SPORTS
A8 — THE OBSERVER
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2021
OREGON
CARBAUGH
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Kelly is 18-25 in four seasons at
UCLA, the worst initial four-year
period in program history. The Bruins
are 8-4 this season and play North
Carolina State in the Holiday Bowl.
The former Ducks coach and off en-
sive coordinator went 46-7 as head
coach at UO from 2009-12, with an
appearance in the 2011 BCS National
Championship game and wins in the
2012 Rose Bowl and 2013 Fiesta Bowl.
Kelly, 58, is earning $5.6 million
this season and has one year left on
his contract, which has a $9 million
buyout if either UCLA fi res him or if
he were to leave the school before Jan.
15.
In the pool, standout
swimmers at La Grande
and Cove enter the year
as state title frontrunners
who could help their teams
score well. First-year La
Grande coach Cheyenne
Maszk has a large group
of swimmers this year
with experience at the high
Joe Moorhead will remain
Oregon Ducks off ensive
coordinator for Alamo Bowl
EUGENE — Joe Moorhead will
fi nish out the season with Oregon.
Moorhead, the newly hired head
coach at Akron, said he’ll serve as
off ensive coordinator for the Ducks in
the Alamo Bowl against Oklahoma.
“I will be coaching Oregon in the
bowl game because I think that’s the
right thing to do, to fi nish that season
off the right way with the kids who
have done an unbelievable job for us
ON THE SLATE
Sean Meagher/The Oregonian, File
Oregon off ensive coordinator Joe Moorhead, center, leads from the sideline at the No. 10
Ducks and No. 17 Utah played in the 2021 Pac-12 Championship game at Allegiant Stadium
in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. On Saturday, Dec. 4, it was announced that Moorhead
was hired to be the head coach at Akron. He will remain at Oregon as off ensive coordinator
in the Alamo Bowl.
throughout the season,” Moorhead said
during his introductory press confer-
ence in Akron on Thursday, Dec. 9.
Receivers coach Bryan McClendon
was named interim head coach for
Oregon.
Defensive coordinator Tim
DeRuyter is taking the same posi-
tion at Texas Tech and safeties coach
Marcel Yates is expected to join him.
It’s not immediately clear, but the
expectation is that they and the rest of
Oregon’s coaching staff will coach in
the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 29.
TRIBUTE
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“His passion and dedication to local
sports will be missed,” Dunten said.
Hiatt’s memory was recently hon-
ored during the 1A state football play-
off s, when the Powder Valley Badgers
displayed the initials “CH” on their
helmets. The Badgers came just one
touchdown shy of defeating Adrian in
the state title game on Nov. 27 at Baker
High School.
It is a busy slate of games at the
Calvin Hiatt Tournament, as competi-
tions will ensue simultaneously at the
Powder Valley’s gymnasiums. During
the fi nal day of hoops on Dec. 11,
Powder Valley and Union will face off
starting at 4:30 p.m. Imbler will face
Adrian, which begins at 1:30 p.m.
Admission to the Calvin Hiatt Tour-
nament is $6 for adults and $4 for stu-
dents. Proceeds will go to the Hiatt
family.
“He made a positive impression on
anybody he met,” Dunten said.
school and club levels.
As the winter sports
season kicks off , look for
coverage and scores on
The Observer website,
while feature stories and
weekly notes will also be
in print.
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Davis Carbaugh cover-
snews and sports for The
Observer. He can be con-
tacted at dcarbaugh@
lagrandeobserver.com.
Alex Wittwer/The Observer, File
Powder Valley quarterback Reece Dixon breaks loose for a run during the OSAA Class 1A
state championship game on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. The initials on the Badgers’ helmets
honor Calvin Hiatt, a local referee and coach who was killed in a car accident on Nov. 3.
Saturday, Dec. 11
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
La Grande at Estacada, 12:30 p.m.
Sherman at Elgin, 2:30 p.m.
Wallowa vs. Trout Lake, Hood River,
2:30 p.m.
Cove/Central Christian winner vs.
South Wasco County/Dayville-Mon-
ument winner, South Wasco County
High School, TBA
Calvin Hiatt Memorial Basketball
Tournament, North Powder
Jordan Valley vs. Enterprise, Powder
Valley Middle School, 11:30 a.m.
Joseph vs. Tri-Valley, Idaho, Powder
Valley Middle School, 2:30 p.m.
Imbler vs. Adrian, Powder Valley High
School, 3 p.m.
Powder Valley vs. Union, Powder
Valley High School, 6 p.m.
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
La Grande at Estacada, 11 a.m.
Sherman at Elgin, 1 p.m.
Wallowa vs. Trout Lake, Hood River,
1 p.m.
Cove/Central Christian winner vs.
South Wasco County/Daville-Mon-
ument winner, South Wasco County
High School, 1:30 p.m.
Calvin Hiatt Memorial Basketball
Tournament, North Powder
Jordan Valley vs. Enterprise, Powder
Valley Middle School, 10 a.m.
Joseph vs. Tri-Valley, Idaho, Powder
Valley Middle School, 1 p.m.
Imbler vs. Adrian, Powder Valley High
School, 1:30 p.m.
Powder Valley vs. Union, Powder
Valley High School, 4:30 p.m.
PREP WRESTLING
La Grande, Elgin, Enterprise, Imbler,
Union/Cove at Muilenburg, La Grande
High School, 9 a.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 14
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
Fruitland, Idaho, at. La Grande, 6 p.m.
Enterprise at Joseph, 7 p.m.
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
Enterprise at Joseph, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 16
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
Vale at La Grande, 7 p.m.
Bobcat Christmas Classic, Union
and Powder Valley High Schools
Enterprise vs. Powder Valley, Powder
Valley High School, 4:30 p.m.
Jordan Valley vs. Imbler, Union High
School, 4:30 p.m.
Elgin vs. Imbler JV, Powder Valley
High School, 7:30 p.m.
Cove vs. Union, Union High School,
7:30 p.m.
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bobcat Christmas Classic, Union
and Powder Valley High Schools
Enterprise vs. Powder Valley, Powder
Valley High School, 3 p.m.
Jordan Valley vs. Cove, Union High
School, 3 p.m.
Crane vs. Imbler, Powder Valley High
School, 6 p.m.
Elgin vs. Union, Union High School,
6 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 17
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Lewis-Clark State at Eastern Oregon,
7:30 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Lewis-Clark State at Eastern Oregon,
5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE MEN’S WRESTLING
Eastern Oregon vs. Southern Oregon,
Reno, Nevada, 4 p.m.
Eastern Oregon vs. MSU-Northern,
Reno, Nevada, 6 p.m.
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
La Grande vs. Bonners Ferry, Idaho,
Stanfi eld High School, 7 p.m.
Wallowa vs. Umatilla JV, Helix High
School, 4 p.m.
Joseph at Prairie City, 7:30 p.m.
Bobcat Christmas Classic, Union
High School
Elgin vs. Union JV, 9 a.m.
Cove vs. Enterprise, 1:30 p.m.
Powder Valley vs. Imbler, 4:30 p.m.
Union vs. Jordan Valley, 7:30 p.m.
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
Wallowa vs. Umatilla JV, Helix High
School, 2 p.m.
Joseph at Prairie City, 6 p.m.
Bobcat Christmas Classic, Union
High School
Enterprise/Powder Valley loser vs.
Crane/Imbler loser, Union High
School, 10:30 a.m.
Jordan Valley/Cove loser vs. Elgin/
Union loser, Union High School, noon
Enterprise/Powder Valley winner vs.
Crane/Imbler winner, Union High
School, 3 p.m.
Jordan Valley/Cove winner vs. Elgin/
Union winner, Union High School,
6 p.m.
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