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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2015 Sports shorts Pitchers, catchers report this week (AP) — Washington’s star-studded rotation reports to Florida. Matt Harvey continues his come- back with the New York Mets. Joe Maddon takes over the Chicago Cubs, and Russell Martin gets a closer look at Toronto’s pitching staff. While much of the North- east and Midwest navigates bitter cold and piles of snow, spring training begins in ear- nest this week when pitchers DQGFDWFKHUV¿OHLQWRFDPSV in Florida and Arizona. World Champion San Fran- cisco is one of four National League teams slated to begin on Thursday, and most of the majors’ pitchers and backstops will be in place by this weekend. SPORTS Prep Basketball Nyssa’s Mikki Jenson (20) rips away a rebound from Umatilla’s Kassandra Galbraith during the fi rst quarter of Umatil- la’s 46-35 state-qualify- ing win over the Bulldogs on Tuesday in Umatilla. Vikings headed to state playoffs Umatilla girls, boys win district games By SAM BARBEE EO Media Group After the Umatilla girls basket- ball team’s 46-35 district win over Nyssa Tuesday night, cheers erupt- ed from the locker room. Head coach Scott Bow was reading off the goals his team had set for itself this season. Win a playoff game. Check. Qualify for state. Check. Next on Umatilla’s list: beat Vale on Friday. GIRLS HOOPS Umatilla 46 Nyssa Sam Barbee photo 35 “I’m excited,” sophomore Alee- sha Watson said of playing Vale. “I’m ready to go. I’m ready to get after it.” For now, though, Umatilla gets to celebrate its qualifying for the VWDWHWRXUQDPHQWIRUWKH¿UVWWLPHLQ two years. See PREPS/2B PENDLETON HERMISTON Ramirez sparks Dawgs Bosch sentenced to four years in prison MIAMI (AP) — The former owner of the South Florida clinic that supplied performance-enhancing substances to Major League Baseball players and other athletes has been sentenced to four years in prison. FACES federal U.S. District Judge Dar- rin Gayles imposed the sentence Tues- day on Antho- ny Bosch, who Bosch was seeking a more lenient term because of his cooperation in the investigation. Prosecutors said Bosch could still get his sentence reduced through further cooperation. Bosch pleaded guilty in October to conspiracy to distribute testosterone to athletes from the now-closed Biogenesis of America clinic in Coral Gables. One cus- tomer was New York Yan- kees star Alex Rodriguez. Bosch and Rodriguez are expected to testify if Rodriguez cousin Yuri Sucart and ex-University of Miami pitching coach Lazaro Collazo go to trial as scheduled in April. “I regret that my actions made the situation worse than it needed to be. To Major League Baseball, the Yankees, the Steinbrenner family, the Players Association and you, the fans, I can only say I’m sorry.” — Alex Rodriguez Major League Baseball player on decision to use performance enhanc- ing drugs. Rodriguez released a handwritten apology letter Tuesday. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1951 — Arrests are or- dered for three CCNY bas- ketball players on bribery charges and two professional gamblers and two intermedi- DULHV LQ D JDPH¿[LQJ VFDQ dal involving college teams across the country. 1986 — San Antonio’s Alvin Robertson records the second quadruple-double in NBA history, with 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in the Spurs’ 120- 114 win over Phoenix. 1990 — Dale Earnhardt blows a tire with one mile re- maining in the Daytona 500, giving unheralded Derrike Cope the biggest upset in stock car racing history. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS Hermiston comes from behind to extend winning streak East Oregonian The Hermiston Bulldogs were on the ropes and in need of a spark. With their 23-game Co- lumbia GIRLS HOOPS River Con- ference win- ning streak in danger of being Hermiston snapped, j u n i o r guard Sara Ramirez answered the call and The Dalles led the Bull- dogs back for a 46-43 win over The Dalles on Tuesday in The Dawghouse. Ramirez scored 15 of her game-high 18 points in the second half, and provided an example her teammates ea- gerly followed to the team’s 24th CRC win in a row. 46 43 See SEE HHS GIRLS/2B HERMISTON Staff photo by E.J. Harris Pendleton’s Kai Quinn puts up a running jump shot in the Bucks’ 72-60 win against Hood River on Tuesday in Pendleton. Buckaroos back on top Pendleton takes CRC lead with win over Hood River By ERIK SKOPIL East Oregonian BOYS HOOPS Pendleton 72 Hood River 60 “We knew a lot was on the line,” said senior center Wes Persinger, Two weeks ago Pendleton was in ZKR ¿QLVKHG ZLWK D JDPHKLJK WKHOHDJXHFHOODU:LWK¿YHFRQVHFX points and nine rebounds. “We had tive wins they’ve thrust themselves to win the game to eventually win out of the backseat and into the the conference. We knew what was driver’s seat in the Columbia River on the line and we had to come out Conference. and play for it.” The Bulldogs completed the rap- The urgency was clear in their id turnaround with a 72-60 victory play from the tip. Pendleton (15- over Hood River Valley, which en- &5& RSHQHG ZLWK D ÀXUU\ tered Tuesday’s meeting at Warberg rushing out to a 13-3 lead over HRV Court tied atop the CRC with the &5& 8QOLNH WKH ¿UVW Buckaroos. meeting at Warberg Court, there Now with control of its own des- was no Buckaroo collapse on Tues- tiny, Pendleton is on the cusp of its GD\ 3HQGOHWRQ OHG E\ GRXEOH ¿J ¿UVWOHDJXHWLWOHLQWKUHH\HDUV:LWK ures for the entirety of the second two games remaining, Pendleton half and sidestepped any potential KROGVDRQHJDPHHGJHRQWKH¿HOG WURXEOHZLWKFOHDQHUPRUHHI¿FLHQW and already owns series victories play. “Tonight we played as a team. over Hood River Valley and Herm- We moved the ball around. We were iston. giving up good shots for perfect shots,” Persinger said. Pendleton was beyond sloppy in WKHWHDP¶V¿UVWPHHWLQJRQ-DQ — an 82-72 Eagle come-from-be- hind win. The Bucks turned it over 32 times in the game, but gave it away just eight times Tuesday. ³:H VDLG WKH ¿UVW JDPH LVQ¶W our identity, we need to slow it down, grind, get it into Wes,” Pend- leton coach Brian Broaddus said. Persinger was saddled by foul trouble the entire second half but re- mained Pendleton’s hoss. He had 15 of his game-high 22 in the second 16 minutes, including a 12-point third quarter which helped Pendle- ton blow the game open. )HOORZVHQLRU6RQQ\*UHHQ¿Q ished it off. Green drilled a triple on 3HQGOHWRQ¶V ¿UVW WULS RI WKH IRXUWK DQGIROORZHGLWXSZLWKDÀRDWHURQ WKHQH[W$OOLQDOOKH¿QLVKHGZLWK 11 of his team’s 21 fourth quarter points. “We went on big runs and bas- ketball is a game of runs, so we See PHS BOYS/2B Bulldogs go cold in loss The Dalles extends Hermiston’s woes East Oregonian THE DALLES — The Riverhawks came out of half- time on a hot streak to snatch the lead, and the Bulldogs shooters weren’t able to hit their shots the BOYS HOOPS down stretch as The Dalles defeated The Dalles Hermiston 48-44 in Columbia River Con- ference play on Tuesday. Hermiston “We had some wide open shot and we just couldn’t get anything to fall,” said Hermiston coach Jake McElligott. Hermiston (6-15, 3-4 CRC) overcame a sloppy ¿UVW TXDUWHU WR WDNH D See HHS BOYS/2B 48 44