Spilyay Tym oo, W arm Springs, Oregon
Bulldogs top Buffs 103-76
By Sid M iller
Spilyay Publisher Pmeritus
The Hermiston Bulldogs, a
highly rated team in the state,
handed the Madras White Buf
faloes a 103-76 b eatin g at
Hermiston on Jan. 23.
Hermiston is leading the In
termountain League with a six
win and zero loss record. The
loss for the Buffs puts them in
a tie for second place with a 4-2
record.
Jansen Harrington and A.J.
Adams led the scoring for Ma
dras as each had 14 points
apiece.
The Bulldogs out scored the
Buffs at the end of the first
quarter 26-20 and led at half
time 53-38. The Buffs got a
total of 15 three-pointers dur
ing the game, but that wasn’t
enough to catch the Bulldogs.
Scoring for the Madras White
Buffaloes was as follows: A.J.
Adams, 14; Jansen Harrington,
14; Carson Ahern, 10; Derrick
Metcalf, 9; Orrin Wallace, 8;
D arrell C eciliani, 5; Robert
Main, 4; Ethan Adams, 3; Albert
Adams, 3; Josh Roth, 3; Logan
Kneeland, 3.
For Hermiston, scoring was
as follows: J.J. Ross, 38; Alatorre,
17; A ngalo, 12; A llbee, 10;
Schimmel, 10; Mueller, 8; Briscoe,
4; Baldock, 4; Smith, Ortiz.
H erm iston runs past Buffs 70-55
B y Sid M iller
Spilyay Publisher Pmeritus
The Madras White Buffaloes
girls were unable to keep up
w ith the visiting H erm iston
Bulldogs as they jumped right
out into an 8-0 lead within a few
minutes of the first quarter and
they went right out to lead 19-8
at the end of the first quarter.
The visitors were determined
to show that they were here for
one purpose and that was to win
the game.
W ith their quickness they
scored on several Buff turn
overs on fast breaks. Their full
court press gave the Buffs prob
lems.
Saree Morrison, a 5 7 ” senior,
let all scores with 22 points as
the speedster breaks away for
several easy lay-ups. When the
half time intermission came, the
Bulldogs led 39-19.
For the host Buffaloes it was
Briana Stacona leading the way
and getting the ball down court,
breaking the press with her ball
handling.
She was the Buffs’ leading
scorer with 16 points from one
three pointer, and she was 5 of
7 from the free throw line.
Shirelle Adams, the quick
5’2” senior, added 11 points for
the Buffs and she played a good
defensive game. Krista Hangar,
who got the B u ff first two
points in the game, got several
rebounds and was able to score
eight points for the Buffs. She
was two for two at the free
throw line.
Yolanda Yallup turned in a
good game on defense, getting
several rebounds and was able
to add eight points for the home
team.
Jacelene Frank was instru
mental on defense, getting right
after the ball under both baskets,
and she scored seven points.
Chrishana Johnson had a
good defensive game and scored
two points. Sharice Johnson, the
5’3” junior, was able to get the
ball down court and set up plays.
She scored two points.
Klesia Plazola, a 5’8” fresh
man, had a good game with her
limited playing time and turned
in one point to round out the
Buffs scorinig.
In the first h a lf the
Hermiston Bulldogs out-scored
Madras 39-19. In the second
half the Buffs out-scored the
Bulldogs 36-31.
Blazin’ Blazers tourney Feb. 16-18
The Third Annual Blazin’
Blazers Co-ed Hoop Tourna
ment is scheduled for Friday
through Sunday, Feb. 16-18 at
Warm Springs. Divisions are
third-grade and under; fourth
and fifth graders; and sixth and
seventh graders.
First place winners receive
jackets; second place, hooded
sw eaters; th ird p lace, crew
necks; and fourth place, t-shirts.
All age divisions will also re- •
ceive Mr. and M s.'H ustle, ah >•
stars, most valuable player, and
defen sive dem on awards,
Sportsmanship award for each
division.
Contact Anthony Holliday at
(541) 980-9902; or at home,
553-9236; or Talya Holliday at
980-4381; or home, 553-9236.
"Entry fee is $125 per team
due January 31. Eight players per
team. Grade verification re-
quired.
A
Future All-Stars tourney at Community Center
The Future All-Stars Co-ed
Basketball Tournament is set for
Friday through Sunday, Feb. 23-
25 at the Warm Springs Com
munity Center.
Divisions are 10 years and
under (six teams), 11-13 years
(eight teams), and 14-17 years
(eight teams).
r
The Museum at Warm
Springs is hosting Winter
W o n d e r C r a ft Nights
fro m 5 to 8 p.m . e ve ry
W ednesday through the
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Awards are: first place, jack
ets; second place, sweatshirts;
third place, long-sleeve shirts;
plus all stars, MVP, Mr. and Ms.
Hustle; and sportsmanship.
Limit of 10 players per team.
Entry fee is $125 per team. En
try fee is due before team’s first
game.
To enter or for more infor
mation contact Anthony Culps
(home/evenings) at 553-1073.
Email is acel sr@yahoo.com. Or
Suzie Slockish at 553-3393; cell
phone 993-2160. Must show
proof of tribal enrollment and
age, if asked.
middle of March.
The craft nights, held in
m useum E ducation Room,
are open to community mem
bers 18 years and older.
The craft for the Feb. 7
and 14 gatherings will be
crocheting. Craft for the
Feb. 21 and 28 gather
in g s; s e w in g p ro je c ts .
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Teams play at Mt. View on Friday
B y L eslie M itts
Spilyay Tymoo
Spring is just around the
corner, but winter sports still
have a few more games be
fore the season is over.
The boys’ basketball team
will travel to Mt. View on
Feb. 2.
After that they will match
up against H erm iston on
Feb. 9— freshman and junior
varsity play at 5:15 p.m. and
varsityr will play at 7 p.m.
The team faces off against
Pendleton on Feb. 10 in Ma
dras with the freshman play
ing at 1 p.m., the junior var
sity at 2:30 p.m. and the var
sity team at 4 p.m.
On Feb. 13 they travel to
Summit, and on Feb. 16 they
will play Crook County" in a
home game in Madras, with
freshm an playing at 3:30
p.m., junior varsity at 5:15
p.m. and varsity at 7 p.m.
Next the boys’ teams will
travel to The Dalles on Feb.
20 and Bend on Feb. 22.
A lbert Adam s, Robert
Alain, D errick A ietcalf,
Jansen Harrington and Lo
gan Kneeland all play for the
boys’ varsity basketball team.
Playing for the junior varsity
team are Albert Kalama, Freddy
H ernandez, Terence W olfe,
Sean
Sohappy,
R ichard
H arrin gto n and LaR onn
Katchia.
The freshman team players
from Warm Springs are Redsky
Suppah, A lartin
Sm ith-
Aleannealy, Spencer Ellsbury,
Jaso n S m artlo w it, D am ian
Reynoso and Tyrrell Smith.
Girls team
The girls’ basketball teams
will play Alt. View tomorrow,
Feb. 2, in Madras.
After that the team travels to
H erm iston on Feb. 6 and
Pendleton on Feb. 10.
The girls’ teams will return to
Aladras on Feb. 13 to face off
again Summit. On Feb. 16 they
travel to Crook Co., but will play
again in Aladras against The
Dalles on Feb. 20 and Bend on
Feb. 22.
For all the home games the
freshman team plays at 3:30, the
junior varsity at 5:15 and varsity
at 7 p.m.
The wrestlers at MHS will
face o ff a g ain st C rook
County today, Feb. 1, in Ala-
dras at 6 p.m.
Next they will travel to
Hood River on Feb. 3. Dis
trict matches are Feb. 9 and
Feb. 10 in Hermiston.
Seven stud en ts from
Warm Springs play on the
varsity team: Jacoba Smith,
S h irelle A dam s, S h arice
Johnson, Jaycelene Frank,
Y olanda Y allup, B rian a
Stacona and Whitley Ruiz.
Kristi Olney, Destry Begay
and Alarissa Ahern play for
the junior varsity team, while
Jillisa Suppah, Karlen Yallup
Katherine Quaid, Dena Tho
mas, Roschena Sargeant and
Angela Bellanger play for the
freshman team.
W restlin g for Aladras
High School for the winter
season are ninth grad ers
T revor Suppah, L ean d er
Smith and Chezzeray Frank.
Also wrestling are eleventh
graders Rolin Alorningowl
and Elliot Cooper and twelfth
grader Jasper Smith.
Current wrestling results
were unavailable.
Squiemphen-Yazzie tourney in April
The
T hird
A nnual
Squiemphen-Yazzie All-Indian
Youth Basketball Tournament
will be held at Warm Springs on
April 6-8. This is a double elimi
nation tournam ent with one
championship game.
Divisions are 7-8 grade co
ed; 9-12 grade co-ed. Limit of
eight team s both divisions.
Awards for first, second and
third place, A ll-Stars, AIVP,
sportsm anship, Air. and AIs.
Hustle.
Players must show proof of
enrollment in school and proof
of Indian blood.
Entry fee is $150 both divi
sions.
O ther activities include3-
point shot; and a dance on Sat
urday night, April 7 at 9 p.m. in
the Social Hall.
For more information or to
enter contact Priscilla Yazzie,
P.O. Box 734, Warm Springs,
OR
97761.
E -m ail
tjyazzie@ b en d n et.co m . Ph.
(541) 553-5817.