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Newspaper Page TextPage 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Baseball Soccer La Grande comeback beats Hodgen East Oregonian PENDLETON — Logan Atkinson scored on a passed ball in the sixth inning to lift La Grande to a 5-4 win over Hodgen Distributing on Thursday in an American League baseball game at Bob White Field. Atkinson’s run capped a three-run rally by La Grande, and a bases-loaded walk had tied the game at 4-4. Hodgen only got one base runner in its inal two at-bats, but Wyatt Morris was caught stealing in the bottom of the seventh and La Grande’s GT Blackman pitched a complete game with nine strikeouts and two walks. Hodgen opened the game hitting Blackmon well and recorded four of their seven hits in the irst two innings while building a 3-0 lead. Johnny Malcom hit a two-RBI double to get Hodgen on the board in the irst, and Morris hit an RBI single in the second. After La Grande made it a 3-2 game on back-to-back doubles by Atkinson and Brad Bell, Hodgen tacked on its inal run when Malcom doubled to drive in Tyler Chichester in the ifth. Hodgen starter Danile Naughton lasted ive complete and allowed two runs on two hits with ive strikeouts and four walks. Chichester and Hayden Villers each allowed a run in relief. Malcom (2 for 3, three RBI) and Morris (3 for 4, RBI) led Hodgen at the plate. ——— R H E LAG 000 203 0 — 5 4 0 HOD 210 010 0 — 4 7 1 W — G. Blackman. L — T. Chichester. 2B — L. Atkinson, B. Bell (LAG); J. Mal- com 2, A. Zaugg (HOD). Henry’s arrival points to NWSL’s strength By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press PORTLAND — Aman- dine Henry quickly showed the prowess that has made her one of the world’s best players in her irst start stateside with the Portland Thorns. Henry aimed a header at the goal that was popped in by teammate Nadia Nadim in a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Red Stars on Wednesday night, and Portland remained the only undefeated team in the National Women’s Soccer League. Later in the half the French midielder took a hard shot at the goal from 30 yards out that sailed over the net — but for a moment the crowd held its collective breath. Henry is arguably the biggest star from Europe to join the NWSL as it plays out its historic fourth season. No other women’s professional league in the United States has lasted as long. Her arrival has been seen by many as a deining moment, a sign that the NWSL is coming into its own as the world’s premier women’s league — and not just a showcase for the U.S. and Canadian national team players. “I think there are some high-quality players that are in this league,” Thorns coach Mark Parsons said. AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File In this May 23, 2013 ile photo, Olympique Lyonnais’ Amandine Henry, right, shoots past Wolfsburg’s Zsa- nett Jakabi during the women’s Champions League inal soccer match at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London. “With Seattle bringing Naho (Japanese forward Nahomi Kawasumi) back, that’s another fantastic signing. The thing with Amandine that is different is that she’s at the top of her game. She’s at her peak. She’s only 26, and she’s got so much more to come.” Henry established herself over nine seasons with Lyon, which has won the French championship for the past 10 straight seasons. Lyon has won three UEFA Champion- ships in the past six seasons and has been runner-up twice. She’s also a standout on the No. 3-ranked French national team. Henry won the Silver Ball at last summer’s Continued from 1B score to 17-2. Milton-Free- water went down in order in the bottom of the frame to end it. La Grande will take on Pendleton today at 4:30 p.m. at Yantis Park. If La Grande defeats Pendleton, the two teams will have to play again to decide the winner of the double elimination tournament. ——— R H E LaG 111 176 — 17 17 2 M-F 000 020 — 2 1 7 W — Kirkland. L — Prock. 3B — S. Meuser, J. Wiggins, R. Kirkland 3 (LaG). 9/10’s: PENDLETON 18, GRANT COUNTY 5 (4 innings) — At Yantis Park, Samantha Wilks started a one-out rally with a double in the top of the fourth inning, and when Pendleton batted around the lineup she hit another one for two RBIs Blazers acquire rights to 47th pick PORTLAND — The Portland Trail Blazers have acquired the draft rights to forward Jake Layman from the Orlando Magic in exchange for a future second round pick and cash considerations, it was announced today by president of basketball operations Neil Olshey. “Jake is a high character young man with a skill set we value on both ends of the loor,” said Olshey. “His ability to defend multiple positions and shoot the ball from range will be positive additions to our roster.” O r l a n d o selected Layman with the 47th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. A four-year player out of the University of Maryland, Layman Layman (6-9, 220) posted career averages of 10.2 points (44.5 percent FG, 36.2 percent 3PT, 75.9 percent FT), 4.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists for the Terrapins. An Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection his senior year, Layman led Maryland to 114 wins over his four seasons and is one of just 12 players in school history to record 1,400 points (1,436) and 600 rebounds (674). Layman, 22, guided Maryland to its irst Sweet Sixteen appearance since 2003 last season, and ranks 18th in school history in points (1,436) and 18th in rebounds (674). SCOREBOARD Baseball NCAA College World Series Thursday’s Game Coastal Carolina 7, Texas Tech 5 Today’s Games Oklahoma State (43-20) vs. Arizona (46- 22), Noon (ESPN2) Game 12 TCU (49-16) vs. Coastal Caroli- na, 5 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday’s Games Oklahoma State vs. Arizona, TBA TCU vs. Coastal Carolina, 5 p.m. (ESPN) MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Baltimore 41 30 .577 — Boston 40 32 .556 1½ Toronto 40 34 .541 2½ New York 35 36 .493 6 Tampa Bay 31 39 .443 9½ Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 41 30 .577 — Kansas City 38 33 .535 3 Detroit 38 35 .521 4 Chicago 36 37 .493 6 Minnesota 23 49 .319 18½ West Division W L Pct GB Texas 47 26 .644 — Houston 37 36 .507 10 Seattle 36 37 .493 11 Los Angeles 31 42 .424 16 Oakland 30 42 .416 16½ ——— Thursday’s Games Detroit 5, Seattle 4, 10 innings Philadelphia 7, Minnesota 3 Boston 8, Chicago White Sox 7, 10 innings Oakland 5, L.A. Angels 4 Today’s Games Minnesota (Milone 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 4-2), 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Moore 3-4) at Baltimore (Gallardo 2-1), 4:05 p.m. Cleveland (Salazar 8-3) at Detroit (Zim- mermann 9-3), 4:10 p.m. Boston (Price 8-4) at Texas (Martinez 1-1), 5:05 p.m. Toronto (Sanchez 7-1) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 2-6), 5:10 p.m. Houston (Keuchel 3-9) at Kansas City (Volquez 7-6), 5:15 p.m. Oakland (Neal 0-1) at L.A. Angels (Weav- er 6-6), 7:05 p.m. St. Louis (Martinez 7-5) at Seattle (LeB- lanc 0-0), 7:10 p.m. L 30 33 34 43 47 L 24 33 39 40 45 L 27 33 38 40 Pct .589 .535 .534 .419 .347 Pct .662 .535 .466 .444 .384 Pct .635 .554 .472 .467 GB — 4 4 12½ 17½ GB — 9 14 15½ 20 GB — 6 12 12½ Women’s World Cup in Canada, with American Carli Lloyd winning top honors as the tournament’s best player. There had been rumors that she was looking to move following the end of her contract with Lyon this year, and the Thorns lured her to Portland. But because of the NWSL’s salary cap, which is at $39,700, Henry probably will make less than she could elsewhere. Terms of deal with the Thorns, which runs through the 2017 season, have not been disclosed. “Portland is a great oppor- tunity for my career,” Henry told reporters this week. “I want to win the champion- ship and I want to progress (as a player).” Australian striker Kyah Simon, who plays for the Boston Breakers, echoed this sentiment. Simon, 24, scored in a 1-0 victory over Brazil at the World Cup for Australia’s irst-ever knockout round victory — male or female — in soccer’s premier tournament. “Obviously, it’s a really high-quality league that has high-quality players within it,” she said about her return to the NWSL. Still learning English, Henry is helped out by team- mates who know French, including U.S. national team forward Lindsey Horan, who played for four seasons with Paris Saint-Germain FC. Following her irst start, Henry was impressed with the level of play. “It’s great. It’s more athletic, and in France it’s more technique,” she said after the game Wednesday night. “But, the intensity of the game is higher here.” Thorns captain Christine Sinclair, who plays for the Canadian national team, has faced Henry before in inter- national play. “She’s incredible. She’s it in so smoothly into our team. I like to think that we’re a nice bunch, that we’re welcoming, but you add one of the best players in the world into your team, it’s going to make a difference,” Sinclair said. “She its perfectly into what we’re trying to do, and she’s just a great person and phenomenal soccer player.” Henry’s integration with the Thorns will be brief, however, as she will be leaving soon to prepare with France for the Olympics in Brazil. The talent-laden Thorns also lose Sinclair, and perhaps as many as ive U.S. national team players: Horan, Allie Long, Emily Sonnett, Tobin Heath and Meghan Klingenberg. As it stands, Portland sits atop the NWSL standings at 5-0-5. While the league will go on a break for much of August for the Olympics, the Thorns expect to be in the playoff picture come September. Certainly, the addition of Henry appears to increase those odds. “When you listen to her talk, she wants to come here because she thinks it’s going to challenge her in a way she hasn’t been challenged before,” Parsons said. “She thinks this will help her push forward, and I think other players will start looking at that now and say, ‘Look there’s more and more players wanting to come to the league because every week is a massive game.”’ LITTLE LEAGUE: Pendleton reaches inal in 9/10 age bracket NBA Draft NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W Washington 43 New York 38 Miami 39 Philadelphia 31 Atlanta 25 Central Division W Chicago 47 St. Louis 38 Pittsburgh 34 Milwaukee 32 Cincinnati 28 West Division W San Francisco 47 Los Angeles 41 Colorado 34 Arizona 35 Friday, June 24, 2016 San Diego 31 43 .419 16 ——— Thursday’s Games San Francisco 5, Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 7, Minnesota 3 Atlanta 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Miami 4, Chicago Cubs 2 San Diego 7, Cincinnati 4 Arizona 7, Colorado 6 Today’s Games L.A. Dodgers (Tepesch 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 1-1), 4:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 5-6) at Miami (Koehler 6-6), 4:10 p.m. San Diego (Rea 3-3) at Cincinnati (Reed 0-0), 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Matz 7-3) at Atlanta (Blair 0-4), 4:35 p.m. Washington (Scherzer 8-4) at Milwaukee (Davies 5-3), 5:10 p.m. Arizona (Bradley 3-3) at Colorado (Ander- son 0-1), 5:40 p.m. St. Louis (Martinez 7-5) at Seattle (LeB- lanc 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Elin 0-2) at San Francisco (Peavy 3-6), 7:15 p.m. MiLB NORTHWEST LEAGUE North Division W L Pct. Vancouver (Blue Jays) 4 3 .571 Everett (Mariners) 4 3 .571 Tri-City (Padres) 4 3 .571 Spokane (Rangers) 3 3 .500 South Division W L Pct. Eugene (Cubs) 4 2 .667 Salem-Keizer (Giants) 4 3 .571 Boise (Rockies) 2 5 .285 Hillsboro (Dbacks) 2 5 .285 ——— Thursday’s Games Tri-City 8, Salem-Keizer 6 Everett 9, Boise 2 Vancouver 4, Hillsboro 2 Spokane at Eugene, late Today’s Games Hillsboro at Vancouver, 1:05 p.m. Tri-City at Salem-Keizer, 6:35 p.m. Boise at Everett, 7:05 p.m. Spokane at Eugene, 7:05 p.m. GB — — — ½ GB — ½ 2½ 2½ Basketball NBA 2016 Draft FIRST ROUND 1. Philadelphia, Ben Simmons, f, LSU. 2. LA Lakers, Brandon Ingram, f, Duke. 3. Boston (from Brooklyn), Jaylen Brown, f, California. 4. Phoenix, Dragan Bender, f, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel. 5. Minnesota, Kris Dunn, g, Providence. 6. New Orleans, Buddy Hield, g, Oklahoma. 7. Denver (from New York), Jamal Mur- ray, g, Kentucky. 8. Sacramento, Marquese Chriss, f, Washington. 9. Toronto (from Denver via New York), Jakob Poeltl, c, Utah. 10. Milwaukee, Thon Maker, f, Oran- geville Prep/Athlete Institute. 11. Orlando, Domantas Sabonis, f, Gonzaga. 12. Utah, Taurean Prince, f, Baylor. 13. Phoenix (from Washington), Georgios Papagiannis, c, Panathinaikos, Greece. 14. Chicago, Denzel Valentine, g, Michigan State. 15. Denver (from Houston), Juancho Hernangomez, f, Estudiantes, Spain. 16. Boston (from Dallas), Guerschon Yabusele, f, Rouen, France. 17. Memphis, Wade Baldwin IV, g, Vanderbilt. 18. Detroit, Henry Ellenson, f, Marquette. 19. Denver (from Portland), Malik Beas- ley, g, Florida State. 20. Indiana, Caris LaVert, g, Michigan. 21. Atlanta, DeAndre Bembry, g, Saint Joseph’s. 22. Charlotte, Malachi Richardson, g, Syracuse. 23. Boston, Ante Zizic, c, Cibona, Croatia. 24. Philadelphia (from Miami via Cleveland), Timothe Luwawu, g, Mega Leks, Serbia. 25. LA Clippers, Brice Johnson, f, North Carolina. 26. Philadelphia (from Oklahoma City via Denver and Cleveland), Furkan Korkmaz, g, Efes, Turkey. 27. Toronto, Pascal Siakam, f, New Mexico State. 28. Phoenix (from Cleveland via Boston), Skal Labissiere, f, Kentucky. 29. San Antonio, Dejounte Murray, g, Washington. 30. Golden State, Damian Jones, c, Vanderbilt. Draft-Day Trades 1) Sacramento traded the rights to Marquese Chriss, F, Washington (No. 8) to Phoenix for the rights to Georgios Pa- pagiannis, C, Panathinaikos, Greece (No. 13) and Skal Labissiere, f, Kentucky (No. 28); 2020 second-round draft pick and the rights to G Bogdan Bogdanovic. 2) Orlando traded the rights to Doman- tas Sabonis, F, Gonzaga (No. 11), G Victor Oladipo and F Ersan Ilyasova to Oklahoma City for F Serge Ibaka. 3) Indiana traded G George Hill to Utah in a three-way trade with Atlanta. Atlanta sent G Jeff Teague to Indiana and acquired Utah’s 2016 irst-round (No. 12-Taurean Prince, f, Baylor) draft pick. 4) Brooklyn traded F Thaddeus Young to Indiana for the rights to Caris LaVert, G, Michigan (No. 20) and a future sec- ond-round draft pick. 5) Charlotte traded the rights to Malachi Richardson, G, Syracuse (No. 22) to Sacramento for G Marco Belinelli. 6) Boston traded the rights to Deyonta Davis, F, Michigan State (No. 31) and Rade Zagorac, f, Mega Leks, Serbia (No. 35) to Memphis for a 2019 irst-round draft pick. 7) Los Angeles Clippers traded the rights to Cheick Diallo, C, Kansas (No. 33) to New Orleans for the rights to David Michineau, g, Chalon, France (No. 39) and Diamond Stone, c, Maryland (No. 40). 8) Milwaukee traded the rights to Patrick McCaw, g, UNLV (No. 38) to Golden State for cash considerations. 9) Utah traded the rights to Isaiah Whitehead, g, Seton Hall (No. 42) to Utah for the rights to Marcus Paige, g, North Carolina (No. 55) and cash considerations. and a 17-4 lead. Grant County inally got the second out of the inning when Emma Smith grounded out to drive in Wilks and cap Pendleton’s scoring. Stella Rabb also doubled during the seventh for an RBI. Kate Pace, Lanie Burke and Maecie Lantis added run-scoring singles, and Sierra Newman drove in a run on a ielder’s choice. Grant County scored one run with two outs in the bottom of the fourth, but a pop-up to irst base was caught by Abbigail Thorne for the last out. Burke inished the game with eight strikeouts and two walks, and allowed ive unearned runs on ive hits. Rabb (3 for 3), Pace (2 for 4) and Wilks (2 for 4) drove in two runs apiece. Burke (2 for 3), Pace and Madaline Schumacher each scored twice, and Wilks and Rabb scored three times. Pendleton will play La Grande in the championship today at 2 p.m. It’s a rematch from the second round, a game La Grande won 5-2. Pendleton will have to beat La Grande twice to claim the district title. ——— R H E PEN 431 (10) — 18 12 7 GRA 220 1 — 5 5 5 W — L. Burke. L — Williams. 2B — S. Wilks 2, S. Rabb (PEN); Wenger (GRA). NBA: Sabonis goes No. 11, traded to OKC Continued from 1B never will. Simmons might be ready to star now. Philadelphia grabbed the versatile 6-foot-10 forward from LSU who averaged 19.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists to become the only player in Southeastern Confer- ence history to inish in the top ive in all three categories. He comes with some questions — he made only one 3-pointer — but too much potential for the 76ers to pass up with their irst No. 1 pick since taking Allen Iverson 20 years ago. “It feels amazing, honestly,” Simmons said. “I can’t even — my legs were shaking when I was on stage.” Philadelphia fans who made the trip to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center loudly cheered the selection in hopes that Simmons can help them move forward after three straight dismal seasons, including a 10-72 inish in 2015-16 that was just a game better than the worst ever in the 82-game schedule. The last No. 1 pick from LSU was Shaquille O’Neal — who will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame along with Iverson in September. The Los Angeles Lakers, picking second for the second consecutive year, took Duke’s Brandon Ingram, who aver- aged 17.3 points as the ACC freshman of the year. He is the latest young player on a team that will begin life without the retired Kobe Bryant next season. “I’m just going to be myself,” Ingram said. “What- ever I can do to impact the game, whatever the coach needs me to do, I’m going to do it.” The Boston Celtics then began a busy night by picking California forward Jaylen Brown. Boston has eight picks in the two-round draft, starting with one it acquired from Brooklyn in 2013 in the deal that sent Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to the Nets. Bender ended the run of three straight freshmen when the Suns selected the 7-1 forward who has been playing professionally for Maccabi Tel Aviv. Milwaukee rounded out the top 10 with Thon Maker, originally from South Sudan, and Orlando followed with Domantas Sabonis, whose rights were quickly dealt to Oklahoma City along with Victor Oladipo and Ersan Ilyasova for forward Serge Ibaka. Seattle Mar- iners desig- nated hitter Nelson Cruz gestures sky- ward as he crosses home plate after hitting a solo home run off Detroit Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris during the fourth inning of a base- ball game Thursday in Detroit. AP Photo/Carlos Osorio MARINERS: Cruz entered in 0-for-8 rut Continued from 1B Victor Martinez singled, with an error by left ielder Seth Smith on the play putting runners on second and third. After an intentional walk to load the bases, Andrew Romine struck out. Cishek then threw a pitch that bounced over Iannetta’s glove to the on-deck circle and Maybin breezed home before the catcher could make a play. Kyle Ryan (3-2), who worked out of a bases-loaded jam Wednesday night, earned the win. Cruz snapped an 0-for-8 rut with a fourth-inning homer off Daniel Norris for the Mari- ners’ irst run of the game. Cruz connected on the irst pitch he saw from reliever Bruce Rondon in the sixth for his 18th home run, tying it at 4. It marked Cruz’s 19th career multihomer game and his his second of the season. His last was June 7 against Cleveland. “Nelly had a good day,” manager Scott Servais said. “He looked a little fresher after the off day.” James McCann homered for the Tigers. Norris made his irst start of the season for Detroit and gave up three runs, all on solo homers, in ive innings. TRAINER’S ROOM Mariners: Servais said RHP Wade Miley (left shoulder impingement), who went on the disabled list on June 13, would be ready to pitch as soon as the 15 days are up. UP NEXT Mariners: With Taijuan Walker dealing with right foot problems, Seattle has not oficially announced a starter for Friday night’s game against St. Louis.