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SPORTS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS HERMISTON Jaguars stun Bulldogs Goal in 80th minute gives Century the win By MATT ENTRUP East Oregonian The Bulldogs had barely fi nished celebrating their game-tying goal in the 79th minute when Century’s Pablo Monterroso delivered up a fi nal sobering drive off his left foot to lift PENDLETON Bucks feeling good in Week 2 Opening win giving Pendleton confi dence for Putnam Boys Soccer Century Hermiston 3 2 the Jaguars to a 3-2 win on Tuesday at Kennison Field. It was the senior’s third goal of the game, and came with just 25 seconds left when he beat his defender to a centering pass from Alonzo Beltran Campos at the top of the penalty box and laced a low line drive past charging goalkeeper Junior Lopez. “We can’t let this defi ne us in a negative way,” said Hermiston coach Rich Harshberger. “We’ve got to take inspiration from it and we’ve got to come out and make sure this never happens again. “This has been our biggest test to date obviously, and Century’s a good team, I don’t want to take anything away from them. They just got the better of us today. … It’s just a tough one.” Just seconds prior, the Bulldogs (3-1) had knotted the game at two goals apiece when junior defender Staff photo by Matt Entrup See BOYS SOCCER/2B Prep Roundup Hermiston falls in home opener Bulldogs mount comeback, but La Grande holds on Herm- iston’s Sophia Street- er hits the ball in the Bulldogs’ game against La Grande on Tues- day in Hermis- ton. East Oregonian After picking up their fi rst two wins of the season on Friday afternoon, the Hermiston Bulldogs volleyball team stepped onto the Dawg House court on Tuesday evening for its 2016 home opener. Unfortunately for the Bull- Volleyball dogs, the La Grande Tigers were determined to spoil the Bulldogs homecoming and that La Grande they did, defeating Hermiston 3-2. La Grande took the fi rst two sets 25-20 and 25-13 and then won the fi fth set convinc- ingly 15-6. Staring at a 2-0 defi cit, Hermiston Hermiston (2-1) was able to battle back and steal the third and fourth set wins with scores of 25-20 and 25-21, a come- back that head coach Elise Fleming said stemmed from a change in serve strategy. “It was a big contributor and we started to put hits in the court and it allowed us to get back in it,” Fleming said. “But in the fi fth set its all about coming together as a team and we’ll get better at that as we go.” Senior outside hitter Hayden Meyers had a big game for the Bulldogs, registering a team-high 32 digs and six kills, while Regan Meyers tallied seven kills to lead the team. Other team leaders included senior setter Clarissa Nitz who tallied 16 assists and three aces and senior libero Baylee Powers with 31 digs. Even with the loss, Fleming said the match will be a great learning tool for the rest of the season. Staff photo by E.J. Harris By ERIC SINGER East Oregonian Starting the season off with a victory in any sport is a big-time morale booster. But in the sport of football when there are fewer than 10 chances to earn victories and very little room for error, getting win No. 1 checked off early is perhaps the most important step to success. “I think it’s crucial,” Pend- leton head coach Erik Davis said of starting off Football with a win. “It doesn’t matter who you beat, getting that fi rst Pendleton ‘W’ is huge.” Buckaroos The Pendleton (1-0) Buckaroos did just that last Friday when they toppled the La Putnam Tigers Kingsmen Grande 48-28 to improve (0-1) • Friday, 7 p.m. to 1-0 on the • at Putnam HS season. But while the Buckaroos are happy for the self-confi dence boost the victory brought with it, the team knows it can’t linger over it very long. “It’s a good feeling but now we’re looking at ourselves as 0-0,” said Pendleton senior Deven Page following Tues- day’s practice. “Now we’re just working to get back to 1-0 again.” Junior quarterback Nick Bower agreed with Page. “It’s a huge boost to start the season out right,” he said, “but we also have to put it into to perspective to treat every game the same and come prepared to do our jobs again this week.” Standing in the Buckaroos way from another 1-0 week See BUCKS/2B Century’s Jerin Baeza (14) shoves Hermiston’s Isaac Mu- noz-Ortega (6) in the penalty box to set up the Bulldogs’ fi rst goal in their boys soccer game on Tuesday at Kenni- son Field in Hermiston. 3 2 See PREPS/2B HERMISTON Bulldogs look to level out after uneven start Hermiston preparing for Lewiston’s passing attack By MATT ENTRUP East Oregonian The Hermiston Bulldogs aren’t going to be making any knee-jerk reactions based off their 38-27 season-opening loss to Union (WA) last Friday. However, a couple decisions made in the heat of the moment could affect this week’s Football Hermiston Lewiston (ID) Bulldogs Bengals (0-1) (2-0) • Friday, 7 p.m. • at Lewiston, Idaho • Radio: KOHU 1360 AM game at Lewiston (ID) after two Bulldogs were ejected in Week 1. Seniors Jerry Ramirez and AJ Fernandez were shown the door after referees said they saw them throw punches during separate incidents. That would mean they have to sit out this week as well, but the Bulldogs are appealing on behalf of both players and hope to have an answer by today. “Based off fi lm, and then our HDTV team did a great job,” said Hermiston coach David Faaeteete. “They were on the sidelines so they got the whole sequence from what caused it, to the reaction of players, to the separation of players. And in no way shape or form did our players throw a punch.” The Bulldogs will need all hands on deck when they travel out of state to play the Lewiston (ID) Bengals for their fi rst road game of the season. It’s the fourth-straight season the teams have played, and Herm- iston leads the series 2-1. But the Bengals (2-0) took last year’s game in Hermiston 56-37 and return big-armed senior quarterback Colton Richardson (6-foot-2, 225 pounds). Richardson topped 400 yards passing in Lewiston’s 53-28 win over Walla Walla last week, and so it’s no surprise where Hermiston’s defensive game plan has to begin. “We’ve got to put the pressure on See BULLDOGS/2B Sports shorts Djokovic breezes into U.S. Open semis for 10th straight year Novak Djokovic moved into the U.S. Open semifi nals for the 10th consecutive year when No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stopped because of a hurt left knee, the defending FACES champion’s third opponent to pull out with an injury. After the top-seeded Djokovic won the fi rst two sets 6-3, 6-2 on Tuesday night, Tsonga was visited by a trainer and had his left leg taped below the knee. Tsonga double-faulted on the opening Djokovic point of the third set, then retired from the match. Djokovic’s second-round opponent, Jiri Vesely, withdrew from the tournament with a sore left forearm. The man Djokovic was supposed to play in the third round, Mikhail Youzhny, quit after six games because of a strained left hamstring. “I think it’s his right to be able to protest, and I think it’s all right. That’s what it’s about. It’s about people having that right to have their voice, and I think it’s cool that Jeremy Lane is doing what he wants to do.“ — Michael Bennett Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman speaking on teammate Jeremy Lane’s decision to follow in the footsteps of Colin Kaeper- nick and kneel during the nation- al anthem before games to make a statement for social change. Rangers down Mariners 10-7 SEATTLE (AP) Elvis Andrus had a homer and three doubles, Jonathan Lucroy hit a two-run homer and the Texas Rangers held off the slumping Seattle Mariners 10-7 on Tuesday night. Texas, which leads the AL West by 8 games, had a season- high seven doubles among its 15 hits and won for the eighth time in 10 games. Martin Perez (10-10) allowed four runs two earned and seven hits in six innings to earn the win. James Paxton (4-6) allowed six runs four earned and nine hits, throwing 103 pitches in 4 1/3 innings. The Rangers snapped a 4-4 tie with three runs in the fi fth. Lucroy chased Paxton with his ninth homer since joining the Rangers. Drew Storen relieved and gave up doubles to Andrus and pinch-hitter Mitch Moreland. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1980 — John McEnroe beats Bjorn Borg of Sweden 7-6, 6-1, 6-7, 5-7, 6-4 to win his second straight U.S. Open men’s title. 1993 — Mark Whiten of the St. Louis Cardinals has the greatest game at the plate in major league history in the nightcap of a doubleheader against Cincinnati. Whiten hits four home runs and drives in 12 runs, becoming the only player to accomplish both feats in one game. 1996 — Mike Tyson needs just 109 seconds to win the WBA heavyweight championship from Bruce Seldon in Las Vegas. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com
