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SPORTS WEEKEND, JANUARY 28-29, 2017 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS HERMISTON Prep Roundup Eastern pounds Warner Pacifi c Golden Eagles extend streak EOU’s Mhar Caballa’s takes down War- ner Pacif- ic’s Josh Johnson to win in overtime of the 125-pound match on Friday in Hermis- ton. Staff photo by E.J. Harris Nixyaawii boys win eighth-straight game East Oregonian polished off Warner Pacifi c 33-9 for their third dual win of the season. “We’re coming along,” said EOU coach Dustyn Azure, “we’ve been right on the edge of COVE — The Nixyaawii Golden Eagles extended their season-high win streak to eight games on Friday night, as they took down Cove 61-47 on the road. The Golden Eagles (11-4, 8-0 OOL) did have to overcome a sluggish fi rst half to pull out the win, as Cove held a 25-21 lead at halftime. But Nixyaawii bursted out of the halftime break and outscored Cove 25-12 in the third quarter to take a 46-37 lead and coasted to the win. “We settled down there in the third,” Nixyaawii coach Shane Rivera said. “We picked up a man-to-man defense there and led to better looks offensively. In the end, Cove was not quite as deep as us and we kind of wore them down.” Mick Schimmel led Nixy- aawii with 22 points, while Chandler Case had 13 and Deven Barkley had 11. The trio also combined for all 25 of Nixyaawii’s points in the third quarter. Nixyaawii next has a show- down with Powder Valley today at home at 5 p.m. Both teams See EASTERN/2B See PREPS/2B EOU wrestling impresses with dual win at The Dawghouse EOU’s Tyler Miller locks up the arm of Warner Pacifi c’s Calvin Call before pinning him in the 141-pound match Friday in Hermiston. By MATT ENTRUP East Oregonian College Wrestling Looking to build up a following for its recently revived wrestling program, Eastern Oregon University surrendered one of its few home duals on the schedule to take on Warner Pacifi c at Hermiston High on Friday night. The crowd may have been modest, but those in attendance will certainly be spreading the good word after the Mountaineers Staff photo by E.J. Harris PORTLAND — Damian Lillard scored 33 points, including 13 straight for Portland late in the fourth quarter, and the Trail Blazers held off the Memphis Grizzlies 112-109 on Friday night. Allen Crabbe added 23 points off the bench for the Blazers, who Memphis have won three straight for the fi rst time since early December. Mason Plumlee had his Portland fourth double- double in a row with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Marc Gasol, coming off a career- high 42 points Wednesday in a victory over Toronto, scored 32 for the Grizzlies. Zach Randolph added 17 points and 13 rebounds. Portland led by 18 in the fi rst half, but the Grizzlies closed the gap in the third quarter and the teams traded the lead in the fourth. In today’s game of basketball, so much emphasis is put on the 3-point shot and coaches encourage players to take any open look they get in hopes of gaining advantages over their opponents. But the Pendleton Buckaroos do not operate that way, and are a rare breed. The Bucks are a throwback team, if you will, as their strengths lie inside Girls Hoops with a strong group of post players in Maureen Davies, Kalan McGlothan and Katie Bradt that lead the way of an The Dalles inside-out game plan. The Buckaroos played to their strengths very well on Friday night, as they toppled The Dalles Riverhawks 60-48 in a key league contest at Warberg Court. The combo of Davies, McGlothan, Pendleton and Bradt combined for 32 points and 21 rebounds in the win, as The Dalles struggled to slow the trio down. “Inside is where were best at, and we have three kids that we can go to any time we need them,” Pendleton coach Kevin Porter said, “and The Dalles just didn’t have the same level inside to stop us. I’m real prod of the girls and it was great for us to get a win like that.” Pendleton (6-6, 2-0 CRC) started the game fast off the opening tip, racing out to a 15-5 lead at the end of the fi rst quarter. Porter said that getting a good start was one of the teams’ goals for the game. “We’ve been trying to make sure we’re ready to play See BUCKAROOS/2B See BLAZERS/3B 33 Pendleton’s post players combine for 32 points, 21 rebounds East Oregonian 112 9 Inside game carries Buckaroos to win By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press 109 EOU PENDLETON NBA Lillard lifts Blazers in fourth quarter Warner Pacifi c Pendleton’s Maureen Davie puts up a shot guarded by The Dalles’ Karen Jesch in the Bucks’ 60-48 win against the Riverhawks on Friday in Pendleton. Staff photo by E.J. Harris 48 60 Sports shorts Hamlin wins second luge title When Erin Hamlin won her fi rst world luge championship, someone in her bursting-with-pride hometown decided it would be fi tting to name an ice cream sundae in her honor. Memo to the residents of Remsen, New York: It’s time for another tribute. Hamlin is now a two-time world champion, after taking the women’s sprint crown Friday on the track in Igls, Austria, just outside Innsbruck. Hamlin It’s the third world title in USA Luge history, the fi rst in Europe, and the fi rst gold for the Americans in a world championships race since Hamlin prevailed on her home track at Lake Placid in 2009. Hamlin prevailed in 30.074 seconds, a mere 0.009 seconds better than Switzer- land’s Martina Kocher. “As hard as the events at Baylor have been for people to hear, what went on there was much worse than has been reported.“ — John Clune Attorney for the plaintiff in a lawsuit fi led Friday alleging that from 2009-15 the program fostered “the most wide- spread culture of sexual violence and abuse of women ever reported in a collegiate athletic program,” includ- ing 52 acts of rape by no less than 31 players. The lawsuit also alleges coaches provided players and recruits with alcohol and illegal drugs. Cleveland chosen to host 2019 MLB All-Star Game CLEVELAND (AP) — MLB Commis- sioner Rob Manfred announced at a news conference on Friday that Cleveland will host the 2019 All-Star Game at Progressive Field. Cleveland last held the event in 1997 at then-called Jacobs Field, and also hosted the game in 1935, 1954, 1963 and 1981 at Municipal Stadium, which was torn down in the 1990s. The Indians will be the fi rst AL host since Minnesota in 2014. The All-Stars will be in Miami this year and Washington, D.C., in 2018. The AL champion Indians have made signifi cant changes to their downtown ballpark since last hosting the All-Star game. Thousands of seats have been removed and the club has created better viewing for fans with the installation of open social areas and bar rails. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1901 — Baseball’s Amer- ican League is founded. The league plans for a 140-game schedule, set player rosters at 14 and recognizes the Players Protective Association, the players’ union. 1984 — Wayne Gretzky’s record 51-game scoring streak is halted. Over the 51 games, Gretzky scored 61 goals and 92 assists. 2007 — Roger Federer captures his 10th Grand Slam singles title without dropping a set at the Australian Open. The last man to go through a major without dropping a set was Bjorn Borg at the 1980 French Open. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com
