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-
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in the Los Angeles Angels’
2-0 win over the Seattle
Mariners
on Tuesday
night.
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(1-0) was
outstanding,
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ters he faced. The left-hander
allowed three baserunners
and needed only two strike-
outs to shut down Seattle.
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with the Mariners, but that
was the entirety of Seattle’s
offense against Wilson.
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power on a chilly night when
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and Frese followed with
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SPORTS
Prep Basketball
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ton’s Wes
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ball over
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iston’s
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Crafton in
the Bucks’
55-51 win
against
the Bull-
dogs this
season in
Pendleton.
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make all-state teams
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Blount to miss 1
game for substance
abuse violation
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.
(AP) — New England Patri-
ots running back LeGarrette
Blount has been suspended
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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-
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with Pittsburgh. Steelers
running back Le’Veon Bell
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possession and DUI in the
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for the Steelers last season
before being cut then signed
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season, he rushed for 281
yards and three touchdowns.
He rushed for 40 yards in
the Super Bowl win over the
Seattle Seahawks.
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take part in all offseason
and preseason practices and
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“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.
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1975 — Frank Robinson,
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of 294 days. Woods takes
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Prep Roundup
Knights,
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over the Vikings on Tuesday
in non-league play.
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held to three hits in its second
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into league play on Friday in
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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.
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The Pendleton and Mac-Hi soft-
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repeat.
After each hoisted a state title
trophy last June, the region’s top
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cases this spring.
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lette Robert, the Pioneers looked the
part, sailing to an 8-1 victory over
the Buckaroos.
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the Buckaroo lineup, striking out
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their star hurler with several high-
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have begun to ring. The loss is the
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4-6 on the year. It’s uncharted wa-
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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.
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