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SPORTS WEEKEND, NOVEMBER 14-15, 2015 Sports shorts Pitt-Gonzaga game canceled at half CAMP FOSTER, Japan (AP) — Pittsburgh and Gonzaga made a long trip to Japan to play a college basketball game. It must have seemed a lot longer when they only got to play 20 minutes. The Armed Forces Classic between No. 9 Gonzaga and the Panthers was canceled at halftime because of slippery condi- tions on the court at Foster Field House on Okinawa. Japan Standard Time is 14 hours ahead of the Eastern Time zone, meaning the game was played on Saturday morning in Japan. Pittsburgh was leading 37-35 at halftime and the second half never got started. 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS STANFIELD 7LJHUVDGYDQFHWRVWDWHVHPL¿QDOV Stanfield beats Central Linn in OT after trailing at half Quarterfi nals earlier in the game 27-26 on the road and hadn’t been a in the 2A football huge focal point of TXDUWHU¿QDOV LQ the offense since. Halsey, and it seemed apparent what would Stanfi eld Central Linn 6WLOO ¿UVW\HDU FRDFK Davy Salas had an happen and who By SAM BARBEE inkling who would would get the ball. East Oregonian The what was get the deciding carry. Central Linn going for two “I just told my guys, ‘We’re Central Linn quarterback had just points and the win. The who was getting good reads, we just aren’t 270-pound Alex Pettner getting the wrapping,’” Salas said. “‘When you scored a touchdown in overtime. 7KH 1R 6WDQ¿HOG 7LJHUV OHG carry. The burly back had fumbled get a good read, make you make 27 26 “We preferred to stay on the fi eld, that’s where we felt safest. We had diffi culty understanding the explanations inside the stadium.“ — Frederic Lavergne French soccer fan at a match between France and Germany at the Sta- de de France. Nearby explosions and emer- gency sirens could be heard inside the stadium during the match, which France won 2-0. Fans poured onto the fi eld af- ter the fi nal whistle and wouldn’t leave until two announcements assured them it was safe. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1943 — Sid Luckman of the Chicago Bears becomes WKH¿UVWSURWRSDVVIRUPRUH than 400 yards. He throws for 433 and seven touchdowns in a 56-7 victory over the New York Giants. 1964 — Gus Johnson and Walt Bellamy become the ¿UVW1%$WHDPPDWHVWRVFRUH 40 points apiece, leading the Baltimore Bullets past the Los Angeles Lakers 127-115. Johnson has 41 points, Bellamy 40. 1993 — Don Shula breaks George Halas’ career record for victories with No. 325 when the Miami Dolphins defeat Philadelphia 19-14. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com See TIGERS/2B PENDLETON HEPPNER Craving contact Seniors eager for last stand Red Sox trade for All-Star closer BOSTON (AP) — New Boston Red Sox boss Dave Dombrowski on Friday night PDGHKLV¿UVWELJPRYH to rebuild FACES the franchise after its third ODVWSODFH¿QLVK in four years, acquiring four- time All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel from Kimbrel the San Diego Padres for four prospects. Kimbrel, who saved 39 games for the Padres last \HDUVSHQWWKH¿UVW¿YH\HDUV of his career with the Atlanta Braves before they traded him to San Diego on the eve of the 2015 regular season. The Red Sox assumed $25 million remaining on Kimbrel’s contract but have him under control for three more seasons. “Moving to the American league, I’m excited,” Kimbrel said in a conference call with reporters. “It’s a league that has the big bats. And being a pitcher, you want a challenge of facing the big bats.” that tackle.’” 6WDQ¿HOG JRW D JRRG UHDG DQG wrapped. Pettner was stood up at WKHOLQHFOLQFKLQJ6WDQ¿HOG¶V TXDUWHU¿QDO ZLQ ,W¶V WKH ¿UVW WLPH the Tigers have appeared in the IRRWEDOO VHPL¿QDOV VLQFH WKH squad, which won the Class B title. “I didn’t really talk about making history,” Salas said. “I just told me Eight Mustangs play their final home game today By MATT ENTRUP East Oregonian Staff photo by E.J. Harris Kristina Hardy, 16, runs a passing drill during passing clinic with the Pendleton Sasquatch Rugby club Wednesday in Pendleton. New rugby team gives girls physical outlet By MATT ENTRUP East Oregonian 3HQGOHWRQ+LJK6FKRROMXQLRU$EE\5LQHKDUWZDVQ¶WVXUHDW¿UVWLI what she was seeing was correct. Fliers advertising a new girls’ rugby team had just appeared in the hallways of her school, and for a brief moment the 17-year-old hesitated. “It was weird to look at, I was like, “I’ve been ‘Oh, a girls’ rugby team?’ Because there’s looking for no girls’ football, you never see girls doing wrestling,” she said. “I’ve been more of a looking for more of a hardcore physical girls’ sport.” hardcore Like many girls in the region, Rinehart physical girls’ ZDVQ¶WVDWLV¿HGZLWKWKHVSRUWVRIIHUHGIRU her gender, but didn’t want to risk injury sport.” by trying to go up against the boys — or — Abby Rinehart, worse, get relegated to a no-contact posi- WLRQRQWKH¿HOG PHS junior In stepped Pendleton Sasquatch Rugby FRDFK (ULF *DEULHO KDV ¿OOHG WKDW YRLG ZLWK WKH FUHDWLRQ RI WKH FOXE¶V ¿UVW DOOJLUOV VLGH IRU WKH XSFRPLQJ season. 7KLUW\ JLUOV VKRZHG XS WR WKH WHDP¶V ¿UVW PHHWLQJ DQG *DEULHO who also was responsible for founding the boys’ team in 2008, said he See RUGBY/2B Staff photo by E.J. Harris Abby Rinehart, 17, passes the ball from her knees during a drill at the Pendle- ton Sasquatch Rugby club passing clinic Wednesday in Pendleton. HEPPNER — Eight Heppner seniors will play WKHLU ¿QDO IRRWEDOO JDPH at the Morrow County Fairgrounds stadium today against Reedsport in the 2A VWDWHTXDUWHU¿QDOV 7KH VHPL¿QDOV PRYH WR neutral sites, so win or lose, these eight players know this is the end of a unique experi- ence in Oregon athletics. “These seniors, this is their eighth home playoff game in four years. That’s pretty cool,” said Heppner coach Greg Grant, who has led the Mustangs to the play- offs in 24 of his 26 seasons. “To have hosted eight playoff games at home, there’s not that many kids that have had that opportunity.” In fact, no team in Class 2A has come close. Kennedy and Gold Beach are second in home playoff games over the last four VHDVRQV ZLWK ¿YH DQG \RX have to look all the way to Class 6A and its 32-team EUDFNHWWR¿QGDQRWKHUWHDP that has hosted at least two playoff a games a year since 2012. Sheldon and Jesuit both accomplished it. “This is going to be my ODVW JDPH DW WKLV ¿HOG VR it’s huge,” said senior C.J. Kindle, who leads the team with 1,800 all-purpose yards and 24 touchdowns. “I think See SENIORS/2B NBA Randolph’s putback sends Grizzlies past Portland By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Zach Randolph’s put-back basket with less than a second left and a season-high 31 points from Marc Gasol led the Memphis Grizzlies to a 101-100 victory Portland over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Portland had D ¿QDO VKRW ZLWK 0.6 of a second Memphis left, but Al-Farouq Aminu’s 17-footer was short and the Grizzlies snapped a four-game losing streak. The Trail Blazers lost their fourth straight and haven’t won since a 115-96 victory over Memphis on Nov. 5. Randolph’s winning basket gave him 15 points for the game. Jeff Green scored 14, while Mike Conley and newcomer Mario Chalmers added 11 points apiece. C.J. McCollum led Portland with 26 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter. Aminu had 16 and Allen 100 101 AP Photo/Brandon Dill Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu lies on the court in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Mem- phis Grizzlies, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, in Memphis, Tenn. The Grizzlies won 101-100. &UDEEH¿QLVKHGZLWKFRQYHUWLQJ DOO¿YHRIKLVVKRWVIURPWKH¿HOG Portland had erased an 11-point 0HPSKLVOHDGLQWKH¿QDO 'DPLDQ /LOODUG ¿QLVKHG ZLWK 11 points for Portland, connecting on 5 of 15 shots in the game. The Portland backcourt of Lillard and McCollum were a combined 12 of 29. They entered the game aver- aging 47.7 points this season. Aminu’s 3-pointer from the left sideline with 12.5 seconds left gave Portland a 100-99 lead, setting the stage for Randolph’s winner. But it took several attempts. Courtney Lee missed a shot in the corner with time running out, Jeff Green’s tip attempt missed and Randolph grabbed the rebound. But Crabbe blocked his shot. Randolph got it back for the winner and saved the Grizzlies from blowing an 11-point, fourth-quarter lead. Memphis led 92-81 with about 4 minutes lef,t when the Trail Blazers went on a 16-5 run fueled by eight points from McCollum. Aminu converted a pair of free throws to tie the game at 97 with 36.3 left. Green answered with a layup, but Aminu’s 3-pointer with 12.5 seconds left gave Portland a 100-99 lead. In the third quarter, Memphis ran its lead to double digits with a 16-3 spurt to open the second half, capped by Gasol’s 3-pointer for a 69-55 advantage. 7,3,16 7UDLO %OD]HUV 3RUWODQG ZDV without F Meyers Leonard, who injured his left shoulder against the Spurs Wednesday. ... Portland has lost eight straight in Memphis, counting regular-season and playoff games. ... /LOODUG¶V SRLQWV PDUNHG WKH ¿UVW time this season he hasn’t reached 20. ... Outrebounded Memphis 43-35, PDUNLQJWKH¿UVWWLPHWKLVVHDVRQWKH Trail Blazers have lost while winning the battle of the boards.