John L. Braese
BAKER – Shooting a team total 389, the La Grande girls golf team bested the host Baker/Powder Valley team by 13 strokes on the Bulldog’s home course at Quail Ridge to claim the team title on Monday, April 21.
Burns finished the day in third place, three strokes better than Pendleton/Griswold. Nyssa picked up fifth place followed by Ontario. The teams from Umatilla, Dufur, Echo/Stanfield and Vale failed to qualify for a team score.
Dufur junior Tygh Timinsky was at the top of the leader board at the end of the day after firing a 87. La Grande senior was three strokes back at 87 for second followed by Burns senior Chloe Rothwell in third after carding a 94. La Grande senior Olesya Forbes placed fourth with a 96 and the top five closed out with Pendleton/Griswold junior Sophie Nelson and her 97.
The top score for the hometown Baker/Powder Valley team was Bulldog senior Brooklyn Rayl in sixth and her 98 stroke total. Vale’s top golfer, junior Taylor Bates finished seventh after breaking 100 by a single stroke. For the Cougars of Echo/Stanfield, a 106 for junior Peytin Smith was good enough for 18th.
A freshman led the Nyssa team as Sara Goldthorpe ended in 22nd after a 110. For Ontario and tied with Goldthorpe was Tiger sophomore Cadence Sandberg.
Team Scores: 1. La Grande Tigers, 389. 2. Baker / Powder Valley Bulldogs, 404. 3. Burns Hilanders, 408. 4. Pendleton / Griswold Buckaroos, 411. 5. Nyssa Bulldogs, 489. 6. Ontario Tigers, 504. Umatilla Vikings, Even. Dufur Rangers, +83. Echo / Stanfield Cougars, +115. Vale Vikings, +138.
Individual Results: 1. Tygh Timinsky (Dufur), 84. 2. Natasha Lane (La Grande), 87. 3. Chloe Rothwell (Burns), 94. 4. Olesya Forbes (La Grande), 96. 5. Sophie Nelson (Pendleton / Griswold), 97. 6. Brooklyn Rayl (Baker / Powder Valley), 98. 7. Emma Robey (Burns), 99. 7. Taylor Bates (Vale), 99. 9. Lillyanna Wilson (Baker / Powder Valley), 101. 10. Ashlyn Dalton (Baker / Powder Valley), 102. 10. Kori Sirovatka (Pendleton / Griswold), 102. 10. Rhiley Lees (La Grande), 102. 13. Cynthia Medina (Dufur), 103. 13. Jocelyn Bork (Baker / Powder Valley), 103. 15. Myah Rothwell (Burns), 104. 15. Makayla Hibbert (La Grande), 104. 17. Emma Ware (Pendleton / Griswold), 105. 18. Kaylee Wiles (Dufur), 106. 18. Peytin Smith (Echo / Stanfield), 106. 20. Brinley Curtiss (Pendleton / Griswold), 107. 21. Jacee James (Echo / Stanfield), 109. 22. Denya Valle (Echo / Stanfield), 110. 22. Sara Goldthorpe (Nyssa), 110. 22. Cadence Sandberg (Ontario), 110. 25. Tenley Richardson (Burns), 111. 26. Kennady Alvarado (Pendleton / Griswold), 112. 27. Sienna Cyrus (La Grande), 116. 28. Chelsy Pacheco (Nyssa), 117. 29. Alana Martinez (Ontario), 122. 29. Claire Peterson (Vale), 122. 31. Naia Herrero (Vale), 127. 32. Sunny Groves (Nyssa), 128. 33. Hailey Vinson (Burns), 130. 34. Mel Ponce (Ontario), 132. 35. Esmeralda Diaz (Nyssa), 134. 36. Kinley McNeil (Burns), 137. 36. Izabel Cuevas (Nyssa), 137. 38. Kylie Scott (Ontario), 140.
