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WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 2017 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A7 Herald Sports Follow sports on Twitter @HHeraldSports Bulldogs stay on-target, claim second state trap shooting title Hermiston trap shooting club repeats as state champs CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The Special Olympics relay team of Cassidy McQuinn, Jeff McEachran, Timothy Tichy, and Cameron Goldie received a bronze medal after a come from behind effort during the regional tournament held in Milton-Freewater. By ERIC SINGER STAFF WRITER For the second consec- utive year, the Hermiston High School trap shooting club team earned the title of state champion. Hermiston went to the Oregon Clay Target League State Tournament at the Hillsboro Trap & Skeet Club on June 24 and defended its title after scoring 465 points to tie with Molalla. Hermis- ton then won it outright on a tiebreaker, which was either team’s high-gun score and Bulldogs’ Blake Betz’s 97 score and overall high-gun honors for the tournament. Rounding out the top five team scores was Madras in third with 461, Cascade Christian with 446 and Echo with 436. The championship was much tougher to come by for Hermiston this season, seeing the number of teams it was competing against rise from two last season to 13 this year. It’s only the second year of the league and the team, but Hermis- ton coach John Adams is already impressed with the progress. “The improvement in these kids was remarkable,” Adams said last week. “A lot of them went from hit- ting single digits to hitting almost all of them.” Betz’s high-gun victory was also a tight race, as he Special Olympians go for the gold HERMISTON HERALD CONTRIBUTED PHOTO FROM ERIN WALLACE Hermiston’s Blake Betz readies to fire during the Oregon Clay Target State Tournament on Saturday, June 24 at the Hillsboro Trap & Skeet Club. Betz won tournament high gun honors with 97 points. finished tied with Echo’s Hunter Barnes with a 97. But Betz won the tie break on the reverse run of the scorecard. Also brining home awards from the tournament was Hermiston’s Jenna Wal- lace, who won high gun in the female junior varsity cat- egory with 92 points. Echo’s Natalee Sherbahn finished third with 80. Numerous Hermiston and Echo kids also littered the all-state team, which is comprised of the top 25 competitors from their league season. Making the cut for Herm- iston was Kaden Smith (24.5 point average), Betz (23.5), Devon Brittner (23.1), Case Hiatt (23), Dylan Hunter (22.1), Tanner Meads (21.4), Tyson Stocker (21) and Zane Davis (21). CONTRIBUTED PHOTO FROM ERIN WALLACE The Hermiston High School trap shooting team poses after winning the Oregon Clay Target League state championship for the second straight year at the Hillsboro Gun Club on Saturday, June 24, 2017. For Echo, Makiah Blan- kenship (23.1), Hunter Barnes (22.3), and Ethan Hobson (21.9) made it, as did Brett Troutman (22) from Arlington. In the league season, Hermiston finished on top of Conference 3 with 2,329 total points, beating Mo- lala (1,931.5) and Canby (914.5). Echo finished sec- ond in the five-team Confer- ence 2 with 1,084.5 points behind only Cascade Chris- tian (1,349.5). Arlington finished sixth in the six-team Conference 1 with 212.5 points in its in- augural season in the league. Golfers to tee-off July 15 for Agape House fundraising tournament Scramble for Food is Saturday, July 15, with check-in at 8 a.m. and a shotgun start at 9 a.m. at Big Riv- er Golf Course in Umatilla. The cost is $60, which includes pastries, green fees, lunch, priz- es on each hole and awards. Carts must be reserved through the golf course. A four-person format, people can sign up with a team or be added to others. The deadline to register is Saturday, July 8. For more information, call Dave Hughes at 541-571-7293, stop by Agape House at 500 Harper Road, Hermiston, or call Big River at 541- 922-3006. BE A POWERFUL VOICE IN COURT FOR A FOSTER CHILD AUGUST 8-12, 2017 Tues. Aug. 8 • 9pm Free, no obilgation CASA training opportunity starting July 10 th in Hermiston. Wed. Aug. 9 • 9pm Thur. Aug. 10 • 9pm Lawrence LOCASH The Marshall Tucker Band Tues. Tracy Aug. 8 • 9pm LOCASH More than 75 athletes from the Hermiston/Pend- leton Special Olympics Local Program #510 re- cently competed at three regional tournaments. The golf competition took place June 10 near Banks. First time ath- lete Saul Lara received a gold medal in the Indi- vidual Skills Competition and David Andrews, a longtime Special Olym- pic athlete but new to the golf program, received a bronze. Jonathan Wilson and unified partner Dan Headley earned silver in a nine-hole alternating stroke play, Jonathan Kin- sel and unified partner Tye Stewart took fourth place followed by Jason Cargill and partner Kris Neustel with a sixth place finish. On June 11, six mem- bers of the Eastside Roll- ers bocce team traveled to Hillsboro to compete. The Traditional Bocce` team of Makayla Thompson and Mary Jones earned silver medals in the female divi- sion, while partners Jillian Smalley and Lyall Arey also took silver in their di- vision. The first time uni- fied team of Misty Larsen and Jessica Sexton took bronze. All three teams earned the sportsmanship awards for their respective divisions. The Athletics team (track and field events) traveled to Milton-Free- water for competition. With more than 60 ath- letes, many medals were earned including a come- from-behind bronze medal finish for the relay team of Cassidy McQuinn, Jeff McEachran, Timo- thy Tichy and Cameron Goldie, who are coached by Di Fordice. A high point of the com- petition experience began even before boarding the bus. Each athlete was pre- sented with a card made by the leadership students at Sandstone Middle School encouraging them to do well in competition. “We are one program and these cards made by students at Sandstone were just one more unifying factor for our team,” said Angela Schneider, local program coordinator. Special Olympics pro- vides year-round athletic training and sports compe- titions for individuals with intellectual and develop- mental disabilities. To par- ticipate, athletes must be age 6 or older. There is no charge to participate. The next sports sea- son for the local program is bowling, which begins Sept. 1 at Desert Lanes in Hermiston. Signups are Monday, Aug. 21, from 4-5 p.m. at The Arc Build- ing, 215 W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston. For more in- formation about participat- ing as an athlete or volun- teer, call Angela Schneider at 541-314-0166. For information, 541-667-6091 HEALTHY FRIDAYS FREE health screenings & health coaching: Blood pressure checks, weigh-ins, body mass index, cholesterol and glucose. First Friday of every month 8am-11am GSMC Conference Center 7 (by Education Dept) Fri. Aug. 11 Sat. Aug. 12 • 9pm Latino Night TBA Reserved Tickets ON SALE NOW! ONLY $12 Great White PREMIUM SEATING $20 (does not include admission) (does not include fair admission) CARNIVAL WRISTBANDS $25 (thru August 7) $30 after fair starts Available at: Fair Offi ce • Fiesta Foods • Ranch & Home Hermiston Chamber • Pendleton Chamber Columbia Bank • Banner Bank • Columbia Harvest Foods SAVE $5 when you purchase early! TITLE SPONSOR Meet us at the BARLEY BARN for music & dancing! Call 541.567.6121 or stop by the Fair offi ce 1705 E. Airport Rd, Hermiston www.umatillacounty.net/fair LIVING WELL: BETTER CHOICES, BETTER HEALTH Have you been diagnosed with high blood pressure, heart disease, arthritis or another long-term health condition? 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