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A16 Sports wallowa.com January 28, 2015 Wallowa County Chieftain Late spin drops Outlaws to another loss By Rocky Wilson Wallowa County Chieftain The Enterprise boys’ basketball WHDP OHDJXH DQG RYHUDOO found itself in an unaccustomed po- sition Saturday night at home against WKH (OJLQ +XVNLHV OHDJXH DQG RYHUDOO D FKDQFH WR ZLQ WKH game going into the fourth quarter. It ZDVQ¶WWREHKRZHYHUDV(+6RQO\ WUDLOLQJ ZLWK HLJKW PLQXWHV to play, proceeded to lose its ninth VWUDLJKWE\DVFRUH In reality, it’s harder for a team accustomed to losing to know how to win close games, and it was the ingrained winning instinct to do the little things right at the end of the game that was missing in last Satur- day night’s loss. “We made turnovers and they out-rebounded us at the end,” said Enterprise coach Jeff Micka. “The wheels fell off the cart. We just can’t get over the hump.” The death knell at game’s end came from the free throw line. Elgin, playing with a total of six players the entire game, marched to the free WKURZ OLQH WLPHV LQ WKH FORVLQJ period alone, concluding the evening E\NQRFNLQJKRPHRIFKDULW\ FDVWVFRPSDUHGWR¿YHRIIRUWKH home team. That amounts to an 18-point dif- ferential from the free throw line in what ended to be a 10-point game. +XVN\VHQLRU-DNH%XUJHVVQDLOHG RIIUHHWKURZVDQGOHGDOOVFRU- HUVZLWKSRLQWV Already missing two of their WKUHHELJPHQ²¶´1LNRODL&KULV- WRIIHUVHQ DQG ¶´ %OD]H /HSSHU ² with back and ankle problems re- VSHFWLYHO\(+6SOD\HGKDUG\HWKDG no answers at the end when Elgin outscored the red-and-black 18-9 in WKH¿QDOVWDQ]D .DGHQ /DWKURS SDFHG (QWHUSULVH with 12 points, followed by Chris- tian Ruckdashel with seven. Ruckdashel and Kobe Ketcher PDUFKHGWRWKHEHQFKZLWK¿YHIRXOV each in the closing minutes, causing Coach Micka to look even deeper for answers. One Outlaw player whose hus- tle and rebounding earned the vocal respect of his coach this game was :DGH,VOH\DIRRWVRSKRPRUH The path will get no easier this weekend for Enterprise as the team JRHVRQWKHURDGWRIDFH,PEOHU OHDJXH DQG RYHUDOO RQ )ULGD\ DQG 8QLRQ OHDJXH DQG RYHUDOORQ6DWXUGD\ /DVW ZHHNHQG DOVR RQ WKH URDG -DQ DQG -DQ (QWHUSULVH ORVW WR *UDQW 8QLRQ DQG WR %XUQV9HUVXV*UDQW8QLRQ.HWFKHU VFRUHGSRLQWVDQG/DWKURSIRU (+6 /DWKURS ZLWK SRLQWV ZDV Enterprise’s only player in double ¿JXUHVDJDLQVW%XUQV JOSEPH: Eagles split games OUTLAWS: Enterprise girls strong Continued from Page A10 WKLQJVXSZLWK1RDKVFRULQJ DQG &D\GHQ VFRULQJ -DNH Joseph led the whole way, &KULVWPDQ DQG 6DP %HFNPDQ scoring in double-digits in HDFK VFRUHG VL[ $DURQ %RUJ- HDFK TXDUWHU ZLWK +HOL[ VWD\- HUGLQJ VFRUHG ¿YH 'HQL 9DQ- ing in the single. Those quarter Winkle four, and Tyler Johnson VFRUHVUHVSHFWLYHO\ two. “The bright spot in the 7KH ³6SODVK %URWKHUV´ 1L[\DDZLL JDPH ZDV WKDW ZH &D\GHQ DQG 1RDK 'H/XU\ OLW held such a high-scoring team Durable Innovative Energy Efficient Stylish For over 50 years, Larson has brought innovations, value and quality to the storm door business. It’s what we do. WRSRLQWV´)XOIHUUHPDUNHG DERXW )ULGD\¶V ORVV ³7KH (D- gles are great three-point hoot- LQJWHDP7KH-RVHSKER\VJRW out there and defended this, and WKH\RQO\VFRUHGRQHWUH\RQ us. The score was a lot closer than it looked. We came within six at one point in the game.” Scores by quarter, with Jo- VHSK¶V SRLQWV OLVWHG ¿UVW ZHUH DQG )XOIHU SUDLVHG WKH SOD\ RI &KULVWPDQ DQG %RUJHUGLQJ LQ this game. “Jake was especial- O\JRRG+HJHWVKLVWHDPPDWHV going, his rebounding and passing was excellent, and he helped control the game. Aaron is looking better in every game. +LV OHJ LV KHDOLQJ XS KH¶V UH- bounding well, and getting good looks at the basket.” Christman was the leading scorer for the Eagles with 10 SRLQWV %RUJHUGLQJ DQG 1RDK 'H/XU\ ZHUH QH[W ZLWK VL[ DSLHFH ZKLOH &D\GHQ 'H/XU\ and Tyler Johnson both contrib- uted three. Continued from Page A10 Early in the third period Elgin bounced back and closed the gap to one point, but after that the Outlaws took over the game completely. The quarter VFRUH LQ WKH WKLUG ZDV LQ favor of Enterprise, and Enter- prise’s defense was powerful in the fourth quarter, holding Elgin to four points while the 2XWODZVVFRUHG Enterprise sophomore Tif- fanie George was the player of the game. She had a dou- ble-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. George was sev- en-for-eight at the free throw line, and elsewhere on the court had four steals and two blocks. 6HQLRU (PPD +DOO VFRUHG with two rebounds, one assist and two steals. She also had a stellar night at the line, shooting six-for-six. Sophomores Rea- JDQ%HGDUGDQG6DUDK$VFKHQ- brenner each scored seven with Aschenbrenner adding six re- ERXQGV%HGDUGKLWWKUHHRXWRI four at the charity stripe. Cars- en Sajonia had good numbers DOODFURVVWKHERDUGVKHVFRUHG ¿YH KDG WKUHH UHERXQGV WZR DVVLVWV DQG WKUHH VWHDOV )UHVK- men Riley Gray and Reece Christman each contributed, Christman scoring four with four rebounds, two assists and three steals, and Gray pulling down three rebounds. Darby Gassett had an unusual night without any points, but she had three rebounds, one assist and D VWHDO *ZHQ 1RKU 0DGLVRQ Plew and Ashley Exon all con- tributed. The Outlaw girls go back on the road this weekend, fac- LQJRIIDJDLQVW,PEOHURQ)UL- day and Union on Saturday. SHOOTING: WHS to host winless team Continued from Page A10 WKH VHDVRQ 1RW RQO\ ZHUH WKH Cougars held to a total of 18 “We’re thinking too points during the course of the much,” says Oveson. “We’re ¿QDO WKUHH TXDUWHUV EXW :+6 better than that. We just have as a whole only converted three to discover some way to get of 18 free throw opportunities. RXU FRQ¿GHQFH EDFN :H¶UH In that game, Gareth Murray getting good looks, just rush- VFRUHG DQG .DUO :HOOHQV ing our shots.” QLQHWRWDOO\RI:+6¶VWRWDO Oveson called the loss at SRLQWVZLWK&ROH+DIHUDQG 3RZGHU9DOOH\WKHORZSRLQWRI 1RDK$OOHQ VFRULQJ WKUHH HDFK DQG.RE\)U\HWZR 8QOLNH 3RZGHU 9DOOH\ Available now which Oveson called aggres- sive, the mantle of being a “re- Leaving Before the Rains Come ally good team” was the Wal- lowa coach’s descriptor for the 1L[\DDZLL(DJOHV :+6 UHDFKHG D SRLQW RI sheer frustration during that JDPH KRZHYHU VFRULQJ ]HUR SRLQWVRQ]HURRIVKRWVIURP WKH¿HOGGXULQJDVHFRQGTXDUWHU where the host Eagles upped a ¿UVWTXDUWHUOHDGWRD 10 lead at the half. Wellens and Murray scored 10 and nine points respectively WRDFFRXQWIRUWKHEXONRI:+6¶V VFRULQJYHUVXV1L[\DDZLL STREAK: Cougars squeak out win in OT a new book by Alexandra Fuller Continued from Page A10 T HE B OOKLOFT Across from the courthouse in Enterprise 107 E. 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