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SPORTS Thursday, May 17, 2018 Vegas top Jets to take series lead By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Jona- than Marchessault scored two goals — including an empty-netter in the closing seconds — to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-2 vic- tory over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 3 of the Western Conference final Wednesday night. Vegas took a 2-1 series lead and is now two wins from advancing to the Stan- ley Cup final. The Golden Knights improved to 5-1 at home in the playoffs, and host Game 4 on Friday night. James Neal and Alex Tuch also scored for Vegas, while Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 33 shots. Mark Scheifele scored both of Winnipeg’s goals and has a playoff-leading 14 goals in 15 postseason games. Connor Hellebuyck had 26 saves for the Jets, who arrived in Las Vegas having outscored their oppo- sition 23-15 in road games during the playoffs. Marchessault scored his seventh goal of the play- offs just 35 seconds into the game as he took a pass from Brayden McNabb and went forehand-backhand to slip the puck past Hellebuyck, giving the Golden Knights a 1-0 lead. Scheifele tied it with a double-deflection off his stick and calf that went past Fleury. But 12 seconds later, Neal answered when Helle- buyck misplayed the puck behind his net and Erik Haula dished a perfect pass, giving the Knights a 2-1 lead. Tuch notched his fifth goal of the playoffs to push the lead to 3-1 after Neal fed him with a nifty pass from behind the net. Scheifele netted his sec- ond goal of the game just 18 seconds into the third period to cut Vegas’ lead to one, but Winnipeg couldn’t over- come the Golden Knights’ speed and execution, despite outplaying them over the final 20 minutes. Fleury, who bounced back after a loss in Game 1 to stop 30 of 31 shots in Game 2, made several huge saves late in the game to perserve Vegas’ lead. After stonewalling Tyler Myers’ breakaway attempt with 11:50 left in the game, he stymied Scheifele’s back-to- back shot with 9:30 remain- ing. Less than two minutes later, he smothered the puck with a slew of players piled near the crease. Winnipeg pulled Helle- buyck with 1:03 left, but Marchessault’s empty-netter with 3 seconds left sealed the win. The Jets had scored a power play goal in 11 of the 13 playoff games in which they had a man advantage, but was 0 for 2 with a man advantage. Winnipeg hadn’t lost back-to-back games during the playoffs. The last time it dropped consecutive games was a three-game losing streak (0-2-1) from Mar. 10-13. SOFTBALL: Richards finishes with nine strikeouts Continued from 1B the circle, who gave up two more runs in the fourth on an error and a RBI single by Kalan McGlothan as the Buckaroos took a 5-0 lead. Pendleton put the game away in the seventh with a solo home run by Kalan McGlothan and a RBI sin- gle by Kila Solomon. “For the most part, we’re pretty happy,” Christian said. “We didn’t get blown out of the water, and we were right there with them for four or five innings. But they’re No. 1 in the state for a reason, and it’s good for us to realize ‘Hey, we’re right there with them.’ We just have to make a few adjust- ments and we’re good to go.” Richards was throwing a no-hitter for the Buckaroos until Mac-Hi’s Courtney Cain jumped on a 0-1 thigh- high pitch and crushed it off the scoreboard in cen- ter field for a solo home run. It broke up the no-hitter and shutout for the Richards and the Buckaroos, who only allowed two more baserun- ners after that over the final two-plus innings. The Pendleton right hander finished with nine strikeouts with only three hits and two walks allowed, though she did pitch into a three-ball count in nine of her 24 batters faced and threw 105 pitches in her seven innings. She was able to escape most of those situ- ations, retiring seven of the nine batters, but Cary noted Staff photo by E.J. Harris Pendleton’s Kirah McGlothan catches a foul ball down the first base line in the Bucks’ 7-1 win against Mac-Hi on Wednesday in Milton-Freewater. that pitch count and pitch sequence has been a sea- son-long conversation with Richards, and it will con- tinue to be throughout the postseason as the Bucks need her at her best if they hope to win another state title. “It’s something we address quite a bit,” he said. “Obviously we want to get up 0-1 on every single bat- ter and then if you go 1-1 that third pitch is so import- ant not to go 2-1 ... as soon as you fall behind 2-1 you think ‘Shoot, I’ve got to throw a strike on this pitch’ and you tend to nibble or give them a hittable pitch down the middle. “It is a concern (with Richards), but she’s such a battler and a competitor that she gets it done.” Both teams now have a week of preparation before their respective first round playoff games at home on May 23, where Mac-Hi draws in as the No. 5 seed in the 4A bracket and Pendle- ton will be the No. 1 seed in 5A. Christian said the Pio- neers will continue to work on fundamentals in practice, but she mainly wants her team to just play their best and have fun. “It’s all about them (the players),” she said. “They just need to execute and get that confidence back.” Meanwhile, Cary’s mes- sage for his team until then is simple: to not take any team for granted. “Just because we’re the No. 1 team and we’re going to play a 16-seed doesn’t mean anything,” Cary said. “As far as we’re concerned everyone is a No. 1 seed because everyone is going to come out and play their best game against us and we have to play our best game against them. “So we’ll just clean up some little things and get ready to play our best games of the year right now.” ———— R H E PHS 003 200 2 — 7 12 0 M-H 000 010 0 — 1 3 4 (P) L. Richards and K. Solomon. (M) M. Stallings, S. Earls (3), G. Bullock (6) and A. Marly. W — Richards, L — Stallings. 2B — L. Richards, A. Garton (PHS). HR — K. McGlothan (PHS); C. Cain (M-H). ———— Contact Eric at esinger@ eastoregonian.com or 541- 966-0839. Follow him on Twitter @ByEricSinger. East Oregonian Page 3B AWARDS: Bucks Cary is coach of the year ———— Continued from 1B All-CRC Softball Co-Player of the Year — Haylee Baker, Hood River Valley, jr.; Sydney Stefani, Hermiston, jr. Co-Pitcher of the Year — Lauren Rich- ards, Pendleton, sr.; Hannah McNerney, Hood River Valley, sr. Coach of the Year — Tim Cary, Pendleton First Team Pitcher — Lauren Richards, Pendleton, sr.; Hannah McNerney, HRV, sr. Catcher — Kila Solomon, Pendleton, jr.; Zoe Munn, HRV, sr. Infield — Alexi Brehaut, Pendleton, sr.; Sydney Stefani, Hermiston, jr.; Kalan Mc- Glothan, Pendleton, sr.; Aspen Garton, Pendleton, jr.; Lizzie Weekly, HRV, jr. Outfield — Kirah McGlothan, Pendle- ton, jr.; Haylee Baker, HRV, jr.; Lauren Decker, HRV, jr.; Kathryn Bradford, The Dalles, sr. Utility — Bailee Noland, Hermiston, soph.; Sami Spriet, Pendleton, soph. Designated Player — Emillie Ellifritz, HRV, jr. Second Team Pitcher — Bailey LeBreton, The Dalles, jr. Catcher — Maddie Troutt, The Dalles, fr. Infield — Ashley Cameron, Hermiston, so.; Kaylin Winans, HRV, sr.; Rylee Gentner, Pendleton, sr.; Jodi Thomasian, The Dalles, sr.; Lauren Belanger, The Dalles, so. Outfield — Daisy Maddox, Hermiston, so.; Emma Weir, The Dalles, sr. Utility — Janelle Almaguer, Hermiston, so.; Makenzie Chambers, HRV, so.; Kylee Hoylman, The Dalles, so. aroos’ lone second team player. Hermiston had five all-conference picks, with Stefani and sophomore utility Bailee Noland (.368 avg., 3 HR) being the two first teamers. On sec- ond team is sophomore infielder Ashley Cameron (.355 avg., 9 runs), soph- omore outfielder Daisy Maddox (.375 avg., 3 HR) and sophomore util- ity Janelle Almaguer (.966 fielding percentage, 34 1/3 innings pitched). Pendleton coach Tim Cary was the Coach of the Year with Pendleton locking up the conference championship. BENNETT: Credits classmates and teamates with her success. she had hoped as a young TigerScots team stumbled to a 6-14 overall record, Bennett says she has no regrets. “My team was still upbeat and happy and we still had a lot of fun,” she said. “We just had a nev- er-give-up attitude and just went out and had fun with who we had, knowing it was a young team. I defi- nitely enjoyed my senior year, though wish we could’ve had a little more success, but I was grateful to play with them.” Bennett will be the fourth Umatilla County transplant on the Col- lege of Idaho softball ros- ter next spring, joining Mac-Hi graduates Collette Robert, Mallory Copeland and Micha Fortune. Ben- nett said she played with Copeland and Fortune on a travel softball team in junior high, and is excited to play with them again. ———— Contact Eric at esinger@eastoregonian. com or 541-966-0839. Follow him on Twitter @ ByEricSinger. Continued from 1B Helix’s co-op, said she was a bit disappointed that her TigerScot teammates couldn’t attend, but she was ecstatic her classmates were there to support her. “If it wasn’t for my classmates and team- mates from other sports, I wouldn’t be where I’m at today,” she said. For the past four sea- sons Bennett was a two- sport standout at Helix playing volleyball and bas- ketball, but she developed her love for softball as a key part of the TigerScots’ team. She worked into the starting lineup at shortstop and proved to be a good bat in the middle of the lineup. Bennett hit .439 with four home runs and 24 RBI as a sophomore and .297 with seven homers and 25 RBI as a junior, earning second team all-district honors. She only saw limited action as a senior, but went 6-for-14 (.428 average) with two doubles, three RBI and five runs in four games. Though her senior year did not go the way “My team was still upbeat and happy and we still had a lot of fun,” — Chamayne Bennet, Helix student EASTERN OREGON marketplace Place classified ads online at www.easternoregonmarketplace.com or call 1-800-962-2819 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. After hours, leave a voicemail and we’ll confirm your ad the next business day. Email us at classifieds@ eastoregonian.com or fax: 541-278-2680 East Oregonian Deadline is 3 p.m. the day before publication 211 S.E. Byers Ave. 333 E. Main St. We accept: Pendleton, OR 97801 Hermiston, OR 97838 See www.easternoregonmarketplace.com for classified ads from all over Eastern Oregon EAST OREGONIAN • HERMISTON HERALD • BLUE MOUNTAIN EAGLE • WALLOWA COUNTY CHIEFTAIN 104 Special Notices 181 Lost & Found 301 RVs & Travel Trailers MISTY PLEASE CHECK YOUR AD ON THE FIRST DAY OF PUBLICATION. 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