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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...
09/24/2025

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 in the work.”
Freshman Cryssa Kirk led Nixyaawii with six aces, two kills and four tips, while Liana Stewart had six kills and three aces, Naveah five kills and three aces, Annalise Watchman four kills, Devon Hall Spencer three aces and Brooklyn Jones three kills.
The Golden Eagles (1-2) will play Pine Eagle Friday in Halfway.
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Eastern Oregon Sports

Pendleton’s Jack Reynolds turned in a time of 18:35.30 to finish third in the Division 3 hard course race at the Three C...
09/23/2025

Pendleton’s Jack Reynolds turned in a time of 18:35.30 to finish third in the Division 3 hard course race at the Three Course Challenge on Saturday, Sept. 20. Reynolds’ time placed him 11th overall.
“He took about a minute off of his PR from last year,” Pendleton coach Maddy Naughton said. “He ran like a beast. All of our kids did outstanding. I’m really proud of them.”
The Bucks finished second in the team standings for Division 3 behind La Center.
Also for the Bucks, Khoda Brown ran a 20:19.80 in the hard course race with Reynolds, while Autry Robinson (8th, 19:25.20), Damien Vega (9th, 19:27.20) and Samuel Watrud (20th, 20:46) ran the moderate course.
Farley Hill (18:41.50) and Eagle Edmiston (18:57.40) were sixth and seventh on the Division 3 easy course.
The Pendleton girls were fifth in the Division 3 team standings, led by Evelyn Hays (7th, 25:05.60) and Rylee Jackson (12th, 26:04), who ran the hard course.
Marion Oliver (22nd, 27:02.70), Kimberly Tinoco (23rd, 27:13.70) and Ella Holtz (25th, 27:23.70) ran the moderate course, and Evie Christiansen (12th, 25:41.50) and Seely Hemphill (14th, 26:16) ran the easy course.
The Pilot Rock boys, who had an incomplete team, ran in Division 5, where Sun Schimmel led the Rockets, placing ninth in the moderate course race with a time of 20:07.40. Teammate Landon Norton was 48th with a time of 24:46.4.
The Pilot Rock girls, also in Division 5, saw Hailey Severe place sixth on the easy course with a time of 26:25.70, while Autumn Severe was 19th (29:51.20).
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Eastern Oregon Sports

Pendleton improved to 3-3 on the season with a 4-3 nonleague win over Madras on Saturday, Sept. 20.Jaren Yoshioka, Colin...
09/23/2025

Pendleton improved to 3-3 on the season with a 4-3 nonleague win over Madras on Saturday, Sept. 20.
Jaren Yoshioka, Colin Harrington, Gabriel Figueiredo and Easton Dressler all scored goals for Pendleton, while goalkeeper Jared Pace finished with 10 saves.
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Eastern Oregon Sports

Pendleton got goals from three players, and goalkeeper Citlalli Garcia had 12 saves in a 3-0 nonleague win over Madras o...
09/23/2025

Pendleton got goals from three players, and goalkeeper Citlalli Garcia had 12 saves in a 3-0 nonleague win over Madras on Saturday, Sept. 20.
“With injuries and sickness, we had one sub on a hot day,” Pendleton coach Kiana Rickman said. “Proud of the girls for their grit today and through a ton of travel this week.”
Presley Greenwalt scored off an assist by Noemi Alvarez to open the scoring for the Bucks (2-3), followed by Ava Jackson, who scored off a stopped shot by Presley. Chais Surber finished the scoring.
“Madras was a great matchup for us,” Surber said. “We’ve had some obstacles recently but this game shows the hard work we’ve been putting in practice. Our team had higher energy, and our offense and defense is connecting better than our first few games. We did an amazing job keeping composure and fighting for the win. Each game, we just are just improving and I’m excited to see our growth as the season continues.”
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Eastern Oregon Sports

Charlotte Hansell had 17 kills, 16 digs, three aces and one block to lead Weston-McEwen to an 18-25, 27-25, 21-25, 25-21...
09/23/2025

Charlotte Hansell had 17 kills, 16 digs, three aces and one block to lead Weston-McEwen to an 18-25, 27-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-11 road victory over Lowell.
Addy Hall chipped in 11 kills and 12 digs for W-M (4-6), while Reagan Pickard had 13 assists, 11 digs, seven kills, and Mya Bryan had 21 assists, 16 digs and three aces. “Charlotte and Addy had a strong performance in this match on the outside,” W-M coach Marie Cain said.
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Eastern Oregon Sports

Pendleton finished 1-1 at the North Marion Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 20, beating Baker and dropping a match to Burns...
09/23/2025

Pendleton finished 1-1 at the North Marion Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 20, beating Baker and dropping a match to Burns.
The Bucks opened the day with a 1-0-1 record in pool play, beating Tillamook 2-0 and splitting with Philomath.
In bracket play, Pendleton beat Baker 25-22, 26-24 before falling to Burns 25-15, 23-25, 15-6.
On the day, Finley Evans had 45 digs, while McKinley Lieuallen had 14 digs, Caitlin Cooley handed out 54 assists, Kelsi Primus had 18 kills, Avery Brown had 17 kills, MJ Gomez had five aces, and Avery Brown chipped in seven solo blocks and four block assists.
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Oregon Sports

Unforced errors led to Pilot Rock's downfall in a 25-9, 25-15, 25-21 Old Oregon League loss to Cove on Friday, Sept. 19....
09/23/2025

Unforced errors led to Pilot Rock's downfall in a 25-9, 25-15, 25-21 Old Oregon League loss to Cove on Friday, Sept. 19.
“We were inconsistent today,” PR coach Jen Porter said. “We had some great blocks and plays, but too many unforced errors. I changed up the rotation each set, and the third set we competed well. We will just keep working hard to find something that clocks. We have low numbers this season so there are not a lot of options.”
Coley Gibbs led the Rockets (3-6 overall, 1-3 OOL) with 17 digs, while Kashley Golden had four kills and two blocks, Aubrey Corwin three aces, Kessa Litfin seven assists, and Stevee Osborn two aces.
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Oregon Sports

Perrydale held Pilot Rock scoreless in the second half as they cruised to a 50-14 nonleague win Friday, Sept. 19.Carter ...
09/23/2025

Perrydale held Pilot Rock scoreless in the second half as they cruised to a 50-14 nonleague win Friday, Sept. 19.
Carter VanHouten led the Rockets (1-2) with 172 yards passing and 72 yards rushing. He threw touchdown passes of 15 and 21 yards to Gage Williams.
Williams led the way on defense for Pilot Rock with five tackles, while Tucker Holton and Lucas Thieme each had four tackles.
Pilot Rock will host Echo on Sept. 26 in its Special District 3 opener.
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Eastern Oregon Sports

A’Tish Williams ran for two touchdowns as Weston-McEwen opened Blue Mountain Conference play with a 30-0 win over Grant ...
09/23/2025

A’Tish Williams ran for two touchdowns as Weston-McEwen opened Blue Mountain Conference play with a 30-0 win over Grant Union.
Wyatt Parsons also ran for a touchdown, while Jonathan Leighty caught a touchdown pass. Jace Dunlap ran for 115 yards.
“The defense played well,” W-M coach Morgan Dunlap said. “The boys came together and got a good win.”
The TigerScots (1-2 overall, 1-0 BMC) will play at Stanfield on Oct. 3.
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Eastern Oregon Sports

Ty Cobb rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns to lead Weiser to a 62-14 nonleague win over Pendleton on Friday, Sept. ...
09/23/2025

Ty Cobb rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns to lead Weiser to a 62-14 nonleague win over Pendleton on Friday, Sept. 19.
“We have taken our lumps this preseason,” Pendleton coach Erik Davis said. “We are beat up and extremely young, but we will continue to work and prepare for the second half of the season. We are still in control of our own destiny. We need to keep our heads up and figure out a way to turn the season around starting next week at home against Estacada.”
For Pendleton (0-4), freshman Aiden Cox caught three passes for 67 yards and one touchdown, and had a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
Vance Nelson ran for 25 yards on eight carries, while Tugg McQuinn had 24 yards on five carries. Cole Sazue completed 16 of 27 passes for 164 yards with one touchdown and four interceptions. Zane Emery was on the receiving end of four catches for 37 yards, and Teegan Herrera had five catches for 35 yards.
Defensively, Kolt McQuinn had eight tackles, while Cole Roy had six. Nelson had a fumble recovery and Tugg McQuinn had an interception.
“We need to get healthy and we need to get a lot better to make any sort of run in league,” Davis said. “But I promise you we will not get complacent in our preparation. We just need to execute at a way better level.”
The Wolverines (2-2), who led 36-0 at the half, ran for a season-high 401 yards, and defensively had four interceptions, two each by Wyatt Black and Shayd Crossley.
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Eastern Oregon Sports

Avery Brown had 16 kills and five block assists to help Pendleton to a 25-20, 25-16, 21-25, 25-22 nonleague win Wednesda...
09/19/2025

Avery Brown had 16 kills and five block assists to help Pendleton to a 25-20, 25-16, 21-25, 25-22 nonleague win Wednesday, Sept. 17, over Clarkston.
“It was tough traveling three-plus hours today after a match last night, and the gym was really hot,” Pendleton coach Jodi Primus said. “We were not at our top play tonight, but the girls rallied together to muster enough energy for the win.”
Kelsey Primus hit at 56% with 14 kills and three block assists for the Bucks (7-2), while Caitlin Cooley had 32 assists and three aces, Sophie Nelson three solo blocks and to block assist, Finley Evans 33 digs, and Tatum Lambert 12 digs.
Pendleton will play Saturday at the North Marion Tournament.
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Jeytt Cant had nine kills, and Whitney Haddock handed out 13 assists as Imbler improved to 2-0 in Old Oregon League play...
09/19/2025

Jeytt Cant had nine kills, and Whitney Haddock handed out 13 assists as Imbler improved to 2-0 in Old Oregon League play with a 24-14, 25-3, 25-13 victory over Pilot Rock on Wednesday, Sept. 17.
“Imbler is a solid team,” Pilot Rock coach Jen Porter said. “We played hard tonight in a really fast-paced match. I was proud of the team for working hard until the end. They never gave up.”
Cora Royes added five kills for the Panthers (11-5 overall), while Isla Howard had four kills, Maggie Pahlow three kills, Kali Camp two kills, three blocks and four aces, and Olivia Haddock eight assists and four aces.
“Great team effort tonight,” Imbler coach Jennifer Teeter said. “We had a strong receive performance from Alondra Camacho with 12 receptions.”
Pilot Rock (3-4, 1-1) got five kills and one block from Gracee Hemphill, while Kessa Litfin had nine digs and five assists, Coley Gibbs six digs and one ace, and Aubrey Corwin four assists and one ace.
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