Goat Tennis Team Performed Well During “Massive Tournament” in Spokane

Information Submitted by CHS Tennis Coach Rothlisberger with Photos by Russ Gatzmeier

Coach Rothlisberger is justifiably pleased with his team following a week of intense league and tournament play. Feature photo above honors senior players: left to right:  Scott Abel, Micah Larson, Sydney Hawkins, Madeline Peebles, and Alex Gavin. Congratulations to the players and their proud parents pictured at the bottom of this article.

Chelan @ Okanogan, Tue May 1

Boys: Chelan 4, Okanogan 1

  • #1 Singles: Micah Larson (C) def Brady Cate 6-0, 6-1
  • #2 Singles: Alex Gavin (C) def Cody Hawley 6-3, 6-1
  • #3 Singles: Tyler Higgins (C) def Quinlan McLean 6-1, 6-1
  • #1 Doubles: Max Cheeseman/Jay Nearents (O) def Wyatt Habich/Tobin Wier 6-0, 6-1
  • #2 Doubles: Eli Phelps/Steven Williams (C) def Gavin Headlee/Dylan Hinger 6-2, 6-4

The Chelan boys improve to 4-3 in the CTL, and 8-4 overall.

Girls: Chelan 5, Okanogan 0

  • #1 Singles: Emma McLaren def Hayley Wyllson 6-4, 6-1
  • #2 Singles: Sierra Rothlisberger def Alexandria Perez 6-0, 6-1
  • #3 Singles: Madeline Peebles def Jasmine Yusi 6-1, 6-2
  • #1 Doubles: Abby Martin/Sydney Hawkins def Hanna Smith/Sarah Dixon 6-4, 6-4 <This was a signature win for Abby and Syd over one of the top doubles teams in the CTL.>
  • #2 Doubles: Elle Rothlisberger/Bella Gatzemeier def Alison Johnson/Felicia Allen 6-3, 7-5

The girls remain strong, with a CTL record of 6-1, and 10-1 overall

Chelan JV wins:

  • Scott Abel/Aiden Peterson 8-5
  • Katelyn Deal/Cailee Parham 8-1
  • Lana Fielding/Madison Latter 8-6

Next up: our CTL regular season finale on Friday in Cashmere

Inland Empire Tournament – April 27th & 28th

On April 27th and 28th, Chelan traveled

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May 2, 2018

Contacts: Christina Crea, WSDOT Aviation Communications, 360-709-8098, 360-810-0902 (mobile)

Paul Wolf, WSDOT Aviation State Airports Manager, 360-618-2477.

Largest airport rehabilitation project for WSDOT Aviation temporarily closes airport near Winthrop
85-day, $5 million project replaces Methow Valley State Airport’s 22-year-old pavement

WINTHROP – Methow Valley State Airport’s pavement is 22 years old. Later this month, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Aviation begins a $5 million project to replace and rehabilitate the pavement to maintain this crucial infrastructure.

The airport will be closed to the public on May 14 to allow Wenatchee general contractor, Selland Construction, to start the project. Methow Valley State Airport in Winthrop is the largest of 16 WSDOT-managed airports, serving commercial aircraft that weigh up to 30,000 pounds.

The runway is tentatively scheduled to reopen at the end of June to avoid interfering with the expected fire season operations of the United States Forest Service (USFS), conducted by North Cascades Smokejumper Base (NCSB). The NCSB is prepared to operate out of alternate airports as necessary until construction is completed.

Construction costs are split between the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and WSDOT Aviation. The FAA is supporting 90 percent and WSDOT Aviation is supporting 10 percent of the total cost.

WSDOT Aviation will issue an airport closure and Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), but will keep the airport’s Automated Weather Observing Station (AWOS) operational.

Three main phases for this pavement rehabilitation project include:

· Phase 1 – Rehabilitate runway 13/31 pavement: Remove existing aged runway pavement, install new stormwater drainage system, new asphalt pavement, and sub-grade improvements for the entire 5,049-foot runway.

· Phase 2 – West connector taxiway rehabilitation and widening: Remove an existing forest service non-standard taxiway connector, modify the west side transient ramp taxiway connector to meet current FAA design standards, and taxiway lighting modifications followed by new pavement.

· Phase 3 – West apron rehabilitation: Rehabilitate the west side transient parking ramp through additional sub-grade and pavement overlay upgrades.

Phase 1 and Phase 2 are scheduled to be completed within the first 45 days. Once Phase 2 is completed, WSDOT Aviation will open the runway for public use with west side transient ramp access restrictions.

A fourth phase to expand the west general aviation aircraft parking apron to the south will be advertised in 2018 for construction in spring/summer 2019.

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to Spokane for our annual participation in the massive Inland Empire Tennis Tournament. This tournament is one of the largest high school tournaments in the nation, featuring 780 athletes from 52 high schools in Washington and Idaho. The tournament utilizes 11 sites and over 80 courts. We attend this tournament in order to test ourselves against the highest level of competition, in preparation for similarly grueling match days in the upcoming post-season. Half our team played three or more matches in difficult heat on Friday, some athletes laboring on the court for more than 5 hours. It was excellent preparation for the same strenuous conditions they will face in the CTL, District 6 and state tournaments next month. We didn’t face many schools of our size, but despite the stiff competition from higher classifications, 1A Chelan performed VERY well.

Chelan’s #1 girls singles entry Emma McLaren (sophomore) opened against a tough opponent from 4A West Valley (Spokane), and gave her opposition everything she could handle before falling 4-6, 4-6. However, Emma bounced back to win her next four matches in a row, claiming the consolation championship and placing 5th overall out of 38 entries. On Friday, Emma won match #2 vs Post Falls (Idaho) 6-4, 6-4 and won match #3 vs 3A Shadle Park (Spokane) 6-4, 6-2. On Saturday, her matches were shortened due to rain, but she won the consolation semifinal 4-0, 4-3 vs Colville and finished the tournament with a comeback win 1-4, 4-1, (10-8) over 4A Central Valley (Spokane).

Our #2 girls singles entry was junior Katelyn Deal, and she also opened with a difficult 1st round opponent, losing 6-3, 6-1 to a 4A Hanford competitor who would eventually play for the bracket championship. However, Katelyn followed up with a convincing 6-1, 6-1 win over 3A Rogers (Spokane) before being eliminated by 4A Ferris (Spokane) in her 3rd match on Friday.

Chelan’s #1 girls doubles duo of junior Sierra Rothlisberger and senior Madeline Peebles had a stellar Friday, winning 7-6, 6-2 over Deer Park, 6-2, 6-1 over Lakeside and 6-4, 6-2 over 2A Pullman. Unfortunately, Chelan was in a tough quarter of the bracket, and their 4th match on Friday was against the tourney #1 seed from 4A Wenatchee. Sierra and Madeline played their best tennis of the year, but came up short against the tournament favorite 6-1, 6-3.

Chelan’s #2 girls doubles tandem of senior Sydney Hawkins and junior Abby Martin opened the day with a route of Lind-Ritzville-Sprague 6-0, 6-0. Match #2 was a heart-breaker, with Syd and Abby losing two close sets to 2A West Valley (Spokane) 5-7, 4-6

The future of Chelan girls tennis officially became the present this weekend, as the highest Chelan finish in the tournament went to the #3 girls doubles freshmen team Elle Rothlisberger and Bella Gatzemeier. On Friday, Elle and Bella won three straight matches, defeating 4A Hanford 6-2, 6-2, surviving 4A Central Valley (Spokane) 7-6, 6-4, and handling Riverside 6-1, 6-2. That placed Rothlisberger and Gatzemeier in the tournament semifinals on Saturday morning vs Othello, where they staged a 2nd set comeback to win 6-1, 7-5. The tournament championship match was a back and forth affair, with a junior and senior tandem from 3A Southridge eventually narrowly topping the Chelan frosh team 4-6, 6-3, (10-6). Big congratulations to Elle and Bella, who finished 2nd out of 37 entries. (pic attached)

#1 boys singles senior standout Micah Larson had a stellar opening match on Friday, defeating a talented LaSalle (Yakima) opponent 6-2, 6-0. However, in the 2nd round, Larson fell to rival Caleb Hardestry of Tonasket to end his tourney hopes.

CHS’s #2 boys singles entry Scott Abel, a 1st year senior tennis athlete, had his first ever singles tournament experience this weekend, and drew the big boys as opponents. Scott’s growth this year has been tremendous, despite falling short in his opener to 4A University (Spokane) and his consolation match vs 2A West Valley (Spokane).

In #1 boys doubles, junior Wyatt Habich and sophomore Tobin Wier shined in their opening match, defeating Lakeside 6-4, 6-1. Our #1 boys team also faced an unfortunate draw, falling to tourney #2 seed 4A Wenatchee in round 2. They put up a good fight, losing 6-1, 6-3.

The #2 boys doubles entry of senior Alex Gavin and junior Tyler Higgins made the biggest tourney splash for the boys team this year. Despite losing their opener to Cashmere’s #1 doubles team, Alex and Tyler rebounded to defeat 2A Cheney 7-5, 0-6, (10-6) and finished Friday with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Post Falls. In Saturday’s consolation semifinal, Alex and Tyler struggled vs Moscow (Idaho), losing 2-6, 1-6. Gavin and Higgins finished the tournament with an injury default win over Pullman to take 7th out of 42 doubles teams.

Chelan’s young #3 boys doubles pairing of sophomores Steven Williams and Eli Phelps gained valuable tournament experience on Friday, but lost their opener to 2A Pullman, and fell short in a close match-up with 2A Ellensburg 6-4, 6-3.

Next up: we finish the regular season with week with matches in Okanogan on Tuesday, and Cashmere on Friday.