ENTERPRISE — Third-ranked Weston-McEwen opened Blue Mountain Conference play with a 47-14 win over Enterprise. The game was close in the first half as Weston-McEwen led 9-5 after the first quarter and 18-12 at the half. The TigerScots, who have won five games in a row, broke the game open in the third, going on a 21-0 scoring spree, keyed…
REDMOND — Pendleton used the inside-outside attack of Jubal Hoisington and Dillon Elrod to beat 5A Redmond 68-57 for its third win in a row. “That’s what we call a winning streak,” Pendleton coach Ron Murphy said. “Great win for our boys. It was a game we started a little slow, but after the first, we got our legs under…
MISSION — Kash Bronson poured in 32 points to lead the Nixyaawii to an 87-27 victory Thursday night over Wallowa. “When we move the ball, we can score,” Nixyaawii coach Aaron Noisey said. “We are improving on moving the ball and trusting it will come back to who had the hot hand.” The Golden Eagles (5-7) wasted no time on…
MISSION — All but one player scored as Nixyaawii cruised to a 50-15 nonleague win Thursday night over Wallowa. Neveah Moore scored seven of her 12 points in the first quarter as the Golden Eagles soared to a 20-4 lead. Nixyaawii (5-7) took a 29-6 lead at the half, then outscored the Cougars 21-9 in the second half to break…
PENDLETON — It was a packed house at Warberg Court on Wednesday night as No. 2 La Grande paid a visit to No. 3 Pendleton in a must-see wrestling match. The Tigers won every match from 120 pounds to 144 to escape with a 36-34 win and hand the Bucks their first dual loss of the season. “It was an awesome…
SCAPPOOSE — Scappoose stretched its win streak to four games with a 46-34 win Monday over 10th-ranked Pendleton at Warberg Court. “This was a missed opportunity tonight,” Pendleton coach Tim Foster said. “Scappoose plays hard and aggressive, and they caused us problems, but in general we did not execute well enough to win.” Scappoose (8-3) raced out to an 18-6…
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…