SPORTS
A8 — THE OBSERVER
LOCAL STANDINGS
COLLEGE MEN’S
BASKETBALL
CASCADE COLLEGIATE
CONFERENCE
Team
League Overall
Lewis-Clark State 3-0
10-1
Oregon Tech
3-0
6-5
College of Idaho
2-1
8-3
Northwest
2-1
5-3
Warner Pacific
2-1
6-4
Multnomah
2-1
6-5
Corban
1-2
6-5
Bushnell
1-2
3-5
Southern Oregon 1-2
4-7
Evergreen
1-2
1-6
Eastern Oregon
0-3
5-5
Walla Walla
0-3
1-8
2A BLUE MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE
Team
League Overall
Heppner
0-0
6-1
Union
0-0
5-2
Weston-McEwen 0-0
3-3
Stanfield
0-0
3-4
Enterprise
0-0
1-5
Grant Union
0-0
1-5
Pilot Rock
0-0
1-5
1A OLD OREGON LEAGUE
Team
League Overall
Powder Valley
0-0
6-0
Nixyaawii
0-0
4-2
Pine Eagle
0-0
1-3
Cove
0-0
1-4
Joseph
0-0
1-4
Griswold
0-0
0-4
Elgin
0-0
0-4
Wallowa
0-0
0-5
Imbler
0-0
0-6
COLLEGE WOMEN’S
BASKETBALL
PREP GIRLS
BASKETBALL
CASCADE COLLEGIATE
CONFERENCE
Team
League Overall
Lweis-Clark State 3-0
9-0
Southern Oregon 3-0
10-1
Warner Pacific
3-0
5-3
Northwest
2-1
8-2
Bushnell
2-1
4-4
Eastern Oregon
2-1
5-6
College of Idaho
1-2
7-4
Evergreen
1-2
2-4
Multnomah
1-2
1-8
Oregon Tech
0-3
7-3
Walla Walla
0-3
1-9
Corban
0-3
1-9
4A GREATER OREGON LEAGUE
Team
League Overall
Baker City
0-0
4-2
McLoughlin
0-0
3-0
La Grande
0-0
3-3
Ontario
0-0
0-4
PREP BOYS
BASKETBALL
4A GREATER OREGON LEAGUE
Team
League Overall
La Grande
0-0
5-1
Baker City
0-0
4-2
McLoughlin
0-0
1-2
Ontario
0-0
0-3
CARBAUGH
Continued from Page A7
throughout the tourna-
ment, going 3-0 on the
boys side. Powder Valley
and Union concluded the
tournament with a thriller
of a finale, with the Bad-
gers topping the Bobcats
54-50.
On the girls side, the
Union swept the three-
game slate and remained
undefeated on the season.
Both the Powder Valley
boys team and Union girls
team are looking like
potential contenders early
2A BLUE MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE
Team
League Overall
Union
0-0
7-0
Stanfield
0-0
5-2
Enterprise
0-0
4-3
Pilot Rock
0-0
3-4
Weston-McEwen 0-0
3-4
Grant Union
0-0
2-4
Heppner
0-0
2-4
1A OLD OREGON LEAGUE
Team
League Overall
Nixyaawii
0-0
5-0
Wallowa
0-0
2-3
Griswold
0-0
1-3
Pine Eagle
0-0
1-3
Cove
0-0
1-4
Joseph
0-0
1-4
Elgin
0-0
1-5
Powder Valley
0-0
0-6
Imbler
0-0
0-6
in the year at the Class 1A
and 2A levels, respectively.
As a whole, the tourna-
ment did right in honoring
the memory of an unsung
hero in the local sports
world. The Calvin Hiatt
Memorial Tournament was
a perfect example of sports
playing a role bigger than
just balls and strikes — it
can be how friendships are
made, lessons are learned
and lives are honored.
———
Davis Carbaugh covers
news and sports for The
Observer. He can be con-
tacted at dcarbaugh@
lagrandeobserver.com.
SaTuRday, dEcEmBER 18, 2021
OSAA investigating racial slurs
thought you were just going
to play basketball.’”
The next morning,
Mathews saw a social
media post from someone
affiliated with her daugh-
ter’s basketball team,
talking about the game in
more detail.
It was the same post
Oregon School Activi-
ties Association Executive
Director Peter Weber saw
Dec. 15. The post said stu-
dents were hurt after being
called racist names by a
few others on the opposing
team from Clatskanie
Middle/High School.
“In terms of the allega-
tions that we’ve heard are
racial slurs during the con-
test,” Weber said.
According to OSAA,
the nonleague game ended
early after a De La Salle
player was ejected.
Oscar Leong, De La
Salle North Catholic pres-
ident, called the events
“extremely disappointing.”
“The use of racial slurs
coupled with other inap-
propriate actions towards
our girls basketball team,
which includes our players
and coaching staff, will not
be tolerated,” Leong wrote
in a statement shared with
OPB.
“Respect for All Persons
is a core Lasallian principle
that guides our resilient
school community. Respect
and dignity was not shown
to our young athletes and
coaching staff.”
Clatskanie Middle/High
School athletic director
and dean of students Ryan
Tompkins issued a press
release Dec. 15 in response
to the events.
“We are deeply troubled
as a school community at
the severity of the accusa-
tions, and are committed
to resolving the issue and
promoting the continued
causes of equality in our
society,” Tompkins wrote.
From here, Weber said
the schools will start with
their own investigations.
“Based on what comes
out of that, we’ll determine
if there’s further investi-
gating that we need to be
doing,” Weber said.
OSAA is also investi-
gating allegations of racial
slurs during a football game
last month between La
Grande and Gladstone high
schools.
Weber said it’s important
that OSAA be made aware
of events like these.
“We don’t want those
types of things to take
place, but if they do, we
want to make sure that
they’re being addressed,
and ... the behaviors are
being interrupted,” Weber
said.
After sharing the post
on social media, Mathews
said she heard from others
saying similar things hap-
pened to them years ago.
“I would just like for
there to be some real time
put into what has been hap-
pening,” Mathews said.
“Why is that something
that has happened for years
and years and no one has
done anything?”
players in the program
moving forward.
“I hope my success in
the program can help them
realize that they can be
All-Americans or achieve
of proving what potential
new recruits can achieve in
the program.
“It really shows that you
can come here and get a
great education, have suc-
being surrounded by posi-
tive influences and creating
strong relationships with
teammates at Eastern was
a high point of her time in
the program. She credits
her friends for helping her
work on a solid balance of
school, work and sports.
For Eastern, Mitchell’s
individual achievements
are a testament to what
players in the program can
achieve. The Mountaineers
will now be tasked with
replacing a crucial piece of
the puzzle next season.
“We don’t have the suc-
cess that we’ve had without
her,” Plocher said. “She’ll
definitely be missed.”
De La Salle North Catholic High School
and Clatskanie Middle/High School
are cooperating with the investigation
By ELIZABETH MILLER
Oregon Public Broadcasting
PORTLAND — When
Nafisaria Mathews picked
her daughter up after her
basketball game Tuesday,
Dec. 14, her daughter said
the game was “terrible.”
Mathews said her
daughter, a freshman at De
La Salle North Catholic
High School in Portland,
told her that people at their
game against Clatskanie
Middle/High School were
being racist and using the
n-word.
About three-quarters
of Clatskanie students are
white. At De La Salle North
Catholic, about three-quar-
ters of students are Black or
Latino.
“I had never heard her
have that type of expe-
rience before,” Mathews
said. “It was just surprising
to me, I thought, ‘Wow, I
EOU
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As an underclassmen
acclimating to a new pro-
gram, Mitchell relied on
the Eastern coaching staff
and the example of upper-
classmen to improve over
the years.
“I wanted to play up to
their level,” Mitchell said.
“The team has helped me
grow a lot. My coach has
always had my back.”
After finishing her
career as a two-time
All-American, Mitchell
hopes to set the same
example for younger
“She’s a very talented player and
very deserving of the award, she’s
definitely earned it.”
— Jacob Plocher, EOU Women’s soccer head coach
similar success as well.”
Plocher expressed a
similar sentiment, but also
views the award as a means
cess on the field and be a
part of a great program,”
he said.
Mitchell noted that
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