Freshman Maggie Harlow leads the way with four goals

Freshman Maggie Harlow, shown during an earlier game against Weiser, Idaho, led Baker to an 8-0 Special District 7 girls soccer victory over Umatilla Saturday. Harlow scored four goals on seven shots in the win at the Baker Sports Complex. (Baker City Herald/Kathy Orr)

Harlow scored her goals on seven shots. She also added an assist.

Dallas Defrees chipped in two goals and two assists. Callie Baxter and Mackenzie Warner each added a goal.

“The girls played a good game,” said Baker coach DeeDee Clarke. “They were passing well and moving well.”

Clarke said the team had had a good week despite learning that senior Julia Vaughan has been lost for the season after suffering a torn ACL in her knee two games earlier.

“It’s been a good week,” Clarke said. “The girls have been up, and have been working hard. Whether it’s for Julia, or for themselves, they’ve decided to go for the district title.”

Steven Talbot scored two touchdowns on short runs for Baker Friday in a 33-6 non-league football win over Nyssa. (Baker City Herald/Kathy Orr)

Nyssa’s Kyle Schoorl raced 77 yards two minutes into the game for a score that gave Nyssa a 6-0 lead. That score stood until early in the second quarter.

“The boys did some great things,” said Baker coach Dave Johnson.

“They played very well defensively with the exception of the first five minutes.”

As they did in the first two games, penalties again hurt the Bulldogs early. Baker was assessed 50 yards in penalties in the first half Friday.

“The kids are anxious,” Johnson said. “We just have to stay focused.”

Baker took the lead for good three plays into the second period. Steven Talbot did the honors, scoring on a 2-yard run. Jordan Harlow’s conversion kick gave Baker a 7-6 lead.

Baker forward Jeff Hurst, right, battles Weiser’s Will Grindstaff for the ball during a soccer match Tuesday afternoon at the Sports Complex. Weiser won, 10-0. (Baker City Herald/Kathy Orr)

And she was right — until the very last kick of the match.

The referee called a penalty on Baker and awarded Weiser a direct kick.

A Weiser player converted the kick to tie the score at 2-2.

Then the referee blew the whistle to end the match.

Baker High School’s volleyball team dropped a three-game match to Burns Tuesday.

The scores were 13-25, 23-25, 15-25.

“We had a rough match tonight,” said Baker coach Marcy Hayes. “We were outplayed tonight. Burns is a tough team and you have to be playing your best volleyball to beat them. We were not always playing our best volleyball.”

Baker running back Chad Adams, right, gained short yardage in the first quarter against Weiser Friday. (Baker City Herald/Kathy Orr)

“I thought we moved the ball pretty well, we just didn’t finish,” said Baker coach Dave Johnson.

Volleyballers play well at Burns

BURNS — Baker swept its pool play, then split two bracket matches Saturday at the annual Burns Invitational volleyball tournament.

In pool play Baker defeated Crane 25-7, 25-17, split with Madras 20-25, 25-6, then topped Vale 25-15 and 25-17.

In bracket play the Bulldogs stopped Nyssa 25-15, 25-11 then lost to Cascade Christian 21-25 and 18-25.

Tara Talbott was 34-of-44 hitting with 20 kills, Andrea Wilson was 55-of-59 serving with an ace, Whitney Phillips had 7 point blocks

Baker’s cross country runners had a solid first outing Friday at the annual Hermiston Invitational. Both the boys and girls teams placed third in the meet.

“I’m very excited about where our boys are,” said Baker coach Suzy Cole.

“Trevor Freese, our No. 1 runner, ran a very competitive race. He ran a great time compared to last year’s meet.”

Cole said Jake Sandefur and Kristian Krohn also ran well.

“Jake ran right with Trevor the majority of the race,” Cole said. “And Kristian had a great first 1.5 to two miles.

Baker’s Julia Vaughan, in white jersey, scored one goal in the Bulldogs’ 6-0 victory over Weiser, Idaho, Thursday at the Baker Sports Complex. Vaughan then injured her knee and her season status is uncertain, according to Coach DeeDee Clarke. (Baker City Herald/Kathy Orr)

The Bulldogs’ second shutout win could prove to be a costly victory. Baker standout Julia Vaughan injured her knee during the action and her status for the rest of the season is uncertain.

Julia Vaughan scored a goal about 30 seconds into the Baker High School girls soccer team’s opener against Pendleton, and the Bulldogs went on to post an easy 7-0 victory at the Baker Sports Complex.

Vaughan scored three more goals against the Bucks.

“We came out fast right off the bat,” said DeeDee Clarke, coach of the Bulldogs. “The girls were passing really well, and they played really good defense. And Julia is a strong force in there.”