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Wallowa.com
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
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Lady Eagles continue dominance, boys split
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
The Lady Eagles turned in
another set of stunning victories
over the weekend, including a
thorough pounding of arch-neme-
sis Powder Valley. The Nixyaawii
Golden Eagles also felt the talons
of Joseph in defeat.
The ladies first met Powder Val-
ley on Friday, Jan. 18, and came
away with a 44-27 win.
Coach Lance Homan said the
contest was a big matchup with
the first-place conference team that
is athletic and well coached. The
Eagles were able to put up consis-
tent pressure early, which resulted
in a number of turnovers.
That defense allowed the ladies
to go into halftime up 25-8. While
Homan said the Eagles started out
flat in the second half, they reas-
serted their dominance for the win.
Emma Hite led the game with
16 points, eight rebounds and three
steals. Sabrina Albee had a solid
game with 10 points, six assists and
four steals.
“This was a big game with a
lot on the line statewide, and we
were able to get the job done,”
Homan said. “I continue to be very
impressed with how well they play
together and genuinely like each
other.”
The following day ended with
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Concentration — Joseph Eagles point guard, Emma Hite, concentrates on making a free throw during the Eagles’
44-27 shellacking of the Powder Valley Badgers on Friday, Jan. 18.
the Nixyaawii Golden Eagles tak-
ing some lumps after a 51-34 defeat
by the Joseph ladies.
Homan noted that the Golden
Eagles are a big team that can dole
out trouble if they set up in their
half court offense. The Eagles got
the jump early on their rivals with
defensive pressure and good offen-
sive execution. They led Nixyaawii
30-4 at half.
“We were happy to get the win
which really sets us up well in the
league,” Homan said.
Haley Miller had a terrific game
with 11 points and eight rebounds.
Albee, Hite and Madelyn Nelson
scored in double digits and multi-
ple steals.
“This was a great team win, and
now we have a couple of days to
get healthy and get back at it at
home on Friday against Helix,”
Homan said.
The ladies ended the week with
a 5-0 league record and 15-2 record
on the season. Currently ranked
third in the state, they next stay
home to face Griswold on Friday,
Jan. 29.
Outlaws force Rockets to fizzle, 45-36
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
The Pilot Rock Rockets
launched from their home-
town Jan. 19, only to crash land
when they hit the Enterprise
High School court.
The boys snapped a two-
game losing streak with a con-
vincing 45-36 victory over
the Rockets, led by 19 points
scored by Devin Greer. Coach
Larry Wells called the win
satisfying.
“We missed a lot of free
throws, but it was a good game,”
Wells said. “Those guys only lost
by 12 to Heppner, the best team
in our league, the night before.
They came in motivated.”
Wells pointed out the perfor-
mance of Cason Kirkland, who
upped his game, knocking in 11
points while dishing out seven
assists.
“This ushers in the second
half of the season, so it was
the most important game of the
year for us. We need to keep on
this track,” Wells said.
The win saw the boys with a
2-5 season record in league play
and 8-10 overall. They next
play Weston-McEwen on Fri-
day, Jan. 25.
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the Padilla Invitational on Jan. 18-19.
“It was a big turnout with a lot
of big schools,” said coach Forrest
Wilson.
The Outlaws were forced to take
only seven wrestlers to the meet as
Trace Evans was absent in the 138
lbs. slot and Shane Lund in the 132
lbs. slot is nursing a knee injury.
Still, wrestler Kennison Knifong
made it to the quarterfinals at 132
lbs., and heavyweight-class Klint
Norton also broke into the quarterfi-
nals as well.
“We did fairly well although we
had an ankle injury,” Wilson said.
“It’s been a long season for that.”
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wide open upon their return.
“I really felt like we played
well for the most part, except
for the sluggish start,” said
coach Mike Crawford. “We had
four players in double figures,
and that’s what we want. With
this combination of players we
can beat anyone. It was our best
game of the year.”
Shelby Moncrief led the
scoring with 11 points while
Ashlyn Gray, Lexie Gassett
and Zari Bathke nailed down
10 points each. Bathke shot an
amazing 5 for 6 from the floor
for 83 percent shooting. Nearly
everyone on the team scored.
Crawford selected freshman
Rylin Kirkland as an up-and-
comer with her eight points and
12 rebounds.
“That is not typical play for
a freshman on varsity,” he said.
The weekend left the ladies
with a 5-2 league record and
13-4 overall, just behind John
Day in league play. They next
play Weston-McEwen.
For the boys, a lack of consis-
tency reared its head again. The
Eagles got off on the right foot with
a 49-44 victory over Powder Val-
ley. The win was due in no small
part to Chase Murray’s 22-point
performance. Murray sank seven
three-pointers through the contest.
“His field goal percentage was
amazing,” coach Olan Fulfer said.
“He was a lot of fun to watch.”
Mason Ferre piled on 11 points
while Hadley Miller added six
points to the victory.
The following game proved
less fruitful as the Eagles stut-
tered, going down Nixyaawii
52-35 despite sophomore Mason
Ferre hitting five shots from behind
the paint. At one point, the Eagles
were up by four in the fourth quar-
ter when the game got away from
them.
“We were up, and when we
stuck to our game plan we did
well,” Fulfer said. “Then we went
to panic or hero mode.”
Tyler Homan contributed eight
points while Murray scored six for
the Eagles.
“We’re inconsistent, but we’re
getting there,” Fulfer said. “We’re
inching closer and closer, but we
need to play with more consistency.
The Eagles boys are 3-2 in
league play and 10-7 overall while
ranked 11 at state. They next play
Griswold on Jan. 25.
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