The Intermountain Conference has been destroying Class 5A sports all year and track was no exception.
Team Placing: 1 Summit, 2 Hermiston, 4 Pendleton, 9 Bend, 10 Crook County. (34 teams)
100 – 1 Kellie Schueler, Summit; 6 Angelica Rodriguez, Hermiston
200 – 1 Kellie Schueler, Summit; 3 Cory O’Neill, Pendleton; 4 Angelica Rodriguez, Hermiston.
400 – 1 Kellie Schueler, Summit; 2 Angelica Rodriguez, Hermiston
800 – 1 Catherine Theobald, Bend; 7 Emma Anderton, Pendleton.
1,500 – 3 Kellie Foley, Crook County; 5 Megan Fristoe, Summit
3,000 – 1 Megan Fristoe, Summit; 4 Kellie Foley, Crook County
Saturday’s tennis matches between Hermiston/Pendleton and Madras/Summit have been postponed due to the snow. Softball and baseball are likely going to be effected as well.
Spring sports are underway. It’s amazing how many Intermountain Conference teams placed in the top 10 of Class 5A State competitions last spring.
CHAMPIONS
Summit Girls Track
Summit Girls Golf
Summit Boys Tennis
Hermiston Girls Tennis
2ND PLACE
Hermiston Girls Track
3RD PLACE
Bend Girls Tennis
Summit Boys Golf
Pendleton Girls Track
4TH PLACE
Crook County Girls Golf
Summit Boys Track
6TH PLACE
The Dalles-Wahtonka Boys Golf
7TH PLACE
Summit Girls Tennis
Crook County Girls Track
Mountain View Boys Tennis
9TH PLACE
Mountain View Boys Track
Hermiston Boys Tennis
The Dalles-Wahtonka Boys Tennis
SEMIFINALS
The Dalles-Wahtonka Baseball
The Dalles-Wahtonka Softball
Pendleton Softball
QUARTERFINALS
Bend Baseball
Just two games scheduled for Tuesday night and they are huge!
Bend @ MADRAS - Both teams are fighting for a spot in the playoffs and are currently tied for fifth with 4-5 league records. Madras is coming off a big win @ Summit. Bend upset Pendleton, but then lost to Hermiston.
Mountain View @ THE DALLES-WAHTONKA – The battle for the IMC championship. MV only loss is to TDW @ MV. TDW has lost @ home to Summit and @ Hermiston. A MV win and then winning out gives them the IMC title. A TDW win and then winning out gives them the title.
Friday night games:
Bend @ THE DALLES-WAHTONKA 7:00pm – Would be a huge win for the Lava Bears. TDW has to stay perfect if they want to win the IMC.
Crook County @ PENDLETON 7:00pm – Crook County still looking for their first win of the season, @ Pendleton would be a hard place to make it happen.
Summit @ HERMISTON 7:00pm – Summit won the home game against Hermiston, they need the season sweep.
Mountain View @ MADRAS 7:00pm – Madras is a tough place to play and the White Buffaloes are playing well.
Saturday games:
Crook County @ HERMISTON 12:45pm – The Bulldogs could find themselves in the playoffs, but they’ve got to win some big games.
Summit @ PENDLETON 12:45pm – Pendleton won @ Summit. This game would be a monster big win for the Storm.
IMC standings
Mountain View 8-1
The Dalles-Wahtonka 7-2
Pendleton 5-4
Summit 5-4
Madras 4-5
Hermiston 3-6
Crook County 0-9
Intermountain Conference Standings:
Mountain View 7-1
The Dalles-Wahtonka 7-2
Pendleton 5-3
Summit 5-4
Bend 4-4
Madras 4-5
Hermiston 2-6
Crook County 0-9
Today’s Games:
Hermiston @ Bend – Hermiston needs this one to keep hope alive. A Bend win and they are likely tied for third in the IMC. Having lost several close games, I imagine the Lava Bears would be very happy to be tied for third!
Pendleton @ MV – Mountain View has won three straight and Pendleton has lost two in a row. A MV win and Pendleton loss would create a log jam in the 3rd through 6th positions.
Pendleton (5-2) @ BEND (3-4) 7:00pm – Should be a dogfight. Expect a big (organized) crowd @ Bend. Both teams are coming off of losses. Pendleton sits in 3rd in the IMC, while Bend is 5th. A huge game for both teams.
The Dalles-Wahtonka (6-2) @ CROOK COUNTY (0-8) 7:00pm – TDW should improve to 7-2, a record that would seemingly put them in great playoff position.
Hermiston (2-5) @ MOUNTAIN VIEW (6-1) 7:00pm – Always a physical intense matchup. Both teams have won two-IMC games in a row. A loss would put the Bulldogs playoff hopes in serious jeopardy.
Madras (3-5) @ SUMMIT (5-3) 7:00pm – Madras has won two in a row and is coming off a 91-point outburst against Crook County. Summit has already notched a win @ Madras. Both teams still have the playoffs in their sites.
Mountain View (6-1) – A home loss to TDW is the only blemish on a 16-1 record for the Cougars. Don’t be shocked if that’s their only loss going into the state tournament.
Pendleton (5-2) - Losses @ home against MV and @ Madras serve as bookends on a 5-game winning IMC streak.
Summit (5-2) - Riding a three-game winning streak, which includes the buzzer-beating overtime win against Bend.
The Dalles-Wahtonka (5-2) – Losses @ Summit and @ Hermiston. TDW does have the big win over MV, which could be a tie-breaking factor.
Bend (3-4) – 2 overtime losses to Pendleton and Summit and a 1 point loss to TDW. The Lava Bears could be 6-1 right now. Look for Bend to win some of those close ones in the second half of the season.
Madras (2-5) – The White Buffaloes are dangerous, their win @ Pendleton makes that clear. In their two wins they’ve held their opponents to 55 and 50. In their five losses they’ve given up: 61, 72, 78, 67 and 74.
Hermiston (2-5) – The streaky Bulldogs have won 4 in a row early in the year and followed that with a 5-game losing skid. If Friday’s win over TDW is going to start another win streak, the next one has to come @ MV!
Crook County (0-7) – The bad news for the winless Cowboys is that 6 of their final 7 games are on the road.
