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WEEKEND, MARCH 7-8, 2015 Sports shorts NCAA suspends Jim Boeheim for Syracuse violations SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — The NCAA denounced one of the country’s most GHFRUDWHGEDVNHWEDOO programs Friday, suspending Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim for nine conference games next year and outlining a decade-long series of violations that included academic misconduct, LPSURSHUEHQH¿WVDQGGUXJ policy failures. 7KHJRYHUQLQJERG\ saying the school lost control of its athletic department, placed Syracuse RQSUREDWLRQIRU¿YH\HDUV IRUEUHDNLQJZLWKWKH³PRVW fundamental core values of the NCAA.” 7KHEXONRIWKH violations concerned DWKOHWLFGHSDUWPHQWRI¿FLDOV interfering with academics and making sure star players VWD\HGHOLJLEOH SPORTS IRRIGON One win from knighthood Irrigon on point in VHPL¿QDOVURXWRI5HJLV “If it had been any other club, I probably wouldn’t have. But I didn’t need a 3-iron for the rest of the round, so I thought, ‘Why not?’” — Rory McIlroy After heaving the club into the middle of a lake at the Cadillac Championship 74 43 Staff photo by E.J. Harris Irrigon Adrian Romero shoots the ball over Regis’ Blake Minten in the Knights’ 74-43 win against the Rams on Friday in Pendleton. PENDLETON Buckaroos in rare air tion. The Spartan offense from that SRLQW ZDV KHOG RII WKH VFRUHERDUG Four trips down with nada to show for it. By ERIK SKOPIL Pendleton on the other hand East Oregonian went to work. Kai Quinn drove to WKHEDVNHWDQGGUHZDIRXODQGVDQN The Bucking Chutes student sec- two at the charity stripe to deadlock WLRQ VSLOOHG LQWR FHOHEUDWLRQ IRUPD LW 6PLWK WRLOHG ZLWK WKH EDOO DW WKH WLRQ RQ WKH :DUEHUJ &RXUW SOD\LQJ top of the key the next time down surface following the Buckaroos EHIRUHVSLQQLQJLQWRWKHODQHIRUWKH WZHOIWK DQG ¿QDO KRPH ZLQ RI WKH JRDKHDGÀRDWHUZLWK season, a 63-57 Class 5A left. playoff opening round victory BOYS HOOPS ³, ZDV WU\LQJ WR JHW WR RYHU &RUYDOOLV:KLOH LW¶OO EH the rim and draw a foul the season’s last home court EHFDXVH ZH ZHUH DOUHDG\ storm, the Buckaroos quest LQWKHERQXVVRHLWKHUZD\ Pendleton for W’s will continue. LW¶GEHJRRG´6PLWKVDLG The Buckaroos are Corval- The next two Spartan OLVERXQG trips came up empty and For just the fourth time in ZHUHHDFKIROORZHGE\WZR \HDUVWKH\¶OOEHDPRQJWKH Smith made free throws ¿QDOHLJKWWHDPVSOD\LQJIRUD ²DOOIRXUQRWKLQJEXWQHW Corvallis state title. Smith’s individual 6-0 run ³:H¶UH DOO MXVW VXSHU FOLQFKHG WKH ZLQ +H ¿Q jacked up,” said senior Wes LVKHG ZLWK D WHDPEHVW Persigner, moments after he points. DQG WHDPPDWHV ZHUH PREEHG E\ D ³)RU PLQXWHV ZH ZHUH DZ sea of Buckaroos supporters. ful,” Pendleton coach Brian Broad- ³:H¶UH JRLQJ WR WU\ DQG WDNH GXVVDLG³7KHQZHKDGJRRGHIIRUW full advantage of it, too,” sopho- good stops, good composure, good more guard Caden Smith added. UHERXQGVIRUWKHODVW´ ³1RZWKDWZH¶UHDWVWDWHZH¶YHJRW The visiting Spartans were as GR VRPHWKLQJ DERXW LW QRW MXVW JR PXFK WR EODPH IRU WKH %XFNDURRV there.” struggles. Corvallis entered winners That’s where the last three teams of 9 of 10 games in the Mid-Wil- have fallen short. No Buckaroo team lamette Conference — one of the KDVZRQDJDPHDWD¿QDOVLWHVLQFH state’s top leagues. Four other league the 1970 PHS team reached the state PHPEHUVSOD\HGJDPHVLQWKH5RXQG VHPL¿QDOURXQG of 16. The Buckaroos have three shutout Normally a head taller than any- minutes to thank the opportunity to RQHRQWKHÀRRU3HUVLQJHUVDZH\H change their fortune. Corvallis guard to-eye with four Spartans. Staff photo by E.J. Harris JD Lasswell sank his fourth 3-point- ³%\IDUSUREDEO\WKHPRVWSK\VL Pendleton’s James Bradt draws contact from Corvallis’ Keagan er of the night to give the Spartans a Simmons in the Bucks’ 63-57 win against the Spartans on Friday See BUCKS/2B 57-55 lead with 3:11 left in regula- PHS heads to quarters, fourth time in 45 years 63 57 in Pendleton. MISSION (DJOHVVRDUWR¿QDO THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1951 — Ezzard Charles wins a unanimous 15-round decision over Jersey Joe Walcott to retain the world heavyweight title in Detroit. 1954 — The Minneap- olis Lakers and Milwaukee Hawks experiment with the EDVNHWVUDLVHGIURPIHHWWR IHHW GXULQJ DQ H[KLELWLRQ game. George Mikan and the Lakers win 65-63. 1977 ² $QWKRQ\ 5RE HUWV RI 2UDO 5REHUWV VFRUHV 65 points in a 90-89 loss to 2UHJRQ LQ WKH ¿UVW URXQG RI the NIT. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com was named Irrigon’s Moda Health Player of the Game. One player who wasn’t hitting his Once again proving the whole to shot in warm-ups was senior Antho- EHJUHDWHUWKDQLWVSDUWVWKH,UULJRQ ny Landeros, who after leading the .QLJKWVVWHDPUROOHGWKHLUZD\EDFN Knights with 21 points in a physical LQWRWKH&ODVV$ER\VEDVNHWEDOOWL TXDUWHU¿QDOV ZLQ RYHU %XUQV ZDV tle game with a 74-43 dismantling VSHQGLQJ DV PXFK WLPH DV SRVVLEOH VWUHWFKLQJ D KDELWXDOO\ WLJKW ORZHU of Regis. (LJKW.QLJKWVFRPELQHGWRVKRRW EDFNRQWKHVLGHOLQH But after Ryan Reynolds opened SHUFHQWRI DQGEXULHG the scoring with an inside the Rams under an early EDUUDJH RI WKUHHSRLQWHUV LQ BOYS HOOPS EDVNHW /DQGHURV PDGH EDFNWREDFNWKUHHSRLQWHUV RQHRIWKHEHVWVKRRWLQJSHU WRHVWDEOLVKWKHHDUO\OHDG IRUPDQFHVE\DWHDPDWWKH )RXO WURXEOH DQG D KDUG state tournament since the collision with Regis’ Wyatt 26$$ ZHQW WR VL[ FODVVL¿ Irrigon Keudell limited Landeros cations in 2007. WRPLQXWHVEXWKHPDGH The defending state the most of his time on the champions made four of court with a game-high 15 WKHLU WUH\V LQ WKH ¿UVW points on 5-of-7 shooting quarter, which was punctu- (3-of-4 from three). DWHG E\ VHQLRU =DFK 5LFH¶V Regis Irrigon coach Mitch fade-away three-pointer that Thompson said Landeros rattled in with :03 left in the SUREDEO\ FRXOG KDYH FRPH frame. EDFN LQ KDG WKH .QLJKWV Every Irrigon starter scored in the opening eight minutes, QRW EHHQ DKHDG E\ SRLQWV ZKHQ and the No. 1 Knights took a 21-10 he left for good midway through the lead into the second quarter. Both third quarter. ³+H¶V KDG VRPH OLQJHULQJ WLJKW their shooting percentage and con- verted three-pointers were within QHVVLQKLVORZHUEDFN«ZHZDQWHG VQHH]LQJGLVWDQFHRIHVWDEOLVKHGVLQ to give him some rest for (Satur- day),” Thompson said. gle-game tournament records. But even as Rice and Reynolds ³(YHU\WKLQJMXVWIHOWUHDOO\JRRG WRGD\,QZDUPXSVHYHU\ERG\ZDV MRLQHG /DQGHURV RQ WKH EHQFK LQ hitting their shots,” said Rice, who HDUO\ IRXO WURXEOH WKH .QLJKWV H[ ¿QLVKHG ZLWK SRLQWV RQ RI See IRRIGON/2B shooting (4 for 7 from three) and By MATT ENTRUP East Oregonian Jets to acquire Brandon Marshall from Chicago NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Marshall is on the move, heading from the Chicago Bears to the New York Jets. A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press that the Jets agreed to the star FACES acquire wide receiver on Friday, pending a physical exam. The trade, WKH¿UVWE\QHZ Jets general Marshall manager Mike Maccagnan, is IRUDQXQVSHFL¿HGGUDIWSLFN according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition RIDQRQ\PLW\EHFDXVH neither team had announced the deal. The trade cannot EHFRPHRI¿FLDOXQWLOWKH NFL’s new league year EHJLQVQH[W7XHVGD\ ,WZDVDEXV\DQG headline-making day for Maccagnan, who earlier )ULGD\UHVLJQHGOLQHEDFNHU Davis Harris to a three-year contract. Marshall, who turns 31 on March 23, has played the last three seasons with the Bears. He dealt with injuries and had 61 catches last season, his lowest total since his rookie year with Denver in 2006, for 721 yards and eight touchdowns. The Bears will save $7.7 PLOOLRQE\GHDOLQJ0DUVKDOO and also create nearly $4 million in salary cap space. 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS Nixyaawii reaches ¿UVWVWDWH¿QDO East Oregonian Photo courtesy Wil Phinney CUJ Nixyaawii fans cheer after the Golden Eagles upset top-ranked Horizon Christian to put the team into the state fi nals. BAKER — Top-seeded Horizon Christian appeared well-positioned IRUDUHWXUQWULSWRWKH&ODVV$ER\V EDVNHWEDOOVWDWH¿QDOJDPH Nixyaawii shut that idea down in a hurry. 7KH ¿IWKVHHGHG *ROGHQ (DJOHV VFRUHG WKH ¿UVW VHYHQ SRLQWV LQ WKH VHPL¿QDO FRQWHVW DW %DNHU +LJK OHG E\DVPXFKDVLQWKHVHFRQGKDOI and cruised to a 65-47 thumping up- set Friday. The statement win gains Nixy- aawii entrance into Saturday’s state ¿QDO DJDLQVW VHFRQGVHHGHG DQG GH fending champion Country Christian where the Golden Eagles will play for WKHVFKRRO¶V¿UVWER\VEDVNHWEDOOWLWOH 7KH ZLQ PD\ EH FRQVLGHUHG DQ XSVHW LQ WKH VHHGLQJ EXW WKH *ROG en Eagles entered Friday supremely FRQ¿GHQW ³:H SOD\HG WKHP LQ WKH VXPPHU and we were in the Big Sky (League) with them, so we’ve seen them for years,” said coach Shane Rivera. See NIXYAAWII/2B