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SPORTS TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2017 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS HERMISTON Stanfi eld team wins 3-on-3 title Takin’ It To The Streets draws 166 teams in 22 brackets East Oregonian T wenty-two bracket champions were crowned after two days of heated 3-on-3 basketball at Hermiston’s Takin’ It To The Streets tournament held downtown over the weekend. The Stanfi eld-based Grogans & Co. came back to avenge its only loss of the tournament in the Men’s Open championship. Taking on an Oldies team that had beaten them 20-11 in the second round of bracketed play, Grogans & Co. forced a winner-take-all showdown by winning 20-14 to hand Oldies its fi rst loss. After a short break the teams went at it again, with Grogans & Co. holding on for the 20-18 win. The team called KSA won the women’s bracket 17-15 over Bing Bong, and in the Co-Ed championship it was Rim Jobs taking a 20-12 victory over Wyant. The event, which is a fundraiser for Hermiston basketball, attracted 166 teams this year. MAIN PHOTO: Sam Grogan gets ready to jam the ball through the hoop during Saturday’s slam dunk competi- tion, part of the Takin it to the Streets 3-on-3 basketball com- petition on Main Street in Herm- iston. BOTTOM LEFT: Brandon Cas- tro, of Granger, Washington, launches a shot during Satur- day’s free throw competition. Championship scores Takin’ It To The Streets Hermiston; July 15-16, 2017 Men’s Open Grogans & Co. 20, Oldies 18 Co-Ed Rim Jobs 20, Wyant 12 Women KSA 17, Bing Bong 15 Men’s Rec Too Much Sauce 20, Drive Home Safe 14 6U Competitive Purosho 15, Eazy duz it 13 Men’s 6U Rec #1 Ross Brandt Electric 19, U-Town Ballers 15 Men’s 6U Rec #2 Dab daddy’s 15, mbex 13 12th Grade Boys The ballerzz 20, Dream Team 8 11/12th Grade Girls Steagles 19, Quad Squad 12 11th Grade Boys Paco’s Court 20, BBJC 18 10th Grade Boys Skeeterz 15, “u started the super team bro” 0 9th Grade Boys Kennewick Rebels 20, Tune Squad 18 9th Grade Girls Got Em 20, Native Storm 6 8th Grade Boys Purosho 14, WW Blues 13 7/8th Grade Girls Watch Me Work 9, Hermiston Storm 8 7th Grade Boys Buck3ts 10, Brawlers 7 6th Grade Boys 509 Insanity 15, Straight ballin 7 6th Grade Girls Swire Coca Cola 16, Hoopdawgs 7 5th Grade Girls Medelez Inc 13, Prosser Elite 9 4/5th Grade Boys Splash Bros 12, HogRiderz 8 4th Grade Girls Lower Valley Ladies 13, Kick’n Some Asphalt 8 3rd Grade Boys WarriorBoyz 9, Hoop Maña 6 BOTTOM CEN- TER: The Skee- terz and the 509 Leakers battle it out during Saturday’s Takin it to the Streets 3-on-3 basket- ball competition on Main Street in Hermiston. BOTTOM RIGHT: Native Storm (in orange) and Got Em battle it out during Satur- day’s action. Staff photos by Kathy Aney PENDLETON NBA Hodgen falls in summer baseball fi nale Pendleton team loses three to Twin City East Oregonian The Hodgen Distributing 18U American Legion base- ball team ended its summer season with three losses to the Twin City Titans over the weekend. The series began Friday evening with the Titans taking a 7-0 win, then fi nished up in a doubleheader on Saturday. The fi rst half provided the most competitive game of the series with the Titans eventually prevailing 6-3 in eight innings, but then it was another rout to fi nish things as the Titans won 14-3 in fi ve innings. Hodgen, which fell to 11-18, wasn’t able to get much going at the plate in any of the games, and totaled See HODGEN/2B Top of draft shines at Summer League Lakers beat Blazers for title By JON KRAWCZYNSKI Associated Press The depth and quality of the 2017 NBA draft had teams tanking at the end of the regular season in hopes of vaulting into the top three picks. With the huge caveat being that it was only summer league action, those at the top of the draft made quite a fi rst months. impression. No. 2 pick Summer Lonzo Ball league play Portland Los Angeles owned Vegas ended on with a pair of Monday triple-dou- night after bles and the Los was named Angeles Lakers beat Port- Vegas MVP. Top pick land in the Las Vegas league Markelle Fultz showed off championship game. Over his wide array of scoring leagues played in Orlando, tricks in Utah before sitting Salt Lake City and Vegas, out much of Vegas with an many of the top 10 picks ankle injury and No. 3 pick gave their teams plenty Jayson Tatum of Boston to feel good about before was drawing comparisons heading into the league’s to Paul Pierce while domi- quiet period for the next two nating both in Utah and 98 110 Nevada. The competition these rookies will face will increase exponentially when training camps open in October. And there is a long list of summer league standouts — Nikoloz Tskitishvili, anyone? — who never amounted to anything in the NBA. But for struggling franchises like the Lakers, Sixers, Suns and Kings, seeing some real promise from their young- sters the fi rst time they step See SUMMER/2B Sports shorts Federer’s stock up after Wimbledon LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer’s eighth Wimbledon title pushed him back up to No. 3 in the ATP rankings on Monday after he ended last season at No. 16. And, because he sat out the last half of 2016, his points will only continue to accumulate, making a return to No. 1 a real possibility. “I’m playing for titles at this stage of my career. Rankings, not so much, unless I’m as close as I am right now,” said the 35-year-old Federer, who also Federer clinched a berth in the season- ending ATP Finals, held in London on Nov. 12-19. So I just have to check the situation, if it’s worth it to run after it or not.” Garbine Muguruza’s fi rst championship at the All England Club returned her to the WTA’s top 10 at No. 5, a rise of 10 spots, while runner-up Venus Williams goes from No. 11 to No. 9. “Kirk (Cousins) has made it clear that he prefers to play on a year-to-year basis. While we would have liked to work out a long-term contract before this season, we accept his decision.“ — Bruce Allen Washington Redskins team president announcing that the team and quar- terback Kirk Cousins had failed to come to a long-term contract agree- ment by Monday’s deadline. Cousins will be the fi rst QB to play back-to- back years on the franchise tag. Houston Rockets up for sale HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander is selling the team. Rockets CEO Tad Brown made the announce- ment Monday, hours after he said Alexander made the decision. Alexander took over as owner on July 30, 1993, and the Rockets went on to win back-to-back titles in 1994-95. In 24 seasons under Alexander, the Rockets have won 56.9 percent of their games, fi fth-highest in the league. Brown says the 74-year-old Alexander had been approached over the years by those looking to buy the team, but that he never considered it until very recently. Brown says he will be working with the league offi ce to facilitate things while they look for a new owner. There is no set timetable for the sale, but Brown says they want to fi nd the right buyer and won’t rush the process. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1975 — The trial of Dave Forbes, the fi rst pro athlete to be indicted for a crime committed during play, ends in a hung jury. Forbes, of the Boston Bruins, was indicted for excessive force used on an opponent. Forbes’ victim was Henry Boucha in a game on Jan. 4 against the North Stars at Minnesota. The prosecution decides not to seek a retrial. 1996 — Shaquille O’Neal signs a seven-year, $121 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers’ ticket price for the cheapest seats is increased from $9.50 to $21. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com
