Wednesday, May 18, 2022
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SPORTS
GOLF
Jennings claims district title, Homan takes third
By RONALD BOND
For the Wallowa County Chieftain
PENDLETON — Dylan Jen-
nings won the district champion-
ship and a state tournament berth
Monday and Tuesday, May 9-10,
at the 3A/2A/1A Special District 3
tournament in Pendleton.
Jennings shot a two-day score
of 174, and had his best eff ort on
the second day of the tournament,
when he shot a low round of 84
to secure the title. The fi nal nine
holes was where Jennings really
stepped up. He had shot a 46 on
the front nine both days, and a 44
on the back nine May 9. But May
10 he cut into that score, carding a
38 to secure the win.
Jennings fi nished eight strokes
ahead of Nyssa’s Bailey Walker,
who was second at 192. In third,
and also securing a state tourna-
ment berth, was Chase Homan of
Wallowa/Joseph, who rebounded
from a fi rst-day total of 98 to shoot
an 89 in the second round and fi n-
ish with a score of 187.
Alex Albanez shot a two-day
score of 205 (105, 100) to to post
the second-best total for Enter-
prise. Caleb Sheahan shot 269
for two days, just ahead of team-
mate Nathan Lamb, shot a 271
over two days. Gunnar McDowell
wrapped things for Enterprise with
a score of 332, but had a 22-stroke
improvement on the second day.
Willie Gibbs had a two-day
score of 274 for Wallowa/Joseph,
and Jonas McKee had a 291 for
the two days of the tournament.
For the EHS girls, Kimber
Stein led the way with a two-day
score of 259, shooting 128 on the
opening day and showing consis-
tency with a 131 on the fi nal day.
Jordan Jennings shot a 269, two
shots ahead of Cody Cunningham
at 271. Jordyn Stonebrink had a
two-day score of 295 and Ashlynn
Greer rounded out the scoring at
316.
Jennings and Homan com-
peted May 16 and 17 at the boys
3A/2A/1A state golf tourna-
ment in Banks. The EHS girls
wrapped their season at the district
tournament.
JOSEPH TRACK
SOFTBALL
Menton wins
two district
titles to
lead Eagles
Outlaws roll
into district
tournament
on 10-game
winning streak
By RONALD BOND
For the Wallowa County Chieftain
BAKER CITY — Kale Fergu-
son and Reece Nelson have gar-
nered much of the attention this sea-
son for the Joseph boys track and
fi eld team.
But on Friday, May 13, it was
Bayden Menton leading the charge
for the Eagles in terms of district
titles.
Menton won two district cham-
pionships to help power Joseph to a
third-place fi nish with 92.33 points
during the 1A Special District 4
championship in Baker City.
The senior distance runner took
the top spot in both the 1,500 meters
in a time of 4:13.84, and topped the
podium in the 3,000 as he fi nished in
9:29.48. Both times were personal
bests for Menton.
Ferguson and Nelson did both
turn in strong days, even if it didn’t
garner multiple district titles. Fergu-
son did take the top spot in the dis-
cus with a throw of 138-feet-7, and
was third in both the javelin (151-
feet-1) and the shot put (37-feet-10).
Nelson, meanwhile, had three
runner-up eff orts, taking second in
the high jump (6-feet-1), the long
jump (20 feet) and the triple jump
(42-feet-5).
Ferguson and Nelson were also
part of a third-place 4x100 relay
team, joining Gavin Russell and
Dylan Rogers as the group fi nished
in 47.38 seconds.
Additionally, Jett Leavitt was
fourth in the 1,500 in 4:30.14,
and seventh in the 800 in 2:19.36.
Ian Goodrich was fi fth in the 800
(2:16.39), Rogers was sixth in the
110 hurdles (20.37), and Russell
was seventh in both the 200 (24.34),
and the shot put (33-feet-7). And in
eighth were Lucas Goodrich in the
800 (2:19.66), Kane Johnson in the
javelin (119-feet-1) and James Bur-
ney in a tie for eighth in the high
jump (5-feet-2).
The girls team, which took sev-
enth with 23.5 points, got a strong
day from Basey Dawson, who tied
for third in the high jump (4-feet-6)
and placed fi fth in the javelin (89-
feet-3), and was part of the fi fth-
place 4x100 relay team (1:00.15)
with Flora McDonald, Casen Cun-
ningham and Sarah Orr.
Iona McDonald was fi fth in both
the 1,500 (5:49.05), and the 3,000
(13:09.42), and Flora McDonald
was tied for sixth in the high jump
(4 feet).
Adrian won the boys champion-
ship with 112 points, while Crane
was the girls district champion,
scoring 141 points to edge Adrian
(137).
The Eagles next compete at the
1A state championship May 19-20
at Hayward Field in Eugene. Joseph
will have athletes in eight events on
the boys side, and Dawson will be
the lone girls representative in the
high jump.
By RONALD BOND
For the Wallowa County Chieftain
Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain
Wallowa Valley’s Maclane Melville pitches to a Nyssa batter Friday, May 13, 2022, during a game in Enterprise.
Eagles goes 2-2 on the week
earn a comeback victory.
Weston-McEwen won the
game in the seventh without a
hit, as a walk, a hit-by-pitch and
two errors — all with two outs
– allowed the tying and winning
runs to score.
An error, a steal of home
and two passed balls allowed
the Eagles fi ve runs in the third,
which put them ahead 6-1. Wal-
lowa Valley scored two more runs
in the fourth, which put it ahead
8-5, but went scoreless the rest of
the way.
Grover went 3-for-4 and
scored three times in the loss.
On May 13, the bats took off as
the Eagles scored a combined 32
runs in the doubleheader sweep of
Nyssa — a team that has also had
single games of 30 and 31 runs
allowed this season.
The Eagles broke the fi rst
game open with fi ve runs in the
fi rst and three in the second to
take an 8-2 lead, and added on
from there. Caden Fent drove in
three runs and scored three times
in the victory, including an RBI
double in the fi rst that put Wal-
lowa Valley ahead for good and
a two-run single in the second.
Spencer Decker and Melville
each had a pair of RBIs.
In the nightcap, Wallowa Val-
By RONALD BOND
For the Wallowa County Chieftain
The Wallowa Valley baseball
team wrapped up the regular sea-
son with a busy week that saw it
go 2-2, as the Eagles were swept
by Weston-McEwen on the road
May 10, 4-2 and 9-8, then swept
Nyssa at home May 13, 13-3 and
19-6.
The May 13 wins clinched
third place in Special District 5,
and sets up a district playoff game
at home May 17 at home against
Irrigon, a team the Eagles split
with during the regular season.
The Eagles managed just
three hits in the opener against
Weston-McEwen, and didn’t get
on the board until Maclane Mel-
ville scored on a passed ball in the
fourth inning to make the score
2-1. Jaxon Grover added a run in
the fi fth that made it 3-2, but the
team got no closer.
Both Grover and Cody Fent
allowed two earned runs in three
innings.
The Eagles used a big third
inning to take the lead in the
nightcap May 10, and were ahead
8-6 after fi ve innings, but the
TigerScots scored in each of the
last two innings, including twice
in the bottom of the seventh, to
ley scored in every inning —
including six runs in the second,
fi ve in the third and seven in the
fourth — to turn the game into a
blowout, one that saw the Eagles
pound out 15 hits.
Melville went 4-for-4 on
the day and drove in three runs,
while both Caden Fent and Jack-
son Decker went 3-for-3, scored
three times and reached base four
times. Six diff erent players drove
in two runs each, and four players
scored three times.
Melville tied the game in the
second at 3-3 with an RBI single,
and Caden Fent put the Eagles
ahead for good one batter later
with an RBI double.
Trace Collier had the key hit
during a fi ve-run third with a two-
run single that made the score at
the time 11-4. In the fourth, an
RBI single by Melville and a pair
of errors helped push the lead to
16-6. Blade Suto later had a two-
run double and scored on a bas-
es-loaded hit batter for the fi nal
margin.
The Eagles (13-10 overall, 8-4
SD5) fi nished third in the district.
They hosted Irrigon May 17 for
the district’s third playoff berth.
A win puts them in the semifi -
nal May 20 against Vale in Burns,
while a loss ends the season.
ENTERPRISE TRACK
Four Outlaws claim a pair of district championships
By RONALD BOND
For the Wallowa County Chieftain
ATHENA — Zac Knapp, Levi
Ortswam, Weston Wolfe and
Nevaeh James all won individual
district titles for the Enterprise track
and fi eld team Friday, May 13, at
the 2A Special District 5 track meet
in Athena, as the EHS boys fi n-
ished in third place as a team and
the Outlaw girls placed sixth.
Knapp, the favorite to win a
state title this weekend in both the
boys 1,500-meter and 3,000-meter
runs, won both races May 13, post-
ing a time of 8:47.76 to take the
3,000 and 4:03:01 to win the 1,500,
the latter time being a personal best.
James, the freshman standout
for the girls team, also claimed a
pair of individual championships,
winning the girls 100 with a per-
sonal best of 13.41 seconds and
posting a mark of 50.26 seconds to
win the 300 hurdles.
Back on the boys side, Ortswam
turned in a time of 51.69 to win
the 400, while Wolfe won the tri-
ple jump with a distance of 38-feet-
2. The trio of Wolfe, Ortswam and
Knapp teamed with Andrew Nordt-
vedt to round out the district titles
as the group took the 4x400 relay
in a time of 3:38.80.
The Outlaw boys added a pair
of runner-up eff orts, with Ortswam
taking second in the 200 in 23.66,
and Ransom Peters placing sec-
ond in the 100 in 11.79. Addition-
ally, the team had three third-place
fi nishes: Peters in the 200 (23.95),
Wolfe in the 300 hurdles (44.82)
and the 4x100 team of Peters, Nor-
dtvedt, Cory Walker and Ortswam
(46.22).
Tyler Knapp added fi fth-place
eff orts in both the 1,500 (4:50.01)
and the 3,000 (10:50.26). Tanner
Kesecker came in sixth in the dis-
cus (114-feet-6). In seventh in the
triple jump was Cody Johnston
(34-feet-9½). And rounding out
the top-eight fi nishes was Walker
in eighth in the 100 (12.68) and
Andrew Hurley in eighth in the
3,000 (10:59.95).
The boys scored 99 points as
a team to secure their third-place
eff ort. Grant Union took the district
title with 124 points.
Back on the girls side, EHS
added three runner-up eff orts to
James’ victories on its way to 77
points and sixth place. In the 300
hurdles, Jada Gray followed James
to take second with a time of 53.86.
And the combination of Gray,
James, Maddie Nordtvedt and Lan-
nie Stonebrink took second in both
the 4x100 relay (52.93) and the
4x400 relay (4:27.84).
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ENTERPRISE — The Wallowa
Valley softball team may have
seen its shutout streak end, but still
earned two wins to wrap up the
regular season.
And Cooper Nave had a huge
role in both wins.
Nave homered twice as the Out-
laws won the opener of a Friday,
May 13, doubleheader against
Nyssa, 12-3, then homered again
in the nightcap, a 10-7 victory.
She fi nished the day 7-for-8
with three home runs, two doubles,
eight RBIs and fi ve runs scored.
Liz Rowley earned two wins in
the pitcher’s circle for the Outlaws,
tossing seven innings in the opener
and allowing three runs on three
hits, walking three and striking
out eight. In the second game, she
tossed the last fi ve innings, allow-
ing two runs on four hits, walking
two and striking out seven.
Nave drove in fi ve runs in the
fi rst game, but wasn’t alone in
bashing the ball in the opener. As
a team, the Outlaws had 15 hits,
with seven players getting at least
one hit and fi ve getting multiple
hits. Rilyn Kirkland had a 3-for-4
eff ort in the opener and, along with
Nave, scored three runs. Aimee
Meyers added two RBIs in the win.
Nave drove in three more runs
in the nightcap, while Kirkland had
a pair of RBIs. Both scored twice,
and Meyers and Rowley also
scored two runs each.
The Outlaws (18-6 overall,
10-2 Special District 2), who are
on a 10-game winning streak, face
either Vale or Umatilla in the dis-
trict tournament May 20 in Burns.
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Individually, Nordtvedt was
third in the 200 in 28.36, and EHS
added a handful of fourth-place fi n-
ishes from Madison Wigen in the
high jump (4-feet-8), Sophia Espi-
noza in the discus (84-feet-9), Ali-
sha Melville in the 400 (1:07.73)
and Michaila Caine in the 3,000
(13:09.90). Caine also was sixth in
the 1,500 (6:04.75). And rounding
out the EHS placers were Althea
Komiskey and Gray in the high
jump at sixth and seventh, respec-
tively, with marks of 4-feet-6 and
4-feet-4).
The girls side saw a tie for fi rst
place as both Weston-McEwen and
Stanfi eld/Echo scored 112 points.
EHS heads to Hayward Field
in Eugene to compete in the 2A
state track meet May 19-20. The
Outlaws will have athletes in 10
events on the boys side and six on
the girls side.