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Tuesday, February 19, 2019
East Oregonian
No. 12 Oregon State holds off No. 2 Oregon
Barnard: Sets records
By ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press
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CORVALLIS — Aleah
Goodman had 22 points and
No. 12 Oregon State snapped
No. 2 Oregon’s 17-game
winning streak with a 67-62
victory on Monday night.
It was just the second loss
of the season for the Ducks,
who defeated the Beavers
77-68 on Friday in the fi rst
game of the rivalry series.
Oregon (24-2, 13-1 Pac-12)
was hampered by the loss of
starter Ruthy Hebard in the
fi rst half with what appeared
to be a right knee injury.
Destiny Slocum fi nished
with 20 points and the Bea-
vers (21-5, 11-3) preserved
their nine-game winning
streak over the Ducks at Gill
Coliseum.
Oregon hasn’t won in
Corvallis since 2010.
The Ducks moved up
a spot to No. 2 in the AP
rankings earlier in the day. It
was the Ducks’ highest poll
position in school history.
The Beavers dropped from
No. 9 following the loss in
Eugene on Friday, the open-
ing game of the Civil War
rivalry series between the
two teams.
It was a tense fi nal
period. Ionescu’s layup
tied the game at 50 early in
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AP Photo/Amanda Loman
Oregon State’s Aleah Goodman (1) looks for a way past Or-
egon’s Sabrina Ionescu (20) during the fi rst half of an NCAA
college basketball game in Corvallis on Monday.
the fourth quarter, and her
jumper pulled the Ducks in
front with 6:23 left in the
game as the Beavers went
on an inopportune scoring
drought.
But Mikayla Pivec’s
layup for the Beavers tied
it again with 4:25 to go and
Slocum’s jumper gave them
back the lead. Maite Cazor-
la’s basket pulled Oregon
within 59-57 with 35 sec-
onds left.
Katie McWilliams made
a pair of free throws for
Oregon State with 17 sec-
onds left but Ionescu’s layup
kept the Ducks within two
points with just over 10 sec-
onds to go. Goodman made
free throws before Ionescu
missed on a 3-pointer but
was fouled and made all
three free throws to get
within 63-62.
Slocum made two free
throws, and then Ionescu
traveled, sealing the win for
Oregon State.
Hebard appeared to injure
her right knee coming down
on a rebound about halfway
through the second quarter.
She went to the bench and
stretched it gingerly before a
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trainer wrapped it with ice.
Hebard, who averages
16.8 points and 9.1 rebounds
for the Ducks, headed to the
locker room before the fi rst
half was over. She warmed
up with the team after the
break but did not play again.
Both teams wore pink on
the annual Play4Kay day for
the Kay Yow Cancer Fund,
named after North Carolina
State basketball coach Kay
Yow, who died of breast
cancer in 2009.
Big picture
Oregon: The Ducks held
a 61-40 advantage in the all-
time series. ... The two teams
split the two games last sea-
son. ... The Ducks’ previ-
ous loss this season came at
Michigan State on Dec. 9.
Oregon State: The game
was a sellout at Gill Col-
iseum, which seats 9,301.
... The teams also played
before a sellout at Matthew
Knight Arena on Friday.
Beavers sweep Ducks for fi rst time since 2010
By ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press
CORVALLIS — Stephen
Thompson Jr. had 22 points
and Oregon State swept the
Civil War series for the fi rst
time in nine seasons with a
72-57 victory over Oregon
on Saturday night.
Tres Tinkle got off to
a slow start but added 13
points and seven assists for
the Beavers (16-8, 8-4 Pac-
12). With the win Oregon
State matched its best over-
all record through 24 games
since coach Wayne Tinkle’s
fi rst season in 2014-15.
Louis King had 20 points
and eight rebounds for Ore-
gon (15-10, 6-6), which
snapped a two-game win
streak. Oregon was hurt by
18 turnovers.
Oregon State won the
fi rst game of the annual
rivalry series, 77-72, in
Eugene to open Pac-12 play
on Jan. 5.
The Beavers had not
swept the Ducks since the
2009-10 season.
Oregon State trailed for
the entire fi rst half, but back-
to-back 3-pointers from
Tres Tinkle and Thompson
gave the Beavers a 56-46
lead with 5:48 to play. Ore-
gon State went on to lead by
as many as 17 points down
the stretch.
The win also gave the
Beavers their best mark in
Pac-12 through 12 games
since they went 11-1 in the
1989-90 season.
Kenny Wooten, still
wearing a facemask because
of a broken jaw earlier this
season, missed a practice
this week because of the fl u
but started for the Ducks.
Wooten matched his career
high with seven blocks in
Oregon’s 69-46 victory at
Stanford last Sunday. He
fi nished with four points,
and no blocks, in 28 min-
utes against the Beavers.
Oregon State was com-
ing off a 79-71 victory at
California last Saturday.
King had eight points as
Oregon built a 12-6 lead to
start the game. The Ducks
extended the lead to 17-10
with Victor Bailey Jr.’s
3-pointer.
The Beavers got within
17-16
after
Gligorije
Rakocevic’s dunk, but King
answered with a 3-pointer.
Tres Tinkle, who went
into the game leading the
Pac-12 with an average of
21.2 points a game, did not
have a fi eld goal in the fi rst
half until a 3-pointer that
closed the Beavers within
28-25 with just under two
minutes to go.
Tinkle added a layup to
pull Oregon State within
a point and the Beavers
went into the break trailing
28-27. King led all scorers
at the half with 11 points for
Oregon.
Thompson opened the
second half with a 3-pointer
and a free throw to give the
Beavers the lead. Tinkle’s
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layup extended it to 36-28.
Paul White hit a jumper
and a 3-pointer and King
added a free throw to get the
Ducks within 38-36. King’s
3 put Oregon the briefl y in
front, 42-40, but Thompson
made a 3 on the other end
to give the lead back to the
Beavers, and Alfred Hollins
padded it with another.
Payton Pritchard was
coming off back-to-back
20-point games for the fi rst
time in his Oregon career.
But he didn’t make his
fi rst fi eld goal until late in
the second half, fi nishing
with four points and seven
assists.
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do that and see the huge smile on his face,” Nelson said.
“It was an amazing meet for him. You can’t ask for a
much better meet for the last one of your high school
career.”
The last state champion for Pendleton was Jon Jen-
nings in the 50 free in 2016.
In the 100 breaststroke, Barnard again broke his
own school record with a a time of 58.47 (previous was
1:02.04). He fi nished second to sophomore Diego Reyes
of Springfi eld (57.07).
“I would have liked to have won it, but I can’t be
upset,” Barnard said. “He (Reyes) is very, very fast. I
gave that race everything I had. If he gave everything he
had, he deserves to be on top.”
The fact that Barnard broke two school records on the
day — by wide margins — also impressed Nelson.
“You just don’t do that,” Nelson said. “He was pumped
up to do something amazing today.”
Barnard also competed in the 200 medley relay and
the 200 free relay, but neither team advanced to the fi nals.
The 200 medley relay fi nished ninth, one spot out of
the fi nals, while the 200 free relay was 11th.
Barnard, who is headed to the University of Idaho to
study engineering, was one of two seniors on the Pend-
leton boys team.
Of the six boys who went to state, he was the only
senior, along with three freshmen and two sophomores.
“This team has a really bright future,” Barnard said.
Wrestling: ‘Lot of fun’
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and Hunter Dyer (120), Gage Shipley (126) and Jordan
Franklin (132) going deep in the consolation bracket,
the Bulldogs fi nished 18th in the team standings with 60
points.
Mt. Spokane won the 3A team title with 235.5 points,
while MCC foes Kamiakin (fi fth, 134.5) and Southridge
(14th, 78.5) each showed well with one champion each.
Wagner made it all the way to the quarterfi nals Friday,
then he opened action Saturday with a 4-2 decision over
Kristian Fairbanks of Arlington to reach the semifi nals.
There, he ran into MCC counterpart Mikael Failor of
Southridge, who pinned Wagner in 1:17.
Failer went on to win the 160-pound title with a 6-2
decision over Isaac Casey of Peninsula.
“I knew Mikael was good,” Wagner said.
Wagner won his fi rst consolation match to reach the
third/fourth-place match.
It was there he met Riley Van Scoy of Stanwood, who
pinned Wagner in 31 seconds.
“I had a lot of fun,” Wagner said. “Winning is fun.”
Wagner, who watched his older brother, Andy, win
plenty of state matches at Veterans Memorial Coli-
seum in Portland, said the Tacoma Dome was missing
something.
“It’s a big place, but it doesn’t have the same feel,”
he said. “I wanted to be where he (Andy) was. It doesn’t
have that same special feel.”
Lee had to put in a long day to earn his medal, wres-
tling fi ve matches.
He won four of the matches, all by fall. He was pinned
by Savion Galloway of Cleveland in the bout to reach the
third-place match.
Lee fi nished his run at state with a pin of Vadim
Bobrounikov of Rogers (Spokane) in a time of 2:52.
Lee fi nished 6-2 at the tournament, with all six wins
coming by fall. His quickest pin was 47 seconds.
“I know that I have four shots at this tournament in
my high school career,” Lee said. “I want to place every
year.”
Heppner: Mustangs shine in playoffs
Hermiston: Ortiz scores 25 points
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“We have the best of
both worlds,” Rosenbalm
said. “We knew our height
would cause (Union) some
trouble.”
In an action-packed
fourth quarter, Bobcats
sophomore guard Jace Phil-
lips scored a 3-pointer to
reduce Union’s defi cit to
just 10 points with 3:21 left
to play. McAninch returned
to pour in three buckets in
just over a minute to keep
the Mustangs alive. Union
chipped away at Heppner’s
advantage and would out-
score them 20-19, but
couldn’t beat the buzzer.
“This was a total team
effort,” Rosenbalm said. “I
couldn’t be more proud of
the team for their focus and
energy. They really wanted
this district championship.”
McAninch led the Mus-
tangs (17-7, 11-1 BMC) with
15 points, and junior Mason
Lehman scored 13. Senior
forward Tyler Carter nabbed
14 rebounds.
“This is awesome,” said
an exhausted but exuber-
ant Nichols. “We really exe-
cuted today. The fans helped
keep us going until that fi nal
buzzer.”
Heppner will host their
state championship game
this weekend for a shot at the
state title. Their opponent
has yet to be determined.
“Everyone went out on
the court tonight with the
right attitude and work
ethic,” Rosenbalm said.
“And that will take them far
in life outside the court.”
13-point lead — 59-46 —
with 2:04 left in the third.
Ortiz hit another 3 —
he fi nished with six — Jor-
dan Ramirez sank a pair of
free throws, and Andrea-
son fi nished the quarter
with a bucket inside to cut
the lead to 61-55.
“We played hard,”
Arstein said. “We missed
a couple of big opportuni-
ties in the fourth to cut into
their lead. Shadle Park is
a talented team. They hit
some shots inside and out
top.”
Andreason added 15
points, and Ramirez 12 for
the Bulldogs.
Nian Allen led Shadle
Park with 16 points, while
DaMarius Brown and Jake
Groves each had 15.
Hermiston vs.
Kamiakin
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Heppner’s Mason Lehman (24) drives to the hoop after steal-
ing the ball during Saturday’s Blue Mountain Conference
playoff game against Union at the Pendleton Convention
Center.
BOX SCORE
Heppner 19 10 15 19 — 63
Union 9 9 12 20 — 50
HEPPNER — McAninch 15, Lehman 13, Smith 11, Nichols 9, Carter 5, Burright 3, How-
ard 3, Ferguson 2, Howard 2
UNION — Glenn 14, Phillips 14, Lantis 10, Coon 5, Carreiro 5, McLean 2
Hermiston jumped out
to an early lead, then held
off a furious Kamiakin
rally in the fourth quarter
to beat the Braves 61-56
on Saturday in a District
8 loser-out game at the
Dawg House.
Jordan Ramirez scored
six of his team-high 14
points in the fi rst quarter
for the Bulldogs as they
cruised to an 18-9 lead.
Cesar Ortiz and Cole
Smith each had six points
in the second quarter as
Hermiston stretched its
lead to 36-20.
Kamiakin went on a
20-9 run in the fourth
quarter, led by Kyson Rose
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Hermiston’s Jordan Ramirez goes to the hoop during
Monday’s District 8 3A playoff game against Shadle Park
in Kennewick.
BOX SCORES
Shadle Park 24 16 21 25— 86
Hermiston 24 11 20 25— 80
SHADLE PARK — Kehr 12, Rainwater 9, C.Doyle 8, L.Doyle 3, Liddicoat 6, Allen 16,
Brown 15, Groves 15, Richardson 2.
HERMISTON — Andreason 15, Ortiz 25, James 18, Smith 1, Ramirez 12, Mendez 9.
Saturday’s Game
Kamiakin 9 11 16 20 — 56
Hermiston 18 18 16 9 — 61
KAMIAKIN — Westermeyer 8, Kennell 2, Nichols 3, Arland 18, Jones 13, Rose 12.
HERMISTON — Andreason 6, Ortiz 12, James 6, Smith 10, Madrigal 7, Ramirez 14,
Mendez 6.
with nine points, but the
Braves never were able to
catch the Bulldogs.
Ortiz added 12 points
for the Bulldogs, while
Cole Smith added 10.