Q&A With Cory Humberston

Age: 18

Hometown: Cottage Grove

Sports: Cross country and Track

Major: Mechanical Engineering

What was your mentality going into the beginning of the season?

I had a goal pace, I wanted to run a 26:40 for an 8K which is a really good goal, and I did it on my first race. Then it became more about racing against people, than just running a time. I didn’t plan on winning conference at all; I just do my best in every race. If I’m in a position to, I’ll give it a good shot to try and win.

Did you make any changes in your running style from high school to college?

I had a really good summer of training. I trained a bunch. Long distance running is a year-long sport; you have to stay active all year. It was my first summer of really good training. I ran at 7 in the morning with Randi (a fellow Oregon Tech runner), 6 days a week. 5 days a week I did two workouts, the afternoon one was harder. It was really good.

What were your expectations going into Nationals?

I didn’t know what was going to happen, at all. The course is really interesting. There are a lot of choices you have to make. It’s a different kind of course then I’m used to. It’s a lot flatter and faster. I didn’t do that well. I’ll do better next year. I was in about 50^th place with 1.5 miles left, I had a really bad mile where I ran 30 seconds slower and like 80 people passed me. Then I passed some people back—did an 800 kick.

How do you feel being the only Oregon Tech runner to go to Nationals this year, and being only a freshman?

I just did the best I could. We’re really going to have a good season next year. I think it’s motivated them to get out there and see someone beat these other guys. It was exciting going to nationals. I wish the team could have been there too.

What are your expectations for next year?

If they do what they say they’re going to, we definitely have a shot at winning conference and getting an automatic bid to nationals. It’s going to be good. I’m looking forward to it.

His PR:

25:33--it blew that 26:40 out of the water! It was on the same course; it was awesome!

Extra Interesting Quotes:

I sort of have a problem with leading races. Sometimes it works, then sometimes I get killed on mile 4; there are all the psychological effects of long-distance running. You just get tired. It’s tiring not having someone run in front of you.

It doesn’t matter that I’m a freshman. You have to look at every race like it’s your last race because you never know what can happen.

Men Continue on Their Crusade

It seems like the men's basketball team never get much of a break. At least they haven't so far. After we got back Sunday from the William Jessup Tournament at 3AM, the men's team had practice later that day. Then they played a home against Pacific Union College on Monday night, November 19. I can only imagine how worn out and exhausted they were after the weekend games and the bus ride.

Unfortunately I did not get to see the game because I was selling tickets downstairs, but I bet I would have been done watching by half time. The score was 107-60, showing no exhaustion or let-down. Christian Cavanaugh led the team with 20 points and 11 rebounds; Ryan Fiegi had 12 assists; Joel Matchett had 3 steals; and Trenton Newton-Jones had 2 blocked shots.

Then, while the rest of us were enjoying the Thanksgiving weekend at home (well...most of us), the men were off playing Lewis and Clark State and Williamette University on November 23 and 24. I felt kind of bad that the men did not get much of a break, but I heard that some of them went to Mike Nieraeth's home in Bananza for a Thanksgiving feast on Thursday. I'm glad they were at least taken care of.

In the first game, Christian Cavanaugh led the team with 16 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks with just 22 minutes of game-time. He dislocated his kneecap and had to sit out for the rest of that game, and Saturday's game. He said his kneecap was slid over to the side and he could not straighten his leg until it was put back into place. On Monday he said that it still hurts to straighten it all the way, and he will be sitting out for a couple weeks--doctor's orders!

Jguwon Hogges also had 16 points, along with 2 steals. Ryan Fiegi added 8 assists and 2 steals.

Oregon Tech beat Willamette 74-63 on Saturday, with only two players leading in all categories. Jguwon scored a double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds. He also had 2 steals. Ryan Fiegi also had 24 points, along with 5 assists and 2 blocks.

Both the men and women leave tomorrow for their first conference games, playing College of Idaho on Friday and Easter Oregon University Saturday.

Women Win First Championship of Season

After our first two games against Bethany, we were ready for some new faces. We were excited for Fresno Pacific, and Coach Greenleaf said that it would be a great match-up for us.The game went well. I think we were all a little nervous because they are a higher division team and they had A LOT of players. Big teams always add a little extra intimidation. Their bench was loud, clapping and cheering in unison, but it wasn't enough. We came out on top, winning 83-77.

The game was close the entire time. We played great defense, keeping them in front, not allowing them to penetrate while also keeping their three-point attempts down. Freshman Megan Ross (#5) came in off the bench and gave us some great looks, stepping up big time. Jenna Ball carried the point totals with 21.

Their post, Kari Cox (from Bend, OR) seemed unstoppable! She made move after move at the basket, making almost all of her shots. She was also much more solid (and strong) than us; she made it look really easy! But, how much can one person do? We ran all game; our "4's" ran the lane really well. Since she was guarding them, she got tired. We wore her out. Of course, at the end, they fouled to stop the clock, but we made our free-throws to seal the deal. It was a fun game and a VERY satisfying win!

Unfortunately (because they are conference opponents), Northwest Christian College won their game against William Jessup, so we played them the next day. It is funny because before their Friday game I talked to a bunch of them about their season. Amy Croll, their point guard, I've known since 5th grade when we played AAU basketball together. She told me they were really up and down. One day they'll play great, the next they'll play like dirt. Well, that is exactly what they did.

Friday, NCC played extremely poor! They had a lot of turnovers and looked like a poorly disciplined team. I was worried because I know that they are actually a good team when they want to be (since I know almost all their players and have played against them before). I was worried that our girls would think they were nothing and expect to beat them without a fight in the championship.

I think they played their best game of the season in that championship. They were ready, focused and stepped up their game. We matched them, but for some reason (even though the score was close) it seemed like we were ahead by a lot more. I remember looking up at the scoreboard, expecting to be up by at least 15, and were only up by 3! I was shocked!

The game seemed really long, so when we went into overtime it seemed like an eternity. What is funny is that we played 5 extra minutes than the night before, and scored over 20 points less! What's up with that? The final score was 61-57. We made our free throws at the end of this game too, just in time. We only shot 61.5% from the free-throw line while we shot 78.9% the night before.

As coach put it, we won our first championship of the season. We all thought that was pretty funny. And I must acknowledge my teammates Jenna Ball and Crystal Idrogo for getting named to the all-tournament team. They played a great in both games and deserve the recognition!It was a good weekend and a great time for our team to get just a little closer to each other. The only thing we were disappointed about was that the men's team did not stay to watch our championship game. Two of them did stay, and we were grateful for that. I guess since they played before us they didn't want to wait around. But, we stayed for their game the day before when we could have left and got something to eat. And, we went to the gym early with them on Saturday just so we could watch their game. We just wanted them to show us the support we showed them, especially since we were in the championship game. We understand that sometimes players have family there that they want to spend time with; but for those that don't, it would be nice to hear their voice in the crowd.

Men Face First Defeat

The men's basketball team saw their first loss of the season on November 16 against Fresno Pacific (76-84). It was a hard game to watch. The entire women's basketball team (except maybe those who had family visiting) stayed to watch the entire game and cheer on our men. We sacrificed our stomachs, waiting through the men's game and half of the other women's game before getting food. Needless to say, we were all REALLY hungry by the time we were fed.

I was frustrated that our team could not play defense. For some reason, they couldn't seem to keep the ball in front of them. Also, when you are used to shooting high percentages and then only shoot 18.2 percent from behind the arc, it can be a major bummer to the spectators. OIT made just 3-19 threes.

Josh Wetzler also sat out most of the game, including the whole second half. From what I heard, it was his decision to not play the rest of the game, so it must have hurt pretty bad--my understanding is that he got kneed really hard just above the knee, giving him a 'dead leg'. What is a bummer is that he only played 10 minutes and already had 14 points! Could that have been the difference? We'll never know. But, I do know that the bench is deep enough to come in and give the team great support and step up when they need to.

Now, I have no idea where I get my facts--through the grapevine I guess--but I heard that OIT has beat Fresno Pacific the last 6 times they have played them. So, knowing that, the excuse that Fresno Pacific is an NAIA DI school has no grounds. Besides, we only lost by 8.

The next day, playing for third place against William Jessup in a 4-team tournament, was a little different. The men were up by a relatively comfortable lead with less than 10 minutes to go. I remember standing next to Jenni Miiller, watching the game. She said something like, "oh they got it. The game's over" (trying to be supportive). Me, of course, replied "oh it's not over yet. They're only up by (whatever #) and they still have 7 minutes left to play." She told me not to jinx them. I apologized and quickly agreed with her; but it was too late. A few minutes down the road, William Jessup was catching up. We ended up winning by 2, a very small margin. Maybe it was something I said...

But, a win is a win and you learn from it. I also have to add that Jguwon Hogges had a dunk on a breakaway steal! It was amazing. I did not know he could dunk, and the best part was that his mother was in the stands yelling "that's my baby!" It was great.

Volleyball Finishes Season in Spokane Valley

Fortunately, unlike soccer regionals, the volleyball regionals gives teams a chance to play more than one game. On November 15 our women played both Southern Oregon University and Great Falls. Again, I don't know why you would travel all the way to regionals just to play another conference team, but whatever. I think it is ridiculous how it works out that way. A team should never have to play another conference team in the first round of regionals.

Despite losing to Southern Oregon both times in conference play, and only after three games, our women put up a fight! They had nothing to lose and made the game last as long as it could. They played five games, losing the last one 18-16. That has got to be a heart-breaker! They were so close. But I think the girls were proud of themselves for their effort. Maybe not right away, but later the next week I talked to Nicole Andrews and she said that they played REALLY WELL against Southern.

The other games, uh...not so much. The lost in three to both Great Falls and Lewis and Clark State. The first two games against Great Falls were close in score, but not the second. I could imagine that the women got pretty tired. The Lewis and Clark State games got progressively closer in score, but it wasn't enough to win a match.

Congratulations volleyball on a season well done! Going to regionals is a big accomplishment, and for those that are coming back next year it provides that extra bit of experience that you'll always carry with you.

Men Cruise to V-I-C-T-O-R-Y

The men's basketball team has played so many pre-season games I just can't keep track. For some reason they played Southern Oregon University (November 13), which is odd because we play them two times (at least) during the regular season. Why would you want to play them more than you have to? I don't like playing teams very many times; it gets boring. I remember last year we played SOU in the pre-season and I hated playing them so much! But, nonetheless our men won and got another tick mark on the left side of their games record.

I heard from a professor that "DJ Dirty Dan" of 89.5, interviewed a few SOU basketball players and they were talking about how they were going to lose. It is funny because it seems like they do not want to play us either. Huh. Interesting.

Anyway, as far as the leaders for the game, Ryan Fiegi lead in points with 24, assists with 6 and steals with 4; Christian Cavanaugh lead in rebounds with 10 and earned a double-double with 19 points and also had 2 blocks; Brent Johnson also had two blocks. The final score was OIT 85, SOU 55.
For the previous two games, I must admit that I got a little bored--again. Our men beat Simpson University by 40 points on November 9, and beat Bethany on November 10 by 34. Those are not as big of blowouts as we've seen before, but they were beating them enough to where I left at half-time.

The leaders for the Simpson game were Christian Cavanaugh with 18 points and 3 steals; Ryan Fiegi with 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 blocks (!); Josh Wetzler also had 7 rebounds.

The Bethany game leaders were Josh Wetzler with 11 rebounds; Christian Cavanaugh with 20 points and 2 blocks; and Jguwon Hogges with 8 assists and 2 steals.

After those games I was hoping that the men would see better competition relatively soon--not just to help them improve, but to keep them from getting too big of heads! (haha, joking)

Volleyball Ends Conference With a BANG!

I remember watching the last conference games for volleyball in between my game and the men’s basketball game on the weekend of November ninth and tenth. I saw both games and they were both VERY intense. I can only imagine that the girls were extremely hyped, and probably a bit nervous since the crowd was bigger than I’ve ever seen it! To play in front of all those people must have been a thrill.

I showed up at the end of last game with my family (they were visiting for the weekend to watch my games) and the thing that stands out most is the play from Mikayla Morgan, a freshman from Henley High School. She was hitting so good and she seemed really on top of her game.

The next day, I saw every match. Let me tell you, I was EXTREMELY impressed with Nicole Andews! She had by far the best games I have ever seen her play! She was on top of everything! I don’t even care about her stats. She played outstanding! I had to tell her after the game how great she played. She seemed like a happy camper too. She was all smiles (which she usually is anyway) and she was glowing—although it may have been the exercise and sweat.

Saturday night’s game was a fun game to watch because all of the ‘seniors’ were honored and they all got to play. My favorite was Jackie Kosinski. She doesn’t normally get a lot of playing time, but man, she was working her butt off out there! She played great and she was talking loud and in her positions (as far as I could tell). She was on her toes, cheering and looking like she was having the time of her life. She was so pumped up that her energy was transferred to all the other OIT players, who seemed to be having a blast as well.

They played a great conference and had a good end to lead them into regionals.

Soccer Ends a Phenominal Year

The soccer season ended, what seems like, quite a while ago. Since then, I have been able to interview two of the three seniors on their last season at Oregon Tech. Unfortunately I was not able to get a hold of Beth Narramore, the Klamath Falls native. Here are what Brittany Garton and Amy Speakman had to say:


What is your favorite memory from this season?

Brittany: Dinner the night before our regional game at Macaroni Grill. Everyone was drawing on the tables with crayons. We had a really good time there. One of my biggest is when I scored my only goal this season when we played Warner Pac in the first playoff game.

Amy: The whole California trip in general. Things just one thing after another didn’t go right. The bus broke down, and it didn’t have air conditioning and we were in Southern California in august. It was a good bonding time and it was a good start to the season.

What are you going to miss most?

Brittany: The team itself—spending time with girls. We don’t spend a lot of time together outside of soccer because everyone’s busy with school.

Amy: Probably the girls. I’ll miss the girls a lot, seeing them everyday as well as the feeling of game day and how exciting it is.

What are your plans after you graduate?

Brittany: I’m trying to find a job in Portland for civil Engineering. I’m graduating in March and I have a couple different options I’m looking at.

Amy: I’m attending Oregon State next year. I got accepted in the pharmacy school (it is a four-year program).

What is your biggest accomplishment of your soccer career at Oregon Tech?

Brittany: Had to be helping, leading the team to the regional game. We put in a lot of hard work this year. The team chemistry was right for what we needed. That’s by far the greatest accomplishment. That’s the farthest I’ve ever gone on any team, even in high school.

Amy: Being voted team MVP by my teammates, three years in a row (freshman, sophomore and junior year).

I would like to congratulate the girls on a season well-played! They made history this year and I cannot wait until next year to see what this year has taught us. They are a fun team to watch and I encourage everyone to go out and see at least one game next year.

**I will soon have a feature story on Jaclyn Unruh, who yet again, received the Cascade Collegiate 1st team goalie honors.

Oregon Tech Women vs Bethany Proves a Good Start

The women's basketball team started the season off 2-0 with two wins against Bethany College on November 9th and 10th. The first game was won 65-47 with the following statistical leaders: Jenna Ball, 23 points; Meagan Miyasaka, 6 steals, 6 assists; and I lead in rebounds with 9. Our season goal is to make 70% of our free-throws every game, and we exceeded that with 77.8%.

In the second game we defeated them 61-46. The leaders were: Crystal Idrogo with 20 points and 11 rebounds; and Meagan Miyasaka with 2 steals and 7 asssists. We did not meet our free-throw goal, shooting only 69.2%.

Bethany was a very physical team, and they played good defense with tight pressure. It seemed like they got tired during the second half and could not keep up as much, but they were a good match-up for our first two games. The only thing that was a bummer was playing them two days in a row! It gets boring playing the same teams over, especially two days back-to-back. Also, I did not like playing at noon. For one, it throws off our whole schedule because we usually are in class or eating lunch. I felt really rushed for the game on Friday because I had to go to two classes before the game and try to turn in a bunch of work before going to the gym and suiting up. I like to be able to take my time before the game, getting ready and getting mentally prepared, and I was not able to do so before those games.

I thought the game gave us good practice for running our offense against a pressure defense, and prepared us for the William Jessup Tournament. It was definitely nice to see someone else besides ourselves. We only had one scrimage before the games so I felt like we were a little behind, but in the end it all went okay. I felt like our defense needed some work; we were not in the help positions we needed to be and we did not talk a lot. It will get there. For our first games I would say we played really well. I think this team is going to come together and develop rather quickly, compared to last year.

Spotlight on #10: Katie Coburn

Katie Coburn was honored at the volleyball senior night on November ninth, not as a true ‘senior’, but an athlete playing her last home game. Katie is a junior at OIT, majoring in Radiologic Science. She not to go through two years of pre-requisites to play four years, so next year she will be going on her externship.

At the start of freshman year, Katie planned on doing a two-year pre-year: “fall and winter term that was my plan. Then for some reason I was just like, ‘man, I at least want to try this year’. And so spring term I took 24 credits and busted it out and applied and I got in. I don’t know how that happened, but I’m like ‘okay cool’ and I guess I was thinking I have too many loans already and I wasn’t getting a huge scholarship so why not try for it now.”

What is interesting about Katie is that she knew exactly what she wanted to by the time she was a junior in high school. “I had never broken a bone or anything. I didn’t really know what it was like; I just thought it would be fun [radiologic science]. So I checked it out and applied here. This is the only school I applied to so I’m glad I got in. And I’m glad they wanted me to play volleyball for them.”

When she came, school was first, volleyball was second. She still remembers her freshman year: “It was really hard my freshman year. When they came and dropped me off, like my whole family came to drop me off for the weekend and when they left I was just bawling. And having the volleyball team really helped; it just takes your mind off of it, especially the first term here. Having them for support was great.”

Her freshman year, the team “was really welcoming. I was the only freshman on the team, so they kind of all took me in because I had no one to cling to. Most of the freshman cling to each other and just becomes buddies with each other. So they just included me as one of them, like I had been there the whole time, so it was nice.” “I never really had ‘freshman experience’, which I’m okay with.”

I asked her how she dealt with playing while two other Katie’s are on the team: “my freshman year there were two Katie’s, and so I was considered ‘Baby Katie’ and everyone called me that last year and the year before. And Katie Fuller is considered ‘Big Katie’. And then this Katie came [Katie Nelson] and some of us call her ‘Infant Katie’. We kind of have different nicknames for her, but Coach calls her Nelsey, because her last name is Nelson. But that kind of confuses Kelsey, so…” It’s a little difficult, but they deal with it very well. Plus, it is not anything knew for Katie Coburn. She had three Katie’s on her club team growing up, and she told everyone to call her shaniqua, but it only lasted one day. Oh well--it was a good try!

Katie is sad that this is her last year, like any player, but she said that she is even more sad knowing that she still has one year of eligibility left. However, she is excited for her extern. She wants to go anywhere between Portland and Corvallis. “I just don’t want Alaska.” This is because her family is in Salem, her boyfriend lives in Corvallis, and her brother lives in Portland. “Anywhere [I go] I have people to hang out with and live with.”

Katie says that the biggest strength she contributes to the team is her positive attitude. “I try not to complain, like ever, and I know that I mess up a lot and so…I’m the setter so if someone doesn’t give me a great pass I’m not going to go yell at them. That’s just the way I’ve been brought up, that people make mistakes so get over it and move on.”

Her advice she would give to young, aspiring volleyball players is: “just keep your head up. Coaches are going to yell at you and get on you for certain things and you just have to take what they are trying to say, even if they don’t say it the way you like—just take what they’re trying to say and use it as good advice. They are wanting you to get better, that’s why they are yelling at you. Take the good out of it.”

Something I found really interesting while talking to Katie is that she is the Vice President of the Taco Bell Fan Club! “We [her and some friends] made it up my sophomore year of high school. We decided to get a group of people together and go to Taco Bell every Tuesday, and call it Taco Bell Tuesdays and we’d have “meetings” we’d call them and just eat Taco Bell and talk pretty much. And then we decided to take it to the next step and so the Taco Bell people knew us and would give us stuff and we would get free drinks on Tuesday s. then we decided to make a test that everybody would have to pass if they wanted to join our little group. It was an easy test, and some people started taking it just for fun and we ended up getting like 75 people in this little ‘Taco Bell Fan Club’. Then Taco Bell gave us shirts and took pictures of us and put us in their world-wide magazine. So it actually became a real thing…it got to be a lot bigger than we expected.”

Women’s Basketball Starts Strong in First Scrimmage

Because of limited numbers, the women’s team was not able to have any inner-squad scrimmages. The first scheduled scrimmage was yesterday against Umpqua Community College. It was the first day we were really able to play a ‘game’ and it felt really good!

Up until this point we only had nine players at practice every day, just one short of 5-on-5. Three of our teammates play soccer, so they were busy having an outstanding season and going to regionals. One new player, Lexi Newman, tore her Anterior Cruciate Ligament during one of the first weeks of practice and had surgery this past Tuesday. She is on her way to recovery and plans to be back with the team as soon as she is able.

As a player, the scrimmage seemed like a very successful start to the season. I think it gave us a lot of confidence and reassurance. We’ve been working very hard up until this point, working on defense and putting in offenses. Although we did not run a lot of our offenses, we ran our primary ones very well. We are transforming this year into a running team, and the scrimmage showed great improvement. We ran well and got many lay-ups.

Our defense looked good, especially for our first time running it against an offense we were not familiar with. We need to increase our communication by a significant amount and we also need to get to our spots faster. We need to ‘jump to the ball’ and ‘bump the cutter’ better so the other team doesn’t get too many easy looks at the basket. We forced MANY turnovers and out-rebounded UCC on both ends.

We shot the ball extremely well, shooting over 60 percent from the 3-point line and 50 percent overall from the field. We shot 70 percent from the free-throw line, which was our goal this season, but it could still be improved. Overall, it was a great start and we all look forward to next weekend where we open our season against Bethany College at noon on Friday.

Volleball Comes Back After an Upsetting Loss to SOU

Last Tuesday the Oregon Tech Volleyball team was swept by SOU. It was a frustrating and disappointing match to watch. It is important to keep in mind that I know very little about volleyball. I have never played and have only just begun to watch it this year. It is a fun and exciting sport to watch, and at times it gets really intense. This was not the case when we played SOU. I was really excited for the game because during every one of my interviews with the players, they all said they love playing Southern Oregon because they all get extra excited and because it is a really good match-up. I don't know what it was, but the girl's were just not with it.

They seemed to have very little communication with each other, something I have noticed is a 'must-have' on the court. They did not seem to be focused and did not play with high intensity. The usual hitters were not hitting that well and as a team they were not very quick on their feet.

I must say that Southern is a good team, ranked in the nation's top 15 teams, but I really expected a better performance from our girls. The first two games were the worst, losing 30-21 and 30-18. The third game was better, with a little more intensity, but nothing like I've seen them play before.

Today I was glad to see that when the team traveled to Eugene yesterday, they headed back home with a win. The girl's beat Northwest Christian College, losing the first game 22-30, but coming back to win the next three, which were all close matches (30-28, 30-28, 31-29). The team is holding on to a tie for third place in the CCC with Eastern Oregon Univerity, each at 5 losses. The games against NCC were ones I think I would enjoy. They look like they were closely matched and down to the wire. In the end, our team pulled it off, which is something that every fan likes to see.

The only thing that concerns me is that when the girls played NCC for the first round in league (Sept. 28) they swept them with scores of 30-13, 30-19 and 30-19. Either NCC improved and we stayed the same, or we peaked at the wrong time and are headed back down .

We'll find out which it is when the girls play their last conference home games next weekend. They play Condordia University on Friday at 5:30PM and Corban College on Saturday at 5:30PM.

Men Kickoff Basketball Season With Blowout

The men's basketball team played Multnomah Bible College Yesterday, resulting in a blowout score of 129-67! In just 19 minutes of playing time Josh Wetzler lead the Owls with 20 points and nine rebounds. He was 8-10 from the field. He was the first of seven players to score in double digits. Myles Daley contributed 18 points, 4 assists and 3 steals. Mike Nieraeth connected on 5 of 6 attempts from the 3-point line for 15 points, while Christian Cavanaugh had 13, Ryan Fiegi had 12 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, Jguwan Hogges had 11 points and 8 assists, and Ryan Beesley scored 10 points. The men are off to a good start, shooting 64.5 % from the field and 80 % from the free-throw line. They out-rebounded Multnomah 54-22, and put on quite a show.

Christian had three dunks, two of them back-to-back at the beginning of the first half. After the second one, an elderly lady sitting in front of me turned around and said, "I'm sure glad it's not dunks-for-loot this year!" She laughed and turned around to continue her enjoyment. After thinking about it, I'm sure she would rather have it be 'dunks-for-loot' instead of 'hoops-for-loot' because the team connected on 19 of 30 3-point attempts, and no one on the women's team can dunk (not yet at least).

Despite the good performance by our talented young men, some fans began to wonder out of the gym at the beginning of the second half. When a team is up by so much, sometimes the game gets boring. I can understand. I like the exciting, close games. But, of course I want my team to win in the end, which does not always happen. It was a good start to what we hope will be a great, successful season!

A Few Senior Thoughts...

Before Friday's game, I talked to a few of the Seniors on the women's soccer team. Here is what they had to say:

What are your team’s strengths?

Amy: this season we were able to come together as a unit, rather than having separate groups. That’s helped us win a lot of our games.

Brittany: We all get along really well as a team. We win as a team. It’s not one or two individuals carrying the load; that by far is our best strength.

What are your expectations going into regionals?

Amy: I expect us to come out real hard.

Brittany: I expect us to play hard and if we play our game we’ll come away with a win.

What is your personal goal going into regionals?

Brittany: I want to score another goal. I’ve only scored one this season so I’d really like to get another one.

What are you going to have to do to beat Carroll College?

Brittany: We’re going to have to mark everybody and play really good defense. That hurt us in preseason. We also need to keep it calm and collected in the front, and put the ball in the back of the net.

Unfortunately, the team lost 1-0 to Carroll College of Helena, Montana. But, according to goalkeeper Jaclyn Unruh they played very well. I'd say it was a huge improvement! Earlier this season on September 15, Carroll College came to Klamath Falls and beat them 7-3. It looks like they stepped up bit time!