Wednesday, January 5, 2022
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WALLOWA GIRLS TAKE DOWN OUTLAWS
Cougars rally
in the second
half to take
the 49-46 win
Wallowa was scheduled to play
Joseph Jan. 4, then visits Elgin Jan.
7 and hosts Cove Jan. 8.
Enterprise already had its Jan.
4 contest against Pilot Rock post-
poned, and is scheduled to visit
Grant Union Jan. 7 and host Stan-
fi eld Jan. 10.
Chieftain staff
Tuesday, Dec. 28
NTERPRISE — A schedule
change allowed the Wallowa
girls basketball team to get a
little revenge from an early
season loss to Enterprise.
Zoe Hermens scored 20 points,
including 11 in the second half, and
the Cougars stormed back from a
double-digit halftime defi cit to steal
a 49-46 victory over the Outlaws on
Thursday, Dec. 30, in Enterprise.
The Outlaws built a 28-16 half-
time lead behind 12 fi rst-half points
from Rilyn Kirkland, and while
the halftime margin was closer,
appeared they would be able to
grab a second win over their county
rivals. Enterprise won the fi rst time
the teams met, 38-30.
The Cougars had other ideas.
With Hermens, who had eight
points alone in the third quarter,
and Libby Fisher, who added fi ve,
sparking the off ense, Wallowa
poured in 21 points in the third
quarter and by the time the period
was over, found itself ahead 37-33.
Abby Straight added all seven of
Wallowa 39, Condon 18: The
Wallowa girls basketball team
shook off a loss in their fi rst game
at the Bouncin’ Cancer Tournament
to wrap it up with a 39-18 win over
Condon on Tuesday, Dec. 28.
The Cougars controlled the con-
test throughout, building an 18-8
halftime lead, then extending that
margin in the third quarter to 34-16.
Zoe Hermens, who led the Cougars
with 14 points, had eight in the sec-
ond half of the victory, and Sophie
Moeller added 11 points, including
eight in the opening half.
Joseph 57, Ione/Arlington 54:
The Joseph girls basketball team
only ended up playing one game on
a scheduled three-game post-Christ-
mas road trip, but made it count as
the Eagle girls scored a 57-54 road
victory over Ione/Arlington on
Tuesday, Dec. 28.
Stats were not provided by press
time.
Joseph (3-5 overall) was to visit
Wallowa on Jan. 4 to open Old Ore-
gon League play, and next travels to
Pine Eagle on Jan. 8.
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Ronald Bond/Wallowa County Chieftain, File
Wallowa’s Zoe Hermens sets to shoot over Enterprise’s Kimber Stein on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Hermens scored
20 points in the teams’ rematch Dec. 30, which was won by the Cougars, 49-46.
her points in the fourth, Hermens
hit an important 3-pointer, and the
Cougars held on.
Fisher fi nished with eight
points for Wallowa (6-4 overall),
which won for the fourth time in
fi ve games.
Jada Gray scored 16 points,
including 11 in the second half,
to lead the Outlaws (5-6 overall),
while Kirkland added 14 points.
The teams had home contests
— Wallowa against Sherman and
Enterprise against Stanfi eld — that
were previously scheduled for Dec.
30 either postponed or canceled due
to road conditions, and scheduled
the rematch.
Ronald Bond/Wallowa County Chieftain, File
Dylan Rogers, of Joseph, shown during the Enterprise Kickoff ,
won two matches to claim his weight class at the Pomeroy
Christmas Tournament on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021.
Ronald Bond/Wallowa County Chieftain, File
Spencer Decker, shown setting to shoot Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, against Imbler, scored nine points as Enterprise topped
Wallowa on Dec. 30, 48-32, for its second victory.
Enterprise boys get back in the win column
Chieftain staff
ENTERPRISE — The
Enterprise boys basketball
team fi nally got back into the
win column — and did so
against a team it beat earlier
in the year.
The Outlaws used a bal-
anced scoring attack to get
past Wallowa, 48-32, for
their second win of the sea-
son Thursday, Dec. 30.
The late rematch was
scheduled after Enterprise’s
home game against Stan-
fi eld and Wallowa’s con-
test against Sherman County
were canceled.
The teams played a tight
fi rst quarter, but Enterprise
opened up a double-digit
halftime lead of 23-10 as
Caden Fent and Spencer
Decker both scored fi ve
points in the period.
It was the only quarter
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that Enterprise was able to
gain a substantial advantage,
but it was more than enough
for the Outlaws.
Wallowa hung around in
the second half, but couldn’t
muster enough off ense to
rally after the break.
The Outlaws were led in
the scorebook by Decker,
who fi nished with nine
points. Roan Flynn had eight
points, all in the second half,
and both Jackson Decker
and Maclane Melville scored
seven points.
Gabe Nobles and Kel-
len Knifong both had 11
points to lead the Cougars on
off ense.
Wallowa (2-8 overall)
was slated to meet Joseph
on Tuesday, then visits Elgin
on Friday and hosts Cove on
Saturday, while Enterprise
(2-8 overall) heads to Grant
Union on Friday and hosts
Stanfi eld on Monday after its
matchup against Pilot Rock
on Tuesday was postponed.
Tuesday, Dec. 28
Ione/Arlington
56,
Joseph 41: The Joseph boys
basketball team played neck-
and-neck with Ione/Arling-
ton for a half Tuesday, Dec.
28, before Ione/Arlington
pulled away in the second
half for a 56-41 win in a non-
league contest.
The teams were tied at
10-10 after one, and Joseph
was down just 26-23 at the
break. But Ione/Arling-
ton started to separate itself
after the break, pulling ahead
40-31 after three and adding
16 points in the fourth to fi n-
ish off the victory.
The Eagles showed bal-
ance on off ense, with Reece
Nelson leading the way
with 12 points — including
three 3-pointers — and both
Hayden Hite and James Bur-
ney adding eight points.
The rest of the Eagles’
contests on its post-Christ-
mas road trip were canceled.
Joseph (2-6 overall) was
slated to visit Wallowa on
Tuesday, Jan. 4, then heads
to Pine Eagle on Friday.
Condon 59, Wallowa
30: The Wallowa boys bas-
ketball team dropped its fi nal
game at the Bouncin’ Can-
cer Tournament as Condon
came away with a 59-30 vic-
tory Dec. 28.
Condon put the game out
of reach early, pouring in 27
fi rst-quarter points, to lead
by 21 after one, and leading
by 27 at halftime and 29 after
three quarters.
Willie Gibbs was the top
scorer for the Cougars with
nine points, and Kellen Kni-
fong added seven points.
Rogers’ win helps Eagles
tie for sixth at Pomeroy
Chieftain staff
POMEROY, Wash. —
Dylan Rogers claimed his
weight class to help the
Joseph wrestling team to
tie for sixth at the Pomeroy
Christmas Tournament on
Thursday, Dec. 30, in Pome-
roy, Washington.
Rogers only needed to win
two matches — including
one against his Eagles’ team-
mates, Jayden McNall — to
take the 126-pound weight
class. Rogers pinned McNall
in their matchup, then later
in the day, pinned Union/
Cove’s Jacob Jones to claim
his round-robin weight class.
McNall shook off the loss
against Rogers to take second
at 126, as he came back to pin
Jones to take second.
Gavin Russell had a busy
day at 152 pounds, going
3-2 on the day. The day
started rough with a 7-2 loss
to Fabien Garduno of White
Swan. He followed with a
win by injury against Pome-
roy’s Tyler Slaybaugh, then
was hit with a second loss,
a close 10-9 setback against
Preston Michel of Wil-
bur Creston Keller. He fi n-
ished, though, with two wins
against two other WCK wres-
tlers, pinning both Lanny
Strozyk and Ruger Angstrom
to fi nish sixth.
And in the Girls 105 class,
Megan Brock dropped her
lone match by fall to Isabella
Tiwebemal of Inchelium.
Joseph fi nished with 22
points in the tournament.
Up next for the Eagles is
their home Jo-Hi Invite this
weekend, Jan. 7-8.
Enterprise, meanwhile,
was set to compete at River-
side on Dec. 30, but the Out-
laws’ trip over was canceled
due to inclement weather
conditions.
Enterprise next wrestles at
Joseph Jan. 7-8.
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