P4 THE SPOKESMAN • TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2022
Sports & Recreation
Ridgeview taps into newfound success
BY BRIAN RATHBONE
FOR THE SPOKESMAN
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Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin
Ridgeview’s Jace Nagler connects with a pitch during the first game of a doubleheader against Hood River Valley in Redmond
on Friday.
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Open Hub Singing Club: This is
an opportunity to get together to
give ourselves the neurochemical
and emotional reboot of mak-
ing beautiful sounds in a group;
6-7 p.m.; free; Redmond Public
Library, 827 SW Deschutes Ave.,
Redmond; deschuteslibrary.org or
541-312-1029.
Tony Buckman: The local country
singer will perform; 6 p.m.; free;
Jersey Boys Pizzeria, 527 NW Elm
Ave., Redmond; facebook.com/
tonybuckmanmusic or 541-548-
5232.
Bingo Night: Join to play
bingo with Bend Cider Co.; 6:30-
7:30 p.m.; Kobold Brewing — The
Vault Taphouse, 245 SW Sixth St.,
Redmond; koboldbrewing.com or
541-504-9373.
Thursday 4/21
Historic Landmarks Commis-
sion Meeting: A regular meeting
will be held; 4:30-6 p.m.; free; Red-
mond City Hall, 411 SW Ninth St.,
Redmond; redmondoregon.gov
or 541-923-7710.
Britnee Kellogg — Range Mu-
sic Series: The local country mu-
sician will perform; 5:30-8:30 p.m.;
free; Brasada Ranch, 16986 SW
Brasada Ranch Road, Powell
Butte; brasada.com or 855-318-
4960.
The Ballybogs: The Irish tradi-
tional music band will perform;
6-8 p.m.; free; Porter Brewing Co.,
611 NE Jackpine Ct. 2, Redmond;
porterbrewingco.com or 541-504-
7959.
Live Music on the Patio — Tony
Buckman: The local country
singer will perform; 6 p.m.; free;
Kebold Brewing — The Vault Tap-
house, 245 SW Sixth St., Redmond;
koboldbrewing.com or 541-504-
9373.
Bow Wow Bingo: Join for Bow-
Wow Bingo every Thursday eve-
ning benefiting BrightSide Animal
Center; 6:30-8 p.m.; $1 each card
for first two games, $2 each for
second two games; Cascade Lakes
at Seventh St., 855 SW Seventh
St., Redmond; facebook.com/
CascadeLakesBrewingCo or 541-
923-3110.
Friday 4/22
Sanctuary Barrel Races: The
second annual High Cascades Fu-
turity and Benefit race will take
place; 10 a.m.; Deschutes County
Fair & Expo Center, 3800 SW Air-
port Way, Redmond; expo.de-
schutes.org or 541-548-2711.
Earth Day Clean-up 2022: To
celebrate Earth Day Redmond
City will be hosting a clean-up
along the canal trail from High-
land Ave to Veteran’s Way; 3:30-
5:30 p.m.; free; Flag Monument
Downtown, Redmond; redmon-
doregon.gov.
Central Oregon Comedy Scene
presents Standup Comedy:
Local comedians will perform;
7-10 p.m.; $15-$20; General Duffy’s
Watering Hole, 404 SW Forest
Ave., Redmond; facebook.com/
Generalduffys or 541-527-4345.
Shepherd’s House Redmond
Open House: Meet Shepherd’s
House staff and board members
and learn about our plans for a
new year-round homeless services
center right here in Redmond;
free; Shepherd’s House, 1350 S
Highway 97, Redmond; visitred-
mondoregon.com.
Saturday 4/23
Spring Gardening Seminar —
Native Bees and Plants: OSU
Master Gardeners will offer their
insight into the world of Bee and
Plants in Central Oregon; 10 a.m.;
$5-$35 Choose 1 class ($5) or up
to 7 ($35); OSU Extension Service,
Online, Redmond; gocomga.com
or 541-548-6088.
Wild Ride Classic Car Show: This
show features classic 1989 and
older cars, trucks and motorcy-
cles; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; free, register
a vehicle for $17-$20; Wild Ride
Brewing Co., 332 SW Fifth St., Red-
mond; wildridebrew.com or 541-
610-2520.
Sanctuary Barrel races: The
second annual High Cascades Fu-
turity and Benefit race will take
place; 10 a.m.; Deschutes County
Fair & Expo Center, 3800 SW Air-
port Way, Redmond; expo.de-
schutes.org or 541-548-2711.
Justy’s Jelly & Friends Spring
Open House: The shop will be
offering something sweet to
eat and drink while you shop
around at the various vendors;
11 a.m.-4 p.m.; free; Justy’s Jelly,
836 SW Twelfth St., Redmond;
visitredmondoregon.com or 541-
408-3859.
Spring Gardening Seminar —
Composting: OSU Master Gar-
deners will offer their insight into
the world of composting in Cen-
tral Oregon; 1 p.m.; $5-$35 Choose
1 class ($5) or up to 7 ($35); OSU Ex-
tension Service, Online; gocomga.
com or 541-548-6088.
— Colton Chastain, Ridgeview High
pitcher
loving each other, everyone is want-
ing to work together,” said junior
pitcher Colton Chastain. “It really
helps a baseball team come together.
We were mostly individuals when
we started but something clicked as
we figured it out.”
The Ravens could just be getting
started because the team makeup is
very young. There are no seniors on
the squad, and over half the players
are freshmen or sophomores.
“I think that is a good thing be-
cause next year we won’t be losing
anyone; if anything, we will be add-
ing people,” Nagler said. “That is
what we want. But I still think we
can have a good season this year.”
IMC play will prove to be more of
challenge. Four of the six conference
teams have winning records — only
three IMC teams earn a postseason
berth — and are considered top 15
teams in the 5A coaches poll.
“Being young and competing at
the level that they have been com-
peting at has me really excited for
what’s coming up for this group,”
Nakamura said. “They have been
buying into what we are selling as
a coaching staff. They put in all the
time, all of the hours and they have
been giving me everything they got.”
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Ridgeview’s Mason Scott fields a ground ball during the first game of a double-
header against Hood River Valley in Redmond on Friday.
Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin
Ridgeview’s Olen Nofziger runs down a fly ball hit to center field during the first
game of a doubleheader against Hood River Valley in Redmond on Friday.
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EDMOND — There is a new,
young batch of players, a new
coaching staff and a newfound
sense of confidence for the Rid-
geview baseball program hoping to
turn a corner this spring.
Prior to dropping both games of
Friday’s doubleheader in their In-
termountain Conference opening
series against Hood River Valley
(falling 6-3 and 10-6), the Ravens
had won seven consecutive games
— nearing the total number of wins,
10, in the previous three seasons
combined.
“My first goal when I started in
the fall was building trust,” said first-
year coach Shane Nakamura. “Com-
ing from the softball program, I’ve
never seen most of them play. So
during the winter and fall you start,
you get to know them, and then start
to change the culture.”
Through the first month of the
season, Ridgeview is off to its best
start since the 2014 season, when the
team won 21 games and advanced to
the Class 4A state semifinals.
That was also the last time the Ra-
vens made the playoffs.
During the recent winning streak,
Ridgeview outscored its opponents
— Franklin, Cascade, Tillamook,
Crook County, Roosevelt, Benson
and St. Helens — 96-13, showcasing
one of the more potent lineups in
Class 5A.
“We have just been in the batting
cages a lot,” said junior shortstop
Jace Nagler. “After the first two losses
of the season, we said, ‘screw it, let’s
ball out,’ and we just got rolling.”
Before taking the reins of the
baseball program, Nakamura was an
assistant on the Ridgeview softball
coaching staff, which has been a jug-
gernaut for nearly a decade in 5A.
So far, the change has been effec-
tive. The team is improving on the
diamond and growing closer as a
team.
“Everyone is working together,
“Everyone is working
together, loving each other,
everyone is wanting to
work together. It really
helps a baseball team come
together. We were mostly
individuals when we started
but something clicked as we
figured it out.”
Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin
Live in the Tasting Room — The
Substitutes: The local classic rock
band will perform; 5-8 p.m.; $15
adults, children 12 and under free;
Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards,
70450 NW Lower Valley Drive,
Terrebonne; faithhopeandcharit-
yevents.com or 541-526-5075.
Sleepless Truckers: The outlaw
country band will perform; 6:30-
9:30 p.m.; $10; General Duffy’s Wa-
tering Hole, 404 SW Forest Ave.,
Redmond; generalduffys.com or
541-527-4345.
Sunday 4/24
Sunday Brunch and Karaoke:
Join for brunch and then later Ka-
raoke; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; free; General
Duffy’s Watering Hole, 404 SW
Forest Ave., Redmond; facebook.
com/Generalduffys or 541-527-
4345.
Sanctuary Barrel races: The
second annual High Cascades Fu-
turity and Benefit race will take
place; 10 a.m.; Deschutes County
Fair & Expo Center, 3800 SW Air-
port Way, Redmond; expo.de-
schutes.org or 541-548-2711.
Monday 4/25
Hemp Education Workshop: If
you’re interested in hemp produc-
tion, business & economics join
this two day workshop; 8:30 a.m.-
Noon; free; OSU Extension Service,
3893 SW Airport Way, Redmond;
extension.oregonstate.edu or 541-
548-6088.
Aging Well Class: Learn more
about how we change with age
and what we can do to help us live
and enjoy life; 11 a.m.-Noon; free;
Redmond Senior Center, 325 NW
Dogwood Ave., Redmond or 541-
584-6325.
Photo by Tim Trainor/Redmond Spokesman
Ginny Weeber, a member of the GWFC-Central Oregon, leads an auto
tour of a dozen stops where people can learn about a dozen import-
ant women in the history of Redmond.
History
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The quest starts at Red-
mond Airport, then winds its
way downtown and then off to
Dry Canyon. It includes stops
at the Becky Johnson Center,
Dr. D.F. Hosch House and
Homestead Park, among oth-
ers. You could complete the
tour on foot or with a vehicle.
At each location, partici-
pants must try to figure out
which historic woman of
Redmond corresponds to the
landmark. Once you visited
all 12 stops and made your
best guess, participants should
drop off their answer sheet at
Centennial Park by 2 p.m. on
April 30.
Winners will be drawn
randomly at 3 p.m., and one
person from the team must
be present to win. Prizes in-
clude a blizzard party at Dairy
Queen or a pizza party at
Pappy’s Pizza. An auction at
the park will also help raise
funds. Find the auction on-
line at: http://fundraiser/bid/
ladieslegacieslandmarksauc-
tion.
According to Weeber, a
number of Girl Scout troops
have already completed the
quest, and local history teach-
ers have also challenged their
students to finish the tour.
GFWC is an international
women’s organization ded-
icated to volunteerism. For
the last 18 years, the Central
Oregon club has supported
Jericho Road, Central Ore-
gon Veterans Ranch, Sparrow
Clubs and Redmond schools,
among other community or-
ganizations.