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A9 WEDNESDAY April 19, 2017 SPORTS ROUNDUP EAGLES FALL IN DOUBLEHEADER By Steve Tool R ESULTS Wallowa County Chieftain ENTERPRISE GIRLS TOP 10 • 100 meters 7th, Hero Peters 14.43; 200 meters 6th, Riley Gray 29.47; 10th, Reagan Bedard 30.18; 800 meters 2nd, Deedee Duncan 2:35.38; third, Eliza Irish 3:36.80; 1500 meters 3rd, Deedee Duncan 5:33.26; 100 meter hurdles 6th, Stacy Douglass 18.81; 9th, Ashlyn Gray 19.54; 300 meter hurdles 1st, Karli Bedard 50.70; 9th, Irina Baldessari 55.09; 4x100 relay 2nd, Hero Peters, Riley Gray, Karli Bedard, Stacy Douglass 53.34; 4x400 relay 2nd, Hero Peters, Riley Gray, Karli Bedard, Stacy Doug- lass 4:20.13; High jump 1st, Karli Bedard 5-01; Long jump 8th, Riley Gray 13-10. ENTERPRISE BOYS TOP 10 4x400 relay 6th, Trent Bales, Jake Coggins, Cole Gomes, Foster Hobbs 3:48.22; Shot put 6th, Chan- dler Burns 42-02.50; Javelin 1st Ethan Burns 160-01; High jump 9th, Kobe Ketscher 5-08; Triple jump 9th, Joe Robb 36-03; 10th, Colby Harris 36-00.50. JOSEPH GIRLS TOP 10 400 meters 10th, Johnelle Suto 1:07.89; 4x100 relay 7th, Johnelle Suto, Ella Coughlan, Camille Cren- shaw, Alexis Sykora; 4x400 relay 8th, Johnelle Suto, Ella Coughlan, Camille Crenshaw, Alexis Sykora; High jump 2nd, Alexis Sykora 4-08;. JOSEPH BOYS TOP 10 400 meters 3rd, Cayden DeLury 53.05; 800 meters 9th, Tyler Homan 2:12.67; 300 meter hurdles 2nd, Cayden DeLury 43.44; 4x400 relay 5th, Tyler Homan, Caevan Murray, Aaron Borgerding, Cayden DeLury 3:48.17; Pole vault 9th, TJ Grote, Kade Kilgore 9-00. It has been another busy week of sports around Wallowa County. Baseball The Wallowa Valley Eagles set- tled back down to earth, dropping both ends of an April 14 double- header at Irrigon. The Eagles had their wings se- verely clipped in the 1 p.m. opener, coming out on the bottom end of an 18-1 shellacking. The Eagles gave up nine hits while also committing nine miscues and contributing only one hit to the contest. “There’s not much to say about it,” said assistant coach Geoff Hay- ward. “We just didn’t focus, and the score shows that.” The second game saw the Ea- gles at least get their tail feath- ers off the ground, losing an 8-7 squeaker at the Knights’ hands. The Eagles exploded for two runs in the fi rst inning, trading scores and leads throughout the game, and led 7-6 after their fi nal at-bat in the top of the seventh. The Knights popped off two runs in their half of the inning to send the Eagles plum- meting to defeat. “It was a good game. We hated to lose it of course, but it’s one of those things,” Hayward said. The losses left the Eagles 2-2 in league play and 5-4 overall. The Eagles host their home opener against Nyssa 1 p.m. Friday, April 21. The Wallowa Valley Cubs are back in the win zone after two victories in an April 14 double- header at Elgin/Imbler. The Cubs sentenced the Huskies to the dog- house, 13-7, in the fi rst game, led by Ashley Exon’s 2-for-3 perfor- mance at the plate while swatting in 4 RBIs. Jessie Teeney and Mad- ison Plew hopped on the RBI train unloading for two each on the hap- less Huskies. The Cubs outhit Elgin, 9-8, but Elgin’s seven errors spelled doom for the Huskies. Five Cubbies tore up the base paths with two steals each, Plew leading the way with three. On the mound, Plew went the distance for the Cubs, striking out eight while walking fi ve. The Cubs followed the fi rst win with a 19-2 celebratory massacre of the Huskies. Josie Scott led the charge, turning in a golden 4 for 4 plate performance, including three doubles and three RBIs. Teammate Shelby Moncrief also turned in a golden perfor- mance, going 4 for 4 with two Steve Tool/Chieftain Wallowa Valley Eagles pitcher Gus Ramsden winds up for one of his blazing fastballs during a 4-0 loss versus the La Grande Tigers JV team on April 11. RBIs, including a homer, Darby Gassett followed close behind, with a 3 for 4 performance includ- ing two triples and a whopping six RBIs. Three other Cubs turned in multi-hit performances. Lexie Gassett pitched for the Cubs, and in her second full varsity outing, gave up only fi ve hits while striking out fi ve and walking three. “We’re really starting to come together as a team, and I think we’ll come together even more as the season goes on,” said Coach Andy Plew. The wins left the Cubs 2-2 in league play and 3-5 overall. The Cubs play their fi rst home game on Friday, April 26, hosting Nyssa for a 1 p.m. twinbill. Golf Both Enterprise and Wallowa/ Joseph traveled to John Day for the Grant Union Invite with Enter- prise taking third. Wallowa/Joseph doesn’t fi eld enough golfers for an offi cial team. Brycen Locke of Enterprise tied for fourth in the tournament, shoot- ing an 89, while teammate Boone Harrod shot a 97. Kai Oliver of Joseph led the Wallowa team with a 98 while Cole Kiesecker, also of Joseph, followed with a 114. For the girls, Kana Oliver of Jo- seph led Wallowa with a 123 score on the day. Both Enterprise coach Mike Crawford and Wallowa coach Marvin Gibbs said their teams played through every kind of bad weather imaginable and were proud of the team’s performance. Enter- prise girls stats were unavailable. Enterprise golf next travels to the Heppner invite on April 21, while Wallowa travels to the Big River Hermiston Invite at Umatilla on the same day. Track Both Joseph and Enterprise high schools traveled to the Rivers Edge track meet in Umatilla April 14 to test their mettle against 28 other schools. For the ladies, the Out- laws placed fi rst, scoring 66 points and edging out Hermiston by three points. The Eagles ladies shared 20th place with Bickleton, scoring 10 points. In the men’s department, Jo- seph shared the 12th slot with Cove and McLoughlin scoring 18 points while the Outlaws shared 16th with Bickleton, scoring 16 points. Eagles coach John Roberts was pleased with his team’s efforts. “My kids did pretty well,” Rob- erts said. “We didn’t have Isabelle Tingelstad or Haley Miller running and Ally Cooney and Addie Kilgo- re were gone on an ag trip, or we’d have scored more points. It helped that our younger kids stepped up. We’ve got three weeks to keep pre- paring for districts and state.” The next varsity meet for both Joseph and Enterprise is a 1 p.m. April 22 contest at the 11th Annual Pepsi Invite at Union. Vault Spartan and fl at race team forming up By Kathleen Ellyn Wallowa County Chieftain Members of Team Vault from The Vault Health and Fitness in Enterprise are lac- ing up their racing shoes for the upcoming season of com- petition. The team will participate in both Spartan Races and reg- ular fl at races this year. Their fi rst race was the 5K Rabbit Rainbow Race, a fundraiser for a new gazebo at the Joseph City Park, which was a senior project of Haven Johnson of Joseph Charter School. Spartan races are cross-country “boot camp style” races and have become very popular with outdoor runners. “All fi tness levels are wel- come in our team. We pair rac- ers of similar skills and abil- ities,” said Vault owner and team member Noelle Horvath. There are nine offi cial members of Team Vault so far this year - though Horvath has received calls from 16 people who say they intend to join. Any member of The Vault Health and Fitness is welcome to join. There is no initiation fee beyond a Vault member- ship. Special and regular train- ing events include hill sprints, trail runs, track training, gym training, roll out sessions, yoga meet-ups, rock climb- ing trip and more. Upcoming events for team members are sent by text. Team members need not attend any race to participate in team training. Some mem- bers race for time and a medal but “so far most go to enjoy themselves,” said Horvath. The team is primarily inter- ested in increased fi tness, fun and a community of support. “We train together and pre- pare for the races together and on race day we can carpool, share hotel costs and some- times get a break on the race fees for entering as a team,” said Horvath. Other racers are Horvath’s U PCOMING R ACES Other races the team has on its schedule: • April 22: 8-10 mile, 24-29 obstacle Reebock Spartan Super (Seattle Super and Spartan Kid’s Race) at Snohomish, Wash., Meadow Wood Equestrian Center. Kids race is one-half to 1 mile. • May 7: 12K Bloomsday Run in Spokane, Wash. (on paved road). June 10: Sawtooth Relay in Stanley, Idaho. Length, 61.9 miles divided into 12 legs between six teammates. Each teammate runs about fi ve miles, twice. • July 1: 1 mile, 5k and 10K Lostine River Run son, Kragon Justus, 5, of En- terprise; Patricia O’Leary of Enterprise; Diana Soto, 7, of Enterprise; Garrett Leo of Jo- beginning at Providence Academy in Lostine. • July 29: Walk-On to Stop Diabetes in En- terprise. • Aug. 19: 3-5 mile Spartan Portland Sprint and Spartan Kid’s Race in Washougal, Wash. The shortest Reebok Spartan Sprint on the schedule, 20 to 23 obstacles and a good place to start a Spartan adventure. Kid’s Spartan is one- half to 1 mile. • Sept. 30: 12-14 mile Spartan Lake Tahoe Beast in North Lake Tahoe, Olympic Valley, Ca- lif. More than 30 obstacles and a real beast of a course. Elevation 6,224-9,000 feet. seph; Jeff Weer of Enterprise; Kathleen Ellyn of Enterprise, Keisey VanDoozer of Joseph and Lukus Partney of La Grande. VanDoozer will also be a personal trainer at The Vault Health and Fitness. Wallowa Valley Youth Arts Festival Saturday April 22, 10am-3pm Sponsored by the Wallowa Valley Arts Council free admission Joseph Community Center Art Show, Projects & Sale entry forms K-12th wallowavalleyarts.org Questions? Call Maria Weer 541-426-9411 Ready to hang artwork with entry forms can be turned in on 4/20 at Uptown Art in Joseph, Building Healthy Families in Enterprise, or Blonde Strawberry in Wallowa or Fri. 4/21 at the Joseph Community Center from 8 am - 11 am. Ad Compliments of: Member FDIC Local Money Working For Local People
