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SPORTS WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2016 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS Rodeo HERMISTON 2UHJRQWLWOHGURXJKWQHDUVGHFDGH Locals advance to title game In this April 23, 2016 fi le photo, Hermiston’s Preston Pederson chase down his calf on his way to a 14.93-sec- ond time in tie down roping Friday at the Inter- mountain High School Rodeo in Hermiston. All-Stars will play for title on Thursday East Oregonian EO fi le photo by E.J. Harris National High School Finals Rodeo begins Sunday By MATT ENTRUP East Oregonian ,t’s going on a decade since an Oregon cowboy or cowgirl brought back an event title from the National High School Finals Rodeo. The last Beaver State resi- dent to accomplish the feat was Stan¿ eld bull rider Cody Ford in 2006. (Dakota Freeman won the Girls’ All-Around in 2010 without winning an event title.) Six ,ntermountain contestants will join 28 other Oregon compet- itors as they try to end that drought starting on Sunday at CAM-PLEX Event Facility in Gillette, Wyoming. National champions will be crowned in 10 rodeo events, as well as boys and girls all-around, cutting, reined cow horse, and trap and riÀ e shooting at the week-long rodeo that will hold its ¿ nal performance on Saturday, July 23. Girls will also compete in the queen competition. Recent Hermiston graduate Preston Pederson quali¿ ed in two events, but is going all-in to end Oregon’s winless streak in tie-down. The calves haven’t treated Oregon ropers kindly, and have shut them out of the title race every year since the ¿ rst NHSFR in 1949. Pederson is in the best position to end that after winning the state title, and also quali¿ ed in boys’ cow cutting. ³,’m not cutting because , mainly want to focus on tie-down,” he said. “My goal is to win nationals.” He said he was unaware that he’d be the ¿ rst from his state to do it, but it’s his second year in a row taking on the calves in Gillette and he’s been to the NHSFR each year of his high school career. “,’ve watched all four years of calf roping so , kind of know what , need to do when , get down there, what times , need to beat,” he said. He said there’s no guarantee for success in the arena, “Just go be solid.” Calgary Smith of Adams will also compete in tie-down, and was one of 11 Oregon contestants to qualify in more than one event. He’s also one of three locals that will be competing in team roping, which was last won by an Oregon duo in 1986 (Brenda Youtsey and Brett Kamm). Smith and Pendleton header Trent Sorey are coming off a state title in their ¿ rst season competing together at the high school level after holding off Oregon Boys Rookie of the Year Phoenix Everano of Pendleton and his header Will Gallagher of Merrill. Everano and Gallagher came on strong at the end of the season, and are hoping to keep that momentum going in Gillette. “,’d love to walk away with a national title but my goal is to go and compete my best,” Everano said. “We did really good this season, we’re kind of a stronger team, and we’ll see if we can do what we do.” Everano said he’s treating this rodeo like any other. See RODEO/2B MLB All-Star Game +RVPHU¶VKRPHUKHOSV$/WR$OO6WDUZLQ AL takes home ¿ eld advantage for fourth- straight season By RONALD BLUM Associated Press SAN D,EGO — Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez made sure the Kansas City Royals will start at home, sweet, home if they get a chance to defend their World Series title. The Royals duo homered off former Kansas City teammate Johnny Cueto during a six-pitch span in the second inning, Hosmer added an RB, single and the Amer- ican League beat the Nationals 4-2 Tuesday night for their fourth straight win in the All-Star game. David Ortiz found himself in the middle of the most touching moment at Petco Park, embraced by his AL teammates near ¿ rst base after exiting his ¿ nal All-Star AP Photo/Jae C. Hong American League’s Eric Hosmer, of the Kansas City Royals, hits a home run off National League starting pitcher Johnny Cueto, of the San Francisco Giants, during the second inning of the MLB baseball All-Star Game, Tuesday, July 12, 2016, in San Diego. Game. The popular Big Papi plans to retire at 40 after this season with Boston. Kris Bryant of the Cubs led the parade of sparkling young talent with a ¿ rst-inning home run. Dellin Betances À ashed his 100 mph heat and Astros reliever Will Harris came on to throw a called third strike past Cardinals rookie Aledmys Diaz on a 3-2 pitch on the outside corner with the bases loaded to end the eighth. Royals reliever Kelvin Herrera pitched a hitless sixth for the AL, which will open the Series at home for the 11th time in 14 years since the All-Star winner was used to determine the hosts for Games 1 and 2. Kansas City became baseball royalty last fall, bursting to a 2-0 lead over the New York Mets at Kauffman Stadium, where Cueto pitched a two-hitter in the second game. The Royals won in ¿ ve games for their ¿ rst title since 1985. This year, Kansas City is languishing at 45-43, seven games off the AL Central lead and in the save for the AL, which cut its de¿ cit to 43-42 with two ties The All-Star Game returned to San Diego for the ¿ rst time since 1992 at Jack Murphy Stadium. Just before this ¿ rst pitch, commissioner See ALL-STAR/2B GOLD H,LL — The Herm- iston 9/10-year-old All-Star team scored three times in the top of the sixth inning to take down Lake Oswego 11-8 on Tuesday afternoon to advance to the Oregon state champion- ship game. With the game tied at 8-8 at the start of the sixth inning, Hermiston had a runner on ¿ rst with two outs when Brycen Jones stepped to the plate. On the ¿ rst pitch of the at-bat, Jones ripped a double to right ¿ eld to score Karver Wilkins to put Hermiston back on top 9-8. Brad Hottman and Brian Davison then followed up with RB, hits of their own to give Hermiston the 11-8 cushion. Lake Oswego tried to get something going in the bottom See HERMISTON/2B Prep Baseball Pitch limits required in 2017 Per-game limit set at 110 pitches for OSAA schools By HANK KURZ JR. Associated Press 5,&+MOND, Va. — The National Federation of State High School Associations has directed its members to regulate the number of pitches a high school player can throw in a game amid growing concerns about overworking young arms. The federation did not proscribe a speci¿ c number, but a limit must be established by next season, said Elliot Hopkins, the NFHS director of sports and student services. The limits will go into effect in the spring of 2017. Every state plus the District of Columbia are federation members, Hopkins said Tuesday. Each state except Michigan has its own sports medicine advisory committee that will likely be involved in settling on a speci¿ c number. ³, think they’re better suited to determine what the number See PITCH LIMITS/2B Sports shorts 3DFTXLDRWR¿JKWDJDLQRQ1RY LAS VEGAS (AP) — Manny Pacquiao isn’t ready to give up his night job just yet. Pacquiao, Zho said beIore his Oast ¿ ght in April that he would retire, now plans to return to the ring in November against an FACES opponent who is TBD. Promoter Bob Arum said Tuesday that Pacquiao got permission to take a break from his new duties as a senator in the Philippines to take another ¿ ght. ,t would be held Nov. 5, likely in Las Vegas. Pacquiao Pacquiao looked impressive in his last ¿ ght in April, returning from a layoff to knock down Timothy Bradley on his way to a unanimous decision. After the ¿ ght he wavered on his previous plans to retire. Arum said a possible opponent for Pacquiao would be Jesse Vargas, who holds a piece of the welterweight title. “I do not think that’s ideal from the league standpoint. Part of it is designing a (CBA) that encourages the distribution of great players throughout the league. My belief is we can make (the CBA) better.“ — Adam Silver NBA Commissioner speaking at the league’s annual board of governors meeting on Kevin Durant’s decision to sign with the already-loaded Golden State Warriors as a free agent. 862SHQVLQJOHVFKDPSVWR HDUQUHFRUGPLOOLRQ W+,TE PLA,NS, N.Y. (AP) — This year’s U.S. Open men’s and women’s singles champions will each earn a record $3.5 million, up from $3.3 million in 2015. The U.S. Tennis Association announced Tuesday the total tournament purse will be $46.3 million, a $4 million increase from a year ago. The U.S. Open has the largest purse of the four majors. The payout for each round in singles is rising by an average of 10 percent. The runners-up will receive $1.75 million while a player who loses in the ¿ rst round will make $43,300. The winning doubles teams get $625,000. The year’s last Grand Slam tournament starts Aug. 29 at Flushing Meadows. 7+,6'$7(,1632576 1 — The ¿ rst night game in All-Star history is played at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park. Boston’s Bobby Doerr provides the big blow, a three-run homer, for the AL’s 5-3 win. 2011 — Abby Wambach breaks a tense tie with a thunderous header in the 79th minute, and the United States earns its ¿ rst trip to the Women’s World &up ¿ nal since winning it in 1999 with a 3-1 victory over France. 201 — Tim Lincecum throws a no-hitter in the San Francisco Giants’ 9-0 win against the San Diego Padres. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com