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THE BULLETIN • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2021
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COLLEGE
FOOTBALL
Central Oregon Prep Sports
Former Ducks’ QB
going to Texas Tech
BACK IN ACTION,
AFTER LONG LAYOFF
There is a chance Ty-
ler Shough could play
against the Ducks if the
former Oregon starting
quarterback exhausts his
collegiate eligibility.
Shough, who entered
the NCAA transfer portal
on Feb. 12 as a graduate
transfer, announced Mon-
day that he is headed to
Texas Tech.
After completing
63.5% of his passes for
1,559 yards with 13
touchdowns and six inter-
ceptions in 2020, Shough
will still be classified as
a redshirt sophomore
in 2021 with the NCAA
granting an extra year of
eligibility due to the pan-
demic.
Oregon is scheduled to
play Texas Tech on Sept. 9,
2023, in Lubbock, Texas,
when Shough could be a
sixth-year senior.
“Let’s go to work,”
Shough posted on Twitter.
“I’ll be continuing my ath-
letic career and obtaining
a Masters at Texas Tech!
#GunsUp.”
According to Rivals,
Shough spoke with
coaches from Arizona,
Auburn, Illinois, Nebraska,
Oregon State, Penn State
and Washington State
before choosing to Red
Raiders.
During last season’s
4-6 finish, Texas Tech used
two quarterbacks, sopho-
more Alan Bowman and
junior Henry Colombi,
who combined for 2,667
yards, 18 touchdowns and
11 interceptions.
Shough’s quarterback
efficiency rating of 160.4
led the Pac-12, but after
a shaky finish to the reg-
ular season the 6-foot-5,
221-pound former four-
star recruit split snaps
with Anthony Brown in
the Pac-12 championship
game and Fiesta Bowl.
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Summit boys soccer coach Ron Kidder talks with his team during practice Monday at Summit High School.
High school cross-country, volleyball and soccer all begin official practices
BY BRIAN RATHBONE
The Bulletin
he Oregon School Activities
Association sent out a simple,
two-word post on its social
media pages Monday.
“We’re baaaack.”
Nearly a year has passed since high
school sports were played in Oregon, and
on Monday official practices started for
cross-country, volleyball, and boys and
girls soccer. Football teams began practic-
ing the second week of February.
It was a day of excitement and thrill for
those in the high school sports world who
have been patiently waiting.
“Obviously it has been highly antici-
pated,” said Ridgeview volleyball coach
T
—Register-Guard
COLLEGE
BASEBALL
Freshman hits 2
slams in 1 inning
Caleb Pendleton didn’t
play in Florida Atlantic’s
season opener and didn’t
know he would be in the
lineup for the next night’s
game until he arrived at
the ballpark.
Less than 48 hours
later, he was the toast of
college baseball while
working his way through
a list of a dozen interview
requests before heading
to practice.
“It’s been crazy,”
Pendleton said. “I never
thought on Friday night
going into this weekend
I would be sitting here
on Monday with all this
going on. It’s been very
surreal.”
Surreal is what Pendle-
ton did Saturday in Boca
Raton, Florida. The fresh-
man catcher became the
eighth Division I player
to hit two grand slams in
one inning and first to do
it in the first two plate ap-
pearances of his career.
Batting in the eighth
spot against Central Flor-
ida, Pendleton came up
with none out and bases
loaded in the second
inning and launched
Hunter Patteson’s 1-2
hanging curveball over
the left-field fence.
About 15 minutes later,
Pendleton was at bat
again facing reliever Zack
Bennett with two outs
and the bases loaded.
Bennett served up
a first-pitch, belt-high
fastball that Pendleton
turned on and sent out
to left for another slam in
the 12-run inning.
—Associated Press
Randi Viggiano. “We have remained
hopeful. I think that is what has been
hard — (the kids) are tired of getting their
hopes up and having one more thing
taken away from them. This was a big step
knowing that we were going to be able to
start.”
After a marathon of an offseason, the
race to return to competition turns into
a sprint. Next Monday, contests begin in
Central Oregon, which leaves less time to
prepare than in years past — especially for
volleyball.
Replicating volleyball matches has been
a challenge throughout the pandemic.
With indoor restrictions, there were a lot
of 3 vs. 3 matches, but preparing for 6 vs. 6
matches, which can last up to five sets, is a
different ball game conditioning-wise.
Typically leading into the fall season
there is a week of daily-doubles, followed
by sorting out teams, before a couple of
weeks of preparing for games. Now there
is one week and some change for all of it.
“We have to get tryouts done, teams
made and get them ready to compete
against another team,” Viggiano said.
“That is tough on players.”
Last week, the OSAA voted to not have
a statewide postseason, rather allowing
for regional districts to determine how to
handle the final week of the season. With
no playoffs, state tournaments or state
meets in place, the 2021 sports season has
a different end goal than in years past.
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ALPINE SKIING
MLB
When medals are on the line
Mikaela Shiffrin doesn’t miss
Mariners
CEO resigns
after video
comments
She won 4 medals in
4 events at the worlds
BY ANDREW DAMPF
Associated Press
BY TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
C
ORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy
— If Mikaela Shiffrin were
a baseball player, her num-
bers would make her a post-season
MVP.
Every year.
The American skier won four
medals in her four events at the
recently concluded world champi-
onships and improved her career
record at the next-biggest event
in skiing after the Olympics to 11
medals in 13 races.
Her Olympic record? Three med-
als in five events.
That’s a combined 14 for 18 at
major championships — worlds
and Olympics.
To put those numbers in per-
spective, consider Lindsey Vonn’s
career results at major champion-
ships. While the retired Vonn re-
mains the most successful female
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United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin shows her bronze medal of the women’s slalom at
the alpine ski World Championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on Saturday.
skier in World Cup history with a
record 82 victories (the 25-year-old
Shiffrin has 68 World Cup wins and
counting), her haul of 11 medals in
39 races already pales in compari-
son to Shiffrin’s performance.
So how does Shiffrin do it? Well,
beyond her extraordinary skiing
skills and years and years of train-
ing, it’s all about her mental ap-
proach.
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Seattle Mariners CEO Kevin Mather re-
signed Monday after video surfaced over the
weekend of him expressing his views of the
club’s organizational strategy and opinions
about some players.
Mariners Chairman John Stanton said
Mather’s comments were
inappropriate and do not
represent the views of the
franchise.
Mather’s resignation
is effective immediately.
Stanton will take on the
roles of CEO and team
Mather
president on an interim
basis.
“There is no excuse for what was said, and
I won’t try to make one,” Stanton said in a
statement. “I offer my sincere apology on be-
half of the club and my partners to our play-
ers and fans. We must be, and do, better.”
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