Girls Soccer
UMATILLA 2, PENDLETON 0 — Freshmen Ava Montiel and Elaina Jewett each had a goal as the Vikings pulled off a road win over the Bucks.
“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 and left everything they had on the field.”
Montiel scored 3 minutes into the game, and Jewett added an insurance goal in the 71st minute. Goalkeeper Rylee Sanchez had five saves for the Vikings (7-0-2), who are yet to lose a game this season.
Senior goalkeeper Citlalli Garcia finished with five saves for the Bucks (3-5-1).
“We outshot them, just could not finish today,” Pendleton coach Kiana Rickman said. “Got unlucky with a couple of bounces. Overall, our team connected and controlled a huge portion of the game.”
Boys Soccer
PENDLETON 2, UMATILLA 1 — The Bucks scored two goals in the first half, then held on for a nonleague road win over the Vikings.
“It was a very good game,” Umatilla coach Pedro Ortiz said. “I believe my boys continued improving in passing as a team.”
Gabriel Figueiredo scored the first goal for Pendleton (4-6 overall), while Miles Johnson gave the Bucks a 2-0 lead at the half. Goalkeeper Thor Case finished with eight saves for the Bucks.
William Barajas scored for Umatilla (4-2-2) in the second half, while goalkeeper Abrahan Garcia finished with two saves.
Cross Country
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.
“She ran really well today,” Heppner coach Russ Nichols said. “It’s not a fast course generally, but I guess the little bit of rain packed it down. For that course, it’s a fast time.”
Nichols time eclipsed the course record of 19:44, set by Emma Mullins of The Dalles in 2018. They are the only two female runners to break the 20-minute mark.
The invite, celebrating its 10th anniversary, welcomed runners from 12 teams, with The Dalles winning the girls and boys team titles.
“I stress about it for days,” coach Nichols said. “I spent two days getting the course ready. I want it to be perfect. I want a good, official cross country course.”
The Dalles girls finished with 38 points, while Heppner had 31 and Nixyaawii 78.
Brooklyn Hendricks finished second for the Mustangs with a personal best time of 20:54.30, while teammate Riley Archer was fifth (21:53.70). Also scoring for Heppner were Mikalie Duncan (14th, 23:35.40) and Khloe Rodriguez (16th, 24:11.70).
“Brooklyn ran amazing and Riley is coming off a little bit of illness,” coach Nichols said. “I was shocked at how fast she ran.”
The Dalles’ top five runners finished in the top eight, led by Abigail Pope (3rd, 21:29.40) and Alessandra Meza (4th, 21:34).
McLoughlin’s Keely De La Cruz ran a PR of 22:50.20, while Riverside’s Leiliana Lissman was 12th with a time of 23:25.20. Also for the Pirates, Isabel Sanchez was 25th (36:37.30) and Makenzie Karl was 27th (40:46.30).
Nixyaawii was led by Emma Star-Nez, who was 17th with a time of 25:33.10. She was followed by Rosaella Salt (18th, 25:50), Shylee Broncheau (22nd, 27:53.80), Ayanna Star (23rd, 31:29.20) and June Johnson (24th, 33:12.40).
For Pilot Rock, Hailey Severe was 15th (23:57.70), while Autumn Severe was 21st (27:38).
Umatilla’s Emme Prindle was 20th (27:25.60), while Stanfield’s Jaelynn Cline was 26th (40:38.50).
Heppner’s Gage Hart won the boys’ race with a PR of 16:12.20, more than 20 seconds ahead of Ethan Beaty of Riverside, who had a PR of 16:43.70.
“He ran really well,” Nichols said of Hart. “Gage has been sick. He ran Tuesday and was white as a ghost. Ethan ran a good race and so did Tyson (Long) from The Dalles. It was a good race. Riverside has a good team.”
The Dalles won with 30 points, followed by Riverside (62), Heppner (102), Stanfield (109), McLoughlin (118), Grant Union (123), Pilot Rock (178) and Nixyaawii (198).
Riverside’s Eric Pullen was fourth with a time of 17:03.60 followed by Jaime Calvillo (18th, 19:00), Nathen Hammond (21st, 19:30.20) and Cougar Philippi (22nd, 19:30.70).
Rounding out the scoring for Heppner were Jake Wilson (8th, 17:42.40), Axton Hendricks (32nd, PR 20:41), Olson Anderson (35th, PR 21:14.50) and Harper Salee (41st, PR 22:28.50)Pilot Rock’s Sun Schimmel was just out of the top 10, finishing 11th with a time of 18:27.80. He was followed by Landon Norton (44th, 22:58.10), Ayden Hoeft (49th, 24:22), Parker Bucher (50th, PR 24:42.40) and Mason VanHouten (53rd, 31:01.30).
Israel Monkus led Stanfield, placing 17th with a time of 18:59.50. He was followed by Andrew Thurman (19th, 19:01.30), Carter Sharp (24th, 20:13), Alex Ibarra (29th, 20:37.40) and Gabriel Mendez (31st, 20:40).
Mac-Hi’s David Barnhart was the top Pioneer across the finish line, coming in 14th with a PR of 18:39.60. He was followed by Alfredo Hernandez (15th, PR 18:47.60), Damian Newbern (25th, 20:18.90), Fermin Mendoza Rodriguez (39th, 21:53.70), and Alex Arroyo- Guzman (43rd, PR 22:44.80).
Bryson Boyd led Nixyaawii, crossing the finish line in 42nd place (PR 22:28.50). Right behind him was Noah Snow (45th, PR 23:26.10), Dresden Farrow (47th, PR 23:46.50), Jeffrey Van Pelt (48th, 23:46.50) and Cashis Bevis (51st, 28:06.60).
Echo’s lone runner Logan Smith was 36th with a time of 21:18.50.
Umatilla’s Cristobal Moreno was 20th with a time of 19:16.60, while teammate Francisco Marcos Vargas was 38th (21:32.80).