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SPORTS WEEKEND, AUGUST 22-23, 2015 Sports shorts 19-year-old wins marathon gold BEIJING (AP) — Ghirmay Ghebreslassie became the youngest man to win the marathon at the world championships, using a late surge to take the title on a sweltering Saturday. The 19-year-old Eritrean grabbed his country’s À ag as he entered FACES the Bird’s Nest and waved it to the cheering crowd. He ¿ nished in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 27 Ghebreslassie seconds to hold off Yemane Tsegay of Ethiopia by 40 seconds. Munyo Solomon Mutai of Uganda was third. Defending world champion and 2012 London Olympic gold medalist Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda wound up si[th, while the favored Kenyans struggled in the heat and humidity and didn’t even make the top 20. Hamlin sets track record, earns pole BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Denny Hamlin set a track record in leading a Toyota sZeeS oI tKe ¿ rst tZo rows in qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway. Hamlin FACES turned a lap Friday at 131.407 mph to break the mark of 131.362 mph set last August by Kevin Harvick. Hamlin It was Hamlin’s 22nd career Sprint Cup pole and continued a recent dominant trend by Joe Gibbs Racing. JGR drivers have won ¿ ve of the last si[ Sprint Cup Series poles, and Hamlin also won the pole for Friday night’s ;¿ nity Series race. JGR teammate Kyle Busch quali¿ ed second and was followed by JGR driver Carl Edwards. David Ragan, from Michael Waltrip Racing, was fourth to give Toyota the top four starting spots Saturday night. “From a business standpoint, that didn’t make sense any longer. You can’t have a top- 10 budget and top-10 resources and not be in the top 10 for a sustained period of time. It’s a performance- related business. It’s all about performance.“ — Rob Kauffman Former Michael Wal- trip Racing part-owner explaining why he is shifting his support from MWR to Chip Ganassi Racing next season. MWR, which hasn’t won a race in more than two years, will cease oper- ations at the end of the season. HEPPNER First night whets appetites Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo holds ¿ rst performance By ERIC SINGER East Oregonian Nestled into the Eastern Oregon mountains sits the Morrow County Fairgrounds in the quiet town of Heppner. But on Friday the town was bustling as the 93rd annual NPRA Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo kicked off to the sights of a packed grandstands and determined competitors. One of those was Hermiston resi- dent BoDee Foster, who competed in tie-down roping and steer wrestling. The rodeo in Heppner is always one of Foster’s favorite events to compete in. “I’ve been coming here every Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com year since I was 10,” Foster said. “I’m originally from Heppner, went to high school here, before I relo- cated to Hermiston. So it’s always nice to come back here.” Unfortunately for Foster, his night didn’t start off the way he would have liked, recording a time of 12.6 seconds in the tie-down roping. “That was the ¿ rst time doing tie-down competitively in over a Coaching positions open with Bulldogs Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) scrambles from Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Dee Ford (55) during the fi rst half of an NFL football game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. Three vacancies at high school AP Photo/Ed Zurga East Oregonian Wilson on the run in loss Another rough outing for O-line By DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and Chiefs counterpart Ale[ Smith struggled behind their unsettled offensive lines in Kansas City’s 14-13 preseason victory over Seattle on Friday night. Wilson was 9 of 15 for 78 yards, though most of those completions came on his ¿ nal drive, when tight end Jimmy Graham ¿ nally got involved in the game. Otherwise, Wilson spent his half of work running away from Chiefs pass rushers Justin Houston and Dee Ford. At least he wasn’t throwing to the wrong team. Smith was pressured so much in the ¿ rst half that he began rushing his throws, and one of them was picked off by Bobby Wagner. The Seattle linebacker returned it untouched 25 year, so it’s alright,” Foster said. He would later make up for it in steer wrestling, perhaps his best event, as he turned in a time of four-seconds À at and temporarily put him in the lead. Sean Santucci of Pineville later overtook Foster by a hair, as he turned the steer in just 3.9 seconds, which drew a big cheer from the crowd. Bareback kicked off the night See RODEO/2B HERMISTON NFL yards for a touchdown that gave the Russell Okung and RG J.R. Sweezy. Seahawks a 10-7 halftime lead. They performed better as the ¿ rst Smith ¿ nished 11 of 18 for 81 half wore on, though Gilliam had yards with a touchdown his hands full with All-Pro pass to Jeremy Maclin. pass rusher Houston. Preseason The game belonged to Chiefs: LT Eric Fisher the backups from there. (high ankle sprain) and RG Jeff Allen (knee sprain) Chase Daniel led the Chiefs (2-0) on an 86-yard Kansas City did not dress, nor did their replacements fare well. drive to open the second Paul Fanaika started at half, hitting tight end James tackle and was consistently O’Shaughnessy from 1 yard pushed off the line of for the score. Daniel has been scrimmage, and Laurent sharp in two preseason games, Seattle Duvernay-Tardiff was throwing four TD passes manhandled at his guard without an interception. R.J. Archer played better spot. than he did last week for the ROOKIE WATCH Seahawks (0-2), who lost regular Seahawks: WR Tyler Lockett backup Tarvaris Jackson to a high made a nice catch while working ankle sprain in their loss to Denver. with the ¿ rst team, but was bottled But Archer was unable to move his up in the return game. Lockett team into range of a winning ¿ eld played at Kansas State, a short drive goal in the ¿ nal minutes Friday night. down Interstate 70. Observations from the game: INJURY UPDATE OFFENSIVE LINES Seahawks: CB Earl Thomas, who Seahawks: C Drew Nowak, LG had shoulder surgery in February, Justin Britt and RT Garry Gilliam was among many Seahawks who were new to the lineup from the did not dress for the game. Thomas preseason opener, joining LT returned to practice Tuesday. 14 13 For the second year in a row, Hermiston High School is searching for a new head boys basketball coach. The school district ¿ rst advertised the opening on its web site on Aug. 6. The Bulldogs went 7-17 and ¿ nished third in the Columbia River Conference in what ended up being Jake McElligott’s only season at the helm. McElligott had come to Hermiston off of a 2A state championship at nearby Irrigon. No reason was given for the sudden split, and messages left for McElligott and Hermiston athletic director Blaine Ganvoa were not returned by press time. Per it’s job listing, Herm- iston is looking to replace McElligott with a successful 4A/5A or equivelant level head coach, or an assistant from a successful 5A/6A program. The listed yearly salary for the position is $5,398- $6,094. In addition to the boys basketball position, the district is also still looking for new head softball and boys golf coaches. Listed salaries for those positions are $4,005-$4,701 for softball and $2,960- $3,656 for boys golf. Attractive applicants will have e[perience as head coach at the 3A-5A level or equivelant, or as assistant at 5A-6A level. For more information on the job openings, or to apply, go to Hermiston.tedk12.com/ hire/inde[.asp[. Little League Baseball Portland team edged in low-scoring LLWS opener California sets single- inning HR record Associated Press THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1851 — The United States wins the ¿ rst international yacht race. The schooner named “America” beats 14 British yachts. 1989 — Nolan Ryan of the Te[as Rangers becomes the ¿ rst pitcher to strike out 5,000 batters in a 2-0 loss to the Oakland Athletics. Ryan fans Rickey Henderson swinging on a 3-2, 96 mph fastball for No. 5,000. 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar Portland, Oregon manager Matt Farr, left, consoles pitcher Dylan MacLean (7) as catcher Cooper Shaw (16) looks on during a pitching change in the sixth inning of a baseball game in United States pool play against Pearland, Texas at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. Pearland, Texas won 1-0. SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Isaac Garcia broke up a perfect game with a home run in the fourth inning then threw 1 2/3 innings of hitless relief to lead Pearland, Te[as, to a 1-0 win over Portland, Oregon, in the Little League World Series on Friday. Garcia delivered the only hit for Te[as and made it count, driving a 3-2 pitch over the left-center ¿ eld wall for the game’s only run. He replaced starting pitcher Jarrett Tadlock an inning later and retired all ¿ ve batters he faced. Te[as advances to Sunday’s winner’s bracket semi¿ nal to play the winner of the California-Kentucky game. Oregon will play Saturday against the loser of that game in an elimination contest. Tadlock and Garcia struck out 11 batters combined. Tadlock allowed only a fourth-inning single to Spencer Scott. Dylan MacLean pitched 5 2/3 innings, striking out 12 before reaching the 85-pitch limit. The ¿ rst eight batters of the game struck out. CALIFORNIA 14, KENTUCKY 2 — Bonita, California hit ¿ ve home runs in the third inning to easily beat Bowling Green, Kentucky 14-2 on Friday in the Little League World Series. The ¿ ve home runs in an inning — hit by ¿ ve different players as part of an 11-run inning — tied a series record set in 1992 by the Dominican Republic. The game was stopped after the top of the fourth inning. Pitcher Dante Schmid allowed two runs in 3 1/3 innings, struck out eight and also hit a three-run home run. Antonio Andrade ignited the record barrage when he led off the third inning with his 16th home run during all-star competition. Pinch-hitter Nick Maldonado hit a two-out grand slam that made it 9-0; Nate Nankil, Levi See LLWS/3B
