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SPORTS 8A — THE OBSERVER LHS swimmers take second at Lebanon Invite Observer staff LA GRANDE — In a meet that came down to the wire — and may serve as a preview for the state meet in February — the La Grande girls swim team swam stroke-for-stroke Saturday with Sweet Home at the Lebanon Invitational, with the defending state champion Huskies edging the Tigers by a single point, 88-87, for the team victory. The outcome, though, was in spite of La Grande still battling illness within the team, according to head coach Darren Dutto. The LHS girls had a victory from Kristal Jensen in the 100-yard butterfl y (1:03.16) and had strong performances throughout the lineup that showed the team’s depth. The Tigers piled up seven addi- tional second-place fi nishes and three third-place showings. Jensen, in addition to her win in the butterfl y, took second in the 50 freestyle in 26.72 seconds. Romayne Ricker placed second in the 100 freestyle (59.34) and 100 breaststroke (1:11.70). Ri- ana Scott was second in the 200 individual medley (2:21.42), and Kennedy Kruse was second in the 500 freestyle (5:39.87). Reagan Kruse added third-place fi nishes in the 50 freestyle (27.66) and the 100 freestyle (59.52), and Riley Weigand was third in the 200 IM (2:31.73). Two LHS relay teams also placed second — the 200 medley relay of Scott, Ricker, Jensen and Reagan Kruse in 1:57.81 and the 200 freestyle relay team of Ricker, Jensen and the Kruse sisters in 1:49.69. The LHS boys scored 42 points to take third place. Glenn Ricker led the Tigers with a victory in the 100 butterfl y (58.01). Dutto said the freshman came from behind in the fi nal 10 yards to steal the win. He was also third in the 100 breaststroke in 1:09.75. T.J. Clay was second in the 100 backstroke (1:00.90) and third in the 100 freestyle (54.49), and Clay, Levy Brembach, Adam Remily and Ricker took second in the 200 freestyle relay (1:44.68). The Tigers return to action Saturday in Madras. BOYS Continued from Page 6A points in the third in a home loss to Prairie City. The Panthers trailed just 10-6 after one, but the second quarter left them in a 22-10 hole and Prairie City surged out a 47-15 lead after three quarters. Chance Goodman and Wyatt Frost scored six points apiece for Imbler. La Grande JV 38, Cove 26: The Leopards struggled offensively as they suffered a home loss to the Tigers. Stats were not available. SATURDAY Weston-McEwen 57, Im- bler 45: The Panthers used a 16-0 run to erase an early third-quarter defi cit Satur- day and took as much as a seven-point lead in the fourth quarter, but Weston-McEwen ended the game on a 19-0 run to grab a road victory. Weston-McEwen used a quick 6-0 run to go ahead 35-26 early in the third, then went scoreless the rest of the period while Imbler battled back and eventually took a 36-35 lead on a rebound and putback by Christian Treat with 44 seconds to go in the third quarter. Isaac Her- ron beat the third-quarter buzzer with a jumper for a three-point lead, and added a 3-pointer for a 45-38 advan- tage in the fi nal period. But Blair Rudolph — who scored 21 points for the Ti- gerScots — Levi Phillips and Aiden Wolf has six points each during the game-sealing rally, with a jumper by Wolf putting Weston-McEwen ahead for good, 47-45, with 3:10 to play. Wyatt Frost had 12 points to lead Imbler. He also added 11 rebounds and had four blocked shots. Jayce Burnette added 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Herron scored 10 points. Imbler (2-7 overall) visits Pine Eagle Friday to begin Old Oregon League play. Union 47, Neah-Kah-Nie 36: Keegan Glenn scored 23 points Saturday to boost Union to a victory in the consolation fi nal in the Toledo Holiday Tournament. Garritt Ritter added seven points for the Bobcats, who led at halftime in the low- scoring affair, 20-14, then pushed the lead to double fi gures after three at 32-20 en route to the victory. Union (9-4 overall) visits Pi- lot Rock Friday to open Blue Mountain Conference play. Pine Eagle 42, Wallowa 31: The Cougars opened Old Oregon League play Saturday with a tough loss on the road. Wallowa struggled after the fi rst quarter, seeing a 13-10 lead evaporate and going into the half down 23-16. The Spar- tans added to the margin in the second half for their second win in a row over the Cougars. Tristin Bales led the Cougars with nine points and Kolby Mandal added eight. Wallowa (4-7 overall) trav- els to Elgin Friday to continue OOL action. Joseph 53, Country Christian 25: Chase Murray and Hadley Miller scored 13 points apiece Saturday to power the Eagles to their MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2020 Staff photo by Ronald Bond Imbler’s Wyatt Frost attempts a shot during Saturday’s game against Weston-McEwen. fourth win in a row and sev- enth in the last eight contests. Carson Littlepage added 10 points for Joseph, which raced out to an 11-point fi rst quar- ter lead, then extended the margin to 31-13 at halftime and coasted to the win. The Eagles (9-3 overall) host Griswold Friday to begin Old Oregon League action. Elgin 69, Four Rivers 26: Kaden McClure poured in 28 points Saturday as the Huskies pulled away after the first quar- ter for a dominant home win. Elgin outscored the Falcons 22-4 in the second quarter to break the game open and take a 38-14 lead and cruised in the second half. McClure had 14 points in each half for Elgin, while Gage McKay added 16 points and Tristan Simpson chipped in with 11. The Huskies (5-5 overall) open Old Oregon League play Friday when they host Wallowa. Powder Valley 69, Coun- cil, Idaho 53: Reece Dixon scored 21 points Saturday to lead three Badgers in double fi gures as Powder Valley secured a road win Moziss Nesser added 18 points and Ethan Stephens scored 16 for the Badgers, who avenged an earlier loss to Council. Powder Valley held a seven-point halftime lead, then broke the game open with a 19-7 run in the third quarter to take a 52-33 advantage. The Badgers (8-3 overall) host Nixyaawii Friday to be- gin Old Oregon League play. Adrian 54, Cove 27: In a rematch of a game played in December, the Leopards were unable to keep up with Adrian as they lost on the road. Stats were not available for Cove (1-9 overall), which opens Old Oregon League play Saturday at Powder Valley. WOMEN Continued from Page 6A points in the fi rst half, went into the break ahead 35-32 on a late 3-pointer by Sarah Reinecker. The Mountaineers responded to open the third quarter and seemed to be in control, as a 10-2 run — capped by fi eld goals from Taylor Stricklin, Still and Jill Albright — gave EOU its largest lead at 45-37 with 4:12 to play in the quarter. McKinney had a late basket to trim the EOU lead to 49- 46 after three, and she had a tying fi eld goal in the fourth to knot the score at 51-51 with 7:40 to play. Stricklin, Albright and Meier all scored during a wild minute of back-and-forth action, with Meier’s steal and layup giving Eastern a 60-57 lead with 4:04 remaining before McKinney took over. “She’s a go-to player,” Weis- senfl uh said of McKinney. “She’s a difference maker. She’s one of the top three players in the conference hands down. She’s tough. She can beat you (in) a lot of ways.” Neither team was sharp from 3-point range, with EOU going 6-for-24 and NCU hitting at a 6-for-21 clip. Rachel Fielder led East- ern with 14 points and also grabbed six rebounds. Stricklin added eight points, and Beverly Slater had seven points and a game-high 11 boards. Still had seven points, and Emma Logan had a game-high eight assists. The Mountaineers dropped a second consecutive home game Saturday, and third in a row overall, with a 68-57 loss to Corban. The teams entered the fourth quarter tied at 46-46, but the Warriors opened the fi nal period with an 11-2 run to go ahead 57-48 on a Shawnie Spink 3-pointer with 4:46 to play. Stricklin countered with a 3 for EOU to end the run, but the Moun- taineers pulled no closer the rest of the way. Jane Nelson and Madi- son Crews led EOU with 15 points each, and Fielder added seven points. Jordan Woodvine led Cor- ban with 22 points. EOU (9-7 overall, 3-3 CCC) visits Evergreen State Col- lege Friday. it’s too late! HURRY! 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