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WEEKEND, AUGUST 27-28, 2016
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HERMISTON
Bulldogs put fi nishing fi rst
Hermiston looking
to leave it all on the
fi eld in 2016
By MATT ENTRUP
East Oregonian
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Hermiston’s Dayshawn Neal (2) goes against Andrew
James during a drill in football practice on Tuesday,
Aug. 23 at Kennison Field in Hermiston.
When the Hermiston Bulldogs
examined their 2015 football season
they knew there was only one thing that
could alleviate the regret that stemmed
d’Alene (ID).
The Bulldogs were tied 13-13 after
one quarter against Hanford, but didn’t
score again until the fourth quarter on
their way to a 41-20 season-opening
loss.
Then Hermiston was in position
to get its fi rst win trailing Springfi eld
24-20 at halftime on the road, but was
outscored 28-0 in the second half.
Against Coeur d’Alene the Bulldogs
trailed 8-3 after one, but starting quar-
terback Dayshawn Neal broke his ankle
and the team again didn’t add any points
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PENDLETON
College Football
Oregon
picks
Prukop
as QB
from a 4-6 campaign.
“Last year when we looked back on
our season we realized in a lot of games
we didn’t fi nish,” said senior offensive
lineman Kaden Caldwell. “We had a
lot of games where when it got to the
fourth quarter or after halftime we kind
of slacked off, we didn’t fi nish games.
We’re going to push that this year
because I feel like we could have had
more wins under our belt if we would
have fi nished.”
The games Caldwell is referencing
came in Weeks 1, 3 and 5 against
Hanford (WA), Springfi eld and Coeur
Buckaroos buying in
Pendle-
ton’s De-
ven Page
attempts
to cut
between
Daniel
Berdahl
(6) and
Morgan
Holcomb
(11) on
Thursday
during
the Buck
Bowl &
BBQ in
Pendle-
ton.
Freshmah Justin
Herbert listed as
backup
Associated Press
EUGENE — Montana State
graduate transfer Dakota Prukop
is listed atop Oregon’s depth
chart at quarterback for the
season opener.
The No.
24
Ducks
released the
depth chart
for the fi rst
week of the
season Friday.
Prukop was
listed ahead
of freshman
J u s t i n
Prukop
Herbert on
the two-deep for the home game
against UC Davis on Sept. 3.
Prukop passed for 3,025 yards
and 28 touchdowns with 10
interceptions at Montana State
last year. He also rushed for 774
yards and 11 touchdowns for the
Big Sky team that fi nished 5-6.
He follows in the footsteps of
Oregon’s starter for the opener
last season, Vernon Adams, a
graduate transfer from Eastern
Washington.
Herbert, a local prospect out
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Staff photo by
E.J. Harris
Pendleton keys in on postseason with many returning faces
By ERIC SINGER
East Oregonian
The 2015 season was one to
forget for the Pendleton Buckaroos.
What started off as a hopeful
campaign led by experienced
upperclassmen quickly turned
to one of disappointment. After
starting off 2-1, Pendleton went
just 1-5 the rest of the way as the
starting lineup and overall team
depth was ravished by injuries.
But the outlook for 2016 is back
to being bright for the Buckaroos,
as fi fth-year head coach Erik
Davis says the mix of returning
players and senior leaders has his
team confi dent in themselves and
looking toward getting back to the
postseason.
“These guys don’t complain,
they show up and put their work
in and it all starts with our senior
leadership this year,” Davis said.
“Practices have been great this year
and I think we’re as prepared as we
can be.”
The biggest change that the
Buckaroos have in 2016 is at the
quarterback position, where junior
Nick Bower steps in after serving
as the backup to Kai Quinn last
season. Bower saw limited action
last season, completing 3-5 passes
for 176 yards and one touchdown.
Bower says his transition into the
starting spot has brought its chal-
lenges, but he’s happy with where
his progression is at right now.
“It’s been great so far,” Bower
said. “I just have to make some
reads quicker but that’ll come with
game speed but I’m confi dent I’ll
get it worked out quickly.”
Once the passing game fi nds its
rhythm, it has the potential to make
the Buckaroos very dangerous on
offense. To go with Bower’s strong
right arm and quick feet, Pendleton
deploys talented receivers such as
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MLB
Hernandez dazzles as Mariners beat Sox
Seattle’s ace improves to
5-0 since returning from
disabled list
By MIKE CRANSTON
Associated Press
CHICAGO — Felix Hernandez was
so excited to face Chris Sale he loaded
up on caffeine before the game and
briefl y got dizzy.
King Felix needed the extra energy
to beat the dominant White Sox ace.
Sale struck out 14 but got outpitched
Seattle
Chicago
3
1
by Hernandez and the Seattle bullpen,
and the Mariners ended a three-game
skid Friday night by beating Chicago
3-1.
Hernandez (9-4) improved to 5-0
in eight starts since returning from the
disabled list, throwing 7 1/3 innings of
one-run ball.
But he said he was “scared” as he
was attended to before the third inning.
“Everything went black. I couldn’t
feel my legs and I was a little dizzy,”
Hernandez said. “I had a few Red Bulls
and that was probably what it was.”
Sale (15-7) gave up fi ve hits and
walked none in his fi fth complete game
of the season. He retired the fi nal 16
batters, striking out 10 of them.
“I guess it looks good on paper but
you want to come out on top in a game
like that, no doubt,” Sale said.
“I think we defi nitely had a good
matchup tonight. It’s what people came
to see and the wrong team came out on
top, it depends on who you ask, I guess.
Sometimes you run into people like
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AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Felix Hernandez
throws against the Chicago White Sox during the fi rst
inning of Friday’s game in Chicago.
Sports shorts
Ducks LB suspended indefi nitely
EUGENE (AP) — Defensive end Torrodney
Prevot has been suspended indefi nitely by No.
24 Oregon for violating the university’s and
athletic department’s code of conduct.
Coach Mark Helfrich
FACES announced the suspension in a
statement released on Friday night.
It said his status as a student-ath-
lete would be re-evaluated at the
conclusion of the university’s
process.
The University of Oregon
Police Department confi rmed that
Prevot
Prevot is under investigation, but
did not provide additional details. The Eugene
police referred the matter to the university
police.
Prevot was not included on the two-deep
depth chart that the Ducks released earlier in the
day for the season opener at home against UC
Davis on Sept. 3.
“If you’re a real
competitor, you look at
that and say, ‘OK, lace
‘em up. Let’s go. I don’t
care how many players
you have over there;
we’re still going to take
you down.’”
— Kobe Bryant
Former Los Angeles Lakers guard
speaking on The Jim Rome Show
on Friday on how he would’ve
reacted as a player to Kevin
Durant’s decision to sign with the
Golden State Warriors as a free
agent this past offseason.
Gene Sauers, Kirk Triplett
share Boeing Classic lead
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. (AP) U.S. Senior
Open champion Gene Sauers eagled the par-5
18th hole Friday for a 7-under 65 and a share of
the Boeing Classic lead with Kirk Triplett.
Coming off his breakthrough
victory two weeks ago in Ohio,
the 54-year-old Sauers played the
four par-5 holes in 5 under with
the eagle and three birdies. He
won three times on the PGA Tour.
Triplett had fi ve- and four-hole birdie
streaks at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. Also 54, he
followed a bogey on the 11th his second hole
of the day with fi ve straight birdies and added
a birdie on 18. On his second nine, he bogeyed
the third, then ran off four in a row.
Triplett won the American Family Insur-
ance Championship in June in Wisconsin for
his fi fth victory on the 50-and-over tour.
THIS DATE IN SPORTS
2006 — Marco Andretti,
19, becomes the youngest
winner of a major open-
wheel event, beating Dario
Franchitti by 0.66 seconds to
take the Indy Grand Prix of
Sonoma.
2011 — Seattle’s Lamar
Neagle scores his fi rst career
hat trick on a record-setting
afternoon as the Sounders
beat the Columbus Crew 6-2.
Seattle’s offensive outburst
overshadows a record-
breaking day for Columbus’
Jeff Cunningham, who
became the leading goal-
scorer in MLS history (134)
when he converts a penalty
kick in the 59th minute.
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