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Panthers survive battle with Cougars

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ATTACK FORMATION: Imbler’s Reva West brings the ball up the court flanked by Jessica Bingaman (left) and Chelsea Poe (right). - PAUL HARDER/The Observer
BAKER CITY — Imbler has something you can’t coach — depth.

The Panthers girls basketball team used talent that might be starting on other Class 1A basketball teams to defeat No. 2 Country Christian in the opening round of the state championships 39-32.

 

Wednesday at Baker City

Quarter by Quarter coverage from the Class 1A Gilrs Basketball State Championships

 

Charity case: Lakeview sinks Union

LAKEVIEW — The Union girls basketball season came to an end one step away from returning to Pendleton for the final eight.

Lakeview took advantage of trips to the foul line during a 47-41 win.

The Bobcats built an 18-11 first quarter lead, and held the upper-hand 29-28 headed into the final quarter.

 

Plummer wins state championship

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STATE CHAMPION AT THE 119-POUND WEIGHT CLASS, A.J. Plummer, rolls his opponent Ryan Kasch of Culver in the championship match Saturday in Portland. - RON OSTERLOH/Submitted photo
PORTLAND — Sometimes easing off the throttle can be a good thing.

Imbler junior A.J. Plummer took that approach at the 2A/1A State Wrestling Championships in Portland.

It lead to an impressive 3-0 record, and landed Plummer a state title.

 

McCallum achieves goal, becomes state champion

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LA GRANDE’S DYLAN MCCALLUM locks up his opponent in the 112-pound championship match Saturday in Portland. - GRANT HUDKINS/Submitted photo
PORTLAND — Eight wrestlers represented La Grande High School this week at the Oregon State Wrestling Tournament. And after it was all said and done, Dylan McCallum came out on top as a state champion at 112 pounds for the Tigers.

“It’s every kids’ dream to be a state champion,” La Grande head coach Klel Carson said. “There can only be one state champ, and this year it’s Dylan. I’m really proud of him.”

 

Cougars clamp down on Crane

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HIGH DISH: Wallowa’s Jake Johnson passes the ball while driving into the lane Saturday. - PAUL HARDER/The Observer
WALLOWA — Wallowa had all the pieces to the puzzle together Saturday against        Crane in the second round of the sub-state bracket.

Tyler Harshfield was close to full strength, and Ian Parks returned to the floor after missing the Old Oregon League tournament with an illness.

 

Tigers best rival Baker again

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PAINT BATTLE: La Grande’s Kevin Attila drives to the basket in the Greater Oregon League championship game against Baker City Saturday. The Tigers clinched the No. 1 seed with a 51-49 win. - CASEY KELLAS/The Observer
In the previous three meetings this season between Baker and La Grande’s boys basketball teams, the Tigers have won by a combined 10 points. So going into the fourth meeting of the season, you shouldn’t expect anything less than a close game.

And the teams delivered Saturday night.

 

Bulldogs bully Tigers at home

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LA GRANDE’S LAUREN MILLS scores two points in the Tigers’ loss to Baker Thursday night. CASEY KELLAS/The Observer
Home court advantage wasn’t very friendly to the La Grande girls basketball team Thursday night. The Tigers struggled mightily on offense in a 45-30 loss to rival Baker.

“We missed a couple of gimmes early on and I think we got frustrated after that,”

La Grande head coach Doug Girdner said. “That led to us letting up on defense and giving them a lot of good looks.”

 

Mounties advance to semifinals

 

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EOU’S JOSH COTTLE (LEFT) helped lift the Mountaineers to a 93-80 victory over Concordia Wednesday night. Eastern Oregon will host Warner Pacific Saturday at 7:30 p.m. -CASEY KELLAS/The Observer
The Eastern Oregon Mountaineers men’s basketball team is peaking at the right time. While other teams might be taking a step back at this point in the season, the Mountaineers won its fourth consecutive game Wednesday night, defeating Concordia 93-80 in the first round of the Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament.

 

Joseph falls to Helix in first round

JOSEPH — The Joseph girls basketball team had its season come to an end Tuesday night in the first round of the 1A State Playoffs. The Eagles lost to Helix 54-26.

The Grizzlies jumped on Joseph early, taking a 14-5 lead after just one quarter of play. Helix would stretch the lead to 26-9 at halftime.

“Helix shot the ball really well,” Joseph assistant coach Breanna Stephens said. “They got the ball inside and we just couldn’t get anything going.”

 
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