BAKER CITY HERALD • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2022 A5
SPORTS
BAKER BOYS BASKETBALL
Contributed Photo
Baker wrestler Sheylin Karolski, center, won the title at the
regional tournament on Feb. 5, 2022, in Redmond to qualify for
the state tournament Feb. 24 in Culver.
Wrestling
Continued from A2
After getting a first-round
bye, Allen pinned Union’s
Ryan Jackson-Nelson early
in the second period, pinned
Irrigon’s Austin Wells in 26
seconds in the semifinal
match, then beat Heppner/
Ione’s Cade Cunningham 9-3
in the championship match.
Lisa Britton/Baker City Herald
Baker senior Nick Mitchell battles for a rebound against Mac-Hi’s
Gilberto Badillo-Parra on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in the Baker gym.
Lisa Britton/Baker City Herald
Baker senior Lane Molina in action on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in the
Baker gym.
Baker Bulldogs honor
seniors, rout Mac-Hi
other long ball at the buzzer to
boost Baker’s lead to 14-6.
With its five seniors lead-
The Bulldogs continued
ing the way from the open-
the momentum into the sec-
ing tipoff, the Baker boys
ond quarter, as their stifling
basketball team solidified its halfcourt trap forced multi-
spot atop the Greater Oregon ple turnovers leading to layins
League with a convincing
from Jones (assisted by Grant
56-36 win over Mac-Hi on
Gambleton), Hudson Spike
Friday night, Feb. 4, in the
(assisted by Mitchell), Hobson
Baker gym.
and Younger. The 9-0 run gave
Before the game, fans hon- Baker a 22-6 lead and the Pio-
ored the five Bulldog seniors
neers never got closer than 11
— Maddox Charbonneau,
points after that.
Drake Harper, Nick Mitch-
Spike had 9 of his 13 points
ell, Lane Molina and Hayden in the second quarter as Baker
Younger.
led 31-15 at halftime.
Molina had Baker’s first bas-
Nine Bulldogs got on the
ket, and Harper added a free
scoreboard. Hobson led the
throw to give the Bulldogs an way with 18 points, and Jones
early 3-2 lead.
had 14.
Later in the quarter Baker’s
Baker coach Jebron Jones
younger players got involved. said he was impressed by Bak-
Sophomore Paul Hobson hit a er’s ability to make the extra
pair of 3-pointers, and fresh-
pass to give a teammate an
man Isaiah Jones made an-
easy shot.
BY JAYSON JACOBY
jjacoby@bakercityherald.com
“The kids did a great job of
MAC-HI (36)
being unselfish,” Jones said.
Rodriguez 1 0-0 2, Setzer 4
“They made the defense move.”
0-1 10, Earls 4 0-1 9, Lewis 4
He was equally pleased with
3-3 12, G. Sandoval 0 1-2 1,
Baker’s defensive execution.
Garcia 0 0-0 0, A. Sandoval 1
“Overall the kids did a good
0-2 2, Badillo 0 0-2 0. Totals
job of communication,” he
14 4-11 36.
said. “We gave up 36 points —
I’m happy with that.”
BAKER (56)
Jones said the players had
Logsdon 1 0-0 2, Harper 0 1-2
a few lapses, particularly on
1, Gambleton 0 0-0 0, Quin-
defense.
tela 1 0-0 2, Younger 1 0-0 2,
“There’s always room for
Molina 1 0-0 2, Spike 6 1-2
improvement,” he said with
13, Jones 6 0-0 14, Hobson
a smile. “We haven’t played a
7 0-0 18, Charbonneau 0 0-0
perfect game yet. That might
0, Mitchell 1 0-2 2. Totals 24
never happen, but it’s every
2-6 56.
coach’s dream.”
Mac-Hi 6 9 11 10 — 36
Baker can clinch a home
game for the GOL champi-
Baker 14 17 14 11 — 56
onship on Feb. 19 by beating
La Grande Tuesday, Feb. 8, in
the Baker gym. Tipoff is set
If Baker wins the GOL title
for about 7:30 p.m. Baker beat it would have a home game in
the Tigers 67-41 on Jan. 28, at the first round of the playoffs
La Grande.
on March 5.
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220 pounds
Baker’s Alex Ritter received
two byes to advance to the
semifinal round, where he
pinned Enterprise’s Gunnar
McDowell in the third period.
In the championship
match he faced Adrian’s
Toby Clow, one of the top
wrestlers in the 2A division.
Clow won by fall in the sec-
ond period.
“Ritter is just starting to
get back into his rhythm just
in time as we approach re-
gionals,” Young said.
Also at 220, Baker’s Jayden
Clark beat Grant Union’s
Zack Ostberg in the quarter-
finals, then lost to Clow by
fall in the semifinals.
In the third-place match,
McDowell pinned Clark late
in the first period.
285 pounds
Baker’s top-ranked Jaden
Martin continued his domi-
nance, winning four straight
matches to claim the district
title at 285 pounds.
Martin pinned Grant
Union’s Rolando Moreno in
the first round, Trey Charl-
ton of Enterprise in the quar-
terfinals, and Union’s Mi-
chael Day in the semifinals.
In the championship
match Martin faced Cul-
ver’s Wylie Johnson, who is
ranked No. 1 in the 2A di-
vision. After a scoreless first
and second periods, Martin
chose the down position in
the third period and quickly
earned an escape and take-
down, pinning Johnson 31
seconds into the final period.
“That is the second num-
ber one guy that Jaden had
pinned this week,” Young
said. “He has his heart set
on a state championship
this season.”
Also at 285, Baker’s Rus-
sell Walden had a first-round
bye, then lost by fall to John-
son in the quarterfinals.
Walden then pinned Grant
Union’s Rolando Moreno
and Francisco De La Rose of
Mac-Hi/Weston-McEwen in
the consolation semifinals.
Walden pinned Echo/Stan-
field’s Gino Gallegos to claim
fifth place.
Baker will prepare this
week for the regional tour-
nament on Saturday, Feb. 12,
at Sisters.
The top four wrestlers
in each weight class will
advance to the state tour-
nament Feb. 26 at Cascade
High School in Turner,
near Salem.
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