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Brown and Joseph on 4A all-state softball team

Two Baker softball players were recently selected for the Class 4A all-state softball teams.

Tori Brown was picked as a first-team outfielder.

Brown is playing summer ball for the Boise Blast 18U Gold team.

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South wins Class 4A baseball series

ROSEBURG — The South swept a doubleheader Sunday to edge the North 2 games to 1 in the Class 4A all-star baseball series at Roseburg.

Sunday, the South, coached by Baker coach Dan Blankenship, defeated the North 7-6 and 5-2. The North edged the South in a single nine-inning game 9-4 on Saturday.

Two former Bulldogs, Derek Blankenship and Matt Gorrell, were members of the South roster.

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Two Haines riders qualify for state rodeo finals

PRINEVILLE — Two Haines cowboys have qualified for the State Finals Rodeo June 16-19 at Crook County Arena.

Taylor Kerns will compete in team roping with Will Hulden of Union.

Mike McGinn will compete in steer wrestling at the State Finals.

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Baker players receive state honors

ROSEBURG — Three members of the Baker High School baseball team have been selected to participate in the Sterling Savings Class 4A Baseball All-Star Series June 19-20 at Legion Field in Roseburg.

Baker seniors Derek Blankenship and Matt Gorrell have been selected to play for the South squad. Baker coach Dan Blankenship will coach the South.

The teams will play a single 9-inning game starting at 7 p.m. Saturday, and two seven-inning games beginning at noon Sunday.

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Baker quartet of riders heads to state

State high school finals rodeo is June 16-19 at Crook County Arena

PRINEVILLE — Four members of the Baker High School rodeo  team will advance to the State Finals Rodeo June 16-19 at Crook County Arena in Prineville.

Juniors Dylan Glock, Johnny Owens and Nick Xeros, and freshman Wyatt Cook have qualified for the state rodeo. Glock and Cook in saddle bronc, Owens in bull riding, and Xeros in team roping.

The top 20 individuals in each event, and top 20 teams in team roping qualify for the state rodeo.

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Petry wins consolation title

Baker’s Courtney Petry won the consolation championship at the Clas 4A/3A/2A/1A state tennis tournament Saturday at the University of Oregon in Eugene.

Petry,  a junior, defeated Philomath’s Hannah Hellberg 8-6 to win the title.

Petry, in her third state appearance, lost 6-4, 6-0 to third-seed Maggie Schein in her opening match Friday.

That dropped Petry into consolation play.

In her first match Petry defeated Maiki Jung of Estacada 8-5. She followed that with an 8-0 win over Molalla’s Kritina Morris in the consolation semifinals.

“Courtney played the third-seeded player close,” said Baker coach George Keister.

“Then in consolation play she just played better and better. She kept the presure on her opponents.”

Petry’s effort was good enough for Baker to finish tied with Sisters and North Bend for 11th in the girls standings with two points.

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All-stars named

GOL all-league baseball


Eight members of the Baker baseball team were selected on the Greater Oregon League all-league teams last week.

Baker coach Dan Blankenship was named GOL Coach of the Year.

Selected to the GOL first team were catcher Matt Gorrell, first baseman Dekker Smith, shortstop Derek Blankenship, second baseman Ty Everson, outfielder Stephen Talbot, and utility player Trace Richardson.

Will Barr was named second-team pitcher.

La Grande’s Zach Nice and Ontario’s Josh Mejia were named GOL co-Players of the Year.

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Baker girls win track title

The Baker girls track and field team completed its championship Saturday with a victory lap after claiming the Greater Oregon League district title at the BHS track.

Baker ran away from three GOL opponents by totaling 101 points. La Grande was second with 69.5.

The title was Baker’s 13th district crown since 1988.

The Bulldogs will send 10 athletes to the Class 4A state meet Friday and Saturday at the University of Oregon in 11 events.

The Baker boys finished fourth at district, but wil send five athletes to state in six events.

Baker had six girls district champions Saturday.

Haley Adams won the pole vault (8 feet, 6 inches) and the javelin (106 feet, 2 inches).

Hannah Prince won the 100 (12.95) and Whitney Phillips the 400 (1:03.23).

Tori Wirth won the shot (32 feet), and Kylee Curtis the discus (96 feet, 1 inch).

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Bulldogs edge La Grande for title

Baker scores winning run on passed ball in top of seventh

Ty Everson scored the wining run on a passed ball with two outs in the top of the seventh inning Wednesday to give Baker a 2-1 come-from-behind victory in a one-game Greater Oregon League baseball playoff game at Pendleton.

Trailing 1-0 entering the seventh, Baker rallied for both of its runs.

Stephen Talbot opened the inning by getting hit by a pitch. Everson then singled to put runners on first and third. Everson then promptly stole second base. Talbot scored on Matt Gorrell’s sacrifice fly to tie the game at 1-1.

Derek Blankenship then walked and stole second. An out later Everson scooted home on the passed ball.

“It was a close play,” said Baker coach Dan Blankenship. “Ty was safe, but it was close.”

Blankenship said the game was a classic.

“This is what playoff baseball is all about,” he said. “Two good teams going at it and playing well.

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Baker boys golf 14th; Smith 39th

The Baker boys golf team finished 14th in the Class 4A state tournament, which ended Tuesday at Banks.

Emily Smith, the only Baker girls player to qualify, placed 39th in the girls tournament at Redmond.

Smith, a sophomore, shot a second-round 98 on Tuesday, four shots better than in Monday’s opening round.

Junior Ty Parry was Baker’s top finisher in the boys tourney, with a two-day total of 194. He finished 78th.

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