A16 Sports wallowa.com September 20, 2017 Wallowa County Chieftain Outlaws cross-country opens season By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain The Enterprise Outlaws cross-country squads, which include students from Joseph and Wallowa high schools,, opened their season with respectable showings at the Runner’s Soul XC tourna- ment in Hermiston on Sept. 9. The event drew 21 high school teams. The ladies tallied a third- place fi nish with 70 points with six runners, just behind second place Hermiston and Union’s winning score of 60. Kyla Hook led all runners, turning in a time of 20:49.3. Including Hook, the Out- laws placed two runners in the top fi ve and three with the top 10 times. Eliza Irish placed fi fth with a time of 21:06.2 and Ellyse Tingelstad placed ninth with a 21:22.7 fi nish in a fi eld of 81 runners. James Madsen led the Outlaw boys with a time of 19:31.7. Will Caldwell and Daniel Delancey rounded out the top three Outlaw run- ners with times of 20:18.4 and 22:35.8 respectively. Coach Dan Moody liked what he saw at the team’s inau- Paul Wahl/Chieftain Bayden Menton, front, and Zac Knapp push their way through the mud bog at the Catherine Creek Scamper Friday in Union County. gural performance. He noted that the boys team performed up to expectations while the girls surpassed expectations considering that practice had been hampered due to wildfi re smoke. “Their times were as good as last year or a little better, which is a plus,” he said. . On Sept. 15 the Outlaws traveled to Union County for the Catherine Creek Scamper with its signature massive mud hole. The Outlaw girls placed second, just fi ve points behind Union’s score. The ladies placed three girls in the top six. Madsen led the boys squad WALLOWA LAKE SPRINT TRIATHLON RESULTS The Sept. 2 Wallowa Lake Sprint Triathlon featured a 250-meter swim beginning at the Wallowa Lake Marina, a 12-mile road bike ride to the city of Joseph and back, and a 5k run through the Wallowa Lake Resort area. This event is a fundraiser for Safe Harbors agency, providing services for victims of domestic and sexual violence in Wallowa County. The 2017 race raised $3,400 in sponsorship and $1,200 in entry fees. Winners in the overall category: Jeff Mutchie, 46: swim 5:56; bike 32.33; run 19:03 for a total time of 56.23. Zack Rock, 38: swim 7:15; bike 32:33; run 22:56 for a total of 1:05:40. Jeff Keyser, 42, swim 4:28; bike 34.01: run 25:39 for a total of 1:08:11. Other winners in men’s age groups were: 16-19: Benson Hepworth, 17, 1:15:52 20-29: Taylor Gentry, 25, 1:15:17 30-39: Zack Rock, 38, 1:05:40 and Mike Lees, 36, 1:08:23. 40-49: Jeff Mutchie, 46, 1:05:40; Jeff Keyser, 42, 1:08:11; and David Kirk, 46, with a time of 1:08.31. 50-59: Ron McAfee, 59, 1:34:39 and Jerry Ivy, 58, 1:39:58. Winners in women’s divisions: The fastest woman overall was Lindsay Thane, 25, swim 5:05; bike 40:18; run 21:37 for a total of 1:09.31 Second: Laura Berg, 46 swim 5:42; bike 37:26, run 26:40 for a total of 1:11:34 Third: Silje Christoffersen, 22 swim 6:20; Bike 39:15; run 24.09 for a total of 1:12:54. 20-29: Thane and Christof- fersen stood first and second respectively. 30-39: Jill Kuehler, 38, 1:14:33; Sara Cogan, 38, 1:15:02; and Alyssa Carter, 31, 1:22:14. 40-49: Laura Berg, 46, take first with a total time of 1:11:34; Anette Christoffersen in Team Christoffersen, 49, 1:13:07; and Megan Paul, 42, 1:13:17. Jennifer Hobbs, 48, was the fast- est and oldest female runner with 1:34:35. Team results: Team Christoffersen (Vikings) saw Nils swim in 7:02; Annette bike in 40:05; and Leif run in 25:23 for a total of 1:13:07. JOSEPHY CENTER FOR ARTS AND CULTURE PRESENTS WEST TRAVELS EAST OPENING RECEPTION: SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 AT 7PM ENCAUSTIC CLASS - SATURDAY, SEPT. 30 WWW.JOSEPHY.ORG/CLASSES Paul Wahl/Chieftain Jada Gray, left, and Maddie Nordvedt emerge from the mud pit at the Catherine Creek Scam- per Friday in Union County. with a time of 20:09 while Brycen Locke had a time of 20:56 followed by Brett Greenshields’ time of 22:31. Junior high also fared well as the boys took fi rst place while the girls took second. Moody lauded the perfor- mance of all the teams. “From the junior high through the high school it was a great team effort by every- one,” he said. “It was a fairly diffi cult course because it’s got some hills, some turns and the mudhole they have to go through twice.” The team next travels to Eagle, Idaho, for the Bob Fir- man Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 23. Rat Race tourney heats up The unusual heat wave over the Labor Day weekend didn’t stop golfi ng couples from sign- ing up for the annual Rat Race tournament held at Alpine Meadows. Co-chairmen Gary and Carol Marr, along with Terry and Cheri Lamb, found themselves happily swamped with 90 entries. With temps in the low 90s, couples came prepared for their favorite tourney with polarized lenses and wide-brimmed hats. Hot as the three mid-afternoon days were, participants reveled in the cool morning shotgun starts, and too, the balmy evenings spent out- doors at the clubhouse’s practice putting green. Friday evening, after the mini-tournament and practice round, golfers participated in the “slightly off-beat” putting contest, with Gary Graybeal and Nancy Brown the winners. FRIDAY’S NINE-HOLE MINI-TOURNAMENT Cats: Keith and Stephanie Williams. Rats: Jim Bauer/Kim Tally and Bill and Judy Ables (tie). Cheese: Ashley Prince and Rochelle Danielson. Saturday/Sunday Winners (two-day score combined) First Low Gross Cats: Chris and Carla Greenough and Mark and Cally Goss, 151 (tie). Rats: Scott and Carol Franks, 160. Cheese: Mike and Lil Harshfield, 180. Second Low Gross Cats: Greenough and Goss, 151 (tie). Rats: Bill and Judy Ables, 172. Cheese: Dale Johnson/Ruby Zollman, 185. Third Low Gross Rochelle Danielson Cats: Ken and Beccy Kramer, 158. Rats: Kelly and Kim Hawkins, 175. Cheese: Bruce and Kathy Greenough, 190. First Low Net Cats: Dean Duquette and Sherri Currie, 127. Rats: Pat Reynolds and Cindy Parks, 130. Cheese: Ashley Prince and Rochelle Danielson, 129. Second Low Net Cats: Keith and Stephanie Williams, 129. Rats: Emmitt and Shirley Cornford, 133. Cheese: Pat Vaughn/Pam Thompson, 135. Third Low Net Cats: Alan and Carol Stephens, 131. Rats: Mike and Patsy Taylor, 135. Cheese: Ken and Panky Hauxwell, 140. SATURDAY FAIRWAY GAMES Men’s Long Drive: Cats, Delmer Hanson; Rats, Bill Ables; and Cheese, Bruce Greenough. Women’s Long Drive: Cats, Nancy Brown; Rats, Vickie Clemens; and Cheese, Lesa Bunten. Accuracy: Don Westfall and Leslie Woodside. Saturday Best-Ball: First, Goss, Alverson and Harshfield and Williams, Smestead and Lewis– Bunten (tie). Second, Tie – Kramer, Reynolds and Reynolds-Parks and Gabriel, Franks and Funkhous- er-Smith (tie). Rochelle Danielson is a golf columnist for the Chieftain. HELLS CANYON MULE DAYS WINNERS Debbie Kellog and her mule, One Hot Traveler, of Baker City, Ore., was named high point mule in the 2017 Hells Canyon Mule Days competition. RESULTS High Point Performance (13 and Younger) –– Ryleigh Phillips on One Hot Traveler from Baker City High Point Performance (14 to 17) –– Alyssa Fournier on Josie from Bend, Ore. High Point Performance (18 and older) –– Janet Pope on Sandman from Clarkston, Wash. High Point Gaming (13 and younger) –– Ryleigh Phillips on One Hot Traveler. High Point Gaming (14 to 17) –– Alyssa Fournier on Josie. High Point Gaming (18 and older) –– Matt Fournier on Josie. High Point Wallowa County Mule –– Bob, owned by Larry and Juanita Waters of Joseph, driven by Linda Estes. Wednesday at The OK Theatre to kick off Oregon's Alpenfest JEF GUNN, ANDREA SCHWARTZ-FEIT, KIRK WELLER AND ROBERT PROCTER BRING YOU THE ART OF ENCAUSTIC PAINTING COME JOIN US THROUGH NOVEMBER 1ST An endearing new version of the Johanna Spyri story Best Family Film - Portland Film Festival 2017 Best Children’s film - Bavarian Film Festival 2016 www.josephy.org 541.432.0505 403 Main, P.O. Box 949 Joseph, OR 97846 Doors open 5:30 p.m. Film at 6. snack bar available Free admission if you come in Alpine garb to celebrate Oregon’s Alpenfest Everyone else $5 adults and teens, $1 kids 12 and younger