Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian PENDLETON Tuesday, July 14, 2015 PENDLETON Greb Steady pitching, big bats lead D-Jaxx second at junior tourney KLWZKLOHVWULNLQJRXWVL[DQGZDONLQJ RQH DJDLQVW 13$ )RUG DQG -DFN CENTRALIA, Washington — Peterson tossed a scoreless inning in 7KH 3HSVL 'LDPRQG-D[[ ¿QLVKHG UHOLHIZLWKRQHVWULNHRXWDQGRQHZDON their run at the Centralia Tournament =DXJJ ODVWHG WKURXJK ¿YH DJDLQVW 8QLRQ %DVHEDOO DQG ¿QLVKHG ZLWK with two wins on Saturday. The Pendleton American Legion three runs allowed on seven hits with baseball team started its afternoon WZR VWULNHRXW DQG WZR ZDONV 'DQLHO with an 8-0 win over NPA Ford, then 1DXJKWRQ WKUHZ WKH ¿QDO LQQLQJ DQG topped Union Baseball 13-5 directly gave up two runs on three hits as Union cut the lead to 9-5, but the game afterward. James Bradt and Austin Zaugg got reached its time limit after Pepsi plated the wins on the mound. Bradt went four more in the bottom of the sixth. 4XLQQ &RFNEXUQ OHG WKH WHDP four full innings and gave up just one East Oregonian East Oregonian WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Pendleton’s Haley Greb shot her way to second place DW WKH %DQQHU %DQN Junior Invitational held July 9-10 at Walla Walla Country Club. Competing in the girls 15-17 age group, Greb shot three-over par for the WZRURXQG HYHQW WR ¿QLVK with a score of 73-74—147. 6KHWRRNWKHOHDGKHDGHG into the second round, but D E\ 6SRNDQH¶V .HOO\ Hooper catapulted her into the lead with a total of 144. Two other locals were competing in the boys 15-17 division, and Pendleton’s Nathan Som and Brayden 3XOYHU ¿QLVKHG HLJKWK DQG tied for ninth, respectively. 6RP ¿QLVKHG RQH VWURNH DKHDGRIKLV%XFNDURRWHDP- mate with 80-79—159, and Pulver’s two round score was 82-78—160. Richland’s Amerson Ezra won their age group with a score of 74-70—144. The tournament also featured a 12-14 divison for boys and girls, but no locals entered. ECHO at the plate in the two wins, and ¿QLVKHGIRUZLWK¿YH5%,VDQG four runs. He was the only player with multiple hits in both games, and hit a grand slam against NPA Ford and a triple against Union. Devon Roe added a two-run home run against Union, and also hit a triple to go 32 for 3 with three RBIs and two runs. Kai Quinn (1 for DGGHGDWULSOH-DFN3HWHUVRQIRU 3) hit a double and drove in two, and :\DWW0RUULVIRU¿QLVKHGZLWK two RBIs and two runs. Gold Cup U.S., Panama play to draw to have the game well in hand. But after second-half subs Clint Dempsey and DeAndre Yedlin energized the Americans, Michael %UDGOH\ IRXQG WKH EDFN RI the net with the equalizer in the 55th minute for his 14th international goal. ³7KH SRVLWLYH \RX WDNH from it is we’re unbeaten in the group,” said Dempsey, who had scored all three American goals in the tournament coming in. “Now we focus RQWKHTXDUWHU¿QDOVDQGPDNH sure we’re playing our best.” $OUHDG\ DVVXUHG RI ¿UVW place in Group A, the U.S. improved to 30-1-3 in Gold Cup group play. But none of the three matches in this year’s Gold Cup, including a 2-1 victory over Honduras and a 1-0 win over Haiti, left coach Jurgen Klinsmann EULPPLQJZLWKFRQ¿GHQFHDV the tam heads into its quarter- ¿QDO6DWXUGD\LQ%DOWLPRUH “It’s been a very, very GLI¿FXOW JURXS´ .OLQVPDQQ VDLG³OLNHZHDOZD\VVDLG,I you watch those teams care- fully, there is a lot of quality in this group.” Meanwhile, Panama (0-0-3) must await the outcome of the remaining JURXS PDWFKHV WKLV ZHHN WR NQRZ ZKHWKHU DOO LWV GUDZV will be enough to advance. If not, the U.S. will once again crippled Panama’s hopes. Two years ago, the Amer- icans beat Los Canaleros 1-0 LQWKH*ROG&XS¿QDO7KUHH months later, Graham Zusi and Aron Johannsson scored in second-half stoppage time to deny Panama a spot in the World Cup in Brazil — a berth that wound up going to Mexico. second at the 2005 Tour and third in 2004 — meant his ZLWKGUDZDO ZDV NHHQO\ IHOW PAU, France — Stunning by his team leader Alberto WKH7RXUGH)UDQFHRQLWV¿UVW Contador. The 2007 and 2009 cham- rest day, doctors diagnosed a tumor in the left testicle SLRQPXVWQRZWDFNOHWKHPRVW of two-time Giro d’Italia DUGXRXVWZRZHHNVRIWKH7RXU winner Ivan Basso on with decisive climbs in the Monday, forcing him out of Pyrenees and Alps, without the assistance and moral support the showcase race. His former rival Lance of his veteran teammate and Armstrong, who survived training partner. On what is often an testicular cancer that spread to his lungs and brain, immedi- uneventful day of rest and relaxation when riders ately tweeted his support. At age 37, Basso wasn’t a recharge their batteries before contender to win the race, as the high mountains, a visibly the Italian was in his heyday VKDNHQ %DVVR DSSHDUHG ZLWK before he was banned for Contador at a news confer- doping. But his experience ence and announced that just DQGSHGLJUHH²%DVVR¿QLVKHG two hours earlier, doctors diagnosed a tumor in his left testicle that had been painful since he crashed on Stage 5. Contador put his arm around Basso and vowed, his YRLFH FUDFNLQJ ZLWK HPRWLRQ to do his best to win the race to honor his teammate. Basso said he has cancer. “I have a small cancer in the left testicle,” he said. “I KDYH WR VWRS DQG JR EDFN WR Italy.” %XW KLV7LQNRII6D[R WHDP said more tests are needed to be certain the tumor is cancerous. “Probabilities are very high,” Pierre Orphanidis, a WHDP VSRNHVPDQ VDLG LQ DQ Associated Press interview. “We still need the further anal- ysis to be 100 percent sure.” By DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press Soccer KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The sluggish play. The porous EDFN OLQH 7KH LQDELOLW\ WR ¿QLVKRIIJRRGFKDQFHV None of the defects that slowed the United States during group play in the CONCACAF Gold Cup has swayed the opinion of Panama coach Hernan Gomez, who still believes the defending champions are the favorites in WKHNQRFNRXWURXQGV “They group together well. They play together well,” Gomez said after Panama held the U.S. to a 1-1 draw in Group A on Monday night. “My personal opinion? This is the team to beat.” Not that things have necessarily been easy in Group A. The U.S. (2-0-1) got another stiff challenge from /RV&DQDOHURVZKRWRRNWKH lead on Blas Perez’s goal in the 34th minute and seemed USA 1 Panama 1 Echo hits skid at Tour de France Basso withdraws after tumor discovery tourney By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press East Oregonian MCMINNVILLE — The Echo Outrage 18U softball team started well, but ¿QLVKHG LWV ZHHNHQG ZLWK three straight losses at a tournament in McMinnville. The Outrage defeated the Salem Warriors 8-3 to open play on Saturday, but then fell to Mid Valley Explosion 13-8. Their late efforts came up just short in a 7-5 loss to Forest Grove Rampage that began Sunday’s action, and then Echo fell 9-2 when it ran into the Explosion again LQWKHLUWRXUQDPHQW¿QDOH MacKenzie Gonzales pitched in the win over Salem, and allowed one earned run on three hits while VWULNLQJ RXW VL[ DQG ZDONLQJ ¿YH Marissa Pratt provided the most consistent bat and recorded at least one hit in HYHU\ JDPH 6KH ¿QLVKHG for 9 with two runs and one RBI. Gonzales (2 for 5) and Kelly McLaughlin (2 for 7) drove in a team-high three 5%,V RYHU WKH ZHHNHQG and each hit a home run. (ULND3DUNVIRUKLWWZR doubles, scored three runs and added two more RBIs, DQG .HQ]LH %ODQNHQVKLS for 7) and Kendra Hart (2 for 7) each hit two RBIs. %ODQNHQVKLS OHG WKH WHDP with four runs scored. The DiamondJaxx will host a ¿YHWHDPWRXUQDPHQWDW%RE:KLWH )LHOG WKLV ZHHNHQG +HUPLVWRQ /D Grande, Sandy and Southridge will FRPSOHWHWKH¿HOG ——— Pendleton American League Tournament Saturday, July 18 Sandy vs. Pendleton, 9 a.m. Southrdige vs. Hermiston, 11:30 a.m. Southridge vs. La Grande, 2 p.m. Hermiston vs. Sandy, 4:30 p.m. La Grande vs. Pendleton, 7 p.m. Sunday, July 19 Southridge vs. Sandy, 8 a.m. Sandy vs. La Grande, 10:30 a.m. Southridge vs. Pendleton, 1 p.m. La Grande vs. Hermiston, 3:30 p.m. Hermiston vs. Pendleton, 6 p.m. DERBY: Griffeys participate in FHUHPRQLDO¿UVWSLWFK Continued from 1B as he hit one solidly, then mouthed the words “That’s JRQH´ DV WKH EDOO KHDGHG IRU WKH OHIW ¿HOG VWDQGV7KH EDOOSDUNZDVIXOORIIDQVZLWKDUPVUDLVHGHYHQEHIRUH the ball landed. How’s that? “It was a great environment,” Pederson said. “It was extremely humbling being out there with Prince Fielder, Albert Pujols and Josh Donaldson.” And, of course, it ended with a little more Sinatra. Frazier uses “Fly Me To The Moon” as his music when KHZDONVWRWKHEDWWHU¶VER[GXULQJJDPHVDQGLWJUHHWHG each of his rounds on Monday. When he’d clinched the WLWOHWKHEDOOSDUNURFNHGZLWK³,'LG,W0\:D\´ “I had no clue they were going to do that,” Frazier said. “That was pretty nice.” With that, Frazier made it an All-Cincinnati All-Star event so far. Cubs catcher Kyle Schwarber, a Reds fan who grew up in nearby Middletown, Ohio, was the MVP of the Futures Game on Sunday with a two-run triple. Frazier had been gearing up for the derby all season. He faded badly last year in Minneapolis, reaching the ¿QDOVEHIRUHORVLQJWR<RHQLV&HVSHGHV+HZDVVR worn out that he could barely hit one at the end, and he planned to pace himself better this time. He hung in there and added to his lore for big home runs. Frazier was a member of the 1998 Toms River team in New Jersey that beat Japan for the Little League World Series championship. He had a homer among his four hits in the clinching game. +HORYHVKLWWLQJDW*UHDW$PHULFDQ%DOO3DUNZKLFK has been one of the majors’ most homer-friendly places VLQFH LW RSHQHG LQ +H UDQNV DPRQJ WKH PDMRU league leaders with 25 home runs this season. There was speculation that one of the All-Stars PLJKWNQRFNRQHLQWRWKH2KLR5LYHUEH\RQGULJKW¿HOG Adam Dunn is the only one to reach it so far. No splashdowns. Plenty of drama, though. Frazier had a tough challenge right away. Fielder was trying to join Ken Griffey Jr. as the only three-time derby champions. Junior watched from foul territory after throwing a ceremonial opening pitch to his father, Ken Sr. And Fielder wowed `em, hitting 13 homers eight of them farther than 425 feet, with one estimated at 474 feet. The home crowd groaned collectively as Frazier came to bat and got off to a very slow start. He called timeout to catch his breath after struggling to hit his ¿UVW¿YHKRPHUV He caught up with 5 seconds to go in his allotted WLPHWKHQFRQQHFWHGDJDLQRQKLV¿UVWVZLQJRIH[WUD time to move on. And there was no stopping him. SWIMMERS: &RQGHQVHGIRUPDWNHHSVVZLPPHUVYROXQWHHUVEXV\ “They was a really big thought (it could get canceled). It was coming ³,W¶VEHHQKDUG,¶YHEHHQZRUNLQJ in pretty fast, it was a big storm,” my butt off,” said the Pendleton High Kirsch said. MXQLRU³7ZRZHHNVDJR,ZHQWWRD The inclement weather forced BYU swim camp in Provo, Utah, event organizers to squeeze a and that really helped. They taught three-day meet into two, but Nelson me a lot of new drills and techniques, said his swimmers handled it well. DQGZHZRUNHGRQDORWRIIRRWWXUQV “That’s the hard thing with this and starts, and it really helped.” one, is everything’s going fast so Jennings missed the 100 freestyle they don’t have a whole lot of time standard by two tenths of a second in for recovery,” he said. “Just go as his attempt on Saturday, but met it in hard as they can, cool down, try and a time trial on Sunday. get a little something to eat, stretch Adding to the pressure of last- RXWLIWKH\FDQDQGJHWULJKWEDFNLQWR chance meet this year was a lighting it. It’s four hours of just go-go-go. storm that rolled through just as “We’re doing really well. We swimmers were warming up for the have some nice fast swimming going ¿UVWHYHQWVRQ)ULGD\QLJKW on.” Continued from 1B And swimmers weren’t the only ones dealing with the crunch. The event requires countless man hours to put on each year, and PSA president Fred Robinson said he’s not even sure how many volunteers end up putting in time. ³, GRQ¶W NQRZ WKDW , FDQ SXW D number on that,” he said. “I really GRQ¶WNQRZEXWZKHQZH¶UHWDONLQJ about 60 (PSA) swimmers in the water, there’s got to be 60-80 (volun- WHHUVÀRDWLQJDURXQG “Even though it might not seem OLNHLWVZLPPLQJLVELJLQ3HQGOHWRQ There’s a lot of swimmers in Pend- leton, and a lot of past PSA swim- PHUVLQ3HQGOHWRQZKLFKPDNHVWKH ELJJHVWGLIIHUHQFH$QGZH¿QGWKDW all the way from the local business owner all the way up to the board of commissioners, as far as sweet spots when it comes to swimming.” The Inland Empire Champi- RQVKLSV ZLOO EH LQ WZR ZHHNV LQ 6SRNDQH$OVR UHSUHVHQWLQJ 36$ LQ WKDW PHHW ZLOO EH /XNDV DQG 1LFN Johnson, Tyler Spratling, Cahill Robinson, Avery Madril, Dylan Clemons, Shane Miltenberger and Matthew Miltenberger, Melinda &UDPS6DP6FKPLW]2OLYLD%URNHU Rylan Headley, Keagan Utter and Janessa Headley. ——— Contact Matt Entrup at mentrup@eastoregonian.com or (541) 966-0838. SCOREBOARD Correction All-Star game at Cincinnati, 4 p.m. Dan Durfey was hired as assistant football coach at Umatilla High School. Incorrect information appeared in the brief “New Vikings coaches approved” in the July 11-12 edition. Mike Mosher will remain head coach. National League East Division Baseball MLB American League East Division New York Tampa Bay Baltimore Toronto Boston Central Division Kansas City Minnesota Detroit Cleveland Chicago West Division W 48 46 44 45 42 L 40 45 44 46 47 Pct .545 .505 .500 .495 .472 GB — 3½ 4 4½ 6½ W 52 49 44 42 41 L 34 40 44 46 45 Pct GB .605 — .551 4½ .500 9 .477 11 .477 11 W L Pct GB Los Angeles 48 40 .545 — Houston 49 42 .538 ½ Texas 42 46 .477 6 Seattle 41 48 .461 7½ Oakland 41 50 .451 8½ ——— Sunday’s Games Tampa Bay 4, Houston 3 Oakland 2, Cleveland 0 N.Y. Yankees 8, Boston 6 Washington 3, Baltimore 2 Minnesota 7, Detroit 1 Kansas City 11, Toronto 10 Chicago Cubs 3, Chicago White Sox 1 San Diego 2, Texas 1 L.A. Angels 10, Seattle 3 Monday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games Washington New York Atlanta Miami Philadelphia Central Division St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee West Division W 48 47 42 38 29 L 39 42 47 51 62 Pct GB .552 — .528 2 .472 7 .427 11 .319 21 W 56 53 47 39 38 L 33 35 40 47 52 Pct .629 .602 .540 .453 .422 GB — 2½ 8 15½ 18½ W L Pct GB Los Angeles 51 39 .567 — San Francisco 46 43 .517 4½ Arizona 42 45 .483 7½ San Diego 41 49 .456 10 Colorado 39 49 .443 11 ——— Sunday’s Games N.Y. Mets 5, Arizona 3 Miami 8, Cincinnati 1 Washington 3, Baltimore 2 Chicago Cubs 3, Chicago White Sox 1 San Diego 2, Texas 1 San Francisco 4, Philadelphia 2 Colorado 11, Atlanta 3 L.A. Dodgers 4, Milwaukee 3 Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 5, 10 innings Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games All-Star game at Cincinnati, 4 p.m. Basketball WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Connecticut 7 4 Chicago 8 5 New York 7 5 Pct GB .636 — .615 — .583 ½ Washington 6 5 .545 1 Indiana 7 6 .538 1 Atlanta 6 7 .462 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 9 3 .750 — Tulsa 10 4 .714 — Phoenix 8 5 .615 1½ San Antonio 3 10 .231 6½ Seattle 3 12 .200 7½ Los Angeles 2 10 .167 7 ——— Sunday’s Games Atlanta 84, New York 76 Phoenix 70, Seattle 60 Chicago 96, Connecticut 76 Minnesota 66, San Antonio 49 Monday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games Minnesota at Connecticut, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Soccer CONCACAF Gold Cup FIRST ROUND Top two in each group and two best third- place teams advance to quarterfinals GROUP A GP W D L GF GA Pts x-United States 3 2 1 0 4 2 7 x-Haiti 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 Panama 3 0 3 0 3 3 3 Honduras 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 x-advanced to quarterfinals Tuesday, July 7 At Frisco, Texas Panama 1, Haiti 1 United States 2, Honduras 1 Friday, July 10 At Foxborough, Mass. Honduras 1, Panama 1 United States 1, Haiti 0 Monday, July 13 At Kansas City, Kan. Haiti 1, Honduras 0 Panama 1, United States 1 GROUP B GP W D L GF GA Pts x-Jamaica 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 Costa Rica 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 El Salvador 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 Canada 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 Wednesday, July 8 At Carson, Calif. Costa Rica 2, Jamaica 2 El Salvador 0, Canada 0 Saturday, July 11 At Houston Jamaica 1, Canada 0 Costa Rica 1, El Salvador 1 Today, July 14 At Toronto Jamaica vs. El Salvador, 3 p.m. Canada vs. Costa Rica, 5:30 p.m. GROUP C GP W D L GF GA Pts x-Trinidad 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 x-Mexico 2 1 1 0 6 0 4 Guatemala 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 Cuba 2 0 0 2 0 8 0 x-advanced to quarterfinals Thursday, July 9 At Chicago Trinidad and Tobago 3, Guatemala 1 Mexico 6, Cuba 0 Sunday, July 12 At Glendale, Ariz. Trinidad and Tobago 2, Cuba 0 Guatemala 0, Mexico 0 Wednesday, July 15 At Charlotte, N.C. Cuba vs. Guatemala, 3 p.m. Mexico vs. Trinidad and Tobago, 5:30 p.m. Motorsports NASCAR Sprint Cup Saturday At Kentucky Speedway Sparta, Ky. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (9) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267 laps, 48 points, $209,316. 2. (4) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 43, $161,118. 3. (8) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 42, $125,335. 4. (20) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 267, 41, $124,295. 5. (16) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 267, 39, $142,111. 6. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 39, $140,656. 7. (3) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 267, 37, $135,176. 8. (15) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 36, $137,640. 9. (6) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267, 35, $132,151. 10. (13) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 267, 34, $102,715. 11. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 267, 33, $95,890. 12. (12) Aric Almirola, Ford, 267, 32, $123,951. 13. (28) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 267, 31, $126,790. 14. (7) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 267, 30, $116,156. 15. (14) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 267, 29, $93,915. 16. (27) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, 28, $116,523. 17. (5) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 27, $111,035. 18. (25) David Ragan, Toyota, 267, 26, $11,479. 19. (30) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 267, 25, $118,123. 20. (26) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 267, 25, $121,290. 21. (10) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 23, $99,365. 22. (18) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 267, 22, $109,660. 23. (21) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 267, 21, $109,248. 24. (32) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 267, 20, $106,998. 25. (11) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 267, 19, $119,526. 26. (24) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 267, 18, $111,423. 27. (19) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 266, 17, $97,090. 28. (36) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 266, 0, $82,065. 29. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, 266, 15, $101,523. 30. (29) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 266, 14, $83,290. 31. (31) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 266, 14, $90,772. 32. (38) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 266, 12, $80,115. 33. (22) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 265, 11, $105,779. 34. (23) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 265, 10, $86,515. 35. (1) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 265, 9, $112,373. 36. (42) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 264, 9, $78,410. 37. (33) Cole Whitt, Ford, 264, 7, $78,352. 38. (40) Will Kimmel, Ford, 263, 6, $73,752. 39. (41) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 260, 0, $69,680. 40. (43) Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet, 247, 4, $65,680. 41. (35) Jeb Burton, Toyota, suspension, 175, 3, $61,680. 42. (39) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, accident, 145, 2, $57,680. 43. (37) Josh Wise, Ford, accident, 17, 1, $54,180. ——— Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 129.402 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 5 minutes, 42 seconds. Margin of Victory: 1.594 seconds. Caution Flags: 11 for 49 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 8 drivers. Lap Leaders: B.Keselowski 1-32; R.So- renson 33; Ky.Busch 34-94; B.Keselowski 95-124; Ky.Busch 125-188; R.Newman 189-190; Ky.Busch 191-208; A.Bowman 209-210; D.Hamlin 211-212; C.Edwards 213; D.Hamlin 214-224; J.Logano 225-247; Ky.Busch 248-267.