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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...
The Columbia Basin High School Rodeo Club was well represented at the 2024 Oregon High School Rodeo Finals held last weekend in Prineville. Condon's Gracie Garthwaite led the way, bringing home the Champion Goat Tying saddle and was also named the Reserve Champion Barrel Racer. Gracie will represent Oregon at the National High School Rodeo Finals with top four finishes in Goat Tying and Barrel Racing. She will compete for Blue Mountain Community College next year. Brycen...
The Condon Blue Devils made history last week, as the boys Track and Field Team won the 1A - District 3 Championships held in Maupin. It marked the first District Championship for the Condon Men's Track and Field Team since 1971. The Blue Devils didn't look back and dominated the competition in Maupin and are well positioned going into the State Track Championships in Eugene this week. With a score of 84.5, the Blue Devils boys team easily bested South Wasco (68), Trout Lake...
Natalie Wilkins knows a good runner when she sees one. Having coached Cross-Country and Track for nine years at Condon Middle School and High School, Natalie can immediately spot talent. But talent only takes an athlete so far. Development, training, and mental fortitude separates the talented from champions. Natalie's daughter Kallyn Wilkins had "it." The gifts and athleticism, but also the work ethic and desire to win. Kallyn shattered school records and was a Cross-Country...
Sherman County School senior Sophie Hulke ended her high school track career on a high note last weekend, earning her third consecutive 1A state championship in discus. She also scored a personal best in shot put, taking 1st place and setting a new school record at the state track meet at University of Oregon's Hayward Field in Eugene. The last record in shot put for Sherman was set in 1997. In March, Hulke signed a letter of intent to join the track and field team at...
Oregon High School Rodeo action took place May 3, 4, and 5, in Prineville. Once again, the Columbia Basin High School Rodeo Club was well represented. Condon's Gracie Garthwaite rode to the Reserve All-Around Girls title for the weekend. In the first round of competition, she tied her goat in 8.61 seconds for a second place finish. With Spray's Oran Davis at the heels, they turned in a fourth place time of 10.90. A time of 3.1 seconds earned Gracie 6th in the breakaway roping....
Arlington senior Calli Troutman has signed a letter-of-intent with Umpqua Community College and will play volleyball for the Riverhawks. Troutman is coming off of a phenomenal season, in which she led the Arlington/Ione Cardinals to a district championship. She was selected as the Big Sky Conference First-Team. But despite these achievements, Troutman said that she didn't get much attention from colleges – that is until recently. "I was late to get footage up for coaches to vi...
The Oregon Junior High rodeo division kicked off their spring competition at Sherman County's beautiful new indoor arena in Moro on April 13-14. The area was represented by Clem's Caydence Wade, Matthew Tucker from Arlington, and Tate Turner, Ione. While results for this event are not available, the current standings for this school year show Matthew Tucker in a three-way tie for first in the Boys Bull Riding. Tate Turner sits fifth in the Boys Breakaway Roping. He is holding...
After a successful 2023 campaign the Sherman Huskies baseball team is off to a strong start again in '24. They have come out of the gate with a 6-2 record, and, after a week of league action, they sit atop the Special District 7 standings, knotted in a four-way tie with Heppner, Union, and Grant Union, all of whom can boast of 3-0 league records. Returning starters from last year's squad are catcher Brody Geer, first baseman Blake Carnine, second baseman Caiden Walker, third...
A senior from Sherman County School's Class of 2024 has announced her intention to join Linfield University's track and field team next year. Senior Sophie Hulke signed a letter of intent Friday, March 1, to join the team at Linfield for the 2024-25 school year. Linfield University is a private college located in McMinnville, Oregon. Hulke currently holds the Sherman County School record in the discus, previously held by 1999 Sherman graduate Kara (Blagg) Lanthorn of Grass...
The Big Sky District Tournament was held in The Dalles last weekend at Kurtz Gym with the top three teams assured a spot in the state playoffs. In boys basketball, the Dufur Rangers have been unstoppable this year. The Rangers are 21-2 overall and 14-0 in the league. The Condon Blue Devils gave the Rangers a run for their money and played them as tough as anybody (with the exception of Sherman Co. who lost to Dufur in overtime earlier this month). After beating the Blue...
Junior Morgan Cole-Hand has been recognized by the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) as the Athlete of the Week from January 22 – January 28. Cole-Hand was recognized for her achievements in girls basketball. The junior from Spray has had a stand-out year and has propelled the Lady Rattlers (13-7 Overall, 6-4 League) to fourth place in the Big Sky Conference. The Wheeler County Rattlers are a combined team of the three Wheeler County schools in Spray, Mitchell, a...
