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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Prep Swimming
Bucks
breeze
through
prelims
Jennings earns
four finals spots
East Oregonian
GRESHAM — The
Pendleton swim team ad-
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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
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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
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Jon Jennings, a sopho-
more who also swam on
the 200 medley relay, quali-
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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,
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Senior Nate Rickman
also made an individual
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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.
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p.m. tonight.
BULLDOGS:
Ramirez,
Edmiston pace
HHS offense
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Eleven Bulldogs touched
the court, but it was regulars
Sara Ramirez and Jansen
Edmiston pacing Hermiston
(20-3, 8-0 CRC) once again.
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game-high 19 points and
Edmiston added 18.
No player reached double
digits scoring for Hood River
Valley (5-18, 0-8).
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regular season on Tuesday at
Pendleton. Tip off is sched-
uled for 5:15 p.m.
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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
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hit with a T, Pendleton (15-8,
5-3) had already erased the
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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-
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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
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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.”
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points and had seven of the team’s
16 assists. The Beavers entered the
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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
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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
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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.”
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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
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ence polls. ... The Beavers outscored
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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
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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-
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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
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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.”
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Riverside’s
Elijah Con-
lon wrestles
Rainer’s
Issac Carter
on Friday at
the Special
District 1
tournament
in Hermis-
ton.
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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.
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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
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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-
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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
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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
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lowed a 14-second win in Round 1.
His sophomore brother Aristotle
(120 pounds) also didn’t let his quar-
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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-
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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-
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today at Armand Larive Middle
School in Hermiston.