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EOU men’s track places second at Cascade Conference Championships

GRESHAM — What could have been?

That’s the question the Mountaineers’ men’s track and field team is left to ponder after injuries plagued the team at the Cascade Conference Championships that concluded Saturday.

The men finished second, while Concordia finished first.

Three EOU sprinters ran with pain during the three-day event.

 

Heather Bruce places ninth

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BRUUUCE: Enterprise golfer Heather Bruce shot a 1-over-par on the back nine Tuesday at the 4A/3A/2A/1A state golf meet. Bruce placed ninth among all golfers. - Observer photos/PAUL HARDER
REDMOND — Redemption is an easy thing to find, if you don’t go looking for it.

Enterprise’s Heather Bruce bounced back from two bad holes Monday to place in the top-10 at the 4A/3A/2A/1A Girls State Golf  Tournament.

“I relaxed a little bit,” Bruce said. “It helped that I have been here before. I wanted to come home with a flag.”

The “flag’’ meant dismissing her opening round 91, her worst score in three weeks.
 

Outlaws place second

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HULL OF A SWING: Enterprise junior Dakota Hull placed second among all area golfers, and placed sixth among all 3A/2A/1A golfers. - Observer photos/PAUL HARDER
CRESWELL — Perspective is everything.

One day the Enterprise boys golf team will look back with fond memories of a second place finish at the state tournament. For now, it’s thinking about what might have been.

The 6,479-yard course took its toll on the field Tuesday.

“This is a championship course,” Enterprise head coach Mike Crawford said. “There are no flat putts, and the pin placements didn’t help lower the numbers.”

 

Enterprise boys golf sits second

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EYE OF THE OUTLAW: Enterprise freshman Cole Sajonia and his teammates shot a Day 1 score of 325, and trail leader Westside Christian by 19 strokes. - Observer photos/PAUL HARDER
CRESWELL — A gorgeous day led to a gorgeous round at the Emerald Valley Golf Club.

The Enterprise boys golf team ended Day 1 in second, with a team score of 325.

Westside Christian turned in a 306.

 

Ducks fly south for the Series

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AND THE PITCH ... Ducks right-hander Mike Loverro delivers a pitch to Vikings batter Spencer Roland (23) Saturday. Observer photos/PAUL HARDER
Everyone is looking for more value for their dollar.

Maybe that’s why the University of Oregon Club Baseball team dropped its game Friday.

That meant two extra games to clinch the NorPac championship and punch a ticket to the Club Baseball World Series.

 

Twenty athletes headed to Monmouth

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FLYING EAGLE: Joseph’s Kenny Lathrop wheels around the track in the 4 x 400-meter relay, helping his team place second. Lathrop won the 800-meter race earlier in the day. The Observer/BRUCE MASON
BAKER — Chests heaving. Stomachs turning. Arms, legs, throats, calves, thighs and hamstrings burning.

All this pain, all this agony, all this gut-busting work — beginning on that first chilly day of practice — was geared toward this Old Oregon League District track meet Saturday at Baker High.

And now, 20 local athletes are reaping the benefits for such dedication, earning a trip to Western Oregon University Friday (11 a.m.) for the OSAA state meet, hoping to be crowned individual kings and queens of Oregon.

 

Paint it Purple: Elgin wins district title

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THE CLINCHER: Travis Ludwig (right) greets Huskies at home plate after belting a two-run homer. - Observer photo/BRUCE MASON
ELGIN — When it was over,  after Travis Ludwig fanned the final batter, after Elgin withstood two comebacks, Greg Luse pumped his fist, Huskies met outside the dugout, and there they were, celebrating this 1A/2A Special District 7 Championship.

Paint it purple.

Elgin defeated visiting Union, 10-6 Friday, behind toughness, hustle, big bats and unearned runs, heading into the OSAA tournament with a No. 1 seed.

 

Union responds vs. Joseph, earns OSAA No. 2 seeding

ELGIN — Union coach Greg Poor was faced with a dilemma: Who starts in the district title game, who follows if another game has to be played?

As a result, Poor kept No.1 starter Austin Woodward off the mound in the title game versus Elgin, saving him for the second game.

And Poor’s plan worked.

 

Cougars claw past Cubs

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HUSTLING CAT: Union’s Brittany Josephson beats a throw at first base during a 8-2 win the district title game Friday. - The Observer/PAUL HARDER
UNION — Ask Rob Burns if his team would win a trophy in softball three years ago, and he may have laughed at you.

Now he’s laughing for a different reason.

The Cougars beat Enterprise/Joseph 8-6 to clinch the second seed in the state tournament from Special District 6.

“These girls put in a lot of hard work,” the head coach  said. “Without their attitudes this wouldn’t have happened. We have 15 girls who would do anything for each other. That’s how you build a team.”

 

Outlaws claim boys track and field title, Elgin girls take second

BOARDMAN — The Outlaws rode into Boardman and walked out with a district title.

Enterprise beat out Stanfield for the Class 1A District 4 Track and Field Championship Friday.

While there weren’t a lot of first-place finishes, the Outlaws secured a number of high finishes.

 
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