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SPORTS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 Sports shorts Mariners, Rays swap six players SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays have completed WKH¿UVW VLJQL¿FDQW trade of the offseason, a six-player swap that VHQGVLQ¿HOGHU%UDG0LOOHU ¿UVWEDVHPDQ/RJDQ Morrison and pitcher Danny Farquhar to Tampa Bay for pitchers Nathan Karns and C.J. Riefenhauser, and minor OHDJXHRXW¿HOGHU%RRJ Powell. Miller, Morrison and Farquhar played extensive roles for the Mariners last season, but will not be part of the club’s future under new GM Jerry Dipoto and manager Scott Servais. Karns likely jumps into Seattle’s rotation after starting 26 games last year for the Rays, going 7-5 with a 3.67 ERA. He led AL rookies in innings and strikeouts. 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS ATHENA Bailey’s TigerScots are quick studies Weston-McEwen finding edge in film room By MATT ENTRUP East Oregonian When T.J. Bailey assumed control of the Weston-McEwen football team during the last week of August he immediately instituted two major changes in the way the TigerScots operated. 7KH ¿UVW ZDV D FRPSOHWHO\ QHZ RIIHQVH WKH VHFRQG ZDV GDLO\ ¿OP study. One remains as the No. 10 Tiger- Scots’ only question mark entering 6DWXUGD\¶V¿UVWURXQGSOD\RIIJDPH at No. 7 Reedsport, but the other 2A fi rst round Weston-McEwen Reedsport TigerScots Braves (6-3) (8-1) • Saturday, 2 p.m. • at Ruppe Field, Reedsport may just be the biggest reason the team feels like it has a chance to reach the second round of the state EUDFNHWIRUWKH¿UVWWLPHVLQFH ³:DWFKLQJ ¿OP LQ P\ RSLQLRQ plays a big part in the game,” said TigerScots senior two-way lineman Sergio Flores during a twilight practice in Athena on Wednesday. Staff photo by E.J. Harris “We spend from 3:15 to 4:15 (p.m.) Weston-McEwen head coach T.J. Bailey talks to his kicking team LQWKH¿OPURRPDQGWKHQZHFRPH after scoring a touchdown in the TigerScots’ 34-32 loss to Grant Union on Friday, Sep. 4, 2015 in Athena. See TIGERSCOTS/3B HEPPNER Mustangs ready for a run Seahawks’ Lockette released from hospital Heppner’s road to the title starts at home against Monroe RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Ricardo Lockette said on social media that he has been released from a Dallas hospital following surgery to FACES stabilize ligaments in his neck. Lockette posted messages to Twitter and Instagram Lockette on Thursday saying, “Thanks for all the support. I’ve just been released from the hospital and the road to recovery has started!!!” Lockette was injured Sunday in Seattle’s 13-12 win over Dallas during a punt return. Lockette was knocked out and laid PRWLRQOHVVRQWKH¿HOGIRU several minutes. Lockette underwent surgery at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas on Monday. The surgery was successful and all neurological signs were positive. “It seems like every week it’s a fi rst-time-ever. It’s all good. We’ve got to be 9-0 next and keep it moving.“ — Marvin Jones Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver following the Bengals’ 31-10 win over the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night. The win moves the Bengals to a perfect 8-0 on the season for the fi rst time in franchise history, and also the fi rst team this season to reach the eight-win mark. Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis also becomes the fi rst head coach in AFC North history to start a season 8-0. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1992 — Manon Rheaume of the Atlanta Knights EHFRPHV WKH ¿UVW ZRPDQ WR suit up for a regular-season pro hockey game. The 20-year-old goalie doesn’t play in Atlanta’s 3-2 over- time loss to Cincinnati in the IHL game. 1993 — Evander Holy- ¿HOG UHJDLQV WKH :%$ DQG IBF heavyweight champi- RQVKLSV LQ D ¿JKW GLVUXSWHG by a parachutist. During the seventh round, the chutist WXPEOHVLQDQGVWRSVWKH¿JKW for 21 minutes. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com By ERIC SINGER East Oregonian The Heppner Mustangs are a prep football dynasty. The Mustangs have made the playoffs every year since 1997, and have only missed out on the post- season party twice since 1990. But as good as Heppner has been during that span, the Mustangs have only made it to the championship game three times and only once have the come away with the title once — way back in 1992. However Heppner coach Greg Grant said getting over that cham- pionship hump is not on his teams mind just yet. “We just hope to be playing foot- ball next week,” he said. “People all have the dream and goal to win championships, but we just want to play our best game of the year and move on.” Heppner will begin its trek through the bracket on Saturday See MUSTANGS/2B 2A fi rst round Staff photo by Kathy Aney Heppner’s Kaden Clark (10) looks for a receiver as Jacob Speed (13), of Weston-McEwen, closes in during a Columbia Basin Conference game in Athena on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. Monroe Heppner Dragons Mustangs (4-5) (9-0) • Saturday, 3 p.m. • at Morrow County Fairgrounds IRRIGON .QLJKWVFRQ¿GHQWJRLQJLQWR¿UVWSRVWVHDVRQ Irrigon plays at Kennedy in 1st round 2A fi rst round Irrigon Kennedy Knights Trojans (6-3) (7-1) • Saturday, 1 p.m. • at JFK Stadium, Mt. Angel By MATT ENTRUP East Oregonian After starting the season with ¿YH VWUDLJKW ZLQV WKH ,UULJRQ .QLJKWV IHOW OLNH WKH\ ZHUH ¿QDOO\ over the hump and could put the SURJUDP¶V IRUJHWWDEOH ¿UVW GHFDGH behind them. The team had already secured LWV ¿UVWHYHU ZLQQLQJ VHDVRQ DQG owned the OSAA’s No. 3 ranking. First-year head coach Steve Shell- er’s offense looked unstoppable with the running backs Fredy Vera and Carlos Zacharias ripping off huge gains while the team won by an average of 32.2 points. But then three straight losses to Columbia Basin Conference foes 6WDQ¿HOG :HVWRQ0F(ZHQ DQG Heppner had the Knights on the playoff bubble and questioning themselves. “We were coming up short,” Sheller said. “Then you kind of have to trust the process and trust that we are getting somewhere. Going into the Pilot Rock game there was some Staff photo by E.J. Harris Irrigon’s Freddy Vera (21) gets wrapped up by Stanfi eld’s Noe San- chez as Austin Rice (22) blocks downfi eld in the Knights’ 49-41 loss to the Tigers on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015 in Irrigon. doubt. “We’re working hard, and people say we’re making progress, but are we really making progress?” But the Knights dropped 50 on 3LORW5RFNLQWKH¿UVWKDOIRID ZLQDQGKHDGLQWR6DWXUGD\¶V¿UVW ever playoff game with a renewed FRQ¿GHQFH “That kind of rejuvenated the kids’ trust in what they’re doing is right,” Sheller said. “We had a rough spell there so the kids had to ¿JKW WKURXJK VRPHWKLQJ WKDW WKH\ never kind of experienced before. I think it’s sinking in that they do belong here, they earned this. “We had an assembly for all sports at the high school (Thursday) and I could tell there was a buzz around Irrigon Knights football that is palpable.” The No. 13 Knights (6-3) play at No. 4 Kennedy (7-1) on Saturday at 1 p.m. Kennedy (Mt. Angel) has been to the playoffs 18 times and each of the last six seasons, but has an all-time postseason record of 19-18 DQGKDVORVWLQWKH¿UVWURXQGHDFKRI the last two seasons. ³:HKDYHWKHPRQ¿OPDQG\RX never can tell that stuff from looking DW ¿OP EXW LW ORRNV OLNH ZH PDWFK up favorably to them,” Sheller said. “Kennedy looks like a good solid See KNIGHTS/3B