SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015
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Seahawks RB
involved in crash
RENTON, Wash.
(AP) — Seattle Seahawks
running back Fred Jackson
was uninjured when his car
crashed
outside
the team’s
facility on
Tuesday.
The Renton Police
Department said shortly
before 5 p.m. on Tuesday,
Jackson lost control of his
2016 Chevrolet Corvette as
he drove down Seahawks
Way. The crash happened
about 48 hours before
the Seahawks face the
San Francisco 49ers in a
Thursday night game.
Jackson’s vehicle
sustained moderate front end
damage. Jackson remained
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and was cooperative. He was
then taken by team personnel
back to the facility and did
not report any injuries.
Early reports indicated
Jackson may have been
racing with a teammate
and that’s what caused the
accident, but Renton police
say those reports are false
and there was no indication
that Jackson was racing.
EOU’s Posten
earns weekly honor
WHITEFISH, Mont. —
The Frontier Conference
announced on Monday
afternoon that senior
linebacker Gary Posten
earned Defensive Player
of the Week
FACES honors for his
performance
on Saturday
against No.
22 Montana
Western.
Posten
recorded
17
Posten
tackles (5 solo,
12 assists) in a losing effort
to the Bulldogs, and the
Emmett, Idaho, native also
returned an interception 41
yards in the second quarter.
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game the way it is supposed
to be played,” said EOU head
football coach Tim Camp.
“Very proud of him.”
On the season, Posten leads
the league and is fourth in the
nation in tackles with 92.
This is his second player
of the week honor this season.
“I tried to sort of
kick it over my
head, and that
didn’t work out.
That’s life. That’s
football. You learn
from it so you can
do better and pick
up yourself up,
dust yourself and
move on.“
— Blake O’Neill
Michigan punter on
his bobble that led to
Michigan State’s last-sec-
ond winning touchdown
from Saturday’s game.
O’Neill was born in
Australia and blamed
his instincts from Aussie
Rules football for his
actions on the play.
THIS DATE IN SPORTS
1975 — Carlton Fisk
breaks up a thrilling contest
with a homer in the 12th inning
to give the Boston Red Sox a
7-6 victory over the Cincinnati
Reds and force a seventh game
in the World Series.
1980 — The Philadelphia
Phillies win the World Series
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98-year history, beating the
Kansas City Royals 4-1 in
the sixth game.
1998 — The New York
Yankees close historic season
with 3-0 victory at San
Diego, sweeping the Padres
in four games to win their
record 24th World Series.
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HERMISTON
Prep Roundup
Dawgs draw with Eagles ’Scots
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Weston-McEwen
ends regular
season with win
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Hermiston’s Bernardo Araujo takes a penalty kick on Hood River goalie Travis Running in the Bulldogs’
2-2 tie against the Eagles on Tuesday in Hermiston.
Hermiston’s Campos makes crucial saves in 79th minute
By SAM BARBEE
East Oregonian
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Hood River Valley was two.
Both teams scored two goals,
which was the most Hood River
has allowed all
season. Both teams
had two different
players score their
goals and goals Hood River
were scored in
both halves. And,
most importantly
for
Hermiston,
Antonio Campos
Hermiston
made two crucial
saves in the 79th
minute to preserve
the 2-2 draw.
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(9-2-2, 3-1-1) has earned against
Hood River since 2011, the second
year of the CRC, when Hermiston
and Hood River (10-0-2, 4-0-1)
played to a 2-2 draw.
“We just went out with heart
tonight and we played with all of
our heart,” Hermiston coach Rich
Harshberger said. “And we believed.
There’s a lot hanging over our head
with Hood River especially after last
year and them getting a big result
(3-0) on us earlier in the year. Just a
lot of heart coming out here, leaving
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Hermiston’s John Mejia passes the ball guarded by Hood River’s Noe
Magana and Andres Baeza (18) in the Bulldogs’ 2-2 tie against the
Eagles on Tuesday in Hermiston.
the best teams in the state, I couldn’t
be happier,” Campos added.
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ical. Hermiston’s Edwin Rosales and
Hood River’s Mario Sandoval were
pulled aside by the referee in the 7th
minute in an attempt to quell hostil-
ities, and Mark Mejia was shown a
yellow card in the 15th.
But none of that stopped some
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Noe Magana, the younger brother
of last year’s 5A state Player of the
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when Hermiston failed to clear a
loose ball in their own end, and
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That wasn’t all the offense
Hood River could drum up, but it
was a good portion. With Campos,
defenders Ishmael Areans, Miguel
Hoyos, Andy Courcuera and John
Mejia, all of Hood River’s runs were
challenged and most were dispelled.
“Our defense was great,” Campos
said. “I always tell them (that) those
guys are everything to me. If it
wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t be out
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MLB
Mets’ Murphy ties record in win over Cubs
Royals slug
past Blue Jays
2004 AL Championship
Series and ultimately ended
one long championship
curse. Now, the team he
By ANDREW SELIGMAN
constructed in Chicago,
Associated Press
that stirred the imaginations
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itself in a similar spot.
CHICAGO — With
their bats and their arms,
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the New York Mets are
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overpowering the Chicago
Toronto, Ben Zobrist and
Cubs. Now, they’re one win
the relentless Kansas City
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Royals showed they can play
in 15 years.
home run derby, too. And
Daniel Murphy homered
with one more win, they’ll
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have a chance to show off
consecutive game in the
their power in a return trip to
postseason and Jacob
the World Series.
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Zobrist hit a two-run
innings to lead the Mets over ing during the seventh inning of Game 3 of the homer on knuckleballer
the Cubs 5-2 Tuesday night National League baseball championship series R.A. Dickey’s fourth pitch
for a 3-0 lead in the NL against the Chicago Cubs Tuesday in Chicago. Mur- of the game, Alex Rios
Championship Series.
phy scored from third on a ball hit by Lucas Duda. connected an inning later
A cluster of New sixth inning.
Kyle Schwarber had the and the Royals romped
York fans gathered in the
Murphy tied the mark towel-waving crowd shaking past the Toronto Blue Jays
rain behind their team’s set by Houston’s Carlos 101-year old Wrigley Field 14-2 Tuesday for a 3-1 lead
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out and chanted “Let’s drive off Kyle Hendricks in inning with his club-record Championship Series.
go, Mets!” And with a the third.
Lorenzo Cain scored
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victory Wednesday night
DeGrom followed up Jorge Soler also had them on a passed ball and Mike
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will be playing for base- Harvey and Noah Synder- the fourth. But Joe Maddon’s À\ LQ DQ /&6UHFRUG
ball’s ultimate prize.
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Rookie Steven Matz of his own. The NL Rookie this series.
“We’re a good offen-
gets the start for the Mets of the Year held the Cubs’
Barring
an
epic sive team, Eric Hosmer
in Game 4 while Jason big bats to just two runs comeback, a World Series said. “Our park, our style
Hammel goes for the Cubs. and four hits. He struck drought that dates to 1908 of play is a little different.
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other team has won a and be athletic, but when
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Theo Epstein’s Red aren’t as deep we’ve got
Trevor Cahill on a strikeout with all of the wins coming Sox came back against the some guys that can put the
of Michael Conforto in the on the road.
New York Yankees in the ball in the seats.”
ATHENA — The Weston-
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off the regular season on
Tuesday night by earning
win No. 20 on the season as
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Tigers 3-1.
The TigerScots (20-8,
8-2 CBC) won with scores
of 25-7, 25-21, and 25-21.
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third set 25-20.
Weston-McEwen
was
tremendous serving the ball
on Tuesday, as the team
combined for 20 aces in the
match — including some big
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coach Shawn White. “We
came out and served well,
and getting 10 aces in that
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Sarah Finifrock led the
TigerScots with six aces indi-
vidually while also turning in
12 kills, which was tied for
the team lead with Sara von
Borstel.
Elsewhere, Ali Schroeder
contributed 34 assists, and
the trio of Maty Aby, Bailey
Hillmick, and Tiah Benedict
all combined for 21 digs on
defense.
The TigerScots now have
three days to prepare for the
Columbia Basin Conference
Tournament on Saturday.
The team clinched the No. 2
seed in the tournament, and
will play the winner of the
Pilot Rock-Heppner match
that begins at 12 p.m.
CULVER 3, HEPPNER
0 — At Heppner, the Culver
Bulldogs swept the Mustangs
to end regular season play on
Tuesday.
Heppner (12-12, 5-5
CBC) fell to Culver with
scores of 25-13, 25-14, and
25-14.
“We got in there and
threw some punches,” said
Heppner coach Dieter Waite,
“and (Culver is) an awfully
good team and just had more
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handle.”
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T-Wolves
come out
À at in loss
East Oregonian
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D’ALENE,
Idaho — The Blue Mountain
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against North Idaho College
on Tuesday and paid the
price for it in a non-league
match.
The Cardinals won in
a
sweep
with scores
of 25-14,
2 7 - 2 5 ,
North Idaho
25-10.
BMCC
coach Dave
Baty said
it was clear
where the
Blue Mtn
difference
was made.
“Their
team had
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that simple,” he said. “They
pushed on us hard a couple
times and we just didn’t push
back. I could candy coat it,
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