Boys Basketball

Hood River Valley 65, Ridgeview 56:  HRV scored 11 straight points in the third quarter to take the lead for good and maintain a share of first place in the Intermountain Conference.  Carson Flores led Hood River with 23 points.

The Dalles 53, Redmond 44:  Josh Nisbet scored 14 points and Jacob Hernandez 13 to help keep the Riverhawks tied for first in the Intermountain Conference with Hood River Valley.

Stevenson 78, Columbia 56:  Isaac Hoidal scored 23 points and Jono Blackledge added 17 as the Bulldogs got contributions from throughout the lineup.

Horizon Christian 57, Condon-Wheeler 53

Horizon Christian 71, Mitchell-Spray 47

Sherman 61, Echo 29

Sherman 79, Ione 28

South Wasco 52, Ione 50

Arlington 47, South Wasco 41

Dufur 53, Echo 28

Trout Lake 69, Bickleton 52

Tri-Cities Prep 64, Lyle-Wishram 44

Yakama Tribal 76, Klickitat-Glenwood 52

Girls Basketball

Ridgeview 67, Hood River Valley 25

Redmond 48, The Dalles 39

Dufur 53, Echo 44

Echo 49, Sherman 25

Ione 36, Sherman 19

Ione 49, South Wasco 41

South Wasco 41, Arlington 26

Tri-Cities Prep 77, Lyle-Wishram 13

Camas Freshmen 47, Trout Lake 43

Wrestling

Hood River Valley’s took first place in the girls’ bracket at the Oregon Classic in Redmond.  HRV defeated Bend 30-18 in the final for its sixth straight win at the tourney.  That followed a narrow 24-23 win over Thurston in the semi-final and a 24-22 squeaker against Hillsboro in the quarterfinal.  Elena Kroll and Grace Miller each went 6-0 for HRV.  The Eagle boys won two out of seven matches at the Oregon Classic in Redmond.  Chad Muenzer won all six of his matches at 138 pounds, all by fall.

The Dalles was seventh at the Tigard Invitational.  J.R. Scott won the 195 pound title, while Marciano Carrera at 182 and Andrew Richman at 135 earned second place finishes.

Alpine Skiing

Hood River Valley took three of the top six places in a Mt. Hood League girls’ slalom at Mt. Hood Meadows.  Erica Anderson won the race, with Marisa Rigert in third and Eva Jones in sixth.  Petra Ervin of The Dalles was ninth.   Hood River’s Chris McElwee won the boys’ slalom, ahead of three racers from Sandy.  Louis Redcloud of The Dalles was eighth.

Downtown The Dalles merchants have reported a good holiday season, but it’s been a fairly slow January.  The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Lisa Farquharson says her organization pushed a “shop local” campaign during the holidays, and will be trying to continue that in the first month of the year.  Farquharson says they will be looking at simple campaigns for the winter, including helping businesses to package specials to encourage foot traffic into stores.  Farquharson adds business traditionally begins to pick back up during the spring vacation period when tourist traffic increases.

Boys Basketball

Castle Rock 73, Columbia 35

Girls Basketball

Castle Rock 52, Columbia 36

Stevenson 64, Seton Catholic 60:  Katilyn Wenz scored eight of her game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter to help the Bulldogs reach 4-1 in Trico League play.  Katie Rathgeber added 19 for Stevenson.

Wrestling

Hood River Valley 42, Ridgeview 28

Redmond 69, Hood River Valley 9:  HRV’s Preston Armstrong was the only Eagle to win two matches in the Intermountain Conference double dual.

Swimming

Hood River Valley swept Gladstone, with the Eagle girls winning 129-36 and the HRV boys coming out on top 70-25.  Sarah Arpag, Faith Ocheskey, David Hecksel, Mario Jaimez Villa, and Luke Southall won two events apiece for Hood River.

The annual Hood River Rotary Ski Night fundraiser is set for Monday at Mount Hood Meadows.  Special lift tickets will be valid from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday.  Funds help the Rotary Club’s Charitable Foundation, which helps provide scholarships to Hood River County students.  The club also provides $10,000 per year to fund community requests from various organizations.  The Rotary Night lift tickets are available in advance online for $20 at skihood.com.  Tickets at the ski area the day of the event will be $25.

Wasco County Commissioners have voted to proceed with an intergovernmental agreement with Columbia Gorge Community College and the City of The Dalles to use three-point-five million dollars in enterprise zone funds from the third Google project to help CGCC build the Treaty Oak Skills Center.  The CGCC board last week voted to proceed with a seven-point-six million dollar bond sale on the project pending signing of the IGA.  County Commissioners approved the IGA contingent on legal review of some non-substantive elements of the agreement, but Commissioner Scott Hege said he didn’t want legal technicalities to prevent the project from moving forward.  The College has a seven-point-three million dollar grant from the state for the project, and has committed $3.8 million to construct college housing toward the required match that would be completed with the enterprise zone funds, but the state requires those monies to be in the bank by February 11, and for that to happen the bond sale needs to proceed by January 28.  CGCC President Marta Year-Cronin says the skills center and housing provides new opportunities for school, giving it the chance to become a destination to bring people in to train for local industry and to offer programs the school does not currently have facilities for.

The Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Agency approved purchase agreements for the Recreation and Blue Buildings in downtown The Dalles, moving both buildings a step closer to renovations.  After coming out of an executive session, the URA board voted to approve a purchase agreement and authorized execution of a Disposition and Development Agreement with Todd Carpenter and Carla McQuade for the redevelopment of the Recreation Building.  Moments later, the board then approved a separate purchase agreement by another buyer of the Blue Building, and authorized proceeding with a draft of a Dispostion and Development Agreement.  In another action, the URA board voted to enter into an exclusive negotiating agreement with Hanlon Development Company for a public-private partnership to redevelop the former Griffith Motors property on 542 East Third for a mixed use residential/commercial development.

The arrest of two men over the weekend in The Dalles led to the seizing of suspected stolen property in Dallesport.  According to The Dalles Police Department, some of the recovered property has been linked to burglaries in White Salmon and The Dalles, and included numerous chain saws, pole saws, power tools, a concrete saw, an auger, and firearms.  Anyone who might have information on these or any other burglaries are encouraged to call The Dalles Police Department at 541-296-2613.  Two 24-year-old men, Christopher Schwarzbach and Juan Medina, were taken into custody in the arrest and were lodged at NORCOR.  Bingen/White Salmon Police and the Klickitat and Hood River County Sheriff’s Offices are assisting in the investigation.

The Oregon Department of Transportation has reduced the load rating for the Mill Creek Bridge on West 6^th Street in The Dalles.  The Dalles Public Works Department indicates it is due to a change in federal regulations for bridge load ratings.  The result is that the maximum load rating will be reduced from 37 tons to 27 tons.  The rating is somewhat lower for specialized hauling vehicles that have more axles and more weight in a shorter length.  In a statement, The Dalles Public Works says it is evaluating options for strengthening the structure.  Updated load limit signs have been posted.

Boys Basketball

The Dalles 51, LaGrande 50:  Oscar Fernandez hit the game-winner to cap off the Riverhawks comeback in the non-league game.  The Dalles had a balanced output during the contest, as Josh Nisbet led the way with 11 points, Aidan Telles and Jacob Hernandez scored ten points each, and Fernandez had nine.

Yakama Tribal 84, Lyle-Wishram 73

Liberty Christian 86, Klickitat-Glenwood 45

Goldendale 60, Highland 38

Girls Basketball

Stevenson 57, LaCenter 47:  Katie Rathgeber and Kaitlyn Wenz each scored 14 points as the Bulldogs handed La Center its first Trico League loss in nearly three years.  The Bulldogs outscored the Wildcats 24-14 in the third quarter to spark the win, then made 13 of 17 free throws to hold the advantage.

King’s Way Christian 47, Columbia 29

Liberty Christian 67, Klickitat-Glenwood 27

Highland 43, Goldendale 35

Dufur at Mitchell-Spray postponed to February 5.

Girls Wrestling

Hood River Valley 36, Forest Grove 4:  Emily Mitchell’s win by fall in just eight seconds highlighted the Eagles’ dual meet victory.

The White Salmon Valley School District continues to prepare a bond measure for the April 23 ballot.  District Superintendent Jerry Lewis says they are working on a list of projects to present to the district board next week.  Lewis notes this measure will replace the current bond that will be retired in 2020, so the tax rate would stay the same.  The project list currently includes a covered play area for the elementary and intermediate school, an in-district health clinic, a multi-purpose facility, interior upgrades, and redesigning the parking lot at the district’s main campus.