WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015
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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
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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
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won in a unanimous decision
after 12 rounds that most
fans thought didn’t live up to
the hype.
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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
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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
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East Oregonian
That gave her a two-round
score of 147, which earned her
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stock continued to rise on Tuesday Madison Odiorne of Summit and
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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East Oregonian
CRESWELL — Another steady
day on the links brought the Herm-
iston Bulldogs in at fourth place
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at the Class 5A OSAA boys golf
championships on Tuesday.
Up two spots from last season’s
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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.
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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
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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
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company this year as Giles also
birdied the 373-yard par-4 18th.
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for the tournament.
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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
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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
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career grand slam to beat the
St. Louis Browns 6-4.
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PILOT ROCK — The Pilot
Rock softball team is headed to
state after a nail-biting win over
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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-
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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.
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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