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A10 Weekend of February 1-2, 2020 The Dalles Chronicle TheDallesChronicle.com SPORTS Short-handed TD boys, girls win at Madras Teams combine for 10 victories, 10 seconds Rodriguez ■ Ray The Dalles Chronicle all three of their relay squads had sweeps. In the 200-yard med- ley relay, Webber, Haight, DiGennaro and Bree Webber timed out in a solid 2:12.89, and the quartet of Kendall Webber, Kennedy Abbas, Bree Webber and DiGennaro dominated the 200-yard Down nine swimmers, The Dalles head coach Derek freestyle relay with a time of 1:54.48, beating second-place Shortt fielded a group of 16 boys and girls, who combined Madras (2:04.60) by more than 10 seconds. for 10 wins and 10 seconds Haight, Lydia Evans, Paige in a four-team event held on Compton and Abbas then Friday, Jan. 24 in Madras. “The swimmers responded took a commanding win in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a great performance,” Shortt said. “The kids fought with a final mark of 4:34.83. Abbas claimed runner-up hard and really had some status in the 200-yard amazing swims. This was a great boost for the team, and individual medley (2:48.79) and 100-yard backstroke they showed some real im- (1:17.91), Bree Webber added pressive fight. I can’t wait to see what we do in the future.” a 1:28.57 to earn second in the 100-yard butterfly, which On the day, the boys gar- nered two individual wins and was a five-second person- a top relay swim, as Will Evans al-best, and Haight placed captured a big-time victory second in the 500-yard free- in the boys 200-yard freestyle style (6:48.62). (2:02.71), Jonathan Snodgrass Compton placed third in came out ahead in the 500- the 200-yard freestyle (2:30.31) yard freestyle (7:26.14), and and the 500-yard freestyle the 400-yard freestyle relay (6:55.69, a nine-second drop), group of Snodgrass, Grant Bree Webber added a third in Loughmiller, William Hoover the 50-yard freestyle (30.53), and Evans turned on the jets Lydia Evans turned in a fourth- with a 4:31.91 to lock down place tally in the 100-yard first place. breaststroke (1:44.58) and Leading the girls, Kendall sixth in the 100-yard freestyle Webber scorched the field for (1:19.72), and senior standout firsts in the 200-yard freestyle Izabella Montesanti registered (2:13.98) and the 500-yard a 38.79 to get eighth in the freestyle (6:07.85), Lydia 50-yard freestyle and tacked DiGennaro added a win in on an 11th in the 100-yard the 50-yard freestyle (27.73), freestyle (1:33.71). and Hannah Haight took “Madras was a great meet top honors in the 100-yard for us,” Evans said. “Everyone breaststroke (1:22.48) and on the team showed a very The Dalles swim team combined for 191 points to pull off a boys and girls victory at a four-team meet held on Jan. 24 in Madras. In the celebratory photo are, pictured from left to right, Nate Timmons (assistant coach), Grant Loughmiller, William Hoover, Jose Reyes, Will Evans, Izabella Montesanti, Hannah Haight, Jonathan Snodgrass, Michael Cole, and Derek Shortt (head coach). Following events in Gresham and La Grande, The Dalles travels to Hood River at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6. Contributed photo/ Pat Shortt positive attitude, which makes swim meets a lot of fun. Along with having great attitudes, everyone is working really hard to improve their personal times and contribute to the team by earning points. And since both teams got first place with half our team there, it’s easy to see that our hard work is paying off.” Through 22 events, The Dalles girls reeled off 106 points to chalk up first place, with Corbett (55), Baker (41) and Madras (32) making up the rest of the standings. On the boys side, TD had a closer point spread amongst four teams with 85 points, and behind them were Madras (77), Baker (45) and Corbett (11). “We had some great lead- ership from the seniors, who did a great job of getting the team energized and focused for the meet,” coach Shortt said. “It was great for us to get another round in the pool that we will be swimming in for districts.” Michael Cole had a sec- ond-place outcome in the 100-yard butterfly (1:13.38), Bryce Harris was a runner-up in the 100-yard freestyle (58.13), and Loughmiller added a second in the 500- yard freestyle (7:27.46). Will Evans (24.86), Harris (25.04) and Cole (26.37) were in second, third and fifth place, respectively, in the 50-yard freestyle, Spencer Coburn grabbed third place in the 200-yard individual medley (2:50.28) and fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:24.47), Snodgrass (2:44.95) notched fifth place and Loughmiller (2:48.85) was sixth in the 200-yard freestyle, Hoover claimed sixth in the 100-yard freestyle (1:11.71) and seventh in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:26.30), and Jose Reyes ended up seventh in the 100-yard freestyle (1:28.52) and 12th in the 50- yard freestyle (38.42). Coburn, Hoover, Cole and Harris were good for second place in the 200-yard medley relay (2:03.64), and the grouping of Harris, Coburn, Cole and Will Evans paced to a 1:41.25 to secure a run- ner-up finish. “Our season is going super well and it’s great to see a mo- tivated group of kids again,” Harris said. “We went into Madras missing a lot of swim- mers due to them being sick, but we still tried our hardest and earned some good points for our team. The swim team this year is really stepping up and working on improving themselves and it’s definitely showing in our results.” Following tough events in Gresham and La Grande last week, The Dalles next travels to Hood River for a league dual at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6. SWC boys and girls move up in the Big Sky standings After beating Dufur Tuesday, both teams are tied for second Rodriguez ■ Ray The Dalles Chronicle It was a classic slugfest to- night between two of the Big Sky Conference’s best teams. And four quarters wasn’t enough to settle matters. South Wasco County’s Jennifer Best had a rebound and putback with 38 sec- onds left, Dufur hit 1 of 2 free throws to get within 55-52 and, following two SWC missed free throw tries, had back-to-back despera- tion 3-pointers rim in and out, and the Lady Redsides survived by a 55-52 overtime margin in league girls hoops action Tuesday in Maupin. Dufur fell behind 20-7 in the first half, but cut the defi- cit to 37-34 at halftime. The Lady Rangers grabbed a 45-40 lead midway through the final period and jumped ahead 47-42 at the 1:56 mark, until SWC made 2 of 4 free throws and Iverson drained a 3-pointer with 1:03 left. Down the stretch, Dufur missed two free throws and each squad traded turnovers to send the game into the extra session. McCoy gave the Redsides a 53-48 lead at the 1:14 mark of overtime after a layup and a foul shot, then Dufur hit two free throws and Best had her rebound and putback with 38 seconds left to make it 55-51. Destiny Mora-Lopez dropped 21 points, pulled down 22 rebounds and blocked seven shots, and Kylie Iverson added 14 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals. Hailey Ocacio scored seven points, Jade McCoy finished with five points, 11 boards and four steals, and Best notched three points for SWC, who made 14 field goals, two 3-pointers, and sank 25 of 49 free throws. Dufur totaled 17 field goals from five players and hit 18 of 39 free throws. With the win, SWC moves into a second-place tie with Dufur. South Wasco County (9-8 overall, 5-2 league) heads to Condon at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, and then travels to play Sherman at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Dufur (10-7, 5-2) hosts Condon at 6 p.m. Tuesday, and travels to Condon for a league matchup slated for 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12. ------ The crazy Big Sky Conference boys standings changed dramatically again Tuesday, as the South Wasco County Redsides built as much as a 22-point first-half lead and held off a late rally in a 71-65 triumph at Maupin. The Redsides led 21-8 through one quarter and 39- 25 at halftime. Dufur got to within a 65-61 deficit with 1:15 left in the fourth period after consecu- tive baskets by Jacob Peters. SWC then got a layup and a dunk from Garrett Olson to extend the cushion to 69-61 at the 40-second mark. With 15.8 seconds left, Cooper Bales sank a deep ball, but then SWC ran out the final few ticks. Oscar Thomas paced the Redsides with 25 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and five steals, and Olson added 23 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks. Tanner Davis totaled 11 points, seven assists and a steal, Brock LaFaver went off for nine points, 10 boards, three assists and a block, and Ben Birman chipped in three points and three rebounds. SWC hit on 29 of 57 from the field, 6 of 18 three point- ers and hit 7 of 12 free throws. Dufur finished 26 of 64 from the floor, 5 of 19 from long distance, and converted 8 of 12 from the stripe. Peters posted 30 points (21 in the second half) Bales poured in 15 (four in the sec- ond half) Trey Darden tallied 12 points and Josh Taylor ended up with seven points. As of Thursday, SWC (12-5 overall, 5-3 league) was tied for second in league, while Dufur (9-9, 4-4) dropped to a fifth-place tie with Horizon. The Redsides host Horizon at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and will be at Condon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7. Dufur hosts Condon at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, and plays at Horizon at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8. ------ The Sherman Huskies started league play with four straight wins and jumped atop the Big Sky Conference boys standings. Following back-to-back losses to South Wasco County and Dufur, they were tied for fourth place in league and a district berth seemed to be teetering. Tuesday night in Moro, Wade Fields rattled home a game-high 12 points, Kole Martin scored nine points and Nick Riggs contributed seven of his eight points in the fourth quarter, as the Huskies went on a 13-7 fourth-quarter run to defeat Horizon Christian 48-37 Tuesday in a Big Sky Conference tussle. By virtue of their win, the Sherman Huskies vaulted into a second-place tie along- side South Wasco County. Sherman held a 10-5 ad- vantage after one quarter and matched Horizon 25-25 over the second and third quarters for a 35-30 entering the final period. In all, the Huskies (8-9 overall, 5-3 league) tallied 18 field goals, one 3-pointer, and drilled 11 of 19 free throws. Will James notched eight points, Luke Stone pitched in seven and Jed Harrison reeled off four points. Horizon (7-9, 4-4) fin- ished with 13 field goals, two 3-pointers, and shot 9 of 15 from the line. Josh Rogers led the Hawks with 10 points, Alex Whitaker added nine, and both Kai Robertson and Caleb Lingel had seven points each. Sherman hosts Dayville at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3, and hosts Ione/Arlington for a game slated for 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7. Horizon travels to SWC at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, Feb. 4, and goes to Mitchell at 7:30 pm on Friday, Feb. 7. Hawk wrestlers take four wins at league dual in Pendleton TD loses 59- 24, as Preston, Dodge and Carrera score pins Rodriguez ■ Ray The Dalles Chronicle Tremper in 42 seconds, Angel Oregon (120) was pinned by Gabe Browning at the 3:45 mark of the second round, and Conor Blair (126) ended up losing to Collin Primus. At 132 pounds, Elejah Sutton-Lott lost to Pendleton’s Jack Lieuallen in 30 seconds, Austin Music (138) was pinned by Grant Clark, Matthew Robertson (Pendleton) scored a forfeit Steven Preston, Dusty Dodge and Mauricio Carrera win, and TD senior Ben Nelson (152) could not stop each posted pins, and Zak a pinfall loss in 2:34 against Tackett won by forfeit, but Danner Hamilton. Pendleton notched seven “Elejah showed why she pinfall wins, a technical received the 2019 Coaches fall and two forfeits to take Award by stepping into the a 59-24 victory over The Dalles in a 5A Intermountain lineup at 132 pounds and battling a ranked wrestler, Conference wrestling dual without question,” Beasley Wednesday in Pendleton. “This match was a remind- said. As the weights increased, er of the unforgiving nature however, the Riverhawks of the sport of wrestling,” TD head coach Paul Beasley went on to win three of their final six matches, all three by said. “Lack of focus, effort, pin, two in the first round and and intensity will result in a the other in the third round. humbling experience. In his 160-pound tussle, “But the beauty of the sport Preston dropped the hammer is we have a chance in our next match or tournament to down on Jaime Rico at the 1:21 mark of the first round, respond to adversity and be and Dodge, a two-time state successful.” Starting at 105 pounds, The placer, who won last week- Dalles lost seven of its first end’s tournament in Hood eight matches, six by pin, four River with a 4-0 record, of those coming in the first reeled off his 13th consecu- round. tive win in the 170-pound di- The only win was at 113 vision with a pin over Patrick pounds, where Zak Tackett Simpson (1:22). claimed a forfeit victory. Pendleton’s Isaac Urbina TD’s Nathan Ganders then posted a 17-2 technical (106 pounds) lost to Dawson fall versus Taylor Morehouse at 182 pounds, and Carrera, the Hawk senior, pulled out a pin of Greysen Clark with a little more than a minute left in the final stanza (4:56) of their 195-pound bout. “Taylor continues to improve too. He withstood a strong effort by Urbina, a ranked wrestler, in defeat. He understands that success is improvement, regardless of the outcome,” Beasley said. “Mauricio continued his team-first effort, winning by pin at 195, even though he weighed in at 177,” Beasley added. Jacob Griffin (220) capped Pendleton’s seventh pin- fall win at the 3:32 mark of the second round against The Dalles wrestler Taylor Morehouse, on top, grapples his opponent during last weekend’s daylong tournament in Hood River. In Pendleton Wednesday, the Riverhawks logged pinfall wins from Steven Preston, Mauricio Carrera and Dusty Dodge in a 59-24 loss. Ray Rodriguez photo Miguel Torres, and Roper Cartmell picked up a forfeit at heavyweight. After Friday’s home dual Dr. Cullen’s Student of the week High School in Hillsboro, while the boys head out to Madras for a tournament on Saturday, Feb. 8. Athlete of the Week Destiny Mora-Lopez SWC Junior 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 with Hood River, The Dalles girls have the regional quali- fier scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Feb. 7-8, at Century With a tie for second place on the line Tues- day night at home against Dufur, South Wasco County post presence Destiny Mora-Lopez racked up 21 points, 22 rebounds and seven blocked shots to aid in the Lady Redsides’ 55-52 overtime triumph. Overall for the year, the 6-foot junior is putting up 14 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks a contest. Shaelyn Scott, TDHS The Athlete of the Week will receive a large 2 topping pizza from Papa Murphy’s. 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