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SPORTS
Wallowa County Chieftain
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
State softball champs return home after tournament
Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
The Wallowa Valley
Cubs, the Oregon State
junior league softball cham-
pions are back home in the
valley after the squad’s trip
to the Western Region Tour-
nament in Tucson, Ariz. The
Cubs fell 11-1 in their fi nal
contest versus Martinez Lit-
tle League of California on
Monday, July 22.
The Cubs sported a
1-3 record at the tourna-
ment, losing two games in
the championship bracket,
but going 1-1 in conso-
lation play. Coach Shane
Kirkland said the tourna-
ment provided good times
and some valuable learning
experiences.
The Cubs’ fi nal game was
cut short after fi ve innings by
the 10-run rule, despite the
Cubs pounding out nine hits,
one less than the victors.
Coach Kirkland pointed to
the hitting performances of
players Libby Fisher, Abby
Straight and Alex Rowley
who all went 2 for 2 at the
plate during the contest.
“It was really great,”
Kirkland said. “Outside of
that, we really had trouble
getting going and getting
things to work. We faced off
against a good team.”
Although errors played a
part in the Martinez loss as
well as one of the games.
Kirkland was careful not to
let it affect his players.
“They don’t defi ne the
girls as a team,” he said.
“Winning district and win-
ning state and the amount
we’ve been able to bring this
team together and trust each
other does defi ne them as a
team. We’re super proud of
them, as is most everybody.”
Kirkland also noted that
Cubs were probably the
youngest team at the tourna-
ment with the average age
being under 13. Four of the
tournament teams played
year-round softball as well,
including the Four Peaks
team that initially defeated
the Cubs and eventually
played in the championship
game.
The coach said that Sun-
day, Juy 21, the Cubs had
the day off and got to relax,
spending time around the
pool and going to a golf-
themed entertainment venue.
He said the weather called
for lots of time spent in the
vicinity of air conditioning.
What Kirkland took away
from the tournament is that
he thought the Cubs would
be more competitive. In
some ways he felt the team
was prepared but that the
coaching had to be taken to
the next level.
“We need to work more
on hitting and hitting differ-
ent pitchers,” he said. “We
need to let them face some
stiffer pitching — maybe let
them hit against some high
school pitchers.” He added
he studied other coaches to
see what they had to offer.
However, he thought the
team accomplished what
they wanted to accomplish
during their stay. He noted
that the ladies worked hard
and expressed a great desire
to win.
One of the many other
positives of the tournament
included a number of friend-
ships the Cubs forged with
players from other areas. He
also added other benefi ts:
“We had a good time,
learned a lot, and we know
what we have to do to step
up and be competitive here,”
2019 Tamkaliks Dance results
Wallowa
County
football
players
selected for
all-star game
Women’s Traditional Seniors
50 and over
1. Katie Blackwolf; Pendleton,
Oregon
2. Bev Allen; Peshastin, Wash-
ington
3. Diane Walker; Chiloquin,
Oregon
Steve Tool
Wallowa County
Chieftain
Women’s Traditional Adults
1. Katrina Miller; Pendleton
2. Tie
Sara Dowty; Warm Springs,
Oregon
Trinette Nowland; Pendleton
Girl’s Tradional Teens
1. Latis Nowland; Pendleton
2. Layla Sohappy; Cayuse,
Oregon
3. Natasha Slimjohn; Lapwai,
Idaho
Girl’s Tradional Juniors
1. Mania Wolf; Pendleton
2. Leona Smith; Lapwai, Idaho
3. Elizabeth Bevis; Pendleton
Women’s Senior Traditional Dance winners: Katie Blackwolf,
Pendleton, Oregon, Bev Allen, Peshastin, Washington, and
Diane Walker, Chiloquin, Oregon.
1. Aurora Whiskeyjack; Pend-
leton
2. Mary Harris; Pendleton
3. Alayna Bevis; Pendleton
Jingle Dance
1. Teata Ellenwood; Pendleton
Men’s Traditional Senior Dance Winners: Don Nanamkin,
Nespelem, Washington, Steve Ruben, Kooskia, Idaho, and J.T.
Williams, Arrow Junction, Idaho.
2. Josephine Penney; Tilla-
mook, Oregon
Men’s Traditional Adults
1. Jesse Bevis Sr.; Pendleton
Grass Dance
3. Wilber Oatman; Pendleton
3. Jareen Hines; Pendleton
2. Michael Bad Warrior;
Owyhee, Nevada
1. Jesse Bevis Sr.; Pendleton
4. Caleb Minthorne; Pendleton
3. Alex Broncheau; Post Falls,
Idaho
Wilber Oatman; Pendleton
Boys Traditional Teens
Women’s Short Fringe
Special
Men’s Traditional Seniors 50
and over
Fancy Shawl Dance
he said. That’s some import-
ant stuff for us. We’ll never
replace these memories.”
Cubs player, Aimee Mey-
ers, said that she felt priv-
ileged to play at the tour-
nament and called it a
once-in-a-lifetime opportu-
nity that still didn’t feel quite
real. She also said that she
was surprised at the turnout
of community support both
online and in the stands.
Closeness with team
members is something Mey-
ers said she learned to appre-
ciate on the journey.
“I wasn’t close with
members of the team, but
now we’re super close,” she
said. “All of us are friends,
which is super cool.”
1. Don Nanamkin; Nespelem,
Washington
2. Tie
Logan Quaempts; Pendleton
2. Steve Reuben; Kooskia,
Idaho
1. Sky Smith; Lapwai, Idaho
3. J T Williams; Arrow Junction,
Idaho
Boy’s Traditional Juniors
1. Bev Allen; Peshastin, Wash-
ington
1. Eli Bauer; Pendleton
2. Trinette Nowland; Pendleton
2. Cashis Bevis; Pendleton
3. Fern Smith; Lapwai, Idaho
3. Adam Bauer; Pendleton
4. Jacy Sohappy; Cayuse,
Oregon
Great Summer Read
Whiskey When
We’re Dry
2. Aiden Wolf; Cayuse, Oregon
Fast and Fancy
1. Garian McDonald; Pendleton
by John Larison
Slick Style Special
2. Eli Bauer; Pendleton
1. Jesse Red Sky Bevis; Pend-
leton
3. Tony Smith; Lapwai, Idaho
2. Louis Van Pelt; Pendleton
CELEBRATION ALL
AROUNDS
Jesse Bevis Sr: First Grass, First
Men’s Traditional, First Slick
Style
Eli Bauer (Age 12): First Boys
Traditional, second Fast &
Fancy
Wilbur Oatman: second Grass,
third Slick Style
Bev Allen: First Short Fringe,
second Golden Age Women’s
Traditional
Trinette Nowland: second
Short Fringe, third Golden Age
Three Wallowa County
high school football play-
ers earned the distinc-
tion of playing in the
67th Oregon East-West
All Star football game on
Sunday, Aug. 3 in Baker
City. The game is played
in the 11-man format and
players come from 1A-4A
schools.
Gus Ramsden of Wal-
lowa High School, Tyler
Homan of Joseph Charter
School and Coy Aschen-
brenner of Enterprise
High School were cho-
sen by coaches of 1A-4A
schools.
Players were dropped
off in Wilsonville on Fri-
day, July 28 for a special
dinner. The following day
saw all the players visit-
ing patients at the Shri-
ners Hospital for Children
in Portland.
They started their trip
eastward July 29, stop-
ping to eat dinner in Pend-
leton before spending the
night at the Eastern Ore-
gon University, where
both teams will stay and
practice.
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Lynnie Appleton
Triple Six Golf Tournament
at Alpine Meadows ─ there
was no sun. It turned out to
be one of those “scrunch up
your shoulders and rub your
hands together” kind of day.
But moody skies and chill-
ing winds didn’t stop the
tournament.
Golfers made the best
of it. Then, surprisingly,
in early afternoon the sky
cleared and the teams were
able to play their last two
holes in the welcoming
warmth of old’ Sol.
“What a relief. What
fun,” said a smiling Triple
Sixer.
WINNERS: Flight One:
Low Gross — Mike Rahn/
Brian Rahn, 71. Low Net
– Mike Harshfi eld/Tyler
Harshfi eld, 68; Flight Two:
Low Gross – Tristin Beck/
Pat Lynn, 79. Low Net –
Chuck Haines/Cindy Parks,
71.25; KP (Closest to Pin)
#1 – Marvin Gibbs. #4 –
Chad Conrad.
Bill Ables, tournament
chairman, thanks Alli-
son Cornett/Kathy Reyn-
olds, scoring and Marsha
Hauptmann, Belinda Kuntz
and Cheri Lamb café/bar
hospitality.
In La Grande Country
Club’s Spring Swing (Wom-
en’s Best Ball) June 1, Cindy
Parks/Cheri Lamb placed
third low net in Second
Flight. Then, Cindy entered
a “Horse Race,” and with
partner, Lisa Newman, from
Pendleton, won fi rst place of
18 teams. In raffl e drawing,
Cindy and Cheri won a trunk
load of prizes.
Thursday Men’s Day has
been active since May 9th.
Golfers play Blind Draw/
low gross and net. They also
score “Skins” with payout.
Winners for May’s Blind
Draw include Dick Ander-
son, Terry Lamb, Dale John-
son, Gary Marr, Chuck
Haines. Skins include Bill
Ables, Fred Cornett, Terry
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repair your ball marks on
green.
Bright Note: A group of
motorcyclists (bikers) from
Seattle showed up at AMGC
in late afternoon Saturday
to play a little golf before
camping out for the night.
They’d been riding all day.
One ‘in leather’ said, “We
came to golf in the sunshine,
and it looks like we picked
the right afternoon.”