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Oregon State head coach Wayne
Tinkle watches against Oklahoma
State during the second round of
the NCAA tournament at Hinkle
Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Sun-
day, March 21, 2021.
OSU coach
forgoes
$450,000
in contract
bonuses
Cutbacks meant
to offset pandemic
budgetary losses
By NICK DASCHEL
The Oregonian
CORVALLIS — Oregon State
coaches gave up their contrac-
tual bonuses this year as part of
the cutbacks within athletics in
order to offset pandemic budget-
ary losses.
For most, the financial loss was
minimal. Most are tied to extraor-
dinary postseason performance
and season awards.
For men’s basketball coach
Wayne Tinkle, it stings a little.
One of the largest incentives
in his contract are NCAA Tour-
nament appearances and success
within the tournament.
In the end, Tinkle gave up
$450,000 in bonuses.
Tin kle’s deal calls for a
$150,000 bonus if the Beavers
participate in the NCAA Tour-
nament. In addition, each win is
worth $100,000.
Oregon State won three games
and advanced to the Elite Eight,
losing to Houston 67-61 in the
Monday, March 29, Midwest
Regional final.
There is no bonus in Tinkle’s
contract for winning the Pac-12
t ou r n a me nt ch a mpion sh ip.
Winning the conference’s regu-
lar season title triggers a bonus of
$100,000.
Tin kle, who ear ned $2.2
million this season, didn’t go
empty-handed in the bonus
department, however,
Because the Beavers earned an
NCAA Tournament berth, Tinkle
automatically has a year added to
his contract. With the additional
year, Tinkle now has three years
remaining on his current deal.
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian, File
Pendleton’s Zaanan Bane (3) runs the ball during the second half against the Ridgeview Ravens. The Pendleton Buckaroos defeated the
Ridgeview Ravens 20-12 at the Pendleton Round-Up Arena in Pendleton on March 12, 2021.
SHIFTING GEARS
Canceled games lead to Baker-Pendleton matchup
By ANNIE FOWLER
East Oregonian
P
ENdlETON — in the
world of ever-changing
schedules, the Pendle-
ton football team is not
immune.
The Bucks were scheduled to
host Putnam on Friday, April 2,
in a Special District 1 game, but
because of injuries, the Kingsmen
are short on players.
Instead, Pendleton will host
Baker in a nonleague game. The
Bulldogs were scheduled to play
Milwaukie in a nonleague game
at 4 p.m. on April 2 at Round-Up
Stadium prior to the Pendle-
ton-Putnam game. Milwaukie
also is short on players because
of injuries.
“We got a hold of Baker and
asked if they wanted to play,”
Pendleton coach Erik Davis
said. “Baker was ecstatic to get a
game, and so were we. It’s a way
better scenario, and a way better
game for us. It’s senior night,
and I was worried they wouldn’t
get a sendoff.”
The Bucks and Bulldogs have
a history of playing each other,
and Baker has come out on top
more than once.
“The year they won the (4A)
state title (2012), we played a heck
limited because of injuries.
One player who was injured
was running back Zaanan Bane,
who took a helmet to the thigh.
Davis said Bane would be ready
for Baker.
“Any time you play a collision
Like with most teams, the
Bucks have a next man up mental-
ity.
“Our kids are resilient,” Davis
said. “They are ready at any
time. They have rolled with the
punches. We had a great prac-
tice (Tuesday, March 30) and that
shows their character.”
Baker, which has allowed 83
points in four games, is coming
off a 41-8 victory over Ontario.
Senior Carlos Delarosa had
five catches for 91 yards and two
touchdowns, while senior quar-
terback Gabe Gambleton threw
for 169 yards, and ran for 89 yards
and two touchdowns.
Davis said the outcome of the
game doesn’t mean as much as
the players being able to have a
season.
“These kids have gone through
something no one ever thought
they would,” Davis said. “I really
do appreciate the effort they have
put in. Whether we finish 5-1 or
3-3, this season was a success. For
as much as they have lost, they are
still grinding.”
“OUR KIDS ARE RESILIENT. THEY
ARE READY AT ANY TIME. THEY HAVE
ROLLED WITH THE PUNCHES. WE
HAD A GREAT PRACTICE AND THAT
SHOWS THEIR CHARACTER.”
— Erik Davis, Pendleton coach
of a game. We ended up losing to
them, but it was a great game. We
took it to them the next couple of
years. I’m excited Baker agreed
to take on a 5A team when they
didn’t have to. It should be a heck
of a game,” Davis said.
The Bucks (3-1) are coming off
a 28-0 loss to Redmond, a game
that saw three Pendleton players
sport you can get hurt,” Davis
said. “Without another tailback,
when you lost that extra body
in the backfield, my play sheet
shrunk considerably. They knew
if we couldn’t throw the ball with
efficiency that they could stop
the run. I put the onus on me —
I don’t feel I called a very good
game.”
Stanfield looking to extend two-game win streak
Heppner takes on
Toledo on April 3
in Redmond
By ANNIE FOWLER
East Oregonian
STANFIELD — Davie Salas
has no doubt his 12-man foot-
ball team will give all it has every
game.
The Stanfield coach saw that
last week when the Tigers disman-
tled 4A McLoughlin 46-19.
On Friday, April 2, the Tigers
(2-2) will look to run their win
streak to three games when they
hit the road to take on Riverside in
a Blue Mountain Conference show-
down.
The Pirates (0-2) have asked
that the game be played in a 9-man
format, which Salas agreed to, but
doesn’t like.
“We are going to play, but we
don’t want to play 9-on-9,” he
said. “We have to spend this week
at practice coaching something
we will never play again. We are
going to put our best foot forward
and honor what we set out to do.”
The Tigers got a big game from
senior running back Enrique Arel-
lano last week, and others like
Gator Goodrich and Ryan Eliza-
res also stepped up.
“We are getting better every
week,” Salas said. “No one is trans-
ferring in to save us. We are play-
ing good old-fashioned football.
We are having to be creative every
day. We are keeping it simple and
the kids are buying in. There are
no excuses — you have to fight for
what you want.”
HEPPNER VS. TOLEDO —
In what should be a highly antici-
pated game, the Boomers may have
their hands full with the Mustangs
(4-0), who have outscored oppo-
nents 157-16.
The game will be played at
1 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, at
See Football, Page A9
SPORTS SHORT
Detectives find cause of Tiger Woods crash but won’t reveal
By STEFANIE DAZIO
Associated Press
lOs aNGElEs — The los
Angeles County sheriff says detec-
tives have determined what caused
Tiger Woods to crash his SUV last
month in Southern California but
would not release details Wednes-
day, March 31, citing unspecified
privacy concerns for the golf star.
Woods suffered serious injuries
in the Feb. 23 crash when he struck
a raised median around 7 a.m. in
Rolling Hills Estates, just outside
Los Angeles. The Genesis SUV he
was driving crossed through two
oncoming lanes and uprooted a tree
on a downhill stretch that police
said is known for wrecks. Woods
is in Florida recovering from multi-
ple surgeries.
Sheriff Alex Villanueva has
been criticized for his comments
about the crash, calling it “purely
an accident” and saying there
was no evidence of impairment.
Woods told deputies he did not
know how the crash occurred and
didn’t remember driving. He was
unconscious when a witness first
approached the mangled SUV. But
a sheriff’s deputy said the athlete
later appeared to be in shock, but
was conscious and able to answer
basic questions.
Investigators did not seek a
search warrant for Woods’ blood
samples, which could be screened
for drugs and alcohol. In 2017,
Woods checked himself into a clinic
for help in dealing with prescription
drug medication after a DUI charge
in his home state of Florida.
Detectives, however, did
obtain a search warrant for the
data recorder of the 2021 Genesis
GV80 SUV, known as a black box.
Villanueva would not say on March
31 what data had been found in the
black box.
Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press, File
A vehicle rests on its side after a rollover accident involving golfer Ti-
ger Woods, in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles, on
Feb. 23, 2021.