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SPORTS WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016 Sports shorts Hermiston OKs new coaches HERMISTON — The Hermiston school board approved the contracts for Elise Flemming and Krystofer Lopez to become the new varsity volleyball and lacrosse coaches respectively at their meeting on Monday evening. Flemming will inherit a young roster as she takes over for Dorothy Smith who led the Bulldogs to a 5-11 overall record and 1-8 CRC record in her only year at the helm. Lopez — a Hermiston alumnus and current assistant coach — will replace Jacob Arnold as coach. Arnold began the year as the varsity assistant before sliding into the head role following the sudden death of coach Trampis Palmer in early April. Stephen Curry is 1st unanimous NBA MVP OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry is the fi rst unanimous NBA MVP, earning the award for the second straight season Tuesday after leading the defending FACES champion Warriors to a record-setting season. The Golden State superstar is the 11th player in NBA Curry history to be voted MVP in consecutive seasons and the fi rst guard to do so since Steve Nash in 2004-05 and 2005-06. Curry received 1,310 points from the 130 media voters from the U.S. and Canada. He was followed by Kawhi Leonard of San Antonio, LeBron James and Oklahoma City teammates Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant. Curry made a record 402 3-pointers and averaged an NBA-best 30.1 points per game to go with 6.7 assists and 5.4 rebounds. He also shot 50.4 percent from the fi eld, 45.4 percent from 3-point and 90.8 percent from the foul line. “Just want to thank @DWingsHoops for the opportunity to be apart of training camp & preseason! Despite the outcome, still an amazing experience.“ — Jude Schimmel CTUIR member after being cut by the WNBA’s Dallas Wings on Mon- day. Schimmel played 14 minutes in a presea- son game on Sunday, scoring six points and making one assist in an 82-74 loss to Con- necticut. The move came just six days before the Wings were to play at the New York Liberty, which recently acquired Schimmel’s older sister Shoni Schimmel. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1992 — The Portland Trail Blazers win the high- est-scoring playoff game in NBA history, 153-151 in double overtime against the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference semifi nals. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS PENDLETON Morrison helps Pendleton extend streak Senior outfi elder tallies four hits as Bucks win seventh-straight game By ERIC SINGER East Oregonian Staff photo by Kathy Aney Alexis Morrison, of Pendleton, dives for third base during a game against The Dalles on Tuesday at Steve Cary Field. Alexis Morrison has done it all for the Pendleton Buckaroos in 2016. From her lead-off spot in the batting order, she has hit for power, scored numerous runs and swiped many bases, and she has been a stal- wart in the Buckaroo outfi eld from her centerfi eld position. And just has she has in many games this season, Morrison displayed all of those skills on Tuesday afternoon as she powered her team to a 10-0 win over The Dalles Riverhawks in fi ve innings at Steve Cary Field. Softball The Dalles Pendleton 0 10 Morrison cashed in a perfect day on offense going 4-4 with three singles, three runs scored, and two stolen bases, as well as the game- ending RBI triple in the fi fth inning to give the Bucks the 10-run win. Morrison says that Tuesday was one of those days where the ball just looked bigger for her at the plate. “Yeah, sometimes the ball does look like a beach ball like today,” Morrison said. “Sometimes you just have those days where balls drop in and some days you hit well and they get caught and I was lucky today.” See SOFTBALL/2B PENDLETON Buckaroos hold off Riverhawks Pendleton’s Jack Peter- son throws the ball to fi rst base to turn a dou- ble play as The Dalles’ Spencer Honald slides into second base in the Bucks’ 3-0 win against the River- hawks on Tuesday in Pendleton. Staff photo by E.J. Harris Morris tosses complete game, Pendleton increases postseason odds By MATT ENTRUP East Oregonian Their backs against the wall, the Pendleton Buckaroos came out swinging against The Dalles on Tuesday. Ryan Russell and Shaw Jerome drove in runs in the bottom of the second inning, and Wyatt Morris pitched a complete-game shutout as Pendleton snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-0 win at Bob White Field. The win gave Pendleton the dugout is what we season series with Baseball were focused on,” the Riverhawks Jerome said. “We 3-1, and the all-im- knew we had to win portant head-to- The Dalles Pendleton to keep going, and head tiebreaker for that’s what we did.” third place in the Pendleton Columbia River scored all three of Conference with one game left in the regular season. its runs in the second with two outs It was a must-win scenario for after Devon Roe doubled to lead the Bucks (12-12, 3-8 CRC), who off, but was later tagged out at home can earn a state play-in game with in a rundown for the second out. Roe was caught too far off third a win or a Riverhawks (9-14, 3-8) base on James Bradt’s ground ball loss in their season fi nales. “Just bring high intensity to the back to Bailey Ortega on the mound, 0 3 NBA Playoffs Prep Roundup Trail Blazers look to stay alive Warriors have 3-1 edge as series goes back to Oakland By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI — Stephen Curry will lift another MVP trophy. Dwyane Wade will try to keep lifting the Miami Heat. And by night’s end, the NBA’s Final Four may be in more focus. Curry and Golden State will host Portland in Game 5 of their second-round series on Wednesday night, the Warriors leading 3-1 and one win from another trip to the Western Conference fi nals. That game will be preceded by Wade and the Heat in Toronto, with their East matchup knotted at two games apiece after four extremely close — though not always aesthetically pleasing but avoided the tag long enough for Bradt to replace him on third. It was the type of play Pendleton coach T.J. Haguewood has come to expect from Bradt. “I think that’s a hustle play that, I think, we have a thing where a guy gets hung up and we could stayed at fi rst and been upset that we didn’t get him in, but he hustled around and got right back to it and we’re right back in the same situation,” he said. “He’s a gamer, he’s always going to be hustling around and you See BASEBALL/2B Greb ties for district title, Bucks third PHS girls golf earns state berth East Oregonian AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts after scoring a basket against the Portland Trail Blazers during Game 4 of Monday’s second-round series in Port- land. — matchups. The night will belong to Curry, announced Tuesday as the league’s fi rst unanimous MVP. He’ll get to show the trophy to the adoring home fans at Oracle Arena before tip-off of Game 5 of that See BLAZERS/2B Game 5 Portland Trail Blazers 1 Golden State Warriors 3 • Today, 7:30 p.m. (TNT) • at Oakland, Calif. HOOD RIVER — Pendleton junior Haley Greb shot a two-over par 74 to tie for the tour- nament low and make up a two-stroke defi cit on Crater senior Daniele Giles on Tuesday at Indian Creek Golf Course. Greb and Giles fi nished tied with 150 to win the 36-hole Special District 2 championships and Pendleton earned a team berth at the state tournament with a third-place fi nish. Shelby Greb placed seventh for Pendleton, which cut nearly 20 strokes from its team score in the second round to fi nish with a two-day total 362-345—707. “I was really proud of them the way they came back and lowered their scores,” said Pendleton coach Terry Prouse. “They were sort of pleased with their scores.” See PREPS/2B