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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Prep Swimming Bucks breeze through prelims Jennings earns four finals spots East Oregonian GRESHAM — The Pendleton swim team ad- YDQFHGWRWKH¿QDOVLQDOORI its events Friday as the 5A state swimming champion- ships completed prelimi- nary heats on Friday at Mt. Hood Community College. The boys 200-yard free- style relay enters Saturday HYHQLQJ¶V ¿QDOV ZLWK WKH top time after stopping the clock in 1 minute, 31.19 seconds. It was a six-second im- provement from the team’s district time, and just fast enough to hold off Corval- lis (1:32.21) and Lebanon (1:32.39). Two members of the team also earned individual ¿QDOVEHUWKVDVZHOO Jon Jennings, a sopho- more who also swam on the 200 medley relay, quali- ¿HGIRUWKH¿QDOVLQWKH freestyle and the 100 back- stroke. He was third in the 100 free prelims with a time of 49.92 — two seconds off the lead pace set by Sum- mit’s John Hartmeier. Hartmeier is also the leader in the 100 back, ZKLFK -HQQLQJV TXDOL¿HG IRUWKH¿QDOVLQVL[WKSODFH Senior Nate Rickman also made an individual ¿QDO DIWHU SRVWLQJ D that was fourth in the 50 free prelims. He’s also chasing a Summit swimmer after Tommy Brewer swam a 21.28 to lead the prelimi- nary round. 7KH ¿QDOV EHJLQ DW p.m. tonight. BULLDOGS: Ramirez, Edmiston pace HHS offense Continued from 1B Eleven Bulldogs touched the court, but it was regulars Sara Ramirez and Jansen Edmiston pacing Hermiston (20-3, 8-0 CRC) once again. 5DPLUH] ¿QLVKHG ZLWK D game-high 19 points and Edmiston added 18. No player reached double digits scoring for Hood River Valley (5-18, 0-8). +HUPLVWRQ ¿QLVKHV LWV regular season on Tuesday at Pendleton. Tip off is sched- uled for 5:15 p.m. ——— HERMISTON 59, HOOD RIVER 27 HHS (20-3) 17 18 12 12 — 59 HRV (5-18) 9 7 5 6 — 27 HERMISTON — Sara Ramirez 19, J. Edmiston 18, K. Padilla 7, T. Headings 5, M. Juul 3, S. Moore 2, M. Foley 2, J. Gutierrez 2, A. Drotzmann 1, R. Andreason, S. Gilbert. HOOD RIVER VALLEY — K. Wells 7, J. Mattson 5, M. Bloomster 5, K. Davidson 4, J. Lara 2, B. Weekly 2, L. Winans 2, A. White. 3-point field goals — HHS 5, HRV 0. Free throws — HHS 12-20, HRV 5-16. Fouls — HHS 12, HRV 18. Fouled out — none. BUCKS: Sperl adds double-double Continued from 1B hit with a T, Pendleton (15-8, 5-3) had already erased the ¿YHSRLQWGH¿FLWLWKDGVWDUW- ed the fourth quarter with, and was ahead by four. Gomez said that was where the Bucks sealed their win. Lindsey’s free throws gave her a team-high 12 points, and she added four assists. Kiana Sperl chipped in with a dou- ble-double with 10 points, 14 rebounds, and Marlene Bodmer added 11 rebounds, six points. ——— PENDLETON 47, THE DALLES 39 TDHS (11-11) 10 8 13 8 — 39 PHS (15-8) 11 7 8 21 — 47 THE DALLES — Lori Cimmiyotti 10, B. McCall 7, I. Telles 6, K. Conklin 6, O. Starks 6, K. Hoylman 4, M. Goslin. PENDLETON — Darian Lindsey 12, K. Sperl 10, K. Williams 8, M. Bodmer 6, S. Greb 6, K. McGlothan 2, H. Thompson 2, H. Greb 1, L. Taylor. 3-point field goals — TDHS 1, PHS 2. Free throws — TDHS 16-26, PHS 21-30. Fouls — TDHS 22, PHS 20. Fouled out — Starks, Hoylman (TDHS), Williams (PHS). Technical fouls — Coach Telles, 2 (TDHS). Saturday, February 21, 2015 Prep Basketball Eagles eliminate Cougars at districts East Oregonian BAKER CITY — The Echo Cougars suffered their second heart- breaking defeat to the Eagles in three weeks Friday at the Old Oregon League tournament. But Friday’s 52-50 loss hurts especially bad. It places Echo (12- 12) behind the eight-ball Saturday versus Powder Valley. The Cougars must win Saturday to reach the state playoffs. Joseph (13-9) overcame eight Echo 3-pointers to clinch a playoff berth of their own Friday. Echo’s Klay Jenson was the long range cul- prit most of the time. He connected on 4-of-8 attempts from distance. ——— JOSEPH 52, ECHO 50 EHS (12-12) 10 6 18 16 — 50 JHS (13-9) 9 10 14 19 — 52 ECHO — C. Chaves 11, Z. Gehrke 0, J. Dorn 0, B. Moffitt 0, K. Jenson 14, C. Medrano 0, M. Thompson 10, Danny Tappo 15. JOSEPH — C. Stone 0, D. Van Winkle 4, J. Chrisman 8, N. DeLury 6, Caden DeLury 15, A. Borgeding 7, S. Beckman 12. 3-point field goals — EHS 8, JHS 1. Free throws — EHS 4-4, JHS 7-9, Fouls — EHS 14, JHS 8. Fouled out — M. Thompson (EHS). In other OOL action: Nixyaawii advanced to the district champion- ship with a 92-50 win over Powder Valley. The Golden Eagles play Jo- seph at 8 p.m. tonight. In Big Sky action: Horizon Christian and Sherman will meet for the championship after picking up wins on Friday. Horizon topped South Wasco 58-23 while Sherman EHVWHG 'XIXU 7KH GLVWULFW ¿- nal tips off at 7:30 p.m. at Hermiston High School. Girls Basketball ECHO 55, WALLOWA 25 — At Baker, Hannah and Elizabeth McCarty led the Cougars to a state tournament bid sealing win Friday at the Old Oregon League district tour- nament. Echo (18-6) led 28-13 at the half and never looked back after intermission. The Cougars strug- gled to score from the perimeter but pounded the ball in the paint with regular success against Wal- lowa (13-10). The McCarty sisters scored 15 points apiece. Hannah McCarty grabbed nine rebounds, her older sister seven. Echo (18-6) earned a spot in the big tournament but still has work to do in Baker. Echo will play __ Sat- urday for the OOL district champi- onship. ——— College Basketball ECHO 55, WALLOWA 25 WHS (13-10) 4 9 4 8 — 25 EHS (18-6) 16 12 14 13 — 55 WALLOWA — M. Jones 0, M. Hulse 4, C. Wellens 0, T. Harshfield 2, S. Nobles 0, C. Hall 2, C. Miller 2, Lauren Makin 11, M. Fei 4. ECHO — E. Parks 1, K. Ranger 11, D. Tavin 4, T. Swaggart 2, Hannah McCarty 15, L. Cox 0, M. Mon- toya 0, B. Srofe 3, Elizabeth McCarty 15, L. Wiggins 0, B. Millbrodt 0, H. Reese 4. 3-point field goals — WHS 0, EHS 2. Free throws — WHS 3-4, EHS 9-21. Fouls — WHS 18, EHS 11. Fouled out — none. In other OOL action: Nixyaawii as dealt a crushing defeat in over- time, falling to Powder Valley 54-46. The Golden Eagles face Wallowa for third place today at 3 p.m. In Big Sky action: Condon/ Wheeler will face Sherman for the district title after beating Ione 59-26 on Friday. Sherman earned its spot in WKH¿QDOZLWKDZLQRYHU'X- fur. The championship game will be played at 3 p.m. at Hermiston High School. NFL Weisner helps Oregon State to win Expanded replay on list of reviews By PAT GRAHAM Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. — Talk about a possible league crown isn’t taboo or off limits, just something the Ore- gon State players don’t really discuss right now. Way too much work left to do. Still, No. 7 Oregon State moved D VWHS FORVHU WR LWV ¿UVW 3DF WLWOH by beating Colorado 66-44 on Friday night. “This is huge,” said Weisner, who had 17 points and 10 rebounds for her 10th career double-double. “We say every game just leads us to the championship, so every game is like a championship game for us. ³:H NQRZ WKDW¶V RXU ¿QDO JRDO We have to take it one practice, one game at a time.” The Beavers (24-2, 14-1 Pac- 12) maintained a two-game cushion in the conference race with three contests remaining, including one at home next week against No. 18 Stanford. The Cardinal are the gold standard in the conference — and the defending champion. That’s why Oregon State coach Scott Rueck tries to keep his team grounded in the moment, not looking down the road. “Those things take care of them- selves if we take care of business,” Rueck said. “And so that’s all we talk about — next possession is all that matters.” Ali Gibson scored nine of her 14 points in the second half as the Bea- vers pulled away from pesky Colo- UDGR IRU WKHLU ¿UVWHY- er win in Boulder. With the victory, Oregon State matched the school record for most wins in a season. The team also had 24 wins a year ago and during the 1982-83 season. “We just try to play our game ev- ery game,” Weisner said. But Colorado prevented the Bea- vers from playing their style in the ¿UVW KDOI 2UHJRQ 6WDWH WXUQHG WKH ball over an uncharacteristic 10 times and shot just 33 percent. It wasn’t until midway through the second half that Oregon State began to shake free from Colorado. That’s when the Beavers rediscovered their shooting touch and committed fewer turnovers. They went on a 20-8 run Associated Press AP Photo/David Zalubowski Oregon State forward Deven Hunter, center, battles for control of a rebound with Colorado forwards Jamee Swan, left, and Alina Hart- mann during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Fri- day, Feb. 20, 2015, in Boulder, Colo. to gain some separation. “We were a bit out of our element. Second half was a normal half for us,” Rueck said. “We settled down and did our thing.” 6\GQH\ :LHVH ¿QLVKHG ZLWK points and had seven of the team’s 16 assists. The Beavers entered the JDPH¿IWKLQWKHQDWLRQLQDVVLVWVSHU game (19.5). Jen Reese scored 19 points and Jamee Swan added 13 for Colorado, which dropped its 16th straight game against ranked opponents. “They’re No. 1 in the league for a reason. You can see why,” Colorado coach Linda Lappe said. “Such good balance — they’re tough. They shoot the ball well. Oregon State led by as many as LQWKH¿UVWKDOIEXWPLVFXHVDQG missed free throws allowed Colorado to work its way back into the game. That and the shooting of Reese, who scored all of Colorado’s points LQDQUXQODWHLQWKH¿UVWKDOI6KH almost gave the Buffaloes the lead at halftime as her shot at the buzzer hung on the rim before rolling out. The teams went into the locker room tied at 26. Reese didn’t have as many open looks in the second half. “They stayed tighter to Jen Reese, kept somebody pretty much glued to her,” Lappe said. “They keep coming at you. They have very good balance in their team. We knew that it was go- ing to be a tough game.” ——— TIP-INS Oregon State: Until Friday, the Beavers were 0-4 in Boulder, includ- ing two losses as a member of the Pac-12. ... Oregon State was picked WR ¿QLVK WKLUG LQ SUHVHDVRQ FRQIHU- ence polls. ... The Beavers outscored &RORUDGRLQWKHSDLQWLQWKH¿QDO half. Colorado: There was a petting zoo set up on the concourse for kids, complete with a goat, hen and a rab- bit. No buffaloes or beavers, though. ... Colorado last beat a top-10 team on Dec. 14, 2012, at home against No. 8 Louisville. ... The Buffaloes have played all season without junior forward Arielle Roberson, who tore the ACL in her left knee in fall prac- tice. INDIANAPOLIS — Rams coach Jeff Fisher expects the NFL’s competition committee to take another look at expand- ing replay. The committee co-chairman said Friday that while many FRDFKHV DQG WHDP RI¿FLDOV DUH proposing changes, including the possibility of making pen- alties reviewable, they may not happen before next season. “You have two standards. To me, that’s the biggest concern with it is you have an on-the- ¿HOGIXOOVSHHGEDQJEDQJFDOO PDGH E\ WKH RI¿FLDO ² ZH¶OO just say pass interference — and then now you’re going to go to replay and you’re going to go frame by frame by frame to determine whether it is or not,” Fisher said. “I’m not so sure that’s where we want to go with our game right now.” Replay becomes a hot topic each offseason because of the lingering memories of contro- versial plays. The two most notable ones this time came in the playoffs: a non-call in the Lions-Cowboys playoff game, and Dez Bryant’s attempt to catch a pass against Green Bay, which was ruled a UHFHSWLRQ RQ WKH ¿HOG DQG WKHQ overturned. Fisher said the number of proposals discussed this week during the NFL’s annual scout- ing combine was at an all-time high. “We’re scratching the surface on it now, and we’ll look at in detail. To comment at this time would be very premature,” he said when asked if judgment calls could be challenged. “But obviously that’s probably going to be one of the major topics of discussion as we resume our meetings in Naples (Florida) next weekend.” WRESTLING:3LUDWHVDGYDQFHZLWK¿UVWURXQGSLQV Riverside’s Elijah Con- lon wrestles Rainer’s Issac Carter on Friday at the Special District 1 tournament in Hermis- ton. Continued from 1B matter to the wrestlers, however, who looked at the experience in a positive light. Both Jason Fitzpatrick and Colton Evans said they rate this year an 11 out of 10, and both guaranteed they will wrestle next winter. Both said they learned a lot about the sport and themselves, agreeing they’ve grown to love the sport and what it means. Evans said he has learned not only wrestling skills, but life skills, too. “For them to come out, saying that they love the sport that much ... That means a lot to me,” Tombs said. Evans, in particular, can point to one area of growth above all others these past three months. “In the beginning of the year, I thought I was mentally tough,” Ev- ans said. “I found out not so much. 1RZ LW GH¿QLWHO\ VKRZV WKDW VWLFN- ing with it and going hard at it, my mentality changed a lot.” Echo was without its most expe- rienced wrestler, Hayden Hilliard, Friday, who was bull-riding instead. He was the only member of the Echo team not present at the district meet, but Tombs wasn’t disappointed. And aside from Hilliard, everyone who was at the district meet was at WKH ¿UVW SUDFWLFH LQ 'HFHPEHU 7R Tombs, that’s a win right there. “We pretty much ended with the same kids that we started with,” Tombs said. “Even established pro- grams don’t have that kind of (dedi- Staff photo by E.J. Harris cation) — they have a lot more kids that quit and everything else. To be ending with what we started with, that’s huge right there.” Moving forward, it’s a steady climb upwards. Tombs pointed out he doesn’t have to teach the basics to this core group of mostly freshmen anymore. He said most of the wres- tlers had no idea what a double-leg was, or even a singlet, at the start of the season. Now, however, their fo- cus is on mat time. “The only thing that matters is the mat time,” Evans said. RIVERSIDE PIRATES Seven Riverside wrestlers ad- vanced to the Special District 1 VHPL¿QDOVRQ)ULGD\²DQG¿YHRI them earned their spot in the next round with pins. Three-time state champion Hans Rockwell pinned Rainier’s Aaron Bruce in 19 seconds in the SRXQG VHPL¿QDOV ZKLFK IRO- lowed a 14-second win in Round 1. His sophomore brother Aristotle (120 pounds) also didn’t let his quar- WHU¿QDOPDWFKJHWSDVWWKH¿UVWPLQ- ute, pinning Clatskanie’s Jon Lefor in 37 seconds. Riverside 195-pounder Jesse He- gar also made it a short day, pinning Clatskanie’s Lukas Roubal in 33 sec- onds. Senior Elijah Conlon also ad- YDQFHGZLWKD¿UVWURXQGSLQEHDWLQJ Rainier’s Issac Carter in 1:24, as did 182-pounder Ricardo Mendoza with a 1:12 pin on Echo’s Hayden Sather. Brian Mendoza (285) and Rober- to Peralta (152) were awarded quar- WHU¿QDOVE\HV 7KH VHPL¿QDOV EHJLQ DW DP today at Armand Larive Middle School in Hermiston.
