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GOLDENDALE, WASHINGTON
Goldendale boys, grids reach state in same season for first time in school history
Jamr0 Cu~
SPORTS EDITOR
Before the first meet of this cross
country season, Goldendale head
coach Juli Rising knew both her
boys and girls teams had the talent
to advance to the state meet. She
also expected it.
She set the team's goals high, and
knew her runners - with a full sea-
son of training in her successful
running program and two of the top
runners in the state on each team -
would be tough and ready come
postseason time.
That's exactly what happened last
Thursday on a warm sunny after-
noon at the Apple Ridge course in
Cowiche, where the girls team fin-
ished as South Central Athletic Con-
ference runner-up, and the boys
third, both reaching the state meet
in the same season for the first time
in Goldendale history.
That's right, all 12 Goldendale
runners will be competing next
weekend among the state's best,
starting with the Class 1A girls race
at 10:30 a.m. at the Sun Willows Golf
Course in Pasco, with the boys
shortly after at noon.
Senior Dillon Rising finished
runner-up among boys, finishing
the three-mile race in 15 minutes,
50.6 seconds while sophomore Ellie
Rising was second overall among
girls in 19:07.9.
To advance to state, the team as a
whole had to finish in the top three
JARYD CLINE
Rt=ASTL~:Y: Sophomore Sterling
Beasley cruises along the course at
Apple Ridge last Thursday at the district
meet.
or an individual had to place in the
top 21 to earn a berth if their team
didn't make it.
Juli's husband, Rob, kept track of
the team of each individual runner
as they crossed the finish line, giv-
ing them an idea of their team
placed.
Rising already had a hunch that
the girls made it before the officials
announced it, but kept it from her
team to enhance the excitement.
"I said 'Do not tell the girls. I
want it to be a surprise for them,'"
STATI-BOUND: From left to right: Head coach Juli Rising, Abby Hedges, Jade
Savannah Ross, and assistant coach Randall Jones pose on the podium after
Saturday's state meet.
JARYD CLINg
Smith, Ellie Rising, Kimberly Chestnut;
finding out they qualified as a team for
Rising said. Knights as the third place team on tic when it was announced Golden,
Waiting around after the meet, the girls' side. Thinking they had dale was the conference runner-up, i
the officials began the awards cere- just missed finishing in the top
mony, and announced the Royal three, the Timberwolves were ecsta- See Running, Page 13
Wolves ready for districts,
have eyes set on state
JAVa) CLINE
SPORTS EDITOR
Another year, another trip
to the postseason for the Gold-
endale volleyball team.
The Timberwolves, after
finishing the regular season
at the No. 4 seed in the South
Central Athletic Conference
West, traveled to Kiona Ben-
ton on Tuesday for the open-
ing round of the district tour-
nament, but results weren't
available when the papers
were sent out. Information on
the game can be seen at Gold-
endalesentinel.com.
Since taking over head
coaching duties at Goldendale
in 2001, Jodi Bellamy has led
the Timberwolves to the dis-
trict tournament in every year
except one. Reaching districts
is nice, but Bellamy and the
rest of the Timberwolves have
their eyes set on advancing past
districts for the first time since
2008, when they finished as
league and district champions,
and took fLffh place at state.
"It's always a good accom-
plishment," Bellamy said. "I
feel good for the kids. I want
more for them of course.
That's always our goal. To get
to the state tournament. It's
been a long time."
Goldendale finished the
season at 8-4 in league play,
and entered Tuesday's
matchup with the Bears as
$F:RVIN' IT UP: Sophomore Kyla
last Thursday's game in Highland.
JARYD CLINE
Kerns prepares to serve during
winners of its last two games. In their last five league
Ki-Be fmished as the top seed games, the Bears haven't lost
on the East side after a 13-1 a set. The Timberwolves also
record in league play They entered Tuesday's game after
ran off 13 straight league back-to-back sweeps against
wins after getting swept in Highland last Thursday and
their opening game this sea- Cle Elum last Friday
son to Connell, the East's No.
2 seed, also at 13-1. See Spikers, Page 13
Bibtele on Grange Hall
'ame
JARVD CLINE
SPORTS EDITOR
Lyle-Wishram-Klickitat football head
coach Antoine Montoya and the rest of the
Cougars didn't forget last year's 48-20 home
loss to Mabton in which the Vikings attempt-
ed onside kicks and threw deep balls late in
the fourth quarter with the game already de-
cided.
The Cougars used that game as motivation
to fuel last Friday's 68-22 stomping of the
Vikings in their Eastern Washington Athlet-
ic Conference finale, capping a brilliant regu-
lar season for a team that has played with as
few as 13 players in a game.
The win vaulted the Cougars into second
place in the EWAC standings, and the team
that just made the jump to ll-man football
last season after a decade of eight-man, is
headed for the postseason.
They host a home playoff game against
Oroville on Friday at 7 p.m. at Lyle High
School. The Hornets, out of the Central
Washington Football League, finished 5-4
overall and 5-3 in conference play Of teams
with winning records in the CWFL, Oroville
allowed the most points (184) and also scored
the most (257).
The Cougars finished as the highest scor-
ing team in the EWAC, compiling 280 points
during league competition.
JARYD CLINE
RUNNING FOR DAYLIGHT: Cougars' junior
Jarren Leslie catches a screen pass and looks
upfield during the team's win at Goldendale on
Sept. 18.
Aside from their usual offensive explo-
sion, it was a tightened up Cougar defense
that adjusted very early after allowing the
Vikings to jump out toan 8-0 lead in the
game's f st two minutes that propelled the
Cougs .... ...... ,,
See Cougars, Page 13
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