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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
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PENDLETON
Prep Roundup
Buckaroos dominate again
Pend-
leton
players
cele-
brate
after
winning
a long
volley
against
La
Grande
during
Thurs-
day’s
3-0 win
over the
Tigers.
Staff photo
by Kathy
Aney
Davies strong in the middle as Pendleton sweeps La Grande
By ERIC SINGER
East Oregonian
Another
match,
another
convincing win by the Pendleton
volleyball team.
Pendleton out-hustled and out-hit
the La Grande Tigers on Thursday
evening, beating the Tigers 3-0 at
Warberg Court. Unlike the win earlier
in the week against Baker, there was
no slow start for the Buckaroos in
the match, as they stepped on the gas
pedal from the opening serve to beat
the Tigers 25-14, 25-8 and 25-22.
The win boosts Pendleton to an
perfect 4-0 record but most impres-
sively the Buckaroos have yet to
lose a set. It’s quite the early-season
turnaround from largely the same
core of players that stumbled out of
Maureen
Davies
(10), of
Pendle-
ton, hits
the ball
as La
Grande’s
Jaiden
Hafer (6)
jumps
to block
during
Thurs-
day’s
non-
league
game.
Volleyball
La Grande
Pendleton
0
3
the gates to a 1-6 start last season.
“It’s exciting, super exciting,”
Pendleton coach Amanda Lapp
said of the win. “After our match
on Tuesday, I think them seeing the
tide turn from last year is something
they enjoyed seeing and that feeling
that comes with it. I said yesterday in
practice that every match and every
practice we have to continue to take
that next step and fi nd the things that
need to be worked on and take it to
Staff photo by
Kathy Aney
Rockets
earn two
victories
Pilot Rock sweeps
Riverside, Helix
East Oregonian
HELIX — The Pilot Rock
volleyball team fl ew past its
competition Thursday, defeating
both Riverside and Helix in straight
sets.
First against the Pirates, the
Rockets (5-2) started out slower
than they would have liked. That,
however, had little to no effect on
the outcome. Pilot Rock tallied
12 service aces, led by Brooke
Howland who was responsible for
six, en route to its 25-12, 25-13,
25-16 victory. Other playmakers
in the fi rst of the two matches were
Siobhan Holman, who led the team
in assists; Rhyanne Oates, who
fi nished with a team-high 12 kills;
Abby Rigby, who notched nine
kills; and Grace Austin, who was
dominate at the net with eight kills.
Once the Rockets pace quick-
ened, there was no stopping them.
Against Helix (6-2), the team
totaled 15 aces behind the efforts of
Howland — she again led the team
with six aces. Pilot Rock dominated
on all sides of the ball, adjusting
well, and executing when neces-
sary. The Rockets quickly brushed
off any errors they had given up
in the fi rst match, and according
to head coach Elainna Howland, it
was the best they have played.
In the 3-0 defeat of the Grizzlies
(25-16, 25-23, 25-22), the Rockets
notched 33 kills and fi ve blocks.
Rigby lead the team with 10 kills,
and Austin fi nished with nine kills
of her own and three blocks. For
Helix, Sadie Wilson had seven
kills and Charmayne Bennett was a
perfect 12-12 from the serving line.
“Pilot Rock was tough, but
we battled,” Helix coach Dianna
Melton said. “They’re probably the
toughest team we’ve faced.”
Pilot Rock next plays today at
home against Enterprise at 5 p.m.
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College Football
NFL
Beavers think
defense is
squared away
Seattle’s Lacy ready to face former team
By KEVIN HAMPTON
Albany Democrat-Herald
CORVALLIS — Oregon State defensive
coordinator Kevin Clune is in agreement
with Gary Andersen’s assessment of the
defense that the Beavers are close to getting
a lot of their issues solved.
“Our assignments, our fundamentals, all
those little things that I believe that this is the
week that it should come together,” Clune
said. “All those little things are close and
they’ve got to take that next step on Saturday.
We’ve got a great week of practice and it’s
time to put it on the fi eld on Saturday.”
Clune said the Beavers are looking good
in practice and now need to translate that to
game day, when the Beavers host Minnesota
at 7 p.m. in Reser Stadium.
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Seahawks head to
Green Bay for opener
BY CURTIS CRABTREE
Associated Press
RENTON, Wash. — Eddie
Lacy couldn’t help but laugh
when he saw who the Seahawks’
Week 1 opponent would be.
After spending the fi rst four
seasons of his career with the
Green Bay Packers, Lacy signed
a one-year deal with Seattle in
March. Now, a return trip to
Lambeau Field serves as the fi rst
regular-season outing for Lacy
with his new team.
“I thought I would be back
there, I was there for four
years and I thought it would
continue,” Lacy said Thursday.
“Sometimes it doesn’t work out
like that. Sometimes a change of
scenery isn’t bad.”
AP Photo/John Froschauer
Seattle Seahawks running back Eddie Lacy, left, breaks a
tackle by Kansas City Chiefs inside linebacker Derrick John-
son, right, during a preseason game on Aug. 25 in Seattle.
Lacy was Offensive Rookie
of the Year in 2013 and earned
a trip to the Pro Bowl after
rushing for 1,178 yards and 11
touchdowns for the Packers. His
fi nal season in Green Bay was
derailed due to an ankle injury
that ended his season after just
fi ve games.
“We have to recognize Eddie
was an excellent, excellent
player for us for three years
there and it is unfortunate
that you don’t get to continue
on with your own guys and
that is usually the way we go
forward,” Packers head coach
Mike McCarthy said. “He made
a decision that he felt like he
needed to make, so I just hope
he is doing great off the fi eld and
we look forward to competing
against him on Sunday.”
Seattle went after Lacy in free
agency because the team wanted
to add a bruising running back.
While Lacy probably won’t
replicate what Marshawn Lynch
did, Seattle hopes his ability to
break tackles and wear a defense
down will pay dividends. While
the Packers had concerns about
Lacy’s weight, he was ulti-
mately having a very successful
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Sports shorts
Fowler Ks with bases loaded in
9th, Cards lose to Padres 3-0
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dexter Fowler struck out
against Brad Hand with the bases loaded in the ninth
inning, capping the San Diego Padres’ 3-0 win over the
St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night.
Hand allowed singles by Stephen
Piscotty, Randal Grichuk and Carson
Kelly to load the bases in the ninth inning
before getting Fowler to whiff on a slider
in the dirt. Hand got his 16th save.
Jose Pirela had a run-scoring infield
single in the first inning, and that was all
Fowler
the cushion Clayton Richard (7-13) and
relievers Craig Stammen, Kirby Yates
and Hand needed. Richard got 11 groundball outs while
allowing five hits and striking out five in six innings.
Wil Myers added his 25th homer of the season,
while Lance Lynn (10-7) gave up a run and six hits over
six innings. St. Louis ended a four-game winning streak
and lost for only the second time in eight games.
Investors want to build two
professional arenas in Seattle
“I just don’t want anyone
to ever ask me about
the ‘state of American
tennis’ ever again.”
— Sloane Stephens
The American tennis player will
join Madison Keys for the fi rst
all-American women’s fi nal at the
U.S. Open in 15 years. Stephens
defeated Venus Williams (6-1,
0-6, 7-5) to advance to her fi rst
Grand Slam championship.
SEATTLE (AP) — An investment group
that wants to build a sports arena for profes-
sional basketball and possibly
hockey has offered to also rebuild
KeyArena, the former home of
Seattle’s departed NBA franchise.
The move Thursday by the
group led by investor Chris
Hansen is the latest in the
long-running debate over building
a
new arena. Hansen wants to privately build
a facility in an area that’s home to venues for
the Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Mariners.
The City Council has so far refused to
grant him use of a city street necessary for
construction of the project.
Hansen’s group says it would rebuild
KeyArena after building the other facility,
preserving it as a concert venue.
THIS DATE IN SPORTS
1965 — Bert Campaneris of
the Kansas City A’s played all
nine positions but had to leave
after a ninth-inning collision with
Ed Kirkpatrick of the Angels.
1993 — Darryl Kile pitched
baseball’s second no-hitter in
fi ve days.
2007 — Alex Rodriguez
homered in consecutive at-bats
against rookie Brian Bannister
to set a single-season record for
a third baseman with 51 homers,
helping the New York Yankees
overpower Kansas City 11-5. He
became the fi rst Yankees player
to reach 50 homers in a season
since Roger Maris and Mickey
Mantle did it in 1961.
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