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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.
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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
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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
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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.”
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.