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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.
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“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
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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.
Thank You To All
Our Generous Sponsors
Main Street Motors - Stangel Industries
NAPA (Thompson's Auto Supply) - GEMS
Bane Electric (JB Bane & Co) - Umpqua Bank
Camerons Wallowa County ACE - Candor Custom
Chopper Car Wash - Community Bank
Debs Apparel & Gifts - Enterprise Electric
Favorite Finds on Main - Gordon & Adam Wolfe
J and S Automotive Services - Kellermann Logging
Les Schwab Tire Co. - Log House RV Park
Mountain View Motel & RV Park - Ponderosa Motel
The Stubborn Mule Saloon & Steakhouse
The Wilderness Inn - Bollman Funeral Home
Wallowa Food City - Ruby Peak Realty (Kent Sands)
Esprit Graphics - Wallowa Mountain Property
City Of Enterprise - Wildhorse Resort & Casino
Woodstock Circuitworks, Inc. - ODOT
Enterprise Flower Shop - Enterprise House B&B
Hurricane Coffee & Breakfast - The Bookloft
Kooch Century Farm - Flying Cloud Gifts
Goebel's Gas Station- Stein Distillery
Eagle's View Inn & Suites - The Vault
Imnaha Store & Tavern - Josephy Center
RAM Auto & Hardware - Wallowa Lake Lodge
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Wild Carrot Herbals - Sally B Farms
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Car Guy Garage - Matterhorn Village
Meguiar's Wax - Wallowa County Thunder Run
Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce
Mountain Getaway Lodging, Inc. - 1917 Lumber Co.
Copper Creek Mercantile - rockauto.com
Wallowa County Nursery - Terminal Gravity
that never lets the ball drop,”
Farwell said. “I want to see
us playing into the bleach-
ers for that last touch. I’d like
to see us as having the best
defense in the league. Offense
is where we’ll have to spend
some time to improve.”
Although the coach didn’t
name names, she said she’s
excited to have two freshmen
and two sophomores on the
varsity team.
“It’s always fun to see
those young girls getting the
experience of playing against
varsity teams for four years,”
Farwell said. “As a coach, it’s
fun to think: ‘Oh gosh, what
are those girls going to be
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