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E AST O REGONIAN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS | FACEBOOK.COM/EOSPORTS A8 WOU lands Hermiston’s top 2 off ensive linemen Bradshaw and Coughlin offer Wolves size and a strong work ethic By ANNIE FOWLER East Oregonian HERMISTON — Chase Bradshaw and Dustyn Coughlin are an imposing pair on the offensive line. The Hermiston duo will continue to work together after they signed to play football at Western Oregon University. Bradshaw and Coughlin signed their offi cial letters of intent last week, but had their school signing Wednes- day for family and friends. “They are going to a great school,” Hermiston football coach David Faae- teete said. “They will fi t in. Western has a great group of kids. It will be fun to watch them compete against guys their size.” The Hermiston players are part of a recruiting class that WOU coach Arne Ferguson called “the most com- plete class ever recruited at WOU” in a school news release. “Once again we were able to keep a lot of Oregon local players home, but also added some great athletes from surrounding areas that will be able to make an immediate impact,” Fergu- son said. “When you look at the over- all scope of all the recruits that we were able to bring in, this is a great class.” The 6-foot-3, 275-pound Brad- shaw, listed as a two-star recruit by 24/7 Sports, was a Mid-Columbia Conference fi rst-team selection on the offensive line the past two years. While Bradshaw talked to a hand- ful of schools, he said he felt most comfortable at WOU. “I feel I have a really good con- nection with the coaches,” Bradshaw said. “We have a lot of the same goals. They were the fi rst to invite me down. It’s somewhere I want to be, and a See WOU, Page A9 Staff photo by Annie Fowler Hermiston’s Chase Bradshaw, left, and Dustyn Coughlin signed their letters of intent last week to play football at Western Oregon University. They had their school signing on Wednesday. LOCAL ROUNDUP A QUICK STUDY In just his second year of wrestling, Hermiston’s Sam Cadenas is making a name for himself Hermiston High School wrestler Sam Cadenas poses for a portrait in the high school’s wrestling room Tuesday evening. Staff photo by Ben Lonergan Cardinals fall to Valley 10’s No. 2 Lions East Oregonian HOOD RIVER — In a nonleague game at Horizon Christian High School, the Valley 10 League’s No. 2 Life Chris- tian Lions handed the Big Sky League’s No. 2 Cardinals a 43-30 road loss on Wednesday night. Jace Troutman and Carson Eynetich each got a team-high seven points for Ione/Arlington (17-5, 9-4 BSL). “It was just a very low-scoring game,” Cardinals head coach Dennis Stefani said. “We played like we were a little intimidated. By the time the kids realized they could compete, it was too late. We just have to fi nd that confi dence and start believing that we’re a fairly good basket- ball team.” The Cardinals resume league play at Horizon Christian on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Boys basketball By ANNIE FOWLER East Oregonian H ERMISTON — There are so many things that Sam Cadenas still doesn’t know about wrestling, but there is one thing his oppo- nents should remember — what he does know can hurt you. The Hermiston sophomore, who sports a 32-7 record head- ing into Saturday’s 3A Region 4 tournament at Rogers High School in Spokane, is just in his second of wrestling. He showed up in the wres- tling room last winter, raw but willing to learn. “We started with the basics,” Hermiston wrestling coach Kyle Larson said. “We preach funda- mentals at all levels. He is such a good athlete and he learns fast. You show him something once, and he picks it up.” Cadenas, ranked No. 3 at 220 pounds in the latest 3A rankings, will open the regional tournament against Daniel Tausa of Shelton. He is hoping for a rematch against Yelm’s Cameron Dubose, who beat him by two points at the Gut Check tournament in January. The two would meet if both made the fi nals. “He is doing phenomenal for being a second-year guy,” Lar- son said. “Sam is a great kid, very respectful and a leader on this team. Kids look up to him. Kids need to look up to Sam. He leads by example. He has brought a lot of positivity to the whole squad.” A whole new world Cadenas comes from a fam- ily of soccer players. His older brothers Pedro, 25, Cesar, 22, and Sinai, 18, all played at Hermiston High School. Cadenas also plays soccer (he’s a striker), but he expanded his athletic talents to include football and wrestling. “The coaches said wrestling is good for football, and that’s what I want to focus on in the future,” Cadenas said. “Wres- tling is good for soccer too. My stamina is good, which allows me to focus on the ball and what it takes to score.” Larson also believes football and wrestling go hand in hand. “It’s all about attitude,” Larson said. “You have to have a pretty pissed off attitude on the football fi eld — they are try- ing to take your head off. You have that killer instinct, you rec- ognize when someone is tired and you attack.” Once Cadenas started to get a feel for wrestling, he was hooked. “I really enjoy wrestling, I didn’t think I would,” he said. “My freshman year, I didn’t know what I was doing. Hon- estly, I thought this year would be another learning step like last year.” There are 32 guys who have lost to Cadenas who wish that were true. Cadenas cut through the See Study, Page A9 BAKER 52, MAC-HI 31 — The Pio- neers were held to just seven points in the fi rst quarter and three in the second as they suffered a Greater Oregon League home loss on Tuesday night. “We had a tough time putting the ball in the hole,” Mac-Hi head coach Jor- don Poynor said. “Baker played really tough defense and got after us. We played hard and just couldn’t overcome their physicality.” The Bulldogs put up 20 more shots than the Pioneers. Mac-Hi got a team- high seven points from Francisco Flores and fi ve apiece from Dareagan Stephens, Andrew Lewis, and Gilberto Badillo. The Pioneers (9-12, 2-3 GOL) travel to La Grande to close out their regular sea- son on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Men’s basketball YAKIMA VALLEY 104, BLUE MOUNTAIN 90 — The Timberwolves led 53-48 at the half, but were outscored 56-37 in the second half as they took home a Northwest Athletic Conference road loss on Wednesday night. Dedi Seme had 20 points to lead Blue Mountain (5-20, 1-11 NWAC). Craig Mueller notched a double-double with 18 points and 18 rebounds. Shaw Broncheau chipped in 13 points, and Logan Liddi- coat 11. The NWAC East Region’s bot- tom-ranked Timberwolves host North Idaho on Saturday for a 4 p.m. tip-off. Women’s basketball YAKIMA VALLEY 79, BLUE See Roundup, Page A9 SPORTS SHORTS MLB goes ahead with 3-batter minimum, roster changes Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball went ahead with its planned rules changes for this sea- son, including the requirement a pitcher must face at least three bat- ters or end the half-inning, unless he is hurt. The changes were agreed to by MLB and the players’ association last March 8, subject to the study of a joint committee. The three-batter minimum will start in spring train- ing games on March 12. There were 2,162 pitching appearances of three batters or fewer last year, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, but 1,471 of them fi nished with the end of a half-inning or a game. The active roster limit will increase by one to 26 from opening day through Aug. 31, will drop from 40 to 28 through the end of the reg- ular season and return to 26 for the postseason. Each team may have a maximum 13 pitchers through Aug. 31 and during the postseason, and 14 from Sept. 1 through the end of the regular season. Two-way players who have at least 20 innings pitched or 20 games started at a position or designated hitter with at least three plate appearances in the previous season may pitch without counting against that game’s pitcher limit. For this year, a player can use 2018 or 2019 to meet the requirement. Kansas City Royals’ Salvador Perez bats during spring training baseball practice on Wednesday in Surprise, Ariz. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
