East Oregonian
PENDLETON — As the girls left the diamond at Oregon State University’s Softball Complex last June, weighed down by a 7-6 state title game loss to West Albany, coach Tim Cary had a message for his team.
“There’s no reason we can’t come back here next year,” the coach said.
Whether the statement was a rallying cry for hope or just a bandage to ease the stinging shards of broken dreams, Pendleton has now come full circle. The Buckaroos are back in 2012, still looking to claim the school’s first softball championship.