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6A — BAKER CITY HERALD FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 WEEKEND AHEAD IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS BAKER GIRLS SOCCER FRIDAY, SEPT. 6 ■ Cross-country: Baker at Caldwell Twilight, tba ■ Volleyball: Pine-Eagle at Union, 5 p.m. ■ Football: Burnt River/ Prairie City at Mitchell/ Spray/Wheeler, 2 p.m.; Powder Valley vs. Ione/ Arlington, 4 p.m., Hermiston; Pine-Eagle at Cambridge, 6 p.m.; Baker at Nyssa, 7 p.m. (MT) BAKER VOLLEYBALL Riverside shuts out Bulldogs 4-0 By Gerry Steele gsteele@bakercityherald.com Baker’s nonleague girls soccer record evened at 1-1 Thursday when the young Bulldogs lost 4-0 to Riverside at Boardman. “It was a tough game,” said Baker coach Kristen Rushton. “Riverside had some great shots. We’re very proud of our young team. They kept pushing hard until the end.” Rushton said keeper Shayna Ruby was solid in goal for the second straight game for the Bulldogs, who beat Nyssa 5-1 on Tuesday. “The girls represented us well,” Rushton said. “They were hardwork- ing, aggressive, and stayed their ground under pres- sure.” Baker hosts Weiser in its home opener Monday at 6 p.m. at the Baker Sports Complex. SATURDAY, SEPT. 7 ■ Football: Huntington/ Harper vs. Sherman/ Condon, 1 p.m., Condon ■ Volleyball: Baker at Burns Tourney, 9 a.m. AT A GLANCE Mustangs sweep Burnt River Astros rally to beat Mariners, 11-9 UNITY — Jordan Val- ley defeated Burnt River in three games Thursday in volleyball action. The Mustangs won 25-5, 25-10, 25-2. By Kristie Rieken AP Sports Writer HOUSTON — When the Houston Astros fell behind by seven runs in the second inning Thursday night, it would have been easy for them to starting looking ahead to their next game. But for this team, with its eyes on a World Series championship, that was never even a thought. “I think that’s what makes a team special, a never- give-up attitude and we’re always in every game, and we did that tonight,” outfi elder Michael Brantley said. Brantley hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 13th inning to give Houston an 11-9 comeback victory over the Seattle Mariners. The win improved the Astros to 91-50, the best record in franchise history after 141 games, and 13-1 against the Mariners this year. Brown places fi fth at Lake Co. S. John Collins / Baker City Herald Averi Elms goes up for the ball while Kaylee Dalke, background, and other teammates await the play during a match against Parma, Idaho, Tuesday at Baker High School. On Thursday the Bulldogs lost in four sets at Homedale, Idaho. Homedale tops Baker in 4 By Gerry Steele gsteele@bakercityherald.com WORLD CUP MENS BASKETBALL U.S. dominates Japan SHANGHAI (AP) — The U.S. fi nally got to enjoy an easy night at the World Cup. There might not be many more of those. Jaylen Brown scored 20 points, Kemba Walker added 15 and the U.S. rolled past Japan 98-45 Thursday in the Group E fi nale. And now, the stakes get higher with the Americans set to face Greece — and NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo — in a second-round opener on Saturday in Shenzhen, China. “They were very serious tonight and they respected the Japanese team very much,” U.S. coach Gregg Popovich said. Harrison Barnes scored 14 points while Joe Harris and Donovan Mitchell each had 10 for the Americans (3-0), who are bidding for an unprecedented third consecutive World Cup title. Baker’s nonleague volleyball record dipped to 0-3 Thursday at Homedale, Idaho. The Bulldogs fell 22-25, 23-25, 25-21, 22-25 to the Trojans. “We covered the fl oor better tonight than we did on Tuesday (a loss to Parma) but had several errors that cost us points,” Baker coach Chelsea Hurliman said. Baker will be busy between today and Sept. 17. The Bulldogs travel to the Burns tourna- ment Saturday, visit Fruitland Tuesday, host Homedale Thursday, host the Baker Invita- tional Friday, travel to Pendleton Sept. 16, then open Greater Oregon League play Sept. 17 by hosting Ontario. POWDER VALLEY VOLLEYBALL Badgers sweep top 2A team The Powder Valley Badgers continued their hot start to the volleyball season, hand- ing Weston-McEwen its fi rst loss with a 26-24, 25-10, 25-19 road sweep Thursday. “It was a good win for us, as they were ranked No. 1 for 2A,” Badgers coach Marji Lind said. “We started off kind of slow, but games 2 and 3 (the) girls started passing well, which allowed us to run a great offense.” The Badgers (8-1 overall) host Wallowa next Thursday to begin Old Oregon League play. NFL SEASON BEGINS: GREEN BAY 10, CHICAGO 3 Packers’ defense clamps down on Bears By Barry Wilner AP Pro Football Writer CHICAGO — Aaron Rodgers doesn’t have to lay waste to a defense to enjoy Packers football. He sure had a good time seeing what his guys on the other side of the ball did Thursday night to the archrival Bears. “Yeah, it was fun to watch,” Rodgers said after Green Bay opened the NFL’s 100th season with a 10-3 victory over Chicago. “It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a performance like that. Obviously, a lot of credit to Mike Pettine and his staff, but to those players, just incred- ible. “We didn’t do them a whole lot of fa- vors with our performance on offense. I mean every time we needed something a stop, they came up with some really big plays.” It was a defensive battle also marked by sloppy offense and penalties. A lack of action in the preseason clearly damaged both offenses, and Rodgers at times looked uncomfortable in the attack designed by new coach Matt LaFleur. But he is a two-time league MVP, and he hit Jimmy Graham in the second quarter for the only touchdown. That aggressive Green Bay defense would have made Vince Lombardi proud in the latest edition of the NFL’s longest rivalry, which the Packers lead 98-95-6. Green Bay has won 16 of the last 19 regular-season meetings, and Rodgers is 17-5. Chicago’s defense hardly slacked, getting fi ve sacks — tying the most it has had against Rodgers. But it could do little with the ball and the Packers had fi ve sacks of Mitchell Trubisky, who never found his stride, and was sacked on Chicago’s fi nal offensive play. Former Bears safety Adrian Amos picked off an end-zone pass into double coverage with 1:58 remaining, the only turnover of the contest. “It feels real good,” Amos said. “It feels great to come back to win and how we did as a defense.” Mason Crosby made a 39-yard fi eld goal in the fi nal period for Green Bay, while defending NFC North champion Chicago got a 38-yarder from Eddy Pineiro. The NFL opted to go for a history- tinged opener rather than having the Super Bowl champions host the fi rst game. New England will be at home to Pittsburgh on Sunday night, and it’s unlikely that game will be so domi- nated by D. Or by mistakes. Each team had 10 penalties, there was a total of 467 yards of only offense, and several drops. At one point, Chicago had three straight penalties to put it in a fi rst-and-40. No, the Bears didn’t convert. Still, take nothing away from either defense. They both controlled the line of scrimmage almost throughout the night, and Trubisky was particularly bothered by it, going 26 of 45 for 228 yards. “Three points is ridiculous,” coach Matt Nagy said. Rodgers was 18 for 30 for 203 yards, hardly vintage A-Rod, and certainly unlike his performance in leading the Packers back from a 20-point hole in the second half of the 2018 opener against the Bears. S COREBOARD MAJOR LEAGUES AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct. New York 92 49 .652 Tampa Bay 83 59 .585 Boston 75 65 .536 Toronto 55 86 .390 Baltimore 46 94 .329 Central Division W L Pct Minnesota 87 53 .621 Cleveland 81 60 .574 Chicago 62 78 .443 Kansas City 51 90 .362 Detroit 41 97 .297 West Division W L Pct Houston 91 50 .645 Oakland 81 58 .583 Texas 69 73 .486 Los Angeles 65 76 .461 Seattle 58 83 .411 Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 4, Texas 1 Boston 6, Minnesota 2 Kansas City 5, Detroit 4 Cleveland 8, Chicago White Sox 6 Oakland 4, L.A. Angels 0 Thursday’s Games Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland 1 GB _ 9½ 16½ 37 45½ GB _ 6½ 25 36½ 45 GB _ 9 22½ 26 33 Detroit 6, Kansas City 4 Oakland 10, L.A. Angels 6 Houston 11, Seattle 9, 13 innings Texas 3, Baltimore 1 Minnesota 2, Boston 1 Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 4 Today’s Games All Times PDT Texas (Burke 0-1) at Baltimore (Bundy 6-13), 4:05 p.m. Kansas City (López 2-7) at Miami (Lopez 5-7), 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Germán 17-3) at Boston (Price 7-5), 4:10 p.m. Toronto (Buchholz 1-3) at Tampa Bay (McKay 2-3), 4:10 p.m. Cleveland (Plutko 6-4) at Minnesota (Pineda 11-5), 5:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Peters 3-2) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 14-8), 5:10 p.m. Seattle (Milone 3-8) at Houston (Valdez 4-7), 5:10 p.m. Oakland (Fiers 3-3) at Detroit (Soto 0-2), 5:15 p.m., 1st game Detroit (Turnbull 3-14) at Oakland (Bailey 12-8), 7:07 p.m., 2nd game San Francisco 67 San Diego 64 Colorado 59 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct. Atlanta 87 54 .617 Washington 78 61 .561 Philadelphia 72 67 .518 New York 71 68 .511 Miami 50 89 .360 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 79 61 .564 Chicago 76 63 .547 Milwaukee 71 68 .511 Cincinnati 66 75 .468 Pittsburgh 61 79 .436 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 92 50 .648 Arizona 73 67 .521 Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Mets 8, Washington 4 Cincinnati 8, Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh 6, Miami 5 San Francisco 9, St. Louis 8 Arizona 4, San Diego 1 L.A. Dodgers 7, Colorado 3 Thursday’s Games St. Louis 10, San Francisco 0 Cincinnati 4, Philadelphia 3, 11 innings Atlanta 4, Washington 2 Miami 10, Pittsburgh 7 Chicago Cubs 10, Milwaukee 5 GB _ 2½ 7½ 13½ 18 GB _ 18 Dubys tie for fi rst at Walla Walla WALLA WALLA — Steven and Jason Duby tied for fi rst in team roping Aug. 30-Sept. 1 at the Walla Walla Frontier Days. Brown ties for eighth at Filer FILER — Jesse Brown tied for eighth in steer wrestling Aug. 28-31 at the Magic Valley Stam- pede. Williams eighth at Goldendale GOLDENDALE — Kim- berly Williams of North Powder placed eighth in breakaway roping Aug. 24 at a rodeo at Golden- dale, Washington. Brown places at La Grande rodeo LA GRANDE — Al- lie Brown of Baker City placed in two events Aug. 24-25 at a rodeo in La Grande. Brown placed second in barrels and third in breakaway roping. Serena advances to Open fi nals NEW YORK — Serena Williams beat Elina Svito- lina 6-3, 6-1 in the U.S. Open semifi nals to give herself another shot at winning a record-equal- ing 24th Grand Slam title. Williams already owns six U.S. Open titles and 23 major championships in all. SEPT 6-12 L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, 4:10 p.m. Seattle at Houston, 4:10 p.m. Detroit at Oakland, 6:07 p.m. GB _ 8 14 15 36 LAKE COUNTY — Baker cowboy Jesse Brown placed fi fth in steer wrestling Sept. 1-2 at the Lake County Round-Up. Steven Duby of Her- eford and Jason Duby placed eighth in team roping. 73 75 82 .479 .460 .418 24 26½ 32½ Today’s Games All Times PDT St. Louis (Mikolas 8-13) at Pittsburgh (Mus- grove 9-12), 4:05 p.m. Arizona (Ray 12-7) at Cincinnati (Mahle 2-10), 4:10 p.m. Kansas City (López 2-7) at Miami (Lopez 5-7), 4:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Efl in 8-11) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 9-8), 4:10 p.m. Washington (Corbin 11-6) at Atlanta (Keuchel 6-5), 4:20 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Hamels 7-5) at Milwaukee (Davies 8-7), 5:10 p.m. Colorado (Melville 1-1) at San Diego (Lamet 2-3), 7:10 p.m. San Francisco (Samardzija 9-11) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 13-4), 7:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Arizona at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. Kansas City at Miami, 3:10 p.m. St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 4:10 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 4:20 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 5:40 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 6:10 p.m. “Youʼll love the work we do. I guarantee it.” - JR Saturday’s Games N.Y. 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