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Eagles win defensive battle against Rams
HRV edges No. 3 6A Central Catholic, 2-1; will host a playoff game Wednesday
Hood River News, Saturday, May 23, 2015
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SPORTS BRIEFS
Girls lax players receive all-league honors
The HRV girls lacrosse team capped off a successful season
with a few of its players selected for all-league honors that
were recently announced. Making the first team for the Port-
land League on attack was junior Lydia McElderry. Sophomore
Riley Bauer, an attack, made second team and Erin Mayer, a ju-
nior, also made the second team at the midfield position. Laura
Scarborough, a junior, received an honorable mention.
H RV C AT C H E R
Adam Cameron
makes a catch during
Wednesday after-
noon’s game against
the 6A Central
Catholic
Rams.
Cameron made a
number of key plays
including a putout at
home that prevented
a Rams runner from
scoring. The game
was a defensive one,
with the two teams
combining for seven
hits and three runs.
Softball racks up all-league awards
Numerous names from the HRV softball roster made it on
this season’s all-league list for the Columbia River Conference.
The future seems bright for the team, with two HRV freshman
making the list: Hannah McNerney, making first team as pitch-
er and Zoe Munn making first team for catcher. Only four fresh-
man total in the CRC were named to any all-league team. JoJo
Karr, a senior, was also named to the first team’s outfield. HRV
athletes making second team were seniors Breanna Weekly,
Kelsey Wells, and Jessica DeHart, all for the infield. Rounding
out the second team honors for HRV were senior Jessie Karr, for
outfield, and senior Jenni Packer, as utility player.
ICMGA tourney results
Photo by Ben Mitchell
By BEN MITCHELL
News staff writer
HRV’s game Wednesday against the Central Catholic
Rams wasn’t on the schedule to start the season, with Eagles’
coach Erich Harjo adding the contest a few weeks ago with
the intention of preparing his athletes for the playoffs by giv-
ing them extra practice against a highly competitive oppo-
nent.
The Rams, ranked third in Class 6A, certainly made things
interesting for HRV, holding the No. 7 5A Eagles to just two
hits and two runs in what was one of the least productive
games offensively at Traner Field for the team this season.
But despite the lack of production, and despite Central
Catholic putting up five hits, HRV was able to hang on and
defeat the Rams, 2-1.
It was the second game in a row where HRV held its oppo-
nent scoreless for the majority of the game, and then saw its
opponent battle back in the final innings. HRV faced a simi-
lar situation against The Dalles last week, which saw HRV
escape with a 5-3 win after going up 5-0 by the end of the fifth
inning. Harjo said after that game that “we practice situa-
tional baseball a lot every week” and noted that “just staying
calm and being able to trust our ability during tense situa-
tions” allowed the team to defeat The Dalles.
On Wednesday in Hood River, neither team could get much
of anything going in the first part of the game. After two in-
nings, the two teams had combined for three hits and no
runs, with the sole hit for HRV coming from Ryan Ward, who
hit a line drive to left field that was good for a single.
Things got a bit more interesting in the top of the third,
when, with runners on second and third, Central Catholic
second baseman Ishmail Shabazz hit one to center field,
which was grabbed by Dallas Buckley and thrown to HRV
catcher Adam Cameron, who was able to tag out Rams first
baseman Sam Muskat and prevent from scoring the go-ahead
run.
HRV got on the board next inning, when, after both Buck-
ley and Kam Walker were hit by pitches and advanced, Ward
hit a line drive to left field, allowing Buckley to score. It was
HRV’s last single and hit of the evening.
The Eagles took advantage of sloppy pitching in the bot-
tom of the fourth, when Harvey, who has been hit by nine
pitches this season (more than anyone else on HRV’s roster),
was beaned by Central Catholic’s pitcher, Cole Stringer. A
balk by Stringer sent Harvey to second and an error allowed
Cameron to advance to first and Harvey advance to third,
who then scored on a wild pitch to put HRV up 2-0.
Central Catholic didn’t respond until the top of the sixth,
when Stringer scored as HRV third baseman Kellan Duffy
fielded a ground ball and threw it to Montana Kurahara to
what would’ve been the final out of the inning. However, in a
call that both those in the HRV stands and dugout protested,
the runner was declared safe and Central Catholic narrowed
it to 2-1.
HRV didn’t respond in the bottom of the sixth and the
Rams put HRV in an extremely uncomfortable position,
grabbing a quick three hits to load the bases with no outs.
However, thanks to some good fielding by HRV — including
a put out at home by Cameron — as well as the pitching of re-
lief Ward, the Eagles held onto the win.
On the mound, Walker started for HRV, throwing out two
batters in four innings, walking two, and giving up two hits.
Ward gave up three hits, one run (none earned), and struck
out five.
“What I’ve noticed about (Ward) and our other starting
pitchers is that they have confidence in throwing all of their
pitches,” Harjo said after the game against The Dalles last
week. “We aren’t afraid to attack a hitter and challenge him
to make contact. Defensively, we can play very well so I think
that gives our pitching staff the confidence to try and force
contact in three pitches or less.”
A playoff opponent for HRV still hadn’t been decided as of
press time due to Friday play-in games, but what is known is
HRV will host a playoff game Wednesday at either 4:30 or 5
p.m. according to HRVHS Athletic Director Keith Bassham.
Baseball team cleans up in all-league nominations
Columbia River Conference all-league nominations were
recently announced, with a good portion of the HRV varsity
roster making the cut. Most notable were the accolades for
senior Ryan Ward, who was named both Player of the Year
and Pitcher of the year for the CRC. Through 23 games and
for players who have played five games or more, Ward leads
the team in hits (30), RBI (21), batting average (.462), slugging
percentage (.585), and is second in on-base percentage (.513,
behind senior Kam Walker’s average of .526) and stolen
bases (five, behind junior Skyler Hunter’s impressive 17
bases). Through 50 pitched innings, Ward has thrown 82
strikes, walked 13, given up 32 hits and 16 runs, culminating
in an impressive .980 earned run average.
Erich Harjo, who
coached the team to an
18-8 overall record, a 9-
3 league record, and
the team’s first district
title win in over two
decades, was named
CRC Coach of the Year.
Ward also made first
team all-league for
pitcher, along with
RYAN WARD
ERICH HARJO
Walker. Sophomore
CRC Player
CRC Coach of
Adam Cameron also
and
Pitcher of
the Year
made the squad for the
the Year
catcher
position.
Hunter, Walker and junior Patrick Harvey
were all named to the first team’s infield,
with Ward and senior Riley Van Hoose named to the outfield.
Rounding out the first team selections was junior Chase Lar-
iza, who made it under the designated hitter position.
For second team, Kellan Duffy made the cut and was
named to the infield group, while junior Dallas Buckley went
to the outfield.
Erin Jones takes 17th at World Triathlon event
Triathlete Erin Jones, a Hood River native and 2009
HRVHS graduate, has been busy this spring, traveling the
globe to compete in a world series of triathlon races. Most re-
cently, Jones competed in the International Triathlon Union
Yokohama event in Yokohama, Japan, where she placed
fourth on the American team and 17th overall in a field of 60
world-class athletes in the Elite Women category. Jones com-
pleted the bike, swim, run event in just 2 hours, 0 minutes, 15
seconds, which her father, Tony, said, was her best race so far
of the world series. Jones, who currently trains in San
Diego, Calif., will next head for a race in Ixtapa, Mexico and
is looking to eventually qualify to compete in the ITU World
Olympic Qualification Event to be held in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, in August.
ERIN JONES
Indian Creek Men’s Golf Association recently announced its
2015 Spring Handicap Tournament winner as Phil Can-
nell. Cannell reportedly overcame a Day 1 two-stroke deficit to
win by two strokes over Brian Fallow, with a net score of 69 on
Saturday and following that up with a net 68 on Sun-
day. Awards were also given to the top three net scores and top
gross score in three flights. Winners: Overall Champion: Phil
Cannell (Net 137). A Flight: 1st low net: Mark Daly (144); 2nd
low net: John Cochran (146); 3rd low net: Mitch Huru, Paul
Armerding (tie, 147); Low gross: Eudoro Cervantes (156). B
Flight: 1st low net: Brian Fallow (139); 2nd low net: Pat McAl-
lister (144); 3rd low net: Randy Yoshimura (145); Low
gross: Jim Slusher (170). C Flight: 1st low net: Jim Ferrer (145);
2nd low net: Tim Howland (147); 3rd low net: Matt Stoneberg,
Dan Nielson (tie, 149); Low gross: Pat Connolly (178). The
ICMGA Match Play tournament kicks off on Saturday, May 30.
HRMGA tourney results
The Hood River Men’s Golf Association held a two-man best
ball tournament at the Hood River Country Club golf course on
May 17. First place, gross, was won by Kevin Hay and Doug
Hamada, while first place, net, was won by Gary Sollman and
Robin Goodyer. Second place was shared by Mike Beckner and
Harold McBain with Bill Van Ek and Bruce George. Individual
prizes were awarded to Kip Miller, No. 7; Bruce George, No. 11;
Kevin Hay, LD; Gary Sollman, LP, No. 9; Leonard Hickman; and
Bill Van EK, No. 18. The prize for No. 18 was a bone-handle ob-
sidian knife donated by Scotty Lindsey. The next HRMGA tour-
nament is June 14 and is open to any golfer with a handicap.
Gorge Roller Girls host bout May 30
The Gorge Roller Girls All Stars will have their final home
bout of the season on Saturday, May 30 at The Dalles Armory
located at 402 East Scenic Drive. Doors open at 5 p.m., action
starts at 6. General admission is $10; students and seniors pay
$5; kids under 6 get in for free. Tickets are available at gorg-
erollergirls.org.
Oregon Beach Wrestling Champs May 30 in HR
The Oregon Beach Wrestling Championships makes its re-
turn to Hood River on Saturday, May 30 at the Hood River Ma-
rina Beach, where wrestlers will square off in the sand and bat-
tle for medals and glory. Competition consists of senior, high
school and kids divisions, with and male and female divisions
within the senior and high school categories. On-site registra-
tion is $10; male competitors are required to wear athletic
swimming trunks and women can wear a one- or two-piece
bathing suit (fight/board short and compression shirts are
okay). No charge for spectators. Registration runs from 9 to 10
a.m. and wrestling begins at 11. For more information, contact
Trent Kroll at trent.kroll@hoodriver.k12.or.us or 541-399-6123.
WDFW expands fishing area on WS River
White Salmon River anglers will be allowed to fish for hatch-
ery spring chinook from the county bridge below the former
power house upstream to the Northwestern Road Bridge be-
ginning May 23 through July 31. Through June 30, the daily
limit is two hatchery chinook or hatchery steelhead or one of
each. Effective July 1, the hatchery salmon/steelhead daily limit
will be three fish, of which no more than two may be hatchery
spring Chinook. Salmon minimum size is 12 inches. Wild chi-
nook and wild steelhead must be released. Release all game-
fish except hatchery steelhead. Selective gear rules will be in ef-
fect. A Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Endorsement is
required. This action will implement new permanent rules re-
cently adopted during the gamefish and North of Falcon
salmon regulation processes. Spring Chinook strays have been
found in the system. This regulation opens an additional 3 miles
of river to fishing for salmon. Information contact: (360) 696-
6211. For latest information press *1010.
Kegler’s Corner: Men with Balls wins Fraternal League to close out the season
By JEFF OLSON
Kegler’s Corner Columnist
At Hood River’s Orchard Lanes on Wednesday, May 13, the
Fraternal League had its season-ending championship roll-
off between three round winners: Men with Balls, Team Hi-
rata, Cardinal Glass and the wildcard, who didn’t win a
round, but had the most points won: Myassis Dragon. Yes,
you’ve got to hand it to them, there are some creative team
names there!
The contest was conducted on a most-pins-knocked-down
basis for the three-game match and Men with Balls squeaked
in to the winners circle with 2,018 total pins — a mere 22 pins
ahead of the second-place finishers, Team Hirata. Congratu-
lations to the champs: Levi Phelps, Court Barker and Casey
Barker. The incomparable father-and-son duo of Court and
Casey Barker powered their team to the title with scratch 634
and 629 sets, respectively. Great bowling, you three — you
can be proud to be the champs of the Fraternal League, the
highest average and most competitive league from Pendleton
to Gresham.
The 2014-15 bowling season is now in the books. Here are
the high scratch scores for the season at Orchard Lanes:
High Series: Men: Pat Olson (832). Women: Mary Finley
(679). Senior Men: Lynn Spellman (750). Senior Women:
Charlotte Severns (565). High Game: Men: Pat Olson (300).
Women: Nancy Asai (289). Senior Men: Gordon Sim (279). Se-
nior Women: Polly Bull (234).
Note, this past season was somewhat unusual as there was
only one perfect 300 game and one 800 series rolled at the
lanes, both by Pat Olson. Usually, we have several. That may
indicate that scoring was a bit tougher this past season.
As we always do after every season ends, here are your
city ALL-STAR teams for 2014-15 using the top five scratch
averages (minimum 2/3 league games): Men: 1. Pat Olson
(218); 2. Greg McDaniel (218); 3. Jeff Miller (214); 4. Bryan
Mason (213); 5. Josh Worth (207). Women: 1. Nancy Asai (192);
2. Sandy Holmes (184); 3. Bernie Keys (178); 4. Jenna Hert
(164); 5. Lee Montavon (164).
So, who do you think should be the most valuable player?
If you use the season’s high game, series and average as cri-
teria, clearly Pat Olson and Nancy Asai would be MVPs. But,
there is more to value than just high games, series and aver-
ages. What if we factor in who bowled the best on the teams
that won and did well in leagues? That’s mighty important.
Let’s take a look:
The high-powered Fraternal League is discussed above
and Men with Balls won it, paced by Casey Barker’s 205 av-
erage. In the Monday night Industrial League, Randy’s Paint-
ing won and the star on their team was Wally Jaksha, who
averaged 188. In the Tuesday morning ladies Workshirkers
League, Nobi’s won and Nancy Asai led the team with a 183
average. The Tuesday nite Mixed League had two good
teams. Team Nishi won the league and Rick Nishimoto led
the team with a 177 average. But, the Take Ten team won the
most points in the TNM and Carl Casey starred on that team
with a 191 average. In the Thursday County League, the
Flintstones team won the most points, led by Joyce Wilson
with a 156 average. But. The Dudes won the County League
and Matt Momboquette powered their win with a 149 aver-
age. That leaves the seniors. In their Wednesday Colts & Fil-
lies League, the Mighty Ducks took the most points, led by
Len Hickman, who averaged 180. And in their Thursday
Lads & Lassies League the 3 Pugs team was the point leader,
led by Clifford Beat with a 182 average.
Next, we’ve got to consider the bowlers who shined in the
city tournaments, in the most valuable discussion, because
these are big events. Karen Sneider and Quinton Cox each
won two events in the senior tournament. In the city tour-
nament, Electronic Assemblers (Bill Pullum, Dan Wahl, Stu-
art Kawachi, Jeff Miller and Brandon Kawachi) won the
team event, Roger Montavon and Patrick Olson won the dou-
bles event, Stuart Kawachi won the singles event and Bran-
don Kawachi won both the scratch and handicap all-events
titles. So, that would work out to be three titles for Brandon
Kawachi and two titles for Stuart Kawachi. In the women’s
city tournament, Vicki Ross, Mary Boyle, Erma Hickman
and Jackie Fishtrom each won two events.
Finally, who made the team of the week the most this past
season? That was a tie between Len Hickman, Lynn Spell-
man, Carl Casey and Roger Montavon, who each made the
team of the week five times this past season. For the women,
Charlotte Severns and Kay Pratt each made the team of the
week two times. It’s not easy to make the team of the week,
as the bowlers who made the team of the week beat their av-
erages by the most pins that week. That means they had ex-
cellent performances. So, now, who do you think should be
the most valuable player? It’s kind of a toss-up, isn’t it? All of
these bowlers could be the most valuable.
Wednesday night Fraternal League high scores: Levi
Phelps: 267, 254, 246 games and 767 series; Jeff Miller: 269, 257
games and 740 series; Jeff Brittle: 266, 246 games and 712 se-
ries; Bill Pullum: 269 game and 698 series; Jann Halstead:
240, 238 games and 689 series; Mike Parke: 682 and 656 series;
Roger Montavon: 257 game and 675 series; Michael Allen: 257
game and 657 series; Jenna Hert: 213 game and 538 series;
Dan Wahl: 255 game; Court Barker: 246 game; Len Hickman:
245 game; Jeremy Bloom: 244 game; Aaron Troxel: 237, 236
games; Jason Degeus: 236 game; Woody Eskildsen: 235 game.