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A16 Sports wallowa.com September 5, 2018 Wallowa County Chieftain Wallowa bows to St. Paul Cougars have disastrous first game of season By Seth Gordon For the Chieftain St. Paul made a statement in its first game back in the 1A classification, routing Wallowa 54-20 at home Friday night at the St. Paul Rodeo Grounds. The Bucks jumped out to an early 8-0 lead after scoring on its opening possession, but the Cougars, who went 9-3 and advanced to the 1A quarterfi- nals in 2017, intercepted a T.J. Crawford pass to stamp out St. Paul’s second possession. Wallowa was turned away on downs on its first possession and drove deep into Bucks ter- ritory on its second, but the St. Paul defense stuffed a sweep on fourth down and 1 from its own 19-yard line to end the threat. “We have some things to work on for sure,” Coach Matt Brockamp said. “Against a quality football team like St. Paul that became evident. We’ll go home and make a few Seth Gordon/For the Chieftain Austin Brockamp takes the handoff from quarterback Gus Ramsden and heads for daylight in Friday’s game with St. Paul. Seth Gordon/For the Chieftain St. Paul’s Rawley Koch takes down Wallowa quarterback Gus Ramsden in Friday’s 20-54 loss. Cougar Freddy DeVore (No. 5) looks on. tweaks and get ready for next week.” It wasn’t until late in the third that Wallowa (0-1) struck offensively, as quarterback Gus Ramsden broke free on a scramble and rumbled 64 yards for a touchdown to make it 46-6. St. Paul answered with a touchdown run by reserve running back Jaden Thomp- son in the fourth quarter before the Cougars added two fourth-quarter TDs. The score was 38-0 at halftime. The Bucks (1-0) are a hun- gry team after being ranked No. 1 in 2A for pretty much the entire 2017 season before being upset by No. 5 Santiam in the state semifinals, but were also sharp in their first 8-man game in four years. Brockamp was philosophical. “We did some good things, we had some success doing some things,” he said. “You can’t win a state championship on Aug. 31. The goal is still the same as it was earlier today and that’s to be 1-0 this week. “Our kids played hard and kept fighting,” Brockamp OUTLAWS LOSE OPENER added. “That’s good to see. Everybody got to play and everybody played hard.” Gus Ramsden led the team in all statistical measurements. He amassed 102 yards rush- ing, his brother Zeb Ramdsen also added 53 yards rushing and Austin Brockamp had 36 yards. Brockamp caught three passes for 39 yards and Zeb caught a 36-yarder. Gus led the defense with six tackles, followed by Zane Her- mens with three, Brockamp and By Steve Tool Jeni Greenshields/For the Chieftain Jeni Greenshields/For the Chieftain Sophomore Trace Evans runs the ball for the Enterprise Out- laws during Friday night’s loss to Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii, 12-24. Cats and rats and cheese, oh my Rochelle Danielson What a Labor Day weekend at Alpine Meadows. Another successful High Country Rat Race tournament is history. The annual Labor Day event’s success lies with those familiar faces that return year after year. Northeastern Oregon is well rep- resented with couples from Stanfield/Herm- iston area, Pendleton, La Grande and Wal- lowa County. It’s a golf family reunion of sorts. Becci and Ken Kramer, retired Imbler teachers, have played the tournament for more than 20 years. “We wouldn’t miss it,” Ken said. “It’s our chance to meet old friends, make new friends and play golf. Chris and Carla Greenough, La Grande, feel the same. “We’ve been camping here on the three-day holiday for like 30 years,” Carla ruminated. “We love the friendly faces of Alpine Meadows.” Considered newcomers, Pat Vaughn and Pam Thompson, La Grande, say this is their third year to play. “Kids are raised. We’re retired. We don’t camp anymore, so what a better way to spend the holiday,” said Vaughn. The events began Friday. Three flights of golfers –– the Cats, the Rats and the Cheese –– frolicked on the fair- ways Friday afternoon in a 9-hole mini tour- nament practice round, followed by a put- ting contest in the evening. Mini Winners were Cats: Cal and Jenni Tyer. Rats: Scott and Carol Franks. Cheese: Terry Hughes and Kim Hulse. Putting Contest winners were Men: Jason Speer and Bob Funkhouser, tie. Women: Dara Alverson. On Saturday and Sunday, after frost lifted and sunny blue skies appeared, a field of 39 serious but fun-loving couples chal- Seth Gordon is the sports, schools and religion writer for the Newberg Graphic in New- berg, Ore. EHS volleyball squad tops Wallowa Wallowa County Chieftain Senior Coy Aschenbrenner runs for the goal line in Friday’s game against Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii. The Outlaws newly-mint- ed football team lost its first contest, 24-12, Aug.31. No stats were available to the Chieftain prior to press deadline. The Outlaws next play at home versus Ione 6 p.m. Sept. 6. Kolby Moore with two. Zeb and Tristin Bales had one each. Overall the Cougars ran 49 plays for 273 yards to St. Paul’s 56 plays and 483 yards. There were only two turnovers it the game and one penalty. Wallowa will host Powder Valley at home 7 p.m. Friday night. lenged the fairways and greens in an 18-hole contest under Chapman Rules –– he hits, she hits, he hits her drive, she hits his drive, choose best lie and play one ball to cup. Saturday’s Fairway Game Winners: Men’s Long Drive: Cats, Chris Gree- nough. Rats, Bill Ables. Cheese, Mike Harshfield. Women’s Long Drive: Cats, Sherri Cur- rie. Rats, Dara Alverson. Cheese, Emma Gabriel. Accuracy: Chris Greenough and Lauri Bauer. Saturday’s Sole Survivor: First, Lloyd and Nita Baker. Second, Emmitt and Shirley Cornford. Third, Brad Hagerman and Emma Gabriel. Saturday/Sunday Low Gross/Net Scores weren’t available prior to publication dead- line. Gary and Carol Marr and Terry and Cheri Lamb, Rat Race co-chairmen, will have final results of tournament, and a “thank you” list next week. Rochelle Danielson writes a weekly golf column for the Chieftain. Outlaw volleyball hopes continue to look up as the ladies defeated the Wal- lowa Cougars in three of four sets on Aug. 31 in an away match. Set scores were 25-22; 28-26; 20-25 and 25-21 in the close-fought contest. Seniors Lexie Gasset led the way down the Outlaw trail, pacing the offense with 14 digs apiece. Also on the radar were Ashlyn Gray’s excellent serve receives and Claire Farwell’s set- tings, which gave her sev- eral assists. As a whole, the team served 92 percent from the floor. Coach Lisa Farwell noted the team’s progress early on. “This was a great match for us as we played with more consistency from set to set,” she said. “Again, our strengths were our serve receive and defense. We need to continue to improve at the net. We still hit a lit- tle tentatively and need to be more aggressive.” The EHS ladies trav- eled south for the Prai- rie City Tournament Sept. 1. The Outlaws were 6-2 in pool play behind the per- formances of Shelby Mon- crief and Gray. Harper Char- ter School went down 25-2 and 25-19 while Monu- ment/Dayville fell 25-16 and 25-14. Also in the Outlaw sights were Imbler. 25-20 and 25-22. The ladies met their match with Echo, falling 23-25 and 18-25. EHS was 0-2 in bracket play, losing to Adrian,15-25 and 16-25. Coach Farwell noted Moncrief’s 18 kills on the day. “She made smart choices and put the ball where the other team wasn’t,” she said. Gray’s performance was also noted. “Ashlyn also hit the ball well; she’s gaining confi- dence with each set and it showed with 15 kills,” coach Farwell said. “Gassett served the lights out with her 48 of 50, 96 percent performance. Rilyn Kirkland played great defense and had 29 digs.” The coach had high praise for her squad. “Saturday was a good day for EHS volleyball; I was really proud of the focus and effort my team showed during a long day of 10 sets of volleyball,” Farwell said. “We played well and found our rhythm on defense and had moments of brilliance on offense. We are getting comfortable with our lineup, and it showed as good team volleyball.” On Sept. 6, the Outlaws host Cove High School in a nonleague game. They then travel to Elgin Sept. 8 for a nonleague contest with the Huskies. MEDICARE BIRTHDAY RULE James Andrews Contractor Specializing in Interior & Exterior Paint If you have a Medicare Supplement Plan you have 30 days after your birthday to compare and apply for a new Supplement Plan. Kraftworks Contracting Kraftwrks18@gmail.com Phone # 470-685-1489 Call Kathleen TODAY to discuss your options for a lower Medigap premium. 616 W. North Street, Enterprise, Oregon 541-426-4208 P.O. 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