February 08, 2010 02:55 pm
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 TURNING THE CORNER: Imbler’s Teighlor Mesterheide drives to the basket against Crayson McBride during Saturday’s game. PAUL HARDER/The Observer COVE — Saturday showcased a little redemption and a little hard luck.
The Leopard boys basketball team rebounded from a terrible game Friday to defeat Imbler 57-34.
“Our game against Wallowa was in our minds,” Cove senior Scott DelCurto said. “We wanted to come out strong.”
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February 08, 2010 02:51 pm
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 HOVERING HUSKY: Rochelle Southard and the Huskies split their games over the weekend. Observer file photo ELGIN — The Elgin girls basketball team got down early,
fought back late, but was unable to get over the hump in a 37-34 loss
to Heppner Saturday.
“We played better, but just had too many turnovers tonight to win,” Elgin coach Greg Oveson said.
Heppner used a 9-1 run midway through the first quarter to take a 13-10 lead after one quarter.
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February 08, 2010 02:47 pm
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 MOORE TIME: Dalton Moore and the Huskies had a rough weekend, dropping two games on the weekend. Observer file photo ELGIN — After losing by double digits the night before, you never know how a team is going to respond the next night.
The Elgin boys basketball team was able to forget about the
embarrassing loss to Stanfield Friday night and challenge the top team
in the Blue Mountain Conference Saturday.
Elgin fell to Heppner 43-40 Saturday in a game that came down to the
wire. With six seconds left in the game, Elgin trailed 41-40.
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February 08, 2010 02:43 pm
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 PAINT TIME: Shayla Powers pulls up for for a jumper in the lane. Observer file photo After starting out 2-0 in Greater Oregon League play, the La Grande
girls basketball team has now dropped three of its last four conference
games, including a 54-38 loss to Ontario Friday night.
“We’re going back to our old habits,” LHS head coach Doug Girdner said about the most recent loss.
La Grande started the game fast, taking an 8-0 lead in the first
quarter. Ontario responded by scoring six straight points. LHS led 10-8
after one quarter.
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February 08, 2010 02:40 pm
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 TIGER TOWN: Ryan Tooke helped fuel a fourth quarter push during La Grande’s 48-41 win against Ontario Friday. Observer file photo The La Grande boys basketball team didn’t necessarily shoot lights
out in Friday nights 48-41 victory over Ontario, but the lights still
went out.
With La Grande leading 13-11 with 44 seconds left in the first quarter, the La Grande High School gymnasium went dark.
After about 10 minutes the lights came back on and the game resumed as if nothing had happened.
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February 03, 2010 03:03 pm
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MILTON-FREEWATWER — The La Grande wrestling team has seen better days. The Tigers lost 54-15 Tuesday night to McLoughlin in a dual meet.
La Grande had four wrestlers out due to disciplinary reasons. Due to these absences, head coach Klel Carson had to shuffle around multiple wrestlers to weight classes they were not accustomed to.
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February 02, 2010 03:25 pm
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 BRYAN MILLS SCORED 15 POINTS Saturday in Imbler’s 58-54 victory over Powder Valley. - Nancy Campbell photo IMBLER — The return of Bryan Mills helped key the Panthers boys baksetball team.
Mills returned for his first games since injuring his leg during the football season.
Friday, Imbler stayed within reach of Wallowa until the fourth quarter.
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February 01, 2010 03:02 pm
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 EOU ECLIPSE: The Mountaineers women’s basketball team couldn’t get it going against Warner Pacific during a 68-51 loss. Samantha Flett finished with four points abd four rebounds. - CHRIS BAXTER/The Observer The Warner Pacific Knights built up a 21-point first-half lead and never relented, defeating the Eastern Oregon women’s basketball team 68-51 Friday night in Quinn Coliseum.
“We just didn’t execute tonight,” EOU head coach Anji Weissenfluh said. “We didn’t shoot well, our defense broke down, we just didn’t execute at all.”
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February 01, 2010 02:59 pm
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 UP FOR AIR: La Grande’s MiKaela O’Rourke presses on during the 500-yard freestyle. O’Rourke posted a personal best in the event. - CHRIS BAXTER/The Observer Senior recognition day for the La Grande High School swim team couldn’t have gone better, as the girls team took first place and the boys team a second-place finish at the La Grande Invitational.
Seven seniors received recognition Saturday, as Jacey Childs, Emily Cook, Jessica Daly, Maleah Haynes, Caitlin Lipscomb, Kory Escobar and Jon Mattes all competed in the final regular season home meet of their careers.
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January 29, 2010 11:57 am
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 BRICE ERICKSON GOT NOMINATED for the Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year Award for La Grande football for contributions both on the field and off. Submitted photo Size can sometimes be the determining factor for success on the
football field. For Brice Erickson, success has been achieved despite
his size. Or lack thereof.
Erickson, at just 5-feet 7- inches tall and 220 pounds, has played
on the defensive line this season with guys that are much bigger and
stronger.
Even though he has been one of the smaller players at the line of scrimmage, Erickson has still been one of the most productive.
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