News & Sports The monthly newspaper of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation ~ Pendleton, Oregon
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December 2018
Right out of the chutes! Alan Crawford puts up a shot over, from left, Stockton Hoffman, Deven Barkley, and Quincy George at the Thanksgiving Family Basketball Tournament. More on Page 2B.
Kim Stafford, Oregon’s Poet Laureate, spoke at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute in November. Read about it on Page 16B.
The Capitol Christmas Tree stopped at Arrowhead Travel Plaza in November. People were able to sign on the side of the truck. See more on Page 14B.
The Golden Eagles boys’ and girls’ basketball teams from Nixyaawii Community School, the charter high school on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, each had won their first three games as the CUJ went to press. Both teams won opening tournaments at Chiloquin and then won their home openers against Stanfield. It was to be a building year for the girls squad following two years of all but one victory, a two-year span that included a state championship and a runner-up. The boys squad is a different story. With a couple of senior leaders, the team is still considered young, but an early coaches’ poll has the NCS team ranked number one among Class 1A teams in Oregon. Read more on Page 5B. Nixyaawii senior Deven Barkley takes the ball to the rack in the Golden Eagles’ home opening win, 80-44, over Stanfield CUJ photos/Phinney on Dec. 4. The team’s other senior, Dazon Sigo, trails the play.
Thank you letters Page 17B
Board of Trustees Minutes start on Page 21B
Allyson Maddern, one of 11 underclassmen on the NCS girls’ team, looks for a shot against three Stanfield defenders. The squad raced away from Stanfield in the third quarter to win their home opener, 43-13, on Dec. 4. Allyson’s father, Jeremy, is the team’s head coach.
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