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second round Tuesday at
the 5A Boys Golf Champi-
onships at Emerald Valley
in Creswell, Oregon, and it
wasn’t its best day.
Hermiston carded a 331
today, dropping them from
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other teams still on the
course as of approximately
6 p.m.
Senior Paden La Cour-
siere is the lowest-scoring
Bulldog, currently sitting
in a tie for 23rd with an 82
Tuesday and 81 Monday
for a week’s score of 163.
Zac Adams isn’t far be-
hind his teammate, turning
in an 81 Tuesday to tie with
teammate Keegan Crafton,
who shot 85, and three oth-
ers for 26th at 165.
Anders Lind is fourth
take the girls 100-meter
title, and then held her off
again at the tape for the
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200 crown.
42-1 and was second in
They then ran the
both hurdles.
opening and closing legs
Also earning state in the 4x100 relay to lead
berths in second were another Viking win and
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Earl in the 800 and Nied- ond-place 4x400 relay
erwerfer in the 1,500.
team.
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Smith placed third in
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distance specialist won
the 1,500 over teammate
Mendoza by 22 seconds,
and beat 3,000 runner-up
Jonathan Holcomb of
Nyssa by more than a
minute.
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the 300 hurdles, where he
was second.
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resent the Vikings at state
after placing second in
the 100 and 200.
Hermiston
drops to sixth in
second round
BY SAM BARBEE
HERMISTON HERALD
The Hermiston boys
golf team completed its
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alize she had much greater
volleyball background than
I was aware of. Once that
information was set forth,
we had conversations with
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in the position, and she’s
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member of our communi-
ty, doing everything she
can to promote Hermiston
as a true ambassador.”
Her volleyball experi-
ence is extensive.
Smith played four years
of volleyball at Fres-
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Fresno, California. At the
time, the NCAA Division
II school was a small,
Christian NAIA school
that held open try-outs to
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Smith made the squad as
a 5-foot-6 outside hitter in
the days when size at the
net wasn’t as important in
the game.
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ants, of course.”
Like Wadekamper, the
game of volleyball was
different when Smith
played in college. Scoring
was slower, and there was
no libero. Smith played
her four years, while meet-
ing her future husband,
who’s from this area, and
went right into coaching.
She started in California,
where she coached club
ball and was an assistant in
the high school ranks be-
fore taking a head coach-
ing gig in Minnesota.
There, she found herself
stuck between a rock and
a hard place. Minnesota
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— 1A, 2A and 3A — and
Smith’s school was one of
the smaller 3A schools in
the state. It created a chal-
lenge for her team to stay
competitive against bigger
schools with larger tal-
ent pools and often better
teams as a result.
“We did quite well, con-
sidering it was a smaller
3A school,” Smith said.
for Hermiston with a 168,
tied for 34th overall. Jar-
ed Thacker sits in a tie for
43th at 177.
Summit currently leads
the tournament and is still
on the course. The Storm
(32-over) lead Bend (37-
over) comfortably during
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ton leads Pendleton by 15
strokes.
history by winning their
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several decades, nearly
doubling up the competi-
tion despite not owning a
single individual champi-
on at the Columbia Basin
District meet.
The Tiger long relay
team provided the lone
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was another regular podi-
um participant. The Tiger
senior took titles in the
400 meters and the high
hurdles.
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and Friday, Echo is active
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playoff game, the Stan- day and Saturday. Start
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From Minnesota, she
moved to Oregon in 2003,
and she coached club ball
in the Tri-Cities. Five
years ago, Hermiston had
an opening for its head
volleyball coach, and
Smith applied but was not
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the Blue Mountain Vol-
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tion out of Pendleton and
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the area.
In December, the news
of Wadekamper’s retire-
ment spread throughout
the community, and Smith
caught wind of it. She
again applied for the posi-
tion and caught Ganvoa’s
attention.
Smith provides a broad
experience base for the
Bulldogs. She’s coached
a good deal of high-level
club volleyball, an envi-
ronment full of energy and
intensity and competitive-
ness. Smith plans to bring
those qualities to the purple
gym in the hopes of taking
Hermiston past round one
of the state playoffs for the
to qualify for the last meet
of the high school season
this year. Her marks im-
proved with each meet. Her
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the season was 14-06, and
her distances consistently
went up until she hit 16-
07 at the district meet last
week. She experienced
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of the year, the Buck Track
Classic in Pendleton in
March, but steadily rose
from there. She started un-
der 100 at 98-02, broke
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Condon/Wheeler Invite in
April, and uncorked her
116 toss at the district meet.
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year went up nearly six feet
from the Buck Track Clas-
sic to districts, as well.
“Kelsey, she’s really an
all-around athlete,” Echo
coach Ryan Ross said. “She
has the potential to do great
things next year, which I’m
excited for. Just her tech-
nique, it’s so far along.”
Ranger and McCarty
said the experience they
gained in their successful
basketball season has made
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the state track meet. The
Cougars’ basketball season
included sharing a league
title, winning a district title
and hosting a home playoff
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Echo’s Kelsey Ranger is
ranked third in the state in
MaYelin and Àrst in the long
jump. She will compete in
those events, as well as the
triple jump, this weekend in
Eugene.
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three decades. Ranger and
McCarty are not resting
their happiness on success
or failure at state. They
hope to do the best they
can.
For the most part, pre-
paring for the state meet
is no different than their
practices any other week.
For Ranger and McCarty,
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another meet, and another
chance to compete.
“We’re not trying to
make it a big thing,” Rang-
er said.
“Yeah, keep it normal,”
McCarty added. “You prac-
tice the same way you per-
form.”
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placements for stalwarts
Noa Ena and Brea Kestler,
who are graduating.
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Ena, an athletic and
powerful outside hitter,
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and precise setter, who
have both committed to
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play college volleyball,
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specialist, Briana Wolfe,
is also graduating, leaving
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knowing anything about
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the rest of her roster, is
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ate the talent, put players
with student ID
in the best spot possible
For information, call Echo High School
and hopefully win some
(541) 376-8436 Mr. Estrada (advisor) ext. 6219 or ACE Club
parent volunteer Rick Denning (541) 571-4417
games.
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