Sisters girls tennis is runner-up at districts
Published 5:00 am Saturday, May 11, 2013
BLACK BUTTE RANCH — Paced by its doubles teams, Sisters High took runner-up honors at the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 3 girls tennis championships, which concluded on Friday.
Savannah Spear and Haley Carlson placed second in the doubles bracket and Shelbi Thompson and Hannah Stuwe finished fourth.
Both Outlaw doubles teams qualified for next week’s Class 4A/3A/2A/1A state tournament in Eugene by virtue of their top-four finish.
North Bend won the three-day event with 35 points, with Sisters taking second after posting 23 points. Klamath Union (22 points), Henley (18) and St. Mary’s and Junction City, who tied with 12 points, rounded out the top five.
Spear and Carlson cruised into the championship match after defeating Henley’s Vanessa Matheson and Jesse Bezo 6-3, 6-4. The Sisters duo fell in the doubles final 6-0, 6-0 to North Bend’s Taylor Cuzzort and Hannah Schandelmieir-Lynch. Cuzzort and Schandelmieir-Lynch were also 6-0, 6-0 winners in their semifinal match against Thompson and Stuwe.
The Class 4A/3A/2A/1A tournament starts Thursday at the University of Oregon at 5 p.m.
In other Friday action:
Boys tennis
Storm strong on first day: SUNRIVER — Summit made an impressive showing on the opening day of the Class 5A Special District 1 tournament, as seven Storm players — including three doubles teams — qualified for state by reaching the semifinal round.
Among the Summit players in semifinal matches today is Chandler Oliveira, the No. 1 singles seed, who will face off against Mountain View’s unseeded Phillip Atkinson. Atkinson upset No. 4 seed Federico Puga of Bend High in a quarterfinal match to advance.
In today’s other singles semifinal, Redmond’s Zach Powell, the No. 2 seed, faces No. 3 seed Scottie Ziegner of Hood River Valley. In doubles, Summit’s top-seeded Scott Parr and Liam Hall breezed into the semis, as did the No. 3-seeded Storm duo of Parker Nichols and William Dalquist.
A pleasant surprise for Summit was the unseeded team of Thomas Wimberly and Elliott Sherpa, which upended No. 2 seed Vincent Whitesell and Lucas Wyant of Hermiston, 6-2, 4-6, 10-8, in the first round and surged into a semifinal match against Storm teammates Nichols and Dalquist. Parr and Hall will take on two other Central Oregon state qualifiers, the fourth-seeded Bend High duo of Joshua Woodland and Cameron Tulare.
Summit led the tournament after one day of play with 32 points. Bend was second with 22 points and Mountain View ended the round of competition in third with 18 points.
Play resumes today on the North Courts at Sunriver Resort. Championship matches in both singles and doubles will start at noon.
Two fourth-place finishes for Ridgeview: VALE — After back-to-back three-set victories sent Brett Blundell to the semifinals of the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 5 championship, the freshman fell 6-3, 6-4 to deny him a shot at the singles title. Blundell then lost 6-3, 6-2 in the third-place contest to finish fourth in the district. In the doubles bracket, Caleb Maxwell and Gabe Payne dropped their semifinal matchup 7-5, 6-4 before falling 6-4, 6-4 to take fourth. By reaching the semifinals, that tandem, as well as Blundell, qualified for the 4A/3A/2A/1A state championship at the University of Oregon next week.
Girls tennis
Summit dominates first day of districts: HERMISTON — The reigning Class 5A state champion Storm set themselves up for another title run, qualifying three doubles teams and one singles player to next week’s state tourney after rolling through the first day of the Class 5A Special District 1 championships.
Summit’s top doubles team of Haley Younger and Kelsey Collis will face their teammates, Lauren Handley and Kacie Evans, in today’s semifinal round. Handley and Evans had “the match of the day,” according to Storm coach Ryan Cruz. The unranked Summit duo upset Bend High’s Allison Dailey and Riley Palcic, the tourney’s No. 4 seed, 6-7, 6-0, 10-8 in the quarterfinals.
The Storm’s Morgan DeMeyer and Ariel Steele also earned a state berth with their quarterfinal round victory and will play Hermiston’s Sarah Hawman and Zoey Garcia.
In singles play, Bend High’s Sierra Winch and Kaylee Tornay both will make the trip to state after moving past the quarterfinals. Tornay and Summit’s Lindsey Brodeck will play one another in the semifinals. Winch will face Pendleton’s Jessica Clark in the other singles semifinal.
Redmond High did not have any state qualifiers, but seven of the Panthers’ eight tournament entrants won their first round matches.
Tournament play resumes today at 8 a.m.
Baseball
Summit 11, Crook County 1: Four players went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, and the Storm scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and three more in the sixth to take the six-inning Intermountain Hybrid win. Erik Alvstad, Austin Peters, Josh Cherry and Cal Waterman each went 2-for-3 with two runs driven in to help Summit finish the regular season 15-11 overall. Stetson Hall was 1-for-2 with a triple for Crook County, which ends the season 8-18.
Redmond 2, Ridgeview 0: REDMOND — Daniel Thomas pitched a complete game for the Panthers, limiting the visiting Ravens to just four hits in the Intermountain Hybrid shutout win. Trevor Hindman, Matt Dahlen and J.D. Abbas each went 2-for-3 with a double for Redmond (18-6 overall), with Hindman and Dahlen picking up one RBI apiece. Pacing Ridgeview (13-11) was Garrett DeWolf, who was 2-for-3 at the plate.
Sisters 20, La Pine 0: LA PINE — The Outlaws’ rout capped a second undefeated Sky-Em League season for Sisters, which has now won 33 consecutive conference games, a streak that dates back to the 2011 season. Joey Morgan went 4-for-5 with five RBIs, Justin Harrer was 3-for-3 with two doubles, and Ryan Pollard ended the day 2-for-2. The Outlaws (22-2 overall, 15-0 league), who have won 20 straight this season, pounded out 17 hits in five innings against the Hawks (7-18, 6-9).
North Marion 4, Madras 2: AURORA — The White Buffaloes stranded nine runners on base, including three in the top of the seventh inning in their Tri-Valley Conference defeat to the Huskies. North Marion scored all four of its runs in the second inning. Cody Shepard led Madras (13-11 overall, 7-8 TVC) with two doubles and an RBI. Austin Rauschenburg knocked in the White Buffaloes’ other run. Madras will play a Class 4A play-in contest against a yet-to-be-determined opponent next Thursday.
Kennedy 13, Culver 1: CULVER — The Bulldogs dropped to 10-11 overall and 5-8 in Class 2A/1A Special District 3 with the loss to the league-leading Trojans.
SOFTBALL
Bend 9, Mountain View 5: Bend High extended its winning streak to seven games, rallying from a 5-2 deficit to conclude the season sweep of the Cougars. With the score tied 5-5 in the bottom of the fourth inning, the Bears (16-8, 7-2 IMC) scored four unearned runs after an error by Mountain View at the plate. Kendall Kramer led the Bend offense, going 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Awbrie Elle Kinkade went 2-for-3 with an RBI and Mariah Buckner added a 2-for-2, one-RBI performance. Bend, which entered the Intermountain Conference contest No. 9 in the Oregon School Activities Association 5A rankings, will likely host a play-in game on Friday. The Bears play Cleveland High in Portland on Tuesday in their regular-season finale. The Cougars end their season 3-22 overall and 1-8 in league play.
Ridgeview 2, Redmond 1: REDMOND — The Ravens edged past the visiting Panthers in a weather-shortened Intermountain Hybrid contest, bringing an end to Redmond’s five-game winning streak. Shelby Abbas and Mikia Bollinger each drove in a run for the Ravens (15-9), while Ashley Pesek paced the Panthers (22-4) with a double and an RBI. The game was called in the bottom of the sixth inning after two 30-minute delays due to lightning.
Sisters 6, La Pine 1: SISTERS — The Outlaws took a second consecutive win over the Hawks to end Sky-Em League play 11-4. Sisters led 5-0 after the second inning. Cassidy Edwards led the Outlaws with a two-run home run in the second inning. She also pitched the first three innings for Sisters, striking out six. The Outlaws (17-5 overall) will host Ridgeview on Tuesday in a nonleague game and will likely have a home play-in game on Thursday. La Pine concludes its season 2-20 overall and 0-15 in league play.
BOYS LACROSSE
Summit 11, Bend 9: SISTERS — Dylan Smith scored four goals and Nick Rasmussen added three as Summit beat Bend High in the final of the High Desert League playoffs at Sisters stadium. Both the Storm (13-7) and the Lava Bears (11-6) are expected to play in the first round of the Oregon High School Lacrosse Association state playoffs next Friday; opponents and sites are to be announced. Quinn Rasmussen scored two goals, Seth Millard had a goal and an assist for Summit, and Troy LaLonde scored a goal and Griffin Reinecke had an assist for the winners, who won their fourth in a row. Brandon Fitzpatrick scored three goals and James Rockett scored two for the Lava Bears. Hayden Baney, Knut Renton, Cade Hinderlider and Geoff Mouser each scored a goal for Bend, and Baney and Eli Pite had one assist apiece. Also Friday, Sisters defeated Harney County to earn the HDL’s No. 3 seed. The Outlaws are expected to play a home game Wednesday in the OHSLA play-in round.
Track and field
Desrosiers paces Hawks at invite: INDEPENDENCE — Jeremy Desrosiers took top honors in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.67 seconds, edging teammate Joseph Swayze’s 23.73, and took second in the 400-meter run to lead La Pine to a win at the John Oliver Invitational at Central High School with 157 points. Newport was second with 128 1⁄2. Desrosiers and Swayze also ran legs in the winning 400-meter relay team, while Colton George (110 hurdles) and Justin Petz (pole vault) each picked up wins. For Madras, which was sixth with 49 points, Brent Sullivan won the high jump, and Nicholas Picard and Kasey Cabral went 2-3 in the discus. On the girls’ side, La Pine’s Hannah Johnson placed third in the 300 hurdles (55.45) and second in the 400 (1:05.77). Teammate Kelly Terrell took fourth in the shot put (32 feet, 7 inches), and Chloee Sazama placed fifth in the pole vault (9-04.00). Madras’ top placer was Elle Renault, who took fourth in the javelin. La Pine took sixth as a team with 35 points, and Madras rounded out the nine-team standings with 11. Newport won with 1751⁄3 points.