ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ IRRIGON — Weston-McEwen moved to 4-2 in the Blue Mountain Conference standings with wins over Irrigon and Stanfield on Saturday, Oct. 4. “Proud of the girls to come back today and take two wins on the road,” W-M coach Marie Cain said. “We took care of our side of the net and served tough. Our two…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PASCO, Wash. — Weston-McEwen’s Arden Shaul turned in a time of 19:03.70 to finish seventh at the Big Cross Invite on Friday, Oct. 3. The TigerScots finished fifth in the team standings with 122 points. Pasco won the team title with 15 points, with Cruise DeRuyter winning the race with a time of 17:55.70. Also scoring…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ LA GRANDE — Pendleton’s Jack Reynolds finished fifth with a time of 16 minutes, 59.16 seconds Friday, Oct. 3, at the Tiger Invite at the La Grande Country Club.Reynolds helped the Bucks finish fourth in the team standings with 111 points. La Grande won the team title with 36 points, followed by Union (53) and Nyssa…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ COVE — Cove picked up its first Special District 3 win of the season with a 44-0-win Thursday night over Pilot Rock. “It was rough,” PR coach Shane Munkers said. “Not a lot of yards offensively. Carter VanHouten got hurt last week and likely is out for the season. Logan Gourlie got hurt and is out at…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PENDLETON — The struggles continue for the Pendleton football team. The Bucks let a 21-0 lead slip away in the second half as Baker rallied for a 27-21 overtime win Friday, Oct. 3, in the Greater Oregon League opener for both teams. “It’s been a tough year,” Pendleton coach Erik Davis said. “Tonight, our center Kaleb…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ HEPPNER — Heppner’s Lily Nichols won the Mustang Invite for the third year in a row, setting a course record with a time of 19 minutes, 18.40 seconds on Thursday, Oct. 2, at Thompson Ranch. Nichols time eclipsed the course record of 19:44, set by Emma Mullins of The Dalles in 2018. They are the only two…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PENDLETON — Avery Brown dominated at the net with 13 kills, four solo blocks and four block assists to lead Pendleton to a 25-9, 25-15, 25-12 Greater Oregon League win over La Grande on Thursday, Oct. 2, at Warberg Court. “We came in with great focus and determination tonight,” Pendleton coach Jodi Primus said. “Every single…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ JOHN DAY — Weston-McEwen joined the log jam for second place in the Blue Mountain Conference with a 26-24, 29-27, 25-18 loss to Grant Union on Thursday, Oct. 2. The TigerScots, Grant Union, Irrigon and Stanfield are all 2-2 in the BMC standings. “Tough loss for us tonight,” W-M coach Marie Cain said. “There were just…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ MISSION — Kenzie Hendrix had seven kills and eight aces as the Echo picked up a 25-14, 25-9, 25-14 Old Oregon League road win over Nixyaawii on Thursday, Oct. 2. Liana Stewart led the Golden Eagles (2-6 overall, 1-4 OOL) with two kills and three blocks. “Our girls did better tonight with communicating and getting in…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PENDLETON — Freshmen Ava Montiel and Elaina Jewett each had a goal as Umatilla pulled off a 2-0 win over Pendleton on Thursday, Oct. 2. “The game was very rough with injuries and the weather not being on our side, but they really pushed through and persevered,” Umatilla coach Edgar Navarrete said. “They gave it their all…