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B1 WEDNESDAY May 25, 2016 SCOREBOARD STATE CHAMPS STATE TRACK image gallery at wallowa.com TUESDAY, MAY 17 Baseball Nyssa 8, Wallowa Valley 5 Softball Echo/Stanfi eld 12, Wallowa Valley 4 JOSEPH GIRLS CAPTURE 1A TITLE ON FINAL EVENT AT EUGENE SPORTS CALENDAR By Steve Tool WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 Wallowa County Chieftain Softball state tournament Wallowa Valley at Rainier, 3:30 p.m. T Courtesy photo Joseph’s Annie Duncan heads into the corner during the 4x100 relay. The Eagles won the event, a victory that delivered the team title to Joseph. he Joseph girls track team claimed four gold medals en route to a class 1A state title at Hayward Field in Eugene on Thursday and Friday. The Eagles’ 4x400 relay team — Johnelle Suto, Haley Miller, Isabelle Tinglestad, Annie Duncan — fi nished fi rst, while Tingles- tad claimed her second consecutive state title in the 3,000 meters and Haley Miller won a pair of individual titles in the 1,500 meters and 800 meters. Joseph fi nished with 70 team points, one point ahead of second-place Griswold. Joseph coach John Roberts said that it was the fi rst state championship for the Joseph girls track to his knowledge, and he’s been with the program for about 35 years. The Eagles coach didn’t go to the meet necessarily expecting a win. “I knew we had a good shot at it,” Roberts said. “As it happened, it came down to having to win the last race (the 4x400 relay) and having South Wasco beat Griswold (in the same race).” Roberts said it was a thrill to watch Annie Duncan dig in for a come-from-behind win during the anchor leg of the 4x400 relay. “We got the baton on the last hand off, we were in fourth, and Griswold had a 25-30 meter head start on us. She (Duncan) had just got done with the 300-meter hurdles and had 15 minutes before she ran the anchor leg. I told her, ‘Don’t leave anything in the tank.’ She didn’t.” Duncan played the role of workhorse for the team, competing in seven running events. Roberts said that no school records were broken, but Tingelstad shaved 15 seconds off her personal best time and Haley Miller was one See STATE, Page B12 TrackTown Youth League meet coming to La Grande Wallowa County Chieftain TrackTown Youth League is holding a meet in La Grande on Friday, June 3. The event is a free, all-comer track meet for kids 8-14. No prior track and fi eld experience is required. The TrackTown Youth League is a series of 14 free, all-comer track meets across Oregon, open to all boys and girls ages 8-14. Events include the 100 meters, 400 meters, 1,500 meters, long jump and turbojav. Top fi nishers will advance to a very special Championship Meet at Hayward Field at the Universi- ty of Oregon held in conjunction with the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. For more information, vis- it www.tracktownyouthleague. com. Courtesy photo Enterprise freshman Karli Bedard competes in the high jump. Courtesy photo Nathan Perren rises above the field to clear a hurdle. Perren finished second in the 300 hurdles. Bomber’s Tournament was a blast Y ou never want to sec- ond-guess the outcome of a local event at Alpine Mead- ows. With only 15 players in the fi rst annual Bomber’s Tournament, played on a wet Saturday two weeks ago, anyone’s guess would have been that it bombed big time. That wasn’t the case, as players vouched for the good time had by all. The guys liked the best-ball format with skins (a money game within a game), but it was noted they espe- cially thought the horse race was a hoot. Rochelle Danielson A horse race on the golf course? Could there have been a bookie in the clubhouse? The tournament navigator — could have been a bombardier — cleverly maneuvered two fl ights into his crosshairs: The Captains (handicap 0–15), with winners Dean Duquette, 75 gross and Greg Oveson, 68 net; the Lieutenants (handicap 16 and up), with winners Harlan Menton, 95 gross, and Jerry Hook, 69 net. Winners of the Horse Race (Sole Survivor, or last man standing): fi rst place, Dick Ander- son/Harlan Menton; second place, Marvin Gibbs/Fred Cornett. Dean Duquette won KP on both short holes, No. 1 (3 feet, 9.5 inches) and No. 4 (12 feet, 9.5 inches). Net and gross skins also were paid out. In other news: • Marvin Gibbs, coach of the Wal- lowa/Joseph High School golf team, hosted an award and barbecue gath- ering for team members and their parents at the clubhouse. Kai Oli- ver and Tori Suto were recognized as Outstanding Players of the Year. Steven Beckman was recognized as Most Improved. Gibbs praised his team and thanked AMGC for use of the facilities. The course is offering half-price membership to parents of team golfers. • Although the inclement weath- er kept golfers inside the clubhouse for the Spring Fling (one lone- some-looking golfer walked the course holding his umbrella), the evening was a low-key get-together with a variety of fi nger foods, oodles PREP ROUNDUP Wallowa Valley Cubs slide into state softball bracket By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain The Wallowa Valley Cubs thought their season might be coming to an end after a 12-4 loss at Stanfi eld/Echo on May 17 — one week after they swept the same team at home. Despite the loss, the team learned Saturday that it had received an at-large bid for the 3A state softball tourna- ment. The 14-seeded Cubs play at No. 3 Rainier at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the tour- nament’s fi rst round. Cubs coach Cliff Conrad expected a better result from the regular-season fi nale. “They came out and hit the ball better than we did,” Conrad said. “They were a little more up and ready to play then we were.” Conrad said the home- fi eld advantage likely played a role. “They took full advantage of it. They’re a good team. We caught them when they were down, and now they’re back up.” Natalie Williams pitched 3 2/3 innings, followed by Madison Plew in relief. Though the season’s not quite over, the challenges are getting steeper. “We’re just working with the girls practicing and get- 2014 FORD F150 SUPERCREW STOCK # 10444, 56,086 MI. 4WD, LARIAT & LOADED, A/C, PW, PS, AM/FM, PWR LOCKS, ting them ready to play,” Conrad said. “If we can go down there and hit the ball and play with them, we’ll do all right.” Baseball: Eagles wrap up season Five errors and seven walks from the Wallowa Valley Eagles led to a sea- son-ending 8-5 loss to Nysaa with a spot in the 3A state playoffs on the line. Assistant coach Geoff Hayward said the Eagles started off well with a 4-1 lead through four innings behind the pitching of Justin Exon. The Enterprise senior was relieved by Wallowa 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500 HEAVY DUTY STOCK # 10421, 167,931 MI. 4WD, A/C, PW, PS, PWR LOCKS senior Josh Rummell after 4 1/3 innings and 97 pitches. Rummell struck out two and walked none while giving up two hits during his relief stint. Nyssa had four hits during the contest. Bright spots for the Eagles included the white-hot bat of Riley Hayward, who went 2 for 4 and lashed a bases-load- ed double that cleared the bases. The Enterprise sopho- more notched fi ve RBIs and knocked in all of his team’s runs. Wallowa freshman Gus Ramsden went 2 for 4, while Rummell went 1 for 2 in the Eagles’ fi ve-hit effort. See ROUNDUP, Page B12 of laughter and friendly golf banter. • Positive news comes from Dan Cornett, board president: An Ore- gon Community Foundation grant has been received supporting a ju- nior golf instruction program this summer. Heather Bruce has agreed to begin the program in June. Call clubhouse for more information. • One more bit of exciting news concerning the nasty, magnetizing sand trap on No. 6. There’s talk it is to be debunked. Rochelle Danielson is an Alpine Meadows member who resides in Enterprise. Marr Pond to host free fi shing for kids June 4 Wallowa County Chieftain Mark you calendars — June 4 is the Marr Pond free fi shing day for kids. Fisheries staff will be on hand all day, measuring fi sh and helping kids. No license is required. The pond is fi lled with fi sh including some big lunkers, and out-of-state folks are welcome. Last year Cougar Stockham, 6, of Gooding, Idaho, came with his extended family and two sets of grandparents and won the grand prize with the biggest fi sh for his age division (7 and un- der) and the biggest fi sh overall — a whopping 19.25-inch trout. His secret? He wasn’t divulging. His mom said it was “patience, lots of patience,” but one of the grandpas confi ded to the news- paper that it also was the marsh- mallows atop the worm bait. Kathleen Ellyn/Chieftain Samantha Sanchez, 8, of Enterprise took first in her age division (8-10) with a 16.75-inch fish in 2015. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and features a variety of contests from biggest fi sh (per age group) to casting con- tests (also per age group). Pole and tackle will be pro- vided for those who need them, or bring your own. 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