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LMS grapplers
take third at state
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The La Grande Mid-
dle School wrestling
team took third place in
the boys division at the
Oregon middle school
state tournament over the
weekend in Woodburn.
La Grande scored 102
points, just 3.5 points be-
hind team champion Sky
View, out of Bend, and
two points behind LaCre-
ole out of Dallas.
ard placed second at 85
pounds, going 3-1. Wyatt
Livingston (150) turned
in a 3-2 record for fourth.
Ridge Kehr (102) went 4-2
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See Wrestling / Page 7A
GRVFC deadline approaching
x-T
Philadelphia
The deadline to register for Grande Ronde Valley Foot- Boston
ball Club’s outdoor spring season is Friday. The season Brooklyn
New Y
to June. U10 through U15 compete on Saturdays in the Miami
Eastern Oregon Soccer League in “small-sided games” Orlando
Charlotte
against teams from Baker City, Milton-Freewater, Enter- W
Atlanta
prise, Pendleton and Boardman. Cost is $20 for U6, and
$60 for the other age groups. For more information or to x-Milwaukee
Indiana
register, visit www.grvfc.com.
Detroit
Registration for Pee Wee Soccer open
Joseph Eagles girls bas-
ketball team spend most
of the season ranked sec-
may not have ended as well
as the team hoped after a
But the Eagles scored
plenty of individual hard-
ware.
Joseph landed a total
Oregon League all-league
award list and three on the
ing the way as OOL player
of the year.
“On top of being able to
score like she does, she gets
basketball,” Joseph Head
Coach Lance Homan said
it’s played. She anticipates
well. She is a basketball
player you love to have. It
doesn’t matter the situa-
tion, her mind it is in it. She
knows what needs to be
done at any given time.”
elyn Nelson and senior
Emma Hite. Senior Haley
Miller secured a spot on
the second team, and ju-
nior Camille Crenshaw was
named honorable mention.
went undefeated in OOL
regular-season play. The
Eagles at one point were
down the stretch. Those
three setbacks, though,
came to teams that placed
state.
The Powder Valley Bad-
gers, who also made a deep
run at state and placed sec-
ond, saw four players earn
honors on the all-league
squad. Megan Bingham led
team, as the senior was one
of the primary catalysts of
and defense.
Two Badgers — sopho-
more Belle Blair and senior
Logan Nedrow — were se-
lected to the second team,
His team didn’t reach the
postseason, but Christopher
Nobles stood out as a domi-
nant force in the eyes of the
Old Oregon League coaches,
so much so that the senior
for the Wallowa Cougars
boys basketball team was
named the OOL player of
the year.
“I put it this way: If you
lined up everybody in the
league and were going to
play a pick-up game, who
It would be Christopher,”
Wallowa Head Coach David
Howe said.
“In my opinion he should
have gotten it the last three
years. He’s been runner-up
nally got it this year.”
Nobles was the most con-
sistent player in an up and
down season for Wallowa,
which went 7-15 overall and
half of their league wins
Bingham also earned an
ished in the top four in the
league — Joseph and Elgin.
check out the
a 48-38 home loss in late
January.
Nobles was an integral
piece who Howe said can
shoot, rebound and play de-
fense, and he was the player
Wallowa primarily ran its of-
fense through.
“I believe it’s just his work
ethic, for one,” Howe said
of what sets Nobles apart.
“Even now he’s working and
shooting in the morning.
He’s trying to get a scholar-
ship, and has a couple of
schools looking at him.”
The Joseph Eagles, who
North and reached the state
had a third recognized. Both
sophomore Mason Ferré
and senior Tyler Homan
while the Cougars missed
earned honorable mention.
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school in the state to stay
within 10 points of eventual
sophomore, Chase Murray,
was tapped honorable men-
tion.
The
Powder
Valley
See Boys / Page 7A
La Grande Parks and Recreation is putting on a Pee
Wee Soccer League this spring for those interested in in-
troducing their kids to soccer.
25, with all games and practices held on Saturdays at
Benton Park.
The league is for youth ages 3-5 and not in kindergarten.
Early registration runs through March 25 and is $25.
2402 Cedar St, and a mandatory “Meet My Coach and
Visit www.lagrandeparks.org to register or to volun-
teer to coach.
Weather leads to Tuesday cancellations
The Wallowa Valley baseball team’s season-opening
doubleheader at Weston-McEwen Tuesday was canceled.
No makeup date has yet been announced.
The Eagles are set to face La Pine and St. Mary’s in Bend
Tuesday.
The Wallowa Valley softball team’s season-opener at
Weston-McEwen Tuesday was also canceled. No makeup
date has yet been announced.
The Cubs travel to Heppner/Ione for a doubleheader
Friday.
Finally the Pendleton Invite, which both the La Grande
Tigers boys and girls golf teams were set to compete in
Tuesday, was canceled, according to girls Head Coach
Cally Goss. Goss also said the Lewiston Tournament next
Monday, which La Grande was to play in, has also been
canceled.
The LHS boys are back on the course March 22 at The
the Wildhorse Invite, though Goss said they could add a
tournament before then.
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