UHS Basketball 2010

UMATILLA 61, BURNS 57 — In Burns, Umatilla boys’ basketaball led by two points late in the fourth quarter, but fouled a Burns player who sank two free throws to force overtime tied at 55.

Andres Sanguino made a layup off a steal in overtime, but the biggest play was senior Forrest McBride knocking down a straightaway three-pointer to cushion a four point lead with time running scarce.

Jorge Campos got four fouls in the first half, played 30 seconds of the fourth quarter and fouled out.

“It’s just amazing,” said coach Chris Wyland. “Any time you lose a starting senior point guard like that and have guys step up in a hostile gym is very impressive. It says a lot about the guys we have on our team.”

BURNS 52, UMATILLA 45 — In Burns, the Umatilla girls’ basketball team lost to Burns on the road Saturday in Eastern Oregon League play.

Burns came out strong early posting a 24-18 lead at the end of the first half, and never looked back.

Umatilla will remain in first place in the OSAA rankings regardless of their loss.

Umatilla plays Riverside Friday.

UHS Basketball 2010

UMATILLA 41, BURNS 29 — In Umatilla, the Umatilla Vikings (14-1, 1-0 EOL) opened Eastern Oregon League play Friday with a win over Burns (8-5, 0-2 EOL). The Vikings led just 21- 20 at halftime but gave themselves a little cushion in a tight third quarter, outscoring Burns 8-4 in the frame. Ashley Vandever led the Viking charge with 16 points and Catherine Routson and Jessica Siler each chipped in nine. Umatilla will host Grant Union today to continue league play.

UMATILLA 51, BURNS 46 — In Umatilla, the Umatilla Vikings (5-10, 1-0 EOL) held tough for an Eastern Oregon League win Friday to open their league season. Juan Ayala finished with just three points but hit a clutch free throw with two minutes to play that put the Vikings up 45-44. The team was able to close out the win from there. “Any time you start league you want to start on right foot,” said Umatilla coach Chris Wyland. “Our guys did great job of playing hard and playing smart. We had 12 turnovers, which is our season low.” The Vikings came in with a goal to make more free throws than Burns attempted. The Vikings made 14 shots at the charity stripe while Burns attempted 15.

UMATILLA 55, GRANT UNION 54 — In Umatilla, Jorge Campos sank a free throw with a minute to play and Grant Union (7-5, 0-3 EOL) missed a 15-foot jump shot at the buzzer in Eastern Oregon League play Saturday.

Forrest McBride scored a three-point play that regained the lead for Umatilla (6-10, 2-0 EOL) 54-52 late in the fourth quarter. Umatilla led 44-43 headed into the final frame.

“We were down 11 and 12 points numerous times in the second quarter and our guys did an excellent job of responding in the third quarter and finding a way to win the game,” said Umatilla coach Chris Wyland.

Campos led Umatilla with 26 points, Andres Sanguino added 17 and McBride finished with nine.

Ross Rawlins scored 13 of his team-high 21 points in the second quarter for Grant Union but a zone defense by the Vikings limited him in the second half.

Fall Sports 2010

Umatilla Soccer at State

Umatilla Defeats Santiam Christian

Umatilla won 5-0

Posted Thursday November 12, 2009

UMATILLA - The Umatilla Vikings defeated the Santiam Christian Eagles 5-0 on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Umatilla will travel to play Catlin Gable on Saturday, November 14 in the second round of OSAA playoff action.

The day was sunny and warm for early November with a temperature in the mid 50s at kickoff at 2:30 p.m. The temperature began to dip at about 3:45 as the sun neared the horizon.

There was not a long sizing up period by the teams at the start of the match. Umatilla scored the first goal five minutes into the match on a shot by Yeldar Orduna.

The second goal came around the 30th minute when Maximo Bedolla drove up the middle challenging the Santiam goalkeep out of the box then blasting the shot into the net. Umatilla led 2-0.

The third goal came at about the 38th minute when Jonathan Mendoza took the throw in at midfield and drove all the way up the middle for a goal. That gave Umatilla the 3-0 lead at halftime.

The first goal of the second half came in action in front of the net following a corner kick set piece by Umatilla. It took a few tries but Pedro Mendoza got the goal in the third minute giving Umatilla the 4-0 lead.

Yeldar Orduna closed out the game with a goal in the 30th minute of the second half as he zigzagged his way through the Santiam defenders. Umatilla won the match 5-0.

The Umatilla Vikings celebrated the win by dousing coach Pedro Ortiz with a bucket of Gatorade.

"It felt good." said Maximo Bedolla on scoring the second goal for Umatilla. "We're feeling confident this year. I think we can go all the way. We've got to take on the best to be the best."

Umatilla junior Yeldar Orduna had two goals, "It felt good to win. We're going to play in the second round. I feel better this year."

Sophomore Pedro Mendoza scored a goal, "It's great playing with the older guys."

"It feels good winning." said Sophomore Jonathan Mendoza. "It has been a good season this year. We've had a lot of fun working together as a team. We have a good chance at the championship.

After drying off Pedro Ortiz was all smiles about the teams win. "It feels just great. We play well together but I'm always looking for more. We still have some things we have to work on. We try things in practice and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.