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OREGON WRESTLING CLASSIC
CULVER, LA PINE CAPTURE TITLES
Redmond takes
consolation prize
over Scappoose
BY BRIAN RATHBONE
The Bulletin
REDMOND — Hopes
were already high for both
the Culver and La Pine wres-
tling programs, and Saturday
both teams cleared important
checkpoints in their quests for
state titles come late February.
Over the weekend at the Or-
egon Classic in Redmond, the
Bulldogs won the Class 2A/1A
tournament and the Hawks
won the Class 3A tournament.
It was the first Oregon Clas-
sic title for La Pine, which has
won two team state champion-
ships since 2019. As for Culver,
it continued its dominance,
winning its 16th consecutive
Oregon Classic, and 18th in
the 20-year history of the an-
nual dual-meet tournament at
the Deschutes County Fair &
Expo Center.
“The cup has stayed with
us and we are really proud of
that,” said Culver coach J.D.
Alley.
En route to the 2A/1A title,
Culver secured wins over Low-
ell (75-6) and Elgin (65-18) be-
fore defeating Illinois Valley in
the finals, 54-24.
La Pine took down Rainier
(77-0), Burns (52-4) and beat
Harrisburg in the finals, 43-30,
to capture its first Classic.
“To bring that back to La
Pine is really exciting,” said La
Pine coach Aaron Flack. “It was
one of our big goals this year.
We have won state titles, but we
never won the Classic. Great
way for seniors to go out, for
them to win the Classic their
last year is really awesome.”
In all, Central Oregon teams
performed well at the Classic,
as six teams finished fourth
place or higher.
The La Pine girls team, with
only six wrestlers in its lineup,
placed sixth in the girls divi-
sion.
Redmond, after losing in the
semifinals to 5A-winner Thur-
ston, responded with a 51-25
win over Scappoose in the con-
solation final.
Both Crook County (5A)
ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin photos
Teams compete during the Oregon Wrestling Classic at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center in Redmond on Friday.
and Mountain View (6A) ad-
vanced to the final round,
however, both teams would fall
short of a team title.
While the Cougars picked
up a 49-27 win over Mountain
Valley Conference-foe Sprague
in the semifinals, they were
no match for Newberg, which
will be the heavy favorite come
state tournament time. The Ti-
gers defeated Mountain View
62-9 in the final round, and
outscored their opponents 199-
33 in their three matches.
The 5A finals between
Crook County and Thurston
had the most thrilling finish
of the tournament. Leading
by 11 going into the final two
matches, the Cowboys fell vic-
tim to what ultimately wins in
dual-meets: bonus points.
Thurston’s 220-pounder
Vaun Halstead and
285-pounder Keannan
Bowditch each pinned their
opponent in the final two
matches to score 12 points and
give the Colts a come-from-be-
hind 38-37 win.
With nearly all of the state’s
top teams in one location, the
Oregon Classic allowed for
coaches to gauge many other
teams and begin the strategiz-
ing for the best way to succeed
in both district tournaments
and state tournaments.
“They saw what they have
to do in their training next
month,” Flack said. “What re-
ally matters is at the end of the
year.”
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Reporter: 541-383-0307,
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Redmond’s Billy Jackson wrestles against Kyle Schertenleib in the 106-pound match against Hillsboro during
the Oregon Classic at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center in Redmond on Friday.
Volunteers
of $38.6 million. Those hours
would dwarf the employment
of an employer with 500 full-
time workers.
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Focus on children
Maybe kids tug at your
heart. The list of not-for-profits
focused on making the lives of
children better is long. Reach
Redmond is a youth devel-
opment organization provid-
ing activities for youth K-12
during non-school hours, be-
fore school, after school, no
school days and vacations.
Or maybe Aspire fits you
better. Administered by the
Oregon Student Assistance
Commission, ASPIRE (Access
to Student assistance Programs
In Reach of Everyone) is Or-
egon’s official mentoring pro-
gram to help students access
education and training beyond
high school.
Possibly Redmond Commu-
nity Child Care is more in line
with how you can or want to
make an impact.
What if you worry about the
homeless or houseless? Neigh-
borImpact’s purpose is to rep-
resent and serve the economi-
cally disadvantaged of Central
Oregon through advocacy,
community education and de-
livery of services.
As expected, numbers of
booster clubs and youth sports
could take every minute of
your time. It might be hard to
pick from such an extensive
list. Basically find your passion
and match it to well over 100
organizations in Redmond that
will greet you with open arms.
Several and visible organiza-
tions such as Habitat for Hu-
manity — Redmond are part
of a regional or national group
with chapters or affiliates in
Redmond. That is another
lengthy list.
United Way
What you won’t find is a sin-
gle source to list or screen your
options. Gone are the days
many remember when United
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Feeding programs are among the most popular volunteer efforts.
Way served as a clearing house
for a majority of charities.
United Way of Central Oregon
still exists though and covers
— as the name implies — a re-
gion beyond Redmond’s bor-
ders.
Volunteering by the numbers
The value of a volunteer’s
hour in Oregon is $28.22 per
hour about the same as the na-
tional rate of $28.54. According
to Non Profits Source approx-
imately 63 million Americans
— 25% of the adult population
— volunteer their time, talents,
and energy to making a differ-
ence. In other words, Amer-
icans contribute over $200
billion of their time to our
communities.
Women volunteer at higher
rates (27.8%) than men
(21.8%). People aged 35-54
are most likely to volunteer
(28.4%) while 20-24 year old’s
have the lowest rates (18.4%).
On average, adults spend an
average of 52 hours per year
volunteering their time.
About 72% of volunteers are
involved with only one orga-
nization, while 18.3% are in-
volved with two. The top four
national volunteer activities are
food collection or distribution
(24.2%), fundraising or selling
items to raise money (23.9%),
general labor or transportation
(18.8%), and tutoring or teach-
ing (17.9%).
The top four volunteer areas
are for religious (34.1%), edu-
cational (26%), social service
(14.9%), and health (7.3%) or-
ganizations. It said 42.1% of
people became volunteers with
their main organization after
being asked to volunteer.
Applying those percentages
to Redmond, citizens here gave
1.37 million hours of their time
last year with a donated value
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• Cash donations
• Sponsorships
• Volunteer
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Volunteers role
critical to Redmond
Urgency is at the heart of
NeighborImpact and while
not a clearinghouse or char-
ity navigator per se, they are a
good source for services pro-
vided throughout central Or-
egon not just Redmond where
they headquarter on SW First
Street.
Executive Director Scott
Cooper said, “We would never
have made it during the pan-
demic without our volunteers
who give 24,000 hours a year.
Volunteers are critical to our
mission.”
Tess Conley who runs the
organization’s food bank and
co-ordinates an impressive list
of volunteers describes her job:
“Food, funds and fun.” She
rolled out the numbers for The
Spokesman: 1,500 volunteers,
182 in the food bank alone. It
takes 250 full-time staff to run
several facets of community
service.
“What we look for in volun-
teers,” Conley said, “are sus-
tainable, regular participants
so that we do not have to con-
stantly be training.” Conley
noted that volunteering, not
only at NeighborImpact, but in
general, is not only about work.
There is an aspect of fun, or
should be, she enthuses.
“It’s also a great way to make
friends,” she added.
That was the same take-
away when we dropped in at
St. Charles Redmond where
volunteers told us of lasting
friendships made that extend
beyond the campus, everything
from bowling teams to skiing.
Unexpected rewards
Employers across all indus-
tries say that employees who
volunteer in the community
make better workers. Volunteer-
ing is often a consideration in
career advancement human re-
source professionals point out.
If you are new to Redmond,
then volunteering may be just
the ice breaker in helping you
make new friends and going
home with a feeling of personal
satisfaction.
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