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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Friday, November 6, 2015
Prep Sports
Adidas to help eliminate Native American mascots
about a dozen schools have
dropped Native mascots over
the past two years and another
20 are considering a change.
PORTLAND — Adidas is
Eric Liedtke, Adidas head
offering to help high schools of global brands who was at
nationwide drop Native the Washington conference,
American mascots.
said sports must be inclusive.
The athletic shoe and
“Today’s announcement is
apparel maker said Thursday a great way for us to offer up
it will provide free design our resources to schools that
resources to schools looking want to do what’s right — to
to shelve Native American administrators,
teachers,
mascots, nicknames, imagery students and athletes who
or symbolism. The German want to make a difference in
company also pledged to their lives and in their world,”
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ensure the cost of changing is “Our intention is to help
not prohibitive.
break down any barriers to
Adidas announced the change — change that can
initiative in conjunction lead to a more respectful and
with the White House Tribal inclusive environment for all
Nations Conference in American athletes.”
Washington, which includes
Speaking to young Native
leaders from the 567 feder- Americans attending the
ally recognized tribes.
conference, President Barack
The company, which has Obama applauded Adidas.
its North American head-
“I tell you, for Adidas to
quarters in Portland, Oregon, make that commitment, it’s
also said it will be a founding a very smart thing to do,”
member of a coalition that Obama said. “Because those
addresses Native American schools now really don’t
mascots in sports.
have an excuse. What they’re
According to the group saying is one of the top sports
Change the Mascot, there companies in the world, one
are about 2,000 schools of the top brands in the world,
nationwide that have Native is prepared to come and use
American mascots.
all their expertise to come
The advocacy group says up with something that’s
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file photo
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the gym
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School
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Roseburg,
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AP Sports Writer
Michael Sullivan/
The News Review
via AP, File
really going to work; and that
the entire community can
feel proud of and can bring
people together and give a
fresh start.”
The voluntary program
would give schools access
to the company’s design
team for logo redesign and
uniform design across all
sports. It seeks to be a collab-
orative effort with schools.
Adidas emphasized the
initiative only involves high
schools, and that the company
is not mandating that schools
change mascots and nick-
names. The program does not
involve its other agreements
or sponsorships with profes-
sional or college teams, or
with individual athletes.
The company said it
embarked on the initiative
because it became clear that
schools “wanting to make
a change had very little
avenues to do so.”
“Ultimately, it’s the teams,
athletes, coaches and fans
who decide what changes they
want to make. And if they
want to make a change and
we can help, then we want to
help,” the company said.
The use of such mascots
has
drawn
increased
attention and controversy
in recent years. The NFL’s
Washington Redskins have
resisted appeals by Native
American and civil rights
groups to change their name
and mascot.
Maury Lane, an outside
team spokesman for the
Redskins, issued a statement
criticizing Adidas’ move.
“The
hypocrisy
of
changing names at the high
school level of play and
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professional
like-named
teams is absurd. Adidas
make hundreds of millions
of dollars selling uniforms
to teams like the Chicago
Blackhawks and the Golden
State Warriors, while prof-
iting off sales of fan apparel
for the Cleveland Indians,
Florida State Seminoles,
Atlanta Braves and many
other like-named teams,”
the statement said. “It seems
safe to say that Adidas’ next
targets will be the biggest
sports teams in the country,
which won’t be very popular
with their shareholders, team
fans, or partner schools and
organizations.”
Adidas has had a spon-
sorship agreement with
Redskins quarterback Robert
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drafted into the NFL. Adidas
also currently provides team
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in the 2017-18 season.
On the college level, the
NCAA warned schools in
2005 that they would face
sanctions if they didn’t
change Native American
logos or nicknames. Some
colleges kept their nicknames
by obtaining permission
from tribes, including the
Florida State Seminoles and
the University of Utah Utes.
Some states have taken
action at the high school level.
Last month, California Gov.
Jerry Brown signed a law that
prohibits schools from using
the term “Redskins.”
In Oregon, the state Board
of Education in 2012 ordered
high schools to ban such
mascots or risk losing public
funding. The schools have
until 2017 to comply.
MUSTANGS: Dragons back in postseason after missing cut last year
Heppner’s
C.J. Kin-
dle (24)
escapes a
TigerScot
tackler
during a
Columbia
Basin
Confer-
ence
game in
Athena
onFriday,
Oct. 30,
2015.
Continued from 1B
afternoon, when the No. 2
seed Mustangs (9-0) host the
No. 15 seed Monroe Dragons
(4-5).
If you just look at the
record, it would appear to
be an easy match up for the
Mustangs. However, the
Dragons are a team that is
better than its sub-par record.
Monroe comes into the
postseason battle-tested on
the back of four straight
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games of the season to some
pretty tough competition.
In Week 1, Monroe
lost to the now-No. 1 seed
Central Linn team by a score
of 16-6. Then in Week 4,
Monroe dropped a game to
the No. 6 seed Lost River
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Monroe fell to the No. 8 seed
Vernonia 60-44 — the most
points Vernonia allowed all
season.
It’s the kind of team that
Grant says cannot be over-
looked.
“I see a young team that’s
getting better and better,”
said Grant. “They have great
tradition, great coaching, a
Staff photo by
Kathy Aney
great playoff pedigree and
these kids expect to win.”
Monroe is also no stranger
to postseason play, having
made the playoffs now 25
times in school history — not
far behind Heppner’s total of
33. The Dragons made it into
postseason play every year
from 2009-2013 before just
missing the cut in 2014.
On the other side of the
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through its schedule this
season, averaging more
than 49 points per game on
offense and only allowing
an average of 10.2 points
against on defense.
Their closest game of the
season was the 20-0 win over
a tough Weston-McEwen
squad to last week to wrap up
the regular season — a game
that coach Greg Grant says
was a blessing for them.
“Any time you have
a team challenge you in
different ways, it makes
you better,” said Grant. “It
showed the kids we can’t just
show up and expect things to
happen for us.”
PREP FOOTBALL
Today
(5A first round) No. 9 Wilsonville at No. 8
Hermiston, 7 p.m.
(2A first round) No. 9 Stanfield at No. 8
Vernonia, 7 p.m.
Saturday
(2A first round) No. 13 Irrigon at No. 4
Kennedy, 1 p.m.
(2A first round) No. 10 Weston-McEwen
at No. 7 Reedsport, 2 p.m.
(2A first round) No. 15 Monroe at No. 2
Heppner, 3 p.m.
PREP BOYS SOCCER
Saturday
(5A quarterfinal) No. 4 Hermiston vs.
Woodburn, TBD
(3A quarterfinal) No. 6 Riverside at No. 3
St. Mary’s, 4 p.m.
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Today
(2A quarterfinal) No. 10 Weston-McE-
wen vs. No. 2 Culver (at Ridgeview HS,
Redmond), 10 a.m.
(1A quarterfinal) No. 7 Ione vs. No. 2
North Douglas (at Ridgeview HS, Red-
mond), 3:15 p.m.
Saturday
Weston-McEwen vs. TBD at 2A state
tournament, TBD
Ione vs. TBD at 1A state tournament, TBD
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Saturday
College of Idaho at Eastern Oregon, Noon
COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday
Eastern Oregon at CCC Championships,
TBD
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Saturday
Eastern Oregon at Gonzaga (exhibition),
5 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Today
Eastern Oregon at Arizona Christian, 6
p.m.
Saturday
Eastern Oregon at Arizona Christian, 3
p.m.
Football
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
EAST
W L
T Pct PF PA
New England 7 0
0 1.000 249 133
N.Y. Jets
4 3
0 .571 172 139
Buffalo
3 4
0 .429 176 173
Miami
3 4
0 .429 154 173
SOUTH
W L
T Pct PF PA
Indianapolis 3 5
0 .375 173 203
Houston
3 5
0 .375 174 205
Jacksonville 2 5
0 .286 147 207
Tennessee
1 6
0 .143 125 159
NORTH
W L
T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati
8 0
0 1.000 229 142
Pittsburgh
4 4
0 .500 168 147
Baltimore
2 6
0 .250 190 214
Cleveland
2 7
0 .222 177 247
WEST
W L
T Pct PF PA
Denver
7 0
0 1.000 168 112
Oakland
4 3
0 .571 178 173
Kansas City 3 5
0 .375 195 182
San Diego
2 6
0 .250 191 227
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
EAST
W L
T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 4 4
0 .500 215 208
Washington 3 4
0 .429 148 168
Philadelphia 3 4
0 .429 160 137
Dallas
2 5
0 .286 133 171
SOUTH
W L
T Pct PF PA
Carolina
7 0
0 1.000 191 136
Atlanta
6 2
0 .750 213 173
New Orleans 4 4
0 .500 213 234
Tampa Bay 3 4
0 .429 163 199
NORTH
W L
T Pct PF PA
Green Bay
6 1
0 .857 174 130
Minnesota
5 2
0 .714 147 122
Chicago
2 5
0 .286 140 202
Detroit
1 7
0 .125 149 245
WEST
W L
T Pct PF PA
Arizona
6 2
0 .750 263 153
St. Louis
4 3
0 .571 135 125
Seattle
4 4
0 .500 167 140
San Francisco 2 6
0 .250 109 207
———
Thursday’s Game
Cincinnati 31, Cleveland 10
Sunday’s Games
Tennessee (+8) at New Orleans, 10 a.m.
St. Louis (+2) at Minnesota, 10 a.m.
Green Bay (-2.5) at Carolina, 10 a.m.
Washington (+14) at New England, 10
a.m.
Miami (+3) at Buffalo, 10 a.m.
Jacksonville (+7) at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.
Oakland (+4.5) at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.
Atlanta (-7) at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Giants (-2.5) at Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m.
Denver (-5) at Indianapolis, 1:25 p.m.
Philadelphia (-2.5) at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Open: Arizona, Baltimore, Detroit, Hous-
ton, Kansas City, Seattle
Monday’s Game
Chicago (+4) at San Diego, 5:30 p.m.
NCAA
Top 25 schedule
Saturday’s Games
No. 1 Ohio State vs. Minnesota, 5 p.m.
No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 17 Florida State,
12:30 p.m.
No. 4 LSU at No. 7 Alabama, 5 p.m.
No. 5 TCU at No. 12 Oklahoma State,
12:30 p.m.
No. 6 Michigan State at Nebraska, 4 p.m.
No. 8 Notre Dame at Pittsburgh, 9 a.m.
No. 9 Stanford at Colorado, 10 a.m.
No. 10 Iowa at Indiana, 12:30 p.m.
No. 11 Florida vs. Vanderbilt, 9 a.m.
No. 13 Utah at Washington, 4:30 p.m.
No. 14 Oklahoma vs. Iowa State, 4 p.m.
No. 15 Memphis vs. Navy, 4 p.m.
No. 16 Michigan vs. Rutgers, 12:30 p.m.
No. 18 Houston vs. Cincinnati, 12:30 p.m.
No. 19 Mississippi vs. Arkansas, 12:30
p.m.
No. 21 North Carolina vs. Duke, 9 a.m.
No. 22 UCLA at Oregon State, 1:30 p.m.
No. 25 Texas A&M vs. Auburn, 4:30 p.m.
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L
Pct
Toronto
5
0 1.000
New York
2
3 .400
Boston
1
3 .250
Philadelphia
0
4 .000
Brooklyn
0
5 .000
GB
—
3
3½
4½
5
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would not want the team
to key in on just one thing.
The more things we have the
harder we are to beat.”
The Mustangs defense
is diverse in talent, as well,
headed by studs Patrick
Collins and Kevin Murray.
Murray — a junior
linebacker — leads the team
with 58 total tackles and has
racked up three sacks on the
season, while Collins — a
senior defensive lineman —
tallied 44 tackles, four sacks
and two interceptions.
But the unit will be put to
the test on Saturday against a
Monroe team that averages
30 points per game and likes
to control the clock.
“They’re a great funda-
mental team, with good line
play and a physical running
game,” he said. “We’re going
to need to play smart football.”
Kickoff is set for 3 p.m.
at the Morrow County Fair-
grounds.
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BRIEFLY
SCOREBOARD
Local Slate
Monroe will have its
hands full with Heppner’s
offense on Saturday, as the
Mustangs depth at the skill
positions will be tough to
keep up with.
The man in charge of
Heppner’s
high-powered
offense is senior quarterback
Kaden Clark — who threw for
784 yards and 13 touchdowns,
while also running for 346
yards and eight more touch-
downs in eight games played.
But the weapons do not
stop there.
Running back C.J. Kindle
ran for more than 700 yards
and 10 touchdowns; running
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for 483 yards and seven
touchdowns; and receiver
Logan Grieb caught 10
passes for 400 yards and nine
touchdowns.
And those are just the
headlining players.
The Mustangs have devel-
oped many backup players
this season, getting time in
during many of Heppner’s
blowouts this season. But
having that many weapons is
something that Grant loves to
see in his team.
“It’s really nice to be
Southeast Division
W
L
Pct
Atlanta
5
1 .833
Washington
3
1 .750
Miami
3
2 .600
Charlotte
2
3 .400
Orlando
1
4 .200
Central Division
W
L
Pct
Cleveland
4
1 .800
Detroit
3
1 .750
Chicago
4
2 .667
Indiana
2
3 .400
Milwaukee
2
3 .400
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L
Pct
San Antonio
3
2 .600
Memphis
3
3 .500
Dallas
2
3 .400
Houston
2
3 .400
New Orleans
0
4 .000
Northwest Division
W
L
Pct
Portland
4
2 .667
Utah
3
2 .600
Oklahoma City
3
3 .500
Minnesota
2
2 .500
Denver
2
3 .400
Pacific Division
W
L
Pct
Golden State
5
0 1.000
L.A. Clippers
4
1 .800
Phoenix
3
2 .600
Sacramento
1
4 .200
L.A. Lakers
0
4 .000
———
Thursday’s Games
Chicago 104, Oklahoma City 98
Miami 96, Minnesota 84
Charlotte 108, Dallas 94
Utah 96, Denver 84
Portland 115, Memphis 96
Today’s Games
Toronto at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.
Washington at Boston, 4:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Atlanta at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
Miami at Indiana, 5 p.m.
Detroit at Phoenix, 6:30 p.m.
Denver at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at Sacramento, 7:30 p.m.
GB
—
1
1½
2½
3½
GB
—
½
½
2
2
GB
—
½
1
1
2½
GB
—
½
1
1
1½
GB
—
1
2
4
4½
Soccer
MLS Playoffs
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Eastern Conference
New York Red Bulls (1) vs. D.C. United
(4)
Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 1: New York Red
Bulls 1, D.C. United 0
Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 8: D.C. United at
New York Red Bulls, 3 p.m.
Columbus (2) vs. Montreal (3)
Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 1: Montreal 2,
Columbus 1
Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 8: Montreal at
Columbus, 5 p.m.
Western Conference
FC Dallas (1) vs. Seattle (4)
Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 1: Seattle 2, FC
Dallas 1
Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 8: Seattle at FC
Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver (2) vs. Portland (3)
Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 1: Vancouver 0,
Portland 0
Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 8: Portland at
Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal
15 12
2
1 25 55 27
Ottawa
13 7
4
2 16 40 39
Tampa Bay 15 7
6
2 16 38 37
Boston
12 6
5
1 13 43 40
Detroit
12 6
5
1 13 30 31
Florida
13 5
5
3 13 36 31
Buffalo
13 5
8
0 10 29 39
Toronto
12 2
8
2 6 26 40
Metropolitan Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 12 9
3
0 18 40 29
N.Y. Rangers 12 8
2
2 18 36 23
N.Y. Islanders 14 7
4
3 17 39 35
Pittsburgh 12 8
4
0 16 27 22
New Jersey 12 6
5
1 13 29 31
Philadelphia 13 4
6
3 11 25 39
Carolina
12 5
7
0 10 26 34
Columbus 14 4 10
0 8 33 50
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas
13 10
3
0 20 46 37
St. Louis
13 9
3
1 19 36 31
Nashville
12 8
2
2 18 35 27
Winnipeg
14 8
4
2 18 42 38
Minnesota 12 7
3
2 16 37 35
Chicago
13 7
5
1 15 33 32
Colorado
13 4
8
1 9 35 40
Pacific Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 13 8
5
0 16 31 28
Vancouver 13 6
3
4 16 38 29
San Jose
13 7
6
0 14 38 35
Arizona
12 6
5
1 13 34 34
Edmonton 13 5
8
0 10 36 41
Calgary
14 4
9
1 9 32 57
Anaheim
12 3
7
2 8 17 31
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point
for overtime loss.
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Thursday’s Games
Ottawa 3, Winnipeg 2, SO
Tampa Bay 4, Buffalo 1
Washington 4, Boston 1
Montreal 4, N.Y. Islanders 1
Nashville 3, Minnesota 2
Calgary 2, Philadelphia 1, OT
Arizona 4, Colorado 2
San Jose 5, Florida 2
Columbus 3, Los Angeles 2
Today’s Games
Detroit at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Chicago at New Jersey, 4 p.m.
Dallas at Carolina, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Edmonton, 6 p.m.
Columbus at Anaheim, 7 p.m.
Motorsports
NASCAR
Driver Standings
(Through Nov. 10)
1. Jeff Gordon, 4,047.
2. Kyle Busch, 4,039.
3. Martin Truex Jr., 4,039.
4. Kevin Harvick, 4,037.
5. Carl Edwards, 4,030.
6. Brad Keselowski, 4,013.
7. Kurt Busch, 4,011.
8. Joey Logano, 4,009.
9. Denny Hamlin, 2,251.
10. Ryan Newman, 2,231.
11. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,221.
12. Jamie McMurray, 2,201.
13. Matt Kenseth, 2,197.
14. Jimmie Johnson, 2,193.
15. Paul Menard, 2,177.
16. Clint Bowyer, 2,124.
17. Aric Almirola, 877.
18. Kasey Kahne, 872.
19. Kyle Larson, 802.
20. Greg Biffle, 796.
Mac-Hi looking for Hall nominations
MILTON-FREEWATER — McLoughlin High School
will host the 2nd Annual Mac-Hi Hall of Fame induction and
“Toast of Talent” auction and wine event on March 5, 2016
from 6-9 p.m. at the Milton-Freewater Community Building.
Proceeds from this event and the silent auction will
raise funds for athletics and art at the high school.
Nomination for the hall of fame may be made in one
of six categories — Medicine and Science, Business and
Professional, Art and Enterrainment, Humanitarian and
Service, Athletics, and Lifetime Recognition.
Nomination forms are available at machi.miltfree.
k12.or.us. Nominations are due by January 10, 2016.
Inductees will be announced in early February.
ATHLETE
OF THE WEEK
FABIAN
CARDENAS
Senior
Umatilla Cross Country
Cardenas won his
second straight OSAA
3A/2A/1A cross country
state championship at
the state finals in Eugene.
Cardenas ran a time of
15 minutes, 50 seconds
to hold off Jefferson’s
Ibrahim Hassan by 25
seconds. It was his third
state title overall after winning a gold medal
during the track and field season as well.
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