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October 10, 2018
Wallowa County Chieftain
X-country still viable
in spite of injuries
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
Steve Tool/Chieftain
Joseph Charter School senior Kade Kilgore looks for the open receiver during the Eagles’ hard-fought 27-16 win
over South Wasco County on Friday Oct. 5. Kilgore completed the pass seconds later.
Eagles football shines
in win over South Wasco
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
I
n a true team effort,
the Joseph Eagles
gridiron squad faced
their toughest battle
of the year and came
out victorious, 27-16, in a
Friday, Oct. 5 battle ver-
sus South Wasco County.
Both teams entered the
game undefeated.
While Joseph com-
manded the game, which
included more than one
touchdown getting called
back due to penalties, the
scrappy Redsides man-
aged to get their ducks in
a row enough to keep the
contest interesting. The
Redsides are the first team
to keep Joseph from scor-
ing 60 or more points all
season.
“It was out toughest
and best game of the sea-
son so far,” Coach Duncan
Christman said. “It was a
big moment for a lot of
our seniors to dig in and
get everyone through it.”
Offensively, the Eagles
racked up 209 yards on
41 rushes for two touch-
downs. The team added
five completed passes in
15 attempts for 62 addi-
tional yards and a touch-
down. The team was
1-for-1 on extra-point
kicks. Justin Rogers had
22 rushes for 84 yards and
a TD while Tyler Homan
celebrated his return from
a concussion with 130
yards on 16 rushes and
a score. Homan had two
additional
touchdowns
called back on holding
penalties.
TJ Grote had three
receptions for 33 yards
and a TD, as well as an
extra point and a fumble
recovery. Coach Christ-
man also said the team
credited Grote for play-
ing a major role in saving
the game after deflecting a
possible touchdown pass
while playing defense in
the fourth quarter.
Defensively, Homan
knocked out seven tack-
les while Kade Kilgore
collared eight tackles and
returned an interception
65 yards for a touchdown.
“That was also a key
thing for us,” Coach
Christman said.
Carson Littlepage, a
junior transfer, also con-
tributed eight tackles
while junior Guylen Sny-
der took six Redsides to
the turf.
Christman also noted
the fan support of the
squad, which he said con-
tributes to the team’s suc-
cess. He said he hoped
to see a crowd for the
Eagles’ clash with Harper
Carter School on Eagle
turf this Friday at 6 p.m.
Both teams are once again
undefeated and ranked
by the Maxpreps web-
site as first and second in
the state. The site puts the
Eagles in the top slot.
“It should be a pretty
big one,” Christman said.
Despite a litany of injuries,
the Wallowa combined cross
country team put in a strong
showing at the Crosby invita-
tional at Treasure Valley Com-
munity College on Thursday,
Oct. 4.
The girls varsity placed
second behind Melba High
School, despite the absence of
top-flight runner Kyla Hook
who was out with an injury.
The boys did not place
because of a lack of entrants
and lacking the presence of
vaunted runner Henry Cough-
lan, out for the second consec-
utive week. Coach Dan Moody
said only 18 county runners
participated in the meet, which
featured 24 teams.
Zac Knapp continued his
running ascent, finishing in the
13th spot with a personal best
time of 17:20 while Bayden
Menton was close behind at
17:32. Ian Goodrich also had
a personal best at 18:48, a sec-
ond behind teammate Cole
Gomes.
“We did exceptionally
well,” Moody said. “Particu-
larly when you consider the
girls and that we didn’t have
Kyla Hook.”
Ellyse Tingelstad found the
right path, placing second over-
all with a time of 19:38, also a
personal best and beat the top-
ranked runner in the district,
Mckenzi Hoyt of Burns, by 13
seconds. Ella Coughlan also
reached a personal best time
of 20:27. Ashley Wilson and
Sydney Rouse rounded out the
top four, and freshman Lannie
Stonebrink improved her time
by nearly three minutes.
Moody noted that his train-
ing routine appeared to pay off
for his runners.
“It always has, and we’ll
keep doing the same thing until
it doesn’t.”
The thinclads next travel
to the Helix Stubblebuster on
Thursday, Oct. 11.
Hunters can receive
preference points for
turning in poachers
Wallowa County Chieftain
Oregon hunters are get-
ting a new incentive to turn in
poachers.
A program, approved by
the 2016 Oregon Legislature
and put into effect this month,
offers the option of big game
preference points instead of
cash for providing informa-
tion that leads to an arrest or
citation for poaching-related
crimes.
The Turn in Poachers
program is a collaboration
between the Oregon Hunters
Association and Oregon State
Police, and until this season
offered only cash rewards for
such tips.
According to a release from
the Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife, for cases involv-
ing bighorn sheep, mountain
goat, moose or wolves, the
tipster will be awarded five
preference points. For cases
involving elk, deer, prong-
horn, cougar or bear, the per-
son will be awarded four pref-
erence points. All preference
points must go to one hunt
series (elk, buck deer, antler-
less deer, antelope or spring
bear).
Five preference points
would allow a hunter to draw
76 percent of buck deer hunts,
69 percent of doe deer hunts,
83 percent of elk hunts and 24
percent of pronghorn hunts.
Cash rewards range from $100
to $1,000.
Report wildlife viola-
tions via email to TIP@state.
or.us or by calling *OSP or
1-800-452-7888.
Cougars keep riding win streak
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
Courtesy Photo
Wallowa High School senior Zane Hermens advances the
ball after catching a pass during Wallowa’s 58-16 homecom-
ing victory over the Pine Eagle Spartans on Friday Oct. 5.
The third-ranked Wallowa Cougars
on Oct. 5 waylaid another opponent. The
grid squad handily defeated Pine Eagle
58-16 in their fifth straight game of scor-
ing at least 50 points.
The Cougars came out with claws
bared, scoring 26 unanswered points in
the first quarter with four touchdowns
by sophomore Zeb Ramsden. The team
added 24 points in the second, which
included a fifth Ramsden touchdown.
That put Wallowa up 50-0 at the half.
Quarterback Gus Ramsden threw
three touchdown passes as he completed
5-of-10 passes for 85 yards while rushing
for 63 more. Zeb Ramsden led the ground
game with 124 yards on six touches while
Austin Brockamp gained 70 ground yards
on 13 carries.
Zane Hermens led the receiving squad
with 45 yards on one reception and a TD.
Tristin Bales hauled in three passes for
28 yards and a score while Zeb Ramsden
snagged a TD pass for 12 yards.
Defensively, Wyatt Prince and Joe
Robb led the destruction with three tack-
les and two assists each. Gus Ramsden
also collected an interception.
Coach Matt Brockamp made sure
every member of the team got significant
playing time.
“We pulled the pads from three or four
of our guys and let the freshmen play,” he
said. “The kids are playing well and doing
good things. It was a good game.”
Coach Brockamp singled out the
offensive line for play above and beyond
duty.
“Up front, the guys are doing excep-
tionally well,” Brockamp said. “It’s been
a point of emphasis this year, cleaning up
our blocking.” The coach noted the play
of seniors Michael Diggins and Zane Her-
mens, as well as some younger athletes.
The Cougars have plowed their way
to a 5-1 season record. They next battle
Crane on the Mustangs’ home turf on Fri-
day, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m.
“It’s going to be a big week for us here
at Wallowa football. We’re looking for a
showdown,” Brockamp said.
Alpine Meadows superintendent Greg Oveson plans to retire
A recent essay in Pacific North-
west Golfer magazine read: “While
golfers flock to the golf course to
enjoy the gorgeous weather, superin-
tendents are managing the heat, wear
and tear on the golf course, water
management and many other factors.
It’s a lot more than the average golfer
really understands.”
Greg Oveson is one of those greens
superintendents who, along with his
crew, deal with the above-mentioned
issues daily at Alpine Meadows Golf
Course in Enterprise.
“Most everything we do to keep
Rochelle Danielson
the golf course in condition is decided
by money,” said Oveson. “And about
75 percent of our budget is spent on
our greens. We try to do with what we
have, but when dealing with weather
conditions, grass diseases and also
older equipment, it’s sometimes not a
pretty sight.”
With Alpine Meadows open-
ing in April, the greens crew work
long hours in a combination of rain,
skiffs of snow, and sunshine to get
the approximately 55-acre course in
shape. But as late as June this year,
Oveson lamented a difficult rainy
spring season with the crew having
trouble keeping up with the grass.
And besides that, they were having
mechanical problems with the fair-
way mowers. Eventually, the rain
stopped and La Grande Country Club
loaned Alpine Meadows a mower
until another was purchased.
“Then comes the wind, and those
old willow trees make a mess every-
where,” said Oveson. “Lots of man-
hours are involved in cleanup. Our
volunteers are greatly appreciated.”
Oveson said this past season JD
and Jon Hagan mowed fairways
while Sherri Currie worked tee
boxes for a combined 60 volunteer
hours a month. Tristan Beck mowed
the rough — a time-consuming job.
Beck also worked with Mac Huff
and Oveson in mowing and roll-
ing the greens three or four times a
week.
After ten years at Alpine Mead-
ows, three of them as superintendent,
Oveson (known as Ovie), plans to
retire.
“I’m ready to move on, but have
loved Alpine Meadows,” he said. “I
especially enjoy early morning and
evening on the course. The wildlife
comes out. It’s so peaceful.”
The crew at Alpine Meadows said
Oveson’s expertise was appreciated
at the course.
“Ovie is amazing in his knowl-
edge of grass diseases,” said Mac
Huff. “He will be hard to replace.”
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