Semifinals for Sixth Annual CCC Mascot Challenge Begin Tomorrow

1/28/2019 9:53:57 AM

LA GRANDE, Ore. – Only four mascots remain in the sixth annual Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) Mascot Challenge. Starting tomorrow, the icons of Eastern Oregon, College of Idaho, Corban, and Oregon Tech will go head-to-head in semifinal matchups to determine who will compete in this year’s 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 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 tomorrow 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.

The competition will begin tomorrow with No. 1 seed Monty of Eastern Oregon lining up against defending CCC Mascot Challenge champion Hootie from Oregon Tech. Wednesday’s face-off will consist of the College of Idaho Yote and Corban’s Cadmar duking it out to see who will advance to the championship. 

Here are this 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.