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Weekend of January 25-26, 2020   A9
SPORTS
Swimmers rack up 10 wins, six seconds at Philomath Meet
Lydia
DiGennaro,
Kendall Webber
and Bryce Harris
get multiple
individual
victories
Rodriguez
■ Ray
The Dalles Chronicle
Lydia DiGennaro, Kendall
Webber and Bryce Harris each
picked up multiple individual
wins, and the boys and girls
relays combined for two victo-
ries, three seconds, a third and
a fourth-place outcome at last
Friday’s Philomath Tri-Meet
Swim Event.
Harris, a senior, logged free-
style wins in the 50-yard (24.87
seconds) and 100-yard (56.76),
DiGennaro was tops in the
50-yard freestyle (26.78) and
100-yard butterfly (1:10.45),
and Webber tacked on firsts
in the 200-yard (2:15.03) and
500-yard freestyle (6:05.00).
Skyler Coburn had a top
finish in the boys 200-yard
individual medley (2:41.54),
Jonathan Snodgrass padded
his stats with a first in the boys
500-yard freestyle (7:28.37),
and Kennedy Abbas placed
first in the girls 100-yard back-
stroke (1:15.78).
Taking seconds for the
Riverhawk girls were Hannah
Haight in the 500-yard
freestyle (6:43.61) and Maisie
Bandel-Ramirez in the
100-yard freestyle (1:03.22).
Haight scored third place
in the 100-yard breaststroke
(1:24.00), Paige Compton
hit for third in the 200-yard
(2:31.37) and 500-yard
freestyle (7:04.14), Bandel-
Ramirez cleaned up for third
in the 50-yard freestyle (29.95)
and Abbas turned in a third-
place effort in the 200-yard
individual medley (2:48.00).
Hanna Rodriguez picked up
fourth place in the 100-yard
freestyle (1:16.31), Addison
Little scored sixth in the 100-
yard backstroke (1:41.87),
Lydia Evans claimed sixth
in the 100-yard breaststroke
(1:43.34), and Rodriguez
chalked up seventh in the
200-yard freestyle (3:01.05).
“The girls team has been
doing amazing and they are
winning a lot of races,” TD
head coach Derek Shortt said.
Boys taking second place
individually were Xander
Kirby in the 200-yard in-
dividual medley (2:41.43).
Snodgrass ended up third
in the 200-yard freestyle
(2:44.09), Cole placed fourth
in the 100-yard butterfly
(1:16.83), and Coburn was
good for fourth place in
the 100-yard breaststroke
(1:22.54).
Cole reeled off fifth place in
the 50-yard freestyle (27.16),
Kirby added a fifth in the
100-yard butterfly (1:28.76),
and William Hoover turned
in a 1:26.93 for fifth place in
the 100-yard breaststroke and
was eighth in the 100-yard
freestyle (1:12.80).
On the relays, the girls
Supporting the small-town business revolution promotion, The Dalles swim team members take time out from practice to promote
the event that concluded on Jan. 21. The winning town will be selected on Jan. 28. In the photo are, from left to right, starting in the
back row, Hannah Haight, Jonathan Snodgrass, Xander Kirby and William Hoover. In the middle row are, from left, Maisie Bandel-
Ramirez, Kennedy Abbas, Kendall Webber, Hanna Rodriguez and Addison Little. In the front row are Bryce Harris, Lydia DiGennaro,
Paige Compton, Michael Cole, Skyler Coburn, Lydia Evans and Frances Fuller. At Friday’s Philomath Tri-Meet, TD racked up 10 wins
and six seconds.
Pat Shortt/Contributed photo
200-yard medley relay quartet
of Webber, Haight, Bandel-
Ramirez and DiGennaro de-
stroyed the field in 2:09.84 for
first place, and also earning
top billing was the 200-yard
freestyle relay team of Webber,
Abbas, Little and DiGennaro
(1:52.42).
The girls 400-yard free-
style relay squad made up
of Rodriguez, Compton,
Haight and Abbas combined
for a 4:49.48 to lock down
second place, and Rodriguez,
Evans, Bandel-Ramirez and
Compton timed out in a solid
2:15.44 to secure fourth place
the 200-yard freestyle relay.
“I can’t tell you how proud
I am of the girls relays,” Shortt
said. “They are firing on all cyl-
inders and swimming strong.”
On the mark for the boys,
the 200-yard freestyle relay
team of Harris, Coburn, Cole
and Hoover dialed in a 1:48.40
to take second place, the
200-yard medley relay group-
ing of Hoover, Coburn, Kirby
and Snodgrass tallied second
place after their 2:11.98.
Harris, Kirby, Cole and
Grant Loughmiller rounded
out the relay standouts with
their total of 4:13.98 in the
boys 400-yard freestyle relay,
which gave them third place.
While he is a critical piece
of the boys relays, Harris is
making plenty of noise in his
freestyle runs.
“Bryce is having a killer
year,” coach Shortt said. “He
is under 25 seconds for the 50
freestyle and will do a lot of
damage at districts.”
As the season wears on,
the schedule is expected to
get much tougher for the
Riverhawk swimmers.
Up next, TD travels to
Madras for a meet this
weekend at 10 a.m. Saturday,
and then they travel to Sam
Barlow next Thursday, Jan. 30.
Ranger boys climb into three-way tie for first place
With eight league
games left, Dufur,
Horizon and Ione/
Arlington are
deadlocked
Rodriguez
■ Ray
The Dalles Chronicle
One game flip-flopped
the Big Sky Conference boys
standings Tuesday night.
The Dufur Rangers jumped
into a three-way tie for first
place with Ione-Arlington
and Horizon Christian after
defeating Sherman by a 42-32
margin Tuesday in league
action in Moro.
Dufur led by 10 at the half
and jumped ahead 36-22
entering the fourth quarter,
until Sherman rallied for a
9-2 run in a three-minute
span to make it a 38-31 mar-
gin with 4:34 left.
The Huskies had multiple
chances to inch closer, but
missed a shot and turned
the ball over on consecutive
possessions.
Down 39-31 at the 2:35
mark, Sherman hit 1 of 2
free throws, got a stop, then
rimmed out a 3-point chance,
and forced a turnover on
Dufur’s ensuing possession.
In fact, Sherman missed
its last six shots, committed
two turnovers and sank 1 of 2
from the line in the final 4:34.
Cooper Bales posted a
game-high 18 points, Trey
Darden added eight, Jacob
Peters had five and both
Caleb Olson and Gabe Petroff
chipped in four points each.
Owen Christiansen led
Sherman with 10 points,
Wade Fields poured in seven,
Nick Riggs scored five and
Will James dropped four
points.
Dufur (8-7 overall, 4-2
league) travels to South
Wasco County at 7:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, Jan. 28, hosts Echo
at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan.
31, and makes a trip to Ione/
Arlington for a league match-
up at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday,
Feb. 1.
Fourth-place Sherman
(6-9, 4-3) hosts Horizon at
7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan.
28, hosts Condon at 7:30
p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, and
is in Mitchell at 3:30 p.m. on
Saturday, Feb. 1.
After the loss, SWC boys
were faced with a win-out
scenario.
The South Wasco County
Redsides held as much as a
nine-point second-quarter
advantage at one point and
led 28-24 at the half, 41-40
after three, and jumped
ahead by four points early in
the final period, but Horizon
Christian ended up posting
a 13-8 edge down the stretch
to pull off the 53-49 win
Tuesday in Hood River.
By virtue of Horizon’s vic-
tory and SWC’s loss, there are
six Big Sky Conference teams
within a game of first place.
For Horizon (7-7 overall,
4-2 league), Caleb Lingel had
20 points and Josh Rogers
tacked on 13 points.
Brock LaFaver paced
SWC with 18 points, seven
rebounds, two assists and five
blocks.
Oscar Thomas checked
in with 15 points, four
rebounds, two assists and a
steal, Garrett Olson ended up
with 10 points, nine rebounds
Big Sky Conference basketball teams were on the court earlier last week with a slate of non-league and league games played. In the pho-
tos are, from left to right, starting in the back row, Piper Neal (Dufur), Jaelyn Justesen (Sherman), and Destiny Mora-Lopez (South Wasco
County). On the bottom are, from left, Luke Stone (Sherman) and Josh Taylor (Dufur), Tanner Davis (South Wasco County), and Cooper
Bales (Dufur) and Nick Riggs (Sherman). Tuesday, the Dufur boys defeated Sherman and South Wasco County lost at Horizon Christian,
which set up a six-team race for the final four district slots.
Ray Rodriguez photos
and two steals, Remington
Sheer posted four points and
Tanner Davis wound up with
two points, three rebounds
and eight assists.
South Wasco County (10-5,
3-3) shot 18 of 47 from the
floor, 5 of 14 on threes, and
made 8 of 13 from the line.
Monday, the Redsides
traveled 477 round-trip miles
to Crane for a non-league
contest against the No. 22
Crane Mustangs, and used
a combined 50 points out of
Thomas, Olson and LaFaver
to pull out the 62-46 triumph.
SWC did not waste any
time taking control of matters
in this matchup, as they led
19-4 after the first eight min-
utes of play.
See HOOPS, page A10
BRIEFLY
TD track holding coffee fundraiser
The Dalles track and field squad is selling one-pound bags of
coffee for $15 each as a fundraiser for the upcoming 2020 spring
season.
Each bag can be ground or whole bean and is available at Kainos
Coffee, located at 418 E. 2nd St., or through head coach Garth
Miller.
Call the shop at 541-769-0080 or contact Miller at
541-980-3181.
Valentine’s Day Run slated
The second race of the three-part Jumpstart Valentine’s Day
Winter Trail 3k, 5k and 10k run/walk is planned for 10 a.m. on
Saturday, Feb. 8 at Lewis and Clark Festival Park.
Costs are $20 with a shirt with free racing socks and running
gloves while supplies last, and $8 without a shirt by the pre-regis-
tration cutoff of Feb. 5.
On the day of, fees rise to $25 with a shirt and $10 without.
Award medals are offered to the top 3 overall in each of the
five age divisions, male and female. All District 21 elementary
students are free to participate.
This is a Colonel Wright Elementary School Physical Education
fundraiser.
For more information, flyers are available at the park entrance
or through email at jumpstartyouthactivities@gmail.com.
with an expected tournament total of 40 or more teams set with
several spots still open for boys and girls teams.
This tournament is open for boys and girls from third-through-
eighth grades and there is a four-game guarantee.
Costs are $195 per squad and multiple team discounts and
school sponsored team discounts are available.
All games will be played at the high school, at Wahtonka and at
Dr. Cullen’s
Student of the week
Athlete of the Week
Bryce Harris
Senior - The Dalles Swim Team
Shaelyn Scott for AP English Language:
She is a very perceptive student and
writes with depth and nuance, a leader in
classroom discussions and other students
comment on how much they have
learned from her insights on important
issues.
Congratulations
The Dalles Middle School with title games set for Sunday at Kurtz
Gym. First-place teams receive a trophy.
Registration deadline is slated for Friday, Feb. 14, and brackets
will be emailed on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
For more information, call Greg Cummings at 541-980-5978 or
email gcummings11@gmail.com.
At the Philomath tri-meet last Friday, Th e Dalles
swimmer Bryce Harris notched two individual wins,
in the 50-yard (24.57 seconds) and 100-yard (56.76)
freestyle, and he assisted two relay groups to top-3
fi nishes. In the 200-yard freestyle relay, Harris, Skyler
Coburn, William Hoover and Michael Cole combined
for a 1:48.40 to get runner-up, and Harris, Xander Kir-
by, Cole and Grant Loughmiller timed out in 4:13.98
to place third in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Shaelyn Scott, TDHS
The Athlete of the Week will receive a large 2 topping pizza from Papa Murphy’s. Congratulations to our winner 1-25-20
Columbia View Dental
CGBA hosting second tournament
1915 E. 19th Street | The Dalles
The Dalles Winter Classic is fast approaching on Feb. 22-23
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