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SPORTS WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016 Sports shorts 76ers win NBA draft lottery NEW YORK (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers won the NBA draft lottery Tuesday night and will have the No. 1 pick in June. The Los Angeles Lakers fi nished second but also felt like winners, as they would have dealt their pick to Philadelphia had they fallen out of the top three. The Boston Celtics, with a pick dealt to them by the Brooklyn Nets, remained in the No. 3 slot. Nobody moved up in the lottery, which sets the top three picks. The remainder of the 14 teams are slotted in the inverse order of their won-loss record. The 76ers fi nished 10-72, just off the worst record in the history of the 82-game schedule, and had a 26.9 percent chance of landing the No. 1 pick The draft is June 23 in New York, with LSU’s Ben Simmons and Duke’s Brandon Ingram considered the top two picks. 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS CRC Softball Prep Golf Morrison is league MVP Greb, Bucks take state silver Pendleton girls with highest team placing ever East Oregonian Staff photo by Kathy Aney Rangers 2B Odor suspended 8 games NEW YORK (AP) — Texas second baseman Rougned Odor has been suspended for eight games and Toronto outfi elder Jose Bautista for one for their part in a brawl Sunday. Blue Jays FACES pitcher Jesse Chavez and manager John Gibbons, who returned to the fi eld for the fi ght following his ejection Odor fi ve innings earlier, were suspended for three games each Tuesday by Major League Baseball senior vice president Joe Garagiola Jr. Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus and Blue Jays fi rst base coach Tim Leiper were suspended for one game. Odor and Bautista have appealed their discipline, which will be held in abeyance pending a resolution. Andrus was to serve his penalty Tuesday at Oakland. MLB was awaiting a decision by Chavez. In this March 16, 2016 fi le photo, Pendleton players crowd around home plate to cheer Alexis Morrison after she hit a home run against Hanford. Richards wins Pitcher of Year, Bucks with 7 on fi rst team In this April 30, 2016 fi le photo, Pendleton’s Lauren Richards throws from the pitching circle in the Bucks’ 11-1 win against the Bulldogs in the second game of a double- header in Pendleton. — Michael Bennett Seattle Seahawks DE on the Philadelphia Eagles QB. Bradford said he wanted to be traded just weeks after signing a two-year contract when the Eagles traded up to draft North Dakota State QB Carson Wentz with the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL draft. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 2004 — Randy Johnson becomes the oldest pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game, retiring all 27 hitters to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves 2-0. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com The Pendleton Buckaroos dominated the Columbia River Conference in 2016, losing just two games in league play and winning their 10 games by an average of more than fi ve runs. When the all-league teams were released on Tuesday, the Buckaroos dominated the conference again in selections with seven fi rst team selec- tions. The Buckaroos also swept the top honors of the conference as senior outfi elder Alexis Morrison and sopho- more pitcher Lauren Richards were selected as the Player Staff photo by E.J. Harris of the Year and Pitcher of the Year respectively. “They got the awards that they earned and they deserved and it’s really nice to see for the program, said Pendleton coach Tim Cary. “I’m always excited when I see some of our players get recognized, and they both worked their rear ends off in the offseason and it showed when the season came around.” Morrison tore through the league on offense in 2016, hitting .561 with four home runs, 16 RBI, seven doubles and 12 stolen bases. She also See SOFTBALL/2B CRC Baseball Robles named Pitcher of the Year Bulldogs earn eight all-league selections, Bucks grab 10 spots East Oregonian “I can’t believe Sam Bradford is complaining about making $40 million in the next two years, and because he actually has to compete for a position. This guy, this guy right here defi nitely sets a bad tone of what a player should be.“ East Oregonian Hermiston senior RJ Robles was about as solid as the Bulldogs could ask for in 2016. Following up an above-av- erage season as a junior, Robles slotted in as Herm- iston’s No. 1 starting pitcher this season and fl ourished in that spot, helping the Bull- dogs to a 13-11 overall record and second place fi nish in the Columbia River Conference. On Tuesday, Robles was rewarded by the coaches from all four teams in the league by being named fi rst team all-CRC as well as taking the honor of Pitcher of the Year. Robles tossed 25 innings in four starts and fi ve games pitched during the league season, fi nishing with an impressive 1.40 ERA with 40 strikeouts and 21 walks. His teammate, Chase Root was also named to the fi rst team roster as a pitcher as Root See BASEBALL/2B In this April 2, 2016 fi le photo, Hermiston’s R.J. Robles throws from the mound in the second inning of the Bulldogs’ 7-6 win against Putnam in the fi rst game of a doublehead- er in Hermis- ton. Staff photo by E.J. Harris Prep Roundup Pilot Rock splits to end regular season Thieme throws complete game in win over Grant Union East Oregonian JOHN DAY — The Pilot Rock baseball team split with Grant Union on Monday in a doubleheader that was postponed from Saturday. Levi Thieme pitched a complete game to lead the Rockets to the win 8-6 in the opener, but Grant Union responded with a 10-2 victory in the night cap to close the regular season. Thieme struck out seven and walked two, and gave up six earned runs on 12 hits. A seven-run fourth by the Rockets (17-8, 6-6 SD7) had Thieme pitching with the lead from there on out, though. Thieme started the at-bat with a single, followed by an error and a Connor McClarren single to load the bases. Three consecutive walks put the Rockets up 3-1, and when a BANKS — On a day when no team was going to catch Summit, the Pendleton Buckaroos leaped past the only other team in front of them for the program’s best- ever fi nish at the OSAA 5A Girls Golf State Champion- ships. Pendleton shot 358 on Day 2 at Quail Valley Golf Course in Banks and combined that with a 349 from the fi rst round to fi nish Greb in second place with 707. Summit shot 322-324—646 for a domi- nant eighth-straight title. “I was really proud of them, because we’ve never taken second, ever,” said Pendleton coach Terry Prouse. The Bucks themselves were feeling a little bitter- sweet about their round. Junior Haley Greb shot her second-straight 75 to fi nish tied for second, her best fi nish in three tries, and seniors Shelby Greb and McKenna Pratt both fi nished in the top 15 in their fi nal rounds. The only problem was they knew they could have done better. “It wasn’t great,” said Haley Greb. “I just didn’t hit the balls I needed to and didn’t keep it in play a lot. It’s Ok though, there’s always next year. “Getting second as a team is pretty awesome.” Crater junior Kiana Oshi- ro’s huge fi rst-round lead held up and she won the title with a 67-75—142. Shelby Greb fi nished 11th with 82-91—173, and Pratt was 15th with 96-95—191. Freshman Megan George was right behind her in 16th with 96-97—193. Freshman Rylee Harris was 36th with 120-112—232. ——— 2016 OSAA 5A Girls Golf Team Top 5 — 1, Summit 322-324—646; 2, Pendleton 349-358—707; 3, Crater 341-371—712; 4, Bend 395-391—786; 5, Wilsonville 394-395—789. Individual Top 10 1, Kiana Oshiro, Crater 67-75—142 T2, Haley Greb, Pendleton 75-75—150 T2, Iliana Telles, The Dalles 77-73—150 4, Olivia Loberg, Summit 73-81—154 T5, Daniele Giles, Crater 77-80—157 T5, Rachel Drgastin, Summit 79-78—157 7, Kaitlyn Howe, Wilsonville 78-80—158 8, Sarah Heinly, Summit 86-79—165 9, Tianna Brown, Ridgeview 82-86—168 10, Josephine Fraser, Summit 84-86—170 5A Boys Contributed photo courtesy of Lela Thieme Pilot Rock’s Cody Watson slides in to score against Grant Union in a baseball game on Monday in John Day. relief pitcher could do nothing but walk in two more runs the Rockets led 5-1 with no outs. Thieme and Bryson Pierce added run-scoring singles in the frame. Jake Brickey led them at the plate in Game 1 going 2 for 2 with two walks, two runs and one RBI. Grant Union (9-16, 3-8) pitchers combined See PREPS/2B CORVALLIS — The Pendleton boys golf team looked at its fi rst-round score of 317 at the OSAA 5A State Championships and saw room for improvement. The Buckaroos responded with the best round of the day on Tuesday at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis, and shot a 303 to fi nish in third place with 620 total. “We came out early this morning, fi rst on the course,” said Pendleton coach Nels Nelson, “and it just went pretty easy. Everybody had a good round.” Bend fi nish just in front of Pendleton with 312-306— See GOLF/2B
