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Wallowa County Chieftain
SPORTS
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Evans takes fi rst at Muilenburg tournament
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
By Ronald Bond/La Grande Observer
Enterprise’s Trace Evans, top, wrestles Saturday during a
semifi nal match at the Muilenburg Invitational. Evans (138
pounds) went on to win an individual title in the weight class.
Enterprise Outlaws grap-
pler, Trace Evans, took fi rst
place in the 138 pounds
weight class at the Muilen-
burg wrestling tourna-
ment in La Grande on Dec.
13-14. Coach Court Fent
said he defeated six wres-
tlers to compete at the
event, which featured many
larger schools, some from
as far away as Washington
and Idaho.
Evans’ journey to the
gold included competition
against wrestlers from 5A
Pendleton High School.
Coach Fent said Evans had
36 wrestlers in his weight
class.
“There was some phe-
nomenal wrestling going
on,” Fent said of the tourna-
ment. “Trace’s performance
was pretty phenomenal.
His championship match
against the La Grande kid
— he beat him 10-0. Trace
wrestled with great control
and was deliberate.”
Fent was happy with the
rest of the squad. He noted
the performances of Char-
lie Evans at 170 pounds and
Hunter Harvey who won a
couple of matches at 152
pounds.
“All the boys wrestled
really, really well,” Fent
said.
The crew will wrestle at
Elgin on Friday, Dec. 20
and the following day at
Mac Hi (McLoughlin High
School).
Joseph boys: ‘Every
single game is a test
in a different way’
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coach said the team held
up to 20-point leads in the
third and fourth quarters
before the bench came in.
“It was a good time
for the bench because
they were playing against
the starters,” Fulfer said.
“They had a couple of
turnovers, but I liked how
they stepped up.”
Friday’s face-off with
the Union Bobcats started
slowly for Joseph. The
shell-shocked Eagles were
down 19-2 at the end of the
fi rst quarter. However, led
by Murray’s nine points,
the Eagles went on a 20-5
scoring tear in the second
quarter, down by only two
at the half and had tied the
game going into the fi nal
quarter. At one point, the
Eagles sat on a four-point
lead, but some fouls, turn-
overs and a Bobcat scoring
run put the game away for
Union.
Murray again led the
scoring, notching 22 points
on his shooting irons.
Ferre’ followed up with
eight points and Miller hit
the target for fi ve.
Jordan Valley Mustangs
lost to the Joseph Charter
School Eagles, 58-43. The
Eagles found themselves
down by three at the end
of the fi rst half. Fulfer said
the defense was good, but
the Mustangs sank tough
shots. After dedicating
themselves to good pass-
ing, the Eagles roared off
on a 20-4 third quarter tear
and never looked back.
The fi nal quarter saw the
‘Stangs score only a single
fi eld goal and some free
throws.
Murray again led the
squad with 19 points,
Ferre’ contributed 18 and
Miller scored 10.
Fulfer noted the scrap-
piness of their opponents
and said the team knows
with their preseason sched-
ule, they won’t be bowling
anyone over — they need
to play top ball in every
game.
“Every single game is a
test in a different way,” he
said.
The weekend left the
Eagles 3-2 in the presea-
son. They next fl y to Ione/
Arlington on Friday, Dec.
20 at 5:30 PM.
Joseph girls: Face Ione/
Arlington this Friday
Continued from Page B1
Crenshaw nailed seven
points while harvesting
eight boards.
On Friday the 13th, bad
luck fell on the shoulders of
the Union Bobcats, a top-
ranked 2A school. The 1A
Eagles girls won a 54-47
victory, led by Albee’s 27
points.
“This was a huge win
for our new team,” Homan
said. “Union came in
ranked in the top 10 for 2A
and they are a very good
and well-coached bas-
ketball team.” The coach
said the Bobcats scored
nine three-pointers over
the duration and kept the
Eagles’ defense on its toes.
“I was proud of how our
girls stayed in the moment
of the game and were able
to pull off a good victory
for us,” Homan said.
Albee also knocked off
13 boards for the game
and snatched seven steals.
Madelyn Nelson poured
in 14 points and racked up
fi ve steals.
Albee: 33 pts, 8 reb., 6
steals, 4 assists
Madelyn Nelson: 13 pts,
9 steals, 4 assists
Saturday saw a great
contest with the lady Eagles
taming the Jordan Valley
Mustangs, 51-34.
Homan said the battle
showed the ladies’ mettle
as they were down about
fi ve points in the third
quarter. He thought about
calling a timeout to set-
tle the ladies but he even-
tually decided to see how
the Eagles responded to the
pressure.
“Jordan Valley is a very
athletic and well coached
team that I think will win
a bunch of games this sea-
son,” Homan said.
Albee uncorked for 33
points. She also grabbed
eight boards and commit-
ted six thefts with four
assists as well.
Homan called the tour-
nament a great weekend
for his team. He noted the
steady improvement of Bri-
anna Micka and the play
of Curry, who he said is a
tough rebounder and is get-
ting comfortable with high
school ball. He also noted
the sparkling inside play of
Rylee Wilcox.
The ladies are 5-0 in
the preseason, top ranked
in their league, and ranked
#2 in the state 1A division.
They next play at Ione/
Arlington on Friday, Dec.
20 at 4 p.m.
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Coach David Howe off ered the Wallowa girls some sage advice in the closing minutes of their matchup with Cove.
Wallowa Cougar girls score a win over Cove
By Ellen Morris Bishop
Wallowa County Chieftain
The Wallowa Cougar
ladies hung on to a tenuous
two-point lead with just two
minutes to go in the game
Dec. 12 with Cove to pull
out their fi rst preseason win,
34-32 over leave rival Cove.
“We almost gave it
away,” said coach David
Howe. “But we hung tough
in the last two minutes.”
The two teams kept the
score close throughout the
game, with the Wallowa
Cougars taking the lead in
the last few minutes. They
led by fi ve points with just
40 seconds to go.
Some risky passing led
Howe to call a time out and
provide some fervent coun-
seling to his team. Back on
the fl oor, the Cougars kept
possession and eked out the
win.
The win was the Cougars’
fi rst triumph of the season.
Shanna Rae Tillery
scored 13 points and Jamie
Johnston had 12 for Wal-
lowa. The Cougars held a
13-8 lead at the half of the
low-scoring contest, and the
game was tied at 23 after
three.
Maggie Frisch had 13
points to lead Cove.
“Our
inexperience
showed at different points
in the game,” Howe said.
“However, the girls kept
fi ghting and came away
with a win. Jamie Johnston
had a good game offensively
and defensively in her fi rst
game back from a shoulder
injury.”
Wallowa guard Kyla Hook brings the ball downcourt while
Cove’s Elli Hines-Dunlap looks for a chance to steal.
Wallowa Cougar boys rip Cove Leopards in preseason game
By Ellen Morris Bishop
Wallowa County Chieftain
Tristin Bales was simply
unstoppable. In the Dec. 12
game between the Wallowa
Cougars and Cove Leopards
in Wallowa, Bales scored
37 points mostly in fi erce
drives to the basket after pil-
fering the ball from a Cove
player.
Bales proved a reliable
player during the fi rst half,
as the Leopards and Cougars
sparred for the lead. But in
the second half, Bales was
on fi re, a one-man scoring
machine who would simply
not be denied. He hit layups,
jumpers and three-point-
ers with formidable accu-
racy, energizing the team for
a stellar second half. Bales
scored 15 fi eld goals and
several “nothing but net”
foul shots — and the Wal-
lowa Cougars distanced
themselves in the second
half for a going-away 61-44
home win over the Cove
Leopards.
A happy Tristin Bales (right)
and Mason Moore take seats on
the bench while their younger
teammates fi nish the game.
Quinten Tillery added 10
points and Zeb Hermens had
eight for Wallowa, which
held a slim 23-20 lead at the
half before pulling ahead
40-28 after three and adding
on late. Final score: 61-44.
Stuart Patton scored 14
points to lead the Leopards.
Chase Tennis added eight
and Patrick Frisch scored
seven.
The game evened Wal-
lowa to a 2-2 early presea-
son record. Presently, they
are ranked 24th in the state’s
1A division.
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Photos by Ellen Morris Bishop
Justin Bales lays in two points over Cove’s Israel O’Reilly.
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