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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Friday, October 19, 2018
Prep roundup
Hermiston XC finishes
big at MCC Districts
Hermiston’s run at
Thursday’s MCC Districts
in Richland left the team
with “many positives.”
The JV boys’ team fin-
ished third out of eight
teams, and were led by
Anthony Duron and Nich-
olas Breshears, who both
finished in the top 13. Cyd-
ney Sanchez continued to
run well for the Bulldogs,
crossing the finish line in
ninth place in the varisty
girls’ division. Ellie Ernst
was right behind her at
11th place. Freshman Jack-
son Shaver placed at No. 4
for the varsity boys.
“These results are
exciting because it shows
the future for Hermiston
cross-country,” said coach
Troy Blackburn.
RIDGEVIEW
3,
PENDLETON 0 — Pend-
leton lost on the road to the
No. 5-ranked Ridgeview
Ravens on Thursday night.
The match ended in
three sets, 25-13, 26-24,
and 25-17.
“They did well,” said
Bucks coach Amanda
Lapp. “Ridgeview is a
tough team, but the girls
held their own and battled.
They put up some great
blocks tonight.”
Elli Nirschl led the
team with two aces, one
kill, seven assists, and four
digs. Elisabeth House had
four kills and one dig, and
Aspen Garton had one kill
and two digs.
The Bucks (5-10, 4-4)
will close out their sea-
son when they host Crook
County on Tuesday.
Football
STANFIELD 53, RIV-
ERSIDE 0 — Riverside’s
final game of the season
came in a home shutout
against Stanfield on Thurs-
day night.
“We lost a few guys this
week,” said Pirates coach
David Boor. “But the kids
played hard.”
The Pirates closed the
year out with an 0-6 record
for the OSAA and 0-3 for
the league. Meanwhile,
Thursday’s game was
Stanfield’s first win. The
Tigers (1-6, 1-2) will play
their final game when they
host Heppner (5-2, 2-0)
next Friday.
Boys Soccer
RIVERSIDE
15,
FOUR RIVERS 0 — The
Pirates played their final
home match of the season
and shut out Four Rivers
on Thursday.
Riverside (8-2-1, 5-0)
has two more league games
left, the first of which is a
road match against Nyssa
on Saturday.
Girls Soccer
KAMIAKIN
2,
HERMISTON 0 — Herm-
iston faced off against the
MCC’s No. 1 team and
lost at home on Thurs-
day. Kamiakin scored both
goals in the first half.
“We did really good,”
said
Bulldogs
coach
Freddy Guizar. “We played
an undefeated team and
held them at 0-0 in the sec-
ond half — that was a big
highlight. (Keeper) Lanie
Gomez kept her compo-
sure the whole game and
made sure no balls made it
into the net.”
The Bulldogs (1-14,
1-12) have one more
league game on the sched-
ule. They’ll travel to Walla
Walla (4-9) on Tuesday to
close out the season.
AP Photo/Young Kwak, File
In this Sept. 23, 2017, file photo, Washington State fans hold signs during the second half of an NCAA college
football game between Washington State and Nevada in Pullman, Wash.
After 15 years of waving the
flag, Wazzu gets ‘GameDay’
By TIM BOOTH
AP Sports Writer
Long before the sun rises
over the rolling hills of the
Palouse, the fans in crim-
son and gray will make
their pilgrimage. They’ll
come stumbling out of RVs
parked the night before in
nearby lots. They’ll walk
through campus past the
Bryan Clock Tower or make
the hike up College Hill
They’ll don jerseys bear-
ing the names Leaf, Thomp-
son, Bledsoe, Gleason and
they’ll display the num-
ber “3” in memory of quar-
terback Tyler Hilinski.
They’ll carry signs dispar-
aging Dawgs to the West
and Ducks to the South.
They’ll celebrate the “Pop-
corn Guy” and the “Fireball
Chugger.”
And flags. Oh, will there
ever be flags. Crimson.
White. Gray. Black. All with
the unmistakable Cougars
logo. And the most famous
of those flags — Ol’ Crim-
son — will be front and
center.
ESPN’s
“College
GameDay” is coming to
Pullman on Saturday ahead
of No. 25 Washington
State’s Pac-12 showdown
with No. 12 Oregon and it
could be unlike any setting
ever for college football’s
version of Woodstock.
“We’re going to try and
set some records this week-
end,” Washington State ath-
letic director Pat Chun said.
After 15 years of the
Washington State flag being
a backdrop fixture for every
“College GameDay” broad-
cast — from Tempe to Talla-
hassee, Boise to Blacksburg
— Ol’ Crimson will finally
come home when the broad-
cast goes live in the early
morning hours from the
DUCK FOOTBALL
Oregon
Ducks
(5-1, 2-1)
Wash. St.
Cougars
(5-1, 2-1)
Sat., 4:30 p.m., at Martin
Stadium, Pullman, WA.
intersection of Cougar Way
and Ferdinand’s Lane in the
shadow of Martin Stadium.
That’s 34 states, 72 cities
leading to this moment.
“When we go to a place
that we’ve never been to, it’s
guaranteed to be electric,”
said Lee Fitting, ESPN’s
vice president of produc-
tion. “Starting the show in
the dark is cool. I just pic-
ture a dark fall morning,
there could be some mist or
fog and thousands of flags
sort of dimly lit. It’s going
to be a really cool on-air
moment.”
The show’s trip to Pull-
man is the realization of a
dream for many: For the
founders of Ol’ Crimson
who created a movement
that made sure the flag was
flying at every broadcast
since October 2003 and for
Washington State fans who
have made getting the show
to the campus a collective
mission.
“Even though I was the
first one to start it and keep
it going, I’m still amazed
that something I thought of
15 years ago, did 15 years
ago, would have this kind
of effect,” said Tom Pounds,
who started the tradition of
flying the flag in 2003. “It
still amazes me.”
What began as an
attempt to draw attention
to the school and lure the
show to Pullman carries far
deeper meaning for Wash-
ington State students, alums
and fans. Ol’ Crimson flying
in the background of each
of the past 216 GameDay
broadcasts is a public rep-
resentation of the bond cre-
ated by being a Coug.
It’s not easily explained.
Washington State is
defined by its remoteness.
Dealing with isolation at the
school some 290 miles east
of Seattle is part of the cur-
riculum. Pullman is not a
destination location, yet it
becomes the foundation for
a relationship between the
students, the campus and the
community that spans gen-
erations and creates insepa-
rable bonds.
“There’s something in
the DNA of a Coug. ... There
is a bond like none other, I
would argue, and I gauge it
on walking through the air-
port, wearing the Coug logo
and how many ‘Go Cougs’
I get,” Chun said. “I tell
people there are less than
a dozen schools around the
country where you verbally
hear that.”
The early days of Ol’
Crimson came during some
of the worst years in Wash-
ington State’s football his-
tory. Between 2004 and
2014, the Cougars never
won more than six games.
Between 2008 and 2012,
Washington State’s com-
bined record was 12-49.
Now they’ve become rel-
evant again, going to four
bowl games in five years
under Mike Leach. This
week, the Cougars returned
to the AP Top 25.
“It was kind of funny
because they were so bad
for so long it was like,
‘What the hell is the Wazzu
flag doing here?’” Fitting
said. “We showed it as a bit
of a spoof and had some fun
with it. Then it was, this is
turning into a thing. Over
time, as I like to describe
it, the flag signifies col-
lege football. Its tradition.
Its pageantry and its pas-
sion. And that’s what makes
college football great. And
that’s what makes the flag
behind GameDay great.
Because people are passion-
ate about it. They’re making
an effort to fly it. We recog-
nize it.”
Fitting said there were
a few times the show came
close to a Pullman trip.
The closest was Hallow-
een 2015 when the Cou-
gars were hosting Stanford
in a game key to the Pac-12
North race. The show ended
up going to Notre Dame at
Temple that week in Phil-
adelphia, in part because
the broadcast came from in
front of Independence Hall.
“We would have gone to
Pullman if we didn’t get the
desired location in Phila-
delphia. And mid-afternoon
on Monday, the mayor’s
office called and said you’re
good to go with your loca-
tion,” Fitting recalled. “And
Wazzu was left out and I
got absolutely lambasted on
social media.”
There are no more cam-
paigns for the Cougs to
take on. When the “Col-
lege GameDay” equip-
ment arrived in Pullman on
Wednesday, it was greeted
by a police escort and thou-
sands of fans.
And while Ol’ Crimson
is coming home this Satur-
day, it’ll be back out on its
college football road trip
next week.
“ESPN is still going to
expect us to be there next
week for (show) 218,”
Pounds said. “That’s all
there is to it.”
SCOREBOARD
AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James dunks
against the Portland Trail Blazers during the first half.
BLAZERS: Wore
patches to honor Allen
Continued from 1B
with 16 points in the opening
half. The Blazers pushed the
lead to 11 points at but led
just 65-63 at the break.
James had 18 points but
collected a third foul with
6:04 left in the half.
Kuzma’s dunk got the
Lakers within 79-78 with
just more than four min-
utes left in the third quarter.
Hart’s 3-pointer — the Lak-
ers’ first of the game — put
Los Angeles up 85-83. The
lead was short-lived, but
Portland had just a 93-91
advantage going into the
final quarter.
Stauskas hit a 3-pointer
that put Portland up 107-100
with 7:22 left. After it fell,
he turned to the crowd and
pounded his chest. McCo-
llum’s 3-pointer with 5:01
left put Portland up 114-104.
C a l d w e l l - P o p e ’s
3-pointer with 30.7 seconds
left got the Lakers within
124-118, but Stauskas made
a pair of free throws and Los
Angeles couldn’t catch up.
Tip ins
Lakers: Lakers coach
Luke Walton said that Ball
would continue to be on a
playing-time restriction after
having an offseason proce-
dure on his knee. Ball played
20 minutes and scored seven
points.
Trail Blazers: With Mau-
rice Harkless dealing with
a knee injury that bothered
him in the preseason, Blaz-
ers coach Terry Stotts started
Jake Layman against the
Lakers.
Honoring Allen
The edge of the Blaz-
ers court was painted PGA
with a Rose, and the Blaz-
ers had similar patches on
their jerseys to honor Allen.
Stotts talked before the game
about all the people Allen
had touched. “Everybody
talks about his philanthropy
throughout the years, and
what he’s done. When peo-
ple started writing about it,
and listing all the things and
all his accomplishments and
the impact on millions and
millions of people, and the
environment, the earth and
everything — it’s hard to put
into context, the magnitude,”
the coach said.
Local slate
Friday, October 19
Football
Pendleton at Benson, 5:30 p.m.
S. Wasco County at Echo, 7 p.m.
Grant Union at Heppner, 7 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at P. Christian, 7 p.m.
Nyssa at Irrigon, 7 p.m.
Vale at Umatilla, 7 p.m.
Ontario at Mac-Hi/Helix, 7 p.m.
Hermiston at Hanford, 7 p.m.
Volleyball
North Idaho at BMCC, 6 p.m.
Girls Soccer
Yakima Valley at BMCC, 1 p.m.
Saturday, October 20
Volleyball
Big Sky Tournament at Echo High School,
10 a.m.
BMC Tournament at Stanfield High
School: Game 1, Weston-McEwen vs. Hep-
pner, noon. Game 2, Pilot Rock vs. Union.
Game 3, Loser of Game 1 vs. Winner of
Game 2. Game 4, Winner of Game 1 vs.
Grant Union.
Boys Soccer
Baker/Powder Valley at Mac-Hi, 12 p.m.
Four Rivers at Umatilla, 1 p.m.
Riverside at Nyssa, 3 p.m.
Wenatchee at BMCC, 2:15 p.m.
Girls Soccer
Columbia Basin at BMCC, 12 p.m.
Riverside at Nyssa, 1 p.m.
Baker/Powder Valley at Mac-Hi, 2 p.m.
Baseball
Major League Baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
American League
Best-of-7, x-if necessary, all Games on
TBS
Boston 2, Houston 1
Saturday, Oct. 13: Houston 7, Boston 2
Sunday, Oct. 14: Boston 7, Houston 5
Tuesday, Oct. 16: Boston 8, Houston 2
Wednesday, Oct. 17: Boston 8, Houston
6
Thursday, Oct. 18: Boston 4, Houston 1
x-Saturday, Oct. 20: Houston at Boston,
2:09 p.m.
x-Sunday, Oct. 21: Houston at Boston,
4:39 p.m.
National League
Best-of-7, x-if necessary, All Games on
FS1
Milwaukee 2, Los Angeles 1
Friday, Oct. 12: Milwaukee 6, Los
Angeles 5
Saturday, Oct. 13: Los Angeles 4,
Milwaukee 3
Monday, Oct. 15: Milwaukee 4, Los
Angeles 0
Tuesday, Oct. 16: Los Angeles 2,
Milwaukee 1
Wednesday, Oct. 17: Los Angeles 5,
Milwaukee 2
x-Friday, Oct. 19: Los Angeles at Milwau-
kee, 5:39 p.m.
AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer
Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum, right, drib-
bles around Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart.
x-Saturday, Oct. 20: Los Angeles at
Milwaukee, 6:09 p.m.
Football
Monday’s Game
Green Bay 33, San Francisco 30
Thursday, Oct. 18
Denver 45, Arizona 10
Sunday, Oct. 21
Tennessee vs L.A. Chargers at London,
UK, 6:30 a.m.
Minnesota at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.
Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.
Detroit at Miami, 10 a.m.
Houston at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.
Carolina at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.
New England at Chicago, 10 a.m.
Buffalo at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.
New Orleans at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Rams at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m.
Dallas at Washington, 1:25 p.m.
Cincinnati at Kansas City, 5:20 p.m.
Open: Seattle, Green Bay, Oakland,
Pittsburgh
Monday, Oct. 22
N.Y. Giants at Atlanta, 5:15 p.m.
Basketball
National Basketball Association
Tuesday’s Games
Boston 105, Philadelphia 87
Golden State 108, Oklahoma 100
Wednesday’s Games
Detroit 103, Brooklyn 100
Indiana 111, Memphis 83
Milwaukee 113, Charlotte 112
Orlando 104, Miami 101
New York 126, Atlanta 107
Toronto 116, Cleveland 104
New Orleans 131, Houston 112
San Antonio 112, Minnesota 108
Utah 123, Sacramento 117
Phoenix 121, Dallas 100
Denver 107, L.A. Clippers 98
Thursday’s Games
Philadelphia 127, Chicago 108
Miami 113, Washington 112
Portland 128, L.A. Lakers 119
Friday’s Games
Charlotte at Orlando, 4 p.m.
New York at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Boston at Toronto, 5 p.m.
Cleveland at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Sacramento at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
Indiana at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m.
Golden State at Utah, 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
Hockey
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Toronto
7 6
1
0 12 33 23
Boston
5 4
1
0 8 22 13
Montreal
5 3
1
1 7 18 13
Ottawa
6 3
2
1 7 24
Buffalo
5 3
2
0 6 11
Tampa Bay 3 2
1
0 4 11
Detroit
6 0
4
2 2 14
Florida
3 0
2
1 1 7
Metropolitan Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF
Carolina
6 4
1
1 9 23
New Jersey 3 3
0
0 6 14
Columbus
5 3
2
0 6 16
Pittsburgh
4 2
1
1 5 15
Washington 5 2
2
1 5 20
N.Y. Islanders 4 2
2
0 4 11
Philadelphia 5 2
3
0 4 16
N.Y. Rangers 5 1
4
0 2 12
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF
Nashville
5 4
1
0 8 15
Chicago
5 3
0
2 8 22
Colorado
5 3
1
1 7 19
Dallas
5 3
2
0 6 18
Winnipeg
5 3
2
0 6 11
Minnesota 4 1
1
2 4 10
St. Louis
5 1
2
2 4 15
Pacific Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF
Anaheim
6 4
1
1 9 17
Calgary
5 3
2
0 6 18
Vancouver
5 3
2
0 6 19
Los Angeles 6 2
3
1 5 12
San Jose
6 2
3
1 5 17
Vegas
6 2
4
0 4 11
Edmonton
3 1
2
0 2 5
Arizona
4 1
3
0 2 3
Sunday’s Games
New Jersey 3, San Jose 2
Anaheim 3, St. Louis 2
Winnipeg 3, Carolina 1
Monday’s Games
Toronto 4, Los Angeles 1
Ottawa 4, Dallas 1
Montreal 7, Detroit 3
Nashville 4, Minnesota 2
Tuesday’s Games
Vancouver 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT
N.Y. Rangers 3, Colorado 2, SO
Philadelphia 6, Florida 5, SO
New Jersey 3, Dallas 0
Tampa Bay 4, Carolina 2
Minnesota 2, Arizona 1
Edmonton 5, Winnipeg 4, OT
Vegas 4, Buffalo 1
Wednesday’s Games
Montreal 3, St. Louis 2
Washington 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, OT
Calgary 5, Boston 2
Anaheim 4, N.Y. Islanders 1
Thursday’s Games
Colorado at New Jersey, 4 p.m.
Colorado 5, New Jersey 3
Columbus 6, Philadelphia 3
Pittsburgh 3, Toronto 0
Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 1
Winnipeg 4, Vancouver 1
Arizona 4, Chicago 1
Edmonton 3, Boston 2, OT
San Jose 5, Buffalo 1
N.Y. Islanders 7, Los Angeles 2
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