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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Scott among top Aggies 3-point shooters
Abby Scott in January be-
came one of the best 3-point
shooters in New Mexico State
Aggies history.
The Aggies, meanwhile,
were on a six-game winning
streak, as Abby entered the
Aggies’ list of top-ten all-time
3-point shooters.
Abby, 6-2, is a junior guard
at New Mexico State.
She takes up to 500 prac-
tice shots a day.
Over the past three sea-
sons, she has scored over 620
points for the Aggies, includ-
ing more than 120 three-
pointers.
She is a Madras High
School graduate. Her dad is
James Scott.
Besides playing Division I
basketball, Abby is studying
criminal justice, with a minor
in child psychology.
February 4, 2015
Young boxer advances to
Silver Gloves Championship
Warm Springs tribal
member
Kamelia
Zacarias, 12, boxed in the
Region 7 Silver Gloves
Pacific Northwest Re-
gional Championships in
January.
Kamelia boxes with the
Deschutes County Rocks
Boxing Team.
She won at the Re-
gional Championships,
and was named the event
Outstanding Female
Boxer.
The Silver Gloves an-
nual competition is open
to amateur boxers from
Brent Cahwee photo
Her long-term plan is to
work with and help the young
people of the reservation.
New Mexico State junior guard Abby Scott
among Aggies’ top 3-point shooters.
the United States ages 10
to 15 years old.
Kamelia boxed in the
112-pound division.
She qualified for the
Women’s National Silver
Gloves Championships,
scheduled for July in
Daytona Beach, Florida.
Kamelia lives in Bend,
She is the daughter of
Danielle Sahme and Joel
Zacarias.
For more information
on the Deschutes County
Rocks Boxing team, visit:
deschutescountyrocks.com
Powwow group releases first CD
Great season for White Buffalo hoops
by Will Robbins
KWSO
This year is shaping up to
be a very good one for bas-
ketball at Madras High
school.
Both the boys and girls var-
sity teams have the right bal-
ance of players with the men-
tality, stature, determination,
drive and athletic ability for
success on the court.
What’s even more impres-
sive is that in a game where
being tall is often an advan-
tage, both Madras teams fea-
ture point guards under 6-feet
tall.
The Lady White Buffalos
are led by senior Mariah
Stacona. Other teams are well
aware of her skill and cour-
age on the court.
Mariah is like that little
yellow jacket at a picnic that
won’t leave you alone when
you’re trying to enjoy your
lunch: She’s everywhere, and
just when you think you’ve
ditched her, she’s back in your
face, buzzing around making
life on the basketball court
uncomfortable.
She plays both ends of the
court. And on the rare occa-
sion when she is on the bench
she stays busy coaching her
teammates with encouraging
words.
Stacona also has a solid
team of young ladies around
her, making for a unique
blend of skill and talent. Her
teammates include:
Rosebud Whipple, Janae
Adams, Kalan Wolfe, Leah
Suppah, Haley Sloan and
freshman sensations Kaliyah
Iverson and Lynden Harry;
Lana Shike, Stephanie
Gomez and Mayra Renteria.
Lynden Harry brings that
same style and athleticism
that thrilled fans three years
ago, when Mariah Stacona
made the varsity team as a
freshman.
Like Stacona, Harry is a
solid ball handler. And with
Iverson she should provide a
solid foundation for the next
three seasons.
When you watch the 2015
Lady buffs play, the first thing
that stands out is how well
they work as a team.
They distribute the ball
around until they find the
open shot. They can stun the
opposition with precise ball
handling and shot selection.
If the opponent is not pay-
ing attention, or is playing lazy,
the Madras girls can put up
10 points in the snap of a fin-
ger.
Defensively they get up
and down the court as well
as anybody. They surprise
many with their agility and
sense of where the ball is and
where it’s going to be.
Janae Adams and Rosebud
Whipple always seem to be
right in front of opposing
shooters.
Offensively, junior Kalan
Wolfe has improved on both
ends. She is a reliable go-to
player on the fast break.
Leah Suppah is dangerous
from distance, and when she
gets dialed in she can damage
the opposition’s confidence
with her 3-point ability.
The Lady White Buffalos
are a few games over .500.
But where they are in the
standings doesn’t mean they
won’t be there in the post sea-
son.
In fact this year’s team is
poised for a playoff run that
could go the distance. Head
coach Zack Lillebo says his
team has as good of a chance
any.
To do so the lady Buffs
will have to get past some fa-
miliar foes: Sutherlin, Henley,
Cascade and Gladstone girls
seem to be the ones to beat
this year. The Madras Girls
are capable of beating each
of these teams head-to-head,
and not many would be sur-
prised if they do.
Boys varsity
The 2015 Madras varsity
boys basketball team is a
force to be reckoned with.
Where the girls team is
small height-wise, the boys’
team towers over most.
The exception is of one of
the most tenacious players in
all of Oregon—Jared
Pichette.
What Pichette lacks in size
though is more than made up
for in attitude and commit-
ment to excellence.
“As long as you’ve got
heart, you can play. You will
find a way,” Pichette was say-
ing recently.
He demonstrates that each
time he and his teammates
suit up for a game. Of note,
Pichette is also a good stu-
dent.
Season so far
This year’s varsity team is
off to one of their best starts
in recent history.
The White Buffalo boys
are currently ranked fifth
among all 4A teams in Or-
egon. They have accom-
plished that by beating some
of the best teams in the state.
Some would say those
rankings numbers don’t mean
a thing when it comes down
to the true character of this
year’s team.
The word “resilient” comes
to mind when talking about
the character of the team.
And so far the boys have had
an answer to every obstacle
and strategy thrown at them.
This year’s team is also
loaded with talent. If its
quickness they need, few are
faster and better than
Pichette and Chad Lindgren.
Pichette can dazzle you
with his ball handling and pure
speed up and down the court.
He can make just about ev-
ery layup shot in the book.
One could make the same
case about Lindgren, who al-
ways seems to be in the right
place, or able to make the
shot when it counts the most.
When its muscle that’s
needed, few can match what
Bryce Rehwinkel, Austin
Rauschenberg and Voshaun
Bryant bring to the game.
Rauschenberg is also a ter-
rific outside shooter but isn’t
afraid to take it to the hoop.
Rehwinkel is just plain big
and in your face, forcing the
opposing teams to adjust to
his presence. Bryant has
proven to be a solid defen-
sive player.
Two other great weapons
with significant impact on this
year’s team are 6’8"senior
Brent Sullivan and 6’4" De-
von Wolfe.
Hands down Sullivan’s
best skill is his defensive play.
Anyone who’s ever tried an
easy layup and gotten swat-
ted down knows how
Sullivan’s ability can impact
the game.
Another skill set they bring
is the easy bucket. Both
Sullivan and Wolfe can get
inside and literally place the
ball in the basket just stand-
ing near it. And both can dunk
it.
Wolfe brings another as-
pect to the big-man game: he
can hit from just about any-
where on the court, making
him a threat that other teams
should not take for granted.
The Madras bench is also
good, filling in the voids left
when key players are on the
bench.
Sean Le Riche could eas-
ily be a starter. He is just as
tenacious as Pichette and as
strong as Rehwinkel on the
inside. Shay Yeahquo is also
a key player who will likely
take over as a leader on the
team when the class of 2015
graduates.
Yeahquo, a sophomore, is
a developing player. It’s just a
matter of time before he be-
comes the difference maker.
There are six seniors on
this year’s team. When they
graduate, it will make room
for emerging players that
don’t see many minutes.
Guys like sophomores
Aaron Winishut and return-
ing juniors like Dalton
Herkshan, Sean Le riche,
Bryce Rehwinkel and Austin
Rauschenberg.
See BASKETBALL on 12
Courtesy photo.
Chute #8: singers standing: Lonnie “Sonny” Sammaripa
(Walker River Paiute), Randy Sam (Yakama/Umatillla),
Dillon Begay (Yakama/Navajo), Nick Reyes (Yakama),
Gordon Gardipee (Yakama/ Chippewa Cree), Garrett
Begay (Yakama/Navajo), Preston Meanus (Warm
Springs), Richard “JR” Sam (Yakama/ Umatilla). Singers
kneeling: Rod Begay (Yakama/Navajo), Louis Sweowat
(Yakama), Cece Walsey-Begay (Yakama/Warm Springs).
Chute #8 has released
their first CD, “Powwow
Songs.”
When on powwow travels
and invitations, the drum
group represents the Yakama
Nation. They call Satus,
Wash., home, by way of
Celilo.
Other tribal affiliations:
Warm Springs, Navajo and
Umatilla.
Chute #8 began in 2003.
They thank family and
friends for encouragement
over the years.
There are 15 songs on CD.
You can purchase one for
$15. Any questions, phone
509-945-3510 or 509-831-
4440.
By the Warm Springs Market - ph 553-1041