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B2 SPORTS East Oregonian Wednesday, January 9, 2019 PREP ROUNDUP Umatilla boys ring in the EOL with a home victory East Oregonian Girls hoops The Umatilla boys kicked off the Eastern Ore- gon League with a 56-28 win over the visiting Irri- gon Knights on Tuesday. Senior wing Uriel Gar- cia recorded 15 points to lead the way for the Vikings, and senior guard Sebastian Garcia added 13. “I feel pretty satisfied with how the boys played tonight,” said Umatilla coach Scott Bow. “Irri- gon averages 50 points per game, and we held them to 28.” Senior post Leonel Car- rillo scored 11 points to lead Irrigon, and senior center Keith Fleming had six. Umatilla (12-2, 1-0 EOL) will travel to Burns on Friday. Irrigon (6-8, 0-1 EOL) will host Riverside. IRRIGON 53, UMA- TILLA 41 — JaLay Burns poured in a game-high 19 points and had six steals to help the Knights to an East- ern Oregon League win over the host Vikings. Umatilla (2-12 over- all, 0-1 EOL) had just five points in the first quarter, and trailed 20-12 at the half. The Vikings outscored the Knights (10-4, 1-1) 18-17 in the fourth quarter, but it would not be enough. “We outscored them in the fourth, but we had too many turnovers,” Vikings coach McKenzie Davis said. “Every time we put up a point, they put up a point.” Ana Zacarias added 17 points and six steals for the Knights, while Alyssa Luna had 11 points and six rebounds. Freshman Taylor Durfey led Umatilla with 16 points, while Alex Ford chipped in nine. IONE 67, ARLING- TON 18 — The Cardinals remain undefeated in the Big Sky League after beat- ing the visiting Honkers. Jessica Medina had 19 points and six steals for Ione, while Eva Mar- tin added 11 points. All 12 players scored at least one point. Arlington was led by Sara Grady’s 13 points. Ione improved to 5-0 in league play and 10-2 over- all, while Arlington fell to 3-10 and 1-4. Ione will play at Spray/ Mitchell on Friday in league play. Boys hoops ARLINGTON 63, IONE 51 — The visiting Arlington Honkers handed Ione their sixth Big Sky League loss on Tuesday. The Cardinals were down by just one point at halftime, but Arling- ton came out of the locker room swinging to outscore them 25-9 in the third quar- ter. Ione topped Arling- ton 19-14 in the final eight minutes, but there was no coming back. Nestor Ramirez had 13 points for Ione, and Hunter Padberg had 10. The Cardinals (1-12, 0-6 BSL) will face Mitch- ell/Spray on the road on Friday. SPORTS IN BRIEFLY Kids Parks, Rec event scheduled for Jan. 21 Pendleton Parks and Recreation has you cov- ered when your child is out of school on Jan. 21. From 9 a.m. to noon, children ages 7-11 can enjoy gym time with bas- ketball and dodgeball. Time also will be spent in the loft with foosball, pool, ping-pong and cup stack- ing contests. Cost is $5 per child. Registration is preferred, or you can pay a drop-in fee at the door. For more information, call 541-276-8100 or go to www.pendletonparksan- drec.com. Youth sports program on tap for ages 3-5 Pendleton Parks and Recreation will hold a sports development pro- gram for children ages 3-5 on Sundays from Jan. 13-Feb. 10 at the Helen McCune Gym at the Pend- leton Rec Center. The Start Smart Sports Development Program is a developmentally appro- priate introductory sports program that prepares chil- dren for organized sports in a fun, non-threatening environment without the threat of competition or getting hurt. The focus will be on throwing, catching, batting and kicking. Co-ed volleyball begins Jan. 21 The winter co-ed vol- leyball program — through Pendleton Parks and Rec- reation — begins Jan. 21 and runs through April 8. Matches will be played at the Helen McCune Gym at the Pendleton Rec Center. No officials are provided. Teams are required to come up with a name and submit a roster. Players must be 16 or older. Regis- tration cost for each team is $80. There are two leagues to choose from: rec and power. I For more compet- itive teams, register for the power division. Staff photo by Kathy Aney Cesar Ortiz (3), of Hermiston, battles for a rebound during Tuesday’s game against Walla Walla at the Dawg House. Boys: Get back on track with win over Wa-Hi Continued from Page B1 team. “I was disappointed in our effort Saturday (a loss to Kamiakin), but not tonight.” James added 15 points for the Bulldogs, includ- ing seven in the fourth quar- ter. Ryne Andreason, Jordan Ramirez and Adrian Mendez all chipped in nine points. “Andrew was the X fac- tor,” Arstein said. “He was attacking the rim and was very aggressive on both ends. He got in a little foul trouble, but it was because he was playing hard. He car- ried us when it came to mov- ing the ball around.” Taylor Hamada led the Blue Devils with 18 points, while Dylan Sullivan chipped in 17. Hermiston will host Kennewick on Friday. The Bullodgs won the first matchup 72-64. “We’re gonna see what they are going to throw at us,” Arstein said. “We have to get ready for them.” Girls: End 3-game slide with win over Wa-Hi Continued from Page B1 at the free-throw line, mak- ing just 6 of 16 attempts (38 percent). Peyton Bergevin led the Blue Devils with 10 points, while Miller and Huxoll each had six — all in the second half. The Bulldogs will open the second half of MCC play Friday hosting Kennewick. They also will play at Satur- day at Chiawana. The Lions won the first matchup 51-38, but Thomas did not play. “We have seen every- body,” Rodriguez said. “We have to make sure we are disciplined. They are the one team that has not seen Jor- dan. We will see.” Bucks: Girls lose at La Grande in final minutes Continued from Page B1 Things eased up for the Bucks in the second half. Newsom sunk a 3-pointer with 2 1/2 minutes to go in the third quarter for a 15-point advantage — their biggest lead of the game. Although Pendleton managed to pull away to secure the win, Dong wanted a more well-rounded game. “It comes down to tak- ing pride in your defense,” he said. “It’s disappointing to play an offense-driven game. We haven’t gotten to the point where we’re play- ing good defense.” The Bucks (8-4) travel to Hood River Valley on Fri- day to tip off league play. “We definitely have to clean up our defense before then,” said Newsom. “But we’re coming in pretty hot. I’m confident in us.” Girls Sometimes, a game can be decided in a single minute. The Pendleton girls learned just that on Tues- day after losing to host La Grande, 43-37. The Tigers knocked the Bucks from the top with just 1 1/2 minutes to go. “We hadn’t seen a game where the execution down the stretch really counted, and now we have,” said coach Kevin Porter. “We’ve seen just about everything we needed to see in the preseason.” Pendleton (3-9) led by eight points until La Grande rallied late in the fourth quarter. Muriel Hoising- ton posted a team-high 11 points for the Bucks, and Natalie Neveau and Katie Bradt each added nine. “(La Grande) executed in the last minute, and we stumbled,” Porter said. “That’s what it came down to. But as I told the girls, we’re on to league play now. As long as we learn from this and move on, that’s all I can ask for.” Pendleton will host Hood River Valley to open the league on Friday. Pendleton 19 21 17 14 — 71 La Grande 18 11 15 13 — 57 PENDLETON —Newsom 28, Sams 13, Broncheau 11, O’Hanlon 9, Roberts 4, Sams 4, Sandford 2 LA GRANDE — Bell 17, Jenner 13, Myer 12, Youngblood 9, Wiggins 3, Tsiatsos 2, DuVernay 1 SCOREBOARD LOCAL SLATE Wednesday, Jan. 9 Men’s Basketball Blue Mountain at Treasure Valley, 6:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Mac-Hi at Hood River Valley, 6:30 p.m. Women’s Basketball Blue Mountain at Treasure Valley, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10 Boys Basketball Riverside at Irrigon, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Riverside at Irrigon, 6 p.m. Boys Wrestling Hermiston vs. Hanford and Kamiakin, at Hanford, 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11 Boys Basketball Weston-McEwen at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m. Enterprise at Heppner, 6 p.m. Stanfield at Union, 6 p.m. La Grande at Mac-Hi, 6 p.m. Umatilla at Burns, 6:30 p.m. Pendleton at Hood River Valley, 6:30 p.m. Ione at Mitchell/Spray, 7:30 p.m. Echo at South Wasco County, 7:30 p.m. Imbler at Helix, 7:30 p.m. Nixyaawii at Cove, 7:30 p.m. Kennewick at Hermiston, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Umatilla at Burns, 5 p.m. Kennewick at Hermiston, 5:45 p.m. Ione at Mitchell/Spray, 6 p.m. Echo at South Wasco County, 6 p.m. Nixyaawii at Cove, 6 p.m. Helix at Imbler, 6 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Pilot Rock, 7:30 p.m. Stanfield at Union, 7:30 p.m. Enterprise at Heppner, 7:30 p.m. La Grande at Mac-Hi, 7:30 p.m. Hood River Valley at Pendleton, 6:30 p.m. Girls Wrestling Hermiston at Othello, 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 Boys Basketball Horizon Christian at Ione, 3 p.m. Union at Heppner, 4 p.m. Grant Union at Weston-McEwen, 4 p.m. Enterprise at Stanfield, 4 p.m. Nixyaawii at Helix, 5:30 p.m. Condon/Wheeler at Echo, 5:30 p.m. Hermiston at Chiawana, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Condon/Wheeler at Echo, 4 p.m. Nixyaawii at Helix, 4 p.m. Union at Heppner, 5:30 p.m. Enterprise at Stanfield, 5:30 p.m. Grant Union at Weston-McEwen, 5:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball Wenatchee Valley at Blue Mountain, 4 p.m. Women’s Basketball Wenatchee Valley at Blue Mountain, 2 p.m. Boys Wrestling Farm City Invitational (Hermiston) Pendleton at Colton Holly Memorial Tour- nament, Wilsonville, 10:30 a.m. Girls Wrestling Hermiston at Othello, 10 a.m. NFL WILD-CARD PLAYOFFS Saturday, Jan. 5 Indianapolis 21, Houston 7 Dallas 24, Seattle 22 Sunday, Jan. 6 L.A. Chargers 23, Baltimore 17 Philadelphia 16, Chicago 15 DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS Saturday, Jan. 12 Indianapolis at Kansas City, 1:35 p.m. (NBC) Dallas at L.A. Rams, 5:15 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, Jan. 13 Los Angeles Chargers at New England, 10:05 a.m. (CBS) Philadelphia at New Orleans, 1:40 p.m. (FOX) NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Toronto Philadelphia Boston Brooklyn New York Southeast Miami Charlotte Orlando Washington Atlanta Central Milwaukee Indiana Detroit Chicago Cleveland W 31 27 24 20 10 W 19 19 17 16 12 W 28 27 17 10 8 L 12 14 15 22 31 L 20 21 23 25 28 L 11 13 21 30 33 Pct .721 .659 .615 .476 .244 Pct .487 .475 .425 .390 .300 Pct .718 .675 .447 .250 .195 GB — 3 5 10½ 20 GB — ½ 2½ 4 7½ GB — 1½ 10½ 18½ 21 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Houston San Antonio New Orleans Memphis Dallas Northwest Denver W 23 24 19 18 18 W 27 L 16 17 22 22 22 L 12 Pct .590 .585 .463 .450 .450 Pct .692 GB — — 5 5½ 5½ GB — Oklahoma City 25 15 .625 2½ Portland 24 17 .585 4 Minnesota 20 21 .488 8 Utah 20 21 .488 8 Pacific W L Pct GB Golden State 27 14 .659 — L.A. Clippers 24 16 .600 2½ L.A. Lakers 22 19 .537 5 Sacramento 20 21 .488 7 Phoenix 10 32 .238 17½ ——— Tuesday’s Games Indiana 123, Cleveland 115 Philadelphia 132, Washington 115 Denver 103, Miami 99 Toronto 104, Atlanta 101 Minnesota 119, Oklahoma City 117 Phoenix 115, Sacramento 111 Golden State 122, New York 95 L.A. Clippers 128, Charlotte 109 Wednesday’s Games Indiana at Boston, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Cleveland at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Milwaukee at Houston, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Memphis, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Orlando at Utah, 6 p.m. Chicago at Portland, 7 p.m. Detroit at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Boston at Miami, 4 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Denver, 6 p.m. Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m. Detroit at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Friday’s Games Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Washington, 4 p.m. Brooklyn at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Indiana at New York, 4:30 p.m. Cleveland at Houston, 5 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Charlotte at Portland, 7 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Utah, 7 p.m. Chicago at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 43 33 8 2 68 180 124 Toronto 42 27 13 2 56 152 117 Boston 43 25 14 4 54 126 110 Buffalo 43 23 14 6 52 125 121 Montreal 44 23 16 5 51 134 135 Florida 41 17 17 7 41 131 147 Detroit 45 16 22 7 39 126 154 Ottawa 43 15 23 5 35 136 172 Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 42 26 12 4 56 149 124 Pittsburgh 43 24 13 6 54 152 123 Columbus 42 24 15 3 51 135 130 N.Y. Islanders 41 23 14 4 50 124 111 Carolina 42 20 17 5 45 112 121 N.Y. Rangers 42 17 18 7 41 116 145 New Jersey 42 16 19 7 39 123 142 Philadelphia 43 15 22 6 36 119 156 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA Winnipeg 42 27 13 2 56 146 120 Nashville 44 26 15 3 55 135 109 Dallas 44 23 17 4 50 119 117 Colorado 43 20 15 8 48 148 136 Minnesota 42 21 18 3 45 119 118 Chicago 45 16 22 7 39 131 163 St. Louis 41 17 20 4 38 114 132 Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA Calgary 44 27 13 4 58 157 126 Vegas 46 27 15 4 58 140 121 San Jose 44 24 13 7 55 153 136 Anaheim 43 19 17 7 45 104 127 Vancouver 45 20 21 4 44 128 143 Edmonton 42 20 19 3 43 118 131 Arizona 42 18 21 3 39 108 118 Los Angeles 44 17 24 3 37 99 130 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per confer- ence advance to playoffs.< Tuesday’s Games Boston 4, Minnesota 0 Carolina 4, N.Y. Islanders 3 Pittsburgh 5, Florida 1 Buffalo 5, New Jersey 1 Washington 5, Philadelphia 3 Tampa Bay 4, Columbus 0 Montreal 3, Detroit 2 Dallas 3, St. Louis 1 Winnipeg 7, Colorado 4 Vegas 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 Wednesday’s Games Nashville at Chicago, 5 p.m. Colorado at Calgary, 6:30 p.m. Ottawa at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Thursday’s Games Nashville at Columbus, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Washington at Boston, 4 p.m. Toronto at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Montreal at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Winnipeg at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Florida at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Arizona at Vancouver, 7 p.m. San Jose at Vegas, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Buffalo at Carolina, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Florida at Calgary, 6 p.m. Pittsburgh at Anaheim, 7 p.m.