Russell Peters drove in Isaac Anthony with a two-out, RBI double, Peters later scored on a passed ball, and Anthony retired the side in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Dufur Rangers a 6-5 comeback win over Sherman Tuesday in Moro.
When a team finishes undefeated and wins a championship, the rest of the state takes notice. The Dufur Rangers won their fourth consecutive state title, 10th overall, and were rewarded with eight players on the 1A All-State squad, including Asa Farrell, Abraham Kilby and Russell Peters, who were selected for first team on both sides of the ball.
The Dufur Rangers capped Blue Mountain Conference baseball play with losses of 11-5 and 15-5 in Heppner Saturday to finish 0-9 in league action for the season.
DUFUR – Falls City needed only three minutes to score a touchdown on its opening drive. Although the Mountaineers would not score again in the opening half, they stayed within contention down 20-6 at halftime, until the Dufur Rangers settled in and dropped the hammer for a 50-12 victory Thursday on opening night of the Dufur Eight-Man Classic.
With less than 48 hours to soak in a tough opening-round performance in an 8-5 win over Bandon, veteran leaders on the No. 1-seeded Dufur Rangers knew if they wanted to keep their season going, fundamentals and execution were keys to success against Umpqua Valley Christian.
