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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Baseball Thursday, July 7, 2016 Tennis Federer rallies to reach Wimbledon semis Hodgen hounds Ferris By STEPHEN WILSON Associated Press East Oregonian PENDLETON — Johnny Malcom hit a home run in the second inning and Hayden Villers didn’t allow a hit in three inning of relief as Hodgen Distributing beat Ferris 10-5 in the second half of an American Legion baseball doubleheader. Wyatt Morris pitched a two-hitter in the irst game for a 11-1 win in ive innings. Malcom’s home run was a two-run shot that capped a ive-run rally to put Hodgen (14-12) up 6-1. Austin Zaugg allowed three runs on seven hits over four complete innings to get the win on the mound. He struck out ive and walked four. Villers didn’t give up a hit, but did surrender two runs. He struck out two and walked four. Morris had the best outing, and lasted the complete game with one earned run allowed with three strikeouts and three walks. Hodgen totaled 24 hits on the day and Nick Bower was 3 for 3 with three runs and two RBI in the irst game. He singled to drive in Morris with one out in the irst inning, then scored on a two-out error by Ferris (Spokane, Washington) for the eventual game-winner. Morris was 2 for 3 with two runs and one RBI, Jared Beveridge was 2 for 2 with one run and Avery Deutz was 2 for 3 with a run and an RBI. Malcom was 3 for 4 in Game 2, Daniel Naughton was 2 for 2 with two runs and two RBI, and Tyler Chichester was 2 for 4 with a run and an RBI. ——— R H FER 000 10 — 1 2 HOD 401 33 — 11 12 W — W. Morris. L — T. Lookabill. 2B — N. Bower, W. Morris (HOD). E 4 1 R H E FER 010 210 1 — 5 7 2 HOD 251 200 X — 10 12 1 W — A. Zaugg. L — Carrent. 2B — J. St. Pierre, D. Naughton (HOD). HR — J. Malcom (HOD). CUBS 10-2, BLAZERS 2-1 — At Walla Walla, the Milton-Freewater Blazers mustered just a pair of hits while committing six errors in a 10-2 loss to the Walla Walla Cubs on Wednesday in the irst half of a doubleheader. The Blazers cut their errors to two in the night cap, but they were costly as the team squandered a two-hit outing from Jesse Jones in a 2-1 loss in six innings. Jones pitched six complete and struck out two and walked four. Walla Walla went up 1-0 in the irst inning after an error moved a runner to third base and he then scored on a groundout. The Blazers broke up a no-hitter with their only two hits in the ifth inning to tie the score 1-1. Rudy Esparza singled with two outs, then scored when Zach Hodgen followed with a double. Walla Walla scored the eventual game-winner in the bottom of the inning after a lead-off walk and an error on a bunt. In Game 1, Walla Walla scored three runs in the third inning to break a scoreless tie in the 16U base- ball game, and extended its lead to 4-0 in the fourth. Milton-Freewater (1-8) cut it to 4-2 in the top of the ifth when Devon Humbert and Daeregan Stephens scored on an error by the Cubs’ third baseman on a ball hit by Jones. Walla Walla answered with two error-aided runs in the bottom of the inning, and half of the Cubs’ runs were unearned. Only one of the six runs credited to Blazers starting pitcher Marcell Brinkley was earned. He went 4 2/3 innings and allowed six hits. From Tuesday PERTH 6, HODGEN 4 — At Pendleton, a double play erased Hodgen’s momentum in the seventh inning of their American Legion baseball loss on Tuesday. Nick Bower led off the bottom of the inning with a walk and later scored on a passed ball, but Perth turned a ground ball to shortstop into a double play for the irst two outs, then reliever Conan Lourey got a grounder to irst to end it. Perth scored two runs in the top of the inning during a three-hit rally to provide the necessary insurance. Hodgen (12-12) took a 3-1 lead in the third inning with Avery Deutz, Bower and Ryan Russell driving in runs. Perth went up for good with a four-hit, three run ifth inning before Russell caught Dan Myrmell stealing to stop the bleeding. All six runs allowed by Pendleton starting pitcher Joe St. Pierre were earned. He went 6 1/3 innings and allowed 10 hits. LONDON — Roger Feder- er’s bid for a record eighth Wimbledon title remains alive after he came from two sets down and saved three match points Wednesday before overcoming Marin Cilic in ive sets, advancing to the semiinals at the All England Club for the 11th time. Playing his best when he absolutely needed it most, the seven-time champion inished with his 27th ace to complete a 6-7 (4), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (9), 6-3 victory on Centre Court against the player who knocked him out in semiinals of the U.S. Open two years ago. “Well, a lot happened out there,” Federer said, summing up the 3-hour, 17-minute battle illed with tension, momentum swings and crucial points. “I knew I was in so much trouble in the third, and then again in the fourth,” he said. “I’m really, really pleased and just ecstatic I was able to come through somehow.” It was the 10th time in Federer’s career that he has erased a two-set deicit to win in ive sets. This was also his 80th match win at Wimbledon, which equals Jimmy Connors’ record. Federer also matched Connors’ record of reaching Round-Up City Bucket Bash still taking registration PENDLETON — The Pendleton Parks and Recreation is still taking registrations for its Round-Up City Bucket Bash 3-on-3 basketball tournament that takes place on July 23-24. There are divisions for all ages — third grade and up — and each participant will get a t-shirt. If registered by July 18, the entry fee for youth teams is $95 and $110 for adult teams. All games will be played indoors at various school gymnasiums to keep participants out of the heat and the champions will get special champion- ship t-shirts. For more information, visit PendletonParksAn- dRec.com or call (541) 276-8100. Youth basketball skills sessions offered by Parks and Rec PENDLETON — Pendleton Parks and Recre- ation is offering youth basketball skills clinics to get kids ready for the fall circuit. The sessions start on July 10 and will run for ive weeks, all taking place at the Pendleton Recreation Center. The 3rd-5th grade class costs $55 and will run from 3:45-5 p.m., and sixth grades and up costs $65 will go from 5-6:45 p.m. For more information you can visit Pendleton- ParksAndRec.com or call (541) 276-8100. — East Oregonian the Wimbledon semiinals 11 times. What’s more, Federer is now two wins away from the all-time record for Wimbledon men’s titles. He’s currently tied with Pete Sampras and 1880s player William Renshaw with seven. Federer’s semiinal oppo- nent will be sixth-seeded Milos Raonic, who lost serve only once and downed No. 28 Sam Querrey 6-4, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 on No. 1 Court. Querrey had knocked out No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the third round on Saturday, but came up short in his bid to become the irst American to make it to the semiinals of a Grand Slam since Andy Roddick reached the inal four at Wimbledon in 2009. The 34-year-old Federer will now play in his 40th Grand Slam semiinal. He’s the oldest man to get this far at Wimbledon since Ken Rosewall inished runner-up in 1974 at the age of 39. If Federer wins the title, he’ll become the oldest men’s Wimbledon champion in the Open era. The third-seeded Federer looked down and out after falling behind two sets to love TRIALS: Kendricks was late scratch from Eugene in 2012 Continued from 1B USATF CEO Max Siegel said. “It’s just a matter of who the stars are going to be. It’s also the challenge of how we select them.” The U.S. won 29 medals at the London Olympics four years ago. That number dwin- dled to 18 at last year’s world championships, raising alarm among some in track circles. Over the years, the USATF has settled on a system in which the top three inishers in each event make it, assuming they have met an Olympic quali- fying standard. There are no exceptions for injuries or past performances the way there are in many countries, including Jamaica, where Usain Bolt will almost certainly be on the team despite pulling out of Jamaica’s qualiier with a hamstring injury. It may be the fairest system, but, as decathlete Ashton Eaton said, “if the goal is to send the best team, I’m not sure the trials method is the best method.” For instance, a tangle of feet in the stretch of the women’s 800-meter inal knocked out Brenda Martinez and Alysia Montano, either of whom would’ve contended for medals. Making it instead were three irst-timers: Kate Grace, Ajee Wilson and Chri- shuna Williams. “Surreal,” said Grace, who was ranked seventh nationally coming into trials but had a gold medal around her neck Monday night. “I’ve never podiumed at a national event, and now I’m going to the Olympics. I knew I could run at this level even though I’d never done it before.” A few strange twists aside, most of these newcomers have been setting themselves up for success for years leading up to the Olympics. A look at some U.S. irst-timers with the best chances of bringing home hardware from Rio: SAM KENDRICKS: The 23-year-old pole vaulter actually lew to Eugene in 2012, expecting to compete at the Olympic trials then. By the time he landed, he learned that he’d been scratched from the ield by a few late entrants who ranked higher than he did. He watched from the stands, and said that was the prime motivator to reach this point: He’s currently ranked second in the world. TORI BOWIE: The 25-year-old said her grand- mother essentially “rescued” her as an infant by taking her in from a foster home. Bowie’s favorite sport was basketball, but her grandmother pushed her into track, a move that has paid off. She won the 100-meter bronze medal at world cham- pionships last year and should contend in Rio. Also in the sprint mix: English Gardner. JOE KOVACS: The 27-year-old is the defending world champion in shot put. He inished fourth at Olympic trials in 2012. Growing up, Kovacs was a football player who just used track and ield to stay in shape. But then he started taking it more seri- ously. Kovacs’ shot put coach as a kid: his mother, Joanna. TRAYVON BROMELL: World-indoor champion at 60 meters and tied for bronze at 100 meters in Beijing. At 5-foot-9, will be looking up — way up — at the 6-foot-5 Bolt in the starting block. Bromell’s U.S. teammate, Justin Gatlin, is considered the biggest threat to the Jamaican, but the 20-year-old from Baylor ran 9.84 seconds in the trials, second best in the world this year, on a sore Achilles. EMILY INFELD: She may have only the 32nd-best time at 10,000 meters this year, but you can never count her out. She made headlines last year at world championships by running hard to the line to edge out teammate Molly Huddle for the bronze medal, after Huddle raised her hands to celebrate a step before the inish line. ROGERS: Will also serve as Stanield Secondary athletic director Continued from 1B loyal assistant and knows the system, and he has his own little lavors and strategies to add to it, but he’s going to be able to maintain the continuity and he’s a strong leader so I’m happy he stepped up.” Rogers will also be joined by Brad Scott and Trevor Morris as his assistants next season, both of whom were on the staff last season. They inherit a team that is coming off of a phenomenal 29-2 season where the Tigers captured the district title and second state championship in school history. Stanield will return its entire pitching staff and all but two starters in the ield in 2017, which has the team set up well for a possible state championship repeat. When asked how he will manage those high expecta- tions heading into the 2017 season, Rogers said it’s all about keeping the metaphor- ical blinders on. “We’ve always had a mantra of ‘control what you can control’ and that will be very important this year,” he said. “We have a lot of talent coming back and the key for us will be working on getting better every single day. We can’t measure ourselves against other teams, we can only measure ourselves in the work we put in every day.” Aside from the promotion to head coach, Rogers will also be dipping his toe into the administrative pool as the Secondary School athletic director starting in the fall. “It’s an ability to broaden my horizons,” he said. “I’ve always enjoyed athletics … I was a little leery about it at irst being a irst-time head coach and adding this to my schedule as well, but I think it’ll be a good it.” ——— Contact Eric Singer at esinger@eastoregonian.com or (541) 966-0839. Follow him on Twitter @ByEricSinger. SCOREBOARD Tennis BRIEFLY AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after beating Steve Johnson of the U.S in their men’s singles match on day eight of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, July 4, 2016. against No. 9 Cilic, a 6-foot-6 (1.98-meter) Croatian who kept holding serve, attacking on returns and dominating rallies with his big forehand and two-handed backhand. It seemed like a replay of their last meeting, when Cilic swept Federer in straight sets in the semiinals en route to the 2014 U.S. Open title. “I wasn’t seeing his serves anymore,” Federer said. “Next thing you know you’re down two sets to love on grass. I thought he was playing very well, U.S. Open-esque. On the return he was reading my serve. On the serve, I couldn’t read his serve.” But Federer gradually worked his way back into the match, breaking for the irst time to go up 5-3 in the third, saving three match points in the fourth, and playing lowing grass-court tennis on his favorite stage. After ripping an ace on match point, Federer wagged an index inger in the air to show who was No. 1. He walked off to a standing ovation from an adoring crowd that helped will him to victory. “It wasn’t going well for me, so for me it was about staying in the match,” Federer said. “Somehow I hoped for his level to drop maybe a little bit, and get a little bit lucky. That’s exactly what happened.” Wimbledon At The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London Purse: $38.4 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Grass-Outdoor Singles Men Quarterinals Milos Raonic (6), Canada, def. Sam Querrey (28), United States, 6-4, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4. Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, def. Marin Cilic (9), Croatia, 6-7 (4), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (9), 6-3. Tomas Berdych (10), Czech Republic, def. Lucas Pouille (32), France, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2. Andy Murray (2), Britain, def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (12), France, 7-6 (10), 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-1. Doubles Men Quarterinals Treat Huey, Philippines, and Max Mirnyi (12), Belarus, def. Jonathan Marray, Britain, and Adil Shamasdin, Canada, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut (1), France, def. Henri Kontinen, Finland, and John Peers (10), Australia, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (8). Raven Klaasen, South Africa, and Rajeev Ram (11), United States, def. Bob and Mike Bryan (2), United States, 7-6 (2), 6-1, 7-6 (4). Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vas- selin, France, def. Jamie Murray, Britain, and Bruno Soares (3), Brazil, 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (11), 6-7 (1), 10-8. Women Third Round Timea Babos, Hungary, and Yaroslava Shve- dova (5), Kazakhstan, def. Johanna Konta, Britain, and Maria Sanchez, United States, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5. Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic (2), France, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues and Arantxa Parra Santonja (14), Spain, 5-3, retired. Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina (4), Russia, def. Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, and Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-4. Quarterinals Raquel Atawo and Abigail Spears (10), United States, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Kveta Peschke, Czech Repub- lic, 6-4, 6-2. Baseball MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Baltimore 49 35 Pct .583 GB — Toronto 48 39 .552 2½ Boston 46 38 .548 3 New York 41 43 .488 8 Tampa Bay 34 50 .405 15 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 51 33 .607 — Detroit 45 40 .529 6½ Chicago 44 41 .518 7½ Kansas City 43 41 .512 8 Minnesota 29 55 .345 22 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 53 33 .616 — Houston 46 39 .541 6½ Seattle 43 42 .506 9½ Oakland 36 49 .424 16½ Los Angeles 35 50 .412 17½ ——— Wednesday’s Games Detroit 12, Cleveland 2 Minnesota 4, Oakland 0 Baltimore 6, L.A. Dodgers 4, 14 innings Toronto 4, Kansas City 2 L.A. Angels 7, Tampa Bay 2 Boston 11, Texas 6 Chicago White Sox 5, N.Y. Yankees 0 Houston 9, Seattle 8 Today’s Games L.A. Angels (Santiago 5-4) at Tampa Bay (Snell 1-3), 9:10 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 8-6) at Toronto (Hutchison 1-0), 4:07 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Nova 5-5) at Cleveland (Bauer 7-2), 4:10 p.m. Minnesota (Duffey 4-6) at Texas (Gonzalez 0-1), 5:05 p.m. Oakland (Hill 8-3) at Houston (Fister 8-5), 5:10 p.m. Seattle (Paxton 2-3) at Kansas City (Duffy 4-1), 5:15 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W Washington 51 New York 46 Miami 44 Philadelphia 40 Atlanta 28 Central Division W Chicago 52 Pittsburgh 44 St. Louis 43 Milwaukee 37 Cincinnati 32 West Division W San Francisco 54 Los Angeles 48 Colorado 38 Arizona 38 San Diego 37 ——— L 35 38 41 46 57 L 32 41 41 47 54 L 33 39 46 49 48 Pct .593 .548 .518 .465 .329 Pct .619 .518 .512 .440 .372 Pct .621 .552 .452 .437 .435 GB — 4 6½ 11 22½ GB — 8½ 9 15 21 GB — 6 14½ 16 16 Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 3 N.Y. Mets 4, Miami 2 Cincinnati 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Baltimore 6, L.A. Dodgers 4, 14 innings Washington 7, Milwaukee 4 Pittsburgh 7, St. Louis 5 San Diego 13, Arizona 6 San Francisco 5, Colorado 1 Today’s Games Pittsburgh (Glasnow 0-0) at St. Louis (Wain- wright 7-5), 10:45 a.m. Washington (Giolito 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 7-4), 4:10 p.m. Atlanta (Harrell 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Ham- mel 7-5), 5:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Morgan 1-6) at Colorado (Bettis 6-6), 5:40 p.m. San Diego (Pomeranz 7-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 0-0), 7:10 p.m. MiLB NORTHWEST LEAGUE North Division W L Pct. Tri-City (Padres) 12 8 .600 Everett (Mariners) 11 9 .550 Vancouver (Blue Jays) 10 10 .500 Spokane (Rangers) 9 11 .450 South Division W L Pct. Eugene (Cubs) 14 6 .700 Hillsboro (D-backs) 9 11 .450 Salem-Keizer (Giants) 9 11 .450 Boise (Rockies) 6 14 .300 ——— Wednesday’s Games Spokane 9, Boise 6 Salem-Keizer 16, Vancouver 4 Everett 12, Eugene 1 Hillsboro 9, Tri-City 1 Today’s Games Boise at Spokane, 6:30 p.m. Vancouver at Salem-Keizer, 6:35 p.m. Eugene at Everett, 7:05 p.m. Tri-City at Hillsboro, 7:05 p.m. Basketball WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct New York 13 6 .684 Atlanta 9 9 .500 Washington 9 10 .474 Chicago 7 10 .412 Indiana 7 11 .389 Connecticut 4 13 .235 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Los Angeles 17 1 .944 Minnesota 15 3 .833 GB — 3½ 4 4½ 5 7½ GB — 2 GB — 1 2 3 GB — 5 5 8 Dallas 9 10 .474 8½ Phoenix 8 11 .421 9½ Seattle 6 11 .333 11 San Antonio 5 13 .278 12 ——— Wednesday’s Games New York 78, Seattle 74 San Antonio 77, Washington 70 Los Angeles 94, Indiana 88 Today’s Game Minnesota at Connecticut, 4 p.m. Soccer MLS Wednesday’s Game NYC FC 1, New England 0 Friday’s Games Orlando City at Houston, 5 p.m. San Jose at FC Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Seattle at Los Angeles, Noon Philadelphia at DC United, 4 p.m. New England at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. Toronto FC at Chicago, 4:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Montreal, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Colorado, 7 p.m. Cycling Tour de France Wednesday At Le Lioran, France Fifth Stage A 134.2-mile ride from Limoges to Le Lioran, with ive categorized climbs over the second half of the stage 1. Greg Van Avermaet, Belgium, BMC Rac- ing, 5 hours, 31 minutes, 36 seconds. 2. Thomas De Gendt, Belgium, Lotto Sou- dal, 2 minutes, 34 seconds behind. 3. Rafal Majka, Poland, Tinkoff, 5:04. 4. Joaquim Rodriguez, Spain, Katusha, same time. 5. Daniel Martin, Ireland, Etixx-QuickStep, 5:07. Overall Standings (After ive stages) 1. Greg Van Avermaet, Belgium, BMC Racing, 25:34:46. 2. Julian Alaphilippe, France, Etixx-Quick- Step, 5:11. 3. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Movistar, 5:13. 4. Joaqim Rodriguez, Spain, Katusha, 5:14. 5. Chris Froome, Britain, Sky, 5:17. 6. Warren Barguil, France, Giant-Alpecin, same time. 7. Nairo Quintana, Colombia, Movistar, same time. 8. Fabio Aru, Italy, Astana, same time. 9. Pierre Rolland, France, Cannondale, same time. 10. Daniel Martin, Ireland, Etixx-QuickStep, same time.