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SPORTS
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FIRST PLACE All Around winner Sydney Krentz. Medalists were awarded seashell trophies.
LEVEL SIX Team’s Sydney Stanley (front left), Leah Adams (front right), Ellie Rinella (back left), Maeli
Ready (center back) and Helena Swihart (right back).
Riverside Gymnastics competes in Hawaii
By JACQUE JOHNSTON
Head coach Jacque John-
ston, traveled with 10 team
members from Riverside Gym-
nastics’ optional girls team to
the 44th annual Aloha Gym-
Fest Invitational Jan. 17-19.
This was the third time gym-
nasts from Riverside attended
the invitational.
Even with the stiff competi-
tion, Riverside held their own
and brought home medals and
seashell trophies for individual
performances.
Sydney Krentz, an eighth
grader at Wy’east Middle
School, captured the gold All
Around title in Level Seven Jr.
C division, scoring a 36.725.
She also claimed first on the
uneven parallel bars with a 9.4,
fourth place on beam with a
9.25, fifth on floor with an 8.975
and sixth on vault with a 9.1.
When asked what was most
memorable for her about Ha-
waii, Krentz said, “Making
friends with the Australian
team. They were super nice
and really good gymnasts!”
Sydney Stanley, from St.
Mary’s Academy in The Dalles,
lead Riverside’s Level Six team
Jr. A division capturing fourth
place in the All Around with a
36.55. Stanley took second on
the beam with a 9.475, fifth on
bars with an 8.95 and sixth on
vault and floor with 9.05 and
9.075, respectively.
Other team members con-
tributed to an overall great
showing by placing in the top
six in one or more events.
Katy Godkin from Hood
River Middle School placed
fourth on the vault with a 9.1,
sixth in the bars with an 8.2 and
sixth All Around with a 35.375.
Hannah Adams, who is ho-
meschooled, earned fifth on
floor and sixth on the beam
both with a score of 9.125.
Dylan Viavoda-Kerr, from
Hood River Middle School,
did not make the podium.
Despite the middle-schooler’s
results, Johnston appreciated
her effort.
“I’m very proud because she
pushed through and perse-
vered even with a foot injury,
competing on all four events,”
Johnston said. “Dylan dis-
played great character at this
meet. And that’s really what
Riverside Gymnastics is all
about.”
Leah Adams, from May St.
Elementary, took second on
beam with a big score of 9.5,
sixth on vault and bars with
8.8 and 8.7, respectively, and
fourth All Around in Level 6,
Child’s division with a 36.
Maeli Ready, from Hood
River Valley High School, took
second on the floor with a
9.3, fourth on vault at 9.125
and fifth on beam and the All
Around in Level 6, Sr. Division
with a score of 35.475.
Helena Swihart, from
HRVHS, had previously suf-
fered a concussion and cap-
tured third place on bars with
an 8.7, fourth on floor with
9.175 and sixth on vault and
All Around at 9.1 and 35.475,
respectively.
Ellie Rinella, from Horizon
Christian School, took sixth
place on bars with a score of
eight.
Rangers come back from deficit and beat Hawks
By GABRIEL BRAVO
News staff writer
Dufur High School came
back from a deficit and upset
Horizon Christian School’s
varsity boys basketball team
44-39 Saturday, Feb. 8 in Hood
River. At one point, the home
Hawks had a nine-point lead
over the Rangers.
Two players from HCS team
played with a slight illness,
head coach Darrin Lingel said.
“Caleb (Lingel) was sick
today and Josh (Rogers) was
sick today,” Darrin Lingel said.
“Caleb had stomach problems.
He was going to throw up the
whole game, but he fought
through it today.”
In the first half Horizon had
the lead 19-13. The Rangers,
however, looked hungry and
chased down the lead in the
second quarter.
Hollie Darden, head coach
Photo by Gabriel Bravo
for the Rangers, said the team
HORIZON JUNIOR Caleb Lingel prepares to dribble past Dufur freshman Josh Taylor Feb. 8 at Mark adjusted their defense to fit the
Boyden Memorial Gymnasium in Hood River.
Hawks offense.
“They started out shooting
the ball pretty well in the first
quarter, we gave them some
easy looks in transition and
things like that,” Darden said.
“I think we picked up our de-
fensive intensity in the second
quarter, we forced some turn-
overs, got some easy looks and
they missed a few more shots.”
Dufur’s strengthened de-
fense snuffed out Horizon’s
offensive opportunities in the
second and third quarter. The
Hawk boys only managed to
score eight points in the sec-
ond quarter and six in the
third.
One Ranger player that
played a pivotal role in the
team’s win was Cooper Bales.
The junior had a double-dou-
ble scoring 21 points and re-
bounding 11 times.
“He struggled a little bit
shooting the ball in the first
half and really got going in
the second half,” Darden said.
“He’s been the guy that does a
really nice job of scoring and
transitioning for us. He’s our
floor leader. So, as he goes,
we go in terms of intensity. He
doesn’t say a lot but he leads by
example.”
The downfall for the Hawks
squad was not rebounding
enough, Darrin Lingel said.
Top rebounders for Horizon
were juniors Jesse Williams
with seven and Caleb Lingel
with six, and soophomore Alex
Whitaker with six.
In comparison, top re-
bounders for Dufur, exclud-
ing Bales, were juniors Trey
Darden with 11, Caleb Olson
with eight and Jacob Peters
with six.
“Our Achilles heel today was
rebounding. We got to rebound
the ball better,” Darrin Lingel
said. “We can’t allow them to
have three and four opportuni-
ties to take the jump shot and
that’s what we did.”
Horizon returns to the court
Friday as they host Ione/ Ar-
lington at 7:30 p.m.
Riverhawks soar over Eagles
By GABRIEL BRAVO
News staff writer
In a dual between the birds of
prey, The Dalles High School’s
varsity girls basketball team de-
feated Hood River Valley 61-18
Friday, Feb. 7 at Vannet Court.
Brian Stevens, head coach for
the Riverhawks, said the team
worked on their defense in order
to get Friday’s win.
TDHS’ defense kept HRV’s
offense in check throughout the
game. The Riverhawks, at most,
conceded six points per quarter.
“I felt we could have done a
better job in our closeouts, de-
fensively and taking away some
of those shots,” head coach for
the Eagles, Steve Noteboom,
said. “They’re a good team. They
can score from the inside and the
outside. So, when we focused on
taking the inside away, which I
think we did a pretty good job
of, then they just hit from the
outside.”
Riverhawk players who took
advantage of this were seniors
Jenna Miller, Grece Schatz and
sophomore Augustina Decker.
The trio sunk seven three-point-
ers combined.
“Today, we had three players
that were ready to catch, shoot
and space the floor,” Stevens
said. “But, let’s credit Lauryn (Be-
langer) because she opened the
game and dominated the post,
I felt. Along with Rainey (Cod-
ding), who’s a short post, getting
all these offensive rebounds,
getting the second chance points
and that in turn, I think, made
Hood River pack the paint and
left some shooters open.”
Despite its unsuccessful sea-
son, Noteboom said the team still
puts up a fight in any match. Se-
nior Grace Meyers, for example,
worked hard to penetrate and
attack the rim.
“The girls are still working
hard, and I thought the effort
was there. We just need some
more basketball time,” Note-
boom said. “We only have two
weeks left and there’s only so
much we can do. But we’re
going to keep working at it and
they’re still going to finish out
the season.”
Hood River Valley is back in
action Friday, Feb. 14 as they
host Pendleton High School
at 7 p.m.
Photo by Gabriel Bravo
HOOD RIVER VALLEY junior Karla Barajas (3) pulls up for a jump shot Friday, Feb. 7 against The Dalles at Vannet Court.