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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Tuesday, September 13, 2016 College Football Mountaineers knock off Bulldogs EOU coach now No. 1 in program all-time wins By SETH DAHLE EOUSports.com DILLON, Mont. – A year ago, the EOU football team couldn’t pull out a close game to save its life. But nothing in 2016 could be further from last year’s trend, as head football coach Tim Camp celebrated his school-record 49th career victory after the Mountaineers mustered another remarkable triumph, ousting No. 25 Montana Western, 35-23. It was the defense that EOU Mont. Western 35 23 got it done in the second half, as EOU strung together critical 3-and-outs in the fourth quarter to keep the Bulldogs at bay. “Today we faced a tough [Montana] Western team,” said Camp. “They are lat-out good. We were fortunate to make a few more plays and a couple more stops in the second half. We have work to do in every phase, and that’s what makes Mountie football so exciting.” In his ninth year at the helm, Camp improved to 49-40 to surpass Bob Quinn, who led the charge from 1929-49 with a 48-66-5 mark. “Past and present players and assistant coaches of mine make my job very easy,” said Camp. “I am so proud of them. They deserve the credit. I just have the opportunity to watch them develop and mature.” Senior quarterback Zach Bartlow was 16-for-27 for 343 yards and a quartet of touchdowns, while junior wide receiver Calvin Connors caught ive passes for 151 receiving yards and two touchdowns. On the ground, senior running back Alfred Gross ran for 85 yards on 15 carries, while Bartlow tallied 53 on 12 rushing attempts. While EOU logged a solid defensive effort in many facets, both junior defensive back Justin Hughes and senior line- backer Tucker Stanley stood out the most, recording 11 tackles apiece for the Blue and Gold. Perhaps something it couldn’t brag about last season, EOU’s defense remained steady in the second half, yielding only one ield goal to keep Montana Western (2-1, 1-1 Frontier) at bay. EOU improved to 2-0 on the season for the irst time since 2012 and scooted its way to irst place in the Frontier Conference. EOU returns to La Grande on Saturday, hosting College of Idaho at 6 p.m. NFL 49ers open Chip Kelly era with shutout By JOSH DUBOW Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Carlos Hyde ran for 88 yards and two touchdowns and the San Francisco 49ers posted their irst season- opening shutout in franchise history to spoil the Rams’ irst game since moving back to Los Angeles with a 28-0 victory Monday night. Shaun Draughn also ran for a score and Blaine Gabbert threw a touchdown pass to Vance McDonald to help the 49ers win their irst game under coach Chip Kelly in convincing fashion. After Los Angeles football fans waited more than 21 years to once again be able to call a team their own, they need to wait at least another week to see that team score. Case Keenum threw for just 130 yards with two AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez San Francisco 49ers running back Shaun Draughn (24) stiff arms Los Angeles Rams strong safety T.J. McDonald (25) to score on a touchdown run during Monday’s game in Santa Clara, Calif. interceptions, star running back Todd Gurley was held to 47 yards on 17 carries and the Rams barely even threatened the Niners as they made only 10 irst downs all game. San Francisco wasn’t much better offensively but managed to run the ball fairly effectively early, leading to the two irst-half touchdowns by Hyde and Draughn. STAR EJECTION: Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald was ejected in the fourth quarter when he made contact with an oficial. The infraction came after Rams linebacker Alec Ogletree gave an extra push to Gabbert following a scramble. As players on both teams started jawing, Donald pushed a 49ers player and then made contact with an oficial. Donald was called for two personal fouls on the play and ejected. THIRD DOWN WOES: After converting their irst third-down try on the opening drive, the Rams came up empty the next 10 times they faced a third down. They inally broke that drought when Keenum completed a 5-yard pass to Tavon Austin on third-and-4 late in the third quarter to get to the San Francisco 27. Two plays later, Keenum negated that good play by throwing his second inter- ception of the game. PBR: Action picks back up tonight at 8 p.m. Continued from 1B center to inish out. He came into the inals with the third-highest score with an 84.5 on Brookman/Hyland Rodeo’s One Night Stand, who also came out of the chute with a massive leap, and followed with several more, but Whitehorse lowed with his mount as if reading his mind. “I took it jump for jump and just tried to low with him the best I could,” he said. “Just low like water, because water is life.” Oil and water. Whitehorse said he’ll be back tonight looking to take on a couple more bulls and spread his message to another packed crowd. Marco Antonio Egnuchi of Pao, Brazil, was second for the night with 170.5 on two, Dakota Lewis of Browning, Montana, was third with 164.5 and Cody Campbell of nearby Summerville was fourth with 157.5. Ty Pozzobon of Merritt, British Columbia, had an 87 on Sankey/ Robinson’s Cole that was the highest score of the irst round. Also on Monday, fans were treat to a performance of Bull Fighters Only between the long and short-go. Weston Rutkowski, Dusty Tuckness and Ross Hill went one-on-one with bulls for a minimum of 40 seconds looking to score as high as possible on a 100-point scale. Rutkowski and Tuckness each side-stepped their bull for most of the time before inishing with a lare by leaping over the charging beasts. They both scored 85.5 and Tuckness got the win on the tie-breaker. The second night of the Pendleton PBR Classic begins at 8 p.m. ——— Contact Matt Entrup at mentrup@ eastoregonian.com or (541) 966-0838. Staff photo by E.J. Harris Brant Atwood of Pampa, Texas, rides Devil in Disguise for 83.5 points Monday during the Pendleton PBR Classic. Emilio Resende of Santa Helena de Goias, Brazil, rides Midnight Oil for 78.5 points Monday during the Pendle- ton PBR Classic. Staff photo by E.J. Harris ROUND-UP: Lewis starts strong in steer roping Continued from 1B by Just getting to the inish line proved to be a dificult task for some of the sport’s top racers on Monday, and world No. 4 Ivy Conrado was one of several who were unable to make it past the second barrel due to equine confusion. Utah’s Sydni Blanchard experienced Pendleton’s other hazard as her seven- year-old gelding Mr. Famous Jess slipped going into the second barrel. He recovered for a time of 30.33 that put Blanchard momentarily into the lead before she was pushed down to the ifth by the end of the day. “I’m super excited. We train this horse all year for this speciic rodeo and I’m just glad that he was good after that (slip),” she said. “It’s super exciting when- ever you see your name on the leaderboard here. I said, ‘Take a photo before its changes!’” Blanchard said Mr. Famous Jess will get plenty of ice, stretching and massages to help him recuperate should he need to take another run in the Pendleton grass on Saturday. Only the top 12 get to come back for a second run and a chance at the Pend- leton title. The cutoff for the 2015 inal round was set at 29.55. Wall was in second with 29.77, Jana Bean was third with 30.28 and Darby Fox was fourth with 30.29. STEER ROPING Brent Lewis of Pinon, New Mexico, took a big step toward defending his 2015 Pendleton Round-Up title by winning the irst round in steer roping during Monday’s slack with a time of 12.1 seconds. Lewis was just ahead of Heppner roper Jason Stewart, who also earned more than $3,000 on the day for his time of 12.2. World No. 2 Chet Herren was fourth with 13.3. ——— Steer roping Go 1 payouts — 1, Brent Lewis, 12.1 seconds, $3,811.56; 2, Jason Stewart, 12.2, $3,314.40; 3, Cody Lee, 12.4, $2,817.24; 4, Chet Herren, 13.3, $2,320.08; 5, Howdy McGinn, 13.6, $1,822.92; 6, Dakota Kirchenschlager, 13.7, $1,325.76; 7, Scott Stickley, 14.3, $828.60; 8, Guy Allen, 14.7, $331.44. ——— Contact Matt Entrup at mentrup@eastoregonian. com or (541) 966-0838. PREPS: Continued from 1B started the scoring barrage with an unassisted goal in the 33rd minute, and soon Oscar Armenta, Isaac Estrada, Kenny Blurton and Maciel followed with goals of their own to give Irrigon a 5-0 halftime lead. “We just found a rhythm there,” Keefer said. “We really wanted to wear down City Christian there and we developed a real killer instinct which was great to see.” Irrigon found the back of the net twice more in the second half as Blurton and Estrada each buried their second goals of the game. Blurton and Maciel each led the team with two goals but also tallied an assist apiece. Sophomore Steve Robles pitched the shutout in goal, turning away all three shots that City Christian sent his way. “We just did a lot of good things today,” Keefer said. “We controlled the middle of the ield, we completed a majority of our passes ... we didn’t make the easy mistakes that usually give away momentum. “It was a good home win for us.” Irrigon next plays on Wednesday when its hosts the Hermiston JV team at 4:30 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER MAC-HI 2, BANKS 1 — At The Dalles, the Mac-Hi Pioneers picked up their second straight win on the season with a 2-1 victory over Banks on Saturday afternoon. Junior Rachel Lyon and senior Sydney Richwine each netted a goal for the Pioneers (2-2-1) and senior Mallory Copeland earned the win at goalkeeper. Mac-Hi will look to make it three-in-a-row on Saturday when it hosts Ontario at Noon for the Greater Oregon League opener. VOLLEYBALL HERMISTON BULL- DOGS — At Canby, the Hermiston Bulldogs played through their last non-league tuneup on Saturday, going 1-2 in tournament action. Hermiston (3-3) started the tournament with a victory over Siuslaw 25-19 and 25-22, but then was knocked from the bracket with a loss to Wilson 25-22 and 25-16. Later in the consolation bracket, Hermiston fought hard against South Albany but ultimately came up short in three sets. South Albany took the irst set 25-20 and then the Bulldogs battled for a 25-21 win in the second set. In the third, Hermiston pushed South Albany all the way before taking a 17-15 loss to oust them for good. Kynzee Padilla led the Bulldogs offense on Saturday with a combined 16 kills while Hayden Meyers had 13 and Sophia Streeter had six. Other team leaders included Clarissa Nitz with both 37 assists and eight aces. Hermiston opens CRC play on Thursday when it travels to The Dalles for a 6:30 p.m. meeting. the irst two rounds defeating Oakridge 25-22, 25-12 and then Crow 25-7, 25-11. And then in the inals the TigerScots took down North Douglas 26-24, 25-20 to claim the title. Several TigerScots had good showings on Saturday, including Sara Finifrock (18 kills, 14 digs, 16 aces), Ali Schroeder (35 assists, 8 kills, 5 aces), and Sara von Borstel (20 kills, 13 digs). Elsewhere, Chelsea Quaempts led the team with 19 digs on the day. Weston-McEwen next faces Walla Walla Valley Academy (WA) on Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Athena. HELIX GRIZZLIES — At Helix, the host Grizzlies inished in second place at the Helix Tournament on Saturday in their last non-league challenge. Helix (7-3, 1-0 OOL) struggled through pool play as they were without libero Macey Tullis for much of the day as she was absent to take the ACT. But once she arrived, the Grizzlies found their usual groove and rebounded for a successful afternoon. Helix topped Umatilla in the irst round 25-10 and 25-20 and then beat Powder Valley in three sets 26-24, 18-25, and 15-10 to advance to the championship. In that title game, the Grizzlies were a little over- matched against a really good Imbler squad as the Panthers handed the Grizzlies a 25-12 and 25-14 defeat. Helix starts into its league schedule on Tuesday when it hosts Joseph at 5 p.m. MAC-HI PIONEERS — At Helix, the Mac-Hi Pioneers showed some overall improvement at the Helix Tournament on Saturday but unfortunately it wasn’t enough to translate into their irst win of the season. The Pioneers (0-4) went 0-1-2 in pool play, falling to Imbler (25-8, 25-8) and tying both Cove (18-25, 25-21) and Umatilla (25-22, 18-25). Then in tournament play, Mac-Hi was ousted by Powder Valley 25-14 and 25-13. “The girls are really starting to get the low of the game down,” Mac-Hi coach Amanda Nelson said. “I was proud of how they played and the improvement they have shown.” Team leaders on the day included Delaney Karrels with eight assists, Jadie Jackson with four kills, and Britany Wells with seven digs. Mac-Hi next hosts Touchet (WA) on Thursday at 5 p.m. WESTON-MCEWEN TIGERSCOTS — At Reedsport, Weston-McEwen picked up three big wins on Saturday and headed home with the Reedsport Tourna- ment championship. Weston-McEwen coach Shawn White said he was proud of his team’s effort throughout the day. “We showed improve- ment in all areas and we just played really well today,” he said. Weston-McEwen picked up a pair of dominant wins in ECHO 3, PINE EAGLE 0 — At Pine Eagle, the Echo Cougars won its Old Oregon League season opener with an easy sweep of Pine Eagle. Echo won 25-17, 25-21 and 25-11 to grab the victory. With the win, Echo (10-1, 1-0 OOL) extends its winning streak to 9 games. Head coach Janice Scott said she was happy to see the Cougars dominate the third set to inish off Pine Eagle. “The irst two sets we were not playing up to our potential. We had too many balls hit the loor, for my liking, and we had too many hitting errors,” Scott said. “By the time they got to the third set, they were back to playing (our) style of volley- ball.” Hannah McCarty led the Cougars with seven kills and Alyssa Ray had four. Marti Huff tallied three blocks. Echo will hit the court again on Thursday when it travels to Cove looking to push their win streak to 11. Real Estate Real Estate AUCTION AUCTION No Reserve No Reserve 11 NW 9th St Pendleton 11 NW 9th St Pendleton Preview Sunday Noon–2:30pm Preview Sunday Noon–2:30pm www.MaconBros Auction.com www.MaconBros Auction.com
