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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Friday, April 7, 2017
Golf
Hoffman soars to take lead at Masters
Associated Press
AUGUSTA, Ga. — In the
toughest opening round at the
Masters in 10 years, it all felt
so easy to Charley Hoffman.
For the better part of
three hours, in a ferocious
wind that made the Georgia
pines creak, he had the right
yardage for the perfect club
to hit every shot he wanted.
And then he made the putts,
so many that it felt as though
he never missed.
Hoffman made seven
birdies over his last 11 holes
for a 7-under 65.
It was 10 shots better than
the average score Thursday
at Augusta National. His
four-shot lead was the largest
for the opening round at the
Masters in 62 years.
“For lack of any better
words,” Hoffman said, “it
was a dream.”
With gusts approaching
40 mph, Hoffman and
Masters newcomer William
McGirt (69) were the only
players to break 70.
Hoffman didn’t have
reason to believe he would be
one of them. He three-putted
his third hole for bogey. He
three-putted the fifth hole for
bogey, both putts affected by
the wind.
“After that, I can’t
remember missing a putt,”
Hoffman said.
Hoffman’s four-shot lead
was the largest at the Masters
for the opening round since
Jack Burke Jr. had a four-shot
lead in 1955.
Lee Westwood, who has
the credentials as the best
player to have never won a
major, ran off five straight
birdies late in the afternoon
and salvaged a 70. Only
eight other players broke par,
a group that included Phil
Mickelson, Justin Rose and
Sergio Garcia.
The average score was
74.98, the highest for an
opening round since 2007.
PREPS: Riverside softball edges Pilot Rock in non-league game
Continued from 1B
Pendleton (4-9) stranded
two more in the seventh,
and neither team scored
again until the ninth, when
Pendleton took the lead in the
top of the frame on a single
by Naughton (4 for 5) and a
ground ball by Nick Bower.
La Grande (4-2) answered,
though, and Zack Jacobs hit
a single up the middle with
runners on second and third
to knot the score at 4-4.
Again Pendleton left two
runners on in the 10th to give
them 13 for the game.
“We had great pitching all
day and we had plenty of guys
on bases, we just couldn’t
get hits with guys in scoring
position,” Haguewood said.
“The pitchers are throwing
strikes which is great to see.”
Pendleton scored two in
the top of the fourth on wild
pitches as Ryan Russell and
Austin Zaugg came around
to give the Bucks a 2-0 lead
after reaching on walks.
Russell combined with
Nick Lani on the mound to
make sure that was enough.
Russell allowed one run on
three hits with four strikeouts
over five innings, and Lani
threw the last two allowing
two hits with one strikeout.
Wyatt Morris went 2 for
2 at the plate, but Pendleton
still left plenty of chances
out there with nine stranded
runners.
UP NEXT
Pendleton opens Columbia
River Conference play against
The Dalles on Saturday, April
15, in a doubleheader starting
at noon.
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Game 1 (10 innings)
R H E
PHS 001 001 002 0 — 4 8 2
LGHS 010 100 002 1 — 5 6 1
D. Naughton, C. Large (6), A. Zaugg (10).
G. Blackman, C. Dubray (4), D. Williams (7),
L. Atkinson (10). W — Dubray. L — Zaugg.
2B — A. Goss (LGHS).
Game 2
R H E
PHS
000 222
0 — 6 7 2
LGHS 000 010
0 — 1 5 0
R. Russell, N. Lani (6). G. Vaughn, A. Peas-
ley (5), L. Atkinson (5), J. Workinger (6). W
— Russell. L — Vaughn.
SOFTBALL
PENDLETON
4-2,
LA GRANDE 1-0 — At
La Grande, the Buckaroos
came out on top in a pair of
PREP BASEBALL
Today
Nyssa at Riverside (2), 1/3 p.m.
Irrigon at Umatilla (2), 1/3 p.m.
Stanfield at Burns (2), 1/3 p.m.
Heritage (WA) at Hermiston (2) 1:30/3:30 p.m.
Saturday
Mac-Hi at Ontario (2), 1/3 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Weston-McEwen (2), 11
a.m./1 p.m.
PREP SOFTBALL
Today
Echo at Burns (2), 2/4 p.m.
Saturday
Culver at Pilot Rock (2), 11 a.m./1 p.m.
Echo at Bonanza, 11 a.m.
Mac-Hi at Ontario (2), 1/3 p.m.
Central Catholic at Hermiston (2), 1/3 p.m.
Echo vs. Oakland (at Bonanza), 2 p.m.
PREP GOLF
Today
Mac-Hi at Milton-Freewater GC, Noon
Pendleton, Hermiston girls at Eagle Crest
Resort, 9 a.m.
PREP TRACK & FIELD
Today
Pendleton, Mac-Hi, Riverside, Irrigon,
Umatilla, Pilot Rock, Weston-McEwen,
Echo at Mac-Hi Carnival of Speed, 11 a.m.
Saturday
Pendleton, Riverside, Umatilla, Stanfield,
Pilot Rock, Heppner, Weston-McEwen,
Echo, Helix at Stanfield, 10 a.m.
Hermiston at Eisenhower (WA), 10 a.m.
Arlington at Seaside, 10 a.m.
Ione at Glide, 11 a.m.
PREP TENNIS
Today
Mac-Hi at Riverside, 3:30 p.m.
Ione at Helix, 4 p.m.
Saturday
Mac-Hi at La Grande, 11 a.m.
Sherman, Riverside at Helix, 10 a.m.
PREP LACROSSE
Today
Hermiston at Lincoln, 8 p.m.
Saturday
Hermiston at Cleveland, 12:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Saturday
Walla Walla at Blue Mountain (2), 1/4 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Today
Blue Mountain at Big Bend (2), 2/4 p.m.
Northwest (WA) at Eastern Oregon (2), 11
a.m./1 p.m.
Saturday
Northwest at Eastern Oregon (2), 11 a.m./1 p.m.
Prep Scores
BASEBALL
Class 6A
ALOHA 10, Liberty 1
Skyview (WA) 9, SOUTH EUGENE 2
Class 5A
HILLSBORO 7, Milwaukie 6
LA GRANDE 5, Pendleton 4, (10)
Pendleton 6, LA GRANDE 1
Class 4A
Valley Catholic 9, SEASIDE 1
Athlete of the Week
Twenty questions with
Pilot Rock’s Tehya Ostrom
East Oregonian
Photo by Ronald Bond/The La Grande Observer
Pendleton’s Madison Parker slides in for a stolen base as La Grande’s Alaina Carson
awaits the throw during the second game of a softball doubleheader on Thursday
in La Grande. Pendleton won 2-0.
pitchers’ duels at La Grande
on Thursday.
Lauren Richards got
the better of the Tigers’
Mady Bell for a 4-1 win in
the opener, and then Alexi
Brehaut bettered Allie Brock
2-0 in the night cap.
Both pitchers drove in
runs at the plate to help their
cause, and Pendleton coach
Tim Cary said the reliable
defenses of both teams helped
the games speed right along.
The Bucks (11-2) grabbed
the lead right away in Game 1
as Richards drove in two runs
with a double in the top of the
first inning. Pendleton added
another run in the second on
a double by Kila Solomon,
and one more in the fourth off
a total of seven hits. Aspen
Garton (2 for 3) and Kalan
McGlothan (2 for 4) also had
strong hitting games.
Richards didn’t allow La
Grande (5-2) to score until
the fifth inning and finished
with 12 strikeouts and four
walks in the complete game.
She gave up four hits.
“It was a quick, clean
game,” Cary said. “Both
pitchers threw well.”
Game 2 was even quicker
as the teams took a scoreless tie
into the top of the fifth inning.
That was when Pendleton
scored both of its runs by
stringing together a couple
hits and Madi Parker and
Brehaut each hit RBI singles.
Brehaut didn’t have any
strikeouts, but walked just
one and also allowed only
four hits to get the complete-
game shutout.
“Again it was another
quick clean game for both
teams,” Cary said. “It was
a great pitchers duel, Alexi
mixed it up well with a variety
of pitches and had La Grande
off balance the whole game.”
UP NEXT
Pendleton will play at
Mac-Hi on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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Game 1
R H E
PHS
210 100
0 — 4 7 1
LGHS 000 010
0 — 1 4 1
L. Richards and K. Solomon. M. Bell and
J. Seavert. W — Richards. L — Bell.
2B — L. Richards, K. Solomon (PHS);
Givens (LGHS).
Game 2
R H E
PHS
000 020
0 — 2 8 1
LGHS 000 000
0 — 0 4 1
A. Brehaut and K. Solomon. A. Brock and
J. Seavert. W — Brehaut. L — Brock.
2B — Ki. McGlothan, L Richards (PHS);
Givens (LGHS).
RIVERSIDE 6, PILOT
ROCK 5 — At Boardman,
Skylar Wightman smacked
a two-RBI double in the
bottom of the seventh inning
to give Riverside a 6-5
walk-off victory over Pilot
Rock on Thursday evening.
Wightman, who also
struck out six and earned the
win in the pitching circle,
finished the game 4 for 4 at
the plate for Riverside (8-2)
with one single, two doubles
and a home run to finish with
five RBI. Behind Wightman,
Abby Hernandez went 3 for
3 with a double and scored
the game-winning run.
Pilot Rock (7-2) got a
good start on the Pirates and
held a 5-1 lead heading to
the bottom of the sixth. But
in the sixth, the Pirate bats
finally got to Rockets pitcher
Tehya Ostrom and got three
runs to pull within 5-4, which
set up Riverside’s walk-off
win in the seventh.
Jacey Wilson, Ostrom
and Rhyanne Oates each had
doubled for Pilot Rock, while
Wilson had two RBIs and
Ostrom one RBI.
UP NEXT
Riverside heads to Irrigon on
Tuesday for its league opener,
while Pilot Rock hosts Culver
on Saturday for a doubleheader
starting at 11 a.m.
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R H E
PR
201 101
0 — 5 7 2
RHS
100 003
2 — 6 10 5
WP — S. Wightman, LP — T. Ostrom.
2B — J. Wilson, T. Ostrom, R. Oates (PR);
A. Hernandez, S. Wightman 2 (RHS). HR —
S. Wightman (RHS).
SCOREBOARD
Local Slate
AP Photo/Chris Carlson
Charley Hoffman hits a drive on the 18th hole during
the first round for the Masters golf tournament Thurs-
day, April 6, 2017, in Augusta, Ga.
ASTORIA 8, Scappoose 3
HIDDEN VALLEY 3, Douglas 0
North Bend 11, COTTAGE GROVE 2
HIDDEN VALLEY 10, Douglas 0
Class 3A
TAFT 16, Amity 2, (5)
Blanchet Catholic 13, COLTON 0, (5)
La Pine 3, Pleasant Hill 2
Gaston 13, CHEMAWA 0, (5)
Class 2A/1A
REGIS 8, Country Christian 0
SOFTBALL
Class 6A
WEST SALEM 7, Sprague 1
McMinnville 24, NORTH SALEM 0, (5)
West Albany 8, FOREST GROVE 3
NEWBERG 13, Central Catholic 12
HENLEY 4, Grants Pass 3
Class 5A
Pendleton 4, LA GRANDE 1
Pendleton 2, LA GRANDE 0
Class 4A
ESTACADA 9, Tillamook 2
COQUILLE 1, Siuslaw 0
PORTLAND ADV. 6, Valley Cath. 5, (9)
Madras (JV) 28, CULVER 19
Madras (JV) 15, Culver 4
Hidden Valley 9, DOUGLAS 6
Marshfield 12, NORTH VALLEY 0, (5)
DOUGLAS 10, Hidden Valley 6
Class 3A
Amity 17, TAFT 1
Blanchet Catholic 14, COLTON 0, (5)
SCIO 27, Salem Academy 0, (5)
PLEASANT HILL 17, La Pine 0
Gaston 17, CHEMAWA 1, (5)
Riverside 6, Pilot Rock 5
Class 2A/1A
KENNEDY 23, Western Mennonite 0, (5)
CENTRAL LINN 1, St. Paul 4
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L Pct
1. z-Cleveland
51 27 .654
2. x-Boston
50 29 .633
3. x-Toronto
48 31 .608
4. z-Washington 48 31 .608
5. Atlanta
40 38 .513
6. Milwaukee
40 39 .506
7. Chicago
39 40 .494
8. Indiana
39 40 .494
——
Miami
38 40 .487
Charlotte
36 43 .456
Detroit
35 43 .449
New York
30 49 .380
Orlando
28 51 .354
Philadelphia
28 51 .354
Brooklyn
19 60 .241
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L Pct
1. z-Golden State 65 14 .822
2. z-San Antonio 60 18 .769
3. x-Houston
53 25 .679
4. x-Utah
48 30 .615
5. x-L.A. Clippers 48 31 .607
6. x-Oklahoma City 45 33 .577
7. x-Memphis
42 37 .532
8. Portland
39 40 .494
——
Denver
37 41 .474
New Orleans
33 45 .423
Dallas
32 46 .410
Sacramento
31 47 .397
Minnesota
31 47 .397
L.A. Lakers
23 55 .295
Phoenix
22 57 .278
GB
—
1½
3½
3½
11
11½
12½
12½
13
15½
16
21½
23½
23½
32½
GB
—
4½
11½
16½
17
19½
23
26
27½
31½
32½
33½
33½
41½
43
x-clinched playoff spot
z-clinched division
———
Thursday’s Games
Indiana 104, Milwaukee 89
Chicago 102, Philadelphia 90
Orlando 115, Brooklyn 107
Washington 107, New York 103
Atlanta 123, Boston 116
Portland 105, Minnesota 98
Today’s Games
Atlanta at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.
Miami at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
New York at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Detroit at Houston, 5 p.m.
San Antonio at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Denver, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at Utah, 6 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
L OT Pts
y-Montreal 80 46 25
9 101
x-Ottawa
80 43 27 10 96
x-Boston
81 44 30
7 95
Toronto
80 39 26 15 93
Tampa Bay 80 40 30 10 90
Buffalo
80 33 35 12 78
Florida
80 33 36 11 77
Detroit
80 32 36 12 76
Metropolitan Division
GP W
L OT Pts
x-Washington 80 54 18
8 116
x-Pittsburgh 80 50 19 11 111
x-Columbus 80 49 23
8 106
x-N.Y. Rangers 80 47 27
6 100
N.Y. Islanders 80 39 29 12 90
Philadelphia 80 38 33
9 85
Carolina
80 35 31 14 84
New Jersey 80 28 38 14 70
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT Pts
z-Chicago 81 50 23
8 108
x-Minnesota 81 48 25
8 104
x-St. Louis 80 44 29
7 95
x-Nashville 81 41 28 12 94
Winnipeg 81 39 35
7 85
Dallas
81 33 37 11 77
Colorado
80 22 55
3 47
Pacific Division
GP W
L OT Pts
x-Anaheim 80 44 23 13 101
x-Edmonton 79 45 25
9 99
x-San Jose 80 44 29
7 95
x-Calgary
80 45 31
4 94
Los Angeles 79 37 35
7 81
Arizona
81 30 41 10 70
Vancouver 79 30 40
9 69
Minnesota 4, Colorado 3
Anaheim 4, Chicago 0
Arizona 4, Vancouver 3
Edmonton 4, San Jose 2
Calgary 4, Los Angeles 1
Today’s Game
Tampa Bay at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.
(NBCSN)
Saturday’s Games
N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 9:30 a.m.
Columbus at Philadelphia, 9:30 a.m.
Washington at Boston, Noon (NBC)
Chicago at Los Angeles, Noon
N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 3 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Montreal at Detroit, 4 p.m.
Buffalo at Florida, 4 p.m.
St. Louis at Carolina, 4 p.m.
Nashville at Winnipeg, 4 p.m.
Colorado at Dallas, 5 p.m.
Minnesota at Arizona, 6 p.m.
Edmonton at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Calgary at San Jose, 7 p.m.
ATHLETE
OF THE WEEK
Baseball
GF GA
221 194
207 209
233 209
244 236
226 223
199 230
205 237
201 240
GF GA
260 179
277 226
244 189
252 215
233 238
212 230
207 228
180 236
GF GA
242 210
263 207
227 212
239 222
247 255
219 259
161 271
GF GA
216 196
235 202
215 199
224 215
189 195
196 257
177 232
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point
for overtime loss. Top three teams in each
division and two wild cards per conference
advance to playoffs.
———
Thursday’s Games
St. Louis 6, Florida 3
Ottawa 2, Boston 1, OT
Pittsburgh 7, New Jersey 4
Winnipeg 5, Columbus 4
N.Y. Islanders 3, Carolina 0
Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 1
Nashville 7, Dallas 3
MLB
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursday’s Games
Minnesota 5, Kansas City 3
Pittsburgh at Boston, ppd.
Chicago White Sox 11, Detroit 2
Oakland 5, L.A. Angels 1
Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 2
Seattle 4, Houston 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday’s Games
Cincinnati 7, Philadelphia 4
Pittsburgh at Boston, ppd.
Colorado 2, Milwaukee 1
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis 4
L.A. Dodgers 10, San Diego 2
Miami 4, Washington 3, 10 innings
N.Y. Mets 6, Atlanta 2
Arizona 9, San Francisco 3
Tehya Ostrom
Pilot Rock
Senior, Softball
Golf
PGA Tour
The Masters
Thursday
At Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta, Ga.
Purse: TBA ($10 million in 2016)
Yardage: 7,435; Par: 72 (36-36)
First Round
Charley Hoffman
34-31—65
William McGirt
35-34—69
Lee Westwood
39-31—70
Russell Henley
35-36—71
Kevin Chappell
35-36—71
Andy Sullivan
35-36—71
Matthew Fitzpatrick
35-36—71
Phil Mickelson
35-36—71
Justin Rose
34-37—71
Jason Dufner
35-36—71
Sergio Garcia
35-36—71
Soren Kjeldsen
36-36—72
Thomas Pieters
32-40—72
Paul Casey
36-36—72
Ernie Els
39-33—72
Matt Kuchar
39-33—72
Shane Lowry
35-37—72
Rory McIlroy
39-33—72
Other notables
Fred Couples
36-37—73
Rickie Fowler
34-39—73
Danny Willett
38-35—73
Jason Day
37-37—74
Bubba Watson
38-36—74
Jordan Spieth
36-39—75
At the Union Spring
Break tournament in La
Grande on Mar. 31 and Apr.
1, Pilot Rock pitcher Tehya
Ostrom led the Rockets to
wins over Echo, Bonanza
and Vale in the tournament
with three straight complete
game shutouts from the
pitching circle. In those
three games, Ostrom struck
out 31 batters and gave up a
mere 12 hits.
For her efforts, Ostrom
has been selected as the
East Oregonian Athlete of
the Week for the week of
Mar. 27 through Apr. 1.
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EO: How old were you
when you started playing
sports, and what was the
first sport you played?
TO: I moved to Pilot
Rock when I was in
second grade and I
started playing sports
around then with softball.
What is the best part of
playing with the group of
teammates in Pilot Rock?
Being able to see my
teammates and I improve
and accomplish goals
and to see how far we
have come.
What pitches do you
throw, and do you have a
favorite?
A fastball, changeup,
riseball and occasional
drop ball. My favorite
is a fastball after a good
changeup.
What other sports have
you played?
I’ve always played
volleyball, basketball and
softball until this year I
didn’t play basketball.
Do you have a favorite
college or pro sports
team?
I’ve always loved
the Arizona Wildcats
softball.
Do you have a favorite
athlete?
My sister, Taryn. She is
a great basketball player.
And a special shout out
to her, ‘Happy Birthday
Taryn!’
What is your favorite
thing about growing up
in Eastern Oregon?
Besides the beautiful
sunsets is the amount
of amazing athletes that
come from the EO. Like
goodness, we have some
studs here.
What is your favorite
place to visit in the Pacific
Northwest?
I’d say Portland or
Seattle just because it’s
so much more exciting
and bright than this area.
What is one place in the
world you have always
wanted to visit?
Iceland
What are your college
plans for after high
school?
I will attend Blue
Mountain CC to study to
be an elementary school
teacher and play softball.
What is your favorite
class in school?
Advanced biology or
choir.
Favorite food served in
the school cafeteria?
I eat at home, but if I
were to eat at school it’d
be the pizza.
Who is your favorite
teacher that you’ve had?
Mrs. Mills, who taught
all of my science classes
from freshman year
until this year. She’s
retired now, but she is a
wonderful example of
dedication to education.
Do you have any hobbies
outside of sports?
I love music, art, and
dance.
What is your favorite
food?
Watermelon for sure.
What is the worst food
you’ve eaten?
Jalapenos. One time I
forgot how spicy they
were and ate a slice raw.
Pretty sure I drank four
glasses of milk trying to
get rid of the sting.
Favorite local restau-
rant?
Well in Pilot Rock
we have one, named
Archies. But outside
of Pilot Rock, my
favorite is The Saddle in
Pendleton.
What is the last book you
read?
Before I Fall by Lauren
Oliver.
What is your favorite
movie?
Good Will Hunting. That
one cuts deep.
What is your favorite TV
show?
Dancing With the Stars.
My great grandma, mom
and I love to watch it.
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Ostrom had quite the
weekend in the pitching
circle, pitching three
complete game shutouts
with a combined 31
strikeouts as her Pilot
Rock squad beat Echo,
Bonanza and Vale on
Friday and Saturday.
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