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

Oregonlive.com 5A top 10 preseason football poll:
1 Sherwood
2 West Albany
3 Marist
4 Jefferson
5 Crescent Valley
6 Mountain View
7 Bend
8 Churchill
9 Hermiston
10 Corvallis

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

Bend’s Eaton to compete at NCAAs
Oregon senior begins decathlon bid at national track and field meet – The Bulletin

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

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

Oregon track & field: Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen should win Pac-10 combined events titles despite throttling back; News, notes & links – The Oregonian

Team results:

Championship Semifinals
Wilsonville def Redmond 6-2
Central Catholic def Hermiston 8-0

Championship
Wilsonville def Central Catholic 5-3

3rd Place
Redmond def Hermiston 5-3

Quarterfinal losers bracket
Corvallis def Sumit 5-3
Crescent Valley def Sherwood 5-3
5th place
Crescent Valley def Corvallis 4-4(sets)
7th Place
Summit def Sherwood 5-3

Consolation semis
McMinnville def Bend 8-0
Sprague def Mt View 7-1

Consolation 3rd place
Bend def Mt. View 5-3
Consolation finals
McMinnville def Sprague 7-1

Consolation Quarterfinal losers
Churchill def Klamath Union 7-1
Crook County def Madras 8-0

Crook County def Churchill 7-1
Klamath Union 6-2

Individual box scores:

Bend 0 McMinnville 8
Singles
Christine Selvy(M) def Bryn Oliveira(B) 6-7, 6-2, 10-4
Linna Way(M) def Allie Calande(B) 6-1,6-2
Amelia Henry(M) def Lexie Kadlecik(B) 7-5,7-5
Katrina Baker(M) def Lindsay Peterson(B) 6-4,6-0

Doubles
Erica Jarmer/Krystal Goodman(M) def Hannah Palcic/Chloe Knievel(B) 6-4,6-4
Katie Krieger/Elyse Linke(M) def Andy Lohmann/Katie Fowlds(B) 7-5,6-2
Candi Lorremans/Erin McCann(M) def Kaylee Tornay/Allison Daley(B) 6-7,6-4,10-7
Kerri Short/Christina Malliris(M) def Claire Nichols/Mariah Taunton(B) 6-0,6-2

Bend 5 Mt. View 3
Singles
Betsy Daniel(MV) def Allie Calande(B) 5-7,6-0,10-6
Katie Fowlds(B) def Jess Cesar(MV) 6-4,6-3
Kaylee Tornay(B) def Kelsey Currier(MV) 6-1,6-4
Crosby Mays(MV) def Claire Nichols(B) 6-4,6-2

Doubles
Bryn Oliveira/Allison Daley(B) def Mackenzie Lind/Kaitlyn Deckard(MV) 6-4,6-0
Chloe Knievel/Hannah Palcic(B) def Karen Eberle/Kelly Torrence(MV) 4-6,6-3,10-7
Andy Lohmann/Lexi Kadlecik(B) def Demi Cook/Hillary Wiley(MV) 6-1,6-1
Kellie Riper/Ida Kolodziejczyk(MV) def Lindsay Peterson/Mariah Taunton(B) 6-4,4-6,10-6