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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Prep Roundup College Football Five win titles in Oregon City Collins rejoins Beavers as receiver Field events yield several medals for local athletes East Oregonian OREGON CITY — Five local athletes won event titles at the Willamette Falls Invi- WDWLRQDO WUDFN DQG ¿HOG PHHW on Saturday in Oregon City. Three Pendleton Buckaroos and two Hermiston Bulldogs brought back gold medals from the 25-team meet. Pendleton senior Nolan Bylenga continued his strong season by winning the boys’ 1,500-meter run by shaving six seconds off his personal best for a win in 4:11.34. Hermiston senior Trey Neal also shattered his previous best by 12 feet, six inches in the discus for a winning mark of 154-6. He was also second in shot put (52-3.25). The rest of the wins by locals in Oregon City went to WKHODGLHVLQ¿HOGHYHQWV Pendleton junior Kiara Glover won the high jump with a 5-4 leap, and senior Keagan Utter won the 4-kilo- gram hammer throw with a distance of 94-10. Utter also placed second in shot put behind Hermiston sophomore Maddy Juul. Juul had a personal-best 37-9.25 to edge Utter’s 36-5.5. Hermiston sophomore Stephanie Miears was third in the event with a 34-10.5. Utter also was third in discus (106-6) and Juul also took bronze in javelin (101-7). Glover brought back a silver in triple jump (34-11.5). Several athletes placed in the top three in their events, including both of Pendleton’s boys relays teams. The 4x100 team of Bylenga, Grayson Hugh- banks, Colin Rickman and Soren Wolf was second (44.90) and the 4x400 teams of Garison Alger, Bylenga, Hughbanks and Andrew Porter was third (3:32.08). Other boys’ top-three plac- ings went to: Hermiston’s Will Sharkey (second, pole vault, 12-0), Hiram Maciel (second, high jump, 5-10), Alexis Mercado (third, 400 meters, 51.52), and Elias Arenas (third, discus, 136-7), and Pendleton’s Dylan Clemons (second, triple jump, 41-0). Other girls’ top-three ¿QLVKHVZHUHE\+HUPLVWRQ¶V Audrey Lincoln (second, 100 meters, 13.17) and Pend- leton’s Cami Montgomery (third, hammer, 62-0). Baseball WESTON-MCEWEN 4-15, DUFUR 3-14 — At Athena, staring at an 11-0 GH¿FLW DIWHU WKH ¿UVW LQQLQJ of Game 2 in their Saturday doubleheader, the Weston- McEwen TigerScots weren’t UHDG\WRZDYHWKHZKLWHÀDJ Weston-McEwen (8-2) scored at least two runs in second through seventh Staff photo by Kathy Aney Hermiston’s Madelyn Juul gets ready to heave the shot put Saturday at the Willa- mette Falls Invitational in Oregon City. The Vikings (3-7, 0-4 EOL) gave up three runs in WKH¿UVWLQQLQJLQERWKJDPHV and never held the lead while giving up a total of 26 hits on the day. Umatilla’s next game is today at Touchet (WA) at 4 p.m. ——— Game 1 R H E UHS 011 110 — 4 7 3 VHS 304 025 — 14 12 2 Dever, Keller (5). Buchholz, Fortin (5). W — Buchholz, L — Dever. 2B — Dever, Samson (UHS). Fortin, Cummings (VHS). 3B — Perry (VHS). HR — Towers (VHS). Staff photo by Kathy Aney Pendleton’s Kiara Glover long jumps Saturday at the Willamette Falls Invi- tational in Oregon City. innings, including two runs in their last at-bat to complete an incredible comeback and earn the sweep. Weston-McEwen ripped off three straight hits to open the bottom of the seventh inning, none bigger than a VLQJOH LQWR OHIW ¿HOG RII WKH bat of Garrett Shell to score Hunter Sater for the walk-off winning run. In Game 1, Dufur (2-7) was the team trying to make the comeback, as it scored WKUHH UXQV LQ WKH ¿QDO WZR frames but ultimately fell short. Jimmy Patrick threw WKH ¿UVW VL[ LQQLQJV DQG VWUXFN RXW ¿YH EXW JDYH XS two runs in the sixth. Travis Hendley walked two and gave up a run in the seventh but held on for the save. Weston-McEwen plays at Pilot Rock today at 4 p.m. ——— Game 1 R H E DHS 000 002 1 — 3 3 1 W-M 110 011 X — 4 6 0 Keever. Patrick, Hendley (7). W — Patrick, L — Keever. 2B — Patrick (W-M). Game 2 R H E DHS (11)00 010 2 — 14 13 5 W-M 023 223 3 — 15 15 4 McLoughlin, Clapham (5). Hendley, Sater (1), Dearing (5). W — Dearing, L — Clapham. 2B — Keever, Crawford (DHS). Patrick, Sater, Speed (W-M). 3B — Keever (DHS). Patrick (W-M). VALE 14-8, UMATILLA 4-1 — At Vale, the Umatilla Vikings remain winless in Eastern Oregon League play after dropping a double- header to the Vale Vikings on Saturday afternoon. Game 2 R H E UHS 000 001 — 1 8 2 VHS 304 025 — 8 14 2 Landon, Garza (5). Eddy, Towers (6). W — Eddy, L — Landon. 2B — Dever (UHS). Buchholz, Cummings (VHS). Mac-Hi, throwing a combined 10 innings while allowing seven hits, one run and one walk to go with her six strike- outs. She also had a solid day at the plate, going 4-7 with two runs scored, eight RBI, one triple and one double. ——— Game 1 R H E OHS 000 000 — 0 1 4 MHS 242 011 — 10 12 1 Naravette. Copeland and Lesko. W — Copeland, L — Naravette. 3B — Copeland (MHS). Game 2 R H E OHS 000 101 — 2 8 1 MHS 100 236 — 12 14 1 Naravette. Copeland, Earls (5) and Lesko. W — Copeland, L — Naravette. 2B — Lyon, Copeland, Biggs (MHS). 3B — Fortune (MHS). HR — Fortune (MHS). WESTON-MCEWEN 10-11, RIVERSIDE 2-5 Softball — At Boardman, the Weston- ECHO 10, HEPPNER 0 — At Echo, the Echo Cougars McEwen TigerScots swept the took down the Heppner Riverside Pirates on Saturday Mustangs in a six-inning, afternoon to stay undefeated non-league contest on a in conference play. The TigerScots (7-2, 4-0 sunny Saturday afternoon. MacKenzie Gonzales EOL) cranked out 28 hits and kept the Mustang bats at bay 21 runs over the two games, as she allowed just two hits ZLWKWKHWRS¿YHEDWWHUVLQWKH with 12 strikeouts over six order combining for 20 of the innings on the mound for hits. Jordyn Lambert led the Echo (9-3). Gonzales also team with seven hits over the added a 1-4 day at the plate two games, adding in one run with an RBI double and one and two RBI, while Isabelle Dillow racked up six hits and run scored. Cheyenne Hilliard, Erika ¿YHUXQVVFRUHG Jessica Lambert started Parks, and Jamie Christopher each had two hits for Echo in game one on the mound for the game, while Kenzie Blan- Weston-McEwen and pitched kenship went 1-4 with her a complete game with 10 strikeouts while allowing just lone hit a two-run home run. Heppner’s only two hits three hits, two walks, and came off the bat of Jessica two unearned runs. Bailey .HPSNHQ ZKR ¿QLVKHG Hillmick started game two and also tossed a complete on the day. game with six strikeouts and ——— R H E JLYLQJ XS ¿YH UXQV RQ ¿YH HHS 000 000 — 0 2 5 hits with two walks. EHS 300 223 — 10 11 1 Lemmon and Hamby. Gonzales and For Riverside (5-7, 2-4), Parks. W — Gonzales, L — Lemmon. Sadie Hasbell turned in a 2B — Parks, McCarty, Campana (EHS). HR — Blankenship (EHS) solid day at the plate going MAC-HI 10-12, 4-8 with two runs scored and ONTARIO 0-2 — At one RBI from the lead-off Milton-Freewater, the spot in the batting order. Mac-Hi Pioneers swept the Skylar Wightman pitched Ontario Tigers on Saturday both games for Riverside, afternoon to open their 2016 going the distance in each game and racking up 12 conference slate. The Pioneers (11-2, 2-0 strikeouts on the day. ——— GOL) were carried by a Game 1 R H E W-M 203 210 2 — 10 16 2 big day at the plate from RHS 002 000 0 — 2 3 4 W — Je. Lambert, L — Wightman. Micha Fortune, who went a 2B — Je. Lambert (W-M). 3B — Dillow (W-M). combined 5-6 with two home Game 2 runs, six runs scored, seven W-M 302 212 1 — 11 12 3 RBIs and a triple. RHS 200 120 0 — 5 5 6 W — Hillmick, L — Wightman. Mallory Copeland started 2B — Coffman, Je. Lambert, Jo. Lambert, both games on the mound for Hill (W-M). RUGBY: Sasquatch end two-game skid against Warriors The East Oregon Sas- quatch, striped jerseys, take on the Clark County Warriors in a rugby match on Saturday at Grecian Heights Park in Pendleton. Continued from 1B the Wendigos in year one. Perkins’ background in rugby starts in his college days when he played for three seasons at Western Oregon University and has been involved with coaching and refereeing the sport ever since. The expectations in year one of the program were not set too high, as Perkins said he simply wanted to see the building of a foundation for the program to grow on. “I was just looking to get a good group of girls estab- lished where we can build the program from next year on,” he said. “We were hoping to have more girls out to start, but I’m really encouraged by what we have and what we can build with.” One of those building blocks is Yurendi Magana, a student at Pendleton High School who has fallen in love with the sport in just a few short months. “I thought it was hard DW ¿UVW EXW DV ZH JR RQ LQ practice and playing it’s getting easier and more fun,” she said. “I love it, I love the bonding with my teammates and love how we communi- cate out there.” receiver and running back. Known for his speed and athleticism, Collins will Seth Collins is going to switch to receiver full time stay at Oregon State after for the upcoming season. He thanked his teammates all. Collins, who played at quarterback as a freshman and Andersen for allowing for the Beavers last season, him to return. “Coach Andersen did had requested a transfer and signed a non-binding not always agree with the ¿QDQFLDODLGDJUHHPHQWZLWK direction that I was headed Northern Illinois, but he during this process, but remained enrolled at Oregon was always there to talk State and had watched some and support me as a person ¿UVW´KHVDLGLQDVWDWHPHQW practices this spring. Head coach Gary “I’ve grown tremendously Andersen announced his as a person since I arrived return to the Beavers on in Corvallis and I can’t wait to put on the pads and Monday. “The reason we do what represent Beaver Nation the we do is to build young men best way possible.” Andersen said Collins RIIDQGRQWKH¿HOGVXSSRUWLQJ them and preparing them for would not participate in the future,” Andersen said spring practices, and would in a statement. “Sometimes have to meet certain criteria they do not always make to fully rejoin the team. He decisions we agree with, but also praised Collins as an these can be times of growth excellent student who had for the individual. The return had no disciplinary issues of Seth to our program is a with the Beavers. “He is fully prepared to decision supported by the leaders of this team, our accept the responsibility and make up for the time he coaching staff and myself.” Collins started seven has missed,” Andersen said. games at quarterback last “Spring football is in part year, throwing for 936 yards a reward for winter condi- and six touchdowns with tioning, and as a result, Seth four interceptions. He also will not participate during ran for 580 yards and eight the remaining practices. However, he is back in the touchdowns. He missed four games weight room completing the with a knee injury, but winter conditioning cycle.” Oregon State’s annual UHWXUQHG IRU WKH ¿QDOH against rival Oregon and spring game is scheduled for played at quarterback, Saturday at Reser Stadium. By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press Staff photo by Eric Singer The Wendigos have four more games scheduled for their inaugural season, with two more home games set on the slate. After that, Perkins said the team will have prac- tices throughout the summer to continue building the founda- tion and growing the program. “We’ve always known Pendleton has had a great female athletic population, now it’s about growing it,” Perkins said. East Oregon (0-2) hits the ¿HOGDJDLQRQ6DWXUGD\ZKHQ it hosts Centennial at noon as they search for win No. 1 on the season. SASQUATCH 45, CLARK COUNTY 22 — At Pendleton, the Sasquatch played on Saturday as well and took on the Clark County Warriors, a team the Sasquatch has plenty of experience against. The two teams met during the season last year, with the Sasquatch pulling out a lopsided win, only to have the Warriors get revenge in the playoffs. But it was the Sasquatch once again coming out on top on Saturday, pulling away in the second half for another lopsided 45-22 win. “We had some sloppy play with the help of the heat, but I thought our backs played really, really well,” Sasquatch coach Eric Gabriel said. The heat played a factor for both sides in the match, as constant hydration was a must to counteract the clear sunshine mixed with temperatures near 80 degrees. “People would think it was a beautiful day for rugby, but it’s not because (the heat) takes it out of you after 15 minutes,” Gabriel said. “A perfect rugby day is probably 50 degrees with some rain.” The win improved the Sasquatch record to 2-2. Staff photo by E.J. Harris Taiwanese exchange student Sam Kung talks with the Pendleton boy’s golf coach Nels Nelson last week at Wildhorse Resort & Casino in Mission. KUNG: Host family helps teach smack talk Continued from 1B each time as the Bucks won a pair of 18-hole tournaments. He shot 84 on Monday as Pendleton placed second at Bend Country Club. “Sam’s been an awesome addition to the team,” said senior Reilly Hegarty. “We lost Dillon last year and I think we were a little worried about our scores going down, but Sam’s just slotted in perfectly.” Teammates like Nathan Som and Brayden Pulver said the cultural novelty has added some levity to the season as well, and the team has fun learning about Kung’s home and listening to him try to translate English into his native language Mandarin. “It’s a good team, I like it,” Kung said. With Kung in the mix, the Buckaroos are constantly battling for spots within the team. ³,W¶VGH¿QLWHO\JRRG and keeps us competitive EHFDXVHZH¶UHDOO¿JKWLQJ for spots,” Pulver said. “We know we’re all capable of playing well, so if we all play well we should be close.” It’s little more than bragging rights, but an important part of lowering their overall team scores. Bragging, or boisterousness of any kind, doesn’t seem to be something the soft-spoken Kung would be interested in. But that’s beginning to change since he’s moved in with Pendleton’s Greb family, the last of three households to host him during his time in Oregon. Haley and Shelby Greb just happen to be the top two golfers on the Pend- leton girls’ team. So not only does Kung compete with his teammates for rank each round, he has to try to out-shoot his two new host-sisters if he doesn’t want to hear about it for the rest of the evening. “I know in their culture the way they treat each other within their family members is so respectful and there’s no picking on each other or making jokes,” said Shelby, a senior. “Not in the Greb household.” ³:H¶YHGH¿QLWHO\ shown him how to pick on each other and he’s starting to learn and give it right back to us,” said Haley, a junior. All kidding aside, though, Kung is serious about lowering his scores while he has access to American courses. “I think I have to improve my putting,” he said. “The green is a lot better, like really good here. Our green is really slow and kind of like there’s some holes on it. It’s pretty bad.” Kung’s 84 on Monday was the highest score on the team, one behind Pulver and two behind Jared Geier, but Pendleton coach Nels Nelson is FRQ¿GHQW.XQJZRQ¶W allow himself to occupy that position for long. “He knows the game well and knows what to work on,” he said. Nelson thinks Kung may have come along at just the right time for the Bucks as well. “I told (the players) I thought if they do things right, it’s probably one of the best teams I’ve had,” he said. 3HQGOHWRQZLOOKDYH¿YH more rounds to hone its game before the regional tournament on May 6-7 at Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond. ——— Contact Matt Entrup at mentrup@eastoregonian.com or (541) 966-0838. Follow him on Twitter @mattentrup.