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:((.(1')(%58$5< SPORTS % FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS Sports shorts HERMISTON NIT to implement shorter shot clock %XOOGRJVKDQGOH5LYHUKDZNV NEW YORK (AP) — With scoring plunging to historic lows, the NCAA said Friday it will exper- iment with a shorter shot clock at this year’s NIT to see if that can jump- start college basketball’s lagging offense. The tournament will feature a 30-second shot clock instead of the tradi- tional 35-second clock that has been in play since 1993, ZLWKRI¿FLDOVH[DPLQLQJ the effect on the games and taking the data to the men’s basketball rules committee for review in May. The NCAA will also expand the restricted area under the basket from 3 feet to 4 feet to see if it curbs the amount of colli- sions at the rim. Hermiston retains CRC lead 1)/¿QHVIRXUIRU 6XSHU%RZOVFXIÀH NEW YORK (AP) — Seattle Seahawks linebacker %UXFH,UYLQKDVEHHQ¿QHG $10,000 by the NFL for his UROHLQDVFXIÀHZLWKVHF onds left in the Super Bowl. Three other players received OHVVHU¿QHV FACES Seattle defensive end Michael Bennett and New England Patriots tight ends Rob Gronkowski Irvin and Michael +RRPDQDZDQXLZHUH¿QHG HDFK+RRPDQDZDQXL ZDV¿QHGIRUXQQHFHVVDU\ roughness, the others for striking an opponent late. The shoving began after Patriots quarterback Tom Brady took a knee follow- ing cornerback Malcolm %XWOHU¶VLQWHUFHSWLRQZLWK seconds left in the Patriots’ YLFWRU\,UYLQZDV ejected and apologized for his actions. The NFL said earlier that Seattle wide receiver Doug %DOGZLQZDV¿QHG for unsportsmanlike conduct after his 3-yard touchdown catch that gave the Sea- KDZNVDOHDG “I never thought I could be more proud of Bruce when he reached his goal in 1976, but I’m more proud of him now. It takes a lot of courage to do what he’s doing.“ — Esther Jenner Mother of Olympic decathlon gold medal winner Bruce Jenner, who has been specu- lated to be transition- ing to a woman. Bruce Jenner has not spoken to the media about his gender identity. By SAM BARBEE EO Media Group Sam Barbee photo Hermiston’s Chance Flores (1) drives around Gordy Harris of The Dalles toward the basket during the fi rst half of the Bulldogs win. Hermiston 58 The Dalles 49 did against Pendleton in the fourth quarter: we got pas- sive,” Bulldogs head coach Jake Mcelligott said. Despite the passiveness, Hermiston never led by few- HU WKDQ VL[ LQ WKH ¿QDO SHULRG EXWKHOGRQIRUDZLQLQ the Dawghouse. With the win, +HUPLVWRQ &5& PRYHV LQWR ¿UVW SODFH DIWHU Pendleton’s win over Hood River Valley, while The Dalles IDOOV WZR JDPHV back. Chase Knutz led the Bull- dogs with 15 points, and Kee- gan Crafton wasn’t far behind with 14. “We just lose focus,” Knutz said after the game. “I don’t know — we haven’t put a full game together all year long. Last week against Pendleton, (we) obvisouly didn’t put a full game together. Could’ve easily beat them if we handled the fourth quarter the way we should’ve. It’s all mental.” “We are yet to play a good fourth quarter in league,” McElligott added. “To me, that’s disappointing.” Hermiston jumped out to D TXLFN ¿UVWKDOI OHDG EHKLQG a strong physical presence of Crafton down low. McElligott said he’s been talking to Craf- See HERMISTON/2B PENDLETON %XFNVNLFN(DJOHVIRUERXQFHEDFNZLQ Pendleton rebounds from loss with blowout win Pendleton’s Kristin Williams shoots over Hood River’s Jessica Lara in the Bucks’ 71-36 win against the Eagles on Friday in Pendleton. By ERIK SKOPIL East Oregonian The Buckaroos best wasn’t enough to bounce Hermiston on Tuesday, but a lesser effort versus a lesser opponent was plenty on Friday. Facing Columbia River Conference doormat Hood River Valley, the Buck- aroos overwhelmed the overmatched (DJOHV HQ URXWH WR D YLFWRU\ DW Warberg Court. With caliber of opponent plunging from Tuesday to Friday, the Buckaroos &5&VDZDGLSLQWKHLURZQ SOD\LQWKH¿UVWTXDUWHUEHIRUHULJKWLQJ the ship in the second and third to allow the reserves the chance to wrap it up in the fourth “I don’t think we played very well, but we got a ‘W’, so that’s what counts,” said senior forward Kiana Sperl, who ¿QLVKHG ZLWK QLQH SRLQWV DQG UH bounds. Hood River Valley (5-14, 0-4 CRC) OHGIRUWKH¿UVWVL[PLQXWHVRIWKHJDPH A Marlene Bodmer corner three-pointer JDYHWKH%XFNDURRVWKHLU¿UVWOHDGDW 11, and Pendleton would close the half RQDWRUXQ The third quarter erased any doubt of the outcome. The Bucks turned the (DJOHVRYHURQVHYHQRIWKHLU¿UVWQLQH VHFRQGKDOISRVVHVVLRQVWRVHL]HD lead midway through the period. The quarter ended with Pendleton leading by 30 and it was time to empty the bench. “I always love it when everyone gets to play,” Pendleton coach Michelle Go- mez said. “There’s some games when Staff photo by E.J. Harris GIRLS HOOPS Pendleton 71 HRV 36 See PENDLETON/2B PENDLETON Bucks get their revenge on HRV East Oregonian 1882 — John L. Sullivan wins the world heavyweight bare-knuckle title by beating Paddy Ryan in a nine-round bout in Mississippi City, Miss. 1976 — Darryl Sittler of the Toronto Maple Leafs sets an NHL record for points in a game with six goals and four assists in an 11-4 victory over the Boston Bruins. 1990 — Lisa Leslie of Morningside High School in Inglewood, Calif., scores 101 SRLQWVLQWKH¿UVWKDOIDJDLQVW South Torrance High School. 7KH ¿QDO VFRUH LV DV the coach of South Torrance decides not to bring his team out for the second half. HOOD RIVER — Once again Hood River Valley threatened to overtake the Buckaroos late with their frenzied high-paced attack. The Eagles got within one, but this time the Buckaroos managed to avert the heartbreak, hanging on to HDUQ D YLF BOYS HOOPS tory at The Pit. The Bucka- URRV CRC) held a Pendleton 10-point lead ear- ly in the fourth quarter. That lead was down to one in the closing sec- onds, but Caden HRV Smith sank a pair of free throws to make it three and seal the win. The opening two minutes of regu- lation felt like deja vu for the Bucks. +RRG5LYHU9DOOH\&5& FDPHRXW¿ULQJGULOOLQJDWULRRIORQJ ERPEVWRJUDEDOHDG3HQGOHWRQ would defend the perimeter better for the game’s remainder, however, OLPLWLQJ +59 WR MXVW ¿YH PDNHV LQ Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com See BUCKAROOS/2B THIS DATE IN SPORTS In its last two league games, the Hermiston boys basketball team has had big leads in the second half and has struggled WR¿QLVKRIILWVRSSRQHQWV2Q Tuesday, against rival Pendle- ton, that resulted in a loss, and last week against Hood River the Bulldogs hung on to win. Friday, against The Dalles Riverhawks, the script was the same: The Bulldogs had a SRLQWOHDGLQWKHWKLUGTXDU WHUEXWDGLI¿FXOWIRXUWKTXDUWHU put the game’s result in doubt. “We did the same thing we BOYS HOOPS HERMISTON Bulldogs shoot down Riverhawks East Oregonian 61 THE DALLES — Hermiston’s shooters were hot from the get and burned The Dalles early and often on Friday in a Columbia River Conference girls basketball game. The Bulldogs nev- GIRLS HOOPS er allowed the River- hawks to make a game of it and cruised 55-30 at Kurtz Gym. Hermiston Led by the outside accuracy of Jansen Ed- PLVWRQSRLQWVDQG Tavin Headings (14), WKH %XOOGRJV 4-0 CRC) were ahead The Dalles DW WKH HQG RI WKH ¿UVW TXDUWHU DQG OHG DWKDOIWLPH “We did a good job RI¿QGLQJWKHRSHQJXDUGDQGWKHZD\ their defense rotated we had a lot of op- portunities to shoot early,” said Hermis- ton coach Steve Hoffert. See BULLDOGS/2B 55 58 30 Photo by Mike Weber for the East Oregonian Pendleton senior post Wes Persinger shoots in the post while guarded by Hood River’s Kaydin Gibbs during the second quarter of Columbia River Conference boys basketball game Friday in Hood River.
