Saturday, February 21, 2015
SPORTS
East Oregonian
Page 3B
Boxing
0D\ZHDWKHU3DFTXLDRWR¿JKWWKLVVpring
Showdown set for
May 2 at MGM Grand
By TIM DAHLBERG
Associated Press
/$69(*$6$3²7KH)LJKWLV¿QDOO\
on.
)OR\G 0D\ZHDWKHU -U ZLOO PHHW 0DQQ\
3DFTXLDR RQ 0D\ LQ D ZHOWHUZHLJKW VKRZ-
GRZQ WKDW ZLOO EH ER[LQJ¶V ULFKHVW ¿JKW HYHU
0D\ZHDWKHUKLPVHOIDQQRXQFHGWKHERXW)UL-
GD\DIWHUPRQWKVRIQHJRWLDWLRQVSRVWLQJDSLF-
WXUHRIWKHVLJQHGFRQWUDFWRQOLQH
³,SURPLVHGWKHIDQVZHZRXOGJHWWKLVGRQH
and we did,” Mayweather said.
7KH ORQJ DQWLFLSDWHG ERXW DW WKH 0*0
*UDQG LQ /DV9HJDV ZLOO DOPRVW VXUHO\ EUHDN
HYHU\¿QDQFLDOUHFRUGDQGPDNHERWKER[HUV
ULFKHUWKDQHYHU0D\ZHDWKHUFRXOGHDUQ
PLOOLRQRUPRUHZKLOH3DFTXLDR¶VVSOLWRIWKH
SXUVHZLOOOLNHO\EHDURXQGPLOOLRQ
7KH¿JKWZKLFKPDWFKHVER[LQJ¶VWZRELJ-
gest attractions of recent years, has been in the
PDNLQJIRU¿YH\HDUV,W¿QDOO\FDPHWRJHWK-
HULQUHFHQWPRQWKVZLWKERWK¿JKWHUVSXWWLQJ
DVLGHSDVWGLIIHUHQFHVRYHUYDULRXVLVVXHV²LQ-
FOXGLQJGUXJWHVWLQJDQGWHOHYLVLRQULJKWV²WR
UHDFKDJUHHPHQW
3DFTXLDR ZDV VOHHSLQJ LQ WKH 3KLOLSSLQHV
ZKHQ WKH ¿JKW ZDV DQQRXQFHG EXW KLV FDPS
LVVXHGDVWDWHPHQWVD\LQJWKHIDQVGHVHUYHWKH
ORQJDZDLWHG¿JKW
³,W LV DQ KRQRU WR EH SDUW RI WKLV KLVWRULF
HYHQW´3DFTXLDRVDLG³,GHGLFDWHWKLV¿JKWWR
DOOWKHIDQVZKRZLOOHGWKLV¿JKWWRKDSSHQDQG
DVDOZD\VWREULQJJORU\WRWKH3KLOLSSLQHVDQG
P\IHOORZ)LOLSLQRVDURXQGWKHZRUOG´
:KLOHWKH¿JKWULYDOVWKHKHDY\ZHLJKW
WLWOHERXWEHWZHHQ/HQQR[/HZLVDQG0LNH7\-
VRQIRULQWHUHVWLWFRPHVPRUHWKDQ¿YH\HDUV
DIWHUWKH¿UVWUHDOHIIRUWWRSXWWKH¿JKWHUVWR-
JHWKHU LQ WKHLU SULPH 0RVW ER[LQJ REVHUYHUV
EHOLHYH ERWK KDYH ORVW VRPH RI WKHLU VNLOOV
WKRXJK 0D\ZHDWKHU UHPDLQV D PDVWHU GHIHQ-
AP Photos/Alastair Grant and Rick Bowmer, File
FILE - In this combination of file photos, Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, prepares to spar
at a gym in east London on May 22, 2009, and Manny Pacquiao, right, of the Phil-
ippines, weighs in for the junior welterweight boxing match against British boxer
Ricky Hatton, May 1, 2009, in Las Vegas. Floyd Mayweather Jr. will meet Manny
Pacquiao on May 2, 2015 in a welterweight showdown that will be boxing’s richest
fight ever.
VLYH ¿JKWHU DQG 3DFTXLDR VKRZHG LQ KLV ODVW
¿JKWDJDLQVW&KULV$OJLHULWKDWKHVWLOOKDVWUH-
PHQGRXVTXLFNQHVVLQKLVKDQGV
6WLOO3DFTXLDRLVDQGKDVEHHQWKURXJK
PDQ\ZDUVLQWKHULQJ$QGZKLOH0D\ZHDWK-
HUKDVEHHQODUJHO\XQWRXFKHGLQKLVFDUHHUKH
WXUQVRQ7XHVGD\
³,DPWKHEHVWHYHU7%(DQGWKLV¿JKWZLOO
EHDQRWKHURSSRUWXQLW\WRVKRZFDVHP\VNLOOV
and do what I do best, which is win,” May-
ZHDWKHUVDLGLQKLVDQQRXQFHPHQW³0DQQ\LV
JRLQJWRWU\WRGRZKDWEHIRUHKLPIDLOHGWR
GREXWKHZRQ¶WEHVXFFHVVIXO+HZLOOEH1R
´
2GGVPDNHUV EHOLHYH 0D\ZHDWKHU ZLOO GR
MXVWWKDWPDNLQJKLPDIDYRULWHLQWKH
VFKHGXOHGURXQGERXW7KH¿JKWLVH[SHFWHG
WRGRUHFRUGEXVLQHVVLQ1HYDGD¶VOHJDOVSRUWV
ERRNV ZLWK WHQV RI PLOOLRQV ZDJHUHG RQ WKH
RXWFRPH
,WZLOODOVRGRUHFRUGEXVLQHVVDWWKHER[RI-
¿FH²ZLWKWKH0*0H[SHFWHGWREHVFDOHG
IDU KLJKHU WKDQ WKH PLOOLRQ OLYH JDWH IRU
0D\ZHDWKHU¶V¿JKWZLWK&DQHOR$OYDUH]
7KHSD\SHUYLHZUHYHQXHDOVRLVH[SHFWHGWR
EHDUHFRUGWKRXJKWHOHYLVLRQH[HFXWLYHVVDLG
)ULGD\WKH\KDG\HWWRDFWXDOO\¿[DSULFHIRU
SHRSOHWREX\WKH¿JKWDWKRPH
7KH¿JKWZLOOEHWHOHYLVHGDVDMRLQWYHQWXUH
EHWZHHQ FRPSHWLQJ QHWZRUNV 6KRZWLPH DQG
+%2 ZKLFK ZLOO VKDUH DQQRXQFHUV ZLWK -LP
/DPSOH\DQG$O%HUQVWHLQUHSRUWHGO\KDQGOLQJ
WKHWDVNDWULQJVLGH
3DFTXLDREHJDQSXVKLQJKDUGIRUWKH¿JKW
DIWHU EHDWLQJ$OJLHUL LQ 1RYHPEHU LQ 0DFDX
DQG QHJRWLDWLRQV SLFNHG XS ODVW PRQWK ZKHQ
WKHWZR¿JKWHUVPHWE\FKDQFHDWD0LDPL+HDW
EDVNHWEDOOJDPHDQGODWHUWDONHGZLWKHDFKRWK-
HU LQ 3DFTXLDR¶V KRWHO URRP DERXW PDNLQJ LW
KDSSHQ
³,W¶V RQH RI WKRVH IRUWXLWRXV FLUFXPVWDQFH
ZHFRXOGQ¶WKDYHSODQQHG´6KRZWLPHER[LQJ
FKLHI 6WHSKHQ (VSLQR]D VDLG ³%XW ZH ZHUH
OXFN\WKDWLWKDSSHQHG´
$VSDUWRIWKHDJUHHPHQW0D\ZHDWKHULQ-
VLVWHGRQKDYLQJWKHULJKWWRDQQRXQFHWKHERXW
+H DOVR ZRQ FRQFHVVLRQV IURP WKH 3DFTXLDR
FDPSRQZKRHQWHUVWKHULQJ¿UVWZKDWW\SHRI
JORYHVDUHXVHGDQGDQXPEHURIRWKHULVVXHV
LQFOXGLQJDUHSRUWHGVSOLWRIWKHSXUVH
%XWLWGLGQ¶WWDNHORQJIRU3DFTXLDR¶VFDPS
WRVWDUWWDONLQJHLWKHU3URPRWHU%RE$UXPH[-
SUHVVHGKLVHODWLRQLQPDNLQJWKH¿JKWZKLOH
WUDLQHU)UHGGLH5RDFKSUHGLFWHGDELJZLQIRU
KLV¿JKWHU
³)OR\GVKRXOGHQMR\EHLQJWKH$6LGHZKLOH
KHFDQEHFDXVHRQ0D\0DQQ\LVJRLQJWRSXW
KLPRQKLVEDFNVLGH´5RDFKVDLG
$UXPZKRKDVSURPRWHGVRPHRIWKHELJ-
JHVW ¿JKWV LQ KLVWRU\ VDLG WKLV RQH ZRXOG EH
ELJJHUWKDQWKHPDOO
³7KLV ER[LQJ PDWFK ZLOO KDYH WKH LQWHUHVW
LQWKH86RID6XSHU%RZO´$UXPWROG7KH
$VVRFLDWHG3UHVV³,WKLQNLWZLOOVHWDOONLQGVRI
SD\SHUYLHZUHFRUGVDQGJDWHUHFRUGV,WZLOO
EHWKHELJJHVWER[LQJHYHQWRIDOOWLPH´
%RWK ¿JKWHUV ZLOO EULQJ SRXQG WLWOHV
LQWRWKHULQJEXWWKH¿JKWLVDERXWIDUPRUHWKDQ
EHOWV0D\ZHDWKHUZKRLVXQEHDWHQLQ¿JKWV
ZDQWVWRVWDNHKLVFODLPDVRQHRIWKHJUHDWHVW
¿JKWHUVHYHUDQGUHPRYHDQ\GRXEWVDERXWKLV
OHJDF\E\¿JKWLQJWKHER[HUZKRLVWKRXJKWWR
EHWKHJUHDWHVWFKDOOHQJHRIKLVFDUHHU
3DFTXLDRPHDQZKLOHZLOOWU\WRVKRZWKDWD
NQRFNRXWORVVWR-XDQ0DQXHO0DUTXH]LQ
DQGDGLVSXWHGGHFLVLRQORVVWR7LPRWK\%UDG-
OH\VKRXOGQRWGH¿QHDUHPDUNDEOHFDUHHUWKDW
EHJDQ\HDUVDJRLQWKH3KLOLSSLQHV
'RQ¶W WXQH LQ ORRNLQJ IRU D ELJ NQRFNRXW
HLWKHU7KHODVWWLPH3DFTXLDRVWRSSHGDQ\RQH
ZDVLQZKHQKH¿QLVKHGRII0LJXHO&RWWR
LQWKHWKURXQGZKLOH0D\ZHDWKHUKDVRQO\
VWRSSHG RQH ¿JKWHU 9LFWRU 2UWL] LQ WKH ODVW
eight years.
2A HOOPS: ,UULJRQ+HSSQHUWRPHHWLQER\VWLWOHJDPH
-XVWLQ :LOOLQJKDP OHG 3LORW 5RFN ZLWK
QLQHSRLQWVDQGDJDPHKLJKHLJKWUHERXQGV
:LWKSRLQWVVHSDUDWLQJWKHWZRWHDPVLW
ZDVWKHVHFRQGODUJHVWPDUJLQRIYLFWRU\IRU
WKH.QLJKWVWKLVVHDVRQ
³:H KDYH D SUHWW\ KLJK VWDQGDUG DQG ZH
WU\ WR PHHW WKDW HYHU\GD\´ VDLG 7KRPSVRQ
ZKRVH.QLJKWVSLFNHGXSWKHLUELJJHVWZLQE\
SRLQWVRYHU&XOYHULQHDUO\-DQXDU\³2XU
VXFFHVVLVXVYHUVXVDQGLIWKDWORRNVOLNHDQ-
RWKHUJHDU,KRSHLWLV´
7KH ODWHVW ZLQ VHFXUHG ,UULJRQ¶V ULJKW WR
GHIHQG LWV 26$$ WLWOH ZLWK D EHUWK LQ
WKH VWDWH SRVWVHDVRQ -XVW RQH PRUH KXUGOH
UHPDLQV EHIRUH WKHQ ² D PHHWLQJ ZLWK WKH
+HSSQHU6WDQ¿HOGZLQQHULQWKH&%&FKDP-
SLRQVKLSWRGD\DWSP
³1RWKLQJ¶VFKDQJHG:H¶UHJRLQJWRNHHS
SOXJJLQJDZD\´7KRPSVRQVDLG³$GLVWULFW
WLWOHLVQRWRXUGHVWLQDWLRQDQGZH¶YHJRWWR
WDNHFDUHRIEXVLQHVV6DWXUGD\´
———
Continued from 1B
IURPWKHKDQGVRI+HSSQHU¶V0DGGLH/LQG-
VD\ LQ WKH EDFNFRXUW WR VFRUH D EDVNHW WKDW
PDGHWKHHGJHVL[LQWKH¿QDOVHFRQGVRI
the third.
$PPDUDH%URQFKHDXFRQQHFWHGRQDWRS
RI WKH NH\ WULSOH RQ WKH ¿UVW SRVVHVVLRQ RI
WKHIRXUWKWRPDNHLWQLQH$IWHUD.D\OD3H-
WHUVRQOD\XSDPRPHQWODWHUWKH7LJHU6FRWV
OHGE\7KHDGYDQWDJHZRXOGQHYHUIDOO
EHORZGRXEOHGLJLWVIRUWKHUHPDLQGHU
³:HZDQWHGWRSUHVVXUHWKHPDQGSOD\DQ
XSWHPSR JDPH DQG ZH GLG´ VDLG:0+6
FRDFK $PEHU 'RUHPXV ³:H NQHZ LI ZH
FRXOG ZLWKVWDQG WKDW WKLUG TXDUWHU UXQ HY-
HU\WKLQJZRXOGEH2.´
7KH KRXQGLQJ EDVHOLQHWREDVHOLQH
SUHVVXUH XQQHUYHG WKH 0XVWDQJV +HS-
SQHUVSLOOHGLWRYHUWLPHVIRUWKHJDPH
:HVWRQ0F(ZHQWXUQHGWKHJLYHDZD\VLQWR
RIWKHLUSRLQWV
+HSSQHU WXUQHG LW RYHU RQ LWV ¿UVW ¿YH
SRVVHVVLRQV RI WKH JDPH DQG E\ WKH HQG
RI WKH RSHQLQJ SHULRG KDG DOUHDG\ WKURZQ
LW DZD\ WLPHV:0+6 GLGQ¶W PDNH WKH
PRVW RI WKH HUURUV WKRXJK DQG OHG E\ MXVW
IRXUDIWHURQHDQGVHYHQDWWKHEUHDN
.HOO\ :LOVRQ DQG 0RUJDQ &RUUHD JDYH
+HSSQHU OLIH WR RSHQ WKH WKLUG :LOVRQ
GULOOHG D MXPS VKRW DQG IRXQG &RUUHD IRU
WZR PRUH EDVNHWV 7KH FRQVHFXWLYH VFRUHV
IURPWKH0XVWDQJIUHVKPDQFXWWKHOHDGWR
RQHDWZLWKUHPDLQLQJLQWKHSH-
riod.
1HLWKHU VLGH ZRXOG VFRUH IRU WKH QH[W
IRXU PLQXWHV 7KDW¶V ZKHQ EDFNWREDFN
/LQGVD\WXUQRYHUVUHVXOWHGLQ6KHSDUGOD\
LQV:HVWRQ0F(ZHQ¿QLVKHGWKHJDPHRQ
DUXQ
7KHIUHQ]LHGHIIRUWWRRNDFXPXODWLYHHI-
fect on the Mustangs. That was by design
DFFRUGLQJWR'RUHPXV
³,WZDVQ¶WOLNHZHFDOOHGWLPHRXWDQGKRO-
OHUHGDWWKHPµ<RX¶YHJRWWRGRWKLV\RX¶YH
JRWRGRWKLV¶´VKHVDLG³,WZDVPRUHOLNH
\RX¶YH WR JR WR VWD\ ZLWK WKLV ² JULQGLQJ
WKHPGRZQ´
%URQFKHDX DQG 0DGLVRQ &DUOLQ MRLQHG
6KHSDUG DV GRXEOH¿JXUH VFRUHUV &DUOLQ
KDGDWHDPEHVWDQG%URQFKHDXKDG
%URQFKHDX¶VDFWLYHGHIHQVHUHVXOWHGLQHLJKW
VZLSHVIRUWKHMXQLRUÀRRUJHQHUDO
:LOVRQKDGSRLQWVDQGVL[DVVLVWVIRU
+HSSQHU
$OWKRXJKDOUHDG\KHDGHGWRWKH&ODVV$
VWDWHWRXUQDPHQWWRGD\¶VGLVWULFWWLWOHJDPH
YHUVXV WRSVHHGHG 3LORW 5RFN VWLOO PHDQV
VRPHWKLQJ'RUHPXVVDLG
³,W¶VIRUSXWWLQJDERDUGRQWKHZDOO´VKH
VDLG³,GRQ¶WNQRZWKDW3LORW5RFNGRHVWKLV
DQ\PRUH EXW ZH SXW WKH GLVWULFW FKDPSL-
RQVKLSSODTXHVRQWKHZDOO²LW¶VEHHQ
\HDUV7KDW¶VDELJSDUWRILW´
7LSVHWIRUSPDWWKH3HQGOHWRQ&RQ-
YHQWLRQ&HQWHU
———
WESTON-MCEWEN 56, HEPPNER 39
HEP
7 12
8 12 — 39
WMHS
11 15
7 23 — 56
HEPPNER — Kelly Wilson 15, P. Grieb 4, M. Lindsay 6, J. Kemp-
ken 4, M. Correa 8, K. Lindsay 0, M. Gibbs 0, R. Dompier 0, R.
Wizner 0, K. Gray 2, R. Kollman 0.
WESETON-MCEWEN — S. Finifrock 3, Madison Carlin 12, A.
Broncheau 10, S. Quaempts 8, K. Shepad 10, T. Entze 0, M. Aby 8,
C. Quaempts 4, A. Schreoder 0, K. Peterson 5.
3-point field goals — HEP 0, WMHS 2. Free throws — HEP
9-18, WMHS 12-24. Fouls — HEP 20, WMHS 21. Fouled out — J.
Kempken (HEP).
PILOT ROCK 34, STANFIELD 18 —
$W3HQGOHWRQWKH5RFNHWVFDPHRXWRQWRS
RIDGHIHQVLYHWXVVOHRQ)ULGD\WRDGYDQFH
WRWKHGLVWULFWFKDPSLRQVKLSDQGDOVRSXQFK
WKHLUWLFNHWWRWKHVWDWHSRVWVHDVRQ
7KH 1R VHHGHG 5RFNHWV VKXW RXW WKH
IRXUWKVHHGHG7LJHUVLQWKH¿UVWTXDU-
WHUWKHQPDGHWKHOHDGVWLFNGHVSLWHDQRWKHU
ORFNGRZQ GHIHQVLYH SHUIRUPDQFH E\ WKH
Tigers.
IRRIGON 88, PILOT ROCK 27
PRHS (7-14) 7 11
4
5 — 27
IHS (22-1) 27 26 18 17 — 88
PILOT ROCK — Justin Willingham 9, D. Hasher 7, B. Pierce 6,
C. Weinke 3, L. Thieme 2, P. Roe, J. Pierce, D. Fritz, B. Postma, T.
Denny. 11-34 FG
IRRIGON — Anthony Landeros 19, A. Romero 15, F. Vera 14, Z.
Rice 13, A. Rice 10, A. Timpy 9, H. White 4, X. Rambo 2, N. Verley 2,
O. Vera, O. Romero. 34-59 FG
3-point field goals — PRHS 1-8, IHS 13-28. Free throws —
PRHS 4-10, IHS 7-7. Fouls — PRHS 11, IHS 12. Fouled out —
none.
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Weston-McE-
wen’s Keegan
Shepard shoots
the ball in front
of Heppner’s
Maddie Lindsay
in the Tiger-
Scots 56-39 win
against the Mus-
tangs on Friday
in Pendleton.
³:HH[SHFWHGLWWREHOLNHWKDWDIWHUWKH
RYHUWLPH JDPH D FRXSOH ZHHNV DJR´ VDLG
3LORW5RFNFRDFK%XWFK:LOVRQ³DQG,WKLQN
WKHUHZDVDOLWWOHELWRIQHUYHVFRPLQJLQWR
WKLVJDPHDVWKH1RWHDPNQRZLQJWKH\
FRXOGJHWNQRFNHGRIIDQGRXWRIVWDWHFRQ-
tention).”
6WDQ¿HOG KHOG &ROXPELD %DVLQ &RQIHU-
HQFH 3OD\HU RI WKH <HDU 0DGLVRQ 'DYH WR
WKUHH SRLQWV EXW IUHVKPDQ 0F.D\OD 'HLVW
VWHSSHGLQZLWKDJDPHKLJKSRLQWVDQG
VRSKRPRUH-DFH\:LOVRQDQGVHQLRU%DLOH\
:HLQNHHDFKDGGHGHLJKW
³:H MXVW VSUHDG LW RXW VR DQ\RQH FDQ
VFRUHRQDQ\JLYHQQLJKW´VDLG:HLQNHWKH
WHDP¶VRQO\VHQLRU
'DYH OHG DOO UHERXQGHUV ZLWK DQG
PDGH KHU SUHVHQFH IHOW RQ GHIHQVH *XDUG
<D]]PLQ&KDYH]FDPHRIIWKHEHQFKWROHDG
6WDQ¿HOG ZLWK QLQH SRLQWV EXW WKH 7LJHUV¶
IURQWFRXUW RQO\ FRQWULEXWHG WZR SRLQWV WR
WKH¿QDOWDOO\
³:HGRQ¶WKDYHDQ\ERG\WKDWFDQPDWFK
XS ZLWK 'DYH LQ WKH SRVW DQG VR ZH MXVW
DKYHWRGRZKDWZHFDQWROLPLWKHU´VDLG
6WDQ¿HOGFRDFK'DQLHO6KDUS³,GRQ¶WNQRZ
LI\RXFDQVWRSKHUEXWZHFDQJHWKHUKXII-
LQJ DQG SXI¿Q D OLWWOH ELW DQG WKDW ZDV WKH
JRDO´
3LORW5RFNDGYDQFHVWRIDFH:HVWRQ0F(-
ZHQ LQ WKH &%& FKDPSLRQVKLS WRGD\ DW
SP
7KH ORVV HQGHG 6WDQ¿HOG¶V EHVW VHDVRQ
VLQFH DQG WKH ¿UVW LQ 6KDUS¶V GX-
DOFRDFKLQJUROHZLWKWKHVFKRRO
³,W¶V EHHQ D EXLOGLQJ EORFN DQG , WKLQN
WKH\WRRNVRPHVWHSV´VDLG6KDUSZKRDOVR
FRDFKHGWKH6WDQ¿HOGER\VWRD&%&WRXU-
QDPHQWEHUWK
———
PILOT ROCK 34, STANFIELD 18
SHS (10-15) 0 6
6
6 — 18
PRHS (14-6) 13 7 11
3 — 34
STANFIELD — Yazzmin Chavez 9, B, Watson 3, G. Chavez 2, C.
Curiel 2, N. Esquivel 2, C. Hopper, S. Connell, B. Braithewaite, M.
Banderas, A. O’Neill, M. Griffin, A. Lemmon.
PILOT ROCK — McKayla Deist 10, B. Weinke 8, J. Wilson 8, M.
Dave 3, B. Roe 2, S. Weinke 2, T. Ostrom 1, R. Willingham, M.
Glynn, R. Oates, A. Bray.
3-point field goals — SHS 0, PRHS 2. Free throws — SHS 6-13,
PRHS 12-24. Fouls — SHS 14, PRHS 14. Fouled out — none.
Boys Basketball
IRRIGON 88, PILOT ROCK 27 — At
3HQGOHWRQ,W¶VQRWRIWHQD1RVHHGJHWVWKH
FKDQFHWROD\DWUDSEXWWKDW¶VH[DFWO\ZKDW
WKH,UULJRQ.QLJKWVGLGRQ)ULGD\QLJKWWRVH-
FXUHWKHLUVSRWLQWKHVWDWHSRVWVHDVRQ
)UHVKRIIDQXSVHWZLQWZRQLJKWVEHIRUH
WKH3LORW5RFNER\VEDVNHWEDOOWHDPZDVLQD
IDPLOLDUVSRW¿YHPLQXWHVLQWRWKHLU&ROXPELD
%DVLQ&RQIHUHQFHVHPL¿QDOJDPHDW3HQGOH-
WRQ&RQYHQWLRQ&HQWHU²WUDLOLQJEXWKDQJ-
ing around.
%XW RYHU WKH QH[W WKUHH PLQXWHV WKH
.QLJKWVVSUDQJWKHLUWUDS²QRWRQWKH5RFN-
HWVEXWRQDQ\EOXHDQGJROGFODGIDQVZKR¶G
OHWWKHLGHDRIDQRWKHUXSVHWFUHHSLQWRWKHLU
thoughts.
%\WKHWLPHWKHVHFRQGTXDUWHUVWDUWHG,UUL-
JRQKDGSXVKHGDVHYHQSRLQWOHDGWRDQG
WKH.QLJKWVZHQWWRWKHLUUHVHUYHVHDUO\LQWKH
VHFRQGKDOIWRFORVHRXWDZLQ
³3LORW5RFNLVDJRRGWHDP´VDLG,UULJRQ
VHQLRU$QWKRQ\/DQGHURVZKROHGWKHJDPH
ZLWK SRLQWV ³3HRSOH XQGHUHVWLPDWH WKHP
EXW WKH\¶UH JRLQJ WR JLYH LW WKHLU DOO HYHU\
JDPH 7KHVH ZHUH ELJ JDPHV WKLV ZHHNHQG
DQGWKH\VWHSSHGLWXSWREHDEOHWREHKHUHVR
WKDWPHDQVWKH\ZHUHPHDQWWREHKHUH´
³3LORW 5RFN HDUQHG WKH VSRW WR EH KHUH
DQGZHWUHDWHGWKHPZLWKUHVSHFW´VDLG,UUL-
JRQFRDFK0LWFK7KRPSVRQ³:H¶UHQRWJR-
LQJ WR IHDU DQ\ERG\ EXW ZH¶UH VXUH DV KHFN
JRLQJWRUHVSHFWHYHU\ERG\´
=DFK 5LFH VKRW IRU IURP EHKLQG WKH
DUF WR SDFH ,UULJRQ¶V RI WKUHHSRLQW
VKRRWLQJDQG¿QLVKHGZLWKSRLQWV$GULDQ
5RPHURDGGHGSRLQWVDQG)UHG\9HUDKDG
14.
HEPPNER 60, STANFIELD 59 — At
3HQGOHWRQ &- .LQGOH IRXQG WHDPPDWH /R-
JDQ *ULHE VPDFNGDE LQ WKH PLGGOH RI WKH
NH\WUDLOLQJE\RQHZLWKWKHFORFNZLQGLQJ
down.
*ULHEGLGWKHRQO\WKLQJKHFRXOGSXWLW
XS7KHVKRWZDVQ¶WDWKLQJRIEHDXW\EXWWKH
UHVXOWZDVDOOWKH0XVWDQJVFRXOGKRSHIRU
7KHEDOOZHQWGRZQDQGDIWHU6WDQ¿HOG¶V
'\ODQ *URJDQ OLSSHG RXW D JDPHZLQQLQJ
DWWHPSW VHFRQGV ODWHU VHFRQGVHHGHG +HS-
SQHUSXQFKHGLWV¿UVW&ODVV$VWDWHWRXUQD-
PHQWWLFNHWVLQFH
³,WROGWKHJX\VDIWHUZDUGWKDW,FRXOGQ¶W
EH PRUH SURXG´ +HSSQHU FRDFK -HUHP\
5RVHQEDOPVDLG³:HNQHZZHZHUHLQIRUD
GRJ¿JKWDQGZHJRWRQH´
7KHEDFNDQGIRUWKJDPHFXOPLQDWHGWKH
VDPHZD\PRVWPHHWLQJEHWZHHQ0XVWDQJV
DQG7LJHUVGRZLWKDIXULRXV¿QLVK
*URJDQ FRQYHUWHG DQ ROGIDVKLRQHG
WKUHHSRLQWSOD\ZLWKVHFRQGVUHPDLQLQJ
LQ UHJXODWLRQ 7KH EXFNHW DQG IUHH WKURZ
JDYH 6WDQ¿HOG LWV ¿UVW OHDG DW VLQFH
the third quarter.
7KHQ*ULHE¿QLVKHGWKHVKRWWKDW5RVHQ-
EDO GHVFULEHG DV ³DZNZDUG DQG RIIEDO-
DQFHG´IRUDPLUDFXORXVZLQ
7KLV LV WKH VHFRQG VWUDLJKW PHHWLQJ EH-
tween the Tigers and Mustangs decided in
WKHZDQLQJVHFRQGV.LQGOHZDVIRXOHGRQD
WKUHHSRLQWWU\DWWKHEX]]HULQ+HSSQHUODVW
WLPHRXWDQGPDGHWKUHHIRXOVKRWVWRFOLQFK
the win.
3DWULFN&ROOLQVZDVDORDGLQVLGHIRUWKH
0XVWDQJV ¿QLVKLQJ ZLWK SRLQWV WR JR
with 12 rebounds.
'HVSLWH D VHDVRQ WKH 7LJHUV ZLOO
QRWEHMRLQLQJ+HSSQHUDQG,UULJRQLQQH[W
ZHHN¶VRSHQLQJSOD\RIIURXQG
³7KHUH¶V JRLQJ WR EH TXLWH D IHZ WHDPV
SOD\LQJ QH[W ZHHN DQG WKH\ ZRQ¶W 7KDW¶V
UHDOO\XQIRUWXQDWH´5RVHQEDOPVDLG
$VIRU+HSSQHUWKH0XVWDQJVZLOOKDYH
DWKLUGDQG¿QDOFKDQFHWRGRZQWRSUDQNHG
,UULJRQ6DWXUGD\7LSLVVHWIRUSP
———
HEPPNER 60, STANFIELD 59
HEP
10 16 20 14 — 60
SHS
12 15 17 15 — 59
HEPPNER — W. Putman 9, L. Grieb 13, J. Corbin 0, C. Hedman 0,
Patrick Collins 18, K. Murray 5, R. Cutsforth 11, C. Kindle 4.
STANFIELD — Bailey 5, Carrillo 2, Galarza 4, Lockwood 0,
Flores 8, Braithewaite 9, Dylan Grogan 22, Monkus 2, Montes 0,
Davchevski 7.
3-point field goals — HEP 4, SHS 6. Free throws — HEP 8-17,
SHS 13-21. Fouls — HEP 19, SHS 18. Fouled out — none.