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Wednesday, May 5, 2021
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SPORTS
Hood River Boys Lacrosse gains
momentum at mid-season mark
Henderson
■ By For Dave
Columbia Gorge News
Hood River Eagles boys Lacrosse
team hosted the perennial power-
house Lincoln Cardinals in a con-
ference showdown last Wednesday
night and came away with a huge
win 8-6.
The game began with a three-
goal deficit to end the first quarter
with the Cardinals up 4-1.
The Eagles had the possession
advantage in the second quarter
thanks to strong face-off wins from
freshman Finn Spence and came
roaring back with five goals to enter
the half 6-4.
The second half saw both teams
scoring twice, but the Eagles
outlasted the Cardinals, and in the
end, the final score had the Eagles
on top.
Highlights in the big win for the
Eagles were a consistently strong
defensive effort, with defense-
man Jace Peterson causing key
turnovers and rounding up seven
ground balls and several great
saves by goalie Hugh Dalbey. The
offense was led with a hat trick
of three goals for senior Diesel
Henderson, two goals for senior
Alex Arbogast, and one goal each
for senior Nathanial Meyer, sopho-
more Michael Frost and freshman
Milo Kitchings.
The win was a great recovery
after the Eagles ran into a head-
wind against the Summit Storm
on Saturday where an aggressive
Storm defense seemed to have
all the answers to the Eagles
offense. Penalties hurt the Eagles
and stalled any momentum the
team had, with over 12 minutes of
Hood River Eagle Senior Spencer Erspamer drives to the goal through the Lincoln defense.
penalties for the Eagles squad.
Even a balanced team scoring
effort could not keep pace with
the Storm, with a goal each for
Henderson and Spenser Erspamer,
Frost, Kitchings and freshman
Camden Moody accounting for the
offense for the Eagles.
It was a tough loss for the team in
the non-conference game with the
Photo courtesy Tre Hendricks
final Summit 10-6 over the Eagles.
•••
The season ends for the Hood
River Valley Eagles with two home
games on Friday, May 7 at 8 p.m.
versus Grant and Saturday, May
8 at 2 p.m. versus Wilson. Both
games are at Henderson Stadium.
HRV boys continue win streak on links
report
■ Staff
Columbia Gorge News
Hood River Valley’s boys
golf team squeaked out a
four-stroke win over Crook
County at a four-team tour-
nament at Indian Creek on
April 26.
“As I suspected, our
rival from the south (Crook
County) proved to be tough
competition for us just like
always,” Eagle Coach Erin
Mason said. “Rewind to
the 2019 season, we were
always back and forth with
the Crook County Cowboys.
Coach Zach Lampert has a
great team of kids and we al-
ways look forward to having
them.”
HRV won 368 to 372 and
was led by the 1-2 finish of
Ren Tappert, who shot 80,
and Dylan Santee, who shot
86.
The Dalles High was hop-
ing to get second place for a
third straight week but fell a
little short in the windy con-
ditions. The Riverhawks took
third at 427, while Pendleton
was fourth at 459.
“With the windy condi-
tions up to 25 miles per hour,
combined with the course’s
deep rough and fast greens,
it made the day’s round a lit-
tle difficult,” said The Dalles
Coach Dan Telles. “Due to
the elements, our scores
were higher than normal.
With the wind blowing like
that, it was hard for us to
make any adjustments. They
haven’t played on too many
courses yet and this one
really has lots of quirks and
there’s lots of tricks on it on
basically every hole.”
Sophomore Joseph
Codding led The Dalles in
sixth place with a 97. The
Riverhawk trio of sophomore
Kenneth Miller (101), senior
Spencer Taylor (104) and ju-
nior Chase Sam (125) round-
ed out the team scoring.
“You have to make ad-
justments, but that’s pretty
tough when you’re not expe-
rienced with it,” said Telles.
“We have three very young
players. It wasn’t too bad
of a day though. Obviously,
Hood River has an advan-
tage and they played very
well on their home course
and Crook County did a
good job too.”
Mason agreed with the
conditions. “There were
some tough elements that
made for some tough golf
today,” he said. “Although it
was sunny and mid-60s, the
course was playing tough in
true Indian Creek fashion.
Fast greens made for some
tough putting with the wind
factored in.”
HRV is now 5-0 in tour-
nament play, having won a
second tourney last week,
a six-team affair April 29
at Willow Creek Country
Club in Heppner. The Eagles
added another quality player
to their lineup last week, as
Forest Lawson returned to
the team with varsity experi-
ence from the 2019 season.
Willow Creek’s nine-hole,
par-60 layout presents
golfers with a number of
challenges, Mason said.
“Willow Creek is a tough
little nine-hole course; don’t
let the par 60 course fool
you, it is short but there is
danger everywhere. I like
bringing my players to this
event as it demands solid
iron play to win.
“At Willow Creek you will
hit every club in your bag.”
The Eagles hit them fairly
well, as HRV placed first,
second, fourth and sixth. “I
was happy with all my crew
today as they played some
smart golf and stuck to the
game plan,” Mason said.
Tappert and Santee again
went 1-2; Owen Clemett was
fourth and Lawson sixth.
The next event for The
Dalles and Hood River is
scheduled for May 10 back
at Indian Creek at noon.
An unofficial 5A state
The Hood River Valley boys varsity golf team stands for a group photo.
championship tournament
is scheduled for May 19
at Pine Ridge Golf Club in
Springfield.
The May 3 league tourney
at Pendleton was canceled.
HRV was scheduled to test
its skill instead that day
at a Northwest Oregon
Conference match at
Portland’s Glendoveer Golf
& Tennis Club involving
St. Helens, Wilsonville,
Scappoose, and La Salle.
and Goldendale, Evans and
Stansbury took first and
second place at Goldendale
Golf Club.
“Our Lady Riverhawks golf
team had two medalists,”
said Wilson. “Bella fired her
personal best tournament
score of 105 to take first
place. Samantha (108) was
only three strokes behind
to secure second. All the
ladies in the tournament
played hard and there were
Contributed photo
four others in the field from
Pendleton and Hood River
who also shot their personal
best scores. Our freshman,
Katelyn Vassar, is proving to
be quite a bomb off the tee
will be a force to be reckoned
with in the future.”
In the April 30 Dufur High
Invitational at The Dalles
Country Club, Stansbury
shot a 99 for second place,
trailing medalist Tora
Timinsky, a Dufur High
Ranger sophomore. Dufur
freshman Nellie Wilkinson
took third at 106, followed by
Evans at 111.
Hood River’s girls team
continues to improve under
the guidance of Coach
Jeremiah Lembcke. The
Eagles have three returning
players: sophomore Maysie
Kern, junior Ava Krentz and
junior Elysa Mayner. Sierra
Donnelly-Lavoie, Juliana
Moore, and Makenna Losee
are new to golf, Lembcke
said.
The Eagles’ best individual
finish thus far was Kern’s
third place at Birch Creek in
Pendleton on April 12, when
she shot 125. Mayner’s 116
last week at Goldendale was
the lowest 18-hole score for
HRV.
“It’s my second year
coaching, but we are all
coming off a one-week
season last year cut short
by the COVID lockdowns,”
Lembcke said. “They are a
great group of kids and it’s
been a really fun season.
This is one of those seasons
where it’s mostly about
building a basic skill set
and giving the kids as many
opportunities as possible to
hit that first shot that sparks
that good feeling many new
golfers talk about.
“Without a doubt, seeing
and hearing about these mo-
ments has been the highlight
of this season.”
Girls golf
The senior duo of
Samantha Stansbury and
Bella Evans continued the
outstanding play last week
which they’ve been accus-
tomed to throughout the
season on The Dalles High
girls team. The Dalles, guid-
ed by Coach Amy Wilson,
competed in two events last
week and enjoyed remark-
able success. In a four-team
event that included Hood
River Valley, Pendleton
Timinsky leads Ranger golfers
Dufur’s Tora Timinsky was medalist,
shooting an 82, as the Rangers won their
own invitational Friday at The Dalles
Country Club.
Dufur shot 435 as a team as the Rangers
were the only school with four scoring girls
golfers. Timinsky won medalist honors for
the third time in as many tries this season.
Other golfers were from Heppner, Echo,
The Dalles and Wallowa. Also for Dufur,
Nellie Wilkinson finished third with a 106,
Hannah Kortge tied for sixth, Piper Neal
was eighth, Audrey Anderson ninth and
Molly Cochenour tenth.
Dufur’s boys were third with a 548; the
team scorers were Alex Barrett, Tyson
Byers, Peyton Neal, and Konner Donovan.
Dufur’s next match is Friday at the
Milton-Freewater Invitational.
GORGE SPORTS SCHEDULE
May 4 – May 12
Baseball
Tuesday, May 4: Redmond at
Hood River; Crook County at The
Dalles; Sherman at Dufur
Wednesday, May 5: The
Dalles at Redmond
Friday, May 7: Dufur at Grant
Union (DH)
Saturday, May 8: The Dalles
vs. Bend, Prineville; The Dalles
at Crook County; Hood River at
Redmond, also vs. Summit; Lyle
at Irrigon; Umatilla at Sherman
Tuesday, May 11: Hood River
at The Dalles
Wednesday, May 12:
Redmond at The Dalles
Boys basketball
Seton Catholic
Saturday, May 8: King’s Way
at Columbia
Monday, May 10: Columbia at
Castle Rock
Wednesday, May 12:
Columbia at LaCenter
Thursday, May 6: Seton
Catholic at Columbia
Saturday, May 8: Columbia at
King’s Way
Tuesday, May 11: LaCenter at
Columbia
Monday, May 10: Pendleton,
The Dalles at Hood River, Indian
Creek
Girls basketball
Girls lacrosse
Thursday, May 6: Columbia at
Boys golf
Tuesday, May 4: Grant at
Hood River
Thursday, May 6: Hood River
at Lincoln
Tuesday, May 11: Hood River
at Wilson
Boys lacrosse
Friday, May 7: Grant at Hood
River
Saturday, May 8: Wilson at
Hood River
Softball
Tuesday, May 4: The Dalles
at Crook County; Hood River at
Redmond
Saturday, May 8: Redmond
at Hood River; Summit at Hood
River
Tuesday, May 11: The Dalles
at Hood River
Girls Tennis
Thursday, May 6: Pendleton
at Hood River
Monday, May 10: Hood River
at Redmond
Wednesday, May 12: Hood
River at The Dalles
Boys Tennis
Thursday, May 6: Hood River
at Pendleton
Monday, May 10: Redmond at
Hood River
Wednesday, May 12: The
Dalles at Hood River
Track and Field
Wednesday, May 5:
Pendleton, Horizon Christian
at Hood River; Crook County at
The Dalles