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BAKER CITY
ONE MORE GAME
Hep-
pner’s
Logan
Grieb
runs
onto
the fi eld
during
the 65th
annual
Oregon
East
West
Shrine
All-Star
football
game on
Saturday
in Baker
City.
Grieb,
who was
original-
ly select-
ed to the
game
as an al-
ternate,
helped
his East
team
take
home
a 29-23
victory
over the
West.
Staff photo by
Eric Singer
East West Shrine game gives five locals one more chance at gridiron glory
“It’s unbelievable, I
can’t even describe
how awesome
it is to come out
knowing you have
one more game.”
By ERIC SINGER
East Oregonian
Staff photo by Eric Singer
Heppner’s Kevin Murray celebrates his fumble recov-
ery in the second half of Saturday’s 65th annual Ore-
gon East West Shrine All-Star football game in Baker
City. Murray’s East team won the game 29-23.
MLB
BAKER CITY — The last time
Logan Grieb had stepped foot on a
football fi eld, it was a day full of disap-
pointment.
It was the Class 2A state semifi nals
in Hillsboro in November 2016, where
his Heppner Mustangs came up short
against the eventual state champion
Regis Rams by a 26-3 score. To make
matters worse, Grieb was injured in the
game and watched the majority of the
second half from the sideline.
However, on Saturday night Grieb
got one more chance for a positive fi nal
memory from the game he has played
for so long. Grieb was one of 60 Class
1A-4A prep football seniors from the
Class of 2017 that hit the gridiron under
the lights for the 65th annual Oregon
East West Shrine All-Star Game at Baker
High School’s Memorial Stadium.
“One more football game is great
because that’s something you can’t do
— Kevin Murray,
Heppner High School graduate and
East player.
for the rest of your life,” Grieb said after
the game, wearing a wide smile. “And
getting to play one more time with these
new teammates, it was awesome.”
Grieb’s former teammate and all-state
defensive lineman Kevin Murray had
similar feelings for being able to strap
on the helmet and pads one more time
to play the game he loves, and knew he
wanted to make the most of this extra
opportunity.
“It’s unbelievable, I can’t even
describe how awesome it is to come out
knowing you have one more game,”
he said. “You have one more chance
to give it your all every single play and
that’s how I played, like every one was
my last. I went in thinking ‘I’m getting
pulled after this play, so make it great’
that was my mentality.”
Grieb and Murray were joined by
three other football stars from Umatilla
and Morrow counties on the East
team, including former Stanfi eld duo
of Dylan Grogan and Thyler Monkus,
and Mac-Hi’s Riley Chester. Like the
boys from Heppner, both Monkus and
Grogan were happy to get one more
chance to play football after their senior
seasons ended in the championship
game loss to Regis.
“This game is going to stick with me
forever,” said Monkus. “I met a lot of
great people and after losing that state
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College Football
Mariners
trade for
All-Star fi rst
baseman
Beavers quarterback McMaryion to transfer
By KEVIN HAMPTON
Albany Democrat-Herald
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
The Seattle Mariners acquired
All-Star fi rst baseman Yonder
Alonso from the Oakland
Athletics on Sunday for minor
league outfi elder Boog Powell.
T h e
Mariners,
who have
not been
in
the
postseason
since 2001,
entered
t h e i r
double-
header at
Alonso
Kansas
City trailing
the Royals by 1½ games for the
second wild-card spot.
Alonso, 30, is hitting .266
with 17 doubles, 22 home runs
and 49 RBIs. He ranks second
among American League fi rst
baseman with a .527 slugging
percentage.
“I feel like it’s a compli-
ment he brings to our lineup,
particularly the left-handed bat
and how he pairs with (Danny)
Valencia, which they’ve done
before,” Mariners general
manager Jerry Dipoto said. “It’s
a balance he brings to our lineup,
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AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez
Oregon State quarterback Marcus McMaryion (3)
throws against Stanford during the fi rst half of an
NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in
Stanford, Calif.
CORVALLIS
—
Quarterback
Marcus
McMaryion has elected
to transfer from Oregon
State.
McMaryion will be
immediately
eligible
having graduated with a
bachelor’s degree in public
health, and has two years
of eligibility remaining.
“After much thought,
consideration, and discus-
sion with my family I
would like to announce
that I am transferring
from Oregon State,”
McMaryion said in a press
release. “I want to thank
the fans of Beaver Nation,
the coaching and academic
staff, and my teammates
for a great three years. As
I close this chapter of my
life as a graduate, the next
chapter awaits. It has been
a privilege representing
this program on and off
the fi eld. For my OSU
brothers on the fi eld,
remain 11 strong and have
a great season.”
McMaryion started six
games last season after
Darell Garretson, who
began the year as the
starter, struggled with inju-
ries and poor performance.
Conor Blount stepped
in briefl y before getting
injured and the coaches
then went to McMaryion.
McMaryion
came
through to lead the Beavers
to Pac-12 wins over Cali-
fornia and Oregon.
He completed 101 of
170 passes for 1,286 yards
and 10 touchdowns with
fi ve interceptions and a
136.5 effi ciency rating.
The
performance
was not good enough
to propel him into the
starting position during
fall camp. Transfer Jake
Luton was announced as
the starter with Garretson
and McMaryion battling
for the No. 2 spot.
Soccer
Hope Solo looks to revive soccer career abroad
Former US goalkeeper
recovering from
shoulder replacement
Associated Press
AMSTERDAM — Amer-
ican goalkeeper Hope Solo is
looking to resume playing and
says she has had offers to play
overseas.
Solo was handed a
six-month suspension and her
contract with U.S. Soccer was
terminated last year following
the Rio de Janeiro Olympics
after she called Sweden’s team
“cowards” for their defensive
style of play against the Amer-
icans.
Since the abrupt break in
her career, the 36-year-old Solo
has focused on recovering from
shoulder replacement surgery.
“Let’s be clear, a goalkeeper
peaks a little bit later in their
career, so I feel like I have
many years ahead of me if that
opportunity arises,” Solo said
in an interview Monday. “I’m
very happy with my career
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In this Aug.
3, 2016, fi le
photo, U.S.
goalkeeper
Hope Solo
takes the
ball during
a women’s
Olympic
football
tourna-
ment match
against New
Zealand in
Belo Hori-
zonte, Brazil.
AP Photo/Eugenio
Savio, File