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SPORTS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2018 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS Prep roundup MLB Ohtani wins AL Rookie of the Year; Acuna takes NL honor By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani was rewarded for a Ruthian season at the plate — and on the mound. Baseball’s best two-way player since the Babe at the dawn of the live-ball era a cen- tury ago, Ohtani was an over- whelming pick for American League Rookie of the Year on Monday despite an elbow injury that stymied his switch from Japan to the major leagues and likely will prevent him from pitching next year. “I was just kind of disap- pointed I wasn’t able to play a full season,” he said through a translator. “I feel like every player should be able to play a full year and help out the team. So that’s something I need to work on, and that’s going to be one of my goals, to stay healthy for a long full season and be able to (help) the team win from day one.” Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. was a run- away choice for the NL honor over Washington outfielder Juan Soto in a contest between 20-year-olds. A singular sensation who earned a chorus of praise for his AP Photo/David J. Phillip In this Sept. 21, 2018 file photo, Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, waits to stretch during batting practice be- fore a baseball game. AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko MLB All-Star Atlanta Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr. hits a ball to Japanese junior high school students during the MLB All Stars Baseball clinic as part of All-Stars Series baseball games at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Saturday. dual success, Ohtani became the first player since Ruth in 1919 with 10 homers and four pitching wins in the same season. He didn’t play between June 4 and July 3 because of a sprained ulnar collateral lig- ament in his right elbow, an injury the Angels were aware of when they signed him for a $2,315,000 bonus last win- ter. The 24-year-old right- hander made just one more mound appearance, on Sept. 2, and three days later the team said a scan revealed addi- tional damage and surgery was recommended. Ohtani appeared in 22 more games as a hitter, had Tommy John surgery on Oct. 1 and hopes to be able to help the Angels at the plate next sea- son. He probably won’t take the mound again until 2020. “Everything’s going well,” he said. “We’re right on sched- ule, maybe even a little ahead.” Ohtani, who left the Nip- pon Ham Fighters to play in the major leagues, received 25 first-place votes and four sec- onds for 137 points from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. New York Yan- See ROOKIES/2B Giants defeat 49ers AP Photo/Tony Avelar New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., center, scores in front of San Francisco 49ers cornerback Ahkello Wither- spoon, right, and defensive back Antone Exum (38) during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif. Manning’s late TD pass leads Giants past 49ers By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer S ANTA CLARA, Calif. — Eli Manning threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Shepard with 53 seconds left and the New York Giants snapped a five-game losing streak by beat- ing the San Francisco 49ers 27-23 on Monday night. Manning threw two TD passes to Odell Beckham Jr., and then engineered the late game-win- ning drive with help from a pair of third-down penalties against Malcolm Smith and Ahkello Witherspoon. Saquon Barkley then had a 23-yard catch to get the ball into the red zone and Manning con- nected with Shepard on third down to give the Giants (2-7) the win. Matt Breida ran for 101 yards and scored two touchdowns for the 49ers (2-8), who were unable to win consecutive games under third-string quarterback Nick Mullens. Breida’s 23-yard run ter as New York rallied from 10 helped set up a 30-yard field goal points down to tie the game in the by Robbie Gould that gave the second half. Niners a 23-20 lead with 2:46 to Hard hit play. Niners receiver Marquise But the 49ers allowed the Goodwin was hit in the helmet by go-ahead score and couldn’t pull Alec Ogletree on a catch late in it out at the end as Mullens’ pass the third quarter and briefly left from the Giants 20 sailed out of the game. On his first play back the end zone on the final play. in to start the fourth quarter, a Mullens pass from Mul- lens deflected wasn’t nearly as NFL off Goodwin’s sharp as he was hands for the in his NFL debut second intercep- against the Raid- tion of the game ers on Nov. 1 by B.J. Good- when he joined son. Goodwin Hall of Famers was slow to get Jim Kelly and Giants 49ers up after that play Fran Tarkenton 27 23 and went back as the only play- ers with at least into the medi- 250 yards passing, three touch- cal tent for observation. Goodwin down passes and no interceptions returned to the game later in the in the first career game. fourth quarter. Mullens threw for 250 yards Missed opportunity and had an 11-yard TD pass to The Giants entered the game Breida that made it 20-10 early converting just 40 percent of their in the third quarter. But Mullens red zone trips into TDs. They also threw two interceptions with missed a golden opportunity for the first setting up a 10-yard TD one late in the first half. On a third pass from Manning to Beckham . down from the 3, the 49ers left Those two connected again on Beckham unguarded in the slot, a 20-yard score in the third quar- but Manning stuck with a run play to Barkley that gained only 1 yard. New York settled for a field goal that tied the game at 10. The Niners then drove down for a late field goal to take the lead at the break as the Giants trailed at the half for the eighth time this season. Playing for Paradise Niners GM John Lynch wel- comed the high school foot- ball team from Paradise, a town destroyed by the wildfires in Butte County, about 175 miles north. Players and cheerlead- ers from the school were on the field for the national anthem. The air quality for the game was at an unhealthy level because of the fires. The Air Quality Index was at 161 at kickoff, which is in the unhealthy zone, and smoke could be smelled throughout the sta- dium. The NFL had monitored the situation but the AQI never got near 200, the level where the game would have needed to be moved. Up next Giants: Host Tampa Bay on Sunday 49ers: Visit Tampa Bay on Nov. 25. Hermiston finishes one win from state By ANNIE FOWLER East Oregonian At the start of the season, the Hermiston volleyball team was in over its head in the highly compet- itive Mid-Columbia Conference. By the end of the season, they were one win away from going to the state tournament. The Bulldogs (8-12) swept Kamiakin, then dropped a three-set match to Southridge (18-10) on Sat- urday at the Region 5/8 tournament in Kennewick. “I think most people thought coming into the league that we would be at the bottom,” Hermis- ton coach Amy Dyck said. “No rea- son we can’t believe we can fight for a berth to state. We far exceeded expectations. I am so proud of them.” Hermiston opened play Saturday with a 25-20, 26-24, 25-23 victory over Kamiakin in a loser-out match, beating the Braves for the first time this season. Sophia Streeter led the attack with seven kills and three blocks, while Scout Reagan added seven kills and four digs. “For us to take Kamiakin in three, and finish the match the way we wanted to play is huge for us,” Dyck said. “It’s a huge accomplish- ment for our seniors.” Tied at 6-6 in the first set, Ireland McDonough reeled off eight con- secutive points for a 14-7 lead. The Braves chipped away at the lead until they forged an 18-18 tie. Hermiston led 21-20 when McDonough took her turn at the ser- vice line for the second time. Kamiaki’s Delaney Frame hit the ball out of bounds, Avery Treadwell had a kill for the Bulldogs, and Ken- dall Dowdy and Reagan blocked Autumn Zilar for a 24-20 lead. A tip by Reagan found an empty hole on the other side of the net for the win. Streeter had five of her kills in the second set, which was controlled by Kamiakin until the Bulldogs tied the score at 14-14. The Braves led 9-3 early on, but another strong performance at the service line by McDonough, and a couple of points by Dowdy, had the Bullodgs in contention. Tied at 22-22, Halee Stubbs gave the Bulldogs a 24-22 lead. The Braves tied the match at 24-all. A kill off a block gave Hermiston a 25-24 lead, and a kill by Dowdy gave the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead. Hermiston took control of the third set after a 7-7 tie. The Bull- dogs led 19-13, then had to hold off the Braves down the stretch, finishing the match with a kill by McDonough. Dowdy handed out 18 assists, along with five kills and seven digs, while McDonough had four aces and 18 digs, and Stubbs 24 digs. “I’m just waiting for them to finally believe they are capable of this,” Dyck said. “We just have to go out, play our butts off and take care of our side of the net.” The Bulldogs did not fare as well against Southridge. The Suns swept Hermiston 25-8, 25-18, 25-12 to punch their ticket to state. Hermiston started the match one player short as Reagan injured her left ankle in warmups and was unable to play. In the third set, Streeter injured her foot and had to come off the court. “Having that injury right before the match, then Sophia going down, things were stacked against us,” Dyck said. “It would have been easy to bail, but they didn’t. That shows what type of program we are build- ing, and what we will have in the future.” Streeter had seven kills before she went down. Stubbs added 11 digs, while Dowdy had 11 assists, McDonough four kills and eight digs, and Haylee Hamilton three aces and four digs. Sophia Sumner led the Suns with 14 kills, while Ashlyn Dupuis added 10 kills and four aces, Bobbi New- ton seven kills and four aces, and Kennedy Conrad 15 assists.
