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Wallowa County Chieftain
SPORTS
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Boys all-stars wrap successful season
Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
The Wallowa Valley boys Little League Majors all-
star baseball team fi nished the season with a step in the
right direction. The boys put in a solid performance at
the district all-star tournament in Hermiston.
The fi rst game, on Saturday, June 22, saw the lads
match up with Milton Freewater, easily winning the
game, 6-1. The following day saw the squad facing La
Grande.
The game did not go quite as well, despite a solid
team performance, particularly of pitcher Tyler Knapp.
The score stood tied at 2-2 in the bottom of the fi fth
when La Grande broke the game open, scoring two runs
that led to its 4-2 victory over Wallowa Valley.
Coach Cameron Albee said the boys hit the ball
extremely well.
“It was a really fun game to watch because the game
was played at a high level,” Albee said. “There weren’t
many errors and pitchers didn’t issue many walks. Our
kids showed they could compete with any level of little
league team in our district.”
He also singled out the pitching performance of
Knapp as a high point.
“When he pitched that game, I have to say it was one
of the fi nest pitching efforts I’ve ever seen,” he said.
“That kid’s a great athlete.”
Wallowa Valley played Columbia, a combined team
of Stanfi eld, Echo, Boardman and Umatilla kids on
Monday, June 24. Again, Wallowa Valley rose to the
occasion, beating that squad 8-3, to stay alive in the
tournament.
Wallowa Valley played Hermiston the following
day, but fell, 14-1. Coach Albee said the loss ended the
tournament for the squad who placed fourth in the sev-
en-team tournament.
“It’s an uphill battle for Wallowa County,” Albee
said. “We’re competing against Baker City, Hermiston,
La Grande and Pendleton — those teams have a lot of
Courtesy Photo
Wallowa Valley boys Little League all-stars — Majors (L to R): Gunner Sinclair, Malcolm Albee, Nate Cameron, Kellen
Crenshaw, Rhyson Collier, Nathan Lamb, Tyler Knapp, Pearce Schnetzky, Hunter Martin, Gunner McDowell, Lucas
Goodrich, Kason Mitchell. Back Row (L to R) Coaches Cameron Albee, Curtis Jackson and Kallie Jackson.
kids to choose from.”
He added that he saw the group as a great bunch of
kids with high potential, whose love of the game made
them a pleasure to coach. Albee also wished to extend
thanks and recognition to assistant coaches Curtis and
Kallie Jackson.
Ladies Day can be every day out on the links
By Rochelle Danielson
There ought to be a law
that gives lady golfers the
opportunity to press an
imaginary ‘REPLAY’ but-
ton whenever they have a
super drive or a spectacular
putt. On separate occasions
this past month Donna
McCadden and Panky
Hauxwell, two members
of Tuesday Ladies group,
would have enjoyed watch-
ing a replay of their high
fl ying drives and bulls-eye
putts that gave each of them
a birdie on No. 4’s par 3.
Come to think about it,
if a replay button is pos-
sible in a fantasy game of
golf wouldn’t it be nice if
the gals could also have a
‘SAVE’ button for the per-
fect swing, and a ‘DELETE’
button for an in-the-creek
or out-of-bounds penalty
shot? There’d be no need
for a ‘CURSOR’── no
imagination necessary.
It’s not a fantasy that
Tuesday Ladies Day has
seen an upswing in turn-
out the past couple of
weeks. On June 11, sixteen
gals met at 9 a.m. for the
monthly business meeting
after which they teamed up
in pairs and together played
5 holes of what might be
called a very slow “Horse
Race.” First place money
winners were Carol Marr
and Panky Hauxwell. Sec-
ond place, Ernestine Kil-
gore and Dayle Harmon.
Third place: Judy Ables
and Kathy Reynolds. The
other fi ve teams were only
a horse-length back.
While the sun shone
brightly and a breeze blew
softly eighteen to twenty
gals teamed up for an
excellent day of golf on
Ladies Day Tuesday, June
18. A welcome to newcom-
ers Sue Coppin and Kim
Tally.
Carol Marr and Cindy
Parks traveled out of the
county on Thursday, June
13th to play in Baker City’s
Ladies Invitational. When
asked if they won golf
balls, money or a bouquet
of fl owers, Carol’s answer
was, “We had a lot of fun.”
Speaking of fl owers
check out the beauties at
AMGC clubhouse entry
way. Credit goes to Judy
Ables and Nancy Huff for
the big planters and hang-
ing baskets. Alder Slope
Nursery had a hand in the
planters. Joseph FFA gets a
thank-you for the hanging
basket on patio.
An Eastside Senior’s
monthly Monday nota-
ble: Chuck Haines, one of
AMGC’s Eastside Seniors,
says sixteen Wallowa
County golfers traveled to
Union’s Buffalo Peak June
17, for competition play
with 76 golfers from north-
east Oregon. Alpine Mead-
ows will host the seniors in
August.
Softball: Cubs to state
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“They showed a ton of
maturity,” Kirkland said of
his squad. “It was a very,
very exciting game.”
That left only the cham-
pionship game against Pilot
Rock on the following day.
The Cubs edged out their
opponent 5-4, which put the
Cubs into the state champi-
onships, coming up on Satur-
day, July 6, in Klamath Falls.
“It was a super-exciting
game,” Kirkland said. “We
were the visitors, and we
had the lead, 5-4. We got our
last two outs on their girls
twice trying to steal home.”
He added it was his fi rst time
seeing a team unsuccess-
fully try to steal home twice
in the same inning.
The Cubs will play at
U.S. Cellular Field, a state-
of-the-art fi eld.
“It’s a really nice complex
there — all turf,” Kirkland
said. “It’ll be all of our girls’
fi rst experience on turf.”
Kirkland said that he was
told it’s been about a dozen
years since the county has
even fi elded a juniors team,
and that makes the success
even more special. He also
wants the county to know
how young the team is, and
how it’s playing far above its
age level.
“This is a great group of
kids, and a great bunch of par-
ents,” he said. “It’s been super
rewarding and super relaxing.
We’re super excited.”
WALLOWA COUNTY
ENTERPRISE
JOSEPH
MONDAYS
MONDAYS
7 p . m . E n t e r p r i s e G r o u p
1 1 3 . 5 E M a i n S t .
6 p.m. Grace and Dignity
(Womans Mtg) Joseph
United Methodist Church
301 S. Lake St., Church
Basement
T U E S D A Y S
12-1 p.m. Enterprise Group
113.5 E Main St.
7-8 p.m. Enterprise Group
(Big Bk Study)
113.5 E Main St.
W E D N E S D A Y S
7 p . m . E n t e r p r i s e G r o u p
1 1 3 . 5 E M a i n S t .
T H U R S D A Y S
12-1 p.m. Enterprise Group
113.5 E Main St.
7 p . m . A l l S a i n t s
( M e n s M t g )
1 1 3 . 5 E M a i n S t .
F R I D A Y S
7 p . m . E n t e r p r i s e G r o u p
1 1 3 . 5 E M a i n S t .
S A T U R D A Y S
7 p . m . E n t e r p r i s e G r o u p
1 1 3 . 5 E M a i n S t .
WEDNESDAYS
12 p.m. Grace and Dignity
(Womans Mtg)
301 S. Lake St., Church
Basement
Al-Anon Family Group
(support for family and
friends of alcoholics)
meets Tuesday evenings
at the Joseph United
Methodist Church
(basement on north),
6pm-7pm.
WALLOWA
SUNDAYS
7 p . m . W a l l o w a A s s e m b l y
o f G o d C h u r c h
2 0 5 S A l d e r S t .