Mid-Columbia roundup for May 20: Umatilla’s Cardenas wins Oregon track titles
TRACK AND FIELD
OREGON STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Umatilla senior Fabian Cardenas won his third consecutive Class 3A boys 3,000-meter title, blowing away the field Thursday in a personal-best 8 minutes, 30.23 seconds to break his meet record by 11 seconds at Hayward Field in Eugene.
The second-place runner, Luca Ostertag-Hill of Catlin Gabel, finished 37 seconds behind Cardenas.
Friday in the 1,500 meters, Cardenas successfully defended his title, turning in a personal-best time of 3:58.64 — 11 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Hassan Ibrahim of Jefferson.
In the 5A boys shot put, Hermiston’s Tre Neal placed third with a throw of 56 feet, 7 inches. Neal also placed fourth in the discus with a mark of 169-0.
MCC/GSL REGIONALS: With their performances at Richland High School, Kamiakin’s Allison Stapleton (first place, girls long jump), Wyatt Musser (second, boys discus), Darreon Moore (second, boys long jump), Phillip Fishburn (second, boys 3,200) and the Braves’ 4x100-meter boys and girls relays advanced to next week’s Class 3A state championships in Tacoma.
Southridge’s 4x100 girls relay tied with Kamiakin for first at 49.96 seconds.
Hanford’s Morgan Rasmussen (first, 3A girls high jump), Kara Shibley (first, girls shot put), Mikal Sanchez (second, girls long jump) and Hailey Cleavenger (second, girls 3,200) also earned spots in next week’s state championships.
Chiawana’s Roman Ruiz won the 4A boys pole vault with a mark of 15 feet, while Walla Walla’s Mitchell Jacobson took the long jump (22-2.75).
The 3A and 4A state championships will be at Mt. Tahoma High School.
LATE UPDATE: At Richland HS
4A (top three in each event go to state)
BOYS
3,200: 1, Zak Kindl, Lewis & Clark, 9:28.32; 2, Johnny Cooney, Gonzaga Prep, 9:28.57; 3, Gabe Romney, Central Valley, 9:28.84; 4x100 relay: 1, Lewis & Clark (David McKinzy, James Aragon, Rashad Hill, Tae Davis) 43.31; 2, Walla Walla (Fernando Ortiz, Weston Wernette, Bryar Jensen, Tyler Kinney) 43.50; 3, Richland (Aarek Walters, Benjamin Stanfield, Jacob Stanfield, Tsega Macduff) 44.29; Discus: 1, Kirk Unland, Ferris, 154-1; 2, John Hardy, Richland, 153-2; 3, Kurt Blackman, Walla Walla, 145-11; PV: 1, Roman Ruiz, Chiawana, 15-0; 2, Kaleb Taylor, Gonzaga Prep, 14-6; 3, Parker Bell, Mead, 13-6; LJ: 1, Mitchell Jacobson, Walla Walla, 22-2.75; 2, Joseph Heitman, Mead, 21-5.75; 3, Dominic Lee, Chiawana, 21-0.
GIRLS
3,200: 1, Katie Thronson, Lewis & Clark, 11:04.83; 2, Erika Leinweber, Walla Walla, 11:07.79; 3, Kearan Nelson, Central Valley, 11:09.12; 4x100 relay: 1, Lewis & Clark (Grace Ellis, Emily Greene, Isabella Millsap, Anna Rodgers) 48.39; 2, Richland (Breezy Horne, Devyn Dittmer, Claire Aurand, Logan Jackson) 50.03; 3, Walla Walla (Camryn Holbrook, Madelyn Knight, Abigail Snyder, Lilliana Craig-Ewoniuk) 50.64; Shot: 1, Tia Clemenson, University, 39-1.5; 2, Samara Nelson, Central Valley, 37-9.5; 3, Joselynn Tensley, Central Valley, 36-11.5; Jav: 1, Chrissy Fitzgerald, Ferris, 126-7; 2, Emma Wenzel, Walla Walla, 124-8; 3, Koreejo Kinder, Mead, 121-4; HJ: 1, Hailey Christopher, Central Valley, 5-3; 2, Amanda Chan, Mead, 5-2; 3, Annika Briggs, Ferris, 5-2; LJ: 1, Anna Rodgers, Lewis & Clark, 18-5.25; 2, Lacie Hull, Central Valley, 17-4.25; 3, Angela Cardon, Pasco, 17-4.
3A (top two in each event go to state)
BOYS
3,200: 1, Justin Janke, North Central, 9:08.59; 2, Phillip Fishburn, Kamiakin, 9:19.09; 4x100 relay: 1, Rogers (Khalil Winfrey, JJ Curry, Eli Richardson, Shelton Teasley) 43.51; 2, Kamiakin (Benson Smith, Darreon Moore, Talmage Jacobson, Gavin Crow) 44.01; Discus: 1, Dillon Lionello, Mt. Spokane, 164-7; 2, Wyatt Musser, Kamiakin, 163-11; PV: 1, Cade Neumann, Mt. Spokane, 14-6; T2, Raymond Volk, Rogers, and Derek Gunter, Kamiakin, 13-0; LJ: 1, Jacob White, Mt. Spokane, 21-7.75; 2, Darreon Moore, Kamiakin, 21-5.75.
GIRLS
3,200: 1, Micaela Kostecka, Mt. Spokane, 11:37.32; 2, Hailey Cleavenger, Hanford, 11:37.96; 4x100 relay: T1, Kamiakin (Mirannda Shulman, Britney Donais, Katherine Petsch, Isabelle Conover) and Southridge (Sarah Tucker, Brinley Palmer, Makenna Behrens, Mertece Hatchett) 49.96; Shot: 1, Kara Shibley, Hanford, 38-5.75; 2, Hailey Leeking, North Central, 35-11.75; Jav: 1, Emily Stites, Mt. Spokane, 121-1; 2, Olivia Prewitt, Mt. Spokane, 117-8; HJ: 1, Morgan Rasmussen, Hanford, 5-2; 2, Monica Kaylor, Kennewick, 5-0; LJ: 1, Allison Stapleton, Kamiakin, 17-9.25; 2, Mikal Sanchez, Hanford, 17-8.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Bellevue (Neb.) University, featuring former Hanford players Jake Browne and Trevor Jones, beat host Davenport 7-2 to win the NAIA Opening Round Grand Rapids (Mich.) bracket title.
Bellevue (51-10) advances to the Avista-NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho. The Bruins will open the tournament at 3 p.m. next Friday against Auburn-Montgomery.
Defending World Series champion and tournament host Lewis-Clark State (48-7) will play at 7 p.m. next Friday against the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
Bryce Jackson (Southridge), Quin Grogan (Stanfield), Gunnar Buhner and Hayden Meier (CBC), and J.J. Robinson (Walla Walla CC) are on the Lewis-Clark State roster.
▪ Colin Serkowski (Hanford) drove in four runs and scored two as Trinity (Texas) steamrolled Texas-Tyler 14-2 to advance to Saturday’s NCAA Division III West Regional championship round in Spokane.
Trinity (38-7) will play Pacific Lutheran or Texas-Tyler for the title.
▪ Retiring eight of the first nine hitters he faced, Mason Hilty (Richland) became the first Dixie State pitcher in the school’s NCAA Division II era to reach 10 wins in a season, and the Trailblazers beat Cal State East Bay 6-4 in an NCAA West Regional elimination game in Riverside, Calif.
Hilty allowed six hits and four runs in seven innings for Dixie State (39-13), which will play another loser-out game against Cal Poly Pomona or Cal State Monterey Bay at 3 p.m. Saturday.
TENNIS
2A DISTRICT 5/6: Prosser’s Joslyn Felicijan claimed the girls singles district title and the No. 1 seed to state with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Teighan Moore of host Ephrata.
Othello’s Collin Freeman and Kyler Villarreal beat East Valley’s Jask Khinda and Aidan Fallstrom 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) to take the boys doubles championship.
Othello’s Diego Villarreal defeated Selah’s Tristan McDevitt 6-1, 6-0 in the boys singles consolation final, grabbing the No. 3 seed to state.
The Huskies’ girls doubles team of Kylee Hawley and Zoee Roylance rebounded from a loss in the championship match to take the No. 2 seed, beating Quincy’s Natalie Thomsen and Rachel Faw 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4).
The 2A state championships are next Friday and Saturday at Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle.
Boys team scores: East Valley 24, Ephrata 24, Othello 19, Quincy 15, Selah 11, Ellensburg 10, Grandview 10, Toppenish 9, Prosser 6, Wapato 0.
Boys singles — Championship match (winner No. 1, loser No. 2 to state): Garner Sears (Eph) d. Michael Manion (EV) 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (13-11). Consolation final (winner No. 3 to state): Diego Villarreal (Oth) d. Tristan McDevitt (Sel) 6-1, 6-0.
Boys doubles — Championship match (winners No. 1, losers No. 2 to state): Collin Freeman-Kyler Villarreal (Oth) d. Jask Khinda-Aidan Fallstrom (EV) 6-3, 7-6 (7-2). Consolation final (winner No. 3 to state): Gunnar Petersen-Gonzalo Guerrero (Qui) d. Tate Sircin-Derek Paynter (Eph) 6-3, 6-4.
Girls team scores: Ephrata 23, Othello 18, Prosser 17, Toppenish 16, Quincy 12, Selah 12, Ellensburg 11, East Valley 7, Grandview 6, Wapato 0.
Girls singles — Championship match (winner No. 1 to state): Joslyn Felicijan (Pro) d. Teighan Moore (Eph) 6-2, 6-3. Consolation final (winner No. 2 to state): Moore (Eph) d. Jennie DeLeon (Eph) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-1.
Girls doubles — Championship match (winners No. 1 to state): Lauren McDevitt-Cailin O’Malley (Sel) d. Kylee Hawley-Zoee Roylance (Oth) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Consolation final (winners No. 2 to state): Hawley-Roylance (Oth) d. Natalie Thomsen-Rachel Faw (Qui) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4).
PREP BASEBALL
STANFIELD 14, NYSSA 0 (5): Dylan Grogan pitched a no-hitter, striking out 10 with no walks, and hit a two-run home run to lead the host Tigers (25-2) over the Bulldogs for the Eastern Oregon League district title.
Grogan has thrown three solo no-hitters and combined on a fourth.
Nyssa | 000 | 00 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Stanfield | 631 | 4x | — | 14 | 10 | 0 |
Highlights: Tony Flores (S) 2x4, 2R, 2 RBIs; Dylan Grogan (S) HR, 2R, 2 RBIs, 5IP-0H-0R-0BB-10K; Brody Woods (S) 2x2, 3R; Adrian Renner (S) 2R, 2 RBIs; Jason Fitzpatrick (S) 2x3, R, 2 RBIs; Damien Curiel (S) 2x3, R, 2 RBIs.
PREP SOFTBALL
CWAC DISTRICTS: Othello will head to state as the 2A District 5/6 champion after beating Ellensburg 10-8 on Thursday night at Carlon Park in Selah.
Othello’s Madison Martinez hit three home runs on the day and drove in eight RBIs. Niki Martinez also homered in each game and finished with five RBIs for the Huskies (20-2), who beat East Valley 11-1 earlier in the day to secure a berth in next week’s 2A state tournament at Carlon Park.
OTHELLO 10, ELLENSBURG 8
Ellensburg | 012 | 004 | 1 | — | 8 | 9 | 4 |
Othello | 240 | 301 | x | — | 10 | 9 | 2 |
Highlights: Darian Olin (E) 2x4; Carissa Burgess (E) 2x5, 2B, 3 RBIs; Mia Elliot (E) 3x3, 2B, 3B, 2 RBIs; Madison Martinez (O) HR, 2 RBIs; Niki Martinez (O) 2x3, HR, 3 RBIs; Mariah DeLeon (O) 2x4.
OTHELLO 11, EAST VALLEY 1 (6)
East Valley | 001 | 000 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Othello | 200 | 225 | — | 11 | 10 | 0 |
Highlights: Taylor Manrique (EV) 2x3, 2B, RBI; Madison Martinez (O) 2x4, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs; Niki Martinez (O) 1x3, HR, 2 RBIs; Mariah DeLeon (O) 2x3.
This story was originally published May 20, 2016 at 6:05 PM with the headline "Mid-Columbia roundup for May 20: Umatilla’s Cardenas wins Oregon track titles."