Summit takes Skadi Cup Cougs take Southern League
Published 4:00 am Sunday, January 31, 2010
- Hayati Wolfenden, of Mountain View, helped the Cougars win the girls 3,000-meter relay race at Diamond Lake on Saturday. The Mountain View girls clinched the Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association Southern League championship. For a complete story, see Page D1.
TEACUP LAKE — The Summit boys dominated Saturday’s Oregon High School Nordic Skadi Cup at Teacup Lake, sweeping the top five spots in the individual nordic skiing standings.
The Storm’s Nick St. Claire won the 5,000-meter classic race in a time of 17 minutes and 53 seconds. Summit skiers Ryan St. Clair (18:03), Kelly Smallwood (18:09), Luc Boileau (18:24) and Kendal Johnson (18:34) rounded out the top five. Sisters skier Parker Bennett, who placed sixth, was the first non-Summit racer to cross the finish line in the boys race.
In the girls competition, the Storm’s Keelin Moehl topped teammate Isabella Smith by 24 seconds for the 5K win. Moehl (20:44), Smith (21:08) and Redmond’s Sarah Mackenzie (21:08) were the top finishers at Saturday’s race. Amity Calvin paced Sisters with a fifth-place finish.
OHSNO skiers are off until Feb. 11 when Sisters High hosts a 5K night skate race at Hoodoo.
In other prep action Saturday:
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Gilchrist 43
Butte Falls 39
GILCHRIST — The Grizzlies narrowly defeated the Loggers despite Butte Falls’ fourth-quarter comeback following a flat third period. Leading Gilchrist was Kali Smith, who recorded 17 points, 11 rebounds and three steals. The win bumps Gilchrist’s record to 6-7 overall and 5-4 in Mountain Valley League play. The Grizzlies face Prospect on Tuesday.
North Lake 45
Rogue Valley Adventist 27
SILVER LAKE — After an extremely rocky first half in which North Lake scored just six points and shot two for 26 from the field, the Cowgirls finally found their game, scoring 39 points in the second half to overtake the Red Tail Hawks. “We started getting our guards to the post,” said North Lake coach Tracey Fivecoat. “We started calling for the ball, picking roles.” Leaders for the Cowgirls were Amanda Dark with 14 points, Cheyenne Strong and Keisha Spencer with 10 points each, and Lesley Dark with nine. The win bumps North Lake to 9-0 in Mountain Valley League play and 15-1 overall. The Cowgirls face Paisley at home on Tuesday.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Butte Falls 60
Gilchrist 42
GILCHRIST — After a 12-12 first quarter tie, Butte Falls gained an edge in the second period before blowing the game open in the third, outscoring the home team 24-8. Ryan Stinson and Tyler Shuey led the Grizzlies (2-7 Mountain Valley League, 3-12 overall) with 11 points apiece. Gilchrist is back in action on Tuesday, hosting Prospect.
ALPINE SKIING
Bend, Summit sweep slopes of Cliffhanger
MOUNT BACHELOR — The Bend High and Summit alpine ski team continued to hold their titles as kings and queens of the local hill. The Storm boys claimed the victor’s throne once again with six Summit racers in the top 10 during Saturday’s giant slalom race at Cliffhanger. Following tradition, the Lava Bear girls dominated, claiming five of the top 10 spots. Summit placed second in the girls standings, claiming four of the 10 top finishers. For the boys, Bend raced to a second-place finish, and the International School of the Cascades placed third. The top three male racers were Jordan Schiemer of Summit in a combined run time of 1 minute, 59.89 seconds; Ian Bristow of Mountain View (2:04.43); and Jared Doolan of Bend (2:05.64). Kate Puddy of Mountain View was the girls champion in a combined run time of 2:08.67, while Angelina Mayer of Summit carved her way to a narrow second-place finish in 2:09.6, just one one-hundreth of a second faster than Kori Coggin of Bend, who placed third. Central Oregon’s alpine racers next compete in the giant slalom on Saturday, again at Mt. Bachelor’s Cliffhanger run.
WRESTLING
Panthers finish eighth at Reser’s TOC
HILLSBORO — Redmond finished ahead of other area teams, Culver and Crook County, to take eighth place out of 22 teams in the Reser’s Tournament of Champions in Hillsboro. Roseburg won the two-day event with 223.5 points. Redmond scored 92 points, Crook County was 10th with 79 points and Culver was 20th with 31 points. The Cowboys’ top-seeded McKennan Buckner won the 103-pound weight class by a 2-1 decision over No. 2 seed Ryan Haney of Redmond. Crook County wrestler Trevor Wilson (145 pounds) also made it to the championship finals before losing by technical fall to Roseburg’s Seth Thomas. In the consolation bracket, Redmond’s Sean Soliz (140) wrestled to a third-place finish after losing 5-3 in the championship semifinals. Redmond’s David Peebles (125) and Culver’s Nick Barany (215) both advanced to semifinals before being knocked out of the championship bracket.
Madras second at 18-team tournament
HOOD RIVER — Trevor Barrett led the White Buffaloes to a second-place finish in the 18-team Hood River Valley tournament. Lebanon won the event with 193.5 points, Madras scored 160.5 points, and Pendleton was third with 128.5 points. Barrett was undefeated on the day and the champion in the 189-pound class after going 4-0. Miguel Vasquez (125 pounds), Ryan Brunner (145) and Travis Williams (215) all scored second-place finishes for Madras. The White Buffs return to Intermountain Conference action Thursday, hosting The Dalles-Wahtonka.
Hawks goes 1-3 at Burns tourney
BURNS — La Pine struggled at the Burns Tournament, going 1-3 in the dual-meet event. The Hawks lost to Burns, Crane and a combined Riverside and Grant Union team, while their only win came against a Bandit squad made up of junior varsity wrestlers from the tournament’s other schools. Tim Thao (103 pounds), Erik Nazario (112), Ty Slater (171) and Garrett Searcy (189) all posted 2-2 records to lead the Hawks. La Pine resumes Sky-Em League action on Tuesday when they travel to Sisters for a matchup with Elmira.