Pendleton goalkeeper Citlalli Garcia stops a La Grande kick on goal on Oct. 8, 2024, in Pendleton. KATHY ANEY | THE CUJ
La Grande holds off Bucks in GOL play
By ANNIE FOWLER, for The CUJ
PENDLETON — Rowan Evans had a goal and an assist to lead second-ranked La Grande to a 4-1 Greater Oregon League victory Tuesday, Oct. 8, over Pendleton.
“It’s a long season and sometimes teams can start to wear down come October,” La Grande coach Chris Gianandrea said. “Right now, this group is ultra focused and hungry. We are hitting our stride at the right time. The girls can tell we have a special group and we just are focusing on one game at a time.”…
Pendleton Youth Football head coach Mike Somnis talks to his players on Sept. 28, 2024, at Pendleton High School as assistant coach Ryan Sams listens. KATHY ANEY | THE CUJ
By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PENDLETON — Mike Somis and his seventh grade football team put their 3-0 record on the line against Richland Green on Saturday, Sept. 28. When the final horn sounded, their record improved to 4-0. Somnis’ team is one of five Pendleton teams in the Columbia Basin Youth Football league, which includes teams from the Tri-Cities,…
Pilot Rock get the W, Nixyáawii falls to Echo in Oct. 8 play.
By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ ECHO 3, NIXYAAWII 0 — The Cougars celebrated their annual Pink Night with a 25-15, 25-14, 25-20 Old Oregon League win over the Golden Eagles. “The girls played with a lot of energy tonight,” Echo coach Des Thew said. “It was nice to see them get back to the fun, animated group that they are. They…
Pendleton football players run onto the field to cheers before playing Redmond Sept. 13 at Pendleton High School. KATHY ANEY | THE CUJ FILE PHOTO
By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ BAKER CITY — Tugg McQinn ran for five touchdowns and Pendleton won its Greater Oregon League opener with a 57-40 win Thursday, Oct. 3, over Baker. The Bucks, who trailed 33-28 at the half, had a big second half to secure the win. “I thought our kids came back strong after the half,” Pendleton coach Erik…
Varsity and junior varsity runners burst off the line at the start of the Mustang Invite cross-country 5-kilometer race on Oct. 3, 2024, the Thompson Ranch near Heppner. KATHY ANEY | THE CUJ
By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ HEPPNER – For the second year in a row, Heppner’s Lily Nichols won the Mustang Invite at Thompson Ranch. Nichols turned in a time of 20 minutes, 52.6 seconds over the 5,000-meter course to help lead Heppner to the girl’s team title with 25 points. The Dalles was second in the team scoring with 34…
Pilot Rock get the W, Nixyáawii falls to Echo in Oct. 8 play.
Pendleton fends off La Grande in four sets By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ LA GRANDE — Pendleton made a clean sweep of the first half of the Greater Oregon League schedule with a 17-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-16 victory over La Grande on Wednesday, Oct. 2. “We lost the first set on account of a lot of errors on our part,”…
Pendleton rallies to beat Ontario in GOL play By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ ONTARIO — Kelsey Graham had a goal and an assist in helping Pendleton beat Ontario on Tuesday, Oct. 1, in Greater Oregon League action. The Bucks scored two of their goals in the final five minutes of the game to escape with the win. “We played hard,”…
This week in area sports –
Tuesday, Oct. 1 Boys soccer Ontario at Pendleton, 4 p.m. Girls soccer Pendleton at Ontario, 5:30 p.m. (MT) Volleyball Ech at Pilot Rock, 4 p.m. Griswold at Nixyaawii, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 Volleyball Pendleton at Umatilla, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 Cross country Pilot Rock, Nixyaawii at Mustang Invite, Heppner, 4 p.m. Football Pendleton/Nixyaawii at Baker, 7 p.m. Volleyball…
Pilot Rock get the W, Nixyáawii falls to Echo in Oct. 8 play.
By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ ELGIN 3, PILOT ROCK 0 — The Huskies improved to 7-4 on the season with a 25-22, 25-14, 25-18 nonleague win over the Rockets in Helix. “We played more consistent, but still need to be more aggressive and intentional with where we send the ball,” Elgin coach Haylee McNall said. “I’m proud of my team for…
Pendleton cross-country runners tackle a hill during practice on Aug. 22, 2024. KATHY ANEY | CUJ FILE PHOTO
By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ EAGLE, Idaho — Pendleton’s Jack Reynolds finished 48th out of 355 runners with a season-best time of 17:40.10 in the boys varsity division II race Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Bob Firman Invitational at Eagle Island State Park. The event, which featured 5,010 athletes from 166 high schools, 71 middle schools and seven states, had…
