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A8 Hood River News, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 ALPINE Continued from Page A7 time, but still landed him first place on the team and sixth overall. In the slalom, Keillor took second, just two-tenths of a second be- hind the first-place finish- er: Trevor Maxwell of West Linn who ran a combined two-run time 1:13.17. But Keillor said the real success of the team this year has been based on its depth and the fast times of the second through fifth spots on the team. Ke i l l o r highlighted Claire D av i e s, wh o “stepped up to place 11th overall, and that was huge individually. He added that the team a l s o s aw “ b i g p e r f o r - mances” from Patrick Crompton, who won the “Ski Meister” award along with McLean. HORIZON Continued from Page A7 sists with six, to go along with his 10 points. The se- nior guard was selected to the second-team all-tourney for his efforts over three games. “(Jared) had a little rough outing in the semis against Nixy, but he came back and played well here (Saturday),” Lingel said. “In fact, the whole team played well.” As Lingel alluded, the good play by Davis and his teammates in the third-place game was the antithesis of Horizon’s performance in Friday’s semifinal loss to Nixyaawii. Horizon entered the semifinals with some mo- mentum after a 59-44 victory vs. Crosshill Christian in Wednesday’s first round and the knowledge that it already owned two early-season wins against the Eagles. A Thurs- day day-off gave the Hawks some rest; sophomore re- serve guard Ethan Evans took that to the extreme, get- ting an overnight stay at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center after having his ap- pendix removed. But it was the Eagles who were surgeon-like the next afternoon, using their quick- ness to disrupt the Hawk of- fense and slice through its defense. The upset win nixed what many had anticipated would be a finals showdown between the No. 1-ranked Hawks and No. 2 Country We Need Homes Qualified Applicants Waiting Monthly • Leases Pet Friendly Oregon • Washington Rent@GorgeRentals.com (541) 387-4080 GorgeRentals.com 610 Oak Street • Hood River Denise McCravey, Owner Keillor said other per- formances of note came from Charlie Sutherland, Oskar Anderson, and Nicolette Paulus. Despite the low snow- pack and warm tempera- tures, Keillor commented that the “venues were in great shape.” Last year, races were held on the Stadium Ex- p r e s s r u n s, b u t t h o s e slopes were nearly entire- ly bare last week and the slalom and GS events ran over at Shooting Star. The conditions certain- ly didn’t affect HRV times, but more than that, Keil- lor said he was pleased about all the nice com- ments he received about HRV’s sportsmanship, not- ing that it meant as much to him as the win. “We achieved a huge goal; it’s satisfying,” he Photo by Mark Crompton said. “They’re an awesome group of kids and I could- TROPHY TIME: Members of the HRV ski team pose with trophies and medals that brought back from last week’s state championships at Mt. Hood Meadows. n’t be prouder of them.” Christian. Nixyaawii proved an able stand-in for Horizon in the championship, leading much of the game before fal- tering late in a 61-53 setback. There was no such falter- ing in the semifinal. Nixyaawii never trailed, rac- ing to 7-0 and 12-2 first-quar- ter leads before settling on a 28-15 margin at the half. A Nick Andersen layup cut the Eagle advantage to 32-23 mid- way through the third quar- ter, but Nixyaawii closed the period with a 12-5 run to re- assume control. Andersen, a senior wing, was a bright spot for Hori- zon. His 30-minute effort in- cluded 13 points, 10 re- bounds, four steals and three blocks. More importantly, Andersen was in charge of guarding Nixyaawii’s burly post Elijah Bevis, helping hold him to 12 points and five rebounds, both well below his season average. “I felt like if the team needed me to do that, then that was my job,” Andersen said of his business-like ap- proach to his assignment. “I was told to do that by the coaching staff – to shut him down. He only scored seven points (when I was guarding him) and that’s not very good for him.” Bloomster (13 points, 10 re- bounds) added a stat line similar to Andersen’s, but overall, Horizon couldn’t overcome 29-percent field- goal shooting and 23 turnovers. Nixyaawii guard Hunter Melton had 16 of his game-high 20 points in the second half, added six steals (of his team’s 17) and five as- sists. Lingel acknowledged the play of Melton as a key to the Eagles’ success, but the Hori- zon coach chose to dwell on how his team finished, bring- ing home the third-place hardware — the fifth straight trophy for the Hawks at the state tourney. Since 2012, Horizon has finished fifth, first, second, second and now third at state. “We were able to get the se- niors out of the (third-place) game and were able to con- gratulate them, not only on a great year this year, but on a great four years. This is something they will remem- ber forever,” he said. “Over- all it was a good win and a good win for the program, as well. “This group of players hasn’t lost very many games in four years. They’ve helped accomplish some big things, that no other team in the conference has ever accom- plished (being a part of four of Horizon’s five consecutive district titles).” Today Mar 11 Thurs. Mar 12 Fri. Mar 13 Sat. Mar 14 Sun. Mar 15 Tues. Mar 17 events didn’t feature many opponents for HRV, but FitzSimons didn’t short- change his athletes, men- tioning that HRV has “such a good freestyle team, it’s a going to be awhile before other schools catch up to our program.” And though competition can be fierce, FitzSimons said he took pride in that the team has been support- ive of each other through- out the season. “I’m proud of that fact that they practiced as a team and performed as a team and they raised the level of each individual on the team,” he said. “ T h e y ’ r e s u p p o r t ive ; they’re always cheering for each other,” FitzSimons added. Every year, Hood River Rotarians sell beautiful roses for $25 a dozen to raise money for our Rotary Scholarship Fund. Brighten someone’s day and help Rotary provide scholarships to Hood River High School seniors. 25 a dozen $ Order by 4/2/15. Roses delivered on 4/16/15. Orders must be paid for prior to delivery. Make out checks to Hood River Rotary. Questions? 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