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THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2015 Sports shorts Frontier coaches rank EOU third WHITEFISH, Mont. — The Eastern Oregon University football team was picked to ¿ nish third in the 2015 Frontier Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll which was released Wednesday. It’s the ¿ fth time in the last seven years the Mountaineers have been a preseason top-3 pick. It would match their ¿ nish from 2014 when they went 7-3 in Frontier Conference play. The Mountaineers received 36 points in the poll. Defending conference champion Carroll College (47) was ranked No. 1 by the coaches, followed by NAIA national champion Southern Oregon (44). EOU opens the 2015 slate on Aug. 29 against College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho, at noon. SPORTS 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS MISSION PENDLETON Sweatin’ with Schimmel D-Jaxx Athlete Jude Schimmel speaks to an audience of kids at the Nixyaawii Community School gym Wednesday morning, next to Nike master trainer Ben- jamin Monk. Schimmel visited the school as part of Nike’s N7 initiative on the Confed- erated Tribes of the Uma- tilla Indian Reservation. roll in ¿ rst round Bradt pitches complete game to open state East Oregonian Hamels dealt after throwing no-hitter By JONATHAN BACH East Oregonian PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two people familiar with the deal say the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to trade ace left-hander Cole Hamels to the Texas Rangers for a package of prospects. Both people spoke to The Associated FACES Press late Wednesday night on condition of anonymity because the trade has not been ¿ nali]ed. Hamels Hamels has a limited no-trade clause but does not have to approve a deal to the Rangers. Hamels would become the ¿ rst pitcher in major league history traded during a season immediately after throwing a no-hitter — he no-hit the Chicago Cubs on Saturday at Wrigley Field. The 2008 World Series MVP was an integral part of the greatest run in franchise history when the Phillies won ¿ ve straight NL East titles, two pennants and one World Series from 2007-11. Sweat, hydrate, listen up, repeat. That was the cadence Wednesday at the Nixyaawii Community School gym as Nike master trainer Benjamin Monk ran young some 40 kids and teens through an intensive body-weight workout. With its N7 ambassador Jude Schimmel, a Nike crew from Beaverton made its way to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation this week to host a community workout and query locals about American Indian culture for its international brand. The purpose of the Nike N7 initiative is to give money back to American Indian and Aboriginal GRANTS PASS — Wyatt Morris led off with a triple and the Pepsi DiamondJaxx never looked back in a 7-1 win over Ashland on Wednesday in the ¿ rst round of the American Legion Baseball state tournament. Jack Peterson drove Morris in on the game’s second at-bat and the DiamondJaxx controlled the momentum thanks to a fast- working James Bradt on the mound. ³It was huge, and then Jack singled him in and, man it was a a good day for Buck- aroo baseball,” DiamondJaxx manager Travis Zander said of Morris’ triple. Bradt gave up just three hits in a complete-game effort and struck out three while walking two. ³He did a great job pitching to contact and kept his pitch count down early,” Zander said of the late switch, who got the call in place of scheduled starter Quinn Cockburn. ³We talked (Tuesday) night as a staff and I talked with the kids and we had a See NIKE/2B See D-JAXX/2B “Everybody wants you to be strong in this situation, but you can’t be strong every day. If you want to be mad today, be mad. If you want to be sad, be sad. But the thing is, don’t stay that way. Get it out of your system and go back to work.“ — Eric Berry Kansas City Chiefs safety speaking to reporters for the fi rst time since being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma eight months ago. Berry underwent six round of chemotherapy and was cleared by team doc- tors to resume playing football on Tuesday. He reported to training camp with rookies on Wednesday. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1864 — The ¿ rst Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories. 1967 — The New Orleans Saints play their ¿ rst preseason game and lose to the Los Angeles Rams, 77-16. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com Staff photo by Jonathan Bach Nike N7 initiative comes to CTUIR Staff photo by Jonathan Bach Nike master trainer Benjamin Monk shows kids a body-weight ex- ercise at the Nix’yaawii community school gym Wednesday morn- ing. Monk was part of a Nike crew who visited the school this week for the athletic wear company’s N7 initiative. MISSION Bomar takes lead at Senior Oregon Open Idaho pro leads tight grouping at top East Oregonian Billy Bomar matched the lowest round of the tournament with a 64 on Wednesday to move one stroke in front of defending champion Todd Erwin at the Senior Oregon Open Invitational at Wildhorse Resort and Casino Golf Course. The PGA professional from Post Falls, Idaho shaved six strokes from his opening round and heads into today’s ¿ nal round 10-under par at 70-64—134. Erwin brieÀ y moved into the lead Wednesday, but added ¿ ve strokes to his opening-day 65 by the time he’d come off the back nine and held steady in second at 65-70—135. The ¿ eld saw a little more separa- tion at the top after 13 golfers came into the clubhouse within three strokes of the lead on Day 1, but 11 players are still within four strokes of Bomar and only eight strokes separate No. 1 from No. 31. First round leader Bob Christensen continued to hold highest spot for an amateur in the ¿ eld and was alone in third at 64-72—136. Past Senior Oregon Open Cham- pions Chuck Milne (2005, 2010) and Rob Gibbons (2008) were tied for fourth with two-round 137 totals. For the second day in a row there was a hole-in-one. This time it was Jack Schneider of Portland using his See SENIOR OPEN/2B Todd Erwin, of Tacoma, smiles after driving off the 17th tee Wednesday during the Senior Or- egon Open at the Wild- horse Golf Course. Staff photo by Kathy Aney HERMISTON /a *rande wins ¿ rst state championship Murrayhill Victory over Mt. Angel gives program first title at age group After re- cording the fi nal out, La Grande celebrates its fi rst state champi- onship in league his- tory after a 10-3 win over Mt. Angel on Wednes- day in Hermiston. By SAM BARBEE East Oregonian When the game ended, parents, grandparents, siblings and any other form of relative piled out onto the main ¿ eld at Hermis- ton’s Field of Dreams to welcome the 9/10-year-old Oregon state champion La Grande Little League all-stars on Wednesday. One particularly excited grandmother pumped her ¿ rst and said, ³First-ever state championship!” Photos were taken on the mound. La Grande’s manager, Doug Schow, was given an ice bath in the center of the in¿ eld. La Grande had just beaten Staff photo by Sam Barbee Mt. Angel handily 10-3 for its league’s ¿ rst state championship that anyone could remember. ³The kids have been working really hard,” Schow said, dripping. ³It’s a big relief. I’ve had a knot in my stomach all weekend.” That knot was released quickly in the second inning. Tied at one, La Grande put together a frame that Mt. Angel couldn’t equal. After two singles and a hit-by-pitch, La Grande had the bags packed with no outs. A sac À y got one in, and a single got another for a 3-1 lead. Jace Schow’s two-run single put La Grande up 6-1 and he would later score on a See LA GRANDE/2B cruises past Bend South State final ends in walk-off fashion By SAM BARBEE East Oregonian On the back of each Murrayhill cap is a pink ribbon denoting breast cancer awareness. It’s a reminder of the adversity faced by a couple players’ mothers who have battled the disease. Murrayhill honored their ¿ ght with a dominant 11-1 win over Bend South of Wednesday, clinching the 10/11-year-old state tourna- ment in Hermiston. The championship run also hit close to home for manager Jeff Keller, who was honoring a literal soldier See MURRAYHILL/2B
