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SPORTS FARM-CITY: 2016 world champions Tyson Durfey, Zeke Thurston earn top scores on Saturday night Page 2B East Oregonian Tuesday, August 15, 2017 Continued from 1B which came from Korkow Rodeo, Kesler Rodeo, and Corey and Lange’s throughout the week. “These are some of the best bulls I’ve ever seen in my life up this way and it’s kind of intimidating, but it’s also kind of nice.” Piva said that he had watched Anchor Man in person once before, which gave him a little more confi- dence heading into his ride. “I’ve seen him once with a buddy that rode him and I think it gave me an upper hand,” he said. “I knew he was going to come out of (the chute) and ride out the whistle and go the other way, so that’s how I kind of kept up with him.” The ride earned him a $100 bonus and bottle of Chute 8 Whiskey for the top score of the night, but it was also good enough for a second place finish overall and a $4,008 payday to make the trip worthwhile. “I love it here in Oregon,” he said. “The bulls buck good, a lot of good money to be won, and shoot you know I love my whiskey.” Also on hand for the finale of the 30th Farm-City Pro Rodeo were a pair of 2016 world champions in roper Tyson Durfey and bronc rider Zeke Thurston. Both cowboys have followed up their championships with another great season so far and gave the Hermiston fans something to cheer for with top scores of the night in their respective events. For Durfey, he tied his calf in 7.7 seconds to win the night and the second round. A no time recorded in slack on Saturday afternoon prevented Durfey from winning any average money, but he still managed a $1,737 payday for his run. “That’s definitely the best run I’ve had here in Herm- iston,” he said. “I had a good calf ... they actually won the first go round on that calf so I knew he was going to be good. Staff photo by Kathy Aney Staff photo by Kathy Aney Tyson Durfey, of Weatherford, Texas, ropes his calf in 7.7 seconds to win Saturday’s tie-down roping event at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo. “But all the credit to my horse, Nikko, he was on point tonight. He really worked sharp, scored good, ran hard and allowed me to win.” And for Thurston, he rode Stampede Warrior from the Calgary Stampede pen for 83.5 points for the $100 bonus. It was a rematch for the pair, which Thurston rode earlier in the year for a lower score. “It was a really nice horse and I wish I could get on 100 like that a year,” he said. “It’s fun to have.” Thurston’s ride also boosted him to a tie for third for the rodeo with Brody Cress, earning a $2,461 check on his way out of town. “You want to win money everywhere, but I really enjoy it here and all the Northwest rodeos,” he said. “There’s a reason we keep coming back, because they treat us well and they’re all great rodeos.” Another world champion on hand was four-time bare- back champ Kaycee Feild. The 2017 season has been a rough one for Feild, as a late start with injury and some bad luck currently has him way down in the standings at No. 33 nearly $28,000 behind the final qualifying spot to the NFR. However Feild’s luck has been turning around in recent weeks and it continued on Saturday as he scored an 85.5 to tie him with fellow Utah cowboy Mason Clements for the top ride of the night. Feild took on Calgary Stampede’s Reckless Margie which was a match-up he had been waiting on for a while. “That horse was a lot of fun,” he said. “If you stub your toe, he’ll buck you off but if you ride him right, eight seconds isn’t long enough.” The ride also boosted Feild and Clements to a three-way tie for third place in the rodeo along with Luke Creasy, for a $2,152 payday each. “My main goal is to be a world champion, but I have to get to Las Vegas first,” said Feild. “I have to start taking chops out of the tree before I can tip it over, and this tonight was a good whack at it.” And in terms of NFR qualifications, the night was key for Clements as well as he currently sits in that 15th an final qualification spot with six weeks left to go. “I just couldn’t be happier ROCKETS: Just 10 wins since 2010-11 Continued from 1B executive board which will not happen until Sept. 11 at its scheduled meeting. In the mid-late 2000s, Pilot Rock was a perennial playoff team, qualifying each year from 2005-2009 and compiling a .767 winning percentage from 2006-2009. But in the seven years since, Pilot Rock has won just 10 games and lost 49, including back-to-back winless seasons. “Football is a numbers game and when it gets down with not enough kids to practice right every day, it’s hard to be successful,” Staniak said. Staniak says that the school district has actually had an eye on possiblity dropping to the 1A ranks for the last few years as the enrollment crept closer and closer to the bottom of the 2A threshold. According to the OSAA, Pilot Rock has 97 kids counting towards their classification spot, which is just three kids to have that horse and to go out there and do my job and him do his, it adds up really well,” Clements said. “It’s what I’m needing to keep being consistent to make it to the finals and this is a big step to keep me going and I feel great.” In team roping, the 13th and final pair of brothers Joshua and Jonathan Torres of Ocala, Florida scored 5.3 seconds to take the night’s top time. They drove in on Saturday afternoon from Colville, Utah and a fourth place finish and victory lap around the arena made the trip worthwhile. “That’s the easiest to be last, so you know what you have to beat,” Jonathan said afterward. “We knew we had to be at 5.3 or better to get fourth so we just had to go execute our run and if it works, it works and it did just like we practice.” Elsewhere in barrel racing, it was Forth Worth, Texas’ Tillar Murray that took the top time with 17.39 seconds, earning her a 11th place finish overall and a $685 payout. And in steer wrestling, Buffalo, South Dakota’s Chason Floyd scored a 3.6 second time on his steer to win the night. With his 3.9 Staff photo by Kathy Aney above the 1A/2A cutoff. “We’ve tried to hold this off as long as possible,” Staniak said, “But we could see the writing on the wall.” Pilot Rock is in the midst of compiling an independent football schedule, and already has six regular season games on top of a jamboree lined up. As of now its schedule listed on OSAA.org has road games at Union (Sept. 15), Enter- prise (Sept. 29), Sherman (Oct. 12) and Dufur (Oct. 20) and a home game with Arlington (Oct. 27). ———— Contact Eric at esinger@ eastoregonian.com or 541-966-0839. Staff photo by Kathy AneyMary Shae Hays, of Herm- iston, rounds a barrel Saturday night during the Farm- City Pro Rodeo at the brand new Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center. second time from slack as well, Floyd wrapped up the average win for the rodeo and a total payout of $4,670. The other event winners for the 30th Farm-City Pro Rodeo. ● Bareback: Austin Foss (Terrebone, Oregon), 89 points, $5,534. ● Tie-down roping: Tyler Milligan (Pawhuska, Okla- homa) 16.9 seconds on two, $5,854. ● Saddle bronc: Jake Wright (Milford, Utah), 88.5 points, $5,273. ● Team roping: Hayes Smith (Central Point, Oregon) and Justin Davis (Cottonwood, California), 9.6 seconds on two, $5,529 each. ● Barrel racing: Kimmie Wall (Roosevelt, Utah), 17.20 seconds, $4,568. ● Bull riding: Toby Collins (Stephenville, Texas), 87 points, $5,169. ● All-Around: Clayton Hass (Weatherford, Texas), $1,760. ———— Contact Eric at esinger@ eastoregonian.com or 541-966-0839. Follow him on Twitter @ByEricSinger. BENNETT: “I just want to see people have the equality that they deserve” Continued from 1B In this 2016 file photo, Pilot Rock’s Chris Weinke (12) tries to bust past a pair of Umatilla defenders during a game in Umatilla. Ruger Piva, of Challis, Idaho, rides Anchor Man for 86.5 points Saturday at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo to win the night and earn a second place finish. use my platform to be able to continue to speak over injustice,” Bennett said. “First of all, I want people to understand I love the military. My father was in the military. I love hot dogs like any other American. I love football like any other American, but I don’t love segregation,” he added. “I don’t love riots. I don’t love oppression. I don’t love gender slander. I just want to see people have the equality that they deserve, and I want to be able to use this plat- form to continuously push the message of that, you know, and keep journeying out and keep finding out how unselfish can we be as a society.” Bennett was at least the third prominent NFL player to protest during the anthem in the first full week of preseason games. Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch, a former teammate of Bennett’s in Seattle, also sat. Los Angeles Rams defensive end Robert Quinn raised his right fist, continuing his approach from last season following then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaeper- nick’s decision to kneel during the anthem. Kaepernick is a free agent, and the fallout from his protest has not abated, even as he remains unsigned. Bennett is willing to deal with similar consequences. “Of course, I’m going to face backlash,” he said. “This is bigger than me. This is bigger than football. This is bigger than anything that we have. This is about people. This is about bringing opportunities to people, giving people equality. This is bigger than a sport.” Bennett said he had spoken with several other NFL players about possible protests, but had not talked with Lynch yet. While he acknowledged the possibility of more widespread and organized protests, Bennett wanted to express himself. “I think everybody has a time where they feel like they need to be who they are and stand up for what they believe in,” Bennett said. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll did not have a response to Bennett’s actions, saying he became aware of it only after the game. Bennett said the aim of his protest is to make people uncomfortable. In the process, he hopes to spur greater communication, understanding and involve- ment across racial, gender and socio-economic lines. “Everyone is in their comfort zone right now,” Bennett said. “Get out there and become uncomfortable. Go out there and see what it’s like out there in society right now.” SCOREBOARD Baseball MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Boston 67 51 .568 — New York 62 55 .530 4½ Baltimore 59 60 .496 8½ Tampa Bay 59 61 .492 9 Toronto 57 61 .483 10 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 64 52 .552 — Minnesota 59 57 .509 5 Kansas City 60 58 .508 5 Detroit 53 65 .449 12 Chicago 45 70 .391 18½ West Division W L Pct GB Houston 72 46 .610 — Los Angeles 61 58 .513 11½ Seattle 59 61 .492 14 Texas 57 60 .487 14½ Oakland 52 67 .437 20½ ——— Monday’s Games Cleveland 7, Boston 3 N.Y. Yankees 4, N.Y. Mets 2 Toronto 2, Tampa Bay 1 Texas 6, Detroit 2 Arizona 2, Houston 0 Kansas City 6, Oakland 2 Baltimore 11, Seattle 3 Tuesday’s Games Houston (Peacock 10-1) at Arizona (Banda 1-2), 12:40 p.m. L.A. Angels (Skaggs 1-2) at Washington (Gonzalez 10-5), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 13-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Gray 6-7), 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Snell 0-6) at Toronto (Estrada 5-7), 4:07 p.m. St. Louis (Leake 7-10) at Boston (Porcello 6-14), 4:10 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 8-7) at Texas (Griffin 5-3), 5:05 p.m. Cleveland (Salazar 4-5) at Minnesota (Colon 4-9), 5:10 p.m. Kansas City (Hammel 5-9) at Oakland (Smith 0-2), 7:05 p.m. Baltimore (Miley 6-9) at Seattle (Albers 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 6-10) at L.A. Dodgers (Wood 14-1), 7:10 p.m. Wild Card New York L.A. Angels Minnesota Kansas City Baltimore Seattle Tampa Bay Texas Toronto W 62 61 59 60 59 59 59 57 57 L 55 58 57 58 60 61 61 60 61 Pct .530 .513 .509 .508 .496 .492 .492 .487 .483 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct Washington 70 46 .603 Miami 57 60 .487 New York 53 63 .457 Atlanta 52 64 .448 Philadelphia 43 73 .371 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 62 55 .530 St. Louis 61 57 .517 Milwaukee 61 59 .508 Pittsburgh 58 60 .492 Cincinnati 49 70 .412 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 83 34 .709 Arizona 66 52 .559 Colorado 66 52 .559 San Diego 52 66 .441 San Francisco 47 73 .392 ——— Monday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 4, N.Y. Mets 2 Miami 8, San Francisco 3 Chicago Cubs 15, Cincinnati 5 Colorado 3, Atlanta 0 Arizona 2, Houston 0 San Diego 7, Philadelphia 4 GB +2 — ½ ½ 2 2½ 2½ 3 3½ GB — 13½ 17 18 27 GB — 1½ 2½ 4½ 14 GB — 17½ 17½ 31½ 37½ Tuesday’s Games Houston (Peacock 10-1) at Arizona (Banda 1-2), 12:40 p.m. L.A. Angels (Skaggs 1-2) at Washington (Gonzalez 10-5), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 13-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Gray 6-7), 4:05 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 2-5) at Miami (Straily 7-8), 4:10 p.m. St. Louis (Leake 7-10) at Boston (Porcello 6-14), 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Nova 10-9) at Milwaukee (Woodruff 1-1), 4:40 p.m. Cincinnati (Castillo 2-5) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 4-4), 5:05 p.m. Atlanta (Newcomb 1-7) at Colorado (Free- land 11-7), 5:40 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 6-10) at L.A. Dodgers (Wood 14-1), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Leiter Jr. 1-2) at San Diego (Lamet 6-4), 7:10 p.m. Wild Card Colorado Arizona St. Louis Milwaukee Pittsburgh Miami W 66 66 61 61 58 57 L 52 52 57 59 60 60 Pct GB .559 — .559 — .517 5 .508 6 .492 8 .487 8½ MiLB Northwest League North Division W L Pct GB Tri-City 11 8 .579 — x-Vancouver 10 8 .556 ½ Everett 10 9 .526 1 Spokane 10 9 .526 1 South Division W L Pct GB Boise 9 10 .474 — Eugene 9 10 .474 — x-Hillsboro 9 10 .474 — Salem-Keizer 7 11 .389 1½ x-first-half champions ———— Monday’s Games Everett 9, Boise 8 Spokane 2, Eugene 1 Tri-City 10, Hillsboro 1 Salem-Keizer at Vancouver, late finish Tuesday’s Games Everett at Boise, 6:15 p.m. Salem-Keizer at Vancouver, 7:05 p.m. Spokane at Eugene, 7:05 p.m. Hillsboro at Tri-City, 7:15 p.m. LITTLE LEAGUE Little League World Series At South Williamsport, Pa. Double Elimination Thursday’s Games Game 1: Maracaibo (Venezuela) vs. Tamaulipas (Mexico), 10 a.m. Game 2: Jackson (N.J.) vs. Fairfield (Conn.), 12 p.m. Game 3: White Rock (British Columbia) vs. Emilia (Italy), 2 p.m. Game 4: Lufkin (Texas) vs. Grosse Pointe (Mich.), 4 p.m. Friday’s Games Game 5: Tokyo vs. Sydney, 11 a.m. Game 6: Walla Walla (Wash.) vs. Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.), 1 p.m. Game 7: Pontezuela (Dominican Republic) vs. Seoul, 3 p.m. Game 8: Sioux Falls (S.D.) vs. Greenville (N.C.), 5 p.m. Soccer MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Toronto FC 13 3 8 New York City FC 13 7 4 Chicago 12 6 5 New York 12 9 2 Atlanta United FC 10 7 5 Columbus 11 12 2 Montreal 8 8 6 Orlando City 8 10 6 Philadelphia 8 11 5 New England 8 10 5 D.C. United 5 16 4 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Houston 10 7 7 Sporting K.C. 9 5 10 Seattle 10 7 7 Pts 47 43 41 38 35 35 30 30 29 29 19 GF 46 45 45 37 42 37 35 25 32 38 19 GA 24 33 28 30 29 40 37 36 31 38 45 Pts 37 37 37 GF 42 29 37 GA 32 19 31 FC Dallas Portland San Jose Real Salt Lake Vancouver Los Angeles Minnesota United Colorado 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 6 5 9 10 12 9 12 13 12 8 7 5 5 4 5 4 4 35 34 32 32 31 23 22 22 33 43 26 32 32 32 29 22 26 43 38 44 32 42 49 31 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. ——— Saturday’s Games Seattle 1, Sporting Kansas City 0 Toronto FC 4, Portland 1 Columbus 3, Chicago 1 New York 3, Orlando City 1 Colorado 0, FC Dallas 0, tie Montreal 3, Philadelphia 0 New England 1, Vancouver 0 Houston 3, San Jose 0 New York City FC 2, Los Angeles 0 Sunday’s Game Real Salt Lake 1, D.C. United 0 Basketball WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Connecticut 17 9 .654 — Washington 16 10 .615 1 New York 15 12 .556 2½ Chicago 11 16 .407 6½ Atlanta 10 18 .357 8 Indiana 9 19 .321 9 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 21 4 .840 — x-Los Angeles 19 8 .704 3 Phoenix 14 13 .519 8 Dallas 13 16 .448 10 Seattle 11 16 .407 11 San Antonio 7 22 .241 16 x-clinched playoff spot ——— Tuesday’s Games Connecticut at Atlanta, 4 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Los Angeles at Washington, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Seattle, 7 p.m. Golf PGA TOUR PGA Championship Sunday At Quail Hollow Club Charlotte, N.C. Purse: $10.5 million Yardage: 7,600; Par: 71 Final leaderboard Justin Thomas 73-66-69-68—276 Francesco Molinari 73-64-74-67—278 Louis Oosthuizen 70-67-71-70—278 Patrick Reed 69-73-69-67—278 Rickie Fowler 69-70-73-67—279 Hideki Matsuyama 70-64-73-72—279 Graham DeLaet 70-73-68-69—280 Kevin Kisner 67-67-72-74—280 Jason Day 70-66-77-70—283 Matt Kuchar 71-74-70-68—283 Jordan L Smith 70-75-70-68—283 -1 Others Dustin Johnson 70-74-73-67—284 Brooks Koepka 68-73-74-69—284 Rory McIlroy 72-72-73-68—285 Jordan Spieth 72-73-71-70—286 Keegan Bradley 74-70-73-70—287 -8 -6 -6 -6 -5 -5 -4 -4 -1 -1 E E +1 +2 +3 Auto Racing NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series Points Standings Through Aug. 14 1. Martin Truex Jr. 933 2. Kyle Larson 804 3. Kyle Busch 797 4. Kevin Harvick 787 5. Brad Keselowski 720 6. Denny Hamlin 710 7. Chase Elliott 685 8. Jamie McMurray 675 9. Matt Kenseth 654 10. Clint Bowyer 623 11. Ryan Blaney 592 12. Jimmie Johnson 592 13. Joey Logano 556 14. Kurt Busch 554 15. Ryan Newman 536 16. Erik Jones 524
