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SPORTS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS PENDLETON HERMISTON Eagles hand Bucks fi rst league loss Dawgs edge out Riverhawks Pendleton offense, defense can’t keep up with Eagles’ heavy-hitters By ERIC SINGER East Oregonian PENDLETON — For the fi rst three weeks of the season, it was smooth sailing for the Pendleton Buckaroos volleyball team. The Buckaroos won seven straight matches and dropped just one set during that stretch, including a 3-0 win on the road against defending Columbia River Conference champion Hood River Volleyball Valley. However, Hood River Valley came back to Pendleton for a rematch Tuesday night and put away Hood River the Buckaroos with a 3-0 victory of its own, handing Pendleton its fi rst league loss and its second straight loss overall. “They obviously Pendleton prepared for our tipping and chipping (offense), which is what we used when we went there,” Pendleton’s Kalan McGlothan said. “We needed to counter, do something else, but we were so used to tipping and chipping that we couldn’t get back to our rhythm fast enough.” Pendleton (7-2, 3-1 CRC) hung around in each set, losing 25-19, 25-23, 25-22, but the difference in Tuesday’s match came down to Hood River Valley’s (7-4, 3-1 CRC) hitters, 3 0 See BUCKS/2B Staff photo by E.J. Harris Hermiston’s Joel Mendez shoots on goal in front of The Dalles’ Miguel Aguilar in the Bulldogs’ 3-1 win against the River- hawks on Tuesday in Hermiston. Hermiston scores twice in final 20 minutes to win league opener By ALEXIS MANSANAREZ East Oregonian HERMISTON — The Bull- dogs came out with all cylinders fi ring, scoring the fi rst of their three goals only six minutes into their league opener. En route to the 3-1 victory over The Dalles, Hermiston took its foot off the gas mid-game but recovered in the Boys Soccer The Dalles Hermiston 1 3 second half to earn back the lead and the win. “I defi nitely wanted a win to open up conference play,” head coach Rich Harshberger said. “But I’m not satisfi ed with our fi rst half performance. We need to come out stronger and impose ourselves a little bit more.” After senior forward Joel Mendez sailed past The Dalles’ goalie Jaime Castro to a wide- open net for Hermiston’s fi rst score, the game settled down. The Riverhawks (3-3, 0-1 CRC) pushed the pace of play and were aggressive in Hermiston’s back third. Despite some good saves by junior goalkeeper Juan Navarrette, The Dalles fi nally put one past him in the fi nal minutes of the fi rst half. After the break, with the score knotted at 1-1, the Bull- dogs (6-3, 1-0 CRC) continued to let the Riverhawks dictate the See BULLDOGS/2B Prep Roundup Grizzlies sweep Cougars, Golden Eagles Helix volleyball gets back to winning ways East Oregonian Staff photo by E.J. Harris Pendleton’s Ellen Nirschl spikes the ball into Hood River blockers Emilie Ellifritz and Katie Kennedy (9) in the Bucks’ loss to the Eagles on Tuesday in Pendleton. HELIX — The Grizzlies hosted their second league volleyball doubleheader Tuesday, and again came out on top. Helix swept both Nixyaawii and Echo in straight sets and pushed its record to 13-5 and 4-2 in the Old Oregon League. The Grizzles had no trouble defeating the Golden Eagles (1-4 OOL) in their fi rst match of the day. Helix won handily 25-8, 25-4, 25-6, and carried that momentum into its second match directly after. The Tigers (8-5, 4-2 OOL) put up more of a fi ght, but the Grizzles never surrendered and took the three sets 25-23, 25-17, 25-19. “It felt like they played really well and came together as a team,” head coach Dianna Anderson said. Almost everything clicked for Helix, as the Grizzlies served at over 90 percent with fi ve perfect serves by the end of night. Charmayne Bennett, Jenna Herron, Kailey Mize, Lynne Roberts, and Arianna Krol all found great success at the service line, while Sadie Wilson led the team with 12 kills against Echo. Along with the improvement in serving, the girls got balls they had previously missed in past matches, Anderson added. This development throughout the remainder of the season will be key as she knows the brunt of their schedule is coming. “We’ve got a lot of tough matches ahead of us,” Anderson said. She hopes the girls progres- sion continues show as they try to work their way up the league standings, and will soon face the two league teams they lost to just two weeks ago. But fi rst the Grizzlies will travel to Halfway to face Pine Eagle High School on Saturday. PILOT ROCK 3, ELGIN 1 — Pilot Rock’s long road stretch is coming to an end, and fortunately for the Rockets they have found success in the latter half of their trip. They traveled to Elgin to face the Huskies, and pulled off a win despite their hiccup in the second set. Pilot Rock took the fi rst set 25-14, but couldn’t fi nish on the next and dropped that 21-25. See PREPS/2B College Basketball Adidas exec, 4 coaches charged in college bribery scheme Comes after 2-year FBI investigation By LARRY NEUMEISTER AND TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK — In one of the biggest crackdowns on the corrupting role of money in college basketball, 10 men — including a top Adidas executive and four assistant coaches — were charged Tuesday with using hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to infl uence star athletes’ choice of schools, shoe sponsors, agents, even tailors. Some of the most explo- sive allegations appeared to involve Louisville, one of college basketball’s biggest powerhouses, which is already on NCAA probation over a sex scandal. Federal prosecutors said at least three top high school recruits were promised payments of as much as $150,000 — using money supplied by Adidas — to attend two universities sponsored by the athletic shoe company. Court papers didn’t name the schools but contained enough details to identify them as Louisville and Miami. “The picture of college basketball painted by the charges is not a pretty one,” said acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim, adding that the defendants were “circling blue-chip prospects like coyotes” and exploited them to enrich themselves. Prosecutors said that while some of the bribe money went to athletes and their families, some went to coaches, to get them to use their infl uence over their potentially NBA-bound players. The coaches charged are Chuck Person of Auburn, Emanuel Richardson of Arizona, Tony Bland of Southern California and Lamont Evans of Oklahoma State. Person and Evans were immediately suspended. Those charged also include James Gatto, director of global sports marketing for basketball at Adidas; Rashan Michel, a maker of custom suits for some of the NBA’s biggest stars; and various fi nancial advisers and managers. See COLLEGE/2B Sports shorts Wade expected to sign with Cavs CLEVELAND (AP) — Together again: LeBron and D-Wade. Just like old times. Dwyane Wade has decided to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers and reunite with LeBron James. Wade, a 12-time All-Star, is expected to clear waivers on Wednesday and then join the Cavs, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal cannot be completed until Wade goes through the waiver process. Wade and James won two NBA titles together during four seasons Wade with the Heat and will now chase another one with the Cavs, who have been revamped after losing to Golden State in last season’s Finals. Wade agreed to a contract buyout earlier this week with the Bulls, who signed him before last season as a free agent. Wade has averaged 23.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 14 seasons with the Bulls and Heat. “The willingness to never give up, never stop fi ghting, always competing in at-bats, that’s been our identity all year. Just because we’re so close to the playoffs, we didn’t go out there and try to be something we’re not.“ — Byron Buxton Minnesota Twins outfi elder after his team beat Cleveland 8-6 on Tuesday to sit just one win shy of clinching the second Wild Card spot in the American League. Minnesota is an unlikely team in the playoff picture after having the worst record in baseball in 2016. Alonso, Valencia go deep as Mariners beat Athletics OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Seattle’s Danny Valencia hit a three-run homer against his former team and fellow ex-Oakland slugger Yonder Alonso added a two-run shot in the Mariners’ 6-3 win over the Athletics on Tuesday night. Khris Davis matched his career high from last season with his 42nd homer, a two-run shot in the sixth to put Oakland ahead before Valencia’s 15th of the year in the seventh off Daniel Mengden (2-2). The Mariners have hit 40 homers this month and won their eighth straight against the A’s, Seattle’s longest unbeaten run ever versus Oakland. Emilio Pagan (2-3) pitched 1 2/3 innings in relief of James Paxton for the win, then Edwin Diaz closed it out for his 33rd save. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1998 — Mark McGwire gives baseball a new magic number, hitting two homers to reach No. 70 in the St. Louis Cardinals’ season fi nale against Montreal. McGwire’s 70th and fi nal home run of the season was a line shot over the left-fi eld wall on a fi rst-pitch fastball from Carl Pavano in the seventh. 2009 — With rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford leading the way, Detroit ends a 19-game losing streak with a 19-14 victory over the Wash- ington Redskins. The Lions had not won since Dec. 23, 2007, and their skid matched the second longest in NFL history. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com
