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SPORTS 78(6'$<)(%58$5< Sports shorts /RFDOKDOORIIDPH JHWVWKUHHQHZ ERDUGPHPEHUV 3(1'/(721²7KH Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame have three new board members — Patricia 'DZVRQ1RUP.HVVOHUDQG Susan Talbot. Dawson has volunteered for the Round-Up for 32 years and for the Round-Up and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame for 30. In addition to volunteering for the Round-Up for the past 27 \HDUV.HVVOHUKDVVHUYHG eight years as a Umatilla &RXQW\)DLU%RDUGPHPEHU and is the former treasurer of the Umatilla County Historical Society. Talbot has been a Happy Canyon and Round-Up volunteer for more than 45 years, and was Round-Up Queen in 1981. $JHQWFRQ¿UPV /\QFKUHWLUHPHQW SEATTLE (AP) — When Marshawn Lynch was brought to Seattle early in the 2010 season, he was acquired because the Seahawks desperately needed a FACES running back. What he ended up providing was an attitude and style that became the foundation for Lynch bringing the ¿UVW6XSHU%RZOWLWOHWRWKH 3DFL¿F1RUWKZHVW And for that, Lynch will forever hold a special place with the Seahawks. He may have been more RIDKHDGDFKHRIIWKH¿HOG than anyone let on during his time in Seattle, but he’ll ultimately be lauded as the running back that got the Seahawks to a place they had never been before. Without saying a word — big surprise — Lynch drew a lot of attention during the fourth quarter of WKH6XSHU%RZORQ6XQGD\ night with a single post on social media. Just a picture, green cleats hanging from a power or telephone line, and a peace sign emoji. It was his way of saying goodbye from football, a decision that his agent Doug Hendrickson FRQ¿UPHGWR7KH$VVRFLDWHG Press on Monday saying Lynch intends to retire. “Look man, we’re the greatest defense anyone ever faced. The 2015 Broncos are the No. 1 defense of all time.“ — Brandon Marshall Denver Broncos line- backer after his team beat the Carolina Panthers 24-10 in Super Bowl 50 on Sunday. The Broncos sacked Panthers quarterback Cam New- ton seven times, recov- ered three fumbles, one for a touchdown, and had one interception. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1992 — Magic Johnson, SOD\LQJIRUWKH¿UVWWLPHVLQFH announcing his retirement on 1RY VFRUHV D JDPHKLJK 25 points and has nine assists to lead the West to a 153-113 ZLQRYHUWKH(DVWLQWKH1%$ $OO6WDU*DPHDWWKH2UODQGR Arena. 2008 — Ron Wilson becomes the 11th coach in 1+/ KLVWRU\ WR UHDFK career victories when San -RVHHGJHV1DVKYLOOH Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS Stanfi eld junior Ryan Bailey (3) dribbles around Irri- gon’s Fredy Vera (12) during the fi rst half of Stanfi eld’s 52-47 over- time win Saturday night in Stanfi eld. STANFIELD %DLOH\¶VELJ QLJKWOLIWV7LJHUV Stanfield junior scores 19 to power overtime win By SAM BARBEE East Oregonian 5\DQ %DLOH\ LV JRLQJ WR remember this game for a long time. 7KH 6WDQ¿HOG MXQLRU FRPLQJ RIIWKHEHQFKRQ6HQLRU1LJKWLQ 6WDQ¿HOG VFRUHG SRLQWV DQG came up big in overtime to lead the Tigers to a 52-47 win over Irrigon on Saturday night. From Saturday Irrigon Stanfi eld 47 52 Staff photo by Sam Barbee %DLOH\ KDG D UDUH IRXUSRLQW play and a clutch three-point play in the extra period as the Tigers earned the season sweep of the .QLJKWV :LWK WKH ZLQ 6WDQ¿HOG (15-5, 7-2) keeps pace atop the &ROXPELD %DVLQ &RQIHUHQFH standings with Heppner, which See TIGERS/2B NBA %OD]HUVZLQLQRYHUWLPH HELIX *ROGHQ (DJOHV KROGRII *UL]]OLHV Stewart comes through in clutch IRU1L[\DDZLLJLUOV By ERIC SINGER East Oregonian Mary Stewart has been the steady force for the 1L[\DDZLL*ROGHQ(DJOHVDOO season long. She has led the team in scoring in virtually every JDPH WKLV VHDVRQ DQG ¿QGV another gear From Saturday when her team needs it the most, just like on Nixyaawii Saturday afternoon in Helix. Stewart s c o r e d 12 of her Helix game-high 25 points in the second half — and RI 1L[\DDZLL¶V ¿QDO points — to lift the Golden (DJOHV WR D ZLQ RYHU Helix. 1L[\DDZLL 22/ FRDFK -HUHP\ Maddern said as a coach it’s invaluable to have a player such as Stewart. “It’s kind of like the get-out-of-jail-free card,” Maddern said with a grin. “She knows when we need buckets and she does a little bit of everything and it’s something I’m happy to have as a coach.” :LWKWKHZD\WKH¿UVWKDOI 46 AP Photo/Brandon Dill Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) shoots against Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) in the fi rst half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, in Memphis, Tenn. Lillard scores 33 to lead Portland past Memphis McCollum tapped up the rebound, but that that was off the mark before another tip went through the net as Portland Memphis the horn was sounding. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — C.J. McCo- Allen Crabbe was given credit llum struggled with his shooting for the basket, but replays showed XQWLO RYHUWLPH ZKHQ D WULR RI ¿HOG Memphis’ Jeff Green actually was goals provided Portland with a winning boost. They need me to execute down the the one with his hand on the tip that McCollum had six of his 21 VWUHWFK DQG KDYH WKH FRQ¿GHQFH WR went through. $QGDIWHUWKDWRI¿FLDOVUHYLHZHG points in overtime, Damian Lillard take and make good shots.” scored 33 points and the Trail The game would not have the play to make sure of two things %OD]HUVGHIHDWHGWKH0HPSKLV*UL] reached overtime if not for a strange - that the shot was off in time, and there was no basket interference. ]OLHVRQ0RQGD\QLJKW sequence at the close of regulation. Eventually, they ruled the basket “I wasn’t very good,” said McCo- Memphis held a 102-100 lead OOXPZKRZDVRIIURPWKH¿HOG after Tony Allen split a pair of free good, sending the game to the extra at the end of regulation. “I fouled. I WKURZV IRU WKH *UL]]OLHV ZLWK period. “We got the rebound, we got a gave up some points to Mike Conley. seconds left. 2QWKHHQVXLQJSRVVHVVLRQ/LOODUG tip-in, and I just saw all black jerseys 'LGQ¶WPDNHVKRWV%XW,MXVWKDGWR stick with it. They need me to score. launched a 3-pointer that missed, See BLAZERS/2B By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press 112 106 39 See GOLDEN EAGLES/2B College Basketball %URRNV'XFNVJDLQLQJPRPHQWXP %OXH0RXQWDLQPHQFRPH up just short at Walla Walla East Oregonian (8*(1( ² $Q\ FDPSDLJQ IRU 2UHJRQ¶V'LOORQ%URRNVDV3DFSOD\HU of the year might have to start with an endorsement from a coach outside his own camp. 8WDK FRDFK /DUU\ .\UVWNRZLDN VDZ HQRXJK 6XQGD\ WR EHOLHYH %URRNV PLJKW have the right stuff. “If we get a chance to play him again this year, we’re going to have to get back to the drawing board and come up with a different plan as to how we’re going to GHIHQG LW EHFDXVH KH¶V KXUW XV´ .\UVWNR wiak said. “And not just us. “He’s an all-Pac-12 player at this point and he’s playing at a really high level.” %URRNVKDGSRLQWVDQGQLQHDVVLVWV ERWKFDUHHUKLJKVWROHDG1R2UHJRQWR DYLFWRU\RYHU8WDK “We didn’t have an answer for Dillon %URRNV´.U\VWNRZLDNDGGHG³7KDWZDVD huge difference in the game.” &KULV %RXFKHU DGGHG SRLQWV DQG Elgin Cook had 12 for the Ducks (20-4, 9-2 Pac-12), who won their sixth consec- utive game and 22nd straight at home, one shy of the school record. %URRNVZKRKDGWKH¿UVWSRLQWJDPH IRU2UHJRQWKLVVHDVRQKDGVL[UHERXQGV “People tend to put everything on the offensive end, and he had a great game RIIHQVLYHO\´ 2UHJRQ FRDFK 'DQD$OWPDQ said. “He had a couple of communication gaps on the defensive end, and I don’t know if it was his best (game), but it ranks right up there. “It was a great performance.” From Saturday WALLA WALLA 67, BLUE MOUN- TAIN 65 ² $W :DOOD :DOOD ¿UVW KDOI VKRRWLQJ ZRHV IURP WKH %OXH 0RXQWDLQ Timberwolves proved to be too big to overcome, losing on the road against Walla Walla on Saturday. See COLLEGE HOOPS/2B AP Photo/Chris Pietsch Oregon’s Chris Boucher, left, watches as Utah’s Chris Reyes (20) and Dakarai Tucker, right, pressure Oregon’s Dillon Brooks (24) who drives to the basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sun- day, Feb. 7, 2016, in Eugene, Ore.
