PENDLETON — Stanfield has been untouchable in the Blue Mountain Conference this season, and that streak extended to the district tournament, where the Tigers beat Grant Union 65-56 in the championship game Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Pendleton Convention Center.

“Grant Union is very well coached and played hard the whole game,” said Stanfield coach Rylie Smith, whose team won the title for the second year in a row. “We got off to a hot start and just never let go of it. I was impressed with how locked in we were defensively and just flat out played for each other.”

Both teams advanced to the 2A state playoffs. Now, they wait for the state pairing to be announced.

“One of our goals is checked off, but we still have more work to do,”Smith said.

The Tigers (17-6) opened the game with a 20-10 lead in the first quarter, then went on a 15-6 run in the second quarter for a 35-16 lead at the half.

The Prospectors (16-9) went on a 40-30 run in the second half, but could not catch the Tigers.

Landon Bailey led Stanfield with 17 points and seven steals, while Michael Odell added 13 points and five rebounds, and Jame Patterson had 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Talon Van Cleave led Grant Union with 19 points and six rebounds, while Lukas Blood had 11 points and three assists.

WESTON-MCEWEN 62, HEPPNER 53 — The Mustangs’ bid for a return trip to the 2A state playoffs was foiled by the TigerScots in the third-place game of the Blue Mountain Conference district tournament at the Pendleton Convention Center.

Each team scored 13 points in the first quarter, then W-M went on a 20-14 run in the second quarter for a 33-27 lead at the half. The TigerScots outscored the Mustangs 29-26 in the second half to stay one step ahead of Heppner.

Dylan Monaco led W-M (12-14) with 17 points, while Caleb Sprenger had 11 points, and Easton Berry 10 points, five steals and four assists. Lokaa Tso added 10 rebounds and five points, while Mazon Langford had 10 points and eight rebounds.

Landon Mitchell, Caden George and Mason Orem all had 11 points for the Mustangs (13-12).

NIXYAAWII 66, UNION 51 — The Golden Eagles rallied from a first-quarter deficit to beat the Bobcats in the championship game of the Old Oregon League district tournament at Baker High School.

Now, Nixyaawii (19-4) and Union (20-7) await the pairings for the 1A state tournament.

The Bobcats held a 13-9 lead in the first quarter, but the Golden Eagles turned their fortunes around with a 22-13 scoring spree in the second quarter for a 31-26 lead at the half.

Nixyaawii outscored the Bobcats 35-25 in the second half to secure the win.

Baron Moses led the Golden Eagles with 21 points, seven assists and six rebounds, while Weptas Brockie had 14 points and seven rebounds, and Rylen Bronson had 13 points, five rebounds and five assists.

Tee Ledbetter led Union with a game-high 26 points and eight rebounds, while Chase Koshinsky had 13 points and 13 rebounds.

VALE 77, RIVERSIDE 49 — Luke McGourty had 23 points, and the Vikings beat the visiting Pirates in the Eastern Oregon League district championship game.

Both teams earned a berth to the 3A state tournament, and now wait for the pairings to be announced.

Vale (16-8) led from start to finish, taking a 22-9 lead after the first quarter, and a 44-22 lead at the half. Diesel Johnson scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half for the Vikings.

Wyatt Browne scored seven of his nine points in the third quarter as the Pirates (21-6) outscored the Vikings 17-14 to cut the deficit to 19 points.

That would be as close as Riverside would get as Vale went on a 19-10 run in the fourth quarter.

Cooper Cemore led the Pirates with 17 points, while Jesus Peña and Jeremais Calvillo each added seven.

BURNS 64, UMATILLA 53 — The Hilanders used a 30-20 run in the second half to pull away from the host Vikings in the Eastern Oregon League district third-place game.

Burns earned a berth to the 3A state playoffs, while Umatilla still has an outside chance for an at-large bid.

Umatilla (16-10) led 17-13 after the first quarter, but Burns turned the tide with a 21-16 run in the second for a 34-33 lead at the half.

Jack Wright scored 15 of his 25 points in the second half to help the Hilanders secure the win.

David Garcia led the Vikings with 16 points, five assists and three steals, while Mike McGeee added 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Micheal Montez chipped in seven points and three assists.

Zane Perry-Kozeni added 25 points for Burns (17-9).

Girls basketball

LA GRANDE 54, PENDLETON 51 — The Tigers used a 24-17 run in the second half to rally for a win over the visiting Bucks in the Greater Oregon League district championship game.

“That was a great game” Pendleton coach Tim Foster said. “Both teams played super hard. We maintained a three to four-point lead most of the second half, but some calls went against us late and La Grande was able to convert at the foul line, and we were able to get the looks we needed to tie it up in the final seconds.”

La Grande (16-8) led 13-12 after the first quarter, but Pendleton went on a 22-17 run, behind six points from Hailey Schmidt, in the second quarter for a 34-30 lead at the half.

The Bucks still had a 43-42 lead after three quarters, but the Tiger converted 8 of 16 free throws in the fourth quarter to eke out the win.

Schmidt led the Bucks with 21 points, while Avery Krigbaum had 10.

Kayle Collman and Payton Daggett each had 12 points to lead the Tigers.

“Mel (Boatman) played great defense on their guards, and Avery played really tough D inside,” Foster said. “The girls competed at a high level for 32 minutes, you can’t ask for much more than that. La Grande just got a couple more shots to fall.”

ENTERPRISE 45, STANFIELD 37 — After splitting their games during the regular season, the Outlaws broke the tie with a victory over the Tigers in the Blue Mountain Conference district championship game at the Pendleton Convention Center.

“Alex Rowley single handedly beat us,” Stanfield coach Dan Sharp said. “Enterprise played way tougher and harder than we did.”

Rowley had 15 points and 19 rebounds for Enterprise (16-9), which led 13-9 after the first quarter and 27-22 at the half.

The Outlaws outscored the Tigers 18-15 in the second half to hold on for the win.

Saira Arellano led Stanfield (17-7) with 18 points, while Kayla Monkus had 10 points and five rebounds, and Mazie Reeser had six points and four assists.

Nevaeh James added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Outlaws, who out rebounded the Tigers 48-21.

HEPPNER 44, WESTON-MCEWEN 36 — Hallee Hisler had 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Mustangs past the TigerScots in the third-place game of the Blue Mountain Conference district tournament at the Pendleton Convention Center.

The Mustangs (18-7) held a small lead through the first three quarters, then went on a 16-6 run in the fourth quarter to pull away for the win.

Delaney Stefani added 11 points and six rebounds, while Lily Nichols hauled down nine rebounds.

Charlotte Hansell led the TigerScots (21-7) with 11 points and 11 rebounds, while Kelsey Graham added five points and six steals.

POWDER VALLEY 55, ECHO 51 (OT) — The Badgers outscored the Cougars 8-4 in overtime to win the Old Oregon League district title at Baker High School.

Both teams earned a spot in the 1A state playoffs, and now await pairings.

Echo (18-8) seemed to have control of the game in the first half, leading 18-7 after the first quarter and 26-14 at the half.

Powder Valley rallied in the second half, pulling within 37-29 at the end of the third. The Badgers went on an 18-10 run in the fourth quarter to tie the score at 47-47 at the end of regulation.

Nevaeh Thew led the Cougars with 14 points, while Ally Brown added 12 points.

Kelly Dixon had 15 points for the Badgers (19-6), while Jodi Bingham added 14.

BURNS 50, MCLOUGHLIN 39 — Madi Perkins had 15 points, but it wouldn’t be enough as the Pioneers lost the third-place game in the Eastern Oregon League district tournament on the road to the Hilanders.

Burns (18-7) got out to a 24-13 lead at the half, and led 39-26 after three quarters.

Mac-Hi (10-14) outscored Burns 13-11 in the fourth quarter, but it wouldn’t be enough.

Addie Banks added nine points for Mac-Hi, while Abi Perkins chipped in six points.

Caitlyn Horrell led Burns with 12 points, while Amaya Ballard added 11.

TROUT LAKE 60, IONE/ARLINGTON 18 — The Cardinals could not have picked a worse time to have an off day.

The Mustangs (20-4) had three players in double figures as they handed the Cardinals a loss in the third-place game of the Big Sky League district tournament at The Dalles High School.

While Trout Lake earned a berth to the 1A state playoff, Ione/Arlington will have to wait and see if it is awarded an at-large berth.

The Mustangs raced out to a 32-8 lead at the half, and extended their lead to 52-16 after three quarters.

Najiah Knight led the Cardinals (15-8) with six points — all coming in the third quarter. Grace Claughton and Analisa Valdez each added three points.

Violette Anderson led the Mustangs with 17 points, while Eden Anderson had 15 points, and Emma Patterson 14.

Swimming

Pendleton’s 200 free relay team of Grace Pitner, Sophie Nelson, Maryn Broker and Saralen Campbell turned in a time of 1:47.79 to place second at the 4A/3A/2A/1A state swimming championships at the Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center in Beaverton.

The same team of swimmers placed sixth in the event last year at state.

The 400 free relay team of Pitner, Blanca Botello Martin, Nelson and Campbell finished fifth with a time of 4:02.77 — their best time of the season.

The Pendleton girls finished seventh in the team standings with 16 points. Newport won the team title with 54 points, while La Grande was second with 43.

Also for the Pendleton girls, Campbell finished fifth in the 200 IM with a time of 2:26.36.

Jack Bonzani finished fourth in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:06.37 for the Bucks. Jack Sappington of Tillamook won the race with a time of 1:00.27.

The Pendleton boys were 18th in the team standings with three points. Newport won the team title with 72 points, while Catlin Gabel (47) was a distant second.

Girls wrestling

Irrigon’s Stephanie Romero won the 235-pound title at the 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 1 tournament at Scappoose High School to earn a trip to the state tournament.

The top five in each weight class advance to the state tournament Feb. 22-23 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland.

Romero, who won all of her matches by fall, pinned her teammate Chloe Wilson-Claassen in 5:45 in the championship match to go -0 on the day.

Romero pinned Jessica Brown of Tillamook in 42 seconds in the semifinals.

Wilson-Claassen pinned Jessie Compton of Banks in 49 seconds in the semifinals to reach the title bout. She also earned a trip to state.

Echo’s Averi Fisher booked her trip to state by finishing third at 125 pounds. Fisher was pinned in the semifinals by La Grande’s Maleigha Azure, then earned a 15-1 major decision over Natalie Baker of Clatskanie in the third-place match.

Riverside will send two wrestlers to state. Megan Wiseman (115) placed third for the Pirates, pinning Avery Robinson of La Grande in 4:59.

At 125, Katelyn Wiseman placed fifth, pinning Claire Frugia of Scappoose in 5:31 in the fifth-place match.

College women’s basketball

BLUE MOUNTAIN 63, BIG BEND 53 — The Timberwolves rallied from a 26-22 halftime deficit for an NWAC East home win over the Vikings.

BMCC used a 26-14 run in the third quarter to pull ahead for good.

Leanna Lepe led BMCC with a season-high 30 points, while Josie Wilson added nine points.

Aquinna Riggles came off the bench to lead BBCC with 12 points.

Men’s college basketball

BIG BEND 75, BLUE MOUNTAIN 67 (OT) — The Vikings outscored the Timberwolves 12-4 in overtime to pick up an NWAC East road win over the Timberwolves.

BMCC led 35-33 at the half, and BBCC used a 30-28 run to even the score at 63-63 at the end of regulation.

Dylan Westlake led BMCC with 15 points and six steals, while Jaquone Gatling had 12 points and nine rebounds.

Gil Gonzales led BBCC with 20 points and six rebounds, while Safari Barnwell chipped in 12 points.