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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian BRIEFLY Pierce, Woods, Speed to play in All-Star basketball series Pilot Rock’s Bryson Pierce, Stanfield’s Brody Woods and Weston- McEwen’s Brett Speed will get one more chance to play high school basketball after all. The senior trio of Umatilla County standouts was selected to play in the 2018 Oregon Athletic Coaches Association All- Star Series on June 15 at Northwest Christian University in Eugene. All three players will be on the East All-Star team, comprised of players from 2A-4A classifications, which will play the North team at 8:15 p.m. Weston- McEwen’s boys head coach Brian Pickard will be one of the coaches on the West team. The All-Star series will then wrap up on June 16 at Warner Pacific College in Portland. OSAA recognizes PHS academic all-state teams PENDLETON — The OSAA recently named its Academic All-State teams for the 2017-18 school year, and several sports at Pendleton High School finished high on the lists. The teams were ranked based on GPA of all participants in the program and a total of 21 teams and 16 sports from Pendleton were recognized. Boys swimming was first team all-state (3.67 GPA), volleyball second team (3.67), girls track third team (3.78), girls soccer fourth team (3.77), softball sixth team (3.66), baseball ninth team (3.35), and boys tennis (3.52), girls tennis (3.73) and boys golf (3.22) were all 10th team. The remaining seven teams — boys cross country (3.52), girls cross country (3.76), girls basketball (3.39), boys basketball (3.14), girls swimming (3.33), wrestling (3.07) and boys track (3.37) — were all honorable mentions. Seven locals on 3A softball all- state team Class 3A league representatives and coaches voted on the all- state softball teams on June 1, and seven area athletes were included across the three teams. Riverside’s senior pitcher Skylar Wightman was the area’s only first team pick, while Weston- McEwen’s slugging infielder Jordyn Lambert and Echo/Stanfield infield teammates Kendra Hart and Michelle Weems made the second team. Echo senior pitcher Alyssa Ray, Echo junior catcher Alex Putman and Irrigon infielder Bailey Botefuhr were honorable mentions. Boardman youth to participate in TrackTown championship BOARDMAN — Windy River Elementary School fourth grader Pedro Chavez qualified to participate along with more than 500 Oregon youth in the TrackTown Youth League Championship meet on June 9 at the University of Oregon’s Historic Hayward Field. Chavez will compete in the 100 meters, 400 meters and long jump events, and during his stay in Eugene will get to watch the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field as well. TrackTown Youth League is open for boys and girls ages 7 to 14 and more information can be found online at TrackTownYouthLeague. com. AP Photo/Chris O’Meara Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Mike Leake deliv- ers to a Tampa Bay Rays batter during the first in- ning of a baseball game. MARINERS: Haniger homered and drove in 3 Continued from 1B is from nearby Tampa. “It felt like coming home from a long road trip.” After Robertson had a leadoff shot in the third, Haniger got the run back with a solo drive in the fifth. Pruitt entered in the sec- ond after bullpen starter Ryne Stanek worked out of a bases-loaded one-out jam during the first. Pruitt gave up five runs and seven hits in seven innings. With Chris Archer (left abdominal strain) and Jake Faria (left oblique strain) both on the dis- abled list, Tampa Bay is using just Blake Snell and Nate Eovaldi in regular starting roles. While Faria may be sidelined two months, Archer resumed playing catch Thursday and the Rays are hopeful he will miss no more than two starts. DEBUT Rays first baseman Jake Bauers went 0 for 4 in his first major league game. The 22-year-old lined out to left and to second base before second baseman Gordon made a nice play on a hard one-hopper in shallow right field. Bau- ers struck out in his last at-bat. “It’s just a great feeling all around,” Bau- ers said of reaching the majors. FEW FREEBIES Leake’s streak of no walks in five straight starts ended when C.J. Cron walked in the eighth. “For some reason when walks get on, they tend to find their way around,” Leake said. “So it’s a nice stat to be a part of.” M A R I N E R S ’ MOMENTS Segura had two hits and tops the majors with 28 multihit games. ... Seattle is errorless in its last 15 games. UP NEXT Mariners: LHP Marco Gonzales (6-3) will start the second of a four-game set against Tampa Bay on Friday night. He has allowed a combined one earned run over 26 innings in his last four starts. Friday, June 8, 2018 CAPS: Waited 44 years for the Cup Continued from 1B victory lap in front of thou- sands of red-clad fans. When Ovi got the Cup back, he handed it to Ted Leonsis, the Caps’ owner since 1999. “I’m so happy for the group that has gone through the misery,” said Wash- ington coach Barry Trotz, a first-time champ in his 19th season behind an NHL bench. After Vegas won the Final opener, the Capitals capped their four-game surge by rallying from a third-period deficit in this cathartic Game 5, banishing any memory of playoff failure with clutch goals and rugged play across their lineup. Braden Holtby made 28 saves in Game 5, out- playing three-time Stanley Cup champion Marc-Andre Fleury in the other net one final time. “When you get this close to the Cup, it’s hard,” Fleury said. “Doesn’t hap- pen too often. It’s very disappointing.” The Caps couldn’t win a Cup without a little late weirdness, however: The game clock stopped work- ing on the T-Mobile Arena scoreboards during the final minutes, and the Capitals angrily protested while they played on. Vegas never got close to a tying goal, and AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill Members of the Washington Capitals celebrate as Vegas Golden Knights left wing David Perron skates away as the Capitals defeated the Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals to win the Stanley Cup. the clock finally hit zeros, allowing the Caps to storm the ice behind their net for a frenzied celebration. Reilly Smith scored a go-ahead goal late in the sec- ond period for the Golden Knights, who won seven of their first eight home playoff games before dropping the last two. The defeat ends the incredible inaugural season of the Golden Knights, who became the NHL’s 31st fran- chise last fall and immedi- ately launched into arguably the greatest debut in modern pro sports history. Nate Schmidt and David Perron also scored for Vegas in the second period, but Fleury’s 29 saves included a stopped puck that dropped underneath him where Eller could sweep it home for the Cup-winning goal. “It means everything,” Eller said. “You couldn’t write the story better. If you’re going to win on the road, I couldn’t imagine a better place to do it.” Washington’s win was its 10th on the road in this post- season, tying the NHL play- off record and illustrating the superior toughness of this team. While past editions of the Caps created their team’s reputation for postseason flops in part by losing five playoff series in which they had won three of the first four games, Ovechkin’s lat- est group promptly closed out all four of its series this year on the very first try. The Caps also came back from series deficits in all four rounds and clinched all four series on the road. The remarkable Golden Knights hadn’t lost four con- secutive games in their entire inaugural season before the Caps rolled them. HOF: 1980 Bucks football team a state quarterfinalist Continued from 1B Blue Mountain Conference championship teams under legendary coach Don Requa in 1954-55. In his two sea- sons as the starter, the Buck- aroos went 18-2 overall and Haynes earned all-confer- ence selections both times. ● Kyle Garrett (1993- 1997) was a standout on the football field and the base- ball diamond for the Buck- aroos. As a senior in 1996, Garrett ran for 1,736 yards and scored 140 points on the gridiron, and earned all-conference and all-state mentions. ● Jim Warberg (1969- 1973) is the son of Pendle- ton’s legendary basketball coach Dale Warberg and made a name for himself on the court as well. Warberg averaged 14.5 points per game as a junior in 1971- 72 and increased to 18.2 per game as a senior, leading the Buckaroos to a state tourna- ment berth. ● Stephen Bisnett (1997- 2001) was a three-year con- tributor to the Buckaroos’ football team, but earned his way into Pendleton lore as a senior. Bisnett shared the IMC Offensive Player of the Year award with team- mate JD Lambert in 2000, rushing for 1,045 yards on 101 carries and scoring 12 touchdowns. ● Colleen Hunt was a track star at Riddle High School, but came to Pend- leton in 1975 and became the first volleyball coach for the high school, where she stayed for 20 years. She led Pendleton to a district cham- pionship in 1986 and a third place finish at state in 1987. ● Tom Dearborn (1962- 1966) was a three-year let- terman on the football team, a two-way standout at receiver and linebacker and earned unanimous all-con- ference selection on both sides of the ball as a senior. After graduating, Dear- born played football at Port- land State and later coached at Clackamas Community College and Parkrose High School in Portland. ● Laura Moore (1988- 1989) spent one season set- ting records for Pendleton’s girls basketball team, includ- ing points (618) and assists (203) in a season, and game records such as free throws (15-for-15), and assists (16). She scored 1,951 career points between Pendleton and La Grande, and went on to play college basketball at University of Washington. ● JD Lambert (1997- 2001) became a two-way football standout as well as one of the top wrestlers in the IMC. In football Lam- bert earned two all-confer- ence honors as well as IMC Co-Offensive Player of the Year as a senior. On the wrestling mat, he compiled a 86-14 record with two straight second place fin- ishes in the IMC and a sev- enth place finish at state as a senior. ● Jerry Lilly (1971- 1975), a three-year letterman on the football field, was a solid defensive back and developed into a standout receiver as a senior where he caught 28 passes for 579 yards and nine touchdowns and earned all-conference and all-state mentions. Lilly was also a two-year starter on the basketball court and averaged 16 points per game as a senior. ● Cappie Smith (1997- 2001) graduated as a four- year letter winner in girls basketball and a two-time all-conference selection. She finished as Pendleton’s all-time leader in assists (293) and steals (254) and was third all-time in scor- ing with 1,075 points. Smith was also a two-time all-con- ference softball player as well. ● Larry Applegate (1953-1956) led the Buck- aroos basketball team to a Blue Mountain Confer- ence title as a junior under then-coach Wayne Scott, and then led the Buckaroos to another BMC title and a trip to the state tournament the next season under coach Dale Warberg. Applegate came back to PHS to teach in 1966 and then became a counselor from 1972 until his retirement in 2000, while also coaching high school, junior high and grade school basketball during that time. ● Ronda Lusty Gibor (1987-1990) swam to six Oregon high school swim- ming championships for Pendleton and parlayed her prep career into a spot on the swim team at the Uni- versity of Kansas where she had a very successful colle- giate career. ● Larry French (1959- 1963) stood 6-foot-6 and led Pendleton’s basketball team to a 20-5 record and an IMC championship as a senior in 1962-63 while averag- ing more than 16 points per game, and scored 564 points in his career. ● The 1980 Buckaroos football team becomes the 14th to join the Hall of Fame. The squad, which had nine all-conference players and three all-state players, finished 10-2 over- all and made it to the state quarterfinals before a 31-28 overtime loss to Sheldon. Along with the Hall of Fame reception on Friday evening, weekend festivities continue on Saturday with the 28th annual Don Requa Memorial Golf Tournament, which begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Wildhorse Golf Course, and concludes on Sunday with the Hall of Fame break- fast from 8-10 a.m. at Still- man Park. For more infor- mation, contact Tom Melton at 541-240-1671. SCOREBOARD Local slate LEGION BASEBALL Ashlee Hodgen Memorial Tourney Friday’s Games Hodgen Distributing (Pendleton) vs. Baker (at Bob White Field), 3 p.m. The Dalles vs. Pasco (at Bob White), 5:30 p.m. Hermiston vs. La Grande (at BMCC), 5:30 p.m. Mead vs. Redmond (at Bob White), 8 p.m. Saturday’s Games Hermiston vs. The Dalles (at BMCC), 9 a.m. Pasco vs. La Grande (at Bob White), 9:30 a.m. Mead vs. Baker (at BMCC), 11:30 a.m. Redmond vs. Hodgen Distributing (at Bob White), 12 p.m. La Grande vs. The Dalles (at BMCC), 2 p.m. Hermiston vs. Pasco (at Bob White), 2:30 p.m. Baker vs. Redmond (at BMCC), 4:30 p.m. Mead vs. Hodgen Distributing (at Bob White), 5 p.m. Sunday’s Games Championship game (at Bob White), 4:30 p.m. 3rd/4th place game (at BMCC), 4:30 p.m. JUNIOR LEGION BASEBALL Friday’s Games Pepsi Diamondjaxx (Pendleton) vs. Bull- dogs Elite (at Colfax, WA), 6:15 p.m. Saturday’s Games Pepsi Diamondjaxx vs. Northwest Bandits (at Pullman, WA), 12 p.m. Pepsi Diamondjaxx vs. Dragon Elite (at Colfax, WA), 7 p.m. Basketball NBA FINALS Golden State 3, Cleveland 0 (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) May 31: Golden State 124, Cleveland 114 June 3: Golden State 122, Cleveland 103 Wednesday: Golden St 110, Cleveland 102 Friday: Golden State at Cleveland, 6 p.m. x-June 11: Cleveland at Golden State winner, 6 p.m. WNBA Thursday’s Games Minnesota 88, Washington 80 Connecticut 88, New York 86 Seattle 88, Los Angeles 63 Friday’s Games Atlanta at Las Vegas, 12 p.m. Dallas at Indiana, 4 p.m. Chicago at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Hockey NHL STANLEY CUP (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Washington 4, Vegas 1 May 28: Vegas 6, Washington 4 May 30: Washington 3, Vegas 2 Saturday: Washington 3, Vegas 1 Monday: Washington 6, Vegas 2 Thursday: Washington 4, Vegas 3 Baseball MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB New York 40 18 .690 ½ Boston 43 20 .683 — Tampa Bay 28 33 .459 13½ Toronto 27 35 .435 15 Baltimore 19 42 .311 22½ Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 32 28 .533 — Detroit 30 34 .469 4 Minnesota 27 32 .458 4½ Chicago 20 40 .333 12 Kansas City 21 42 .333 12½ West Division W L Pct GB Seattle 39 23 .629 — Houston 39 25 .609 1 Los Angeles 35 28 .556 4½ Oakland 32 31 .508 7½ Texas 27 38 .415 13½ ——— Thursday’s Games Minnesota 7, Chicago White Sox 2 Toronto 5, Baltimore 4, 10 innings Detroit 7, Boston 2 Seattle 5, Tampa Bay 4 Houston 5, Texas 2 Oakland 4, Kansas City 1 Friday’s Games Baltimore (Cashner 2-7) at Toronto (Happ 7-3), 4:07 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Covey 1-1) at Boston (Sale 5-3), 4:10 p.m. Cleveland (Bauer 4-4) at Detroit (Fulmer 2-5), 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 7-2) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 4-0), 4:10 p.m. Seattle (Gonzales 6-3) at Tampa Bay (Font 0-2), 4:10 p.m. Houston (Verlander 7-2) at Texas (Fister 1-6), 5:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Richards 4-4) at Minnesota (Lynn 4-4), 5:10 p.m. Kansas City (Junis 5-5) at Oakland (Mon- tas 2-0), 7:05 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Washington 35 25 .583 — Atlanta 36 26 .581 — Philadelphia 32 28 .533 3 New York 27 32 .458 7½ Miami 22 40 .355 14 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 37 25 .597 — Chicago 35 24 .593 ½ St. Louis 33 27 .550 3 Pittsburgh 31 31 .500 6 Cincinnati 22 41 .349 15½ West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 32 29 .525 — Colorado 32 30 .516 ½ Los Angeles 31 31 .500 1½ San Francisco 31 31 .500 1½ San Diego 29 35 .453 4½ ——— Thursday’s Games Cincinnati 7, Colorado 5, 13 innings L.A. Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh 7 St. Louis 4, Miami 1 Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia 3 Friday’s Games Pittsburgh (Kuhl 4-3) at Chicago Cubs (Montgomery 1-1), 11:20 a.m. Milwaukee (Chacin 4-1) at Philadelphia (Velasquez 4-6), 4:05 p.m. San Francisco (Suarez 2-4) at Washington (Strasburg 6-5), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 7-2) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 4-0), 4:10 p.m. San Diego (Lauer 2-3) at Miami (Smith 4-6), 4:10 p.m. St. Louis (Weaver 3-5) at Cincinnati (Harvey 1-4), 4:10 p.m. Arizona (Greinke 4-4) at Colorado (Mar- quez 4-5), 5:40 p.m. Atlanta (McCarthy 5-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 3-1), 7:10 p.m. NCAA Men’s Baseball Tournament Super Regionals Best-of-3; x-if necessary CHAPEL HILL SUPER REGIONAL Friday, June 8: North Carolina (41-18) vs. Stetson (48-11), 8 a.m. NASHVILLE SUPER REGIONAL Friday, June 8: Vanderbilt (34-25) vs. Mississippi State (35-26), 5 p.m. CORVALLIS SUPER REGIONAL Friday, June 8: Oregon State (47-10-1) vs. Minnesota (44-13), 2 p.m. FULLERTON SUPER REGIONAL Friday, June 8: Cal State Fullerton (35-23) vs. Washington (33-23), 11 a.m. Soccer MLS Thursday’s Games No games scheduled. Friday’s Games Toronto FC at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Tennis FRENCH OPEN Thursday’s Results Women’s Singles Semifinal Simona Halep (1), Romania, def. Garbine Muguruza (3), Spain, 6-1, 6-4. Sloane Stephens (10), United States, def. Madison Keys (13), United States, 6-4, 6-4. Golf PGA Tour FEDEX ST. JUDE CLASSIC Thursday At TPC Southwind Memphis, Tenn. Purse: $6.6 million Yardage: 7,244; Par: 70 (35-35) First Round Leaderboard Seamus Power 33-32—65 Troy Merritt 32-34—66 Wesley Bryan 32-34—66 Fabian Gomez 33-33—66 Brooks Koepka 33-33—66 Phil Mickelson 32-34—66 Chris Kirk 35-31—66 Michael Kim 32-34—66 Brandon Harkins 31-35—66 Steve Stricker 33-33—66 Mackenzie Hughes 33-33—66 Stuart Appleby 35-31—66 Matt Jones 33-34—67 C.T. Pan 33-34—67 Byeong Hun An 34-33—67 -5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3