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B2 SPORTS East Oregonian Friday, February 21, 2020 EO Media Group Photo/Ronald Bond Mac-Hi’s Dareagan Stephens (2) and La Grande’s Kaleb Myer (0) charge after a loose ball during Thursday’s semi- final game of the Greater Oregon League district tourna- ment in La Grande. The Tigers defeated the Pioneers 47- 26 on Thursday. Pioneers: Earls led Mac-Hi with 10 points Continued from Page B1 to lead the Pioneers, and Darby Rhoads added six. The loss leaves the Pio- neers (9-16 overall) hop- ing their OSAA ranking ends high enough for them to earn one of eight state play-in bids. Boys basketball LA GRANDE 47, MAC-HI 26 — The Mac-Hi boys struggled offensively on Thursday, as they matched their sea- son-low for points in a Greater Oregon League district tournament semifi- nal loss to host La Grande — one that likely ends their season. The low-scoring affair Staff photo by Ben Lonergan The outfield fencing at Bob White Field lays collapsed on Thursday afternoon as a result of the Umatilla River flooding on Feb. 6, 2020. Landmark: ‘There’s a lot of people connected to the community because of Bob White Field’ saw Mac-Hi make just five first-half field goals, yet the Pioneers were within 20-14 at the break. But the Pio- neers went the first 5:38 of the second half without a point, fell behind by double digits and couldn’t catch up as La Grande put the game away with a 22-5 run. Isaac Earls hit two late 3-pointers to finish with 10 points for the Pioneers (10- 14 overall), while Darea- gan Stephens added seven points. Cristian Mendoza led all scorers with 18 points. Mac-Hi’s postseason hopes depend on if it could finish with a high-enough OSAA ranking to collect one of state eight play-in bids. Continued from Page B1 important for our kids.” As repairs are underway throughout the spring, Babe Ruth home games will be played at Fallen Field near the Round-Up Grounds, while away games are to be held at Pilot Rock and Weston. The high school varsity team will play their home games at Blue Mountain Community College’s base- ball field. If a scheduling conflict between the Bucks and the Timberwolves arises, the Bucks will move that home game to Fallen Field. Pendleton High School’s junior varsity and fresh- man baseball teams will host their home games at Fallen Field, as well. Pendleton School District Director of Business Ser- vices Michelle Jones said the district is still trying to get an official estimate of the dam- age done to Bob White Field. Because the field is under the 100-year flood plain, she said the district’s insurance requires a $500,000 deduct- ible before it will begin cov- ering damages. She added the district hasn’t committed to a method for covering the deductible. While the Pendleton Babe Ruth program is still look- ing over the information on the damages and costs, Field said repairs to the buildings will cost roughly $25,000 and equipment repairs and replacements will total up to $64,000. “People lost their houses in this flood,” he said. “This is a baseball field. We’ll get it back. Our timeline is the school district’s timeline. We’re here to help. We’re ready to get in there and start work. We lost everything in there. (Bob White Field) didn’t just benefit Babe Champions: ‘It’s really going to be a good show’ Continued from Page B1 ers and some veterans. It’s really going to be a good show.” Among the list of 27 riders and six junior rid- ers are some local ath- letes, including Hayden Hilliard of Hermis- ton, Jacob Ramirez of Weston, and Cain Smith of Pendleton. The tour is bringing in multiple contractors and will feature riders rang- ing from Pro Bull Rid- ing qualifiers and final- ists to top circuit finals qualifiers, and college and high school rodeo finalists. The night’s winners will receive a custom belt buckle and prizes provided by the event’s sponsors. Food will be provided by Mario’s Basque Bar- B-Q, and a beer garden will come courtesy of the Midway Bar & Grill. “It’s a night of food and fun,” Meling said. “You’ll get a much closer look at the action. You’re right on top of it. And it benefits the community.” Gates open at 5:30 p.m., and the event kicks off at 7 p.m. Following their Pend- leton performance, the tour will make seven more consecutive stops in Ore- gon, including Prineville on March 14 and Hermis- ton on May 16. The tour finale will be held in Cen- tral Point and will run from Jan. 1-2, 2021. Staff photo by Ben Lonergan Mud fills the dugout at Bob White Field in Pendleton on Thursday afternoon. The field was inundated with floodwater following flooding from the Umatilla River on Feb. 6, 2020. Staff photo by Ben Lonergan Mud from flooding on Feb. 6, 2020, coats the field at Bob White Field in Pendleton on Thursday afternoon. Ruth — it benefited the high school and visiting teams.” Because of the diamond’s longevity and location near the river, Bob White Field is a sentimental part of many local baseball fans’ lives. “It tugs at a lot of peo- ple’s heartstrings when you’re talking about Bob White Field,” said Hague- wood, who also serves as the vice president of the Pend- leton Babe Ruth program. “Playing down there is a special opportunity for a lot of kids. We got a lot of sup- port from people around the state. There’s a lot of people connected to the commu- nity because of Bob White Field.” Haguewood extended his sympathies to his upcom- ing varsity baseball team’s senior class, who will not get to end their careers as Bucks on their beloved home field. “I feel bad for this year’s seniors who won’t get to play there,” he said. “It’s disap- pointing, but they’re going to make the best of it.” Although damages and repair costs are still being assessed, Haguewood said there could be close to $500,000 in damages caused by the flooding. Because Babe Ruth is a nonprofit organization, Field added that donations will be used to repair the concession stand and the garage, both of which are owned by Babe Ruth. The field itself belongs to Pendleton School District. “The big thing is, we’ll all come together to get it done,” Field said. “It’s a beautiful setting. You won’t find another field in the state of Oregon that has the spon- sor support that Bob White Field has. Everyone wants to be on that fence.” The Pendleton Babe Ruth program will be hold- ing an open registration for the upcoming season at the Pendleton Fire House on Monday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. SCOREBOARD LOCAL SLATE FRIDAY, FEB. 21 Boys basketball Pendleton at The Dalles, 5:30 p.m. Heppner vs. Pilot Rock at Blue Mountain Districts (Pendleton Convention Cen- ter), 2:45 p.m. Union vs. Stanfield at Blue Mountain Dis- tricts (Pendleton Convention Center), 7:45 p.m. Nixyaawii vs. Elgin/Imbler, Old Oregon League Districts (Baker City), 7:30 p.m. Ione/Arlington vs. Dufur at Big Sky Dis- tricts (Madras), 4:30 p.m. Girls basketball Hermiston vs. Kamiakin, 9 a.m. (Toy- ota Center) Stanfield vs. Grant Union at Blue Moun- tain Districts, (Pendleton Convention Center), 1 p.m. Pendleton at The Dalles, 7 p.m. Ione/Arlington vs. Dufur at Big Sky Dis- tricts (Madras), 3 p.m. Heppner vs. Grant Union at Blue Moun- tain Districts (Pendleton Convention Center), 6 p.m. Boys wrestling Hermiston at WIAA State Tournament (Tacoma) Girls wrestling Hermiston at WIAA State Tournament (Tacoma) Boys swimming Hermiston at State Tournament (Fed- eral Way) SATURDAY, FEB. 22 Boys basketball Heppner, Stanfield, Pilot Rock at Blue Mountain Districts (Pendleton Conven- tion Center), TBD Nixyaawii vs. TBD, Old Oregon League Districts (Baker City), TBD Ione/Arlington at Big Sky Districts (Madras), TBD Girls basketball Heppner, Stanfield at Blue Mountain Districts (Pendleton Convention Cen- ter), TBD Ione/Arlington at Big Sky Districts (Madras), TBD Boys wrestling Hermiston at WIAA State Tournament (Tacoma) Girls wrestling Hermiston at WIAA State Tournament (Tacoma) Men’s basketball Blue Mountain at Big Bend, 4 p.m. Women’s basketball Blue Mountain at Big Bend, 2 p.m. NBA STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Toronto Boston Phila. Brooklyn New York W 40 38 35 25 17 L 15 16 21 29 38 Pct .727 .704 .625 .463 .309 GB — 1½ 5½ 14½ 23 Southeast Miami W 35 L 20 Pct .636 GB — Orlando Washington Charlotte Atlanta 24 20 19 16 31 33 36 41 .436 .377 .345 .281 11 14 16 20 Central Milwaukee Indiana Chicago Detroit Cleveland W 47 32 19 19 14 L 8 23 37 39 40 Pct .855 .582 .339 .328 .259 GB — 15 28½ 29½ 32½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Houston Dallas Memphis San Antonio New Orleans W 34 33 28 23 23 L 20 22 26 31 32 Pct .630 .600 .519 .426 .418 GB — 1½ 6 11 11½ Northwest Denver Utah Oklahoma City Portland Minnesota W 38 36 33 25 16 L 17 18 22 31 37 Pct .691 .667 .600 .446 .302 GB — 1½ 5 13½ 21 Pacific W L Pct L.A. Lakers 41 12 .774 L.A. Clippers 37 18 .673 Phoenix 22 33 .400 Sacramento 21 33 .389 Golden State 12 43 .218 ——— Thursday’s Games Milwaukee 126, Detroit 106 Atlanta 129, Miami 124 Charlotte 103, Chicago 93 Phila. 112, Brooklyn 104, OT Memphis at Sacramento, late GB — 5 20 20½ 30 Houston at Golden State, late Friday’s Games Cleveland at Washington, 4 p.m. Dallas at Orlando, 4 p.m. Indiana at New York, 4:30 p.m. Phoenix at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Denver at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Utah, 6 p.m. Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 12:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Dallas at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Cleveland at Miami, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Chicago, 5 p.m. Phila. at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m. Houston at Utah, 6 p.m. Sunday’s Games Boston at L.A. Lakers, 12:30 p.m. Indiana at Toronto, 3 p.m. Minnesota at Denver, 3 p.m. San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 4 p.m. New Orleans at Golden State, 5:30 p.m. Detroit at Portland, 6 p.m. NHL STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Boston Tampa Bay Toronto Florida Montreal Buffalo GP W L OT Pts GF GA 61 38 11 12 88 201 147 60 40 15 5 85 215 159 62 32 22 8 72 217 204 60 32 22 6 70 210 202 63 28 27 8 64 191 195 60 27 25 8 62 175 190 Ottawa Detroit 61 21 29 11 53 164 209 62 15 43 4 34 127 232 Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 59 37 16 6 80 196 158 Washington 60 37 17 6 80 211 184 Phila. 61 34 20 7 75 202 181 Columbus 62 30 19 13 73 159 159 Carolina 59 34 21 4 72 193 164 N.Y. Islanders 59 33 20 6 72 168 162 N.Y. Rangers 59 31 24 4 66 195 184 New Jersey 60 23 27 10 56 164 208 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 61 34 17 10 78 191 172 Dallas 60 35 19 6 76 164 153 Colorado 59 34 18 7 75 209 165 Winnipeg 62 32 25 5 69 190 185 Nashville 59 29 23 7 65 190 191 Minnesota 59 28 24 7 63 180 190 Chicago 60 26 26 8 60 179 194 Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA Edmonton 60 32 21 7 71 191 185 Vancouver 60 32 22 6 70 194 184 Vegas 61 31 22 8 70 192 185 Calgary 61 31 24 6 68 180 190 Arizona 64 30 26 8 68 174 171 San Jose 60 26 30 4 56 156 196 Anaheim 60 24 29 7 55 156 190 Los Angeles 60 21 34 5 47 148 193 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. ——— Thursday’s Games Toronto 4, Pittsburgh 0 Montreal 4, Washington 3, OT New Jersey 2, San Jose 1 Phila. 4, Columbus 3, OT Winnipeg 5, Ottawa 1 St. Louis 1, Arizona 0 Tampa Bay at Vegas, late Florida at Los Angeles, late Friday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 4:30 p.m. Detroit vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau Veter- ans Memorial Coliseum, 5 p.m. Nashville at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. St. Louis at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Boston at Calgary, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Colorado at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Saturday’s Games Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. Washington at New Jersey, 10 a.m. Winnipeg at Phila., 10 a.m. Carolina at Toronto, 4 p.m. Montreal at Ottawa, 4 p.m. San Jose at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Columbus at Nashville, 5 p.m. Tampa Bay at Arizona, 5 p.m. Boston at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Florida at Vegas, 7 p.m. Colorado at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Pittsburgh at Washington, 9 a.m. Chicago at Dallas, noon Winnipeg at Buffalo, noon San Jose vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau Vet- erans Memorial Coliseum, 2 p.m. Calgary at Detroit, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Minnesota, 4:30 p.m. Edmonton at Los Angeles, 7 p.m. Vegas at Anaheim, 7 p.m.