P2 The SpokeSman • WedneSday, SepTember 29, 2021
Sports & Recreation
THE RIVALRY IS REAL
BY SHEILA MILLER
redmond School district public Information officer
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Ridgeview survives scare from
a resurgent Redmond High
BY BRIAN RATHBONE
The bulletin
REDMOND — Leading 2-1 in sets,
with a fifth set looking as though it was
all too certain, Randi Viggiano called a
timeout trailing 23-21 in the fourth set,
hoping to refocus her team to close out a
Redmond High team that would not go
down easy.
“We had to take a couple of time-
outs just to regain our composure and
remember to play our game,” said Vig-
giano, the Ridgeview volleyball coach.
“We just had to refocus and get back to
what our task was; that is being aggres-
sive and never letting up. We don’t play
not to lose, we play to win.”
The Ravens did just that, winning five
of the next six points to take the fourth
set and escape the Redmond High gym
with a 3-1 victory (25-19, 16-25, 25-22,
26-24) over their intratown rival Sept. 21.
The win kept the Ravens’ 18-win
streak over the Panthers alive. Ridgeview
has yet to lose on the volleyball court to
Redmond since Ridgeview opened in
2012.
Although, in the first matchup be-
tween the rivals this year, each team en-
tered in unfamiliar spots. Redmond is
off to its best start in recent years and
climbed into the top-10 rankings of last
week’s OSAA Class 5A coaches poll at
No. 6. While Ridgeview, the 5A state
champion in 2019, fell out of the top 10
after being ranked third in the preseason
polls.
Rankings aside, the game still needed
to be played. And on the court, in front
of a hostile crowd fueled by dueling stu-
dent sections, it felt at times as though
the continuation of the streak was in
doubt and there would be a new top dog
in Redmond volleyball.
“When we were neck to neck the whole
set I didn’t know how it was going to go,”
said Ridgeview sophomore Ellie Owens.
“But luckily we pulled through. We re-
grouped ourselves, took a deep breath and
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Redmond’s Cassandra Kandle (7) slams the ball over the net during a volleyball match
against Ridgeview on Sept. 21 at Redmond High.
said that we got this. We just had to go out
and play our game.”
While the end result was a familiar
one, it was hardly a familiar match be-
tween the Ravens and the Panthers.
There has been a wide gap in on-court
success between the two volleyball pro-
grams.
“It makes for an exciting night when
you don’t know who is going to take it,”
said second-year Redmond coach Katie
Karcher. “We just restarted as a program.
I set the bar high. I put in rules and expec-
tations and the kids bought into it, which
is a really big deal.”
One streak did end for Redmond on
Sept. 21 against Ridgeview, and it came
in the second set when the Panthers won
rather convincingly, 25-16. The last time
the Panthers won a single set against the
Ravens was back in October 2015 — a
total of 31 sets.
Perhaps the set Karcher is most proud
of was the third. It started off similarly to
sets of past years between the two teams.
Ridgeview jumped out to a comfortable
16-8 lead, but the Panthers continued to
chip away and before long the lead had
been cut to 23-21.
While the Ravens ultimately won two
of the next three points, it was a set that
revealed the type of team Redmond is
becoming.
“I told them that we have to be mentally
strong,” Karcher said.
“And that you can’t worry about who
is on the other side of the court. They
turned it on and went on a big run.”
The rival schools will meet for a sec-
ond time at Ridgeview on Oct. 12.
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Reporter: 541-383-0307,
brathbone@bendbulletin.com
ith all that is going on with COVID-19 and schools right
now, sometimes it’s useful to remember that despite all
the distractions, there are kids going to school every day,
learning and growing and having fun.
At Hugh Hartman Elementary School, many of those students
are enrolled in the Redmond School District’s
dual language program, learning in both En-
glish and Spanish. The program, which started in
the 2017-18 school year with two kindergarten
classes, has gained a grade level each year. This
2021-22 school year, the school has 10 dual lan-
guage classrooms in kindergarten through fourth
grades, as well as five English-only classrooms. By
2029-30, the Redmond School District expects to
Miller
fully implement the program in K-12 classrooms.
The program is designed to increase academic achievement, de-
velop bilingualism and biliteracy, as well as cross-cultural under-
standing. In the Redmond School District’s program, 50 percent
of instruction takes place in Spanish and 50 percent takes place in
English — with specific subjects taught in each language. Research
shows that students enrolled in dual language programs achieve at or
above the level of students in non-dual language classes by the time
they reach middle school.
Right now, Hugh Hartman Elementary is in the process of de-
veloping a dual-language library with appropriate resources for
the program’s students. Principal Lisa Flora-Burgher and STEAM
teacher Cynthia Hopkins recently attended the Rotary Club of Red-
mond’s lunch meeting to share information about the library, and
to thank the Rotarians for a $1,000 donation to develop the library.
It’s not easy to start a library from scratch (Hugh Hartman was
previously the Redmond Early Learning Center, serving all kinder-
gartners). Add in the challenge of finding books in both English and
Spanish, and the planning team — including several regional librar-
ians and other partners — have their work cut out for them. De-
schutes Public Library has been a tremendous partner in helping de-
velop the library, providing assistance with purchasing and collection
development, among other useful help. Thanks to a grant from the
American Rescue Plan Act that district librarian Pia Alliende applied
for, the school will be able to host monthly, themed library nights to
engage families to access the newly developed library and all its re-
sources.
So far, the school has used a variety of grant funds to secure 2,000
books. The goal is that by 2026, the library will have an inventory of
10,000 books, with on-site and mobile collections that will reflect stu-
dent, family and staff demographics. Hartman doesn’t just want to
have a library for its own students, but for the entire district to enjoy.
It also hopes to have a circulation system in partnership with the De-
schutes Public Library and a dedicated, trained staff, and to serve as
a family support, because we know many adults and families are also
working to develop their personal bilingual/biliteracy skills.
In the meantime, this month the school’s new library furniture
will be delivered, giving families, students and staff a more com-
fortable place to enjoy the school’s burgeoning library collection.
We are excited about the program’s continued growth.
POLICE & FIRE REPORT
The Spokesman will update items in
the police Log when such a request is
received. any new information, such
as the dismissal of charges or acquittal,
must be verifiable. For more information,
call 541-548-2185.
Redmond Police Department
Sept. 20
hit-and-run — a hit-and-run incident
was reported at 2243 SW yew Ct at
9:18 p.m.
1:29 p.m. at 675 SW rimrock Way
Thefts — Thefts were reported at:
9:48 at 2045 SW deerhound ave.
12:07 at 1335 SW obsidian ave.
3:24 at 3635 SW airport Way
8:36 at 944 SW Veterans Way. adrien
morgan baker, 31, was arrested on a
warrant.
Criminal mischief was reported at
12:16 p.m. at 675 SW rimrock way
1:37 p.m. 1335 SW obsidian ave. a
juvenile was arrested
Vehicle crashes — accidents were
reported at:
domestic abuse reported at:
3:22 in the 2700 block SW Wickiup ave.,
ronald Scott perkins, 56, was arrested for
CROSSWORD
violation of a restraining order.
10:12 p.m. in the 2900 block SW Volcano
Circle
motor vehicle accidents were reported at:
11:19 2052 SW helmholtz Way
assaults were reported at:
11:57 600 block SW 6th St.
Sept. 21
Thefts were reported at:
1:07 a.m. 1903 SW 35th place
dUIIs were reported at:
10:43 p.m. arrested on suspicion of
driving under the influence, resisting
arrest and hit and run property damage
was Jacob Jene Shortreed, 32, of
redmond.
Sept. 22
Thefts reported at:
9:44 a.m. at 725 SW evergreen ave.
3:31 p.m. 300 nW oak Tree Lane.
4:40 p.m. 1575 SW reindeer ave.
assaults were reported at:
5:08 1500 block W antler ave.
dUIIs
9:51 p.m. dustin marcus Van aken, 34, of
prineville was arrested on suspicion of
driving under the influence at south hwy
97/SW odem medo rd.
arrested on a warrant:
10:06 p.m. Joseph Scott ross Jr. 25, of
redmond at ‘777 SW deschutes ave.
Sept. 23
Thefts:
12:13 a.m. Tamar maldonado dibben, 21,
arrested on two counts of theft at ‘2211
SW Canal blvd.
10:23 a.m. at 1600 SW reindeer ave.
12:12 p.m. 2647 Greenwood ave.
7:15 p.m. 1600 SW reindeer ave
accidents
5:43 p.m. non-injury Southbound hwy
97 offramp 119.
10:02 p.m. non-injury at 5055 nW Coyner
ave.
Sept. 24
SUDOKU
arrests:
1:16 a.m. of ‘ryan paul atkins, 49, of bend
at 1619 SW odem medo rd.
8:34 a.m. at 850 W antler ave., ‘Justin
Lee byrne, 18, redmond, for criminal
mischief, harassment and disorderly
conduct.
5:12 brandon matthew darrow, 34,
redmond at 1619 SW odem medo rd.
on suspicion of drug possession.
Thefts:
1:49 a.m. at 2005 S hwy 97
9:53 a.m. at 1713 SW odem medo rd.
accidents
9:56 a.m. non-injury at nW 27th St. / nW
WEATHER
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FORECAST
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LAST WEEK
HIGH
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77
67
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75
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76
38
41
36
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42
HIGH
LOW
partly cloudy
mostly sunny
mostly sunny
partly cloudy
Sunny
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mostly sunny
PRECIP
monday, Sept. 20
71
36
0
Tuesday, Sept. 21
88
36
0
Wednesday, Sept. 22
76
42
0
Thursday, Sept. 23
79
38
0
Friday, Sept. 24
83
35
0
Saturday, Sept. 25
88
41
0
Sunday, Sept. 26
84
47
0
precipitation to date this year: 3.31 inches
* = daily record
national Weather Service broadcasts are on 162.50 mhz.
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