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6A — BAKER CITY HERALD
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2021
BAKER GOLF TEAMS COMPETE AT STATE TOURNAMENT IN CORVALLIS
BAKER JUNIOR AT STATE TENNIS TOURNEY
Baker girls take 3rd at state
Plummer enjoys
first trip to state
By Corey Kirk
ckirk@bakercityherald.com
With all fi ve players
carding their personal best
rounds, the Baker girls golf
team placed third at the state
tournament Tuesday, May 18
at Trysting Tree Golf Course
in Corvallis.
Senior Taylor Nudd led
the way with an 88 to place
eighth in the individual
standings. Junior Caitlin
Lien shot a 91 to fi nish 11th.
“Overall we just did a lot
better than expected,” Baker
coach Mike Long said. “It’s
always nice when you can
go and have kids play above
expectations. It was a huge
improvement for the girls.”
Grace Stampfl ee carded a
102, and Gretchen Morgan
had a 108.
The Baker boys team also
competed at Corvallis.
Junior Jesse Maldonado,
who won the district tourna-
ment at Quail Ridge Golf
Course in Baker City on May
10, shot an 84 to fi nish 25th
overall.
“He had a really good
round,” Long said of Maldo-
By Corey Kirk
ckirk@bakercityherald.com
Contributed Photo
The Baker girls golf team placed third at the state tournament on Tuesday, May 18.
From left, coach Mike Long, Taylor Nudd, Grace Stampfl ee, Caitlin Lien, Gretchen
Morgan, coach Colt Nudd.
nado. “He had one hole where
he had a quadruple bogey
and then followed with two
birdies, so I thought that
showed pretty good resil-
ience.”
Kaden Conklin shot a 94,
Gavin Stecher carded a 104,
Cade Rudi shot 118, and Alex
Ritter 124.
Long said he was glad
the players had a chance to
compete at state following a
shortened season.
“To see those smiles com-
ing off the course it was
pretty neat and fun,” Long
said.
BAKER BASEBALL
Bulldogs rout McCall in season finale
Carter each recorded an inning in relief.
With much of his pitching rotation being
Traveling to Idaho for their last game
seniors, Smith said he was glad to have a
of the season, the Baker baseball team
chance to let some younger pitchers get
dominated the McCall-Donnelly Vandals
game experience.
21-5 on Tuesday, May 18.
“We wanted to get those guys that will
“It was a good trip, the kids had fun, it
be returning for us (some innings),” Smith
was nice weather. It was a late night but it said. “We expect Hayden to be one of our
was all good,” Baker coach Tim Smith said. league starters next year.”
The Bulldogs won their final four games
Offensively, Smith mentioned four Bull-
to finish with a 10-6 record.
dogs who had stellar fi nal games.
Junior Hayden Younger started on the
Senior Zander Arriaga had a grand
mound for Baker against McCall-Donnelly. slam and six RBIs in all to lead the attack.
Younger allowed just two runs and had
Fellow senior Mason Van Arsdall had
three strikeouts in four innings.
a two-run double, and senior Andrew Zel-
Junior Connor Chastain pitched one
lars and Carter, a junior, each had two hits
inning, and Thomas Smithson and Silas
and one RBI.
By Corey Kirk
ckirk@bakercityherald.com
Smith said he was glad the game was
extended to eight innings, as younger
players, including sophomores Smithson
and Kai Ogan, got valuable varsity experi-
ence.
Though traveling to McCall was a bit
out of the way, Smith has no regrets giving
the team, especially the seniors, one more
time to bond.
“It was a good team bonding trip, had a
little more time on the bus. They seemed
to enjoy themselves, they came out and
played loose and played well,” Smith said.
“It was a good end. I just want to once
again thank the seniors for all they’ve done
for the program, and their leadership in
that regard.”
Just a week ago, in the midst of the district tennis
tournament, Baker junior Sarah Plummer wasn’t
anticipating heading to the state tournament.
But then she fi nished second in the girls singles.
“It was exciting, I wasn’t expecting to
go to state, and I actually didn’t realize I
qualifi ed until after I played the match
that qualifi ed me,” Plummer said. “I
didn’t realize the top two went, so that
was really exciting to fi nd out.”
Plummer
Plummer, the lone Baker player to
qualify for the state tournament, headed
to Roseburg for the event, which started Monday,
May 17.
Baker coach Amy Younger said she was impressed
with Plummer’s composure during her fi rst trip to
state.
“She was very
poised, very happy, as “I was just happy to get
relaxed as she could
the experience, and play
be. You wouldn’t have
against someone that
noticed any stress in
played that well”
her, she held herself
very well,” Younger
— Sarah Plummer, Baker
said.
High School tennis player
In the fi rst round,
Plummer played
Patricia Dougherty, a freshman from Klamath Union
who went on to win the singles championship.
Although Dougherty beat Plummer 6-0, 6-0,
Younger said Plummer played well.
“She was able to return good hard serves, and had
a couple of rallies,” Younger said.
Plummer said Dougherty is an impressive player.
“Probably the shorter shots were the best, but she
(Dougherty) defi nitely liked her ground strokes,”
Plummer said.
“I was just happy to get the experience, and play
against someone that played that well, because I
haven’t really played against someone with that
skill,” Plummer said.
Younger is excited to see Plummer continue to
grow from this condensed season, and is excited to
see her return for her senior season in the spring of
2022.
Younger also hopes that Plummer’s achievement
will inspire her teammates.
“I am hoping she can light a little fi re in some of
the kids,” Younger said.
Plummer is already ready for next season.
“I loved the entire season this year, it was really
exciting,” she said. “Hopefully I’ll be able to go back
(to state).”
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