Monday, May 6, 2019
The Observer
Records fall for
EOU in final regular
season meets
❤✐❥❦❧✈❦❧ ❥♠♥♣♣
➟➛❺❸❽④④q❸➛❸❺➠➛➡⑦ s✇① ➆④➇
Maggie Ledbetter con-
tinued her stellar fresh-
man season for the East-
ern Oregon women’s
qrst✉
s✇①
③④⑤①
✇➂⑧⑤⑤④⑦ q❶④ ➍⑩➉✇qs⑧✇④④r❷
added three more victo-
ries — two on the wom-
en’s side — to close out
➥s⑧q❶
➁➂④r⑧①⑨④➃❷
❺❾➄❾
③✇⑧❷❶
➤❶④r④ ➇s❷ ⑤⑧qq⑤④⑦ ⑧❽ s✇➅⑦
fanfare around the fact
that the La Grande Ti-
gers softball team had just
clinched at least a share
of the Greater Oregon
League title for a third
straight year.
Not when the team has
much bigger expecta-
tions ahead in the coming
weeks.
“Going back to Eugene
and competing for a state
championship is an expec-
tation for this team. It’s
✇⑩q s ⑨⑩s⑤⑦ ⑧q➃❷ s✇ ④➑❹④tqs -
q⑩ ✇sq⑧⑩✇s⑤❷ s✇① qs✉④ ③r❷q⑦
①s➅➡➎➪
➋s➅q⑩✇
❹r⑩①➉t④①⑦➪
➶↕⑤⑤ ⑩➉r ❶⑧q❷ ➇④r④ ⑨⑩⑧✇⑨
❷qrs⑧⑨❶q
q⑩
❹④⑩❹⑤④⑦
q⑩⑩⑦➪
➍⑧t❶④⑤⑤④
Herbes and Megan Boals
➇⑩✇ ⑧✇ ❾➝❺❼➎❻➐ q⑩ r④st❶
nationals and break the
school record by nearly 12
seconds. Javelin thrower
➊srr⑧s✇④
➦⑩⑤⑤⑥s✇
q⑩⑩✉
⑩❽ ❺➏❼❸❽④④q❸❼⑦ ➇❶⑧t❶ ➇s❷
older kids struggled a little
✉⑧①❷
➣④❿❶sr①q⑦
-
no Ngaida clearing 5-feet-
5-3/4 to punch her ticket
❶⑧⑨❶ ➈➉⑥❹⑦ ➇⑧q❶ ➊s⑤➉⑤➉❷
✇⑧t④ s❿⑩➉q q❶⑧❷ q④s⑥⑦ q❶④
➅⑩➉✇⑨④r
➀⑩
➙⑩⑥④r⑦
the top spot with a mark
q❶④
while Paige Dodd reached
5-feet-2-1/2 for second
The 4x100 team of
❿⑧q ➟⑧✇ q❶④ ⑩❹④✇④r➡⑦ s✇① q❶④
➊sq⑧④
➇⑩⑥④✇➃❷
⑧✇
body was a little bit ner-
vous (because of senior
Wright said.
The Baker Bulldogs
were just the latest hurdle
to clear in pursuit of that
expectation.
The Tigers continued
their dominance of the GOL
➤❶④ ❻➑➄➐➐ r④⑤s➅ q④s⑥
➀⑩s✇✇s
ÝÖäÞÛÜ êØãÖ Þß ëÚçÜØìíÝ ÜÞéáâÖÕÖØÜÖÚ ØêØçÛÝà îØïÖÚð ×Ø ÙÚØÛÜÖ ñÞÛ òóô ØÛÜ õõóô àÞ ÖØÚÛ Ø ÝÕØÚÖ Þß àÕÖ Ùö× àçàâÖð
expect that. That’s what’s
another school record
and sent more athletes to
nationals.
⑩❽
ÔÕÖ ×Ø ÙÚØÛÜÖ ÝÞßàáØââ àÖØã äÖâÖáÚØàÖÝ Øà ÕÞãÖ åâØàÖ ØßàÖÚ æâØçÛØ èØÚÝÞÛ Õçà ÞÛÖ Þß ßÞéÚÔçêÖÚ ÕÞãÖ ÚéÛÝ ÜéÚçÛê àÕÖ
q⑧⑩✇⑦➪ ❶④s① t⑩st❶ ➧⑩⑩①➅
q❶④ r④⑨➉⑤sr ❷④s❷⑩✇⑦ ❿r⑩✉④
❺❻❼ ❽④④q⑦ ❾ ⑧✇t❶④❷⑦ ❿④❷q⑧✇⑨
record of 146-feet-3.
In addition to the vic-
q⑩r➅⑦ ➆④①❿④qq④r q⑩⑩✉ ❷④t -
ond in shot put (40-feet-
10-1/4).
EOU also added a 1-2
➲➳ ➵➸➺➻➼➽ ➲➸➺➽
➾➚❦ ❤✐❥❦❧✈❦❧
On Saturday at the
-
➆⑧✇③④⑤① ➢❹④✇ ⑧✇ ➍t➍⑧✇
q④s⑥⑦
docket and breaking a
school record during the
Portland Twilight Meet
Friday.
Ledbetter won the
discus with a throw of
Business as usual for Tigers
❻➐➐ ➟❻❾➎➛➏➡➎
s①①⑧✇⑨ s✇⑩q❶④r ③r❷q❸ s✇①
❷④t⑩✇①❸❹⑤st④ ③✇⑧❷❶ q⑩ q❶④
➘➴➷➬➮➱ ✃➴➷➱❐❒❮❰ ÏÐÑ❰ÒÓ❰Ò
-
⑧❷❸↕⑤⑤④✇ ➇s❷ q❶⑧r① ⑧✇ q❶④
➀⑩⑤⑤④➅⑦
an automatic qualifying
throw for nationals. In
second for the women’s
team was the 4x100 relay
q④s⑥ ⑩❽ ➧❶⑧q④⑦ ➌❶⑩①④❷⑦
Reddington and Eliza-
➊⑧✇✇s❶
❿④q❶ ➙④r❿④❷ ⑧✇ ❻❾➎❺➄⑦ s✇①
➍⑩r⑨s✇
➌④① -
dington and Elizabeth
Herbes also came in sec-
Reddington placed third
in the long jump at 17-
feet-11-3/4.
The men’s team posted
a victory in the pole vault
from Darrian Walker at
❺➨❸❽④④q❸❺➎ ➤❶④ ❻➑➄➐➐ r④ -
➌❶⑩①④❷⑦
Wright said.
La Grande largely strug-
Bowen added.
⑨⑤④① q⑩ ③✇① s r❶➅q❶⑥ ⑧✇
s①①④① s ❹s⑧r ⑩❽ ❷str⑧③t④ ➹⑧④❷
and Eastern added a 2-3
r➉✇❷
q❶④ ❿sqq④r➃❷ ❿⑩➑ ⑧✇ q❶④ ③r❷q
❽⑩r ➆➙➭⑦ ➇❶⑧t❶ ❶s① ➈➉❷q ❷④➂
-
③✇⑧❷❶ ⑧✇ q❶④ ❺➐➐ ❶➉r①⑤④❷
from two of their freshmen
-
en and Grace Neer. Bowen
hit a solo shot in the third
④✇ ❶⑧q❷⑦ q❶⑩➉⑨❶ ⑥s✇➅ ⑩❽ q❶④
➒r④✇✇④✇
⑧✇✇⑧✇⑨ ❽⑩r s ➛❸➐ ⑤④s①⑦ s✇①
➤❶④ ➤⑧⑨④r❷⑦ q❶⑩➉⑨❶⑦ t⑩➉⑤①
Neer doubled the mar-
gin to 4-0 with a two-run
home run in the fourth.
“It was good to start
s➫⑩r① q⑩ ❶s➂④ s✇ ⑩➫ ⑨s⑥④
with Dodd placing second
(15.12) and Haley White
third (15.20).
The Eastern men’s team
took second in both re-
sq q❶④ ❹⑤sq④⑦ s❷ ↕⑤⑤⑧④ ➒r⑩t✉
⑤s➅❷⑦ ➇⑧q❶ q❶④ ❻➑❺➐➐ q④s⑥
⑧✇ ➩➝❻❾➎➐➏⑦ s✇① ➙➉✇q④r
added another dominant
⑩❽
④➫⑩rq ⑧✇ q❶④ ❹⑧qt❶④r➃❷ t⑧rt⑤④➎
➓⑩✇✇⑩r ➔⑩➉✇⑨⑦ →⑧t❶⑩⑤s❷
⑧✇
q❶④⑥ ⑩➫ s✇① ⑨④q q❶④ rs⑤⑤➅
The junior struck out Bak-
➣r⑧↔✇ s✇① ↕➉❷q⑧✇ ➙➉✇q④r
t❶s❷④ ➟❾➝➨❺➎❺➨➡➎ ➁s❷q④r✇
-
See Sweep / Page 7A
③✇⑧❷❶⑧✇⑨
r⑩➉✇①④①
➥r⑧①s➅⑦
➉❷⑧✇⑨
❶⑩⑥④
q⑩ ❷❹sr✉ q❶④ ⑩➫④✇❷④ ⑧✇ s
5-0 win in the opener of a
doubleheader on senior day
before waking up in a big
way for a 22-0 win in the
nightcap.
“For the upperclassmen
it gets pretty emotional
➇⑧q❶ ❷④✇⑧⑩r ①s➅⑦ s✇① ➅⑩➉
⑨s⑥④⑦ ❷s➂④ ❽⑩r ➊⑧✇➯➅ ➒⑩➇
⑨⑩⑧✇⑨⑦➪ →④④r ❷s⑧①➎ ➶➁➂④r➅
➭④✇⑧⑩r ➊srs ➣⑩⑩①④r❶s⑥
outs were on balls hit right
to a Baker defender.
⑩✇①
sq
❻➄➎➏❼
➒rs✇①④✇
⑧✇
❷④t⑩✇①❷⑦
➋❶s✇⑥s❶s⑦
❻➛➎➄➐⑦ s✇①
the 4x400 team of Derian
Bulldogs deny La Grande the GOL crown
❹⑧qt❶⑧✇⑨ ④➫⑩rq❷ q⑩ ❶s✇① ➆s ➣rs✇①④ s
Scheiss was also second
q❶④ ➏⑦➐➐➐ ❷q④④❹⑤④ -
⑩➉q
q❶④
④➫⑩rq
with the 4x100 relay
q④s⑥
s✇①
➀⑩❷❶
❤✐❥❦❧✈❦❧ ❥♠♥♣♣
-
⑥⑧❷q ➥⑧④⑤① ➥r⑧①s➅⑦ ➏❸➛ s✇① ➩❸➐➎
“(Baker pitchers) Sam McCau-
ley and) Connor (Lay) did a good
job on the mound. They swung the
⑩❽
➋❶s✇⑥s❶s⑦
-
er placing third (43.12).
Up next for Eastern is
the Cascade Collegiate
Conference champion-
ship meet Friday and Sat-
➉r①s➅ ⑧✇ ↕❷❶⑤s✇①➎
the long jump (20-feet-
The La Grande Tigers
➄➡➎ ➤❷⑧sq❷⑩❷⑦ ⑧✇ ❽stq⑦ ④①⑨④①
❿⑩➅❷ qrst✉ s✇① ③④⑤① q④s⑥
Youngblood for the top
spot in the long jump by
will head into next week-
end’s Greater Oregon
League district meet on
❿sq❷ ➇④⑤⑤⑦ s✇① ❹➉q ❹r④❷❷➉r④ ⑩✇ ➉❷➎
Unfortunately we made too many
mistakes and couldn’t bounce back
s ❶⑧⑨❶ ✇⑩q④⑦ ❷➇④④❹⑧✇⑨ q❶④
relay races and winning
six events in all on the
way to a dominant victory
at the Baker Invitational
Friday.
❽r⑩⑥ q❶④⑥⑦➪ ➆➙➭ ❶④s① t⑩st❶ ➋sr✉④r
➍t➊⑧✇⑤④➅ ❷s⑧①➎
➞✇ q❶④ ❹r⑩t④❷❷⑦ ➒s✉④r ✇⑩q ⑩✇⑤➅
thrust itself right back in the mix
❽⑩r s ⑤④s⑨➉④ q⑧q⑤④⑦ ❿➉q ✇⑩➇ ⑩➇✇❷ q❶④
➤❶④ ➤⑧⑨④r❷➃ ❺➨➄➎➨ ❹⑩⑧✇q❷
tiebreaker should Baker and La
were nearly double the
amount scored by runner-
➣rs✇①④⑦ ➇❶⑩ sr④ ❿⑩q❶ t➉rr④✇q⑤➅ ➩❸➏
-
➉❹ ➒s✉④r ➟➄❺➎➨ ❹⑩⑧✇q❷➡➎
❿r④s✉④r⑦ stt⑩r①⑧✇⑨ q⑩ ➍t➊⑧✇⑤④➅⑦ ⑧❷
head-to-head runs allowed between
Baker and La Grande. In the four
➒rs➑ -
ton Wilson and Lane
Inwards placed second
LHS boys take first
at Baker Invitational
❽⑩r s✇ ④sr⑤⑧④r ❶⑩⑥④ ❷➇④④❹ ❷➉➫④r④①
⑧✇ ➣➢➆ ❹⑤s➅⑦ ③✇⑧❷❶ q⑧④①➎ ➤❶④ q⑧④
➙s✇①③④⑤①⑦
➔⑩➉✇⑨⑦ ➣r⑧↔✇ s✇① ➙➉✇q
➔⑩➉✇⑨
➞✇①⑧➂⑧①➉s⑤⑤➅⑦ ↕⑤⑤④➑ ➊⑩ -
sel took third in both
the high jump (6-feet-0-
3/4) and the long jump
s⑨s⑧✇❷q q❶④⑧r r⑧➂s⑤❷⑦ ➉❷⑧✇⑨ q➇⑩ ❷qr⑩✇⑨
rsr④ ❶⑩⑥④ ❷➇④④❹⑦ ➇⑧✇✇⑧✇⑨ sq ➢❹q⑧
⑩❽
➆④➒④⑤⑦
➙s✇①③④⑤①⑦ ➜④➂⑧✇ ➆④➇⑧❷❸
⑤s➅ ⑧✇ ➏➝➛➐➎➛❾➎
The La Grande Tigers baseball
team was just one win away from
locking up the Greater Oregon
League title.
➞✇❷q④s①⑦ q❶④ ➂⑧❷⑧q⑧✇⑨ ➒s✉④r ➒➉⑤⑤ -
dogs exacted a measure of revenge
q④s⑥
↕⑤⑤④✇⑦
Wallin completing its re-
➲➳ ➵➸➺➻➼➽ ➲➸➺➽
➾➚❦ ❤✐❥❦❧✈❦❧
⑤s➅
➘➴➷➬➮➱ ✃➴➷➱❐❒❮❰ ÏÐÑ❰ÒÓ❰Ò
➭s➈➉✇
➧❶⑧q④⑦
→⑧t✉
➈➉❷q ⑩✇④❸❶s⑤❽ ⑧✇t❶⑦ ➇⑧q❶
➔⑩➉✇⑨❿⑤⑩⑩① ③✇⑧❷❶⑧✇⑨ sq
20-feet-7-1/2. The Tigers
also had a second-place
③✇⑧❷❶ ❽r⑩⑥ ➓s⑤⑤➉⑥ ➁❿④⑤
⑧✇ q❶④ ❺❺➐ ❶➉r①⑤④❷ ➟❺❼➎➄➛➡
and from Jacob Hunts-
man in the discus (133-
feet-2).
Meanwhile the La
➣rs✇①④ ⑨⑧r⑤❷⑦ ➇❶⑩ ❷t⑩r④①
❼❾ ❹⑩⑧✇q❷ ❽⑩r ❷④t⑩✇① ❹⑤st④
❿④❶⑧✇① ➒s✉④r ➟➄❻➎➨ ❹⑩⑧✇q❷➡
×Ø ÙÚØÛÜÖíÝ ÷ØÚïÖÚ øÞáçÛÝÞÛ ÜÖâçùÖÚÝ Ø åçàäÕ ÜéÚçÛê êØãÖ àñÞ Þß ëÚçÜØìíÝ
➤❷⑧sq❷⑩❷⑦
➦⑩⑤⑤⑥s✇
were led by a tie for sec-
ÜÞéáâÖÕÖØÜÖÚ ØêØçÛÝà îØïÖÚð ÔÕÖÔçêÖÚÝ ñÖÚÖ ÝñÖåàú ûóõ ØÛÜ üóôð
⑩✇① ❽r⑩⑥ ➊sq⑧④ ➒r⑩➇✇ ⑧✇
q❶④ ➏⑦➐➐➐ ➟❺➛➝➏➏➎❻❺➡➎ ➤❶④
➀⑩❷❶
The Tigers have a home double-
header remaining against McLough-
several of which proved to be costly.
Two LHS errors in the fourth inning
allowed what proved to be the win-
⑤⑧✇ ⑧✇ ➣➢➆ ❹⑤s➅⑦ s✇① ➒s✉④r qrs➂④⑤❷
✇⑧✇⑨ r➉✇ q⑩ ❷t⑩r④⑦ s✇① q❶④ ➤⑧⑨④r❷
➍t➓s➉⑤④➅⑦ ➇❶⑩ q❶r④➇ s q➇⑩❸❶⑧qq④r ⑧✇
and Hunter Youngblood
grabbed the top spot for
La Grande in the 4x100
relay in 43.64 seconds.
White also ran on the
winning 4x400 with Luke
q⑩ ➢✇qsr⑧⑩ ❽⑩r ⑧q❷ ③✇s⑤ ⑤④s⑨➉④ ❷④q➎
committed three more errors in the
✇⑧⑨❶qts❹⑦ ➇❶⑧t❶ ⑤④① q⑩ q❶r④④ ➉✇ -
earned runs.
“That was uncharacteristic of our
defense to make that many mis-
q❶④ ➇⑧✇⑦ ③④⑤①④① s ➧➅sqq ➁sr❹ ❿➉✇q
➒⑤⑩⑩①⑨⑩⑩①⑦ ➧④❷q⑧✇ ➒⑤s✉④
s✇① q❶r④➇ ⑩➉q ➒④⑤⑤ sq q❶⑧r①⑦ q❶④✇
s✇① ➁⑤⑧ ➍t➆④s✇⑦ ➇⑧q❶ q❶④
4x400 relay team of Cece
struck out Parker Robinson looking
q④s⑥ ③✇⑧❷❶⑧✇⑨ ⑧✇ ➏➝➏➛➎➐➐➎
↕⑨➉⑧⑤④rs⑦ ➊④✇➯⑧④ ➧⑧⑤⑤⑧s⑥❷⑦
⑨s⑥④❷⑦ ➆s ➣rs✇①④ ❷➉rr④✇①④r④① ❺❼
r➉✇❷⑦ ➇❶⑧⑤④ q❶④ ➒➉⑤⑤①⑩⑨❷ ⑨s➂④ ➉❹ ❺➨➎
La Grande would need a sweep and
s ➇⑧✇ ❿➅ ➢✇qsr⑧⑩⑦ ⑩r s ❷❹⑤⑧q s✇① s✇
➢✇qsr⑧⑩ ❷➇④④❹⑦ q⑩ t⑤s⑧⑥ q❶④ ⑤④s⑨➉④➃❷
q⑩❹ ❷④④① ⑧✇q⑩ q❶④ ❹⑤s➅⑩➫❷➎
“We need Ontario to beat them
q❶s✇ ⑧✇ q❶④ ③❽q❶ ⑧✇✇⑧✇⑨ ⑩❽ q❶④ ⑩❹④✇④r➎
Devin Bell singled and Justin Fred-
erick walked to open the frame. But
q❶④ ❺➐➐ ➟❺➏➎➛➩➡⑦ s ❷④t⑩✇①❸
❹⑤st④ ③✇⑧❷❶ ❿➅ ↕❿❿➅ ➓r④➇❷
⑧✇
q❶④ ➏⑦➐➐➐ ➟❺❺➝➨❾➎➐➏➡⑦
and a third-place show-
ing by Corbyn Sexton in
s✇① ❽⑩rt④① ➞❷sst ➦s⑥⑩rs q⑩ ➹➅ ⑩➉q q⑩
➢✇ q❶④ qrst✉⑦ q❶④ ➤⑧⑨④r❷
Jacki Martini and Rachael
added victories from Ben-
➊④✇⑧r➅ ➟❻➝➛❼➎➐❼➡ ➇s❷ s⑤❷⑩
ts✇
end the threat.
“We had several opportunities to
✇④qq ➧④⑤t❶ ⑧✇ q❶④ ❺⑦➨➐➐
make that a focus and keep moving
❹⑤s➅ ❷⑩⑥④ ❷⑥s⑤⑤ ❿s⑤⑤⑦ ⑥⑩➂④ ❷⑩⑥④
third.
The Joseph Eagles boys
qs✉④❷⑦➪
➍t➊⑧✇⑤④➅
❷s⑧①➎
➶➧④
❽⑩r➇sr①➎➪
⑨➉➅❷ sr⑩➉✇①⑦ s✇① t⑩➉⑤①✇➃q ①⑩ ⑧q➎ ➧④
(4:12.46) and Nathan
Reed in the 300 hurdles
got a clutch hit from Riley (Miller) in
➟❻➛➎➏➨➡⑦ s✇① ⑧✇ q❶④ ③④⑤①⑦
➇⑧✇✇⑧✇⑨ ❷qr④s✉ q❶sq ④✇①④① ➥r⑧①s➅⑦
La Grande also missed out on
scoring opportunities it would typi-
q❶④ ③r❷q ⑨s⑥④ q⑩ ❷t⑩r④ q➇⑩ r➉✇❷ s✇①
➦st❶
q❶④
❹⑤st④ ③✇⑧❷❶④❷ ❽r⑩⑥ ➊s①④
❷qr➉⑨⑨⑤④① ⑩✇ ①④❽④✇❷④⑦ t⑩⑥⑥⑧qq⑧✇⑨ s
ts⑤⑤➅ ts❷❶ ⑧✇ ⑩✇⑦ ❹④r❶s❹❷ ✇⑩✇④ ⑥⑩r④
then couldn’t string too many more
high jump (6-feet-2) and
➊⑧⑤⑨⑩r④ ⑧✇ q❶④ ❹⑩⑤④ ➂s➉⑤q
t⑩⑥❿⑧✇④① ❷⑧➑ ④rr⑩r❷ ⑧✇ q❶④ t⑩✇q④❷q❷⑦
indicative of the way the day went
See LHS / Page 8A
➤❷⑧sq❷⑩❷ t⑤s⑧⑥④① ③r❷q ⑧✇
See Track / Page 7A
✇⑩➇⑦➪ ➍t➊⑧✇⑤④➅ ❷s⑧①➎
➤❶④
➤⑧⑨④r❷⑦
➇❶⑩
➇④r④
❹⑤s➅⑧✇⑨
clean baseball during an eight-game
❆ ✁ ✂✄☎✄ ✂✄ ✆
✁ ■✝✞❛ ✟✄ ❆✠✄ ✟②
❏❑❑▲ ▼ ◆❖❖P◗❘❙❯❑❖ ❱P❲
❑❳◗❑❨❨❑❩❯ ❖❑❲❬❘◗❑ ❭❪❫◆❭❭❴❵
✼✽✾✿❀❁ ❂❃❄❅❁❇
✡☛✡☛☞ ✌✍ ✎✏✑ ✒ ✓✔✕✖✗✘ ✏✙✚✛
➧⑧⑨⑨⑧✇❷
➇⑩✇
q⑩⑩✉
❽⑩➉rq❶
❹⑩⑧✇q❷⑦
❜❑▲❘◗❙❲❑❝ ◆❞❯P❝ ❢P❣❑
❘❩❖❞❲❙❩◗❑ ❙❩▲ ◆❩❩❞❘❯❘❑❖
✺✜✢✣✤✥✺✣✢✦✧✜
❚♦★★ ❋✩❡❡ ✪✫✬✭✭✫✮✬✮✫✪✯✮✰
✱✱✱✳✩❡❡✲✫✴✵✶✷✩✸✵✹❡✳✵❡✻
❈❁❉✽❊ ●❁❁❍
➇⑧q❶
❹⑩❷q⑧✇⑨
❻❾➎➨
❷④t⑩✇①❸