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Pendleton Girls Basketball/Contributed Photo
Pendleton had five players named to the 2021 all-Intermountain Conference basketball team. From left, Daisy Jenness, Muriel Hoisington, Josie Wilson, Jaden Samp, Chloe Taber and
Kevin Porter, who was named IMC Coach of the Year.
PENDLETON DOMINATES
IMC BASKETBALL TEAM
Bucks have 5 players selected,
Porter is Coach of the Year
By ANNIE FOWLER
East Oregonian
P
ENdlEtON — there was
hardly a night where Pendleton
girls basketball coach Kevin
Porter had the same lineup in his
scorebook as he did the game before.
Injuries, family trips and other life
moments had Porter shuffling his roster,
but the Bucks still found success, includ-
ing a nine-game win streak tucked into the
madness.
Pendleton was rewarded for its efforts
with five players named to the Intermoun-
tain Conference team, and Porter coming
away with Coach of the year honors for the
third time in five years.
“I’ve had teams where we should have
had five,” Porter said. “We showed we had
as good a team as anybody. To have all five
starters recognized is impressive. this was
a total program year. Bringing kids up from
JV at a moment’s notice. Some of those kids
really stepped up when we needed them
the most. they are competitors. this is the
craziest season I hope I ever have to coach.”
Juniors Muriel Hoisington, daisy
Jenness and Chloe taber were named to
the first team, while junior Jaden Samp
INTERMOUNTAIN CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TEAM
Player of the Year: Paige Pentzer, sr., Ridgeview
Coach of the Year: Kevin Porter, Pendleton
FIRST TEAM
Muriel Hoisington, jr., Pendleton; Jenna Albrecht, jr., Ridgeview; Daisy Jenness, jr.,
Pendleton; Emma Bales, jr., Crook County; Chloe Taber, jr., Pendleton.
SECOND TEAM
Faye Davis, jr., Ridgeview; Brooklyn Homan, so., Ridgeview; Carson Castrow, fr., Redmond;
Marina Castaneda, fr., Hood River Valley; Jaden Samp, jr., Pendleton.
HONORABLE MENTION
Grace Brooks, jr., Crook County; Josie Wilson, sr., Pendleton; Lauren Harding, so., Rid-
geview; Katelynn Weaver, so., Crook County; Jenna Gallacher, fr., Redmond.
earned second-team honors, and senior
Josie Wilson made the honorable mention
team.
“We are still young,” Porter said. “Next
year, we will be old. Not only are four of
five all-league recipients juniors, but the
Local 3A baseball players rake in awards
See Bucks, Page B2
IN BRIEF
By ANNIE FOWLER
East Oregonian
Hermiston’s Hottman
sixth at The Outdoor
Nationals
IrrIGON — the 3a Special
district 5 coaches recently handed
out all-league honors, albeit with a
little twist.
Because of the COVId-19
pandemic, and because a full league
schedule was not played, there was
just one list of players. there was
no Player of the year or Coach of
the year.
umatilla had three players
chosen while Irrigon and riverside
each had two.
Seniors tyler Garrett, James
Wilson and Ryan Lorence were
chosen from umatilla.
Irrigon junior Frank Chapa and
sophomore Braden atkins earned
honors, as did riverside seniors
Will Keefer and Cooper Szasz.
Wilson was a multifaceted
player for the 8-7 Vikings. On the
mound, he was 3-1 with a 4.50
Era. He struck out 36 and walked
21. At the plate, he hit .574 with five
doubles, one triple and 24 rBIs. He
EuGENE — Hermiston’s
Caden Hottman threw a personal
best 181 feet, 6 inches on Wednes-
day, June 30, to place sixth in the
discus at the Outdoor Nationals at
Hayward Field.
the meet, in its 30th year,
features the top prep track and field
athletes from throughout the nation.
Hottman, who will be a senior
in the fall, hit his top throw on his
second attempt. Hermiston track
coach Emily Strot said the mark
will replace Hottoman’s previous
school record of 178 feet.
Pendleton’s Sam Jennings
finished seventh in the javelin
with a toss of 189-10, which was
below his personal best of 207-10.
Jennings hit the mark on his first
throw.
In the girls shot put, Hermiston’s
Bailey young placed 28th with a
throw of 38-7. Her personal best
is 41-10¾.
— EO Media Group
Atkins
Chapa
Garrett
Keefer
Lorence
3A SPECIAL DISTRICT 5
Frank Chapa, jr., Irrigon; Braden Atkins, so., Irrigon; Tyler Garrett,
sr., Umatilla; James Wilson, sr., Umatilla; Ryan Lorence, sr., Umatilla;
Will Keefer, sr., Riverside; Cooper Szasz, sr., Riverside; Flynn Nave, sr.,
Joseph; Trace Evans, sr., Joseph; Zeb Ramsden, sr., Joseph; David Salim, sr.,
Joseph; Eli Aldred, so., Vale; Kade Kurata, jr., Vale; Devan Otely-Smith, jr.,
Burns; JD Medley, sr., Burns; Michael Purcella, jr., Burns; Collin Hysell, so.,
Nyssa; Teagan Moody, sr., Nyssa; Brandon Vela, jr., Nyssa.
only struck out twice.
Wilson also played in the Oregon
3a/2a/1a all-Star Baseball Series.
lorence, who played third
base and pitched for the Vikings,
hit .422 with 19 hits. He had three
doubles, one triple, eight rBIs and
15 runs scored. In 27⅓ innings on
the mound, he had a 4.098 Era. He
struck out 44 and had a 3-2 record.
Garrett, a first baseman, hit .279
with 10 singles, eight rBIs and nine
runs scored. In the field, he had just
one error in 15 games.
Chapa, an outfielder, hit .357 for
the season, driving in 13 runs and
Szasz
Wilson
scoring 11 times as the Knights
finished the season 7-4 overall. In
the field, he committed just one
error.
An infielder, Atkins hit .379 and
scored a team-high 18 runs. He also
hit four doubles and one triple.
Keefer, a third baseman, hit .429
with 15 hits, seven rBIs, nine runs
scored and five stolen bases for the
5-9 Pirates.
a shortstop, Szasz hit .344 with
11 hits, three rBIs, eight runs
scored and eight stolen bases.
lorence was named to the 3a
all-state second team, while Wilson
was named to the third team.
Chapa, atkins, Garrett, Keefer and
Szasz were selected to the honorable
mention team.