Bucks win two to take control of match By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ WALLA WALLA —Nicole Somnis had 12 kills and Avery Brown added 10, but Pendleton fell short against Walla Walla 25-21, 16-25, 19-25, 25-15, 15-12 on Saturday, Oct. 12. After the Blue Devils won the first set, the Bucks (11-4 overall) won the next two to take control…
By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ HEPPNER — Alakae Rodriguez returned an interception for a touchdown, and had 10 tackles as Heppner beat Weston-McEwen 20-0 on Friday, Oct. 11, for a Blue Mountain Conference win at Les Payne Field. “Alakae is right in the middle of most things we do,” Heppner coach Greg Grant said. “I thought he gave a tremendous…
Bucks beat Bulldogs, remain perfect in GOL play By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PENDLETON — Nicole Somnis had 10 kills and Josie Jenness handed out 51 assists as Pendleton made quick work of Baker on Thursday, Oct. 10, for a 25-15, 25-15, 25-19 Greater Oregon League home win. “The whole team played really well,” Pendleton coach Jodi Primus said. “Everyone…
By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PILOT ROCK 3, GRISWOLD 0 — Lillie Holman had eight kills and two blocks to lead the Rockets to a 25-14, 25-15, 26-24 Old Oregon League road win over the Grizzlies Oct. 8. “We had a great all-round match tonight,” Pilot Rock coach Jen Porter said. “The entire team contributed and played aggressively offensively and on…
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.”…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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,”…