Page 2B
SPORTS
East Oregonian
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Big 12 to withhold 25 percent of revenue share from Baylor
By RALPH D. RUSSO
Associated Press
The Big 12 Conference
said Wednesday it will with-
hold millions of dollars in
revenue from Baylor until an
outside review determines the
university and athletic depart-
ment are complying with
Title IX guidelines and other
regulations in the wake of a
campus sexual assault scandal.
The league said it would
withhold 25 percent of
future revenue distribution
payments to Baylor. Big 12
Commissioner Bob Bowlsby
said Baylor has already
received a $10 million payout
for part of 2016-17 and the
league expects a total payout
of $34 million for each of
its 10 schools. The league
will withhold 25 percent of
the remaining projected $24
million payout — or about $6
million this year.
The Big 12 said its board of
directors voted unanimously
to withhold the money. Baylor
did not take part in the vote.
“By taking these actions
the board desires to ensure
that the changes that were
promised are actually made
and that systems are in place to
avoid future problems,” said
David Boren, the University
of Oklahoma president and
Big 12 board chairman. “The
proportional withholding of
revenue distribution payments
will be in effect until the board
has determined that Baylor is
in compliance with confer-
ence bylaws and regulations
as well as all components of
Title IX.”
Baylor is not being fined;
the money is being placed in
escrow pending a third-party
verification of Baylor’s reform
efforts. But the sanction is the
first by the Big 12 since the
school in Waco, Texas, was hit
by a wave of complaints that
it repeatedly or intentionally
mishandled assault allega-
tions, many of them involving
football players.
Baylor fired coach Art
Briles last year and parted
ways with university President
Ken Starr and athletic director
Ian McCaw after an inves-
tigation by a law firm found
allegations of sexual assault
brought to the school were not
dealt with appropriately.
The nation’s largest Baptist
university still faces at least
six federal and state lawsuits
as well as a federal civil rights
investigation into claims the
school and football program
ignored, mishandled or tried
to cover up reports of sexual
or physical abuse and other
criminal misdeeds across
campus for years. One court
filing last week alleges more
than 50 acts of rape by more
than 30 football players over
a four-year period, and that
Baylor football promoted a
culture of “sex, drugs and
violence.”
Most of the allegations
stem from a highly successful
time for the football program:
From 2008-2015 under Briles,
Baylor went from perennial
doormat in the Big 12 to a
championship
contender,
winning consecutive football
titles in 2013-14. Baylor hired
Mack Rhoades away from
Missouri to be its new athletic
director last year and brought
in former Temple coach Matt
Rhule to take over the football
program.
Baylor was given 105
recommendations
for
reforming its Title IX process
by Pepper Hamilton, the firm
that handled the initial inves-
tigation. Interim President
David Garland said the univer-
sity considered the recommen-
dations a “mandate.”
“Baylor already had
planned to hire an outside
auditor to audit the implemen-
tation of our enhanced prac-
tices, and we welcome the Big
12 Conference’s request of an
independent review,” Garland
said in a statement.
GONZAGA: Win streak ties program record
Continued from 1B
milestone they could reach
at Loyola Marymount on
Thursday.
The players realized early
that this team was special,
Williams-Goss said.
“We had this belief in the
preseason,” Williams-Goss
said. “If we took the defen-
sive end seriously, we knew
the sky was the limit for us.”
Opponents have aver-
aged only 61.7 points per
game against Gonzaga this
season, and the Zags have
barely trailed in games. In
their 24 games, the Bulldogs
have trailed for just 63½
of the 960 total minutes
played, roughly 6.6 percent
of the time.
Their narrowest victory
was a 73-71 escape against
Iowa State, which was
ranked No. 21 at the time.
They also had single-digit
wins over No. 17 Florida
and No. 9 Arizona.
The only other Gonzaga
team to reach No. 1 was the
2013 squad led by Kelly
Olynyk and Elias Harris.
They were top-ranked for
the final three weeks of the
season. But that team lost
during the first weekend
of the NCAA Tournament,
upset by a Wichita State team
that would go undefeated in
the next regular season.
This team wants to go
farther, because the only poll
that really matters is the one
that comes out at the end of
the season, Williams-Goss
said.
This year’s Zags are
deeper than the 2013 squad.
Six players average more
than nine points per game.
When Williams-Goss sat
out the recent Santa Clara
game with a sprained ankle,
veteran guard Silas Melson
started and the Zags roared
to a 35-point victory.
“It was good for our
depth to stand up and show,”
Few said.
The Zags are the only
remaining undefeated team
in Division I, and their
24-game winning streak
is tied for the longest in
program history.
“Being undefeated is
obviously a huge accom-
plishment,” said Williams-
Goss, a transfer from
Washington who has yet to
lose in a Gonzaga uniform.
“But we’ve still got a lot of
areas to grow in.”
Only two Zags remain
from the 2013 team.
They are center Przemek
Karnowski and little-used
reserve Rem Bakamus,
both seniors. Karnowski
this season became the
program’s all-time leader
in victories, going 124-13
(.905) as a Bulldog.
Few had praise for his
team.
“I am happy with how
they have approached this
year,” Few said. “They’ve
stayed hungry and they’ve
stayed humble.”
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
LEAGUE RACES: Honkers girls clinch bye
Continued from 1B
1A OLD OREGON
LEAGUE
It appears that it will be a
three-team race for the Old
Oregon League titles this
season on both the boys and
girls sides, as Nixyaawii,
Powder Valley, and Joseph
have separated themselves
from the pack.
On the girls side,
Nixyaawii has been nearly
unbeatable for most of the
league season, but will face
Joseph and Powder Valley
back-to-back to finish out
the season. The Golden
Eagles won the previous
matchups against both teams
by a combined 47 points.
Echo (7-5) has a solid
hold on the fourth spot
currently, but there are three
teams — Helix (4-7), Cove
(4-8) and Wallowa (3-9) —
that are battling for the final
two spots. Helix will play
three-straight to close out
is schedule, first at home
against Powder Valley today
before hitting the road to
Joseph on Friday and Pine
Eagle on Saturday.
On the boys side, Nixy-
aawii needs just two wins
out of its final three games to
clinch the No. 1 seed, while
Powder Valley (9-1) and
Joseph (9-3) are battling for
the second bye spot. Behind
those three, Echo (5-7) is in
competition with Wallowa
(5-7), Cove (4-8), and Helix
(3-8) for the final three spots
in the district tournament.
Helix, currently sitting one
spot outside of the cutoff,
needs to win its final three to
have its best shot, at Powder
Valley today, at Joseph on
Friday and at Pine Eagle on
Saturday.
1A BIG SKY LEAGUE
The Arlington girls
basketball team has won
12 of its past 13 games, and
currently sits atop the BSL
standings with two games
left to play — already
clinching a first round bye in
the district tournament.
Meanwhile,
Condon/
Wheeler (7-5) is at No. 4
right now though with a pair
of wins over Dufur on Friday
and Sherman on Saturday
could vault them into the
third seed and the advantage
of grabbing the BSL’s third-
and-final automatic bid to
the state postseason.
On the boys side,
Sherman (11-0) and Dufur
(10-1) have clinched the
two first-round district byes,
while Arlington (7-5) sits in
third and Condon/Wheeler
(6-6) in fourth. Arlington
finishes up at home against
Sherman (Friday) and Dufur
(Saturday) this weekend,
while
Condon/Wheeler
hosts Dufur on Friday
and travels to Sherman on
Saturday.
Ione (2-9) is still alive
for the sixth spot with three
games to play as it sits two
games back from South
Wasco (4-7). The Cardinals
need a minimum of two
wins this weekend against
Mitchell/Spray on Thursday,
South Wasco on Friday
and Horizon Christian on
Saturday, though three wins
would likely give them the
final spot.
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SCOREBOARD
Local Slate
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
Today
Pendleton at Hermiston, 5:45 p.m.
Culver at Stanfield, 6 p.m.
Powder Valley at Helix, 7:30 p.m.
Mac-Hi at Baker, 8:15 p.m.
Friday
Weston-McEwen at Stanfield, 7:30 p.m.
Mac-Hi at La Grande, 7:30 p.m.
Nyssa at Irrigon, 7:30 p.m.
Riverside at Umatilla, 7:30 p.m.
Heppner at Pilot Rock, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Stanfield at Pilot Rock, 4 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Culver, 2:30 p.m.
Dufur at Arlington, 4 p.m.
Horizon Christian at Ione, 5:30 p.m.
Vale at Umatilla, 5:30 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler at Sherman, 5:30 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Joseph, 5:30 p.m.
Pine Eagle at Helix, 5:30 p.m.
Echo at Cove, 7 p.m.
Irrigon at Burns, 7 p.m.
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
Today
Culver at Stanfield, 4:30 p.m.
Powder Valley at Helix, 6 p.m.
Mac-Hi at Baker, 6:30 p.m.
Pendleton at Hermiston, 7:30 p.m.
Friday
Weston-McEwen at Stanfield, 6 p.m.
Mac-Hi at La Grande, 6 p.m.
Nyssa at Irrigon, 6 p.m.
Riverside at Umatilla, 6 p.m.
Heppner at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m.
Saturday
Pendleton at The Dalles, 2:30 p.m.
Dufur at Arlington, 2:30 p.m.
Stanfield at Pilot Rock, 3 p.m.
Horizon Christian at Ione, 4 p.m.
Vale at Umatilla, 4 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Culver, 4 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler at Sherman, 4 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Joseph, 4 p.m.
Pine Eagle at Helix, 4 p.m.
Echo at Cove, 4 p.m.
Irrigon at Burns, 5 p.m.
PREP WRESTLING
Friday
Pendleton, Hermiston at 5A District 4
tournament (Hermiston), TBA
Mac-Hi at 4A District 4 tournament, TBA
Saturday
Pendleton, Hermiston at 5A District 4
tournament (Hermiston), TBA
Mac-Hi at 4A District 4 tournament, TBA
Echo/Stanfield, Heppner/Ione, Irrigon at
Pine Eagle Invite, 10 a.m.
PREP SWIMMING
Friday
Pendleton, Hermiston at CRC champion-
ships (Hood River), TBA
Saturday
Pendleton, Hermiston at CRC champion-
ships (Hood River), TBA
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Friday
Southern Oregon at Eastern Oregon,
7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Blue Mountain at Columbia Basin, 4 p.m.
Oregon Tech at Eastern Oregon, 7:30 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Friday
Southern Oregon at Eastern Oregon,
5:30 p.m.
Saturday
Blue Mountain at Columbia Basin, 2 p.m.
Oregon Tech at Eastern Oregon, 5:30 p.m.
Prep Scores
BOYS BASKETBALL
Wednesday
Crater 61, Eagle Point 49
Dallas 45, Milwaukie 40
Gladstone 57, Corbett 36
Glencoe 68, Sunset 66
La Salle 77, Putnam 57
Madras 80, Molalla 57
Redmond 49, Ridgeview 45
Seaside 73, Astoria 53
Ontario
Mac-Hi
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Wednesday
Barlow 38, Gresham 24
Central 49, Crescent Valley 23
Corvallis 69, Dallas 39
Crater 55, Eagle Point 20
La Salle 75, Putnam 29
Seaside 63, Astoria 35
Sheldon 44, Willamette 32
Silverton 62, South Albany 45
Westview 43, Glencoe 40
BOYS BASKETBALL
5A Columbia River Conference
Conf.
Ovr Rank
Pendleton
3-0
8-4
13
Hermiston
3-1
13-5
10
Hood River
1-2
6-9
26
The Dalles
0-4
3-12
28
4A Greater Oregon League
Conf.
Ovr
La Grande
4-0
16-2
Ontario
2-1
8-7
Baker
1-3
7-14
Mac-Hi
0-3
6-10
Rank
2
15
26
34
3A Eastern Oregon League
Conf.
Ovr
Umatilla
6-2
14-7
Burns
5-3
13-8
Irrigon
5-3
12-7
Nyssa
5-4
8-12
Vale
2-6
4-16
Riverside
2-7
6-13
Rank
8
23
15
17
34
35
2A Columbia Basin Conference
Conf.
Ovr Rank
Stanfield
5-0
15-1
1
Heppner
3-3
11-5
11
Weston-McEwen 3-3
11-8
15
Pilot Rock
3-3
10-8
22
Culver
0-5
1-15
40
1A Old Oregon League
Conf.
Nixyaawii
11-0
Powder Valley
9-1
Joseph
9-3
Echo
5-7
Wallowa
5-7
Cove
4-8
Helix
3-8
Pine Eagle
0-12
Ovr
17-5
15-2
12-9
11-10
12-10
7-11
3-16
1-16
Rank
1
10
24
34
21
28
45
60
Ovr
14-4
14-4
15-5
6-15
5-15
6-13
4-13
1-18
Rank
13
12
16
43
44
48
53
67
GIRLS BASKETBALL
5A Columbia River Conference
Conf.
Ovr Rank
Pendleton
3-0
7-6
13
Hermiston
3-1
9-9
14
The Dalles
1-3
6-8
21
Hood River
0-3
6-7
25
4A Greater Oregon League
Conf.
Ovr
Baker
4-0
13-4
La Grande
2-2
9-9
3-14
1-14
30
36
3A Eastern Oregon League
Conf.
Ovr
Vale
6-2
16-4
Nyssa
6-3
15-7
Burns
5-3
13-7
Irrigon
5-3
12-8
Riverside
2-7
8-10
Umatilla
1-7
6-15
Rank
6
9
10
14
29
30
2A Columbia Basin Conference
Conf.
Ovr Rank
Weston-McEwen 5-1
14-5
12
Pilot Rock
4-2
14-4
10
Culver
3-2
11-6
16
Stanfield
1-4
4-13
34
Heppner
1-5
6-10
30
Prep Standings
1A Big Sky League
Conf.
Sherman
11-0
Dufur
10-1
Arlington
7-5
Condon/Wheeler 6-6
Horizon Christian 5-6
South Wasco
4-7
Ione
2-9
Mitchell/Spray
0-11
1-2
0-3
Rank
9
18
1A Big Sky League
Conf.
Arlington
11-1
Horizon Christian 10-1
South Wasco
7-4
Condon/Wheeler 7-5
Dufur
4-7
Sherman
4-7
Ione
2-9
Mitchell/Spray
0-11
1A Old Oregon League
Conf.
Nixyaawii
11-0
Powder Valley
9-1
Joseph
8-4
Echo
7-5
Helix
4-7
Cove
4-8
Wallowa
3-9
Pine Eagle
0-12
Ovr
16-5
16-5
10-8
10-11
6-11
6-15
2-17
2-14
Rank
16
19
29
33
42
49
52
60
Ovr
18-0
15-3
14-5
14-7
8-9
7-13
3-17
0-16
Rank
1
3
11
14
25
34
44
50
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L Pct GB
1. Cleveland
36 15 .706
—
2. Boston
33 19 .635
3½
3. Washington 31 21 .596 5½
4. Toronto
32 22 .593 5½
5. Atlanta
31 22 .585
6
6. Indiana
29 23 .558 7½
7. Chicago
26 27 .490
11
8. Detroit
25 28 .472
12
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Charlotte
24 28 .462 12½
Miami
23 30 .434
14
Milwaukee
22 29 .431
14
New York
22 32 .407 15½
Orlando
20 34 .370 17½
Philadelphia
18 34 .346 18½
Brooklyn
9 44 .170
28
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L Pct GB
1. Golden State 44
8 .846
—
2. San Antonio 40 12 .769
4
3. Houston
38 17 .691
7½
4. Utah
34 19 .642 10½
5. L.A. Clippers 32 21 .604 12½
6. Memphis
33 22 .600 12½
7. Oklahoma City 30 23 .566 14½
8. Denver
23 29 .442
21
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Portland
23 30 .434 21½
Sacramento
21 32 .396 23½
Dallas
20 32 .385
24
Minnesota
20 33 .377 24½
New Orleans
20 33 .377 24½
L.A. Lakers
18 37 .327 27½
Phoenix
16 37 .302 28½
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Wednesday’s Games
Cleveland 132, Indiana 117
San Antonio 111, Philadelphia 103
Atlanta 117, Denver 106
Detroit 121, L.A. Lakers 102
Washington 114, Brooklyn 110, OT
L.A. Clippers 119, New York 115
Memphis 110, Phoenix 91
Miami 106, Milwaukee 88
Minnesota 112, Toronto 109
Utah 127, New Orleans 94
Sacramento 108, Boston 92
Golden State 123, Chicago 92
Today’s Games
Houston at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Cleveland at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.
Utah at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Boston at Portland, 7:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Denver at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Miami at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Golden State at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Indiana at Washington, 5 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.
New Orleans at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Atlanta at Sacramento, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.
NCAA
Men’s AP Top 25
Wednesday’s Games
No. 6 Baylor 72, Oklahoma State 69
No. 9 Arizona 74, Stanford 67
No. 11 Cincinnati 60, UCF 50
No. 13 West Virginia 61, Oklahoma 50
No. 14 Florida State 95, NC State 71
No. 24 Xavier 72, DePaul 61
Today’s Games
No. 1 Gonzaga at Loyola Marymount,
7 p.m.
No. 5 Oregon at No. 10 UCLA, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Wisconsin at Nebraska, 6 p.m.
No. 8 North Carolina at No. 18 Duke,
5 p.m.
No. 16 Purdue at Indiana, 4 p.m.
No. 20 Saint Mary’s vs. Portland, 7 p.m
No. 25 SMU at Temple, 6 p.m.
Friday’s Games
No games scheduled
Women’s AP Top 25
Wednesday’s Games
No. 21 Michigan 72, Purdue 62
No. 22 South Florida 76, East Carolina 66
Today’s Games
No. 3 Maryland vs. Illinois, 4 p.m.
No. 4 Mississippi State vs. Vanderbilt,
6 p.m.
No. 5 Florida State vs. Wake Forest,
4 p.m.
No. 6 South Carolina vs. Auburn, 4 p.m.
No. 12 Louisville at Virginia Tech, 4 p.m.
No. 16 Miami vs. Virginia, 4 p.m.
No. 17 N.C. State at Georgia Tech, 4 p.m.
No. 24 Tennessee vs. Missouri, 4 p.m.
Friday’s Games
No. 8 Stanford vs. Colorado, 8 p.m.
No. 9 Oregon State vs. Southern Cal,
8 p.m.
No. 10 Washington vs. Arizona, 8 p.m.
No. 14 Duke vs. No. 20 Syracuse, 4 p.m.
No. 15 UCLA at Oregon, 6 p.m.
No. 18 DePaul at Xavier, 4 p.m.
No. 23 Arizona State at Washington
State, 7 p.m.
Hockey
NHL
Wednesday’s Games
Chicago 4, Minnesota 3, OT
Today’s Games
Vancouver at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Detroit at Washington, 4 p.m.
Nashville at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.
Anaheim at Buffalo, 4 p.m.
San Jose at Boston, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Los Angeles at Florida, 4:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
Dallas at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Montreal at Arizona, 6 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Chicago at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Alex Rendon, of Pendleton, goes after Hermiston’s Si-
las Smith in the 132-pound class during a dual meet at
the Dawg House on Feb. 1 in Hermiston.
DISTRICTS: Starts Friday
Continued from 1B
points. Everybody’s got a role
on the team, and everybody
knows their role, whether
they should be winning titles
or striving to make it to the
state tournament.”
Pendleton coach Fred
Phillips, in his 16th season,
said it’s the most parity he’s
seen at the district tourna-
ment.
“We all in our region, the
good old IMC as we still like
to call it, we believe we have
the toughest and deepest
regional of the four that
qualifies kids for state,” he
said. “Everybody except for
one team has really good kids
that are going to contribute
and vie for spots at the state
tournament. I’ve got to say
this is the most balanced
I’ve seen the league since
I’ve been a part of it. It just
matters which teams show up
and compete on Saturday.”
No team, though, can
claim quite the depth of the
Bulldogs.
Hermiston handled each
of its league duals against
Pendleton, Hood River and
The Dalles with ease, and
defeated Bend and Mountain
View with equal aplomb
at the Oregon Wrestling
Championships. Redmond,
Summit and Ridgeview
complete the district field.
Hermiston and Redmond
each have three returning
district champions, and the
Bulldogs’ nine returning state
qualifiers leads the pack.
The strength of Herm-
iston’s formidable lineup
falls in the middle weights
as junior Adrian Tuia (145
pounds), and seniors C.J.
Hendon (152) and Valen
Wyse (160) all won titles at
lighter weight classes last
season.
Athletes will be seeded
at today’s coaches meeting,
and the 152-160 brackets
are shaping up to be the
most competitive of the
tournament as Pendleton
senior Morgan Holcomb
and Redmond senior Mitch
Willett both won district
titles as well last year and
have wrestled in each of
those weight classes this
season. Summit’s Grant
Leipart is another wrestler to
watch there.
Also back to defend
their titles from last year are
Redmond’s Evan McLean
(113) and Mario Nonato
(220) and Mountain View’s
Caleb Duhn (126).
Four more Bulldogs
are the top returner in their
bracket, and heavyweight
Beau Blake was second last
season while John-Henry
Line (195), Kenny Bevan
(182) and Julio Leiva (170)
were third. Joey Gutierrez
was second to Willett at 160,
and has wrestled as heavy
as 182 this year, and Jesus
Rodriguez was the third-
place 120-pounder.
Corey Mason (220) and
Wade Kirkpatrick (152)
also placed last season for
the Bulldogs, but not high
enough to earn a state berth.
Larson said those are two
he expects to come out wres-
tling hard and have a good
chance to break through this
season, and said the 106 class
is another where he hopes to
pick up a lot of points with
Ruben Madrigal and Alice
Todryk.
“We’re
absolutely
expecting both of those two
to make it to state tourna-
ment,” he said. “It’s tough
to do sometimes but we’re
expecting both those to go.”
The Bucks aren’t loaded
up like the Bulldogs, but
have several state hopefuls
and could contend for second
place in team points with a
strong showing.
Joining Holcomb as a title
contenders for Pendleton are
sophomore Alex Rendon
(132) and senior Jeff Kovach
(138). Each wrestler won
his last match, which came
during a dual in Hermiston
on Feb. 1 which was also
the last live action for the
Bulldogs, as both teams were
stuck at home last weekend
due to inclement weather.
“We’re a little shy on the
amount of matches I’d like to
have going into regionals,”
Phillips said. “Maybe in
hindsight we’ll be rested and
fresh and ready to go.”
The ultimate goal for the
Bulldogs is an 11th banner to
adorn their gymnasium wall,
and Larson said it’s hard to
put a number on how many
state berths the team needs
to secure to put them in the
driver’s seat.
“There’s been some years
where we’ve taken 11 to sate
and won a state title, and
there’s years we’ve taken
16 to state and won the title
and with eight champions,”
he said. “We want to get as
many to the state tournament
as possible. One of these
years our goals is to have 28
in the state tournament and
14 champs, so we definitely
have high expectations as a
coaching staff.”
Action will begin on
Friday at 3:30 p.m., and is
expected to pick back up
around 10 a.m. on Saturday.
All matches will take place on
three mats in the main gym.
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Contact Matt Entrup at
mentrup@eastoregonian.
com or (541) 966-0838.