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Molalla Pioneer / Herald Pioneer · Bend, OR

Nearby: Bend, OR

Canby football season comes to close with playoff loss at Summit

A trip over the mountains ended with a state playoff loss for the Canby High football team Friday night. The battle with Summit on Nov. 6 ended in a 26-20 loss, but not without the Cougars overcoming a slow start and having an opportunity to take a lead late in the game. In the end, Canby’s football season came to a close in Bend. “We knew heading over the mountain was never going to be easy, especially when you have to face a team like Summit, which was ranked sixth in the computer rankings but second in every human poll,” said head coach Jimmy Joyce. “While we didn’t get the result we wanted, and we certainly wish we were still playing, our guys left everything on the field and fought for all 48 minutes.” Summit jumped out to a 13-0 lead early in the first quarter, but after those first eight minutes, it was apparent the Cougars were settling down, finding a rhythm on offense, and the defense was locking in.

Central Oregonian · Bend, OR

Nearby: Bend, OR

CENTRAL OREGON HISTORY: Hitchcock was an early Central Oregon lumber mill operator

Cecil Hitchcock was born on May 7, 1879, in Sumner, Illinois. He grew up in Illinois, and as a young man, he and two of his cousins set out to establish themselves in the West. They first settled near Pomeroy, Washington, and worked on wheat ranches. In 1901, Glenn, as he was commonly known, leased a wheat ranch near Mayview, Washington. He met Ethel Gammon in Mayview, and they developed a romantic relationship. Ethel was born on Sept. 12, 1883, in Pataha, Washington. They were married in 1903. They had three children: Phillip, Maurice and Vivian. The family moved to Finley, Washington, in 1915 to farm until 1922, when they moved to Bend, Oregon. Glenn began logging work for two sawmills on Tumalo Creek, operated by Charlie Orwiler and Claude McCauley. The McCauley sawmill was moved to near La Pine in 1928. In 1929, Glenn partnered with Barney Markell and Mrs. John Dennis and operated the mill at La Pine.