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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2017
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MISSION
PENDLETON
Bulldogs run well at districts A lot
on the
line for
Bucks,
Dawgs
Playoff positioning,
bragging rights up for
grabs Friday
By ERIC SINGER &
ALEXIS MANSANAREZ
East Oregonian
hard ever since my freshman year
... and it fi nally paid off today.”
Sanchez and his Bulldog team-
mates ran the same course just one
week ago at the Kyle Burnside
Memorial Invite where he ran a
time of 16:32 with a fourth place
fi nish. He confi rmed that having
that prior experience on the course
was a help to him, making him
feel more prepared for some of the
challenging hills and quick turns.
It seemed to help, as Sanchez hit
the one mile and two-mile markers
neck-and-neck with Hood River
Valley’s Josh Haynes. Then with
roughly a half-mile left, Sanchez
turned it on and fi nished with a
14-second cushion on second
place.
“My strategy was to try and
take the lead early but not go too
crazy,” he said. “Kind of maintain
my pace until the end and then
kick it in towards the end of the
PENDLETON — For the
past two seasons, the Hermis-
ton-Pendleton
Football football game
had a different
feel for the
Pendleton Buck-
Hermiston aroos.
Bulldogs
With Pend-
(6-2, 5-1)
leton’s playoff
hopes
dashed
by Week 9
Pendleton both times, the
Buckaroos Buckaroos were
(5-3, 4-2) out
playing
• Fri., 7 p.m. for pride and
• at Round- bragging rights
with nothing to
Up Arena
lose. And on the
other sideline,
Hermiston was trying to better
its stance in the playoffs.
However, this season the
Buckaroos (5-3 overall, 4-2
Special District 1) have much
more on the line with Herm-
iston (6-2, 5-1). A win over the
Bulldogs can clinch a playoff
spot for the Buckaroos for the
fi rst time since 2014, while also
snapping a fi ve-game winless
streak against the Bulldogs. On
top of that, its the fi nal time
the schools will meet before
Hermiston’s departure for the
WIAA and the Buckaroos want
bragging rights back.
“There is no doubt it’s a
different feeling this week,”
Pendleton coach Erik Davis said
at practice on Wednesday. “Our
goals are still in sight and I’d be
lying if I said they think it’s just
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Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Hermiston’s Isaac Sanchez leads the pack in front of Hood River’s Josh Haynes at the Columbia River Conference district meet on
Thursday in Mission. Sanchez fi nished in fi rst place with a time of 16 minutes, 11 seconds.
Sanchez wins boys title, Hermiston girls team qualifies for state
By ERIC SINGER
East Oregonian
MISSION — In 1994, Juan
Sanchez won the boys cross
country district title for Hermiston
High School, the fi rst individual
title for the school.
Twenty-three years later on
Thursday afternoon, his son,
Isaac, bookended the family
legacy at Hermiston and captured
the fi nal district title in Oregon for
Hermiston. The school will join
the Washington Interscholastic
Activities Association next year.
Isaac, a senior for the Bulldogs,
completed the 3.1 mile course that
winds through the hilly front nine
holes at the Wildhorse Resort Golf
Course in a time of 16 minutes, 11
seconds for the Columbia River
Conference 5A District 5 boys
title.
It was the fi rst thought that
went through his mind as he sped
toward the fi nish line to seal his
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Hermiston’s Melany Solario (38) and Amanda Nygard keep pace with
The Dalles’ Hanna Ziegenhagen (64) and Emma Mullins during the
Columbia River Conference district meet on Thursday in Mission.
victory.
“For my dad to be the fi rst
and now I’m the last in Oregon,
I thought that was pretty neat,”
Sanchez said proudly after the
race. “It feels great, I’ve worked
College Football
Late fumble helps Cardinal spoil Beavers’ upset attempt
By ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press
CORVALLIS — Keller Chryst
threw a 3-yard touchdown pass
to JJ Arcega-Whiteside with 20
seconds left and No. 20 Stanford
survived Bryce Love’s absence
for a 15-14 come-from-behind
victory over Oregon State on
Thursday night.
Love, the nation’s leader
with an average of 198.1 yards
rushing per game, tweaked an
ankle against Oregon on Oct. 14.
The Cardinal (6-2, 5-1 Pac-12)
announced that Love would sit
out about 90 minutes before the
start of the game in Corvallis.
Pac-12
#20 Stanford
Oregon State
15
14
Stanford went for it on
fourth-and-10 on the Oregon
State 40 with 2:19 left in the game
and Chryst hit Kaden Smith with
a 25-yard pass to keep the drive
alive. After Chryst found Arce-
ga-Whiteside in the end zone,
the 2-point conversion failed but
Stanford intercepted Oregon State
quarterback Darell Garretson’s
hurl with 3 seconds left to end it.
The Beavers (1-7, 0-5) were
playing the second game since
the school parted ways with head
coach Gary Andersen. Interim
coach Cory Hall was the corner-
backs coach.
After the defenses dominated
the fi rst quarter, Stanford opened
the scoring with Jet Toner’s
40-yard fi eld goal. On Oregon
State’s ensuing drive, Garretson’s
keeper put the Beavers up 7-3.
Stanford recovered Garret-
son’s fumble at the Oregon State
16 but wasn’t able to get closer
and settled for a Toner’s 33-yard
fi eld goal to head into halftime
down 7-6.
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Stanford
wide
receiver
JJ Arce-
ga-Whites-
side sheds
an Oregon
State
defender
during the
fi rst half of
Thursday’s
game in
Corvallis.
AP Photo/Timo-
thy J. Gonzalez
Sports shorts
Girardi fi red as Yankees manager
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Girardi was fi red
as New York Yankees manager Thursday after a
decade that produced just one World Series title
for a team that expects to win every year.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman
made the announcement fi ve days
after New York lost to Houston in
Game 7 of the AL Championship
Series.
An intense and driven former
All-Star catcher, Girardi was at the
end of his four-year contract and
said last weekend he had to speak
Girardi
with his family before deciding
whether he wanted to return. New York made
the decision for him.
Girardi’s 910-710 regular-season record with
the Yankees is sixth in victories managing the
team behind Joe McCarthy (1,460), Joe Torre
(1,173), Casey Stengel (1,149), Miller Huggins
(1,067) and Ralph Houk (944).
“We want it closed.
We’ve got to have
it closed. I feel the
electricity when it’s
closed is so much better.
And we love playing
here. We have so much
excitement being here
and the electricity and
the vibe. And I feel like
we feed off of it.“
— Chris Devenski
Houston’s reliever said of the
Astros 7-6 extra inning win in
Game 2 on Wednesday to tie the
World Series at 1-1.
Flacco injured as Ravens thump
Dolphins 40-0 on Thursday night
BALTIMORE (AP) — Joe Flacco threw
a touchdown pass before being knocked from
the game with a concussion, and
the Baltimore Ravens frustrated
quarterback Matt Moore and the
Miami Dolphins in a 40-0 victory
Thursday night.
Alex Collins ran for a career-
high 113 yards, and Baltimore
(4-4) returned two interceptions
for touchdowns in the most lopsided shutout in
franchise history.
In the midst of one of his best performances
of the season, Flacco was struck in the helmet by
Miami (4-3) linebacker Kiko Alonso while sliding
at the end of an impromptu run. Flacco’s helmet
fl ew off his head, and the 10-year quarterback
appeared dazed as he struggled to his feet.
Flacco was initially placed in concussion
protocol, and by halftime was ruled out.
THIS DATE IN SPORTS
1984 Washington State’s
Rueben Mayes sets an NCAA
record with 357 yards rushing,
197 in the fi rst half, and scores
three touchdowns in a 50-41
victory over Oregon.
1996 After two humbling
losses at home, the New
York Yankees win their fi rst
World Series title since 1978
with a 3-2 victory over the
defending champion Atlanta
Braves in Game 6.
2013 Serena Williams
ends her best season in style,
rallying past Li Na 2-6, 6-3,
6-0 for her second straight
WTA Championship and
11th title of the year.
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