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SPORTS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 Eastern with a rout and a tie SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 2 1 0 .667 72 82 Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 68 77 Atlanta 1 2 0 .333 60 75 Carolina 1 2 0 .333 79 70 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 3 0 0 1.000 58 35 Detroit 2 0 1 .833 67 61 Minnesota 2 1 0 .667 78 47 Chicago 1 1 0 .500 19 24 West W L T Pct PF PA L.A. Rams 3 0 0 1.000 77 49 San Francisco 3 0 0 1.000 96 54 Seattle 2 1 0 .667 76 79 Arizona 0 2 1 .167 64 88 All Times PDT Thursday’s Game Jacksonville 20, Tennessee 7 Sunday’s Games Minnesota 34, Oakland 14 Green Bay 27, Denver 16 New England 30, N.Y. Jets 14 Indianapolis 27, Atlanta 24 Dallas 31, Miami 6 Detroit 27, Philadelphia 24 Kansas City 33, Baltimore 28 Buffalo 21, Cincinnati 17 Carolina 38, Arizona 20 San Francisco 24, Pittsburgh 20 N.Y. Giants 32, Tampa Bay 31 New Orleans 33, Seattle 27 Houston 27, L.A. Chargers 20 L.A. Rams 20, Cleveland 13 Monday’s Game Chicago at Washington, 5:15 p.m. NFL BASEBALL LOCAL SCHEDULE Monday PREP GIRLS SOCCER La Grande at Pendleton, 4:30 p.m. PREP VOLLEYBALL Elgin at Wallowa, 6 p.m. Tuesday PREP VOLLEYBALL Imbler at Griswold, 5 p.m. Baker at La Grande, 6:30 p.m. Nixyaawii at Elgin, 5 p.m. — Subject to change AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Buffalo 3 0 0 1.000 66 New England 3 0 0 1.000 106 N.Y. Jets 0 3 0 .000 33 Miami 0 3 0 .000 16 South W L T Pct PF Houston 2 1 0 .667 68 Indianapolis 2 1 0 .667 70 Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333 58 Tennessee 1 2 0 .333 67 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 2 1 0 .667 110 Cleveland 1 2 0 .333 49 Cincinnati 0 3 0 .000 54 Pittsburgh 0 3 0 .000 49 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 3 0 0 1.000 101 Oakland 1 2 0 .333 48 L.A. Chargers 1 2 0 .333 60 Denver 0 3 0 .000 46 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Dallas 3 0 0 1.000 97 Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 76 N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 63 Washington 0 2 0 .000 48 PA 47 17 70 133 PA 62 71 60 52 PA 60 66 83 85 PA 64 78 64 67 PA 44 78 94 63 THE OBSERVER — 9A MLB Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct x-New York 102 55 .650 Tampa Bay 92 64 .590 Boston 81 74 .523 Toronto 63 93 .404 Baltimore 51 105 .327 Central Division W L Pct Minnesota 96 60 .615 Cleveland 92 64 .590 Chicago 68 87 .439 Kansas City 57 100 .363 Detroit 46 109 .297 West Division W L Pct x-Houston 102 54 .654 Oakland 94 62 .603 Texas 75 81 .481 Los Angeles 70 86 .449 Seattle 66 90 .423 x-clinched division All Times PDT Sunday’s Games Baltimore 2, Seattle 1 N.Y. Yankees 8, Toronto 3 Detroit 6, Chicago White Sox 3 Boston 7, Tampa Bay 4 GB _ 9½ 20 38½ 50½ GB _ 4 27½ 39½ 49½ GB _ 8 27 32 36 Houston 13, L.A. Angels 5 Minnesota 12, Kansas City 8 Cleveland 10, Philadelphia 1 Texas 8, Oakland 3 Monday’s Games Baltimore (Bundy 6-14) at Toronto (Buchholz 1-5), 4:07 p.m. Boston (Chacín 3-11) at Tampa Bay (Snell 6-7), 4:10 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Minnesota at Detroit, 3:40 p.m. Baltimore at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Boston at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m. Atlanta at Kansas City, 5:15 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 7:07 p.m. Houston at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. National League East Division W L Pct GB x-Atlanta 96 61 .611 _ Washington 85 69 .552 9½ New York 81 74 .523 14 Philadelphia 79 75 .513 15½ Miami 54 101 .348 41 Central Division W L Pct GB z-St. Louis 89 67 .571 _ Milwaukee 86 70 .551 3 Chicago 82 74 .526 7 Cincinnati 73 83 .468 16 Pittsburgh 65 91 .417 24 West Division W L Pct GB x-Los Angeles 100 56 .641 _ Arizona 80 76 .513 20 San Francisco 75 81 .481 25 San Diego 70 86 .449 30 Colorado 67 89 .429 33 x-clinched division z-clinched playoff berth All Times PDT Sunday’s Games N.Y. Mets 6, Cincinnati 3 Miami 5, Washington 3 San Francisco 4, Atlanta 1 Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 3 St. Louis 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Cleveland 10, Philadelphia 1 L.A. Dodgers 7, Colorado 4 San Diego 6, Arizona 4, 10 innings Monday’s Games Philadelphia (Efl in 9-12) at Washington (Corbin 13-7), 4:05 p.m. Miami (Smith 9-10) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 10-9), 4:10 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 13-9) at Arizona (Young 7-4), 6:40 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia at Washington, 10:05 a.m., 1st game Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 3:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 4:05 p.m., 2nd game Miami at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Atlanta at Kansas City, 5:15 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 6:45 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. PSU scores 59-9 win over EOU Observer staff Portland State scored the game’s fi rst 31 points on the way to a 59-9 home victory over Eastern Oregon in a nonconference matchup Saturday in Portland. Davis Alexander, who threw fi ve touch- down passes, had three in the fi rst half to help the Vikings take a 31-0 lead at halftime. EOU got on the board on the fi rst offensive play of the third quarter. After a Tanner Ze- nke 74-yard kickoff return set the Mountain- eers up in PSU territory, Kai Quinn threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Christian Blaser to trim the margin to 31-6. Jaiden Machuca added a 24-yard fi eld goal in the fourth quarter for the Mountain- eers. EOU managed 133 yards against the NCAA Division I Vikings — 53 on the ground and 80 through the air. Quinn was 4-for-10 passing for 52 yards and the touchdown to Blaser. Victor Dias led the ground game for EOU with 25 yards. Eastern (1-3 overall) returns to Frontier Conference play Saturday when it travels to face Montana Western. Observer staff A 10-minute onslaught early in the second half by the Eastern Oregon women’s soccer team turned a tight contest into a blowout, and the No. 7 Mountaineers opened Cascade Collegiate Conference play with a nine- goal second half on the way to a 10-0 win over Northwest Christian Friday in Eugene. Morgan Farrington record- ed a hat trick in the victory, and both Camie Edgington and Mackinley Gregus added two goals. Cailin Koupal, Nan Kiebert and Erika Skindlov also scored for EOU, which amassed 35 shots in the match, including 19 on goals. EOU led just 1-0 at the half on a goal by Farrington in the fifth minute, then started the second half on fire. Koupal’s goal in the 51st started a run of five goals in a span of 10:02. Farrington scored twice in two minutes to complete her Alex Navarro took second for the Eastern Oregon Uni- versity men, and Michelle Her- bes was fourth for the EOU women’s as both led their respective teams to second- place finishes at the Cascade Collegiate Conference Preview Friday in Cottage Grove. Navarro’s effort, a time of 25:58.8, paced the No. 19 EOU men to a score of 58 points behind only Southern Oregon, which scored 42 points. “Alex Navarro ran an extremely solid race to put himself in contention to win,” head coach Ben Welch said. Navarro was one of two Mountaineers in the top 10 and four in the top 20, joined by Hunter Schiess in 10th (26:44.9), Travis Running in 11th (26:50.5) and Hunter Nichols in 20th (27:23.5). Brennen LeBel rounded out EOU’s top fi ve, placing 22nd in 27:25.1. “The previous week, almost everyone started out a little too fast and struggled at the end,” Welch said. “This week, they started more controlled and came on strong as the race progressed.” Herbes’ fourth-place fi nish in 18:20.2 helped the EOU women, who scored 72 points, edge Southern Oregon by just two points. Oregon Tech was the meet winner with 47. “The women’s team was a genuine surprise in just how EASTERN Continued from Page 6A some comeback ability. Eastern led 19-16 in the second set, but five straight points by the Eagles put them up 21-19 and forced an EOU timeout. Eastern responded out of the timeout with three consecutive points to go ahead 22-21 after a kill by Bunn. After the Eagles briefly tied it, a Scott kill, a McMurtrey ace and a Taylor kill ended the set and gave the Mountaineers a 2-0 lead. “A lot of it is controlling the game from your side, making them make the mistakes,” McLean-Morehead said about the team’s abil- ity to finish off close sets. “We did a great job of working hard in transition and getting our middle (blockers) involved in those long rallies, which is tough for a lot of teams to defend.” In the final set, EOU again made timely plays, including a block by Pilon at a crucial point, a key mini 3-0 run to gain some breathing room later and a match-ending 5-1 run. Bunn and Scott each had two kills during the final run, and EOU won the match when Northwest put a kill attempt out of bounds. “The biggest thing for us is staying disci- plined, staying in those rallies and not making errors,” Pilon said. “In transition and in serve receive we were in system.” Both Scott and Taylor added seven kills for EOU, which had its third-best attack percent- age of the season at .255. Friday, Bunn had 13 kills and 11 digs, Shaffer fast they raced,” Welch said. The EOU women put four runners in the top 20. In addition to Herbes, Megan Boals came in 13th in 18:57.2, followed by Ella Coughlan in 18th (19:14.2) and Katie Jo Gebhart in 20th (19:21.1). Just outside the top 20, in 21st, was Molly Gulden (19:24.2). “I expected this team to run faster than the week before, and to run similar times later in the season. How fast they ran is a testament to just how well they competed as the conditions were not overly conducive to fast times,” Welch added. EOU races again Oct. 5 at Willamette University in Salem. added 10 kills and Eastern Oregon got past Evergreen State College in Cascade Collegiate Conference play, 26-24, 19-25, 25-23, 25-12. Scott added eight kills and four block assists, and EOU again had a big night from its defen- sive back line as five players reached double fig- ures in digs — McMurtrey (14), Sade Williams and Pilon (13 each), Bunn, and Christiansen (10). Pilon also had 36 assists. EOU trailed by as many as six points in the opening set, and 23-20 late, but stormed back to take a 24-23 lead after two kills by Scott, a block by Scott and Taylor Tibbetts and an Evergreen error. After the Geoducks pulled even, Tibbetts and Scott had consecutive kills to finish the set. Evergreen used a 12-3 run to take control of the second set and led by as much as eight before finishing it after an EOU attack error. EOU took the lead for good late in a tight back and forth third set with a 4-0 run — boosted by a pair of aces by Christiansen — to inch ahead 22-20. Two kills by Bunn pushed the EOU to set point, and Tibbetts finished with a kill. Eastern rode the momentum and finally put the Geoducks away in the fourth, breaking the set open with a 7-0 run for a 17-7 lead. EOU led by 13 on several occasions in the set and finished the match on a kill by Taylor. EOU (15-1 overall, 5-1 CCC) travels to face Oregon Tech and No. 5 Southern Oregon next weekend. “Next week will be a good challenge for us,” McMurtrey said. “In our conference you have to show up to play every day.” trifecta, and goals by Kiebert and Edgington made it 6-0 in the 61st minute. Farrington, in addition to scoring three times, had two assists, and Edgington had three assists. The 10 goals tied for the third most in program his- tory and was the fi rst time EOU has put up double-digit goals since a 10-0 win over Sierra Nevada College in September of 2015. The Mountaineers fol- lowed up Friday’s win with their second tie of the season, battling to a 2-2 draw against Corban Saturday in Salem. Both goals came from Kiebert, including the opening goal in the 11th minute on a header for the early 1-0 lead. Corban tied the score in the 40th on a goal by Klarissa Barajas, then scored again 71 seconds into the second half on a goal by Hannah Shore for a 2-1 lead. It marked the fi rst time EOU has trailed this season. The defi cit lasted all of 7:07. Kiebert headed in an- other goal in the 54th minute to tie the match. Eastern had more opportu- nities to score Saturday but was often stymied by Corban goalkeeper Malie Kuia, who had 12 saves. EOU goalkeeper Cydni Cottrell tallied four saves. Sarah Mitchell and Josee Bassett assisted goals. “It was an up-and-down weekend for us,” head coach Jacob Plocher said. “We start- ed slow on Friday and were able to pick it up in the second half. Saturday we just had a few self-inflicted wounds that if we (were able to) clean up it’s a different game.” Eastern (4-0-2 overall, 1-0- 1 CCC) travels to College of Idaho Friday. Mountie men take two losses Observer staff MEN’S SOCCER It was another nail-biter — and eventu- ally, another heartbreaker — for the Eastern Oregon men’s soccer team. Northwest Christian’s Nicolas Schapochnik scored the lone goal with 3:35 to play as the Beacons fended the Mountaineers, 1-0, Friday in both team’s Cascade Collegiate Conference opener in Eugene. The Mountaineers dominated on the stat sheet, generating 16 shots, and six on goal, while allowing only four attempts by NCU. But Schapochnik’s header off a free kick — the only shot taken by NCU in the second half — was the difference maker, as was Beacons’ goalkeeper Chris Kirby, who had six saves. EOU repeatedly pressured in the second half, taking 12 of its shots after halftime, but couldn’t get the ball past Kirby. The outcome was the fi fth time that East- ern has had a match determined by one goal or fewer, and the third time the Mountaineers have seen the winner scored by the opposition in the fi nal fi ve minutes or in overtime. Saturday’s match in Salem was even tougher as Corban scored four second-half goals on the way to a 6-1 rout that dropped Eastern to 0-2 in CCC play. Hakeem Smith and Kohl Hurtado each scored in the fi rst half for the Warriors, and they added on in the second half. Three goals in a span of 11 minutes — from Yuki Onishi, Matheus Giron and Miguel Rodriguez — extended the margin to 5-0. The gap reached 6-0 before Javier Moran added a late goal for Eastern in the 89th minute. Corban showed an impressive efficiency, as it scored on all six of its shots on goal. Warriors’ goalkeeper Nic Farr also made seven saves. “We can grow from this, and I want the losses to be motivation to be better on the fi eld and off,” EOU head coach Zach Mills said. “The little things matter, and we all need to realize that before it’s too late.” EOU (2-4-1 overall, 0-2 CCC) is at College of Idaho Friday. TREASURE VALLEY STEEL, INC. EOU harriers second at preview Observer staff WOMEN’S SOCCER -=JQB=?PQNEJC:AA #AA0QNHEJO )J(KQOA#QOPKI#QP%T=?P,AJCPDO *VSVYZ *\Z[VT;YPT ¹*VYY\NH[LK +LSP]LY`(]HPSHISL -\SS:Vɉ [[3PUL M[.\SM*VHZ[7HULS M[7)97HULS M[4LZH7HULS M[;\Ɉ9PI7HULS :[HUKPUN:LHT $%,)6%29 M[+LS[H9PI !6!),!",% M[7YV7HULS 9A=N&QHH0=EJP7=NN=JPU[7A=PDAN80=EJP3UOPAI ONTARIO 541-889-4214 BOISE 208-336-7505 1460 N. Verde Dr. Toll Free 1-866-887-8335 6619 S. Supply Way Toll Free 1-888-717-8335 WWW.TREASUREVALLEYSTEEL.COM V
