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SPORTS TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2017 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS HERMISTON HERMISTON Hermiston wins CRC opener Dawgs explore northern route Herm- iston’s Rileigh Andreason draws the foul from The Dalles’ Lliana Tell- es in the Bulldogs’ 53-36 win over the River- hawks on Monday in Hermiston. Strong post play guides Bulldog girls past The Dalles East Oregonian A fl at start by Hermiston’s shooters gave The Dalles a glimmer of hope, but the Bulldogs didn’t let it last as they rallied in the second quarter and took control of M o n d a y ’s C o l u m b i a Girls Hoops R i v e r Conference game at The The Dalles Dawghouse. Maddy Juul and Kynzee Padilla both turned in Hermiston double-dou- bles and Hermiston pulled away in its CRC opener 53-36 for its fi fth win in a row. Padilla posted team-highs of 13 points and 14 rebounds, and Juul fi nished with 11 points, 11 rebounds and fi ve assists. “Our identity started to show tonight,” said Herm- iston coach Juan Rodriguez. “Coming into the season I thought our strength was going to be our posts, so to see both of them with double-doubles was really good.” Jazlyn Romero also added 11 points to go with seven rebounds from her guard position, and Rileigh Andreason fi nished with eight points. Andreason got Hermiston Hermiston hoping to join WIAA by 2018 Staff photo by E.J. Harris East Oregonian The Hermiston School District’s continued search for the best way to serve its athletes in the future could lead to the Bulldogs leaving the Oregon School Activities Association altogether. The district announced Monday that it is exploring the possibility of joining the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) by the fall of 2018. “Hermiston School District is facing a challenge as Hermiston High School’s enrollment continues to increase,” the district said in a press release. “The growth will move HHS to the state’s highest classifi cation in the OSAA. This brings up the issue that there are no similarly sized high schools within 175 miles of Hermiston for competition.” The current proposal before the OSAA has Hermiston joining the 6A Mt. Hood Conference with an average travel distance for league games of 179.25 miles. The average travel distance for Hermiston in the Columbia River Conference is 85.67. Hermiston estimates its travel would top 3,000 miles per season for league games alone would it remain with the OSAA’s plan. Hermiston Athletic Director Larry Usher, who voiced concerns over travel when interviewed for a story titled “Bulldogs eying move up” See DAWGS/2B 36 53 See CRC OPENER/4B Prep Wrestling Hermiston’s Line runner-up at Reser’s Bulldogs place sixth in team points East Oregonian HILLSBORO — Through his fi rst three matches at the Reser’s Tournament of Champions, Hermiston 195-pound senior John-Henry Line won by a combined four points. Those close defensive battles caught up to him in the championship on Saturday at Liberty High School when Sprague’s Santos Cantu was able to edge him 3-2 for the coveted title. Line had earned his spot in the fi nals with a win by that exact score over Crook County’s Cade Woodward in the semifi nals, and he was the only one to advance from the fi ve Bulldogs that reached the semis. Hermiston started the day tied for fi fth and fi nished sixth with 132 points. Roseburg won the team title with 270, followed by Dallas (170), Newberg (140), Crater (135.5) and Culver (133) to round out the top fi ve. Hermiston 138-pounder C.J. Hendon placed third after bouncing back from a 10-9 loss to Sprague’s Michael Murphy in the semifi nals. Hendon pinned Roseburg’s Austin David in 2:11 to reach the third-place match, where he then beat Kyle Beal of David Douglas 6-4. Placing fourth for Hermiston were Valen Wyse (160 pounds), Julio Leiva (170) and Kenny Bevan (220). Beau Blake (285) placed fi fth, and Adrian Tuia (145) See WRESTLING/2B Stanfi eld’s Brody Woods (32) jumps high as Brett Speed, of Weston- McEwen, goes up for a shot Saturday in Athena. ATHENA Tigers pull away Stanfi eld stays unbeaten in league Boys Basketball By ERIC SINGER East Oregonian Staff photo by Kathy Aney With a deep bench that allows coach Jason Sperr to rotate players sometimes fi ve at a time, the Stanfi eld boys basketball team has been able to stay fresh for the second half. It’s a strategy that’s paid a lot of dividends already for the No. 4 Tigers, and led to another win Stanfi eld Weston-McEwen 85 60 Saturday on the road against Weston-McEwen when they pulled away in the second half for an 85-60 victory. Stanfi eld senior Jose Garcia said he could notice a drop-off by the TigerScots in the second half. See TIGERS/2B Quaempts scores 25, paces fast-starting TigerScots Weston-McEwen bounces back with win over Stanfi eld By ERIC SINGER East Oregonian After a tough, close loss on the road against Pilot Girls Basketball Rock on mination Friday night, turned into the Weston- results right McEwen away as they Stanfi eld Weston-McEwen o u t s c o r e d girls basket- ball team was Stanfi eld by determined 18 points to redeem in the fi rst itself against Stanfi eld on quarter on their way to a Saturday. 57-32 victory in a Columbia The TigerScots’ deter- River Conference game. “I think the girls really wanted, almost like a do-over,” Weston-McEwen coach Eric Jensen said. “I think they just wanted to regroup, reset and just go and I could tell when I walked into the gym today there was just a different air. Oregon assistant football coach to be fi red after DUI arrest THIS DATE IN SPORTS 32 57 See TIGERSCOTS/2B Sports shorts No. 3 Gonzaga stays undefeated PORTLAND (AP) — Zach Collins had 13 points and No. 3 Gonzaga remained the nation’s only undefeated Division I team with an 83-64 victory over Portland in a game Monday night that was rescheduled because of a winter storm earlier this month. The Bulldogs have won 20 straight games, their longest streak since winning that many in the 2005-06 and 2003-04 seasons. Gonzaga is now 8-0 in West Coast Conference play. Silas Melson and Jordan Mathews each added 12 points for the Zags, who led by as many as 33 points and had four players in double-digits. Rashad Jackson and D’Marques Tyson had 15 points apiece for Portland, which won its fi rst two games in conference but has lost six straight since then. The Pilots (9-11, 2-6 WCC) are playing their fi rst season under former NBA player and coach Terry Porter. “Yo, POTUS even I know to stay away from the notifi cations section on twitter. S--- will drive you crazy, lead the country and let them hate.“ — Johnny Manziel Former NFL quarterback offering advice via Twitter to President Donald Trump on Monday before deleting his account. Manziel, a former Heisman Trophy winner, proclaims to be sober and is attemtping a comeback to foot- ball after partying derailed his professional career. EUGENE (AP) — The University of Oregon says the football co-offensive coordi- nator will be fi red after his arrest on suspicion of driving under the infl uence, marking the latest problem for the team. The school said in a statement Sunday that David Reaves has been placed on administrative leave and the process to terminate his employ- ment has started. Oregon announced hiring him Tuesday. The move comes less than a week after the school suspended its football strength and conditioning coach for a month without pay following a series of intense workouts that sent three players to the hospital. Police in the city of Eugene arrested Reaves early Sunday. Records show he is no longer in custody. 1956 — Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks captures the fi rst of his NBA record four All-Star MVP awards. Pettit leads the West team with 20 points and 24 rebounds in a 108-94 win over the East. 1982 — Ray Wersching kicks a Super Bowl record- tying four fi eld goals to help the San Francisco 49ers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 26-21. 2010 — Kelly Kulick becomes the fi rst woman to win a PBA Tour title, beating Chris Barnes in the fi nal of the 45th Tourna- ment of Champions. Kulick outscores Barnes 265-195. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com
