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Prep Basketball
Carranza sizzles down stretch Three’s
a crew
OSAA approves
additional ref for
basketball playoffs
East Oregonian
Staff photo by Eric Singer
WILSONVILLE — There
will be an extra set of eyes scru-
tinizing the action during the
large school basketball playoffs
in 2016-17.
The OSAA Executive Board
announced Thursday it has
approved
the
use of three-
person offi ci-
ating crews for
the 6A, 5A and
4A postseason
for all rounds of
play through the championship
game.
Schools and leagues in all
classifi cations will continue to
have the option of using three
or two-person crews during the
regular season, provided the
local offi cials associations are
able to cover the games.
This option was allowed,
for the fi rst time, during the
2015-16 season with nine of 38
leagues choosing to use three-
person crews.
See OFFICIALS/2B
Bill Spring hits out of the sand at the 18th hole Thursday during the Senior Oregon Open at Wildhorse Resort Golf Course in Mission.
Seattle pro shoots 64 to win Senior Oregon Open Invitational
East Oregonian
After back-to-back one-under 71
scores through the front two rounds
left Joe Carranza in third place, he
hit the Wildhorse golf course on
Thursday ready to make his move.
Carranza, a PGA pro a Aldarra
Golf Club near Seattle, nailed seven
birdies and one eagle to shoot an
event-best 8-under 64 to clinch the
Wildhorse Senior Oregon Open Invi-
tational championship. He held off
2014 Open winner Todd Erwin, who
started the day tied for the lead and
made a late charge on the back nine to
fi nish within two strokes at 8-under.
The fi nal round turned into a
three-horse race through the front
nine holes, with Erwin holding a
one-stroke lead over Carranza at
6-under and Jeff Coston just two
back at 4-under. But on the back
nine, things turned quickly into
Carranza’s favor.
He sank back-to-back birdies
on No. 10 and No. 11 and Erwin
followed with a bogey and par
which saw Carranza vault into a
two stroke lead at 7-under. Carranza
pushed his lead to three strokes
with a birdie on No. 13, which was
enough cushion to stay ahead of
Erwin the rest of the way.
Second round co-leader Brad
Karns, an amateur from Vancouver,
Washington, shot his worst round
of the day with a 4-over 76 to fall
back into a tie for 16th.
Low amateur honors of the
Open went to Pat O’Donnell of
Molalla, as he fi nished in fourth
overall. Four amateurs fi nished in
the top-15 of the leaderboard.
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Senior Oregon Open Invitational
Wildhorse Resort and Casino
6,640 yards, Par 72
a-amateur
Final Round
Joe Carranza
71-71-64
-10
Todd Erwin
71-69-68
-8
Jeff Coston
71-73-67
-5
a-Pat O’Donnell
75-69-68
-4
a-Bob Christiensen
69-76-68
-3
Rob Gibbons
78-65-70
-3
Mark Keating
71-74-69
-2
Scott Krieger
75-70-69
-2
Mark Gardner
76-68-70
-2
a-Mike Senatra
74-69-71
-2
By STEPHEN WILSON
Associated Press
Photo courtesy of PNW PGA
Joe Carranza of Seattle, Washington, right, holds his check and
prizes for winning the Senior Oregon Open Invitational on Thurs-
day at Wildhorse Resort and Casino. Carranza shot a 64 in the fi nal
round to fi nish at 10-under par for the tournament. Wildhorse PGA
professional Mike Hegarty is presenting the check.
Holt’s single in 11th lifts Red Sox
Mariners leave
tying run on 3rd
By JIM HOEHN
Associated Press
AP Photo/Ted S. Warren
IOC
approves
Russians
for Rio
Many track and
field athletes
remain excluded
MLB
Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Or-
tiz runs to fi rst after hitting a line-drive sin-
gle during the fi rst inning of a baseball game
against the Seattle Mariners, Thursday, Aug. 4,
2016, in Seattle.
Olympics
SEATTLE — Brock
Holt’s RBI single in the 11th
inning lifted the Boston Red
Sox to a 3-2 victory over the
Seattle Mariners on Thursday
night.
Travis Shaw, who had a
solo homer in the second,
opened the 11th against
Cody Martin (1-2) with an
Boston
Seattle
3
2
opposite-fi eld single to left
against the shift. Sandy Leon
sacrifi ced Shaw to second
and Holt then bounced an
single up the middle off the
glove of diving shortstop
Sean O’Malley.
Craig Kimbrel (2-3)
retired all four batters he
faced — including striking
out the side in the 10th — for
the victory. Brad Ziegler
pitched the 11th for his third
save, stranding the tying run
at third.
Seattle tied it with two
runs in the fi fth inning.
O’Malley hit the fi rst pitch
into the left-fi eld seats for his
fi rst homer of the season and
second of his career. Guill-
ermo Heredia followed with
a bunt single and advanced to
third on consecutive ground
outs. After Nelson Cruz was
walked intentionally, Dae-Ho
Lee blooped an RBI single
into shallow right-center.
See MARINERS/2B
RIO DE JANEIRO — The IOC
approved the entry of 271 Russian
athletes for the Rio de Janeiro
Olympics on Thursday, meaning
70 percent of the country’s original
team will compete after a doping
scandal that has dominated the
buildup to the games.
Also Thursday, the IOC rule
barring Russian athletes with
prior doping sanctions from
competing in the games was
rejected as “unenforceable”
by a sports arbitration panel, a
decision which could open the
door to further appeals and more
Russians being entered.
The International Olympic
Committee announced the
go-ahead for 271 Russian
athletes about 24 hours before
the opening ceremony of the
games. Overall, more than 100
Russians have been excluded,
including 67 in track and fi eld.
The IOC recently rejected
calls from anti-doping organiza-
tions to ban Russia’s entire team
following a report by a World
Anti-Doping Agency investigator
See RUSSIANS/2B
Sports shorts
Westbrook sticks with Thunder,
agrees to three-year deal
Seahawks’ Browner will not face
charges in alleged assault
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A month after
Kevin Durant broke Oklahoma City’s heart,
Russell Westbrook has reaffi rmed his desire to
stay with the Thunder.
FACES The team confi rmed Thursday
that Westbrook had signed a contract
extension. A person with direct
knowledge of the terms said the two
sides had agreed on a new three-year
deal worth $85.7 million. The person
spoke to The Associated Press on
condition of anonymity because the
Westbrook
team did not release terms.
The 27-year-old Westbrook is one of the top
stars in the NBA and piled up 18 triple-doubles
last season, tying Magic Johnson for the most in
the last 30 years. The fi ve-time All-Star averaged
23.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 10.4 assists last
season as the Thunder reached the Western
Conference fi nals, in which they lost in seven.
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Seahawks
cornerback Brandon Browner will not be
charged after an allegation that he punched
his girlfriend’s father at a Southern California
home.
The Los Angeles County
district attorney’s offi ce
told the Seattle Times on
Wednesday that there would
be no charges fi led, but did not elaborate on the
investigation.
Police in Pomona said that on July 5 offi cers
were sent to a home where Browner’s girlfriend,
the mother of his two children, was living.
Browner lives in the same neighborhood.
The woman’s father said that after the couple
had argued he and Browner got into a dispute
and Browner punched him, forcing him to fall
down and hurt his thumb.
“I’ve never run this much
in my life. Is this what
Olympians feel like?“
— Gabriela Alves
Rio de Janiero resident playing
Pokemon Go for the fi rst time.
The popular location-based
augmented reality game became
available in the Olympics host
city for the fi rst time this week.
THIS DATE IN SPORTS
1936 — At the Berlin
Olympics, Jesse Owens wins
his third of four gold medals,
winning the 200-meter race
in an Olympic-record 20.7
seconds.
1999 — Mark McGwire
becomes the 16th member of
the 500-home run club.
2007 — Tom Glavine
earns his 300th victory in an
8-3 victory over the Chicago
Cubs.
2014 — The San Antonio
Spurs hires WNBA star
Becky Hammon as an assis-
tant coach, making her the
fi rst woman to join an NBA
coaching staff.
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