Local roundup: Stanfield ekes out BMC win over Grant Union

STANFIELD — Mazie Reeser had 16 kills, 13 digs and four aces to lead Stanfield to a 21-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-15, 17-15 Blue Mountain Conference win Thursday, Sept. 14, over Grant Union.

“The girls did a nice job of staying focused and executing on a few areas we had to clean up from last weekend,” Stanfield coach Blaine Ganvoa said.

Mykael Graham handed out 30 assists and had four aces for the Tigers (2-0 BMC), while Kylee Jackson had 21 digs, eight kills and four blocks, Kayla Munkus nine kills and 11 digs, and Marissa Schnell 10 digs.

“We knew coming into today that Grant Union was going to be a tough match,” Ganvoa said. “It’s that competition that will continue to move us in a positive direction heading into this weekend.”

HERMISTON 3, WALLA WALLA 0 — The Bulldogs pick up their first Mid-Columbia Conference win of the season with a 25-19, 25-20, 25-23 road win over the Blue Devils.

“We played very well defensively again, and the serve receive helped our offense score today,” Hermiston coach Dan Headley said. “Great all-round game, especially at the end when they made a comeback in the last game.”

Izzy Simmons led the Bulldogs with 10 kills and nine digs, while Cici Follet had eight kills, Karsyn Botefuhr eight digs and four aces, and Lucie Nguyen handed out 18 assists, and served at 100% with four aces.

IRRIGON 3, ENTERPRISE 1 — The Knights won their first Blue Mountain Conference match with a 25-11, 23-25, 25-13, 25-10 road win over the Outlaws.

Claire Mueller led the Knights (6-2 overall, 1-1 BMC) with 17 kills and five aces, while Leah Mueller had 18 assists, six kills and three aces, Kaydence Emery nine kills and eight aces, Aleida Cardenas seven assists and Leslie Martinez two kills and an ace.

IONE/ARLINGTON 3, HORIZON CHRISTIAN 0 — Najiah Knight had five kills, and Kelly Doherty had seven aces, as the Cardinals remained perfect on the year with a 25-16, 25-7, 25-13 Big Sky League win over the Hawks in Hood River.

The Cardinals improved to 2-0 in league play and 9-0 overall.

IMBLER 3, ECHO 0 — The Panthers picked up a 25-19, 25-20, 25-10 nonleague home win over the Cougars.

Nevaeh Thew had seven kills, nine assists and six digs for the Cougars (3-6), while Jaki Bartoschek added nine kills and five blocks, Taylor Sperr four blocks, and Kenzie Hendrix eight assists and 10 digs.

MCLOUGHLIN 3, UMATILLA 0 — Miley Rhoads had six kills and 10 aces to lead the Pioneers to a 25-5, 25-19, 25-20 Eastern Oregon League road win over the Vikings.

“This was our first league game and we’re happy to come out with the win,” Mac-Hi coach Kassidy Ruiz said. “Umatilla is always a fierce competitor, so we are always excited for the game.”

Lainie Ellis added nine aces and three kills, while Maddie Stiefel and three kills, Maritza Ruvalcaba three aces, and Addy Brown two aces and one kill.

“This was a complete team game,” Ruiz said. “We worked very well together, and when things started to turn, our team managed to use their skills to dig themselves out and finish strong.”

Prep girls soccer

RICHLAND 2, HERMISTON 0 — After playing to a 0-0 tie at the half, the Bomber pulled away in the second half for a Mid-Columbia Conference win over the Bulldogs at Kennison Field.

“We lost to a really good Richland team,” Hermiston coach Omar Medina said. “We played some of the best soccer we have played this year tonight, and ready made Richland work for their two goals.”

Medina praised senior Dalia Cervantes and the Hermiston defense for their play.

“They were well organized and pressed the ball well the whole game,” Medina said. “We were a very different team tonight than the one that played on Saturday. I’m proud of the girls for fighting to the end.”

Football

IRRIGON 36, UMATILLA 30 — Josiah Morena ran for two touchdowns as the Knights improved to 2-1 on the season with a nonleague home win over the Vikings.

Mason Harrison ran for 129 yards, and threw for 64 yards and a touchdown for the Knights. Defensively, he had four tackles and a strip sack that led to a Xander Olman 37-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown.

“Mason Harrison had a great night and set the tone on offense,” Irrigon coach Andrew Castillo said. “Our defensive line, led by Brayden Locey, Saige Ely and Xander Olman played really well. Multiple sacks, tackles for a loss, and forced a lot of turnovers in the first half. Our goal was to get them out of their run game, which they are good at.”

Lee Harrison added 83 yards rushing and a touchdown for Irrigon, while Koebe Campos had 48 yards receiving, Zach Parton had six tackles, two for loss, and Lee Harrison had two sacks.

“Overall, I’m happy with the effort, but we still haven’t played a complete football game on both sides of the ball,” Castillo said. “We lose focus at crucial times, and way too many blown coverages tonight. We will watch film and try to fix it for next week.”

ENTERPRISE 64, PILOT ROCK 6 — The Rockets dropped their Special District 3 opener to the Outlaws, who held Pilot Rock to less than 100 yards of offense.

“They have some big kids,” Rockets coach Shane Munkers said. “Their offensive line pretty much manhandled us, and their running backs had big lanes to run for yards.”

Carter Vanhouten-Chase scored Pilot Rock’s touchdown on a 33-yards pass from Krister Litfin in the third quarter. Litfin threw for 44 yards.

“We tried to run the clock out a little bit,” Munkers said. “We ran the ball 25 times, but just couldn’t get it going. We took some sacks. We couldn’t get anything going offensively.”

The Rockets (2-1 overall, 0-1 SD3) will host Cove on Sept. 21.