ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ HALFWAY — Pine Eagle had to dig deep for a 29-27, 25-20, 25-19 nonleague win over Nixyaawii on Friday, Sept. 26. “The girls played a close game with Pine Eagle,” Nixyaawii coach Nina Watchman said. “They were neck-and-neck in the first set, and close calls for two and three. We definitely learned a lot with the…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ LEBANON — The Nixyaawii boys ran into a fast and talented field at the Champs Invite at Cheadle Lake Park. Cashis Bevis was the first Golden Eagle across the finish line, clocking a 22:24.60 to place 142nd. Neah-Kah-Nie won the team title with 132 points, with Trinity Academy a distant second with 173. Nixyaawii was 22nd…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ ONTARIO — Pendleton opened Greater Oregon League play with a 25-11, 25-6, 25-19 win over Ontario on Thursday, Sept. 25. “Our girls played well tonight as a team,” Pendleton coach Jodi Primus said. “We have two players out right now that we are giving some healing time, but everyone played their roles well tonight. We served…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ HELIX — Pilot Rock had 21 aces as a team in handing Griswold a 25-13, 25-10, 25-5 Old Oregon League loss on Thursday, Sept. 25. “We have been spending some time focusing on our mental game and how to show up for our team, and that showed on the court tonight,” PR coach Jen Porter said.…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ ENTERPRISE — Charlotte Hansell had 19 kills, eight digs and three blocks to lead Weston-McEwen to a 25-20, 25-19, 25-18 Blue Mountain Conference win Thursday, Sept. 25, over Enterprise. “Nice to close out a win on the road,” W-M coach Marie Cain said. “Proud of the girls for taking care of business in three sets.” Bre…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ BOARDMAN — Hugo Ceron and Jose Flores each scored two goals as Riverside shut out Pendleton 8-0 to win their fifth game in a row. “We knew we had to play together and find our rhythm from the beginning of the game,” Riverside coach Juan Dueñas said. “We knew we couldn’t afford to lose the ball…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PENDLETON — Freshman Julieta Mendoza scored the game-winning goal 10 minutes into the second half as Riverside eked out a 3-2 win Thursday, Sept. 25, in a nail-biter over Pendleton. “We were up 2-0 in the first half and the girls moved the ball well,” Riverside coach Eddy Ramos said. “Had some defensive errors that led…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ BAKER — Pendleton had a goal waved off in the second half, resulting in a 0-0 draw with Baker on Tuesday, Sept. 23, in the Greater Oregon League opener for both teams. “Plenty of opportunities that we needed to capitalize on,” Pendleton coach Kiana Rickman said. “Played really pretty soccer for stretches, just need to figure…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PILOT ROCK — Pilot Rock ended a three-match slide with a 25-19, 25-17, 17-25, 26-24 nonleague win over 3A Riverside on Tuesday, Sept. 23. “We had a great match tonight,” PR coach Jen Porter said. “There were several long, exciting rallies. We had a true team effort. Everyone contributed and played as a team. I asked…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ MISSION — Nixyaawii won its first match of the season with a 25-13, 22-25, 25-15, 25-22 win over the Pendleton JV2 team. “The girls did an excellent job communicating and working hard to get the win against Pendleton’s JV2 team,” Nixyaawii coach Nina Watchman said. “Teata (Ellenwood) and I are super proud of the Eagles for putting…