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).
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