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B2 SPORTS East Oregonian Thursday, April 18, 2019 PREP ROUNDUP Pendleton girls golf wins two conference tournament titles East Oregonian The Pendleton girls are off to a strong start to their golf season, winning two Intermountain Conference tournaments this week. On Monday, the team travelled to Prineville for their season’s second league tournament. The Bucks amassed a team score of 375 to take the top spot, and Megan George won the indi- vidual title with a round of 74. “It was the team’s best performance of the season,” said coach Dave Curtis of their Prineville showing. And the girls turned right around to take home more gold the next day. In the La Grande Invitational, the Bucks once again won the team title with a score of 386, and placed three play- ers in the top five. George was the medalist with a score of 76, followed by Wallowa’s Tori Suto at 81, and La Grande’s Mor- gan Tussey at 98. Pendleton players Rylee Harris placed fourth at 99, and Makenzie McLeod scored 104 to fill out the top five. The team travels to The Dalles on Monday for their third conference contest. Boys tennis REDMOND 6, PEND- LETON 0 — Bucks coach Chris Holdman said that even if his team had played their best matches, there still would be no beat- ing the visiting Redmond Panthers. “Redmond is the stron- gest team we’ve played so far this season,” Hold- man said. “They play deep. They were tough all the way down, and didn’t show any weaknesses.” The day began with a No. 1 singles match between Pendleton’s Easton Phelan and Redmond’s Braedon Brooks. Phelan lost 6-0, 6-0. “He’s going to be a shoo-in to go to state this year,” Holdman said of Brooks. Grady Phelan lost the No. 2 singles match to Benny Saito, 6-0, 6-0, and Dean Schiller lost to Skyler Jones, 6-1, 6-0. The Panthers swept all three doubles matches to end the day. “In tennis, it comes down to experience,” Holdman said. “Clearly, these play- ers were seasoned and much better than us.” FOUR RIVERS 2, HELIX 1 — In a day of just three singles matches, Caleb Mann scored Helix’s only win. Mann defeated his Four Rivers opponent 8-2. Bryce Fairchild lost 8-2 in a No. 2 singles contest, and Sam Kubishta lost a close match, 8-5. “There were quite a bit of close matches today,” said coach Zach Orem. “We lost some matches that we prob- ably shouldn’t have, but overall, we played well.” Girls tennis REDMOND 6, PEND- LETON 2 — The Redmond Panthers dominated their home court on Thursday, allowing the Bucks to leave with just one singles and one doubles win. Pendleton’s Olivia Cor- bett swept her singles con- test against Redmond’s Karol Gomes, 6-0. In a No. 3 doubles match, Kelsey and Reilley Lovercheck won in two swift sets, 6-1 and 6-2. HELIX 2, FOUR RIV- ERS 1 — In a No. 2 singles match, Rylee Mann scored the Grizzlies’ first win of the day, narrowly defeating her Four Rivers opponent 8-6. Mackenzie Dunn and Darla Holden claimed the day’s only doubles match, 8-3. Baseball: Teams split NWAC doubleheader Track: Pendleton wins boys team title at meet Continued from Page B1 jump, and soared 42-4¼ in the triple jump. In the javelin, Pendle- ton’s Sam Jennings threw a personal best 162-7. Umatilla’s Zayne Tro- eger, who has signed to run for Eastern Oregon Uni- versity, won the 3,000 in a time of 10:00.92. He lapped two of his opponents. “I’m kind of impressed with myself,” Troeger said. “It shows how hard I have worked. The time wasn’t far off of what I’ve ran this season. It was pretty good considering I had no one to race with. I was chasing a time. I had a lot of fun.” Pendleton’s Cam San- ford won the 100 (11.64), while teammate Aaron Luke won the 200 (24.41). Both ran on the winning 4x100 relay team (44.30). Pilot Rock’s Saber Harp won the 300 hurdles in time of 44.14. Pendleton, which won the girls team title, got a pair of wins from fresh- man Muriel Hoisington in the 200 (28.57) and 400 (1:03.06). Both were per- sonal best times. In game two, Young, Carsten Manderbach, and Micah O’Donnell all put in runs in the bottom of the first to give the Timber- wolves a lead they would never give up. The Knights’ home plate would go untouched for four innings until they managed their only two runs at the top of the fifth. The Timberwolves scored three runs an inning for their last three at-bats. Evan Devolve let slip nine runs over 5⅓ innings on the Knights’ mound, and walked five Timberwolves. Meanwhile, Brooks Juhasz pitched all seven innings for Blue Mountain, and fanned seven Knights. O’Donnell hit 3 for 4 for the final game of the day, scoring two runs and driving two more in. Man- derbach also hit 3 for 4, scoring two runs and an RBI. The No. 5 Timber- wolves (17-13, 6-7 NWAC) host Columbia Basin on Saturday for a pair of NWAC games. First pitch is at 1 p.m. Blazers: Playoff intensity increases Continued from Page B1 guards in the league and so am I,” Lillard proclaimed. “When you get out there and you know that your team is going to go as you go, he has to outplay me and I have to outplay him if I want my team to win, so that’s just what it turns into.” Westbrook has his own motivation. A former league MVP, two-time scoring cham- pion, two-time assists leader and two-time All- Star MVP, Westbrook nonetheless appears to seek validation every night. He always has been volatile, sometimes get- ting into disagreements with players, officials, fans and the media. He led the league with 16 technical fouls this sea- son and even drew a one- game suspension this sea- son for accumulating too many. Like the Blazers, the Thunder haven’t made it out of the first round for the past two seasons — ever since Kevin Durant went to Golden State. “I think it’s just two really competitive guys. You know, probably, both guys individually have worked hard. Both guys want to win. Both guys are leaders of their team. Both guys are point guards,” Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan said about Lillard and West- brook. “Both guys take their job very, very seri- ously, so I think it prob- ably speaks to the com- petitive nature of both of them.” Beverley is another one of those players always playing like he belongs. Known as a pesky defender, he’s been tire- less in his pursuit of Durant during the first- round series between the Clippers and Warriors. Both were ejected when their battle got too heated in Game 1. Beverley has been the Continued from Page B1 Hoisington was pushed by Hannah Payne of River- side (28.72) in the 200, but it was the 400 where she had to put in a little extra work. Umatilla’s Patty Burres and Weston-McEwen’s Katie Vescio ran neck- and-neck with Hoisington most of the race. Hoising- ton pulled ahead with about 110 meters to go, then held on to beat Burres by a step. Vescio was third. Burres picked up a win in the 100 (13.63), and ran the anchor leg on the winning 4x100 really team (53.86) that included three of her cousins — Yaretczty, Jas- mine Cardenas and Abigail Cardenas. “It’s fun when your fam- ily is your team,” Burres said. “In the 100, I felt good, but I’m trying to work on some technique stuff. It was good competi- tion. I don’t know a lot of them, but they were nice, and it’s nice to have that sportsmanship.” Emily Lambert of Pilot Rock won the shot put (33- 9). Chantal Lemus of Uma- tilla won the discus (97-6) and the triple jump (31-8). Staff photo by Kathy Aney Weston McEwen, Umatilla and Riverside 4x100 relay teams pass batons on the final turn at the Buckaroo Small Meet Invite. Umatilla anchor leg Patty Burres (center) cruised to victory. BUCKAROO SMALL MEET INVITE Boys team scores — Pendleton 241, Umatilla 111.5, Elgin 102.5, Cove 46, DeSales 44, Pilot Rock 38, Weston-McE- wen 38, Riverside 17, Imbler 14. Event winners 100 — Cam Sanford (Pend), 11.64. 200 — Aaron Luke (Pend), 24.41. 400 — Tim Stevens (Cove), 53.74. 800 — Lane Maher (Pend), 2:14.95. 1500 — Tim Ste- vens (Cove), 4:05.41. 3000 — Zayne Tro- eger (Um), 10:00.92. 110H — Lane Maher (Pend), 15.55. 300H — Saber Harp (PR), 44.14. 4x100 relay — Pendleton (Cam Sanford, Aaron Luke, Blake Davis, Aiden Patterson), 44.30. 4x400 relay — Elgin (Wyatt Hallgarth, Clay Wilhelm, Geoy Greenlee, Tristan Simpson), 3:36.45. Shot put — Everett Willard (Pend), 39-5 1/2. Discus — Mark Quinnonez (Um), 118-2. Javelin — Sam Jennings (Pend), 162-7. HJ — Shawn Yeager (Pend), 6-2. PV — Mark Yarbrough (Pend), 10-6. LJ — Edwin Linares (Pend), 21-0 1/4. TJ — Edwin Linares (Pend), 42-4 1/4. Girls team scores — Pendleton 147.49, Umatilla 110.5, Weston-McEwen 77.5, DeSales 66, Cove 61, Elgin 59, Riverside 35.5, Pilot Rock 28, Imbler 26. Event winners 100 — Patty Burres (Um), 13.63. 200 — Muriel Hoisington (Pend), 28.57. 400 — Muriel Hoisington (Pend), 1:03.06. 800 — Emmalyne (DS), 2:29,13. 1500 — Anika Jacobson (Elg), 5:52.39. 100H — Aaliyah Burton (Elg), 17.13. 300H — Katelyn Has- sler (DS), 48.08. 4x100 relay — Uma- tilla (Yaretczty Carillo, Jasmine Carde- nas, Abigail Cardenas, Patty Burres), 53.86. 4x400 relay — DeSales (Hol- land Burrato, Emmalyne Jimenez, Kate- lyn Hassler, Lesley Arceo), 4:22.62. Shot put — Emily Lambert (PR), 33-9. Discus — Chantal Lemus (Um), 97-6. Javelin — Mykiah Overton (Cove), 108-7. HJ — Jamie Gau (Pend), 4-9. PV — Katie Vescio (WM), 9-0. LJ — Bryce Thul (WM), 16-7 1/2. TJ — Chantal Lemus (Um), 31-8. SCOREBOARD fly that Durant hasn’t been able to shoo away. The Clippers point guard is a major reason why the series is tied 1-1 heading into Thursday’s game in Los Angeles. “I don’t try to get in people’s head, man,” Bev- erley said. “I can’t help people get irritated by me. It’s not my fault. I go out there and I try to be the best defender on the (expletive) planet, consis- tently — day in and out. I take my role, I take my job, very seriously, and I do it for my teammates. I understand my role, and I understand how to get stops.” Beverley is nothing if not tenacious. When his career at Arkansas was cut short by aca- demic issues, he went overseas to play for sev- eral years before landing with the Rockets in 2013. He’s since solidified his league-wide reputation as a vexing defender. Perhaps it was Durant who summed up Beverley the best. “Well, I’ve been play- ing against Pat Bevs since he was at Arkansas so I kind of know what he brings. He’s a Chicago kid, grew up and played in the Chicago area, so those dudes play with a different type of grit, so I can appreciate that about Pat,” Durant said. “You know what he’s going to bring to the table, just physicality, the muck- ing up the game a little bit with his physicality, his talking, everything. That’s what he brings to each team he plays on. That’s his identity.” Follow us on Facebook! LOCAL SLATE THURSDAY, APRIL 18 Softball Mac-Hi/Helix at La Grande (DH), 2 p.m. Tennis Mac-Hi at La Grande, 3 p.m. Ione at Weston-McEwen, 3 p.m. Umatilla at Riverside, 4 p.m. Track and field Ione at Husky Twilight Invitational (Moro), 4 p.m. FRIDAY, APRIL 19 Baseball Umatilla at Burns/Crane (DH), 1 p.m. Riverside at Vale (DH), 2 p.m. Mac-Hi at La Grande (DH), 2 p.m. Heppner/Ione at Weston-McEwen, 2 p.m. Kennewick at Hermiston (DH), 4 p.m. Softball Weston-McEwen at Union/Cove (DH), 11 a.m. Umatilla at Burns/Crane (DH), 1 p.m. Riverside at Vale (DH), 2 p.m. Mac-Hi/Helix at La Grande (DH), 2 p.m. Pasco at Hermiston (DH), 3 p.m. Tennis Sherman County at Riverside, 4 p.m. Pendleton Boys at Crook County, 4 p.m. Crook County at Pendleton Girls, 4 p.m. Track and field Ione at Condon, 11 a.m. Mac-Hi, Stanfield/Echo at Kiwanis Twi- light Invitational (Hermiston), 2 p.m. Golf Pendleton at La Grande, TBD Boys soccer Hermiston at Kennewick, 7 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 20 Baseball Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii at Sherman/Arling- ton/Condon (DH), 11 a.m. Pendleton at Redmond (DH), noon Joseph/Enterprise/Wallowa at Irrigon (DH), 1 p.m. Softball Grant Union/Prairie City at Pilot Rock/ Nixyaawii (DH), 11 a.m. Echo/Stanfield at Adrian (DH), 11 a.m. Redmond at Pendleton (DH), noon Enterprise/Wallowa/Joseph at Irrigon (DH), 1 p.m. Tennis Helix, Umatilla at Stanfield/Echo, 10 a.m. Pendleton Girls at The Dalles, 11 a.m. The Dalles at Pendleton Boys, 11 a.m. Riverside at Mac-Hi, noon Track and field Riverside at Prosser, 10:30 a.m. Weston-McEwen, Stanfield/Echo, Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii, Ione at Pepsi Invita- tional (Union), 11 a.m. NBA PLAYOFF GLANCE FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference Milwaukee 2, Detroit 0 Sunday, April 14: Milwaukee 121, Detroit 86 Wednesday, April 17: Milwaukee 120, Detroit 99 Saturday, April 20: Milwaukee at Detroit, 5 p.m. Monday, April 22: Milwaukee at Detroit, 5 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 24: Detroit at Mil- waukee, 8, 5:30 or 9:30 p.m. x-Friday, April 26: Milwaukee at Detroit, TBA x-Sunday, April 28: Detroit at Milwau- kee, TBA Orlando 1, Toronto 1 Saturday, April 13: Orlando 104, Toronto 101 Tuesday, April 16: Toronto 111, Orlando 82 Friday, April 19: Toronto at Orlando, 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21: Toronto at Orlando, 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 23: Orlando at Toronto, 6 or 7 p.m. x-Thursday, April 25: Toronto at Orlando, TBA x-Saturday, April 27: Orlando at Toronto, TBA Brooklyn 1, Philadelphia 1 Saturday, April 13: Brooklyn 111, Phila- delphia 102 Monday, April 15: Philadelphia 145, Brooklyn 123 Thursday, April 18: Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 5 p.m. Saturday, April 20: Philadelphia at Brook- lyn, 12 p.m. Tuesday, April 23: Brooklyn at Philadel- phia, 8 or 8:30 p.m. x-Thursday, April 25: Philadelphia at Brooklyn, TBA x-Saturday, April 27: Brooklyn at Phila- delphia, TBA Boston 2, Indiana 0 Sunday, April 14: Boston 84, Indiana 74 Wednesday, April 17: Boston 99, Indi- ana 91 Friday, April 19: Boston at Indiana, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, April 21: Boston at Indiana, 10 a.m. x-Wednesday, April 24: Indiana at Bos- ton, 7 or 8 p.m. x-Friday, April 26: Boston at Indiana, TBA x-Sunday, April 28: Indiana at Boston, TBA Western Conference Golden State 1, L.A. Clippers 1 Saturday, April 13: Golden State 121, L.A. Clippers 104 Monday, April 15: L.A. Clippers 135, Golden State 131 Thursday, April 18: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 21: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24: L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 9 or 10:30 p.m. x-Friday, April 26: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, TBA x-Sunday, April 28: L.A. Clippers at Golden State, TBA San Antonio 1, Denver 1 Saturday, April 13: San Antonio 101, Den- ver 96 Tuesday, April 16: Denver 114, San Anto- nio 105 Thursday, April 18: Denver at San Anto- nio, 6 p.m. Saturday, April 20: Denver at San Anto- nio, 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23: San Antonio at Denver, 9, 6:30 or 10:30 p.m. x-Thursday, April 25: Denver at San Anto- nio, TBA x-Saturday, April 27: San Antonio at Den- ver, TBA Portland 2, Oklahoma City 0 Sunday, April 14: Portland 104, Okla- homa City 99 Tuesday, April 16: Oklahoma City 114, Portland 94 Friday, April 19: Portland at Oklahoma City, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 21: Portland at Oklahoma City, 6:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 23: Oklahoma City at Portland, 7:30 p.m. x-Thursday, April 25: Portland at Okla- homa City, TBA x-Saturday, April 27: Oklahoma City at Portland, TBA Houston 2, Utah 0 Sunday, April 14: Houston 122, Utah 90 Wednesday, April 17: Houston 118, Utah 98 Saturday, April 20: Houston at Utah, 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 22: Houston at Utah, 7:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 24: Utah at Houston, 8 or 8:30 p.m. x-Friday, April 26: Houston at Utah, TBA x-Sunday, April 28: Utah at Houston, TBA NHL PLAYOFF GLANCE FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Columbus 4, Tampa Bay 0 Wednesday, April 10: Columbus 4, Tampa Bay 3 Friday, April 12: Columbus 5, Tampa Bay 1 Sunday, April 14: Columbus 3, Tampa Bay 1 Tuesday, April 16: Columbus 7, Tampa Bay 3 Toronto 2, Boston 2 Thursday, April 11: Toronto 4, Boston 1 Saturday, April 13: Boston 4, Toronto 1, Monday, April 15: Toronto 3, Boston 2 Wednesday, April 17: Boston 6, Toronto 4 Friday, April 19: Toronto at Boston, 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21: Boston at Toronto, TBA x-Tuesday, April 23: Toronto at Bos- ton, TBA Washington 2, Carolina 1 Thursday, April 11: Washington 4, Car- olina 2 Saturday, April 13: Washington 4, Caro- lina 3, OT Monday, April 15: Carolina 5, Washing- ton 0 Thursday, April 18: Washington at Caro- lina, 4 p.m. Saturday, April 20: Carolina at Washing- ton, 5 p.m. x-Monday, April 22: Washington at Car- olina, TBA x-Wednesday, April 24: Carolina at Wash- ington, TBA New York Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 0 Wednesday, April 10: N.Y. Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT Friday, April 12: N.Y. Islanders 3, Pitts- burgh 1 Sunday, April 14: N.Y. Islanders 4, Pitts- burgh 1 Tuesday, April 16: N.Y. Islanders 3, Pitts- burgh 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE Nashville 2, Dallas 2 Wednesday, April 10: Dallas 3, Nashville 2 Saturday, April 13: Nashville 2, Dallas 1, OT Monday, April 15: Nashville 3, Dallas 2 Wednesday, April 17: Dallas 5, Nashville 1 Saturday, April 20: Dallas at Nashville, 12 p.m. Monday, April 22: Nashville at Dallas, TBA x-Wednesday, April 24: Dallas at Nash- ville, TBA St. Louis 2, Winnipeg 2 Wednesday, April 10: St. Louis 2, Win- nipeg 1 Friday, April 12: St. Louis 4, Winnipeg 3 Sunday, April 14: Winnipeg 6, St. Louis 3 Tuesday, April 16: Winnipeg 2, St. Louis 1, OT Thursday, April 18: St. Louis at Winnipeg, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20: Winnipeg at St. Louis, 4 p.m. x-Monday, April 22: St. Louis at Winni- peg, TBA Colorado 2, Calgary 1 Thursday, April 11: Calgary 4, Colorado 0 Saturday, April 13: Colorado 3, Calgary 2, OT Monday, April 15: Colorado 6, Calgary 2 Friday, April 19: Colorado at Calgary, 7 p.m. x-Sunday, April 21: Calgary at Colo- rado, TBA x-Tuesday, April 23: Colorado at Cal- gary, TBA Vegas 3, San Jose 1 Wednesday, April 10: San Jose 5, Vegas 2 Friday, April 12: Vegas 5, San Jose 3 Sunday, April 14: Vegas 6, San Jose 3 Tuesday, April 16: Vegas 5, San Jose 0 Thursday, April 18: Vegas at San Jose, 7 p.m. x-Sunday, April 21: San Jose at Vegas, TBA x-Tuesday, April 23: Vegas at San Jose, TBA NATIONAL LEAGUE East W L Pct GB Philadelphia 11 6 .647 — New York 10 8 .556 1½ Atlanta 9 8 .529 2 Washington 8 8 .500 2½ Miami 4 15 .211 8 Central W L Pct GB Milwaukee 12 7 .632 — Pittsburgh 10 6 .625 ½ St. Louis 10 8 .556 1½ Chicago 8 9 .471 3 Cincinnati 5 12 .294 6 West W L Pct GB Los Angeles 12 8 .600 — San Diego 11 8 .579 ½ Arizona 9 9 .500 2 San Francisco 8 11 .421 3½ Colorado 6 12 .333 5 ——— Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Mets 2 St. Louis 6, Milwaukee 3 L.A. Dodgers 3, Cincinnati 2 Pittsburgh 3, Detroit 2, 10 innings Washington 9, San Francisco 6 Chicago Cubs 6, Miami 0 Arizona 3, Atlanta 2, 10 innings Thursday’s Games Arizona (Weaver 0-1) at Atlanta (Soroka 0-0), 9:10 a.m. San Francisco (Pomeranz 0-1) at Wash- ington (Corbin 0-0), 10:05 a.m. L.A. Dodgers (Urias 0-1) at Milwaukee (Davies 2-0), 5:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Eflin 2-1) at Colorado (Free- land 1-3), 5:40 p.m. Cincinnati (Roark 0-0) at San Diego (Paddack 0-0), 7:10 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE East W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 14 4 .778 — New York 8 9 .471 5½ Baltimore 7 12 .368 7½ Toronto 7 12 .368 7½ Boston 6 13 .316 8½ Central W L Pct GB Cleveland 11 7 .611 — Minnesota 9 6 .600 ½ Detroit 8 9 .471 2½ Chicago 7 10 .412 3½ Kansas City 6 12 .333 5 West W L Pct GB Houston 12 5 .706 — Seattle 13 8 .619 1 Texas 10 7 .588 2 Oakland 10 10 .500 3½ Los Angeles 8 10 .444 4½ ——— Wednesday’s Games Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 3, 10 innings N.Y. Yankees 5, Boston 3 Cleveland 1, Seattle 0 Pittsburgh 3, Detroit 2, 10 innings Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 1 Minnesota 4, Toronto 1 Texas 5, L.A. Angels 4 Thursday’s Games Chicago White Sox (Nova 0-2) at Detroit (Norris 0-0), 10:10 a.m. Toronto (Buchholz 0-0) at Minnesota (Pineda 2-0), 10:10 a.m. Kansas City (Bailey 1-1) at N.Y. Yankees (German 3-0), 3:35 p.m. Baltimore (Cashner 3-1) at Tampa Bay (TBD), 4:10 p.m. Seattle (Hernandez 1-1) at L.A. Angels (Stratton 0-1), 7:07 p.m.