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SPORTS Saturday, February 13, 2016 OSAA names next executive director East Oregonian WILSONVILLE — The Oregon School Activities Association didn’t have to looN Iar to ¿nd its ne[t e[ecutive director aIter ToP Welter announced this week he would retire in July. Welter’s assistant e[ecutive director of the last nine years Peter Weber will be taking his place, the OSAA announced Friday. Weber previ- Weber ously he was the association’s public relations director, and has been on staff since 1999. “I sincerely appreciate the opportunity to serve the entire Association as the E[ecutive 'irector,´ Weber said. “I look forward to working closely with the E[ecutive %oard, current staff and our PePber schools as we continue our efforts to provide positive e[periences for students throughout Oregon.´ One of Weber’s Post visible contributions to the OSAA was overseeing the developPent a rankings forPula to draw playoff brackets. Weber, 42, also oversaw advancePents in the OSAA website and has worked e[tensively with rule inter- pretations and coordinated several state chaPpionships. “We deeply appreciate the work ToP Welter has done during his tenure for high school activities in Oregon, but we are also e[trePely pleased Peter Weber will be the OSAA’s ne[t e[ec- utive director,´ said Andy Gardner, president of the OSAA E[ecutive %oard. “Peter’s work with the Pany school and stakeholder groups has left a strong iPpression of a highly professional and ethical person, one who will advance the ideals of the Association.´ “The unaniPous vote of support by the OSAA E[ecutive %oard to elect Peter Weber to the E[ecu- tive 'irector position will provide the organization and PePber schools a seaPless transition,´ added board vice president 'on Grotting. “Peter is truly a great advo- cate for all student activities, while also understanding the differences and needs of our diverse PePber schools.´ Weber attended Central Catholic High School in Portland and graduated froP St. Mary’s College in Moraga with a %.A. in coPPunica- tions in 1995. Women’s Basketball AP Photo/Timothy J. Gonzalez Colorado’s Haley Smith, right, grabs a rebound away from Oregon State’s Deven Hunter during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Corvallis, Ore., on Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. Oregon State won 73-50. East Oregonian Page 3B Prep Wrestling Pirates get si[ into sePi¿nals Riverside wrestling sitting in fourth after first day at districts East Oregonian HERMISTON — The Riverside Pirates advanced si[ wrestlers to the sePi¿nals after the ¿rst day of action at the Class 3A 'istrict 1 chaPpion- ships on Friday at ArPande Larive Middle School. 'ue to sparse brackets, two of those will be wrestling their ¿rst Patch of the tournaPent in today’s sePis after receiving byes through the ¿rst two rounds. The other three all won by pinfall in Patches that didn’t get past the ¿rst round. At 126 pounds, No. 1 Aristotle Rockwell pinned Clatskanie’s Jakob Harris in 25 seconds, narrowly edging 220-pound teaPPate Anthony .ernal for quickest Pirate win on the day. .ernal pinned EchoStan¿eld’s Ian Faulkner in 27 seconds in their quarter¿nal Patch. Also for the Pirates, No. 2 seed 8lises Calvillo 145 Poved on with a pin over Echo’s Case HoP in 109, and Andrew %arker 113 beat Echo’s .yle Ranger 13-7 in the quarter¿nals. Riverside’s other sePi¿nalists were Sylvestre Vazquez (113) and Ricardo Mendoza (220). The only Echo wrestler to reach the sePi¿nals was Jason Fitzpatrick, who entered with a No. 2 seed and received byes in the ¿rst two round. Nyssa was running away with the teaP points with 149 while Vale was second with 102. Clatskanie (48), Riverside (43) and Rainier (42) rounded out the top ¿ve. Echo was eighth with 14. Action resuPes today at 10 a.P. GIRLS HOOPS: HerPiston Pakes 11 threes Continued from 1B Two Pinutes later, she hit another, starting a two-Pinute stretch where she would hit three 3s in total. They caPe in the Pidst of a 19-1 run that took a coPpetitive gaPe and iPPediately turned it into a blowout. Overall, HerPiston shot 6 of 7 froP 3-point range in the second quarter, 9 for 12 in the ¿rst half, and 11 of 17 for the gaPe. FroP there, HerPiston coach Steve Hoffert just sat back and watched his teaP play. “I’ve had the lu[ury of doing that these past few gaPes,´ he said. “They’re just feeling so good and con¿dent with how they’re playing and they believe in each other. I Pean, .iana Heehn coPes off the bench and, like she has in gaPes past, she shoots the ball like she’s supposed to. And now what are you going to do with us"´ The answer" Not Puch. With Heehn, EdPiston, RaPirez and Rileigh Andreason each viable threats froP the 3-point line, defenses have to choose between collapsing on Juul or .ynzee Padilla inside, or running out on the sweet- shooting guards. Pendleton seePed content with letting HerPiston shoot, and the %ulldogs Pade theP pay. “It’s nice that (Heehn) has that con¿dence and tonight was a huge boost for her,´ Hoffert said. “« I personally think it’s tough to defend our teaP because Staff photo by E.J. Harris Hermiston’s Maddy Juul shoots the ball guarded by Pendleton’s Kalan McGlothan in the Bulldogs’ 76-32 win against the Bucks on Friday in Pendleton. we have the ability to put the ball on the Àoor and we have the shooters to shoot anywhere on the Àoor.´ It wasn’t just the offense, it was HerPiston’s havoc-creating defense that helped, especially in the ¿rst quarter when the %ulldogs shot 6-15. The %ulldogs started the gaPe in a full-court press, and had forced si[ turnovers by the 400 Park in the opening stanza. The %ull- dogs started to rack up fouls, however — four in the ¿rst four Pinutes — and backed off, but only slightly. They still pressured the ball, but not as intensely and without juPping the passing lanes as hard. Pendleton didn’t have an answer, scoring only once when HerPiston could iPplePent its press. The %ucks scored off the opening tip, when Haley Greb hit a three. It was the defense that forced four straight cough-ups that led to eight straight %ulldog points. That pushed the score froP 4-3 to 12-3, and the rout was on. HerPiston is trying to keep itself sharp before the Peat of the playoffs, and, in light of that, Hoffert was happy with what he saw Friday night. He would’ve liked a little Pore effort on the defensive glass. “We got tired,´ he said, though he was pleased with the effort on the offensive glass, especially 5-foot-7 guard Sara RaPirez. “You could see Sara RaPirez out there, 5-7, 5-8, and she works « if you haven’t seen her play, folks, she works harder than anybody you’ve seen play. That’s why she’s as effective as she is.´ HerPiston continues CRC play on Tuesday in The 'alles against the Riverhawks at 7 p.P. Pend- leton stays hoPe to play host to Hood River Valley at the saPe tiPe. ——— HHS (18-3, 6-0) 15 24 16 19 — 76 PHS (8-13, 3-2) 7 5 11 9 — 32 HERMISTON — K. Heehn 15, M. Juul 13, S. Ramirez 13, J. Edmiston 12, R. Andreason 9, H. Meyers 4, K. Padilla 4, S. Gilbert 2, M. Wilson 2, H. Thompson 2, C. Wheeler, J. Thomas. PENDLETON — K. McGlothan 7, L. Richards 5, H. Grieb 5, S. Grieb 3, J. Lemberger 3, E. Nirschl 2, K. Bradt 2, H. Porter 1, R. Gentner, T. Fell. 3-pointers — HHS 11, PHS 3. Free throws — HHS 7-12, PHS 5-13. Fouls — HHS 13, PHS 12. Wiese leads Beavers to 11th straight win BOYS HOOPS: %ulldogs stay aggressive on offense Associated Press & East Oregonian CORVALLIS — Sydney Wiese had 15 points and eight assists as No. 8 Oregon State rolled to its 11th straight victory, 73-50 over Colorado on Friday night. JaPie Weisner added 16 points and three steals and 'even Hunter had 11 points and seven rebounds for the %eavers (21-3, 12-1 Pac-12). .ennedy Leonard had 11 points, Haley SPith added 10 points and eight rebounds, and JaPee Swan also scored 10 for the %uffaloes (6-18, 1-12). Oregon State shot 45 percent, coPpared to 33 percent for Colorado, and the %uffaloes Pade only 27 percent of their attePpts in the second half. The %eavers also outrebounded the %uffa- loes 46-37. Oregon State led 20-16 at the end of the ¿rst quarter. Colorado kept the gaPe tight until an 8-0 %eavers run, capped by Wiese layup, that put theP ahead 33-23 with 3:10 left in the half. The %uffaloes were held score- less for nearly four Pinutes during that stretch. Oregon State led 37-28 at the break. Si[ straight points by Wiese — on a three-point play and a 3-pointer on the ne[t possession — put Oregon State up 47-34 with 7:03 rePaining in the third quarter. The %eavers entered the fourth quarter leading 56-42. They pushed the lead to 27 in the fourth quarter. OREGON 69, UTAH 58 — At Eugene, Jillian Alleyne had 27 points, 13 rebounds, four steals and two blocks to lead Oregon over Utah on Friday night. Alleyne recorded her school record 89th career double-double, Poving past %ev SPith. She is now one short of tying Cheryl Taylor (Tennessee Tech, 1984-87) for second on the NCAA list. Le[i %ando added 13 points for Oregon (18-6, 7-6 Pac-12), which lost its ¿rst ¿ve conference gaPes. EPily Potter Pade 10 of 13 shots and scored 23 points for the Utes (14-10, 6-7). Paige Crozon had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Utah led 18-15 at the end of the ¿rst quarter but the 'ucks had a 20-6 scoring advantage in the second. %oth teaPs shot 50 percent in the ¿rst quarter, a pace the 'ucks Patched in the second while the Utes were 3 of 13. SPOKANE 75, BLUE MOUNTAIN 54 — At Spokane, Wash., the Sasquatch received 21 points off the bench and 32 points off turnovers to put away the TiPberwolves in the second half on Friday. Four Spokane (18-6, 7-2 East) players scored in double digits led by %ri .ing’s 22, and .aatlyn SuPPers added a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Savannah Heugly paced %lue Mountain (9-14, 3-6), collecting her 15th double- double of the season with 20 points and 12 boards. She also added seven assists. .ylie Collins added 15 points for the T-Wolves, which shot 25 of 56 (45 percent) froP the ¿eld. Spokane shot 48 percent (29 of 60) froP the ¿eld and led 39-26 at halftiPe. ——— BMCC (9-14, 3-6) 10 16 14 14 — 54 CCS (18-6, 7-2) 20 19 18 18 — 75 BLUE MOUNTAIN — S. Heugly 20, K. Collins 15, B. Haringa 5, S. McHone 5, E. Ramsey 4, B. Gregory 2, W. Fredrickson 2, L. Cagle 1, K. Reyna. (25-56) SPOKANE — B. King 22, C. Moscrip 13, K. Summers 12, J. Heine 11, K. Russell 7, M. Johnson 5, I. Guillory 5, J. Boyer, H. Adams, G. Gruber, J. Gonzales. (29-60) 3-pointers — BMCC 2-12, CCS 8-22. Free throws — BMCC 2-5, CCS 9-13. Fouls — BMCC 16, CCS 13. Continued from 1B The gaPe also brought controversy, however. %oth %ulldogs and %uckaroos coaches, players, and fans were unhappy with the way the gaPe was of¿ciated, especially the %uckaroos. HerPiston ¿nished the gaPe with 15 teaP fouls, while Pendleton (12-7, 5-1) had a whopping 29 — with 15 in the ¿rst half and 14 in the second half. It drew Puch ire froP Pendleton coach .yle Tedder, as he felt his teaP wasn’t getting fair calls and voiced his displeasure with the referees Pany tiPes throughout the gaPe. His frustration escalated throughout the second half, and it ¿nally bottoPed out when %uckaroos junior Caden SPith picked up his ¿fth foul and then a technical foul — resulting in a technical foul for hiPself — with seven Pinutes rePaining in the gaPe. The situation resulted in si[ free throw attePpts for HerPiston, and Austin Naillon and Andrew JaPes teaPed up to sink all si[ to put the %ulldogs on top by 10 at 57-47. Pendleton senior Mekhi ForePan said it was tough for the %uckaroos to ¿nd a rhythP and stay in it with the way the gaPe played out. “It’s de¿nitely tough, there’s a lot of ePotions Àowing, the crowd’s yelling and stuff,´ he said. “The calls are going to go either way and we just had to play through it.´ Flores said it was equally tough for the %ulldogs to keep their rhythP going. “It was both ways,´ he said. “You’ll have nights like that, and Coach (Ego) just told us to just grit our teeth and keep playing through it.´ When all was said and done, HerPiston attePpted 38 free throws froP those 29 Staff photo by Kathy Aney Chance Flores (1), of Hermiston, fights for a rebound with Pendleton’s James Bradt (24) and Devon Roe (22) Friday at Warberg Court. Pendleton fouls, and Pade 29 of theP for a 76 percent success rate. The free throw shooting was especially huge in the ¿rst half, as HerPiston was able to claw back froP a 10-point de¿cit in the second quarter to tie the gaPe with less than one Pinute rePaining in the half. The %ulldogs eventually faced a two-point de¿cit at halftiPe. Ego said it was HerPis- ton’s plan to attack Pendle- ton’s defense as Puch as it could and try to get to the free throw line. “We wanted to put theP on their heels and Pake theP defend us one-on-one,´ he said. “We did it for Post of the gaPe, which got us to the free throw line and enabled us to get soPe easy shots inside.´ In that second quarter, Pendleton put a 10-2 run together to start the quarter and gain soPe PoPentuP with a 22-12 lead, forcing a HerPiston tiPeout. %ut the %ulldogs, with the help of their free throw shooting, were able to Àip the PoPentuP and put their own run together to close the de¿cit before halftiPe. HerPiston did not lead until Flores nailed a short juPper to put the %ulldogs up 34-33 with 6:40 left in the third quarter. The two teaPs traded the lead back twice Pore before HerPiston grabbed the lead back at 39-38 with 3:30 left in the third and led the rest of the way. As a teaP, HerPiston shot 35 percent (6-17) froP the Àoor in the ¿rst half, and 50 percent (11-22) in the second half. Pendleton shot 50 percent (12-24) froP the Àoor in the ¿rst half and 37 percent (12-32) in the second half, but was hurt by its perforPance froP the 3-point line where it hit just 2-21. SPith led Pend- leton with 13 points, while .ai 4uinn and ForePan each had 10 points. Tedder — who ¿nished the gaPe by getting into a shouting Patch with Ego following the handshake line — was not available for coPPent after the gaPe. HerPiston will ne[t host The 'alles on Tuesday at 7 p.P. while Pendleton will travel to Hood River for a 7 p.P. Patch-up. ——— HHS (10-11, 3-3) 10 19 11 20 — 69 PHS (12-7, 5-1) 13 18 11 18 — 60 HERMISTON — C. Flores 19, A. Naillon 19, D. Neal 15, A. James 11, P. Pederson 3, H. Walls 2, T. McCullough. PENDLETON — C. Smith 13, K. Quinn 10, M. Foreman 10, W. Morris 9, D. Adams 8, J. Bradt 6, D. Roe 2, J. Stuvland 2, J. Peterson. 3-pointers — HHS 4, PHS 2. Foul shots — HHS 29-38, PHS 10-14. Fouls — HHS 15, PHS 29. Technicals — C. Smith (PHS), Coach (PHS). Fouled out — C. Smith (PHS), D. Roe (PHS). ——— Contact Eric Singer at esinger@eastoregonian. com, (541) 966-0839, or follow on Twitter @ByEr- icSinger.
