SPORTS
Saturday, October 17, 2015
East Oregonian
Page 3B
HERMISTON
Prep Roundup
Cardinals snap skid with overtime win Ego looks
East Oregonian
MITCHELL — It took two
overtime periods but the Cardinals
were able to snap a three-game
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win over Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler.
Ione (2-4, 1-3 SD4) went into
the game without starting quarter-
back Jason Juarez (shoulder) and
lost starting running back Henry
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stepped in to carry the load and
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touchdowns on 21 carries.
Ione coach Stan Weiper said
fumbles became an issue for his
team, but the Cardinals fought
through it with tough defense and
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minute to go on a 54-yard touch-
down run.
Both teams scored a touchdown
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convert the two-point conversion.
Mitchell (2-5, 0-4) took the ball
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scored, but again failed to punch it
in for two on the conversion. Ione
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the two-points for the win.
Weiper said it wasn’t looking too
good early when, already scraping
together a make-shift lineup, the
Cardinals fumbled on Mitchell’s
one-yard line and the Loggers then
scored on a 99-yard pass play to
take the lead.
Then as the Cardinals mounted
their late comeback, their efforts
were nearly derailed with another
fumble deep in Mitchell’s half of
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a three-and-out, though, and the
Cardinals scored on their ensuing
possession.
“I was proud of the kids for
hanging in there,” Weiper said.
“The kids fought back hard and we
were able to hold them on those
extra points which was huge.
“Things have seemed to be going
wrong lately, and so I was proud of
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out on the right side of things and
get a win.”
Juarez has a separated shoulder,
and will likely be out for Ione’s
game against Dufur next week.
Weiper said Dan Doherty, listed as a
tight end, ran the run-heavy offense
well on short notice.
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20 — At Pilot Rock, the Bulldogs
pulled away in the second half
thanks to another productive night
by running back Jaiden Jones.
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able, but Rockets’ coaches said his
big plays made the difference as
Culver (3-4, 1-2 CBC) earned its
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win this season.
Pilot Rock (0-6, 0-3) had some
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but couldn’t keep pace with Culver
after going into the locker room
with a 14-14 tie at halftime.
Patrick Roe led the Rockets with
147 yards and two touchdowns on
just nine carries, and Devin Hasher
added 110 yards on 10 carries. The
team ran for 330 yards total.
Roe also tied Braydon Postma
for the team lead with seven tackles.
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week in their penultimate game.
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1-1 GOL) came out with a lopsided
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League game pitting two previously
winless squads. No details were
reported.
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season next week when it hosts
Baker.
still shut out for the fourth time this
year. No details were reported.
Irrigon (1-4-2) plays at Riverside
for a league game Tuesday at 4:15
p.m.
Girls Soccer
HERMISTON
2,
THE
DALLES 0 — At Hermiston, the
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in Columbia River Conference
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more points on the Honkers than time since their season-opening 2-1
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Dsitrict 4 tilt. No details were
The win also moved Hermiston
reported.
(3-4-5, 1-1-2 CRC) to second place
It was the second straight loss in the CRC as they prepare to
for Arlington (4-2, 3-2 SD4), play league champion Hood River
which opened the season winning (7-4-1, 4-0) next Wednesday on the
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league play at Perrydale next week,
and will need a win to stay in the Cross Country
hunt for an automatic playoff berth.
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Volleyball
tallies at Thursday’s Kyle Burnside
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girls.
roll with their lopsided victory in
The Cougars (14-6, 7-3) won
Led by the valiant third-place
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opener. Riverside was playing its 25-15.
Hermiston won the boys title by 33
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No other details were reported.
points with 57 total. Union was
after spending the last two as an
Nixyaawii (3-14, 1-10) will second with 90 and host Pendleton
independent.
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Riverside (2-5, 0-1) coach Dave to Powder Valley at 1 p.m.
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Boor said his defenders were unable
Hermiston’s boys were sophomore
to shed Vale (5-1, 1-0) blockers to
HELIX 3, ECHO 0 — At Echo, Isaac Sanchez (7th, 16:48.3) and
make tackles, and turnovers ended the Grizzlies gave themselves a seniors Hayden Earl (9th, 17:01.5)
several good offensive drives.
little room for error by sweeping and Donell Rome (10th, 17:07.4).
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Niederwerfer (16:26.6) and
the ball but we had a lot of turn- 29-27, 25-20, 25-12. No details Sanchez each posted season-best
overs,” he said. “We gave up a were reported.
times for Hermiston, which also
couple of big (interceptions) so that
The win gives Helix (17-3, ¿QLVKHGZHOODKHDGRIGLVWULFWIRHV
didn’t help us out. Vale is a really 10-1 OOL) a one-game cushion The Dalles (141 points) and Hood
good ball club and we just have on Powder Valley in the standings River (197).
to get better so we can play them with the two scheduled to meet in
Union’s girls also were led by a
better.”
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Pirates avoid the shutout on a PHHWLQJLQ¿YHVHWV
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77-yard touchdown reception, and
the top 20 to give the team 51 total
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points. Pendleton was second with
touchdown on a 15-yard catch.
PRESCOTT
(WA)
5, 93, Hood River was third with 100,
Both were thrown by Eon Castillo. IRRIGON 0 — At Irrigon, the The Dalles was fourth with 110 and
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yards on 12 rushes for the Pirates, over their last non-league meeting
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who host Umatilla next week.
with Prescott this season but were
Report scores to (541) 966-0838.
SCOREBOARD
Local Slate
PREP FOOTBALL
Friday, Oct. 23
Echo at Pine Eagle, 2 p.m.
Hood River at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
The Dalles at Pendleton, 7 p.m.
Baker at Mac-Hi 7 p.m.
Umatilla at Riverside, 7 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Culver, 7 p.m.
Stanfield at Pilot Rock, 7 p.m.
Irrigon at Heppner, 7 p.m.
Dufur at Ione, 7 p.m.
PREP BOYS SOCCER
Saturday
Riverside at Culver, 1 p.m.
City Christian at Umatilla, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 20
Irrigon at Riverside, 4:15 p.m.
Hood River at Hermiston, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 21
The Dalles at Pendleton, 4 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 22
Mac-Hi at Baker, 4 p.m.
City Christian at Irrigon, 4:15 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
Riverside at City Christian, 1 p.m.
Umatilla at Irrigon, 1 p.m.
Ontario at Mac-Hi, 2 p.m.
PREP GIRLS SOCCER
Tuesday, Oct. 20
De La Salle at Riverside, 4:15 p.m.
Umatilla at Portland Adventist, 4:15 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Pendleton at The Dalles, 4 p.m.
Hermiston at Hood River, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 22
Mac-Hi at Baker, 2 p.m.
Umatilla at De La Salle, 4 p.m.
Riverside at Portland Christian, 4:15 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
Ontario at Mac-Hi, Noon
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Saturday
Pendleton at Southridge Tournament, 8 a.m.
Sherman at Ione, 10 a.m.
Arlington vs. Sherman (at Ione), Noon
Stanfield at Irrion, Noon
Condon/Wheeler at Dufur, Noon
Nixyaawii at Powder Valley, 1 p.m.
Echo at Pine Eagle, 1 p.m.
Stanfield vs. Culver (at Irrigon), 1:30 p.m.
Arlington vs. South Wasco (at Ione), 2 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler vs. Horizon Christian (at Dufur),
2 p.m.
Weston-MceEwen vs. Culver (at Irrigon), 3 p.m.
Helix at Powder Valley, 3 p.m.
South Wasco at Ione, 4 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Irrigon, 4:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 19
Hermiston at Pendleton, 6:30 p.m.
Tursday, Oct. 20
Mitchell/Spray at Condon/Wheeler (Fossil), 5 p.m.
Culver at Heppner, 5 p.m.
Stanfield at Weston-McEwen, 5 p.m.
Irrigon at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
Helix at Old Oregon district tournament (La Grande)
v vs. TBD, 9 a.m.
Ione at Big Sky district tournament (The Dalles) vs.
TBD, 10 a.m.
Weston-McEwen at Columbia Basin district tourna-
ment (Culver) vs. TBD, Noon
PREP CROSS COUNTRY
Friday, Oct. 23
Umatilla, Weston-McEwen, Heppner, Stanfield,
Helix, Nixyaawii, Condon/Wheeler at SD5 District
Meet (Pendleton), 1 p.m.
Mac-Hi at GOL District Meet (Baker), 2 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
Hermiston, Pendleton at CRC District Meet (The
Dalles), 10 a.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Saturday
Montana-Western at Eastern Oregon, 1 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
Eastern Oregon at Montana St.-Northern, Noon
COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER
Sunday
Eastern Oregon at College of Idaho, 11 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 23
Corban at Eastern Oregon, 3 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
Northwest Christian at Eastern Oregon, 3 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER
Sunday
Eastern Oregon at College of Idaho, 1:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 23
Corban at Eastern Oregon, 1 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
Northwest Christian at Eastern Oregon, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Saturday
Blue Mountain vs. TBD (at Chemeketa Crossover),
TBD
Eastern Oregon at Northwest, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 20
Blue Mountain at North Idaho, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Treasure Valley at Blue Mountain, 6 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 23
Multnomah at Eastern Oregon, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
Yakima Valley at Blue Mountain, 2 p.m.
Warner at Eastern Oregon, 7 p.m.
COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday
Eastern Oregon at LCSC Inland Empire Challenge,
TBD
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Saturday
Eastern Oregon at Vancouver Island, Noon
Friday, Oct. 23
Eastern Oregon at Simpson, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
Eastern Oregon at Simpson, 3 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Thursday, Oct. 22
Blue Mountain at Eastern Oregon (scrimmage),
4 p.m.
Football
NCAA
Thursday’s scores
Auburn 30, Kentucky 27
Stanford 56, UCLA 35
Friday’s scores
BYU 38, Cincinnati 24
Fresno St. 31, UNLV 28
Utah St. 52, Boise St. 26
Saturday’s games
No. 2 Baylor vs. West Virginia, 9 a.m.
No. 11 Florida State vs. Louisville, 9 a.m.
No. 13 Mississippi at Memphis, 9 a.m.
No. 17 Iowa at No. 20 Northwestern, 9 a.m.
No. 22 Toledo vs. Eastern Michigan, 9 a.m.
No. 7 Michigan State at No. 12 Michigan, 12:30
p.m.
No. 9 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Alabama, 12:30 p.m.
No. 19 Oklahoma at Kansas State, 12:30 p.m.
Montana St. at Portland St., 12:30 p.m.
Oregon St. at Washington St., 1 p.m.
E. Washington at Idaho St., 1:35 p.m.
No. 3 TCU at Iowa State, 4 p.m.
No. 5 Clemson vs. Boston College, 4 p.m.
No. 6 LSU vs. No. 8 Florida, 4 p.m.
No. 14 Notre Dame vs. Southern Cal, 4:30 p.m.
No. 1 Ohio State vs. Penn State, 5 p.m.
Arizona at Colorado, 6 p.m.
No. 4 Utah vs. Arizona State, 7 p.m.
Oregon at Washington, 7:30 p.m.
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
EAST
W L
T Pct PF PA
New England 4 0
0 1.000 149 76
N.Y. Jets
3 1
0 .750 95 55
Buffalo
3 2
0 .600 124 105
Miami
1 3
0 .250 65 101
SOUTH
W L
T Pct PF PA
Indianapolis 3 2
0 .600 99 113
Tennessee
1 3
0 .250 102 91
Houston
1 4
0 .200 97 135
Jacksonville 1 4
0 .200 93 145
NORTH
W L
T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati
5 0
0 1.000 148 101
Pittsburgh
2 2
0 .500 96 75
Cleveland
2 3
0 .400 118 132
Baltimore
1 4
0 .200 123 137
WEST
W L
T Pct PF PA
Denver
5 0
0 1.000 113 79
San Diego
2 2
0 .500 96 110
Oakland
2 3
0 .400 107 124
Kansas City 1 4
0 .200 117 143
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
EAST
W L
T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 3 2
0 .600 132 109
Dallas
2 3
0 .400 101 131
Washington 2 3
0 .400 97 104
Philadelphia 2 3
0 .400 117 103
SOUTH
W L
T Pct PF PA
Atlanta
5 0
0 1.000 162 112
Carolina
4 0
0 1.000 108 71
Tampa Bay 2 3
0 .400 110 148
New Orleans 1 4
0 .200 103 143
NORTH
W L
T Pct PF PA
Green Bay
5 0
0 1.000 137 81
Minnesota
2 2
0 .500 80 73
Chicago
2 3
0 .400 86 142
Detroit
0 5
0 .000 83 138
WEST
W L
T Pct PF PA
Arizona
4 1
0 .800 190 90
St. Louis
2 3
0 .400 84 113
Seattle
2 3
0 .400 111 98
San Francisco 1 4
0 .200 75 140
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Thursday’s Game
New Orleans 31, Atlanta 21
Sunday’s Games
Kansas City (+3.5) at Minnesota, 10 a.m.
Miami (+1.5) at Tennessee, 10 a.m.
Washington (+6) at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.
Arizona (-3.5) at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.
Cincinnati (-3) at Buffalo, 10 a.m.
Chicago (+3) at Detroit, 10 a.m.
Denver (-4) at Cleveland, 10 a.m.
Houston (+1) at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.
Carolina (+7) at Seattle, 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore (-2) at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m.
San Diego (+10.5) at Green Bay, 1:25 p.m.
New England (-10) at Indianapolis, 5:30 p.m.
Open: Dallas, Oakland, St. Louis, Tampa Bay
Monday, Oct. 19
N.Y. Giants (+4) at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.
Basketball
NBA
Preseason
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L Pct GB
New York
3
0 1.000 —
Toronto
3
2 .600
1
Boston
1
1 .500 1½
Philadelphia
2
3 .400
2
Brooklyn
1
2 .333
2
Southeast Division
W
L Pct GB
Charlotte
4
0 1.000 —
Atlanta
4
0 1.000 —
Washington
2
1 .667 1½
Orlando
3
2 .600 1½
Miami
1
3 .250
3
Central Division
W
L Pct GB
Indiana
4
1 .800 —
Chicago
2
3 .400
2
Detroit
2
3 .400
2
Milwaukee
1
2 .333
2
Cleveland
0
5 .000
4
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L Pct GB
Memphis
3
0 1.000 —
New Orleans
2
1 .667
1
Houston
2
3 .400
2
San Antonio
0
3 .000
3
Dallas
0
4 .000 3½
Northwest Division
W
L Pct GB
Denver
4
1 .800 —
Oklahoma City
2
1 .667
1
Portland
2
2 .500 1½
Utah
2
2 .500 1½
Minnesota
1
3 .250 2½
Pacific Division
W
L Pct GB
Sacramento
4
1 .800 —
Phoenix
2
2 .500 1½
Golden State
2
2 .500 1½
L.A. Clippers
1
3 .250 2½
L.A. Lakers
0
4 .000 3½
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Friday’s Games
Washington 127, Philadelphia 118
New York 101, Boston 95
Memphis 94, Oklahoma City 78
Atlanta 91, Dallas 84
Denver 106, Phoenix 81
Saturday’s Games
New York at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Sacramento vs. New Orleans at Lexington, KY, 4
p.m.
Miami at Houston, 5 p.m.
Washington at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m.
Golden State vs. L.A. Lakers at San Diego, CA, 7
p.m.
Soccer
MLS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L
T Pts GF GA
x-New York 16 10
6 54 56 41
x-Toronto FC 15 13
4 49 57 54
x-D.C. United 14 12
6 48 39 40
New England 13 11
8 47 45 45
Columbus 13 11
8 47 51 53
Montreal
13 13
6 45 45 43
Orlando City 12 13
8 44 46 55
New York City FC 10 16
7 37 48 55
Philadelphia 9 16
7 34 40 51
Chicago
8 18
6 30 42 52
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L
T Pts GF GA
x-FC Dallas 16 10
6 54 49 38
x-Los Angeles 14 9
9 51 53 39
x-Vancouver 15 13
5 50 42 36
Sporting Kansas City 13 10 9 48 46
42
Seattle
14 13
5 47 40 34
San Jose
13 12
8 47 40 37
Portland
13 11
8 47 32 36
Houston
11 13
8 41 41 45
Real Salt Lake 11 13
8 41 37 44
Colorado
8 14 10 34 30 39
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
x- clinched playoff berth
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Friday’s Games
Orlando City 2, New York City FC 1
San Jose 1, Sporting Kansas City 0
Saturday’s Games
Columbus at Toronto FC, 11 a.m.
Montreal at New England, 4:30 p.m.
FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake, 6:30 p.m.
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal
5 5
0
0 10 16 6
Florida
4 3
1
0 6 14 5
Detroit
4 3
1
0 6 14 9
Tampa Bay 5 3
2
0 6 17 14
Ottawa
5 3
2
0 6 16 13
Toronto
4 1
2
1 3 11 15
Buffalo
4 1
3
0 2 8 12
Boston
4 1
3
0 2 13 18
Metropolitan Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers 5 3
2
0 6 13 13
N.Y. Islanders 4 2
1
1 5 11 12
Philadelphia 4 2
1
1 5 7 10
Washington 3 2
1
0 4 9 9
Carolina
4 1
3
0 2 10 13
Pittsburgh
4 1
3
0 2 5 8
New Jersey 4 0
3
1 1 6 13
Columbus
5 0
5
0 0 12 26
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg
5 4
1
0 8 18 9
St. Louis
5 4
1
0 8 17 12
Minnesota
4 3
0
1 7 13 11
Dallas
4 3
1
0 6 15 11
Nashville
4 3
1
0 6 10 6
Colorado
4 2
2
0 4 15 14
Chicago
5 2
3
0 4 10 13
Pacific Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose
4 4
0
0 8 14 2
Vancouver
5 3
1
1 7 15 9
Arizona
4 3
1
0 6 13 6
Calgary
4 1
3
0 2 8 14
Los Angeles 4 1
3
0 2 4 13
Anaheim
4 0
3
1 1 1 11
Edmonton
4 0
4
0 0 5 13
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
loss.
Friday’s Games
San Jose 2, New Jersey 1, SO
Toronto 6, Columbus 3
Carolina 5, Detroit 3
Winnipeg 3, Calgary 1
St. Louis 4, Vancouver 3
Colorado 3, Anaheim 0
Los Angeles 2, Minnesota 1, OT
Today’s Games
Detroit at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Florida, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m.
San Jose at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Calgary, 10 p.m.
Boston at Arizona, 10 p.m.
WHL
Today’s Games
Moose Jaw at Edmonton, 4 p.m.
Prince Albert at Kootenay, 4 p.m.
Lethbridge at Swift Current, 4 p.m.
Brandon at Saskatoon, 4:05 p.m.
Calgary at Medicine Hat, 4:30 p.m.
Red Deer at Vancouver, 5 p.m.
Kelowna at Prince George, 5 p.m.
Victoria at Seattle, 5:05 p.m.
Kamloops at Spokane, 5:05 p.m.
Portland at Tri-City, 5:05 p.m.
Motorsports
NASCAR
Sprint Cup
Hollywood Casino 400 Lineup
After Friday qualifying; race Sunday
At Kansas Speedway
Kansas City, Kan.
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 195.503 mph.
2. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 195.454.
3. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 194.826.
4. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 194.756.
5. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 194.735.
6. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 194.623.
7. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 194.37.
8. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 194.363.
9. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 194.335.
10. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 194.301.
11. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 194.161.
12. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 193.861.
13. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 194.056.
14. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 194.035.
15. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 194.
16. (33) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 193.993.
17. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 193.833.
18. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 193.743.
19. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 193.715.
20. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 193.486.
21. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 193.34.
22. (55) David Ragan, Toyota, 193.313.
23. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 193.036.
24. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 193.036.
25. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 192.342.
26. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 191.795.
27. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 191.714.
28. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 191.707.
29. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 191.435.
30. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 190.995.
31. (9) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 190.766.
32. (7) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 190.59.
33. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 190.04.
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to stabilize
Bulldogs
Interim coach
brings old-school
sensibilities
By SAM BARBEE
EO Media Group
In a college basketball game
30 years ago, then-Indiana
Hoosiers
head
basketball
coach Bob Knight earned
sports immortality when, in
a game against the Purdue
Boilermakers, Knight lost his
composure and bowled a chair
from his bench to the baseline
on the opposite side of the court.
He was ejected, and the moment
lives on in sports history as one
of the most interesting forms of
passion ever seen.
Dave Ego, Hermiston’s
interim
b o y s
basketball
coach, has
similar
sensibili-
ties.
“I won’t
fold
my
program up
and watch Ego
the game
q u i e t l y, ”
he quipped. “I probably come
closer to throwing a chair across
the gym.”
After a 20-year hiatus from
coaching basketball, Ego hopes
to bring success and stability to
a program that hasn’t had much
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He was hired in August when
former coach Jake McElligott
resigned after one season amid
an ongoing Teacher Standards
and Practices Commission
investigation.
Working with a largely new
roster, Ego will bring discipline
and pace to the Dawghouse. He
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in structure and dedication in
discipline.
But how much has the game
changed? The last time Ego
coached a high school basket-
ball game, the sport had yet to
evolve into the perimeter-fo-
cused screen-and-roll game we
watch today. The 3-point line
is bigger than it’s ever been
and tall players, once banished
to the low block, are starting to
develop outside games.
Ego believes his philosophies
still have a place in the game,
though.
“The fundamentals haven’t
changed,” he said. “They still
dribble. They still rebound. They
still shoot. Does the 3-point line
change anything? Some for the
better, some not for the better.
“It’s probably changed the
game the outside game a little,
but generally not (basketball).”
He noted some college
basketball teams — old
Western Kentucky and Chicago
Marymount squads — played a
modern up-and-down style with
lots of outside shooting.
“That’s because the funda-
mentals haven’t changed,” he
said. “Dribbling, rebounding,
shooting, things like that. If you
look back, defenses haven’t
changed as much as people
think. We are still revisiting the
UCLA press and some of those
things people want to still do
today.
“But what’s really paramount
is the attitude, the behavior.
Right now, particularly right
now in Hermiston, commitment
has to be a capital ‘C’. That’s one
of the things that’s imperative.”
Ego said school grade will
have no bearing on playing time,
and he wants all four high school
teams wearing the same uniform
to make promotion through
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also already had conversations
with senior point guard Austin
Naillon about leadership and
setting the example.
Naillon has been running
with the Bulldogs’ cross country
team to get in shape for Ego’s
up-tempo system, and Ego said
he wants Naillon to be in such
good shape when practice starts
in November that he’s not tired
while conditioning. The hope is
that will bleed into the rest of the
group, allowing Naillon to lead
by example.
In addition, Ego hopes to
have 6-foot-3 athlete Tre Neal
come out, as well as 6-foot-5
Brok Palmer, who was on the
team last year.
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Oregon is November 16. Herm-
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