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East Oregonian
Saturday, May 21, 2016
BUCKS: SMALL SCHOOLS: Helix girls second as team
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Carter moved him to third
on a bunt single to bring up
Munson. Both Carter and
Munson batted 2 for 3 to lead
the Wildcats, the Northwest
Oregon Conference’s fourth-
place team.
“Wyatt Morris threw a
heck of game, as he’s done
all year,” said Pendleton
coach T.J. Haguewood. “We
just didn’t come through with
runners in scoring position.
Sometimes that’s baseball.”
Pendleton (13-12), the
Columbia River Confer-
ence’s third-place team,
got its only run in the ifth
inning when Shaw Jerome
singled and then stole
second and third bases
before he scored on an error
to tie it at 1-1. Wilsonville
had four errors in the game,
but that was the only one
Pendleton was able to turn
into points.
Morris led the Bucks off in
the top of the irst inning with
a double, then went to third
when Kai Quinn reached on
an error with one out. But
back-to-back strikeouts by
Evenhux ended the threat.
Jack Peterson singled to
reach base in the third inning,
then went to second on an
error, but another strikeout
sent the Bucks back into the
ield. Evenhux inished with
nine strikeouts and three
walks, four hits and one
run allowed in six complete
innings.
“He kind of kept us off
balance but he has a snappy
fast ball and good curveball
and he worked ahead of
hitters all game,” Hague-
wood said. “We got ourselves
in a lot of pitcher’s counts.”
Pendleton had a runner on
second again in the seventh
when Morris reached on
a single and advanced on
an error, but a popup and
groundout got Munson out
of the inning. He allowed
one hit, no walks and had
one strikeout in one inning of
relief.
Morris led Pendleton at
the plate going 2 for 3, and
his inal pitching line was
three strikeouts, two walks,
one hit batter and two runs
off seven hits.
Wilsonville’s irst run was
scored in the second inning
on a single by Carter. He
drove in Ryan Gray, who was
hit by a pitch to reach base.
The loss ended the season
for Pendleton.
“I’m proud of the way
the boys competed,” Hague-
wood said. “I thought we
had our opportunities, just
couldn’t capitalize on some
of those. It’s tough to end on
a loss but we played a good
Wilsoville team.
“Our ultimate goal is
always a state championship,
and when you fall short of
that goal it’s always tough.
We had our backs against
the wall a couple times
this season and we gave
ourselves the opportunity
to keep playing. Today we
had our chances and we just
couldn’t take advantage of
those opportunities.”
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W. Morris and R. Russell. J. Evenhux,
T. Munson (7) and D. Endbody. W — T.
Munson. L — W. Morris.
2B — W. Morris (PHS); A. Stevens (WHS).
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Helix senior MaKenzie
Mize capped her state meet
with a second-place inish
in the 1A girls’ shot put
with a distance of 35-4.75
to compliment her win in
discus from Thursday.
Helix placed second in
team points, and was passed
at the end by Joseph. Helix
inished with 69 and Joseph
totaled 70.
Umatilla’s Nancy Ortiz
added a silver medal to haul
on Friday, and was second in
the 3A girls’ 300 hurdles in
48.74.
The Helix girls’ and
Irrigon boys’ 4x400 relay
teams each placed third in
their races, timing at 4:22.90
and 3:35.00, respectively.
Also adding third-place
inishes were Pilot Rock’s
Rachel Willingham in the 2A
girls’ 300 hurdles (49.15) and
Arlington’s Thomas Evans in
the 1A boys’ javelin (164-11).
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OSAA State Track & Field Champi-
onships
Friday’s Results
Class 3A
Girls 4x100 relay
11) Umatilla (Daphne Castro, Sonia
Lemus-Cisneros, Araceli Sanguino, Nancy
Girls 100 dash
2) Abby Rigby, Pilot Rock, 12.95
5) Ana Zacarias, Irrigon, 13.22
Girls 100 hurdles
5) Siobahn Holman, Pilot Rock, 17.90
Girls 800
10) Keree Graves, Weston-McEwen,
2:36.56
Girls 200
1) Abby Rigby, Pilot Rock, 26.37
5) Ana Zacarias, Irrigon, 27.31
Girls 300 hurdles
3) Rachel Willingham, Pilot Rock, 49.15
7) Siobahn Holman, Pilot Rock, 52.12
Girls 4x400 relay
6) Pilot Rock (Siobahn Holman, Megan
Glynn, Abby Rigby, Rachel Willingham),
4:19.57
Girls triple jump
5) Bailey Watson, Stanield, 31-6.75
6) Rachel Willingham, Pilot Rock, 31-4
Girls shot put
7) Brittin Braithwaite, Stanield, 33-0.5
Girls pole vault
6) Larissa Castellanos, Stanield, 8-6
--) Katie Vescio, Weston-McEwen, NH
Boys 4x100 relay
8) Irrigon (Carlos Zacarias, Nestor
Chavez, Jose Romero, Manny Gutierrez),
46.31
11) Stanield (Justin Shelby, Cody Grifin,
Trevor Shockman, Benjamin Hernandez),
50.45
Boys 1,500
1) Hayden Scott, Weston-McEwen,
4:09.32
Boys 400
7) Gunner McCall, Pilot Rock, 53.85
8) Jacob Speed, Weston-McEwen, 53.94
Boys 800
1) Hayden Scott, Weston-McEwen,
2:00.14
7) Manny Gutierrez, Irrigon, 2:04.22
Boys 300 hurdles
8) Jose Romero, Irrigon, 44.52
Boys 4x400 relay
3) Irrigon (Kevin Villarreal, Carlos Zacarias,
Jose Romero, Manny Gutierrez), 3:35.00
12) Pilot Rock (Gunner McCall, Justin
Makin, Devin Hasher, Patrick Roe), 3:50.98
Boys discus
--) Kirk Scott, Weston-McEwen, FOUL
Boys high jump
4) Devin Hasher, Pilot Rock, 6-0
Boys javelin
6) Kirk Scott, Weston-McEwen, 153-10
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Fabian Cardenas, of Umatilla, led from beginning to
end of the 3A 1500-meter run Friday at the Oregon
State OSAA Track & Field Championships at Hayward
Field in Eugene. Cardenas won with a time of 3:58.64.
Ortiz), 53.52
Girls 1,500
8) Selene Andrade, Riverside, 5:18.13
Girls 100 hurdles
5) Nancy Ortiz, Umatilla, 17.10
Girls 300 hurdles
2) Nancy Ortiz, Umatilla, 48.74
Boys 4x100 relay
4) Umatilla (Richie Burris, Armando Men-
doza, Isidro Fonseca, Miguel Madrigal),
44.84
Boys 1,500
1) Fabian Cardenas, Umatilla, 3:58.64
11) Zayne Troeger, Umatilla, 4:26.79
Boys 800
8) Alejandro Llamas, Riverside, 2:04.14
Boys 4x400 relay
4) Umatilla (Armando Mendoza, Isidro
Fonseca, Richie Burris, Fabian Cardenas),
3:34.15
Boys high jump
--) Julian Gutierrez, Umatilla, NH
Boys discus
8) Josh Surber, Umatilla, 118-7
Class 2A
Girls 4x100 relay
4) Pilot Rock (Rachel Willingham, Olivia
Warner, Siobahn Holman, Abby Rigby),
52.54
Girls 1,500
7) Katie Vescio, Weston-McEwen,
5:14.75
12) Alexus Williams, Irrigon, 5:55.13
Tre Neal, of
Herniston,
threw a
personal
best of 56
feet, seven
inches for
bronze
Friday at
the Ore-
gon State
OSAA Track
& Field
Champi-
onships at
Hayward
Field in
Eugene.
12) Devin Hasher, Pilot Rock, 111-10
Boys triple jump
9) Khai Robertson, Weston-McEwen, 38-11
Class 1A
Girls 4x100 relay
8) Helix (Emma Fehrenbacker, Sadie
Wilson, Arianna Krol, Hannah Christman),
55.43
Girls 1,500
5) Lucy Case, Helix, 5:15.47
10) Macey Tullis, Helix, 5:47.36
Girls 400
7) Emma Fehrenbacker, Helix, 1:05.73
Girls 100 hurdles
1) Jessie Flynn, Ione, 16.30
4) Emma Logan, Condon/Wheeler, 17.27
Girls 800
4) Bethany Newtson, Helix, 2:30.97
Girls 300 hurdles
1) Jessie Flynn, Ione, 47.49
6) Emma Logan, Condon/Wheeler, 49.55
Girls 4x400 relay
3) Helix (Emma Fehrenbacker, Hannah
Christman, Lucy Case, Arianna Krol),
4:22.90
Girls shot put
2) MaKenzie Mize, Helix, 35-4.75
4) Tegan Jackson, Helix, 33-4.75
11) Paden Flerchinger, Helix, 30-2.5
Girls triple jump
6) Kelsey Ranger, Echo, 32-1.25
Boys 4x100 relay
7) Condon/Wheeler (Jose Cortez, Sam
Colgan, Alex Lindsay, Zachary Rutherford),
46.75
Boys 100
DQ) Sam Colgan, Condon/Wheeler, FS
Boys 400
5) Jose Cortez, Condon/Wheeler, 52.69
Boys 800
11) Tyler Longacre, Arlington, 2:11.49
Boys 200
4) Sam Colgan, Condon/Wheeler, 23.83
7) Bradey Cope, Helix, 24.32
Boys 4x400 relay
9) Helix (Tylor Fehrenbacker, Grant
Christman, Gavin Newtson, Bradey Cope),
3:42.08
Boys triple jump
7) Alex Lindsay, Condon/Wheeler, 39-8
Boys discus
5) Sam Carlson, Helix, 132-9
9) Shawn Hauner, Arlington, 122-5
Boys javelin
3) Thomas Evans, Arlington, 164-11
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errors on ground balls loaded the bases
before Hermiston pitcher Julissa Almaguer
got a swinging strikeout for the second out.
Sandy starting pitcher Audrey Seipert
followed with a single up the middle to plate
the irst run, and Leslie Main then stole home
to make it 2-0 before Hannah Holiday scored
on an error for the game’s inal run.
Seipert and the Pioneer defense didn’t
allow Hermiston to get a runner to third base
until the sixth inning when Rebecca Engel-
brecht went from irst to third on a single by
Mikayla Kopacz.
Almaguer drew a two-out walk to load
the bases, but Seipert got Breanna Naylor
to hit a popup that ended the Bulldogs’ best
scoring threat of the game.
Seipert inished with six strikeouts, three
walks and allowed four hits. Almaguer also
gave up just four hits, and no earned runs
with two strikeouts and one walk.
Brisbine (2 for 3) was the only player
from either team to collect more than one
hit. Sandy, the fourth-place team from the
Northwest Oregon Conference, advances to
the irst round of the state playoffs.
The loss ended the season for Hermiston,
which inished its regular season in third
place in the Columbia River Conference.
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Staff photo by
Kathy Aney
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W — A. Seipert. L — J. Almaguer.
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The Pendleton Buckaroos
girls team inished the day in
the No. 8 spot with 6.5 points.
Making it onto the podium
Friday were Makayla Akers
in the javelin (eighth place),
Delaney Clem in the 3,000-
meter run (seventh) and Kiara
Glover (ifth) in the high jump.
Others, such as Andrew Porter in
the 400-meter run and Garison
Alger in both hurdles races made
to Saturday’s inals.
“We had some really good
performances today,” Pendleton
coach Dustin Breshears said.
The Pendleton boys team
did not score in any of the four
events on Friday, but are hoping
for some big results on Saturday,
especially in the 4x400 meter
relay. The boy’s 4x400 relay
team seeks to run a gutsy race
that will not only win the event,
but snag the school record as
well.
“Hopefully they will set
some times that are amazing to
watch,” Breshears said. “They
are one-tenth of a second off the
school record and hopefully they
will eclipse that school record.”
The Mac-Hi Pioneers saw
ive competitors take the ield
on Friday in inal events, and
two came ended up making
the podium as Landon Warne
earned third in the boys discus
throw with a toss of more than
148 feet and in girls javelin
Amber Wells took fourth with a
throw of 118 feet and one inch.
The other competitors included
Donald Clark inishing 13th in
boys discus (120-7.00), Delaney
Karrels in girls high jump
(scratched), and Bianca Garcia
inishing 11th in girls javelin
(104-5).
The action picks back up
today at Hayward Field in
Eugene with ield events starting
at 9 a.m. and running events
kicking off at 12:30 p.m.
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OSAA State Track & Field Championships
Friday’s local results
Class 5A
Girls 3,000 meters
7) Delaney Clem, Pendleton, 10:35.57
13) Melany Solorio, Hermiston, 11:35.31
Girls javelin
8) Makayla Akers, Pendleton, 111-2
10) Maddy Juul, Hermiston, 105-11
Girls long jump
9) Kiara Glover, Pendleton, 15-8.75
Girls high jump
5) Kiara Glover, Pendleton, 5-0
Boys discus
4) Tre Neal, Hermiston, 169-0
Boys long jump
15) Andrew Horn, Hermiston, 19-10
Boys shot put
3) Tre Neal, Hermiston, 56-7
Class 4A
Boys discus
3) Landon Warne, Mac-Hi, 148-8
13) Donald Clark, Mac-Hi, 120-7
Girls high jump
NH) Delaney Karrels, Mac-Hi
Girls javelin
4) Amber Wells, Mac-Hi, 118-1
11) Bianca Garcia, Mac-Hi, 104-5
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his play in the consolation bracket in the
morning and won his irst match over Cres-
cent Valley freshman Jeff Wang, taking the
pro set match 8-6. But then in the consola-
tion semiinals, Snell ended up on the losing
end of the pro set, falling 8-5 to Parkrose’s
Luigi Massa 8-5.
In 5A doubles action, Hermiston tandem
Race Latham and Cameron Meade battled
hard against Corvallis’s No. 2 seed team of
Wilson Xing and Derek Osenga, with close
scores in each of the two sets. However, the
Bulldogs were on the losing end of both of
those sets falling 7-5 and 6-4 to get booted
from the tournament.
And in 4A/3A/2A/1A singles action,
Ione senior Kai Arbogast lost his Round 1
match-up to Alex Olander from Oregon
Episcopal 6-3 and 6-0 to fall into the conso-
lation bracket. Then in the consolation quar-
terinals, Arbogast had his season snuffed
out when he lost to Crook County’s Jack
Stubbleield 8-0 in a pro set.
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could bottle that emotion up
and have them drink it the
irst of March to know that
feeling and keep that drive
to where they don’t want to
lose,” Hawkins said.
Hermiston
(13-12)
was stiled at the plate by
Milwaukie pitcher Bradley
McVay — a University of
Portland commit — through
his six innings on the mound,
only mustering two hits
against him and three total
for the game. McVay came at
Hermiston with a heavy diet
of fastballs, but kept them off
balance with perfectly timed
breaking balls. The Bulldogs
did not register their irst hit
until R.J. Robles crushed an
opposite-ield double over
the head of the left ielder in
the bottom of the ifth inning.
“(McVay) wasn’t doing
anything special, he threw
well but we weren’t selective
enough at the plate,” Hermis-
ton’s Tyler Sexton said. “We
didn’t look for our pitch, we
were swinging at stuff in the
dirt. We had prepared all
week but come game time
we just couldn’t put them
into play.”
Perhaps the game could
have played out differently
for Hermiston had they
cashed in on some early
opportunities, mainly the
bases loaded situation in
the irst inning. Robles
had reached on a dropped
third strike and following a
sacriice bunt from Chase
Root a ly ball out from
Daniel Gossler, back-to-back
walks by Sexton and Hayden
Edmiston loaded the bases.
But the threat ended when
McVay caught Lukas Tolan
looking on strike three.
“For a team that doesn’t
score a lot of runs, that’s a
killer,” Hawkins said.
To combat the slow
offense all year, the Bulldogs
were always fortunate to
have solid pitching and that
was the case for the most part
on Friday. Robles — recently
named the CRC Pitcher
of the Year — was stellar
through the irst three innings
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Hermiston’s Hayden Edmiston dives back to irst base as
Milwaukie’s Riley Howard waits for the ball in the Bull-
dogs’ 3-1 loss to the Mustangs on Friday in Hermiston.
for Hermiston, allowing just
one hit and one walk with
three strikeouts to help keep
the game scoreless. But in the
fourth inning, Robles gave
up a lead-off single and then
hit a batter to start the frame,
and a ly ball out to right ield
advanced the runner to third
base with only one out.
The
Mustangs
then
used that opportunity to be
aggressive at the plate as
Chase Anderson put down
a successful safety squeeze
bunt to score the run from
third for a 1-0 Mustangs
lead. The Mustangs got
things going against Robles
again in the sixth inning after
back-to-back walks, and then
caught a huge break when
Robles ielded a bunt attempt
and then threw the ball wide
of irst base which rolled all
the way down the right ield
line to score both runners for
the 3-0 lead.
In the seventh inning with
their backs against the wall,
Hermiston was able to show
some life. Slade Gritz led off
the inning with a single to right
ield, and then a two-out single
from Robles put runners on
the corners. Gritz would score
a few pitches later on a passed
ball by the catcher, but Root
inished off the game with a
strikeout for out No. 3.
As Hermiston now begins
the process of building
towards
next
season,
Hawkins and the rest of
his coaching staff believe
that the search for offensive
consistency starts with the
building of an indoor hitting
facility — something he says
he has been trying to secure
for a while now.
“Every 5A school that
I know of has a place to hit
year-round and my boys
have to start in January
hitting inside of a gym with
whifle balls and it shows,”
Hawkins said. “We have to
come together as a commu-
nity and we need to get
some stuff done so we can
get our program on the same
level. It’s something in the
offseason I’m really going to
have to go after.”
Until then, Hawkins
and the returning Bulldogs
will take a week off before
kicking off summer practices
by the end of next week. It
will mark the turning of the
page for the four seniors, but
the start of a new page for the
returners.
“It stinks for the seniors
but the young guys better
get going,” Hawkins said,
“because they’re going to be
in the program for a handful
of years and we have greater
things we want to do.
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McVay, Murk (7), and Santos. Robles,
Root (6), and Gritz. W — McVay, L —
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