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

Here are some helpful links for basketball in Bend, Oregon:
• High Mountain Hoops
• All Stars Basketball Academy Bend
• Summit High School Boys Basketball Team
• Central Oregon Hot Shots
• Mountain View Boys Basketball Team
• Mountain View Girls Basketball Team

Central Catholic will be looking to become the first school to repeat as the big-school state volleyball champion in Oregon since Gresham did back in 2001-2002. Central Catholic won the 2009 Class 6A title, their first since they had won the then 4A title in 2000.

Since Oregon moved to six classifications in 2006, Crook County has won all four Class 5A state volleyball titles. The good news for the rest of 5A is that in 2010 Crook County is moving to Class 4A. This move means a lot for Central Oregon schools. Sisters is the reigning 4A champions and will have to now deal with the Cowgirls. The Crook County move is good news for the Bend schools. Crook County beat Summit in the state finals in 2009 and 2007. Crook County beat Mountain View in the finals in 2008 and 2006.

2009 State champions:
6A – Central Catholic
5A – Crook County
4A – Sisters
3A – Santiam Christian
2A – Blanchet Catholic
1A – Imbler

Changes in realignment, hybrid conferences and a new state tournament highlight the 2010 Oregon high school boys soccer season. Everything is going to be a little different as the OSAA made some major changes prior to the season. Here’s how things went last year and how they lineup this year.

The Salem-area schools (Central Valley Conference) were tough in Class 6A last year, with three of the eighth quarterfinal teams (West Salem, McNary and South Salem) with South Salem winning it all. Apart from losing Redmond not much changes in the CVC. South Medford beat Jesuit 1-0 in the semifinal before falling to South Salem 2-1.

In Class 5A, the Intermountain Conference is now just three teams (Bend, Mountain View and Summit). That’s a tough one considering that Summit was the IMC champion last year and Mountain View beat Bend in the state semifinals. 5A state-champion Corvallis is part of the eight-team Mid-Willamette Conference.

2009 State Champions
6A – South Salem
5A – Corvallis
4A – La Salle Prep
3A/2A/1A – Oregon Episcopal

Bend’s Summit high school is the heavy favorite to repeat as the Class 5A girls state champions in Oregon prep cross country in 2010. While the Storm should lead the team race and have the returning individual state champion (junior Megan Fristoe), they won’t be the only fast group in Bend! Mountain View has several of the fastest girls in the state and sophomore Jenna Mattox of Bend is one of the state’s elite. Mountain View’s Jessica Wolfe was beaten only by Fristoe at the state meet, so look for lots of fast times in the newly formed 5A Special District 1 with Ashland, Bend, Eagle Point, Mountain View and Summit.

SUMMIT (1st)
Megan Fristoe, 11, Summit, 18:52
Brit Oliphant, 10, Summit, 19:46
Kira Kelly, Summit, 19:53
Sara Fristoe, 11, Summit, 20:03

Crescent Valley (2nd)
Charlotte Fisher, 12, Crescent Valley, 19:47
Meredith Wells, 11, Crescent Valley, 20:04

Ashland (4th)

Bend (5th)
Jenna Mattox, 10, Bend, 19:33

Marist (1st 4A)

Top 10 Individuals (last year’s time @ state)
1 Megan Fristoe, 11, Summit, 18:52
2 Jessica Wolfe, 11, Mountain View, 19:19
3 Jenna Mattox, 10, Bend, 19:33
4 Brit Oliphant, 10, Summit, 19:46
5 Charlotte Fisher, 12, Crescent Valley, 19:47
6 Kira Kelly, Summit, 19:53
7 Sara Fristoe, 11, Summit, 20:03
8 Meredith Wells, 11, Crescent Valley, 20:04
9 Nicole Dillavou, 12, Pendleton, 20:11
10 Mikhaila Thornton, 12, Mountain View, 20:19

Former Mountain View standout athletes Jesse Thomas and Linsey Corbin will be competing in this Saturday’s Ironman 70.3 Boise half ironman race. The race features a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and 13.1 mile run.

Video interview of Linsey:

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The Summit girls have a two-stroke lead over Crescent Valley after the first day of the Class 5A state golf tournament. The Storm leads Crescent Valley 335-337. The Summit boys sit in second place after the first day of their tournament.

The Mountain View girls are in 6th. Pendleton boys are also in 6th.

• GIRLS SCORES
• BOYS SCORES

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