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Fredy Vera, AJ Timpy and
Anthony Landeros.
They also could get a
surprise visit from former
Hermiston High standout
Jazlyn Romero, depend-
ing on her work schedule.
Romero now is a javelin
thrower on the University of
Oregon women’s track team.
“It is important for kids to
see themselves in someone
who has already done it,”
Thompson said of Romero’s
success at Hermiston. “She
is very important.”
Also returning to the
court is former Zillah
standout Antonio Salinas,
who now plays at Western
Oregon University.
New to the camp this year
is Danny Soto, who works
with Thompson with the
NBA G League team Los
Capitanes in Mexico City.
“He will help run all the
basketball stuff ,” Thompson
said. “He’s Latino and this
is a cool initiative. It will be
his fi rst time to Oregon. He’s
excited to be part of it.”
Off the court, videogra-
pher Nick Goodwin from
Omaha, Nebraska, will be
back. He produced a video
and took pictures of the
camp last year. Also, Mario
Sepulveda of Boardman will
be back to do some video
work. Both donate their
time.
The camp also has
community sponsors East-
ern Oregon Telecom and
Inland Development and
has gotten help from Kriss
Dammeyer of Made to
Thrive.
“We have been really
lucky to have cool part-
ners in the community,”
Thompson said. “For any
big amount, the Advocate
Foundation out of Colorado
can help businesses with tax
write-off if they would like
one.”
Even with commu-
nity help, organizers want
to make sure every child
leaves with a basketball,
T-shirt, backpack and school
supplies. Romero started a
GoFundMe account at bit.
ly/3nlSyk5 to help with
expenses. It has raised more
than $3,750.
Branching out
In addition to the two-day
event in Irrigon, the group
will host a one-day camp
in the Odell community of
Hood River.
“It was something Adrian
and I wanted to do,” Thomp-
son said. “We know the
community in Odell is an
agricultural town and has
a lot of Spanish speakers.
We are preparing for a lot of
kids.”
Thompson and Romero
have been working with
Hood River Parks and
Recreation Supervisor Jaime
Rivera on the project.
“It’s a win-win,” Rivera
said. “When I was growing
up, basketball was big, but
now soccer and lacrosse are
growing,” Rivera said. “We
are hoping this will bring the
interest back a little bit, espe-
cially in the rural part of our
community. They are doing
a really good job of promot-
ing it.”
Signups for the program
are through the parks and
recreation department.
Rivera helped secure a venue
at Mid Valley Elementary
School in Hood River.
“They have a nice facil-
ity with an outdoor court,
and a nice view of Mount
Adams and Mount Hood,”
said Rivera, who has been
the HRV boys soccer coach
for the past 13 years.
Rivera, who played
basketball at Hood River
Valley High School, has
a kindergartener and a
fi rst grader who will be at
the camp, as well as some
extended family.
“We have family in the
Odell area,” Rivera said.
“It will be a fun after-
noon up there.”
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Saturday, June 25, 2022
Wallowa County’s Miller wins calf roping title
Wallowa County Chieftain
ENTERPRISE — Hanley
“Noodle” Miller, a 15-year-
old freshman at Joseph Char-
ter School and the son of Cory
and Dena Miller of Enter-
prise, recently completed a
successful fi rst season of his
high school rodeo career.
Pa r t nered w it h h is
11-year-old sorrel gelding,
K2, and his 13-year-old bay
gelding, Pepperoni, Miller
led the state from the begin-
ning of the season last fall.
He then walked away with
the tie-down calf roping title
at the Oregon State High
School Rodeo Finals in
Prineville earlier this month.
Miller tied down 16 of 17
calves through the season
and placed in 15 of 16 runs.
The championship earned
him a saddle, sponsored by
Les Schwab, and a buckle. In
addition, Miller was awarded
a certifi cate for the Columbia
River Circuit PRCA permit
when he turns 18.
Next on Miller’s agenda
is the High School Rodeo
National Finals Rodeo in
Gillette, Wyoming, July
17-23. He will be competing
in both tie-down roping and
team roping with his part-
ner, Bayli Ladner of Klam-
ath Falls. The two moved
up to fourth place in the
team roping standings at the
Oregon High School Finals
to earn a spot at the national
event. Noodle’s 19-year-old
sorrel gelding, Capone and
his 14-year-old bay mare,
Kabang, carried him through
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She shattered the school
record at the Oregon Relays
with a mark of 46-1½, then
bettered her own mark at the
Kiwanis Twilight meet with
a throw of 46-10. She threw a
personal best 47-1 at the MCC
Championships.
She won the 3A state title
Contributed Photo
Hanley “Noodle” Miller leaps from his horse in early June 2022 during the tie-down calf roping
competition at Oregon State High School Rodeo Finals in Prineville. Miller won the title.
the season as the team’s
heeler.
Miller is coached by pro
rodeo competitor Nathan
Steinberg of Klamath Falls
and formerly of Southern
Texas, who has mentored him
and helped develop Miller’s
tie-down roping skills. Stein-
berg has been doing clinics
with eight-time world cham-
pion and ProRodeo Hall of
Fame inductee Joe Beaver
since 2004.
“I met Noodle two years
ago at a Joe Beaver clinic
in Idaho,” Steinberg said.
“I instantly fell in love with
him. He’s a good kid from a
good family. We do 20 clinics
a year and I see a lot of kids.
It’s inspiring to see Noodle’s
work ethic and love of the
game.
“When he comes here to
rope, he asks 20,000 ques-
tions a day and has desire
beyond his years. It’s pretty
cool. And to see him with the
work ethic he has at 15, he’ll
be successful at whatever he
does.”
Miller also earned an
invite to compete this
September in one of the two
Joe Beaver Roping events of
the year in Texas.
In addition to the list of
successes this past year,
Miller has also qualified
for the Vegas Tuff est in Las
Vegas, Dec. 1-5, for the
second straight year and for
the Hooey Junior Patriot
Finale in Fort Worth, Texas
in February and March 2023.
In his spare time, Miller
is busy managing his own
herd of Corriente and Here-
ford cattle and exercising
and training most of his
family’s 25-plus head of
registered quarter horses.
He helps his parents in the
family’s fencing business
or putting in saddle time on
horses brought to him by
those from the local commu-
nity and beyond. He is also
a member of the Joseph FFA
Chapter and competes at the
Wallowa County Fair with
market steers.
with a heave of 46-8¼. Young
also won the state discus title
(134-5), but the MCC honors
are through the regular season.
Ryker McDonald was
named to the second team
in the 100 meters, and to the
honorable mention team in the
shot put. He qualifi ed for state
in both events.
McDonald placed fi rst or
second in the 100 in every
MCC meet, and was the top
3A 100 runner. His top time of
the regular season was 11.19.
At the District 8 Champion-
ships, he ran an 11.08.
In the shot put, McDon-
ald routinely placed second
behind Hottman. His top
throw of the year 51-1¼. He
placed fifth at the 3A state
meet.
The Hermiston boys 4x400
relay team of Justus Coun-
sell, Tyler Lin, Jaysen Rodri-
guez and Landon Shilhanek
was named to the honorable
mention team. Their top time
during the season was 3:33.23.
For the girls, Eseta Sepeni
earned honorable mention
honors in the discus. Her top
mark of the season was 123
feet.
Also, the 4x400 relay team
of Dalia Cervantes, Jackie
Garcia, Alondra Risueno and
Estephany Diaz was named
to the honorable mention
team. Their top time of the
year was 4:15.73.
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