High school girls basketball: Wallowa season ends with loss to Echo

Published 1:05 pm Friday, February 17, 2023

BAKER CITY — Knotted up at halftime at 19-all, the Wallowa girls basketball squad saw Echo jump out in the third quarter and take a 57-49 victory over the Cougars in the first round of the 1A Old Oregon League playoffs on Thursday, Feb. 16, in Baker City.

Coming into the tournament as the sixth seed in the rankings, Wallowa held close to the third-seeded Cougars in the first half before falling behind.

Wallowa ends the season with an 11-11 overall record and a 6-4 1A Old Oregon League record. With no seniors on the roster, the future looks bright for the Cougars next season with six returning juniors teaming up with five returning sophomores and a single freshman coming back for Wallowa.