INDEPENDENCE – What makes a team successful?

PERRYDALE – One touchdown.

EUGENE — Toby Ruston of Dallas High School clinched an eighth-place podium finish at the state championship cross-country meet on Saturday at Lane Community College to finish out his 2019 cross-country season.

CORVALLIS —— The Central Panthers cross-country season wrapped up on Saturday at the Mid-Willamette Conference district meet at Crystal Lake Sports Park.

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CORVALLIS — Toby Ruston wanted the win on Saturday at the Mid-Willamette Conference cross-country district meet.

PERRYDALE —— The Perrydale Pirates volleyball team is headed to the state championships this weekend at Days Creek Charter School, following a 3-0 victory at Mohawk on Saturday.

DALLAS — The Dallas Dragons football team snapped a six-year losing streak to Central High School on Friday night, when the team clinched a 56-17 Polk County rivalry victory against the Panthers.

INDEPENDENCE – The Central boys soccer team has faced its share of adversity this season.

ALBANY — The Central Panthers cross-country team competed against three other teams in the final regular league meet of the season at Timer Linn Park on Oct. 23 before the district league meet on Sat.

The Panthers football team played against the Corvallis Spartans on Friday night and fell 28-21. Battling a 21-7 score at halftime, the team fought to make up the margin. This Friday is the annual Polk County rivalry at Dallas High School. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m.

INDEPENDENCE — Over the weekend, the Perrydale Pirates volleyball team secured its spot in playoffs after a 3-1 victory against CrossHill Christian and a 3-0 loss to St. Paul on Saturday at Central High School.

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PERRYDALE – The last volleyball game of the season for the Perrydale Pirates wasn’t competitive.

SILVERTON – The Panthers girls soccer team was full of smiles after its final game of the season at Silverton High School on Tuesday night.

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DALLAS — The Dallas Dragons football team has secured its spot in the playoffs after Friday’s 35-7 victory against McKay High School.

INDEPENDENCE — Playing into overtime in the third set, the Dallas Dragons volleyball team managed to break away in the nick of time and claim the 30-28 set and 3-0 victory at Central High School on Oct. 17. Senior Hailey Van Well, of Dallas, (10-12 overall, 6-8 Mid-Willamette Conference) dug…

SALEM — Helping senior AJ Shafer of Dallas get a personal record for the first time this season was the goal for Wednesday’s cross-country meet at Bush Park in Salem.

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DALLAS — Failing to find a consistent pace on the court, the Dragons volleyball team suffered a week of marginal losses as it closed out its first half of the season.

INDEPENDENCE— It’s been a tough week for the Panthers boys soccer team.

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MONMOUTH – Continuing with the momentum from the victory at Central Washington on Sept. 28 that snapped a 21-year losing streak, the Western Oregon University Wolves football team clinched a 51-14 victory against Simon Fraser on Saturday.

MONMOUTH — A game score might show who won the game, but it doesn’t reveal the battle that was fought on the court.

DALLAS — It was another successful night under the lights for the Dragons football team.

INDEPENDENCE – Looking back at the game on Tuesday night, Mike Lynch could point to where things started to fall apart.

FALLS CITY — With a game punctuated by a triple overtime battle, the Falls City High School Mountaineers football team opened up conference play on Friday night by winning 44-38 against the Waldport Irish.

CORVALLIS — Sophie Bliss might have been tired from her cross-country workouts this week, but the sophomore from Central High School  crossed the finish line with a smile on her face.

DALLAS – The Dallas High School Dragons volleyball team celebrated a victorious week, shutting North Salem (1-11 overall, 0-7 Mid-Willamette Conference) down 3-0 on Tuesday, followed by a 3-0 victory against Lebanon on Thursday.

CORVALLIS – The plan was to go easy.

DALLAS – Despite a shaky start to the game, the Dallas High School Dragons girls soccer team picked up a 12-0 shutout victory against Santiam Christian School on Wednesday’s game at home.

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PERRYDALE — Hosting the No. 1 team in the Casco League on Thursday night, the Perrydale Pirates fell 3-0 against the St. Paul Buckaroos.

INDEPENDENCE — Picking up just two points for the game on a safety, the Central Panthers football team was defeated 35-2 against West Albany on Friday night.

FALLS CITY – The Falls City Mountaineers couldn’t keep up with the intensity on Monday night and fell 3-0 to Livingstone Adventist Academy.

DALLAS – The Dallas High School Dragons boys soccer team suffered a letdown on Tuesday, falling 8-2 to the Putnam Kingsmen.

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INDEPENDENCE — The Central High School boys soccer team started its week off with a 1-1 tie at North Bend.

PERRYDALE — Even with its starting quarterback out due to injury, the Perrydale Pirates football team nabbed a 52-14 victory against the Riddle Irish on Friday night.

INDEPENDENCE – The Central High School Panthers battled for a 3-1 win against Lebanon on Sept. 10 – a win that almost didn’t happen.

DALLAS — The Dallas Dragons High School Football team started the season off with an explosive 58-13 victory against South Albany on Friday.

FALLS CITY — The Falls City Mountaineers volleyball team opened up the regular season with a 3-0 victory against the C.S. Lewis Watchmen on Sept. 4.

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MONMOUTH — Corbin Sedlacek lights up when he talks about football.

DALLAS — Last year, the first under head coach Andy Jackson, the culture for the Dallas Dragons football team was about raising expectations of performance on and off the field.

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