IMBLER — An off shooting night sunk the Panthers boys basketball team against Echo.

Imbler shot 31 percent from the field during a 55-36 loss.

Jake McLean was the lone Panther in double figures. He finished with 13 points and added 10 rebounds.

UNION — Cody and Tyler Fouts helped Union top Imbler Tuesday.

The Bobcats built an early lead and held on for a 73-60 win.

Cody Fouts went 4 of 4 from behind the 3-point arc, and finished with 16 points.

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Defeating the program he played for more than 20 years ago would make a win even more special.

CROSS OVER: Enterprise’s Matt Perren drives to the basket. The Outlaws split during the opening week of the conference slate. The Observer/PAUL HARDER

Micka scored 22 points as the Outlaws held off the Huskies.

“We thought (Elgin) was getting lucky with some of its shots,” Micka said. “The goal was to just stay in the game. We knew our time would come.”

DESPAIN IN THE LANE: Outlaws senior Summer DeSpain runs down a ball on a fast break. Enterprise won both of its games this weekend. The Observer/PAUL HARDER

The Outlaws were looking to fill the holes left by graduation — three starters in total.

Alex McCadden received a pep talk that has helped the Outlaws to a 7-2 record this season.

Baby steps is how head coach Doug Girdner described the progress of the La Grande girls basketball team after a pair of losses this weekend to Pendleton and The Dalles.

“We just don’t have all five players on the same page right now,” Girdner said. “We have a lot of things to iron out still as a team.”

The Tigers got run out of the building Friday night against a fast-paced Pendleton squad. After trailing by three after the first quarter, the Tigers got outscored 27-4 in the second and trailed 40-14 at halftime.

PROVING GROUND: Jacques Wilson squares up a shot during a win against the NAIA’s No. 5 team Oregon Tech Saturday. EOU Athletics

They might have it now.

The Eastern Oregon University men’s basketball team, No. 21 in the NAIA, held off No. 5 Oregon Institute of Technology 73-65 in front of a small contingent of Mountaineer fans Saturday.

WALLA WALLA — The La Grande swim team made a trip to Walla Walla, for a dual meet Thursday night.

The Tigers fared well in just its second meet of the season.

Allie Godfrey had an outstanding performance for the Tigers, winning both the 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly. Godfrey also finished in first place in the 400-yard freestyle relay with teammates Logan Gomez, Erin Caravan and Makaela O’Rourke.

RITTER WARREN is one of three starters returning this season for Union. The Bobcats are 2-3 after the preseason. Observer File Photo

Pilot Rock was the lone team from the conference to advance to the Class 2A State Tournament final site last year. The Rockets fell to the eventual runner-up De La Salle-North 74-55.

The Rockets graduated the Conference Player of the Year, Chance Bandy.

REIGNING PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jessy Reynolds leads an experienced Union team into conference play. Observer file photo

With the pre-conference schedule over, Heppner and Enterprise are atop the conference.

The Outlaws graduated five seniors from last season, including three starters.