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A10 Weekend of February 8-9, 2020 The Dalles Chronicle TheDallesChronicle.com SPORTS TD boys and girls each take losses to Ridgeview Missed opportunities hurt the girls’ second-half comeback bid Rodriguez ■ Ray The Dalles Chronicle At this point in the season, The Dalles head coach Brian Stevens isn’t hanging his hat on moral victories. He wants his players to take tough losses as learning tools that can help them achieve greatness later in the year. Playing in their first home game since Jan. 14, the Riverhawks went to battle against No. 11 Ridgeview and trailed 25-24 at the half, until a 14-6 third-quarter run enabled the Ravens to secure a 49-40 win Friday at Kurtz Gym. “Last year, we had a lot of fun, moral victories, but this year, the lesson from this game isn’t going to be the moral victory, it is going to be about learning how to be patient and execute down the stretch,” Stevens said. “They got to see a team do that and what it looks like when you are seasoned and play a lot of basketball, compared to our team that isn’t seasoned and doesn’t play a lot of basketball.” In the final 5:42 of the third period, the Ravens held a 29- 28 lead and then went on a 10-2 run to extend their lead to 39-30 entering the final quarter. Kilee Hoylman, who hurt her left hand early in the game, inched the Hawks closer at 43-32 with 2:52 left after a pair of free throws, and then Faye Davis and Paige Pentzer combined for 2 of 4 free throws at the 1:49 mark, which swelled the lead to 45-32. Rainie Codding added The Dalles senior Rainie Codding, in front, goes up for a shot Conner Cummings, of The Dalles, dribbles in the open court a layup, Hoylman had a against the defense of Ridgeview’s Paige Pentzer in the first in league action earlier this season in Pendleton. Friday, the rebound and a putback and half of Friday’s IMC girls basketball game played at Kurtz Gym. Riverhawk boys made 18 of 40 shots, 2 of 17 from long range, and See HOOPS, page A11 Codding scored a game-high 18 points in the Riverhawks’ 49-40 loss. Ray Rodriguez photo were outscored by a 31-15 second-half margin in a 60-41 league loss to Ridgeview. Kathy Aney/Eastern Oregonian photo Interesting developments in final weeks of Big Sky action Boys division is up for grabs with five teams within reach of the final two district spots Rodriguez ■ Ray The Dalles Chronicle With the weekend off and two final league games set for Wednesday and Friday of next week, the Dufur Lady Rangers see themselves tied for second place in the Big Sky Conference following Tuesday’s 46-34 home victory over Condon-Wheeler. On the floor without Jadyn Fargher and Brooke Beachamp, Dufur fell behind 21-18 at the half, but then went on runs of 15-2 and 13- 11 in the final 16 minutes to lock down their 12-point win. Six different Ranger players combined for 28 second-half points, and the defense al- lowed no third-quarter baskets and only four fourth-quarter field goals to stymie the Blue Devils. Dufur, held to eight first- half field goals, made 20 field goals overall, three 3-point- ers, and drained 3 of 6 from the line. Megan Aamodt put up 15 points, five in the second half; Abby Colby finished with eight and Kiara Takagi tallied five points to lead Condon. Last Friday and Saturday, the Lady Rangers sal- vaged a split of two Big Sky Conference games, beating Echo, 41-30, Friday, and los- ing at Ione/Arlington, 47-36, Saturday. Against Echo, Dufur broke open a 15-all halftime dead- lock with a 26-15 second-half run. The Lady Rangers made 16 field goals, four 3-point- ers, and hit 5 of 12 from the line as six different players chipped in baskets. In Saturday’s game, a slow start put Dufur behind 26-15 versus Ione/Arlington and both teams tallied 21 points apiece in the final two frames. The Rangers made eight of their field goals in the second half, and finished with 12 field goals, one 3-pointer, and a 11 of 21 split from the free throw line. Dufur (12-8 overall, 7-3 league) heads to Condon for a makeup league contest at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, and hosts Sherman (9-10, 2-6) at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14, before ending the regular season in a neutral site game at Falls City against Elkton at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15. SWC girls lose two, fall to fourth in league The South Wasco County Redsides were 5-5 in their last 10 games, and then had a 59-53 home loss to Ione/Arlington and wound up on the losing end of a 74-36 drubbing at Echo on Saturday, Feb. 1. In Friday’s contest, the Lady Redsides jumped ahead 17-11 through one quarter, but Ione/Arlington went on runs of 14-10 and 18-8 over the next two quarters. For the Cardinals (12-8 overall, 7-3 league), Jessica Medina reeled off 22 points, Hailey Heideman tacked on 13 and Eva Martin had 11 points. Ione/Arlington notched 22 field goals, six 3-pointers, and made good on 9 of 11 on free throws. South Wasco County sank 18 field goals, five 3-pointers, and hit 12 of 18 from the line, as Destiny Mora-Lopez led with 18 points. Kylie Iverson had 15 points, Jade McCoy scored 14 and Holly Miles ended up with six points. Early on Saturday, SWC and Echo were tied at 16 after the first period, and then the Lady Cougars exploded over the next two quarters with a 47-9 run to preserve a 74-36 blowout win. Echo standout Faith McCarty drilled five sec- ond-half 3-pointers on her The 1A stars were in full flight over the last few weeks, as each of South Wasco County, Dufur and Sherman were fighting for their district lives in critical league matchups. The Big Sky Conference Tournament is set for Feb. 21-22 at the Buffalo Dome in Madras. Ray Rodriguez photos way to 31 points, Tylene Skillman put up 17, and Rachel McCarty went for 16 points, as the team made 28 field goals, 10 3-pointers, and notched 8 of 16 from the line. SWC tallied 14 field goals, five 3-pointers, and clanged 3 of 13 from the line. McCoy and Mora-Lopez checked in with 10 points each; Iverson had seven; Jennifer Best hit for four; Tracy Magill got three and Charity Reckmann dropped two points. South Wasco County (9- 10 overall, 5-4 league) was in fourth place with three games left. The Redsides were at Condon (5-11, 3-5) Friday and heads to Moro to take on Sherman (9-10, 2-6) at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Sherman still alive in district picture With four games remain- ing, the Sherman Huskies need to finish on a winning streak and get some help from other teams to have a chance at earning the fourth and final district berth. They were riding a streak of five wins in their last six games, with the lone loss coming on Jan. 31 at home against Condon-Wheeler. In that contest, Megan Aamodt went off for 20 points and Abby Colby secured sev- en points and the team had 17 field goals and went 7 of 9 from the line. Sherman made 13 field goals, three 3-pointers, and made 1 of 13 free throws, with Jaelyn Justesen (10 points), Allie Marker (8) and Natalie Martin (6) leading the charge. On Saturday, Feb. 1, the Lady Huskies were cooking from the floor with 25 field goals, two 3-pointers, and a 3 for 13 split from the line, and both Martin and Justesen combined for 27 points. Martin posted 15 points, Justesen ended the night with 12, and the trio of Marker, Daisy Brown and Cali Johnson chipped in eight points apiece. Monday at home ver- sus Dayville-Monument, Justesen racked up a sea- son-high 23 points, Martin dropped 11, Brown added six and Marker tallied three See 1A HOOPS, page A11 BRIEFLY TD track holding coffee fundraiser The Dalles track and field squad is selling one-pound bags of coffee for $15 as a fundraiser for the upcoming 2020 spring season. Each bag can be ground or whole bean and purchased on site at Kainos Coffee located at 418 E. 2nd Street or through head coach Garth Miller. Call the shop at 541-769-0080 or contact Miller at 541-980-3181. Babe Ruth seeking managers for 2020 The Dalles Babe Ruth organization is currently seeking candidates to manage baseball teams and volunteers to serve on the board of directors for the start of 2020 spring baseball and softball seasons. For additional information, contact Butch Hert at 541-993-2230. 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 run- ning gloves, while supplies last and $8 without a shirt by the pre-registration 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 en- trance or through email at jumpstartyouthactivities@gmail. com. Dr. Cullen’s Student of the week Athlete of the Week Jessica Brown Junior Point Guard Zoe Dunn for Physical Education: Since starting 2-1 in league, the Dufur Rangers have gone 5-2 over the last three weeks and are tied for second place, a half-game behind Echo for the No. 1 district seed. In that span, all-league point guard Jessica Brown is racking up 12.4 points a clip, including a 30-point explosion on Jan. 28. In 20 tilts so far, Dufur has surpassed last year’s overall and league win totals, are scoring nearly 10 more points a game (45.4) and are holding opponents to 35.2, a 10.2 point-per-game drop. Zoe Dunn is always great in Physical education class, always participating and working hard during work out time. Zoe is also great to all her classmates being positive each day. Congratulations Umpires meeting set The Mid-Columbia Umpires Association will be having an informational meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10 at The Dalles Middle School. This is an informational meeting for anyone interested in umpiring high school baseball and soft- ball games this spring. For more information or to express interest, call 541-980-2460. Zoe Dunn, TDHS The Athlete of the Week will receive a large 2 topping pizza from Papa Murphy’s. Congratulations to our winner 2-8-20 Columbia View Dental 1915 E. 19th Street | The Dalles Victor Cullen, DDS 541-296-5677 | Se habla español 1323 W 6th St. • The Dalles • 541-296-1141
