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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
B13
SPORTS
The Dalles hangs with league leaders for a half
Weber
■ By For Mike
Columbia Gorge News
Early in a Class 5A
Intermountain Conference
girls basketball game last
week, the underdog The
Dalles High Riverhawks
appeared to have a slight
chance of an upset win over
highly regarded Ridgeview.
The Riverhawks (1-4
IMC, 1-4 overall) trailed the
league-leading Ravens (5-0
IMC, 7-1 overall) by three
points midway through
the second quarter. The
Riverhawks, guided by
first-year Coach Keith Howe,
played the Ravens evenly
through most of the first half
to keep the contest close. The
talented Ravens pulled away
in the second half though for
a 55-27 victory Friday at The
Dalles High School.
“Ridgeview is the best
team in our league; they’re
undefeated in league and
we were in the game, so I’m
just very proud of our effort,”
said Howe. “This was one
of our more relaxed efforts,
which is good, because I’ve
been trying to get the girls to
relax a lot and they did and
they actually played good
ball tonight. We played good
pressure defense and we
created some turnovers. If
there’s such a thing as a good
loss, then this was a good
loss.”
Ridgeview, a 2019 OSAA
first-round state playoff par-
ticipant, scored first to take
a 2-0 advantage. Riverhawk
senior Cadence Snyder sank
a seven-foot baseline jumper
from the right side, knotting
the game 2-2 with 6:40 on
the clock. On the Hawks’
next possession, sophomore
Marisa Rojas fired in a jump-
er from the free throw line,
giving The Dalles its only
lead of the game at 4-2.
“I had lots of fun and we
played pretty well against the
top team in our league,” said
Snyder, one of three seniors
along with Keisha Oregon
and Hanna Ziegenhagen
who participated in The
Dalles High graduation
ceremony June 5 at Sorosis
Park. “We were all expecting
to come out here and lose
by a lot more, but that didn’t
happen. It kind of sucks
because it’s my last season
and it’s been real short, but
we’re making the most of it
with the people that we have
on our team and it’s been a
really fun environment for
me.”
The Ravens scored four
straight points to take a 6-4
lead and they never trailed
again. The Hawks played
with a high energy level
and stayed within striking
distance. The teams traded
baskets and when Natasha
Muzechenko (five points)
fired in an outside jump-
er, the Hawks trailed 8-6.
Oregon helped keep the
score close and after her
jumper in the post area,
Ridgeview led 13-8 at the
end of the first quarter.
“I think we all had a good
effort and we were pretty
well focused on this game,”
said Ziegenhagen. “In some
of our other games, we
haven’t played very well,
but we did a better job today
because we just tried to stay
more calm. I honestly felt a
little surprised when I saw
how close the score was
during the first half and I
actually felt like we were do-
ing a good job against them
(Ravens). I’m having a lot of
fun and I’m glad that I came
out to play on our team.
Hopefully, we’ll get one or
two more wins.”
After Ridgeview went up
15-8 in the second quarter,
Snyder sank a 10-foot jump-
er in the lane, making it 15-
10 with 6:44 left. The Hawks
then closed the margin to
15-12 with 4:36 left in the
quarter. Ridgeview scored
10 straight though, to build a
25-12 halftime advantage.
“The fact that we were in
the game as long as we were,
HRV, The Dalles
prepare for another girls
basketball matchup
Wins are at a premium for the young Hood River Valley
and The Dalles girls basketball teams this spring-sum-
mer season in the Intermountain Conference.
The two teams are scheduled to square off for the
second time in as many weeks Thursday in The Dalles,
where at least one squad will be able to earn an elusive
victory.
The Dalles (1-4 overall and league) and Hood River
(0-7) are fifth and sixth in the six-team IMC. The Dalles
defeated HRV, 47-38, when the two teams first played
May 27.
Since that contest, HRV suffered three successive
losses: 60-27 at Crook County; 52-27 June 1 at Redmond;
followed by a 62-23 home-game loss Friday against
Pendleton.
Saturday’s home game against Centennial was
canceled. The Eagles played Tuesday at home against
Ridgeview and are at rival The Dalles on Thursday.
The Dalles also lost three straight last week after
earning its first win at HRV. The Riverhawks lost 62-29
at home to Pendleton on June 1; lost 52-17 at Crook
County on Thursday; and, a day later, lost 55-27 at home
to Pendleton.
The latter contest was close early as both teams were
firing on all cylinders on offense. But after a 17-15
Pendleton first-quarter lead, the visiting Bucks allowed
14 points the rest of the game. Pendleton used a 34-9
second-half run to seize control.
Cadence Snyder led The Dalles with 12 points.
The Dalles played at Redmond on Tuesday and then
hosts Hood River and Crook County on Thursday and
Friday.
Ridgeview (7-1, 5-0) leads the IMC standings and
Pendleton is second. Ridgeview’s lone loss was June 3 at
Class 6A Mountain View of Bend, 49-48.
The Dalles Senior Cadence Snyder shoots a jumper in the post.
Riverhawks win first game
of 2021 at Pendleton
The Dalles won its first
boys basketball game of the
2021 season June 1, 56-45 at
Pendleton.
The Riverhawks started
the COVID-forced spring
season 0-3, including a
66-54 loss to Gorge rival
Hood River on May 27. The
two teams play a rematch
Thursday in Hood River
starting at 6:30 p.m.
At Pendleton last
week, The Dalles won,
56-45, against the winless
Buckaroos.
The Riverhawks followed
the road win with a home
loss to league-leading
Crook County 58-44 on
Thursday, and a close
56-52 loss at Ridgeview in
. Veronica Robledo (#2) drives towards the basket as Cadence Snyder (#1) sets a screen.
indicates that we competed
really well and it was just a
fantastic effort and everyone
played with all their heart,”
said Howe. “We only had
two weeks of practice, so we
didn’t have much time to
prepare for the season and
for a young team like this
(two freshmen, three sopho-
mores), that’s really hard. We
had one girl (Ziegenhagen)
who showed up for us one
day before our season open-
er (May 25). Jeilane Stewart
was still playing softball and
so she couldn’t start practic-
ing with us until a couple of
days prior to the season.
“I was just hoping to
see steady improvement
throughout the season and
that’s exactly what I’ve been
seeing. We’re hoping to win
one or two more games be-
fore the end of the season.”
The Ravens played tough
man-to-man defense in
the third to slow the Hawks
offense and they scored 12
straight in the quarter to take
control of the contest, 37-12.
Snyder scored the Hawks’
first four points of the fourth
period and her jumper in the
lane trimmed the margin to
43-22. Ridgeview regained
some momentum with a
10-0 run, making it 53-22.
Snyder, who scored the
Hawks first basket, finished
the game the way she started
by scoring the Hawks last
basket for the 55-27 final
margin.
“I’m happy with my
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Hanna Ziegenhagen (#20) drives to the hoop.
performance and I was
surprised about how well
I actually played,” said
Snyder, who led the Hawks
in scoring with 12 points.
“We’re hoping to win a
couple of more games and I
think we’ll get another win
against Hood River. I’m also
very excited to be graduating
and it couldn’t come any
sooner, but I’m also kind of
sad about it too. I’m glad that
my mom and grandmother
came out to watch me play
tonight too, so that was
great.”
The Hawks faced the
Redmond Panthers (2-4) on
Tuesday (results came after
the printed edition deadline)
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6:30 p.m. contest at home
Thursday. The Hawks beat
the Eagles 47-38 May 27
at Hood River Valley High
School.
The Dalles has three
games remaining in the
short 10-game spring
season. The Hawks play
their final home game June
11 at 6:30 p.m. versus the
Crook County Cowgirls
(3-4) on Senior Night at The
Dalles High School. Snyder,
Oregon and Ziegenhagen
will be honored along with
their parents in a pregame
ceremony.
The Dalles concludes the
season with road games
June 15 at Pendleton (3-1)
and June 17 at Ridgeview.
Redmond on Friday. The
Dalles had success with a
half-court trapping zone
defense early in its game
against Crook County. The
game was tied 2-2 midway
through the first period, as
the Cowboys tried to figure
out the Riverhawk defense.
The Dalles was scheduled
to play Redmond at home
Tuesday leading up to its
Thursday game against HRV.
The Eagles recovered from
their two-game, home losing
skid (Crook County and
Redmond) to beat Pendleton
70-41 on the road Friday.
HRV was scheduled to play
at Ridgeview in Redmond on
Tuesday (results unavailable
at press time).
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Tuesday, June 8: Redmond
at The Dalles; Hood River at
Ridgeview; Horizon at Dufur;
Lyle at Trout Lake; Ione at
Sherman.
Wednesday, June 9: South
Wasco at Trout Lake; Damascus
at Dufur
Thursday, June 10: The
Dalles at Hood River; South
Wasco at Lyle; Horizon at North
Clackamas Christian
Friday, June 11: The Dalles
at Crook County; Sherman at
Horizon
Saturday, June 12: South
Wasco at Dufur; Trout Lake at
Sherman
Monday, June 14: Country
Christian at South Wasco;
Dufur at Ione
Tuesday, June 15: Pendleton
at The Dalles; Hood River at
Redmond; Trinity at Dufur
Thursday, June 17:
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