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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian MILTON-FREEWATER Tuesday, March 21, 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Oregon rallies to reach Midwest Regional Mac-Hi’s Richwine makes GOL first team By JANIE MCCAULEY Associated Press East Oregonian PENDLETON — Mac-Hi senior Sydney Richwine was named to her second All-Greater Oregon League first team when the league announced its post- season honors last week. Richwine wasn’t the only Pioneer to earn accolades as senior Brooke Smiley was named to the second team for the girls and senior Luis Garcia made the second team for the boys. Baker’s Gracie Huggins was the girls Richwine Player of the Year and La Grande’s Andrew Peasley was the boys’ Player of the Year, and Hermiston High graduate Mark Carollo of La Grande won Coach of the Year. ——— All-GOL Basketball 2016-17 Boys Player of the Year: Andrew Peasley, jr., La Grande Coach of the Year: Mark Carollo, La Grande First Team Elias Siltanen, sr., La Grande Zack Jacobs, sr., La Grande Bobby Castillo, sr., Ontario Shaun Hart, sr., Ontario Wyatt Akers, sr., Baker Second Team G.T. Blackman, jr., La Grande Kaden Chandler, so., La Grande Adam Hawker, jr., Ontario Brad Zemmer, sr., Baker Grant Berry, sr., Baker Luis Garcia, sr., Mac-Hi Girls Player of the Year: Gracie Huggins, sr., Baker Coach of the Year: Mat Sand, Baker First Team Sydney Richwine, sr., Mac-Hi Lacey Miles, sr., La Grande Jayme Ramos, so., Baker Logan Davila, sr., Ontario Kaeli Flanagan, jr., Baker Second Team Drea Peterson, so., Ontario Breann Givens, sr., La Grande MacKenzie Tussey, jr. La Grande Sydney Younger, fr., Baker Brooke Smiley, sr., Mac-Hi BRIEFLY Pendleton duo takes PCC best ball title after playoff PENDLETON — Drew VanCleave and Joel Gilliland, both of Pendleton, were the champions at the Pendleton Country Club Spring Best Ball Tourna- ment after winning a three-hole playoff on March 12. They defeated the team of Matt Corley and Darren Pahl to win with a gross score of 70-68—138 in the two-round tournament. Corley and Pahl shot 68-70—138 and ended up tied for top field net with Troy Alderson and Kurt Hendrix with a 64-64—127 adjusted for handicap. The Reggie Brown Memorial Tournament will be held April 8-9. Entry fees are $80 for club members and $130 for guests. — East Oregonian BUCKS: Errors hurt in loss to Hanford SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With Oregon’s season on the brink of an early NCAA Tour- nament exit, Tyler Dorsey and Dillon Brooks delivered as they have so many times this season in crunch time. Dorsey hit a contested go-ahead 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 38.4 seconds to play, then E.C. Matthews airballed a long 3 in the waning moments trying to force over- time, and third-seeded Oregon rallied in the second half to beat upstart No. 11 Rhode Island 75-72 on Sunday and reach the Midwest Regional. Dorsey also tied the game with a 3 with 1:45 remaining on the way to 27 points before Brooks took a charge on the other end for Oregon (31-5). With Oregon’s season on the brink of an early NCAA Tour- nament exit, Brooks found his shooting stroke as he typically does and scored 19 points despite a 7-for-20 shooting day. Dorsey made 9 of 10 shots with four 3-pointers. (6 innings) R H E PHS 031 332 — 12 12 1 OHS 000 100 — 1 3 2 T. Chichester, H. Villers (5). Spradla, Roberts (4), Miller (5). W — Chichester. L — Spradla. 1B — D. Naughton, R. Russell (PHS); McCarthy (OHS). 3B — D. Naughton (PHS). HANFORD 11, PENDLETON 6 — At Hanford, Wash., three very costly errors helped Hanford score eight unearned runs in Pendleton’s second non-league game on Saturday afternoon. It was too much for Buckaroos (1-3) to overcome as they matched Hanford with nine hits apiece. “We don’t have the shut-down pitchers to allow extra base runners,” said Bucks coach T.J. Haguewood. “We’ve got to throw strikes more consistently, but overall our pitchers were competitive.” Pendleton went up 3-0 in the first, but its bullpen ran into some trouble as walks also made matters worse and Hanford scored eight runs in the 4th through 6th innings. Parker Smith pitched the first four innings and left trailing 6-5 after a three-run fourth by Hanford. He allowed eight runs (three earned) on seven hits, walked two and struck out one. Smith paced the Bucks on offense going 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored, Nick Bower (1-for-3) added two RBIs and two runs, and Wyatt Morris was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run. Pendleton’s next game is Tuesday when it hosts La Grande at 4:30 p.m. ——— R H E PHS 300 200 1 — 6 9 3 HHS 030 323 X — 11 9 1 P. Smith, A. Zaugg (5), J. Beveridge (6), W. Morris (6). Rador, Unkown (4). 2B — N. Bower, R. Russell, P. Smith (PHS); Polestki, Yug (HHS). HR — Yug (HHS). Rhode Island nearly scrapped and hustled its way into the next round, with Stanford Robinson matching his career high of 21 points as the Rams (25-10) had their nine-game winning streak snapped to end the season. Dorsey missed two free throws with 3:36 left but made up for it. The Ducks led early behind Dorsey’s fast start, but Rhode Island grabbed momentum late in the first half. Prep Roundup NCAA Women’s Basketball Hermiston girls hang tough in loss Beavers East Oregonian HERMISTON — Mackenzie Hill and Kate Millard got the Bulldogs off the to a good start, unfortunately Walla Walla just proved to be too tough an opponent to take a 6-2 win at Hermiston on Monday. Playing at No. 1 singles, Hill beat Walla Walla’s Kyndal Locati 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in one of the four matches to go three sets in the non-league meeting. Millard then beat Sydney Carvana 6-2, 6-3 in the No. 2 singles match. Hermiston coach Jason Sivey said he was happy with the team’s competitiveness after the Bulldogs looked flat in their season opener last week. “We came out with a lot more fire today, and played a lot better,” he said. “Overall it was a good match against a very good team.” He was particularly pleased with the effort of Reed Middleton and Breena Wadekamper playing at No. 1 doubles for the first time. They went three sets before losing to Brooke Royce/ Tori Mattock 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-3. Up next for Hermiston is a home match against Pasco (WA) on Thursday at 4 p.m. ——— WALLA WALLA 6, HERMISTON 2 Singles Mackenzie Hill (H) def. Kyndal Locati 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 Kate Millard (H) def. Sydney Carvana 6-2, 6-3 Erin Chapin (W) def. Lindsay McAllister 7-6 (7), 2-6, 6-4 Lauren Svendsen (W) def. Alyssa Perkins 6-1, 6-0 Doubles Brooke Royce/Tori Mattock (W) def. Reed Mid- dleton/Breena Wadekamper 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-3 Christian Zaugg/Lily Turner (W) def. Adriann Stewart/Paola Sanchez 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 Mary Rose Russo/Sydney Techney (W) def. Kealii Hamilton/Olivia Thomas 6-1, 6-3 Walla Walla def. Breckyn Mecham/Emery Snyder 6-3, 7-6 (12) BOYS TENNIS WALLA WALLA 7, HERMISTON 0 — At Walla Walla, Wash., limited practice time had the Hermiston Bull- dogs still trying to knock off the rust from their swings on Monday against Walla Walla in a non-league boys tennis match. Head coach Shann West said it was a great opportunity for his players see the level of play he expects them to reach this season. Despite the sweep, West said he saw some positives come out of the match, and the aggressive play by his doubles teams was the highlight of the afternoon. Koby Grigg and Jason Morris put forth the Bulldogs’ top effort on the day in a 6-4, 6-4 loss at No. 2 doubles. West said their on-court communication and awareness continues to improve with each match, and the narrow defeat should be a valuable building block in their progression. None of the other matches were that close, but West said he expects things to pick up once the weather allows for more practice time on the courts. Next up for the Bulldogs is a home match against Pasco (WA) on Friday at 4 p.m. ——— WALLA WALLA 7, HERMISTON 0 Singles C. Norsworthy def. Jose Mendoza 6-1, 6-0 R. Chapin def. Caleb Jorgensen 6-4, 6-2 C. Schulke def. Hayden Cissna 6-2, 6-0 T. Pham def. Austin Garcia 6-1, 6-1 Doubles Bogley/Pontanolo def. Thomas McCullough/ Patrick Wicks 6-1, 6-0 Duffy/Wallace def. Koby Grigg/Jason Morris 6-4, 6-4 Davin/Hair def. Matt Eckhardt/Jose Sanchez 6-0, 6-2 SOFTBALL HEPPNER 26-29, UMATILLA 0-1 — At Umatilla, the Mustangs blew the doors off their season opener with 32 total hits in a non-league doubleheader on Monday. Heppner (2-0) was led by junior Maggie Flynn who went 5-for-5 on the day with three doubles and a triple. Umatilla coach Kylee Lete said it was a good day to get several pitchers their first work of the season, but she saw too many hanging heads as the Vikings (1-4) were too quick to concede defeat. “We did some good things defensively, but we’ve still got to learn what it takes to be competitive,” she said. Umatilla’s next game won’t be until March 27 when it hosts Portland Christian at 1 p.m. and Clatskanie at 4 p.m. Heppner will play its home openers on Thursday when it hosts Irrigon for two games starting at 2 p.m. IRRIGON 23-15, WAITS- BURG 3-4 — At Waitsburg, Wash., the Knights opened their season with runaway victories on Saturday in a non-league doubleheader. Mya Chapman and Kayla Gilman earned wins in the circle, and head coach Jeff Botefuhr said there were plenty of highlights to go around. He was also pleased to see a few freshmen getting their varsity toes wet, and Emma Combes made some nice plays in center while Bailey Botefuhr was steady in relief of Chapman in Game 1. The Knights (2-0) will be back on the road on Thursday for a doubleheader at Heppner starting at 2 p.m. SCOREBOARD Continued from 1B Chichester pitched the first four innings with three strikeouts and allowed one run on two hits and four walks. Villers tossed the last two and gave up one hit while striking out two. ——— AP Photo/Steve Yeater Oregon guard Payton Pritchard, right, tries to steal the ball from Rhode Island’s Cyril Langevine during the first half of a second-round game of the men’s NCAA college basketball tournament in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, March 19, 2017. URI closed the first half on a 14-2 run — including 7-0 over the final 1:30 with Matthews’ three-point play at 52.6 — in the last 3:23. Robinson grinned from ear to ear after sinking a mid-range jumper at the 14:02 mark of the second half and Rhode Island appeared poised for another upset after stunning Creighton in the first round two days earlier. The Rams kept crashing the offensive glass to create extra chances. They hit the court for loose balls. But Rhode Island missed a big stat line from star Hassan Martin, who had no points or rebounds playing just 14 minutes because of foul trouble. Oregon failed to secure key defensive rebounds playing again without injured big man Chris Boucher, who tore the ACL in his left knee during the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals. The Ducks did pull down key offensive rebounds in crunch time. UP NEXT Oregon advances to play Thursday against seventh- seeded Michigan in the Midwest Regional at Kansas City, Missouri. Local Slate PREP BASEBALL Today Union at Umatilla, 4 p.m. Pilot Rock at Irrigon, 4 p.m. Riverside at Dayton (WA), 4 p.m. Mac-Hi at Weston-McEwen, 4 p.m. La Grande at Pendleton, 4:30 p.m. Thursday Wilsonville at Hermiston, 4 p.m. Heppner at Umatilla, 4 p.m. Pilot Rock at Stanfield, 4:30 p.m. Walla Walla (WA) at Pendleton, 4:30 p.m. Friday Riverside at Columbia (WA), 3:30 p.m. Pendleton at Walla Walla (WA), 4 p.m. McCall (ID) at Mac-Hi, 6 p.m. Saturday Orofino (ID) at Mac-Hi (2), 11 a.m./1 p.m. Irrigon at Heppner (2), 11 a.m./1 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Stanfield (2), 1/3 p.m. PREP SOFTBALL Today Elgin at Echo (2), 1/3 p.m. Dayton at Riverside, 4 p.m. La Grande at Pendleton, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday Bend at Hermiston, 4 p.m. Thursday Irrigon at Heppner (2), 2/4 p.m. Pendleton at Southridge (WA), 4 p.m. Friday Weston-McEwen vs Enterprise (at Pilot Rock), 9 a.m. Scio at Pilot Rock, 11 a.m. Columbia (WA) at Riverside (2), 2/4 p.m. Weston-McEwen vs Gaston (at Pilot Rock), 3 p.m. Hermiston at Pasco (WA), 4 p.m. Gaston at Pilot Rock, 5 p.m. Saturday Weston-McEwen at Pilot Rock, 11 a.m. Mac-Hi at Yamhill-Carlton, 11 a.m. Pendleton at Walla Walla (2), Noon/2 p.m. Weston-McEwen vs Scio (at Pilot Rock), 3 p.m. Enterprise at Pilot Rock, 5 p.m. Mac-Hi vs Banks (at Yamhill-Carlton), TBD PREP TENNIS Thursday Baker at Pendleton, 4 p.m. Friday Pasco (WA) at Hermiston, 4 p.m. PREP TRACK & FIELD Thursday Hermiston, Mac-Hi, Helix, Irrigon, Pilot Rock, Riverside, Stanfield, Umatilla, Weston-McEwen at Pendleton, 11 a.m. PREP GOLF Thursday Pendleton, Hermiston, Mac-Hi at Big River Golf Course (Umatilla), 10 a.m. PREP LA CROSSE Today Hermiston at Richland (WA), 7 p.m. Friday Hood River at Hermiston, 7 p.m. COLLEGE BASEBALL Saturday Grays Harbor at Blue Mountain (2), 11 a.m./2 p.m. Sunday Southwestern Oregon at Blue Mountain (2), 11 a.m./2 p.m. COLLEGE SOFTBALL Friday Eastern Oregon at College of Idaho (2), 1/3 p.m. Blue Mountain at Columbia Basin (2), 2/4 p.m. Saturday Eastern Oregon at College of Idaho (2), 10 a.m./Noon Blue Mountain at Walla Walla (2), Noon/2 p.m. Recent Scores COLLEGE SOFTBALL Saturday Blue Mountain vs. North Idaho, canceled Eastern Oregon 11, Great Falls 5 Eastern Oregon 8, Great Falls 7 COLLEGE BASEBALL Saturday Prairie 7, Blue Mountain 5 Prairie vs. Blue Mountain, canceled Sunday Blue Mountain 12, Green River 3 Blue Mountain 3, Green River 0 (7 innings) Basketball NBA Sunday’s Games Dallas 111, Brooklyn 104 Philadelphia 105, Boston 99 Detroit 112, Phoenix 95 New Orleans 123, Minnesota 109 Portland 115, Miami 104 Toronto 116, Indiana 91 San Antonio 118, Sacramento 102 Cleveland 125, L.A. Lakers 120 Monday’s Games Charlotte 105, Atlanta 90 Indiana 107, Utah 100 Orlando 112, Philadelphia 109, OT Boston 110, Washington 102 Golden State 111, Oklahoma City 95 Houston 125, Denver 124 New York at L.A. Clippers, late finish Today’s Games Chicago at Toronto, 4 p.m. Detroit at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Phoenix at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Memphis at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Golden State at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. San Antonio at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Portland, 7 p.m. NCAA NCAA Tournament EAST REGIONAL Second Round Saturday Wisconsin 65, Villanova 62 Florida 65, Virginia 39 Sunday South Carolina 88, Duke 81 Baylor 82, Southern Cal 78 Regional Semifinals Friday South Carolina (24-10) vs. Baylor (27-7), 4:29 p.m. Wisconsin (27-9) vs. Florida (26-8), 7 p.m. Regional Championship Sunday, March 26 ——— SOUTH REGIONAL Second Round Saturday Butler 74, Middle Tennessee 65 Sunday North Carolina 72, Arkansas 65 Kentucky 65, Wichita State 62 UCLA 79, Cincinnati 67 Regional Semifinals Friday Butler (25-8) vs. North Carolina (29-7), 4:09 p.m. Kentucky (31-5) vs. UCLA (31-4), 6:40 p.m. Regional Championship Sunday, March 26 ——— MIDWEST REGIONAL Second Round Saturday Purdue 80, Iowa State 76 Sunday Michigan 73, Louisville 69 Kansas 90, Michigan State 70 Oregon 75, Rhode Island 72 Regional Semifinals Thursday Michigan (26-11) vs. Oregon (31-5), 4:09 p.m. Purdue (27-7) vs. Kansas (30-4), 6:40 p.m. Regional Championship Saturday, March 25 ——— WEST REGIONAL Second Round Saturday West Virginia 83, Notre Dame 71 Xavier 91, Florida State 66 Gonzaga 79, Northwestern 73 Arizona 69, Saint Mary’s 60 Regional Semifinals Thursday Gonzaga (34-1) vs. West Virginia (28-8), 4:39 p.m. Xavier (23-13) vs. Arizona (32-4), 7:10 p.m. Regional Championship Saturday, March 25 NCAA Women’s Tournament BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL Second Round Sunday Maryland 83, West Virginia 56 Monday UConn 94, Syracuse 64 Oregon 74, Duke 65 UCLA 75, Texas A&M 43 Regional Semifinals Saturday At Bridgeport, Conn. UConn (34-0) vs. UCLA (25-8), 10:30 a.m. Maryland (32-2) vs. Oregon (22-13), 8:36 a.m. Regional Championship Monday, March 27 ——— STOCKTON REGIONAL Second Round Sunday South Carolina 71, Arizona State 68 Florida State 77, Missouri 55 Oregon State 64, Creighton 52 Monday Quinnipiac 85, Miami 78 Regional Semifinals At Stockton, Calif. South Carolina (29-4) vs. Quinnipiac (29-6), 1:06 p.m. Florida State (27-6) vs. Oregon State (31-4), 3 p.m. back in the Sweet 16 By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press CORVALLIS — Sydney Wiese celebrated her final game at Gill Coliseum by blowing kisses to the crowd and dancing to Abba. She got a win, too, so her senior season lives on. Wiese scored 13 points and second-seeded Oregon State moved on in the NCAA Tour- nament with a 64-52 second- round victory over No. 7 seed Creighton on Sunday. Oregon State (31-4) will go on to face third-seeded Florida State in Stockton, California. The Seminoles defeated six-seeded Missouri 77-55 earlier Sunday in Tallahassee, Florida, for their third straight trip to the Sweet 16. Fellow senior Gabriella Hanson also had 13 points for the Beavers, who are making a fourth consecutive appearance in the tournament. Last season the Beavers advanced to the Final Four before falling to eventual champion UConn. At center court after the game, Wiese and her teammates celebrated with the home crowd. Wiese danced to “Dancing Queen.” “There’s a lot of emotions because we have poured so much into that place,” Wiese said. “It will always have a special place in our hearts and it will always be home.” Hanson, who matched her season high for points, said: “It still hasn’t hit me yet.” In the postgame huddle, coach Scott Rueck handed Hanson the ball. Sydney Lamberty had 19 for Creighton (24-8), which trailed by as many as 15 points. Lamberty’s layup pulled Bluejays within 54-48 with 6:42 left, putting Creighton’s bench on its feet. Hanson and Mikayla Pivec each hit jumpers to answer for the Beavers. Marissa Janning’s jumper got Creighton back within single digits, but Kolbie Orum’s base- line jumper gave the Beavers a 60-50 lead with 3:04 to go. After a pair of Creighton free throws, Marie Gulich made consecutive layups for a 64-52 Oregon State lead — and the Bluejays couldn’t catch up. Lamberty said when the Creighton came within six, the team believed they were going to win. “We all looked at each other and we even said when we huddled up, ‘We can do this. This game is still ours. We’ve come back from deficits bigger than this with less time,’” she said. Oregon State eked out a 56-55 victory over surprisingly tenacious Long Beach State in the opening round. The 49ers’ chance at becoming the first- ever No. 15 seed to defeat a No. 2 seed were dashed when Raven Benton’s shot from out front with five seconds left bounced off the back rim. UP NEXT: Oregon State: The Beavers move on to play Florida State in the Sweet 16.