A8 BAKER CITY HERALD • THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2022
SPORTS
POWDER VALLEY BOYS BASKETBALL
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The Baker Black seventh grade boys basketball team has qualified for
the state middle school tournament March 11-13 in the Bend area.
Baker 7th grade hoops
team on to state
Baker City Herald
Alex Wittwer/EO Media Group
Cole Martin (23) goes for a layup during a match between North Pow-
der and Condon at North Powder High School on Tuesday, Feb. 22,
2022. The Powder Valley Badgers won 80-63 against the Condon Blue
Devils in the OSAA 1A State Championship playoff.
Alex Wittwer/EO Media Group
Powder Valley’s Kaden Krieger (20) tries to get past the defense of
a Condon defender during the Badgers’ 80-63 win over the Blue
Devils in the OSAA 1A State Championship playoff on Tuesday,
Feb. 22, 2022.
“We just have to push it, that’s
our game.”
In the third quarter, Pow-
der Valley pushed its lead
to 20 at one point and saw
the victory come closer and
closer. Krieger continued to
BY DAVIS CARBAUGH
score at will, adding eight
remaining in the first half.
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NORTH POWDER — Just Despite seven more points in more points. Another 11
three days after a heartbreak- the second quarter from Bar- points from the post player in
ing 59-51 loss to Nixyaawii
rera, the Badgers led 49-32 at the fourth quarter helped the
Badgers close out an 80-63
in the Old Oregon League
the half.
district championship on Sat-
“We just went on a run and home victory.
Cole Martin scored in the
it’s tough to stop us when we
urday, Feb. 19, the Powder
get on a run,” Kyle Dixon said. paint well for Powder Val-
Valley boys basketball team
bounced back with a state-
ment victory.
Baker boys to play host to Sisters Saturday
The Badgers rode a
high-octane offensive effort
The Baker boys basketball team Estacada, Madras and Mazama.
to a resounding 80-63 victory
The results:
will try to take its first step toward a
over Condon in round one of
Estacada
berth in the Class 4A state tourna-
the 1A state playoffs on Tues-
• Baker won 77-66 on Dec. 9
ment by playing host to Sisters in a
day, Feb. 22.
• Sisters won 44-43
play-in game on Satur-
“I just liked the energy we
on Dec. 2
day, Feb. 26, at 3 p.m. in
had tonight,” Powder Valley
Madras
the Baker gym.
• Baker won 72-68
The Bulldogs are
head coach Kyle Dixon said.
on Jan. 7
17-6 on the season, and
“We know it’s do or die, which
• Sisters won 44-41
ranked seventh in the
I think is a good way to play.”
on Dec. 28
state.
The Badgers will face the
Mazama
Sisters is 9-14 and
same situation Friday, Feb. 25,
• Baker won 64-53
had a 2-10 record in
when they play host to Trinity
on Dec. 17
the Oregon West Con-
Lutheran at 6:30 p.m. with a
• Sisters lost 59-48
ference.
berth in the state tournament
on Dec. 30
That conference
on the line. Trinity Lutheran
If Baker beats Sis-
includes three teams
beat Prairie City 63-55 in a
ters, its most likely
ranked in the top eight
first-round game on Tuesday,
opponent in the next
— Cascade, second;
Feb. 22.
round would be Glad-
Philomath, fifth; and
If the Badgers win Fri-
stone, and Baker would have to
Stayton, eighth.
day, their first-round oppo-
travel for the game on March
Of Sisters’ 14 losses, six were to
nent could be a familiar one
4 or 5, with a berth in the state
that trio, as the Outlaws lost two
— Nixyaawii. The Golden
tournament on the line. The state
games to each team.
Eagles will play Ione/Arling-
Baker and Sisters had three op- tournament will be March 10-12
ton on Friday, Feb. 25, with
in Coos Bay.
ponents in common this season:
the winner advancing to the
state tournament to play the
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lead to 41-26 with 3 minutes
prevailed, 42-30, to advance
to the championship game
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all-star team.
Baker lost the final but
qualified for the state tourna-
ment, which is open to only
“school-based” teams. All
Baker players are Baker Mid-
dle School seventh graders.
Team members are: Gavin
Combs, Kane Hellberg, Ezaiah
Suarez, Tristan Klecker, Jake
Christensen, Jace Whitford,
Brayden Whitebread, Quin
Wellman, Ryder Nimmo,
Gabe Schwartz, Hayden
Churchfield, Ben Nudd, Col-
ten Shank.
BAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL
Badgers roll past
Condon in playoffs
Powder Valley can clinch
state tourney berth with win
over Trinity Lutheran Friday
The Baker Black seventh
grade boys basketball team has
qualified for the state middle
school tournament on March
11-13 in the Bend area.
To qualify, teams must finish
first or second in a qualifying
tournament.
Baker played at The Dalles
Winter Classic last weekend,
finishing second.
Baker opened by beating
Boardman, 47-27, then beating
Endicott Basketball, of Golden-
dale, Washington, 48-17.
Endicott advanced through
the bracket to earn a rematch
with Baker, and Baker again
BMS hoops teams top
Burns, Grant Union
Baker City Herald
ley, tallying 14 points. Kaiden
Dalke and Case Olson tallied
seven points each.
After losing a hard-fought,
slower-paced game against
Nixyaawii just days earlier,
Powder Valley put itself back
in the right frame after a solid
showing.
“It was good for us,” Kyle
Dixon said. “We came out a
lot better today. I know we’re
a good enough team to win it
all. We just need to keep that
intensity every night.”
Baker’s seventh grade and
eighth grade girls basketball
teams won easily over Burns
on Friday, Feb. 18, at Baker
Middle School.
The seventh graders won 66-
6. Lily Logsdon was the leading
scorer with 20 points. Colbi
Bachman had 16 points.
Baker won the eighth grade
game 57-2. Gwen Rasmussen
had 24 points, and Raegan Gu-
lick 16.
Both Baker teams also beat
Grant Union on Feb. 15, at
John Day.
In the seventh grade game,
Baker won 69-7. Lily Logsdon
had 13 points and Macey Mor-
gan 10.
Baker won the eighth grade
game, 59-2. Jaxyn Ramos was
the leading scorer with 24
points. Gwen Rasmussen had
22 points, Raegan Gulick 17
and Reagan Ritter 14.
Baker was scheduled to play
Pendleton on Wednesday,
Feb. 23.
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