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6A games.
That stretches the Blue
Mountain Football Asso-
ciation pretty thin. Most
seasons, the association has
25-30 offi cials to put to work,
but because of COVID, this
year’s manpower is about 18
men.
George Gillette, who has
officiated football, basket-
ball and baseball for the
better part of 50 years, said
because of his age (70) and
COVID that he hasn’t been
able to help out with football
this year.
“It has been challenging
for our commissioner,” said
Gillette, who is the commis-
sioner of the Blue Moun-
tain Basketball Association.
“Mike (Lieuallen) has been
changing schedules daily, if
not hourly. A lot of guys are
doing more than yeoman’s
duties with two games a day,
three or four days a week.”
In addition to that, offi -
cials need to keep abreast
of the COVID protocols for
games.
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian
An offi cial watches as the Umatilla Vikings kick off the sec-
ond half against the Irrigon Knights. The Vikings defeat-
ed the Knights 55-8 at Umatilla High School on Thursday,
March 25, 2021.
“All of us working as
officials are concerned
about ourselves, the players,
coaches and fans,” Gillette
said. “We are dealing with
health protocols we have
never had before, and they
change weekly.”
Weston-McEwen coach
Kenzie Hansell said he
appreciates everything
the offi cials have done this
season.
“Because of the offi cials,
we are allowed to play,”
Hansell said. “They do a
great job. The Weston-McE-
wen TigerScots appreciate all
that the offi cials have done to
allow us to have a season.”
Grant echoed the senti-
ment.
“They came to us before
the season and asked us to
help them out,” Grant said.
“This is a partnership. I told
them we’d play on a Wednes-
day night in a Walmart park-
Oregon:
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wins and got four teams
through to the Sweet 16.
Oregon State and UCLA
already advanced, so the
showdown between the
Ducks and Trojans meant a
Pac-12 trio in the Elite Eight.
Oregon was in a familiar
position, running this deep
into March for the fourth
time in five NCAA Tour-
naments. USC had to reach
back to the 2006-07 team
with Nick Young and Taj
Gibson for its last Sweet 16
ride.
The Trojans won the
teams’ lone regular-season
meeting 72-58 by getting off
to a fast start.
Jeff Roberson/Associated Press
Southern California guard Tahj Eaddy (2) drives between
Oregon guard LJ Figueroa, left, and guard Will Richardson,
right, during the fi rst half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA
men’s college basketball tournament at Bankers Life Field-
house on Sunday, March 28, 2021, in Indianapolis.
They did the same in
the rematch by slowing the
fast-moving Ducks.
Normally free fl owing on
off ense, Oregon had a hard
time solving USC’s zone
between the big guards up
top and the shot-swatting
ing lot if we could. They
have been big advocates for
our players being able to play
this year. We really appreci-
ate them.”
Smith and Gillette both
say every sport, from base-
ball to volleyball, needs more
offi cials. People are retiring,
health issues force them to
step down, or they have had
enough of unruly fans.
“We are looking for
people,” Smith said. “Volley-
ball is usually 8-12 weeks,
and it goes by really fast. It’s
great for former high school
players who are going to
college. They can make
enough to pay for a semester
of school.”
Gillette said he is sched-
uled to work one baseball
doubleheader. It’s what fi ts
into his work schedule at the
Milton-Freewater Municipal
Golf Course, where it has had
its best year of business in
several years.
“We are extremely short
on offi cials for football and
baseball,” he said. “We need
some younger guys to step
in.”
Mobley anchoring the paint.
Off ensively, USC looked
more like the Ducks than
they did, pouring in 3s and
getting shots at the rim,
using a 17-2 run to go up 14.
The Trojans led 41-26 at half-
time.
USC stretched the lead
to 20 in the opening 3½
minutes of the second half
before the Ducks finally
came to life. An 11-0 run cut
USC’s lead to 69-60, but the
rally ran out of steam.
Oregon turned it over,
failed on a lob attempt, and
then Mobley threw down
a two-handed dunk over
Franck Kepnang.
“When you’re trying to
come back from the defi-
cit that we had you just
can’t have those mistakes,”
Altman said.
PREP STANDINGS
Through games played March 28
PREP FOOTBALL
League
3-1
2-1
2-2
2-2
1-0
0-1
0-1
0-2
Overall
3-1
3-1
2-2
2-2
2-1
2-1
1-3
1-2
MID-COLUMBIA CONFERENCE
Team
Chiawana
Kennewick
Kamiakin
Richland
Walla Walla
Hermiston
Pasco
Hanford
Southridge
League
5-0
5-0
4-1
3-2
2-2
1-3
0-4
0-4
0-4
0-0
0-1
0-2
0-2
Overall
5-0
5-0
4-1
3-2
2-2
1-3
1-4
1-4
0-5
Team
Heppner
Grant Union
Union
Weston-McEwen
Stanfi eld
Enterprise
Pilot Rock
League
4-0
3-1
2-0
1-1
1-3
0-1
0-2
Team
League
Echo
6-1
Condon
5-1
Dufur
3-0
South Wasco County 3-1
Ione/Arlington
3-3
Sherman
3-3
Lyle/Wishram
2-1
Trout Lake
1-3
Mitchell/Spray
1-4
Glenwood/Klickitat
0-4
Bickleton
0-6
1A OLD OREGON LEAGUE
Team
Heppner
Weston-McEwen
Umatilla
Stanfi eld
Irrigon
Riverside
Grant Union
Team
Imbler
Powder Valley
Nixyaawii
Wallowa
Cove
Joseph
Griswold
Elgin
Pine Eagle 0-2
Overall
4-0
3-1
2-2
2-2
0-3
0-2
1-2
1A SPECIAL DISTRICT 2
Team
League
Dufur
Wallowa
Pilot Rock
Powder Valley
Enterprise
Imbler
Crane
Elgin
Union
Cove
Ione/Arlington
Overall
3-0
2-1
2-2
1-0
1-1
1-2
1-3
0-0
0-1
0-2
0-3
4-0
2-1
2-2
3-1
1-1
1-2
1-3
0-1
0-1
0-2
0-3
1A SPECIAL DISTRICT 4 (6-MAN)
Team
League
South Wasco County 4-0
Joseph
3-0
Dayville/Monument 1-0
Sherman/Condon
1-1
Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler 1-2
Harper Charter
0-1
Prairie City
0-2
Echo
0-4
Overall
4-0
4-0
1-2
2-1
1-2
0-1
0-2
0-4
PREP VOLLEYBALL
5A INTERMOUNTAIN CONFERENCE
Team
Crook County
Ridgeview
Pendleton
Hood River Valley
The Dalles
Redmond
League
6-0
6-1
4-3
3-4
1-6
1-7
Overall
9-1
9-3
7-4
3-6
1-7
2-9
3A EASTERN OREGON LEAGUE
Team
Burns
Vale
League
3-0
1-3
Overall
9-1
3-6
Overall
5-1
4-3
8-1
6-2
1-6
2-4
4-4
1A BIG SKY LEAGUE
2A BLUE MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE
League
4-0
2-1
2-2
1-2
0-1
0-1
0-2
5-4
1-4
3-5
1-6
2A BLUE MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE
5A SPECIAL DISTRICT 1
Team
Pendleton
Redmond
Hood River Valley
Ridgeview
The Dalles
LaSalle Prep
Parkrose
Putnam
Irrigon
Umatilla
Nyssa
Riverside
League
3-0
1-0
1-0
1-1
1-2
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-5
Overall
6-1
5-1
5-3
3-5
3-3
3-3
2-1
1-4
1-5
0-4
0-6
Overall
3-2
7-0
5-3
5-2
2-4
1-4
1-6
0-1
PREP GIRLS SOCCER
5A INTERMOUNTAIN CONFERENCE
Team
The Dalles/Dufur
Redmond
Hood River Valley
Ridgeview
Crook County
Pendleton
League
2-0-0
1-0-2
0-0-2
0-1-2
0-1-0
0-2-0
Overall
4-2-0
4-1-2
1-4-2
0-5-2
0-2-0
0-6-0
3A/2A/1A SPECIAL DISTRICT 6
Team
Riverside
Nyssa
Umatilla
Stanfi eld/Echo
Four Rivers
League
2-0-0
1-0-0
0-1-0
0-1-0
0-2-0
Overall
6-1-0
3-1-0
1-2-2
0-3-2
0-6-0
PREP BOYS SOCCER
5A INTERMOUNTAIN CONFERENCE
Team
Hood River Valley
Ridgeview
The Dalles/Dufur
Pendleton
Redmond
Crook County
League
3-0-0
2-1-0
2-2-0
1-1-0
0-2-0
0-2-0
Overall
3-2-0
4-3-0
3-3-0
1-2-0
1-5-0
0-5-0
3A/2A/1A SPECIAL DISTRICT 6
Team
League
Overall
Nyssa
1-0-0
2-3-0
Riverside
0-0-0
3-2-1
Umatilla
0-0-0
2-2-0
Irrigon
0-0-0
0-5-0
Four Rivers
0-1-0
0-5-1
ON THE SLATE
TUESDAY, MARCH 30
Heppner at Weston-McEwen, 4 p.m.
Volleyball
Pendleton at Crook County, 6:30 p.m.
Echo at Ione/Arlington, 5 p.m.
Griswold at Riverside, 5 p.m.
Umatilla at Nixyaawii, 4 p.m.
Pilot Rock at McLoughlin, 5 p.m.
Irrigon at Stanfi eld, 5 p.m.
Girls soccer
Hood River Valley at Pendleton, 6 p.m.
Stanfi eld/Echo at McLoughlin, 4 p.m.
Boys soccer
Riverside at Baker/Powder Valley, 5 p.m.
Irrigon at Umatilla, 4 p.m.
Pendleton at Hood River Valley, 4:30 p.m.
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