PENDLETON — Pendleton got off to a hot start to hand 5A Ridgeview a 51-32 nonleague loss Thursday, Dec. 21, at Warberg Court.

“It wasn’t the prettiest game, but we’ll take the result,” Pendleton coach Tim Foster said, “We were sloppy with the ball at times, and struggled throughout to get two hands on loose balls.”

The Bucks (5-5) opened the game with a 20-14 lead after the first quarter, and extended their lead to 32-24 at the half.

Pendleton took the reins for good with a 15-2 run in the third quarter for a commanding 47-26 lead.

“We had a lot of girls step up and make plays,” Foster said. “Melanie Boatman gave us a big boost on offense. She rebounded well and knocked down some key shots to help us get going early. Josie Jenness had another good outing as well.”

Hailey Schmidt led the Bucks with 14 points, while Boatman had 11 and Jenness eight.

Z Rico and Stefanie Pfliiger led Ridgeview (4-2) with seven points each.

The Bucks will be back in action Dec. 28 at the Avista Holiday Tournament in Lewiston, Idaho.

“It was good to get a win before taking a few days off,” Foster said.

HERMISTON 57, WEST VALLEY (SPOKANE) 53 — The Bulldogs used a big second quarter to put a little distance between themselves and the Eagles for a nonleague road win.

West Valley led 19-13 after the first quarter, but Hermiston went on a 20-9 scoring spree in the second for a 33-28 lead. The Bulldogs led 49-43 after three, and withstood a 10-8 run by the Eagles in the fourth for their second consecutive win.

Izzy Simmons led the Bulldogs with 21 points, while Ellie Heideman added 12, and Aspen Inners eight.

Chloe DeHaro led the Eagles with 18 points, with Willow Burrill adding 17.

NIXYAAWII 44, UMATILLA 38 — Amariana Willingham had 17 points to lead the Gold Eagles to a home win over the Vikings.

Nixyaawii had the upper hand most of the night, leading 12-8 after the first quarter, and 20-16 at the half. The Golden Eagles went on a 16-10 run in the third to pull away.

Ella Stewart added 12 points for Nixyaawii (3-5).

Linsey Mendoza led Umatilla (4-5) with 17 points, while Alyssa Bow added seven.

WESTON-MCEWEN 37, IMBLER 34 — The TigerScots need every single point scored to knock off the undefeated Panthers in Athena.

“It was a tough, close battle again,” W-M coach Jeremy Wolf said. “Had a few players get banged up and others get into foul trouble, so fortunate for us to come out with a win. Proud of all the girls staying mentally strong in front of a very loud and supportive home crowd. Fun stuff.”

Imbler led 10-7 after the first quarter, but the TigerScots rallied in the second quarter to take an 8-16 lead at the half.

In a close second half, W-M outscored Imbler 19-18 to secure the win.

Brooklyn Parker led W-M (9-1) with 13 points, while Kelsey Graham added eight.

Rachel Stirewalt led the Panthers (8-1) with 14 points, while Jayda Cant chipped in 11.

Boys basketball

RIDGEVIEW 61, PENDLETON 45 — The Ravens used a balanced scoring attack to hand the Bucks a nonleague road loss in Redmond.

“They are very big and they were very consistent with what they did,” Pendleton coach Ron Murphy said. “We played very well in spurts but we had breakdowns in the second and third that hurt us. They shot more shots that went in than we did.”

The Bucks trailed 12-8 after the first quarter, but a 19-15 run in the second by the Ravens had Pendleton staring at a 31-23 deficit at the half.

Jaydon Hoffert led the Bucks (2-8) with 14 points, while Carter Cary added nine, and Ben Jennings 8.

Logan Nakamura led the Ravens (4-2) with 12 points, while Ryan Lee added 10.

“We are playing some good teams,” Murphy said. “Our goal is to control what we can control and not worry about everyone else.”

The Bucks will be back in action Dec. 28 at the Avista Holiday Tournament in Lewiston, Idaho.

WEST VALLEY (SPOKANE) 57, HERMISTON 50 — Ben Fried poured in 31 points to lead the Eagles to a home win over the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs led 44-40 after three quarters, but the Eagles put together a 17-6 run in the fourth quarter to rally for the win.

Hermiston Grant Olsen also had 31 points, while Isaac Corey added 11. The Bulldogs hurt themselves at the free-throw line, making just 8 of 17 attempts.

NIXYAAWII 48, UMATILLA 39 — Symon Picard exploded for 23 points and hauled down seven rebounds to lead the Golden Eagles to a home win over the Vikings.

It was a close game throughout, with Umatilla leading 11-8 after the first quarter, and Nixyaawii 17-15 at the half.

The Golden Eagles were on top 36-33 after three quarters, then secured the win with a 12-6 run in the fourth quarter.

Picard scored 12 of his points in the first half, while Weptas Brockie scored nine of his 12 points in the second half. Brockie also had nine rebounds, while Marcellus Scott had 12 rebounds.

David Garcia led the Vikings with 14 points and nine rebounds, while Micheal Montez had eight points, Mike McGee 10 rebounds, and Mason Munoz five steals.

IMBLER 60, WESTON-MCEWEN 53 — Trailing 44-39 heading into the fourth quarter, the Painters went on a 21-9 run to beat the TigerScots on the road.

Easton Berry led W-M (5-5) with 15 points — all off 3-pointers — and seven rebounds, while Caleb Sprenger had 11 points, six rebounds and two steals.

Justin Frost led the Panthers (8-1) with 17 points, while Henry Treat added 11.

Boys wrestling

Irrigon made a push for the tournament title, but fell short to Willamina at the Rumble on the River at Riverside High School.

Willamina rolled up 199.5 points, while the Knights had 170. Heppner finished third (127), followed by Vernonia (122), Riverside (118) and Pendleton (111).

The Knights crowned one champion in Xander Olman at 175 pounds, and had Preston Slawson (126), Zachary Parton (165) and Josiah Moreno (190) finish second.

Olman earned a 10-6 decision over Cannon McLeod of Vernonia in the title match.

Heppner had three champions — Zachary Brown at 157, Landon McMahon at 190, and Jaime Cavan at 215.

Brown pinned Alexander DeLaTorre of The Dalles in 3:06 in the championship match, while McMahon pinned Moreno in 3:33 to win the title.

At 215, Cavan earned a 6-2 decision over Miles Kennedy of Pendleton to clinch the third title for the Mustangs.

Mac-Hi had two champions on the day. Dallen Duncan won the 132-pound tile, pinning Ethan Martin of Vernonia in 1:46 in the championship bout.

At 150 pounds, Cooper Yensen pinned Riverside’s Aiden Murillo in 42 seconds in the title match.

Echo made a strong showing with Keegin Chitty winning the 144-pound title with an 18-2 technical fall over Romel Isiordia. Also for the Cougars, Isiic Wade was second at 138, losing the title match to Trevor Wolf of Vernonia by major decision (14-0).

The host Pirates, who finished fifth in the team race, saw Anthony Castaneda place second at 120, Sam Lopez finish third at 26, Allen Rodriguez place third at 285, Jesus Lopez place fifth at 106, and Axel Paredes place fifth at 132.

Pendleton was led by Jefferson Steele, who placed second at 106. He was pinned in 36 seconds in the title match by Amado Velador of The Dalles.

Also for the Bucks, Landon Willman was fifth (120), Ethan Zimmerman was fourth (126), Vance Nelson was fifth (150), Tugg McQuinn was fifth (157), and Dakota Malin (190) and Nathan Neveau (285) were sixth.

Umatilla’s Luis Campos-Mendoza was fifth at 285, pinning Neveau in 2:37 of the fifth-place match. Campos-Mendoza also pinned Neveau in the first round in 2:19.

Girls wrestling

Riverside crowned three champions and finished second in the team standings at the Rumble on the River.

Willamina won the team title with 80 points, with the Pirates a close second with 78. Irrigon finished fourth (59), while Echo and Heppner tied for sixth (40), and Mac-Hi was eighth (18).

Riverside’s first title came at 100 pounds, where Mayte Pacheco beat Emma Burtch of Union by fall in 1:55.

Adalia Chavez won the 120-pound title for the Pirates, picking up an injury default over teammate Dairys Pena.

Katelyn Wiseman won at 130 for Riverside, pinning Makenzie Chavez of River View in 1:19.

Irrigon’s Stephanie Romero won the 235-pound title, pinning Elizabeth Mendoza of River View in 1:18 in the title bout. The Knights also got a third-place finish from Chloe Wilson-Claassen at 235. She pinned Keeley Narins of Heppner in 50 seconds in the placing match.

Also for Irrigon, Brittanie Ely won the 170-pound class, pinning Mac-Hi’s Anahy Urincho-Perez in 4:11.

Echo’s Averi Fisher won the 135-pound crown, pinning Union’s Milan Fincher in 2:28 in the championship match.

For Heppner, Sarah Munkers was second at 190 after getting pinned in 25 seconds by Willamina’s Paige Baker in the championship match.

The Mustangs also got a third-place finish from Loren Trujillo at 120, pinning teammate Denisse Bracamontes in 3 minutes in the placing match.

College men’s basketball

CHEMEKETA 80, BLUE MOUNTAIN 65 — The Storm took a 46-32 lead in the first half and never looked back in beating the visiting Timberwolves.

Chemeketa outscored BMCC 34-33 in the second, with Austin Sladek scoring 12 of his 21 points.

Mason Van Time came off the bench to lead BMCC with 12 points, while Josiah Cruz added 11 points, and Kaden Johnson added nine points and four rebounds.

Kellen Sande had 21 points and five rebounds for the Storm, while Cooper Gobel added 13 points and four rebounds.