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Shriners back
on schedule
By LISA BRITTON
Baker City Herald
BAKER CITY — Events
for this year’s East-West
All-Star Shrine Game will be
back to normal — the normal
of 2019.
The game was canceled in
2020, and 2021 was hampered
by restrictions that kept play-
ers from visiting Baker City
prior to the game.
This year, for the 69th
edition, traditional events are
coming back.
The Shriners are encour-
aging the community to
take part in the festivities —
especially a barbecue on the
evening of Thursday, Aug. 4,
that brings players, coaches,
co-captains, queens and
cheerleaders to Geiser-Poll-
man Park.
“We’re back with that
program,” said Randy Guyer,
a member of the Baker City
Shrine Club.
The community barbecue
begins at 5 p.m. in the park
with speeches, including a
talk by Travis Bloomer, who
played in a past Shrine game
and whose son, Gauge, was
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HERMISTON HIGH SCHOOL
selected for this year’s game,
along with fellow Baker Bull-
dog and 2022 graduate, Alex
Ritter. Another BHS grad,
Alexis Conant, will be a
cheerleader for the East squad.
Both queens are from the
Baker City area. Hannah
Cartwright is the East Queen,
and Poppy Ann Jones is the
West Queen.
Cost for dinner is $25 a
plate.
Background
This annual Shrine game
is a fundraiser for the Shri-
ners Children’s Hospital in
Portland.
Since its inception, the
game has raised more than
$2.9 million up to 2021.
It moved to Baker City in
the mid-1970s.
In 2021, the game and
associated fundraisers raised
$47,000 for the hospital.
Guyer said the volun-
teer hours and commu-
nity support help make the
Baker City event one of the
most successful fundraising
games for the hospital.
See Shriners, Page A11
RODEO
Mahoney finishes
16th at NHSFR in
steer wrestling
bending title, finished 17th at
nationals out of a field of 182
riders.
gILLeTTe, Wyo. —
She had a time of 20.689
Heppner’s Blane Mahoney seconds on her first run, and a
finished 16th in steer wres- 20.133 on her second to place
tling at the National High 10th in the average heading into
School Finals Rodeo from the finals.
July 17-23.
L a u r y n R i n e y of
Mahoney took down Milton-Freewater, who was
his steer in 5.16 seconds in second at state in pole bending,
the first round to
finished 25th overall.
Pendleton’s Geor-
finish 14th out of
gia Lieuallen, who was
150 competitors. In
second at state in barrel
the second round,
racing, and third in
he clocked a 5.01 to
pole bending, finished
place seventh for a
31st among 191 barrel
combined time of
racers. In pole bending,
10.17 second to put
Mahoney
she had pole penalties
him second in the
on both runs.
call bak position for
the short go (finals).
S t a n f i e l d ’s G a t o r
Mahoney, who won the Goodrich, who finished
state steer wrestling title, will fourth at state in tie-down
continue his rodeo career at roping, finished 50th overall
Blue Mountain Community at nationals. He had a time of
College.
11.23 seconds on his first run,
Alyson Terry of Hermis- but broke the barrier on his
ton, who won the state pole second run for a time of 23.41.
By ANNIE FOWLER
East Oregonian
Yasser Marte/East Oregonian
Omar Medina, the Hermiston girl’s head soccer coach, poses for a photo Friday, July 29, 2022, at Hermiston high school.
This will be Medina’s sixth year coaching soccer at the high school, but first as the head coach.
PITCH PERFECT
Medina steps up to coach girls soccer team
By ANNIE FOWLER
East Oregonian
ERMISTON — Omar
Medina knows what he’s
getting into as he takes
over the Hermiston High
School girls soccer program.
Hermiston School District hired
Medina last week. He spent several
years as the Bulldogs’ junior varsity
coach and was a full-time varsity
assistant in 2021.
“The Mid-Columbia Conference is
tough, for sure,” Medina said. “It has
been a difficult few years.This past
year, I think we showed we had the
ability to compete. We have a pretty
small senior class, but we have a good
core of young players that have been
together for quite awhile. I’m really
H
looking forward to see how the girls
respond this season.”
Medina’s familiarity with the
program made him a good fit for the job.
“COACHES MADE A
BIG IMPACT IN MY
LIFE. IT’S NICE TO
GIVE BACK IN THE
SAME WAY.”
— Omar Medina, Hermiston girls
soccer coach
“Omar has had a huge impact on
our student body at Hermiston High
School, as both a success coordina-
tor and a social worker,” Hermiston
Athletic Director Larry Usher said
in a news release. “We are confident
that these positive relationships will
continue to the soccer pitch and create
great experiences for our athletes.”
Medina was hired by the school
district in 2017 as a success coordina-
tor, and he works as a social worker at
the high school.
“This is my third year as the social
worker,” Medina said. “As a social
worker, I’m there to help all kids who
are struggling or their families. If they
need insurance, are losing their hous-
ing or who need food. I also help with
depression, grief and loss. It’s tough,
but I love what I get to do, and that the
school district has this position. All
kids have access to me.”
See Coach, Page A11
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TRACK AND FIELD
Young second in shot
put at Junior Olympics
best mark of 46-0½.
On July 28, Young placed
12th in the discus with a mark
SAC R A M E N TO — of 122-1.
Hermiston’s Bailey Young
The top eight in each event
picked up her second earn All-American honors.
Young will throw in
All-American honor, this
time in the shot put, at the college at Eastern Washing-
ton University.
USA Track & Field
In the 17-18 men’s
Nat ion al Ju n ior
Olympic Champion-
discus, Hermiston’s
ships on Wednesday,
Ca de n Hot t m a n
July 27, at Hornet
finished fourth on
July 28 with a toss of
Stadium at Sacra-
mento State Univer-
174-2, which came
sity.
on his third of six
Yo u n g , w h o
Young
throws.
earlier in the week
Michael Pinkney
placed seventh in the of New York, who has signed
hammer throw, unleashed a to throw at UCLA, won the
throw of 45 feet, 9¼ inches event with a throw of 202-8.
to place second in the 17-18
Hottman, who will throw
division of the shot put. The at Washington State Univer-
mark came on her final throw sity, placed second in the
of the competition.
hammer earlier in the week
Lauren St. Peters of Texas to earn All-American honors
won the event with a personal in both events.
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