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A8 WEDNESDAY September 12, 2018 WALLOWA BLANKS POWDER VALLEY Rivalry with nearby Elgin resumes this week By Paul Wahl Wallowa County Chieftain W allowa High School sophomore Freddy DeVore Friday night put his name in the scoring books for the first time since he joined the team last year. The 5-11 175- pound tight end caught an amazing 61-yard pass from quarterback Gus Ramsden in Friday’s game against Powder Valley. It was the team’s second game of the season, a 60-0 drubbing of the Badgers at home. The pass was Rams- den’s only successful effort in the air for the evening on three attempts. DeVore’s TD was preceded by an 80-yard run by senior Austin Brockamp to open the Cougar’s assault on a hapless Powder Valley squad. “Freddy played last year as a freshman and he worked hard all summer, getting bigger and stronger and becom- ing our starting tight-end,” said coach Matt Brockamp. Ramsden played a role in each of the four TDs Wal- lowa scored in the second quarter, with an eight-yard run, a 66-yard run, a 40-yard run and a 30-yard intercep- tion return. In addition to the 61 yards passing, Ramsden tallied 143 yards rushing and added two tackles and six assists on defense. The final scoring efforts –– one in the third and another in the fourth quarter –– came on a one-yard run by Zeb Ramsden and a five-yard run by senior Tristin Bales. Wallowa was a yard short of 500 advancing the ball for the evening. Powder Valley had 13 yards passing and a negative 34 yards rushing. Austin Brockamp led the rushing game for Wallowa with 166 yards, Zeb Ramsden added 95 yards on three carries. Coach Brockamp said it was encouraging to have a win to pair with the team’s opening game loss against St. Paul. He lauded Gus Ramsden’s domination of the foot- ball field. “He was fired up and ready to play,” he said. A total of 21 penalties were called in the game, 10 on Wallowa alone. Coach Brockamp attributed the plethora of calls to “overzealous” refereeing. At several points early in the game, Wallowa fans could be heard yelling Paul Wahl/Chieftain Wallowa offensive guard Quinten Tillery, a junior, lines up with Powder Valley’s Chaz McCall to give Austin Brock- amp room to run in Friday’s victory on the Wallowa High School field. “let the kids play the game.” The Badgers won their opening game of the season against Ione. Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii has emerged as the top team in 1A-SD3 Special District 3 action. Wallowa, Elgin, Imbler, Dufur and Crane are all 1-0 in league play. Next up for the Cougars is a run at the Elgin Hus- kies Friday evening in Elgin. The game is the shortest distance Wallowa will travel this season and renews a Outlaw volleyball squad chalks up two more wins By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain The Outlaw ladies varsity volleyball team played at home Sept. 6 against Cove, gunning down the Leopards in four sets. Team scores were 25-21, 23-25, 25-21 and 25-20. Rilyn Kirkland led the squad from the serving line, going 16 for 16 and played tough in clutch moments. Lexie Gassett racked up six kills at the net while Shelby Moncrief shoveled up 14 digs. Coach Lisa Farwell said that the Outlaws put out a solid effort throughout the match. The squad worked on implementing a new defense, and she was pleased with the team’s patience in its execution. Coach Farwell did note areas where the team needed work. “Our serve receive was not what it usually is; Cove had some strong servers that rattled my passers,” she said. The Elgin Huskies felt the burn of Outlaw lead as the ladies traveled to Elgin on Sept. 8. The Outlaw ladies took the bark out of the Huskies, winning three straight sets: 25-19, 25-19 and 25-12. Ashlyn Gray turned in a superb performance with seven kills and seven ace serves. At the net, Claire Farwell dealt three kills and Lexie Gassett, Shelby Moncrief and Rilyn Kirkland added three ace serves for the win. Coach Farwell noted improvements the team made on serve receive on Saturday against Elgin, especially after the struggle against Cove earlier in the week. She also noted the play of Gray. “It was fun to see Ashlyn gain some confidence at the net. She had one of her best matches today,” Farwell said. In an inter-county matchup, the Outlaws travel to Joseph High School on Friday, Sept. 14, for a nonleague game. The Out- laws travel to North Powder on the following day for an eight- team tournament. Eagles ladies swat Huskies By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain The Joseph Charter School Eagles taught the Elgin Hus- kies some new trick, defeating them on their own court in three straight sets Tuesday, Sept. 4. Emma Hite, Sabrina Albee and Camille Crenshaw blazed the trail to victory by scores of 25-11, 25-8 and 25-14. Hite had seven kills, three blocks, three assists and seven serving aces while Albee racked up nine kills three blocks, five assists and three serving aces. Crenshaw delivered six kills joseph hardware 541-432-2271 101 S Main Street, Joseph www.johard.com Open 7 Days A Week and five serving aces. Coach Jill Hite said the ladies played well as a team, serving over 90 percent and did well plac- ing the ball. She added the team displayed overall good energy and played with great team effort. “I’m very proud of all the girls for stepping up,” Coach Hite said. long-standing rivalry between the two schools. Elgin has two players well over 6-0; however, Wal- lowa’s gridiron athletes are generally heavier and more experienced. The last meeting between the two schools recorded in the Chieftain archives was in November 2013. Wallowa played Elgin the last game of the season, falling 58-0. The Cougars, under coach Bill Robb, did not win a sin- gle game that season. More results from the ‘tournament-of-the-year’ Rochelle Danielson Although winners of the High Coun- try Rat Race held at Alpine Meadows Golf Course on Labor Day Golf weekend played a masterful golf game, they were not awarded a green blazer, but instead, good old hard earned cash ... greenbacks. Of this magnanimous group of golfers ─ the crafty Cats, rueful Rats and chucky Cheeses ─ winners were awarded in Low Gross (before handicap) and Low Net (handicap added) down three places in each flight. Low Gross for the Field: Cats: This year the coveted First Low Gross went to Chris and Carla Gree- nough with a two-day gross score of 155. They were +11 for 36 holes. Second Low Gross Kevin Hegeman/ Nancy Brown, 157. Third Low Gross Ken/Becci Kramer, 165. Rats: First Low Gross Jason/Elizabeth Speer, 164. Second, Scott/Carol Franks, 165. Third, Jim/Lauri Bauer, 175. Cheese: First Low Gross, Brad Hager- man/Emma Gabriel, 169. Second, Mike/ Lil Harshfield, 183. Third, Terry Hughes/ Kim Hulse, 187. Low Net for the Field: Cats: First Low Net: Gary/Carol Marr, 134. Second, Albin/Chris Presley, 135. Third – Tiebetween Pat Reynolds/Cindy Parks and Warren Wilson/Kim Tally, 137. Rats: First Low Net, Bill/Judy Ables, 131. Second, Alan/Carol Stephens, 135. Third, Mike/Patsy Taylor, 137. Cheese: First Low Net, Bruce/Kathy Greenough, 129. Second, Lloyd/Nita Baker, 138. Third, Steve/Betty Wilcox, 139. Thanks to the committee, Gary and Carol Marr and Terry and Cheri Lamb, for their diligent “tournament-of-the- year” work. And in turn, the committee wants to thank all the volunteers (Jerry Hook cooked delicious hamburgers) and those who donated to the raffles. END OF fifth week sessional Wednes- day Match Play: Team 2 – Harlan Menton and Sherri Currie won with 9 wins. Team 5 – Tristin Beck and Pat Lynn, and Team 3 – Terry Lamb and Dean Duquette, tied with 7 wins. Coming this Saturday is the Fall Golf Scramble. Line up a 4-man team. Starts 10 a.m. $50 per person includes din- ner. Annual meeting and ball drop raffle drawing to win a free single membership for 2019 will follow. For information on Scramble and Ball Drop Raffle, contact Cheryl at clubhouse. Rochelle Danielson writes a weekly golf column for the Chieftain.