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Columbia Gorge News www.columbiagorgenews.com Wednesday,June16,2021 13 SPORTS Lady Riverhawks get win on Senior Night Weber ■ By For Mike Columbia Gorge News The Dalles High Riverhawks girls basketball team last week won one of three Class 5A Intermountain Conference games — a Senior Night victory over Gorge rival Hood River Valley. The Riverhawks (2-6 IMC, 2-6 overall) won their second game of the season 57-33 over HRV (0-7 IMC, 0-9 over- all) on Senior Night June 10 at The Dalles High School. In a pregame ceremony, the trio of Hawk seniors, Cadence Snyder, Hanna Ziegenhagen and Keisha Oregon, were honored while accompanied by their parents, for their suc- cessful careers on The Dalles High basketball team. “It’s definitely weird knowing that we won’t play another game in this gym, which seems kind of crazy and it’s sad,” said Oregon. “It’s going to be even more emotional for us when we actually play our last game of the season and it will also be sad for the other girls too, be- cause we’re so close to them. I feel like the larger crowd here on Thursday is what really kept us going and since it was senior night, we really felt motivated to play with a higher energy level against Hood River.” Snyder led the Hawks in scoring with 14 points and junior Monica Rojas scored a career-high 12. The 57 points scored by the Hawks was their highest scoring total of the season and the 33 points scored by Hood River was the fewest by a Hawk opponent this season. “It was kind of bitter- sweet, but I didn’t even cry, surprisingly,” said Snyder. “Some of the younger girls cried because we’re definite- ly so close with them. The Hood River game was a lot of fun, we all hustled well, and everyone played really good. It seems like Hood River is the only team we can beat this year.” On June 8 the Hawks traveled to Central Oregon and lost 43-28 to the defend- ing (2019) IMC champion Redmond Panthers (3-5 IMC, 3-5) at Redmond High School. In this second match- up between the two squads, the Hawks had a much better effort than what they had in a May 25 season opening 50-22 loss to Redmond at home. Oregon led the Hawks in scoring with seven points and freshman Jeilane Stewart and Ziegenhagen each scored six. The 15-point loss to Redmond was also the smallest margin of the Hawks’ six defeats and nearly half of the 28-point deficit in the first game. The Hawks, guided by Coach Keith Howe, faced the Crook County Cowgirls (5-3, IMC, 5-5) June 11 and lost 45-25. Playing for the second consecutive day, the Hawks had a strong first half, while trailing just 21-17 at halftime. “This loss was definitely due to the game on Thursday (versus Hood River) because the girls went full out, playing so hard from start-to-finish and giving 100 percent ef- fort,” said Howe. “Everything went our way and we had the fewest turnovers of any game this season, so that was a good victory. We were right in the game tonight (versus Crook County) we were down two after one and down just four at halftime. Everyone put experience than us, so I’m proud of what we’ve accom- plished this season,” said Howe. The Hawks played without Jeilane Stewart in the second half, because she injured a finger in the first half and was unable to play after that. “We just ran out of gas and we were exhausted from yesterday’s game (versus Hood River),” said Snyder. “We started letting up on our defense and we were getting tired and then we all started hanging our heads a little bit. We started making bad passes and we just were not boxing out well enough, and they (Cowgirls) were getting a lot of offensive boards. Having a few days off to rest is going to help us and I think we’re going to play better in our last two games and Natasha Muzechenko, far right, shoots a three-point jumper. The Riverhawks won their last home maybe have a chance to win game against Hood River Valley. Mike Weber photo one more game.” The Hawks played the Pendleton High Buckaroos first quarter. Crook County more tough games against out so much effort the night (5-1 IMC, 5-1) Tuesday (re- the top two teams in our before and they were all just responded with a 4-0 run to take a 13-11 advantage at the conference. We were in both sults came after the printed too tired in the second half.” end of the quarter. games against those teams The physically exhausted edition deadline) and their Muzechenko sank consec- the last time we played Hawks started feeling the ef- final regular season contest is them, but the turnovers hurt Thursday against the league fects of fatigue in the second utive three-pointers at the leading Ridgeview Ravens half and were outscored 13-1 outset of the second quarter, us. We’ve improved in that in the third quarter and 11-7 propelling the Hawks in front regard and we’re making less (6-0 IMC, 8-1) at 6:30 p.m. at turnovers now. Our goal was Ridgeview High in Redmond. with their largest lead of the in the fourth. to get one win this year and The Hawks will conclude “In the first half, it definite- game at 17-13 with 5:21 left we got two and we’re hoping this short 10-game spring until halftime. The Cowgirls ly felt like we had a chance to sneak in and get maybe season on the road with a to beat them and it would’ve came back to knot it 17-17, matchup probably against forcing a Hawk timeout with one more win.” been great if we could’ve Utilizing an effective Redmond during the IMC 3:28 on the clock. Crook kept going our momentum defensive full-court press to District Playoffs June 21-26. County took a 19-17 advan- going, but I think we were create Hawk turnovers, the The Hawks are currently all pretty exhausted,” said tage with 1:50 left and never Cowgirls scored some fast- the No. 5 seeded team, and Ziegenhagen. trailed again. In a seesaw first half that “I couldn’t be more proud break baskets to help extend they’ll face likely No. 4 seed their lead to 34-18 after three Redmond in a quarterfinal included five ties and five of their effort, but they had quarters and they main- contest Monday at 6 p.m. at lead changes, the Hawks took nothing left and they were Redmond High School. If the their first lead of the game physically drained after tained their momentum for when sophomore Natasha playing so hard against Hood the remainder of the contest Hawks win that contest, they will advance to the June 23 Muzechenko (12 points) River,” said Howe. “As a to get their second straight semifinals and play top-seed- fired in a three-point field coach, nothing makes you win. goal, putting The Dalles in prouder than seeing a full “We’re playing against ed Ridgeview. front 11-9 with 1:52 left in the effort like that. We have two teams that have way more IMC swim teams converge on HR Aquatic Center for 2021 district championships Brandon Risley ■ By Columbia Gorge News “We have had to get cre- ative finding all the pool time In the sport of swimming, we can so we can get all our the journey and process of a swimmers in,” said Shortt. season is just as important as “Also, with the changing and each individual competition. different schedule, it has In the season of COVID, the been harder to find meets.” The Riverhawks were able journey has been cut short to secure two competition while the process has risen dates before heading to in difficulty for swimmers Hood River for district on across the state. June 19. Their first meet was Going into 2020, The June 3 against Hood River Dalles Riverhawk swim Valley. team was coming off one Despite a lack of training of its best years in recent time, Shortt was impressed memory, qualifying two with his team’s perfor- individual swimmers for state and a couple relays, as mance. “I think we swam well. Looking to duplicate or super well!” he said. “Lydia improve on those results was (Digenarro) and Micheal not out of the realm of pos- (Cole) had some impressive wins. We were outnumbered sibilities, but the pandemic 16 to 33 but had a ton of has since altered those close races and a couple of dreams with no state meet wins. this year. The high school “We had a couple of season ends for IMC swim- highlights. Lydia Digenarro mers at Saturday’s district and Micheal Cole both meet in Hood River. won their 50 free races. Our “We have had the same challenges other teams have boys 200 free relay (Skyler Coburn, Carter Randall, been dealing with, having to go through all the COVID Wes Parker, Cole) also won their race. We also had a few restrictions,” said Coach PRs: Micheal cut time in Derek Shortt. With pools being some of both his 100 fly and 50 free; Quinn Raffensperger and the last buildings to reopen Kennedy Abbas also cut time during the pandemic, the challenge has not only been in their 100 free. Both Hanna to find times to train but also Haight and William Hoover dropped time in their 100 finding teams to compete breaststroke.” against. Historic GRANADA T H E A T R E Dinner, Trivia, Entertainment at the Historic Granada Theatre. Upcoming events include: Pillow Talk! Doris Day, Rock Hudson June 19 Bodhi Mojo Band/$20 June 25-26 The Thing! 1951 Movie June 18 July 2 National Act Concert! Love & Theft w/band! After a couple more days of training the team headed to Madras for its last tune-up meet before district. “I think we’re getting clos- er to the goals we set before the beginning of the season,” said Shortt. “I’m proud of everyone on this team for dealing with adversity and showing that they want to be here and improve. We have a really young team this year and so we’re hoping to continue to build towards the future.” While the journey may have been cut short, the process of getting swim- mers ready for the end of the season remains the same. Shortt and his staff are focused on getting their team prepared for what is to come. “I think we will be; it will be more difficult with the short season,” said Shortt about this week’s district meet. “In a normal year we would still be building but we are already at the end of the season. I think the kids are excited for a big meet.” The IMC district cham- pionship meet begins at noon June 19 at Hood River Aquatics Center. Petshow ■ By For Joe Columbia Gorge News valuable experience,” the coach added. The Eagles lost two IMC games last week — 57-27 The scoreboard doesn’t June 8 to co-league leading necessarily show it, and it’s Ridgeview, and 57-33 June 10 not evident in the win-loss to Gorge rival The Dalles. In column, but Coach Steve the latter game, frosh Marina Noteboom can see the im- Castaneda scored 14 points provement his young Hood and grabbed five rebounds River Valley girls basketball for HRV. Teammate Mallory team has made this 2021 McNerney, a sophomore, season. added nine points and six re- The Eagles (0-9 overall, 0-7 league) complete their bounds, and Molly Routson regular season with three scored six points. games this week and then HRV could not overcome will play an Intermountain cold shooting and its inabili- Conference district playoff ty to take care of the basket- game Monday at Crook ball. “Our Achilles heel all County. year has been too many turn- “I knew going into the overs and poor shooting, and season it was going to be it was no different on Friday difficult,” Noteboom said. vs. The Dalles,” Noteboom “With some of our seniors said. “We were able to get not returning for various rea- some good shots but could son and having to rely on so not connect.” Two days prior, Noteboom many freshmen. It was really got glimpses of what should unfair to put the freshmen be a positive future for his in the difficult position of having to compete with girls team against Redmond’s who are 3-4 years older and Ridgeview. “We have had moments more experienced.” That said: “They have had of exciting basketball this season where everything great attitudes and have seemed to click, and we got a gone out and competed every night and have gained look at what the future could HOOD RIVER | THE DALLES | WHITE SALMON Columbia Gorge News ColumbiaGorgeNews.com Take your charitable giving to the next level. Passionate and forward-thinking visionaries like you help us continue OHSU’s tradition of heath care excellence. Transform human health – and change the world – with a planned gift to OHSU. Whether it’s a scholarship, annuity, endowment, IRA charitable gift, or other ideas, we’ll work with you to make a difference. Call us or visit us online. 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