Mountain View junior-to-be Jessica Wolfe is the second fastest returning cross country runner in Class 5A. She finished third at last year’s state meet and is one of a handful of standout runners on the girls side here in Central Oregon. She was kind enough to take a break from her back-to-school activities and answer a few questions for Central Oregon Athlete.

Central Oregon Athlete – How long have you been running competitively?
Jessica Wolfe – I’ve been running competitively since 6th grade, so as of this year, it’ll be six years.

COA – What was the highlight for you last XC season?
JW – Well, the highlight for last season would definitely be the 3rd place finish at state. Haha, in the hypothetical state race, I was ranked as 12th, so finishing 3rd absolutely blew me away!

COA – Can you share some of your goals for the season?
JW – As far as goals go, I’d really like to start running in the 18-minute zone. I really just want to go fast, and enjoy doing so.

COA – Do you play any sports other than XC?
JW – I’m not really coordinated enough to do many other sports than running, but over the winter I do yoga/pilates and spinning (indoor cycling).

COA – What do you like doing besides sports?
JW – Besides sports I love art (painting, sketching, sculpting), music (I play the piano and clarinet), reading and writing (indeed, I am a book geek), and being with awesome people.

COA – What is your favorite workout in Central Oregon?
JW – My favorite workout in Central Oregon would most definitely would be Pilot Butte repeats. I love how when you do 3 or more on a consistent basis, people start to know your name and cheer you on; it’s pretty fun.

COA – Do you have a favorite XC race?
JW – I absolutely LOVED the Ashland race. It was the most beautiful trail I’ve ever ran on, and last year my teammate (Mkhaila Thornton) ran on each other’s tail the whole time; making it possible on the huge down hill to do the “rollercoaster”, which involves sticking your arms in the air and screaming. So, not only did we have a great time running, but we also finished 1st and 2nd, with our team coming in 1st.

COA – Anything else to add?
JW – As far as running goes, Central Oregon is the absolute best!

State Meet Results
2009 – 3rd, 19:19
2008 – 8th, 19:32

Intermountain Conference Championships
2009 – 5th, 19:39
2008 – 4th, 19:30

I ran into Summit football coach Jerry Hackenbruck this past weekend and he is really excited to get things going in his second stint as Summit football coach. The Storm are coming off a down year and Mountain View/Bend are coming off of several successful years in a row… so there should be some great high school football in the city of Bend. Here are a few links to get you read:
• C.O. prep football games of the week
• 2010 NFL schedule
• Pac-10 football schedule

Don’t you think it’s time to start talking about high school football?!

Here’s all the games when Central Oregon football teams play each other.

September
10 – Madras @ La Pine
17 – Sisters @ Madras, Crook County @ La Pine
24 – Summit @ Redmond, Madras @ Crook County
October
1 – Redmond @ Bend
8 – Summit @ Bend, Redmond @ Mountain View
15 – Mountain View @ Summit
22 – Bend @ Mountain View, Summit @ Crook County, La Pine @ Sisters

Ducks’ men, women defend Pac-10 titles with easy victories

Bend’s Eaton defends his Pac-10 title in decathlon

Mountain View high school graduate Ashton Eaton of the University of Oregon set a world record in the men’s Heptathlon with a score of 6,499 points.
• Oregonian story.
• Results.

EUGENE – Mountain View beat Crescent Valley 38-33 to reach the first state championship basketball game in Mountain View history.

The last time a Bend school reached the state boys basketball championship game was when Bend High did so in 1944. Wow! That’s right, 1944.

The Cougars face two-time defending champion Jefferson on Saturday night @ Mac Court in Eugene.

It was tied 28-28 at the end of the third quarter and took three minutes in the fourth quarter before either team scored. Jesse Zapata hit a 3 to give MV a 31-28 lead.

The game was tied @ 33-33 with 3 minutes to play. James Reid hit a free throw to give MV a one-point lead with 2 minutes to play and added to more freebies to take a 36-33 lead.

Seth Brent was named the Mountain View player of the game. Brent finished with 10 points. Reid had 8 points and Mark Claar added 7 points.

Alex MacNeil led CV with 8 points.

Cougars reach state tourney
Mountain View holds off Corvallis behind 21 points from Seth Brent – By Beau Eastes/The Bulletin

The Brent name has come to mean dominance in Intermountain Conference boys basketball. Seth Brent has kept that going with his stellar play this year, leading the Cougars to a 23-1 record going into Saturday’s playoff game against Corvallis (at Mountain View 6pm). Seth’s older brother Brady was the 2008-2009 IMC player of the year and led Mountain View to a 19-4 record. Seth, at 6-7, leads the No. 3-ranked Cougars in scoring and rebounding this season. Seth took some time to answer a few questions for Central Oregon Athlete:

Central Oregon Athlete – Has basketball always been your main sport?
Seth Brent – Yes, Ive been playing since bitty ball in like 1st grade.

COA – Do you play any other sports?
SB -Not anymore. I used to do track and baseball, but just basketball in high school.

COA – What are your hobbies other than sports?
SB – Hanging with the guys on the team, chillin and watching movies, watching college football!

COA – Any plans yet for next year?
SB- I am going to WHitman COllege (where my brother Brady goes) and will be playing basketball.

COA – How much has having an older brother to play with helped your basketball game?
SB – It has helped so much. Seeing really what it takes to be good a year in advance. He has always been helpful with whatever it is i needed or wanted and has always believed in me.

COA – What has been the best part of this season?
SB – Just the success we have had and the growth in everybody on the team.

COA – What is your goal for the season?
SB – We want to make it to Mac Court in Eugene and compete for a state championship.

COA – what has been your most memorable game?
SB – Crook County on senior night. We decided to dress down the team manager (Ryan Soderquist, nicknamed “Q”). He played the last few minutes of the game and even got a few shots up. The smiles on his face before and after the game were something i will always remember.

COA – what are some of your best numbers you’ve ever put up in a game?
SB- I had 30 points and 10 rebounds against Madras. Had 26 points and 8 rebounds against Aloha. Then I had 10 points 11 rebounds 8 assists against North Eugene.

Mountain View topped Summit 58-46 in the Intermountain Conference game @ Mountain View High School Tuesday night. It was just a two-point game @ half time.