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SPORTS WEEKEND, JUNE 17-18, 2017 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS HERMISTON Bulldogs make Moore next baseball coach “I’ve heard nothing but good things about Pendleton grad Kevin Moore hired, Hermiston baseball and the opportunity to pending approval come in and enjoy the success that they’ve built and expand on that is exciting.” By ERIC SINGER East Oregonian Kevin Moore After a fi fteen day search, Herm- iston baseball has a new leader. The school announced on Friday afternoon that Kevin Moore has been hired as the program’s newest head coach, pending approval by the Board of Education at its meeting — Kevin Moore, New Hermiston High School baseball head coach, whose hire was announced Friday and is pending approval by the Board of Education at its next meeting. on July 10. Moore replaces Lance Hawkins who stepped down from the position on June 1 after three seasons at the helm. Moore, 40, comes to Hermiston from Idaho, where he has spent the past 12 years as an assistant base- ball coach for Parma High School, Caldwell, Vallivue and Fruitland. He has strong ties to Eastern Oregon, though, as Moore grew up in Pend- leton and graduated from Pendleton High School in 1995. And even though the former Buck- aroo is now going to be coaching for his high school rival, he is more than excited to fi nally get a chance as a head coach and get started with the Bulldogs. “This was an opportunity for both my wife and I that we couldn’t pass up,” Moore said on Friday. “I’ve See MOORE/2B PENDLETON Bucks fi nalists for Oregon Sports Awards In this fi le photo from March 24, 2017, Pend- leton’s Hely Greb chips onto the green on hole No. 18 at Big River Golf Course in Umatilla. Greb shot a 75 to win the tourna- ment. She has been named an Oregon Sports Awards fi nalist for Female Prep Golfer of the Year. Pendleton’s Haley Greb, Lauren Richards to attend 65th annual event By MATT ENTRUP East Oregonian For best friends Haley Greb and Lauren Richards, the summer months can be a hectic time. When school lets out, sports take center stage with Greb entering as many golf tournaments as she can fi t into her schedule and Richards traveling around the region to participate in softball tournaments and camps. So when one of the girls’ recent discussions turned to the topic of the upcoming weekend, both were surprised when they had the same plans. The three-sport athletes were each named fi nalists for Oregon Sports Awards, Greb in golf and Richards in softball, and will be in attendance Sunday at the 65th annual presentation by Nike at the Tiger Woods Center in Beaverton. “I think (Richards) was just talking about her weekend plans. We were both surprised at the same time, because we both didn’t know we were fi nalists,” said Greb, who graduated this spring following an OSAA Class 5A state co-championship. “We’ve been friends basically our whole lives and grown up playing sports together. It’s been a lot of fun and defi nitely a huge accomplish- See AWARDS/2B Staff photo by Matt Entrup College World Series Oregon State out to fi nish job at College World Series Beavers enter with fewest losses since Texas in 1982 By ERIC OLSON Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Oregon State already can make a case for ranking among the greatest college baseball teams of all time. If the Beavers win the national championship at the College World Series, there will be no argument. At 54-4, the Beavers have the fewest losses of any team entering the CWS since CSU Fullerton Oregon State Titans Beavers (39-22) (54-4) • Saturday, Noon (ESPN) • at Omaha, Nebraska Texas came in 57-4 in 1982. They take a 21-game winning streak into their game against Cal State Fullerton (39-22) on Saturday afternoon. Florida State (45-21) plays LSU (48-17) at night. Oregon State won the Pac-12 by six games, the largest margin since the conference ended divisional play in 1999, and outscored See OREGON STATE/2B Rodeo Three T-Wolves try to make CNFR short-go College championship round is Saturday East Oregonian AP Photo/Nati Harnik Oregon State players warm up at the start of team practice in Oma- ha, Neb., Friday, June 16, 2017. Oregon State is on the cusp of join- ing the company of the greatest college baseball teams of all time. At 54-4, the Beavers enter the College World Series with the fewest losses of any team since 1982. CASPER, Wyo. — After one week of rodeo at Casper Events Center, three Blue Mountain Timberwolves were in a position to earn one more go in the College National Finals Rodeo when the fi nal performance of third round began on Friday night. For barrel racer Danyelle Williams, tie-down roper Preston Pederson, and saddle bronc rider Johnny Espeland, See RODEO/2B Sports shorts Johnson to stay with Hendrick BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Fresh off another championship and with three more victories already this season Jimmie Johnson is showing no signs of slowing down. Now, he’s ready for at least three more years of racing. Beyond that, Johnson is leaving his options open. Johnson agreed to a three-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports through 2020. Hendrick announced the deal with the seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Friday. Johnson “I’ve said it before and continued to say that when the fi re does go out, I will step down,” said Johnson, who is preparing for this weekend’s race at Michigan International Speedway. “I don’t have any framework now on a timeline. I just know that I’ve got three more years of trying to go out there and win championships and win races.” “My plan was to go up one time. When I was going down, I was like, ‘Hmm, we could have some days before we leave’ ... I wanted to try to go back up again.“ — Kilian Jornet Spanish mountaineer on making two solo summits Mount Everest within a six-day span in May. Jor- net, 29, did both ascents without the help of other climbers, fi xed ropes, or supplemental oxygen. Swiss prosecutors confi rm 25 investigations linked to FIFA BERN, Switzerland (AP) — The offi ce of Switzerland’s attorney general says it is leading 25 separate investigations of suspected corruption linked to FIFA and World Cup bidding. The offi ce of Michael Lauber confi rmed the scale of “football-related cases” after securing a fi rst conviction since its FIFA probes began in 2014. Cases were not specifi ed, but criminal proceedings are open against former FIFA offi cials Sepp Blatter and Jerome Valcke, and some 2006 World Cup organizers, including Franz Beckenbauer. Swiss and American prosecutors worked together on a guilty plea this week from Jorge Arzuaga, a former employee of Swiss private banks from Argentina. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1921 — The University of Illinois wins the fi rst NCAA track and fi eld cham- pionships with 20¼ points. Notre Dame fi nishes second with 16¾ points. 1967 — Jack Nicklaus shoots a record 275 to beat Arnold Palmer for the U.S. Open. Nicklaus breaks Ben Hogan’s 1948 record by one stroke. 1995 — Michael Johnson becomes the fi rst national champion at 200 and 400 meters since 1899 as he captures both races at the USA-Mobil Champi- onships. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com
