Facing No. 7-ranked and undefeated Perrydale Friday, the South Wasco County boys basketball team trailed 28-27 at the half, but the Pirates went on a 29-14 second-half spurt to hold on to a 57-41 victory.
MORO – Since losing on a buzzer-beating jumper on Dec. 27 at Prairie City, the No. 5-ranked Sherman Huskies have bounced back with two straight lopsided victories over the weekend versus South Wasco County and Dufur in Big Sky Conference boys hoops action.
Owen Christiansen secured a win and two seconds in his individual events and Desiree Winslow added top finishes in the 100 and 100-meter hurdles in Tuesday’s Mustang Invitational in Heppner. Christiansen, a sophomore, earned his win in the long jump with a personal-record of 20-feet-3 inches to set the pace, and he was runner-up in the triple jump at 38-11 and the 100 meters with a personal-record mark of 12.42 seconds.
Owen Christiansen posted a win and a second, Desiree Winslow notched four top-5 outputs, and Jaelyn Justesen added a personal record in the shotput to lead the Sherman Huskies at Friday’s AMJ Invite held in McKenzie.
Owen Christiansen scored a victory, and the trio of Makoa Whitaker, Keenan Coles and Mercedez Cardona chipped in runner-up finishes, as the Husky boys were third and the girls fourth at the Condon-Wheeler Relays Wednesday in Condon.
When the Sherman Huskies play its unrelenting offensive and defensive style, they are unbeatable. The two-time defending champions came out swinging early with a 31-2 first-quarter lead and kept Mitchell-Spray to three second-half field goals in an 89-23 dismantling of the hapless Eagle-Loggers Friday from Spray.
Keenan Coles, Owen Christiansen, Isaiah Coles and Desiree Winslow turned in the best performances for the Sherman Huskies at the 12-team Bruin Invitational Friday afternoon in White Salmon, Wash.