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til you play with real talent
you don’t know.”
She said she dreamed of
perhaps playing in Eugene
at the University of Oregon,
but realized realistic think-
ing may be a better route.
“Everyone wants to go
somewhere big,” she said.
“I thought playing at U of
O would be cool, but that’s a
big dream. That’s a chasing
dream.”
When it came time to
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016
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choose a college, Kopacz
received some quality ad-
vice from her eldest brother,
Chance, redshirted two years
at Walla Walla Communi-
ty College, transferred to
Campbellsville University in
Kentucky, then once again
transferred to Concordia Uni-
versity, Irvine. Kopacz other
brother, Austin, played two
years at Walla Walla CC, as
well. Chance, she said, ad-
vised to go somewhere where
you wouldn’t redshirt, or sit
out a year to save eligibility.
Kopacz said she’s nervous
about having a starting spot
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She isn’t sure yet if she’ll
stay the full two seasons or if
she’ll transfer to a four-year
school early.
“My coach really assured
me that he’s going to push
me somewhere else,” she
said. “He gave me a lot of
scenarios. The school I was
looking at in North Carolina,
if they’re shortstop blew out
a knee something, Todd, the
coach there, could call Adrian
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and ship me right out. He’s
going to get me somewhere Mikayla Kopacz (center) of Hermiston smiles with her parents Kristi (left) and Marek after the
else.”
senior signed her National Letter of Intent to play softball at Columbia Basin College in Pasco.
Local AAU tournament draws massive crowd
By SAM BARBEE
Staff Writer
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basketball players from across
the region from 3rd-8th grade
descended on Hermiston last
weekend for the Best of the
West basketball tournament
hosted by Hermiston Basket-
ball Club.
Best of the West is quick-
ly becoming one of the most
popular youth basketball
tournaments in the region.
Coming from the Tri-Cities,
Moses Lake, Walla Walla,
Yakima, Lewiston, Tacoma,
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participated. To compensate,
the club used gymnasium
facilities at Hermiston High
School, Armand Larive Mid-
dle School, Sandstone Middle
School, Desert View Elemen-
tary, West Park Elementary,
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mentary and Columbia Court
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The Moses Lake Chiefs pose after winning the 8th grade
girls division bracket at the Best of the West, a large AAU
tournament hosted by Hermiston Basketball Club.
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sites.
In addition to the size, the
amenities offered by the club
have set it apart from other
tournaments in the area.
HBC announces play-
ers pre-game, with dimmed
lights included. Games are
livestreamed through ALMS
TV, a mobile app with all per-
tinent information, coaches
gifts, and an All-Star game
for one division where the top
two players from each team
are selected to play in an ex-
hibition game.
“This tournament is good
for the club and great for the
community,” Traci Gammell,
HBC treasurer, tournament
director and registrar said in
an email. “We hear time and
time again that motels are sold
out each weekend, restaurants
are swamped and gas stations
are busy. Hermiston Basket-
ball Club is very proud of the
hundreds of hours of volun-
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club and the community!”
HBC’s next tournament is
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Champions:
Boys — 3rd grade: GW Hoops. 4th grade:
Baker Bulldogs. 5th grade: Kennewick Lions.
6th grade: 509 Ballerz. 7th grade: ML Warriors.
Girls — 4th grade: NW Heat. 5th grade:
Wildcats 5. 6th grade: Pasco. 7th grade: HD
Basketball. 8th grade: Moses Lake Chiefs.
Runners-up:
Boys — 3rd grade: Hermiston Heat. 4th
grade: Richland Gunners — Praino. 5th grade:
Cayuse Young Chiefs. 6th grade: LC Elite.
7th grade: Richland Gunners. 8th grade: TC
Firehawks.
Girls — 4th grade: Hoop Dreams Blue. 5th
grade: Underdogs Elite. 6th grade: White
Swan. 7th grade: Lady Braves. 8th grade:
Grandview Wildhounds.
City to make offer on property for new skate park
By JADE McDOWELL
Staff Writer
The city of Hermiston is
planning to purchase proper-
ty for a new skate park across
the street from the police sta-
tion.
On Monday the city coun-
cil authorized staff to make an
offer of $40,000 for a triangu-
lar-shaped piece of property
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Street from the Hermiston
Safety Center, which houses
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and municipal court.
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quisition for a skate park and
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improvements. City Manager
Byron Smith said preliminary
discussions with Pendleton
Grain Growers, which owns
the property, indicate that the
co-op will accept an offer of
$40,000.
Mayor David Drotzmann
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needs of a new skate park,
which has been a goal for the
city council for years.
“What an exciting oppor-
tunity for the city of Hermis-
ton,” he said.
On Monday the coun-
cil also approved a contract
amendment for C&E Trench-
ing, moving forward a crucial
piece of the project to certify
the Port of Umatilla’s water
right and increase irrigation to
local farmland.
“This is the best birthday
present I could ever ask for,”
Northeast Oregon Water As-
sociation director J.R. Cook
told the council.
C&E Trenching has been
under contract with the city
to extend the Regional Water
System to the Hermiston Ag-
ricultural Research and Ex-
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contract extension approved
Monday hires the company to
install an additional pump at
the Regional Water System’s
river intake station and create
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Cook said the project
should be ready for testing in
March.
Prior to the regular city
council meeting, city council-
ors, staff and budget commit-
tee members attended a work
session titled “City Budgeting
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policies surrounding city bud-
gets.
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Palmer said budget requests
from department heads are
due March 4 and the budget
should be completed by April
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Echo’s Hannah McCarty (14) rises for a layup in front of
Griswold’s Bethany Newtson (24) and Sadie Wilson during
the Grizzlies’ 33-30 win Saturday in Echo.
ECHO:
Swanson sees improve-
ment, but Saturday’s loss
was “a heartbreaker.”
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“This was a heartbreak-
ging, and the Cougars had er, for everybody,” Swan-
to foul to stop the clock. son said. “We were right
Junior point guard Mac- on a two-game winning
ey Tullis made both free streak and we were play-
throws with 7.8 seconds ing together and playing
left, and Echo couldn’t get tough. We gave them ev-
a good shot at the buzzer erything we had and just
to tie.
fell short.”
With the win, Helix
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GHS (13-4, 6-1) 5 8
6 14 — 33
stays in sole possession of
EHS (9-10, 2-5) 9 13
5
3 — 30
GRISWOLD
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M.
Mize
P. Fler-
second place in the OOL, schinger 9, S. Wilson 9, E. 9, Fehrenbacker
a game back of Nixyaawii 4, M. Tullis 2, H. Christman, A. Krol, A.
C. Bennett, B. Newtson, M. Espy,
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K. Mize.
ECHO
— H. McCarty 10, K. Ranger 8,
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5, E. Parks 4, L. Cox 3, D.
the win in Echo, as, in his Tarvin, S. Stone, L. Wiggins, B. Milbrodt.
3-pointers — GHS 0, EHS 3. Free
experience, it’s always a throws — GHS 5-11, EHS 3-18. Fouls
— GHS 16, EHS 15. Fouled out — P.
tough gym to win in.
Flerschinger (GHS), H. McCarty (EHS).
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