WEEKEND, SEPTEMBER 26-27, 2015
SPORTS
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ATHENA
Swiss open
criminal case
against FIFA head
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA
President Sepp Blatter
was interrogated by Swiss
federal police on Friday and
faces criminal charges over
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Switzerland’s attorney
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Friday it
opened
criminal
proceedings
against
Blatter for possible criminal
mismanagement and
misappropriation of FIFA
money.
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and data was seized.
FIFA vice president
Michel Platini was also
questioned as a witness
over a “disloyal payment”
of 2 million Swiss francs
he received from Blatter
in February 2011, Swiss
authorities say. Under Swiss
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disloyal if it is against the
best interest of the employer
(FIFA).
Manfred meets
with Rose on
reinstatement
NEW YORK (AP)
— Pete Rose has made
his case for reinstatement
with Commissioner Rob
Manfred, who
FACES promised a
decision by
the end of
December.
Major
League
Baseball said
the meeting
Rose
with the
career hits leader and his
representatives took place
Thursday at baseball’s
headquarters in New York.
“Commissioner Manfred
informed Mr. Rose that he
will make a decision on his
application by the end of the
calendar year,” MLB said in
a statement.
Then Cincinnati’s
manager, Rose agreed
in 1989 to a lifetime ban
from baseball after an
investigation for MLB
by lawyer John Dowd
concluded Rose bet on
games involving the Reds
while managing and playing.
“Just thinking:
Catch the ball.
That’s about
it. It set me
up for more
opportunities
in the future.
We’ll see what
happens.“
— Jake Fisher
Cincinnati Bengals
rookie OT and former
Oregon Duck on his 31-
yard catch-and-run in
last Sunday’s win over
San Diego. Fisher has
been used as a
pass-eligible extra
blocker and slipped out
of the backfi eld
uncovered for the fi rst
catch of his pro career.
THIS DATE IN SPORTS
1961 — New York
Yankee Roger Maris ties
Babe Ruth’s 34-year-old
record with his 60th homer,
off Jack Fisher of Baltimore.
1981 — Nolan Ryan of
the Houston Astros becomes
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no-hit, no-run games. This
one is a 5-0 victory over the
Los Angeles Dodgers at the
Astrodome.
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PENDLETON
Bucks
come
close
on road
Lava Bears
outscore Bucks
26-7 in second half
East Oregonian
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
TigerScot Ethan Reger (9) races for a touchdown Friday against Mac-Hi in a football game in Athena.
’Scots dominate Pios
Win overshadowed
by injury situation
Mac-Hi’s
Seth Kim-
ball (28)
attempts
to sack
TigerScot
quarter-
back Brett
Speed (23)
Friday in
Athena.
Speed got
the throw
off.
By ERIC SINGER
East Oregonian
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season in heartbreaking fashion,
the Weston-McEwen TigerScots
rebounded with big wins in Week 2
and Week 3.
Football
On Friday the
TigerScots’ success
continued against
Mac-Hi, overpow-
ering the Pioneers Weston-McEwen
in every facet on
the way to a 39-6
victory.
“Our execution
was outstanding
Mac-Hi
tonight,”
said
TigerScots coach
T.J. Bailey. “This
team has played
really well over the last few games.”
However, the win was over-
shadowed by a scary situation that
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With the TigerScots (3-1)
holding a 29-0 lead in the second
quarter, Mac-Hi (0-4) had the ball
on 1st-and-10 at the TigerScots’
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any sort of a rhythm on offense.
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the Pioneers fumbled the ball and
the TigerScots recovered. However,
it got worse for the Pioneers, as
offensive lineman Cole Skramstad
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leg after the pile dispersed.
Athletic trainers from both teams
ran out to check on him, and as the
minutes began to pass with very
little movement from Skramstad it
became apparent that this was no
minor injury.
Without the necessary equip-
ment, the team trainers were unable
to do much except keep the player
Staff photo by
Kathy Aney
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BEND — Holding a 16-0
lead at halftime, the Pend-
leton Buckaroos appeared to
be on their
Football
way to a
really good
win on the
road.
Bend
However
in
the
second half
the
Bend
Lava Bears
awoke and
Pendleton
with
the
help
of
some Bucks
miscues
muscled their way to the
26-23 victory.
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HERMISTON
Bengals
pass past
Bulldogs
Hermiston offense
has best showing
of season
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stable on the ground while they
waited on the ambulance to make
the almost twenty-mile drive from
Pendleton. It was a bit of bad luck
with the paramedics, as they were
actually scheduled to be at the game
beforehand, however got a call while
on the way to Athena which delayed
the arrival.
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8:10 p.m. — 30 minutes after the
initial injury. Skramstad was then
transported to St. Mary’s Hospital
in Walla Walla with what Bailey and
the other coaches believed was a
dislocated kneecap and possible leg
fracture.
Because of the circumstances,
both coaches decided to wipe out the
rest of the second quarter and send
both teams into the locker room for
halftime.
Before the injury stoppage,
Weston-McEwen was doing what-
ever it wanted offensively. After
taking the opening kickoff, the
TigerScots embarked on a 12-play,
72-yard drive that was capped off
with a six-yard touchdown run by
senior Tyler Cain. Quarterback Brett
Speed darted into the end zone for
a two-point conversion for an early
8-0 TigerScots lead.
The Pioneers would not get a
chance to respond with a drive of
their own as the TigerScots recov-
ered the short kickoff at the Pioneers
38-yard-line to put the offense back
in business.
This time it would take just two
plays and 34 seconds for the Tiger-
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Ethan Reger took the hand-off from
Brett Speed and ran right through
the Pioneers defense for a 17-yard
touchdown run and a 15-0 Tiger-
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East Oregonian
The 2015 season slump
continued for the Hermiston
Bulldogs on Friday, falling
56-37
on
the road to
Football
Lewiston
(ID).
E v e n
Lewiston
with
the
loss, it was
the
best
overall
performance
from
the
Hermiston
Hermiston
offense
this season
notching the
season-high 37 points.
The Bulldogs (0-4) fell
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37
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College Football
Hogan starts, Stanford defeats Oregon State
McCaffrey adds career high
rushing total, Cardinal pull
away in second half
By ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press
CORVALLIS — Kevin Hogan, a game-time deci-
sion because of an ankle sprain, threw for 163 yards
and two touchdowns as No. 21 Stanford beat Oregon
State 42-24 on Friday night.
Christian McCaffrey ran for a career-high 206 yards
for Stanford (3-1, 2-0 Pac-12), which
held just a 21-17 lead at the half over
the Beavers (2-2, 0-1) before a pair of
third-quarter touchdowns.
Oregon State true freshman Seth #21 Stanford
Collins hit Jordan Villamin with a
40-yard scoring pass to open the
fourth quarter and the Beavers pulled
within 35-24, but Stanford answered
with Barry Sanders’ 65-yard touch-
down run and Oregon State couldn’t Oregon State
catch up.
Collins passed for 275 yards and a
touchdown, while rushing for another
score. Villamin caught seven passes for 138 yards.
Sanders rushed for 97 yards and two scores for the
Cardinal.
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AP Photo/Timothy J. Gonzalez
Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey, center, is tackled by Oregon State’s Devin Chappell,
top left, and Kyle Haley, bottom, during the fi rst half of an NCAA college football
game in Corvallis, Ore., Friday, Sept. 25, 2015.