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Hood River News, Wednesday, January 28, 2015
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Tenacity leads to HRV victory in CRC opener
Eagles upset
Pendleton with 33-
point fourth
By ADAM LAPIERRE
News staff writer
A relentless onslaught of aggres-
sive full-court pressure and a late-
game rally that included 33 points
in the fourth quarter gave the Hood
River Valley High School varsity
boys basketball team a season-
defining win Friday night at
Pendleton. The 82-72 come-from-be-
hind victory over the favored
Buckaroos is the clearest sign yet
that that the Eagles have turned the
corner this season, leaving the past
few years of foul weather and tough
luck in the dust.
On paper, 5A No. 4 ranked Pendle-
ton (9-6) was the heavy favorite in
the Columbia River Conference
Photo by Adam Lapierre
HIGH SCORER: Skyler Hunter led
the Eagles with 15 points and
seven assists in the Jan. 23 game.
opener, but, as is often the case,
rankings meant very little once the
ball started bouncing. Using the
fast-paced, in-your-face style of play
they adopted at the beginning of
the season, the Eagles proved that
patience is a virtue, even in basket-
ball. After trailing for the first three
quarters, HRV simply outran, out-
hustled and outlasted their opposi-
tion, and once they had the Bucka-
roos on their heels in the final min-
utes, they struck hard and effective-
ly, turning a seven-point deficit into
a ten point victory.
“We kept constant pressure and
eventually wore them down,”
Coach Steve Noteboom said. “We
outscored them 30-10 to close out
the game. We are playing our best
basketball of the year right now
and are excited about the rest of the
league play.”
As has been the case all season,
an encouraging sign in Friday’s
win is the point spread within
HRV’s lineup; four players scored
double digits and four more had five
or more points. Top five scorers
were Skyler Hunter (15), Tyrone
Stintzi (14), Noah Noteboom (13),
Kaydin Gibbs (11) and Colin
Tegmin (9). The win is another in a
run of high-scoring outputs (69-8
average points per game) that is
quickly garnering HRV a reputa-
tion as the Comeback Kids of 5A
basketball.
Highlighting HRV’s fourth-quar-
ter frenzy were several key plays
that turned the tides of momentum
in the final minutes. Down by ten
with about six minutes remaining,
the Eagles capitalized on a worn-
out Pendleton squad by forcing
nearly a dozen turnovers and sink-
ing five three-pointers to outscore
the Buckaroos 30 points to ten in
the final minutes. Tegman, who got
all nine of his points from beyond
the arc, sank two clutch threes in
the fourth quarter and Noah Note-
boom had a crucial four-point play
with less than two minutes remain-
ing to fuel HRV’s rally. After Note-
boom’s play – a steal, a lay-in and
two free-throws (from a flagrant
foul) – the Eagles were up by five
and increased the lead by another
five in the final minutes.
The Eagles shot 30 for 63, includ-
ing 14 for 26 from three-point range.
Kuechmann got the team’s hustle
award for netting three assists and
four steals and taking three charges
at critical times.
In the other CRC opener the same
night, Hermiston defeated The
Dalles 54-42. HRV will travel to Her-
miston Friday for the first of three
games the two teams will play in
the next few weeks before return-
ing home for games against The
Dalles (Feb. 3), Pendleton (Feb. 6)
and Hermiston (Feb. 10).
HRV highlights:
Skyler Hunter: 15 pts., 7 assists;
Tyrone Stintzi, 14 pts., 4 reb.; Noah
Noteboom, 13 pts., 3 assists; Kaydin
Gibbs, 11 pts.; Colin Tegman, 9 pts.;
Dallas Buckley, 7 pts, 3 steals; Scot-
tie Ziegner, 6 pts., 4 reb.; Parker
Kennedy, 5 pts., 3 reb.
SPORTS BRIEFS
Babe Ruth, Little League sign-
ups start this week
■ For Babe Ruth, players can
register every Wednesday night
at the Hood River Valley High
School indoor hitting facility
(next to HRV baseball’s home
field) from 7:30-9 p.m. A copy of
your player’s birth certificate is
needed at registration. The fee
this year is $90. For more infor-
mation e-mail David Hough at:
Yzhough@yahoo.com.
■ For HRV Little League
(players from Hood River, Odell
and Parkdale), signups will be
run online this season at
www.signup.hrvll.com. Players
can start as young as five years
old (as of Jan. 1, 2015). Early reg-
istration (by Jan. 31) is $45; the
fee increases to $60 from Feb. 1-28
and $75 after Feb. 28. Practices
will start in mid-March. For
more information e-mail hrvlit-
tleleague@gmail.com.
CSRT excels in first race
More than 70 Cooper Spur
Race Team (CSRT) athletes par-
ticipated the first Mt.Hood Youth
Counsel race of the year earlier
this month. Low snow levels at
Ski Bowl resulted in the Kanda-
har GS race being moved to Sum-
mit Ski area.
With over 350 competitors,
CSRT showed up on the podium
at every age level and gender.
Highlights are as follows: U8 girls
Skyler Vaivodaverrr, Kylin Elliot
and Ruby Maki all placed in the
top five. Sutton Lefevre finished
second and showed high poten-
tial in her first year in the U10
class. The U12 girls claimed five
of the top ten places (Annie Hen-
dricks 3rd, Marrisa Rigert 7th,
Sara Davies 8th, and Madison
Swanson 9th). U14 girls team saw
Francis Melby in 2nd and Annika
Howe 4th, Paris Nunn 5th, and
Eva Jones in 9th, while the U14
boys were led by Cassel Lefvre,
who missed 1st by .10 of a sec-
ond, Josh Nardone in 4th and
Mason Mahears in 6th.
D ERBY
D AMES
The Gorge Roller Girls hosted
their first roller derby bout of
the season in front of a sell-
out crowd Saturday night at
The Dalles Armory. The dou-
ble-header opened with a
bout between GRG’s No. 2
team, the Mountain Mavens,
and the Air Raid Roller Girls;
the main event followed with
a battle between the GRG All
Stars and the Shanghaied
Roller Dolls. The Mountain
Mavens battled tough against
a more experienced Air Raid
lineup and lost 281-166; Pit
Bull (pictured above, center)
got Jammer MVP for the bout
and Goldie-Knox was MVP
Blocker. The GRG All Stars
(pictured at right during
warm-up) destroyed their op-
position to the tune of a 221-
124 win. J-Bom got All Star
Jammer honors in the bout
and All Star blocker went to
Kimbo Slice.
Photos courtesy Bill Zingraf,
www.regularmanphotography.com
D ERBY N AMES
In roller derby, a good name is as important as a good pair of fishnet leggings. Derby names represent athletes’ alter-egos
when they lace up their skates and hit the track, and like many teams, the Gorge Roller Girls prefer to use thier derby names
for media coverage of the team. Here are the rosters from Saturday’s bouts: GRG All Stars – Faye Spounder, Kat Von Splat, Gin-
ger Binger Danger Hips, Kesassin, Bad Abbott, Hate Winslet, Kimbo Slice, Helda Contempt, Comet, Off Killter, Booya, J Bomb,
Pit Bull. Mountain Mavens – Damnations, Bad Abbott, Hound, More Cowbell, Scoldie Knox, Cindarolla, Notch-Yo Mama, Helda
Contempt, Jawbreaker, Tannetrum, Jinx, Pitbull, Antie Maim and Minndestructable.
Left to right are Paris Nunn, Tori Hop-
kins, Francise Melby, Annie Hendrick-
son, Annika Howe, Eva Jones and
Emily Hendriks.
Wrestlers win Stevenson tourney Horizon basketball sweeps Cardinals
By ADAM LAPIERRE
News staff writer
Eagle wrestling has a new trophy to
add to its collection.
With nine top-three finishes, includ-
ing four individual champions, the
Hood River Valley High School varsity
wrestling team claimed first place Sat-
urday in the nine-team Columbia Gorge
Invitational at Stevenson High School.
Jessica DeHart, Angel Jones, Jason
Shaner and James Estes all took home
gold in their brackets and helped the
Eagles earn 179 team points in the tour-
nament. Castle Rock was runner-up
with 154, followed by Ridgefield (124.5),
Washougal (122.5) and Hudsons Bay
(89.5) to round out the top five.
The Eagles will look keep the positive
momentum going over the next several
days as they face one of the toughest
and busiest weeks of the season. On
Wednesday they host top-ranked Her-
miston (JV 6 p.m., varsity 7 p.m.) in a
dual that will likely determine the Co-
lumbia River Conference champion, on
Friday they host Mountain View in a re-
peat of a close battle the teams had ear-
lier this month at the Oregon Classic
Alumni night Wednesday
Former Hood River Valley High School
wrestlers are invited to the team’s annual
Alumni Night this Wednesday, when the
Eagles take on the Hermiston Bulldogs in
a dual meet. A meet-and-greet will take
place from 6:30-7 p.m. in the gym and
will be followed by a brief ceremony and
a group photo before the start of the dual.
and on Saturday they host the annual
Hood River Elks Memorial Tourna-
ment, which brings together several of
the state’s top-ranked teams.
Gorge Invitational results:
106, Jessica DeHart: 1st, 2-0; 113,
Angel Jones: 1st, 1-0; 120, Jason Shaner:
1st, 3-0; 126, Cade Parker: 0-2; 132, Dylan
Peterson: 3rd, 3-1; 138, James Estes: 1st,
3-0; 145, Mario Medina: 0-2; 152, Chris
Castro: 1-2; 160, Ian Rand: 4th, 2-2; 182,
Oscar Villegas: 2nd, 2-1; 182, Michael
Holmes: 0-2; 195, Mark Reyes: 3rd, 3-1;
195, Alex Pedroza: 0-2; 195, Jordan
Jones: 1-2; 220, Max Lane: 3rd, 2-1; HWT,
Justin Wilson: 2nd, 1-1
(Editor’s Note: This is a shortenened version of
Horizon basketball coverage. For the full version
see hoodrivernews.com/news/sports.)
By MIKE WEBER
For the News
The No. 1 ranked Horizon Christian School
Hawks boys basketball team had another domi-
nating performance over a Big Sky Conference
foe as they crushed the Ione Cardinals 69-27 at
home last Friday. The Hawks (6-0 league, 14-3
overall), seeking to capture a fifth straight Big
Sky title, appear to be well within reach of that
accomplishment after notching their 40th con-
secutive league win over the past four seasons.
“It was a good game for us and it was nice see-
ing everyone contribute offensively so that we
could have more balanced scoring,” said coach
Darren Lingel, whose squad has won six league
games by an average of 25.5 points per game.
The Hawks win streak will likely continue
when they meet the Condon-Wheeler Knights (0-
6, 3-12 overall) in a home game Friday at 7:30 p.m.
at Horizon. On Saturday the Hawks will face a
much more challenging opponent in a 5:30 p.m.
road game in Moro vs. the No. 8 ranked Sherman
Huskies, who are currently the third place team
in the eight-team Class 1A Big Sky standings.
The Hawks won 71-56 at home in a Jan. 6 contest
against the Huskies.
Hawk girls notch another Big Sky win
The Horizon Christian School varsity girls
won their second straight game Friday by a 47-38
margin over the Ione Cardinals. The senior trio
of Hannah Lingel (11 pts.), Hannah Kempf and
Trista Hicks combined to score 34 points to help
lead the team to victory.
The Hawks, guided by first-year coach Brian
Stevens, were seeking to notch a third straight
win when they played a nonleague matchup
Tuesday at Trout Lake (results unavailable at
press time). Horizon won an earlier matchup 34-
29 over Trout Lake at home Dec. 17. The Hawks
(2-4 Big Sky, 5-10 overall) play the No. 1 ranked
Condon-Wheeler Knights (6-0, 15-1) in their next
home game Friday at 6 p.m.
“The girls played really well tonight from start-
to-finish,” said Stevens. “We had two players
(Trista Hicks, Jodee Hicks) who fouled out, but
everyone played hard to help us get a win. Han-
nah Kempf had an outstanding game and with-
out her, we wouldn’t have won. She’s our floor
general and she leads the team in helping us han-
dle the full court press. She was our defensive
leader and she just sets a good example for her
teammates about how to play good basketball.”
The Horizon girls are seeking to advance to
the Big Sky District Playoffs for the first time
since 2012.