SPORTS TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2017 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS HERMISTON Prep Roundup TigerScots sweep Huskies Two hundred run Butte Challenge Weston-McEwen baseball closes gap in playoff race East Oregonian ATHENA — The Weston-McEwen baseball team picked up two huge wins on Saturday afternoon as it swept the Elgin Huskies in a doubleheader. In Game 1, Weston-McEwen (9-9, 7-6 SD6) took advantage of six Elgin errors to pull out the victory, as the TigerScots had just Baseball three hits in the game. Parker Munck, James West and Dylan Cain all Elgin had RBI singles, while Brett Speed pitched three innings of shutout base- ball with three strikeouts to get the save. In Game 2, the Tiger- Scot bats came out hot and Weston-McEwen heavy with 13 hits to pick up nine runs. Brendan Dearing put together a 4 for 5 game with one run and two RBI from the leadoff spot, while Speed and Hunter Sater each had two hits and a double. Sater also added a team-high four RBI. Speed started the game on the mound and was dominant, allowing just four hits and one run in six innings with eight strikeouts. The wins boost Weston-McEwen into fi fth place in the Special District 6 stand- ings, just one-half game behind Culver with just two games left in the regular season. UP NEXT Weston-McEwen travels to Grant Union on Saturday to wrap up the regular season with a doubleheader starting at 11 a.m. ——— 4-2 Staff photo by Kathy Aney About 200 runners and walkers take off for the Butte Challenge on Saturday morning at Hermiston Butte Park. Puzeys take the tape in 10-kilometer races 7-9 East Oregonian Game 1 R H E ELG 103 000 0 — 4 7 6 W-M 112 300 X — 7 3 2 (E) J. Lathrop, B. Howes (6). (W) T. Hendley, B. Speed (5) and G. Shell. W — T. Hendley, L — Lathrop. Game 2 R H E W-M 201 003 3 — 9 13 5 ELG 000 100 1 — 2 6 3 (W) B. Speed, H. Sater (7). (E) C. Lathrop, T. Owen (6). W — B. Speed, L — C. Lathrop. 2B — H. Sater, B. Speed, J. West (W-M); J. Palmer (ELG). See PREPS/2B Staff photo by Kathy Aney Tommy Rivers Puzey and Hayden Earl run together during the Butte Challenge 5K/10K Run on Saturday at Hermiston Butte Park. Puzey won the men’s 10K and Earl won the men’s 5K. More than 200 men, women and children gath- ered at Butte Park on a chilly Saturday morning for the annual Butte Challenge. Exactly 217 people partic- ipated in the four different races — a 5K run, 5K walk, 10K run and a shorter Kid’s Butte Scoot — though only 114 of them completed their respective races. The 5K run was the most popular of the day, with 99 participants taking on the race with 61 fi nishing with an average time of 32:01 to fi nish the three mile course. Fresh off a 16th-place fi nish at the Boston Mara- thon in April, Tommy Rivers Puzey of Flagstaff, Arizona was the overall champion in the 10-kilometer with a time of 38 minutes, 26 seconds. Not far behind him was TOP FINISHERS 10K Run Women 1. Amy Puzey (38:50) 2. Katie Puzey Hendrickson (43:56) 3. Rosa Holt (44:51) 4. Emily Ernst (46:05) 5. Lydia Hales (46:52) Men 1. Tommy Rivers Puzey (38:26) 2. Cameron Bendixsen (43:49) 3. Larry Palmer (49:48) 4. Wyatt Morris (49:54) 5. Jacob Puzey (1:15:04) 5K Run Women 1. Angie Treadwell (20:36) 2. Melody Sanchez (21:04) 3. Alaina Lemmon (23:50) 4. Sandra Aguilar (24:06) 5. Hailey Gardner (25:15) Men 1. Hayden Earl (17:17) 2. Jaysen Rodriguez (21:30) 3. Joe Hodge (21:31) 4. Cody Radant (22:15) 5. Juan Sanchez (22:47) Amy Puzey of Calgary, Alberta as the women’s 10K champion with a time of 38:50. Cameron Bendixsen of Hermiston was second in the men’s race in 43:49 and Katie Puzey Hendrickson of Melissa, Texas was second for the women in 43:56. For much of the race, Hermiston’s Hayden Earl ran along with Tommy Puzey at a 5:34 mile pace, but his portion ended at Puzey’s halfway mark as Earl was the fastest 5K fi nisher in 17:17. Angie Treadwell of Hermiston was fi rst for the women in 20:36 and Melody Sanchez of Hermiston was third overall in 21:04. Also from Hermiston, Jayson Rodriguez was second for the men in 21:30. In the 5K walk, 58 people began the race and 34 fi nished with Kristy Black- burn and Taylor Blackburn, age 8, crossing the fi nish line in tandem to share the win in a time of 31:00. Tamara Bock was third overall in 35.04. Full results can be found online by visiting ButteChal- lenge.ItsYourRace.com. Prep Golf Buckaroos, Bulldogs qualify for state Haley Greb narrowly misses out on individual district title By MIKE WEBER For The East Oregonian Photo by Mike Weber for the East Oregonian Pendleton senior Haley Greb, right, shakes hands with Summit’s Olivia Loberg after the pair fi nished the fi nal round of the 5A Special District 2 tournament in Redmond. Loberg won the tournament and Greb fi nished in second. REDMOND — As expected, the powerhouse Pendleton girls golf team advanced to the Class 5A state tournament after taking third place in the Special District 2 Tournament Saturday at Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond, though it was not alone. In fact, three out of four local teams qualifi ed for the prestigious event May 14-16 at Emerald Valley Golf Course in Creswell (near Eugene). The Hermiston girls squad took fourth place to earn a top-four state qualifying position, while Photo by Mike Weber for the East Oregonian Hermiston’s Jared Thacker hits a fairway shot during the 5A Special District 2 tournament on Saturday in Redmond. Hermiston missed the cut for a spot at state. Pendleton’s boys squad (685) fi nished fi fth to earn the fi fth and fi nal qualifying spot as well. The Hermiston boys team (698) took sixth just behind Pendleton, but missed quali- fying for state. The boys state tournament is May 14-16 at Quail Valley Golf Course in Banks. Led by senior Haley Greb, who shot an 80 on Saturday to take second place individ- ually, Pendleton notched a total score of 381. Greb shot a 77 in Friday’s opening round of the two-day event for a total 157 score. Olivia Loberg (154) of Summit, took fi rst place by three strokes over Greb. The Buckaroo squad of Greb, Megan George, Rylee Harris, MaKenzie McLeod and Kendell Blair combined for total score of 756. Bend (721) won the district title and Summit (731) was second. “This was our goal at the beginning of the season, so we’re super excited to be going to state,” said Greb, who has qualifi ed individu- ally for state for four years and she took second place last year. “We were all focusing on playing very well and Megan sure did a good job with her score of 84 today. It was a big improvement for her from her score on the fi rst day (93). “We’re looking forward to seeing what we can do at state and I defi nitely think that we can place in the top-three there. If we play well, maybe we can even fi nish in second or in fi rst place.” Pendleton, guided by 11th year coach Terry Prouse, See GOLF/2B Sports shorts Thompson wins monthly award Washington Capitals force Game 7 ARLINGTON, Texas — Oregon State redshirt junior Jake Thompson has been named the nation’s Pitcher of the Month for April, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Associa- tion (NCBWA) announced on Monday. Thompson, who improved to 10-0 Sunday in a 10-2 over California in his fi rst start in May, went 4-0 in April, posting a miniscule 0.71 earned run average. He earned two of his wins in rubber games, and held opponents to three runs, 22 hits and nine Thompson walks while striking out 35 in 38 innings over fi ve starts. The Florence native is tied for the nation’s lead with 10 wins and his 1.20 ERA on the year is ranked fi fth. Opponents have scored just 12 runs – 11 earned - off him in 82 1/3 innings, and Thompson has 84 strikeouts to 25 walks and 50 hits allowed for a WHIP of 0.91. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andre Burakovsky scored twice, Nicklas Backstrom got his sixth of the playoffs and the Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Monday night to force a Game 7 in their taut Eastern Conference semifi nal. John Carlson and T.J. Oshie also scored for the Capitals. Braden Holtby stopped 16 to send the series back to Washington for the deciding game on Wednesday night. Jake Guentzel picked up his playoff-leading ninth goal and Evgeni Malkin added another 52 seconds later late in the third period to make the score look cosmetically better, but the Penguins were never in it. The Capitals controlled play throughout. Marc-Andre Fleury fi nished with 21 saves and received little help in front him. This is the fourth time the Penguins and Capitals will meet in a Game 7. Pittsburgh has won each of the three previous deciding games. “When you watch Cleveland play, you’re only watching one side of the good basketball. That’s kind of weak.“ — Draymond Green Golden State Warriors forward expressing dissatisfaction with the competition level provided for the Cleveland Cavaliers by their fi rst two playoff opponents the Indi- ana Pacers and Toronto Raptors. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1961 — Jim Gentile of the Baltimore Orioles hits consecutive grand slams in the fi rst and second innings of a 13-5 rout of Minnesota. 1999 — Marshall McDou- gall hits six consecutive homers and knocks in 16 runs both NCAA records in Florida State’s 26-2 rout of Maryland. 2011 — The ATP and WTA tennis rankings are released with no American man or woman in the top 10 for the fi rst time in the 38-year history of the rank- ings. Mardy Fish and Andy Roddick are Nos. 11 and 12, while Serena and Venus Williams are Nos. 17 and 19. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com