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WEDNESDAY
September 16, 2015
Gassett, Jenson lead Lady Outlaws
Enterprise volleyball team shows improvement, beats Wallowa
By Kathleen Ellyn
Wallowa County Chieftain
The Good the Bad and the
Gorgeous
The Lady Outlaws vol-
leyball team went up against
Cove on Thursday night, and
though they lost, 3-1, the
event proved that our coach-
es know their business. After
identifying their weak points
at the pool play in Heppner,
the Lady Outlaws buckled
down for some serious prac-
tice on serve and receive and
Joseph
solid in
opener
it really showed. The 20-min-
ute practice before the game
was electrifying.
They came out crack-
ling with energy and blazed
the Cove Leopards (ranked
No. 19 in the ¿rst set, 25-
18. That smart and energet-
ic play began to Àag in the
second set, 25-17, although
Darby Gassett (#9) consis-
tently showed the accuracy
and power that made her the
MVP of this game.
However, it was appar-
ent in that second set that at
least two of Enterprise’s top
players had already used up
the gas in the tank. Several
girls looked and moved as if
they were exhausted, slapped
weak serves into the net, and
came late to the party in re-
turns.
A source of errors, not re-
lated to energy level, includ-
ed yielding to the seduction
of the tip. Anyone who has
played volleyball under-
stands that seduction. The
ball is coming shallow and
tipping it gently over the net,
rather than setting it up, will
skim it down the opponent’s
side of the net — a lucky
event that often takes the op-
posing team by surprise.
Cove used the tip to excel-
lent effect, ¿nding the empty
space in Enterprise defense
several times. Our Outlaws,
in comparison, frequently
tipped the ball over the net
right into a nest of defenders.
It was a clever move, but not
a smart one.
Kathleen Ellyn/Chieftain
See OUTLAWS, Page A9
Gwen Jensen (5) and Tiffany George (8). The expressions say
it all. What a difference a win makes.
RUN IN THE FAMILY
JHS v-ball
notches
2 shutouts
Joseph volleyball won a
pair of matches in Idaho by
3-0 scores over the weekend.
Friday, Sept. 11, Joseph
played at Wilder High School.
On Saturday the E-Gals were
at New Meadows.
The weekend marked
something of a turnaround
for the girls from JoHi. Their
preceding match, a home
game vs. Elgin, was a 3-0
loss, and their tournament
in Prairie City was a mixed
bag, with a 2–1 win vs. Adri-
an and a 0–2 loss to Powder
Valley.
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
Season prospects are looking
up for Joseph football and new
coach Toby Koehn. The young
Eagles team battled Wilder,
Idaho, in a 50-34 losing effort.
Wilder placed second in the
state in the 2014 season.
Coach Koehn said his team
played well. “The kids played
hard, but a bad second quar-
ter killed us,” he said. The ¿rst
quarter saw the Eagles only
down by a point at 13-12, but
outscored 30-0 while turning the
ball over three times in the sec-
ond quarter. Game highlights in-
cluded a 93-yard kickoff return
by Caden DeLury. DeLury also
had 117 yards rushing.
Sam Beckman, quarter-
backing his ¿rst varsity foot-
ball game, turned in a solid
performance, completing 2
of 4 passes, including one
See JOSEPH, Page A9
Cougars
fade after
strong
¿UVWKDOI
See EAGLES, Page A9
By Rob Ruth
Wallowa County Chieftain
Kathleen Ellyn/Chieftain
Irrigon
clobbers
Enterprise
The McAfees on a mission: Yes, the water took a toll, and they came out of the swim portion of the Triathlon in last place,
but the McAfees kept on rolling.
to invest until we were sure we wanted to
do this. But that’s not going to be a lim-
iting factor. It’s going to be our legs or
what’s here,” he said, tapping his head.
Though the night went into
Wallowa’s loss column upon
¿ring of the ¿nal gun, the
football Cougars gave their
fans further reason Friday to
expect big things this season.
The Cougars ultimate-
ly fell to Adrian, 38-22,
but last year’s state champ
team couldn’t notch the win
without staging a third- and
fourth-quarter
comeback
from a 22-14 Wallowa half-
time lead.
After the Antelopes got the
only ¿rst-quarter points — a
53-yard rushing touchdown
followed by a failed conver-
sion — Wallowa quarterback
Koby Frye blasted free on a
keeper for 67 yards to tie the
score, and teammate Chandler
Burns ran in a 2-point conver-
sion to put Wallowa ahead. A
little while later in the quar-
ter, Noah Allen completed a
Wallowa drive with a 15-yard
scoring run, and a 2-point
conversion attempt failed,
leaving the Cougars up 14-6
at this point.
See FAMILY, Page A9
See COUGARS, Page A9
DAD, DAUGHTER TAKE ON TRIATHLON
By Kathleen Ellyn
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
The Enterprise football
squad suffered another gridiron
defeat after being stiÀed by Ir-
rigon in a Sept. 11 away game.
The ¿nal score was 53-0.
Irrigon roared out of the gate,
scoring 29 points in the ¿rst
quarter and never looked back.
Regardless of the score, the Out-
laws had some bright moments.
After quarterback Will Mc-
Cadden suffered a dislocated
knee in the team’s opening
game, senior Justin Exon took
over the QB slot.
Exon completed 3 of 13
passes for 67 yards, including
one for 40 yards. Exon also had
13 rushes that included a 44-
yard run.
See ENTERPRISE, Page A9
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Wallowa County Chieftain
t was an ambitious attempt.
A father/daughter team from Jo-
seph, Ashlie McAfee, 14, and dad,
Ron McAfee, 57, decided to do the
4th Annual Wallowa Lake Triathlon
this year.
On Saturday, Sept. 12, they made their
attempt ² and not only ¿nished but al-
most reached a “lofty goal,” Ron said.
Their goal was to ¿nish in 2 hours.
Their dream was to ¿nish in one hour and
45 minutes. Their time: 1:49.
It wasn’t easy.
Ashlie is actually too young for the
race, which has a 16-years-old require-
ment, but got special permission from or-
ganizer Paige Sully based on the practice
she and her dad had put in and the fact that
they would run as a team — so Dad was
always there.
Or, Ashlie was always there. “I told her
I wanted to do it but didn’t want to do it
alone,” Ron said.
Ashlie hasn’t been interested in team
sports, but the Triathlon with Dad ... that
was different.
“She was con¿dent and eager,” Sully
said. “I thought she deserved a chance —
though you don’t know how it will be until
you’re out there. You’ll get kicked a few
times, you’ll get hit, you’ll be out in open
water when maybe you’re used to swim-
ming along the shore. It’s hard.”
Ron expressed the complicated feel-
ings the team shared. “Six months ago this
sounded like a good idea, but now we’re a
little nervous,” he said. “But we’ve prac-
ticed and we’ve got each other.”
Seventeen-and-a-half minutes later as
they emerged in last place, Ashlie admit-
ted the swim took a toll. “The water was
harder ... I wasn’t expecting that at all,”
she panted.
Minutes later, stripped of the wetsuit
and suited for the bike, she was stung by
a bee.
“We haven’t got time for this,” said
Dad, and they climbed on their bikes for
the 12-mile ride to Joseph and back.
“We’re just riding inexpensive moun-
tain bikes,” said Ron. “We weren’t going
Kathleen Ellyn/Chieftain
Father and daughter share a hug after
finishing their first team Triathlon at
Wallowa Lake Triathlon.
Wallowa County sunrise and sunset September 17 - September 23 (from the U.S. Naval Observatory)
Thursday, Sept. 17
Rise ..................................... 6:30
Set ....................................... 6:57
Friday, Sept. 18
Rise ..................................... 6:31
Set ....................................... 6:55
Saturday, Sept. 19
Rise ..................................... 6:32
Set ....................................... 6:53
Sunday, Sept. 20
Rise ..................................... 6:33
Set ....................................... 6:51
Monday, Sept. 21
Rise ..................................... 6:35
Set ....................................... 6:49
Tuesday, Sept. 22
Rise ..................................... 6:36
Set ....................................... 6:47
Wednesday, Sept 23
Rise ..................................... 6:37
Set ....................................... 6:45