THE SPOKESMAN • TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2022 A5
Sports & Recreation
Ridgeview softball advances to quarterfinals
BY BRIAN RATHBONE
CO Media Group
It happened again. The Rid-
geview softball team advanced
to the state quarterfinals,
which has been a routine for
nearly a decade.
Wednesday’s 11-3 win over
No. 11 Thurston in the open-
ing round of the Class 5A
playoffs marks the fifth time
in the last seven softball sea-
sons played since 2014 that the
Ravens advanced to the state
quarterfinals.
The sixth-seeded Ravens
— and still defending 5A state
champions after winning the
title in 2019, the last time
there was a softball postseason
— scored the first seven runs
of the game in the first two in-
nings. Senior Teeghan Reams
broke the game open with a
double that scored two runs in
the first inning, then hit a two-
RBI triple in the second in-
ning. Reams finished with two
hits, two runs and four runs
batted in in the win. She even
stepped into the pitcher’s cir-
cle and struck out three batters
en route to getting the final six
outs of the game
Senior center fielder Jor-
dyn Looney scored twice and
sophomore catcher Chloe
Reams scored three times in
the Ravens’ victory.
Kilby Johns got the ball for
the Ravens (15-10 overall)
against the Colts (17-9). The
sophomore pitcher tossed five
innings, allowed two earned
runs on three hits, and struck
out six Thurston batters.
Ridgeview joins Bend High
softball, which advanced to
the 6A quarterfinals Wednes-
day, as the final two high
school teams still playing in
the postseason. The Ravens
will travel to face No. 3 Leba-
non (23-5) Friday at 5 p.m. for
a spot in the state semifinals.
Redmond bows out
Midway through the fourth
inning, No. 14 Redmond (15-
13) was in a tie on the road with
No. 3 Thurston (26-2) in the
first round of the 5A playoffs.
However, over the next
three innings, the Colts would
score 11 runs to pull away
with a 14-4 win in six innings.
Sophomore catcher Colton
Horner led the Redmond of-
fense with two hits and two
runs batted in.
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Ridgeview’s Teeghan Reams connects with a pitch for a two-run homer during the fourth inning against
Putnam in Redmond in April.
Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin
Doubles teams place second, third in tennis championships
had about 45 minutes to re-
cover before playing for third
place.
“They really took the loss
emotionally hard,” Laing said.
“I thought, well, we’ll see how
they play in the third-place
match because they were
emotionally drained. But they
played unbelievably well and
won in straight sets to take
third place. I was really happy
for them. Last year they won
districts during the COVID
year with no state champion-
ships held.”
Laing said that Cassaro
BY MARK MORICAL
CO Media Group
Central Oregon tennis
teams and individuals had
solid performances Thursday
through Saturday at the high
school tennis state champi-
onships at the Tualatin Hills
Tennis Center in Beaverton.
The Redmond boys dou-
bles team of Tanner Jones
and Nico Aftin finished sec-
ond place in the Class 5A
state championships.
In the semifinals on Sat-
urday, Jones and Aftin de-
feated Paul Capek and Paul
Kelly of The Dalles, 6-2, 6-4,
to advance to the final. In the
final, they fell to Crescent
Valley’s Luke Forester and
Richard Wang, 6-1, 6-2.
The Panthers finished
fourth place as a team.
“I’m real proud of the boys’
efforts and their commit-
ment to get better this sea-
son,” said Redmond boys
tennis coach Nathan Saito.
“They just did everything
they could at state. I asked
them to do all that they
can, and they did that. They
played well. I’m proud of
their efforts.”
The Ridgeview girls dou-
bles team of Rachel Lester
and Sydney Cassaro finished
third in Class 5A on Satur-
day.
Lester and Cassaro fell to
No. 1-ranked Zoe Hughes
and Kara Paterson of Cres-
cent Valley, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in
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the semifinals, then defeated
Mia Poppe and Katie Scog-
gins of Wilsonville, 6-2, 6-3,
in the third-place match.
“They won the first set and
played really well, and then
had a little lapse in the sec-
ond,” said Ridgeview girls
tennis coach Barry Laing
about their semifinal loss.
“They just couldn’t quite put
games together and lost, 6-1.
They started off the third set
really strong, they were up
2-0. They had three break
points to go to 5-all and
couldn’t quite do it.”
Laing said it was a heart-
breaking loss, and they only
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In a 5A boys singles conso-
lation semifinal, Ridgeview’s
Austin Allen fell to Rowan
Mosher of Corvallis, 8-1.
Also on Saturday at the
state championships in Bea-
verton, in Class 6A boys
doubles, the Summit team
of Hudson Snyder and Zack
Olander defeated Lincoln’s
Sebastian Morse and Alden
Russell 8-4 to advance to the
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In the consolation final,
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Owen Gurley also reached
the 6A doubles consolation
semifinals, but lost to Larson
and Balddocchi, 8-0.
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consolation semifinals Satur-
day, Caldera’s Aiden Cruz fell
to Jonathon Nguyen of David
Douglas, 8-4.
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consolation semifinal, Bend
High’s Marin Montagne lost
to Marina Seidl of Grant, 8-6.
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Ridgeview’s Rachel Lester, left,
and Sydney Cassaro celebrate
their victory in the third-place
match of Class 5A girls doubles
at the tennis state champion-
ships in Beaverton on Saturday.
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and Lester played their best
tennis of the season at the
state tournament.
“Each time they played
they got better,” he said.
“They’re a really good com-
plement to each other.”
Ridgeview finished fifth
place as a team.
Also in 5A girls doubles,
the Redmond team of Dagne
Harris and Yudith Gradilla
defeated Shayla Nguyen and
Cindy Nguyen of Parkrose to
advance to the consolation fi-
nals, where they fell to Lind-
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March 15, 1944 - May 13, 2022
Born March 15, 1944, in Fort
Worth, Texas, Mary moved
to St. Paul, Minnesota
in early childhood and
graduated from St. Paul
Murray High School in 1962.
She attended the University
of Idaho, graduating in 1966
with a bachelor's degree
in Art. It was there that
she met her first husband,
Jerry Bliven. They moved
to Redmond, where Jerry
taught at Redmond Junior High School, and Mary
taught Art for 25 years at Redmond High School.
After Jerry's passing in 1983, Mary married Chancy Ball
in 1986. Chancy also taught in the Redmond School
District and coached wrestling for many years. After
retirement, they enjoyed travelling the United States
and to many places around the world. Mary loved her
historic Redmond home, the yard in the summer, and
her time with friends and family.
Mary was an accomplished watercolor artist. She was
a past President of the Watercolor Society of Oregon,
the Juniper Literary Club and the Central Oregon
Retired Educators. She was a member of Kappa Alpha
Theta Fraternity.
Mary is survived by her husband, Chancy Ball, of Oro
Valley, Arizona; son, Max Bliven, of Redmond; daughter,
Sara Califf (Mathias) of Camas, Washington; four
grandchildren; sister, Anne Hilton (Robert) of Tucson,
Arizona; sister Jane Delger (Jens) of Apen, Germany.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Josephine
and Arnold Delger, and her first husband Jerry Bliven.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts to the University of
Minnesota School of Pharmacy - Arnold D Delger Fund
for Pharmacy Student Leadership - Fund #2315 are
suggested.
Dolores Elaine Grotjan
July 20, 1936 - May 20, 2022
Dolores was born in Decatur, Illinois to Rufus and
Clara Harrison. She lived most of her life there until
retirement in 1991 which brought her and husband,
Stan, to Tumalo.
Dolores attended St. Paul’s Lutheran School, Steven
Decatur High School, Millikin University and spent
her working years in accounting at The Decatur
Herald and Review, Caterpillar, Staley Manufacturing
Company, and St. Mary’s Hospital. What she enjoyed
most though was her pioneering role as a steel
purchasing agent for Mason Steel.
Dolores and Stan married on May 11, 1973 and
combined their families to include Dolores’ two
daughters, Becky and Debbie and Stan’s four children,
Lori, Karen, Phil and Kirt.
Dolores and Stan worked side by side and built their
home overlooking the Deschutes River. Dolores spent
many hours enjoying the river, the mountains and
being able to be outdoors. She loved walking by the
river, accompanied by her faithful Scottie dog, Fergie.
She was a keen bridge player, loved her church, and
was devoted to her family. Dolores never met a
stranger and was loved by all who met her. Meals,
cards, and loving hugs were her way of caring for
others. Her gift to the world was a heart that cared
and an ability to bring that to action.
Dolores is survived by her husband, Stan, her
daughters Becky (Rob) Overstreet and Debbie (Steve)
Schendel and children Phil (Karen) Grotjan, Lori Hively,
Karen Hawkins, and Kirt Grotjan. She is admired and
loved by twelve grandchildren and nineteen great-
grandchildren.
Services will be on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 11:00
AM at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in
Sisters, followed by a graveside service at 1:00 PM at
Pilot Butte Cemetery in Bend.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be
made to Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church.