A11 WEDNESDAY November 2, 2016 GIRLS SAIL INTO STATE SCOREBOARD WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26 Volleyball 1A State Tournament, first round Joseph def. Ione 25-14, 25-16, 23-25, 25-12 FRIDAY, OCT. 28 Football Imbler 36, Enterprise 24 Adrian 40, Joseph 36 SATURDAY, OCT. 29 Volleyball 1A State Tournament, second round Crane def. Joseph 25-16, 25-19, 25-16 SPORTS CALENDAR SATURDAY, NOV. 5 Cross Country 1A state championships at Lane Commu- nity College in Eugene. ODFW Recreation Report: Oct. 25 ODFW press release Courtesy of Rebecca Bateman From left: Eliza Irish, Isabelle Tingelstad and Ella Coughlan lead the lady Outlaws to their first Dist. 5 championship under coach Dan Moody. OUTLAWS CROSS COUNTRY BURNS UP PENDLETON COURSE AT DISTRICT MEET By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain T he Outlaws girls cross country team was hoping to qualify for the state meet heading into Friday’s District 5 meet at Pendleton. Mission accomplished, and then some. The combined Wallowa County squad put together a re- sounding victory and gave coach Dan Moody his first girls district “ Every girl knew they had a job to do, who they had to go after.” Coach Moody title in the process. The girls finished with 34 points in the 5,000-meter race, with powerhouse Union coming in second at 57. Eight teams participated, but only the top two teams advance to the 3A/2A/1A state meet Saturday at Lane Community College in Eugene. The Outlaws placed four runners among the top 10 fin- ishers: Isabelle Tingelstad was second with a time of 20:07.2; Eliza Irish (20:22.8) placed fifth; Ellyse Tingelstad (20:53.4) was sixth; and Dee Dee Duncan (21:14.8) finished 10th. Both Irish and Duncan posted personal bests. Among other Outlaws girls, Karli Bedard (21:18.0) placed 11th, Reagan Bedard (22:05.4) placed 17th and Elle Coughlan (22:41.0) finished 24th. Karli Be- dard and Coughlan both posted season-best times. All seven girls qualified for individual competition at the state meet, and Moody will designate five runners for team competition. See STATE, Page A14 Football Roundup Outlaws’ offense rolls in season ender at Imbler Wallowa County Chieftain Enterprise’s football season came to an end Fri- day afternoon with a 36-24 loss at Imbler. As with most of the rest of the season, the Outlaws kept the score close — this time with an effective pass- ing game, despite losing starting lineman Clint Nor- ton to a dislocated knee in the first quarter. Senior quarterback Tate Olson completed 19 of 25 passes for 189 yards and tallied a 119.5 quarterback rating on the day. “I think it was the best game of his whole high school career,” said Enter- prise coach Mike Rowley. “He did a fabulous job out there. He directed the kids and they did great.” Junior Trent Walker led the receiving corps with seven catches for 70 yards and three touchdowns. Se- nior Clayne Miller had six receptions for 75 yards, and junior Trent Sneed added three catches for 21 yards. Scot Heisel/Chieftain Alexis Sykora drives the ball down for a kill against Ione on Wednesday. Eagles go 1-1 at state After ousting Ione, run ends Wallowa County Chieftain Courtesy of Velda Bales Clayne Miller (23) looks for some running room against Imbler on Friday. Senior running back Trent Bales carried the ball 27 for 83 yards. “Trent Bales worked hard and the whole offen- sive line worked hard,” Rowley said. See ROUNDUP, Page A14 The Joseph volleyball team took care of business on its home court Wednesday night with a 3-1 victory over Ione in the opening round of the Class 1A state tournament. Senior Haven Johnson had nine kills against the Cardi- nals, while sophomore Emma Hite had six kills and three aces. Senior Johnelle Suto re- corded a team-high 21 assists. The Eagles (21-6) took the first two games easily, 25-14 and 26-16. The first game was close until Hite took serve with the Eagles leading 12-11 and reeled off three aces in a string of six straight Joseph points. The pattern was repeated in the second game when Hite took serve at 13-13 and the Eagles put together nine con- secutive points — including three on a pair of kills and a block by Junior Alexis Syko- ra. The Cardinals (10-16) opened an early 7-1 lead in the third game and held on for a 25-23 win. “That’s something we’ve been working on all season,” said Joseph coach Jill Hite. “It’s about mental focus. We lose that and start to miss some serves. We sometimes lack that emotion. Then, once we get it back, we get back into things. They can hit a val- ley, but you never can count them out. Joseph slammed the door with a decisive 25-12 win in the fourth that includ- ed lengthy service strings from Johnson, sophomore Tori Suto and senior Taylor Grote. See EAGLES, Page A14 STAY WARM with $ 100 OFF! Wallowa County • Common raptors in the open areas of the county are red-tailed hawks, American kestrels, and gold- en eagles. Look for bald eagles and ospreys perched in the larger trees along the lakeshore or on power poles near water in the valley. • Many elk have returned to the Zumwalt Prairie now. Try driving the Zumwalt and Pine Creek Roads and looking carefully at ridge tops. Elk can also be observed regularly along the Powwatka Ridge Road between 18 and 27 miles north of the town of Wallowa. These areas are county roads that run through private property, so please respect the landowner’s privacy and remain on the road and park out of the traf- fic lanes while watching the elk. • Canada geese and several spe- cies of ducks can also be seen feed- ing in agricultural fields and along streams around the county or flying into the north end of Wallowa Lake in the evenings to roost. 9/20/16 Fishing Brownlee Reservoir: crappie, bass, perch, catfish, bluegill, trout Fishing for crappie has been good in the Powder River Arm. Average length has been about 9 inches. Smallmouth bass in the 6-9 inch range are very abundant making it hard to find the larger fish. Call the Idaho Power Company’s recording at 1-800-422-3143 to get informa- tion on access at recreational sites. Oxbow Reservoir: trout, crap- pie, bass, catfish Fishing for trout is good a tributary mouths. Crappie have moved to deeper water and catch rates are much reduced from spring. Smallmouth bass are abun- dant.Fishing for channel cats is be- ginning to pick up. Hells Canyon Reservoir: trout, crappie, bass, catfish Fishing for trout is good at tributary mouths. Crappie have moved to deeper water. Abundant smallmouth bass. Fishing for channel cats should be good. Snake River below Hells Can- yon Reservoir: trout, steelhead, salmon, bass The Snake River will open to hatchery fall Chinook fish- ing on Thursday, Sept. 1. The river- will remain open until Oct. 30, or until a closure is announced. Correction Two articles in last week’s Sports section listed an incor- rect grade for Joseph Charter School junior Alexis Sykora. • Reliable • Effi cient • Innovative Plus, you may qualify for MORE ASK US HOW! with rebates & tax incentives! Ed Staub & Sons Energy Community Service. Offer valid thru December 31, 2016. Items vary by location and may be limited to stock on hand. Please ask a member of the Ed Staub team for more details. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife released its latest state- wide Recreation Report on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Here’ the Wallowa County section of the report: 541-426-0320 201 E. Hwy 82 Enterprise, OR