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After a scoreless first in-
ning, HRV gradually pulled
away from Hermiston, scor-
ing a run in the second,
third, and fifth innings to
make the game 3-0 in its
favor. A sacrifice fly by
Hunter brought Van Hoose
home to score HRV’s first
run, followed by Chase Lar-
iza scoring on a Hermiston
error, and then Walker scor-
ing off a single from Harvey
(ground ball to left field).
The Bulldogs awoke from
their stupor in the top of the
sixth, scoring three runs to
knot the game up at 3-all.
HRV couldn’t score in the
bottom of the inning, and
after Hermiston failed to
muster any more runs in the
top of the seventh, it was up
to the Eagles to prevent the
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game for heading into extra
innings.
The Eagles were able to
put men on bases in the bot-
tom of the seventh without
having to put up a hit, thanks
to the Hermiston pitcher
first walking Walker, and
then intentionally walking
Duffy, whose reputation as a
hitter apparently preceded
himself. With runners on
first and second and one out,
Harvey stepped up to the
plate, and after two foul balls,
sent one fair on a line drive
into center, allowing Walker
to score the game-winning
run.
Hermiston and HRV both
had the same amount of hits
in the game, with seven.
Coach Erich Harjo said the
kind of hits HRV had were
very dif ferent over the
course of the two games.
“More of our hits fell in
the first game than the sec-
ond,” he said. “We hit the
ball hard with guys on in
game two, but just right at
people. We were a couple of
hits to the gap away from
blowing that game wide
open.”
Once again, HRV’s start-
ing pitcher led the offense —
this time by Harvey, who had
a team-high two hits in three
at bats, both singles, as well
as leading with two RBI. On
the mound, Harvey struck
out four batters in six in-
nings. Duffy served as relief
pitcher for one inning, strik-
ing out one batter and sur-
rendering no hits.
T he
weekend
wins
bumped HRV up to No. 8 in
5A and allowed the team to
retain its place atop the CRC,
just ahead of The Dalles (9-9
overall, 3-2 CRC). HRV was
scheduled to play Hermiston
away Tuesday afternoon and
then travels to The Dalles for
a doubleheader on Friday at
5 p.m.
Hawks second at Portland Christian Invite
Horizon Christian’s track and field team entered the final third of its season by com-
peting in two invitational meets this past week, Thursday with 11 other teams at St.
Paul and Saturday in the 26-team Portland Christian Invitational.
The Hawks were second in both boys and girls team competitions during a rainy,
cold afternoon at the Buckaroo Invite at St. Paul. Horizon athletes won three events, in-
cluding both the boys and girls triple jump. Sophomore Quinn Roetcisoender won the
boys competition and senior Hannah Kempt took first place in the girls event. Hori-
zon’s other championship came from sophomore Andrew Rinella, who won the 400-
meter run.
All told, 16 athletes registered personal bests at the meet, including sophomore Amy
Requa, who lowered the school record in the 1500 to 5 minutes, 56.91 seconds. She came
back two days later at Portland Christian to run a two-minute personal best and school
record 13:34.29 in the 3000.
Sophomore teammate Jodee Hicks, and freshmen Paulina Finn and Makoa Whitak-
er each had two PRs at St. Paul: Hicks in the long jump and high jump; Finn in the low
hurdles and triple jump; and Whitaker in the intermediate hurdles and javelin.
Whitaker continues to steadily improve in the javelin, as he threw 121 feet, 2 inches at
St. Paul, and then bested that at Portland Christian with a throw of 123-4.
Finn also had a good day Saturday, when she tied the school record in the high jump
at 4-10 and then ran a leg on Horizon’s school record setting 4X400 relay along with
Haley Becnal, Kloee Brown and Kempf. Kempf added a school record and personal best
in the 200 (28.09); fellow senior Ryan Aldrich did the same in the shot put (40-10.75).
Horizon’s top placer at Portland Christian was junior Salvador Ramirez, the Class
1A state leader in the 1500. Ramirez was second in a tactical metric mile in 4 minutes,
21.11 seconds. Teammate Jony Nelson was ninth in the race, moving into sixth on the
1A state list with a personal best 4:31.32.
Horizon competes Thursday at the Southwest Invitational at Sherwood High School
and Friday at the Jeff Agar Memorial Invite in Glenwood, Wash.
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ena Zeller, who then scored
herself thanks to a ground
ball hit to right field by
Winans.
Hermiston added a run in
the top of the second, but
then was quiet for the next
three innings as HRV added
a run in the second, third,
and fourth innings to extend
their lead, 9-1. Wells scored
on a passed ball in the second
after getting on base with the
help of a Hermiston error,
Zeller added a run in the
third off a single from Munn,
and Jessica Karr scored in
the fourth thanks a single by
Packer.
The Bulldogs added a run
in the sixth, and then gave
the Eagles a scare in the sev-
enth inning by adding four
runs, but still ended up los-
ing by three. Pitcher Hannah
McNerney was credited with
the win, striking out four
batters, walking two, and al-
lowing 11 hits over seven in-
nings. HRV batters also had
11 hits.
Wells and Munn led HRV
in the first game with three
hits in four at bats and Wells
also had a team-high three
RBI, tied with Weekly. Munn
and JoJo Karr were the lead
scorers for HRV with three
runs apiece.
Zeller led the Eagles’ of-
fense in the second game
with a perfect for three-for-
three at bats, with two sin-
gles and a double. Zeller also
had a team-high three RBI,
and led HRV’s scoring efforts
with two runs, tied with
Weekly and Wells.
The wins helped the Ea-
gles put some distance be-
tween themselves and the
Bulldogs, who were only one
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HRV track and field beats the elements and the
competition at Summit Invitational in Bend
The weather was less than ideal for ath-
letes during Saturday’s Summit invitational
in Bend, but that didn’t stop HRV athletes
from producing some of their best efforts of
the season.
In what has become a regular occurrence
this season, standout thrower Sebastian
Barajas has once again broken the school
record for shot put, throwing the shot 56 feet,
9 inches, defeating his old record of 54 feet 6
inches, which stood for all of four days.
Jestena Mattson also broke the school record
in the 200 meter dash, running it 24.9 sec-
onds, breaking the mark of 25.43 seconds set
by Ocean Kuykendall in 1994.
“Yes, new records for both Barajas and
Mattson, even while battling the hail, snow,
sleet, and occasional sun breaks that comes
with a Central Oregon spring day. Worst
weather we’ve ever seen at that meet, but the
competition was still excellent,” said coach
Donnie Herneisen. “Both Barajas and Matt-
son are highly competitive athletes and high-
ly technical, and seem to rise to the chal-
lenge whenever the competition is greatest.
They both thrive on pressure and competi-
tive situations. Jestena was facing some stiff
competition from a girl from Boise in both
the sprints, while Sebastian’s biggest foe was
the weather.”
Emily Viuhkola continues to put up great
marks in the sprint, Herneisen added. “Run-
ning sick on Saturday, she put up another
great mark in the 400 meter dash, and we are
stretching her a bit to see what she can do in
the 800 meter run as well. Never having run
that race before two weeks ago, she’s now got
the top time in the CRC and may be a big
point scorer for us at the District Champi-
onships.” Viuhkola is currently No. 3 in 5A
for the 400 with a time of 58.48.
The girl’s 4x100m relay is also coming to-
gether well at the right time. They still have
the No. 3 time in 5A (team of Mattson, Vi-
uhkola, Lily Heagle, and Sierra Rambo; time
of 49.55) and are in the top 10 across all clas-
sifications.
For the boys, in addition to Barajas, Sam
Fults in the throws is really coming along,
Herneisen said, who’s just outside the top 10
in 5A for the shot put, and his discus is still
improving every week.
Parker Kennedy, the No. 2 pole vaulter in
HRV history, “continues to be our best all-
around track athlete. He scores in the
sprints, the hurdles, the jumps, and the
throws for us. His 15-0 pole vault mark is still
leads the 5A division, and ranks No. 3 in the
whole state,” Herneisen added.
Overall, the boys team finished sixth of 18
teams and the girls team finished fifth of 17
teams in the invite.
Herneisen said the team has come to the
point of our season from “where we switch
from higher volume/lower intensity train-
ing to lower volume/higher intensity. We are
refining our small technical movements, and
that is turning into some better marks for
most of our athletes. Our meet schedule now
will shift to purely ‘big competition’ meets,
lining up against some of the best competi-
tion in the state, honing our skills as we look
towards the district and state champi-
onships.”
This weekend the team has a bit of a split
squad, with some heading to the Jesuit Twi-
light Relays in Portland and others heading
to the Dean Nice Invitational at Gresham
High School, both Friday afternoon.
CHAMPS!
Hood River 14U Baseball Senior Federal
Baseball team won the Senior Federal
“Tigard Field of Dreams Tournament”
this past weekend by beating Westview
10-4 on Saturday; Tigard on Sunday
morning, 7-4; and a tough Tualatin team
in the championship, 8-6, to take home
the first-place trophy. Pictured back row
left to right: Coach Victor Flores, Carson
Flores, JJ Mears, Brandon Rivera, Jacob
Enriques, Juan Luis Jimenez, Chris Mcel-
wee, Manager Rob Leiblein. Front row
left to right: Ryan Gray, Michael
Hasagawa, Ben Routson, Caden Leiblein.
spot behind HRV in the 5A
rankings going into Satur-
day’s games. As of Monday
afternoon, HRV was ranked
20th and Her miston was
ranked 26th. Those victories
were especially important in
a competitive conference
that currently features two
teams currently ranked in
the top 10: Pendleton (No. 1)
and The Dalles/Dufur (No.
9). HRV was scheduled to
play the Bulldogs again on
Tuesday afternoon in Her-
miston, and then travel to
The Dalles for a doublehead-
er on Friday that starts at 5
p.m.
Photo by Ben Mitchell
JENNI PACKER slides into second base during the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader. Packer had
two hits for three at bats in game one, scoring once and batting in one run.
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