Boys Basketball

Hood River Valley 66, The Dalles 59:  HRV built a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter, then had to hang on through a late Riverhawk charge.  Noah Webster scored 16 points and Ian Searcy 14 for HRV, while Jacob Hernandez scored 15 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter for The Dalles.

 

South Wasco 65, Condon-Wheeler 44:  The Redsides moved into first place in the Big Sky.

Sherman 59, Ione 46

Sherman 66, Echo 19

Dufur 44, Horizon Christian 39

Horizon Christian 53, Mitchell-Spray 46

King’s Way Christian 84, Columbia 43

Bickleton 49, Trout Lake 46

Sunnyside Christian 69, Trout Lake 34

Bickleton 54, Klickitat-Glenwood 35

Zillah 89, Goldendale 47

 

Girls Basketball

The Dalles 61, Hood River Valley 18:  Lauryn Belanger scored 19 points for The Dalles, as the Riverhawks stay a game back of Ridgeview atop the Intermountain Conference.

Stevenson 67, Seton Catholic 49

Columbia 58, Castle Rock 37:  Columbia and Stevenson finish in a tie for third place and the final Trico League spot in the Class 1A Southwest District tournament, so they will play a tiebreaker game on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Stevenson.

Ione 50, Sherman 38

Echo 60, Sherman 32

Condon-Wheeler 52, South Wasco 48

Trout Lake 41, Sunnyside Christian 40

Zillah 75, Goldendale 25

 

Girls Wrestling

Hood River Valley’s Lauraine Smith finished fourth at 145 pounds to advance to state at the OSAA Girls North Regional at Century.  Smith won four out of six matches to advance.

 

Goldendale’s Tiana Watson won the 140 pound division at the District 5 tournament at Wahluke.  Kali Watson was second at 135 and Jordan Kiemele fourth at 140.

 

Boys Wrestling

Hood River Valley held off host Madras to win the White Buffalo Invitational.  Carson Farlow, Logan Jensen, and Angel Yanez all won their weight classes for the Eagles.  The Dalles finished sixth, with Steven Preston and Dusty Dodge winning their divisions.

 

Stevenson finished third and Columbia fourth at the Trico League sub-regional tournament.  Cody Eckman, Payden Webster, and Bowen Durkee won their weight divisions for the Columbia, while Solomon Mahoney and Logan Hoffberger were champions for Stevenson.

 

Blake Waddell’s title at 195 pounds led Goldendale to a fourth place finish at the SCAC West meet at Highland.

 

 

Oregon 59th District State Representative Daniel Bonham says a bill that would create longer sentences for criminals who cause permanent physical injury to their victim will get a hearing in a House committee but not a worksession, making it highly unlikely to be passed in 2020.  Named Ezra’s Law, the bill defined as a permanent injury one that “permanently and significantly impairs” the victim’s cognitive functioning, vision, hearing or ability to walk breathe, eat or move their limbs, with the attacker at least at the age of 18 and convicted of first- or second-degree assault or attempted murder.  Bonham says he will keep fighting for the bill beyond this session, whether he wins re-election in November or not.  The bill is named after four-year-old Ezra Thomas of Madras, who two years ago suffered severe injuries that left him in a wheelchair and unable to breath on his own after being beaten by his mother’s then-boyfriend.  The man received a 12-year sentence after being convicted of attempted murder and criminal mistreatment.

The Oregon State Police says the cause of a rolled over semi-truck and trailer that blocked Interstate 84 between Hood River and The Dalles on Wednesday afternoon was apparently a blown tire.  According to the OSP report, the truck with license plates from Ontario, Canada was westbound on I-84 near milepost 76 in the right-hand lane when the front left tire blew, causing it to swerve across the left lane and hit the concrete barrier, and then it rolled over onto its side with the trailer sliding on top of the barrier for about 300 feet before coming to a stop, blocking the left lanes of the freeway in both directions.  Traffic on both sides of the freeway was diverted around the crash at exit 76 for several hours.  The truck driver had a few scrapes and cuts but refused medical transport.  The semi-trailer was loaded with 38,000 pounds of Kitty Litter.

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden announced he will hold a town hall next weekend in The Dalles.  It’s scheduled for Saturday, February 15 at 11 a.m. at the Fort Dalles Readiness Center.  Wyden has pledged to hold at least one town hall each year in each of the state’s 36 counties.

Both The Dalles and Hood River city councils meet on Monday evening.  The Dalles City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. in its chambers in City Hall.  It will feature a discussion on the concept of contracting out for some public works services.  Hood River’s City Council will meet at 6 p.m. in its chambers.  That will include talk on updating the City’s Transportation Systems Plan to be focused on recommendations developed through the Westside Area Concept Plan.

Boys Basketball

Seton Catholic 72, Stevenson 65:  Stevenson finishes in fourth place in the Trico League, and will play the Evergreen League champion in round one of the Southwest Washington Class 1A District Tournament on Friday.

Castle Rock 50, Columbia 41

 

Washington Class 2B Boys Basketball Play-In Game

Mabton 58, Lyle-Wishram 21

 

Washington Class 2B Girls Basketball Play-In Game

Kittitas 58, Lyle-Wishram 35

Girls Basketball

King’s Way Christian 50, Columbia 41

LaCenter 55, Stevenson 35:  Stevenson and CHS are tied for the Trico League’s third and final district tournament invitation with one game left in the regular season for each team on Friday night.  Columbia hosts Castle Rock while Stevenson will be at Seton Catholic.

Sunnyside Christian 45, Klickitat-Glenwood 25

A bill in the Oregon House put forward by The Dalles Republican Daniel Bonham and Hood River Democrat Anna Williams would have the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility give up its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold long-term immigration detainees if the state provides $1.6 million for the next two years to make up for the loss of funds from the contract.  The pair have different reasons for backing the bill, with Williams believing the acceptance of ICE detainees violates Oregon’s sanctuary state policy.  Bonham does not believe in the sanctuary state designation, but he says the jail is not designed for long-term holds and there would be a need to fill NORCOR’s funding hole if the contract goes away.  Bonham does say concerns from in Salem about setting a precedent for providing funding for county jails makes it unlikely the bill can go anywhere.  Bonham added the bill would not release the detainees, but instead simply not allow ICE to use NORCOR for its overflow population.  A judge last year ruled NORCOR does not violate the sanctuary state policy, because NORCOR resources aren’t being used to detect or arrest people.

The Maupin Area Chamber Endowment has received a $10,000 community project grant from the Cycle Oregon Fund.  The money will go toward developing a multi-purpose athletic facility at South Wasco County High School in Maupin to replace the current track.  The complex would include track and field facilities, a football field, and related spectator facilities that will accommodate a wide range of uses.  The National Guard is planning in the spring of 2020 to level and add fill to the site with a goal of constructing by 2021.  The project is on the Wasco County Economic Development Committee’s top ten ranking of community enhancement projects.

The Hood River County 4-H program is looking for adult volunteers. Dani Annala is Oregon State University Extension’s new 4-H program coordinator in Hood River County.  Annala says volunteers make the program work, providing mentorship for young people.  After a background check, volunteers get a formal training to prepare them for mentorship.  To volunteer for Hood River County 4-H, or if you have an idea for an activity or club, call Annala at OSU Extension at 541-386-3343.