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SPORTS Wallowa.com Wednesday, January 30, 2019 A9 Eagles put the hurt on Grizzlies By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain The Griswold Grizzlies may have come to Joseph with hope on their hearts on Friday, Jan. 25, but they left with scarcely a hair on their hides. Both the boys and ladies squads scored major victories over the hapless Grizzlies. The girls romped all over Griswold, 65-20, with the bench getting plenty of quality time on the court in the victory. “We came out with a ton of energy in this game and really played well,” Coach Lance Homan said. “Our press created turnovers and we scored several times because of it.” The coach also said he enjoyed watching the girls play well together with energy from the start to the fi nish, as they scored 28 points in the fi rst quarter. Supreme Sabrina led the Eagles with 24 points, nine assists, eight steals, and seven rebounds. Madelyn Nelson racked up a terrifi c game with 16 points, seven assists, and four steals. Point guard, Emma Hite, had her usual solid effort with 12 points and 6 rebounds. “I was impressed with our young kids who got some minutes in this game,” Homan said. “They came in and really fed off what the varsity girls had done before.” The boys played equally well, running amok over the Grizzlies, 75-32 in a game where the Grizzlies never threatened the Eagles’ superiority over the course of the game. The boys were hot out of the the gate, scoring 11 before their opponents got a bucket. The score stood 20-5 by the end of the fi rst quarter and 39-13 at the half. Sophomore wunderkind, Mason Ferre, led the scor- ing with 18, while Steady Tyler Homan added 12 in the hoop and Kade Kilgore poured 11 in the hole, including three three-pointers. Trey Wandschneider added seven in the attack. “We’re going in the right direction — it’s the fi rst game all year we had all our players score,” Coach Olan Fulfer said. “We’re trying to play that well every single night.” The coach added that the team worked together to pass the ball around for high percentage shots with no player indulging in “hero ball.” “When we stop sharing the ball it takes our defense down,” Fulfer said. “When we share, it’s hard to stop us.” Steve Tool/Chieftain Eagles player Madelyn Nelson sets up for two points during her team’s 65-20 victory over the Griswold Grizzlies on Friday, Jan. 25. Outlaws take it to the mat in Caldwell, Idaho By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain The Outlaw grap- plers brought home the gold and the bacon with two fi rsts from a Cald- well, Idaho tournament on Friday, Jan. 25. It was a good tourna- ment, and we did quite well,” said Coach Forrest Wilson. “We took eight kids and got two fi rsts, a second and a fourth. Almost everyone won one or two matches.” Shane Lund brought home the gold trea- sure at 132 pounds. “He’s been out a cou- ple of weeks,” Wilson said. “His knee healed ready to go.” Golden boy, Trace Evans, raided Idaho for some gold treasure at 138 pounds “He’s really com- ing along,” Wilson said. “He hasn’t lost to any- one in 2A wrestling.” Wilson also noted that Klint Norton placed in the second slot at 285 pounds and praised team member Hunter Harvey who placed fourth at 160 pounds. “He’s a freshman and really coming along,” Wilson said. Courtesy Photo The Joseph/Wallowa wrestling squad came home from North Lake High School in Silver Lake loaded down from treasures found on the mat. (R to L) Head coach Tim Kiesecker, Jonah Staigle, Ronny Morello, Zeb Ramsden, Michael Diggins, Steven Beckman, Austin Brockamp, Guylen Snyder, Gus Ramsden, Corsin Risi, Brendan Moore, Harley Miller, assistant coach Mark Ramsden. Joseph/Wallowa wrestlers take fi rst at state preview By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain The JoWa wrestling squad put in some heavy mileage over the weekend of Jan. 25-26, fi rst traveling to John Day on Friday, Jan. 25, for some pod wrestling (essen- tially practice wrestling against other teams). The team traveled to North Lake, in Silver Lake, to participate in the North Lake State 1A tournament. The name of the tournament has nothing to do with championship state 1A tournament put on by the Oregon Schools Activities Association. Nonetheless, the JoWa boys put on a spectacular performance worthy of the state championships. The boys took home three gold buckles and two silver buck- les for their efforts. Ste- ven Beckman, still wear- ing an elbow brace, took on all comers and the gold in the 113 pounds, as did Zeb Ramsden at 132 pounds. Jonah Staigle came home with some treasure for his fi rst-place performance at 195 pounds. Bringing home the silver were wrestlers Gus Rams- den at 152 pounds and Aus- tin Brockamp at 170 pounds. “The kids all wres- tled real good,” Coach Tim When should you be treated in the Emergency Room? • When a loved one is unconscious or unresponsive • When you suspect a heart attack – chest pain, shortness of breath, etc. • When you suspect a stroke – facial droop, weakness on one side, slurred speech • After an accident or injury where you suspect a concussion, broken bone, internal injury, or other serious condition. For most other health concerns, call your primary care doctor or provider. For life-threatening emergencies, call 9-1-1. This message brought to you by the Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization & Wallowa Memorial Hospital. Kiesecker said. “We have so much dang fun and they try so hard to win.” The team next wrestles at the Bank of Eastern Ore- gon tournament in Heppner on Feb. 2 February Savings! 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