Connor Mackey was the men’s winner and Audrey Rasmussen the women’s victor of the Columbia Gorge Marathon on Sunday. Mackey ran the course in Hood River in 3:00:15, while Rasmussen finished in 3:27:17. In the half-marathon, Matthew Maline won the men’s division in a time of 1:15:20, and Isabelle Brauer was first among the women in 1:17:29. Bella and Lily Heczey won the half-marathon relay in 1:29:51. There were 1437 participants in the event.
October 17-18 Prep Sports Scoreboard
Football
Hood River Valley 38, Centennial 6
Pendleton 35, The Dalles 13
LaCenter 54, Stevenson 12
Raymond-South Bend 49, Columbia 14
Lyle-Wishram-Klickitat 58, Echo 28
Joseph 56, South Wasco 7
Harper Charter 59, Sherman 26
Cross Country
Trout Lake finished second in the boys’ portion of a race in Umatilla. Thaddeus Lambert was the top individual finisher for the Mustangs in eighth. Trout Lake’s Melody Stock was fourth in the girls’ run.
Volleyball
South Wasco def. Bickleton 25-13, 25-14, 25-8
Condon def. Lyle-Wishram 25-22, 16-25, 25-20, 25-23
The Dalles def. Coquille 19-25, 25-23, 15-9
Marshfield def. The Dalles 24-26, 25-15, 15-10
October 16 Prep Sports Roundup
Football
Dufur 48, Pilot Rock 12
Volleyball
The Dalles def. Estacada 25-17, 25-15, 25-18
Columbia def. King’s Way Christian 3-2
Seton Catholic def. Stevenson 3-0
Ione-Arlington def. Horizon Christian 25-5, 25-11, 25-16
Sherman def. Trout Lake-Glenwood 25-22, 15-25, 29-27, 25-10
Boys Soccer
Hood River Valley 4, Parkrose 2
The Dalles 4, Madras 1
Trout Lake-Horizon Christian 3, Central Christian 3
Girls Soccer
Hood River Valley 4, Parkrose 0
The Dalles 8, Madras 0
King’s Way Christian 4, Columbia 0
Westside Christian 5, Trout Lake-Horizon Christian 0
Wasco County Continues To Work With State For Rowena Cleanup Agreement
Wasco County officials say they are working with the state to finalize an intergovernmental agreement for Rowena Fire cleanup. County Administrative Officer Tyler Stone gave an update to the County Commission on the project, saying they are also working with a contractor to determine the scope of work and with residents to get right of entries signed and understandings of expectations on what will and won’t happen. Commissioner Scott Hege acknowledged the process is moving slow, but he added that it is complicated. Stone did say they are working to get those looking to rebuild paired with a case management services advocate to help walk them through the process.
Wasco County Applies For State Grant For Hunt Park Improvements
Wasco County Commissioners approved seeking a grant from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department’s County Opportunity Grant project for the Hunt Park Beautification project. Wasco County Public Information Officer Stephanie Krell says if approved, the project will help to install 124 picnic tables and fire pits, plant 40 drought-resistant shade trees, and add 20 garbage receptacles and four pet waste stations throughout the park. Krell told Commissioners upgrading the park amenities will increase the comfort of users and improve the overall aesthetics of the park. The project has a budget of just over $183,000, and the grant requires a 25% local match, which has been budgeted for the County.
ODF Ends Fire Season
The Central Oregon District of the Oregon Department of Forestry officially ended fire season for all forestlands protected by the district as of Friday. This includes over 2.3 million acres of private, state, county, municipal, and tribal lands, which includes Hood River, Wasco, Deschutes, Jefferson, Crook, Gilliam, Wheeler, Morrow, Grant, and Harney counties. ODF says this fire season statistically within the Central Oregon district was an average fire season by the numbers, but also included large fire such as the 3700-acre Rowena Fire, the Cram Fire that burned about 20,000 acres a day for a week, and the Flat Fire. With the conclusion of fire season, landowners under ODF protection may resume burning residential yard debris and using burn barrels, but that does not relieve anyone of their legal responsibility to burn safely and responsibly.
MCAREC Researching Use Of Drones In Orchards
Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center is working on a pair of projects researching the use of drones in orchards. One area involves pesticide application. Faculty Research Assistant Niall Millar says they just completed a trial of spray coverage from a drone. He says the concept is to provide improve the effectiveness of an application for the top of tree. Miller says another area being studied is using drones with a hyperspectral camera to detect X disease much earlier than can be done now.
Pink Week Planned At CHS For Skyline Breast Health Fund
Columbia High School Athletics and Associated Student Body along with the Bruin Club will once again hold Pink Week later this month to benefit the Skyline Foundation’s Breast Health Fund. The Bruin Club’s Sean Ciemiewicz says they will be using CHS athletic events from October 23 to 31 to bring more awareness of breast health, with Jill Catherine of the Skyline Foundation on site to help promote the cause. The Skyline Foundation Breast Health Fund helps provide free mammograms and diagnostic tests for those who are uninsured or under-insured and help Skyline Hospital invest in state of the art equipment. Soroptimist International of Mt. Adams will donate a portion of their concession proceeds at the October 28 CHS girls’ soccer match, while One Community Health will be involved to provide breast health education.
No Kings Protests Planned In Mid-Columbia
More than 60 “No Kings” protests are planned across Oregon Saturday as part of a national protest against what organizers call the growing authoritarianism of the current presidential administration. Locally, organizers plan rallies in downtown Hood River at the Overlook Memorial Park fountain from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in The Dalles on West 6th between Cherry Heights and Webber from noon to 2 p.m., and in White Salmon on Willow Street from noon to 2 p.m. Organizers say those leading the protests are trained in de-escalation and are working closely with local partners to ensure they are peaceful.
October 15 Prep Sports Roundup
Volleyball
Dufur def. Spray-Mitchell-Wheeler 25-7, 25-14, 25-18
South Wasco def. Trout Lake-Glenwood 25-8, 25-10, 25-15
Cross Country
Hood River Valley’s Sam Knoll won the boys’ race and Savina Davis was the girls’ winner at a three-school Northwest Oregon Conference meet at Putnam. The Eagle boys finished second to Canby, while the HRV girls fielded an incomplete team.
Stevenson won both the boys and girls portions of a five-school Trico League meet at King’s Way Christian. Daisy Jones, A’Layjha Johnson, and Ruby Langer finished one-two-three in the girls’ run, while Brayden Hays was second and Colton Hollis third in the boys’ run.
Columbia finished second to LaCenter in both the boys and girls races at a five-school Trico League meet at Castle Rock. The Bruins’ Lilah Zimmerman finished second in the girls’ race, while Luther Thomas was fifth in the boys’ race.