Boys Soccer
UMATILLA 1, FOUR RIVERS 1 — Williams Barajas scored the Vikings’ lone goal as they played to a draw against the Falcons in Ontario.
“We controlled most parts of the game, but failed to score,” Vikings coach Pedro Ortiz said.
Umatilla (1-1-2 SD5) scored first in the second half, only to see Four Rivers tie the score toward the end of the game.
Vikings goalkeeper Abrahan Garcia finished with one save.
Girls Soccer
UMATILLA 6, FOUR RIVERS 0 — The Vikings remained undefeated on the season with a Special District 5 road win over the Falcons.
Ava Montiel led Umatilla (3-0-1 SD5) with two goals, while Hailee Montiel, Evelyn Christensen, Shay McCallister and Alexa Garcia each had one goal.
Umatilla goalkeeper Rylee Sanchez had zero saves and only touched the ball once.
Cross Country
HERMISTON — Going up against some of top Washington and Idaho runners, Heppner’s Gage Hart and Lily Nichols were right in the mix Saturday, Sept. 13, at the highly competitive Hermiston Melon Fest at Sandstone Middle School.
Hart was the top local finisher, placing sixth in the boys’ 5,000-meter race with a personal best time of 16:14.44.
There were 150 runners in the race.
“He ran so well,” Heppner coach Russ Nichols said. “His finish was amazing. He was in ninth place with about 600 meters to go. There was some super fast competition, it was crazy.”
Rocky Mountain’s Hyrum Tuft, the first Idaho runner this season to break 15:30 (15:11.5 on Sept. 4), won the race with a time of 15:30.15, with Hermiston sophomore Leroy Lozano Mejia second at 15:31.98.
Rocky Mountain, a 6A division school in Idaho, won the boys team title with 35 points, with Mid- Columbia Conference powers Kamiakin second (52) and Hermiston third (95).
Pendleton was 12th (357), while Riverside was 16th (437), Heppner 18th (454) and McLoughlin 20th (594).
Lily Nichols finished 11th in the girls’ race with a time of 20:07.70, and was the top local finisher among the 104 runners.
“Lily ran 37 seconds faster than last year when she was third,” coach Nichols said. “This year she was 11th. There were five Rocky Mountain girls in the top 10. To have Gage and Lily in the top was like, wow. It was good for the kids to run against them. Rocky Mountain is crazy good.”
Pendleton’s Jack Reynolds was the second local runner across the finish line, placing 35th with a time of 17:30.58. Riverside’s Ethan Beaty was 39th with a time of 17:36.96.
Also scoring for the Bucks were Autry Robinson (60th, 18:44.17), Samuel Watrud (84th, 19:32.79), Eagle Edmiston (95th, 19:54.09) and Khoda Brown (96th, 19:56). For Riverside, Eric Pullen was 63rd (18:54.42), followed by Jaime Calvillo (98th, 19:58.38), Seth Hammond (129th, 21:58.80) and Cougar Philippi (131st, 22:06.47).
Following Hart for the Mustangs were Jake Wilson (69th, 18:58.77), Axton Hendricks (133rd, 22:12.83), Olson Anderson (137th, 23:00.03) and Harper Sales (143rd, 24:52.94).
Alfredo Hernandez led Mac-Hi, placing 88th with a time of 19:39.13. He was followed by Damian Newbern (128th, 21:51.10), Fermin Mendoza Rodriguez (140th, 23:25.88), Logan Brown (141st, 23:43.82) and Alex Arroyo-Guzman (144th, 25:09.79).
Umatilla’s Cristobal Moreno was 122nd with a time of 21:10.17. Hallie Heemeyer of Rocky Mountain won the girls race with a time of 17:39.34, with teammate Brooke Thompson second at 18:32.24.
The Grizzlies, ranked No. 4 in the Idaho 6A rankings, won the team title with 25 points, followed by West Valley-Yakima (68) and Kamiakin (99). Heppner was ninth (215), while Pendleton was 13th (348).
Also scoring for Heppner were Brooklyn Hendricks (35th, 22:29.66), Riley Archer (40th, 22:47.63), Khloe Rodriguez (67th, 25:40.39) and Mikalie Duncan (78th, 27:22.81).
Sophomore Rylee Jackson led Pendleton, placing 58th with a time of 24:08.04. She was followed by Kimberly Tinoco (73rd, 26:42.92), Ella Holtz (81st, 27:41.61), Marion Oliver (82nd, 27:42.59) and Evie Christiansen (84th, 27:49.95).
Riverside’s Leiliana Lissman placed 74th with a time of 26:55.43, while Umatilla’s Emme Prindle was 96th (29:47.59).