The McDonald’s/Legacy Ford Legends made short work of a doubleheader with the Milton-Freewater Blazers Tuesday, sweeping the visitors with lopsided wins that improved their season record to 11-1.

The Blazers fell behind early in the first game, before losing 11-1 in the sixth inning because of the 10-run rule.

The second game was a little different.

Union/Cove’s Dani Sturm was named as the best softball player in District 6 this season.

Union senior named District 6 player of the year 

Dani Sturm capped off an impressive senior season by earning the Special District 6 softball player of the year award recently.

The Union/Cove product went 21-1 in the circle with 123 strikeouts. She also batted .492 with six home runs and 18 stolen bases.

“It means a lot to me,” Sturm said of the award. “I worked really hard since my freshman year.”

Enterprise’s Marta Stangel helped the 2A East all-stars win a pair of games against the West all-stars this weekend in Salem. Stangel scored 33 points and grabbed 25 rebounds combined in the two games. (Observer file photo)

SALEM — Enterprise’s Marta Stangel and Union’s Tessa Nicholson represented Eastern Oregon well at the 2A East-West all-star basketball series in Salem over the weekend.

Legends’ outfielder Eli Wisdom made this diving catch in the championship game against Titan Diamond of Vancouver, Wash., Sunday in Pendleton. The Legends went 5-0 at the Summer Kick-off Tournament, improving their season mark to 8-1. (Trina Lankford/For The Observer)

PENDLETON — The McDonald’s/Legacy Ford Legends American Legion baseball team had no trouble scoring runs this weekend at the Summer Kick-off Tournament in Pendleton.

Bob Goss hits a return back to Tim Hoffnagle Thursday on the high school tennis courts. (Brad Mosher/The Observer)

When it comes to tennis, Bob Goss admits he still has a lot to learn. 

Clint Johnson of Baker City was top bull rider at Saturday’s Mountain High Broncs and Bulls rodeo in Enterprise. (Katy Nesbitt/The Observer)

ENTERPRISE — Clint Johnson returned to the Mountain High Broncs and Bulls Rodeo in Enterprise to win the bull-riding contest with 81 points. The Baker City cowboy has now won the event twice, the first time in 2009.

Beth Upshaw, left, receives a plaque from John Beck, an Oregon Athletic Coaches Association board member, naming her the official of the year by the OACA. Upshaw officiated for 37 years before retiring after last season. (Submitted photo)

Local volleyball referee named OACA’s official of the year at banquet 

Officiating can be the most thankless job in all of sports. But there are rare moments when it can be rewarding.

Twelve bull riders will go against some of the rankest livestock around at the 10th annual Mountain High Broncs and Bulls Saturday. (Kelly Black/For The Observer)

ENTERPRISE — The 10th annual Mountain High Broncs and Bulls Rodeo kicks off Saturday at the Wallowa County Fairgrounds in Enterprise.

Powder Valley’s Lasa Baxter was named the 1A volleyball coach of the year by the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association. (Observer file photo)

Lasa Baxter has built Powder Valley volleyball into a 1A powerhouse.

La Grande’s Kaleb White of McDonald’s/Legacy Ford Legends delivers a pitch during the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday against Walla Walla, Wash., at Optimist Field. The Legends took the opener, 4-0. (Brad Mosher/The Observer)

The McDonald’s/Legacy Ford Legends improved to 3-0 for the season by winning a 4-0 decision Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader with the Walla Walla Merchants at Optimist Field.