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SPORTS )5,'$<-$18$5< Sports shorts Seat license holders sue Rams 67/28,6$3²$ VHFRQGODZVXLWKDVEHHQ¿OHG RYHUWKH5DPV¶PRYHWR/RV Angeles, this time by holders of personal seat licenses who say they should retain their right to seat licenses and season WLFNHWVLQ&DOLIRUQLD 7KHVXLWZDV¿OHGODVW ZHHNLQ6W/RXLV&RXQW\ Messages seeking comment from the Rams were not returned. The suit alleges that the 36/DJUHHPHQWLVYDOLG through 2025, but does not stipulate where the games are played. It seeks class- action status for more than RWKHU36/KROGHUV who retained their licenses through the 2015 season. 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS MISSION Sensational sophomore driving Golden Eagles winning streak 0DU\6WHZDUWKDV been key addition WR1L[\DDZLL lineup this season In this Dec. 14, 2015 fi le photo, Nixyaawii’s Mary Stew- art shoots the ball over Stanfi eld’s Melissa Banderas in the Golden Eagles 52-30 win against the Tigers in Stanfi eld. By MATT ENTRUP East Oregonian KH1L[\DDZLLJLUOVEDVNHWEDOO team can earn an enviable distinction when it takes the court at Joseph tonight. The Golden Eagles have won their last 15 games in a row, the ORQJHVWDFWLYHVWUHDNLQ26$$ girls basketball this season, and one more would move them past WKH¶VTXDGIRUWKHORQJHVWLQ program history. 7KH-RVHSKVTXDGZRXOGQ¶W appear to be a team capable of ending that run, and with the way 1R1L[\DDZLLKDVEHHQ SOD\LQJRIODWHLW¶VFRQFHLYDEOHLW could enter the district tournament on a 22-game roll. A big reason for the Golden (DJOHV¶VXFFHVVWKLVVHDVRQKDV been the play of sophomore guard 0DU\6WHZDUW Having recently turned 15 years ROGVKH¶VJRWDZKLOHEHIRUHVKH¶OO be driving a car, but listening to KHUWHDPPDWHVDQGFRDFKLW¶VFOHDU VKH¶VLQWKHGULYHU¶VVHDWZKHQLW FRPHVWR1L[\DDZLL¶VFXUUHQWZLQ streak. ³<RXVHHJRRGWDOHQWHG NLGVEXW\RXGRQ¶WVHHNLGVWKDW can really come in and make everybody else around them DOLWWOHEHWWHU´VDLG1L[\DDZLL coach Jeremy Maddern. “And I WKLQNWKDW¶VMXVWZKDW¶VDPD]LQJ about her.” 6WHZDUWLVDYHUDJLQJSRLQWV LQWKH*ROGHQ(DJOHV¶¿YHOHDJXH wins and about 19 points a game IRUWKHVHDVRQ6KH¶VUHFRUGHGVL[ double-doubles and has posted season-highs of 33 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. “I just try to be a team player,” she said during a break in practice on Wednesday. 8QVHO¿VKDQGKXPEOHE\QDWXUH 6WHZDUWFDQEHDKDUGQXWWRFUDFN EDVHGRQ¿UVWLPSUHVVLRQV6KHFDQ See STEWART/2B T Staff photo by E.J. Harris/i le Bryant tops All- Star starters list as top vote getter (AP) — Kobe Bryant is the leading vote-getter IRUKLV¿QDO1%$$OO6WDU Game, and Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry made late moves to join him in the starting lineup. Leonard will start in his ¿UVW$OO6WDU FACES Game and Lowry will start on his home court in Toronto. Bryant had 1.9 million votes and Bryant was selected DQ$OO6WDURQ7KXUVGD\ for the 18th time. MVP 6WHSKHQ&XUU\RI*ROGHQ 6WDWHZDVQH[WZLWK million. They will be joined LQWKH:HVWHUQ&RQIHUHQFH OLQHXSE\2NODKRPD&LW\¶V Kevin Durant and Russell :HVWEURRNDQG6DQ $QWRQLR¶V/HRQDUG &OHYHODQG¶V/H%URQ -DPHVDQG,QGLDQD¶V3DXO George will start in the East IURQWFRXUWZLWK1HZ<RUN¶V &DUPHOR$QWKRQ\0LDPL¶V Dwyane Wade starts at guard with Lowry, who overcame DYRWHGH¿FLWWR &OHYHODQG¶V.\ULH,UYLQJ “He was playing catch with my little brother, and my little sister asked if he could climb the tree. He never actually got up.” — David Long Michigan Wolverines verbal commit on coach Jim Harbaugh, who has been at the forefront for his recent recruiting antics, including climb- ing a tree while on a visit to Long’s house in Los Angles earlier this week. Long committed to Michigan after the visit, saying Harbaugh is a “really laid-back guy.” Harbaugh also recently spent the night at a re- cruit’s house in Arizona, and even went with the recruit to school. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1920 ² 7KH 1HZ <RUN <DQNHHV DQQRXQFH WKH\ ZLOO EH WKH ¿UVW WHDP WR ZHDU uniform numbers, according WR WKH SOD\HU¶V SRVLWLRQ LQ batting order. 1962 — Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson are elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Robinson becomes WKH¿UVW$IULFDQ$PHULFDQWR enter the Hall. 2006 — Kobe Bryant scores 81 points — the second-highest total in 1%$KLVWRU\²DQGWKH/RV Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 122-104. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com UMATILLA &RIIH\VFRUHVFDUHHUKLJKLQ9LNLQJVZLQ Junior forward nets 14 points off bench to lead charge Umatil- la’s Sid- ney Webb (23) tries to move into the lane against River- side’s Alondra Caldera (left) and Brenda Avalos during the Vikings’ 49-20 win Thursday in Uma- tilla. By SAM BARBEE East Oregonian 7DLMD &RIIH\ GLGQ¶W SOD\ EDVNHW ball last year. 7KH 8PDWLOOD MXQLRU IRUZDUG took the year off to focus on other things, and now — halfway through her junior season — things are EHJLQQLQJWRFOLFN6KHOHG8PDWLOOD in scoring Thursday night with 14 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and Girls Hoops swiped four steals off the bench in the 9LNLQJV¶ UXQDZD\ Riverside 49-20 victory at The Pit. “I think she loves coming off the bench more than she likes Umatilla starting, to tell you WKHWUXWK´8PDWLOOD (14-4, 4-0) coach 6FRWW%RZVDLG &RIIH\ VWDUWHG WKH VHDVRQ LQ WKH VWDUWLQJ OLQHXS EXW TXLFNO\ PRYHG to the bench when she struggled early on. Bow said it took some time for her to re-adjust to the speed of varsity basketball. “It all comes with teammates. , FRXOGQ¶W GR LW ZLWKRXW WKHP´ VKH VDLG ³:H¶YH DOO FRPH D ORQJ ZD\ and what I do comes from within them, too.” %XWZLWK7KXUVGD\¶VSHUIRUPDQFH — when she recorded a career-high in points, breaking her previous high of 13 points set last week against Vale — she says she once again is PENDLETON Buckaroos win at Hood River Pendleton rout aided by forfeits East Oregonian putting her in better situations,” Bow said. “This is usually that point of the year that coaches see their teams VWDUWLQJ WR H[FHO 7KRVH NLGV WKDW UHDOO\ VWDUW ¿JXULQJ LW RXW DQG VWDUW SHDNLQJDQG&RIIH\¶VRQHRIWKRVH kids right now.” %XW &RIIH\ ZDVQ¶W WKH RQO\ Viking to play well Thursday night. 8PDWLOOD¶V GHIHQVH ZDV DEVROXWHO\ HOOD RIVER — The Pendleton Buckaroos made the trip down I-84 for a dual with the Hood River Eagles on Thursday night and head home with a 51-20 victory. “We came out and competed hard,” said Pendleton coach Fred Wrestling Phillips. “Anytime we can get a Pendleton league win LW¶V D JRRG thing.” T h e Buckaroos were helped Hood River RXW E\ ¿YH forfeits for Hood River at 132, 145, DQG WKRXJK the Buckaroos still held a 21-20 advantage in the nine matches that were wrestled on Thursday. “It was a little uneventful coming over here, knowing how many forfeits they would have,” Phillips said, ³EXW WKH NLGV GLGQ¶W OHW XS and went out and competed.” 3HQGOHWRQ¶V 0DUFXV See VIKINGS/2B See BUCKAROOS/2B Staff photo by Sam Barbee 20 51 49 20 comfortable on the hardwood. ³,GRQ¶WKDYHWKDWWKRXJKWLQP\ KHDGRIµ2K,GLGQ¶WSOD\ODVW\HDU¶´ VKHVDLG³1RZ,¶PMXVWFRPIRUWDEOH DQG,¶YHJRWWHQEDFNLQLW$JDLQLW¶V MXVWOLNHZLWKP\WHDPPDWHV,W¶VWKDW time of the season. We all just got WRJHWKHUDQGHYHU\WKLQJ¶VMXVWFRRO´ Bow says that having her in the right spots to be able to succeed has also helped her improvement. “I think I did a little better job
