FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2015
Sports shorts
Computer error
changes Presidents
Cup standings
PONTE VEDRA
BEACH,
Fla. (AP) —
Robert Streb
and Charley
Hoffman
now have
more work
to do if they
want to make the Presidents
Cup team for the ¿ rst time.
A computer error caused
the PGA Tour to readjust the
U.S. standings Thursday.
Streb had been in 11th place,
365 points behind the 10th
spot to automatically qualify.
Now he is No. 16 and 881
points behind. Hoffman
went from No. 12 to No. 15.
The U.S. standings
are based on FedEx Cup
points for the 2015 team.
Tour of¿ cials reali]ed this
week that double the points
had been awarded starting
with the Frys.com Open in
October. Points were not
supposed to count as double
until the ¿ rst event of 2015.
Tiger shoots best
round since 2013
GREENSBORO, N.C.
(AP) — Tiger Woods kept
saying his game was getting
better, even though his
results didn’t show it.
On his ¿ rst day at the
Wyndham Championship,
his sFore ¿ nally
FACES did.Woods had
his best round
in more than
two years
Thursday,
shooting a
6-under 64.
Woods
It was
Woods’ lowest
score on the PGA Tour since
a 61 in the second round
of the WGC-Bridgestone
Invitational in 2013.
Woods arrived insisting
he was playing better than
his recent results might
indicate.
He had missed the cut in
three straight majors and had
not ¿ nished better than a tie
for 17th at the Masters. He’s
at No. 187 on the FedEx
Cup points list and probably
needs a win to move into the
Top 125 and a playoff spot.
“I’m not going to
sit up here and
tell you it doesn’t
affect him. Not
only does it affect
him, it affects
everybody in his
circle.“
— Randy Moss
Former NFL wide
receiver speaking about
former Patriots team-
mate Tom Brady and his
ongoing legal battles
with the NFL on Brady’s
alleged involvement in
“Defl ategate.”
THIS DATE IN SPORTS
1931 — Babe Ruth of
New York hits his 600th
home run, and the Yankees
beat the St. Louis Browns
11-7.
1990 — Kelly Craig
becomes the ¿ rst female
starting pitcher in Little
League World Series history,
opening for Trail, British
Columbia. She fails to retire
any of the three batters she
faces but Canada rallies for
an 8-3 victory over Mexico.
2010 — Kyle Busch
makes NASCAR history
with an unprecedented sweep
of three national races in one
week, completing the trifecta
with a victory in the Sprint
Cup race at Bristol Motor
Speedway. Busch, winner of
the Nationwide race a day
earlier and the Trucks race
becomes the ¿ rst driver to
complete the sweep since
NASCAR expanded to three
national series in 1995.
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HERMISTON
Injuries keeping Colbray away
Hermiston leaving
door open for return
of all-state rusher
In this 2014
fi le photo,
Hermis-
ton’s Sam
Colbray
carries the
ball during
a 30-13 win
over Marist
during the
OSAA 5A
state semi-
fi nals.
By SAM BARBEE
Staff Writer
Entering the 2015 football
season, the defending 5A state
champion Hermiston Bulldogs had
just ¿ ve returning starters from last
year’s team. Currently, they have
just four.
Running back/defensive tackle
and wrestling standout Sam
Colbray, a senior, is currently not
participating in fall football camp
because of a broken jaw suffered
over the summer while wres-
tling, and a potential concussion
problem.
“We hope for good news and his
recovery’s speedy,´ ¿ rst-year head
coach David Faaeteete said after
practice Thursday. “We can always
use a great athlete like that on the
¿ eld — a returning All-State kid,
tough, tough competitor and just a
physical specimen that makes teams
have to gameplan for him.”
In two seasons, Colbray rushed
for 1,088 yards on 215 carries, an
average of 5.1 yards per, and scored
21 touchdowns. Last season was his
best by far, coming two yards shy of
1,000 on 198 carries (5.0 average)
EO fi le photo
and scoring 18 times.
Colbray, in addition to having
the broken jaw, sustained a serious
concussion last season during
Hermiston’s 31-27 loss at Coeur
d’Alene last summer, and teammate
and fellow senior Bob Coleman said
Colbray’s history of concussions
jeopardi]es his desire to wrestle at
Cornell University.
“We knew coming into the
season that Sam was a wrestler
¿ rst and football player second,”
Faaeteete said.
The news comes as a blow to the
Hermiston Bulldogs who have just
one returning starter from last year’s
offense: receiver Ethan Snow. The
quarterback battle is still a two-man
race between senior righty Nathan
Hunsaker and sophomore lefty
Dayshawn Neal. It was assumed
that Colbray would be joined by
either of the them, but Colbray’s
vacancy just forces Faeeteete and
staff to replace yet another body.
HEPPNER
That said, Colbary isn’t barred
from the team. Though he declined
to attend a team barbecue freshly
from having his jaw wired shut,
Faaeteete made a point to leave
the possibility open for Colbray to
return.
“If he wants to come out, he can
come out,” Faaeteete said. “There’s
no closed doors. Our policy is
everyone’s welcome. It’s just when
we’ll see him in action depends on
his ability to move.”
Little League Baseball
Rain washes
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at LLWS
In this Feb. 24,
2015 fi le photo,
rider Sid Britt, of
Hermiston, fl ies
off his bull during
the Challenge
of Champions
bull riding event
at the Clatsop
County Fair-
ground. Britt is
one of several
locals slated
to compete in
the fi rst perfor-
mance of the
Oregon Trail Pro
Rodeo, which is
tonight at the
Morrow County
Fairground in
Heppner.
Forecast more favorable for
weekend’s games
By BEN BRIGANDI
Associated Press
EO Media Group fi le photo
Oregon Trail rodeo off and
running with slack round
Performances begin tonight
East Oregonian
The Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo of¿ cially
began Thursday evening with its slack round
at the Morrow County Fairground.
Results were not available at press time,
but the 27th stop on the Northwest Profes-
sional Rodeo Association (NPRA) Circuit
will continue with performances tonight and
Saturday at 7 p.m.
With three PRCA rodeos taking place
in the Northwest this weekend, a lot of the
bigger names took advantage of the slack as
they head out in search of larger winnings.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — All four
games at the Little League World Series were
washed out Thursday, setting up a delayed start
with all 16 teams in the tournament playing on
Friday.
Of¿ cials made the decision to call off the
opening schedule as storms rolled in shortly
See LLWS/2B
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
WHEN: Tonight and Saturday, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Morrow County Fairground,
Heppner
TICKETS: $10 at the gate
But numerous locals are ¿ lling out the
contestant list in an attempt to earn spots in
the NPRA ¿ nals, which will be held Sept.
25-26 in Prineville.
Tonight’s performance of barrel racing
features seven riders from Eastern Oregon,
including season leader Sammi Lane of
See RODEO/2B
AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar
Rain falls on the covered fi eld at Lamade
Stadium Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, in South
Williamsport, Pa. The opening ceremony
and the fi rst day of four games of the Little
League World Series tournament has been
postponed due to rain.
College Football
Inexperienced QB trio battles for Beavers’ starting role
Freshman will lead
new spread attack
By ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press
CORVALLIS — Oregon State
freshman Seth Collins is focusing
on himself, not on the outside noise
about the Beavers’ quarterback
competition.
It’s all speculation, anyway.
About the only thing certain is that
the ultimate starter for the Beavers
will be someone who has never
before played in a college game.
Joining Collins in vying for the
starting nod are redshirt freshmen
Nick Mitchell and Marcus
McMaryion.
“There is a little pressure there,
but I try to just keep it about foot-
ball,” Collins said. “At the end of
the day it’s a game, and I try to keep
it like that.”
The quarterback spot is wide
open in the wake of Sean Mannion’s
departure. The proli¿ c quarterback
set the all-time conference record
for career passing yards with 13,600
and a school record for touchdown
passes with 83 before graduating
to the pros. He’s now with the St.
Louis Rams.
The Beavers overall are under the
guidance of new head coach Gary
Andersen, who came to Corvallis
from Wisconsin after longtime
coach Mike Riley’s surprising
departure for Nebraska.
Whereas Oregon State played
more of a pro-style offense with
Mannion under Riley, Andersen
is installing a new spread offense.
He’s looking for a QB that is nimble
on his feet as well as being a strong
passer.
Collins appeared the early front-
See BEAVERS/2B
AP Photo/Don Ryan, File
In this April 18, 2015, fi le photo, Oregon State quarterback Nick
Mitchell, left, evades defender Titus Failauga during the second
half of their NCAA college football Spring game in Corvallis, Ore.