Hilanders finish season with fourth-place trophy at 3A state volleyball tournament Burns Sports Burns Volleyball Sports November 9, 2016November 10, 20160 Mike Weber for the Burns Times-Herald The Burns Hilanders came into the OSAA/U.S. Bank/Les Schwab Tires Class 3A volleyball state tournament with lots of confidence, with aspirations of hopefully winning a third consecutive state championship. Although the two-time defending Class 2A champions were competing in a higher OSAA classification level this season, they
Crane downs Powder Valley 44-40, will play Triangle Lake in 1A state playoffs Crane Football Crane Sports Sports November 2, 2016November 2, 20161 by Lindy Williams Burns Times-Herald In the first post season game of the year, the Crane Mustangs football team secured a 44-40 win over the Powder Valley Badgers in Vale. After a strong first quarter and touchdown passes from Miles Maupin to David Steeves and a two-point conversion from Jay Jay Balowski, the
Hilanders place second in EOL playoffs Burns Sports Burns Volleyball Sports October 26, 2016October 26, 20160 The Burns volleyball team placed second at the Eastern Oregon League (EOL) playoffs held Saturday, Oct. 22, at Vale High School. The Hilanders started off the day with a three-set victory over Nyssa, 25-11, 25-18, 25-12. The Hilanders’ Lindsey Taylor recorded 18 of the team’s 37 kills in the match. Rachel Duhn
Mustang volleyball records two wins Crane Sports Crane Volleyball Sports October 19, 2016October 19, 20160 by Lindy Williams Burns Times-Herald On Friday, Oct. 14, the Crane Mustangs volleyball team beat the Jordan Valley Mustangs in four sets, 25-20, 23-25, 25-15, 25-12.The win came on Jordan Valley’s court. Claire Hammond was the Mustangs’ top hitter with 19 kills in the match. Savannah Maupin came in just behind her with
Burns reaches semis at Creswell tourney Burns Sports Burns Volleyball Sports October 12, 2016October 12, 20160 On Saturday, Oct. 8, the Burns volleyball team competed in the Creswell Tournament. In pool play, Burns split with Catlin Gabel 25-19, 21-25 in the first match. The Hilanders’ Carli Feist led in kills with five, followed by Lindsey Taylor and Rachel Duhn with four each. Taylor led the team in
Hilanders begin EOL play with 40-14 win over Vikings Burns Football Burns Sports Sports October 5, 2016October 6, 20160 The Burns football team opened up Eastern Oregon League (EOL) play with a 40-14 win over Umatilla on Friday, Sept. 30. The Hilanders scored on their first possession, going 65 yards in just three plays to take a 6-0 lead with just over a minute gone in the game. Bryce Goss
Mustangs gallop past Antelopes 52-6 in league contest Crane Football Crane Sports Sports September 28, 2016September 28, 20160 by Lindy Williams Burns Times-Herald After Jay Jay Balowski ran back the opening kickoff for an 85-yard touchdown, and David Steeves ran in the two-point conversion, the Mustangs never looked back in their 52-6 win over the Adrian Antelopes. On their first possession, Roberto Ramirez was forced to punt the ball after a
Crane volleyball dominates weekend Crane Sports Crane Volleyball Sports September 21, 2016September 22, 20160 The Crane volleyball team defeated McDermitt, Nev., in three sets on Saturday, Sept. 17. The Mustangs won 25-12, 25-5, and 25-9, to raise their season record to 5-3. ••• On Friday, Sept. 16, the Crane volleyball team claimed the top spot in the Powder Valley Tournament. The Mustangs opened up the tournament with a
Hilanders defeat Honkers in three sets Burns Sports Burns Volleyball Sports September 14, 2016September 14, 20160 The Burns Hilanders swept Lakeview in three sets, 25-13, 25-12, 25-12, in non-conference volleyball action Tuesday, Sept. 6, at Burns High School. With the score tied at 7-7 in the first set, the Hilanders’ Carli Feist served 10 straight points to put Burns up 17-7. The Honkers came back with a
Mustangs start season with 36-34 victory over Huskies Crane Sports Sports September 7, 2016September 7, 20160 Football, volleyball contests scheduled for Sept. 10 cancelled The Crane Mustangs rushed for 328 yards and four touchdowns on their way to a 36-34 season-opening win over Sherman at the Dufur Classic on Friday, Sept. 2. Davis Steeves led the Mustangs’ rushing attack with 102 yards on 23 carries and one score,