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9A WEDNESDAY September 20, 2017 Wallowa gridiron squad muzzles Huskies By Paul Wahl Wallowa County Chieftain The Wallowa High School Cougars went up against arguably the largest opponent they will face this season Friday and came away with a solid win. Sherman County High School’s Huskies stood like trees on the gridiron at North Powder, but Wallowa’s boys simply ran around them. Running back Austin Brock- amp led the offensive charge with 177 yards rushing, followed by Patrick Ritthaler with 92 and quarterback Gus Ramsden with 55. Ritthaler and Ramsden also led the team in tackles and assists on the defensive end. Wallowa put two quick touch- downs on the board in the open- ing stanza, both on Brockamp runs, and came back to add two more tallies in the second quarter. Sherman managed just two touch- downs in the fi rst half, leaving the score 26-14 at halftime. Sherman struck back with two touchdowns in the third period, and Wallowa answered with one. Things came together in the fourth when the Cougars intercepted two Huskie passes and turned both into touchdowns on runs by Rit- thaler and Cameron Salmon. Wallowa scored one fi nal touchdown to push the score to 54-40 as the clock ran out. Wallowa continues to work on its passing game. Ramsden com- pleted one of fi ve attempts in the air for a total of 27 yards. Wallowa faces Joseph on Fri- day night in Joseph. Paul Wahl/Chieftain Here they come … four Wallowa players –– Gus Ramsden, Patrick Rithaler, Joe Robb and Ethan Burns –– head into the gap to stop a Huskies runner during Friday’s game in North Powder. Joseph, Enterprise FB underway New Outlaws VB coach named By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain The Enterprise High School volleyball program suffered a temporary setback with the sud- den resignation of volleyball coach Lisa Masters for health reasons. Lisa Farwell, who teaches PE, health, senior seminar and serves as academic counselor, just had the position dropped in her lap. With two matches under their belt under the new coach, the Out- laws appear to have settled into a steady course. The ladies traveled last Friday to Pilot Rock, where they won the fi rst set but lost the follow- ing three matches despite their best efforts: 25-21, 14-25, 18-25, 12-25 “We started off with an excel- lent fi rst set,” Farwell said. “We were passing and hitting very well but were unable to main- tain momentum. I was proud of the girls for their great hustle and determination, and we will con- tinue to improve from here.” Farwell noted the play of Heidi Niezen, with her 10-10 serving with four aces and excel- lent defense. The coach also mentioned Gracie Niezen, who passed well and played stel- lar defense. Reece Christman also had a perfect serving game, going 15-15. The team traveled to Stan- fi eld Sept. 9 where the Outlaws gunned down the Tigers in three sets: 25-10, 25-15, 25-9. “My team showed solid vol- leyball skills today,” Farwell said. “They played well at the net with 20 kills as a team and showed excellent serving. We were 94% on the line as a team.” Players of note included Shelby Moncrief behind the ser- vice line, going 30 for 31 with 12 aces throughout the match. Riley Gray had nine kills while Ashley Exon added fi ve. Christ- man played excellent defense and added 12 assists. Sept. 12 saw the Outlaws host- ing Stanfi eld in another winning effort, losing a close second set but triumphing in the remaining three: 25-15, 21-25, 25-20, 25-18. Farwell praised her squad’s tenacity. “Stanfi eld played tough the entire match,” she said. “We struggled a little with serving and made some mistakes at the net but worked hard and got the job done.” The Outlaws traveled to Baker High School on Sept. 15 to par- ticipate in the school’s volley- ball tournament. The tournament had mixed results for the Outlaw ladies. In bracket play, the squad lost three consecutive sets to Baker, each with a score of 14-25. The ladies had better luck in their play against New Plymouth High School, winning two of three sets, 18-25, 25-13, 25-23. The Out- laws lost their fi nal match in two consecutive sets to Grant Union High School by scores of 13-25 in both sets. The Outlaws will play league contests with Union at home this Friday, Sept. 22, and travel to Grant Union in John Day on Saturday By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain The Joseph Eagle gridiron squad played its third game of the season at Prairie City Burnt River Sept. 15, walk- ing away with a 46-0 shellacking of the Panthers. Eagles coach Toby Koehn, while enjoying the team’s win, said that Prairie City was rebuilding its program and turned in a decent performance considering. The Eagles led 40-0 after the fi rst quar- ter, at which point the team’s varsity start- ers were pulled, which allowed younger players to garner much-needed real-game experience. For those reasons Koehn said he didn’t keep game stats. Another contributing factor in playing younger players was the Panthers’ 102-0 defeat by Pine Eagle the previous week. “We didn’t want to do that,” Koehn said. The coach did point out the excellent performance by the younger players. He noted the defensive performance of soph- omore Justice McQuown and the offen- sive ball-carrying of Juston Rodgers. “They all played well. They learned a lot after being out on the fi eld for three quarters,” he said. The Eagles are 2-1 on the season with their fi rst league game coming up against Wallowa Friday. The Enterprise Outlaws turned in a respectable performance in their fi rst game of the year against Umatilla, com- ing out on the bottom end of a 30-18 score. However, new coach Rusty Eschler saw a number of positives in the defeat, particularly after being down 24-0 at the half. “We told our kids that we won the sec- ond half 18-6,” Eschler said. “We gave up a couple of big plays in the fi rst half, or the score would have been much closer.” Eschler also noted that the Outlaws played the game as eight-man football because of a lack of experience with its players. “We only dressed down 16 for the game, and we started Trace Evans, a freshman, on defense,” he said. The coach said that Trent Walker turned in a sparkling performance on both offense and defense and said the team’s freshmen performed well consid- ering their lack of experience and playing against juniors and seniors. The Outlaws are 0-1 on the season, and their next game is a non-league con- test slated for Friday, Sept. 22, at Imbler. SPORTS CALENDAR ENTERPRISE VOLLEYBALL Friday, Sept. 22 –– Enterprise vs. Union at Enterprise 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 –– Enterprise vs. Grant Union at Grant Union 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 –– Enter[prise vs. Imbler at Enterprise 5 p.m. FOOTBALL Friday, Sept. 22 –– Enterprise vs. Imbler at Imbler 2 p.m. CROSS COUNTRY Saturday, Sept. 23 –– Enterprise-Jo- seph-Wallowa participates in Bob Firman Invita- tional at Eagle Island State Park in Boise noon JOSEPH WALLOWA VOLLEYBALL VOLLEYBALL Thursday, Sept. 21 –– Joseph vs Pow- der Valley at Joseph 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 –– Joseph vs. Wallowa at Joseph 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 –– Wallowa vs. Joseph at Joseph, 4 p.m. FOOTBALL Friday, Sept. 15 –– Wallowa vs. Joseph at Joseph 7 p.m. FOOTBALL CROSS COUNTRY Saturday, Sept. 22 –– Joseph vs. Wallowa at Joseph 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 –– Enterprise-Jo- seph-Wallowa participates in Bob Firman Invita- tional at Eagle Island State Park in Boise noon CROSS COUNTRY Saturday, Sept. 23 –– Enterprise-Jo- seph-Wallowa participates in Bob Firman Invita- tional at Eagle Island State Park in Boise noon WALLOWA VALLEY YOUTH SOCCER U8 Sept. 20: Enterprise 3 vs. Joseph 2 at enter- prise Jensen Field 1; Joseph 1 vs. Enterprise 1 at Joseph - Forest Service Building; Wallowa vs. Enterprise 2 at Wallowa School Field. All games at 5 p.m. U11 Sept. 21: Enterprise 3 vs. Joseph 1 at Enter- prise Jensen Field 2; Joseph 2 vs. enterprise 2 at Joseph City Park; Wallowa vs. Enterprise 1 at Wallowa School. All, games at 5 p.m. U14 Sept. 21: Enterprise 1 vs. Enterprise 2 at Enterprise Jensen Field 1 at 5 p.m.