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SPORTS Wednesday, January 22, 2020 East Oregonian A9 Roundup: Pendleton wrestling falls to Eagles Continued from Page A8 AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File In this Oct. 31, 2001, file photo, New York Yankees’ Derek Jeter celebrates his game-winning home run in the 10th inning as he rounds first base in Game 4 of baseball’s World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Yan- kee Stadium in New York. Jeter 1 vote shy of unanimous, Walker also elected to Hall By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — Known for two decades as No. 2, Derek Jeter is now linked to the number 1 — as in, who was the lone Hall of Fame voter who didn’t put a check mark next to his name? Jeter came within one vote of being a unanimous pick, falling just shy of the standard set when long- time New York Yankees teammate Mariano Rivera became the first unani- mous selection last year. Larry Walker also earned baseball’s highest honor Tuesday in his last chance on the ballot. For now, the iden- tity and motivation of the non-conformist remains a mystery. “Well, I look at all the votes that I got,” Jeter said. “Trying to get that many people to agree on some- thing is pretty difficult to do. So that’s not something that’s on mind.” Longtime shortstop and captain of the Yankees, Jeter appeared on 396 of 397 ballots cast by the Baseball Writers’ Associa- tion of America. His 99.7% moved above Ken Griffey Jr. (99.3%) for the sec- ond-highest share. Jeter was listed on all 219 ballots made pub- lic by Ryan Thibodaux’s vote tracker before the announcement. The BBWAA will release addi- tional ballots on Feb. 4 of writers who chose a public listing. “Everyone told me it was a foregone conclusion. I didn’t buy it. So it was not a relaxing day. There was a lot of anxiety,’’ Jeter said. ”I was nervous, sit- ting around waiting for a phone call is something that is completely out of your control.” Walker got 304 votes, six above the 75% needed and up from 54.6% last year. He was making his 10th and final appearance on the BBWAA ballot and tweeted earlier in the day “I believe I’m going to come up a little short today” after checking the vote tracker and projecting he would finish at 73.3%. As the announcement time approached, Walker had just about given up. “I had it when they’re going to call, a roundabout time, and that time had come and gone,” he said. “And there was two min- utes after that when the call actually came.” When Walker’s phone rang, he uttered a pro- fanity and then: “Oh my God!” He answered, and BBWAA secretary-trea- surer Jack O’Connell was on the line. “You didn’t come up short this year. You passed the 75% threshold, and welcome to the Hall of Fame,” Walker remem- bered O’Connell telling him. Pitcher Curt Schil- ling was third with 278 votes (70%) in his eighth ballot appearance, an increase from 60.9% but still 20 votes shy. The steroids-tainted pair of Roger Clemens (61%) and Barry Bonds (60.7%) both showed slight increases in their eighth tries. Clemens rose from 59.5% last year and Bonds from 59.1%. Jeter and Walker will be inducted on July 26 at the Hall in Cooperstown along with catcher Ted Simmons and former players’ associ- ation head Marvin Miller, who were voted in last month by the Hall’s Mod- ern Era Committee. Ballot holdovers could benefit next year, when the most prominent first-time eligibles are Torii Hunter and Mark Buehrle. The 2022 ballot will include David Ortiz and Alex Rodriguez, who served a season-long suspension in 2014 for violations of the drug program and base- ball’s collective bargaining agreement. Slick-fielding shortstop Omar Vizquel could be a riser after getting 52.6% in his third year on the ballot. The 11-time Gold Glove winner with 2,877 hits has seven more years to earn 75%. Other potential movers include third base- man Scott Rolen (35.5%), reliever Billy Wagner (31.7%) and slugger Gary Sheffield (30.5%). The 397 total votes cast were the fewest since 1985. A five-time World Series champion, Jeter became a face of baseball as he starred in the nation’s largest media market from 1995-2014. He was the AL Rookie of the Year in 1996 as the Yankees won the World Series for the first time since 1978, then led New York to three straight titles from 1998-2000, the only team to accomplish the feat since the 1972-74 Oakland Athletics. The rebuilt Yankees added their 27th title in 2009. Still, Jeter’s resume lacked a coda. “I had a great relation- ship and still do with Reg- gie Jackson,” Jeter said. “And Reggie used to con- stantly remind me when he when he came to the park, he’d always tell me, ‘You’re not a Hall of Famer yet.’” Jeter defined himself by moments more than num- bers: his unexpected back- hand flip from foul terri- tory to throw out Oakland’s Jeremy Giambi in the 2001 AL Division Series; his Mr. November home run in the 10th inning that won Game 4 of the 2001 World Series; his face-first leap into the stands after catch- ing a 12th-inning popup by Boston’s Trot Nixon in 2004; his home run into the left-field bleachers for his 3,000th hit as part of a career-best 5-for-5 game in 2011; his ninth-inning walkoff single in his final home game in 2014; his last at-bat single three days later that lifted his career average to .310. Drafted sixth overall in 1992 after he was spot- ted by Yankees scout Dick Groch as a high school junior a year earlier, Jeter was bypassed by Houston (Phil Nevin), Cleveland (Paul Shuey), Montreal (B.J. Wallace), Baltimore (Jeffrey Hammonds) and Cincinnati (Chad Mottola). He debuted for the Yan- kees on May 29, 1995, and was installed at shortstop the following spring train- ing by new manager Joe Torre. win streak, pushing the vic- tory from one point to two with a free throw in the final seconds. “It definitely shouldn’t have been that close,” Pilot Rock head coach Tyler Zyph said. “We struggled at the very end. They did the right things, and we did the wrong things, but it was a fun one to be a part of.” Payton Thurmond led the Rockets (13-2, 3-2 BMC) with 19 points, and Jimmy Jones added 15. Pilot Rock travels to Stanfield on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off. WESTON-MCEWEN 49, ENTERPRISE 47 — The TigerScots held onto their lead in the final sec- onds to narrowly escape with their season’s first Blue Mountain Conference win on Tuesday night. Weston-McEwen was up by 13 points in the final four minutes, but let the Outlaws back into the game, barely holding them off down the stretch to grasp the victory. “We’re a very young and inexperienced team, and we made a lot of young and inexperienced mistakes,” TigerScots head coach Brian Pickard said. “But we found a way to win. It was huge for us.” Blair Rudolph finished with a team-high 16 points. Theo White chipped in 11. Weston-McEwen (4-12, 1-4 BMC) travel to Union on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. conference contest. ELGIN 60, HELIX 48 — The Grizzlies fell to 0-4 in Old Oregon League play after Tuesday’s home loss to the league’s third-ranked Huskies. D’Artagnan Carlson posted 25 points to lead Helix (5-10, 0-4 OOL), and Elijah Sprenger followed with 20. The Grizzlies hit the road to Wallowa on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Girls basketball ELGIN 54, HELIX 15 — The Grizzlies suffered a home blowout against the top-ranked Huskies on Tuesday, who have thus far gone undefeated in Old Oregon League action. Helix (8-7, 0-4 OOL) travels to Wallowa on Fri- day. Game time is at 6 p.m. UNION 54, PILOT ROCK 5 — The Rockets stumbled in their season’s greatest deficit on Tuesday’s home Blue Mountain Con- ference matchup against the top-ranked Bobcats. Pilot Rock (4-11, 0-5 BMC) visits Stanfield on Friday for a 6 p.m. game. ENTERPRISE 44, WESTON-MCEWEN 27 — Trinty Hearn posted a team-high nine points in the TigerScots’ road loss to Enterprise on Tuesday. “We worked hard to find an offensive rhythm, but to give Enterprise their credit, their defen- sive pressure made it hard,” Weston-McEwen head coach Jeff Griggs said. “We rebounded in the final period of play and were able to play our game. We will be working on our free throws after this game, for sure.” The TigerScots (2-14, 0-5 BMC) travel to Union on Friday at 6 p.m. Boys wrestling HOOD RIVER VAL- LEY 51, PENDLETON 29 — The Buckaroos were dominated by the Eagles in an away meet Tuesday night. Collin Primus, Isaac Urbina, and Dawson Trem- per, of Pendleton, all scored falls in their respective weight categories. Tray- ton Bale scored a technical fall during his match at 152 pounds. Pendleton will head to Putnam to compete in the Joe Stewart Invitational on Saturday. The meet starts at 9 a.m. Dawgs: Hermiston to host Southridge on Friday Continued from Page A8 of 7 from the free-throw line and finished with 12 points. “I had already taken over when I hit that 3,” Romero said, “but it was go time. Tonight wasn’t about me, it was about us. That W would not have been a W without all of us.” Hermiston (8-6, 5-5 MCC) led 12-10 after the first quarter, but Pasco went on a 22-13 run in the second to take a 32-25 lead at the half. Pasco kept its foot on the gas in the third, taking a 43-36 lead into the fourth quarter. It was there that things started to fall apart for Pasco, which had an eight- point lead with 5:51 to play. Foul trouble plagued Pasco, which saw Taija Staff photo by Kathy Aney Mackey foul out, taking Hermiston’s Jazlyn Romero is fouled as she goes to the hoop away its inside presence, and near the end of an overtime game Tuesday against Pasco. Aniyah Heavens pick up her fifth foul with 1:09 to play. Hermiston had a steady stream of players go to the free-throw line. The Bull- dogs were 10 of 17 from the line in the fourth, but it was just enough to pull them back into the game. “It was a good team effort,” Moss said. “Our sideline was so engaged, and that energy went out onto the floor. They communicated, and the leadership from our captains (Romero, Young and Ray) was awesome.” Young and Kendall Dowdy each added 10 points for Hermiston, while Ray and Katelyn Heideman each had nine. Taleya Maiden led Pasco with 15 points, nine coming in the second quarter. Ash- tyn Nelson added 10 points, with seven coming after halftime. Hermiston will host Southridge at 5:45 p.m. Friday. Bucks: Pendleton visits Crook County on Friday Continued from Page A8 Key baskets from O’Han- lon, junior guard Dakota Sams, and senior guard Stockton Hoffman helped the Bucks stay up 36-31 at the half. “They adjusted to us,” O’Hanlon said. “We had a little bit of a lull, but we got a good talk at halftime. (Hood River Valley has) a lot of returners. They’re a good team.” Pendleton senior guard Tanner Sweek gave the Bucks two 11-point leads in the latter half of quar- ter three. Pendleton pro- ceeded to put together a six- point run in the final minute, topped off by another bas- ket from Sweek, for a 60-44 advantage at the buzzer. Bucks senior guards Lane Maher and Cooper Roberts posted five unan- swered points for a 21-point lead at 73-52 with 3:53 left in the game, keeping things well out of the Eagles’ grasp for good. “We gave up the baseline a ton,” Dong said, “but we’re continuing to get better. We executed well. The big guys (O’Hanlon and Sweek) han- dled the ball well from the inside.” Sams led the Bucks with 25 points on the night, while Sweek added 18, O’Hanlon 12, and Hoffman 10. Pendleton (11-3, 1-0 IMC) travels to Crook County for another conference matchup on Friday at 6:30 p.m. SCOREBOARD LOCAL SLATE WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22 Boys basketball Ione/Arlington at Pendleton JV, 4 p.m. White Swan at Nixyaawii, 6:30 p.m. DeSales at Mac-Hi, 7:30 p.m. Girls basketball White Swan at Nixyaawii, 5 p.m. Men’s basketball Walla Walla at Blue Mountain, 7:30 p.m. Women’s basketball Walla Walla at Blue Mountain, 5:30 p.m. THURSDAY, JAN. 23 Boys wrestling Pasco at Hermiston, 7 p.m. Mac-Hi at Baker Three-Way, TBD Girls wrestling Pasco, Kamiakin at Hermiston, 6 p.m. FRIDAY, JAN. 24 Boys basketball Pendleton at Crook County, 6:30 p.m. Pilot Rock at Stanfield, 7:30 p.m. Condon/Wheeler at Echo, 7:30 p.m. Ione/Arlington at Horizon Christian, 7:30 p.m. Burns at Irrigon, 7:30 p.m. Mac-Hi at La Grande, 7:30 p.. Nixyaawii at Elgin, 7:30 p.m. Helix at Wallowa, 7:30 p.m. Vale at Riverside, 7:30 p.m. Nyssa at Umatilla, 7:30 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Union, 7:30 p.m. Southridge at Hermiston, 7:30 p.m. Girls basketball Ione/Arlington at Country Christian, 4:30 p.m. Southridge at Hermiston, 5:45 p.m. Pilot Rock at Stanfield, 6 p.m. Condon/Wheeler at Echo, 6 p.m. Burns at Irrigon, 6 p.m. Mac-Hi at La Grande, 6 p.m. Nixyaawii at Elgin, 6 p.m. Vale at Riverside, 6 p.m. Nyssa at Umatilla, 6 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Union, 6 p.m. Crook County at Pendleton, 6:30 p.m. SATURDAY, JAN. 25 Boys basketball Ione/Arlington at Condon/Wheeler, 3:30 p.m. Nyssa at Irrigon, 4:30 p.m. Vale at Umatilla, 4:30 p.m. Burns at Riverside, 4:30 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Pilot Rock, 5:30 p.m. Heppner at Stanfield, 5:30 p.m. Joseph at Nixyaawii, 5:30 p.m. Powder Valley at Helix, 5:30 p.m. Girls basketball Ione/Arlington at Condon/Wheeler, 2 p.m. Vale at Umatilla, 2 p.m. Burns at Riverside, 3 p.m. Nyssa at Irrigon, 3 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Pilot Rock, 4 p.m. Heppner at Stanfield, 4 p.m. Joseph at Nixyaawii, 4 p.m. Powder Valley at Helix, 4 p.m. Boys wrestling Riverside at Hood River Elks Memorial Tournament, 9:30 a.m. Post Falls (ID) at Hermiston, TBD Girls wrestling Riverside at Hood River Elks Memorial Tournament, 9:30 a.m. Hermiston at Grandview Invitational Wrestling Tournament, 10 a.m. Men’s basketball Big Bend at Blue Mountain, 4 p.m. Women’s basketball Big Bend at Blue Mountain, 2 p.m. 2019-20 BOWL GAMES SATURDAY, JAN. 25 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. South vs. North, 11:30 a.m. SUNDAY, JAN. 26 Hula Bowl At Honolulu East vs. West, 7:30 p.m. NFL PLAYOFFS PRO BOWL Sunday, Jan. 26 At Orlando, Fla. AFC vs. NFC, noon (ESPN) SUPER BOWL Sunday, Feb. 2 At Miami Gardens, Fla. Kansas City vs. San Francisco, 3:30 p.m. (FOX) NBA STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Toronto Boston Phila. Brooklyn New York W 29 28 29 18 12 L 14 14 16 24 32 Pct .674 .667 .644 .429 .273 GB — ½ 1 10½ 17½ Southeast Miami W 30 L 13 Pct .698 GB — Orlando Washington Charlotte Atlanta 21 14 15 10 23 28 30 34 .477 .333 .333 .227 9½ 15½ 16 20½ Central Milwaukee Indiana Detroit Chicago Cleveland W 39 28 16 16 12 L 6 16 28 29 32 Pct .867 .636 .364 .356 .273 GB — 10½ 22½ 23 26½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Dallas Houston Memphis San Antonio New Orleans W 27 26 20 19 17 L 16 16 23 23 27 Pct .628 .619 .465 .452 .386 GB — ½ 7 7½ 10½ Northwest Denver Utah Oklahoma City Portland Minnesota W 30 30 25 19 15 L 13 13 19 26 28 Pct .698 .698 .568 .422 .349 GB — — 5½ 12 15 Pacific W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 34 9 .791 — L.A. Clippers 31 13 .705 3½ Phoenix 18 25 .419 16 Sacramento 15 28 .349 19 Golden State 10 35 .222 25 ——— Tuesday’s Games L.A. Clippers 110, Dallas 107 Wednesday’s Games Oklahoma City at Orlando, 4 p.m. Phila. at Toronto, 4 p.m. Sacramento at Detroit, 4 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at New York, 4:30 p.m. Memphis at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Washington at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Denver at Houston, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 5 p.m. Indiana at Phoenix, 6 p.m. San Antonio at New Orleans, 6:30 p.m. Utah at Golden State, 7 p.m. Thursday’s Games Washington at Cleveland, 4 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Brooklyn, 5 p.m. Dallas at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Milwaukee at Charlotte, noon Boston at Orlando, 4 p.m. Memphis at Detroit, 4 p.m. Toronto at New York, 4:30 p.m. Atlanta at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Denver at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Houston at Minnesota, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Miami, 5 p.m. Sacramento at Chicago, 5 p.m. Phoenix at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Indiana at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. NHL STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Boston Tampa Bay Florida Toronto Buffalo Montreal Ottawa Detroit GP W L OT Pts GF GA 51 29 10 12 70 169 135 48 29 15 4 62 175 137 49 28 16 5 61 183 163 49 25 17 7 57 176 165 49 22 20 7 51 145 152 50 22 21 7 51 155 157 48 17 23 8 42 130 163 50 12 34 4 28 107 195 Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 49 33 11 5 71 177 144 Pittsburgh 50 31 14 5 67 168 136 N.Y. Islanders 49 29 15 5 63 143 132 Carolina 50 29 18 3 61 159 132 Columbus 50 26 16 8 60 134 127 Phila. 50 27 17 6 60 158 150 N.Y. Rangers 48 23 21 4 50 158 159 New Jersey 48 17 24 7 41 126 173 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 49 30 11 8 68 158 134 Colorado 49 28 15 6 62 179 143 Dallas 48 27 17 4 58 125 120 Winnipeg 50 25 21 4 54 149 156 Chicago 51 24 21 6 54 155 161 Nashville 47 22 18 7 51 156 154 Minnesota 49 22 21 6 50 152 164 Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 49 27 18 4 58 162 149 Edmonton 49 26 18 5 57 155 153 Calgary 50 26 19 5 57 135 147 Arizona 51 26 20 5 57 146 138 Vegas 52 25 20 7 57 161 159 San Jose 50 21 25 4 46 130 167 Anaheim 48 19 24 5 43 122 150 Los Angeles 50 18 27 5 41 125 158 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. ——— Tuesday’s Games Boston 3, Vegas 2 Carolina 4, Winnipeg 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 Phila. 3, Pittsburgh 0 Florida 4, Chicago 3 Wednesday’s Games Winnipeg at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Thursday’s Games No games scheduled Friday’s Games No games scheduled
