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Newspaper Page TextPage 2B SPORTS East Oregonian DUCKS: Continued from 1B the statement. “As the head football coach, I hold myself responsible for all of our football-related activities and the safety of our students must come first. I have addressed the issue with our strength and conditioning staff, and I fully support the actions taken today by the university. “I want to thank our medical staff and doctors for caring for all of our young men, and I want to apologize to the university, ourstudents, alumni and fans.” A hospital spokeswoman confirmed that one of the players, Doug Brenner, was released from PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend on Tuesday and the other two were in good condition as of the evening. “The university holds the health, safety and well-being of all of our students in high regard,” director of athletics Rob Mullens said in the statement. “We are confident that these athletes will soon return to full health, and we will continue to support them and their families in their recoveries.” The Oregonian was the first to report late Monday that the players were hospitalized after being taken there late last week. The newspaper reported that the mother of one of the players said her son has been diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis, a condition that occurs when muscle tissue breaks down and leaks into the blood stream. The condition can cause kidney damage. Wednesday, January 18, 2017 Tennis Venus through to third round at Aussie Open By JOHN PYE Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — It was inevitable after such an energetic performance in her second-round win over Stefanie Voegele at the Australian Open that Venus Williams would get asked about transcending the generations in tennis. The 36-year-old, seven-time major winner played the first of her record 73 Grand Slam tour- naments at the French Open in 1997. Back then, she got to play against the likes of Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova. In a 6-3, 6-2 win over the 26-year-old Voegele on Wednesday, Williams mixed up her game, clearly not content on relying purely on the kind of power game that helped her make a mark on the sport. “I have to talk about this every interview,” Williams said in reply to what has become a regular post-match question to the oldest player in the women’s draw here. “I’ve played some of the greats. “It’s an honor and privilege to start that young,” she added, laughing, “and play this old.” Venus and Serena Williams withdrew from a scheduled first-round doubles match later AP Photo/Dita Alangkara United States’ Venus Williams chases down a return shot to Switzerland’s Stefanie Voegele during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. Wednesday, citing an injury to Venus’ right elbow. The sisters have won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles together, including four at the Australian Open. Venus Williams put plenty into her second-round singles match, which lasted 1 hour, 23 minutes. In the second set, serving and with a game point, she chased the ball like a teenager from one side of the court to the other, and back, trying to finish off. Her forehand landed too long, but her intention was clear. Get through the round ASAP. She won the subsequent two points to hold. At 15-15 and 5-2 in the second, she was still remonstrating with herself after missing a point. She finished off the match later in the same game, another break, to reach the third round. Williams lost to eventual semifinalist Johanna Konta in the opening round last year. In the next round she’ll play Duan Yingying, who beat Varvara Lepchenko 6-1, 3-6, 10-8. Venus is playing her 17th Australian Open, but has never won the title. Her best run was to the final in 2003, when she lost to Serena. No. 11 Elina Svitolina had a 6-4, 6-1 win over U.S. qualifier Julia Boserup to advance to a third-round match against No. 24 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, a 6-2, 6-2 winner over fellow Russian Natalia Vikhlyantseva . In another match, Alison Riske beat No. 20 Zhang Shuai 7-6 (7), 4-6, 6-1. Top-ranked Angelique Kerber also moved on to the third round wiht a 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-2 win over Carina Witthoeft on Wednesday, which also happened to be her 29th birthday. On the men’s side, fifth- ranked Kei Nishikori reached the third round with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 win over Jeremy Chardy. Roger Federer beat Noah Rubin 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Wednesday, maintaining his record of never failing to reach the third round at the 18 Austra- lian Opens he’s contested. SWIMMING: EAGLES: Average 1A-best 57.2 points per game Continued from 1B Continued from 1B freestyle relays which finished first and second, respectively. His time of one minute, 54.2 seconds in the 200 freestyle was an eight-second personal record, one of many on the afternoon for locals. His Buckaroo teammate Shane Miltenberger finished second in the 200 free with an 11-second PR of 2:09.28, and also placed second in the 500 freestyle while swimming anchor in the freestyle relays. Rylan Headley, Avery Madril and Nick Johnson also placed in four events. Pendleton’s girls won their only event in the 200 freestyle relay with Landry Huth, Abby Williams, Sam Schmitz and Oceane Schreier touching the wall in 1:42.31. Huth led the Bucks girls with four placings, but Schmitz had their highest individual finishes taking second in the 100 and 200 freestyle. Hermiston’s boys had plenty of reasons to feel great about their after- noon with six personal records and 14 podium finishes. Carson Wrathall and Ean Buck provided titles in the 100 freestyle and backstroke, respectively, and then swam the first two legs in the 400 freestyle. Bulldogs teammates Seth Buck and Ryan Barnard brought them home in the 400 for a winning time of 3:49.33 Barnard also won the 200 individual medley by cutting 10 seconds for a PR of 2:12.69. Wrathall beat his best time by three seconds in his freestyle win. Wrathall, Barnard, Seth Buck and Ryan Wiley each placed four times for Hermiston. The Bulldogs’ small girls team scored just five points to place seventh and Hannah Walker had their highest finish with fifth in the 500 freestyle. ——— Madras Meet Saturday, Jan. 14 Team Points Boys: T1. Pendleton 70; T1. Hermiston 70; 3. Madras 51; 4. Ridgeview 46; 5. Hood River 45; 6. The Dalles 15; 7. Sisters 5. Girls: 1. Hood River 109; 2. Pendelton 77; 3. The Dalles 39; 3. Sisters 39; 5 Madras 22; 6. Ridgeview 15; 7. Hermiston 5. Pendleton placers Boys: 200 freestyle — 1st, Jon Jennings, 1:54.20; 2nd, Shane Miltenberger, 2:09.28; 4th, Matt Larsen, 2:16.83 200 individual medley — 5th, Avery Madril, 2:28.37 50 freestyle — 8th, Rylan Headley, 26.06 100 butterfly — 1st, Jon Jennings, 56.54; 4th, Rylan Headley, 1:09.39; 5th, Avery Madril, 1:11.21 100 freestyle — 5th, Nick Johnson, 1:02.97 500 freestyle — 2nd, Shane Miltenberger, 5:45.17; 3rd, Matt Larsen, 6:11.70 200 freestyle relay — 1st, Pendleton A (Jon Jennings, Avery Madril, Rylan Headley, Shane Miltenberger), 1:42.31; 7th, Pendleton B (River Engum, Nick Johnson, Hunter Reynolds, Sam Atteridge), 2:14.99 100 breaststroke — 8th, Nick Johnson, 1:24.53 400 freestyle relay — 2nd, Pendleton A (Jon Jennings, Nick Johnson, Rylan Headley, Shane Miltenberger), 3:52.10; 4th, Pendleton B (Matt Larsen, River Engum, Sam Atteridge, Avery Madril), 4:47.25 Girls: 200 medley relay — 2nd, Pendleton A (Sarah Gottschalk, Yasmeen Ziada, Courtney Castaneda, Lillie Tomlinson), 2:14.06 200 freestyle — 2nd, Sam Schmitz, 2:20.62; 4th, Landry Huth, 2:23.29 200 individual medley — 3rd, Oceane Schreier, 2:44.67; 5th, Abby Williams, 2:57.38 50 freestyle — 4th, Janessa Headley, 30.66 100 butterfly — 4th, Abby Williams, 1:20.75 100 freestyle — 2nd, Sam Schmitz, 1:00.92 500 freestyle — 3rd, Olivia Broker, 7:02.80 200 freestyle relay — 1st, Pendleton A (Landry Huth, Abby Williams, Sam Schmitz, Oceane Schreier), 1:57.24; 7th, Pendleton B (Kaiya Spence, Lily Yoshioka, Cora Theis, Tanna Stewart), 2:19.38 100 backstroke — 4th, Janessa Headley, 1:19.37 100 breaststroke — 3rd, Landry Huth, 1:19.50; 4th, Olivia Broker, 1:20.19; 5th, Oceane Schreier, 1:25.06 400 freestyle relay — 3rd, Pendleton A (Olivia Broker, Kaiya Spence, MaKayla Lee, Landry Huth), 4:54.59; 5th, Pendleton B (Jill Schulze, Ellie Glover, Dani Moore, Janes- sa Walker), 5:19.75 Hermiston placers Boys: 200 medley relay — 2nd, Hermiston A (Ean Buck, Seth Buck, Ryan Barnard, Carson Wrathall), 1:56.82; 4th, Hermiston B (Ryan Wiley, Lane Stevenson, Jose Roman, Alexis Perez), 2:15.06 200 freestyle — 7th, Ryan Wiley, 2:26.71 200 individual medley — 1st, Ryan Barnard, 2:12.69 50 freestyle — 3rd, Carson Wrathall, 24.28 100 butterfly — 3rd, Ryan Barnard, 1:00.26 100 freestyle — 1st, Carson Wrathall, 55.86; 2nd, Seth Buck, 58.08; 8th, Jose Roman, 1:04.16 500 freestyle — 4th, Ryan Wiley, 6:44.54 200 freestyle relay — 6th, Hermiston A (Ryan Wiley, Lane Stevenson, Ivan Cardenas, Jose Roman), 2:00.07 100 backstroke — 1st, Ean Buck, 1:09.66 100 breaststroke — 6th, Seth Buck, 1:16.78 400 freestyle relay — 1st, Hermiston A (Carson Wrathall, Ean Buck, Seth Buck, Ryan Barnard), 3:49.33 Girls: 100 butterfly — 6th, Lindsey McAllister, 1:44.06 500 freestyle — 5th, Hannah Walker, 7:51.92 400 freestyle relay — 6th, Hermiston A (Natalia LaBelle, Savannah Marsengill, Lindsey McAllister, Hannah Walker), 6:00.74 smooth sailing with the Golden Eagles winning by an average margin of 28.5 points. Their largest win was 72-19 over Dufur on Dec. 29. “We’re still doing the same things we were doing with those great teams before,” Maddern said. “I just think that this year, unlike with the state champion- ship team years ago, it took a lot of games for them to gel. These girls, going through what they did last year, that’s the difference. This team has the state experience that some of the teams in the past didn’t have and that’s what’s propelled us to the winning streak that we have now.” Nixyaawii also leads all 1A teams in scoring with 57.2 points a game. Even more impressive than those numbers is the fact that they haven’t even had their full lineup on the court for an entire game this season. First-team all-league post Sunshine Fuentes went down with a knee injury early in their fourth game of the season. That was also the first game for guard Milan Schimmel, a late transfer from Pendleton who gives the team another dangerous shooter. Stewart also has missed time as well. It’s forced the team to work more as a unit, and allowed more players to build confidence. “I feel like last year during state we got a little too cocky and we didn’t pass the ball,” said senior wing Stacy Fitzpatrick. “It was more about who can shoot it, who can make it, not more of a team. So this year I feel like we’re functioning more as a team.” Maddern has taken notice. “What I’ve been most impressed with, with a lot of kids, is just their willingness to help each other in practice,” he said. “They push each other in practice, and that’s what I think will propel them to reach their goals.” Schimmel has also made a big impact in a short amount of time, and led the team with 17 points and six assists when Stewart was out with an illness. “Most of these girls I’ve played with basically my whole life, and we can read one other and we know where each other are on the court,” said the younger sister of the WNBA’s Shoni Schimmel. “It’s a great thing to have again because we’re great as a team and we know how to pass the ball.” That unselfish play is what excites Maddern most about this season’s team. “One of the stats that’s really stuck out to me this is some of the assist-to-turnover ratio,” he said. “We’ll go some games where we’ll have 16-17 assists and we’ll only have three or four turnovers. In all my years coaching I’ve never seen that.” Maddern said he expects to get Fuentes back before the district tournament, and she’s been making progress in limited practice time. “We expect to have her back in a couple of weeks and be nearly full strength by the time districts rolls around,” he said. “We still have not gotten everybody on the court yet. We haven’t even seen what the full lineup can do, so I’m really looking forward to seeing it obviously.” The last undefeated seasons in 1A were back-to-back as Condon/ Wheeler went 30-0 in 2013-14 and Damascus Christian did it the next season. Nixyaawii’s next game is Friday when it hosts Joseph at 6 p.m. There are nine games left in the regular season, and the Golden Eagles aren’t putting any pressure on themselves to win out. “We aren’t focused on that,” Melton said. “We’re just focused on what’s next, day to day. Our priorities right now are just showing up to practice every day, giving it our all, really getting physical with each other because we have to prepare for those games later on.” ——— Contact Matt Entrup at mentrup@eastoregonian.com or (541) 966-0838. PREPS: Umatilla boys beat Riverside, start 2-0 in EOL Continued from 1B recording 21 steals and giving the ball away just 13 times. “We played a lot better tonight, we didn’t turn the ball over much which is a great sign for us,” Riverside coach Clair Costello said. “We passed the ball really well, shot the ball well ... it was a good game and a big win for the girls.” For Umatilla (6-9, 1-1), Aleesha Watson led the team with a game-high 20 points — or 74 percent of her team’s produc- tion — though 13 of those came in the second quarter. “We let Watson do what she wanted in the second quarter, but we tightened down and did a lot better job in the second half holding her to five points,” Costello said. UP NEXT: Riveride will host Nyssa on Friday for a 6 p.m. tip, while Umatilla hosts Burns on Friday at 6 p.m. ———— UHS 3 14 4 5 — 27 RHS 5 8 13 14 — 40 UMATILLA — A. Watson 20, L. Journot 2, A. Reyes 2, K. Lorence 2, C. Alvarez 1. RIVERSIDE — L. Mashos 16, A. Caldera 6, Br. Avalos 5, A. Hernandez 4, F. Rosen 4, S. Wightman 4, Bi. Avalos 1. 3-pointers — UHS 1, RHS 3. Free throws — UHS 12-19, RHS 11-23. Fouls — UHS 22, RHS 18. Fouled out — A. Hernandez (RHS), L. Journot (UHS). BOYS BASKETBALL UMATILLA 43, RIVER- SIDE 33 — At Boardman, the Umatilla Vikings stayed unbeaten in league play with a 42-33 victory over rival Riverside on Tuesday night at Riverside High School. “It was a good team effort all around tonight,” Umatilla coach Derek Lete said. “Riverside is a hard place for us to play histori- cally, but the boys buckled down and executed down the stretch.” Sebastian Garcia led Umatilla (10-5, 2-0 EOL) with 14 points while Justin Maret had 11 and Kaden Webb had eight. Riverside coach Clair Costello said the game was probably the best his team had played all season, but in the end the Pirates’ scoring woes plagued the team again. Riverside trailed just 30-28 at the start of the fourth, but the Pirates managed just five points in the quarter as Umatilla pulled away for the win. “To hold a team like that (Umatilla) to 43 points, we should win it,” Costello said. “We played good defense, we didn’t turn the ball over much, we just have to figure out how to put the ball in the basket.” Felix Aparicio and Mason Hegar led Riverside (4-9, 0-3) with nine points apiece, and Eon Castillo added seven. UP NEXT: Umatilla will host Burns on Friday with a 7:30 p.m. start, and Riverside will welcome in Nyssa for a 7:30 p.m. start. ———— UHS 10 7 13 13 — 43 RHS 7 8 13 5 — 33 UMATILLA — S. Garcia 14, J. Maret 11, K. Webb 8, T. Durfey 4, S. Miller 2, S. Cranston 2. RIVERSIDE — F. Aparicio 9, M. Hegar 9, E. Castil- lo 7, A. Martinez 5, D. Rodriguez 2, J. Garcia 1. 3-pointers — UHS 4, RHS 1. Free throws — UHS 13-21, RHS 8-16. Fouls — UHS 18, RHS 21. Fouled out — F. Aparicio (RHS). Scoreboard Local Slate BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Today’s Gamees Arlington at South Wasco, 6:30 p.m. Pendleton at La Grande, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Culver at Heppner, 6 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m. Hermiston at The Dalles, 7 p.m. Hood River at Pendleton, 7 p.m. Cove at Echo, 7 p.m. Vale at Irrigon, 7:30 p.m. Burns at Umatilla, 7:30 p.m. Nyssa at Riverside, 7:30 p.m. South Wasco at Ione, 7:30 p.m. Arlington at Sherman, 7:30 p.m. Joseph at Nixyaawii, 7:30 p.m. Helix at Pine Eagle, 7:30 p.m. GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL Today’s Games Arlington at South Wasco, 5 p.m. La Grande at Pendleton, 7 p.m. Friday’s Games Culver at Heppner, 4:30 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m. Vale at Irrigon, 6 p.m. Burns at Umatilla, 6 p.m. Nyssa at Riverside, 6 p.m. South Wasco at Ione, 6 p.m. Arlington at Sherman, 6 p.m. Joseph at Nixyaawii, 6 p.m. Helix at Pine Eagle, 6 p.m. Cove at Echo, 6 p.m. Pendleton at Hood River, 7 p.m. The Dalles at Hermiston, 7 p.m. Mac-Hi at Stanfield, 7:30 p.m. Junction City 53, Sweet Home 46 Marshfield 50, Siuslaw 42 North Bend 53, South Umpqua 39 North Medford 65, Grants Pass 50 Ontario 57, New Plymouth, Idaho 54 Philomath 64, Stayton 58 Roseburg 62, South Medford 54 South Salem 56, McNary 53 Sprague 85, McMinnville 71 Sutherlin 47, Elmira 35 West Albany 87, McKay 73 GIRLS BASKETBALL Ashland 64, Eagle Point 48 Cascade 58, Yamhill-Carlton 46 Churchill 51, Crater 39 Corvallis 79, South Albany 46 Douglas 50, Brookings-Harbor 43 Henley 66, Phoenix 25 Hidden Valley 65, Klamath 46 Marist 42, North Eugene 20 Marshfield 79, Siuslaw 28 Mazama 56, North Valley 33 McMinnville 54, Sprague 33 North Bend 48, South Umpqua 22 North Medford 36, Grants Pass 27 Nyssa 49, Parma, Idaho 46 Sheldon 63, Willamette 26 Silverton 34, Dallas 21 South Medford 83, Roseburg 50 South Salem 58, McNary 56 Springfield 56, Thurston 28 Stayton 48, Philomath 42 Sutherlin 65, Elmira 34 West Albany 67, McKay 29 Football NFL PREP WRESTLING Today Hermiston vs. TBD, 7 p.m. Thursday Hood River at Pendleton, 7 p.m. PREP SWIMMING Saturday Pendleton, Hermiston at Hood River, 10 a.m. Prep Scores BOYS BASKETBALL Cascade 86, Yamhill-Carlton 71 Churchill 68, Crater 47 Cottage Grove 40, Sisters 39 Crescent Valley 55, Woodburn 48, OT Henley 72, Phoenix 39 Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 14 Atlanta 36, Seattle 20 New England 34, Houston 16 Sunday, Jan. 15 Green Bay 34, Dallas 31 Pittsburgh 18, Kansas City 16 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 22 NFC: Green Bay at Atlanta, 12:05 p.m. (FOX) AFC: Pittsburgh at New England, 3:40 p.m. (CBS) Basketball NBA Tuesday’s Games Miami 109, Houston 103 Toronto 119, Brooklyn 109 Dallas 99, Chicago 98 San Antonio 122, Minnesota 114 Denver 127, L.A. Lakers 121 Today’s Games Memphis at Washington, 4 p.m. Portland at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Toronto at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. New York at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Atlanta at Detroit, 5 p.m. Milwaukee at Houston, 5 p.m. Orlando at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Indiana at Sacramento, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. NCAA Men’s Top 25 Tuesday’s Games No. 5 Kentucky 88, Mississippi State 81 No. 6 Baylor 74, Texas 64 No. 17 Wisconsin 68, Michigan 64 No. 21 Purdue 91, Illinois 68 Today’s Games No. 7 West Virginia vs. Oklahoma, 4 p.m. No. 10 Florida State vs. No. 15 Notre Dame, 4 p.m. No. 16 Virginia at Boston College, 5 p.m. No. 19 Florida at No. 24 South Carolina, 3:30 p.m. No. 20 Cincinnati vs. Temple, 4 p.m. Thursday’s Games No. 3 UCLA vs. Arizona State, 8 p.m. No. 4 Gonzaga at Santa Clara, 8 p.m. No. 11 Oregon vs. California, 6 p.m. No. 12 Louisville vs. Clemson, 6 p.m. No. 14 Arizona at Southern Cal, 6 p.m. No. 23 Saint Mary’s vs. Pacific, 8 p.m. No. 25 Maryland at Iowa, 4 p.m. Women’s Top 25 Tuesday’s Games No. 1 UConn 98, Tulsa 58 No. 12 Texas 86, No. 20 Oklahoma 68 No. 23 South Florida 79, Memphis 49 Today’s Games No. 2 Baylor vs. Iowa State, 5 p.m. No. 9 Louisville vs. Georgia Tech, 4 p.m. No. 13 UCLA at Southern Cal, 8 p.m. No. 22 Kansas State vs. TCU, 5 p.m. No. 24 West Virginia at Kansas, 5 p.m. Hockey NHL Tuesday’s Games Columbus 4, Carolina 1 Dallas 7, N.Y. Rangers 6 Toronto 4, Buffalo 3 Ottawa 6, St. Louis 4 New Jersey 4, Minnesota 3 Calgary 5, Florida 2 Chicago 6, Colorado 4 Vancouver 1, Nashville 0 Anaheim 2, Tampa Bay 1, OT Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Arizona at Winnipeg, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Detroit, 5 p.m. Florida at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m. San Jose at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Tennis Australian Open Wednesday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: $37.4 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Second Round Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, def. Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5. Kei Nishikori (5), Japan, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (12), France, def. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Women Second Round Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, vs. Venus Williams (13), United States, 6-3, 6-2. Elina Svitolina (11), Ukraine, def. Julia Boserup, United States, 6-4, 6-1. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (24), Russia, def. Natalia Vikhlyantseva, Russia, 6-2, 6-2. Duan Ying-Ying, China, def. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 6-1, 3-6, 10-8. Alison Riske, United States, def. Zhang Shuai (20), China, 7-6 (7), 4-6, 6-1. Svetlana Kuznetsova (8), Russia, def. Jaimee Fourlis, Australia, 6-2, 6-1. Angelique Kerber (1), Germany, def. Carina Witthoeft, Germany, 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-2. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, def. Julia Goerges, Germany, 6-3, 6-4. Kristyna Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Iri- na-Camelia Begu (27), Romania, 6-4, 7-6 (8).