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:('1(6'$<6(37(0%(5 Sports shorts Rio Olympic ceremonies to be ‘low budget RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The opening and closing ceremonies for the Rio Olympics and Paralympics will be low-budget productions compared to three years ago in London, or in Beijing in 2008. Fernando Meirelles, the %UD]LOLDQ¿OPPDNHUDQG part of the creative team, estimated Tuesday that Rio will spend one-tenth what London did on four major ceremonies. Meirelles is aware that Brazil is mired in recession, LQÀDWLRQKDVUHDFKHG percent and the country is beset with political and economic upheaval. Meirelles says he would be “ashamed to waste what London spent in a country where we need sanitation” and that he is “very glad we’re not spending money like crazy.” /RQGRQVSHQWDERXW PLOOLRQDWH[FKDQJH rates on the four ceremonies. SPORTS PENDLETON In this Sep. 10, 2015 fi le photo, BMCC’s Klaree Hobart goes down on a knee to dig out the ball in the Timber- wolves’ 3-2 win against North Idaho College in Pendle- ton. T-Wolves red hot heading into heart of schedule BMCC shoots up standings with winning streak %OXH 0RXQWDLQ KDV WKH EHVW record in the Northwest Athletic Conference 1:$&DQGPRUHZLQVWKDQDQ\RWKHU team in the NWAC East. By MATT ENTRUP The three-time defending NWAC cham- East Oregonian pions also have the most sets won in the FRQIHUHQFHZLWKQRRWKHUWHDPZLQQLQJ The Blue Mountain volleyball team heads PRUHWKDQ back into league play today at Wenatchee Coach Dave Baty said the program’s 9DOOH\ ORRNLQJ WR H[WHQG LWV PDWFK recent success may have had a hand in its winning streak. slow start this season. 7KH7:ROYHV ZKLFK ORVW WKHLU ¿UVW WKUHH ³/DVW\HDU¶VWHDPZDVDQGWKLV\HDU¶V matches of the year, have been red hot of late team is not, and I think when they started off and are coming off a tournament championship WKH\ZHUHWU\LQJWREH´KHVDLG at the Clackamas Crossover this past weekend See T-WOLVES/2B WRFDSDUXQRIPDWFKHVLQGD\V Staff photo by E.J. Harris PENDLETON Riverhawks take advantage Pendleton’s Haley Greb (4) hits the ball Monday during a conference game with The Dalles Riverhawks at Warberg Court. Cowboys place Romo on short- term IR Staff photo by Kathy Aney IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Cowboys have placed Tony Romo on the injured list with a designation to return, sidelining the quarterback for FACES at least seven games after he broke his left collarbone against Philadelphia. Romo will be eligible to Romo return Nov. 22 at Miami. He can practice again in six weeks, starting Nov. 4. Brandon Weeden will start in his place Sunday at home against Atlanta. Dallas also put defensive tackle Terrell McClain on season-ending injured reserve Tuesday with a toe injury sustained last weekend against the Eagles. And the team signed running back Gus Johnson back to the practice squad after waiving him last week. Johnson takes the spot of linebacker Joe Thomas, who was signed by Green Bay on Monday. “I had a full physical last year -- I had fantastic health. No high blood pressure. No problems. I’m healthy.“ — Dave Baldwin The Oregon State offensive coordinator who admitted to drink- ing 16-18 cans of Diet Cokes per day. That’s an average of 736-828 mg of caffeine per day—or the equivalent to about three cups of coffee. Baldwin tells ESPN.com that he still gets a normal seven hours of sleep,too. 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS ATHENA TigerScots defeat Mustangs Errors plague both sides as TigerScots get first league win By ERIC SINGER East Oregonian The Weston-McEwen TigerScots had no trouble ¿QGLQJ FRQVLVWHQF\ LQ ZLQQLQJ RXW RI WKHLU non-league games. Tuesday night the TigerScots opened up Volleyball play in the Columbia B a s i n Weston-McEwen Conference and showed that consis- tency with a straight-set 3-0 win Heppner over the Heppner Mustangs. After a SDLURIFORVHZLQVLQWKH¿UVW WZR VHWV DQG for Weston-McEwen, the 7LJHU6FRWVÀH[HG their muscles in the third set DQGUROOHGWRDZLQWR capture the match. “Anytime you can start OHDJXH RII WKDW¶V JUHDW´ said TigerScots coach Shawn White. “Starting with a win over Heppner is big, too, because they’re always tough and play well, so it’s a great place to start the season in.” The TigersScots held a clear height advantage in the game with three players IHHW RU WDOOHU DQG GH¿QLWHO\ XVHG LW WR WKHLU advantage. Sarah Finifrock and her six-foot-tall frame led the 7LJHU6FRWV ZLWK NLOOV DQG four aces from the serving line. “We do our best,” said White. “In volleyball you can either jump high or be (tall) and we are (tall) so we’re going to continue to use that to our advantage as much as we can.” Junior Sara von Borstel was second on the team with seven kills and smacked three aces from the serving line. See TIGERSCOTS/2B 3 0 Pendleton errors stand out in league loss to The Dalles lot of power behind our hits and they’re MXVW NLQG RI À\LQJ to the walls,” said In a match that lacked a dominant The Dalles Pendleton coach hitter on either side of the net, The Amanda Lapp. Dalles was able to limit its errors just Pendleton enough to take a league win away WRWDOHG MXVW from Pendleton’s Warberg Court on kills and seven Tuesday. assists as a team, The Riverhawks swept the Pendleton but their hitting Columbia River Conference volley- issues weren’t the EDOO PDWFK ZLWK VFRUHV RI most glaring as DQG VFRUHG WKH ¿QDO numerous times point on one of the Buckaroos’ the Buckaroos found themselves numerous hitting errors. “We have a tough time keeping running away from the net to track the ball in play when we were able down errant digs and passes. “To be honest with you I think to run an offense tonight, we have a By MATT ENTRUP East Oregonian Volleyball 3 0 our passing and our defense was hit and miss tonight,” Lapp said. Lauren Roberts led Pendleton &5& ZLWK GLJV EXW they weren’t enough to keep The 'DOOHVIURPLQFKLQJDZD\ in each set. Maddy Bradford led the River- KDZNVZLWKNLOOVDQG/RUL&LPPL \RWWL DGGHG EXW ZHUHQ¶W H[DFWO\ ¿ULQJ ODVHU VKRWV LQWR 3HQGOHWRQ¶V defense, which left the middle of the court vulnerable several times and paid for it dearly. Riverhawks coach Neticia Fanene said she could tell during warm-ups that it was going to be a See BUCKAROOS/2B THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1979 — St. Louis’ Lou Brock steals his 938th base to break Billy Hamilton’s record. 1995 — Keyshawn -RKQVRQ FDWFKHV SDVVHV IRU\DUGVEHFRPLQJWKH ¿UVWSOD\HULQ1&$$KLVWRU\ ZLWK VWUDLJKW \DUG receiving games, as Southern California beats Arizona 6WDWH 2007 — Green Bay’s Brett Favre wins his NFL-re- FRUGWKJDPHDVDVWDUWHU EHDWLQJ 6DQ 'LHJR His 240th straight start ties him for second on the all-time list. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com Prep Roundup Helix netters keep on winning, sweep Nixyaawii in league play 7KH WHDP KDG DQ LQFUHGLEOH aces from the serving line, high- HELIX — The Grizzlies and lighted by senior Makenzie Mize 1L[\DDZLLPHWIRUWKH¿UVWWLPHLQ ZKRZHQWIURPWKHOLQHZLWK RQ 6HSW DV WKH *UL]]OLHV DFHV Senior Paden Flerchinger and deployed all the weapons as they rolled to a 3-0 win over the Golden sophomore Sadie Wilson added seven and six kills respectively. Eagles. “We maintained a good level of On Tuesday, the Grizzlies and Golden Eagles met again and it was play throughout, stayed consistent,” much of the same story as Helix said Helix coach Tammie Parker. “It rolled to a 3-0 sweep of Nixyaawii. showed our work has paid off.” +HOL[ DQG 1L[\DDZLL Helix (8-2, 2-0) won the Old Oregon League match with scores are both back in action on Friday as they travel to Pine Eagle for a RIDQG East Oregonian WULPDWFKVWDUWLQJDWSP UMATILLA 3, PILOT ROCK 2 — At Pilot Rock, the Umatilla 9LNLQJV JULQGHG RXW D ¿YHVHW nonleague victory over the Rockets on Tuesday. 3LORW5RFNZRQWKH¿UVWDQG WKLUGVHWVZLWKVFRUHVRIDQG %XW8PDWLOODZDVMXVW WRRPXFKZLQQLQJWKHLUVHWV DQG No other details from the match were reported. Up next for Umatilla is a home match with Vale and Nyssa on Saturday starting at noon, while Pilot Rock hosts Culver on Thursday DWSP IONE 3, RIVERSIDE 1 — At Ione, the Cardinals toughed out a victory over the Pirates on Tuesday. 7KH3LUDWHVWRRNWKH¿UVWVHW EXW,RQHWKHQWRRNFRQWUROWR ZLQWKHQH[WWKUHHVHWV DQGIRUWKHPDWFKZLQ Senior Rachel Holland led the Cardinals with six kills and was a See PREPS/2B