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SPORTS
Wallowa County Chieftain
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
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Maddie Nordtvedt, left, and Jada Gray run sprints during practice Wednesday, March 16, 2022.
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well, but I think we need
him more in the 400, and
maybe in the sprints,” the
coach said.
On the other side of the
coin, Knapp is locked into
where he’ll compete, and
Moody said his senior has
high aspirations this season.
“He would like to break
all three school records in
the distance, the 800 the
(1,500) and the (3,000),
defi nitely the 15 and the 3,”
Moody said.
Weston
Wolfe
and
Andrew Nordtvedt are the
other two state runners on
the squad this spring.
Another athlete who
Moody needs to see in
action is California transfer
Cory Walker.
“He’s got some skills —
gotta see where he is at,” the
coach said.
In the fi eld, Moody said
“two or three” of his throw-
ers have seen dividends
from a winter spent lifting
weights, and that the next
few weeks will see if it pays
off .
“The weight room did
help some kids. It’s just an
experiment right now for
another 2-3 weeks, and then
we’ll see,” he said.
On the girls side,
youth is also a main com-
ponent among the 18
female athletes, though
Moody is already seeing
improvement.
“I see several of our girls
that were on our team last
year (where) we’re ahead of
last year,” he said. “That is
promising. We’ll see where
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Girls
On the girls side, Jordyn
Stonebrink, who was often
in the mix at the top of the
team — returns.
“She’s got some abil-
ity to hit the ball far-
Enterprise runner Levi Ortswam runs ahead of a pair of teammates during practice Wednesday,
March 16, 2022.
that goes.”
While the girls team is
powered by underclassmen,
there is some experience on
the track for the Outlaws,
including with senior Lan-
nie Stonebrink.
I know Lannie has been
out before, she’s a senior,
(and) has some good
speed,” Moody said. “She’ll
be involved in both relays.”
Maddie Wigen and Mad-
die Nordtvedt, both of whom
were part of the 4x400 relay
last year, also return, as do
Ailena McEntire and Althea
Komiskey. Jada Gray is also
back on the track after two
years away from the sport.
Among the youngsters
who could make an impact
is freshman Nevaeh James,
who Moody said was a suc-
cessful sprinter in middle
school but who may move
races this spring.
“We may be looking at
her at hurdles instead of
sprints,” he said.
The coach said it will be
several weeks before most
athletes are locked into
which events they’ll take
part in, and that much of the
early practices key on fi t-
ness. By about mid-April
is when Moody will start to
narrow the scope of events.
“That meet in Cove (on
April 23), we’ll probably
start to put kids in (where
they’ll compete),” he said.
“We’ll start to put kids in
and see if they step up.”
That meet in Cove is one
of three for the Outlaws in
Union County, while four
will be in Umatilla County,
including the District track
meet May 13 in Athena.
The state meet is May
19-20 at the new Hayward
Field in Eugene.
ther,” Crawford said. “She
doesn’t look hesitant.”
Codi Cunningham also
returns, and brings a set
of skills to the course that
Crawford is optimistic
about.
“She’s got one of the
most fundamental swings.
She has a great swing with
a ton of potential,” he said.
Talia Aase also decided
ABOVE:
Enterprise
head coach
Dan Moody,
right, works
with a group
of javelin
throwers.
LEFT:
Enterprise’s
Ransom
Peters runs
during
practice
Wednesday,
March 16,
2022.
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Wallowa County
Chieftain
to return for the Outlaws.
“She was, at first, think-
ing she would not play, but
I’m glad she decided to
join,” Crawford said.
The coach said there is
a ton of potential among
the newcomers on the girls
side. Jordan Jennings,
Dylan’s sister and the only
other Enterprise golfer to
compete in Echo, where
she shot 59 in nine holes,
is one who hits without
any reservations.
“She has a really good
swing,” Crawford said.
“There’s no hesitation to
hit the ball as hard as she
can.”
Kimber Stein, Jordyn
Ellis, Lydia Yost and Ella
Bronson are all golfers
Crawford said are inquir-
ing about how to improve.
“She has a lot of poten-
tial,” he said of Stein.
“She’s
really
coach-
able, listening, asking
questions.”
Ellis, he said, is “moti-
vated (and) wants to get
better,” while Yost is a
golfer “that I see a ton of
potential in,” and Bronson
is “asking questions — she
wants to learn.”
The Outlaws’ closest
tournaments this spring are
the Milton-Freewater Invi-
tational on April 1, the Buf-
falo Peak Golf Tournament
on April 22, a girls only La
Grande Invitational April
26 and the Wildhorse Tour-
nament April 29. Their
home Enterprise Invita-
tional is May 6.
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