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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015 Sports shorts Wilson leads Angels past Seattle SEATTLE (AP) — C.J. Wilson allowed two hits over eight innings and David Freese provided all the of- IHQVHZLWKDWZRUXQKRPHU in the Los Angeles Angels’ 2-0 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Wilson (1-0) was outstanding, wriggling RXWRIDVHFRQGLQQLQJMDP DQGUHWLULQJWKH¿QDOEDW ters he faced. The left-hander allowed three baserunners and needed only two strike- outs to shut down Seattle. Nelson Cruz and Rickie :HHNVHDFKJRWKLV¿UVWKLW with the Mariners, but that was the entirety of Seattle’s offense against Wilson. )UHHVHIRXQGMXVWHQRXJK power on a chilly night when À\EDOOVZHUHQRWFDUU\LQJ ZHOO$OEHUW3XMROVGRXEOHG with one out in the fourth in- QLQJWKH¿UVWKLWRII6HDWWOH VWDUWHU-DPHV3D[WRQ and Frese followed with a shot to right-center that barely cleared the fence. SPORTS Prep Basketball Pendle- ton’s Wes Persinger shoots the ball over Herm- iston’s Keegan Crafton in the Bucks’ 55-51 win against the Bull- dogs this season in Pendleton. Bulldogs, Buckaroos make all-state teams +HUPLVWRQJLUOV Pendleton boys FRPELQHIRUWKUHH ILUVWWHDPVHOHFWLRQV East Oregonian 7KHLU¿QDOJDPHVORQJLQWKHERRN WKH3HQGOHWRQER\VDQG+HUPLVWRQJLUOV EDVNHWEDOO WHDPV SLFNHG XS D FRXSOH PRUHYLFWRULHVWKLVZHHNLQWKHIRUPRI all-state selections. +HUPLVWRQ¶V JLUOV IROORZHG WKH OHDG RIMXQLRUJXDUGV6DUD5DPLUH]DQG-DQ VHQ(GPLVWRQDOOWKHZD\WRWKHFKDPSL RQVKLSJDPHDQGERWKZHUHYRWHGDV¿UVW WHDPSOD\HUVE\WKHVWDWH¶V$FRDFKHV Pendleton senior Wes Persinger was QDPHG WR WKH $ ER\V ¿UVW WHDP DIWHU OHDGLQJWKH%XFNDURRVWRWKHVWDWH¶V¿QDO EUDFNHWIRUWKH¿UVWWLPHVLQFHWKH 10 season. ,WZDVWKH¿UVWWLPHHDFKSOD\HUKDG PDGHDQDOOVWDWHWHDP 5DPLUH] DQG (GPLVWRQ¶V VHOHFWLRQV FDPHDIWHU&R3OD\HURIWKH<HDUDZDUGV LQWKH&ROXPELD5LYHU&RQIHUHQFH7KH JLUOVZHUHQHDUO\LGHQWLFDOZKHQLWFDPH WR VWDWLVWLFV DQG ERWK DYHUDJHG PRUH WKDQSRLQWVDQGQHDUO\¿YHDVVLVWVD JDPH Also honored by the state’s girls FRDFKHVZDV+HUPLVWRQVHQLRUIRUZDUG Tavin Headings as one of two honorable PHQWLRQ VHOHFWLRQV 6KH DYHUDJHG SRLQWVDJDPH See ALL-STATE/2B Staff photo by E.J. Harris MILTON-FREEWATER 0DF+LPDXOV3HQGOHWRQ Blount to miss 1 game for substance abuse violation FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patri- ots running back LeGarrette Blount has been suspended IRUWKH¿UVWJDPHQH[WVHD son for violating the NFL’s substance policy. FACES abuse The league announced the suspen- sion without pay Tuesday without saying when the viola- Blount tion occurred. Blount was arrested last August for pos- VHVVLRQRIPDULMXDQDZKLOH with Pittsburgh. Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell ZDVDUUHVWHGIRUPDULMXDQD possession and DUI in the VDPHWUDI¿FVWRS %ORXQWSOD\HGJDPHV for the Steelers last season before being cut then signed ZLWKWKH3DWULRWV,QWKH¿QDO ¿YHJDPHVRIWKHUHJXODU season, he rushed for 281 yards and three touchdowns. He rushed for 40 yards in the Super Bowl win over the Seattle Seahawks. The NFL said Blount can take part in all offseason and preseason practices and JDPHV “I’m irritated. Yes, I’m still proud of my accomplishment, but I’m not happy with the decision.“ — Sam Holtz Suburban Chicago sixth grader after be- ing informed he was too young to claim the $20,000 gift card and trip to the Maui Invita- tional tournament he had won after tying for fi rst in ESPN’s NCAA Tournament bracket contest. An ESPN Digital Media spokesman said the network is working on putting together an alternate prize for Holtz. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1975 — Frank Robinson, WKH ¿UVW EODFN PDQDJHU LQ WKH PDMRUV GHEXWV DV SOD\ HUPDQDJHU IRU WKH &OHYH land Indians. Robinson hits a KRPHUXQLQKLV¿UVWDWEDWWR help beat the New York Yan- kees 5-3. 2001 — Tiger Woods wins the Masters for a sweep RIWKHIRXUPDMRUVLQDVSDQ of 294 days. Woods takes WKH PDMRUV ZLWK D FRPELQHG score of 65-under. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS Prep Roundup Knights, ’Scots win on diamond /RFDOWHDPV FRPSHWHLQQRQ OHDJXHJDPHV East Oregonian IRRIGON — Austin Rice DQG 1DWH 9HUOH\ VKXW 8PD WLOOD GRZQ IURP WKH PRXQG DQG $ODQ %ODFNPDQ DQG Fredy Vera paced the Irrigon .QLJKWVIURPWKHEDWWHU¶VER[ IRU D ¿YHLQQLQJ ZLQ over the Vikings on Tuesday in non-league play. Rice got the start and the win, leaving in the third with an 8-0 lead. He al- BASEBALL lowed three hits, struck out three and walked Irrigon none. Ver- ley allowed both of 8PDWLOOD¶V runs in the third inning, Umatilla but pitched a scoreless fourth be- fore fresh- PDQ -RQQ\ 3KLOOLSV QHHGHG MXVWQLQHSLWFKHVWRUHWLUHGWKH VLGHLQWKH¿IWK 9HUD DQG %ODFNPDQ ZHUH each 3 for 4 at the plate, and %ODFNPDQ¿QLVKHGZLWKIRXU RBIs while Vera had two doubles and scored three WLPHV&RXUWHV\UXQQHU$GUL DQ5RDVFRUHGIRXUWLPHV 8PDWLOOD ZDV held to three hits in its second run-rule loss of the season. 8PDWLOOD ZLOO VWHS EDFN into league play on Friday in a doubleheader at Nyssa. Irrigon opens league play on Saturday by hosting :HVWRQ0F(ZHQ DW DP DQGSP ——— 12 2 Staff photo by E.J. Harris Mac-Hi’s Mika Fortune crosses home plate in front of Pendleton catcher Myka Weissenfl uh in the Pioneers’ 8-1 win against the Bucks on Tuesday in Milton-Freewater. 3LRQHHUVWDNHFODVKRIGHIHQGLQJFKDPSV By ERIK SKOPIL East Oregonian The Pendleton and Mac-Hi soft- EDOOWHDPVVKDUHDFRPPRQJRDO² repeat. After each hoisted a state title trophy last June, the region’s top SURJUDPVDLPWRDGGWRWKHLUWURSK\ cases this spring. On Tuesday the schools’ re- ceived an early season progress UHSRUWPHHWLQJDW<DQWLV3DUNIRUD QRQOHDJXHFKDPSLRQVKRZFDVH Behind clutch hitting and the SRZHUIXOOHIWDUPRIVHQLRUDFH&R lette Robert, the Pioneers looked the part, sailing to an 8-1 victory over the Buckaroos. 6RSKRPRUHFDWFKHU0DOORU\&R SHODQG VPRNHG WKUHH EDOOV WR WKH RXW¿HOG ² LQFOXGLQJ RQH RYHU WKH FHQWHU ¿HOG IHQFH IRU KHU ¿UVW YDU VLW\KRPHU5REHUWFUXLVHGWKURXJK the Buckaroo lineup, striking out VL[ DQG DOORZLQJ MXVW IRXU %XFNV to reach base. The Pioneer defense GLGQ¶W FRPPLW DQ HUURU DQG DLGHG their star hurler with several high- light reel catches. “This is huge. Our RPI ranking ZLOOJRXSDQGLW¶VMXVWQLFHWREHDW Pendleton. They usually beat us, DQGZHQHYHUEHDWWKHPOLNHWKLV´ said Copeland. )RU 3HQGOHWRQ WKH DODUP EHOOV have begun to ring. The loss is the ¿IWKLQVL[JDPHVDQGGURSVWKHPWR 4-6 on the year. It’s uncharted wa- ters for the Buckaroos, which have SOFTBALL Mac-Hi 8 Staff photo by E.J. Harris Mac-Hi pitcher Colette Robert throws from the pitching circle in the Pioneers’ 8-1 win against Pendleton on Tuesday in Mil- ton-Freewater. long been an area powerhouse. “We are without a doubt in unfa- PLOLDUWHUULWRU\ULJKWQRZ´3HQGOH WRQFRDFK7LP&DU\VDLG³:HKDGD OLWWOHWDONRXWWKHUHLQULJKW¿HOG:H can’t let 4-6 get us down for the rest RIWKH\HDU,W¶VJDPHVLQWRD JDPHVHDVRQ´ &RSHODQGGURYHLQWKH¿UVWIRXU 0DF+LUXQVDQG¿YHWRWDORQ the day. She found the gap in the ¿UVW WR SODWH 6KDQQRQ &DUWHU DQG then lifted Pendleton starter Kier- Pendleton 1 sten Murphy’s third inning offering WRGHHSFHQWHUWRJLYHKHUWHDPD lead. ,W ZDV DQ XQXVXDO H[KLELWLRQ RI SRZHUIRU&RSHODQGZKRZDVPDN ing a rare appearance as the cleanup hitter in place of her sister Stefanie Copeland. ³,ZDVVXUSULVHG,¶PQRWDSRZ HUKLWWHU´VKHVDLGRIKHU¿UVWFDUHHU KRPHUXQ³,¶PXVXDOO\WKHFRQWDFW KLWV ² JR WKURXJK WKH PLGGOH RU VRPHWKLQJ²KLWWHU´ Pendleton responded with a Dar- ian Lindsey triple in the top of the IRXUWK 7KH VHQLRU WKLUG EDVHPDQ UHDFKHGKRPHRQHEDWWHUODWHUZKHQ Ellie Richards hit a hard ground ball to second base and Carter elected to get the out. 0DF+L DGGHG WZR PRUH LQ WKH ERWWRP RI WKH IRXUWK WR NLOO DQ\ PRPHQWXP JDLQHG DQG DGGHG WZR PRUHLQVXUDQFHUXQVLQWKHVL[WKWR FRPSOHWHWKHVHYHQUXQYLFWRU\ ³,WZDVMXVWDJUHDWGD\IRUXV´ Mac-Hi coach Nicole Christian said. “They played really well. 7KH\ FDPH RXW VWURQJ SXW WKH GH fense behind Colette and she did JUHDWRQWKHPRXQG´ See SOFTBALL/2B IRRIGON 12, UMATILLA 2 (5 innings) R H E UHS 002 00 — 2 2 3 4 IHS 351 03 — 12 12 3 Diego S. and Cory L. Austin Rice, Nate Verley (3), Jonny Phillips (5) and Alan Black- man. W — Rice. L — Diego S. 2B — Verley, Hayden White, Fredy Vera 2 (Irrigon) SHERMAN 11, HEP- PNER 1 (6 innings) — At Moro, the Huskies plated IRXUUXQVLQWKHERWWRPRIWKH fourth inning to pull away IURPWKH0XVWDQJVLQDQRQ OHDJXH EDVHEDOO JDPH RQ Tuesday. Already ahead 2-0, Sher- PDQRSHQHGWKHLUIRXUWK inning with a single, then a walk before back-to-back doubles by Treve Martin DQG:\DWW6WXW]PDQVFRUHG three runners. A walk and a KLW EDWVPDQ ORDGHG WKH EDJV DQGDVDFUL¿FHÀ\E\$XVWLQ .DVHEHUJPDGHLWDJDPH Heppner (2-2) added its RQO\UXQLQWKHWRSRIWKH¿IWK See PREPS/2B
