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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Boxing
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
MLB
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gurantees victory
STEPHEN HAWKINS
Associated Press
By TIM DAHLBERG
Associated Press
LAS VEGAS — Manny
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the punching power of
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Juan Manuel Marquez was
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Hermistonís Lucas Tolan puts the tag on Hood Riv-
er’s Skyler Hunter as they collide at third base in the
Bulldogs’ 19-9 loss in extra innings to the Eagles on
Tuesday in Hermiston.
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games over Hermiston on
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gives the Eagles the season
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Cameron (HRV); K. Walker (HRV), C. Lariza
(HRV); D. Buckley (HRV); Mikami (HERM).
3B — R. Wilson (HRV).
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three errors Tuesday and
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Happ doubled his season strikeout
total with nine in 6 2-3 innings,
and Rickie Weeks homered for the
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really commanded his fastball and
curveball,” Seattle manager Lloyd
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year was right up there with all the top
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arriving in an offseason trade from
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Fernando Rodney worked a perfect
ninth with two strikeouts for his sixth
save in seven chances, and second in as
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First, Breyanna Naylor and
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out, and then Hinkley struck out but
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past the catcher, allowing Naylor to
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later, Alex Barron walked, and two
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middle, but second baseman Bobbi
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ROUNDUP:
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propelled Heppner to a 4-2 win over
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pitcher Ryan Bailey, scoring six runs
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to a nine run lead that could not be
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plate, driving a three-run homerun
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2B — D. Chapman (IRR); C. Kroske (IRR) 2; F. Vera (IRR);
Young (GU). HR — C. Kroske.
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2B — D. Chapman (IRR); A. Timpy (IRR) 2. 3B — Young
(GU) 2; Mansitas (GU).
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SIDE 1 — At Boardman, visiting
pitchers Chance Leroue and Jacob
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L — W. Killion.
2B — T. Larsen (WAI) 2.
SOFTBALL
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Taylor Entze struck out 13 to shut down
the Indians in a lopsided non-league
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Keegan Shepard provided the
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the victory on the mound throwing
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Pendleton 7, Southridge 0
Singles: Meagan Flanagan def. Emily Koehler 6-4, 6-4;
Matilde Cittadini def. Grace Haymaker-Teals 7-6, 6-2;
Hannah Flanagan def. Isa Morrison 4-6, 6-1,7-5; Brandy
Brown def. Chelsea Hansen 6-4, 6-0.
Doubles: Keren and Keziah Hampton def. Brittany Han-
cock and Rachael Nicholls 6-0, 6-2; Christina Thompson
and Kiana Sperl (PHS) def. Savannah Brown and Alani Saf-
ford (SR) 1-6, 6-2, tiebreaker 10-3; Sam Bixler and Jenna
Senter def. Taylor Yount Anna Diskin 6-3, 6-4.
Helix 5, Weston-McEwen 1
Singles: Lynne Roberts (Helix) def. LuAmanda Kidd
(WM) 8-3; Paige Gabriel (Helix) def. Bebe Calley (WM) 8-2;
Mecaila Espy (Helix) def. Emmaline (WM) 8-6.
Doubles: Kyla R/Lynne R (Helix) def. Lacey Kuehn/Jo-
hanna Albert 9-7; Kyle R. and Lynn R. (Helix) def. Hannah
McIntyre/Christina Swafford (WM) 6-4;
Becky Taylor/Mary Bagdon (WM) def. Paige G./Mecaila
E. (Helix) 8-6.
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Southridge (WA) 4, Pendleton 2
Singles: Gareth Haug (PHS) def. Sam Raposas (SR) 6-1,
6-1; Rayden Cozad (SR) def. Jeremy Cochrene 6-3, 5-7, 9-9
(injury forfeit.) Cochrene injured his wrist after a fall in the
third set tiebreak and could not continue. Henry Holdman
(PHS) def. Joel Erickson (SR) 6-3, 6-1.
Doubles: Nathan McClintock and Mason Cramer def.
Lincoln Johnson and Daniel Medina 7-5, 6-4; Jared
Skulrud and Brandon Knutzen def. Peter Wallace and Silas
Johnston 6-2, 6-2; Garret Jones and Tyler Wardlow def.
Josh Mendoza and Henry Scanlan 6-0, 6-0.
Weston-McEwen 4, Helix 3
Singles: Caleb Olson (WM) defeat Jon Shaw (Helix) 8-5;
Jon Cogswell (WM) defeat Erik Jones (Helix) 8-6; Kellen
Fairchild (WM) defeat Allan Holden (Helix) 8-1; Robbie
Davison (WM) defeat Ryan Young (Helix) 6-2
Doubles: John Shaw/Eric Jones (Helix) def. Michael
Shafer/Ryan Schmidtgall (WM) 8-5; Caiden Marks/Jake
Sprenger (Helix) def. David Froese/Curtis Papineau (WM);