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SPORTS Wednesday, april 17, 2019 Hermiston’s Romero sixth at Pasco Invite TRACK Injury derails season for Hermiston’s Wilson ciated with the injury, Wil- son said the mental aspect of the injury has been the Madi Wilson was look- worst part. ing forward to track sea- “It’s a mental hurdle son, and seeing how she I have to get over,” she would stacked up against said. “I can still support the best athletes in my team. I help Washington. with the hurdlers. The Hermiston I love coaching — senior, who com- it helps me reflect petes in both hur- back on what I dle events and the need to do. I know 4x100 and 4x400 God has a plan relays, tore her for me throughout Wilson right Achilles ten- this.” don March 21 during The one bright the first meet of the spot of the ordeal, is spring. that her scholarship to run She had won the 100 track at Eastern Washing- hurdle event, and the Bull- ton University is not in dogs destroyed the field in jeopardy. the sprint relay. The injury “I have been in con- came in the 300 hurdles, tact with the coach and he where she was leading is totally understanding,” until she went down near Wilson said. “He’s very encouraging about my the end of the race. “It just happened,” Wil- recovery.” son said. “I came off the Wilson finished second second-to-last hurdle, and in the 100 hurdles, and on my second step it tore.” fifth in the 300 hurdles, at Wilson said an MRI the Oregon 5A state track showed a completely torn meet last year. The 4x100 Achilles tendon. She had relay teams also finished surgery March 28 and has second, leading up to a been sporting a light blue promising season for the cast the past couple of Bulldogs. weeks. “The very first meet — “I am going to get the that was hard to see that cast off Tuesday, and they happen,” Hermiston coach will take out the stitches,” Emilee Strot said. “She Wilson said. “I will get a didn’t play basketball, and walking boot, but I still she put in the work every won’t be able to put any day to prepare. She was weight on it. Then, I will ready to do big things. start physical therapy.” Madi is hard to replace in While there hasn’t been all aspects. She was the a lot of physical pain asso- heart of our team.” By ANNIE FOWLER STAFF WRITER Umatilla boys, girls win River’s Edge titles put 32 feet, 6 inches for the win, a foot better than Pilot Rock’s Emily Lam- bert. In the discus, Lemus had a personal best 103- 10½ for the win; Lambert was second at 100-3. Abigail Cardenas won the 100 hurdles for the Vikings (17.72), more than 2 seconds ahead of the next runner. Cardenas also was second in the 300 hur- dles (51.65). Umatilla also won the boys team title, rolling up 130 points, with Heppner second with 107.5. Arrik Russell was a double winner in the 200 (24.39) and 400 (53.90), and ran a leg on the 4x100 really team that finished second. HERMISTON HERALD Umatilla’s Patty Burres (100, 400) and Chantal Lemus (shot put, discus) were double winners in individual events Friday at the River’s Edge Invita- tional at Milt Durand Field in Umatilla. The Umatilla girls won the team title with 123.5 points, with Weston-McE- wen a distant second with 68 points. Burres turned in a time of 12.96 seconds to win the 100, then ran a 1:03.47 in the 400, tying Bri- ley Bock of White Swan. Burres also ran a leg on the winning 4x100 relay team (54.24). 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Or register at http://stepstos6ccess.itsyo6rrace.com By ANNIE FOWLER STAFF WRITER Hermiston got its first taste of the Pasco Invite on Saturday, and it was a learn- ing experience for the Bull- dogs, who had just one ath- lete reach the podium at Edgar Brown Stadium. Junior Jazlyn Romero placed sixth in the javelin with a throw of 130 feet, 5 inches, which she hit on her second throw of the finals. “I told them you can’t go in there and think you own the place,” Hermiston coach Emilee Strot said. “You need watch and learn.” The meet, in its 58th year, featured more than 1,500 athletes from 108 schools. “I’m kind of excited to see all the competition in Washington,” Strot said. “This is the kind of meet that prepares us for state. It’s a step early in the season to show us what state could be like.” Romero went into the finals in sixth place, and dropped to eighth after the first round. She jumped back up to sixth with her best throw. “The competition is bet- staff photo by annie Fowler Hermiston’s Jazlyn Romero finished sixth in the javelin. ter when all throwers are close to each other (distance of throws),” Romero said. “It gives me an idea of what I need to do if I want to qual- ify for state. It’s better than last week. Every day is a learning experience.” Romero also finished 16th in the discus (102-2). In the triple jump, soph- omore Paige Palzinski fin- ished third in her flight with a leap of 31-5½, and finished 28th overall. Her mark was one-half inch off her season best. “It was pouring down rain when Paige was jump- ing,” Strot said “She was a stud. It’s moments like that that drive her.” MaKaylee Young went 15-9¾ to finish second in her flight of the long jump, and finished 13th overall. Alisha Wilson of Tahoma won the event with a mark of 19-0½. Young also was 18th in the 100 (13.35) and ran on the 4x100 relay team — along with Elsa Torres, Kamryn Aldred and Jayden Ray — which finished 15th (52.20). The Bulldogs’ 4x400 relay team (Ray, Amanda Nygard, Torres, Abigail Sha- ron) was fifth in its heat, and finished 29th overall in a time of 4:22.38. In the hurdle events, Jen- nifer Fuentes finished 40th in the 100 (18.44) and 37th in the 300 (53.77). Tahoma won the girls team title for the fourth year in a row with 82 points. Jesuit was second (59), fol- lowed by Lake Stevens (34), North Central (31) and Kamiakin (30). On the boys side, Herm- iston’s 4x100 relay team of Benjamin Wicks, Thomas Reagan, Garrett Walchli and Donovan Wilson finished fifth in its heat and 13th overall in a time of 45.01, less than 2 seconds behind Kamiakin’s winning time of 43.43. It was the Bulldogs’ best time this spring. The 4x400 relay team (Koi Mikami, Donovan Wilson, Simon Headings, Freddy Mendoza) finished seventh in their heat and 27th overall with a time of 3:46.91. Jesuit (Portland) turned in a winning time of 3:22.19, with Chiawana sec- ond with a 3:34.65 — the top time this spring among Washington schools. Freddy Mendoza finished 26th in the 800 meters for the Bulldogs with a time of 2:04.13. He was 7 seconds back of the winner, but the field was stacked with talent. In the 100, Walchli ran an 11.64 to finish fourth in his heat and 16th overall. He also finished third in his heat of the 200 (23.73) and fin- ished 13th overall. In the boys shot put, Sean Stewart threw 41-2¾, which put him 36th on the day. Walla Walla won the team title for the first time with 55.86 points, with Mid-Columbia Confer- ence foe Kamiakin second (46). Rounding out the top five were Jesuit (44), Rocky Mountain (43) and Glacier Peak (34). WRESTLING Five Dawgs earn all-MCC honors first non-Washington ath- letes to win medals at Mat Classic. Hermiston joined The Mid-Columbia Con- the WIAA and the MCC ference wrestling team was this school year. announced on Sunday, and Lee finished 6-2 at the Hermiston had five tournament, with all athletes earn honors. six wins coming by The selections fall. His quickest pin are voted on by the was 47 seconds. conference’s nine Gage Shipley and coaches. Jordan Franklin also Senior Gage advanced to state, Shipley was a sec- but lost out before ond-team selec- Shipley reaching a placing tion at 126 pounds, match. while sophomore State champion Adrian Delgado Austin Almaguer (106), junior Jor- of Kamiakin (132), dan Franklin (132), who has signed to sophomore Trevor wrestle at Camp- bell University, was Wagner (160) and Lee named the lower freshman Jon Lee weight wrestler of (220) earned hon- orable mention the year, while Chi- awana freshman honors. Isaiah Anderson, Wagner finished who won a state fourth at the 3A title at 195, was state championships named the upper in February, while Wagner weight wrestler of Lee worked his way the year. through the conso- lation bracket to finish fifth. Chiawana, the 4A state Wagner and Lee are the champion, placed eight By ANNIE FOWLER STAFF WRITER wrestlers on the first team. Seven of the eight placed at state. Hanford’s Dom Duncan was named the 4A Coach of the Year, while Rich Cun- ningham of Southridge is the 3A Coach of the Year. The MCC girls team also was released, but Hermis- ton did not have any wres- tlers earn all-conference honors. State champion Tay- lor Wilson (100) of Han- ford was named the lower weight wrestler of the year, while teammate Grace Nel- son (190) was the upper weight wrestler of the year. MID-COLUMBIA CONFERENCE WRESTLING TEAM First Team 106 — nate Tovar, jr., pasco. 113 — eric Correa, so., pasco. 120 — darion John- son, fr., Chiawana. 126 — Kobe santoyo, sr., Chiawana. 132 — austin almaguer, sr., Kamiakin. 138 — robby Vaughn, jr., Chiawana. 145 — aiden Villareal, so., Chi- awana. 152 — riley Cissne, jr., Chiawana. 160 — patrick Workman, sr., richland. 170 — Victor silva, sr., Chiawana. 182 — Tyson stover, jr., Chiawana. 195 — isaiah anderson, fr., Chiawana. 220 — Jonathan Burt, sr., Hanford. 285 — davion pruitt, sr., pasco. Second Team 106 — saw Thee, fr., southridge. 113 — nate Montelongo, fr., Chiawana. 120 — Xavier Zavala, sr., Kamiakin. 126 — Gage shipley, sr., Hermiston. 132 — enest Mar- tinez, jr., Chiawana. 138 — isaiah Gonzalez, jr., pasco. 145 — Kevin Cornejo, sr., Kamiakin, and israel romero, sr., Chiawana. 152 — Joey Chavez, jr., Kamiakin. 160 — Mikael Failor, sr., southridge. 170 — Jose elijah Tovar, sr., pasco. 182 — Hayden Henry, sr., Hanford. 195 — Jacob Olson, sr., Kamiakin. 220 — Ben Hollenberg, sr., Kamiakin. 285 — Colby Blasdel, jr., Chiawana. Honorable Mention 106 — adrian delgado, so., Hermiston. 113 — austin patton, so., Hanford. 120 — lance stover, fr., Chiawana. 126 — Miguel Hinojosa, jr., pasco. 132 — Jordan Franklin, jr., Hermiston. 138 — Jacob Wieber, jr., Kennewick. 145 — david Tobias, sr., pasco, and Cley Green, sr., Hanford. 152 — Morgan McFee, sr., Chiawana. 160 — Trevor Wagner, so., Hermiston. 170 — Connar Gibbon, sr., richland, and dylan Holt, jr., Kennewick. 182 — sione Halo., sr., pasco, and Jevon Johnson, sr., south- ridge. 195 — avery Burrows, sr., pasco. 220 — Jon lee, fr., Hermiston, and damian silva, jr., pasco. 285 — Jerry Corona, sr., Walla Walla.