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SPORTS TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2016 Sports shorts Rain washes out French Open PARIS (AP) — Not so much the French Open as the French closed. For the fi rst time in 16 years, unrelenting rain Monday washed out a full day of play at the only Grand Slam tennis venue without a retractable roof over its show court, clogging the schedule with unfi nished and postponed matches and prompting the frustrated tournament director to plead — again — for a roof as soon as possible. “Our roof is a necessity,” Guy Forget said, as players were sent back to their hotels and thousands of would-be spectators told to apply for refunds for their unused tickets. “I’m a bit annoyed today, to say the least.” Cubs ’pen perfect for 7 innings CHICAGO (AP) — Jason Hammel wasn’t thrilled to leave Monday’s game after two innings of one-hit ball because of right hamstring cramps. At least he could joke about it afterward. “I blew the no-hitter,” he cracked. Travis Wood and three other relievers combined for seven perfect innings after Hammel left, and the Chicago Cubs one-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0. It was the Cubs’ sixth straight victory after losing eight of 12. They have the best record in baseball and are a season-high 21 games over .500 (35-14). Hammel exited after cramping while warming up for the third inning. Wood (3-0) pitched four perfect innings in his longest stint of the season to get the win. Justin Grimm, Pedro Strop and Hector Rondon pitched one inning each for the Cubs, with Rondon getting his ninth save. “This isn’t the end of me, just the end of a certain chapter. I will conquer this, and not let this situation conquer me. I’m on a journey to fi nd my happiness again.“ — Isaiah Renfro University of Washington sophomore announcing he would be leaving the football team to con- tinue his recovery from depression and anxiety. A wide receiver, Renfro caught 13 passes for 178 yards in his only season with the Huskies. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1927 — Detroit fi rst baseman Johnny Neun makes an unassisted triple play in the ninth inning to end the 1-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. Neun grabs Homer Summa’s line drive, tags Charlie Jamieson at fi rst and outruns Glenn Myatt to tag second. 2007 — LeBron James scores a career playoff-high 48 points to lead Cleveland to a 109-107, Game 5 win over Detroit in two overtimes. James is the fi rst player to score 25 straight points for a team in the postseason while scoring 29 of the Cavaliers’ fi nal 30 points. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS College Track & Field Four locals earn All-American honors Carroll College’s Da- vid Barnett, of Herm- iston, competes in javelin at the NAIA National Track and Field Championships on Thursday, May 26 in Gulf Shores, Ala- bama. Barnett was one of four compet- itors with local ties to earn All-America honors at the three- day meet. He won the javelin champi- onship with a throw of 204 feet, 6.25 inches. David Barnett wins national title in javelin East Oregonian Either way it shook out, the 2016 NAIA javelin national title was going to have its roots in Umatilla County. In the end it was Hermiston product David Barnett who claimed gold with a throw of 204 feet, 6.25 inches on his fi fth and fi nal throw to edge Milton-Freewater’s Pancho Saldana on the fi rst day at the NAIA National Photo by Jerek Wolcott courtesy of Carroll College Athletics Saldana Schmidt Track and Field Champi- onships in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Barnett, a junior at Carroll College, and Saldana, a junior at Eastern Oregon University, were two of four athletes with local ties to earn All-Amer- ican honors during the three-day meet, which Torres wrapped up on Saturday at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium. Also from Carroll, senior Sandy Torres (Pend- leton) earned All-America in the 800 meters and the 4x800 relay, and junior Crystal Schmidt (Herm- iston) made All-America See NAIA TRACK/3B MILTON-FREEWATER Prep Softball/Baseball Pios awarded by GOL Red-hot Bucks ready for challenge Copeland, Yensen named league Player of the Year By MATT ENTRUP East Oregonian For the fi rst two years of her high school softball career, Mac-Hi’s Mallory Copeland was considered one of the best catchers in Class 4A. She was named to the all-state second team as both a freshman and sophomore, but when the Pioneers needed a pitcher for the 2016 season it was Copeland that answered the call and moved out to the fi eld. She’s done more than suffi ce, and on Tuesday the Greater Oregon League announced the junior right-handed hurler as its Player of the Year. “Mallory has worked really hard coming from behind the plate, and she put in a lot of time in the offseason,” said Mac-Hi coach Nicole Christian. “It was awesome to see her, to be able to fl ip the rolls like that and turn around the following year when we had some big shoes to fi ll she stepped up, and she continues to step up for us.” Christian was named GOL Coach of the Year following Mac-Hi’s 12-0 undefeated league championship season. Copeland pitched all but 11 2-3 innings during that title run, and fi nished the GOL season with an ERA of 3.155 with 35 strikeouts and nine walks. See PIOS/2B Five area teams head into state semifinals By MATT ENTRUP East Oregonian EO fi le photo by E.J. Harris In this April 12, 2016 fi le photo, Mac-Hi’s Mallory Copeland throws the ball from the pitching circle in a softball game against Pendleton at Steve Cary Field in Pendleton. PENDLETON — The Pendleton Buckaroos and Churchill Lancers have appeared together in every OSAA softball state bracket since 2006, but meet in the postseason for just the second time today when the No. 2 Buckaroos host the No. 3 Lancers at Steve Cary Field. It’ll be a game pitting Pendleton’s hot lineup against one of the bracket’s fi nest pitchers in Churchill senior Emma Jegtvig. Jegtvig is coming off an 11-strikeout performance in a 6-0 win over No. 6 Dallas in the quarterfi nals. She allowed just two hits in the game. “We know a little bit about her,” said Pendleton coach Tim Cary. “She throws in the upper 50’s, maybe low 60’s, sounds like she cam move the ball around a little bit, throws a little bit of a curve, screwball and a change-up. “She’s had a lot of success See SEMIFINALS/2B NBA Playoffs Warriors headed back to Finals Curry scores 36, Golden State sets up rematch with Cleveland By JANIE MCCAULEY Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry dribbled every which way and drained yet another 3-pointer in the waning moments, pulled his jersey up into his mouth Western Finals Oklahoma City Golden State 88 96 • Warriors win series 4-3 and yelled to the rafters in triumph once more. A special, record-set- ting season saved for the defending champs, with a memorable comeback added to the long list of accom- plishments. Now, the MVP and his teammates are playing for another NBA title — just as they planned all along. Bring on LeBron James once more. Curry and Klay Thompson carried the 73-win Warriors right back to the NBA Finals, as Golden State rallied from a 3-1 series defi cit to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder AP Photo/Ben Margot 96-88 on Monday night Fans cheer as Golden State Warriors guard Stephen in Game 7 of the Western Curry yells after the Warriors beat the Oklahoma See NBA/2B City Thunder in Game 7 of the NBA basketball West- ern Conference fi nals Monday in Oakland, Calif. College Baseball Beavers left out of NCAA tournament OSU baseball snubbed by selection committee By BOB LUNDEBERG Corvallis Gazette-Times AP photo/Corvallis Gazette-Times Coach Pat Casey and the Oregon State baseball team were left out of the NCAA tournament for the fi rst time since 2008. The Beavers had won four of their last fi ve games, including a sweep of UCLA to end the regular season. The Oregon State baseball team gathered privately Monday morning at Goss Stadium, eager to learn its postseason destination. As winners of fi ve of their last six, the Beavers (35-19, 16-14 Pac-12 Conference) were confi dent they’d hear their names called during the NCAA tournament selection show. But the team never did. In a stunning turn of events, OSU was left of out the fi eld of 64 for the fi rst time since 2008. “We defi nitely thought we took care of business in the last couple weeks of the season, and I don’t think you could hear anybody in the room talking when it got down to the fi nal four regionals,” junior Caleb Hamilton said. “I know everybody is really shocked. We didn’t really know where our name was going to pop up, but we were expecting it to. But life’s not fair and this is just giving us another chip on our shoulder heading into next year.” See BEAVERS/3B