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WEEKEND, MAY 16-17, 2015 Sports shorts WNBA hands out record suspensions NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA stars Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson were suspended seven games each Friday for their domestic violence arrest last month — the league’s longest ban in its 19-year history. WNBA President Laurel Richie said the league “takes all acts of violence extremely seriously” in handing down a suspension that represents more than RQH¿IWKRIWKHJDPH regular season. Richie called the players’ actions “unacceptable.” “Brittney and Glory’s conduct is detrimental to the best interests of the WNBA and violates applicable law,” Richie said in a statement. “We also understand that people make mistakes, and that education and training are as important as imposing discipline.” SPORTS 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS WAR ON 84 The Bucks’ Brady Smith pitches during the fi rst inning of Friday’s game against Herm- iston at Bob White Field. Smith shuts down Dawgs Senior brings best on senior night season, throwing a three-hit shutout as the Buckaroos defeated the Bulldogs 7-0. “That was by far his best Hermiston Pendleton (game),” Pendleton coach By ERIK SKOPIL Greg Whitten said. “That’s East Oregonian what I was expecting him to do all year.” PENDLETON — Brady Bob White Field Friday. Prone for bouts of inac- Smith was in a familiar jersey ³,¿JXUHGLW¶VVHQLRUQLJKW for Friday’s senior night, it just It’s kind of a cool thing to do,” curacy, the righthander had ample command of his fastball wasn’t his own. Smith said. The senior right-handed What he did on the mound and curveball Friday, throwing pitcher traded his No. 12 for Friday night against rival each for strikes, while walking his father and Pendleton assis- Hermiston was equally cool. only two. While not overpow- tant Bobby Smith’s old No. 9 Smith tossed a gem versus ering — he struck out just one MHUVH\ IRU KLV ¿QDO &ROXPELD rival Hermiston. He went the batter — he kept the ball in See BASEBALL/2B River Conference outing at GXUDWLRQ IRU WKH ¿UVW WLPH DOO BASEBALL 7 0 Staff photo by Kathy Aney WAR ON 84 Prep Roundup Tigers top district Busch speedy in return to racing CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Walking gingerly, his mood upbeat, Kyle Busch climbed back into his UDFHFDUIRUWKH¿UVWWLPHLQ almost three FACES months. He quickly settled into the No. 18 Toyota, got used to his new seat, and ripped the fastest lap Busch in Friday’s practice session for the All-Star race. Make no mistake, Rowdy KDVRI¿FLDOO\UHWXUQHG “I didn’t sleep all that great last night and I was wondering why — I wasn’t sure if my body was just thinking I would miss an alarm,” Busch said Friday. Busch broke his right leg and left foot when he crashed into a concrete wall GXULQJWKH)HE;¿QLW\ Series race at Daytona. He missed the Daytona 500 the day after the accident and 10 other races, but had his eye on returning for Saturday night’s $1 million All-Star race during his recovery. “That horse didn’t really get his A game together in the Kentucky Derby, and he still won. That’s a scary thought.“ — D. Wayne Lukas Horse racing hall of fame trainer on Kentucky Derby winner American Pharaoh, who is also fa- vored to win Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, the second jewel in horse racing’s triple crown. THIS DATE IN SPORTS May 16, 1916 — Damrosch, ridden by Linus McAtee, takes the early lead, gives it up in the stretch, and comes back to beat Green- wood by 1 lengths in the Preakness Stakes. May 17, 1979 — Dave Kingman of the Cubs hits three home runs and Mike Schmidt of the Phillies hits two, as Philadelphia beats &KLFDJRLQLQQLQJV at Wrigley Field. The game includes 11 home runs, 50 hits and 109 at-bats. 1988 — John Stockton of Utah ties Magic Johnson’s NBA playoff assist record with LQDORVVDJDLQVWWKH Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the Western Conference VHPL¿QDOV Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com Stanfield girls win first track title in decades EO Media Group said. “That was that type of game today, where it was close enough that it could have gone either way, so I’m glad we had this game. This is very good for us, this is a learning situation and I don’t know if could have planned it any better heading into the playoffs to have a good tight game like this.” The Bucks got a great reminder RI KRZ PLVWDNHV FDQ LQÀXHQFH WKH scoreboard when Hermiston took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Jamie Hinkley hit a two-out single that escaped the glove of a diving Alexis Morrison in left to bring in Taylor Betz from third, but wouldn’t have even gotten to the plate in the inning had it not been IRU 3HQGOHWRQ¶V RQO\ ¿HOGLQJ HUURU STANFIELD — The KRVW 7LJHUV ZRQ WKHLU ¿UVW girls district title in several decades Friday, nearly doubling up the competition despite not owning a single individual champion at the Columbia Basin District meet. The Tiger long relay team SURYLGHG WKH ORQH 6WDQ¿HOG win, once exhibiting the depth of athletes. Kelly Wilson was the top performer on the girls side. The Heppner senior won three events, the shot put, long jump and triple jump. Madison Carlin was the only other individual to double up wins, taking victories in the 100 meters in the pole vault. Irrigon took the boys crown behind strong sprints, jumps and throws. Carlos Zacarias swept the short sprints, Xavier Rambo took wins in the long and triple jumps and Adrian Romero and Oscar Romero won discus and shot put crowns. The Knights also won both relays. 6WDQ¿HOG¶V +XQWHU Braithwaite was another regular podium participant. The Tiger senior took titles LQ WKH PHWHUV DQG WKH high hurdles. The top two athletes from each event qualify for next ZHHN¶V VWDWH WUDFN DQG ¿HOG meet at Heyward Field in Eugene. See SOFTBALL/2B See PREPS/2B Staff photo by E.J. Harris Pendleton’s Ellie Richards slides head fi rst into third base as Hermiston’s Ellery Jones attempts the tag on Friday in the Bucks’ 3-1 win against Bulldogs in Pendleton. Bucks complete sweep Hermiston pushes Pendleton in close league finale SOFTBALL Pendleton 3 East Oregonian PENDLETON — After rolling WKURXJK WKHLU ¿UVW JDPHV RI league play, the Pendleton Buck- DURRV ¿QDOO\ IRXQG WKHPVHOYHV in nail biter on Friday when rival Hermiston came to town. Pendleton’s high-scoring offense was held to its lowest total in Columbia River Conference play, but the Bucks got another solid outing from pitcher Kiersten 0XUSK\DQGKHOGRQIRUDZLQ After winning their other league games by an average of seven runs, Pendleton head coach Tim Cary said it was good to see his team close out a close one. “It’s obviously been fun scoring a lot of runs, but I am glad that we played a very close game today because when we get into the play- offs we have to be able to handle Staff photo by E.J. Harris Pendleton’s Kiersten Murphy throws from the pitching circle in the Bucks’ 3-1 win against Herm- iston on Friday in Pendleton. some pressure — where we know we can’t make mistakes, Kiersten knows she can’t afford to make mistakes and the defense also has a little added pressure on them,” he Hermiston 1 CRC Track Lots of locals headed to state on our team had an awesome performance today.” Fellow distance runner THE DALLES — Hood River Valley won boys and Delaney Clem added a win in the girls team titles at the Columbia WRKHUFKDPSLRQVKLS 5LYHU&RQIHUHQFHWUDFNDQG¿HOG from Wednesday, and teammate championships on Friday in The Hannah Boozer won both the 100 DQGPHWHUKXUGOHVDVZHOODV Dalles. Hermiston’s boys were second, running legs for the relay teams, and Pendleton’s girls also took ZKLFKERWKTXDOL¿HGDVZHOO Keagan Utter was another second, placings that came along ZLWK VHYHUDO VWDWH TXDOL¿FDWLRQV WZRWLPH VWDWH TXDOL¿HU IRU WKH Pendleton girls. She won the for the local programs. None were happier than Pend- discus with a throw of 117 feet, leton’s Taryn Sokolski after she QLQH LQFKHV DQG ¿QLVKHG VHFRQG JUDEEHG RQ KHU WHDP¶V VWDWH in the shot put. Hattie Thomson and Kristin berths by placing second in the Williams (javelin), Kiara Glover 800-meter run. “She has never been to state (high jump), Hailey Kendrick and she was so overjoyed that (pole vault) and Jackie Talbot she as crying tears of joy today (triple jump) also punched state because she was just so over- tickets for the Bucks. Hermiston’s girls placed fourth whelmed with happy emotion,” Pendleton head coach told Mike as a team, but still made state in Weber after the meet. “Everyone ¿YHHYHQWV East Oregonian Audrey Lincoln earned three of their berths and placed second LQ WKH DQG PHWHU dashes. Joining her at state will be shot put champion Jazmin *XWLHUUH] DQG GLVFXV runner-up Valerie Beas. Lincoln won’t be the only Bulldog competing in multiple events next weekend at Hayward Field in Eugene. Sprinter Chris Behrendt could be entered in up to four events after he ran for both of Hermis- ton’s champion relay teams, then ZRQWKHDQGSODFHGVHFRQGLQ the 200. The Bulldogs’ throwers and jumpers also fared well, and Trey 1HDO PDGH WKH VWDWH ¿HOG WKULFH by winning in javelin (155-2) and placing second shot put Photo by Mike Weber for the East Oregonian and discus. Nathan Hunsaker Pendleton’s Andrew Thomas took second See TRACK:/2B place in the boys triple jump at the CRC district track meet Friday in The Dalles.
