WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015 Sports shorts NFL moving back extra point kicks SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The NFL is moving back extra-point kicks and allowing defenses to score on conversion turnovers. The owners on Tuesday approved the competition committee’s proposal to snap the ball from the 15-yard line on PATs to make them more challenging. In recent seasons, kickers made more than 99 percent of the kicks with the ball snapped from the 2. The accepted proposal places the 2-point conver- sion at the 2, and allows the defense to return a turnover to the other end zone for the two points, similar to the college rule. The defense can also score two points by returning a botched kick. The change was approved only for 2015, then will be reviewed. Fight fans suing for refunds LAS VEGAS (AP) — Boxing fans across the country and their lawyers are FDOOLQJWKHK\SHGXS¿JKW between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. a fraud and want their money back, and then some. At least 32 FACES U.S. lawsuits seeking class-action status allege Pacquiao should have disclosed a shoulder injury Pacquiao to fans before WKH¿JKWZKLFK0D\ZHDWKHU won in a unanimous decision after 12 rounds that most fans thought didn’t live up to the hype. 7KH¿JKWHUVDUHH[SHFWHG to earn more than $100 million each — Mayweather more than Pacquiao. HBO and Showtime broke records, raking in more than $400 million from 4.4 million people who paid to watch the pay-per-view broadcast. Those viewers paid up to $100 each, and the lawsuits want that money back. It isn’t as easy as showing a receipt and demanding a refund. A federal panel of MXGJHVZLOOOLNHO\¿UVWQHHG to decide if the lawsuits from multiple states and Puerto Rico should be consolidated into one case. From there, a judge would have to decide whether to certify them as class action or not. “Although I might disagree in what is decided, I do have respect for the commissioner, and believe he is doing what he perceives to be in the best interest of the 32.“ — Robert Kraft New England Patriots owner saying he will not fi ght the four-game suspension levied on star QB Tom Brady as a result of Defl ategate. The NFLPA has not dropped its appeal on Brady’s behalf. SPORTS Girls Golf Greb medals, Buckaroos place Pendleton, Heppner earn team trophies The Pendleton sophomore shot her lowest score ever on a state FRXUVHDQGELUGLHGKHU¿QDOKROHWR ¿QLVK RQHXQGHU SDU IRU WKH GD\ DW 71. East Oregonian That gave her a two-round score of 147, which earned her CORVALLIS — Haley Greb’s third behind defending champion stock continued to rise on Tuesday Madison Odiorne of Summit and LQ WKH ¿QDO URXQG RI WKH &ODVV $ Daniele Giles of Crater. OSAA girls golf state champion- Odiorne would repeat in her ships at Trysting Tree Golf Club. senior season, but not without that included a one-over 37 on the back nine. It was the highest placing of her FDUHHUIRU+DOH\ZKRZDV¿IWKODVW year. Shelby was 10th last season, but took her highest state placing as a freshman when she tied for ninth (although with 16 more total strokes). The top four teams were identical to last season. See GIRLS GOLF/2B Bucks, Dawgs champing at bit Pendleton and Hermiston eager to compete at state By MIKE WEBER For the East Oregonian Thirty-two athletes from Pend- leton and Hermiston achieved their ultimate goal last Friday at the Columbia River Conference district WUDFN¿HOGPHHWLQ7KH'DOOHVE\ qualifying for the Class 5A state meet. A total of 20 Pendleton Buck- aroos and 12 Hermiston Bulldog advanced to compete in the pres- tigious OSAA Track & Field State Championships May 22-23 at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field in Eugene. For Pendleton, guided by co-coaches Nicole Stewart and Dustin Breshears, the large group of Bucks headed to state is an increase from last year. “Nolan Bylenga (800) will probably have the best chance of anyone on our team to win a state championship,” said Stewart at the CRC Championships. “All our kids just put in a great effort all season long,” said Breshears. “We’re really proud of what they accomplished this year and it really shows how hard they’ve worked all year.” Lady Bucks going to state who will have momentum after winning Staff photo by Kathy Aney Hannah Boozer, of Pendleton, handily won her heat of the 100-metter hurdles Wednesday, May 13 at the Columbia River Conference district track and fi eld meet in The Dalles. individual CRC District titles include junior Delaney Clem (1,500 meters, 3,000), senior Hannah Boozer (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles), and junior Keagan Utter (discus, shot put). It’s the second straight \HDU&OHPKDVTXDOL¿HGIRUVWDWHLQ the 3,000 and she took 10th place in it last year. “There’s lots of fast girls at Summit, so I’m just hoping for a SRGLXP ¿QLVK ZKLFK LV P\ JRDO at state and that would be really cool,” said Clem, who advanced to the state meet a third straight year. “It’s exciting to qualify for two events at state and it’s very exciting to go there with lots of my friends too. I’m glad that I can compete on Friday and Saturday too, so that’s going to be lots of fun. I competed in only one event (3,000) last year, so this year will be much more fun See TRACK/2B Boys Golf +HUPLVWRQVWHDG\LQ¿QDOURXQG¿QLVKHVWK Three Bulldogs place in top 20; Pendleton’s Hegarty ties for 13th with a 676. Hermiston’s top individual placer was senior Paden LaCour- siere, although he was followed closely by senior teammates Zac Adams and Keegan Crafton. LaCoursiere shot an 82 on 7XHVGD\ DQG ¿QLVKHG ZLWK D total to tie for 15th, and Adams and Crafton each shot 165 to tie for 18th. Crescent Valley junior Kevin Geniza shot even par for the tourna- ment to take the individual title with a score of 70-74—144. ——— East Oregonian CRESWELL — Another steady day on the links brought the Herm- iston Bulldogs in at fourth place ZKHQ ¿QDOURXQG DFWLRQ FRQFOXGHG at the Class 5A OSAA boys golf championships on Tuesday. Up two spots from last season’s ¿QLVKWKH%XOOGRJVMXPSHG:RRG EXUQE\VL[VWURNHVZLWKD¿QDOWHDP VFRUHRI7KHLULQWKH¿QDO round was third best on the day, but not enough to pass Crescent Valley in third with a total of 653. Summit held off defending champion Bend to take the team title with a 620 score. The highest-placing local in the LQGLYLGXDO ¿HOG ZDVQ¶W D %XOOGRJ Mike Weber photo for the East Oregonian Heppner’s Logan Grieb putts during the fi nal round at the Class 3A-1A OSAA boys golf state championships on Tuesday at Quail Valley Golf Course in Banks. though, and Pendleton junior Reilly Hegarty tied for 13th with a two-round total of 80-82—162. He ZDVWKHRQO\%XFNDURRWR¿QLVKLQ the top 20, though, and Pendleton slipped to seventh in team scoring 5A Boys State Championships Emerald Valley Golf Club, Creswell Final Round, Par 72 Team Leaderboard Summit 309-311—620 Bend 316-317—633 Crescent Valley 320-333—653 Hermiston 330-331—661 Woodburn 327-340—667 Eagle Point 339-335—674 Pendleton 332-344—676 Corvallis 335-342—677 Wilsonville 358-343—701 Lebanon 350-373—723 See BOYS GOLF/2B Prep Roundup Rockets hold off TigerScots for state playoff berth Ostrom out-duels Lambert from circle East Oregonian Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com company this year as Giles also birdied the 373-yard par-4 18th. %RWK SOD\HUV ¿QLVKHG ZLWK for the tournament. *UHE ZDV DEOH WR VKDYH ¿YH VWURNHV IURP KHU ¿UVW URXQG VFRUH and had three birdies on Tuesday, all on holes she had bogeyed the day before. Pendleton junior Shelby Greb also moved up the leaderboard to ¿QLVK LQ WK SODFH 6KH VKRW D State Track & Field THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1900 — The second modern Olympic Games open in Paris. 1919 — Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox wins a game on the mound and at WKH SODWH DV KH KLWV KLV ¿UVW career grand slam to beat the St. Louis Browns 6-4. 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS PILOT ROCK — The Pilot Rock softball team is headed to state after a nail-biting win over :HVWRQ0F(ZHQ LQ WKH ¿UVW URXQG of the Special District 6 softball tournament on Tuesday. With each team’s ace on her game and runs hard to come by, the Rockets broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the sixth and then held off the TigerScots in the top of the SOFTBALL Pilot Rock 2 Weston-McEwen 1 seventh for a 2-1 win. Pilot Rock opened the scoring in the third inning when Rhyanne Oates singled, then scored on a triple by Rebecca Roe. It wasn’t until the top of the sixth that the TigerScots answered. They knotted the score when Taylor Entze reached second base on an error, then scored on Keegan Shepard’s double. The Rockets answered right away in their at-bat, and Staci Fitz- patrick led them off with a single. Desi Maddern took her place on the bases, and then scored when a throwing error at third followed a Madison Dave double. Weston-McEwen got a runner on in the seventh, but couldn’t move her into scoring position. Tehya Ostrom pitched the complete game win with eight strikeouts and no walks. Jessica Lambert took the loss for Weston-McEwen and struck out nine and walked one. The Rockets are now auto- PDWLFDOO\ TXDOL¿HG IRU WKH VWDWH postseason, and will face Union on Friday at Eastern Oregon University for the district title. Weston-McEwen can still earn a playoff berth, but will have to beat either Irrigon or Burns on Friday to earn it. Those two teams will play to begin the day at EOU, and the TigerScots will play the winner. ——— PILOT ROCK 2, WESTON-MCEWEN 1 R H E WM 000 001 0 — 1 3 2 PR 001 001 X — 2 6 2 Jessica Lambert and Sydney Peal. Tehya Ostrom and Bailey Weinke. W — Ostrom. L — Lambert. 2B — Keegan Shepard (WM); Madison Dave (PR). 3B — Rebecca Roe (PR). See PREPS/2B