6A — BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021
SPORTS
BAKER BASEBALL
BAKER TENNIS
Bulldogs drop pair to La Grande Tigers top Baker
By Corey Kirk
■ Sarah Plummer has Baker’s lone win
ckirk@bakercityherald.com
La Grande continued its
dominance of Baker during
the pandemic-abbreviated
baseball season with a double-
header sweep of the Bulldogs
on Saturday, May 8 in La
Grande.
The Tigers (9-1) have won
all six of the games against
Baker this season.
Baker, meanwhile, is 6-6
and has not lost to a team
other than La Grande.
Baker had a chance to get
off to a fast start in the open-
ing game Saturday, loading
the bases in the top of the fi rst
with one out.
But La Grande starter Riley
Miller struck out the last two
batters to end the threat.
“We didn’t get the timely
hitting that we needed early in
the game to keep that momen-
tum going,” Baker coach Tim
Smith said.
Miller breezed from there,
allowing just fi ve hits while
striking out seven in the fi ve-
inning game.
After Baker failed to capital-
ize at the plate, the Bulldogs’
defense committed two errors
in the bottom of the fi rst as La
Grande scored eight runs and
chased starter Andrew Zellars.
“We had defensive errors
behind Zellars that could have
gotten us out of the inning and
made it not so big,” Smith said.
Silas Carter, who isn’t part
of Baker’s regular rotation,
went 2.2 innings in relief and
allowed four runs.
“Silas threw well, he threw
By Corey Kirk
ckirk@bakercityherald.com
Alex Wittwer/EO Media Group
Baker’s Cody Skidgel makes contact against La Grande on Saturday, May 8.
well the night before against
La Grande in the JV game, he
did a great job for us,” Smith
said.
La Grande scored at least
three runs in every inning, and
the game ended 18-0 when
Baker failed to score in the
top of the fi fth.
Baker played much better
in the nightcap, taking a brief
4-3 lead in the top of the fi fth.
“It was the best game we
played against them so far,”
Smith said.
Baker’s leadoff hitter,
Hayden Younger, got on base
to start the game, and after
advancing to second on a
sacrifi ce bunt, he scored.
“We executed very well,”
Smith said.
La Grande rallied with
six runs in the bottom of the
fi fth to take a 9-4 lead, and
the Tigers added a couple of
insurance runs in the sixth to
claim the 11-4 win.
Mason Van Arsdall, Zander
Arriaga and Cody Skidgel
— batting third, fourth and
fi fth — each had two hits
for Baker. Arriaga drove in
a run.
“Cody Skidgel fi nally start-
ed to swing the bat,” Smith
said. “Zander and Mason had
two hits. I just think the top
of our order did what they
needed to do.”
Van Arsdall got the start
on the mound and he held
La Grande to just three
runs through four innings
before the Tigers broke out
in the fi fth.
“We played good defense
behind Mason,” Smith said.
“Mason threw really well.
We had one bad half inning,
it was just a couple of defen-
sive errors, and we couldn’t
overcome that,” Smith said.
Baker will conclude its
season by playing host
to the combined team of
Joseph, Enterprise, Wallowa
and Elgin Wednesday, May
12 at 6 p.m. at the Baker
Sports Complex, then travel-
ing to Nyssa on Saturday,
May 15 for a doubleheader
starting at 10 a.m. PDT.
“It will be a good week
for us, hopefully we can
get back on track, and get
in the win column and end
this thing on a positive note,”
Smith said.
BAKER TRACK AND FIELD
Baker girls, boys 2nd at La Grande
Baker’s girls and boys
track and fi eld teams placed
second among eight teams at
the La Grande Invitational
on Friday, May 7.
La Grande won both sides
of the meet. The Tiger boys
had 166.5 points to Baker’s
148.5. On the girls side, La
Grande had 209 points to
Baker’s 186.
Baker had multiple
individual champions and
runners-up.
Among boys, Kaden Myer
won the 100, and Wyatt
Hawkins won the long jump.
Myer placed second in
the 200 and his brother,
Malaki, was second in the
400. Dash Bloomer placed
second in the 300 hurdles,
Thaddeus Pepera was second
in the high jump and Reeve
Damschen was second in the
pole vault.
In the girls meet, Anna
Belding won the 200 and was
second in the 400. Sydney
Keller won the pole vault.
Emma Baeth was runner-
up in the 800 and 1,500,
Jozie Ramos placed second
in the shot put and high
jump, and Avril Zickgraf was
second in the triple jump.
The Greater Oregon
League district meet is set
for Saturday, May 15 at
Ontario.
A Class 4A state meet
is also scheduled for May
21 and 22 at Siuslaw High
School in Florence.
200 METERS, BOYS
5. Wyatt Hawkins (35-07.25)
Zickgraf (13-4.50)
2. Kaden Myer (24.38a)
100 METERS, GIRLS
TRIPLE JUMP, GIRLS
400 METERS, BOYS
4. Sydnee Pierce (14.06a);
2. Avril Zickgraf (29-01.00); 3. Salena
2. Malaki Myer (55.65a); 3. Diego
200 METERS, GIRLS
Bott (28-07.00)
Quintela (56.12a);4. Angel DeArcos
1. Anna Belding (28.11a)
(56.28a); 10. Dash Bloomer (59.23a);
400 METERS, GIRLS
13. Gabe Bott (1:01.61a); 18. Jordan
2. Anna Belding (1:04.27a)
Mills (1:03.52a); 20. Joey Duncan
800 METERS, GIRLS
(1:08.28a).
2. Emma Baeth (2:34.06a); 3. Sydney
800 METERS, BOYS
Keller (2:36.11a)
11. Jordan Mills (2:30.08a)
1500 METERS, GIRLS
1500 METERS, BOYS
2. Emma Baeth (5:07.60a); 4. Sydney
8. Thaddeus Pepera (4:53.10a); 14. Seth
Keller (5:13.29a); 7. Corah Downing
Mastrude (5:28.92a)
(5:56.82a)
3000 METERS, BOYS
3000 METERS, GIRLS
7. Jordan Mills (11:22.22a); 9. Seth
3. Sydney Lamb (12:11.62a)
Mastrude (11:52.31a)
100 METER HURDLES, GIRLS
110 METER HURDLES, BOYS
4. Brooklyn Jaca (18.75a); 9. Jocelyn
3. Jacob Mills (23.66a)
Hellberg (24.60a)
300 METER HURDLES, BOYS
300 METER HURDLES, GIRLS
2. Dash Bloomer (48.45a); 3. Gabe Bott
4. Corah Downing (55.44a); 5. Salena
(49.72a); 5. Thaddeus Pepera (50.68a);
Bott (56.17a); 6. Avril Zickgraf (59.11a)
6. Gaige Birmingham (54.69a); 7. Jacob
FOUR BY 100 METER RELAY, GIRLS
Mills (1:04.87a)
2. Baker (Brooklyn Jaca, Jocelyn
FOUR BY 100 METER RELAY, BOYS
Hellberg, Anna Belding and Sydnee
1. Baker (Kaden Myer, Wyatt Hawkins,
Pierce)- 55.04a
Malaki Myer and Ian Jesenko)- 45.26a
FOUR BY 400 METER RELAY, GIRLS
FOUR BY 400 METER RELAY, BOYS
1. Baker (Anna Belding, Jocelyn
2. Baker (Kaden Myer, Diego Quintela,
Hellberg, Sydney Keller and Emma
Angel DeArcos and Malaki Myer)-
Baeth)- 4:34.97a
3:47.12a
SHOT PUT, GIRLS
SHOT PUT, BOYS
2. Jozie Ramos (27-00.50); 5. Hayden
6. Eithen Hatfi eld (34-07.50); 7. Mike
Paulsen (24-08.00); 7. Ryann Paulsen
Gentry (34-05.50); 10. Tate Powell (32-
(23-03.00); 12. Morgan Hall (20-03.50);
03.00); 11. Jacob Mills (31-11.50);
15. Evan Rexroad (19-09.00)
DISCUS, BOYS
DISCUS, GIRLS
5. Jacob Mills (94-00); 7. Tate Powell
5. Hailey Zikmund (61-02); 6. Hayden
(89-00); 8. Mike Gentry (83-11); 12. Eithen
Paulsen (60-05); 7. Jozie Ramos (55-09);
Hatfi eld (76-02); 13. Reeve Damschen
9. Montana Williams (55-04); 15. Kalina
(72-05)
Gaslin (33-04)
JAVELIN, BOYS
JAVELIN, GIRLS
4. Dash Bloomer (121-08)
3. Hayden Paulsen (94-00); 4. Ryann
HIGH JUMP, BOYS
Paulsen (92-09); 6. Hailey Zikmund (83-
2. Thaddeus Pepera (5-04:00)
06); 8. Montana Williams (70-08)
POLE VAULT, BOYS
HIGH JUMP, GIRLS
RESULTS
(BAKER FINISHERS)
2. Reeve Damschen (9-06.00); 4. Dash
2. Jozie Ramos (4-10.00); 3. Brooklyn
Bloomer (8-06.00); 6. Gabe Bott (7-06:00);
Jaca (4-06.00)
100 METERS, BOYS
8. Wade Hawkins (6-00.00)
POLE VAULT, GIRLS
1. Kaden Myer (11.61a); 3. Wyatt
LONG JUMP, BOYS
1. Sydney Keller (9-00.00); 3. Salena
Hawkins (11.90a) 11 Ian Jesenko
1. Wyatt Hawkins (17-10.00); 11. Wade
Bott (7-06.00); 5. Avril Zickgraf (6-06.00)
(12.39a); 16. Wade Hawkins, (13.28a);
Hawkins (14-08:00)
LONG JUMP, GIRLS
18. Joey Duncan (13.48a)
TRIPLE JUMP, BOYS
5. Sydnee Pierce, 13-7.50); 6. Avril
Junior Sarah Plummer had Baker’s lone victory
against La Grande in Greater Oregon League tennis
action Friday, May 7 at La Grande.
After losing the opening set to La Grande’s Breeana
Bushman, 6-4, Plummer rallied to win the second set in
a tiebreaker, 8-6, then closed out the match, 6-4.
“This match was really fun to watch,” Baker coach
Amy Younger said. “The girls worked really hard for ev-
ery point, every game and the matches they won. Sarah
has improved so much this season.”
Although Baker didn’t win any other matches, Young-
er said she was proud of the Bulldogs staying competi-
tive despite less-than-ideal weather that included wind
and rain at times.
In other girls matches, Riley Shaw made her debut in
singles, losing 8-3 to Ava Palmer in a pro set.
In girls doubles, Shaw teamed with Tristen Tritt in a
6-1, 6-3 loss to La Grandes Emily Wilson and Collette
Larvik.
In boys singles, Baker’s Anthony Christopher and
Karsten Cikanek lost in straight sets.
Baker’s boys doubles teams of Davis Macias and
Austin Hays, and Weston Downing and Noah Lien, also
lost in straight sets.
Younger said there were great rallies in both matches.
Baker, which was scheduled to play Vale on Monday,
May 11, will play host to the district tournament on
Thursday, May 14 at the Ash Grove courts starting at 9
a.m. Baker will also play host to Vale on Friday, May 15
at 5 p.m.
NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER LEAGUE
Thorns win Challenge Cup
By Anne M. Peterson
AP Sports Writer
PORTLAND — Morgan Weaver buried her pen-
alty kick after Portland goalkeeper Adrianna Franch
stopped Nahomi Kawasumi’s attempt and the Thorns
won the Challenge Cup tournament on a penalty shoot-
out after a 1-1 draw with Gotham on Saturday.
The Thorns did not drop a match in the National
Women’s Soccer League preseason tournament.
Christine Sinclair’s bending strike in the eighth
minute gave the Thorns an early lead. It was her second
goal of the tournament. The Canadian forward became
the NWSL’s active leader with 60 career goals.
The match, broadcast nationally on CBS, had an early
start at 10 a.m. local time, and some 4,000 spectators
attended the game.
The league’s regular season opens next week.
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