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Pioneers' offense too much for Tigers

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FINAL STRETCH: With the regular season ending Thursday, the Tigers are preparing for a home playoff game Nov. 8. Observer file photo
In sloppy conditions and with snow falling, the La Grande boys soccer team dropped a league game 5-0 to Mac-Hi Tuesday on senior night.

The Pioneers, who have had the Tigers number all season long, dominated from the opening whistle.

“Mac-Hi is a great team,” La Grande head coach Dan Mielke said. “We gave them a few breaks and they took advantage. They are too good of a team to do that to.”

 

Panthers lock up top seed, Cove enters second-place playoff

IMBLER — The Panthers volleyball team picked up a pair of wins to finish the regular season schedule Friday and Saturday.

Imbler opened the weekend with a 25-16, 25-20, 27-29, 25-14 win against Pine Eagle.

 

Badgers claim win against Eagles

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BADGER BRUISER: Powder Valley’s Trenton Dixon helped his team win its first game of the season Friday against Joseph. - Observer file photo
NORTH POWDER — Powder Valley finally got a win under the lights. The Badgers scored early and often Friday night to down Joseph 42-12 in Old Oregon League play.

“We finally got the monkey off our backs,” Badgers head coach Dan Townsend said. “It’s nice to get that first win. Hopefully we can build on that win and it carries over to the rest of the season. I know it‘s been a while since we’ve won at night here.”

 

Imbler overcomes slow start to beat Badgers

 

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PANTHER PRIDE: Imbler remains in first place in the Old Oregon League after a sweep of North Powder Thursday. -The Observer/CASEY KELLAS
IMBLER — There was a theme going on in Imbler Thursday night. In two out of the three volleyball games the Panthers played against Powder Valley, Imbler seemed to struggle early on, but eventually came back to win in three games 25-18, 25-19 and 25-14.

“We didn’t come out as aggressive as I would have liked,” Imbler head coach Jennifer Teeter said. “We really struggled at the beginning of each game.”

 

Tigers ready for league play after week off

Common knowledge would say that the bye week the La Grande Tigers football team just had came at a bad time.

La Grande was coming off its first win of the season with a 20-13 nail biter against Madras Oct. 9, and LHS seemed to be finally playing at a consistent level for the first time all season.

 

La Grande drops five-game match to Ontario

Inconsistent is one word that would describe the La Grande Tigers volleyball team right now.

The Tigers, tied for second in the Greater Oregon League coming into Tuesday night, lost a five-game heartbreaker to Ontario 25-9, 24-26, 16-25, 25-19 and 15-17.

 

EOU sweeps homecoming weekend

Eastern came away with a Cascade Conference win, defeating Corban, 25-13, 25-23, 25-15 Saturday.

“It was a great homecoming weekend for us,” head coach Kaki Morehead stated. “We played well in front of our home crowd and took care of business.”


 

Panthers seniors shake off sickness, Leopards

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PREVAILING PANTHERS: The Imbler volleyball team grabbed a pair of wins against Cove and Joseph over the weekend. - The Observer/PAUL HARDER
IMBLER — Players have a lot to deal with, but Sarah Bowers added, like many other athletes in the valley, a new dimension — playing with the flu.

The Imbler volleyball team still fought off Cove in three games Friday 25-20, 25-16, 25-17.

At one point Bowers had to run to the bathroom after a rotation.

 

Panthers seniors shake off sickness, Leopards

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PREVAILING PANTHERS: The Imbler volleyball team grabbed a pair of wins against Cove and Joseph over the weekend. - The Observer/PAUL HARDER
IMBLER — Players have a lot to deal with, but Sarah Bowers added, like many other athletes in the valley, a new dimension — playing with the flu.

The Imbler volleyball team still fought off Cove in three games Friday 25-20, 25-16, 25-17.

At one point Bowers had to run to the bathroom after a rotation.

 

No. 19 Mounties return home

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HOMECOMING: Chris Ware and the Mountaineers will try to get their sixth win of the year Saturday against Montana-Western. - EOU sports information
Falling temperatures and leaves mean one thing at Community Stadium — homecoming is close.

The Mountaineers welcome the University of Montana Western to La Grande for homecoming Saturday for a 1 p.m. kickoff.

 
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