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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
2A Girls Basketball Championship
Dragons craft perfect ending in Pendleton
Monroe claims
first state title in
school history
By ERIC SINGER
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — It was
quite the season for the No.
1 Monroe Dragons girls
basketball team.
The Dragons ran through
its non-league schedule
a perfect 10-0. They then
breezed through its league
schedule with a perfect 14-0
mark. And then they stayed
perfect through postseason
grinded out three victories to
earn a berth in the 2A state
championship game
And on Saturday night at
the Pendleton Convention
Center, the Dragons finished
off their perfect season with
the perfect ending — a 52-40
victory over No. 2 Western
Mennonite to earn Monroe’s
first state championship in
school history.
“I’ve tried to keep it out of
my head, the undefeated part,
as much as I can,” Monroe
coach Tony Parker said
minutes after the game. “It’s
just been an amazing, miracle
season for this group.”
#2 W. Mennonite
40
Monroe
#1
52
Monroe (29-0) junior
Madison
Ballard,
who
finished with seven points
and nine rebounds, said she
couldn’t wrap her head around
what had just happened.
“This is so crazy and so
awesome,” she said. “I feel
like it’ll actually hit me later
tonight that we went unde-
feated, and won the state title
... and I’ve been dreaming
about this my whole life and
it’s finally happened.”
Monroe trailed for all of just
four minutes and 25 seconds
of the game, when Western
Mennonite’s Madison Hull
hit a jumper at 6:57 mark of
the first to put the Pioneers up
2-0 and then Monroe’s Peyton
Greene tied the game at 2-2
with 4:35 to play.
Just over ninety seconds
later, Greene hit another
jump shot to put the Dragons
up 4-2 and they never
relinquished the lead again.
Western Mennonite made
a run in the second quarter,
going on a 13-1 spurt to get
the score to 19-17 with 1:20
left to play in the first half.
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
The Monroe girls basketball team celebrates after beating Western Mennonite 52-40
in the 2A girls basketball championship at Pendleton Convention Center.
At halftime, Ballard said
that coach Parker gave them a
simple talk hoping to refocus
his team for the second half.
“He told us to keep going
at them and to get the ball back
inside and work it because
that’s where we had our
biggest advantage,” Ballard
said, “and to keep playing
defense because defense wins
championships.”
In the second half, the
Dragons found a higher gear
and took off. The team shot
11 of 20 overall in the half
(55 percent) and held Western
Mennonite to just 6 of 24
shooting (25 percent) as they
slowly built upon its lead.
“We knew there were
going to be runs throughout
the game, and we just had
to keep our composure and
HERMISTON
Lava Bears nudge Bulldogs from playoffs
East Oregonian
BEND — The Hermiston
girls basketball team battled
back from a 15-point fourth-
quarter deficit to tie the score
with 1 minute, 30 seconds to
play in Friday’s Class 5A first-
round playoff game at Bend.
The hosting Lava Bears
ran more than a minute off
the clock without taking a
shot, and when they scored
just one of two at the free
throw line with 16 seconds
left it gave the Bulldogs
the opportunity they were
looking for.
After a timeout to draw up
a play, the Bulldogs got the
look they wanted as senior
Kynzee Padilla got behind
the defense and took a pass
from junior Maddy Juul as
she moved toward the hoop.
The shot
the character
Girls Hoops
wouldn’t fall,
of our senior
though, and
leaders and
Bend grabbed
they
made
Bend
the rebound to Hermiston
a great run
secure a 46-45
hitting shots
win.
and playing
“It was one
great defense
of those things where we got to hold them.”
a good look, we got one of our
Padilla, who finished with
best players with a good look six points and six rebounds,
at the basket, it just wouldn’t is one of four seniors the
fall,” said Hermiston coach Bulldogs (14-11) will lose to
Juan Rodriguez.
graduation. Forward Hayden
Rodriguez said it was a Meyers and guard Rileigh
tough way to go out, but he Andreason each scored in
couldn’t have been more their final games, but guard
proud of the way the team Shaelynn Gilbert was unavail-
fought its way back in the able after turning her ankle in
game in the fourth quarter.
the team’s play-in win.
“The girls finally showed
“We’ll miss their expe-
what I knew they had in them rience,” Rodriguez said.
in that competitive spirit,” “Padilla is a four-year
he said. “A lot of teams if starter … but all those girls
they’re down 15 in the fourth dedicated the last four years
quarter, that’s it. That shows to the program and they’ll
45
46
be missed. We have some
good young players coming
up, but it’s hard to replace
experience and so that’s what
we’ll miss next year.”
A sign of what’s to come,
it was a freshman that led the
scoring for the Bulldogs in the
fourth quarter as Jazlyn Romero
scored eight of her team-high
18 points in the frame.
Juul finished with six
points and five rebounds for
Hermiston.
Bend (19-4) was led by
Sophia Jackson with 17
points.
———
HHS
14 7
9 15 — 45
BHS
14 12 12
8 — 46
HERMISTON — J. Romero 18, M. Juul
6, K. Padilla 6, J. Thomas 6, R. Andreason
5, H. Meyers 2, H. Thompson 2, S. Stefani,
M. Wilson.
BEND — S. Jackson 17, K. Roath 9, T.
Wheeler 7, K. Rambo 5, C. Scott 4, S.
Woodward 4, J. Fettig, T. Hadley, K. Brown.
3-pointers — HHS 5; BHS 2. Free throws
— HHS 8-12; BHS 10-18. Fouls — HHS 18;
BHS 13.
limit their runs,” Parker said,
“and then gradually build a
lead where we can just sit on
it, and that’s what we did.”
Rose Gwillim was the
star of the second half for the
Dragons, as she had all 12
of her points in the half on 4
of 5 shooting to go with five
rebounds. Her effort earned
her the Dragons’ Player of
the Game honor.
For Western Mennonite,
it was predominately a
one-horse show on offense
as Madison Hull had a game-
high 22 points on 8 of 20
shooting and also chipped
in a game-high 19 rebounds.
Annika Hess did chip in
12 points — eight of which
came in the second half.
———
ALL TOURNAMENT
TEAM
First Team
Kaylin Cantu, Kennedy;
Madison Hull, Western
Mennonite; K. Koehnke,
Regis; S. Nichol, East Linn
Christian; Madison Ballard,
Monroe (unanimous).
Second Team
Kyndal Martin, Monroe;
Rose Gwillim, Monroe;
Annika
Hess,
Western
Mennonite; Mariah Moulton,
Grant
Union;
Lexee
Robertson, Imbler.
————
WM
4 13 12 11 — 40
MHS
12 8 17 15 — 52
WESTERN MENNONITE — M. Hull 22, A.
Hess 12, P. Hopper 3, L. Foster 3, L. Pack,
M. Choi.
MONROE — R. Gwillim 12, C. Knaggs 11,
P. Greene 10, M. Ballard 7, K. Martin 6, E.
Stahl 6, D. Langley.
3-pointers — WM 5, MHS 5. Free throws
— WM 9-13, MHS 11-18. Fouls — WM 16,
MHS 12.
————
Contact Eric at esinger@
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or
541-966-0839. Follow him
on Twitter @ByEricSinger.
BUCKAROOS: Last
final-bracket win in 1992
Continued from 1B
champion, is hoping to
move on in the champion-
ship bracket for the first
time since 1978 and win its
first game there since 1992.
Churchill (21-4), cham-
pion of the Midwestern
League, is making its sixth
straight appearance in the
5A quarterfinals, and last
won there during its run to
second place in 2014.
Churchill is coming off
a 62-52 win over Silverton
in the first round and has
won its last 10 in row.
The Lancers are led by
MWL Co-player of the
Year senior guard Lucas
Wilson (6-foot-5) and as
team average 66.1 points
on offense and give up 47.2
on average. Senior guard
Cameron Hall (6-4) also
earned first-team all-league
honors for the Lancers,
which have 10 seniors and
two juniors on their roster.
Pendleton is averaging
62.6 points on offense and
48.5 allowed on defense,
and is coming in on a
12-game winning streak
it extended with a 69-67
double-overtime win over
Corvallis in the first round.
The game will be
announced by the OSAA
Radio Network crew and
broadcast locally on KUMA
1290 AM/103.1 FM out
of Pendleton. The winner
will have a day off as the
semifinals won’t be played
until Friday. The loser will
head into the consolation
bracket where they’ll play
an elimination game on
Wednesday morning.
SCOREBOARD
Local Slate
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
Today
Pendleton vs. Churchill (5A quarterfinals,
at Gill Coliseum, Corvallis), 8:15 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Saturday
Shoreline at Blue Mountain (DH), 11
a.m./2 p.m.
Sunday
Clackamas at Blue Mountain (DH), 11
a.m./2 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Friday
Southwest Oregon at Blue Mountain
(DH), Noon/2 p.m.
Recent Scores
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
Saturday
3A Tournament
4th/6th: Salem Acad. 62, AMITY 61
3rd/5th: HARRISBURG 55, Cascade
Christian 45
Championship: DAYTON 64, De La Salle
North Catholic 55
2A Tournament
4th/6th: COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN 69,
Vernonia 55
3rd/5th: WESTERN MENNONITE 60, Life
Christian 48
Championship: Santiam 57, STANFIELD
54
1A Tournament
4th/6th: North Douglas 39, DAYS CREEK
27
3rd/5th: PERRYDALE 48, Jordan Valley 44
Championship: SHERMAN 78, Powder
Valley 57
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
Saturday
6A first round
CLACKAMAS 66, Westview 52
SOUTH MEDFORD 57, Lincoln 35
SOUTHRIDGE 61, North Medford 28
Sunset 56, TIGARD 49
GRANT 51, Jesuit 35
SOUTH SALEM 54, West Salem 36
St. Mary’s Acad. 59, WEST LINN 55
OREGON CITY 51, Canby 29
5A first round
MARIST CATHOLIC 68, Wilsonville 36
HILLSBORO 47, Churchill 39
LA SALLE PREP 59, Central 35
CRATER 44, Dallas 36
SILVERTON 77, Summit 47
CORVALLIS 78, Springfield 44
4A first round
MAZAMA 33, Gladstone 31
NORTH MARION 53, Henley 51
MARSHFIELD 42, Stayton 35
BAKER 63, Valley Catholic 60
SUTHERLIN 51, Douglas 43
CASCADE 51, Cottage Grove 26
Seaside 38, MOLALLA 31
BANKS 55, North Bend 26
3A Tournament
4th/6th: SALEM ACAD. 36, Coquille 17
3rd/5th: PORTLAND ADVENTIST ACAD.
52, Nyssa 43
Championship: Blanchet Catholic 36,
DAYTON 34
2A Tournament
4th/6th: EAST LINN CHRISTIAN ACAD.
43, Regis 38
3rd/5th: KENNEDY 39, Imbler 30
4th/6th: MONROE 52, Western Menno-
nite 40
1A Tournament
4th/6th: CRANE 46, Powder Valley 37
3rd/5th: ADRIAN 50, Arlington 36
Championship: NIXYAAWII 68, Country
Christian 39
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Saturday
Blue Mountain vs. Clackamas, canceled
Sunday
Blue Mountain 16, Walla Walla 13
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Friday, March 3
Walla Walla 5, Blue Mountain 3
Walla Walla 1, Blue Mountain 0
Sunday
Mount Hood 5, Blue Mountain 3
Mount Hood 13, Blue Mountain 2
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Cleveland
42 20
Boston
40 23
Washington
37 24
Toronto
37 26
Atlanta
34 29
Indiana
32 31
Chicago
31 32
Detroit
31 32
Miami
30 34
Milwaukee
29 33
Charlotte
28 35
New York
26 38
Philadelphia
23 40
Orlando
23 41
Brooklyn
11 51
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
x-Golden State
52 11
x-San Antonio
49 13
Houston
44 20
Utah
40 24
L.A. Clippers
37 25
Memphis
36 28
Oklahoma City
35 28
Denver
29 34
Portland
26 35
Dallas
26 36
Minnesota
25 37
Sacramento
25 38
New Orleans
25 39
Phoenix
21 42
L.A. Lakers
19 44
Pct
.677
.635
.607
.587
.540
.508
.492
.492
.469
.468
.444
.406
.365
.359
.177
GB
—
2½
4½
5½
8½
10½
11½
11½
13
13
14½
17
19½
20
31
Pct
.825
.790
.688
.625
.597
.563
.556
.460
.426
.419
.403
.397
.391
.333
.302
GB
—
2½
8½
12½
14½
16½
17
23
25
25½
26½
27
27½
31
33
x-clinched playoff spot
———
Sunday’s Games
Indiana 97, Atlanta 96
Golden State 112, New York 105
Phoenix 109, Boston 106
Washington 115, Orlando 114
Utah 110, Sacramento 109, OT
Dallas 104, Oklahoma City 89
New Orleans 105, L.A. Lakers 97
Monday’s Games
Miami 106, Cleveland 98
Milwaukee 112, Philadelphia 98
New York 113, Orlando 105
Detroit 109, Chicago 95
Golden State 119, Atlanta 111
Brooklyn 122, Memphis 109
Charlotte 100, Indiana 88
Portland at Minnesota, ppd.
San Antonio 112, Houston 110
Denver 108, Sacramento 96
Utah 88, New Orleans 83
Boston at L.A. Clippers, late finish
Today’s Games
Portland at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Washington at Phoenix, 6 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Chicago at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Brooklyn at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Miami, 4:30 p.m.
Detroit at Indiana, 5 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
New York at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.
Toronto at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
Utah at Houston, 5 p.m.
Sacramento at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.
Washington at Denver, 6 p.m.
Boston at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
NCAA
Men’s Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated
Press’ college basketball poll, with
first-place votes in parentheses, records
through March 5, total points based on 25
points for a first-place vote through one
point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s
ranking:
Record
Pts Prv
1. Kansas (59)
28-3 1619
1
2. Villanova (2)
28-3 1517
2
3. UCLA (3)
28-3 1487
3
4. Gonzaga (1)
30-1 1430
4
5. Oregon
27-4 1364
6
6. North Carolina
26-6 1291
5
7. Arizona
27-4 1252
7
8. Kentucky
26-5 1182
9
9. Baylor
25-6 1084
11
10. Louisville
24-7 1047
8
11. West Virginia
24-7
958 10
12. SMU
27-4
849 14
13. Purdue
25-6
839 16
14. Duke
23-8
667 17
15. Cincinnati
27-4
634 18
16. Florida State
24-7
631 15
17. Florida
24-7
617 12
18. Butler
23-7
538 13
19. Saint Mary’s
27-3
456 20
20. Wichita State
30-4
401 21
21. Virginia
21-9
400 23
22. Notre Dame
23-8
394 19
23. Iowa State
20-10
147 24
24. Wisconsin
23-8
139 22
25. Maryland
24-7
47
—
Others receiving votes: Middle Tennessee
28, Oklahoma State 23, Minnesota 22,
Michigan 16, Dayton 11, Seton Hall 9,
Southern Cal 6, Providence 5, Vermont 3,
Arkansas 2, Miami 2, VCU 2, Wake Forest
2, Creighton 1, Michigan State 1, Princeton
1, UNC Wilmington 1.
Monday’s Games
No. 4 Gonzaga 77, Santa Clara 68
No. 19 Saint Mary’s vs. BYU, late finish
Today’s Games
Schedule TBD
Wednesday’s Games
No. 14 Duke vs. Clemson or N.C. State at
the Barclays Center, 11:30 a.m.
No. 21 Virginia vs. Georgia Tech or Pitts-
burgh at the Barclays Center, 6:30 p.m.
Women’s Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated
Press’ women’s college basketball poll,
with first-place votes in parentheses, re-
cords through Mar. 5, total points based on
25 points for a first-place vote through one
point for a 25th-place vote and previous
ranking
Record
Pts Prv
1. UConn (33)
31-0
825
1
2. Baylor
30-2
782
2
3. Notre Dame
30-3
763
3
4. South Carolina
27-4
711
5
5. Maryland
30-2
708
4
6. Stanford
28-5
639 10
7. Mississippi St.
29-4
621
6
8. Oregon St.
29-4
595
6
9. Duke
27-5
512 13
10. Florida St.
25-6
508
8
11. Ohio St.
26-6
487
9
12. Washington
27-5
470
11
13. Louisville
27-7
438 14
14. Texas
23-8
417 12
15. UCLA
23-8
361 15
16. Miami
23-8
354 16
17. DePaul
25-6
275 18
18. NC State
22-8
261 17
19. Kentucky
21-10
211 20
20. Drake
25-4
169 22
21. Syracuse
21-10
158 21
22. Oklahoma
22-9
128 19
23. Creighton
23-6
77
-
24. Kansas St
22-10
54 24
25. Missouri
21-10
42 23
Others receiving votes: South Florida 35,
Temple 31, West Virginia 31, Belmont 29,
Texas A&M 8, Green Bay 5, Michigan 4,
Tennessee 4, Purdue 4, Ark Little Rock 3,
Dayton 3, Western Kentucky 1, Arizona
St. 1.
Monday’s Games
No. 1 UConn 100, South Florida 44
West Virginia 77, No. 2 Baylor 66
No. 17 DePaul 59, St. John’s 41
Marquette 72, No. 23 Creighton 65
Today’s Games
No. 17 DePaul vs. Marquette, 6 p.m.
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
GP W
L OT
Washington 65 44 14
7
Columbus 64 41 17
6
Pittsburgh 64 40 16
8
N.Y. Rangers 66 42 22
2
Montreal
66 37 21
8
Ottawa
64 36 22
6
Boston
66 34 26
6
N.Y. Islanders 64 30 23 11
Toronto
64 28 22 14
Florida
64 29 24 11
Pts
95
88
88
86
82
78
74
71
70
69
GF GA
212 139
205 149
223 180
211 173
183 165
170 167
182 174
188 193
194 193
160 178
Tampa Bay 65 30 26
9
Philadelphia 64 30 26
8
Buffalo
66 27 27 12
Carolina
62 26 26 10
New Jersey 65 25 28 12
Detroit
63 25 27 11
WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W
L OT
Minnesota 63 42 15
6
Chicago
65 42 18
5
San Jose
65 39 19
7
Edmonton 65 35 22
8
Anaheim
65 33 22 10
Calgary
66 36 26
4
Nashville
65 32 24
9
St. Louis
64 32 27
5
Los Angeles 65 31 28
6
Winnipeg 67 30 31
6
Dallas
66 27 29 10
Vancouver 65 28 30
7
Arizona
65 23 35
7
Colorado
64 17 44
3
69
68
66
62
62
61
179 181
164 190
166 190
155 180
147 187
158 187
Pts
90
89
85
78
76
76
73
69
68
66
64
63
53
37
GF GA
212 149
198 164
180 152
187 170
168 165
179 182
192 184
176 182
161 164
200 209
186 211
152 186
157 210
123 214
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss.
———
Sunday’s Games
Calgary 5, N.Y. Islanders 2
Columbus 3, New Jersey 0
Pittsburgh 4, Buffalo 3
Minnesota 3, San Jose 1
Vancouver 2, Anaheim 1
St. Louis 3, Colorado 0
Carolina 2, Arizona 1
Monday’s Games
Ottawa 4, Boston 2
Dallas 4, Washington 2
N.Y. Rangers 1, Tampa Bay 0, OT
San Jose 3, Winnipeg 2
Today’s Games
New Jersey at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Detroit at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Florida, 4:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Edmonton, 6 p.m.
Carolina at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Nashville at Anaheim, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Detroit at Boston, 5 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.
Ottawa at Dallas, 5 p.m.
Golf
World Golf Rankings
Through March 5
1. Dustin Johnson
2. Jason Day
3. Rory McIlroy
4. Hideki Matsuyama
5. Jordan Spieth
6. Henrik Stenson
7. Justin Thomas
8. Adam Scott
9. Rickie Fowler
10. Sergio Garcia
11. Alex Noren
12. Patrick Reed
13. Justin Rose
14. Danny Willett
15. Paul Casey
16. Bubba Watson
17. Tyrrell Hatton
18. Branden Grace
19. Phil Mickelson
20. Matt Kuchar
USA
AUS
NIR
JPN
USA
SWE
USA
AUS
USA
ESP
SWE
USA
ENG
ENG
ENG
USA
ENG
SAF
USA
USA
11.72
9.36
9.07
8.47
8.24
8.16
5.71
5.50
5.40
5.30
4.97
4.90
4.68
4.25
4.20
4.20
4.16
3.92
3.84
3.80
PGA Tour
Mexico Championship
Sunday
At Club de Golf Chapultepec
Mexico City
Purse: $9.75 million
Yardage: 7,330; Par 71
Final
Dustin Johnson (550) 70-66-66-68—270
Tommy Fleetwood
69-70-66-66—271
Ross Fisher
67-68-72-65—272
Jon Rahm (170)
67-70-67-68—272
Thomas Pieters
68-69-68-68—273
Justin Thomas (110)
69-66-66-72—273
Phil Mickelson (89)
67-68-68-71—274
Brandt Snedeker (89) 75-68-66-65—274
Rory McIlroy (89)
68-65-70-71—274
Tyrrell Hatton
70-67-68-70—275
Kevin Kisner (73)
72-68-68-68—276
Sergio Garcia (64)
68-71-68-70—277
J.B. Holmes (64)
69-68-69-71—277
Jordan Spieth (64)
71-72-63-71—277
Fabrizio Zanotti
68-69-72-68—277
Daniel Berger (54)
70-66-70-72—278
Paul Casey (54)
74-71-67-66—278
Matthew Fitzpatrick
71-67-72-68—278
Rickie Fowler (54)
69-69-73-67—278
Francesco Molinari (49) 71-72-70-66—279
Matt Kuchar (49)
68-71-67-73—279
Andy Sullivan
71-65-72-71—279
Schedule
March 9-12 — Valsapr Champion,
Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead), Palm
Harbor, Fla.
March. 16-19 — Arnold Palmer Invitation-
al, Bay Hill Golf Club and Lodge, Orlando,
Fla.
March 22-26 — WGC-Dell Match Play,
Austin CC, Austin, Texas
LPGA
HSBC Women’s Champions
Sunday
At Sentosa Golf Club (Tanjong Course)
Singapore
Purse: $1.5 million
Yardage: 6,651; Par: 72
Final
Inbee Park
67-67-71-64—269
Ariya Jutanugarn
67-68-69-66—270
Sung Hyun Park
68-68-68-68—272
Brooke M. Henderson 67-70-71-66—274
Ha Na Jang
70-67-68-69—274
Michelle Wie
66-69-67-72—274
So Yeon Ryu
73-70-66-66—275
Anna Nordqvist
67-70-70-68—275
Mirim Lee
74-68-69-65—276
Chella Choi
70-70-70-66—276
Lydia Ko
69-68-67-72—276
Moriya Jutanugarn
69-72-69-67—277
Charley Hull
69-68-72-68—277
Shanshan Feng
70-68-69-70—277
Beatriz Recari
73-67-70-68—278
Jodi Ewart Shadoff
71-70-68-69—278
Jessica Korda
71-70-67-70—278
Morgan Pressel
69-72-67-70—278
Suzann Pettersen
69-67-71-71—278
Angela Stanford
71-69-72-67—279
Schedule
March 16-19 — Bank of Hope Founders
Cup, JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and
Spa (Wildfire GC), Phoenix
March 23-26 — Kia Classic, Park Hyatt
Aviara Resort Golf Club and Spa, Carlsbad,
Calif.
March 30-April 2 — ANA Inspiration,
Mission Hill CC, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Motorsports
NASCAR
Monster Energy Cup
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
Sunday
At Atlanta Motor Speedway
Hampton, Ga.
Lap length: 1.54 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (5) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 325 laps, 0
rating, 53 points.
2. (8) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 325, 0, 43.
3. (16) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 325, 0, 34.
4. (29) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 325, 0, 33.
5. (11) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 325, 0, 49.
6. (6) Joey Logano, Ford, 325, 0, 37.
7. (13) Kurt Busch, Ford, 325, 0, 30.
8. (9) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 325, 0, 43.
9. (1) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 325, 0, 48.
10. (7) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 325, 0, 27.
11. (25) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 325, 0, 28.
12. (15) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 325, 0, 26.
13. (4) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 325, 0, 28.
14. (23) Erik Jones, Toyota, 325, 0, 26.
15. (26) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 325, 0, 22.
16. (3) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 325, 0, 21.
17. (24) Danica Patrick, Ford, 325, 0, 20.
18. (14) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 324, 0, 19.
19. (18) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 324, 0, 19.
20. (37) Cole Whitt, Ford, 324, 0, 17.
21. (21) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 323, 0, 16.
22. (27) Landon Cassill, Ford, 323, 0, 15.
23. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 323, 0, 14.
24. (28) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 323, 0, 13.
25. (17) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 322, 0, 12.
26. (20) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 322,
0, 11.
27. (30) Aric Almirola, Ford, 321, 0, 10.
28. (22) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 321, 0, 9.
29. (36) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet,
320, 0, 8.
30. (12) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet,
320, 0, 7.
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Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 140.900
mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours, 33 minutes, 8
seconds.
Margin of Victory: 0.564 seconds.
Caution Flags: 6 for 32 laps.
Lead Changes: 9 among 5 drivers.
Lap Leaders: K.Harvick 1-36; R.Newman
37-39; K.Harvick 40-127; J.Johnson 128-
129; B.Keselowski 130-141; K.Harvick
142-264; B.Keselowski 265-266; K.Harvick
267-311; K.Larson 312-318; B.Keselowski
319-325
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led,
Laps Led): K.Harvick, 4 times for 288 laps;
B.Keselowski, 3 times for 18 laps; K.Lar-
son, 1 time for 6 laps; R.Newman, 1 time
for 2 laps; J.Johnson, 1 time for 1 lap.
Wins: Ku.Busch, 1; B.Keselowski, 1.
Top 16 in Points: 1. K.Harvick, 90; 2.
Ku.Busch, 86; 3. B.Keselowski, 84; 4. C.El-
liott, 82; 5. J.Logano, 80; 6. K.Larson, 79;
7. M.Truex, 67; 8. R.Blaney, 63; 9. K.Kahne,
63; 10. T.Bayne, 58; 11. A.Allmendinger,
50; 12. J.McMurray, 49; 13. A.Almirola, 47;
14. C.Bowyer, 46; 15. P.Menard, 44; 16.
M.Kenseth, 41.
Transactions
Monday
BASEBALL
American League
TEXAS RANGERS — Optioned LHP
Andrew Faulkner, LHP Yohander Mendez
and RHP Connor Sadzeck to Round Rock
(PCL). Assigned RHP Arial Jurado, LHP
Adam Loewen and RHP Jose Valdespina to
their minor league camp.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS — Claimed 1B Chris-
tian Walker off waivers from Atlanta. Des-
ignated RHP Jumbo Diaz for assignment.
Reassigned RHP Vladimir Gutierrez to their
minor league camp.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Promoted Ron
Warner to assistant field coordinator; Dane
Sorensen to director of baseball develop-
ment; Jeremy Cohen to director of baseball
analysis and systems; Patrick Casanta
to manager, baseball systems and Erick
Almonte to hitting coach for Palm Beach
(FSL). Named Brandon Allen hitting coach
for Johnson City (Appalachian); Joshua Lo-
pez coach for Peoria (MWL); Aaron Klinec
coach for Springfield (Texas); Adrian Martin
coach for Memphis (PCL); Emily Wiebe
baseball operations fellow; Travis Tartamella
minor league catching instructor; Rick
Strickland minor league hitting consultant;
and Mauricio Rubio Northwest amateur
area scout.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Reassigned
RHPs Michael Kelly, Dinelson Lamet and
Aroni Nina to their minor league camp. Op-
tioned RHP Cesar Vargas to El Paso (PCL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS — Signed G
Jordan Crawford to a 10-day contract.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Called up F-C
Shawn Long from Delaware (NBADL) and
signed him to a 10-day contact.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS — Released TE Gerald
Christian, K Dan Carpenter, CB Nickell
Robey-Coleman, LS Garrison Sanborn and
S Phillip Thomas.
CHICAGO BEARS — Re-signed TE Daniel
Brown to a one-year contract. Tendered
exclusive rights to WR Josh Bellamy and
DB Bryce Callahan.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Released
CB Davon House.
LOS ANGELES RAMS — Re-signed CB
Trumaine Johnson.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Announced the
retirement LB Chad Greenway.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed
DE William Gholston to a five-year contract
extension.
WASHINGTON — Signed coach Jay Grud-
en to a multiyear contract extension.