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BRIEFLY
Pendleton Country Club
holding ‘Member for a Day’
PENDLETON — Golfers are welcome
at the Pendleton Country Club on Sunday,
April 30 for the club’s annual ‘Member for
a Day’ event.
The event is a great opportunity for
non-members to get a taste of what being
a PCC member is like and will feature free
golf, golf club demonstrations, free lessons
and an appetizer party.
Golfers can get free practice balls on the
driving range from 10 a.m. until noon and
then a free round of 18-hole golf will start at
1 p.m. with a shotgun start.
The event is free to attend, and
reservations are required. Call 541-443-
GOLF to reserve your spot.
Corley wins PCC Opening Day
PENDLETON — The Pendleton
Country Club held its Opening Day match
on April 15 and club member Matt Corley
took low honors with a three-under 69.
Robbie Cook, also a PCC member, won
low net honors with a five-under 67. Both
players took home winnings of $105.
Oregon MBB reserve seeking
possible transfer
EUGENE — The mass exodus from the
Oregon men’s basketball team keeps on
coming.
Junior center Kavell Bigby-Williams
asked for, and was granted, a release from
his scholarship by the school with the
purposes of seeking a transfer.
The 6-foot-10 reserve center averaged
3.0 points and 2.8 rebounds in just under 10
minutes per game last season.
Although he was granted the release,
a school spokesman said on Thursday
that Bigby-Williams has not yet decided
whether he will actually transfer, but is
exploring his options. The school said he
will meet with head coach Dana Altman
next week.
If he does transfer, Bigby-Williams will
join Dillon Brooks, Tyler Dorsey, Jordan
Bell, and Casey Benson as early exits from
last year’s team.
MARINERS: Iwakuma starts today
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homer for Seattle in the sixth
against Frankie Montas.
Adam Rosales had an
RBI single and sacrifice fly
and Ryon Healy added an
RBI single among his three
hits as Oakland erased an
early 3-0 deficit then held on.
Rajai Davis’ RBI groundout
in the sixth was the go-ahead
run.
Seattle starter James
Paxton’s scoreless innings
streak to begin the year
ended at 23 when Oakland
got on the board in the third.
He struck out eight over 4
1-3 innings.
Paxton allowed more
than two runs in a road start
against the AL West for only
the fourth time in 12 outings.
TRAINER’S ROOM
DAWGS: Next play at Madras on Saturday afternoon
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losing in their first set 6-1,
the Bulldogs trailed 4-1 in
the second set before rallying
to win after an 8-6 tiebreak.
“We had to pull one
out of thin air pretty fast,”
Morris said. “The wind was
a little bit of a factor, but we
were just in our own heads.
(The Dalles) put up a heck
of a fight and we just made
mistake after mistake.”
“They needed to change
their mindset and they were
able to do that and come up
with a big win for us,” West
said.
They won the tiebreaker
set 10-6 with some strong
play at the net, and seemed
to keep each other enter-
tained between points with
their court banter.
“I’ve just been recently
getting more aggressive,
but in this game it definitely
helped,” said Morris. “We
have a lot of fun with it. We
get along pretty well, we
definitely help each other
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Hermiston junior Thomas McCullough returns a volley
while playing in a doubles match with partner junior
Patrick Wicks against The Dalles seniors Alex Lopez
and Omar Rodriguez on Thursday in Hermiston.
focus less on being mad at
the game.”
Hermiston’s other two
wins came in straight sets
at Nos. 2 and 3 singles as
Caleb Jorgenson beat James
Pashek 6-4, 6-0, and Hayden
Cissna beat Pedro Lopez
6-4, 6-3 in a match that
caught West’s eye.
“Hayden Cissna played
some of his best tennis today
I thought, moving the ball
around, keeping it out of the
middle,” he said.
The Dalles freshman
Quinn Wilson won at No.
1 singles 6-3, 6-2 over Jose
Gonzalez, and the River-
hawks prevailed in three-set
wins at No. 4 singles and No.
3 doubles.
“They had some really
good points,” West said of
the players that suffered
losses. “What we’ve been
working on has shown
through. I’m proud of some
of those younger guys, step-
ping up and doing a good
job.”
UP NEXT
Hermiston is at the
Madras Tournament on
Saturday morning and
will host Hood River on
Wednesday at 4 p.m. for
their final home match of the
season.
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Singles
Quinn Wilson (T) def. Jose Gonzalez 6-3,
6-2
Caleb Jorgenson (H) def. James Pashek
6-4, 6-0
Hayden Cissna (H) def. Pedro Lopez 6-4,
6-3
Andy Lopez (T) def. Jose Sanchez 6-4, 6-7
(9), 10-6
Doubles
Thomas McCullough/Patrick Wicks (H) def.
Alex Lopez/Omar Rodriguez 6-0, 7-5
Koby Grigg/Jason Morris (H) def. Brandon
Bustamante/Ethan Martin 1-6, 7-6 (8), 10-6
Deven Petzl/Justin Breslane (T) def. Matt
Eckhardt/Austin Garcia 4-6, 7-5, 10-5
Edgar Contreras/Jose Reyes (T) def. Alan
Zepeda/Eli Muniz 7-5, 6-0
PREPS: Weston-McEwen tennis beats Ione on road
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a run and play them.”
There were a combined
11 errors between the two
teams, leading to just 2 of the
34 total runs being earned in
the game. Weston-McEwen’s
offense came alive in the
fourth as it batted around and
put up eight runs, helping
the TigerScots outscore the
Rockets 8-6 on Thursday.
Rhyanne Oates and
Rachel Walker were Pilot
Rock’s (12-2) leading hitters
with two hits apiece, while
Bailey Hillmick, Sydney
Peal and Amie Coffman all
had two hits for Weston-
McEwen.
UP NEXT
Weston-McEwen
will
host Riverside on Saturday
for a doubleheader at 1 p.m.
Pilot Rock will travel to
Union for a doubleheader
Saturday at 10 a.m.
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R H E
W-M
200 80 — 10 9 8
PR
9(14)0 1X — 24 7 3
(W-M) B. Hillmick, J. Lambert (2). (PR)
T. Ostrom. WP — T. Ostrom, LP — B.
Hillmick.
2B — T. Ostrom, R. Walker, Aguilar (PR).
3B — B. Hillmick (W-M).
TENNIS
(GIRLS) HERMISTON
8, THE DALLES 0 — At The
Dalles, the Hermiston girls
tennis team gave a dominant
performance on the court as
it thrashed The Dalles 8-0 on
Thursday afternoon.
“The girls definitely
came out with a lot more
fire today,” Hermiston coach
Jason Sivey said.
Sivey highlighted his No.
1 doubles team of Jaycee
Ternes and Katelyn Millard
as one of the standout
matches. The duo faced
The Dalles usual top two
singles players in the match
and started slow, losing the
first set 6-3. But Ternes and
Millard then found their
rhythm and roared back to
win the second set 6-4 and
the tiebreak 10-4.
In singles, The Dalles gave
a run at No. 4 player Breckyn
Mecham as Mecham pulled
out a 7-5 win in the first set
before she settle in and won
6-0 in the second set to get
the win.
UP NEXT
Hermiston travels to Bend
today for a tournament at
Noon.
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Singles
Mackenzie Hill (H) def. Jocelyn H. 6-1, 6-0
Lindsay McAllister (H) def. Yahaira A.
6-3, 6-1
Adriann Stewart (H) def. Lupita C. 6-0, 6-2
Breckyn Mecham (H) def. Natalie V. 7-5,
6-0
Doubles
Jaycee Ternes/Katelyn Millard (H) def.
Robin P./Kiana P. 3-6, 6-4, 10-4
Reed Middleton/Breena Wadekamper (H)
def. Ellie T./Abby M. 6-1, 6-2
Paola Sanchez/Keali Hamilton (H) def.
Maggie C./Cassie V. 1-6, 6-2, 10-6
Alyssa Perkins/Olivia Thomas (H) def.
Jessica V./Lizbet L. 6-1, 6-0
LA
GRANDE
10, MAC-HI 2 — At
Milton-Freewater,
the
Mac-Hi Pioneers hosted
their final home match of the
season and fell short against
La Grande as the girls tied
2-2 and the boys lost 8-0 on
Thursday afternoon.
“The boys played a tough
team and even though they
didn’t win a match, I was
very pleased to have faced
a tough opponent,” Mac-Hi
coach Danny Sanchez said
“It will help us prepare going
into district tournament.”
The Mac-Hi girls were
dominant in their two doubles
matches on Thursday, as
Emily Cuellar and Janelle
Martinez won 6-0, 6-3 and
Jennifer Robles and Joci
Alvarez won easily 6-0, 6-1.
“Our girls doubles are
getting better with each
match,”
Sanchez
said.
“Hopefully they continue to
improve.”
UP NEXT
Mac-Hi will travel to
Umatilla on Tuesday for a 4
p.m. match.
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Girls
Singles
Jenny Schiller (L) def. Karina Saldana
6-2, 6-2
Argana Butler (L) def. Cierra Werhan
6-4, 6-4
Doubles
Emily Cuellar/Janelle Martinez (M) def.
Faith Aker/Lindsay Akins 6-0, 6-3
Jennifer Robles/Joci Alvarez (M) def. Ines
Gomes/Fiona Borcherting 6-0, 6-1
Boys
Singles
Simon Guessler (L) def. Ian Miller 6-0, 6-2
Luis Gonzalez (L) def. Bryan Abrego
6-1, 6-0
Otabeck Saltakuh (L) def. Juan Alcantar
6-2, 6-2
Vidar Haesstad (L) def. Christian Con-
treras 8-2
Doubles
Wisdom/Ebel (L) def. Humberto Villago-
mez/Juan Villegas 6-2, 6-1
Siltanen/Schiller (L) def. Connor Humbert/
Brandyn Chaney 6-1, 7-6
Mantelle/Mussato (L) def. Jorge Alvarez/
Esgar Parra 6-1, 6-2
Cutler/Free (L) def. Spencer Wells/Dylan
Quist 8-1
WESTON-MCEWEN
10, IONE 5 — At Ione, the
Weston-McEwen TigerScots
went on the road and came
home with a victory, as the
girls team beat Ione 6-3 and
the boys team won 4-2 on
Thursday afternoon.
In girls action, the
TigerScots and Cardinals
split the singles matches 2-2
and then Weston-McEwen
gained the advantage with
a 4-1 haul in the doubles
matches. The top doubles
match of Mary Bagdon and
Christina Swafford started
off with a thrilling 9-7 win
over Katelyn Bass and Maia
Fuchs which gave the team
some momentum.
On the boys side, Ione’s
only two victories came at
No. 1 singles when Bryan
Fowler beat Ryan Schmidt-
gall 8-4 and at No. 3 doubles
when Daniel Eubanks and
Jared Snyder breezed past
Cade Bryan and Caleb Mann
6-1.
UP NEXT
Weston-McEwen
will
host Helix on Tuesday at 3:30
p.m. Ione will host Riverside
on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
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Girls
Singles
Johanna Albert (W) def. Yaniva Garcia 8-5
Babali Peterson (I) def. Emmaline Irvine
9-7
Krysta Calvert (W) def. Reiah Waite 6-4
Payton Miller (I) def. Tenley Anderson 6-0
Doubles
Bagdon/Swafford (W) def. Bass/Fuchs 9-7
McIntyre/Ford (W) def. Peterson/Doherty
6-0
Olson/Davis (W) def. Flynn/Staedlin 6-2
Hall/Jewett (I) def. Phillips/Thompson 5-3
Olson/Phillips (W) def. Gilbert/Cavan 6-1
Boys
Singles
Bryan Fowler (I) def. Ryan Schmidtgall 8-4
Kellen Fairchild (W) def. Colton Hollis 6-2
Marcelino Barrera (W) def. Kane Sweeney
6-0
Doubles
Shafer/Froese (W) def. Hollis/Fowler 9-7
Davison/Papineau (W) def. Gould/Swee-
ney 6-3
Eubanks/Snyder (I) def. Bryan/Mann 6-1
BASEBALL
BAKER 16-12, MAC-HI
14-2 — At Baker City, the
Mac-Hi Pioneers losing skid
hit seven games as the Baker
Bulldogs pulled out a pair
of wins 16-14 and 12-2 on
Thursday afternoon.
Game 1 was a heart-
breaking loss for the Pioneers
(3-10, 0-6 GOL), as they
led the Bulldogs 14-9 and
pounded out 18 hits as the
two teams started the bottom
of the sixth inning. But Baker
stormed back with seven
runs in the inning to take a
16-14 lead and didn’t look
back from there.
In Game 2, Mac-Hi scored
its only runs in the top of the
first inning on an RBI triple
by Jesus Vela and an RBI
double by Devon Cothey.
Vela finished the day with a
team-best four hits, with two
runs scored and five RBI.
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Game 1
R H E
MHS
216 140
0 — 14 18 2
BHS
052 117 X — 16 17 3
(MHS) J. Jones, J. Vela (6), D. Stephens
(6). (BHS) T. Dunn, D. Linscott (3), J.
Mazzagotte (6). WP — J. Mazzagotte, LP
— J. Vela.
2B — R. Esparza, J. Vela, D. Stephens
(MHS); L. Ham, R. Schwin, S. McCauley
(BHS).
3B — M. Plumley, L. Ham, D. Linscott
(BHS).
HR — M. Plumley (BHS).
Game 2
R H E
MHS
200 00 —
2 5 2
BHS
216 21 — 12 16 0
(MHS) J. Vela, K. Smith (3). (BHS) M. Ben-
nett, S. McCauley (2). WP — S. McCauley,
LP — J. Vela.
2B — D. Cothey (MHS); T. Joseph, S.
Bootsma, M. Plumley, D. Linscott 2 (BHS).
3B — M. Plumley, S. Dixon.
NFL: Byes will occur Weeks 5 through Week 11
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their new stadium in an NFC
championship rematch with
Green Bay on Sunday night
in Week 2. Atlanta has five
prime-time games, the same
number as New England.
The Super Bowl rematch
comes Sunday night, Oct. 22.
StubHub Center, the new
and temporary home of the
Chargers, will have its first
regular-season contest in
Week 2 when Miami visits.
Every team except Cleve-
land and Jacksonville will get
prime-time exposure. Neither
of those clubs has a Thursday
game, either. It’s the first time
since the league went to a full
season of Thursday night that
clubs have been omitted.
Once again, Sunday
nights will have flexible
scheduling, from Weeks 10
through 15 and for the final
weekend. Also, two of the
five Sunday night matchups
in Weeks 5 through 9 can be
flexed.
Byes will occur Weeks 5
through 11.
While three-game road
Friday, April 21, 2017
or home strings once were
taboo in the league, they are
common now. Half of the
teams have one or other, with
five having both: Atlanta,
Philadelphia, Oakland, San
Francisco and Cincinnati.
The Bengals play at Jackson-
ville, Tennessee and Denver,
then home with Cleveland,
Pittsburgh and Chicago.
Mariners: SS Jean Segura
is set to be designated hitter
at Double-A Arkansas
on Friday as he rehabs a
strained right hamstring that
landed him on the 10-day
disabled list April 11. He
will play there through the
weekend. “He feels good,
ready to get back in there,”
manager Scott Servais said.
Athletics: SS Marcus
Semien returned to the
ballpark after undergoing
surgery Tuesday on his
fractured right wrist that
included inserting a pin.
He will soon begin using a
splint. “Hopefully we can
do another CT scan sooner
than six weeks because it
looked so good,” he said.
“Obviously I can’t use my
right hand right now. I’m
getting dressed with one
hand, I’m eating with my
left hand. I can’t hold my
son.” ... C Stephen Vogt sat
for a second straight day
against a lefty starter but will
play again Friday night. ...
Oakland 2016 second-round
pick RHP Daulton Jefferies
will undergo Tommy John
surgery. ... The A’s optioned
C Bruce Maxwell to
Nashville to make room for
Valdez.
UP NEXT
Mariners: RHP Hisashi
Iwakuma (0-1, 5.40 ERA)
— a 16-game winner last
year — tries again for his
first win of the season in his
fourth start of 2017.
Athletics: LHP Sean
Manaea (0-1, 5.51) didn’t
allow a hit over five innings
of a 10-6 A’s loss last
Saturday to Houston.
Athlete of the Week
Twenty questions with
Pendleton’s Nick Bower
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — The
Pendleton baseball team
started its league schedule
on Saturday in a big way,
sweeping The Dalles in a
doubleheader with 7-6 and
13-7 victories.
Junior Nick Bower
played a big part in those
wins for the Buckaroos. He
smacked a team-best five
hits between the two games
with a double and a triple,
tallied four RBIs and also
scored the game-winning
run in Game 1 off of a
walk-off hit in the bottom
of the seventh inning.
For his efforts, Bower is
the East Oregonian Athlete
of the Week for the week of
Apr. 10-15.
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EO: How old were you
when you first started
playing sports?
NB:
Competitively
probably six or seven, but
I’ve had a ball in my hand
probably since I was two.
What was the first
sport you remember
playing?
Baseball because I
couldn’t play tackle foot-
ball until third grade.
What is your favorite
sport to play?
Baseball and football
are equal, it just depends on
what season I’m in.
What’s a better feeling,
throwing a touchdown
pass or driving in a run
with a big hit?
I’d say a touchdown,
being under the lights and
hearing the crowd cheer is
pretty special.
Do you have a favorite
professional
baseball
team?
I actually don’t watch
baseball much, which I
know is weird. Watching
baseball is kind of boring,
but I’ll go Mariners.
Who is your favorite
athlete to watch?
LeBron James no doubt
about it.
Do you have other
hobbies outside of sports?
I like to hunt, spend time
with friends, going on road
trips.
What is your favorite
hunting season?
Deer for sure.
Have your thought
about your post-high
school plans yet?
I’d like to go to college
and play either football or
baseball whatever opportu-
nity comes.
What is your dream
job?
I’d like to become a
physical therapist.
What is your favorite
class in school?
History
Who is your favorite
teacher at Pendleton?
Justin Adams, he was my
business teacher freshman
and sophomore year.
What’s your favorite
part about growing up in
Pendleton?
I love the small-town
feel around. I feel like I
know pretty much every-
body here I have a ton of
friends, it’s a great place to
grow up and I hope to raise
a family in a place like this.
What is your place to
visit in Oregon?
I like Bend a lot.
What is your favorite
movie?
Coach Carter
What is your favorite
food?
Steak
What is your favorite
sunflower seed flavor to
snack on during baseball
season?
Spitz’s cracked pepper
What is your favorite
local restaurant?
Mazatlan
What is your least
favorite food?
Asparagus, it’s terrible.
If you could change
one thing about Pendleton
High School what would
it be?
I would extend our lunch
period 10 minutes because
I’m always rushing to get
back on time.
ATHLETE
OF THE WEEK
Nick Bower
Pendleton Baseball,
Junior
Bower helped his
Buckaroos to a pair of
wins over The Dalles on
Saturday as he tallied
fi ve hits on the day with
a triple and a double,
four RBI, and scored the
winning run in Game 1.
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