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B4 News/Sports wallowa.com September 23, 2015 Wallowa County Chieftain Wallowa County’s cross country girls in top 10 By Elliott Seyler Wallowa County Chieftain Wallowa County made a strong showing at the Enterprise Invitational 5K cross country meet this past Friday, as well as the preceding weekend’s Cath- erine Creek Scamper 5K and the 2.6-mile Asotin XC Island Run. Both the boys and girls got run- ners into the top 20 over the past two weeks. On the boys team, Jacob Evarts took 8th at the Cather- ine Creek Scamper, with a time of 21:37, while James Madsen claimed 12th with his 22-minute run and Jacob Stampe’s 22:42 took 16th. The boys showed a great deal of improvement in Enterprise, with juniors Jacob Evarts, Jacob Stampe and Zyler Hermens, sophomores Curtis Sanders and James Madsen, and freshman Kyler Winn all better- ing their times from the preced- ing weekend, some by a minute or more. The girls team performed Live Your Dream Awards You are eligible to apply if you are a woman with primary financial responsibility attending an undergraduate degree program or a vocational skills training program with financial need. Application deadline: November 15, 2015 Applications available by calling Amy Stubblefield, 541-398-1068; amy.ba@hotmail.com or Ann Browder, 541-426-3204; aebrowder@gmail.com even better. At Catherine Creek, four girls placed in the top 20. Dawn Mist Movich-Fields (se- nior) took 5th with a time of 22:18, Isabelle Tingelstad (ju- nior) took 7th with her 23:28, Eliza Irish (sophomore) claimed 12th after 23:55, and Reagan Bedard (junior) took 13th in ju- nior varsity with 29:03. At the Asotin XC Island Run, a 2.6-mile run on Chief Timo- thy Island in Clarkston, Wash., Dawn Mist Movich-Fields took home the gold with her time of 17:07.40 — a personal best. Also in the top 10 was Isabelle Tingelstad, who took 8th with a time of 19:13.50. In Enterprise, the girls again performed solidly, with Dawn Mist Movich-Fields taking 3rd with a time of 21:20 — a 58 second improvement over the previous weekend. Isabelle Tingelstad and Eliza Irish also performed quite well, taking 5th and 6th with their times of 22:31 and 22:41 respectively. Wallowa County Cross Country’s next meet is on Sat- urday, Sept. 26, at the Bob Firman Invitational in Eagle Island State Park, in Idaho. The ¿rst races start at 9:40 a.m. Look for the Alpenfest flyer in this week's paper! The Alpenfest flyer was not inserted in last week's paper as advertised. The Chieftain regrets the error. Larry Waters of Joseph kisses his mule, Bob, into a trot at the 2015 Hells Canyon Mule Days. Kathleen Ellyn Chieftain Mule Days Hi-Point winners announced Another Hells Canyon Mule Days has come and gone and the Hi-Point win- ners are published below: It was a three-way tie for Hi-Point Mule: Coyote’s Lit- tle Bit ridden by Jack Cham- bers of Cottonwood, Idaho; Taco ridden by Lacey Barnum and Long Tall Sally ridden by Christian Fournier of Bend with 9 points each. Hi-Point Performance, 13 and younger: Jack Chambers on Coyote’s Little Bit with 8 points. It was another tie for Hi- Point Performance 14 to 17: Alyssa Fournier of Bend on Rafter F. Josephine and Chris- tian Fournier of Bend on Long Tall Sally earning 11 points each. Hi-Point 18 and older: Pam Fournier of Bend on Lonestar Kathleen Ellyn/Chieftain An adult competitor puts in a lose-your-hat-it’s-so-fast time in the pole bending competition. with 18 points. Hi-Point Gaming, 13 and younger: Jack Chambers on Coyote’s Little Bit with 9 points. Hi-Point Gaming 14 to 17: Kathleen Ellyn/Chieftain A top rider shows how it’s done in the pole bending competition at the 2015 Hells Canyon Mule Days. Alyssa Fournier on Rafter F Josephine with 5 points. Hi-Point Gaming 18 and older: Matt Fournier on Rafter F. Josephine with 10 points. Hi-Point Wallowa County Mule: Larry Waters of Joseph driving Bob. Wallowa County kids have BRIGHT FUTURES! Kidfest 2015 October 2 nd 3:30-7:00 pm • Cloverleaf Hall, Enterprise Come celebrate Wallowa County’s great kids and join your community partners for a celebration of our families at KIDFEST, the annual FREE health and safety fair! Celebrating the habits for a healthy lifestyle, the event will include games, crafts, activities, entertainment, door prizes, a petting zoo and FREE dinner for everyone! 541-426-9411 Kidfest is organized by Building Healthy Families. Call with questions or if you would like to help out!