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Into the Woods

November 12, 2015

Keyonna Caldwell, Sierra Rasmussen, Chandler Kirk Patrick, Luna Pelicer, and Kayti Hilzinger are a few members of the cast starring in the JHS fall musical, Into The Woods, opening this week. It will be presented Nov. 11-14 with 7 p.m. shows and an additional 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday.

Kirk-Patterson, Miller place 8th

May 30, 2013

Six athletes represented Chewelah last weekend at the State tournament in Yakima. Due to rain in the morning, the tournament was moved indoors and never moved back outside Friday, to the disappointment of most players, coaches and fans. This made for an extremely long day on only 8 courts.
Collin Kirk-Patterson and Mason Miller earned 8th place in their final match. In their first match they played a tough opponent from Overlake who were super aggressive at the net and went on to claim second place in the tournament. This put them into the loser’s bracket and because of the rain, they played only a proset against Kiona Benton. After a slow 2-5 start the pair talked to their coach and won 9 straight points by serving down the middle, poaching at the net, taking bigger angle shots and putting the ball away for an 8-6 victory. In their third match at 9 p.m., they played Granger and maintained a great attitude throughout the entire match. With lots of authoritative poaching and winning slice shots that grabbed the floor and refused to bounce, the duo won 8-4, sending them to an early morning Saturday match against Furbeyre and Worrall from St. George’s. Chewelah started out tough with a 7-5 first set win but seemed deflated in the second and third sets even though they had some great rallies 2-6, 2-6. Over the season, K.P and Miller earned league doubles MVP’s, 1st place at Districts, 1st place at Regionals and 8th at State.
Bethany Kofmehl and Becka Kenney played their first match against Okanogan. Kenney was on fire at the net putting it away with smashes and little drop shots and Kofmehl was the consistent baseline player. They burned lots of allies and won 6-4, 7-5. Their second match was against University Prep who hit the ball really hard. They had to learn to stay deep on the baseline and take some angle off their serve receives and move their feet. The pair was in every game, but the competition proved too much in the end 3-6, 5-7. In their final match against Naches against a set of sisters who charged the net a lot, Kenney and Kofmehl ran out of steam and tried to hit alleys and backhands of the weaker player, but their strategy didn’t work and they lost 5-8. Over the season, Kenney and Kofmehl earned league doubles MVP’s, 1st place at Districts and 1st place at Regionals.
Ryann Richmond and Tenika Smith started out the tourney against the eventual champs from Cashmere who were following in the footsteps of their older sisters. Richmond served poorly, but made up for it with her great lobs keeping the ball away from the net people who weren’t friendly. Smith made consistent shots but was often times schooled by the Bulldogs winning shots. In their second match they faced Montesano. They had to use patience on their baseline ground strokes and be aggressive at the net along with great lobs, but still lost 5-8. Over the season, Richmond and Smith were voted All Conference in singles and were 3rd at Districts in doubles and 3rd at Regionals in doubles.
The Cougars would like to thank their supporters over the season. Especially Kim Johnstone for taking pictures, Kelly Flanagan for organizing the Parent/Player night, Chris Smith for running the Burger stand, Peggy Richmond for drinks on the way to state and the anonymous donor who gave everyone who went to State a $50 gift card.
Submitted by JHS Tennis

In This Photo: Even though the State tournament started out with rain, the team closed the tourney with a smile and some sunshine. Coach Heidi Wulczynski, Tenika Smith, Ryann Richmond, Mason Miller, Collin Kirk-Patterson, Becka Kenney, Bethany Kofmehl and Coach Denise Smith.

Cougar Boys Finish Fourth at State 1A Golf Championships

May 30, 2013

Only four team trophies were presented at the state golf championships last week. One of those trophies is now posing in the Jenkins High School trophy case.

The team of Josh Olson, Clint Long, Matthew Chalmers, and Nic Grimm returned from the Spanaway Golf Course near Tacoma with a big chunk of state hardware. Together, they placed fourth overall in the team competition at the Washington State 1A Golf Championships.
“The boys played very well,” said Coach Brian Harting, and they finished in fourth place as a team. There were 12 teams competing on the second day after the cut was made, and the kids beat eight of them.
Josh Olson finished in 12th place out of the 80 boys competing with his two-day total of 157.
“Josh got off to a rough start on Tuesday by shooting 82,” explained Coach Harting. “He started his round by going double, double, triple bogey and was 7 over par after 3 holes.
“Josh looked a little worried after putting out on number 3. I just reassured him that he would be okay and to ‘stay the course’ and it would work out. He shot par on the next two holes and settled down. He played the back nine one over par with birdies on number 11 and number 13, and ended the first day with more self-assurance.”
Olson’s second day score of 75 was highlighted by back to back birdies on number 7 and number 8 on the front nine. He then had three more on number 11, number 13, and number 18 on the back nine.
“I am really proud of Josh,” said Harting. “It would have been very easy for him to cash it in after those first three holes on Tuesday, but he persevered through the tough start and the cold rainy weather on Wednesday to finish his high school golf career with a flourish.
“He placed his tee shot on number 18 to an ideal spot and then stuck his second shot to about two feet for a birdie on his last hole. He played the last 33 holes at six over par, which is pretty darn good!
Clint Long had a great first day. His 79 placed in the top 15 going in to day two.
“Clint just had a real steady round of golf with lots of pars and nothing worse than bogey,” reported Harting. “He had back to back birdies on number 9 and number 10, giving him a 40 – 39 split on his front and back nines.
“Clint made several key putts to keep his round going in the right direction. He was hitting his shots really well off the tee, but his approach shots weren’t landing very close to the pins.”
The second day, Long again shot 40 on the front nine with a solid short game. Then, he caught a couple of bad breaks on the back nine as the course continued to get pretty soggy in the rain and the greens all had standing water on them.
“Clint lost six shots on his last five holes to shoot 42 on the back nine,” said Harting. “Still, this was a good solid effort by Clint. He finished 20th overall as a sophomore and will use this experience to plan his areas to work on this summer.”
Matthew Chalmers shot 83 on the first day, playing his first six holes two over par.
“I thought this was outstanding,” Harting said, “since this was his first experience at the state tournament with a lot of gallery and people moving around.
“Matthew birdied number 10 to start his back nine and finished with a 43, making several bogeys coming in. He also had some trouble hitting greens due to the poor weather conditions.
“The boys need to learn to use different clubs when the conditions call for it, and I know that Matthew will learn a lot from this tournament.”
The cut was made at 85 after the first day of the tournament, so Chalmers qualified for the second day, shooting 91.
“This was a pretty difficult day and Matthew struggled to find a rhythm,” explained Harting. “Consistency was lacking in his game. He hung in there, however, and was a key piece in the team placing fourth.”
Nic Grimm shot 88 on the opening day and missed the cut by three strokes. Nic shot 43 on the front nine with a birdie on the 476-yard par 5 number five.
“Nic was working his way around the course very nicely for his first time at state,” said Harting. “He started the back nine by shooting par on the first five holes, so he was only 7 over after 14 holes. Then, he ran into a little adversity on number 16, which shattered his round.
“He lost nine strokes on the last four holes to miss playing the second day. This again is all about playing experience in these situations. Nic handled it very well, even though he was extremely disappointed, of course.
“Nic was kind of our sleeper going in to the tournament. He has been playing his best golf of the year the last couple of weeks. He shot his best-ever round of golf in one of our practice rounds on Sunday.
Savanah McMillan represented the Cougar girls at the state tournament. She shot 103 on Tuesday afternoon, which was within a couple strokes of her season average.
“The girls’ side of the tournament only has 40 girls,” said Harting, “and they cut it in half for the second day. The cut was 93, and Savanah would have had to play exceptionally well to make that number. She shot 50 on the front and 53 on the back with an out of bounds on number 13. So, making a putt here or there and she would have been in the 90’s.
“Savanah has only played competitive golf for two years, so making it all the way to the state tournament is a great accomplishment for her.”
The trip was a great experience for all five Cougar golfers.
“Through the exceptional generosity of the Chewelah Lady Golfers and the Chewelah Men’s Club, we were able to leave early and give the kids a couple of rounds of golf on two premier courses in the state,” said Harting. “On Saturday, they played Chambers Bay, which is going to host the 2015 US Open.
“On Sunday, they played at the Gold Mountain Olympic Course, which has hosted several big tournaments, including the 2008 NCAA Men’s Western Regional and will host the 2015 US Junior Amateur Championships.
“Both courses treated the kids and parents marvelously and made the experience that much more meaningful. That is one of the great things about golf. Players can get these opportunities, which a lot of other sports don’t provide.”
For Coach Harting, it was hard to see the season come to a close.
“This is one of those seasons that is difficult to wrap up,” he concluded. “What a great group of kids these are, and parents as well. Getting so many to qualify for the regional and state tournaments is a tribute to their hard work ethic. They have truly been an extraordinary season.”

By Geno Ludwig, The Independent Staff

In This Photo: The JHS Golf team played at the State 1A Golf Championships at Lake Spanaway Golf Course. The boys team brought home a fourth place trophy for their strong effort. Pictured (l-r) are Clint Long, Josh Olson, Nic Grimm, Savanah McMillan, Coach Brian Harting, and Matthew Chalmers.

Olson Leads Cougars to Victory

May 23, 2013

Just like dynamite, great high school golfers can come in small packages. Take Chewelah’s Josh Olson, for example. He may have been one of the shortest players on the course last Tuesday, but the veteran Cougar senior whipped every other golfer from both the Northeast A League and the Caribou Trail League to earn the title of Bi-District Medalist.
Olson toured the 18-hole course at the Chewelah Golf and Country Club in 73 strokes, finishing three strokes ahead of Nate Yockey from Lakeside and Ryder Lewis from Omak, who both shot a 76.
Yockey and Lewis entered Tuesday’s competition as district champions. Yockey won the District 7 title at Sundance the previous week. Likewise, Lewis was the District 6 medalist on the Colockum Ridge course.
So, all five feet, four inches and 120 pounds of Josh Olson beat the best that both leagues had to offer. In addition, he led the Cougar boys to a bi-district golf championship.
“Josh shot a front nine score of 38,” explained Coach Brian Harting, “and he played the back nine holes one under par. He even birdied the par four sixteenth hole.
“Josh was consistent. He finished with 15 pars, two bogies, and one birdie. He has really been working hard on his putting the past week, and it paid off for him. This will be his third trip to the state tournament.”
Accompanying Olson to the state finale in Tacoma will be Clint Long, Matthew Chalmers, Nic Grimm, and Savanah McMillan.
Long shot 86 to finish in eighth place. He shot a 44 on the front nine holes and a 42 on the back nine.
“Clint never seemed to get comfortable on the course,” said Harting. “I’m not sure if it was being a little nervous or just trying too hard. This score is a little high for him and I expect him to bounce back this week. He is a really solid player. This will be his second trip to the state tournament.”
Chalmers also seemed to struggle a little at the beginning of the tournament, according to Harting.
Matthew shot a 46 on the front nine by starting four over par on the first three holes,” explained the Cougar coach. “Then, he settled into a pretty good rhythm and shot par on three of the next four holes. He played the back nine holes much better, shooting 40 with birdies on number 12 and number 16. Matthew has done an extremely good job this season for recovering from difficult starts. He always seems to find a key in his swing that gets things turned around for him. This will be Matthew’s first trip to the state tournament.”
Grimm finished in tenth place with a score of 88.
“Nic also shot 46 on the first nine holes by bogeying three of the first four holes,” said Harting. “He shot a 43 on the back nine with a birdie on the 563-yard par five hole number 13 and then shot even par on three of the last four holes. This will also be the first trip to the state tournament for Nic.
“All four of the boys had better back nine scores, which is kind of strange. I think the back nine here in Chewelah usually plays more difficult than the front nine.”
McMillan finished second in the girls’ division of the bi-district tournament. She will be Chewelah’s lone girl competing at the state finale. It will also be her first time competing on the state level.
“Savanah finished in a tie for second place with a score of 97,” Harting said. “She shot 48 on the front nine and 49 on the back nine. She parred both par threes on the front and the difficult 182-yard par three number 17 on the back. She gained a little distance from the rest of the pack on those three holes.”
In all, 38 boys and 22 girls played the Chewelah course on Tuesday of last week.
This year’s state golf tournament will be played at the Lake Spanaway Golf Course near Tacoma. Golfers played a practice round on Monday. The two-day tournament started on Tuesday. The field was cut in half after the first day and only the remaining golfers played the second half of the tournament on Wednesday.

Bi-District Golf
Boys Team Results
Chewelah 60, Lakeside 46, Omak 29.5, Freeman 22.5, Chelan 21.5.

Boys Individual Results
Josh Olson (Chewelah) 73, Yockey (Lakeside) 76, Lewis (Omak) 76, Cowell (Chelan) 77, Campasino (Lakeside) 83, Anderson (Newport) 85, Raab (Freeman) 85, Clint Long (Chewelah) 86, Matthew Chalmers (Chewelah) 86, Daigneau (Omak) 88, Swanger (Lakeside) 88, Schwint (Quincy) 88, Nic Grimm (Chewelah) 88, Bain (Cascade) 88, McClure (Freeman) 89, Darcy (Freeman) 90, Burchett (Chelan) 91, Larson (Chelan) 92, Rojeski (Lakeside) 92.

Girls Team Results
Chelan 24.5, Okanogan 10. No other school had a complete girls team.

Girls Individual Results
Wiese (Newport) 94, Savanah McMillan (Chewelah) 97, Cooper (Chelan) 97, Bassett (Quincy) 100, Vanderweide (Okanogan) 101, Cooper (Chelan) 103, Jackson (Chelan) 104, Cook (Cascade) 105, Baum (Okanogan) 106, Viehouser (Lakeside) 108, Duff (Omak) 109.

By Geno Ludwig, The Independent Staff

In This photo: Five members of the JHS golf team have advanced to the State golf tournament at Lake Spanaway May 21-22. Pictured are (back row l-r) Clint Long, Nic Grimm, Matthew Chalmers, Josh Olson, (front row l-r) Coach Brian Harting, Savanah McMillan, Assistant Coach Bob McBride. Firnichie McMillan photo

Collins, Krouse Will Represent JHS at State Track and Field Event

May 23, 2013

Adam Collins and Kaitlin Krouse will be representing Jenkins High School this Friday and Saturday at the Washington State 1A Track and Field Championships on the campus of Eastern Washington University in Cheney.
Collins will compete in the long jump, the triple jump, and the high jump. Krouse will be competing in the discus and the shot put.
Collins was the bi-district champion in both the long jump and the triple jump. He launched a career-best leap of 20 feet, 7 inches to win the long jump at Riverside last Saturday. His winning triple jump measured 42 feet, 11 inches. He then placed second in the high jump at an even six feet.
Collins goes into the state tournament as the top-ranked triple jumper in the 1A classification. He is ranked third in the high jump and fourth in the long jump.
Krouse won the discus and placed third in the shot put. Her winning discus throw was measured at 122 feet, 6 inches. In the shot put, she threw 34 feet, 9 inches.
In winning the discus, Krouse set a personal-best record. She exceeded her previous personal record of 119’3″ by over three feet.
Going into this week’s state meet, Krouse is ranked second in the state in the discus. The sophomore thrower is ranked eighth overall in the shot put.
Two other Cougar athletes came very close to qualifying for the state meet. McKenzie Miller placed fourth in the 300-meter hurdles and Jayden Rainer finished fourth in the discus.
Miller ran the hurdles in a career-best 42.33 seconds. He also placed fifth in the 110-meter hurdles.
Rainer threw 102’11” in the discus. It was her best throw of the season as a freshman.
Unfortunately, only the top three competitors in every event will continue on to the state finale.
Also competing in the bi-district meet were Daniele Bradley, Kody Karsh, Sevannah Blain, Venessa Calhoon, Chris Lambert, Liz Taft, Summer Hodgden, and Moriah Hudson.
The Cougar boys placed seventh in the team scoring at Riverside. The Chewelah girls finished eighth.

Bi-District Track
Boys Team Scoring
Quincy 92.33, Riverside 86.33, Medical Lake 79, Freeman 76, Lakeside 71, Chelan 52, Chewelah 39, Cascade-Leavenworth 39, Cashmere 29, Newport 21, Omak 20.33., Brewster 16.5, Kettle Falls 16, Okanogan 14.5, Tonasket, 10.

Girls Team Scoring
Lakeside 144, Riverside 116, Cashmere 86, Okanogan 48, Chelan 43, Cascade-Leavenworth 41, Quincy 38., Chewelah 31, Medical Lake 31, Newport 31, Tonasket 28, Freeman 27, Brewster 20, Kettle Falls 9, Omak 8.

By Geno Ludwig, The Independent Staff

In This Photo: Adam Collins competes in the long jump event at the Regional track meet in Riverside on Saturday, May 18. Collins moves on to the State meet this weekend at Cheney. Joining him will be Kaitlin Krouse competing in discus and shot put. Zack Schneider photo

Cougars Will Play All-State Football

May 23, 2013

Derek Smith, Ben Johnstone, and Caleb Wiebe have been chosen to play in this summer’s all-state football game, announced Chewelah Cougar football coach Jim Fisk.

This year’s East-West All-state Game, known as the Earl Barden Classic, will be played at East Valley High School in Yakima on June 22, with kickoff time set for 1:00 that afternoon.
The East team will be coached by Jim Fisk of Chewelah, and he will be assisted by Pat Gaffney of Chewelah, Keith Stamps of Deer Park, and Zac Farnam of Newport.
Fisk and his staff have completed and submitted their 38-player roster. It includes players from 2A, 1A, and B classifications.
Smith quarterbacked the Cougars to a league championship this past fall and was named the Most Valuable Player on the All-Northeast A League first team offense. He was also selected as a member of the all-league first team defense as a safety.
This season, Smith established a Jenkins High School record when he completed 118 of 229 passes for 1,787 yards. In doing so, he threw 15 touchdown passes. He also led the team in rushing with 1,051 total yards. Altogether, he generated 2,838 yards of Cougar offense.
On the defensive side of the ball, Smith led Chewelah in pass interceptions with seven. He finished the season with 39 tackles in the defensive secondary.
Because he is a threat to run and to pass, Smith will probably be the East’s starting quarterback.
Johnstone was chosen by Northeast A League coaches as the Most Valuable Player on the all-league first team defense. The hard-hitting senior linebacker led the Chewelah defense with 81 tackles, even though he missed three games midway through the season with a knee injury. He could be the starting middle linebacker for the East team.
As a receiver on offense, Johnstone had catches totaling 275 yards.
Wiebe joins the all-state first defensive team as a cornerback. He grabbed five pass interceptions and had 39 tackles in the defensive secondary.
Wiebe also played as wide receiver for the Cougars, where he caught passes totaling 359 yards. He is a player who could see action on both sides of the ball.
Tickets for the all-state game are available from all three Chewelah players, who are also hoping to obtain contributions to fund their trip to Yakima.

By Geno Ludwig, The Independent Staff

13 Track Athletes to Compete at Bi-districts

May 16, 2013

Adam Collins will lead a delegation of 13 Chewelah Cougars to this weekend’s Bi-District Track and Field Championships at Riverside.

Collins was the spotlight performer at the Northeast A League Meet last Saturday at Newport, where he won all three jumping events. He won the high jump at a height of 6’2″. His winning leap in the long jump was measured at 19’4.5″. He then won the triple jump at a distance of 41’11”. Although none were personal records, all three first place finishes were better than anyone in the league could equal or surpass.
Collins will be the favorite in this Saturday’s high jump competition. He is the bi-district leader in this event with his season-best jump of 6’3″. He also leads bi-district qualifiers in the triple jump with his best distance of 42’11”. However, he is currently second on the long jump leader board.
Kaitlin Krouse was the winner of the top qualifier in the girls’ discus. She won the event with a throw of 112’11”. She also placed second in the shot put with a toss of 31’2″. So, she will compete in both events at this Saturday’s bi-district meet.
Joining Krouse in the girls’ throwing events will be Jayden Rainer. The young freshman thrower placed third in the discus with a throw of 98’11”. She then finished fifth in the shot put with a distance of 28’10.75″.
McKenzie Miller will also compete in two events at Riverside. He placed second in the 110-meter high hurdles with a career-best time of 17.12 seconds. He then placed second in the 300-meter low hurdles, which he ran in 42.73 seconds.
Daniele Bradley will be spending her time in the jumping pits with Collins. She qualified to compete in the high jump and the long jump in this weekend’s bi-district competition. She placed third in the high jump when she cleared the bar at 4’6″, equaling her best height of the season. In the long jump, she placed fourth with a leap of 14’6.5″.
Kody Karsh will compete in the discus at the bi-district meet after placing fifth at Newport with a toss of 114’7″. Chris Lambert threw the javelin 143’5″, placing third in that event to qualify for this weekend’s event.
Venessa Calhoon will throw the javelin for the Cougar girls. She placed fourth at Newport last weekend with a distance of 90’8″.
Sevannah Blain will be the only Chewelah girl entered in the individual running events. She placed fourth in the 400-meter run with a time of 71.26 seconds.
Both of the Chewelah girls’ relay teams will run at Riverside. Liz Taft, Summer Hodgden, Moriah Hudson, and Bradley will team up to compete in the 4×100-meter relay and the 4×200-meter relay.

By Geno Ludwig, The Independent Staff

Five Golfers Qualify for Regional Tournament

May 16, 2013

Five Cougar golfers will be playing for entries into this year’s State 1A Golf Championships this week when they and other players from the Northeast A league face off with competitors from the Caribou Trail League at the Chewelah Golf and Country Club.
The District Tournament was held at Sundance Golf Course in Spokane on Wednesday, May 8, where NEA golfers played 18 holes to determine the league’s entries into the regional tournament.
Chewelah qualified four boys and one girl to advance to this week’s regional tournament. Clint Long finished in second place with his low round of the year, shooting a 74. Josh Olson came in fourth with a score of 76. Matthew Chalmers finished in seventh place with a score of 85, and Nic Grimm also qualified among the top 19 with a score of 92.
Jamie Olson shot 109 and Mitchell Adkins shot 118 to miss the cut of 97.
The boys also finished in second place at the district tournament behind the district champion Lakeside.
Savanah McMillan finished with a score of 103 for fifth place in the girls’ division of the district tournament. She will be the lone Lady Cougar in this week’s regional action.
Amanda Pugh missed the cut by one stroke, shooting 117, and will be the NEA alternate to the regional tournament. Amanda won a three-way play-off on the first hole to qualify. Hannah Johnson shot a 119 and Jeannie Corbett a 128 to finish their seasons.
On Wednesday, May 1, Chewelah hosted Freeman for a dual league match. The boys won their close match by a score 473 – 476. Josh Olson was the medalist with a score of 76. He was followed by Long with a score of 83, Grimm 88, Chalmers 90, and Adkins 136.
The Cougar boys finished the league season in second place. Olson finished the league season with the lowest average, a 77.8, and will enter the district tournament ranked number one. Long finished the season with an 80.8 average for third place. Chalmers will be ranked tenth with an average of 88.0 and Grimm will be ranked eleventh with an 89.2 league average. All four boys now advance to the regional tournament this week here in Chewelah.
“I really believe all four have a great shot to make the state tournament,” said Coach Brian Harting.
McMillan was the girls’ medalist against Freeman with a score of 98. Hannah Johnson shot 110, Amanda Pugh shot 127, and Jeannie Corbett 139.
McMillan will enter the district tournament ranked third in league with an average of 102.8. Grimm finished the season ranked tenth with an average of 115.2, and Pugh was eleventh with an average of 117.0.
The Regional Golf Tournament was held in Chewelah on Tuesday, May 14. The top 19 boys and 11 girls will advance to the State Golf Tournament next week at Lake Spanaway Golf Course near Tacoma.

By Geno Ludwig, The Independent Staff

Cougars Defeat Newport, Lose to First Ranked Medical Lake

May 9, 2013

Errors have been the undoing of Chewelah baseball throughout the spring sports season. That was especially true toward the end of the season when every out counted.

Last week, the Cougars needed to defeat Medical Lake to make it into this year’s bi-district tournament, but they bobbled away their opportunities.

Medical Lake received new life after the game-winning catch fell through the glove of a Chewelah infielder on Tuesday evening. The error allowed the tying Cardinal run to score, sending the game into extra innings, and eventually led to a 9-6 Cougar loss.

The error was just one of eight made by Chewelah on Tuesday as the Cougars again beat themselves. Medical Lake finished the game with only four earned runs. The other five Cardinal runs were all the result of Cougars failing to make routine defensive plays.

Tuesday’s loss to Medical Lake, combined with last week’s losses to Riverside and Freeman, eliminated Chewelah from post-season play. Only the top three teams in the league standings will advance to the regional tournament against the Caribou Trail League. Those teams will be Medical Lake, Freeman, and Lakeside. Chewelah finished fourth in the final league standings.

Chewelah led Medical Lake through the first six innings of play. The Cougars went into the top of the seventh inning with a 5-3 lead. They needed only three outs and the victory was theirs.

Instead, Medical Lake scored two runs—one earned and one unearned—to come from behind for the win. The earned run resulted from a Cardinal triple into the right field corner, scoring a base runner from first base.

With the go-ahead run now on third base, the Cougars kept him from scoring with a ground out to shortstop and a fly ball to left field. Now, Chewelah needed only one more out to preserve their lead. The opportunity for that third out came on a blooper off the end of the bat of the next Medical Lake batter that barely made it off the infield grass. When it was bobbled, the tying run scored.

Chewelah did not score in the bottom of the seventh inning, and the game was extended all the way into the tenth inning when Medical Lake scored three runs to win it, 9-6.

The Cougars took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. An infield single by Ty Curtis scored Taylor Nicholas from third base.

Medical Lake scored three runs on only one hit in the third inning to take over the lead, 3-1. With two outs and the bases loaded, a Chewelah infield error allowed all three Cardinals to score.

The Cougars responded with three runs of their own in the bottom of the inning. Andrew Hansen triggered the rally with a bunt single and scored on a wild pitch.

Dustin Crowell got on base when the Medical Lake pitcher could not handle his bunted ball. He scored when the Cardinal catcher tried to throw him out attempting to steal third base. His run tied the score at 3-3.

Dustin Olson doubled later in the inning, scoring Caleb Wiebe and returning the lead to Chewelah, 4-3.

Hansen made it a two-run ballgame in the fourth inning. He hit a Texas League single that dropped in front of the Medical Lake outfield and was moved to second base on a single by Derek Smith. He was then batted in by Dustin Crowell, giving the Cougars a 5-3 lead.

That 5-3 Chewelah lead held on until the fatal fifth inning when Medical Lake tied up the score at 5 runs apiece and went on to win it, 9-6.

The Cougars did finish the season with a pair of wins. They traveled to Newport on Wednesday, where they won both games of a doubleheader against the Grizzlies. They won the first game, 9-5, and came out on top of the second game, 21-6.

Altogether, the Cougars had 33 hits at Newport, producing 30 runs in 12 innings. This was a good way to end the season.

Cordell Bean, Derek Smith, and Dustin Olson each swatted three hits in the first game of the doubleheader. Bean had a single, a double, and a triple. Dustin Crowell also hit a three-bagger. Smith, Olson, and Ty Curtis each had a double.

Still, Chewelah had to come from behind for the win. The Cougars trailed 5-4 after five innings. It took a five-run sixth inning to finally put away the pesky Grizzlies.

Back to back doubles by Smith and Curtis manufactured Chewelah’s first run in the second inning. Olson’s double, followed by a triple off the bat of Bean, scored two more runs in the third inning. Singles by Smith, Olson, and Bean brought home one more Cougar run in the fourth inning.

Singles by Curtis and Olson combined with a double by Bean provided the power at the plate in the sixth inning as the Cougars scored five more runs for the come from behind victory.

Wiebe went a perfect five-for-five in the second game to lead Chewelah at the plate. He hit three singles and a pair of doubles, stole four bases, and scored four runs.

Curtis and freshman outfielder Ahron Wuesthoff each batted three-for-four. Curtis scored four runs. Wuesthoff hit a triple.

The Cougars had four innings in which they scored five runs. The game ended after the sixth inning on the 10-run rule.

Dustin Crowell notched the pitching win for Chewelah in the first game. Cordell Bean was the winner on the mound for the Cougars in the second game.

With the two wins at Newport, the Cougars concluded their league season at 11 wins and 7 losses.

Chewelah 9, Newport 5

Cougars: 0 1 2 1 0 5 0 = 9 15 3

Grizzlies: 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 = 5 5 2

Cougar pitching: Dustin Crowell and Cordell Bean. Win – Crowell.

Cougar hitting: Derek Smith 3, Dustin Olson 3, Cordell Bean 3, Dustin Crowell 2, Ty Curtis 2, Carson Coleman, Caleb Wiebe. 3B – Crowell, Bean. 2B – Smith, Olson, Bean, Curtis.

Chewelah 21, Newport 6

Cougars: 5 1 5 5 0 5 = 21 18 4

Grizzlies: 2 3 0 0 1 0 = 6 6 1

Cougar pitching: Cordell Bean and Josh Hanley. Win – Bean.

Cougar hitting: Caleb Wiebe 5, Ty Curtis 3, Ahron Wuesthoff 3, Derek Smith 2, Cordell Bean 2, Dustin Crowell 2, Dustin Olson. 2B – Wiebe 2. 3B – Wuesthoff.

ML 9, Chewelah 6

Cougars: 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 = 6

Cards: 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 = 9

Cougar pitching: Caleb Wiebe, Taylor Nicholas (7), Derek Smith (10) and Cordell Bean Loss -Nicholas.

Cougar hitting: Andrew Hansen 2, Derek Smith, Dustin Crowell, Caleb Wiebe, Dustin Olson, Cordell Bean, Taylor Nicholas. 2B – Olson.

Final league standings

Medical Lake 16 – 2

Lakeside 12 – 6

Freeman 11 – 7

Chewelah 11 – 7

Riverside 8 – 7

Kettle Falls 5 – 13

Newport 0 – 18

By Geno Ludwig, The Independent Staff

In This Photo: Seniors Ty Curtis, Derek Smith, Cordell Bean, Caleb Weibe, Carson Coleman and Dustin Crowell (with niece Harper). Not Pictured: Brandon Smith. Mickey Olson photo

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