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SPORTS MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020 THE OBSERVER — 7A SCOREBOARD LOCAL SCHEDULE Tuesday PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Elgin at Griswold, 4 p.m. Union at Weston-McEwen, 5 p.m. Imbler at Powder Valley, 6 p.m. PREP BOYS BASKETBALL Elgin at Griswold, 5:30 p.m. Union at Weston-McEwen, 6:30 p.m. LOCAL STANDINGS Men’s College Basketball Cascade Collegiate Conference Team CCC All College of Idaho 8-0 15-3 Northwest 6-1 11-5 Southern Oregon 6-2 12-4 Oregon Tech 4-2 14-2 Northwest Christian 4-3 9-8 Warner Pacific 4-5 8-9 Eastern Oregon 3-5 9-8 Walla Walla 3-5 5-13 Corban 3-6 9-10 Multnomah 2-5 9-8 Evergreen 0-9 3-12 Women’s College Basketball Cascade Collegiate Conference Team CCC All Northwest Christian 6-1 11-3 Oregon Tech 5-1 11-5 Corban 7-2 11-6 Southern Oregon 6-2 10-5 Eastern Oregon 5-3 11-7 Warner Pacific 5-4 8-9 College of Idaho 4-4 6-11 Cove Griswold Wallowa Imbler at Powder Valley, 7:30 p.m. OSAA Girls Basketball Wednesday WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Eastern Oregon at College of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho 4:30 p.m. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Eastern Oregon at College of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho, 6:30 p.m. — Subject to change Evergreen Northwest Multnomah Walla Walla 3-6 1-5 0-7 0-8 0-1 1-10 386 595 65 0-2 5-8 587 750 45 0-2 4-8 505 605 44 3-9 4-13 3-11 2-15 4A-6 Greater Oregon League GOL All PF PA RK Baker 1-0 13-2 785 491 5 McLoughlin 1-0 8-8 575 619 24 La Grande 0-1 9-5 734 587 4 Ontario 0-1 1-11 381 548 32 2A-6 Blue Mountain Conference BMC All PF PA RK Stanfield 3-0 12-2 685 458 10 Enterprise 2-0 10-1 520 317 4 Union 1-0 11-3 626 417 8 Heppner 3-1 10-3 609 465 14 Grant Union 1-3 3-10 418 603 27 Weston-McEwen 0-2 2-11 375 576 41 Pilot Rock 0-3 4-9 421 547 35 1A-7 Old Oregon League OOL All PF PA RK Elgin 1-0 9-2 536 351 16 Joseph 1-0 8-5 547 464 7 Powder Valley 1-0 5-5 356 381 23 Nixyaawii 1-0 5-6 474 484 18 Pine Eagle 1-1 5-4 351 375 30 Wallowa 1-1 6-7 552 504 15 Cove 0-1 6-5 464 369 29 Imbler 0-1 0-11 253 476 57 Griswold 0-2 8-5 428 446 39 HOCKEY OSAA Boys Basketball NHL Standings 4A-6 Greater Oregon League GOL All PF PA RK McLoughlin 1-0 7-7 636 637 20 La Grande 1-0 2-10 584 709 26 Baker 0-1 8-7 832 751 17 Ontario 0-1 2-13 640 943 33 2A-6 Blue Mountain Conference BMC All PF PA RK Grant Union 4-0 9-4 702 633 9 Stanfield 2-1 7-7 733 693 23 Enterprise 1-1 5-4 475 473 18 Pilot Rock 1-2 11-2 758 584 7 Heppner 1-2 6-7 635 637 28 Union 0-1 9-5 715 612 16 Weston-McEwen 0-2 3-10 671 818 43 1A-7 Old Oregon League OOL All PF PA RK Joseph 1-0 10-3 731 569 7 Powder Valley 1-0 9-3 851 586 14 Nixyaawii 1-0 8-4 798 682 4 Elgin 1-0 6-5 557 527 34 Imbler 1-0 3-7 391 499 42 Pine Eagle 1-1 4-5 431 411 41 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 46 27 8 11 65 154 119 Tampa Bay 45 27 14 4 58 162 130 Toronto 46 24 16 6 54 166 153 Florida 45 24 16 5 53 166 152 Buffalo 46 20 19 7 47 136 147 Montreal 46 19 20 7 45 143 148 Ottawa 45 16 22 7 39 121 154 Detroit 46 12 31 3 27 100 175 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 46 30 11 5 65 164 138 Pittsburgh 45 28 12 5 61 154 122 N.Y. Islanders 43 27 12 4 58 122 111 Carolina 45 27 16 2 56 150 123 Philadelphia 45 23 16 6 52 140 137 Columbus 46 22 16 8 52 121 124 N.Y. Rangers 44 21 19 4 46 146 149 New Jersey 45 17 21 7 41 120 156 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 46 29 10 7 65 148 124 45 26 15 4 56 121 107 45 25 15 5 55 162 134 46 24 18 4 52 141 140 44 21 16 7 49 150 145 45 20 19 6 46 135 150 46 20 20 6 46 134 150 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Calgary 47 25 17 5 55 131 139 Arizona 48 25 18 5 55 136 125 Vancouver 46 25 17 4 54 155 143 Vegas 48 24 18 6 54 149 145 Edmonton 47 24 18 5 53 144 148 San Jose 47 21 22 4 46 126 153 Los Angeles 47 18 25 4 40 118 146 Anaheim 45 17 23 5 39 115 143 All Times PST Friday’s Games Carolina 3, Arizona 0 Detroit 3, Ottawa 2, SO Pittsburgh 4, Colorado 3, OT Saturday’s Games Vancouver 6, Buffalo 3 Carolina 2, Los Angeles 0 Boston 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT Montreal 2, Ottawa 1, OT Tampa Bay 1, Philadelphia 0 New Jersey 5, Washington 1 St. Louis 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 Chicago 4, Anaheim 2 Calgary 4, Edmonton 3 Columbus 3, Vegas 0 San Jose 2, Dallas 1 Sunday’s Games Nashville 1, Winnipeg 0 Vancouver 4, Minnesota 1 Buffalo 5, Detroit 1 Pittsburgh 4, Arizona 3, SO Florida 8, Toronto 4 New Jersey 3, Tampa Bay 1 Monday’s Games Calgary at Montreal, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Carolina at Washington, 4 p.m. Anaheim at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Vegas at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Boston at Columbus, 4 p.m. Detroit at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Toronto, 4 p.m. Chicago at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Vancouver at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. San Jose at Arizona, 6 p.m. Dallas at Colorado, 6 p.m. Nashville at Edmonton, 6 p.m. St. Louis Dallas Colorado Winnipeg Nashville Minnesota Chicago BASKETBALL NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 26 11 .703 Toronto 25 14 .641 Philadelphia 25 15 .625 Brooklyn 18 20 .474 New York 11 29 .275 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 27 12 .692 Orlando 18 21 .462 Charlotte 15 27 .357 Washington 13 26 .333 Atlanta 8 32 .200 Central Division W L Pct Milwaukee 35 6 .854 Indiana 24 15 .615 Chicago 14 26 .350 Detroit 14 26 .350 Cleveland 12 27 .308 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Houston 26 12 .684 Dallas 24 15 .615 Memphis 18 22 .450 San Antonio 17 21 .447 New Orleans 14 26 .350 Northwest Division W L Pct Denver 27 12 .692 Utah 27 12 .692 Oklahoma City 22 17 .564 Portland 16 24 .400 Minnesota 15 23 .395 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Lakers 32 7 .821 L.A. Clippers 27 13 .675 Phoenix 16 23 .410 Sacramento 15 24 .385 Golden State 9 32 .220 All Times PST Friday’s Games Washington 111, Atlanta 101 New Orleans 123, New York 111 Brooklyn 117, Miami 113 Indiana 116, Chicago 105 Memphis 134, San Antonio 121 Utah 109, Charlotte 92 Phoenix 98, Orlando 94 L.A. Lakers 129, Dallas 114 Milwaukee 127, Sacramento 106 GB — 2 2½ 8½ 16½ GB — 9 13½ 14 19½ GB — 10 20½ 20½ 22 GB — 2½ 9 9 13 GB — — 5 11½ 11½ GB — 5½ 16 17 24 L.A. Clippers 109, Golden State 100 Saturday’s Games Houston 139, Minnesota 109 Chicago 108, Detroit 99 Boston 140, New Orleans 105 L.A. Lakers 125, Oklahoma City 110 Dallas 109, Philadelphia 91 Cleveland 111, Denver 103 Milwaukee 122, Portland 101 Sunday’s Games New York 124, Miami 121 Utah 127, Washington 116 Brooklyn 108, Atlanta 86 Memphis 122, Golden State 102 San Antonio 105, Toronto 104 Phoenix 100, Charlotte 92 Denver 114, L.A. Clippers 104 Monday’s Games New Orleans at Detroit, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Indiana, 4 p.m. Chicago at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Charlotte at Portland, 7 p.m. Orlando at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Cleveland at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Phoenix at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Utah at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Houston at Memphis, 5 p.m. New York at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Cleveland at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. FOOTBALL NFL Playoffs All Times PST Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 11 San Francisco 27, Minnesota 10 Tennessee 28, Baltimore 12 Sunday, Jan. 12 Kansas City 51, Houston 31 Green Bay 28, Seattle 23 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 19 Tennessee at Kansas City, 12:05 p.m. (CBS) Green Bay at San Francisco, 3:40 p.m. (FOX) College Football All Times PST Monday, Jan. 13 College Football Championship New Orleans Clemson (14-0) vs. LSU (14-0), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Elgin wrestlers take seventh at Orofino; Imbler third at Echo Observer staff LA GRANDE — The Elgin Hus- kies had three third-place finishers Friday and Saturday as they took seventh place at the Orofino Ma- niac Invitational in Orofino, Idaho. Gabriel Hasbell (113 pounds), Joe Lathrop (132) and Ty Ham- mond (160) all took third to lead the Huskies, who finished with 81 points as a team. Lathrop and Hammond both had records of 4-1 on the day. Lathrop finished with a 14-11 decision over Tanner Lange of Clarkston, Washington, in the 132 third-place match, and Hammond pinned Orofino’s Danny Fowler in the 160 third-place match. Hasbell went 1-1, pinning Jaegar Dahl of McCall, Idaho, in the 113 third-place match. Austin Greenlee (152) and Reece McConnell (145) each went 3-2 to take fourth for the Huskies, and Kenny Terry (126) and Clayton Hammond (170) added fifth-place finishes. Enterprise finished in ninth with a score of 33 points, the majority of which came from Trace Evans, who won all three of his matches to take the title at 138 pounds, including a win by fall over Sam Martin of St. Maries, Idaho, in the 138 title match. Drew Widener (285) added a fifth-place finish for the Outlaws. The teams took part in pods Friday in Orofino. Elgin picked up first-place finishes from three wrestlers in their pods — Lathrop (132C), McConnell (145C) and Clayton Hammond (170C), while Enterprise had a pod title from Evans (138C). Imbler takes third at Cougar Challenge Garrett Burns, Kaden Lee and MyKail Foster all took individual titles Saturday as the Imbler Panthers took third at the Cougar Challenge in Echo despite taking just four wrestlers. Burns went 4-0 at 120/126 in a round robin-style format and won all his matches by fall, including pinning Heppner/Ione’s Brian Col- lins in his final match. Lee went 3-0 at 138/145 with three pins and dropped Grant Union’s Riddick Hutchison in his fi- nal match in a round-robin format. Foster, who also went 3-0 in the 152 bracket, eked out a close 6-5 decision over Grant Union’s Frank Douglass in the championship. Kadyn Trick went 2-2 to finish third at 126 for Imbler, winning his final match by fall over Baker’s Ryan Brown. Imbler scored 67 points, one more than Joseph/Wallowa, which finished fourth. Dodd leads EOU track at Moscow Observer staff LA GRANDE — Paige Dodd took second in the pentathlon Friday to lead a quartet of Eastern Oregon University female athletes in the Lauren McCluskey Multis, in Moscow, Idaho, while Jonah Coats took fourth Friday and Saturday in the heptathlon to lead the EOU men. Dodd scored 3,402 points to finish behind only Kristen O’Handley of Portland State Uni- versity (3,575). The senior took second in the high jump (5 feet, 3-1/4 inches), the long jump (17-feet-8-1/4), and the 60-meter hurdles (9.39 seconds), and also was third in the shot put (33- feet-8-3/4), and fourth in the 800 (2:36.91). Olivia Lane scored 3,085 points to take fourth. Her best event was the 800, where she took second in 2:28.14. She was also fifth in the shot put (31-feet-10-3/4) and long jump (16-feet- 1-1/2), sixth in the high jump (4-feet-11-3/4), and ninth in the 60 hurdles (10.18). Cheyanne Collins placed sixth with 2,952 points. She topped out at fourth in the high jump at 5-feet-1, took sixth in the 800 (2:38.62) and the shot put (31-feet-3), seventh in the long EASTERN Continued from Page 6A lead. Eastern hit five free throws in the final 26 seconds to hold on. Nelson led five Mountaineers in double figures with 18 points. Meier had 15 points and hit five 3-pointers, Fielder had 14 points, Still scored 12, and Logan added 11. Eastern (11-7 overall, 5-3 Cascade Col- legiate Conference) visits College of Idaho Wednesday. EOU men split road trip The Eastern Oregon University men’s bas- ketball team split its road trip to Evergreen State College and Northwest University, claiming an 83-80 win Friday over Evergreen but seeing a comeback attempt Saturday against Northwest fall short in a 72-68 loss. Jarek Schetzle had a monster game in Friday’s win, scoring 29 points on 14-of-16 shooting and also collecting 14 rebounds. Max McCullough and Landon Jones had 16 points apiece, and Josh Brown added 12 points. EOU’s starters combined for 80 of the team’s 83 points. The Mountaineers scored the last 11 points of the first half to take a 44-41 lead into the break on a 3-pointer by Jamal Heckard, then built as much as a 10-point second-half lead on a field goal by Schetzle with 12:49 to play. The Geoducks evened the score twice late, jump (15-feet-7) and eighth in the 60 hurdles (10.09). Karli Bedard, in her first-ever pentathlon for EOU, scored 2,418 points for 11th. The fresh- man was ninth in the high jump (4-feet-10-1/2) and shot put (27-feet-1/2), 10th in the long jump (13-feet-7) and 800 (2:45.34), and 11th in the 60 hurdles (10.98). On the men’s side, Coats scored 4,435 points to place fourth in the two-day heptathlon. He placed second in the long jump (20-feet-7) and tied for second in the pole vault (14-feet-5-1/4). He was also eighth in the shot put (34-feet-10- 1/2) and the high jump (5-feet-9-1/4), and 10th in the 60 (7.69), the 1,000 (3:05.29) and the 60 hurdles (9.33). Sam Roddewig placed 13th with 3,646 points. Roddewig was second in the 1,000 (2:57.19), seventh in the 60 hurdles (9.15), eighth in the 60 (7.53), 10th in the shot put (33- feet-9-1/2) and 12th in the long jump (18-feet-7) and the high jump (5-feet-7-3/4). He did not clear a height in the pole vault. Eastern returns to the track Saturday at the Bronco Invite in Boise, Idaho. including at 69-69 on a Raven Frazier field goal with four minutes to go, but McCullough scored the next seven for EOU to help push the lead to 76-71 with 2:37 left, and Brown hit a clutch 3-pointer with 41 seconds to go to make it 79-73. EOU finished the win off at the free-throw line. On Saturday, Eastern fell behind by as much as 17 in the first half and trailed 45-31 at the break, but rallied in the second half to give itself a chance to knock off the Eagles. EOU, though, never grabbed the lead in the second half. The Mountaineers pulled to within two points on numerous occasions and got as close as 62-61 on a McCullough 3-pointer with 5:21 to play. But the Eagles responded with an 8-1 run to take a 70-62 lead on Ryan Ricks’ field goal with 1:48 to play. Jones capped a 6-0 run with two free throws to make it 70-68 with 43 seconds remaining, but Northwest’s Christian Hakilimali scored with 16 seconds to play to ice the game. Schetzle again led EOU with 21 points and 13 rebounds. McCullough scored 17 points, and Jones had 16 points and 11 boards. The Mountaineers got little production from their bench over the weekend, as the starters scored all but five points in the two games combined. Eastern (9-8 overall, 3-5 Cascade Collegiate Conference) visits College of Idaho Wednesday. Zeb Ramsden (145) and Jonah Staigle (220) won titles for the Eagles. Ramsden pinned all three opponents and took down Echo/Stan- field’s Isaiah Lemmon in the final. 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