SPORTS
Thursday, March 21, 2019
East Oregonian
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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.”