SPORTS
Saturday, June 30, 2018
East Oregonian
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OFFICIATING: In
Oregon, basketball lost
347 officials in eight years
people, but that the taunt-
ing and yelling tops the
list.
“Disrespect devalues
people,” she added.
Without officials in
place at least at the high
school level, games can-
not go on as planned.
This year Hermiston High
School’s boys and girls
soccer teams had to alter
their schedules late in
the season to accommo-
date referees. Volleyball
games in Pendleton often
had parents volunteer-
ing as line judges to assist
the two officials that were
either at the net or at the
scorers’ table.
“I just wish there were
an answer for the reasons
why people aren’t offici-
ating,” Jaggers said. “It’s
just a combination of
things.”
Jaggers also stated that
in Oregon the median age
for an umpire is 58 years
old and the average age is
just a decade younger at 49
years old. Browning, who
will be entering his sec-
ond year as a high school
umpire, can help turn the
tide in that respect.
During the champion-
ship game, and throughout
the regular season, high
schoolers were able to
trade in their baseball uni-
forms for a hat and some
shades to earn 25 dollars
for each game they helped
officiate. Browning rel-
ishes in the opportunity
to teach young players the
craft of officiating, and
much of the support came
from the Pendleton Buck-
aroos baseball squad.
On June 20, Nat Hun-
saker joined Browning for
much of the tournament.
It gave Browning hope
for the future. Who knows
what will come of Hun-
saker’s baseball career, or
the hundreds of other kids
picking up bats, but with
experience like this, com-
ing back to the game one
way or another is always
an option.
It’s a message Brown-
ing wants to leave not only
with his children, but the
countless kids he’s seen
go through the ranks.
“I would want to tell
them, ‘Hey, you didn’t
make it but you could
possibly get someone to
make it by teaching them
what you know,’” he said.
“Like my son, that’s what
I told my son and I hope
he does if he ends up hav-
ing a son.”
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equipment along with their
children playing the sport,
there aren’t enough bodies
to call a game — resulting
in altering schedules and
even getting parent volun-
teers or canceling games.
“It’s not good,” Rick
Jaggers, Blue Moun-
tain Baseball and Soft-
ball Commissioner, told
the East Oregonian. “In
2008, 10 years ago, I had
52 umpires — 27 for base-
ball, 25 for softball — and
right now I have 34. I can’t
get by without borrowing
umpires from the Tri-Cit-
ies and from La Grande,
and they can’t either. (The
Tri-Cities) has 66 guys
and it’s not enough.
“These coaches here
have never seen these
guys and they come in
with Washington stuff
on their uniforms and it’s
total illegal,” he adds, “but
we couldn’t get by with-
out it.”
According to the Ore-
gon School Activities
Association, which has
been collecting data for
the past eight years, offi-
cials in all sports have seen
at minimum a 6 percent
change in available refer-
ees, and at most a stagger-
ing 30.1 percent drop.
Volleyball has seen the
lowest decline, going from
451 officials in the 2010-
11 season to 424 this past
season. The drop was the
most significant in 2015-
16 when there were as lit-
tle as 406 officials, but
a slow climb added to
Blue Mountain’s crop of
referees.
Sports like football,
baseball, softball and
wrestling have all fallen
victim to the same trend.
But no sport has seen as
big of a drop as basketball
has. Over the past eight
years, the sport has lost
347 officials.
While there are a num-
ber of variables that
account for this change,
there’s a consensus that
the constant berating is
one of the main deterrents.
“I would say that prob-
ably the lack of sports-
manship is the number
one reason people don’t
want to officiate in the first
place and the reason why
people don’t stay with the
sport,” Debi Hanson said.
“I would say 50 percent,
more than 50 percent.”
Hanson, Oregon Ath-
letic Officials Association
Associate executive direc-
tor and an active official
for over 25 years, noted
that family, advancement
(or lack thereof) and poor
training can also detour
Staff photo by E.J Harris
Dennis Hunt presents trophies to Nick Bower and Shaw Jerome on Friday at the Pendleton Linebackers Club
Hall of Fame reception in Pendleton. Bower was awarded the Alex Stuvland Memorial Scholarship and Jerome
received the Don Requa Award.
HOF: 1980 PHS football team the 14th team inducted
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“It’s a great honor,” Lam-
bert said. “We have a great
community, and watching
some of the players that have
already been inducted and
some that are being inducted
tonight and getting to be a
part of this group is a pretty
good honor.”
Lambert made a name
for himself as a two-way
standout on the football field
and a top-notch wrestler.
From 1997-2001, Lambert,
a linebacker and running
back earned two all-confer-
ence honors in football as
was named the InterMoun-
tain Conference Co-Offen-
sive Player of the Year with
teammate Stephen Bisnett
as a senior, while also com-
piling a 86-14 record on the
wrestling mat with a seventh
place finish at state.
“Growing up as a kid, you
go down on Friday nights to
the Round-Up Grounds to
watch the guys in the gold
helmets, you want to be a
part of that,” Lambert said.
“And finally getting to be a
part of that, getting to con-
tribute on the field and get
your name called out there
was awesome.”
Making up the rest of the
Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018
were David Stuvland (1975-
1979), baseball coach Lyle
Phelps (1976-1994), Sam
Haynes (1952-1956), Kyle
Garrett (1993-1997), Jim
Warberg (1969-1973), Ste-
phen Bisnett (1997-2001),
basketball coach Dale War-
berg, volleyball coach Col-
leen Hunt (1975-1995),
Tom Dearborn (1962-1966),
Laura Moore (1988-1989),
Jerry Lilly (1971-1975),
Larry Applegate (1953-
1956), Ronda Lusty Gibor
(1987-1990) and Larry
French (1959-1963).
The 1980 Buckaroos
football team became the
14th team to be inducted as
well. That squad went 10-2
overall and advanced all the
way to the state quarterfinals
before falling 31-28 in over-
time to Sheldon.
As attendees were finish-
ing their dinners, 2018 Pend-
leton High graduates Shaw
Jerome and Nick Bower
were honored with the Line-
backer’s Club’s two most
prestigious student awards,
while Kalan McGlothan and
Lauren Richards received
Linebacker’s Club schol-
arships. Jerome, a standout
wide receiver who will play
football at Western Oregon
University, received the Don
Requa Award that comes
with $10,000 for college.
Bower, a two-year starter at
quarterback who will play
football and baseball at
Pacific University, received
the Alex Stuvland Memorial
Scholarship with a $4,000
value.
And before the night
came to a close, the new-
est inductees mingled with
longtime friends, teammates
and coaches and enjoyed
remembering the fun expe-
riences they had while being
Buckaroos.
“I just went and played
hard with my teammates
and for my coaches, and I
enjoyed every minute of it,”
Lambert said. “And this is
just the icing on the cake.”
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OSU: Compiled a 185-55-2 record during last four years
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summer, was a three-year
starting outfielder for OSU.
The Lake Oswego High
graduate finished his career
as a .276 hitter with 67
RBIs. He started Thurs-
day’s clinching win in cen-
ter field for the injured Ste-
ven Kwan, who missed most
of the CWS with a left ham-
string strain.
A walk-on turned all-
Pac-12 selection, Anderson
grew up rooting for OSU’s
2006 and 2007 title teams.
“These last five years have
been everything I could’ve
dreamed of,” Anderson said.
“All I wanted to do was play
a game at Goss Stadium
when I first got there, and I
wasn’t sure that moment was
ever going to come at times.
But to keep going at it, to get
here, to be a part of this and
win a national champion-
ship is everything I could’ve
dreamed of.”
A part-time player his
first two seasons in Corval-
lis, Gretler was OSU’s start-
ing third baseman the past
two years.
Gretler drove in 100 runs
during his career and fin-
ished with 13 home runs and
a .285 batting average. He
was drafted in the 10th round
by the Pittsburgh Pirates and
will be in the minor leagues
before long.
“Playing here is not like
anywhere else,” Gretler said.
“You really get to become
a family, you get to spend
every day with 35 of your
best friends and your broth-
ers. And when you get a
bunch of guys that love each
other like that, anything is
possible.”
Heimlich, the two-time
Pac-12 pitcher of the year, is
tied with Ben Wetzler for the
most wins in school history.
The left-hander is OSU’s
all-time leader in innings
pitched (387) and strikeouts
(385).
Despite going undrafted
the past two seasons, Heim-
lich also hopes to begin his
professional career shortly.
“It’s been a fun journey
and I wouldn’t trade it for
anything,” Heimlich said.
“These guys are my brothers
now, some of the best guys
I’ve been able to be around.
I’m excited to end it this
way.”
Nobach transferred to
OSU from Everett Commu-
nity College and started in
2015-16. He redshirted last
season following knee sur-
gery and worked his way
back into the lineup this
spring.
The outfielder closed his
career with a .299 batting
average, 10 home runs and
82 RBIs. But all Nobach
cares about is the team’s
legacy.
“If I never play a baseball
game again, and it’s tough
for me to say that because
I’ve played baseball my
whole life, I’ll be satisfied
because I’m going out as a
winner,” Nobach said. “A
national champion.”
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