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SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2015
SPORTS
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about her parents. “I
continued from page A7
think they’ll keep say-
— they’re amazing; my
ing that until graduation
family for being my sup-
day.”
A few years ago, Wadekamper took her volleyball team to a corn
port system; and I want
Other than Nevil and
maze in the Portland area. It was a haunted corn maze with
to thank my Heavenly
Gordon,
Ena won’t know
various people dressed up in scary outfits with or without props to
Father for this blessing
anyone
in
Centralia. It’s
make it a convincing show.
and this opportunity.”
not a situation that’s for-
Wadekamper said as the Bulldog volleyball players cautiously
Ena originally planned
eign to her, however. Ena
made their way around the mud-soaked maze, an actor with a
to attend Brigham Young
and her family moved
chain-less chainsaw jumped out and scared Ena so badly that she
University to prepare for
from Stanfield her fresh-
dragged Wadekamper down into the mud with her.
her Mormon mission af-
man year, and she de-
As Wadekamper told this story at Ena’s signing ceremony Thursday
ter deciding at the time
scribed herself as a “her-
afternoon at Hermiston High School, the Centralia-bound outside
she wasn’t going to pur-
mit” in that first year.
hitter buried her head in her hands and periodically looked up
sue a career in volley-
It will be a similar
with an embarrassed smile. Teammates giggled at the memory,
ball past high school.
experience in western
and most all in attendance gave at least the slightest of chuckles.
Then Centralia coaches,
Washington.
That’s the Noa Ena that Wadekamper and her teammates have
through
Wadekamper,
“I’m exited to meet
come to know and will miss.
began expressing inter-
new people,” she said. “I
est in the athletic outside
“Noa’s a fun kid,” Wadekamper said. “(I will miss) her smile, her
don’t like talking to new
hitter, and Ena changed
people, but I’m excited
sense of humor. She’s a good kid.”
her mind.
to learn that attribute and
Ena faced one last hur-
characteristic, but I’m
dle, however. Because of
That was in Novem- for her,” Wadekamper excited to see who I will
Ena’s faith, she observes ber. It wasn’t until over said.
become later in life.”
Sundays as a holy day spring break this year
It also helped Ena that
As a volleyball player,
and she asked Gordon that Ena finally commit- Centralia is of compa- though, Ena is set up for
and staff if they practice ted to Centralia, how- rable size to Hermiston. good things.
or play on Sundays. If ever. After weighing all As of 2010, Centralia
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yes, it would be a prob- the options, Centralia fit KDG D SRSXODWLRQ RI MXVW learn,”
Wadekamper
lem. Luckily for Ena, each criterion set by her. more than 16,000, mak- said. “She’s a terrific
however, the team takes
It took Wadekamper ing it a bit smaller than athlete. She’s gifted that
Sundays off, giving Ena some prodding to finally Hermiston. The city is way. She’s very coach-
the answer she hoped to get Ena to open up about roughly halfway between able, and she loves to
hear.
her decision. Wadeka- Portland and Seattle and learn new stuff and she’s
³, MXVW IHOW OLNH LW ZDV mper said Ena wouldn’t is a short drive from the very competitive.
the right decision,” she come right out with it, coast, as well. The four-
“I would fully antici-
said of signing with Cen- and once she did, the hour drive played a fac- pate her graduating from
tralia. “Religion was now-retired coach was tor, too, as Ena wanted there and probably going
a huge part ... Me and thrilled.
to be far enough away on from there, even,”
my family thought this
“(Wadekamper said), to branch out but close Wadekamper
added.
would be a good place ‘It’s about time,’ ” Ena enough to home to visit “She’s got a bright fu-
for me for the next two said, laughing.
periodically.
ture and should be fun to
years.”
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“I think they’re ex- watch her.”
ENA:
Coach recalls amusing
moment with Ena
The sprinters aren’t
the only group setting
themselves up for a state
continued from page A7
run. The throwers are
run the third-best 100 me- also having a splendid
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and the eighth-best 200 Neal taking the lead, fol-
time — 26.10.
lowed by Jazzmin Guti-
“Our boys team is do- errez, Maddy Juul and
ing so good,” Strot said. Noa Ena for the girls.
“We have five to six guys
Neal, a football and
who are competing for basketball player, has
that (fourth relay) spot. posted the fourth-best
Our boys sprints are shot put toss in the state
tough. We have six really ²IHHWLQFKHV²
fast guys, (only) four get despite never competive-
a spot on the relay.”
ly throwing before. He’s
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two events, but is 12th in
the discus with a throw
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Meanwhile,
both
Gutierrez, who also
plays basketball, and
Juul, who plays volley-
ball and basketball, are
in the top 10 in the shot.
Gutierrez sits sixth with
a top throw of 36-08 and
Juul is ninth with a toss
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“I gotta give a shout-
out to my throws squad,”
Strot, a thrower herself,
said. “They’re tough.
Right now, if you look
at the top 10 in districts,
we have seven of the top
10 in the girls shot put,
and seven of the top 10
in girls discus, and you
can only bring three (to
state). Imagine if you
could bring the whole
crew.”
Hermiston’s last meet
before the district tourna-
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Strandberg meet at Cen-
tral Valley High School
in Spokane. Events begin
at 8:30 a.m.
SAM BARBEE PHOTO
Hermiston sophomore Audrey Lincoln pulls away from the
pack during her lone race Wednesday, the 300 meters, at the
Grizzly-Knight-Bulldog three-way dual at Kennison Stadium.
Lincoln Ànished in ..
Bulldogs track
tune-up a success
each other in what was nearly
a dead heat. Chris Behrendt,
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The Hermiston Bulldogs edged Tyler McAbe’s 11.38.
welcomed the Helix Griz- Irrigon’s Carlos Zacarias and
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day afternoon for a tune-up LQDQG6KHULGDQ=XP-
track meet, and the Bulldogs walt wasn’t far off the pace at

walked away happy.
Hermiston’s Elias Arenas
The meet gave Hermis-
ton an opportunity to trot out dominated the boys discus,
athletes in a low-pressure spinning a 129 foot, 1 inch
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competing, head coach Emily with a 103-03, and Jazmin
Gutierrez set a personal re-
Strot said.
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standout Audrey Lincoln RXVEHVW,QWKHER\VMDYHOLQ
didn’t run either the 100 or Nathan Hunsaker continued
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ter race and beat her intended 01 effort. Freshman Tyler
mark. Sprinting coach Mark 5RKUPDQ ¿QLVKHG VHFRQG
Hodges said he wanted Lin- with a personal best of 132-
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and she crossed the line in than his previous mark.
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was the closest race of the at 8:30 a.m. today at Central
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came within .18 seconds of kane.
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