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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:
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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.
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