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Newspaper Page TextB2 SPORTS East Oregonian Hermiston’s Colbray reaches 184-pound NCAA quarterfinals Pac-12 champ Bob Coleman goes 1-2 on the first day and is eliminated Colbray By ANNIE FOWLER East Oregonian Former Hermiston wrestlers Sam Colbray and Bob Coleman are mak- ing their first appearances at the NCAA Wrestling Championships this week, and the first day came with mixed results. Colbray, a four-time state champ for the Bull- dogs, wrestles for Iowa State at 184 pounds. He was second at the Big 12 Championships two weeks ago. Coleman, who won a Pac-12 title two weeks ago, competes for Oregon State, also at 184 pounds. The two are on opposite sides of the bracket. Colbray, ranked No. 10, opened the day with an impressive 8-2 decision over Jackson Hemaur of Fresno State. Colbray (28-6) regis- tered a takedown with 35 seconds in the first round, and Hemauer got an escape at the buzzer. An escape by Hemauer at 1:10 of the second round Coleman tied the match, but Colbray got another takedown with 20 seconds remaining. In the third, Colbray took the down position, got an escape, then another takedown with 40 seconds left on the clock for a 7-2 lead. With 2:17 of riding time, Colbray earned an additional point. In the Round of 16, Col- bray beat Dakota Geer of Oklahoma State 7-4. Friday, Colbray will face Chip Ness of North Caro- lina in the quarterfinals. Coleman (17-15) had to win his pigtail match against Christopher Kober of Campbell first thing Thursday morning to reach the main bracket. Coleman posted a 9-0 victory over Kober, only to draw top-ranked Myles Martin of Ohio State in the first round. Martin pinned Coleman in 3:22 to send him to the consolation bracket. Coleman would lose his first consolation match, and finished the season 17-16. Bucks: Team hosts Roseburg on Monday Continued from Page B1 The Tigers posted three runs to bring the score to 5-4 in the top of the sixth. With the bases loaded, senior Kyler Malone was walked in and juniors Jus- tin Frederick and Parker Robinson made it home on back-to-back wild pitches. “That’s what tends to happen to us — we end up snowballing it,” Duso said. “We’ll walk a guy, then another.” The Tigers walked Fell and senior Gabe Umbarger to open the bot- tom of the sixth. Duso hit a single to drive in Fell, and Umbarger made it home on a wild pitch to keep the Bucks alive. Stahl led Pendleton’s offense, going 2 for 3 at the plate with one RBI and two runs. Junior Tan- ner Sweek was 1 for 1 with a two-RBI single. On the mound, Sweek struck out two, walked three, and threw 24 strikes on 46 pitches. Demianew and sophomore Ty Beers also walked three Tigers. “It feels good that we won at home,” Stahl said. “But there were obviously things we could have improved on. We hit the ball well, but our pitch- ers struggled a bit. We got through it, though.” The Bucks (2-1) host the Red Lion Buckaroo Classic starting on Mon- day at 6 p.m. with a game against Roseburg. PREP ROUNDUP Mustangs softball blow away Vikings in road win East Oregonian Heppner is making it a habit to put some distance between themselves and their opponents. On Thursday afternoon, the Mustangs traveled to Umatilla turf and took home a 25-14 nonleague win. Freshman Kylie Boor led the charge, going 4 for 6 at the plate and scoring five runs. Sophomore Syd- ney Wilson followed with a 2 for 6 record, a triple, and five runs. Sophomore Eva Martin may have gone 0 for 3 at bat, but was walked twice and hit once to help her post four runs. For the Vikings, senior Alex Ford was 3 for 5 with three RBIs and a run. Christy Macias was 2 for 4 with three RBIs and two runs. Pitcher Kiersten Holz struck out 11, but gave up 12 hits. “Our pitching was good today,” said Umatilla coach Erick Olson. “(Kiersten) has only pitched two games so far, but she’s already struck out 23.” The score was tied at 7-7 in the third inning, but Heppner scored six runs in the fourth to stay ahead. “Heppner’s a good team,” Olson said. “They took advantage of the mis- takes we made.” Heppner (2-0) hosts Knappa on Thursday, and Umatilla (1-1) will compete Continued from Page B1 Young added a win in the 100 (12.99) to go with the relay. Patty Burres of Umatilla was second (13.03), and Scout Reagan, who was nursing a quad strain, was third (13:10). In the battle of the big boys, Heppner’s Derek Howard held his own in the shot put, finishing sec- ond with a mark of 47 feet, 3 inches. Walla Walla’s Patrick Utschinski, who is headed to Washington State to play football, won the event with a throw of 52-8. “It was pretty good for the for the first meet,” said Howard, who has placed third at state the past two years. “It’s a good oppor- tunity to push myself against the big schools. They always have some- one super good like him (Utschinski).” Howard also was third in the discus (123-9), behind Utschinski (137-7) and Sam Carlson of Helix (126-4). In the girls shot put, Hermiston’s Paige Palz- inski won with a mark of 38-8, more than a foot bet- ter than Prosser’s Abby Rodriguez (37-6). Hermis- ton’s Kendall Dowdy was third (34-4). Palzinski also was sec- ond in the triple jump with a leap of 31-4. Noelani Helm of Walla Walla won the event with a mark of 32-6. Heppner’s Mason Leh- man won the boys 400 meters (55.57), with Uma- tilla’s Arrik Russell second (55.83). Hailey Heideman of Ione was second in the 400 (1:03.88), just a step behind Kaitlyn Wright of Burns. Stanfield’s Rebecca Reynolds finished third in the high jump, tying her personal best with a height of 4-8. Helm won with a height of 5 feet. “I would have liked to have gone higher, but it just means I have more room to improve,” Reynolds said. “The weather was so nice, which helped.” In the boys 1,600, Tim Stevens of Cove led the first three laps, then got caught by Walla Walla Valley’s Justin Roosma, who eventually won the race in a time of 4:20.69. Stevens was nearly 6 sec- onds back, and Heppner’s Hunter Nichols was fifth (4:34.97). “I was good to get a first time and be in a competi- tive heat in a race,” Nich- ols said. “I felt good for the first race, but I still have a long road ahead of me.” The meet was still in progress at 9 p.m., and final results were not at the Seaside Tournament starting on Friday, March 29, with a game against Astoria. Softball ECHO/STA N F I ELD 10-17, SUNNYSIDE CHRISTIAN (WA) 0-1 — After their season opener earlier this week, coach Janice Scott told the Cou- gars that they needed to get the bats going. “Today, they did just that,” she said. In game one of Thurs- day’s home doubleheader, Kendra Hart was 2-4 with three runs and two RBIs, and Lyndzee Keltz was 2-3 with three runs. Hart also threw 14 strikeouts and didn’t walk any players. In game two, Hart was 4-4 with three runs, includ- ing an inside-the-park home run, and one RBI. Megan Wampler was 2-3 with two runs, two RBIs, and an inside-the-park home run. Jennifer Flores was 1-2 with two runs and and a four-RBI triple. The Cougars (3-0) host Bonanza for a doubleheader next Thursday. IRRIGON 22-25, STE- VENSON (WA) 1-4 — The Knights nabbed their first wins of the season at Thursday’s doubleheader in Stevenson. Irrigon (2-2) hosts Knappa on Wednesday for two more back-to-back games. Baseball TRI-CITY PREP 11, WESTON-MCEWEN 1 — The TigerScots’ only run of the night would come from Ethan Ezell at the top of the third, but Tri-City Prep had already run in seven to claim the game early on. The hosting Jaguars got 11 runs on 13 hits, while Weston-McEwen hit just six. The TigerScots (0-1) play a doubleheader on Saturday at Central Linn. Game time is at 1 p.m. STEVENSON (WA) 14-1, IRRIGON 0-5 — Irrigon split their double- header at Stevenson on Thursday. The Knights (2-1) return home to host Pilot Rock/ Nixyaawii/Ukiah on Satur- day at 1 p.m. Boys tennis KENNEWICK 4, HERMISTON 3 — Ken- newick barely got the best of the Bulldogs in their Mid-Columbia Confer- ence debut on Thursday afternoon. Hermiston’s only singles win came from a 6-3, 7-5 performance from Miguel Salvador. Matt Eckhardt and Trent Pitney dropped their first doubles set 7-5, but won the second set and the tie- breaker 6-3. Hayden Cissna and Jaiden Ruloph dropped both of their singles matches, but paired for a 6-1, 6-1 doubles win. The Bulldogs travel to Eisenhower on Saturday. WESTON-MCEWEN 4, MAC-HI 1 — In Mil- ton-Freewater, the Tiger- Scots won all three of their singles matches, and dropped just one doubles match to their Mac-Hi hosts. Lebraun Albert, Noah Kelly, and Alex Wood all got singles wins for Weston-McEwen. Rolando Castillo and Christopher Garcia of Mac-Hi shut out Harry Shaul and Eli- jah Kelly 8-0 in a doubles contest. Girls tennis HERMISTON 5, KEN- NEWICK 2 — The Bull- dogs swept all three of their doubles matches on the way to a road victory at Kenne- wick on Thursday. In singles, Alyssa Per- kins and Cydney Lind both got wins over their Lions hosts. Hermiston visits Eisen- hower on Thursday at 11 a.m. MAC-HI 4, WESTON-MCEWEN 1 — Daisy Alvarez, Jessica Hernandez, and Leslie Diaz made easy work of the vis- iting TigerScots in Thurs- day’s singles matches, and Sarah Odman and Jadie Jackson won their doubles 8-5. Weston-McEwen’s only win came from the doubles pairing of Emma Olson and Cloe Davis. SCOREBOARD LOCAL SLATE FRIDAY, MARCH 22 Baseball Nyssa at Stanfield/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. Stanfield/Echo, Umatilla at Mac-Hi, 4 p.m. Golf Hermiston at Kennewick, 8 a.m. Stanfield/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. NCAA TOURNAMENT Track: ‘I still have a long road ahead of me’ Friday, March 22, 2019 FIRST FOUR At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Tuesday, March 19 Fairleigh Dickinson 82, Prairie View A&M 76 Belmont 81, Temple 70 Wednesday, March 20 North Dakota State 78, N.C. Central 74 Arizona State 74, St. John’s 65 EAST REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 21 At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. LSU 79, Yale 74 Maryland 79, Belmont 77 At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Minnesota 86, Louisville 76 Michigan State 76, Bradley 65 Friday, March 22 At Colonial Life Arena Columbia, S.C. Duke (29-5) vs. North Dakota State (19- 15), 4:10 p.m. VCU (25-7) vs. UCF (23-8), 6:40 p.m. At SAP Center San Jose, Calif. Mississippi State (23-10) vs. Liberty (28- 6), 4:27 p.m. Virginia Tech (24-8) vs. Saint Louis (23-12), 6:57 p.m. Second Round Saturday, March 23 At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. LSU (27-6) vs. Maryland (23-10) At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Michigan State (29-6) vs. Minnesota (22-13) Sunday, March 24 At Colonial Life Arena Columbia, S.C. Duke-North Dakota State winner vs. VCU- UCF winner At SAP Center San Jose, Calif. Virginia Tech-Saint Louis winner vs. Mis- sissippi State-Liberty winner At Capital One Arena Washington Regional Semifinals Friday, March 29 Duke-North Dakota State—VCU-UCF winner vs. Virginia Tech-Saint Louis—Mis- sissippi State-Liberty winner Michigan State-Minnesota winner vs. LSU-Maryland winner Regional Championship Sunday, March 31 Semifinal winners SOUTH REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 21 At The XL Center Hartford, Conn. Villanova 61, Saint Mary’s 57 Purdue 61, Old Dominion 48 Friday, March 22 At Colonial Life Arena Columbia, S.C. Mississippi (20-12) vs. Oklahoma (19-13), 9:40 a.m. Virginia (29-3) vs. Gardner-Webb (23-11), 12:10 p.m. At Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio Cincinnati (28-6) vs. Iowa (22-11), 9:15 a.m. Tennessee (29-5) vs. Colgate (24-10), 11:45 a.m. At SAP Center San Jose, Calif. Kansas State (25-8) vs. UC Irvine (30-5), 11 a.m. Wisconsin (23-10) vs. Oregon (23-12), 1:30 p.m. Second Round Saturday, March 23 At The XL Center Hartford, Conn. Purdue (24-9) vs. Villanova (26-9) Sunday, March 24 At Colonial Life Arena Columbia, S.C. Virginia-Gardner-Webb winner vs. Missis- sippi-Oklahoma winner At Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio Tennessee-Colgate winner vs. Cincinna- ti-Iowa winner At SAP Center San Jose, Calif. Kansas State-UC Irvine winner vs. Wiscon- sin-Oregon winner At KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Ky. Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 28 Virginia-Gardner-Webb—Mississip- pi-Oklahoma winner vs. Kansas State-UC Irvine—Wisconsin-Oregon winner Tennessee-Colgate—Cincinnati-Iowa winner vs. Purdue—Villanova winner Regional Championship Saturday, March 30 Semifinal winners MIDWEST REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 21 At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. Kentucky 79, Abilene Christian 44 Wofford 84, Seton Hall 68 At Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City Auburn 78, New Mexico State 77 Kansas 87, Northeastern 53 Friday, March 22 At Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio Utah State (28-6) vs. Washington (26-8), 3:50 p.m. North Carolina (27-6) vs. Iona (17-15), 6:20 p.m. At BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. Houston (31-3) vs. Georgia State (24-9), 4:20 p.m. Iowa State (23-11) vs. Ohio State (19-14), 6:50 p.m. Second Round Saturday, March 23 At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. Kentucky (28-6) vs. Wofford (30-4) At Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City Kansas (26-9) vs. Auburn (27-9) Sunday, March 24 At Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio North Carolina-Iona winner vs. Utah State-Washington winner At BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. Houston-Georgia State winner vs. Iowa State-Ohio State winner At The Sprint Center Kansas City, Mo. Regional Semifinals Friday, March 29 North Carolina-Iona—Utah State-Wash- ington winner vs. Kansas-Auburn winner Kentucky—Woffordl winner vs. Hous- ton-Georgia State—Iowa State-Ohio State winner Regional Championship Sunday, March 31 Semifinal winners WEST REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 21 At The XL Center Hartford, Conn. Florida State 76, Vermont 69 Murray State 83, Marquette 64 At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Florida 70, Nevada 61 Michigan 74, Montana 55 At Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City Gonzaga 87, Fairleigh Dickinson 49 Baylor 78, Syracuse 69 Friday, March 22 At BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. Texas Tech (26-6) vs. Northern Kentucky (26-8), 10:30 a.m. Buffalo (31-3) vs. Arizona State (23-10), 1 p.m. Second Round Saturday, March 23 At The XL Center Hartford, Conn. Florida State (28-7) vs. Murray State (28-4) At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Michigan (29-6) vs. Florida (20-15) At Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City Gonzaga (31-3) vs. Baylor (20-13) Sunday, March 24 At BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. Texas Tech-Northern Kentucky winner vs. Buffalo-Arizona State winner At Honda Center Anaheim, Calif. Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 28 Gonzaga-Baylor winner vs. Florida State-Murray State winner Michigan-Florida winner vs. Texas Tech-Northern Kentucky—Buffalo-Ari- zona State winner Regional Championship Saturday, March 30 Semifinal winners FINAL FOUR At U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis National Semifinals Saturday, April 6 East champion vs. West champion South champion vs. Midwest champion National Championship Monday, April 8 Semifinal winners 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 32 30 25 W 53 44 36 21 19 L 21 25 29 36 58 L 36 38 39 43 48 L 19 28 34 52 53 Pct .708 .653 .597 .507 .194 Pct .493 .472 .451 .411 .342 Pct .736 .611 .514 .288 .264 GB — 4 8 14½ 37 GB — 1½ 3 6 11 GB — 9 16 32½ 34 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest W L Pct GB Houston 45 27 .625 — San Antonio 42 30 .583 3 New Orleans 31 43 .419 15 Memphis 29 42 .408 15½ Dallas 28 43 .394 16½ Northwest W L Pct GB x-Denver 48 22 .686 — Portland 44 27 .620 4½ Oklahoma City 42 30 .583 7 Utah 42 30 .583 7 Minnesota 32 40 .444 17 Pacific W L Pct GB x-Golden State 48 22 .686 — L.A. Clippers 42 30 .583 7 Sacramento 34 36 .486 14 L.A. Lakers 31 40 .437 17½ Phoenix 17 55 .236 32 x-clinched playoff spot ——— 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 Memphis 126, Houston 125, OT Miami 110, San Antonio 105 Toronto 123, Oklahoma City 114, OT Portland 126, Dallas 118 Thursday’s Games Charlotte 113, Minnesota 106 Denver 113, Washington 108 Atlanta 117, Utah 114 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. Sunday’s Games L.A. Clippers at New York, 9 a.m. Cleveland at Milwaukee, 1:30 p.m. Denver at Indiana, 2 p.m. Charlotte at Toronto, 3 p.m. Houston at New Orleans, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at Golden State, 5:30 p.m. Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m. NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic z-Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Montreal Florida Buffalo Detroit Ottawa Metropolitan Washington N.Y. Islanders Pittsburgh Carolina Columbus Philadelphia N.Y. Rangers New Jersey GP W L OT Pts GF GA 75 58 13 4 120 298 198 74 45 20 9 99 226 186 74 44 25 5 93 263 221 74 39 28 7 85 219 213 74 33 29 12 78 240 248 73 31 33 9 71 202 237 74 26 38 10 62 200 254 74 25 43 6 56 218 275 GP W L OT Pts GF GA 74 43 23 8 94 256 231 74 42 25 7 91 206 182 75 40 24 11 91 253 224 73 40 26 7 87 218 204 74 40 30 4 84 223 218 74 36 30 8 80 226 245 73 28 32 13 69 204 244 75 27 39 9 63 206 258 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA Winnipeg 73 44 25 4 92 249 213 Nashville 75 42 27 6 90 223 197 St. Louis 74 39 27 8 86 219 202 Dallas 74 38 30 6 82 186 183 Colorado 74 33 29 12 78 235 225 Minnesota 74 34 31 9 77 200 217 Chicago 73 32 31 10 74 244 266 Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Calgary 74 46 21 7 99 265 209 x-San Jose 73 43 22 8 94 261 229 Vegas 73 41 27 5 87 227 203 Arizona 74 36 32 6 78 198 208 Vancouver 74 32 32 10 74 206 229 Edmonton 74 33 34 7 73 210 245 Anaheim 75 30 36 9 69 173 230 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 playoffs. x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference Wednesday’s Games Toronto 4, Buffalo 2 Tampa Bay 5, Washington 4, OT Vancouver 7, Ottawa 4 Winnipeg 3, Anaheim 0 Thursday’s Games Tampa Bay 6, Carolina 3 Boston 5, New Jersey 1 Florida 4, Arizona 2 Montreal 4, N.Y. Islanders 0 St. Louis 5, Detroit 2 Pittsburgh 2, Nashville 1, SO Colorado 3, Dallas 1 Philadelphia 3, Chicago 1 Edmonton 4, Columbus 1 Calgary 5, Ottawa 1 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. Buffalo 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.