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Thursday, March 24, 2022
La Grande
standouts
earn all-
league
selections
HONOR’
Devin Bell named
player of the year,
Tigers claim eight
spots on Greater
Oregon League teams
By DAVIS CARBAUGH
The Observer
LA GRANDE — Fol-
lowing a successful bas-
ketball season, the La
Grande Tigers were well
represented in the post-
season accolades.
Both the boys and
girls teams at La Grande
qualified for the 4A
state playoffs after fin-
ishing the season with
winning records. The
Tigers saw five all-
league honors on the
boys side and three on
the girls team, along
with boys head coach
Mark Carollo earning
coach of the year.
On the boys side,
senior Devin Bell
earned league player of
the year after leading
the way for the Tigers
in the post this season.
Senior teammate Brady
Hutchins was selected
to the first team after
serving as the team’s
top perimeter scorer
this year. Sam Tsi-
atsos, a junior guard,
also earned first-team
honors.
The junior duo of
Logan Williams, a point
guard, and Jace Schow,
a forward, earned sec-
ond-team nominations.
Carollo led the Tigers
to a 16-3 record on the
year, going 5-1 in league
play. La Grande earned
a 69-52 win over Baker
to take the Greater
Oregon League title and
advance into a home
seed in the first round
of the 4A state play-
offs. The Tigers were
ultimately defeated by
Banks on a late buzz-
er-beater, 58-55, ending
the season in the state
playoffs.
On the girls side, La
Grande junior Makenna
Three Union County football
players selected to play in
annual East-West Shrine Game
By DAVIS CARBAUGH
Jorgensen
The Observer
B
AKER CITY — When the 69th East-West
Shrine Game kicks off in Baker City in August,
Union County will be well represented.
La Grande lineman Cole Jorgensen will start,
lining up on the off ensive and defensive lines. Powder
Valley’s Reece Dixon earned a spot, playing at quar-
terback and linebacker, and La Grande’s Brody Mac-
Millan was selected as an alternate.
“It’s really cool to be selected, especially since
MacMillan
there are a lot of great athletes in our area,” Dixon
said.
Jorgensen was named this year’s Greater Oregon
League defensive player of the year and fi rst-team
league off ense, as well as earning a spot on the all-
state off ensive and defensive teams. The senior was
named fi rst-team defense and honorable mention
on off ense among top 4A football players across the
state.
Following the conclusion of his senior year at La
Grande, Jorgensen is set to compete for Western
Oregon University’s baseball team.
“For Cole especially, I know he’s excited to get
another crack at football before he goes to Western
for baseball,” La Grande head coach Rich McIlmoil
said. “He has really developed as an athlete.”
See, Shrine/Page A10
Dixon
Baker City Herald, File
Baker Bulldog Memorial Stadium will
host the East-West Shrine Game on
Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. Three Union
County athletes will participate in this
year’s contest.
See, Standouts/Page A10
SPORTS SHORT
La Grande graduate named CCC softball player of the week
2020, was named the
slugging percentage,
Cascade Conference
while ranking second
Embrace Health-San-
on the team with 30
tiam Hospital Player of
runs, eight doubles, 62
the Week on Tuesday,
total bases.
March 22.
In Oregon Tech’s
Seavert hit .556 over
doubleheader
victory
Seavert
a four-game sweep of
over the College of
No. 3 College of Idaho, tal-
Idaho on March 19, Seavert
lying 10 RBIs, two home
went a combined 4-for-4 at
runs and a 1.444 slugging
the plate with six RBIs and
percentage. The freshman
three runs scored.
helped the No. 1-ranked
During her time at La
Owls improve to 12-0 in the
Grande, Seavert helped the
conference and 26-4 on the
Tigers take home consecutive
season.
softball state championships
Seavert currently leads
in 2018 and 2019.
Oregon Tech with 33 RBIs
She is majoring in radio-
and eight home runs. She is
logical science at Oregon
hitting .394 and has a .873
Tech.
Jayce Seavert earns
honor for Oregon
Tech, leads squad in
RBIs, home runs
By DAVIS CARBAUGH
The Observer
KLAMATH FALLS —
A former La Grande soft-
ball standout recently earned
recognition from her college
conference.
Oregon Tech infi elder
Jayce Seavert, a member of
the La Grande High School
softball team from 2017-
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