St. Paul and Central Christian. “We played two solid teams that performed well last season,” Pilot Rock coach Jen Porter said. St. Paul was sixth overall in 1A.” In their first match against the Buckaroos, the Rockets fell behind early in the…
By ANNIE FOWLER, CUJ Special Contributor Primus connects with Strong for four touchdowns PENDLETON — For 3 1/2 quarters, Pendleton/Nixyáawii gave second-ranked Scappoose all it could handle, but two costly turnovers by the Bucks in the fourth quarter helped the Indians to a 49-35 victory Friday, Aug. 30, at Pendleton High School. “Honestly, walking in, I had no idea how…
By ANNIE FOWLER | Photos by KATHY ANEY | CUJ Special Contributors Pilot Rock splits matches at volleyball jamboree PENDLETON — Nine volleyball teams from Umatilla and Morrow counties came together Thursday, Aug. 29, for a jamboree at Pendleton High School, giving teams a chance to work out the bugs before the season gets under way. “We really enjoyed the…
NCS FALL CROSS COUNTRY PREVIEW By ANNIE FOWLER, CUJ Special Contributor Nixyaawii’s girls program is starting to take flight MISSION — Weyekin Wildbill is building the Nixyaawii Community School cross country with a little deception, but he will do whatever it takes to get the kids out on the road. “A majority of the cross country team does play basketball,”…