A16 Sports wallowa.com August 22, 2018 Wallowa County Chieftain ‘I want us to be the team that never lets the ball drop.’ Enterprise High School volleyball coach Lisa Farwell Enterprise volleyball team is young but eager SPORTS PREVIEW By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain Enterprise High School volleyball coach Lisa Farwell has a lot to be happy about. She actually gets to prepare. Last year, Farwell stepped in as head coach after the mid-season departure of for- mer coach Lisa Masters due to health issues. Farwell didn’t walk into the job blind, though. “I coached here for six years as a new teacher from 1996-2001. Yeah, it’s been awhile,” she said with a laugh. Farwell added she’d also coached junior high volley- ball for several years, which helped her prepare for last year’s abrupt transition. Jes- sie Cunningham is Farwell’s assistant. “It feels good to start the season having put a little fore- thought into what I wanted my program to look like,” she said. Word must have gotten around because the squad has 23 players — including 13 freshmen to replace the four seniors lost to graduation. The team currently has two seniors aboard. “This is fabulous to have those young girls,” Far- well said in regards to the freshmen. The coach already has 10 players picked for the varsity squad, leaving 13 for the JV team. With only six players on the floor at any given time, Farwell hopes to get in a few “C” games or even “C” sets. “That way we can make sure everyone gets some play- ing time,” Farwell said. Athleticism is the name of the game for this Outlaws squad. “I have 10 athletic girls on varsity,” Farwell said. Tournament bittersweet for some Rochelle Danielson The word “bittersweet,” used as an adjec- tive in Webster’s dictionary, can be described as “pleasure alloyed with pain,” and that is exactly how 50 percent of the Gail Beck Invi- tational lady golfers felt as they played the fairways and greens at Alpine Meadows. The other half of women in the annual event found the course anything but bitter- sweet ─ all pleasure, no pain ─ and they’re the ones who get their name in the newspaper. Tori Suto eagled No. 14 with a 20-foot chip in. She birdied 3, 5, 10 and 15. Other birdies: Susie Coughlin, 15. Carol Marr, 4. Ernestine Kilgore, 13. Panky Hauxwell, 10. Suto drove a powerful drive on No. 15, First Flight. Mary Lynn Townsend, Union, sent one flying to win long drive, Second Flight. Winner Closest to the Line on No. 2/11 gave accuracy title to Jacquie Myers, La Grande, First Flight. Again, Townsend showed finesse with her line drive, Second Flight. KP on No. 1/10: First Flight, Suto, 12-1 Second Flight, Hauxwell, 10-3. Long Putt No. 9/18: Suto, 7-2. Ernestine Kilgore, 4-foot. Overall Scores: Suto, Gross 79. Tie: Marr and Hauxwell, Net 70. Gross and Net Winners: La Grande Country Club: Jacquie Myers, Gross 94. Nita Baker Net 73. Buffalo Peak: Kathi Karnowski, Gross 92. Mary Lynn Townsend, Net 89. Alpine Meadows: Marr Gross, 88. Judy Ables, Net 73. 50/50 Drawings: Hauxwell. Raffle Draw- ing, Play at Wildhorse, Laidee Ann Wolfe. Tom Greenawalt provided a $200 cash gift to the invitational. The monies purchased two $25 Texaco gas certificate, two $25 Pro Shop gift certificates and $100 in prize money for overall gross/net. Other donations came from Wallowa Lake Tramway, Mike Lockhart, two gondola rides. Vesta Jacobs, two homemade pies. Ted Juve, pottery. Buffalo Peak, Kathi Karnowski, bas- ket of golfing goodies. Men’s Skins Aug. 16 — Dick Anderson, 2 gross/1 net. Jerry Hook, 1 gross/3 net. Dale Johnson, 2 gross/1 net. Gary Marr, 2 gross/2 net. Ashley Prince, 1 gross/1 net. Terry Lamb, 1 gross/1 net. Blind Partners: Marvin Gibbs/Jerry Hook, Low Gross. Terry Lamb/Dale Johnson, Low Net. Rochelle Danielson writes a weekly golf column for the Chieftain. 5th Annual Main Street Show & Shine IS OVER! “They’re not big, so blocking may be a problem, but they hit well, serve well and pass well.” She also noted the team doesn’t have one or two standouts as in years past, but the team level of play is uni- formly high, more so than in previous years. Passing is also high on the list of team qualities. The coach said she believes she has one of the finest passing teams in the league. Defen- sive expectations are also high on Farwell’s list. Some aspects of the team’s offense need work. “I want us to be the team Thank You To All The Participants, Spectators, Vendors, Artisans, Clubs, MCs, Volunteers, ... when they’re seniors?’” The team’s opening tour- nament is in John Day at the Grant Union Tournament Aug. 25. The Prospectors won the state 2A volleyball cham- pionship, so the Outlaws have their work cut out for them. “It’ll be a trial by fire on Saturday,” Farwell said with a laugh. She added her main concern is getting the players enough real time on the court. “We are out there look- ing for matches,” she said. “I want to get these girls time on the court. I’m not worried about our preseason record, I’m worried about our presea- son experience.” Joseph looks to repeat as state champs SPORTS PREVIEW By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain It’s the usual year for the Joseph Charter School Eagles volleyball team –– except that this year’s team has a lot to live up to. Last year’s squad came away with the first-ever state championship in volleyball in the school’s history. Coach Jill Hite’s team has 18 players this year, and lost only a few from last year’s team. Two seniors graduated and one of last year’s players didn’t return. Four freshmen joined the squad this year. None of those factors or defending the state cham- pionship will impact Hite’s coaching. “It’s all about fundamen- tals,” Hite said. “That’s all we know.” The team, with four prac- tices under its belt, already looks like they’re loaded for bear when they run their drills. Hite says the team has a lot of work ahead of them to reach last year’s level of play. “We’re going to work hard and do a lot of team- building,” Hite said. She Coach Jill Hite added that she has enough players to field a JV squad, but hasn’t made any decisions as to its members. The coach said that while it’s too early in the season to specify the team’s strengths and weaknesses, many have been teammates for a number of years and are familiar with each other’s style of play. “We have some experience, but we’re still pretty young,” Hite said. Hite noted that as she spoke with the Chieftain, the team was familiar enough with the practice regimen to conduct the practice by themselves. “They already know what they have to do today, and that’s fun,” she said. “They’re very committed to what they’re doing.” Coach Hite said one of the things that excites her about this year’s squad is their attitudes. “Everyone has a great atti- tude this year, and it’s been so refreshing,” she said. “It doesn’t always work like that.” As the team practices, none of the players exhibit any neg- ativity. The very few errors made on the floor are met with quiet encouragement rather than admonishment. Although the season is young, Hite said fans can expect to see a quick offense. She noted that the heavy away schedule before the season should see the the team looking sharp by its first home match against Elgin on Sept.13. One of the first away tour- naments, at Molalla and hosted by Country Christian, is bound to test the team’s mettle as it is an invitation-only tournament. “A lot of the top 10 teams in the state will be there, and the sec- ond weekend we’re in Dufur for another tournament,” Hite said. “We front-load our schedule heavily so that we’re on the road a ton in the beginning, which is good for the girls because it helps them get the kinks worked out before they play in front of the home crowd.” BARGAINS OF THE MONTH ® While supplies last. 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