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About Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1943-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 2015)
A11 WEDNESDAY January 14, 2015 Sophomore wins Clearwater Classic Wrestling in another state paid great dividends for Enterprise sophomore Clayne Miller last weekend when, competing in the 16-team Clearwater Classic held in Lewiston, Idaho, he won the in- dividual title at 98 pounds. The lightest weight class ac- knowledged by the Oregon School Athletic Association (OSAA) is 106 pounds, but the experienced grappler from EHS made weight at 98 pounds and conquered three foes en route to that individu- al title. Miller pinned opponents from Washington schools Clark- ston and Walla Walla in the first two rounds, and then decisioned EHS boys fall to Union, Cove T EAM S CORES Courtesy photo/Kannon Miller Toppenish, Wash., 231; Lewiston, Idaho, 201.5; Clarkston, Wash., 146.5; Chewelah, Wash., 128; Southridge, Wash., 127; Walla Walla, Wash., 111; Kennewick, Wash., 89; Potlatch, Idaho, 65; St. Maries, Idaho, 55.5; Pullman, Wash., 50; Grangeville, Idaho, 45; Enterprise 44.5; Clearwater Valley, Idaho, 38; Moscow, Idaho, 28; Pomeroy, Wash., 20; Orofino, Idaho, 9. Enterprise’s Clayne Miller, top, is in the process of pinning Clarkston, Wash., wrestler Justin Smith in quarterfinal action. Dominique Garcia of team cham- pion Toppenish, Wash., 9-3 in the championship match. Although teammate Cole Far- well lost by technical fall in 106-pound semifinal action to Clarkston wrestler Dalton Port, WALLOWA BOYS BEST JOSEPH FOR WEEKEND SPLIT Farwell rebounded by winning two additional matches and earned a third place in the tournament. Wrestling at 113 pounds, Out- law Nate Anton garnered two ad- ditional points for Troy Farwell’s Enterprise team by narrowly deci- sioning Dawson Harris of Orofi- no, Idaho, 10-8 in a consolation match. Enterprise, as a team, scored a total of 44.5 points and claimed 12th place among the 16 teams that competed. Other EHS grapplers who wres- tled at Lewiston and did not place were Dylan Staigle at 106 pounds and Zyler Hermans at 152 pounds. Desperation shot sinks Outlaw girls By Rich Rautenstrauch Wallowa County Chieftain The Enterprise Outlaw girls had a disappointing week- end, losing two league games. 7KH (+6 ODGLHV ¿UVW ZHUH trounced by the visiting Union Bobcats Friday night, Jan. 9, 59-25 in Quinn Court, and then traveled to Cove where they played respectably but lost on a buzzer-beating three-point shot put up by the Leopards. EHS coach Mike Craw- ford commented on the Union game. “They just destroyed us from beginning to the end. Again our inexperience came into play, but Union is a tough team, they’re ranked No. 1 in the state in our division and they were 13-0 coming into the game. It’s a fact we have to play tougher and move on to a dif- ferent level.” Although Union played well on both sides of the court, it was the Bobcats’ defense that kept the scoreboard from light- ing up for Enterprise. The Out- laws only scored in single digits in every quarter of the game. At the half the score was 33-12. The second half was more of the same with Enterprise tally- ing 13 to Union’s 26. Enterprise senior Gwen Nohr, sophomore Darby By Rocky Wilson Wallowa County Chieftain A promising 6-1 start to the season has dovetailed for the Enterprise High school boys’ basketball team that’s lost six straight outings, dropped to 6-7 on the season, and worst of all now is 0-4 in 2A Wapiti League play. Early foul problems nixed an equitable start against Union in Dick Quinn Court Friday night when the visiting Bobcats doubled the score on the Outlaws, 72-36. With EHS within one point with two PLQXWHV UHPDLQLQJ LQ WKH ¿UVW quarter, Outlaw starters Kaden Lathrop, Nikolai Christoffers- en, and Justin Exon withdrew to the bench with foul troubles, and Union (3-1 league and 8-6 overall) went on a scoring rampage that didn’t stop until WKH¿QDOKRUQVRXQGHG )LHOGLQJDWHDPZLWKDOO¿YH starters 6’1” and taller, Union dominated the backboards when Outlaws Lathrop, 6’6”, and Christoffersen, 6’4”, went to the bench, and held a 38-12 OHDG DIWHU WKH ¿UVW PLQXWHV of play. Junior Chase Houck, at 6’3” led a balanced Bobcat scoring attack with 20 points. Lathrop and point guard Exon led Enterprise’s offense with 13 points each. EHS Coach Jeff Micka felt his team handled the Union press well, but too often took quick shots and committed turnovers in the half court. Although the outcome was the same the following night when Enterprise fell 43-41 to Cove (1-2 league and 5-7 overall), the game it- self was far different. Micka said his unit led throughout the contest, only to see 6’4” Cove senior Derrick Murchi- son take over the game in the final quarter to manufacture his team’s league win. See ENTERPRISE, Page A12 Rich Rautenstrauch/Chieftain Wallowa senior Karl Wellens scores two while playing against Joseph in the Cougar Dome Saturday evening. DOUBLE TIME By Rocky Wilson P Wallowa County Chieftain laying twice at home in the Cougar Dome last week- end, the Wallowa boys fell 46-35 to Pine Eagle Friday, then rebounded Saturday to edge Joseph 47-42 in a game accentuat- ed by a dramatic point swing. An inability to prevent the drib- ble drive and an anemic effort at the other end of the court in the offensive rebounding department spelled doom Friday for WHS (2-2 league and 6-7 overall) during their loss to the Spartans from Halfway. Performance at the free throw line was another important factor in the contest. Pine Eagle (3-0 league and 4-7 overall) connected on 13 of 19 free throw attempts and the home Cougars on four of 10. Junior Cole Hafer was Wallowa’s leading rebounder against PE with nine, compared to 11 on Saturday (another team-leading total), and scored 10 points Friday, second only to senior guard Karl Wellens who tallied 12. See COUGARS, Page A12 Rich Rautenstrauch/Chieftain Enterprise freshman Reece Christman shoots over a Union Bobcats defender Saturday evening at Quinn Court. Late in the game with Union leading by a lopsided score, EHS coach Mike Gassett and freshman Reece &KULVWPDQ HDFK VFRUHG ¿YH points. See OUTLAWS, Page A12 WHS girls win two, now 2-2 in league Joseph E-Gals’ shooting falters in fourth period By Rocky Wilson Wallowa County Chieftain An unexpected spark in the fourth quarter of Friday’s win over Pine Eagle carried over to Saturday when the Wal- lowa High School girls’ bas- ketball team upended Joseph 40-35 to complete a home sweep in 1A-7 Old Oregon League play. Wallowa, playing a lethar- gic game and trailing 13-10 after three quarters in the Cou- gar Dome Friday, outscored the Spartans (0-3 league and 2-8 overall) 12-1 during the ¿QDO HLJKW PLQXWHV WR HDUQ D 22-14 win. Twenty-four hours later and the Cougars again trailed entering the fourth quarter, this time 32-31, and UDOOLHGIRUWKH¿YHSRLQWZLQ Speaking of his team’s late-game heroics against Pine Eagle, coach Greg Oveson said his squad (2-2 in league and 6-7 overall) start- ed playing with energy and emotion. Some steals resulted in WHS lay-ins, he said, and a spirited lock-down defense only allowed the girls from +DOIZD\WRDWWHPSWIRXU¿HOG JRDOVGXULQJWKDW¿QDOVWDQ]D Only three WHS players scored in that contest: Harsh- ¿HOG&ODLUH:HOOHQVVHYHQ and Macey Frei two. 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