Page 2B
SPORTS
East Oregonian
Friday, October 28, 2016
BRIEFLY
HERMISTON
Swish Clinics
coming in November
Lions win Grid Kids championship
PENDLETON — The
Buckaroo Saturday Swish
Clinics for grade school
basketball players will be
held at Warberg Court on
two Saturday’s in November.
They will be Nov. 12 and
19, and are open to any boy
or girl in the fi rst through
eighth grades. All sessions
begin at 9 a.m., and fi rst-
second graders will fi nish at
11 a.m. while third-eighth
graders continue until noon.
Pre-register cost is $25
for one/$40 for both for fi rst-
second graders, and $30/50
for third-eight graders.
Clinics include daily
contests, games, prizes and
scrimmages, and one-on-one
coaching from Pendleton
High School coaches and
players.
Registration forms are
available at the PHS athletic
offi ce and Pendleton Athletic
at 249 S Main St.
— East Oregonian
SERIES:
Continued from 1B
game at Wrigley since Hall
of Famer Hank Greenberg
helped the Detroit Tigers to
a 9-3 victory in Game 7 on
October 10, 1945 .
The expectation is, well,
even more bedlam than
usual. The Cubs, seeking
their fi rst championship in
108 years, played in front
of packed, frenzied crowds
for much of the season, and
even the Indians are looking
forward to the scene.
“Tomorrow’s going to be
unbelievable,”
Cleveland
slugger Mike Napoli said. “I
watched when they clinched
to go to the World Series and
how crazy it was and seeing
the fans in the streets where
they had to have police
escorts. You could just see
the crowd just part ways.
“So it’s going to be fun.
It’s something that I wanted
to be a part of, and thought
that it would be an unbeliev-
able World Series,” he said.
It’s been pretty great so far,
and it’s only getting started.
Corey Kluber pitched
the Indians to a 6-0 win on
Tuesday, striking out nine in a
dazzling performance. After
Josh Tomlin makes his third
playoff start in the Wrigley
opener, Kluber looms over
Game 4 on Saturday night on
short rest.
The Cubs returned to
Chicago on a high after working
over Cleveland’s pitching staff
in a 5-1 victory Wednesday
night. Trevor Bauer lasted
just 3 2/3 innings, beginning
a parade to the mound that
included six relievers and a
total of 196 pitches.
“That was the plan, to get
at least one over there and
bring it back home,” second
baseman Javier Baez said.
“Everybody is excited to be
here in Chicago. Everybody
has been waiting for this
moment.”
ALL-OOL:
Continued from 1B
three Cougars were voted to
the all-league list by OOL
coaches.
Helix junior hitter Kailey
Mize and Echo junior libero
Taylor Swaggart each made
the second team, and junior
Grizzlies setter Charmayne
Bennett and Echo junior
hitter Devyn Tarvin received
honorable mention.
District champion Powder
Valley’s fi ve selections was
the most, and senior hitter/
setter Hallie Feik was named
the OOL’s Player of the
Year. Second-place Joseph
garnered four selections, and
Coach of the Year went to
Wallowa’s Janea Hulse.
———
Old Oregon League
2016 all-league volleyball
Player of the Year: Hallie Feik, sr., Powder
Valley
Coach of the Year: Janea Hulse, Wallowa
Sportsmandship: Wallowa
First Team
OH/S Hallie Feik, sr., Powder Valley
MB Leah Day, sr., Powder Valley
OH/S Hannah McCarty, sr., Echo
MB/RS Sadie Wilson, jr., Helix
OH Haven Johnson, sr., Joseph
OH Ally Cooney, sr., Joseph
S/OH Megan Bingham, so., Powder Valley
Second Team
MB Emma Hite, so., Joseph
S Lorissa Johnson, sr., Cove
OH Savannah Stephens, sr., Powder
Valley
L Taylor Swaggart, jr., Echo
L Hannah Duby, sr., Cove
MB Megan Hufford, jr., Powder Valley
OH/MB Kailey Mize, jr., Helix
Honorable Mention
MB Jamie Johnston, fr., Wallowa
MB Alexis Sykora, jr., Joseph
S Charmayne Bennett, jr., Helix
OH/MB Devyn Tarvin, sr., Echo
OH Beth Johnston, sr., Wallowa
Hannah Tanaka, sr., Pine Eagle
DevinThe
Lions pose
in front of
the score-
board after
beating
the Eagles
13-6 in the
Grid Kids
“Trampis
Bowl”
Champion-
ship held
Saturday,
Oct. 22 at
Kennison
Stadium in
Hermiston.
By TIAH SANDERSON DEVIN
For the East Oregonian
HERMISTON — The third-
fourth Grade Hermiston Grid Kids
“Trampis Bowl” Championship was
held Saturday, Oct. 22 at Kennison
Stadium, with the Lions defeating
the Eagles 13-6.
The champi-
onship match-up
was a battle, with
tough
defense
being the key for
both teams. After
a
hard-fought
but
scoreless
fi rst quarter, Lions fullback Blake
Palzinski’s block cleared a path for
running back Isaac Corey to break
loose for a 52-yard touchdown run.
Lion’s quarterback Drake Devin
delivered a pass in the end zone to
Isaac Corey for the extra point, and
the halftime score was 7-0.
With four minutes remaining in
the third quarter, Lions defensive
tackle Jayden Villegas recovered an
Eagles fumble at the 50-yard line.
The energized Lions offense
came out, and on their third play ran
a reverse for Noah Campos which
ended in a 38-yard touchdown run.
The extra point was denied by Eagles
defensive back Jaysen Rodriguez
knocking down the pass.
Late in the fourth quarter, the
Eagles put together an offensive
drive led by Eagles running back
Justice Counsell, who scored on a
three-yard run. Lions linebacker
Contributed
photo by Tiah
Sanderson
Gage McElroy stopped the extra
point by tackling Counsell at the
one-yard line.
The Eagles were able to stop the
Lions on their next drive and regain
possession of the ball, but Lions
outside linebacker Kellen Young
intercepted a pass to seal the win.
Lions defensive ends Hunter
Allen and Issac Corey stopped
the Eagles outside running game,
holding their high-scoring offense
in check. In an outstanding effort for
the Eagles, middle linebacker Kelyn
Purvis and defensive tackle Jordan
Payton lead the team in tackles.
This is the Lions third straight
Grid Kids Championship, and fourth
Championship in six years, lead by
coach Kelly Allen.
Hermiston Grid Kids President
Joe Gutierrez wants to thank the
Hermiston School District for
use of the facilities all season,
especially Kennison Field for the
Championships. Gutierrez noted
that the season could not happen
without the dedicated volunteers
who coach and offi ciate. This
year’s event was named the
Trampis Bowl after long-time
volunteer and Hermiston Grid Kids
founder Trampis Palmer who died
unexpectedly earlier this year.
College Football
Contributed photo by Tiah Sanderson Devin
The Lions’ Kellen Young runs
with the ball during the Grid
Kids championship football
game on Oct. 22 in Hermiston.
Athlete of the Week
Darnold, Jones lead USC over Cal Twenty questions with
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Sam
Darnold threw fi ve touch-
downs passes, Ronald Jones
rushed for a career-high 223
yards and Southern Cali-
fornia downed California
45-24 on Thursday night.
Darnold threw for 231
yards, with Darreus Rogers
making six catches for a
career-high 97 yards, as the
Trojans rolled up a season-
high 629 yards of total offense.
Aca’Cedric Ware contributed a
career-high 130 yards rushing
to USC’s total of 398.
USC (5-3, 4-2 Pac-12)
California
USC
24
45
scored on three of its fi rst
four possessions, with
Darnold fi nding Rogers,
Jones and Deontay Burnett
for touchdowns. Rogers
added a second touchdown
catch with 28 seconds left,
but two fumbles by Darnold
allowed Cal (4-4, 2-3) to
maintain a modicum of hope
despite allowing 451 yards
on 46 plays in the fi rst half.
Webb threw for 331
yards and two touchdowns,
throwing a ball up for grabs
that was intercepted by
safety Marvell Tell in the fi rst
quarter. Webb also rushed
for a touchdown in the third
quarter that cut USC’s lead
to 28-17 before Jones had a
37-yard touchdown run and
Daniel Imatorbhebhe caught
a 17-yard touchdown pass
from Darnold.
Jones had 149 yards
on eight fi rst-half carries,
as the sophomore broke
out of a funk with starter
Justin Davis (ankle) not in
uniform.
PAGE: Toughness comes from mom
Continued from 1B
Orthopedic Surgery and
Fracture Clinic in Pendleton
where he received the AC
joint diagnosis as well as
an expectation for a full
recovery in an estimated 6-9
weeks. It was a staggering
blow for Page, who was
leading the team with more
than 300 rushing yards and
fi ve touchdowns at the time
of the injury. And with a
minimum of four weeks
left in Pendleton’s season,
the time frame was discon-
certing to Page.
“It made me sad, but I
knew I wanted to get back on
the fi eld as soon as possible,”
Page said.
Davis discussed the
extent of the injury with the
East Oregonian following
a midweek practice on Oct.
4, and said at the time that it
wouldn’t surprise him to see
Page wearing the Green and
Gold jersey again this season.
“He’s a tough kid and he’s
telling me he wants to play
by next week (against Hood
River),” Davis said. “I don’t
doubt his toughness. Could
we see him by the end of
the year? Possibly, because I
know Deven.”
And sure enough after
another consultation with
the doctor, Page found out
that if he did in fact want to
return to action he did not
risk any further damage,
and the only issue was if
he could tolerate the pain.
As soon as Davis heard that
news, he had no doubt that
Page would play again.
“I just knew Deven had a
change in attitude this season,
and something like this
wouldn’t be enough to keep
him off the fi eld,” he said.
Page missed all of one
full game due to the injury,
the Buckaroos’ 35-18 loss at
Mountain View on Oct. 7,
but returned to the fi eld the
next week to play against
Hood River — just as Page
predicted — and carried
the ball three times for 17
yards. By the time Pend-
leton hosted Bend for Week
8, Page was back to the
featured running back for
the Bucks and led the team
with 49 yards on 16 carries.
He did have to give up on
playing defense, where he
was one of the Bucks’ best on
the defensive line, because
the motions used to lock and
shed blocks did cause some
discomfort. Page also has to
stuff a soft pad and a bulky
brace under his shoulder pads
to help keep everything in
place.
Asked about the amount
of pain he feels during prac-
tices or games, Page said the
hard hits and tackles from
defenders don’t hurt any
more than they did before.
“It doesn’t really affect
me now, honestly,” he said.
“(The shoulder) kind of
bothered me a lot during the
Hood River game, but as I’ve
kept going it’s just stopped.”
Davis says that in the fi ve
years that he has watched and
coached Page, he’s always
stuck out from the rest with
his toughness.
“He’s always been the
prototypical tough guy,”
Davis said. “He’s a hard-
headed kid that’s sometimes
tough to handle, and kind of
fi ery. He just loves the game
of football and always wants
to be the best.”
Page says he gets his
toughness from his mother,
Jessica Reagan.
“My mom’s a single
parent and works her butt
off every day for me and
my brother,” Page said.
“Her drive to help us makes
me want to keep going no
matter what.”
And as Page prepares to
take the fi eld one last time
against the rival Hermiston
Bulldogs tonight, he is deter-
mined to help his Buckaroos
fi nish off the season on a high
note and knock off the Dawgs
for the fi rst time since 2011.
“(Hermiston’s)
talking
to us saying we can’t stop
them and that we won’t win
… I’d love to beat them,” he
said. “I’m sad we’re going to
go out and play Hermiston
and not have a chance at the
playoffs, but it would mean
everything to me and the
team to win this game.”
———
Contact Eric at esinger@
eastoregonian.com or (541)
966-0839. Follow him on
Twitter @ByEricSinger.
MOUNTIES: Bartlow nears program record
Continued from 1B
about the opportunity to go
up Interstate 84 and play
College of Idaho,” Camp
said. “We’ve just got to go
up there and prove who we
are and be able to execute
and make the plays that
we need to make to be
successful.”
The Mounties have 19
players on their roster from
Idaho.
“Out kids love playing
up there,” Camp said.
“We’ve got a lot of kids
from up there.”
The game will kick off at
noon and will be aired live
on NewsTalk 103.1 FM.
Here’s a few more storylines
for this week’s game:
RECORD WATCH:
With his rushing touchdown
last week EOU quarterback
Zach Bartlow brought his
career total to 24. He needs
two more to pass Chris Ware
for No. 1 in the program
record book.
GROSS YARDAGE:
Senior running back Alfred
Gross rumbled for 141
yards on 15 carries as the
Mountaineers’ workhorse
last week, and he put up
a career-high 150 on the
Yotes’ defense the last time
around. College of Idaho
has the seventh-ranked
rushing defense in the Fron-
tier Conference.
HALFTIME ADJUST-
MENTS: Eastern Oregon
has been at its best this
season in the third quarter
where it’s outscored oppo-
nents 56-26. The Mounties
are 5-0 when leading after
three quarters.
Umatilla’s Diego Saldana
East Oregonian
UMATILLA — Umatilla
High School senior Diego
Saldana scored six goals in an
8-1 win over City Christian
on Oct. 18 to keep the Vikings
boys soccer team on track in
its playoff hunt. He has been
named the East Oregonian
Athlete of the Week.
EO: When did you start
playing soccer and what
position did you play?
DS: I always played
when I was younger but
the fi rst time I played on
a team was when I was
12. They would move
me around, I was playing
pretty much every
position.
What’s the most goals
you’ve scored in a game?
Six
What other sports do you
play?
None, soccer is my only
sport.
What is your favorite
sport to watch?
Soccer
What is your favorite
team?
Barcelona
Who is your favorite
athlete?
Messi
If you could attend any
sporting event, what
would you choose?
I would like to attend a
Champions League game
in Barcelona.
What’s your favorite
sports-related memory?
When we beat Riverside
to get the (2014) league
title.
Outside of sports, what
are your hobbies?
Playing video games
(FIFA soccer)
Xbox or Playstation?
Xbox
What’s your favorite type
of music/musical artist?
Spanish music/Omar Ruiz
What’s your favorite
food?
Pepperoni pizza
What’s your favorite
local restaurant?
Any Mexican restaurant.
What is your favorite
subject in school?
It would probably be
Language Arts.
Have you considered
what you’d like to do for
a career?
My fi rst choice would be
to try to play soccer.
If you could vacation
anywhere in the world,
where would you choose?
Europe
If you could eat dinner
with anybody on Earth,
who would you choose?
Messi
What was your favorite
movie when you were
younger?
Spongebob
Do you have any sports
superstitions?
No
What’s the best part of
being a Viking?
The best part is probably
being on the soccer team.
ATHLETE
OF THE WEEK
DIEGO SALDANA
Umatilla
Boys Soccer
Saldana scored a
team-best six
goals — five of
those in the first
half — to help his
Umatilla Vikings
to a 8-1 victory
over City
Christian on Oct.
19. Saldana also
totaled one assist
in the game.
P ROUDLY S PONSORED B Y :
1411 6th Street, Umatilla, OR • 541-922-3001