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In the Condon Blue Devil home basketball game opener, the Devils downed the Wallowa Cougars 49-40. The tip off went to Condon player Wyatt Johnson who easily laid in the first points of the game. An energized Devil team showed great defense in the key with the triple threat of Blake Carnine, Brodie Bass and Carson Greenwood using their collective height to keep the Cougars from getting a second try under the basket. A slight lead of 12-9 was held by the Devils at the end of...
Two youth with ties to the area will compete in elite national junior rodeo action over the next week in Las Vegas, during the Yeti Junior World Finals and the World's Tuffest Junior Rodeo events. Tymber Longgood, the granddaughter of Dave Sitton, Arlington will compete in the Junior Barrel Racing competition during the Yeti Junior World Finals rodeo. She will see action on December 14th at 1 pm. The daughter of Todd and Torri Sitton Longgood, the 12 year-old Echo 7th grader...
As the fall rodeo season concludes, the area is well represented in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association standings. In the Northwest Region, Condon's Kade Wilkins is leading the way.. The Walla Walla Community College freshman is sitting 2nd in the Steer Wrestling and 8th in the Tie Down. Gracie Garthwaite, another Freshman from Condon is sitting 4th in Barrel Racing and 11th in Goat Tying. She is representing Blue Mountain Community College. Rodeoing in the Grand...
Two elite runners from Condon competed in the National Cross-Country Meet for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in Columbia, Missouri last weekend. Grady Greenwood, the son of Shellie Johnson, attends Eastern Oregon University in La Grande and Kallyn Wilkins, daughter of Chet and Natalie Wilkins, attends Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana. Both athletes have become leaders on their Cross-Country teams. Kallyn Wilkins, a junior at Rocky...
The DevilDawgs traveled to Klamath Falls to face off against the 2nd ranked Crosspoint Christian Warriors. Coming into the game Crosspoint Christian's only blemish was a loss to North Douglas in week 8. Crosspoint won the opening toss and chose to receive the ball. The DevilDawgs attempted an onside kick which was recovered by the Warriors. The Warriors kept the ball on the ground getting good gains on sweeps, dives and especially running counters. The Warriors scored and...
The Greater Columbia Barrel Racing Association recognized their top competitors for the year. Clem was well represented by Carson and Caydence Wade, daughters of Corey and Cari. Carson and her horse Laroy brought home another saddle this year in the Open 3D division. In the barrel racing world a system was devised several years ago where for every half second behind the fastest time new division is created, giving more riders a chance to place and progress through the ranks...
The Sherman/Condon DevilDawgs traveled to Mohawk high school just outside of Eugene for a first-round playoff game. The DevilDawgs entered the game ranked tenth, the Mustangs were ranked seventh. The DevilDawgs departed Sherman County escorted by several fire trucks, police cars, and an ambulance, and with fans on the side of the road cheering sending them off in both Wasco and Moro. After stops in Gladstone for a pregame walkthrough, and a lunch at Coach Blagg's sister-in-law...
Pendleton, OR - The Condon and Heppner combined cross-country team proved their grit last Friday at the 1A/2A boys and 1A/2A/3A girls district meet in Pendleton. The course was soaked by relentless rain leading up to race day, though the skies cleared just in time for the runners to take to the muddy, slick trails. In the boys' 1A/2A varsity race, Jake Wilson of Condon earned an individual spot at the State Championship with a strong fourth-place finish, clocking in at...
The Ione/Arlington Volleyball team battled in the second round of the OSAA State Championships but fell short to Umpqua Valley Christian on November 2nd. After defeating Elkton in straight sets (25-17, 25-19, 25-17) in Ione on October 30 to open the 1A State Playoffs, the Cardinals were put away in straight sets by Umpqua Valley (19-25, 11-25, 12-25). South Wasco County was also eliminated on Nov. 2nd, falling to Crane in straight sets (11-25, 18-25, 13-25). S. Wasco looked...
The Sherman Co./Condon DevilDawgs football team closed out the regular season with their final home game of the season against the Cougars from Lyle and Wishram. Prior to the game the seven seniors from both Sherman County School and Condon High School were honored with their families: Michael Blagg (Sherman), Isaiah Riggs (Sherman), Blake Carnine (Condon), Jayden Havins (Condon), Josh Ward (Sherman), Brodie Bass (Condon), and Gabe Fritts (Sherman). All seniors were given a...
The Big Sky District Volleyball Championship was held last Saturday, and the Ione/Arlington Cardinals took the trophy at the Dalles High School gymnasium. The Cardinals came into the conference ranked second in the East Division, behind the Wheeler County Rattlers and struggled at times during the season, falling to Wheeler County and shutout 0-3 by South Wasco County. The Lady Cardinals played the #3 seed Lyle/Wishram in the League Playoff, or Play-in game on October 23,...
The Sherman Huskies hosted a four-way district volleyball match on Saturday, October 19th. The Wheeler County Rattlers, the Klickwood Eagles, and the South Wasco County Rattlers all came to Moro to finish up Big Sky district play. Sherman opened play facing Klickwood, who took the first set before Sherman won the next three sets. In the next game, Wheeler County defeated Klickwood in straight sets before losing to South Wasco County in straight sets. The most electric game of...
The Sherman/Condon DevilDawgs took the field last Friday night when the Pirates of Perrydale came to Moro for a 7:00 PM kickoff. The DevilDawgs received the opening kick. Raul Anaya was set up deep to return and gained 15 yards before being brought down by the Pirates. A few plays later Jayden Havins had a big run setting up a touchdown pass from Gabe Fritts to Blake Carnine. Havins would run the ball in for the 2-point conversion. The swarming DevilDawg defense forced the...
The Wheeler Co. Rattlers Volleyball Team has earned a number-one seed for the Big Sky East Division and will head into the district tournament this week as a team to beat. The Rattlers will get a bye after finishing the season at 20-3 overall, and 11-2 in league play. The Rattlers, a combined team of the Wheeler County schools of Spray High School, Mitchell High School, and Wheeler High School (Fossil), are ranked as the 18th best team in the state by OSAA. The Rattlers have...
The DevilDawgs traveled to Dufur Oregon last Friday to face league opponent and rival Dufur. The DevilDawgs began the game kicking off to the Rangers. Jacoby Roberts attempted an onside kick which the Rangers recovered and on their third offensive snap the Rangers found the end zone. After a failed 2-point conversion attempt the DevilDawgs trailed 0-6. The ensuing DevilDawg drive was short lived thanks to an aggressive Ranger defense. For most of the remainder of the 1st...
Homecoming was held at the Condon School last week, with volleyball games taking place on Tuesday the 8th, and Thursday the 10th. Youth dressed up each day of the week, with polos or college clothing on Monday. High schoolers wore their nicest clothes on Tuesday, as the school hosted the Wheeler Co. Rattlers Volleyball Team. On Wednesday, kids in each class were given a decade – with seniors having the 2000s, juniors in the 1990s, sophomores in the 1980s, and freshman in t...
The Central Oregon Peewee Rodeo Association recognized their year-end winners recently. The local contingent was led by Talen Turner, Cecil. The son of Ricky and Jenny Turner, he brought home the Underage Boys All Around saddle. Underage contestants are ages 3-5 as of January 1. He accomplished a trifecta by winning the division pole bending, goat tail tying, and barrel racing. He completed the evening with fourth place in the dummy head roping. Arlington was represented by...
The current Oregon High School Rodeo Association 24-25 standings are out. The Columbia Basin High School Rodeo Club is well represented. Points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in each event. Some events have in excess of 90 contestants. The top four point earners in each event next June, will qualify for the National High School Rodeo Finals in Rock Springs, WY, where they will compete against kids from throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, and Australia. The 11-20th...
The Wheeler County Rattlers – a combined team of students from Wheeler High School, Mitchell High School, and Spray High School, hosted the Ione/Arlington volleyball and football teams last Friday in Fossil for the 2024 Homecoming. The Rattlers prevailed in both sports and gave the Wheeler County faithful something to cheer about. Starting with the volleyball game, the Rattlers had their backs against the wall inside of the Wheeler High School gymnasium. The Ione/Arlington t...
The Oregon Junior High School Rodeo Division held their first competition of the 24-25 school year last weekend in Elgin. Three separate rodeos were held, which provided the kids with plenty of competition. When the dust settled, Arlington's Matthew Tucker is sitting in second place for the year in the Chute Dogging. Cecil's Tate Turner is in 6th place in Boys Breakaway. He also roped his way to 8th place in the Tiedown Roping. In the Goat T ying, Tate holds down 13th, while...
The DevilDawgs traveled across state lines to Walla Walla Washington in order to face perennial 1B (the WIAA equivalent to a 1A school in Oregon) powerhouse DeSales Fighting Irish. DeSales started out strong and let everyone know why they are consistently making runs into the WIAA playoffs. On the first DevilDawg drive the Fighting Irish forced a DevilDawg punt and the Irish would score just four plays later. DeSales would find the endzone again in the opening quarter before S...
The last stop of the Fall 2024 Oregon High School Rodeo Association brought a huge amount of contestants to Condon this past weekend. The Columbia Basin High School Rodeo Association hosted the competition and sends appreciation to those who sponsored the event, volunteered, and attended. Club members grabbed some points to go into the winter hiatus with. Points are given for first through tenth place. Saturday action saw Reagan Martin of North Powder placing 7th in the...
Oregon High School Rodeo kicked off the 2024 fall season in Yoncalla on August 23 & 24. The Columbia Basin High School Rodeo Club was well represented by a small but mighty contingent. On Saturday, Reagan Martin of North Powder lead the way with a third place pole bending run of 22.163. Arlington's Colt Gronquist finished seventh in the team roping with Paxton Otley, turning in a 14.07 time. He also placed ninth in the tie down roping. Molly Davis tied her goat in 9.56, good...
The Sherman Co. / Condon High School DevilDawgs fell in their season opener to Cove on Friday, 14-16. The game was played as part of the Dufur Classic – but due to restrictions at the Dufur School, the game was held in Condon. Cove High School is in District 2, and will look to compete with league-rival Adrian for a top spot in the 1A State Football standings. The DevilDawgs played well in spurts, but struggled to gain momentum against the Cove team. The DevilDawgs will l...
The area was well represented at the 2024 edition of the Silver State International Rodeo held in Winnemucca, NV over the 4th of July week. Junior and High School contestants from 10 states saw competition. Leading the way was Tate Turner, Cecil. He and his partner, Ethan Patton won the Junior High Team Roping average. They brought trophy saddles and other awards back to Oregon. Arlington's cowboy, Colt Gronquist won the first go around and ended up third in the average in...
