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E AST O REGONIAN TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2021 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS | FACEBOOK.COM/EOSPORTS A11 Sports writer Kerry Eggers returns Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, to Pendleton to promote his latest book, “Jerome Kersey: Overcoming the Odds.” Eggers will promote new book in Pendleton His eighth book tells the story of Trail Blazer Kersey By ANNIE FOWLER East Oregonian PENDLETON — Kerry Eggers, a six-time Oregon Sports Writer of the Year, returns Thursday, Oct. 28, to Pendleton to promote his latest book, “Jerome Kersey: Over- coming the Odds.” The event begins at 5 p.m. at Mac’s Bar and Grill, 1400 S.W. Dorion Ave. Eggers, 68, will give a short talk about Eggers the book, take questions from the audience and sign books, which will be avail- able at the event for $25. The book is Eggers’ eighth, and follows his 2018 book “Jail Blazers.” “I’ve been around a long time,” Eggers said. “I did cover the team when Jerome played. I knew him as well as any sports writer at the time. He seemed to be indestructible.” The rags-to-riches life story of one of the most successful and popular players in Portland Trail Blazers history is told in this biography of Kersey, who died in 2015 at age 52 of a pulmonary embolism after routine knee surgery. “He played 17 seasons in the NBA and never had one surgery,” Eggers said. According to promotional infor mation, Kersey was raised by grandparents in rural Virginia in the 1960’s and ’70s, and was among the least likely of all eventual NBA stars. A late-bloomer as a basket- ball player, he was overlooked by college scouts. He signed with Longwood College in nearby Farmville, Va., which was just making the transition from NCAA Division III to Division II. See Eggers, Page A12 Kerry Eggers/Contributed Photo A HEFTY ENDEAVOR ON THE SLATE Tuesday, Oct. 26 Prep girls soccer Irrigon at Stanfi eld/Echo, 4 p.m. Hood River Valley at Pendleton, 4:30 p.m. McLoughlin at Baker, 5 p.m. MCC/GSL District Tournament: Hermiston at Mead, 7 p.m Prep boys soccer Irrigon at Ukiah/Long Creek, 4 p.m. Pendleton at Hood River Valley, 4:30 p.m. Prep volleyball BMC playoff s: Weston-McEwen at Union, TBD; Grant Union at Stanfi eld, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27 Prep volleyball 1A state tournament: Ione/Arling- ton at Powder Valley, 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28 Prep volleyball Hermiston at Richland, 5:30 p.m. Prep girls soccer Riverside at Umatilla, 4 p.m. Pendleton at Ridgeview, 4:30 p.m. Prep boys soccer Ridgeview at Pendleton, 4:30 p.m. Riverside at Umatilla, 6 p.m. College volleyball Southern Oregon at Eastern Oregon, 7 p.m. College men’s soccer Eastern Oregon at Northwest, 12:30 p.m. College women’s soccer Eastern Oregon at Northwest, 3 p.m. Kathy Aney/East Oregonian Pendleton High School special education teacher Katie Hall will compete Nov. 5, 2021, at the IPL Drug Tested World Championships in Costa Mesa, California. Pendleton High teacher to compete in powerlifting championships By ANNIE FOWLER East Oregonian HELIX — If you need to fi nd Katie Hall at lunchtime, check the Pendleton High School weight room. The special education teacher tries to fi t in her workouts whenever and wherever she can as she prepares for the International Powerlifting League Drug Tested World Cham- pionships on Nov. 5, in Costa Mesa, California. “I have to fi t it in between kids, job and all that,” Hall said. The Pendleton football play- ers might have a newfound respect for Hall, who will open the World Championships with a 375-pound squat, a 195-pound bench press and a 405-pound deadlift. The championships will be the third powerlifting meet of the year for Hall, who also competed in Eugene and Seattle. She will compete in the open division. “I’m looking forward to it,” Hall said. “I feel really good, to be honest. My body doesn’t have any issues. Training has been going really, really well. I am sitting about sixth in the fi eld. A couple of women have numbers I can’t touch. There is a group of four or fi ve of us that is really tight and will be going after that third podium spot. I’m surprised I’m even here. Let’s go see what happens. I think it’s exciting to be in the position I’m in. I’m excited to see in a year what shape I’m in.” See Hall, Page A12 Friday, Oct. 29 Prep football Hermiston at Hanford, 7 p.m. Heppner at Umatilla, 7 p.m. Nyssa at McLoughlin, 7 p.m. Stanfi eld at Irrigon, 7 p.m. Grant Union at Weston-McEwen 7 p.m. Prep cross-country Heppner, Nixyaawii, Pilot Rock, Riverside, Stanfi eld/Echo, Umatilla, Weston-McEwen at 3A/2A/1A Special District 5 Championships, John Day, TBD McLoughlin at GOL District Cham- pionships, Milton-Freewater, TBD Prep slowpitch softball 2A/3A Tournament: Hermiston vs. Lake Washington, 10 a.m., Yakima College volleyball Big Bend at Blue Mountain, 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30 Kathy Aney/East Oregonian Katie Hall squats 350 pounds during a workout Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, at 1910 Crossfi t in Pendleton. Hall is aiming to compete Nov. 5, in Costa Mesa, California, at the International Powerlifting League Drug Tested World Championships. Prep volleyball 1A state tournament: Echo vs. TBD College football Carroll College at Eastern Oregon, 1 p.m. Prep cross-county Hermiston at District 8 3A/4A Cross-country Championships, Spokane, TBD SPORTS SHORT Farrington breaks EOU career scoring record East Oregonian LA GRANDE — East- ern Oregon University has a new all-time leader in goals in women’s soccer. Morgan Farrington broke Eastern’s record in goals Friday, Oct. 23, against Carroll College at Commu- nity Stadium, La Grande. Farrington, a senior from Meridian, Idaho, scored both goals in the Mountaineers’ 2-0 victory in Cascade Collegiate Conference play. With the win, EOU improves to 10-4-0 overall and is 7-3-0 in conference play. The two goals brought Farrington’s career total to 30, surpass- ing Kris- ten Rice’s total of 29 that she set bet ween the 2003- Farrington 06 seasons. D efe n- sively, EOU held Carroll without a shot on goal in the fi rst 45 minutes of play while the off ense had eight in that same span. Farrington’s first goal came in the second minute as she played a pass from Kana Mateaki to fi nd the back of the net. Her goal gave EOU a quick 1-0 lead and tied her for the program record for career goals scored. Despite the early goal by Eastern, the score remained at 1-0 going into half- time. EOU had its chances though, putting up seven more shots on goal before the break. In the second half, Farrington needed just 46 seconds to etch her name into the record books. She played a pass from Mackin- ley Gregus and scored from the right side, 20 yards out, to become the career leader in goals scored. EOU goalkeeper Made- line Barker grabbed two saves to earn the shutout victory. In net, Sarah Conway had 10 saves for the Saints. CONTACT US TODAY ABOUT OUR FALL SPECIALS!! 1740-80 Washington Baker City, OR 97814 1-800-399-3912 www.bakercitygmsales.com