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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2018 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A9 Herald Sports Follow sports on Twitter @HHeraldSports CYCLIST ORGANIZES RIDES FOR WOMEN Ariel Gummer hopes to bring more women to the sport of cycling with Wednesday rides By ALEXIS MANSANAREZ STAFF WRITER HERMISTON — Like many, Hermiston native Ariel Gummer learned to ride a bike at a young age and enjoyed family rides through the rural back roads and farmland. Also like many child- hood cyclists, Gummer stepped away from her bike, letting it col- lect dust as she made her way through high school and on to adulthood. Now, Gummer is more invested in the sport that can be both leisurely and competitive as she works to put more women on bikes. “I’ve been riding a bike since I was a little kid, grew up around here, so this is the area I learned how to ride a bike and I’ve been bicycle touring for the last seven years,” Gummer said. Bicycle touring is when a rider or riders go on self-contained cycling trips with touring ranging from single to multi-day trips or even years. Two years ago, Gum- mer completed a 2,700-plus mile trip from Astoria to New Orleans, Louisiana and upon her return, was inspired to do something, Gummer recalls. “It was an amazing experience and when I got back from that I was like, ‘I’ve got to be doing something,’ and organizing a ride seemed to be the thing to do,” she added. After organizing a ride on Mother’s Day that had just over a dozen riders taking the streets, Gummer now leads Wednesday’s rides that are catered specifically toward women. “I’m particularly passionate about getting women on bikes because I started riding as a kid and you get women on bikes, you get families on bikes,” Gum- mer said. “There are lots of rides around for really experienced rid- ers, just not a whole lot out there that’s like, ‘Oh hey, come try this thing,’ and that’s what we’re try- ing to do is get people out on bikes — get people who haven’t neces- sarily done it before, haven’t done it in a long time.” With the help of her mother, a long-time rider as well, Gummer makes sure the rides are designed to fit everyone’s level of experi- ence. Whether that means shorter rides around nine miles or longer rides that can reach up to 18 miles, the goal for Gummer is to create an inclusive community that sup- ports riders at every level. PHOTO COURTESY OF JENNIFER BROWN The Columbia Juniors All-Star Softball head coach Travis Reeser tries his best to dodge a Gatorade shower after his team’s come-from-behind victory. Columbia Juniors win district tournament after late rally By ALEXIS MANSANAREZ STAFF WRITER STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS Hermiston native Ariel Gummer is wanting to get more women to get into cycling and is leading a female focused weekly riding group on Wednesday. “You don’t have to feel like you have to ride as fast as you can or anything like that, we’re just trying to do something that’s fun,” she said. “We like to go around and see places, and the other thing is trying to help women get more comfortable on the roads. I’ve been doing it a long time, ridden everywhere and I’m really com- fortable but I recognize it wasn’t always like that when I started out. So, having that group there to show people you can do this and it’s okay.” Gummer’s sense of confi- dence and comfort on the road came after clocking some miles on a hand-me-down road bike her father bought for her from Scott’s Cycle and Sports, and it was a family ride along the Oregon coast years ago that sparked the fire that pushes her to ride almost every day of the week. “It was just a really empower- ing experience,” Gummer said. “I wasn’t in shape and I realized if I can do it in the shape I was in, it is something anyone can do. Bicy- cles really are for everyone. “It’s sort of snowballed since then,” she added. “I kept get- ting more and more into it. It’s definitely changed my life com- pletely. The confidence (aspect) is a really big thing, realizing you can accomplish something or do something and you don’t have to go on a bicycle tour to have that feeling. You can ride your bike to the grocery store and get your gro- ceries and have that feeling of ‘I went out today and I did that.’” That feeling is what Gum- mer hopes to share with other women in the community. Every Wednesday from 5:30-6 p.m., rid- ers are welcome to meet at Scott’s Cycle and Sport for a rally before the one-and-a-half hour long ride begins. Gummer encourages any- one who may be interested to stop by and even test out a bike. It’s not the only group ride Scott’s offers. There are Tuesday and Thursday evening rides as well as a Sunday morning break- fast ride, but Wednesday offers a unique experience for women who are either just getting inter- ested, trying out a new road bike or have riding experience but are looking for a community to bike with. Visit https://www.face- book.com/ScottsCycleWom- ensWednesdays for information on this Wednesday’s ride and stay tuned to Facebook for information on future rides. Scott’s Cycle and Sports is located on 110 E Highland Ave- nue and can be reached at (541) 567-1848. PILOT ROCK — The Columbia Juniors All-Stars soft- ball team earned the nickname ‘Comeback Queens’ from their parents and fans after rallying back in nearly every game of the 2018 District All-State Tourna- ment on June 13 in Pilot Rock. The team, made up of nine players from Stanfield and one from both Echo and Boardman, defeated Union in the finale, 12-11. The walk-off victory came from a bunt off the bat of Katelyn Griffin and some timely base running by Alexis Shelby, who scored on an error. But the efforts go beyond these two all- stars, head coach Travis Reeser noted. “It was certainly the effort of all 11 girls,” he said. “It’s really a neat group and one that works together and gets along. They are just fun and competitive.” That competitiveness showed as each game of the tournament, Columbia had to dig itself out of a hole. From Game 1, which was won with a late rally in the sixth, up until the first of two games against Union, where the talented Union roster strung together a victory. “It’s not so much the com- back stuff,” Reeser said while admitting those wins are still, of course, something to cele- brate. “It’s that they know how to compete and their willingness to play.” EASTERN OREGON marketplace Place classified ads online at www.easternoregonmarketplace.com or call 1-800-962-2819 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. After hours, leave a voicemail and we’ll confirm your ad the next business day. Email us at classifieds@ eastoregonian.com or fax: 541-278-2680 East Oregonian Deadline is 3 p.m. the day before publication 211 S.E. Byers Ave. 333 E. 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