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Local Slate
PREP FOOTBALL
Friday’s Games
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
Today’s Games
Mac-Hi at Baker, 4 p.m.
City Christian at Irrigon, 4:15 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Riverside at City Christian, 1 p.m.
Umatilla at Irrigon, 1 p.m.
Ontario at Mac-Hi, 2 p.m.
PREP GIRLS SOCCER
Today’s Games
Mac-Hi at Baker, 2 p.m.
Umatilla at De La Salle, 4 p.m.
Riverside at Portland Christian, 4:15 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Ontario at Mac-Hi, Noon
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Saturday’s Games
Helix, Echo at Old Oregon district tourna-
ment (La Grande) vs. TBD, 9 a.m.
Ione at Big Sky district tournament (The
Dalles) vs. TBD, 10 a.m.
Weston-McEwen, Heppner, Stanfield at
Columbia Basin district tournament (Culver)
vs. TBD, Noon
PREP CROSS COUNTRY
Friday
Umatilla, Weston-McEwen, Heppner,
Stanfield, Helix, Nixyaawii, Condon/Wheel-
er at SD5 District Meet (Pendleton), 1 p.m.
Mac-Hi at GOL District Meet (Baker), 2 p.m.
Saturday
Hermiston, Pendleton at CRC District
Meet (The Dalles), 10 a.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Saturday’s Game
Eastern Oregon at Montana St.-Northern,
Noon
COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER
Friday’s Game
Corban at Eastern Oregon, 3 p.m.
Saturday’s Game
Northwest Christian at Eastern Oregon,
3 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER
Friday’s Game
Corban at Eastern Oregon, 1 p.m.
Saturday’s Game
Northwest Christian at Eastern Oregon,
1 p.m.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Friday’s Games
Multnomah at Eastern Oregon, 7 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Yakima Valley at Blue Mountain, 2 p.m.
Warner at Eastern Oregon, 7 p.m.
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Friday’s Game
Eastern Oregon at Simpson, 7 p.m.
Saturday’s Game
Eastern Oregon at Simpson, 3 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Today’s Game
Blue Mountain at Eastern Oregon (scrim-
mage), 4 p.m.
Prep Standings
FOOTBALL
Columbia River Conference (5A)
Conf. Ovr. PS PA Rnk
Hood River 1-0 4-3 270 211
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Hermiston
1-0 2-5 162 262
15
Pendleton
0-1 2-5 155 234
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The Dalles 0-1 1-5 118 206
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Greater Oregon League (4A)
Conf. Ovr. PS
La Grande
2-0 6-1 306
Baker
1-1 3-4 170
Ontario
1-1 1-6 115
Mac-Hi
0-2 0-7 30
PA Rnk
102
12
167
18
197
30
330
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Eastern Oregon League (3A)
Conf. Ovr. PS
Vale
1-0 5-1 255
Nyssa
1-0 4-2 136
Umatilla
0-1 4-3 165
Riverside
0-1 2-4 115
PA Rnk
127
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96
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24
215
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Columbia Basin Conference (2A)
Conf. Ovr. PS PA Rnk
Heppner
3-0 7-0 365
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Stanfield
2-1 6-1 250 174
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2-1 5-2 256
98
12
Irrigon
1-2 5-2 300 172
13
Culver
1-2 3-4 211 289
19
Pilot Rock
0-3 0-6 95 275
31
Special District 4 (1A)
Conf. Ovr.
Sherman
5-0 5-2
Perrydale
4-0 6-0
Arlington
3-2 4-2
Dufur
2-2 5-2
Ione
1-3 2-4
Mitchell
0-4 2-5
S. Wasco
0-4 0-6
PS
332
326
220
314
170
195
98
PA Rnk
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117
14
100
19
130
5
240
21
299
26
380
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Special District 1 (1A)
Conf. Ovr.
Adrian
4-0 6-0
Wallowa
3-0 5-1
Crane
3-1 6-1
Jordan Vall. 3-1 4-3
Pine Eagle 2-1 5-2
Powder Vall. 2-2 4-3
Joseph
1-2 2-4
Harper/Hun. 1-3 1-6
P.C./B.R.
1-3 1-6
Echo
0-4 2-5
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0-4 1-6
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314
388
338
236
276
254
172
104
216
140
PA Rnk
148
1
118
3
78
2
228
24
258
11
287
16
252
23
412
29
377
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268
32
409
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VOLLEYBALL
Columbia River Conference (5A)
Conf. Ovr. SW SL Rnk
Hood River 8-1 12-5 33
21
10
The Dalles
7-2 21-4 55
14
7
Pendleton
2-7 6-12 26
35
24
Hermiston
1-8 5-11 16
33
25
Greater Oregon League (4A)
Conf. Ovr. SW
La Grande
6-0 12-9 36
Ontario
3-3 7-10 24
Baker
2-4 5-14 17
Mac-Hi
1-5 4-12 16
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29
15
29
29
40
27
36
35
Eastern Oregon League (3A)
Conf. Ovr. SW
Vale
6-0 22-2 58
Nyssa
4-2 14-8 43
Riverside
2-4 9-9 32
Umatilla
0-6 4-18 16
SL Rnk
10
2
28
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34
23
56
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Columbia Basin Conference (2A)
Conf. Ovr. SW SL Rnk
Culver
10-0 26-3 70
10
3
WMHS
8-2 20-8 59
27
8
Heppner
5-5 12-12 32
39
24
Pilot Rock
4-6 11-12 37
42
21
Stanfield
3-7 8-11 32
40
26
Irrigon
0-10 4-17 19
52
39
Big Sky League (1A)
Conf. Ovr. SW SL Rnk
Ione
13-1 18-6 58
24
11
Dufur
13-1 16-8 55
28
19
Con./Whe. 9-5 11-12 39
41
33
Arlington
8-6 11-12 37
38
40
S. Wasco
7-7 13-11 43
38
31
Mit./Spray 3-11 6-14 31
44
44
Sherman
2-12 5-17 16
54
49
Horizon Chr. 1-13 3-18 16
52
57
Old Oregon League (1A)
Conf. Ovr. SW
Powder Vall. 10-2 19-7 56
Helix
10-2 17-4 53
Echo
8-4 15-7 47
Joseph
8-4 11-7 35
Pine Eagle 4-8 7-12 25
Nixyaawii
1-11 3-15
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Wallowa
1-11 1-20
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Football
SL Rnk
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17
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17
26
22
38
37
45
48
58
51
BOYS SOCCER
Columbia River Conference (5A)
Conf. Ovr. GS GA Rnk
Hood River 4-0-1 10-0-3 48
6
1
Hermiston 3-1-1 9-2-2 31
17
5
Pendleton
1-4 4-8-1 17
50
26
The Dalles
1-4 2-11 10
42
27
Greater Oregon League (4A)
Conf. Ovr. GS GA Rnk
La Grande
5-1 8-3-1 48
13
7
Ontario
4-1 10-2-1 67
13
11
Mac-Hi
1-3 4-5-1 29
20
23
Baker
0-5 0-10
1
69
35
Special District 4 (3A/2A/1A)
Conf. Ovr. GS GA Rnk
Riverside
7-0 9-2-1 65
9
5
Umatilla
5-2 6-5-1 39
22
16
Irrigon
1-3-2 1-5-2
7
32
26
Culver
1-5-2 2-8-3 26
61
38
City Chr. 0-4-2 3-6-3 25
45
32
GIRLS SOCCER
Columbia River Conference (5A)
Conf. Ovr. GS GA Rnk
Hood River 4-0-1 7-4-2 22
17
12
Hermiston 1-1-3 3-4-6 11
20
17
Pendleton 1-3-1 5-6-2 21
31
24
The Dalles 1-3-1 4-8-1 19
31
29
Greater Oregon League (4A)
Conf. Ovr. GS
La Grande 5-0-1 9-0-2 50
Baker
2-3 4-7 26
Mac-Hi
1-2-1 6-2-3 32
Ontario
1-4 5-8 26
Friday, Oct. 16: Kansas City 5, Toronto 0
Saturday, Oct. 17: Kansas City 6, Toronto 3
Monday, Oct. 19: Toronto 11, Kansas
City 8
Tuesday, Oct. 20: Kansas City 14, Toronto 2
Wednesday, Oct. 21: Toronto 7, Kansas
City 1
Friday, Oct. 23: Toronto (Price 18-5) at
Kansas City (Ventura 13-8), 5:07 p.m.
x-Saturday, Oct. 24: Toronto at Kansas
City, 5:07 p.m.
National League
All games televised by TBS
New York 4, Chicago 0
Saturday, Oct. 17: New York 4, Chicago 2
Sunday, Oct. 18: New York 4, Chicago 1
Tuesday, Oct. 20: New York 5, Chicago 2
Wednesday, Oct. 21: New York 8, Chicago 3
GA Rnk
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72
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Special District 2 (3A/2A/1A)
Conf. Ovr. GS GA Rnk
Riverside 4-0-3 4-4-3 17
20
13
Por. Adv.
4-1-2 6-1-4 23
5
9
Por. Chr.
3-2-2 4-4-2 12
23
16
Umatilla
2-1-4 3-4-4 21
24
14
Horizon Chr. 1-5-1 3-6-1 10
23
20
De La Salle 1-6
1-9
4
32
25
Baseball
2015 MLB Postseason
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
American League
All games televised by FS1
Kansas City 3, Toronto 2
NFL
Thursday’s Game
Seattle (-6.5) at San Francisco, 5:25 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Buffalo (-5.5) vs. Jacksonville at London,
6:30 a.m.
Atlanta (-4) at Tennessee, 10ap.m.
Pittsburgh (-2) at Kansas City, 10 a.m.
Cleveland (+5.5) at St. Louis, 10 a.m.
Tampa Bay (+3.5) at Washington, 10 a.m.
Minnesota (-2.5) at Detroit, 10 a.m.
Houston (+4.5) at Miami, 10 a.m.
New Orleans (+4.5) at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.
N.Y. Jets (+9) at New England, 10 a.m.
Oakland (+4) at San Diego, 1:05 p.m.
Dallas (+3.5) at N.Y. Giants, 1:25 p.m.
Philadelphia (+3) at Carolina, 5:30 p.m.
BYE: Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Green Bay
Monday’s Game
Baltimore (+8.5) at Arizona, 5:30 p.m.
Basketball
NBA Preseason
Wednesday’s Games
Orlando 110, New Orleans 107, OT
Charlotte 99, Detroit 94
Memphis 82, Atlanta 81
Miami 110, Washington 105
Phoenix 99, Dallas 87
Thursday’s Games
Charlotte vs. Indiana at Fort Wayne, IN,
4 p.m.
New York at Boston, 4:30 p.m.
Denver at Utah, 6 p.m.
Golden State vs. L.A. Lakers at Anaheim,
CA, 7 p.m.
Portland at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
Soccer
Major League Soccer
Wednesday’s Games
Colorado 2, Sporting K.C. 0
Hockey
NHL
Wednesday’s Games
Buffalo 2, Toronto 1, SO
Philadelphia 5, Boston 4, OT
Edmonton 3, Detroit 1
Carolina 1, Colorado 0, OT
Today’s Games
Arizona at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.
Dallas at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
New Jersey at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Nashville, 5 p.m.
Columbus at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Florida at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Washington at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
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