A11 WEDNESDAY February 11, 2015 SICKLY SHEEP Eagles FOLPE to 2nd Tech studies local Bighorns’ pneumonia By Rich Rautenstrauch Wallowa County Chieftain After their Friday game DJDLQVW :DOORZD ZDV FDQ- FHOHG WKH -RVHSK ER\V SXW WKHPVHOYHV LQ VHFRQG SODFH LQ WKHLU OHDJXH RQO\ EH- hind Nixyaawii) when they handled Pine Eagle, 64-54, 6DWXUGD\ )HE DW 6DWKHU &RXUW )ULGD\¶V FRQWHVW DJDLQVW WKH &RXJDUV FDQFHOHG DI- ter high winds overnight on 7KXUVGD\EURNHZLQGRZVDQG GDPDJHG FODVVURRPV LQ WKH KLJKVFKRROZDVUHVFKHGXOHG IRU7XHVGD\)HE -RVHSKFRDFK2ODQ)XOIHU was pleased with his team’s SHUIRUPDQFH 6DWXUGD\ DJDLQVWWKH6SDUWDQV³:H¶UH playing well and almost put together a full game of good SOD\´ )XOIHU VDLG ³7KH boys are passing well and trusting their teammates, WKH WHDPZRUN LV VKLQLQJ WKURXJK :H¶UH DOVR JHWWLQJ ORZRQGHIHQVHDQGFKDVLQJ GRZQORRVHEDOOV7KHEHQFK played a lot of meaningful PLQXWHV´KHDGGHG ³7KH WHDP LV FRPLQJ WR SUDFWLFH DQG QRW ZDQWLQJ WR OHDYH$VDFRDFK,FRXOGQ¶W DVNIRUPRUH´ Courtesy photo A Lostine ram and ewe on the winter range. 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See BIGHORNS, Page A12 See LEAGUE, Page A12 EHS girls gain weekend split By Rich Rautenstrauch Wallowa County Chieftain ENTERPRISE — The Out- law girls split a pair of games ODVW ZHHNHQG NHHSLQJ WKHP- VHOYHV LQ FRQWHQWLRQ IRU D VSRW LQ GLVWULFW SOD\7KH ODGLHV EHDW Cove in a thriller Friday night, Feb 6, at Quinn Court, 46-41, and then lost to the formidable Burns Hilanders on Saturday, With the win over Cove, the Enterprise girls guaranteed themselves a spot in post-season SOD\ WR WU\ WR JHW LQWR GLVWULFW $QG ZLWK RQH ZHHNHQG \HW UH- maining in the season, the girls S.F. Tool/Chieftain FRXOGVWLOOPDNHLWWRWKHGLVWULFW Lindsay Kemp looks for two of her team-high 12 points. WRXUQDPHQWRXWULJKW 7KH LPSRUWDQFH IRU ERWK teams) of the Friday night game ZLWK &RYH JDYH WKH SDFNHG house about more than they FRXOG KDQGOH ZLWK D VHHVDZ JDPH WKDW ZDVQ¶W GHFLGHG XQWLO WKHODVWPLQXWHVRISOD\ (QWHUSULVH FDPH RXW D OLWWOH By Stephen Tool RQGKDOI FROODSVH WKH (*DOV VWURQJHU WKDQ &RYH LQ WKH ¿UVW Wallowa County Chieftain tightened their belts, playing TXDUWHUVFRULQJWRWKH/HRS- VWLQJ\ GHIHQVH ZKLOH WDNLQJ DUGV¶ QLQH (QWHUSULVH NHSW WKH JOSEPH — The E-gals PHDVXUHG DQG FDUHIXO VKRWV won big, 44-31, over Pine RQ RIIHQVH /LQGVD\ .HPS (DJOH DW D )HE KRPH FDXJKW¿UHVFRULQJDOORIKHU game, and have now won 12 points in the fourth quar- ¿YH JDPHV HFOLSVLQJ ODVW WHU .HPS VKDUHG KLJKSRLQW By Rocky Wilson \HDU¶V WRWDO RI IRXU7KH ODG\ honors with teammate Satori Wallowa County Chieftain FDJHUV VWDUWHG RXW VWURQJ LQ $OEHH WKH ¿UVW KDOI MXPSLQJ RXW WR -RVHSKFRDFK7UDYLV+XII- A total of one dozen wres- a 19-7 lead before Pine Eagle man said his team played well mounted a slow but steady XQGHUSUHVVXUH³7KH\SOD\HG tlers from Joseph, Enterprise, FRXQWHUDWWDFN HYHQWXDOO\ W\- pretty well through the whole DQG :DOORZD KLJK VFKRROV FRPSHWHG DW WKH +HSSQHU ing the game early in the third JDPH Invitational Wrestling Tour- TXDUWHU See JOSEPH, Page A12 nament last Saturday and, 5DWKHUWKDQWKHLUXVXDOVHF- Joseph girls soar over Pine Eagle Rich Rautenstrauch/Chieftain Enterprise senior Emma Hall drives to the hoop Friday night against Cove at Quinn Court. KHDWRQLQWKHVHFRQGDQGZHQW LQWRWKHKDOIDKHDG,WZDV in the third when things went DZU\ IRU WKH 2XWODZV &RYH HUDVHGDQSRLQWGH¿FLWVFRU- ing 17 in the quarter to Enter- SULVH¶VQLQH$WWKHHQGRIWKUHH &RYH ZDV XS E\ RQH +DOIZD\ into the fourth, Cove extended its lead to 37-34, but the Out- laws rallied again to win the JDPH (QWHUSULVH FRDFK 0LNH &UDZIRUGVDLG³7KHJLUOVFDPH out with a lot of energy and ZH UDOOLHG HDUO\ ,W ZDV D JUHDW FURZG DQG HYHU\WKLQJ ZDV VHW XS IRU D ZLQ &RYH FDPH EDFN and showed their mettle — they had to — being down by 11 and JRLQJXSE\RQH2XUJLUOVGXJ in and did everything they had WR7KH\ZHUHPDNLQJWKHLUIUHH WKURZVDQGZHVFRUHGSRLQWV LQWKHIRXUWK7KDWZDVJRRG´ See ENTERPRISE, Page A12 Mat teams struggle in Heppner FROOHFWLYHO\ UHJLVWHUHG YHU\ OLWWOHVXFFHVV Fortunately, wrestling is an individual sport, and although teams from Wal- lowa County did not fare well, a senior from Wallowa and a freshman from En- WHUSULVH PDGH WKH ¿QDOV LQ WKHLU ZHLJKW FODVVHV ZKLOH four other grapplers from the FRXQW\JUDEEHGSODFHULEERQV LQWKHWHDPWRXUQH\ Wrestling in a weight FODVVL¿FDWLRQ VK\ RQ FRP- SHWLWRUV DQG VHHGHG 1R :DOORZDVHQLRU0LFDK)XOOHU was awarded two byes and UHFRUGHGWZR¿UVWURXQGSLQV WRFODLPWKHLQGLYLGXDOWLWOHLQ WKH SRXQG ZHLJKW FODVV 7KHWUDQVIHUIURP/D*UDQGH PDGHVKRUWZRUNRI&XOYHU¶V 0DFN\OH /LWWOH LQ WKH WLWOH PDWFK See WRESTLERS, Page A18 Wallowa County sunrise and sunset February 12 - February 18 (from the U.S. Naval Observatory) Thursday, Feb. 12 Rise ..................................... 6:55 Set ....................................... 5:12 Friday, Feb. 13 Rise ..................................... 6:54 Set ....................................... 5:13 Saturday, Feb. 14 Rise ..................................... 6:52 Set ....................................... 5:15 Sunday, Feb. 15 Rise ..................................... 6:51 Set ....................................... 5:16 $ 50 OFF CUSTOM WHEELS When you buy a new set of 4 (Passenger and Pickup/SUV Only) Monday, Feb. 16 Rise ..................................... 6:49 Set ....................................... 5:18 • Tires/ Wheels • Brakes • Batteries • Alignment Tuesday, Feb. 17 Rise ..................................... 6:48 Set ....................................... 5:19 • Tire Chains • Siping • Air Check Wednesday, Feb. 18 Rise ..................................... 6:46 Set ....................................... 5:20 • Tire Rotation • Wiper Blades • Studless Tires $ 20 OFF WHEEL ALIGNMENT When you buy 4 new tires (Passenger and Pickup/SUV Only) 3 39 $ 57 5 7 7 77 7 $ PA PASSENGER P ASSENGER AS A S SS SSE SEN S SE ENG E EN N NGE NG GE ER G E C CAR CA AR A R Great Buy! 99 All Season Tread Economically Priced P155/80R-13 Great Buy! 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