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November 25, 2015
Ribich 67th at D-II nationals
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Ribich, a 2014 EHS graduate and the Outlaws in cross country and both
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the 1500-meter and 3000-meter races
in track before moving on to Western
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gional D-II championships last year as
a freshman.
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Ribich’s mother,
Enterprise assistant
coach Jenny Rein-
heardt, attended the
national event, as did
a few of his room-
mates, fellow WOU
runners, who made
the 29-hour drive to
Joplin.
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TO THE MAT
WALLOWA COUNTY GRAPPLERS GEARING UP FOR NEW SEASON
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
W
ith the arrival of
winter chills, local
wrestling teams are
happy to take things
inside with the start of another sea-
son of mat battles.
All three of the county’s high
schools — Wallowa, Enterprise
and Joseph — laid out their plans
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starts for all teams with the Enter-
prise High School Kickoff tourna-
ment Dec. 4.
Joseph
Sixth-year Joseph Charter
School coach Tim Kiesecker has
seven wrestlers this season, two
of them females — senior Jesse
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man Renee Seal at 152 lbs. Seal is
the only one of the two with previ-
ous wrestling experience.
Kiesecker didn’t want to specu-
late on the team’s league chances.
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to work on at the Kickoff tourna-
ment,” he said.
Encouraging
inexperienced
kids to wrestle is a priority for the
coach.
“I tell them to give me a couple
of weeks of their lives to see what
they can do,” he said. “They’ll
never know if they don’t try.
“We’ve been pretty busy be-
cause we’ve got some inexpe-
rienced wrestlers this year, but
it’s going to be fun. We’re a lit-
tle plugged up on the higher end
(heavier weight classes). The
numbers are there, we just need
the talent to match up.”
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Enterprise High School wrestlers warm ups before practice Monday. Ten wrestlers turned out at Enterprise this year.
Wallowa
The Cougars led by Mel Bey-
ers, who has coached there for
more than two decades. Beyers
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so far, which is about average for
the program. He said the sport
isn’t for everyone in that it needs a
lot of dedication, and not everyone
can stick it out.
“Kids aren’t as motivated as
they used to be or work as hard as
they used to,” Byers said.
On the other hand, he said he
tells prospective kids the rewards
are great for those with initiative.
“The kids who come out and
go all-out get a lot of personal
achievement and gain self-esteem
from it,” he said. “I’ve taken kids
who are shy and withdrawn, and
wrestling really changes them and
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added that wrestling is not about
sitting on the sidelines and that
there’s a weight class for every-
one and everyone gets a chance to
wrestle.
Enterprise
Outlaws coach Troy Farwell,
in his second year of a return to
coaching at the school, is mentor-
ing 10 wrestlers this year, twice last
year’s total. Unfortunately, four of
them are wrestling at 120 lbs.
“I’m hoping I can get them
spread out between growing and
shrinking, but time will tell,” Far-
well said. He added that at larg-
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state park day use
available online
Wallowa County Chieftain
The ATV permit and Ore-
gon State Parks day-use park-
ing permits are now available
for online purchase at www.
oregonstateparks.org. On the
website, follow the ‘Shop’
link to buy the 24-month ATV
permit and 12- or 24-month
day-use parking permit from
the Park Store.
“We’re expanding our
online services in response
to visitor comments and re-
quests,” said Lisa Sumption,
director of the Oregon Parks
and Recreation Department.
“In the coming months, we’ll
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Park Store that we believe
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JOSEPH
Joseph High Invitational,
Jan. 1-2
ENTERPRISE
Enterprise High School Kick-
off, Dec. 4
team’s season prospects, preferring
to focus on the present.
“We’re a young team, but hav-
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last year is a big step up.”
O UTLAWS SET THEIR SIGHTS
The
Enterprise
girls
basketball
team gets in
some early-
season
shooting
practice
Monday.
Look for our
basketball
previews
next week
in the Dec. 2
issue of The
Chieftain.
mit is $30 and the 24-month
parking permit is $50. Both
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State Parks that charge a day-
use parking fee. The $10 ATV
permit must be displayed
on ATVs operated on public
lands designed for ATV use.
The permanent permits
and day-use permit hangtags
are delivered via U.S. mail
at no cost to the customer.
Customers should print the
temporary permit attached to
the Park Store e-mail receipt
so they can visit a park or ride
an ATV immediately after
purchase. The temporary per-
mit is valid 14 days from the
purchase date and is designed
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or kept with visitors operating
motorcycles, open vehicles
and ATVs.
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er tournaments all four will be
allowed to wrestle in the same
weight class, while for smaller
tournaments, wrestlers can chal-
lenge each other to wrestle at their
desired weight class.
Farwell is always looking for
more wrestlers, but he doesn’t su-
garcoat the rigors of the sport.
“I don’t tell them it’s an easy
sport. I tell them it’s a lot of hard
work and a long season, but it does
build character and offers camara-
derie other sports don’t.”
He said travel is another bonus,
with the team visiting Washington
twice, Madras once and journeys to
the southeastern portion of the state
as well.
Farwell didn’t speculate on the
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