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WEDNESDAY
October 25, 2017
Eagles head to state
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
The Joseph volleyball
squad is in the running for a
state title after sweeping Echo
Oct. 21 for the district title
during a busy week.
The high-fl ying Eagles suf-
fered a rare loss on the court on
Oct. 13, a day after Nixyaawii
forfeited a match to the ladies.
The ladies fell three sets to two
in Echo.
Coach Jill Hite said the
team made some unchar-
acteristic errors during
the contests.
“We missed way too
many serves and lacked
overall energy, but Annie
Story had an amazing serving
night,” she said.
Team standouts included
Story’s rocketing nine serv-
ing aces and eight digs while
Sabrina Albee tallied six serv-
ing aces and 18 assists. Emma
Hite scored 11 kills while add-
ing 10 digs and an assist while
Alexis Sykora bagged 14 kills,
four blocks and seven digs.
On the following day the
Eagles made short work of their
relatives over the hill, beating
Pine Eagle in three straight.
Hite led the team with 10
kills, 2 blocks, 6 serving aces,
1 dig and 2 assists with Sykora
adding 10 kills, a block and a
serving ace while Albee con-
tributed two kills, two aces and
16 assists.
The Eagles defeated Union
in fi ve sets on Oct. 17 with
Hite again leading the way
with 19 kills, three blocks, two
serving aces and seven assists
while Albee notched seven
kills, two serving aces and 23
assists. Crenshaw had seven
kills and two serving aces and
Sykora added eight kills, three
blocks and three assists.
The girls had great energy,”
Hite said. “We missed a lot of
serves but were very aggres-
sive at the net. Emma really
added energy with her hit-
ting and back row play.”
The Old Oregon
League district play-
offs were Oct. 21, which
fi rst saw the Eagles facing
off against Helix, prevailing in
four sets, 11-25, 25-18, 25-10
and 25-22 behind the stellar
play of Hite, who garnered 12
kills, four serving aces and two
assists followed by Albee’s
seven kills, three serving aces
and 14 assists.
Sykora bagged six kills,
stuffed three blocks and had
serving aces for the cause
while Crenshaw bagged four
kills and a serving ace.
The Eagles faced off against
Echo for the district champion-
ship later in the day, this time
easily defeating them, sweep-
ing three straight from the
fl oor. 25-12, 25-21 and 25-9.
Sykora led the squad with
eight kills, a block and three
assists to her credit while Hite
added six kills, fi ve serving
aces and four assists. Cren-
Courtesy Photo/Ann Story
We’re Number One! -- The Joseph Eagles celebrate their district playoffs victory after defeating Echo in three straight sets in
La Grande on Oct. 21. The Wapiti League champs will play an undetermined opponent in the first round of the state champi-
onships at home on Oct. 28.
shaw contributed six kills and
four serving aces and Albee
handed out 16 assists in the
victory.
Coach Hite said the girls
struggled a bit against Helix
but quickly got their feet under
them, losing only the fi rst
match. She said she later real-
ized only three of the seven
players had prior district tour-
nament experience.
“The girls came into district
with a good mindset,” Hite
said. “They were prepared to
play their game and they did.”
Their excitement and energy
was incredible, so once they
got their jitters out we were on
our way.”
Along with winning dis-
trict, the team also had plenty
else to crow about: Hite and
Sykora earned fi rst-team all-
league while Albee found a
spot on second-team. Tori Suto
garnered an honorable men-
tion. Hite and Albee also made
the all-tournament team.
“I am extremely proud of
where these girls are and it is
an honor to be their coach,”
Hite said.
The Eagles ended the regu-
lar season with an 11-3 record.
They start the opening round
of state at home Saturday.
Opponent and game time were
not available prior to press
deadline.
Cougar football team will play in state tournament
Crane match-up
will be Friday
By Paul Wahl
Wallowa County Chieftain
It hasn’t been usual this
season to see a Ramsden at the
top of the stats for the Wallowa
Cougar varsity football time.
Usually, it’s Gus, the team’s
quarterback. This week it was
his brother Zeb’s turn on top.
Zeb Ramsden, a 5-9 125-
pound freshman, led the team
in tackles with seven and
tossed in 126 yards rush-
ing as the squad walked
all over a hapless Powder
Valley team, 74-6. His
efforts included scoring two of
his team’s touchdowns.
Patrick Ritthaler led the
offense with 153 yards, fol-
lowed by Austin Brockamp
with 135 and Gus Ramsden
with 96. Zane Hermens ran for
70 yards and Mason Moore,
Tristin Bales and Kolby
Moore also recorded
yardage.
Ritthaler and Bales
chipped in four tackles
apiece on defense. Others with
tackles included Sam Hilliard,
Quinten Tillery, Ethan Burns
and Kolby Moore.Zane Her-
mans, Mike Diggens, Daniel
Araya, Brockamp, Gus Rams-
den, Joe Robb and Freddy
DeVore each had one tackle.
The Cougars turn in a total
of 587 yards rushing to Pow-
der Valley’s 155 with fi ve
touchdowns in the fi rst quarter.
Powder Valley did not score
until the fi nal stanza.
Wallowa will take its 7-1
season record into battle
against Crane, the top team
in the High Desert League, 3
p.m. Friday at Ontario High
School. Wallowa fi nished atop
the Old Oregon League.
Both teams will move into
post-season play; however,
if Wallowa wins, it will have
homefi eld advantage, accord-
ing to Coach Matt Brockamp.
Crane was ranked fi fth and
Wallowa sixth in the state in
the fi nal season statistics.
Brockamp said Crane has
allowed the fewest points of
any team during the season
and Wallowa has scored the
most points of any team.
“Crane has historically had
a quality team and is well-
coached,” Coach Brockamp
noted. “We will continue to
lean on what we’ve been doing
all year –– physical football.”
Brockamp said everyone
on the Cougar team is healthy
and ready for the fi nal games
of the season.
JOSEPH FOOTBALL TEAM WRAPS SEASON
Juston Rodgers runs the ball for the Joseph Eagles var-
sity football team in a game against Pine Eagle. Guylen
Snyder (58) and Caeven Murray (4) were in on the play.
Photos by Paul Wahl/Chieftain
Above, Joseph quarterback Tyler Homan ekes out an extra couple yards against Pine Eagle on a rain- and snow-soaked
field in Joseph. At right, Jean Luc Palma puts the stop on a Pine Eagle player during Friday night’s home game in Jo-
seph on a wet and cold Friday night Oct. 20. Joseph won the game, 32-20.
Jean Luc Palma puts the stop on a Pine Eagle player during
Friday night’s home game.
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