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SPORTS :((.(1'0$5&+ 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS Sports shorts MILTON-FREEWATER MILTON- FREEWATER Spurs match Bulls record streak for home wins SAN ANTONIO (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge had 32 points and 12 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the similarly short-handed Memphis Grizzlies 110-104 on Friday night to match the best home start in league history with their 37th in a row. San Antonio’s streak tied the season-opening mark set by the Chicago Bulls in 1995-96 during their record 72-victory season. The Spurs have won 46 consecutive regular-season games at home, dating to March 2015. The Spurs won Friday GHVSLWH.DZKL/HRQDUG missing the game with a bruised right quadriceps and Danny Green, Boris Diaw and Patty Mills all sitting out for rest. The Grizzlies were without injured starters Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph, Mike Conley and three others. Pios blank Eagles &RSHODQG¶V¿IWK inning home run seals win East Oregonian Staff photo by E.J. Harris Mac-Hi’s Bailey DeBord dives for a grounder in the Pioneers’ 11-0 loss to Orofi no on Friday in Mil- ton-Freewater. Maniacs thwart Pioneers 2UR¿QRUXQUXOHV0DF+L Klinsmann under pressure after loss GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The United States’ path toward the 2018 World Cup became considerably PRUHGLI¿FXOWZKHQFRDFK -XUJHQ.OLQVPDQQPDGH some puzzling lineup choices and the American defense FACES self-destructed Friday night in a 2-0 loss to Guatemala in Guatemala City. Edgar Castillo’s poor Klinsmann backpass set up corner kicks that led to Rafael Morales’ goal in the seventh minute. A goal kick by Paulo Motta went most RIWKHOHQJWKRIWKH¿HOGLQ the 15th and Carlos Ruiz ran onto the ball, came in alone on goalkeeper Tim Howard and doubled the lead. Seeking their eighth straight World Cup berth, the Americans had been unbeaten in 21 games against Guatemala since January 1988 and had never lost to Los Chapines in World Cup qualifying but now face a high-pressured rematch Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. East Oregonian 11 Staff photo by E.J. Harris Orofi no’s Kolby Brink steals home on a passed ball as Mac-Hi pitcher Justin Carlson waits for the throw in the Pioneers’ 11-0 loss to the Maniacs on Friday in Milton-Freewater. — Mike Brey Notre Dame men’s basketball coach of the strained calf muscle he suffered while protest- ing a call in his team’s 61-56 win over Wis- consin on Friday in the Sweet 16. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1946 — Hank Iba’s Oklahoma A&M Aggies beat North Carolina 43-40 for their second straight NCAA EDVNHWEDOOWLWOH%RE.XUODQG scores 23 points, including WKH¿UVWWZRGXQNVLQ1&$$ Tournament history. 1973 — Bill Walton scores 44 points to help UCLA win its record seventh NCAA championship with an 87-66 triumph over Memphis State. 1992 — Former heavy- weight champion Mike Tyson is sentenced to six years in prison for rape. 2006 — George Mason stuns No. 1 seed Connecticut 86-84 in overtime to become WKH¿UVW1RVHHGWRUHDFK the Final Four since LSU in 1986. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com 0 HERMISTON Hermiston blows out Pasco Softball Hermiston 11-15 Pasco “No surgery needed. But I’m a little sore. I told the guys I’m the fi rst one taped on Sunday.“ 2UR¿QRSLWFKHU+D\GHQ:LOVRQVW\PLHGDVKRUWKDQGHG Mac-Hi lineup in a non-league game, and the Maniacs cruised to an 11-0 win Baseball LQ¿YHLQQLQJVRQ)ULGD\ Wilson struck out nine with no walks and only gave up two hits to the Pioneers Orofi no (1-2), which started six underclassmen. “He was throwing two pitches for a strike, and when you do that you give yourself a chance to dominate a JDPH´VDLG¿UVW\HDU0DF+LFRDFK Mark Michaud of Wilson’s fastball Mac-Hi and curve. “I wouldn’t even say it’s us swinging at bad pitches, but that’s always part of it when you’re pitching well, getting guys to swing at bad pitches. He filled it up and he challenged See PIONEERS/2B 0-0 East Oregonian In the opener, the Bulldogs (6-3) used patience and late at-bat adjustments to slowly PASCO, Wash. — The Hermiston Bulldogs pull away. Hermiston got its runners on by seeing thoroughly dominated the Pasco Bulldogs in an interstate varsity softball game in Pasco on pitches, fouling balls off and ultimately, Friday, never allowing a runner past second working walks. From there, the visiting base in 12 innings while scoring early and late Bulldogs continually applied pressure to the home Bulldogs’ defense, taking extra bases in the 11-0, 15-0 sweep. “It was really nice to see the girls be whenever opportunities presented themselves. On one occasion, a Hermiston runner DJJUHVVLYH´ ¿UVW\HDU %XOOGRJV FRDFK .DWH Greenough said. “They’re starting to realize VFUDPEOHGIURP¿UVWWRWKLUGRQDSDVVHGEDOO how good they are.” See HERMISTON/2B On a cold night at Yantis Park, the Mac-Hi Pioneers blanked the Stayton Eagles LQ ¿YH LQQLQJV LQ D Spring Break Crossover Tournament game on Friday night. Mac-Hi was dominant on offense, racking up eight hits, six walks, and six Softball stolen bases to push them to the Stayton 11 runs. “ W e just wanted to come through and play our Mac-Hi game and I thought we did a good job consid- ering how cold it was and i thought the top of our lineup was stellar today,” said Micha Fortune was the Pioneers’ top performer in the batters box, reaching base in each of her four at-bats including three hits, one walk, and four RBIs. Two of those hits resulted in triples and even came all the way around to score on one due to a dropped relay throw by the second baseman. The Pioneers led the Eagles 7-0 after four innings, and increased their aggres- siveness on the base paths to help break into the 10-run differential rule to end the game early. After scoring two runs already and with another runner on second base, Mallory Copeland stepped to the plate and smashed a 2-1 pitch over WKHOHIW¿HOGIHQFHIRUDWZRUXQ home run to end the game. It was Copeland’s second hit of the day, having hit an RBI single back up the PLGGOHLQWKH¿UVWLQQLQJ ——— 0 11 R H E SHS 000 00 — 0 1 3 MHS 220 34 — 11 8 0 Walker, Lindemann (4), and VanHying. Copeland and Lesko. W — Copeland, L — Walker. 3B — Fortune (2). HR — Copeland. PENDLETON Bradt, Quinn deal up wins for Buckaroos Strong pitching highlights pair of Pendleton wins Buckaroos good starts on the mound and beat Skyline (ID), 1-0, and Jerome ,'LQ¿YHLQQLQJV Pendleton (6-2) scored its only run against Skyline in the top of the fourth LQQLQJZKHQ4XLQQIRUUHDFKHGRQ a lead-off double, then scored on back- East Oregonian WREDFNVDFUL¿FHÀLHVE\%UDGWIRU and Nick Bower. Bradt pitched four complete and BOISE, Idaho — The Pendleton baseball team improved to 3-0 at the allowed four hits, struck out three and walked three. Jack Bucks Bags Tournament with a pair of Peterson tossed the last wins on Friday. three, gave up two hits, -DPHV%UDGWDQG.DL4XLQQJDYHWKH VWUXFN RXW ¿YH DQG ZDONHG QRQH Skyline didn’t have a runner past second base the entire game. A walk and an error by the Bucks gave Jerome a 1-0 lead in the top of WKH¿UVWLQQLQJLQWKHLUDIWHUQRRQJDPH but Pendleton quickly got the run back ZKHQ:\DWW0RUULVGUHZWKH¿UVWRIKLV three walks and later scored on a Devon Roe single in the bottom of the frame. The Bucks added two runs in the second. Ryan Russell led off with a single, then courtesy runner Gage See BUCKS/2B Baseball Pendleton Skyline 1 0 Jerome Pendleton 2 12 Men’s College Basketball Altman: ‘I told Dillon to shoot it’ Oregon coach backs Brooks after late-game GUDPDZLWK&RDFK. By ABBEY MASTRACCO Associated Press AP Photo/Gregory Bull Oregon head coach Dana Altman attends a news con- ference before an upcoming regional fi nals basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Friday, March 25, 2016, in Anaheim, Calif. Oregon faces Oklahoma in an Elite Eight matchup March 26. ANAHEIM, Calif. — Oregon head coach Dana Altman says that if anyone has a problem with Dillon Brooks’ late-game shooting choices or celebrations, they should come to him. Altman spoke up for his leading scorer Friday after Brooks’ celebration of his last-minute 3-pointer and a postgame conversation with Duke coach Mike .U]\]HZVNL GUHZ DOPRVW PRUH DWWHQWLRQ than the top-seeded Ducks advancing to the Elite Eight. :LWK 2UHJRQ XS LQ WKH ¿QDO eight seconds of the NCAA West Region VHPL¿QDORQ7KXUVGD\%URRNVWRRNDORQJ 3-pointer with the shot clock expiring. He made it and apparently celebrated a little too hard for the Blue Devils’ liking, even attempting to goad Duke guard Grayson Allen into a celebration with him. It became a controversy overnight, and the Ducks are failing to understand why. See ALTMAN/3B
