Washington High School Track and Field Championships at Eastern Washington University

Columbia finished fifth in the Class 1A girls standings. The Bruins’ Hannah Polkinghorn was second in the 200 meters and Jessica Polkinghorn second in the shot put, while the CHS’ girls 4 by 100 meter relay team finished second and the 4 by 400 meter relay team was third.

Goldendale was ninth in Class 2B boys, led by Alden Williams, who followed up a second place finish on Thursday in the 1600 meters with a victory in the 800 meters. Williams ran the 800 in 2:00.21. The Timberwolves’ Stephen Pittman was fifth in the pole vault. Stevenson’s Hudson Holzauer was fifth in the discus.

Stevenson finished ninth in Class 2B girls, as Olivia Fauth took the 400 meter title in 1:01.67. Teammate Ramy Nielson was fourth in that race, while Sydney Cole in the pole vault and the Bulldog 4 by 200 meter relay team had fifth place finishes.

Washington Class 1B/2B Tennis Tournament at Yakima.

Isabella and Sofia Spencer of Stevenson won three straight matches to claim the girls’ doubles championship. The Spencers began with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Amy Anderson and Alexis Melcher of Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, then followed in the semi-final by topping Taylor Beam and Gwen Gilliam of Goldendale 6-0, 6-3. In the championship match, the Stevenson pair again won in straight sets, defeating Jasslyn Ramos and Eliana Rios of Granger 6-2, 6-1. Beam and Gilliam bounced back from their semi-final loss to finish third, ending with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Natalie George and Ariel Brashear of Jenkins (Chewelah).

Samia Rudd of Stevenson won one of three matches in girls’ singles, as did Eli Golding and Kyden Blunt of Goldendale in boys’ doubles.

Oregon Class 5A Softball Quarter-Final

Pendleton 10, The Dalles 0: Sauren Garton pitched a one-hitter with 16 strikeouts. Melanie Boatman and Daisy Jenness hit RBI triples to give Pendleton a 2-0 lead after two innings. Brie Youncs hit a two-run single to make it 4-0 in the third inning and Jenness added a two-run single in a four-run fifth inning.

Oregon Class 2A/1A Baseball Quarter-Final

Dufur 10, Neah-Kah-Nie 0: Isaac Anthony struck out 14 and gave up just one hit in the five-inning game, and also hit a grand slam in the second inning deep over the wall in left. Joey Holloway, Olsen Meanus and August Harvey each had two hits for the Rangers. Dufur visits Umpqua Valley Christian for a semi-final game on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.

Washington Class 2B Softball First Round

Colfax 14, Goldendale 2

Washington High School Track and Field Championships at Eastern Washington University

Goldendale’s Alden Williams finished second in the Class 2B boys’ 1600 meters on first day of the three-day meet.  Williams ran 4:29.16, less than two-tenths of a second behind winner Zeke Crockett of Chewelah.  The Timberwolves’ Issac Call ran 11^th.  Meanwhile, Emma Olson of Goldendale finished 6^th in the Class 2B girls’ triple jump.

  In preliminaries, Columbia’s Hannah Polkinghorn was seventh in the Class 1A girls’ 100 meters to advance to the final.  The Bruins’ Calvin Andrews was tenth in the 1A boys’ 300 meter hurdles, while Ella Zimmerman was 10^th and Chanele Reyes 16^th in the girls; 300 meter hurdles.

There are Memorial Day observances planned throughout the region on Monday. In Wasco, a Memorial Day celebration begins at 10 a.m., including a parade, program, artisan’s market, car show, and more. There will be a ceremony at the memorial site at the viewpoint across from Sorosis Park in The Dalles at 11 a.m. presented by the American Legion Post 19, with assistance from VFW Post and Auxiliary 2471 and the Mid-Columbia Memorial Committee. Hood River’s Memorial Day observance begins at 11 a.m. at Idlewild Cemetery on 980 Tucker Road, with this year’s program highlighting the Nisei experience in Hood River and America. And there will also be a ceremony put on by the American Legion Evan Childs Post 87 at 12:45 p.m. at the White Salmon Cemetery. Everyone is welcome, with seating provided for the first 200 guests.

Oregon Class 5A Baseball First Round

Putnam 8, Hood River Valley 2:  The Kingsmen parlay six hits into five runs in the top of the fourth inning to grab the victory and knock the Intermountain Conference champions out of the state playoffs.  Shannon Pando, Leo Renzema, and Trevor Buchanon drove in two runs apiece for the Kingsmen.

  Oregon Class 5A Softball First Round

The Dalles 7, Scappoose 1:  The Riverhawks scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to blow open a close game and advance to the quarterfinals.  Despina Seufaulemua homered twice and drove in three runs, while Ella Smith had a two-run single.  Kennedy Abbas recorded ten strikeouts, as the Riverhawks move on to visit Pendleton in the quarterfinals on Friday.

  Oregon Class 2A/1A Baseball First Round

Dufur 8, Reedsport 1:  Dufur scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth to break the game open. Isaac Anthony went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs and Brock Lafaver added three hits of his own, with two RBIs. Anthony, Lafaver and Brock Smith combined on the mound for fifteen strikeouts. The Rangers will host Neah-Kah-Nie in a quarterfinal game on Friday at 4:30 at Dufur City Park.

  Washington Class B Golf Tournament at Deer Park

Goldendale’s Ike O’Leary shot an 88 for the second straight day to finish 23^rd in the boys’ tournament.  Teammate Myles Lee ended up 26^th.

 

The Columbia Gorge STEM Hub is bringing back its STEM Fair after a two-year absence, and will bring it to both The Dalles and Hood River.  STEM Hub Director Christy Christopher says the STEM Fair celebrates science, technology, engineering, and math with hands on activities for kids to be involved in.  The first session of the STEM Fair will be next Saturday, June 4, from 10 a.m. to noon at Lewis & Clark Festival Park in The Dalles, and later that day it will take place in the Columbia parking lot in Hood River from 3:30 to 5:30.  It is free for the entire family.

The City of Maupin has received a $200,000 Main Street Revitalization Grant award through the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.  The money is intended to complete façade improvements, accessibility upgrades, roof replacement, and energy efficiency upgrades to transform two single story vacant buildings into an entrepreneurial hub in Maupin.  In addition, the Oregon Frontier Chamber of Commerce also received a $200,000 grant to complete restoration work on the Hotel Moro in Moro, including plumbing, hardwood floors, and remodeling of hotel rooms and bathrooms.  Oregon Heritage, a division of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, awarded 28 matching grants worth $5,000,000 to Oregon Main Street Network organizations across the state for building projects that encourage economic revitalization.

Columbia Gorge Community College is holding monthly information sessions to show interested people what they have to offer.  CGCC is holding them once a month in both The Dalles and Hood River along with virtually.  CGCC President Marta Yera-Cronin says they are giving people a sampling of what the school has to offer.  A full schedule of the information sessions is available at cgcc.edu/infosession.  They will be held monthly at each location during the summer.

Washington Fourth District Congressman Dan Newhouse is introducing a bill to prohibit the purchase of public or private agricultural land in the United States by foreign nationals associated with the Government of the People’s Republic of China.  The Sunnyside Republican said in announcing the Prohibition of Agricultural Land for the People’s Republic of China Act that the government need to take every action it can to strengthen domestic production while preventing adversaries from gaining a foothold in the U.S. supply chain.  Additionally, the legislation would prohibit the same associations from participating in any United States Department of Agriculture programs except food safety inspections.  Newhouse says China’s American agricultural land holdings have increased over tenfold in the last decade, and at the beginning of 2020, investments from China held $2 billion of American agricultural land.

With another low run of summer steelhead forecast, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced angling closures for steelhead, bass and salmon will be in effect for parts of the Deschutes River this summer starting as early as this Wednesday.   Pre-season forecasts for 2022 are similar to last year’s returns, so ODFW managers say closures are necessary in these mixed stock fisheries even though anglers may be targeting hatchery steelhead.  Under temporary rules adopted for the Deschutes River this week, steelhead and bass fishing is closed from June 1 to August 15 from the mouth at the west bound I-84 Bridge upstream to Pelton Dam.  Chinook salmon fishing will be closed from August 1 to August 15 from the mouth at the west bound I-84 Bridge upstream to upper railroad trestle, approximately three miles downstream from Sherars Falls.  And coho salmon fishing is closed from August 1 to August 15 from the mouth at the westbound I-84 Bridge upstream to upper railroad trestle, and from Sherars Falls upstream to Pelton Dam.  Trout fishing remains open on the Deschutes River as there is less risk that trout anglers will encounter wild steelhead.

Washington Highway 142 in Klickitat County will be fully closed in both directions on Tuesday and Wednesday between mileposts 19 and 22.5 for pavement repair work.  The Washington State Department of Transportation says the closures will be from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. both days.  Travelers will need to use an alternate route.  The closure is part of work to resurface a 33-mile section of Highway 142 between Lyle and the Little Klickitat River.