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SPORTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS HERMISTON Hermis- ton native Kaden Stringfi eld turns a cor- ner during a BMX race in 2015. The nine-year- old recently won the Oregon state BMX champion- ships for the fourth straight year and eighth overall. Stringfi eld fl ies high Hermiston native making name for himself in BMX By ERIC SINGER East Oregonian When many kids are three years old, the thought of riding a bicycle perfectly without training wheels may seem a little far-fetched. And then riding a bicycle well enough to start entering and running BMX races at just four years old may seem daunting. But for Hermiston native Kaden Stringfi eld, that was reality. “It’s just really fun,” Stringfi eld said. “It’s the only sport I like doing is BMX.” “He’s always kind of been a natural at the bicycle stuff,” added Jayson Tracy, Stringfi eld’s father. “He just loves to ride.” In the fi ve years that Stringfi eld has been a BMX racer, he has taken the sport by storm and recently captured his fourth straight Oregon state championship — and seventh overall on his two different bikes — back in August. The process of becoming a great racer was one of hard work and the love of the sport, but the process of becoming a racer to begin with is owed all to a radio advertisement. On a day that began like any other in 2011, Stringfi eld was riding around in the car with his parents when a radio ad for Horn Rapids Motorsports Complex in Richland, Washington came across the airwaves. The ad was selling free BMX races at the track on the weekends and Tracy, a former motorcycle racer, thought it might See STRINGFIELD/2B Contributed photo via Jayson Tracy BOARDMAN PENDLETON Pirates hold off Vikings Riverside gets win over rival Umatilla By MATT ENTRUP East Oregonian BOARDMAN — Sometimes all it takes is being in the right place at the right time. The Riverside Pirates put themselves in position, then got a couple fortunate breaks for two empty-net goals to beat Umatilla 2-1 in District 2 Girls Soccer girls soccer on Thursday. The rivalry match-up was Umatilla played at a brisk pace from the opening kick as both teams looked to be the aggressor, Riverside and when the game went to intermission still knotted in a scoreless tie, both teams could sense they were about to break through. “I told my team there’s prob- Staff photo by Matt Entrup ably going to be a few goals in the Riverside’s Skylar Wightman (7) jukes Umatilla’s Patty Burres (6) prior to centering the ball to second half, it’s going to happen,” teammate Brendy Avalos for the game-winning goal in a girls soccer game on Thursday in Board- Umatilla coach Tim Lee said. man. Riverside won 2-1. “We had to jump on it, right now,” said Riverside junior Skylar second half Wightman found a past Umatilla goalkeeper Maria controlled a long free-kick by Mayra Ortiz near the top of the Wightman of a sense of urgency way, and got the Pirates (3-3-1, Moreno. 3-0-1 SD2) on the scoreboard Unshaken, the Vikings (3-4-1, box, beat her defender to the right, felt in the Pirate huddle. “We had to get a goal somehow, fi nd a fi rst when she was there to clean 2-2) continued to attack and got then shot back across the goal to up a loose ball in front of the net the equalizer about fi ve minutes beat Riverside goalkeeper Abigail way.” See SOCCER/2B About 10 minutes into the after Karina Llamas touched it later when Jocelyn Guardado 1 2 Spokane shoots past Blue Mountain Timberwolves still searching for program’s fi rst win East Oregonian SPOKANE, Wash. — League- leading Spokane struck fi rst in the second minute and revisited the Blue Mountain net often on its way to a 12-0 win in NWAC East women’s soccer on Thursday. The Timberwolves (0-11, 0-8 East), which have been shorthanded due to injuries and illnesses, went the entire game without getting a shot on goal. Next up for BMCC in its inau- gural season is a home game against Treasure Valley on Tuesday at 2 p.m. ——— BMCC 0 0 — 0 CCS 8 4 — 12 Goals 2’— Jenna Sullens (Maddy Boyd) 13’— Anisha Nicholson (Cali Moscrip) 17’— Maddy Boyd (Stephanie Overland) 20’— Jenna Sullens 28’— Maddy Boyd (Brittney Sanders) 31’— Cali Moscrip (Emily Carrell) 33’— Stephanie Overland (Ashly Busch) 33’— Brittney Sanders (Cali Moscrip) 46’— Stephanie Overland 58’— Peyton Vasquez (Emily Carrell) 68’— Ashly Busch 74’— Jenna Sullens (Maddy Boyd) Saves — BMCC Jessica Adams 16; CCS Mackenzie Schmidt 0. College Football Daunting task looms Saturday for Ducks against No. 5 Huskies Herbert could unseat Prukop as starting QB By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press With a quarterback contro- versy as a backdrop, Oregon is preparing for a daunting Washington team that proved its mettle on a national stage against Stanford. Could the Ducks’ 12-game winning streak against the Huskies be coming to an end? The rivalry game with the No. 5 Huskies couldn’t come at a worse time for Oregon, which is reeling from a three- game losing streak. The Ducks (2-3, 0-2) are coming off a 51-33 loss to Wash- ington State in Pullman. Amid questions about coach Mark Helfrich’s job security and the changes to the defense installed by new coordinator Brady Hoke comes uncertainty about the Ducks’ starting quarterback. Dakota Prukop has started in all fi ve of Oregon’s games Washington Oregon Huskies Ducks (5-0, 2-0) (2-3, 0-2) • Saturday, 4:30 p.m. • at Autzen Stadium • TV: FOX thus far, throwing for 1,173 yards and eight touchdowns with two interceptions. He completed 14 of 22 passes for 132 yards and one interception against the Cougars. The week before, he threw an interception in the end zone on the fi nal drive of Oregon’s 41-38 loss at Autzen Stadium to Colorado. Freshman Justin Herbert came in for the fi nal series against Washington State, marching the team 85 yards and capping the drive with a 4-yard run for a touchdown. Herbert has appeared in two games, completing three of fi ve passes for 70 yards. But he turned heads against the Cougars when he led that fi nal drive. A local prospect out of See DUCKS/2B AP Photo/Young Kwak In this Oct. 1, 2016, fi le photo, Oregon quarterback Jus- tin Herbert passes the ball during the second half of a game against Washington State in Pullman, Wash. Sports shorts Newton misses practice again, status for Sunday in doubt CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was not at the start of practice for the second straight day while dealing with a concussion. Derek Anderson continues to take fi rst-team reps, with Joe Webb the backup. Anderson is 2-0 as a starter since coming to the Panthers as a free agent in 2011. The 33-year-old Anderson relieved Newton and threw two Newton touchdowns to get Carolina back in the game before two interceptions in the closing minutes. The Panthers (1-3) are confi dent Anderson can get the defending NFC Champions back on track. Carolina has lost two straight and is two games behind the Falcons in the NFC South, a division it has won the past three seasons. “Working with the Marlins this past season has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my baseball career. I look forward to what the future holds for me — but I do know that baseball is and always will be in my blood.“ — Barry Bonds MLB’s all-time home run king posting on his personal blog on Thursday after he was fi red by the Marlins after just one season as the team’s hitting coach. Miami went 79-82 this season. Stanton, Johnson lead Cardinals to 33-21 win over 49ers SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Drew Stanton threw two touchdown passes to Larry Fitzgerald in his fi rst start in two years, David Johnson ran for two scores and the Arizona Cardinals capitalized on San Francisco mistakes to beat the 49ers 33-21 on Thursday night. The Cardinals (2-3) got 17 points off three turnovers by the 49ers (1-4) two interceptions by Blaine Gabbert and a fumbled kickoff return by Chris Davis and also had one drive extended by a running- into-the-kicker penalty. Stanton didn’t produce much with Palmer sidelined by a concussion, going 11 for 27 for 124 yards. But Arizona didn’t turn the ball over and got 157 yards rushing from Johnson to get the win. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1916 — Georgia Tech beats Cumberland 222-0 in the most lopsided college football game in history. 1984 — Walter Payton breaks Jim Brown’s career rushing mark of 12,312 yards and Brown’s career mark of 58 100-yard rushing games in a victory over New Orleans. 2001 — Barry Bonds wraps up his record-breaking season with his 73rd homer and shatters the slugging percentage record that Babe Ruth had owned for 81 years. He fi nishes with a slugging percentage of .863, easily surpassing the mark of .847 that Ruth set in 1920. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com
