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April 17 Prep Sports Roundup

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Baseball

Hood River Valley 3, Putnam 2:  Kingston McAdam’s double drove home Grady Williams with the game winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Eagles to the Northwest Oregon Conference victory.  Addison Postlewait gave up only four hits in going the distance on the mound.

The Dalles 13, Molalla 4:  Will Booth drove in three runs while Avery Schwartz struck out nine over five innings.  The Riverhawks took advantage of eight Molalla errors.

 

Softball

The Dalles 17, Molalla 0:  Maddie Brock homered and drove in six runs, while Jeilane Stewart and Kaleyah Crichton-Tunai also hit home runs for The Dalles in the game that was shortened to four innings.

 

Track and Field

Both The Dalles boys and girls won a three-school Tri-Valley Conference meet over Estacada and Crook County.  Alana Casady, Madelyn Harrison, Rowena Benjamin, and Noah Preston won two events each for the Riverhawks.

 

Columbia was first and Stevenson second in the girls’ portion of the Bruin Invitational.  The Bruins’ Jessica Polkinghorn and Saylor Hague won two events apiece.  In the boys’ portion of the meet Stevenson took third and Columbia fourth as Castle Rock won the team title. 

 

Boys Tennis

Hood River Valley 5, Centennial 3

Wasco County Commissioners Support Growers In Housing Rules Fight

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Wasco County Commissioners pledged their support as local orchardists fight proposed rules by Oregon OSHA the growers say are not based in health and safety, costly, not reasonable, and not within the agency’s purview.  Lesley Tamura of the Columbia Gorge Fruit Growers gave a presentation to the Commission on Wednesday, saying the orchardists are in favor of better enforcement of the current housing rules, and the proposed new regulations would result in reduced housing availability.  County Commission Chair Steve Kramer said he would ask the Association of Oregon Counties to take a role in the issue.  Commissioners also said they would look to have one of them attend an upcoming OSHA hearing on the proposed rules.

Wasco County Commission Meetings Move To New Location May 1

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Wasco County Commission meetings are about to move into a new home.  County Commissioners announced Wednesday that beginning with their May 1 meeting, they will hold meetings in the County’s new office space at 401 East 3rd.  For years the Commissioners have held the bulk of their meetings in a small room in the Wasco County Courthouse with limited public seating.  The new board room will be accessed using the building entrance on Federal Street, which will have Wasco County signage.  The County says there is ample seating, and ADA compliant restrooms will be available for those who attend.

WS Schools Partners With ESD For CTE Courses

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The White Salmon Valley School District is partnering with Educational Service District 112 to bring an additional six Career and Technical Education courses to Columbia High School, and other schools in Klickitat and Skamania counties, next fall.  White Salmon District Superintendent Rich Polkinghorn says the district was approached by the ESD to act as a hub for the CTE Rural Cooperative Program for offering the live synchronous online classes in the region.  The CTE Rural Cooperative is being designed to expand upon the original courses to create CTE Graduation Pathways.

Cherry Fest Honors Orchard Industry

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The Northwest Cherry Festival will be honoring members of The Dalles area’s orchard community this weekend.  The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Lisa Farquharson says Ken and Elizabeth Polehn are King Bing and Queen Anne for this year, while Brenda and Sterling Thomas will act as grand marshals.  The NW Natural Cherry Festival Parade starts at 6th and Webber on Saturday morning at 10 a.m., and works its way through The Dalles.  You can get a Cherry Festival guide at gorgeradio.com.

 

HR County Commission Approves Preparing For November Levy Vote

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Hood River County Commissioners approved preparing documents to place renewal of the five-year public safety levy before voters in November.  The action doesn’t fully commit the Commission to putting the levy on the general election ballot.  Commissioner Arthur Babitz says discussions during the upcoming budget process will help inform that decision.  Commissioner Leti Moretti noted the November date would allow the County a second chance in the May 2025 election before the budget impacts of the loss of the levy would be felt.

 

 

River Road Improvements Begin Thursday

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Work on the River Road Frontage Improvements project in The Dalles will begin Thursday and continue into the month of June.  Crestline Construction Company says intermittent one lane road closures and five-to-10 minute delays can be expected throughout the duration of this project.  Construction & signage will be segmental as construction progresses along River Road between the former rodeo grounds and the northwestern entrance of Crates Way.  Construction will be starting on the southern end of Crates Way near Klindt Drive.  Motorists are asked to avoid the area when possible and prepare for short delays during the construction.

WAGAP Names Olivares & Noble to Promote Civic Engagement

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Washington Gorge Action Programs has named Cristian Olivares and Ben Noble as co-directors of an effort to promote civic engagement among low-income residents.  Olivares most recently worked with the Skamania County Emergency Warming Shelter team out of WAGAP’s Stevenson office, while Noble will continue to support WAGAP housing teams with conflict resolution management as he broadens his scope into civic engagement.  The pair will first focus on helping to promote a cleanup of Ekone Park in Goldendale being sponsored by the East Houseless Task Force scheduled for May 11 between 9 a.m. and noon in Goldendale.  Olivares is working on ideas to increase the number of Latinos who are registered to vote and participate in city council meetings.  Noble wants to support people and groups across Klickitat and Skamania counties to be active in decision-making, including the Indigenous community.  WAGAP established the program with a two-year, $250,000 grant by the Inatai Foundation.

Goldendale Man Pleads Guilty To Tampering With Train Brakes

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A Goldendale man has pleaded guilty to tampering with the brakes of railcars stopped at Wishram in February of last year enroute to California.  The Tri-City Herald reports that court documents indicated 58-year-old Forrest Ethan Wanous says he was drunk at the time and has no memory of his action.  He is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court for the crime of violence against railroad carriers May 28 in the Yakima U.S. Courthouse.  By the time Wanous was identified as a suspect and questioned, he was serving a 15 month sentence in the Washington Corrections Center in Shelton for felony DUI.  Wanous’ attorney said he has recently completed inpatient treatment for substance abuse and is living in Walla Walla with the help of the Veterans Administration.  The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern Washington District has agreed to ask for five years’ probation rather than incarceration for Wanous, pointing out in court documents that would place him under court supervision longer than he would serve in prison plus probation under federal guidelines.

April 16 Prep Sport

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Baseball

Putnam 12, Hood River Valley 9:  The Eagles come back from a 12-0 deficit after two innings fell just short.  Jordan Webber had four hits, a homer, and drove in four runs.

Columbia split with Castle Rock, losing game one 10-0, but winning game two 15-14. Bryce Wang drove in three runs for the Bruins in game two.

Irrigon 12, Dufur 8

Culver 7, Sherman 2

 

Softball

Hood River Valley 7, Centennial 6, 9 innings:  HRV used four straight hits with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning to score four runs and tie the game, then won it when Marina Castaneda scored as a ground ball with two outs in the bottom of the ninth was mishandled.

Columbia sweeps Castle Rock 5-3 and 11-4

LaCenter sweeps Stevenson 14-5 and 15-5

Goldendale sweeps Toppenish 17-16 and 17-2

 

Track and Field
Hood River Valley’s Jackson Bullock and Syl Perrin won two events apiece in a three-school Northwest Oregon Conference meet at Wilsonville.

 

Boys Tennis

LaSalle 8, Hood River Valley 0

 

Girls Tennis

LaSalle 5, Hood River Valley 3

 

Boys Lacrosse

Hood River Valley 7, Central Catholic 5

 

Girls Lacrosse

Hood River Valley 9, Central Catholic 5                       

 

Boys Soccer

Stevenson 5, Winlock 4

 

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