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WEDNESDAY
March 21, 2018
OUTLAW TRACKSTERS
DEBUT THURSDAY
Paul Wahl/Chieftain
Outlaw runners freshmen Brendan Moore, left, and Kyla
Hook are joined by sophomore Cole Gomes for some road
work last week.
By Paul Wahl
Wallow County Chieftain
F
unky spring weather has
not dampened the enthu-
siasm for the Enterprise
boys and girls varsity track
and field squad, which debuts its
season Thursday.
Coach Dan Moody has 56 stu-
dents in tow, up some from last
year.
Moody expects the girls squad
to be much stronger than last year
and the boys “somewhat” ahead of
last year’s team in the early going.
“We have a number of first-year
kids for the boys we are expecting
a lot from,” Moody said. “They
have a lot of talent.”
He also has a good crop of
returning athletes to provide depth
for the team.
Freshmen Brendan Moore,
a distance runner, and Jericho
Peters, a sprinter, will be team
leaders, Moody said.
DeeDee Duncan, left, Eliza Irish and Ashley Wilson put in miles of
practice for the Enterprise High School track team last week.
Sophomores Cole Gomes, a
distance runner, and Foster Hobbs,
a relay runner, will shine. Hobbs
placed fifth in state last year in
the 200M. Timmy Wells will be
in the thick of things in sprints and
jumps, Moody said.
SPORTS CALENDAR
SOFTBALL
Friday, March 23 –– 11 a.m. Lost River
in the Rocket Invitation at Pilot Rock
Elementary.
Saturday, March 24 –– 4 p.m. Veron-
ica in the Rocket Invitation at Pilot Rock
Elementary.
GOLF
No events scheduled this week
BASEBALL
Friday, March 23 –– Noon Baker JV at
Baker City.
Tuesday, March 27 –– Noon Bandon/
UVC at Pilot Rock
Wednesday, March 28 –– TBD Pilot
Rock at Pilot Rock
TRACK AND FIELD
Thursday, March 22 –– 11 a.m. Buck
Track Classic at Pendleton High School.
Junior jumpers Joe Robb and
Dylan Marr have a bright future
this year. Jake Coggins, Colton
Rickert, Justus Evan and Shane
Lund are newcomers but strong
athletes from performances in
other sports.
Trent Walker and Cole Farwell
are first-year seniors with prom-
ise. Seniors Ethan Burns placed
fourth in state last year in javelin
and is expected to be a strong con-
tender this year. Moody also men-
tioned Blaze Lepper as a potential
standout.
Freshman Kyla Hook has the
potential to be one of the team’s
top distance runners, Moody
said.
Experience comes from sopho-
mores DeeDee Duncan, who com-
peted in state in the 1500M last
year and hurdler Ashlyn Gray.
Page Lattin is new this year and
expected to perform well.
Juniors veterans Karli Bedard,
Hero Peters and Ashley Wilson all
have state medals from last year.
Seniors Eliza Irish and Riley
Gray are both experienced
veterans.
Moody said the goal in the early
going is to improve from week to
week “so we get to where we want
to be by the end of the season.”
Traditionally, Enterprise scores
most of its team points from
runners.
“Overall this year, we’re going
to be pretty spread out evenly,
especially for the girls,” Moody
said.
The Outlaw’s friendly rivalry
with Union will provide a spark
for the team, as well as facing
ever-tough Grant Union.
“They’re the only team that’s
near the size we are,” Moody said.
“Most of the rest of the teams are
half our size.”
Rusty Eschler is Moody’s
assistant coach.
“Our goal is to get as many
kids as we can to state and place at
state,” said Moody, who has been
a track and field coach for more
than 40 years. He began his tenure
in Enterprise in 1986.
“I hope I’m not an old fud-
dy-duddy,” Moody said with a
laugh.
Joseph track and field season debuts
Kilgore takes
first in pole vault
A number of Joseph High School
track and field athletes placed in the top
10 at the Mullen-Leavitt Invitational
March 16 at Wahonka School Campus in
The Dalles.
Winds were blustery and the tem-
peratures cool for the first outing for the
squads.
Kade Kilgore picked up a first in the
boys pole vault with a jump of 11-00.
Teammates TJ Grote, Joah VanDoozer
and William Caldwell placed fourth, fifth
and 12th, respectively.
The boys 4x100 relay team of Tyler
Homan, Guylen Snyder, Juston Rog-
ers and Miguel Lizasoain placed sec-
ond finishing 48.17, behind Dufur by two
seconds.
William Caldwell placed 10th in the
100M, 12.56, and 10th in the 200M, 25.39.
Homan added a 7th in the 200M, 25.16.
Javelin
Austin Sykora finished 10th in javelin,
108-11, and TJ Grote fourth in triple jump,
37-07.50
Haley Miller led the charge for the
Eagle girls with a first in the 800M,
2:27.98. Teammate Ellyse Tingels-
tad took a third in the 1500M, 5:12.19
and the 4x100 relay team of Sabrina
Albee, Camille Crenshaw, Ella Cough-
lan, Alexis Sykora placed third, 56.66,
behind The Dalles and Trout Lake.
Tingelstad added a third-place finish
in pole vault, Sykora a third 4-06 in high
jump 6-00 and 10th in 100M, 14.43 and
Camille Crenshaw a fourth, 90-05 in jav-
elin. Albee also had a ninth in the 200M,
30.72, and was 10th in the long jump,
13-00.
Other teams participating included
Corbett, Dufur, Glenwood, Goldendale,
Horizon Christian (Hood River), Klicki-
tat, Lyle/Wishram, Sherman, The Dalles
and Trout Lake.
BOYS RELAY TEAM OF TYLER HOMAN, GUYLEN SNYDER,
JUSTON ROGERS AND MIGUEL LIZASOAIN PLACES SECOND
