A11
WEDNESDAY
December 2, 2015
Eagles’ Hite named Old
Oregon Coach of the Year
1 Wallowa, 3 Joseph players make all-league list
Wallowa County Chieftain
Hite
Joseph and Wallowa com-
bined to place four players on
the ¿nal 2ld 2reJon all-leaJue
team, and Joseph’s Jill Hite was
named Coach of the Year fol-
lowinJ ballotinJ by the leaJue’s
coaches.
(aJles senior 6atori $lbee
was the lone ¿rst-team honor-
ee. 6he also was named to the
all-tournament team at districts
in /a *rande in late 2ctober.
$lbee’s teammates, fresh-
man Emma Hite and senior
Natalie Williams, received sec-
ond-team honors.
Wallowa junior Beth John-
ston was listed amonJ the
leaJue’s honorable mentions.
Joseph ¿nished fourth in
the leaJue with an - confer-
ence record, 12-9 overall. The
EaJles’ season came to an end
with a ¿ve-set loss to 3owder
9alley in the openinJ round of
districts, followed by a three-
set loss to Echo later the same
day.
The CouJars went 1-11 in
leaJue play and 1-21 overall.
SEASON PREVIEW
Basketball Tip-off:
WHO WILL RISE TO THE TOP?
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
The 2015-16 basketball season is
upon us with many of the county’s
teams sportinJ younJ rosters and
embarkinJ on a ³buildinJ´ season.
6ome storylines we’ll be followinJ
How will the Joseph boys and
Wallowa Jirls capitali]e on a trip to
the ¿rst round of state playoffs last
year?
EaJles coach 2lan )ulfer has
his team spendinJ more time in the
classroom, bankinJ on the mental
edJe it miJht provide. Will his focus
on ;s and 2s pay off?
Wallowa coach *reJ 2veson
served double duty last season,
coachinJ both boys and Jirls varsity.
He took the Jirls team to state. This
season he’s JuidinJ just the boys.
$ woeful initial turnout already has
forced a forfeit. Can the CouJars
boys bounce back?
$lmost to a person, each coach
emphasi]ed that a larJe portion of
a team’s success depends on fan
support, so Jet out and support your
favorite schools.
FRIDAY, DEC. 4
Basketball
Wallowa Girls vs. Imbler, 3 p.m. (JEF
Invitational, Joseph)
Wallowa Boys vs. Imbler, 4:30 p.m. (JEF
Invitational, Joseph)
Joseph Girls vs. Wilder (ID), 5:30 p.m.
(JEF Invitational, Joseph)
Enterprise Girls vs. Ione, 6 p.m. (Ione
Basketball Bonanza)
Joseph Boys vs. Wilder (ID), 7 p.m. (JEF
Invitational, Joseph)
Enterprise Boys vs. Ione, 7:30 p.m. (Ione
Basketball Bonanza)
Wrestling
Enterprise High School Kickoff
Visitors: Wallowa, Joseph and TBD
SATURDAY, DEC. 5
Basketball
Wallowa Girls vs. Wilder, 1 p.m. (ID) (JEF
Invitational, Joseph)
Wallowa Boys vs. Wilder (ID), 2:30 p.m.
(JEF Invitational, Joseph)
Joseph Girls vs. Imbler, 4 p.m. (JEF
Invitational, Joseph)
Joseph Boys vs. Imbler, 5:30 p.m. (JEF
Invitational, Joseph)
Enterprise Boys vs. TBD, 7 p.m. (Ione
Basketball Bonanza)
Enterprise Girls vs. TBD, 7 p.m. (Ione
Basketball Bonanza)
TUESDAY, DEC. 8
Basketball
Joseph Girls @ Elgin, 5 p.m.
Joseph Boys @ Elgin, 6:30 p.m.
$nnual ski
Jear swap
slated for
6aturday in
Enterprise
Wallowa County Chieftain
The annual 6ki, 6nowboard
Ice 6kate 6wap is scheduled for
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 6aturday at 2dd
)ellows Hall in Enterprise.
6kis, boots, poles, snow-
boards, skisnowboard clothinJ,
ice skates and hockey Jear will be
available.
To sell Jear, drop it off from
to 10 a.m. 6aturday at the 2dd
)ellows Hall, 10 NE 1st 6t. 3ick
up unsold eTuipment by 2 p.m.
Items not picked up will be donat-
ed to 6oroptimist Thrift 6hop.
The swap is a fundraiser, with
50 percent of proceeds JoinJ to
EaJle Cap 6ki Club and Wallowa
9alley Community Ice 5ink.
Steve Tool/Chieftain
The Outlaws are looking to rebuild after losing four starters from last season.
6almon come home for the holidays
$ record number of fall chinook
salmon returned up the Columbia
5iver past 0cNary 'am in 2015,
continuinJ on to spawninJ Jrounds at
Hanford 5each, the 6nake 5iver and
Joseph Girls @ Cove, 5 p.m.
Enterprise Girls @ Wallowa, 5:30 p.m.
Joseph Boys @ Cove, 6:30 p.m.
Enterprise Boys @ Wallowa, 7 p.m.
Wallowa Girls @ La Grande JV, 4:30 p.m.
See PREVIEW, Page A18
East 2reJonian
Basketball
Basketball
Coach 5on /athrop ¿rst year
as Enterprise head coach, 25 years
total.
3rojected starters 6till up in the
air.
/ast year 6-11 overall, 2- 6th
in 2$ Wapiti /eaJue
6ince last season )our senior
starters Jraduated. 5eturninJ start-
ers 6enior Justin E[on.
/eaJue opener Jan. 2 at *rant
Union
Circle the calendar ³Every
Jame’s a challenJe this year,´ /ath-
rop said.
BurninJ Tuestion ³Whether we
can play defense and rebound. If we
don’t do those thinJs it’ll be a lonJ
season.´
By George Plaven
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2
MONDAY, DEC. 7
Enterprise Boys
Returns break record
at McNary Dam
SPORTS CALENDAR
Yakima Basin.
0ore than 56,000 of the ¿sh were
counted at 0cNary 'am, breakinJ the
facility’s previous record of 5,991
set in 201. $n estimated 200,000
fall chinook made it back to Hanford
5each, the most since hydroelectric
dams were ¿rst built on the Columbia
nearly 0 years aJo.
Both federal and tribal leaders
hailed the impressive run as a positive
siJn of their efforts to improve both
¿sh habitat and passaJe at the dams.
The Bonneville 3ower $dministra-
tion is especially pleased with recent
projects at 0cNary 'am, re-routinJ
its juvenile ¿sh bypass channel to pro-
vide better protection from predators.
Crews also installed weirs at two of
the dam’s spillway Jates, which lets
certain species of ¿sh pass throuJh
closer to the surface.
2verall, 2. million adult salmon
passed throuJh Bonneville 'am near
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lumbia Basin.
³When you look at how well salm-
on did overall is this year, it’s clear
the approach of restorinJ critical ¿sh
habitat and improvinJ dam passaJe is
workinJ,´ said /orri Bodi, vice presi-
dent of environment, ¿sh and wildlife
at B3$.
See SALMON, Page A18
EDITOR’S NOTE
on the WEATHER
LOOKING FOR OUR
WEEKLY SUNRISE AND
SUNSET INFORMATION?
WE’VE MOVED IT TO
OUR WEATHER GRAPH-
IC ON PAGE A2.
THAT’S WHERE YOU’LL
FIND IT FROM NOW ON.