On the mound for the Vikings, Keegan Mizuta makes the pitch Monday night against the Homedale Trojans. (The Enterprise/John L. Braese)
Harper Track and Field
THE MEET: The Harper track and field team was in Crane last Friday, taking part in the Rancher’s Invitational, taking second in the boys competition.
TEAM SCORES: Boys: Crane, 131. Harper, 119. Notus, 97. Long Creek, 68. Monument/ Dayville, 46. Jordan Valley, 42. Huntington, 36. Girls: Notus, 129. Crane, 127. Jordan Valley, 43. Huntington, 40. Monument/Dayille, 40. Long Creek, 35.5. Harper, 10.5.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: Boys: 200 meters: 4. Carl Edmondson, 26.25. 400 meters: 2. Dalton Bixby, 1:00.16. 6. Carl Edmondson, 1:01.96. 1500 meters: 2. Dalton Bixby, 4:49.04. 3000 meters: 1. Dalton Bixby, 10:44.62. 110-meter hurdles: 1. Morgan Butler, 18.48. 300-meter hurdles: 1. Corbin Palmer, 44.66. Shot put: 1. Garrett Fisher, 39-03.50. Discus: 1. Morgan Butler, 128.07. Javelin: 6. Garrett Fisher, 101-00. High jump: 2. Corbin Palmer, 5-04.00. 3. Garrett Fisher, 5-00.00. Long jump: 1. Morgan Butler, 19-11.00. 3. Corbin Palmer, 16-07.00. Triple jump: 1. Morgan Butler, 40- 02.00. 7. Carl Edmondson, 30-05.50. Girls: 100 meters: 8. Elena Finn, 16.25. 200 meters: 6. Elena Finn, 35.91. 400 meters: 7. Elena Finn, 1:21.98. Shot put: 6. Haylee Hunt, 26-02.00. 10. Abby Savage, 21-06.50. Discus: 7. Haylee Hunt, 65-07. 10. Abby Savage, 54- 06. Long jump: 10. Elena Fenn, 10-03.00.
NEXT UP: The Hornets will be closer to home on Friday, traveling to Vale for the Vale Invitational.
Jordan Valley Track and Field
THE MEET: The Jordan Valley track and field team competed in the Rancher’s Invitational in Crane on Friday.
TEAM SCORES: Girls: Notus, 129. Crane, 127. Jordan Valley, 43. Huntington, 40. Monument/Dayille, 40. Long Creek, 35.5. Harper, 10.5. Boys: Crane, 131. Harper, 119. Notus, 97. Long Creek, 68. Monument/Dayville, 46. Jordan Valley, 42. Huntington, 36.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: Girls: 100 meters: 7. Abby Green, 15.85. 200 meters: 5. Abby Green, 33.84. 400 meters: 5. Allisyn Reynolds, 1:17.61. 800 meters: 2. Tina Gammett, 3:16.10. 1500 meters: 1. Baylee Davis, 6:21.57. 100-meter hurdles: 3. Tina Gammett, 22.84. Shot put: 9. Abby Green, 22-01.75. Discus: 9. Skyler Forsythe, 62-07. Javelin: 2. Tina Gammett, 66-00. Long jump: 8. Allisyn Reynolds, 11-01.50. Boys: 800 meters: 3. Quinton Collins, 2:51.51. 4. Sam Green, 2:53.08. 110-meter hurdles: 2. Sam Green, 18.54. Javelin: 3. Sam Green, 119-11. Long jump: 2. Zeke Quintero, 18-01.00. Triple jump: 2. Zeke Quintero, 39- 02.50. 8. Quinton Collins, 27-06.00.
NEXT UP: The Mustangs will be in Vale on Friday, joining five other teams for the Vale Invitational.
Vale Baseball
THE GAMES: The Viking baseball team picked up some league wins, first downing Nyssa, 20-0 on Tuesday, April 10. Playing at home last Friday, the Viks swept Riverside in two games. Vale took the first game 8-0 and downed the Pirates 14-2 in game two.
HIGHLIGHTS: In the victory over Nyssa, Kade Haueter and Cade Perry combined for 5 hits and 9 RBIs. Haueter was 2-for-3 while Perry was a perfect 3-for-3.
In game one against Riverside, Matt McBride was on the mound, giving up 4 hits and picking up 8 strikeouts. Game two saw Karson Brown and Colton Kesey on the mound. The duo gave up 2 hits in the 5-inning game and put up 8 strikeouts.
In the three games for the week, Brown and Keegan Mizuta recorded 4 RBIs. Cody Ross ended his week with 3 RBIs.
COACH’S COMMENTS: “We as a team have been really swinging the bats pretty well,” said Vale coach Rick Yraguen. “Over the last few games we have hit it pretty good but none better than Cade Perry. He has really got it going right now.”
RECORD: 4-1 Eastern Oregon League, 6-4 overall.
NEXT UP: The Vikings were scheduled to host Weiser this Tuesday. Due to press time, results were unavailable. Vale returns to league action on Friday, hitting the road for two games against Umatilla (0-4 league, 4-5 overall). In nonleague action on Monday, April 23, Vale welcomes New Plymouth for a 5 p.m. game.
NOTEWORTHY: With the week’s action, the Vikings are second in the league standings, behind Stanfield/Echo with a perfect 5-0 record. The Vikings meet the Tigers in the last two games of the season.
Ontario Track and Field
THE MEET: The Ontario track and field team relied on new faces in competing against some of the larger schools in Idaho at the Patriot Invitational last Friday in Boise.
TEAM SCORES: Girls: Eagle, 139. Timberline, 115. Bishop Kelly, 84. Borah, 65.5. Centennial, 64. Meridain, 45. Ontario, 44. Kuna, 36. Skyview, 27. Vallivue, 24. Capital, 13. Mountain View, 12. Columbia, 11.5 Nampa, 5. Rocky Mountain, 5. Boys: Capital, 98.5. Meridian, 88. Centennial, 75.5. Eagle, 72. Bishop Kelly, 68.5. Borah, 66. Kuna, 52.5. Timberline, 44.5. Skyview, 36. Nampa, 26.5. Columbia, 25. Idaho Falls, 14. Rocky Mountain, 12.5. Caldwell, 10. Vallivue, 3.5. Ontario, 3. Mountain View, 2.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: Girls: 100-meter hurdles: 2. Jazmine Ware, 16.39. 4. Lexy Jordan, 17.39. 300-meter hurdles: 2. Jazmine Ware, 47.23. 8. Lexy Jordan, 51.72. 4X100 relay: 2. Ontario (Abbey Wood, Jazmine Ware, Lexy Jordan, Meagan Houston), 50.94. 4X400 relay: 10. Ontario (Briona Romayor, Sophie Draper, Alayna Smith, Lexy Jordan), 4:37.02. Shot put: 6. Katie Adams, 31-11.50. Discus: Katie Adams, 106-06. Long jump: 2. Jazmine Ware, 17-00.50. Boys: 200 meters: 7. Alex Espinoza, 23.51. 400 meters: 9. Gonzalo Espinoza, 53.61. 4X100 relay: 8. Ontario (Alan Chew, Olee Shell, Gonzalo Espinoza, Alex Espinoza), 45.80. 4X400 relay: 9. Ontario (Ryder Atagi, Gonzalo Espinoza, Olee Shell, Alex Espinoza), 3:40.71. Triple jump: 9. Olee Shell, 39-04.00.
Ontario Tennis
THE MATCHES: Hitting the courts in Special District 4 play, the Ontario team downed La Grande 8-4 on Monday, April 9. Ontario lost 10-1 to Weiser last Thursday on the Weiser courts.
RESULTS VERSUS LA GRANDE: Girls: First singles: Alyssa Forsberg (La Grande) over Victoria Roberts (Ontario), 8-3. Second singles: Keyona Navarrete (Ontario) over Jenny Schiller (La Grande), 8-6. Third singles: Megan Oester (Ontario) over Jaydi McQuinn (La Grande), 8-0. First doubles: Emily Jordan/Haleigh Taylor (Ontario) over Natalie Morehead/Brittany Robles (La Grande), 8-0. Second doubles: Jackie Cuevas/Zarey Rodriguez (Ontario) over Maylin Tommy/Brinley Berry (La Grande), 8-2. Third doubles: Summer Zikmund/Taylor Gammage (Ontario) over Mattie Hendrickson/Ranel Kellogg (La Grande), 8-5. Fourth doubles: Emma Navarrete/Karina Tovanche (Ontario) over Cheyenne Marshall/Kimberly Staffed (La Grande), 8-0. Boys: First singles: Caleb Wilson (Ontario) over Ashton Morwood (La Grande), 8-6. Second singles: Trevor Gammage (Ontario) over La Grande, 8-3. Third singles: La Grande over George Leya (Ontario), 8-3. First doubles: Deric Mussatto/Simon Mailee (La Grande) over Caleb Wilson/Trevor Gammage (Ontario), 8-2. Second doubles: Mason Millinger/Krair Romine (La Grande) over Charlie Garcia/Anthony Lopez (Ontario), 8-8, 6-4. RESULTS VERSUS WEISER: Girls: First singles: G. Soulven (Weiser) over Victoria Roberts (Ontario), 6-0, 6-0. Second singles: A. Bouvai (Weiser) over Keyona Navarette (Ontario), 6-2, 6-2. Third singles: B. Weldon (Weiser) over Megan Oester (Ontario), 6-4, 6-2. First doubles: Emily Jordan/Haleigh Taylor (Ontario) over T. Usary/S. Renkens (Weiser), 6-4, 6-1. Second doubles: B. Anderson/S. McClellan (Wesier) over Summer Zikmund/Taylor Gammage (Ontario), 6-1, 6-1. Third doubles: D. McClellan/M. Thompson (Weiser) over Emma Navarette/Katrina Tovanche (Ontario), 6-0, 6-0. Boys: First singles: E. Too’malatai (Weiser) over Caleb Wilson (Ontario), 6-2, 6-0. Second singles: L. Too’malatai (Weiser) over Chris Garcia (Ontario), 6-0, 6-1. Third singles: Philip Soulen (Weiser) over George Leyva (Ontario), 6-2, 6-0. First doubles: M. Westover/K. Brush (Weiser) over Caleb Wilson/Chris Garcia (Ontario), 8-6. Second doubles: K. Price/L. Tolman (Weiser) over Trevor Gammage/Anthony Lopez (Ontario), 6-0, 6-0.
COACH’S COMMENTS: “After a tough loss against Vale, I was really proud of the way my players came back for the win against La Grande,” said Ontario Coach Beanne Bakken.
NEXT UP: Nyssa was scheduled to travel to Ontario on Tuesday. Due to press time, results were unavailable. La Grande will revisit Ontario on Wednesday and on Friday the Tigers travel to Parma. Ontario will be on the Nyssa courts next Tuesday in district action.
Nyssa Baseball
THE GAMES: The Bulldogs continued to struggle, dropping four games this past week. Nyssa fell to Vale 20-0 on Tuesday, April 10, in Eastern Oregon League play. On the road last Thursday, the Dawgs saw Weiser take an 11-1 victory. The Bulldogs traveled to Ontario on Saturday to host two league games versus Stanfield/Echo. Nyssa lost 13-1 and 22-10.
RECORD: 1-4 Eastern Oregon League, 1-14 overall.
NEXT UP: With the sun out and the sod seeding, Nyssa is expected to open play on the Bulldog field Friday, hosting Joseph/Enterprise/Wallowa (2-2 league, 9-4 overall) for two games.
Adrian Track and Field
THE MEET: The Adrian girls finished third in the team standings on Saturday at the Burns Lions Arlie Oster Memorial Invitational.
TEAM SCORES: Girls: Burns, 151. Crane, 51. Adrian, 50. Prairie City, 48. Vale, 45. Grant Union, 20. Boys: Burns, 157. Vale, 64. Prairie City, 53. Crane, 51. Adrian, 43. Grant Union, 20.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: Girls: 400 meters: 1. Morgan Bayes, 1:01.33. 8. Sadey Speelmon, 1:10.06. 300-meter hurdles: 1. Morgan Bayes, 49.76. Shot put: 1. Shyanne Allaire, 36-04.50. Discus: 2. Shyanne Allaire, 89-04. Javelin: 1. Shyanne Allaire, 105-01. High jump: 4. Sadey Speelmon, 4-08.00. Long jump: 2. Morgan Bayes, 14-10.00. Triple jump: 4. Sadey Speelmon, 29-00.75. Boys: 100 meters: 1. Michael Babcock, 11.71. 5. Alex Garcia, 12.62. 6. Wade Bond, 12.65. 8. Manuel Aguirre, 13.03. 200 meters: 4. Alex Garcia, 25.57. 8. Caysen Young, 27.09. 400 meters: 6. Clay Ready, 56.87. 8. Caysen Young, 58.94. 800 meters: 6. Sully Ward, 2:35.50. 110-meter hurdles: 3. Wade Bond, 20.63. 300-meter hurdles: 3. Sully Ward, 51.96. 4X100 relay: 1. Adrian (Alex Gacia, Manuel Aguirre, Wade Bond, Michael Babcock), 47.07. Shot put: 8. Clay Ready, 31-04.75. 9. Derek Combe, 26-06.50. Discus: 5. Clay Ready, 77-06. Javelin: 7. Clay Ready, 109-10. High jump: 2. Clay Ready, 5-08.00. 4. Manuel Aguirre, 5-00.00.
Nyssa Track and Field
THE MEET: The Nyssa track and field team was the lone representative for Oregon at the Middleton Invite on Thursday. The Bulldogs girls placed fourth in the team standings while the Nyssa boys finished seventh.
TEAM SCORES: Girls: Melba, 173.33. Middleton, 126. McCall-Donnelly, 77.83. Nyssa, 68.5. Cole Valley Christian, 55. Nampa Christian, 51.83. Oakley, 39. New Plymouth, 34. Weiser, 27.5. Fruitland, 23. Homedale, 23. Boys: Nampa Christian, 114. Middleton, 109.5. Weiser, 94.5. Cole Valley Christian, 76.5. Fruitland, 66. Oakley, 51. Nyssa, 40. McCall-Donnelly, 26.5. Homedale, 20. New Plymouth, 19. Garden Valley, 14.5. Melba, 12.5. North Star Charter, 11. Marsing, 5.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: Girls: 100 meters: 4. Kelsee Tucker, 13.53. 400 meters: 5. Lily Bybee, 1:06.12. 800 meters: 2. Olivia Page, 2:31.97. 1600 meters: 5. Olivia Page, 6:03.43. 100-meter hurdles: 4. Madisyn Hartley, 17.28. 4X100 relay: 5. Nyssa (Taylor Talbot, Madisyn Hartley, Alexis Hernandez, Kelsee Tucker), 55.90. 4X200 relay: 8. Nyssa (Sara Stephens, Zoe Salcido, Vanessa Ruiz, Cristal Trinidad), 2:05.20. 4X400 relay: 4. Nyssa (Alexis Hernandez, Lily Bybee, Kelsee Tucker, Olivia Page), 4:39.62. Shot put: 5. Kierra Hernandez, 32-09.00. 6. Samantha Moore, 32-08.00. Discus: 4. Kierra Hernandez, 96-01. 7. Dennet Flores, 82-09. Pole vault: 1. Sailor Hartley, 10-02.00. 6. Corrin Shuster, 7-02.00. Long jump: 4. Madisyn Hartley, 16-02.50. 8. Cynthia Gonzalez, 14-05.50. Triple jump: 9. Cynthia Gonzalez, 28-03.25. Boys: 100 meters: 7. Roberto Amezquita, 11.78. 200 meters: 9. Roberto Amezquita, 24.17. 800 meters: 7. Pedro Chavez, 2:17.39. 10. Kelvin Pascacio, 2:22.00. 1600 meters: 8. Pedro Chavez, 5:11.40. 3200 meters: 10. Armando Pedraza, 11:27.22. 110-meter hurdles: 9. Aidan Moyes, 19.16. 300-meter hurdles: 10. Aidan Moyes, 50.78. 4X100 relay: 2. Nyssa (Mario Gramajo, Roberto Amezquita, Ismael Valentin, jonathan Iniguez), 46.93. Shot put: 9. Jose Sanchez, 42-05.00. Pole vault: 1. Jonathan Iniguez, 12-00.00. 2. Garrett Stoneman, 11-06.00. 4. Kaleb Draper, 10-00.00. Long jump: 7. Raul Ruiz, 19-06.25. 9. Tye Anderson, 19-01.50. Triple jump: 7. Kevin Sanchez, 37-04.75. 9. Raul Ruiz, 37-00.25.
UP NEXT: Nyssa, joined by Ontario, is on the road to Parma on Friday, competing against 19 teams at the Lynn Behrman Invitational.