Semifinal Field Finalized for CCC Mascot Challenge

1/25/2019 11:43:34 AM

LA GRANDE, Ore. – After a week of hotly-contested battles in the quarterfinal round, four mascots remain in this year’s Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) Mascot Challenge. The remaining four institutional icons—Hootie the Owl, Yote the Coyote, Cadmar the Warrior, and Monty the Mountaineer—will now be re-seeded (based upon total votes garnered this week) and paired up in battles determining who will advance to the championship.

Garnering the highest total vote count, and earning the No. 1 seed for the upcoming semifinals, is Eastern Oregon’s Monty the Mountaineer. The College of Idaho Yote came in a close second in total votes, landing at No. 2 in the upcoming seeding. Cadmar the Warrior from Corban (No. 3) and defending-champion Hootie the Owl from Oregon Tech (No. 4) round out the final two spots.

Taking place next Tuesday and Wednesday, polls featuring the mascot bout of the day will be featured on both the CCC Twitter (@cccsports) and the CCC Instagram (@cascadeconference) story, with the combined total of votes received on both social media platforms determining who will advance to the title battle.

Here are next week’s face-offs:

Jan. 29 (1 vs. 4) – Monty (Eastern Oregon) vs. Hootie (Oregon Tech)
Jan. 30 (2 vs. 3) –Yote (College of Idaho) vs. Cadmar (Corban)

Identical to the quarterfinal format, voting for each dual will open at 10 a.m. PST, and close at the same time on the next day.

The complete schedule for the challenge can be seen below.
 
2018-19 CCC Mascot Challenge Schedule:
 
Opening Round—FACEBOOK VOTING
Jan. 16: Voting opens (top-eight advance to quarterfinals) at 8 a.m. PST
Jan. 17: Voting closes for round one at 8 a.m. PST
 
The top-eight will be announced on January 17.
 
Quarterfinals—TWITTER/INSTAGRAM VOTING
Jan. 21 (2 vs. 7) – Cadmar (Corban) vs. Swoops (Northwest) à Winner: Cadmar
Jan. 22 (3 vs. 6) – Monty (Eastern Oregon) vs. Wally (Walla Walla) à Winner: Monty
Jan. 23 (1 vs. 8) – Hootie (Oregon Tech) vs. Mr. Beacon (Northwest Christian) à Winner: Hootie
Jan. 24 (4 vs. 5) – Yote (College of Idaho) vs. Speedy Q (Evergreen) à Winner: Yote
 
Semifinals—TWITTER/INSTAGRAM VOTING
Jan. 29 (semifinal #1) – Monty (Eastern Oregon) vs. Hootie (Oregon Tech)
Jan. 30 (semifinal #2) – Yote (College of Idaho) vs. Cadmar (Corban)
 
Finals—TWITTER/INSTAGRAM VOTING
Feb. 4

The CCC Mascot Challenge winner will be announced on February 5.

Follow along on social media as the CCC declares the winners from each square-off, with a press release scheduled for the end of the week announcing which two school representatives will be competing in the 2018-19 CCC Mascot Challenge championship.