PENDLETON, Ore. -- Walla Walla's Greg Prins recorded a 2-under-par 70 to edge Hanford's Alex Cantu by a stroke for medalist honors Monday at the Wildhorse Invite.
Hanford won the boys team title by a 10-stroke margin, and the Hanford girls won their portion of the event by 28 strokes.
At Wildhorse Resort (par 72)
Boys team scores--Hanford 302, Walla Walla 312, Pendleton 324, Hermiston 332, La Grande 359.
Top 5--1, Greg Prins (WW) 70; 2, Alex Cantu (Han) 71; 3, Drew Reinland (WW) 72; 4, Josh Harvey (Han) 74; 5, Kurt Simmons (Herm) 74. Hanford--Scott Kim 77, Ryan Craig 80. Walla Walla--Jake Hanson 77; Gunnar Leighty, Brandon Kalup 93. Hermiston--Lane Shockman 83, Tony Hug 87, Mike Pesicka 88, Travis Coffelt 89.
Girls team scores--Hanford 416, Hermiston 444, La Grande 449, Pendleton 534.
Top 5--1, Samantha Webb (Herm) 87; 2, Sierra James (Pen) 93; 3, Bri Hadler (Han) 95; 4, Darcey Ladendorff (LG) 99; 5, Erin Fardell (Han) 101. Hanford--Michaela Marty 109, Sarah Rausch 111. Hermiston--Yvonne LaCoursiere 114, Laikyn Carnes 120, Mariah Sather 123.
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PENDLETON -- Walla Walla Valley Academy senior Jessica Arnzen placed 18th overall with a time of 22 minutes, 16.62 seconds, and Umatilla freshman Berenice Chavez took 27th (23:12.82) in the 5,000-meter girls race at the Wildhorse Invitational in Pendleton.
And Stanfield senior Hector Hernandez placed 15th in the boys race with a time of 18:06.15.
Mid-Columbia agencies win Wildhorse grants
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PENDLETON -- The Wildhorse Foundation recently announced about $178,000 in grants to 30 organizations in Northeast Oregon and Southeast Washington.
The Benton-Franklin Chapter of the American Red Cross of Kennewick received $5,000 for its disaster services program.
Camp Fire Boys and Girls Walla Walla Council received $6,000 to help with after-school camp.
Area swimmers back in pool after holidays
Area swimmers back in pool after holidays
The holidays are over, and it's time for area swimmers to get back in the pool and race.
The Walla Walla boys will host Moses Lake at 4 p.m. today at Harvey Pool. The Blue Devils last competed Dec. 17 against Eastmont in a dual meet that was postponed a week because of transportation issues.
"We've only had one dual meet," first-year Walla Walla coach Katharine Curles said. "It's crazy. It's been the weirdest season."
Wertz leads Hanford swimmers
Wertz leads Hanford swimmers
Will Wertz had two victories and one second-place finish to lead Hanford to a team title at the Walla Walla Invitational on Saturday at Whitman Pool.
Wertz won the 100-yard freestyle in a state-qualifying time of 49.65 seconds and the 100 individual medley in 57.26. He was the runner-up to Prosser's Nolan Saam in the 100 breaststroke.
Walla Walla didn't have any event wins, but Patrick Giedeman had three second-place finishes to help the Blue Devils take second in the team standings.
Richland, Hanford sweep Davis, Ike
Richland, Hanford sweep Davis, Ike
There were no state qualifying times Saturday for either Hanford or Richland, but the Falcons' Jeevan Philip topped himself in the 100-yard butterfly (first, 57.47 seconds) and 100 backstroke (third, 1:03.38) as the teams easily swept Davis and Eisenhower in a CWL 4A-3A double dual at Lions Pool.
Team scores--Richland 129, Davis 46; Hanford 144, Davis 33; Richland 136, Eisenhower 36; Hanford 149, Eisenhower 26.
200 medley relay--1, Richland 1:51.17; 2, Hanford 1:54.40; 3, Hanford 1:56.26. 200 free--1, Andrew Blanchard (Ric) 1:58.82; 2, Jake Douglas (Han) 2:00.53; 3, Cam Sullivan (Han) 2:08.35. 200 IM--1, Nick Connors (Ric) 2:10.53; 2, Keith Meline (Han) 2:18.40; 3, Tanner Collins (Han) 2:21.01. 50 free--1, Will Wertz (Han) 22.91; 2, Ashton Pollick (Ric) 24.85 ; 3, Andrew Peacock (Han) 24.92. Diving--1, BJ Deatherage (Han) 184.28; 2, Corey Morris (Ric) 126.4; 3, Jacob Hino (Ike) 126.15. 100 fly--1, Jeevan Philip (Han) 57.47; 2, Jordan Hendry (Han) 1:00.23; 3, Corey Bradshaw (Ric) 1:01.17. 100 free--1