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Newspaper Page TextSPORTS Thursday, March 21, 2019 East Oregonian A9 PREP ROUNDUP Ayana Aguilar strikes out 11 in Pilot Rock home win East Oregonian Pilot Rock’s softball sea- son may have opened with a massive 12-1 home win over Riverside, but coach Darin Fitzpatrick knows there is still work to be done. “It wasn’t pretty,” he said. “We made some mistakes, although our pitching was good today.” Junior Ayana Aguilar pitched for 4⅓ innings, giv- ing up no hits, one walk, and 11 strikeouts. Freshman Karyme Lopez got the Pirates’ sole run of the day. Pilot Rock (1-0) kicks off the Rocket Invite on Fri- day with a game against E n t e r p r i s e / Wa l l o w a / Joseph. Riverside (0-2) hosts Weston-McEwen on Tuesday. Softball WESTON-MCEWEN 15-17, TOUCHET (WA) 0-0 (5) — The TigerScots powered through their sea- son-opening doubleheader in Touchet for two straight shutouts. “This was absolutely our ﬁ rst day this season on real ground,” said coach Jeff Griggs. “It was great to get out there on real dirt, and I couldn’t be happier with our outing. It was a good start.” The TigerScots (2-0) play a doubleheader in Board- man on Tuesday against Riverside and Knappa start- ing at 11 a.m. match 6-0, 6-0. In singles, Hayden Cis- sna won 6-1, 6-4. Jaiden Rudolph won his ﬁ rst set 6-3, tied the second at 6-6, and won the tiebreaker 9-7. “Hayden played well. (Devin Amaro of Grand- view) had a heavy top spin,” said coach Shann West. “It was a good way to start the year with him.” The Dawgs will take on their ﬁ rst-ever league match in the Mid-Colum- bia Conference today at home against Kennewick at 3:30 p.m. “The kids are getting conﬁ dent,” West said. “It’ll be interesting to see where we sit in the new league.” SOUTHRIDGE 5, PENDLETON 0 — It was another unlucky day for the Bucks as they were swept by their Southridge hosts. The Pendleton boys lost all three of their singles matches, as well as both of their doubles matches. Coach Chris Holdman said it’s been a slow start to the season, especially due to his team’s young age, but they’ll improve as the year progresses. “When it comes down to tennis and your oppo- nent, you either beat your- self, or they’re a better Boys soccer HERMISTON 1, KEN- NEWICK 0 — On Tuesday, the Hermiston boys knocked down their ﬁ rst win of the season with a home victory over Kennewick. Emilio Leal scored the game-winning goal with 24:55 left in the ﬁ rst half, and goalkeeper Juan Navar- rete posted four saves. The Bulldogs will play their ﬁ rst road game Tues- day at Kamiakin, who also recently shut out Kennewick 5-0. Game time is 7 p.m. Boys tennis HERMISTON 6, GRANDVIEW 1 — The Bulldogs swept their dou- bles matches and gave up just one singles match on the way to a nonleague home victory on Wednes- day afternoon. Matt Eckhardt and Trent Pitney paired for a 6-1, 6-0 win over their Grandview visitors, as did Maxwell Spencer and Miguel Salva- dor. Carter Tolan and Angel Valencia swept their doubles player,” Holdman said. “The kids we played today (from Southridge) were just better players.” The Bucks will host the Weston-McEwen Tiger- Scots on Wednesday, April 3 at 3:30 p.m. Girls tennis PENDLETON 4, SOUTHRIDGE 1 — In Southridge, Pendleton got two wins in singles from Bethany Flanagan (6-3, 6-2) and Katie Bradt (6-1, 6-2), but Sarah House’s match ended in a draw due to diminishing daylight after winning the ﬁ rst set 7-5 and losing the second 6-4. Becca Walker and Lar- issa Chambers lost their doubles match in a third-set tiebreaker, 10-2. Clare Durant and Syl- vie Heriza claimed their doubles match 6-1, 6-3, as did Kyra Jackson and Katie Kelm 6-3, 6-2. Next up, the Bucks will host Weston-McEwen on Wednesday, April 3 at 3:30 p.m. at the West Hills court. HERMISTON 6, GRANDVIEW 1 — The Bulldogs made easy work of their singles matches, and dropped just one doubles match, to top Grandview Hermiston Revolution youth soccer seeks funds for Hawaii tournament A group of Hermis- ton soccer players are going to Hawaii this summer, but they’ll need some help to get to their destination. Hermiston Revolu- tion’s U12 girls team, consisting of players aged 11-12, have been selected to compete in the National AYSO tournament in Honolulu from June 30 to July 7, and are in need of sponsorships, donations, and goods to auction. Their goal is $15,000, and currently they have just over $3,600. on Wednesday. In singles, Addi Caplinger won 6-2, 6-4; Adriann Stewart won 7-5 in a third-set tiebreaker; Alyssa Perkins won 6-4, 6-2; and Cydney Lind won her one pro set 9-8. In doubles, Violet Mitch- ell and Ashlyn Hofbauer lost their ﬁ rst set 7-6, claimed the second 6-0, and dropped the tiebreaker 10-1. Liz Umana and Emery SCOREBOARD LOCAL SLATE THURSDAY, MARCH 21 Baseball Irrigon at Stevenson (WA) [DH], 3 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Tri-City Prep, 3:30 p.m. La Grande at Pendleton, 4:30 p.m. Softball Heppner/Ione at Umatilla (DH), 2 p.m. Sunnyside Christian (WA) at Echo/Stan- ﬁ eld (DH), 3 p.m. Irrigon at Stevenson (WA) [DH], 3 p.m. Southridge at Pendleton, 4 p.m. Tennis Weston-McEwen at Mac-Hi, 3:30 p.m. Kennewick at Hermiston Boys, 3:30 p.m. Kennewick at Hermiston Girls (at Armand Larive), 4 p.m. Track Weston-McEwen, Stanﬁ eld/Echo, River- side, Pilot Rock, Ione, Heppner at Hermis- ton Invitational, 3 p.m. Pendleton Varsity Meet, 3:30 p.m. Golf Heppner/Ione at Hood River Valley, 11 a.m. Mac-Hi at Milton-Freewater Golf Course, 2:30 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 22 Baseball Nyssa at Stanﬁ eld/Echo (DH), noon Sherman/Arlington/Condon at Umatilla (DH), 1 p.m. Riverside at Columbia (White Salmon), 4 p.m. Hermiston at Chiawana (DH), 4 p.m. Softball Enterprise/Wallowa/Joseph at Pilot Rock/ Nixyaawii (at Pilot Rock Elementary), 11 a.m. Mac-Hi/Helix at Walla Walla, 4 p.m. Tennis Helix, Condon at Riverside, 1 p.m. Stanﬁ eld/Echo, Umatilla at Mac-Hi, 4 p.m. Golf Hermiston at Kennewick, 8 a.m. Stanﬁ eld/Echo at Heppner, 10 a.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 23 Baseball Weston-McEwen at Central Linn (DH), 1 p.m. Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii at Irrigon, 1 p.m. Softball Lost River at Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii (Rocket Invite), 9 a.m. Hermiston vs. Davis (at Carol Finney Field), 2 p.m. Hermiston vs. Eisenhower (at Carol Fin- ney Field), 4 p.m. Vernonia at Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii (Rocket Invite), 5 p.m. Tennis Hermiston at Eisenhower, 11 a.m. NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic x-Toronto x-Philadelphia Boston Brooklyn New York Southeast Miami Orlando Charlotte Washington Atlanta Central x-Milwaukee Indiana Detroit Chicago Cleveland W 51 47 43 37 14 W 35 34 31 30 24 W 53 44 36 21 19 L 21 25 29 36 58 L 36 38 39 42 48 L 19 28 34 52 53 Pct .708 .653 .597 .507 .194 Pct .493 .472 .443 .417 .333 Pct .736 .611 .514 .288 .264 GB — 4 8 14½ 37 GB — 1½ 3½ 5½ 11½ GB — 9 16 32½ 34 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest W L Pct Houston 45 27 .625 San Antonio 42 30 .583 New Orleans 31 43 .419 Memphis 29 42 .408 Dallas 28 43 .394 Northwest W L Pct x-Denver 47 22 .681 Portland 44 27 .620 Utah 42 29 .592 Oklahoma City 42 30 .583 Minnesota 32 39 .451 Paciﬁ c W L Pct x-Golden State 48 22 .686 L.A. Clippers 42 30 .583 Sacramento 34 36 .486 L.A. Lakers 31 40 .437 Phoenix 17 55 .236 x-clinched playoﬀ spot ——— Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia 118, Charlotte 114 Houston 121, Atlanta 105 Golden State 117, Minnesota 107 Milwaukee 115, L.A. Lakers 101 Brooklyn 123, Sacramento 121 L.A. Clippers 115, Indiana 109 Wednesday’s Games Cleveland 107, Milwaukee 102 Orlando 119, New Orleans 96 Philadelphia 118, Boston 115 Utah 137, New York 116 Chicago 126, Washington 120, OT GB — 3 15 15½ 16½ GB — 4 6 6½ 16 GB — 7 14 17½ 32 Memphis 126, Houston 125, OT Miami 110, San Antonio 105 Toronto 123, Oklahoma City 114, OT Portland 126, Dallas 118 Thursday’s Games Denver at Washington, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Utah at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Detroit at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Indiana at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Memphis at Orlando, 4 p.m. Denver at New York, 4:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. San Antonio at Houston, 5 p.m. Miami at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m. Brooklyn at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Boston at Charlotte, 3 p.m. Miami at Washington, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota at Memphis, 5 p.m. Utah at Chicago, 5 p.m. Dallas at Golden State, 5:30 p.m. Detroit at Portland, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Sacramento, 7 p.m. NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA z-Tampa Bay 74 57 13 4 118 292 195 Boston 73 44 20 9 97 221 185 Toronto 74 44 25 5 93 263 221 Montreal 73 38 28 7 83 215 213 Florida 73 32 29 12 76 236 246 Buﬀ alo 73 31 33 9 71 202 237 Detroit 73 26 37 10 62 198 249 Ottawa 72 25 41 6 56 213 263 Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 74 43 23 8 94 256 231 N.Y. Islanders 73 42 24 7 91 206 178 Pittsburgh 74 39 24 11 89 251 223 Carolina 72 40 25 7 87 215 198 Columbus 73 40 29 4 84 222 214 Philadelphia 73 35 30 8 78 223 244 N.Y. Rangers 73 28 32 13 69 204 244 New Jersey 74 27 38 9 63 205 253 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA Winnipeg 72 43 25 4 90 246 213 Nashville 74 42 27 5 89 222 195 St. Louis 73 38 27 8 84 214 200 Dallas 73 38 29 6 82 185 180 Minnesota 74 34 31 9 77 200 217 Colorado 73 32 29 12 76 232 224 Chicago 72 32 30 10 74 243 263 Paciﬁ c GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Calgary 73 45 21 7 97 260 208 x-San Jose 73 43 22 8 94 261 229 Vegas 73 41 27 5 87 227 203 Arizona 73 36 31 6 78 196 204 Vancouver 73 31 32 10 72 199 225 Edmonton 73 32 34 7 71 206 244 Anaheim 74 30 35 9 69 173 227 Los Angeles 72 25 39 8 58 170 230 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 playoﬀ s. x-clinched playoﬀ spot z-clinched conference Tuesday’s Games Carolina 3, Pittsburgh 2, SO Montreal 3, Philadelphia 1 Detroit 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 Boston 5, N.Y. Islanders 0 Washington 4, New Jersey 1 Colorado 3, Minnesota 1 St. Louis 7, Edmonton 2 Nashville 3, Toronto 0 Dallas 4, Florida 2 Calgary 4, Columbus 2 Wednesday’s Games Toronto 4, Buﬀ alo 2 Tampa Bay 5, Washington 4, OT Ottawa at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Thursday’s Games Tampa Bay at Carolina, 4 p.m. Boston at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Arizona at Florida, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Pittsburgh at Nashville, 5 p.m. Colorado at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Columbus at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Ottawa at Calgary, 6 p.m. Winnipeg at Vegas, 7 p.m. San Jose at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Minnesota at Washington, 4 p.m. San Jose at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Saturday’s Games Arizona at New Jersey, 10 a.m. N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. Chicago at Colorado, 12 p.m. Ottawa at Edmonton, 1 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 4 p.m. Boston at Florida, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Carolina, 4 p.m. Nashville at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. Buﬀ alo at Montreal, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Dallas, 5 p.m. Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Calgary at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Detroit at Vegas, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. STANFIELD BASEBALL Coach Roger’s outlook: The Tigers are moving down to the 2A/1A ranks and into the Special District 6. “We are really young, but the kids are focused,” he said. “No one is looking at us to compete because we are young. We have expectations to compete and win a league title. I think our league competition will be a little better. We played some of them in nonleague the past couple of years. It’s kind of fun to play them again. It’s been ﬁ ve years or so since we played in that league.” Assistant coaches: Derek Monkus, Scott Morris, Trevor Morris. 2018: The Tigers won the Eastern Oregon League with a 13-1 record. They lost in the quarterﬁ nals of the 3A state playoﬀ s to Horizon Christian 13-12 in 12 innings to ﬁ nish the season 22-6. Key returning players: Luke White, jr., OF/LHP; Dillon Dunlap, jr., OF; Michael Connell, jr., UTL; Eddy Nunez, sr., INF. Impact newcomers: Brad Sample, so. C; Trenton Fitzpatrick, sr., OF. 2018-19 schedule: Mar 22 vs. Nyssa 1 p.m. Mar. 29 at Irrigon 10 a.m. Apr. 2 at Sherman/Arlington/Condon 4 p.m. Apr. 9 vs. Dufur/South Wasco County 4 p.m. Apr. 13 vs. Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii/Ukiah 11 a.m. Apr. 16 vs. Mac-Hi 4 p.m. Apr. 23 vs. Sherman/Arlington/Condon 4 p.m. Apr. 27 vs. Union/Cove 11 a.m. Apr. 30 at Dufur/South Wasco County 4 p.m. May 4 vs. Weston-McEwen 11 a.m. May 7 vs. Riverside 4 p.m. May 11 at Grant Union/Prairie City noon May 14 at Mac-Hi 4 p.m. May 18 at Heppner/Ione 11 a.m. PILOT ROCK BASEBALL Coach Leasy’s outlook: “We need to come out and compete every game,” he said. “We will need to play good solid defense, have quality at-bats and put the ball in play, along with running the bases the right way. Pitching, we need to work hard on the bump and keep the hitters oﬀ balance.” Coach: Shane Leasy, 3rd season. Assistant coaches: Kris Theime, Skylar Leasy, David Ellis, Jake Pierce, Josh Willingham. 2018: The Rockets won the Special District 6 title with an 11-1 record. They advanced to the 2A/1A state ﬁ nals, where they lost a 7-1 game to Knappa. They ﬁ nished the season 20-3. Key returning players: Cade Munkers, sr., 1B/DH; Quinton Orr, jr, OF; Logan Weinke, jr., INF; Tel Thacker, so., INF; Tanner Corwin, so., C/UTL. Impact newcomers: Caden Thornton, so., INF; Ben Combs, so., OF; Tyasin Burns, so., C/INF; Wyatt Stillman, fr., UTL; Austin Drake, jr., INF; Payton Thurmond, jr., OF/P; Paxton Ellis, so., iNF, DH; Gage Hill, fr., OF; Javon Aguilar, fr., UTL; Devin Spence, jr., INF; Cadney Bacon, fr., OF. Of note: Orr, Combs and Bacon are from Ukiah, while Burns is from Nixyaawii. Snyder won their ﬁ rst set 6-2, lost the second 6-4, and won in the tiebreaker 10-4. Grace Lind and Malayna Anderson lost their ﬁ rst set 6-4 before claiming the second set 7-5 and the tie- breaker 10-7. Hermiston hosts Ken- newick today at 4 p.m. at Armand Larive Middle School. Basketball Previews for the Pilot Rock and Stanﬁ eld baseball teams were incorrect in the Spring Sports 2019 guide, which published in the March 20 edition of the East Oregonian. Below are the corrected entries. Coach: Brad Rogers, 3rd season. “There is a big mis- conception that we get support from the big par- ent organization (AYSO), but the reality is, every region is on their own, and receives no monetary help for any programs,” said U12 head coach Erica Juarez. “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for these girls, and we are working hard to make this dream a reality.” To donate, visit www. ayso887.org. The team also has a Banner Bank select account (AYSO 887), and a P.O. box (472 Hermiston, OR 97838). East Oregonian 2018-19 schedule: Mar. 23 at Irrigon 1 p.m. Mar. 26-27 at Pilot Rock Invite Apr. 2 at Heppner/Ione 4 p.m. Apr. 6 at Weston-McEwen 11 a.m. Apr. 9 vs. Grant Union/Prairie City 4 p.m. Apr. 13 at Stanﬁ eld/Echo 11 a.m. Apr. 16 at Umatilla 4 p.m. Apr. 20 at Sherman/Arlington/Condon 11 a.m. Apr. 23 vs. Heppner/Ione 4 p.m. Apr. 26 vs. Burns 1 p.m. Apr. 30 at Grant Union/Prairie City 4 p.m. May 7 at Union/Cove 4 p.m. May 11 vs. Dufur/South Wasco County 11 a.m. May 14 vs. Union/Cove 4 p.m. Continued from Page A8 After three years of playing the same teams, Thomas said the hardest part of the move was scouting reports. “When you continually play Pendleton, The Dalles and Hood River, you know what to expect,” said said. “We had like a day to ﬁ gure out (the MCC) teams and adjust the best we could.” Thomas honed her skills last summer with the Oregon Elite team out of Portland, which Rodriguez appreciated. “She is just unique,” he said. “Some teams have big girls, but they don’t always have the talent that gives people prob- lems. People don’t realize how hard she works. She puts in the work, she moves well, she can shoot the ball and can dribble pretty well. Playing with her traveling team gets her out of her comfort zone.” What the future holds Thomas signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Eastern Arizona College. “I’m really excited,” she said. “The campus was so beau- tiful and I like the atmosphere.” She also got to take in a game while she was in Thatcher, Arizona. “There were down by 25 at halftime and won by one,” Thomas said. “That takes dedi- cation and coaching. It gave me a good feeling.” The Monsters are looking forward to adding Thomas and her 6-4 frame to their lineup. “A 6-4 girl is a like a 7-foot guy,” EAC coach Cameron Turner said. “I will take her.” Turner said he ﬁ rst saw Thomas play last spring with her Oregon Elite team. “I like Jordan because of her size and potential,” said Turner, who noted that Thomas will be on full scholarship. “I never thought I had a chance to get her. I texted her in December and she came for a visit in Feb- ruary. I have big expectations for Jordan.” With Makenzie Bond sign- ing to play for Cal State Bakers- ﬁ eld, Turner said Thomas will be called upon to make an impact this coming season. “She will battle people her own size for the ﬁ rst time in her life,” Turner said. “She will be tested. I’m super excited.” Thomas said she looks for- ward to the challenge. “Playing against taller peo- ple will be good for me,” she said. “I’ve never played with anyone taller than me, or my height.” Rodriguez has no doubt Thomas will continue to improve and have success at the college level. “She is shy in new situa- tions,” he said. “But once she gets comfortable, she will be OK.”