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SPORTS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS HERMISTON Runners Soul kicks off XC season Offseason work leads to several personal records By ERIC SINGER East Oregonian Hundreds of high school athletes descended on the Sandstone Middle School grounds on a sunny Saturday Staff photo by Eric Singer Runners await the starting gun at the Runners Soul XC Fest on Saturday afternoon in Hermiston. in Hermiston for the Runners Soul Cross Country Fest this past weekend. It was the fi rst weekend for many meets across the state, and the races gave many coaches their fi rst glimpse of the potential their teams have for 2016. Hermiston coach Troy Blackburn was one of those on Saturday. He was anxious to see his how his teams would perform in competition, especially his inexperienced boys team. “When you have a young team like we do, especially on the boys side, it’s a good opportunity to see where kids are at after a summer of training,” Blackburn said. In the varsity boys race, Hermiston was down its top runner as senior Isaac Sanchez missed the race due to an injury. But in his place, the Bulldogs still put together a strong race. Junior Emanuel PENDLETON Ibarra turned in a tremendous race with a top 10 fi nish and a time of 17:37 — a time which beat his previous personal record by a whopping 40 seconds. Sophomore Angel Benites also beat his PR by nearly 45 seconds when he fi nished 11th overall with a time of 17:48. “Angel and Emanuel were running well all summer See RUNNERS SOUL/2B Prep Roundup T-Wolves dribbling uphill BMCC’s Janae Adams (8), Damara Morales (4) and Addilyn Buchanan (5) strug- gle for control of the ball with Centralia’s Hunter Thom- son-Terrel on Sat- urday in Pendleton during BMCC’s fi rst home women’s soccer game. Warriors beat resilient Cougars Echo, Ione football both lose at Dufur Classic East Oregonian Staff photo by Kathy Aney Whitney McMa- hon, of BMCC, and Centralia’s Sierra Seymour (28) head the ball together in Pendle- ton during BMCC’s fi rst home game. Injuries already taking toll, BMCC shut out in home opener East Oregonian Blue Mountain women’s soccer coach Art Mota knew his team would face several challenges in its inaugural season — a roster just 12 deep chief among them. His biggest fear became reality Saturday when the Timber- wolves had just nine healthy players to suit up against Centralia in their fi rst-ever home game. The BMCC nine packed their defensive zone, but couldn’t hold off the Centralia 11 in a 4-0 loss. “I think we did the best we could because we played two players down the whole game,” Mota said. “I think when you put things into perspective that’s not too bad.” Centralia (4-0) led 2-0 at halftime and opened the scoring in the sixth minute when Kenzie Hollamon scored off a pass See T-WOLVES/2B Women’s Soccer Centralia 4 Staff photo by Kathy Aney Blue Mountain 0 EHS (0-1) SV (1-0) MLB Cano’s 32nd homer lifts Mariners to much-needed win Gutierrez also homers, drives in four runs By TIM BOOTH Associated Press SEATTLE — In desperate need of getting back on a winning roll to salvage their waning post- season hopes, the Seattle Mariners beat up on Texas ace Cole Hamels for the second time in a week. This time, though, the Mari- ners kept adding on. Robinson Cano homered during a fi ve-run fi rst inning, the Mariners knocked out Hamels early Texas and then Seattle pulled away with a six-run sixth inning in a 14-6 win over the AL West-leading Texas Rangers on Monday. Cano’s 32 homers this season are one off his career high set in 2012 while with the New York Yankees. The two-run shot also set the tone for Seattle’s largest offensive output since scoring 14 in a win over Toronto in late July. “Great job by our offense, just 6 DUFUR — The Echo Cougars opened the 2016 season with a tough 42-28 loss to Siletz Valley on Saturday afternoon at the Dufur Classic. Junior running back Zach Gehrke did have a big day in the loss, running for 129 yards and three touchdowns on just nine carries for the Cougars (0-1), while sophomore quarterback Devan Craig completed 3-5 passes for 47 yards and a touchdown and also ran for 61 yards on 17 carries. Junior receiver Ty Mulder also got in on the action, catching two passes for 41 yards and a touchdown, while also gathering an interception on defense. Echo was the fi rst team to score in the game in the fi rst quarter, but Siletz Valley took control not too long after and would go on to score the game’s next 36 points to jump out to a 36-6 lead by the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Echo was able to make a run back at Siletz Valley, scoring 22 points in the quarter to get within the 42-28 defi cit that remained for the fi nal score. “It was just a little too much a little too late,” said Echo head coach Rick Thew. “If we would have had maybe fi ve more minutes on the clock it’d have been even closer.” Thew said he was very pleased to see his team respond the way they did in the fourth quarter. “In the third quarter, the coaches were kind of worried because it looked like the kids were starting to just give up,” Thew said. “But then the fourth quarter came and they buckled up, gritted their teeth and got back in it.” ——— kept attacking, attacking, attacking. ... We Seattle did a pretty good job getting on their bullpen,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “We needed it. I’ve said it a few times, those games are nice. Hopefully we can get some momentum going.” Franklin Gutierrez drove in four runs, including a solo home run in the second inning and a two-run double in the sixth when Seattle sent 11 batters to the plate. Gutierrez fi nished a triple 14 short of the cycle. Jesus Sucre tied a career high with three hits, including a two-run single to cap Seattle’s big fi rst inning. The key at-bat was Kyle Seager’s two-out walk. Seager stole second base and scored on Dae-Ho Lee’s hit for an early 3-0 lead. Leonys Martin followed with a double, and Sucre’s soft liner scored a pair for a 5-0 lead. Gutierrez homered to right fi eld with one out in the second — his 14th of the season — and Lee’s second RBI single later in the inning fi nally ended Hamels’ day. 6 14 0 6 0 16 22 — 28 6 — 42 TRIAD 42, IONE 14 — At Dufur, Triad’s speed was a killer for the Cardi- nals in their season opener at the Dufur Classic on Saturday. “They were fast, total team speed they were faster than us,” said fi rst-year Ione coach Todd Knop. “They basically outran us. They didn’t overpower us at all, they ran around us. “They ran some wacky formations to utilize their speed, and we got caught a couple of times by those plays.” Knop said if it weren’t for the big plays, Ione’s defense was solid. “So we’re working on our open-fi eld tackling,” he said. “That’s something that we can really, really improve on and make a difference.” Knop’s stat keepers zoned out during the fourth quarter, but Cord Flynn led Ione in rushing with 111 yards on 25 carries See PREPS/2B Sports shorts McIlroy rallies from 6 behind to win NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Three holes into the Deutsche Bank Championship, Rory McIlroy had to make a 15-foot putt just to escape with triple bogey. He already was 4-over-par and had every reason to believe this tournament was headed FACES for an outcome that was becoming far too familiar for a player of his class. But there was one difference. His head didn’t drop. His shoulders didn’t sag. McIlroy went from a miserable start to a memorable fi nish, closing with a 6-under 65 on Monday to make up a six-shot McIlroy defi cit and win the Deutsche Bank Championship for his 20th career title around the world. “It’s just incredible, this game, how quickly things can change,” McIlroy said after his two-shot victory over Paul Casey. “It’s been a great lesson for me this week not to get down on myself, to stay patient. After three holes Friday, there was so much going through my head, and none of those things involved sitting beside a trophy.” “He will be the favorite to win in that match. But anything can happen in this event for me. I got the power from the crowd in every match.“ — Juan Martin del Potro Professional tennis player on his upcoming match against No. 3 seed Stan Wawrinka in the U.S. Open quarterfi nals. Del Potro, ranked 142nd, became the lowest-ranked man to reach the round in 25 years when No. 8 Dominic Thiem stopped in the second set of their match Monday because of an injured right knee. Angels’ Shoemaker has surgery to stop bleeding on brain OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels pitcher Matt Shoemaker underwent surgery to stop bleeding on his brain after he struck in the head by a line drive FACES was against the Seattle Mariners. Shoemaker had the procedure performed late Sunday and is being treated by Dr. Manuel Ferreira of the University of Washington Medical Center. Los Angeles athletic trainer Adam Nevala is staying with Shoemaker until he is Shoemaker able to travel to Southern California, perhaps as soon as in a few days. With one out in the second inning, Shoemaker was hit on the right side of the head on a sharp liner off the bat of Kyle Seager — a ball with an exit velocity of 105 mph, according to MLB Statcast. He was able to turn his head slightly to avoid a direct blow to his face but was unable to get his glove up in time. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1975 — Chris Evert wins her fi rst of six singles titles in the U.S. Open with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, victory over Evonne Goolagong. In the men’s semifi - nals, Manuel Orantes performs one of the great comebacks in tennis history, saving fi ve match points to defeat Guillermo Vilas, 4-6, 1-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4, after trailing two-sets-to-love and 0-5 in the fourth set. 1995 — Cal Ripken plays in his 2,131st consecutive major league game to surpass Lou Gehrig’s 56-year record. Ripken receives a 22-minute standing ovation and later hits a homer in Baltimore’s 4-2 win over California. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com
