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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian HODGEN: Has coached more than 1,000 kids BRIEFLY Ciez wins Round- Up City Amateur PENDLETON — Mike Ciez of Walla Walla came out on top of the field of 111 golfers at the Round-Up City Amateur held at Pendleton Country Club on June 10-11. Ciez shot four under par over 36 holes for a score of 140, and was one stroke ahead of Trevor Smith and two ahead of Eric Nelson and Seth Pennington. Jeff Neher of Walla Walla won low net honors with a score of 135, and Nelson wone the Sole Survivor competition, besting nine of the tourna- ment’s top 10 golfers. Bulldogs have full slate of youth athletic camps HERMISTON — Hermiston High School is offering a wide array of youth camps this summer, and registration is open. Here is a list of summer camps offered with their dates, grade range and registration fees: Softball (June 19-20, grades 3-8, $45); Marching Band (June 19-23, grades 7-8, $15); Volleyball (June 20-22, grades 3-8, $65); Basket- ball (June 26-28, grades 3-8, $65); Soccer (July 31-August 3, grades 3-8, $40); Youth Football (Aug. 7-8, grades 2-6, $20); Football Development (16 dates spanning from June 19 to July 20, grades 7-8, $75); Tennis (Sept. 7-9, grades 3-8, $55). Registration can be completed online at HermistonAthletics.com. Buckaroos host basketball camp PENDLETON — The Buckaroo Basketball Camp will be held at Pendleton High School’s Warberg Court on June 19-21. It is for boys and girls in grades 1-9. The camp will run from 9-noon for boys (first and second graders Tuesday, June 13, 2017 will stop at 11 a.m.) and 1-4 p.m. for girls. Sign up early and save $10 on registration fees. Early registration for first and second graders is $40, and is $50 for all others. Registration forms are available at Dean’s Athletic and Dave’s Chevron. Continued from 1B associate coach Pat Bailey and former Pendleton coach Mark Whitten. It was evident just how many people that Hodgen has had an impact on, and current Pendleton assistant coach Travis Zander put it into perspective. In his speech, Zander pointed out that in Hodgen’s 43-year career, he has coached more than 1,000 kids spanning all levels of Pendleton high school baseball and lasted through five Pendleton head coaching changes — from Gary Yates to Haguewood. The bulk of his coaching tenure has been spent as the head coach of the junior varsity squad and the Hodgen Distributing Legion team, where he amassed more than 1,600 wins, all while continuously molding the next wave of Pendleton baseball stars. Two of those stars were brothers Dave and Dan Alderman who played under Hodgen back in the mid 1970s and early 1980s and went on to play Division I college baseball. Both brothers currently live in the Youth baseball camp coming to Milton-Freewater MILTON-FREE- WATER — Michaud Athletics will host a baseball camp on six days in July at McRae-Ireland Field in Milton-Freewater. The camp is for ages 8-12, and will run July 11-13 and 18-20 from 3-6 p.m. Registration fees cover both sessions, and the camp will teach all fundamentals as well as provide competitive games. Milton-Freewater residents receive special pricing, and can secure their spot in the camp for $50 if registered by June 30. The cost for non-resi- dents that register by June 30 is $75. Cost for late registration is $75 and $100. For more information go online to MichaudAth- letics.com. Staff photo by Eric Singer Longtime Pendleton baseball coach Mike Hodgen ac- cepts a commemorative plaque from current Pend- leton head coach T.J. Haguewood during a ceremony honoring Hodgen’s 40-plus year career on Saturday at Bob White Ballpark. Tri-Cities and didn’t hesitate to make the one hour drive to go down memory lane and honor their old coach. “He was always such a fun-loving guy,” Dave Alderman recalled. “He had a tremendous work ethic, if you needed extra cuts he’s always out there throwing. At his age with us, he was a real young man so it’s a little bit of a different connection now because the age gap wasn’t as big. But he’d never get too down on you or never get too high on you, he just made you work hard. “He always taught us to respect yourself, respect your opponent and do the best you can, that’s what I remember most.” Quinn Williams coached summer ball with Hodgen from 1994-1999 and spent many road trips and long nights at the field with the coach, which gave him a pretty good understanding of the type of person he is. “What comes to mind first and foremost is his class,” Williams said, “Doing things the right way, winning the right way and losing the right way but always working hard to that end regardless of the outcome. His love for the game and for the players and fellow coaches is second to none.” For the past two seasons, Hodgen moved up from junior varsity ranks to varsity where he has been the pitching coach for Haguewood’s teams. As of now, Hodgen plans on finishing out the summer as an assistant for Hodgen Distributing and returning for his 44th season with Pendleton baseball next spring. Though speaking Saturday, he pointed out that even with all the wins and great players he’s coached, there is one thing missing from his resume. “I’m looking out toward center field and we know in our program there’s one thing to continually search for,” he said. “It’s not just the wins but it would great some year to put a state champion- ship flag or banner up. “But personally, I feel like I’m already a champion.” TOURNAMENT: Diamondjaxx take fifth in Walla Walla Continued from 1B Perch Jerk free to kids under 14 right field, and then two batters later Tyler Chichester hit a double of his own that drove in two, putting Hodgen on top 7-6. Hodgen then got a big insurance run in the bottom of the sixth when Chichester singled into right to score Doherty for an 8-6 lead. Chichester had a team-high three hits and two doubles in the game with three RBI, while Umbarger, Avery Duetz and Doherty each had a team-high two runs scored. ————— PENDLETON — Mid Columbia Bass Anglers will sponsor the Bill Johnson Memorial Perch Jerk for children 14 and younger on Saturday, June 24, at McKay Dam. The event will run from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., and all contestants must register by 9 a.m. There is no entry fee, and all fishing must be done from the shore. Everyone will win a prize, and hot dogs and soft drinks will be provided. For more information call Greg Hadden at (541) 379-1543. Championship R H E LAG 150 000 0 — 6 6 4 HDG 130 301 X — 8 5 1 (LAG) P. Robinson, C. Lathrop (3), B. Kincade (6). (H) J. Beveridge, G. Umbarger (3), D. Naughton (4) and J. Duso. W — D. Naughton, L — C. Lathrop. 2B — L. Atkinson, L. Puastian, J. Leonard (LAG); T. Chichester 2, Q. Doherty (HDG). — East Oregonian HERMISTON 9, SANDY 4 — At Pendleton, Hermiston finished off the Ashlee Hodgen Memorial Tournament much better than it began, winning its last two games including a 9-4 win over Sandy on Sunday. Hermiston took control of the game in the second inning when it dropped a four-spot on Sandy. Cole Campbell got things started with a two-RBI single to center field, then Paytan Smith hit a sacrifice fly to center to bring in Campbell. A fielding error by Sandy on a grounder from Brylee Dufloth brought home Andrew James for the fourth run. Sandy scored a pair in the third inning to make it a close game, but then Herm- iston answered with two more runs in the bottom of the frame and never looked back. Campbell had a team- high three RBI, while Caden Schwirse and Wyatt Nolan each led the team with two hits. ———— R H E SND 002 002 — 4 6 3 HRM 042 30X — 9 9 2 W — D. Gossler, L — Menchaca. 2B — Drake, King (SND); C. Schwirse (HRM). Walla Walla Grizz Tournament PEPSI DIAMOND- JAXX 12, RIVER CITY ATH. 1 — At Walla Walla, the Pepsi Diamondjaxx finished up their part in the Walla Walla Grizz Tour- nament with a fifth place finish after blowing out the River City Athletics 12-1 on Sunday. The Diamondjaxx rode an oustanding performance from pitcher Tucker Zander, as he struck out seven and allowed just five hits and one run in six innings. He allowed the offense to have fun and go to work, where the Diamondjaxx piled up 15 hits including seven extra- base hits. Tanner Sweek led the team with three hits, two runs and two RBI, while Greyson Clark and Nat Hunsaker had two hits. Lance Wolf had a double and a triple with two RBI and two runs, and Ty Beers had two doubles and three RBI. ———— 5th place R H E PDJ 203 223 — 12 15 1 RCA 000 010 — 1 5 6 W — T. Zander, L — Elsethagen. 2B — T. Beers 2, G. Clark, N. Hunsaker, T. Sweek, L. Wolf (PDJ). 3B — L. Wolf (PDJ). REAL DADS. STIHL DADS. 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