SPORTS
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
East Oregonian
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Broncos take a depleted roster to California MARINERS:
By ARNIE STAPLETON
Associated Press
nonsense and we want to just
go play football.”
Cornerback Chris Harris
Jr. has mixed feelings about
working out with another team.
“I really don’t like the joint
practices because they’re more
like a game,” Harris said.
“The teams start fi ghting and
things like that. I get enough
looks going against” team-
mates Demaryius Thomas and
Emmanuel Sanders “in practice,
but I think it will be good just to
see some other guys.”
Cornerback Aqib Talib said
joint practices are “almost
like a preseason game because
you’re going to play to the max.
Whenever we compete, we go
to the max but when it’s another
color jersey, you go all out.
It’s almost like you play three
preseason games that week. It’ll
be great work for us.”
Joseph will hold out two
healthy players from the game
in center Matt Paradis and
running back Jamaal Charles,
both of whom are coming
off injuries from last season.
However, both will practice
against the 49ers.
Charles has increased his
workload at practice but the
NFL Preseason
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. —
The Denver Broncos are taking a
depleted roster to San Francisco,
where they’ll practice twice with
the 49ers in advance of their
preseason game Saturday.
“I know we’re going to
compete, but the main thing is
keeping both sides healthy,”
receiver Demaryius Thomas
said. “We’ve had some people
go down.”
After watching D-linemen
Billy Winn (ACL), Derek Wolfe
(ankle) and Jared Crick (back)
get carted off the fi eld over a
fi ve-day span, the Broncos kept
a summer-high eight players out
of Tuesday’s practice because of
injuries.
They included receiver Cody
Latimer (sore knee) and rookie
linebacker DeMarcus Walker
(hip-fl exor), both of whom are
expected to return to practice in
California.
However, Wolfe, Crick and
safety T.J. Ward (hamstring)
were staying behind.
The Broncos are down to
seven interior defensive linemen
for three positions, but they’re
hoping to avoid bringing in
Denver
San Francisco
Broncos
49ers
(1-0)
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• Saturday, 7 p.m. (NFL Net)
• at Levi’s Stadium
more reinforcements before the
returns of Wolfe and Crick, who
are expected to be ready for the
season opener.
“That’s the plan and that’s
why we’re going so slow with
these guys,” Joseph said. “I can
push Wolfe out there next week
and push Crick out there prob-
ably by Friday but it makes no
sense. Our goal for those guys
is to rehab, get them as healthy
as possible and Week 1 be at
full strength.”
Joseph and 49ers coach Kyle
Shanahan have emphasized the
need for their players to keep
emotions in check this week so
nobody else gets hurt.
“First of all, we’re going
to be in pads only one day
and then shells the next day,”
Joseph said. “That’s going to
be a big deal. We don’t want
any fi ghts, we don’t want any
Broncos have long targeted
their game against Green Bay
on Aug. 26 for his debut.
“That’s been the plan for
the entire time, to kind of get
Jamaal as strong as he can be
before we put him on the fi eld,”
Joseph said. “He is ready to go,
it’s me holding Jamaal back.
But he wants to go. He wanted
to go last week but the plan was
Green Bay so we’re going to
stick with that plan.”
The biggest story line in Cali-
fornia will be Paxton Lynch’s
fi rst start — and presumably last
chance to make up ground in his
quest to beat out incumbent QB
Trevor Siemian . Lynch threw
two interceptions at Tuesday’s
practice.
Joseph said at the start of
training camp that ideally he’d
like to name a starting quarter-
back after the second preseason
game but on Tuesday he
wouldn’t commit to doing so.
“I don’t know. I’m not
sure and I’m not there yet,”
Joseph said. “Paxton is starting
Saturday and after the game
we’ll sit down and watch
and fi gure out our plans from
there but I’m not sure. I’m not
stressed about that.”
Continued from 1B
attempting to tag up and score from third.
Dyson’s perfect throw home was his 11th
outfi eld assist this season, tops in the majors.
MARINERS MOVES
Albers was brought up from Triple-A Tacoma
along with RHP Sam Gaviglio, who went 3-5
with a 4.62 ERA in two earlier stints with the
Mariners this year. RHP Casey Lawrence and
RHP Thyago Vieira were optioned to Triple-A,
and RHP Christian Bergman was designated
for assignment.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: 3B Kyle Seager sat out with
what manager Scott Servais said appeared to
be a stomach virus. Espinosa started at third.
. RHP David Phelps, on the 10-day DL with
a right elbow impingement, will accompany
the Mariners to Tampa Bay this weekend and
is expected to throw off a mound there. “If that
goes well, you could see him activated pretty
quickly,” Servais said.
UP NEXT
Orioles: RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (5-7,
6.25 ERA) closes out the three-game series
Wednesday afternoon. Jimenez has won only
once in six starts since July 16. He has allowed
25 home runs in 116 2/3 innings.
Mariners: LHP Marco Gonzales (0-0, 6.48),
acquired in a trade with St. Louis on July 21,
makes his third start for Seattle. Gonzalez, who
missed all of 2016 following elbow surgery,
allowed one run and four hits over 4 1/3 innings
in his last start.
FALL SPORTS: TigerScots volleyball starts championship defense
Continued from 1B
another trip to the Class 2A
state semifi nals, it marked
the 20th consecutive
season that Heppner had
qualifi ed for the playoffs.
On paper, the road to a
21st consecutive playoff
appearance seems pretty
clear as a now-four team
Columbia Basin Conference
seems to be Heppner’s to
lose at this point.
The Mustangs will have
to replace some supreme
talent, however, as all-state
lineman Kevin Murray
and all-state athlete Logan
Grieb have graduated, as
well as key pieces such
as Kolby Currin and Tim
Jaca. But with running
back Coby Dougherty,
quarterback Kevin Smith,
and lineman Wyatt
Steagall and 2016 breakout
performer Beau Wolters
back the Mustangs should
still be a fun team to watch.
Plus — as I’ve come to
learn in my two years in
Eastern Oregon — you can
never count against a team
that is coached by Greg
Grant and Les Payne, two
of the best at preparing and
coaching their team the
right way.
WESTON-MCEWEN
VOLLEYBALL: As
much as Heppner has been
a model of consistency
on the football fi eld,
Weston-McEwen has
been the same on the
volleyball court over the
last decade. The TigerScots
have qualifi ed for the state
playoffs in 13 straight
seasons and have reached
at least the quarterfi nals in
12 of those 13. With state
championships from 2004
and 2010 in their trophy
case already, the No. 5
seed TigerScots made a
stunning run to their third
state championship in 2016,
with three upsets of No. 4
Bonanza, No. 1 seed Culver
and No. 3 Imbler to bring
the trophy home.
Much like the Mustangs
above, the TigerScots do
have some holes to fi ll as
they look to repeat in 2017.
State championship game
MVP and outside hitter
Sara von Borstel, outside
hitter Sarah Finifrock,
setter Ali Schroeder
Contributed photo courtesy of Jenni Tyer
Weston-McEwen’s Maddi Muilenburg (7) and Hailey
Weaver prepare to play Imbler in the 2A volleyball state
championship match on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Ridgeview
High School in Redmond. Muilenburg and Weaver will
be two players to take on bigger roles this season for
the TigerScots as they defend their state title.
and defensive specialist
Bailey Hillmick have
all graduated, as did key
reserve Tiah Benedict. The
good news is the TigerScots
still have libero Chelsea
Quaempts, both middle
blockers in Alyssa Finifrock
and Maddi Muilenburg, and
reserves Bryce Thul and
Hailey Weaver back, all of
whom were key cogs last
season.
And coach Shawn
White, now in his 15th
season, is one of the best
in the state, leading the
TigerScots to a 317-83
mark over the last 11
seasons.
SMALL-SCHOOL
FOOTBALL: As usual, it
should be a fun year in the
small-school ranks, as the
3A Eastern Oregon League,
2A Columbia Basin
Conference and 1A schools
such as Arlington and Echo
should produce plenty of
competitive games. In the
3A, Umatilla was on the
brink of a playoff spot last
season and returns some
key pieces, while Irrigon
should be better with
another year of experience
and Riverside should take
a step as well with Dave
Boor back as head coach.
In 2A, all eyes will
be on Stanfi eld as the
defending CBC champion
and state runner-up must
replace massive holes on
both sides of the ball, but
still have some exciting
athletes returning to the
fi eld. Weston-McEwen
was on the cusp of the
postseason last year as well
and I expect the TigerScots
to make it this year with
the likes of Brett Speed and
Jacob Speed returning.
Echo and Arlington were
both playoff teams in 1A
a season ago, and while
Arlington must fi ll some
holes, Echo looks primed
to make another run at the
postseason with only two
starters to replace. And of
course, all eyes will be on
Pilot Rock as the Rockets
drop to a 2A independent
and will be playing 8-man
football this season due
to a sharp decline in
participating athletes.
Will the Rockets be more
competitive with a bit of a
more balanced playing fi eld
this season?
Anyway, enough
rambling for now. Let the
games begin.
————
Eric Singer is a sports
reporter with the East
Oregonian. Contact Eric
at esinger@eastoregonian.
com or 541-966-0839.
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LUTON: Beat out 2016 starter Darrell Garretson and Marcus McMaryion
Continued from 1B
camp when Beavers coach
Gary Andersen gave him the
starting job.
“I’ve been putting in the
work since I was 6 years
old, I started playing fl ag
football, up until now, you
know? You think back and
really everything that I’ve
ever done in my life leads
up to now — playing Pac-12
football, where I wanted to
be,” he said.
Luton, who wears a
bracelet that says “Never
Ever Give Up,” trans-
ferred to Oregon State
from Ventura Community
College, where last season
he threw for 3,551 yards and
40 touchdowns, both school
records.
He competed with Marcus
McMaryion and Darell
Garretson for the starting
job. Soon after Luton was
given the nod, McMaryion
announced his intention to
transfer to Fresno State.
Garretson started at the
beginning of last season
but he was knocked out
by a broken ankle. Backup
Conor Blount injured his
knee, essentially thrusting
McMaryion into the starting
role for the Beavers’ fi nal
six games. McMaryion
threw for 1,286 yards and 10
touchdowns, but also threw
fi ve interceptions.
The Beavers fi nished
4-8 last season, a two-game
improvement from the
previous year.
Garretson, a senior, will
back up Luton this season,
with Blount the No. 3 option.
Andersen said he was
impressed by Luton’s resolve
during the spring ordeal with
his mystery ailment.
“Jake’s had some ups
and downs since he’s been
here and he just couldn’t get
healthy in the spring. That
was very tough. There were
days when (it was) ‘You can
go as long as you can go
Jake but when you’ve got
to get out, you’ve got to get
out.’ And that kid never did
get out,” Andersen said. “He
went through everything
every single day and really
showed some toughness
there. But he was not in that
great of shape at that point.”
The Beavers were coming
off a season where receiver
Seth Collins was also hit
with a serious illness that put
him in the hospital for the
fi nal two weeks. The school
did not release the nature of
Collins’ illness because of
privacy concerns.
Collins, a junior who
played quarterback as a
freshman in Andersen’s
fi rst season, will play at slot
receiver this year.
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