B1
WEDNESDAY
October 10, 2018
Eagles
volleyball
continues to
SOAR
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
J
Steve Tool/Chieftain
Madelyn Nelson, a junior at Joseph Charter School, goes up for a successful kill versus Nixyaawii on
Saturday Oct. 6. The Eagles won the match in three sets.
Outlaws look for way
to close tight games
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
The Enterprise Outlaw volleyball teanm
started out the week with a wild five-set
league victory at Cove on Friday, Oct. 5
that featured 14 kills by Ashlyn Gray. Set
scores were: 25-19, 25-17, 22-25, 20-25,
15-12.
Along with Gray’s herculean perfor-
mance, Carsyn Miller added 14 assists.
Senior Shelby Moncrief had 23 digs and
Lexie Gassett added 20 for the hard-fought
victory.
Coach Lisa Farwell said she was
pleased with the team’s performance. She
noted that the girls did not make many
unforced errors while the squad turned up
serving and serve/receive a notch, although
the win wasn’t easy.
“We had a little trouble finishing the
match out,” she said. “We had numerous
attempts during set three and set four, and
just couldn’t get it done without going into
the fifth set.”
The Outlaw squad didn’t fare as well
traveling to Heppner for contests versus
Heppner and Union on the day following
the Cove victory. The hosts took four sets
to defeat Enterprise by scores of 18-25,
26-24, 20-25 and 23-25.
It took five sets for the Union Bobcats
to send Enterprise down to defeat in the
week’s final match. Set scores were 14-25,
25-23, 25-20, 13-25, 11-15.
Despite the losses, Coach Farwell noted
several key performances. Gassett had an
extraordinary day with 22 kills and 40 digs.
Moncrief contributed notable defense and
had 41 digs. Gray went 27 for 28 from
the service line, and Miller went 26 for 28
serving.
Farwell said that while the squad played
some excellent volleyball, it also commit-
ted a number of unforced errors.
“For much of the season, we’ve had
trouble finishing sets and matches, and
that was our problem again,” she said. “We
seem to be able to compete with nearly
everyone in the league, but we can’t do it
for three straight sets.”
The week left the Outlaws with a 1-7
league record and 6-11 overall. The squad
ranks 25th in the state.
The team hosts Stanfield on Thurs-
day, Oct. 11, then head to their last three-
way tournament in John Day to play Grant
Union and Pilot Rock.
joseph
hardware
541-432-2271
101 S Main Street, Joseph
www.johard.com
Open 7 Days A Week
oseph Lady Eagles volleyball had a busy and undefeated
week, meeting four opponents and defeating each in straight
sets.
Imbler, Elgin, Nixyaawii and Griswold all felt the
Eagles’ talons in their respective hides.
Oct. 2 saw the luckless Imbler Panthers facing Joseph,
who promptly declawed them in three straight sets, 25-14, 25-17 and
25-16.
Senior Emma Hite continued her dominance on the court record-
ing a dozen kills, two blocks and five serving aces while Sabrina Albee
also notched a dozen kills and two serving aces. Juniors Madelyn Nel-
son and Camille Crenshaw had three kills each.
“The girls played with amazing energy and a lot of focus,” said
Coach Jill Hite.
On Friday, Oct. 5, the Lady Eagles met the Elgin Huskies. Again,
the Eagles won in straight sets with the Huskies showing little bark and
no bite whatsoever. Set scores were: 25-17, 25-11 and 25-13.
Emma Hite led the kills game with seven, while Albee and Cren-
shaw followed with five and four kills, respectively. Crenshaw also
nailed three serving aces to lead the Eagles in that category.
“We had a hard time getting going, because some of the girls are
battling sickness,” said Hite. “We had a pretty good distribution of
stats.”
The following day saw the Eagles pull off a doubleheader with
ease, defeating both Nixyaawii and Griswold. Nixyaawii put up a fight
at times, but still succumbed 25-9, 25-14 and 25-15.
Albee chalked up nine kills while Emma Hite racked up seven kills
and numerous assists. She also added seven serving aces while Nelson
added four to the cause.
“Nixyaawii’s improved a lot,” said Hite. “They had good serving
but we had the teamwork, too.”
The afternoon game saw the Eagles facing off against Griswold,
who went down by scores of 25-16, 25-9 and 25-12.
Emma Hite’s torch led the squad with 12 kills, five assists and a
nickel’s worth of serving aces. Albee did her part with eight kills, two
assists, two aces and a block. Crenshaw contributed five kills and six
digs to the victory while Nelson added two blocks and three serving
aces.
The week left the Eagles with an 8-1 league record and 18-7 over-
all. The squad is holding down the seventh spot in state rankings. The
Eagles next play at home versus Wallowa on Thursday, Oct. 11. They
finish out league play with away contests at Nixyaawii and Griswold
on Saturday, Oct. 13.
Cougar volleyball claws
to four straight victories
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
Wallowa Cougar volleyball
had a busy week that brought
four wins, stretching the squad’s
win streak to seven. All four
matches were won in straight
sets.
Oct. 2 saw the Cougars face
off against the Elgin Huskies,
who left the court badly mauled
after set scores of 25-17, 25-14
and 25-9. Coach Janea Hulse
said that the squad’s efforts
to maintain a positive attitude
and enhance its intensity and
momentum have paid off.
Hulse noted the play of
Grace Pendarvis’ feat of 11
serves in a row. Pendarvis placed
the ball well and moved her
serves around. Shanna Rae also
received kudos for tough play
on the net. She led the team with
10 kills and 2 solo blocks. Rylee
Goller had 14 digs and five kills
while Ashlyn Young played stel-
lar defense with 15 assists and 3
kills.
Coach Hulse said she’s proud
of the team’s effort.
“They are proving to be tough
and playing with heart on every
play. Our success is based on
giving it all on every point,” she
said. “It’s one point at a time.”
Oct. 5 saw a joyous home-
coming with the team shooting
down Pine Eagle in three sets.
Again, the Cougars moved the
ball well, getting more comfort-
able with offense and defense
and played outside its com-
fort zone, to which the ladies
responded well.
Ashlyn Young played aggres-
sive on the court with 21 assists
and three kills. Bailey Hafer
picked up her defense and added
six kills for the victory.
“This team is working hard,”
Hulse said. “They are one unit
and a family.”
The following day saw Helix
as the next squad to fall to the
Cougar attack, the sets scored at
25-7, 25-22 and 25-14.
Hulse noted that Rylee Goller
played well and showed contin-
ued improvement. She led the
defense with 23 digs and played
controlled offense, adding five
kills to the total. Shanna Rae Til-
lery kept up the intensity with 14
kills and three blocks.
Nixyaawii fared no better
against the Cougs. Set scores
were 25-9, 25-11 and 25-10.
Tillery spaded nine digs and
dished up six kills. Ella Moeller
got coach kudos for her court
communication skills, along
with her attitude and work ethic.
Riley Ferre smashed eight kills
in the match and exhibited great
leadership skills, according to
Hulse.
The week left the Cougars
with an 8-3 league record and
10-11 overall. They next travel
to Joseph on Thursday, Oct. 11,
and end league play with a road
trip to Crane.