The High Desert Cutters (HDC) held their second annual Scholarship Cutting on Saturday, June 20, at the Harney County fairgrounds.

The event featured a total of 66 rides, and the total amount raised for the scholarship fund was $2,690.

The HDC are providing one or two scholarships of $500 to $1,000 to up to two Harney County youth.

The recipient must have completed one year, and be enrolled in the second or subsequent year of a four-year college program. Applicants must be full-time students. Family members of the selection committee are ineligible for the scholarship.

Selection will be based on financial need, potential contribution to the community and commitment to an education.

Contact Angie Ketscher 493-2886 or Mitch Willis 573-7594 for applications or questions.

Applicants should submit an application, two non-family letters of reference, a relevant financial statement and two short essays (less than 500 words each) on 1) their most significant accomplishment and 2) on their goals and why receiving this scholarship is important and how it will return something to the community.

Application packages must be submitted by July 20 to Angie Ketscher, P.O. Box 804, Hines, OR. 97738. Selection of the scholarship winner(s) will be announced by Aug. 30.

Results of the cuttings are as follows:

Open class
First — Dawn Root on Funky; Second — Dan Gouveia on Cici;  Third — Judy Moody on Megan.
$500 Rider class
First — Judy Moody on Megan; Second — Dawn Root on Funky.
Non Pro class
First — Dawn Root on Funky; Second — Mary Ann Daniel on Caddy; Third — Debbie Gouveia on Snooper.
200 class
First — Wendy Rickman on Houdini; Second — Callee Miller on Dolly; Third — Pat  Bailey on Goose.
150 class
First — Wendy Rickman on Houdini; Second — Wendy Rickman on Snickers; Third — Bruce Rickman on Professor.
125 class
First — Bruce Rickman on Professor; Second — Tracy McFadden on Tina; Third — Mary Lee White on Harley.
100 class
First — Wendy Rickman on Sassy; Second — Jackie Allum on Mr. Ed; Third — Mary Lee White on Teddy.
Novice class
First — Bruce Rickman on Booger.
Sr. Youth class
First — Brandi Carlon on Jackie.

The Kids Club of Harney County hosted this year’s Hines 5K Run/Walk, and the event attracted 76 participants.

Winners in the different divisions and their times are as follows:

5K Walk

Female
14 & Under — Raychel Scarlett 50:17
15-21 — Ashley Schouviller 48:14
22-35 — Dawnetta Hauth 37:02
36-49 — Margarita White 40:40
50-62 — Ann Ross 37:07

Male
14 & Under — James Obradavich and Taylor Klus 45:19
22-35 — Toby White 46:45
36-49 — Shawn Cray 44:02
50-62 — William Jaques 37:31 (New record)

5K Run
Female
14 & Under — Madison Winn 28:19
22-35 — Tori Haynie 25:51
36-49 Sue Hueckman (Time not provided)

Male
14 & Under — Mitch Wulff 28:33
22-35 — Thad Labhart 21:18
50-62 — Bob Walker (Time not provided)

10K Runners

Female
Darbie Kemper 44:55
Lizzie Zabala 60:50

Male
Nick Miller 34:33
Troy Hooker 42:36
Talon Hoffman 44:48

By Randy Parks
Burns Times-Herald

Four times a week, members of the All-American Boxing Club meet at their facility on West A Street in Burns to continue training for their next bout.

“Right now we’ve got four kids, ranging in age from 10 to 18, working out,” coach Ervin Peck said. Club members include Joseph Lafferty, James White, Isaiah Smartt and Cain McGee. Lloyd Louie assists Peck in training the kids.

Peck said the club will be going to Twin Falls, Idaho, for their next fights on June 27, and they hope to have an outdoor boxing show in Burns sometime this summer.

The start

The All-American Boxing Club began to get organized in 1999, and was finally completed in 2000. “I worked with the tribe for a number of years, and we were looking for activities that would give the youths something to do,” Peck said.

According to Peck, several community members were instrumental in the formation of the club, including Larry Richards, Herbert Hawley, Dave Dickenson, Avel Diaz, Don Heinz and Clifford Sam, among others.

Peck said the aim of the club is to instill self-discipline through boxing. “Just like any sport, it requires exercise and road work,” Peck said. “The kids get here, get their hands taped and get to working on the bags. You have to be motivated to do it.”

Louie added that Burns has a history of boxing clubs. He had boxed in his younger days, as had many others, and the club had some very successful fighters. “Boxing kind of put Burns on the map,” Louie said. He figured it was in the mid-1950s that the club kind of died out until being revived several decades later.

The club

The club is a member of the USA Amateur Boxing, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., and a member of the Snake River Boxing Association in Idaho.

Peck said they were originally part of the Oregon Boxing Association, but many of the clubs didn’t want to make the trip to Burns in the winter, so they made the switch to the Idaho group.

The club is open to men and women, ages 8 to 35. All members and coaches are insured through USA Boxing for every practice and bout from the time they leave their home until they return.

Peck said the club also has a scholarship program for those wanting to continue their education after high school. “To qualify, all they have to do is to have fought just once,” Peck said.

They are a non-profit organization, and they hold several fund raisers  to help meet expenses, such as travel and equipment. Peck said the Harney County Court has also donated $750 a year for several years, and that is appreciated.

Peck added that the building used by the club was donated by Gary Romine and Leslie Sundet of Prineville.

Along with giving youth another activity to enjoy and learn from, the club also finds ways to give back. Peck said after 9/11, they staged a “Boxing for America” show with 50 percent of the proceeds going to the Red Cross. They also put on an exhibition to benefit Dornbecher’s Children’s Hospital.

The bouts

While making plans for a show, the coaches submit a list of available boxers, who are then matched up by age, weight and experience. “The number of fights is probably the most important factor when you’re matching up fighters,” Peck said. “If one boxer has only four fights, we’re not going to put him in the ring with one that has, say 15.”

The most experienced member of the All-American club is Lafferty. He started with the club when he was 14, and has continued for four years. “He had his first bout when he was 15,” Peck said. “He played other sports off and on in high school, but always came back to boxing.”

Lafferty was in the main event in a recent show in Emmett, Idaho, and with the win raised his record to 4-0.

Smartt, 11, is 1-0 on the year and White, 10, is 2-2. (No record on McGee was available.)

Peck said that at a recent event at the Old Camp Casino in Burns, White’s scheduled opponent was a no-show, so he ended up in the ring against a more experienced fighter. “We talked to him, his mom, the other coach, and they all said OK,” Peck said. “James went toe-to-toe with the other kid, but lost on points. I told him, ‘You know how to fight, now we’re going to teach you how to box,’ ” Peck said.

By Randy Parks
Burns Times-Herald

The Hilanders’ season-ending spring sports awards ceremony was held Tuesday, June 2, at Burns High School.

All teams were represented except for the softball team, which held their awards ceremony the following Tuesday, June 9.
Special award-winners for each sport are as follows:

Track and Field: Outstanding Male Athlete — Carraig Colahan; Outstanding Female Athlete — Maddye Dinsmore; Most Improved Male — Michael Martin; Most Improved Female — Natalie Wassom; Freshman of the Year — Dylan Stanwyck.
Golf: Outstanding Male — Andy Hammon; Outstanding Female — Maggie Thompson; Most Improved Male — Harold Knieriem III, Dylan Thompson, Sam Fitzpatrick, Jeff Nelson; Most Improved Female — Jessica Berry.

Tennis: Most Outstanding Player — Tyler Fenton; Most Inspirational — Christian Lassen.

Baseball: Most Valuable Player — Caleb Feist; Lynn Brinkley Memorial Trophy — Patrick Stampke; Most Improved — Casey Heinz, Zach Adams, Casey Thein; Lew Herrera Award — Zach Dobson.

Year-end Awards: Most Inspirational Female Athlete — Breanna Ribeiro; Most Inspirational Male Athlete — Patrick Stampke; Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year — Courtney Toney, Mattea Zabala; Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year — Caleb Feist, Michael Martin.

Crane Union High School athletes were recently presented with track and field awards, as well as the special senior athlete awards, during the graduation ceremony.

The senior athlete awards are based on the number of varsity letters and special awards received throughout the student’s four years of school.

Receiving the academic athlete awards were Alex Borelli and Dallen Davies. The athlete of the year awards were given to Lindy Steeves and Raymond Thompson.

The Glenn Sitz Inspirational Award, based on the most inspirational awards received during the student’s four years of high school, was presented to Davies.

Track and field awards were given to members of the boys and girls Mustang teams.

The Most Inspirational athletes for the season were Blake Steeves, Gus Titus and Beth Milburn.

Receiving the Most Improved awards were Jordan Conaway and L. Steeves.

The Most Outstanding athlete awards went to Conaway, Borelli and L. Steeves.

Athletes receiving varsity letters for the 2009 season were Lindy Steeves,  Jeran Conaway, Alex Borelli, Jordan Conaway, Lily Valentine, Dallen Davies, September O’Crowley, Kenny Haworth, Natalie Bentz, Cole Maupin, Beth Milburn, Milton Merritt, Savannah Duff, Levi Miller, Anna Land, Dan O’Crowley, Delilas Korth, TJ Potter, Iris Gunkel, Blake Steeves, Jessica Cronin, Greg Thompson, Emilee O’Toole, Raymond Thompson, Shayla Lundy, Gus Titus, Nichole Bentz, Tanner Titus, Lewis Whiting, Josh Williams, Wilson Witzel and manager Merry Jo Whiting.

Junior varsity letters were earned by Cassidy Corrigan, Zach Cody, Heather Ketscher, Donald McDonald, Shannon Norris, Lance Moser, Matt Bunch and J.V. manager Brenda Otley.

By Randy Parks
Burns Times-Herald

Andy Hammon fired a 153 to lead the Burns boys golf team to a fourth-place finish at the OSAA 3A/2A/1A state golf tournament played at Quail Valley Golf Course in Banks May 18-19.

Hammon shot a 75 on Monday, and then followed that up with a 78 on Tuesday to place third in the individual standings. Harold Knieriem of Burns placed 31st with a score of 170 (79, 91), Dylan Thompson finished 35th with a 171 (87, 84), Sam Fitzpatrick 50th with a 180 (85, 95) and Jeff Nelson 83rd with a 205 (105, 100).

Hammon’s third-place finish also earned him a spot on the All-State team.

Catlin Gabel took first in the team standings, finishing with a score of 655. Westside Christian was second with 662, followed by Creswell 664, Burns 674 and Valley Catholic 675 in the top five.

Westside Christian’s Alex Harding was the overall medalist, finishing with an even-par score of 144 (70, 74).

Correction: Knieriem placed third at the district meet played at the Wild Horse Resort in Pendleton May 11-12 rather than fifth as reported in last week’s paper.

Lady Mustangs relay teams rewrite the record books

By Debbie Raney and Randy Parks
Burns Times-Herald

Not only did the Crane Mustang girls relay teams win state championships in both the 4×100 and 4×400 relays at the 2009 state meet last weekend, they did it with flare, setting new state tournament records in both races.

The 4×100 relay team members, Lindy Steeves, Emilee O’Toole, September O’Crowley and Alex Borelli, had set a time of 50.69 in the preliminaries on Friday. This in itself was a new record, but when it counted in the final race on Saturday, the Mustang team finished with a time of 51.15, still a new state meet record.

The 4×400 relay team members, Steeves, Borelli, O’Crowley and Beth Milburn, ran Friday’s race in 4:03.62. The time surpassed the state meet record by over six seconds. In the finals on Saturday the team, with Natalie Bentz running the third leg, finished the race with a new state meet record of 4:04.96.

With the points accumulated from the relay teams, as well as individual event points, the Mustang girls earned the second-place trophy for the OSAA/U.S. Bank/Les Schwab Tires tournament. Crane had 64 points, behind Sherman with 107.5.

Bentz picked up valuable points for the team, as she won the state championship in the high jump and placed sixth in the 800-meter run. In the high jump, Bentz took the gold medal with a jump of 5 feet, 2 inches. She ran the 800-meter in 2:34.64.

In addition to running on both relay teams, O’Crowley brought home two silver medals, placing second in the pole vault and the 400-meter run. She cleared 8 feet, 9 inches in the pole vault and ran the 400-meter in 58.69.

Steeves picked up an individual event medal, placing third in the 200-meter run. Her time for the race was 26.92.

With a time of 51.63, Milburn medaled in the 300-meter hurdles. Her time garnered her fourth place at the state meet.

O’Toole grabbed a sixth- and an eighth-place in individual events. She placed sixth in the 100-meter run with a time of 13.28, and eighth in the 200-meter with a time of 27.87.

Also competing at the state meet for the Mustang girls was Delilas Korth. Korth ran the 3,000-meter, finishing in 12th place with a time of 12:15.05.

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Burns girls place fourth

The Burns girls track team earned a fourth-place finish in the 3A division of the OSAA State 3A/2A/1A  Track Meet held May 15-16 at Western Oregon University in Monmouth.

Catlin Gabel ran away with the girls meet, scoring 105 points to easily out-distance Grant Union who finished second with 45 points. Westside Christian placed third with 43 points, Burns was fourth with 40 points and Bandon fifth with 36 points.

Burns High School freshman Maddye Dinsmore placed second in both the 100 (12.84) and 200 (26.22) meter dashes.

Jamie Higle, a junior, picked up six team points for the Hilanders with a third place finish in the 800 meters in a time of 2:23.67.

Sophomore Chelsea Siegner’s discus throw of 100 feet 7 inches earned her a seventh-place finish.

Burns’ 4×100 relay team of Brea Ribeiro, Dinsmore, Ja. Higle and Jen Higle finished second with a time of 51.42. Catlin Gabel finished just ahead of the Hilanders with a time of 51.23.

Anna Clemens, Je. Higle, Dinsmore and Ja. Higle raced to a second-place finish in the 4×400 relay with a time of 4:07.93. Again, it was Catlin Gabel placing first with a time of 4:06.37.

Carraig Colahan was the only member of the Burns boys track team to qualify for the state meet, and he placed second in the discus with a throw of 141 feet 3 inches, picking up eight team points.

Westside Christian won the boys meet with 66 points, followed by Creswell with 59, Nyssa 52, Cascade Christian 46 and Rogue River 44 in the top five.

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Crane boys finish eighth

The Crane Mustang boys 4×100 relay team qualified for the OSAA/U.S. Bank/Les Schwab Tires state 1A track meet with a time of 46.63. That time was the seventh fastest among the qualifying teams. During the preliminary races on Friday, the Mustang team — Dallen Davies, Blake Steeves, Raymond Thompson and Jordan Conaway — ran the course in 45.61, the fastest among the qualifying times. On Saturday, the Crane team kicked it up one notch further and ran the race in a time of 45.51, earning the gold medal for the state meet.

Individually, the Mustangs had four members place in the top eight of their events.

Steeves competed in the triple jump and the long jump, placing in both. He came in third in the triple jump with a distance of 42 feet, 10.25 inches, and eighth in the long jump recording a jump of 19 feet, 5 inches.

Jeran Conaway placed fourth in the pole vault, clearing 11 feet, 6 inches.

Jordan Conaway also picked up a fourth place, jumping 19 feet, 11 inches in the long jump.

Davies medaled in two events, the 100- and 200-meter runs. His time of 11.72 in the 100-meter earned Davies a fifth place, and the 200-meter, he ran in 23.84, for sixth.

Also competing for the Crane boys’ team were Gus Titus and Lewis Whiting, both running in the 3,000-meters. Titus finished ninth with a time of 9:49.81, and Whiting was 10th with a time of 9:51.78.

As a team, the Mustangs placed eighth, with 34 points. Portland Lutheran was the top 1A boys team with 62 points.

By Debbie Raney
Burns Times-Herald

Eighteen Crane Mustang  track team members came away from the District 4-1A meet in Baker City last week with a ticket to the OSAA state 1A meet to be held this weekend.

Eleven Mustang boys qualified for the state meet, placing either first or second in individual events, with seven girls earning the trip. In addition, the Mustang boys team won the district championship, racking up 194.5 points. The Joseph Eagles were the closest competitors to the Crane boys, scoring 133 points. The Crane girls finished in second place at the district meet, scoring 154 points behind Imbler’s 169.

The Mustangs had numerous district champions, including September O’Crowley who left the meet with four gold medals. O’Crowley took first place in the pole vault and the 400-meter, as well as running in the championship 4×100-meter and the 4×400-meter relays.

Lindy Steeves and Jordan Conaway finished the district meet with three championships apiece. Steeves was also a member of the two relay teams and took first in the 200-meter run. Conaway earned gold in the long jump, pole vault and the 110-meter hurdles.

Natalie Bentz, Alex Borelli, TJ Potter, Emilee O’Toole, Bethany Milburn, Lewis Whiting and Dallen Davies round out the list of Mustang champions. Bentz took first in the high jump and ran on the 4×400 relay team. She will also compete at the state meet in the 800-meter run, having placed second at district.

Borelli ran in both the first-place 4×100 and 4×400 relays, and her time in the 100-meter was also state qualifying.

Potter won gold at the district meet in the 300-meter hurdles. He will also compete at state in the 4×100 and 4×400 relays, which both finished in second place at district.

O’Toole ran on the championship 4×100 relay team, and also qualified for the state meet by placing second in the 100-meter run and the 200-meter run.

Milburn finished the 300-meter hurdles in first for gold, earning the chance to compete at state.

Whiting took first at the district meet with a championship run in the 3,000-meters.

Davies picked up two gold medals with first-place finishes in the 100- and 200-meter runs. He will also be competing in the 4×100 relay.

The remainder of the Mustangs qualifying for state include Gus Titus, second in the 3,000-meter; Blake Steeves, second in both the triple jump and the 4×100 relay, plus a qualifying distance in the long jump; Jeran Conaway, second in the pole vault as well as a qualifying height in high jump; Raymond Thompson, second in the 4×100 relay; Greg Thompson, second in the 4×40 relay; Delilas Korth, second in the 3,000-meter run; and Cole Maupin, second in the 4×400 relay.

The state meet will be held at Western Oregon University in Monmouth on Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16. The first preliminary events will begin at 11 a.m.  Friday. Saturday’s finals will start at noon.

Individual top 10 results from the district meet for the Mustangs are as follows.

Boys
100m — 1-Dallen Davies, 11.44.
200m — 1-Davies, 23.46; 7-Cole Maupin, 25.15.
400m — 10-Milton Merritt, 59.29.
800m — 4-Josh Williams, 2:24.90; 5-Tanner Titus, 2:25.91; 6-Levi Miller, 2:26.06.
1,500m —- 3-T. Titus, 4:41.45; 4-Miller, 5:01.27; 5-Matt Bunch, 5:09.92.
3,000m — 1-Lewis Whiting, 10:13.85; 2-Gus Titus, 10:14.22; 3-Dan O’Crowley, 10:48.19.
110 hurdles — 1-Jordan Conaway, 15.87; 3-Wilson Witzel, 20.08.
300 hurdles — 1-TJ Potter, 43.18; 3-Jeran Conaway, 47.45; 5-Witzel, 49.65.
4×100 relay — 2-Davies, Potter, Raymond Thompson, Blake Steeves, 46.63.
4×400 relay — 2-Maupin, Potter, Steeves, Greg Thompson, 3:47.10.
Discus — 3-R. Thompson, 118-03.
Javelin — 3-R. Thompson, 151-08; 4-Je. Conaway, 134-04.
High jump — 4-Je. Conaway, 5-09.
Pole vault — 1-Jo. Conaway, 12-06; 2-Je. Conaway, 11-06; 5-Kenny Haworth, 9-0.
Long jump — 1-Jo. Conaway, 21-10; 4-Steeves, 20.02.5.
Triple jump — 2-Steeves, 41-10.25.

Girls
100m — 2-Emilee O’Toole, 13.06; 3-Alex Borelli, 13.13.
200m — 1-Lindy Steeves, 27.07; 2-O’Toole, 27.71.
400m — 1-September O’Crowley, 1:01.92.
800m — 2-Natalie Bentz, 2:41.68; 6-Savannah Duff, 3:01.44; 7-Shayla Lundy, 3:04.21.
1,500m — 4-Delilas Korth, 5:40.10; 6-Iris Gunkel, 6:24.74; 7-Jessica Cronin, 6:44.90.
3,000m — 2-Korth, 12:38.36; 5-Gunkel, 14:14.69.
100m hurdles — 4-Bethany Milburn, 18:16; Duff, 19.69.
300m hurdles — 1-Milburn, 50.64; 7-Duff, 57.45; 9-Lily Valentine, 1:01.77.
4×100 relay — 1-Steeves, O’Toole, O’Crowley, Borelli, 51.00.
4×400 relay — 1-Steeves, Borelli, Bentz, O’Crowley, 4:10.89.
Shot put — 8-Cronin, 24-01.
Javelin — 4-Valentine, 106-03; 7-Cassidy Corrigan, 85-09.
High jump — 1-Bentz, 5-04.
Pole vault — 1-O’Crowley, 9-0.
Long jump — 4-Steeves, 15-02.25; 7-Duff, 13-11.; 8-Nichole Bentz, 13-08.25.
Triple jump — 8-Ni. Bentz, 26.08.

Top track and field athletes compete at the 3A meet at WOU May 15-16

By Randy Parks
Burns Times-Herald

Six members of the Burns girls track team and one from the boys team qualified for the 3A state meet to be held this Friday and Saturday, May 15-16, at Western Oregon University in Monmouth.

From the Hilanders’ girls team, Maddye Dinsmore, Jamie Higle and Chelsea Siegner all qualified in individual events by placing in the top two at the district meet held May 8-9 in Nyssa.

Dinsmore won both the 100- and 200-meter races, Siegner finished first in the discus and Higle placed second in the 800 meters.
Both of Burns’ relay teams also qualified for the state meet. The 4×100 team of Dinsmore, Anna Clemens, Higle and Brea Ribeiro raced to a first-place finish, and the 4×400 team comprised of Clemens, Dinsmore, Jen Higle and Ja. Higle placed second.

Carraig Colahan from the Burns’ boys team will make the trip to the state meet after finishing second in the discus.

In the team standings, Nyssa won the boys meet with 193 points. Grant Union placed second with 178, followed by Umatilla with 97, Riverside 69, Vale 60 and Burns 38.

Vale claimed the top spot in the girls meet with 183.5 points, followed by Grant Union with 131, Nyssa 121.5, Umatilla 79, Burns 76 and Riverside 55.

Individual results for the Hilanders are as follows:

Girls
100m — Dinsmore 1st (12.83), Je. Higle 6th (13.96).
200m — Dinsmore 1st (26.44), Je. Higle 6th (29.04).
400m — Clemens 4th (1:07.03).
800m — Ja. Higle 2nd (2:20.90).
4×100 — Burns 1st (Dinsmore, Clemens, Ja. Higle, Ribeiro 51.12).
4×400 — Burns 2nd (Clemens, Dinsmore, Je. Higle, Ja. Higle 4:12.36).
Shot put — Siegner 7th (28’ 1 1/4”).
Discus — Siegner 1st (99’ 5”).
Javelin — Siegner 5th (97’), Natalie Wassom 10th (69’ 4”).
Long jump — Clemens 6th (13’ 8”), Dominique Orr 12th (12’ 7 1/4”).

Boys
200m — Michael Martin 8th (26.03).
800m — Ralph Caldwell 8th (2:17.06).
1,500m — Caldwell 5th (4:41.16), Truman Mallon 12th (5:32.40).
3,000m — Anthony Frail 6th (11:30.65), Mallon 12th (12:54.71).
4×400 relay — Burns 4th (Philip Kness, Frail, Chanse Pierce, Dylan Stanwyck 4:02.73).
Shot put — Colahan 10th (36’ 8 1/2”).
Discus — Colahan 2nd (140’ 9”).
Javelin — Martin 3rd (158’ 7”), Stanwyck 7th (135’ 7”), Pierce 15th (95’ 6”).
High jump — Stanwyck 5th (5’ 6”).
Pole vault — Kness 4th (9’ 6”).
Long jump — Martin 10th (15’ 9 3/4”).
Triple jump — Stanwyck 9th (36’ 8”).

By Randy Parks
Burns Times-Herald

The Hilanders boys golf team finished just one stroke out of first place at the 10-team Vale Invitational on Friday, May 1.

Nampa Christian (Nampa, Idaho) grabbed the team title with a score of 327, followed by Burns with 328. La Grande placed third with 337, Vale was fourth with 341, Weiser, Idaho, was fifth with 348, Parma, Idaho, and Payette, Idaho, tied for sixth with 368, Baker came in eighth with 378, Ontario ninth with 386 and Nyssa 10th with 439.

The Hilanders’ Andy Hammon and Harold Knieriem both shot 79, Torin Foster and Dylan Thompson each had 85 and Jeff Nelson finished with an 86.

Medalist honors went to Nampa Christian’s Sebastian Meed who finished with a 70.

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The Burns girls golf team placed 10th at the Baker Invitational on Wednesday, April 29.

Rocky Mountain High School (Meridian, Idaho) won the team title with a score of 383. Hermiston placed second with 386, followed by Ontario with 392; Weiser, Idaho, 393; Baker No. 1 410; Payette, Idaho, 422; Pendleton 450; Baker No. 2 490; Mac-Hi 496; and Burns 524. Nyssa and La Grande teams were both incomplete.

Maggie Thompson led the Hilander team, finishing with a score of 110. Emily Reynolds shot a 137, McKiah Aamodt and Kim Jones both shot 138 and Marie Dadey 158.

Scotti Jo Helmick of Ontario finished with an 81 to win the overall medalist honors.

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The Hilanders girls golf team took part in a nine-hole meet at Crooked River Ranch on Monday, April 27.

Thompson finished with a 54, Reynolds 63, Jessica Berry 64, Aamodt 65, Jones 75 and Dadey 77.

Team scores were not available.