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ij 1 1 1 miipiriTimf Tirm Spilyqy Tyrooo, Wjrrn Springs, Oregon March 8, 2001 White Buffaloes compete in State Tournament The Madras girls basketball team earned a berth in the Oregon Class 3A semi-finals by winning back to back games in Corvallis earlier this week. The boys also won their open ing round game, but results from Wednesday night were not available at press time. A full report and tour nament photos will be prepared for the next issue of the Spilyay Tymoo. Madras girls opened the tourna ment with a 53-43 victory over long time rival Henley. The I.ady Buffs shook off tournament jitters and cruised to the opening round vic tory, which launched them into the quarterfinals. In round two the Lady Buffs jumped out to a 13-5 lead and held on down the stretch to earn a 47-34 victory over Stayton. The Eagles closed to within eight larc in the game, but Madras reassert its domi nance and picked up their semi-final invitation. Nicole Main led the way with 19 points. The boys had to overcome a scare in their first round game with La Grande, a team fresh down from the Intermounfain Class 4A ranks. Ma dras trailed by 10 points at intermis sion, but came back as they have grown accustom to doing and sealed the 60-56 win. Kye Wells pumped in 20 points to pace the effort. I ! ;U 'r 1 " : - , M . , It I it C X 3 Jfll 1L rll- Buffalo girls stand with pride. Madras advanced both teams to the Class 3A basketball tournament in Corvallis last weekend as the White Buffalo girls posted a 61-54 subtournament victory over Grant Union and the Boys outlasted Cen tral 54-49. Both games were played in the Madras High School gym on Blackhawks to host tournament Blackhawks Basketball will host a tournament on March 30, 31 and April 1 at the Warm Springs Com munity Wellness Center. This tour nament will be for eight teams only, and the entry fee is set at $200. This will be round-robin format on Friday and Saturday to determine seeding and placement in a single elimination bracket on Sunday. Each team will be guaranteed four games. Blackhawks Basketball will also host an open men's tournament on April 20, 21 and 22 at the commu nity center. This tournament will be for eight teams only, and the entry fee is set at $ 250.00. This will be a round-robin format on Friday and Saturday to determine seeding into a championship Sunday single elimination bracket. Four games are guaranteed for all teams. These tournaments are fundraisers for graduating high school seniors from Warm Springs. Contact: Sam Kenrura, Post Office Box 8, Warm Springs, Oregon 97761. Saturday night. Girls hit free throws The No. 3 ranked 1-ady Buffaloes earned their ticket to Corvallis with a comc-from-behind win over the Prospectors, capping a perfect sea son at home in front of a large and supportive Madras crowd. Grant Union's pressure defense and up tempo style served them well in the early going. Madras trailed 34 26 at the half, before their aggres sive play in the third quarter turned things around. The 23-2 Buffaloes outscored Grant Union 17-10 in the third quar ter and finally went ahead for good in the final stanza during an 18-10 run. Free throw sh(xting was a key in the closing minutes of play. Madras scored 12 of their 18 fourth quarter points from the free throw line. Madras was just 18 of 60 from the field during the game, so the free throws were a bonus down the stretch. Nicole Main led all scorers with 25 points, Tiffanic Sperry added 14, Tosha Wilson had 10 and Cece Polk eight. The victory placed Madras in the state tournament as the No. 2 Tri Vallcy representative with a first round game against Skyline Cham- pion Henley. Boys use pressure defense The sixth-rated Madras boys, 20 4 on the season, overcame a 28-19 halftime deficit and advanced to the state championship tournament by downing Central in the MHS gym. The Madras crowd was all but si- JCMS raises over $1,100 in Hoops for Heart Jefferson County Middle School students raise over $1,100 for the American Heart Association. On Wednesday January 17 stu dents at Jefferson County Middle school helped fight heart disease and stroke by participating in Hoops for Heart. This year's event raised over $1,100 for the American Heart As sociation. Hoops For Heart is a program designed to promote physical fitness and heart health through the fun activity of playing basketball. The Salmon Camp to offer two programs This year OMSI is excited to add two four-week Salmon Camp Re search Teams for high school stu dents to the two weeklong Salmon Camp programs for middle school students OMSI Science Camps has been running for eight years. These programs are offered free of charge to Native American students with funding from the Lucent Technolo gies Foundation, the Howard Vollum Fund of the Oregon Com munity Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Fish & W ildlife. The goal is to provide students with natural resource management career exposure while working with Native American and other profes sionals in these fields, and to pro vide them with the experience, knowledge, and skills to pursue re ' r- ,. "J X. H ft, I -7 Warm Springs Elementary waves lenced in the second quarter when their team managed just 5 points and went over six minutes without scor ing. The drought put Madras in a hole, but they returned to action in the third quarter with determination and the rallying cry of coach Evan Brown ringing in their ears. The Central lead was quickly whitded to four when play resumed in the third quarter and the two teams battled neck and neck until the closing minutes. ' " A full-court press forced Central's hand with time running short and Madras went on a rampage. The Buffaloes created a number of turn-' overs late in the game and they made the best of their opportunities, scor ing 14 points in the final three min-1 utes of play. Madras also hit eight oP 11 free throws in the closing' surge. Chasan Walker led the Buffs1 with' 16 points, Colter Barnes had 15 and' Floyd Frank 13. : - Madras went to Corvallis as the No. 2 Tri-Valley representative, fac ing Greater Oregon League's top seed LaGrande, a team that dropped from the Class 4A ranks at the be ginning of the school year. All-stars selected Chasan Walker, who paced Madras' victory over Central last week, was named Tri-Valley Confer ence player of the year, an honor derived through a vote of league $ coaches. Walker and teammate Jacoby Ellsbury both made the all conference first team. Three other members of the Madras boys basketball team were also honored by conference event is co-sponsored by the Ameri can Heart Association and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. "This year's event was a huge suc cess," said Dave Jordan Hoops for Heart coordinator. Lorien Stacona and Albert Adams led the way with donations of over $300 each. "We are very proud of all the students who participated, and we all had a lot of fun." Ahern's Market, Safeway Mar ket, Erickson's Sentry Market, lated careers. Students will be ex posed to multiple career fields in cluding fisheries and wildlife man agement, range management and for estry, field ecology, botany, zoology, hydrology, geology and archaeology. They will stay at Hancock Field Sta tion in the John Day River Valley of Central Oregon and work on Habitat recovery and scientific monitoring projects on the newly protected 28,000-acre Pine Creek watershed on the John Day River, which is now owned by the Con federated Tribes of Warm Springs. The summer sessions will be fol lowed by school year career expo sure visits for both the middle school and the high school participants. The Salmon Camp students will .a: ' s, r r. i at the Madras White Buffaloes Warm Springs students wish the coaches. Floyd Frank was selected for the second team, while Kye Wells and Colter Barnes received honor able mention. Madras' Evan Brown and La Salle's Jack Cleghorn shared coach of the year honors. Rounding out the boys first Sports World, Burger King Restau rant, and McDonald's Restaurant all donated prizes and refreshments to help make the event a success. The JROTC program at Madras High School sent a team of students that helped run the event. Finally, the Hoops for Heart program would like to thank all the people in Jefferson County and the Warm Springs communities who made contributions to the American Heart Association. visit OMSI's Cascade Science School facility in Bend in the fall, and spend a week at the Oregon Coast during Springs Break 2002. The high school students will also visit Oregon State University and the OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center. Twenty-five middle school stu dents will be accepted for each Salmon Camp program and ten high school students will be selected for each Salmon Camp Research Team. Selection will be based on a demon strated interested in natural resource management and ability to work together as a team. The deadline is March 15, 2001. For more information, contact Joe Franke, Salmon Camp Coordinator, OMSI Science Camps; (541) 318 0707 salmon'ff omsi.edu 1 i 2 v 1 rL..-- JlJI V ,,-' : i , .... j . . . j, --. Buffaloes well on the journey to state team were Joe VanDomelin of Val ley Catholic, Adam Zimel of La Salle and David Miller of Wilsonville. On the girls roster, Cece Polk and Nicole Main both made the Tri-Valley first team, along with player of the year Jill Noe of Wilsonville, Lindsay Johnson of The Dalles, Tiffany Mapston of Valley Jefferson County Little League Registration to begin Little League registration sign up is going to be strictly enforced by a $5 late fee. The deadline to register your children for the 2001 Little League will be Monday, March 19' The deadline must be upheld due to the fact that there was confusion and team overcrowding last year. To enforce this deadline, any players registered after March 19th will have to pay $5 per player late registration fee. Please do not wait until the last minute to register your children. Flyers have been posted throughout the commu nity to make the public aware of this deadline and fee. The fees are as follows: $10 per player for T-ball (6-8 year boys & girls) $15 per player for Major & Minor SoftballBaseball (8-10 year olds for Minor and 10-12 $20 per player for Junior & Senior SoftballBaseball (12 14 year olds for Junior and 14-16 year olds for Seniors) Household Family Fee: $30. (with minimum of 3 chil dren registered) These prices are good only Prices go up $5 per player after Come register your children the Community Center main Community Center staff at 553 '-' I . . . ; . i , tournament. Catholic and Samantha Krier of The Dalles. Madras' Tiffany Sperry was named to the second team, and Tosha Wilson and Erin Dunn both earned honorable mention. Cindy Anderson of Wilsonville was named coach of the year. year olds for Majors) through March 19, 2001. that during office hours (8-5) at office. Any questions, call the - 32433244.