The BulleTin • Tuesday, June 29, 2021 A7
Wrestling
DEAR ABBY
Write to Dear Abby online at dearabby.com
or by mail at P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069
Dear Abby: My adult
daughter is married. She
also has a boyfriend. Both of
these men live with her and
share her bed. Her children
are horrified by it and want
nothing to do with their
mother. They are embar-
rassed and ashamed, as am
I. Her older children are of
age but still in school. They
would like to move out but
can’t afford to; the youngest
is a minor and afraid of the
boyfriend. My daughter’s
husband doesn’t object to the
share plan. Is there anything
I can do to help the kids?
— Crowded in Colorado
Dear Crowded: Why is
your youngest grandchild
afraid of your daughter’s
boyfriend? Has he been
physically or emotionally
abusive or “grooming” her? If
you don’t know the answer, it
is important you find out so
you can intervene, if neces-
sary. If there is physical abuse
or possibly grooming going
on, CPS should be notified.
A potential solution might be
to invite your grandchildren
to live with you until they are
out of school and able to live
on their own. Your daughter,
her husband and her boy-
friend may be happier with
all of the children out of the
picture. Parents of the year,
they are not.
Dear Abby: I need your
advice on a certain topic. I’m
in my early 30s, and my hus-
band is in his early 20s. We’re
currently living with my
mother-in-law, who has put a
damper on my and my hus-
band’s relationship. She tells
my husband what to do, tries
to make decisions for him
and doesn’t give him a choice
about anything.
My husband and I have
been talking about moving
when the time is right, but
she continues to put her 2
cents in. I have been treated
like crap by his mother after
doing everything possible to
help her. I don’t know what
to do at this point. I’m slowly
pulling away from the man I
love, and he doesn’t seem to
care. What should I do?
— Stuck in Ohio
Dear Stuck: Your husband
is barely out of his teens.
It may have been an over-
sight, but you omitted the
most important fact from
your letter. WHY ARE YOU
TWO LIVING WITH HIS
MOTHER? She treats him
like a child because that’s the
way she has always treated
him. If you want to save your
marriage, move heaven and
earth to get the two of you
out of there so he can grow
up to be independent.
Dear Abby: My husband’s
birthday is on the same day
as our grandson’s first com-
munion. Our grandson’s
family lives out of town,
about a day’s drive. The
problem is, my husband is
not Catholic and doesn’t
want to go because he doesn’t
want to spend his birth-
day driving and sitting in a
church. I am so torn. Should
I push it? He was upset when
I told him I wanted to go. He
feels I should put him before
the children and grandchil-
dren.
— In the Middle
Dear in the Middle: Your
husband is being childish
and selfish. Your grandchild
will have only one first com-
munion, while you and your
husband can celebrate his
birthday on another day. Can
you get to the site by other
means of transportation to
spare him the driving? He
should be ashamed of him-
self. I hope his candle goes
out before he makes a wish!
YOUR HOROSCOPE
By Georgia Nicols
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MOON ALERT: Caution; avoid shopping or making important decisions
from 1:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT today (10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. PDT). After that, the
Moon moves from Pisces into Aries.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2021: You
have an intellectual imagination, which make you outgoing, curious and
keen to socialize. You notice things going on around you. You are confident
and sometimes competitive. This is a year of change for you. That’s why it’s
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
Continued from A5
In a way, it was a bittersweet
championship round for the
Bulldogs. Despite reclaim-
ing the title after having their
streak of six straight
state titles snapped
last year, in the cham-
pionship round, only
one of their six wres-
tlers won their match
— 152-pound senior
Anthony Hood.
“It is always a mat-
Alley
ter of perspective,”
Alley said. “When the finals
wrapped up, it was tough to be
celebratory.”
Saturday was also a mile-
stone day for Alley. By leading
Culver to its 13th state title,
he tied Lowell’s Jerry Dilley
for most state championships
won by a wrestling coach in
Oregon.
“I consider myself in tre-
mendous company by tying
that record,” Alley said.
Meanwhile, at the Class
3A state tournament
at Redmond High
School, La Pine nearly
saw the lead it had
built slip away during
the semifinals.
Hawks coach
Aaron Flack rallied
his team going into
the final rounds, tell-
ing his wrestlers “we need to
finish strong” to win the tour-
nament that did not finish un-
til after 11 p.m. Saturday night.
“They really came through,
then we won the consola-
tion-final rounds, then won
all three final matches to put
the team match out of reach,”
Flack said.
All three La Pine wrestlers
that reached the final round
won their championship
matches. Sophomore Tyson
Flack (106) and senior Dylan
Mann (132) each claimed ti-
tles, while sophomore Domi-
nick Evans had a stunning run
to the title at 170 pounds.
“These kids overcame a lot,”
Flack said. “There was good
leadership, and it was a great
group of kids to finish off this
year. It was a great night for
the Hawks, that’s for sure.”
At the 5A state tournament
at Cottage Grove High School,
Crook County finished third
as a team as Cash Wells
claimed the 132-pound title.
Finishing right behind the
Cowboys was Redmond, as
Panther Austin Carter won the
220-pound weight class.
Mountain View finished
fourth at the 6A meet, al-
though did not have a state
champion. Drew Jones (126)
and Cannon Potts (170) each
advanced to the championship
round at Newberg High.
The shortened wrestling
season is now in the books, as
is all of high school sports for
the 2020-21 school year.
Alley called Saturday “a
great day of wrestling in the
state.”
“It has been a very tiring
process,” Alley said. “As a col-
lective group I feel like we re-
ally made a difference in what
we were able to accomplish.”
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Wimbledon
Continued from A5
And there was tennis — and
reminders of how sports are
unpredictable and can bring
such joy and disappointment.
A pair of Americans picked up
the most newsworthy victo-
ries: Frances Tiafoe eliminated
French Open runner-up and
No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas
6-4, 6-4, 6-3, while 2017 U.S.
Open champion Sloane Ste-
phens beat two-time Wimble-
don winner and No. 10 seed
Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-4.
Tiafoe had been 0-11 against
opponents ranked in the Top 5.
“That guy is special. He’s go-
ing to do a lot of great things,
win a ton of Grand Slams,” Ti-
afoe said about Tsitsipas, then
broke into a wide smile and
added: “But not today.”
He and Stephens are among
34 Americans in the singles
brackets (21 women, 13 men),
the most at Wimbledon since
there were 35 in 1998. Others
who won on Day 1 included
qualifier Denis Kudla, who
knocked off No. 30 Alejandro
Davidovich Fokina 5-7, 6-4,
7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-3; 2020 Aus-
tralian Open champion Sofia
Kenin, 2017 U.S. Open run-
ner-up Madison Keys, Danielle
Collins and Lauren Davis.
Other seeded men who lost:
No. 19 Jannik Sinner of Italy
and No. 27 Reilly Opelka of
the U.S.
“Not playing last year was
very, very disappointing, and
it feels a little bit weird that
there was such a big gap in
between grass seasons. But to
have a crowd and the size of
the crowd that we had today —
I, at one point, felt like it was
back to normal,” said No. 23
Keys, who beat British qualifier
Katie Swan 6-3, 6-4 without
facing a break point.
“It was just very, very nice
to be back in a situation where
you felt an amazing crowd,”
Keys said, “even if they were
cheering, obviously, for my
opponent and wanted her to
win. It was just so nice to have
Alastair Grant/AP
Frances Tiafoe of the United States celebrates after breaking the serve of Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece during
a men’s singles match on day one of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on Monday.
energy and people who are ex-
cited to watch tennis.”
The coronavirus still looms
over the event.
Fans must wear masks
around the grounds (although
not while watching a match)
and show proof they either
are fully vaccinated or had
COVID-19 in the past six
months. All players and their
entourages have to stay at one
London hotel, where they take
regular tests and are subject to
contact tracing.
Britain’s only seeded woman
in singles, No. 27 Johanna
Konta, was forced to withdraw
Sunday night because she must
self-isolate for 10 days after one
of her team members tested
positive for COVID-19.
The top-seeded Djokovic
got off to a slow start in his bid
for a record-tying 20th Grand
Slam title and sixth at Wim-
bledon.
It would have been so easy
— so understandable, even —
for Draper to be fazed by the
moment and the opponent,
the setting and the stakes, right
away. This was his Grand Slam
main draw debut, after all.
But he stole the first break to
lead 2-1 and wound up taking
that set by saving 7 of 7 break
points.
Djokovic took two tumbles
onto his backside in the first
set, losing his footing on the
slick grass behind the baseline.
This was his first competitive
singles match on the surface
since edging Roger Federer in
the 2019 final.
“To be honest, I don’t re-
call falling this many times on
the court,” Djokovic said with
a laugh. “Well, quite slippery,
whether it’s because the roof is
closed or it was raining quite
a lot the last few days, I don’t
know.”
A 125 mph service winner
gave Draper the opening set
after 37 minutes. He shook his
racket, then pumped his right
fist.
The crowd roared.
And two hours later, it was
all over.
Djokovic cleaned up his act
considerably, going from just
six winners and nine unforced
errors in the opening set to a
combined 41 winners and 15
unforced errors the rest of the
way.
“I’m really glad,” he said,
speaking for many, “that the
sport is back.”
charges were ever filed.
The Blazers fired Terry Stotts
shortly after the team was elim-
inated by the Denver Nuggets
in the opening round of the
playoffs.
Stotts coached the Blazers
for nine seasons, taking them
to the playoffs in the last eight.
But Portland failed to advance
past the first round in four of
the last five years.
The 63-year-old Stotts was
the NBA’s fourth-longest ten-
ured coach this past season,
behind only San Antonio’s
Gregg Popovich, Miami’s Erik
Spoelstra and Dallas’ Rick Car-
lisle. He went 402-318 in his
nine regular seasons in Port-
land and led the Blazers to the
Western Conference finals in
2019, where they were swept by
Golden State.
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Today you are focused on your health, work and getting organized.
Be wise and avoid shopping (except for food) or important decisions from
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This is a fabulous, creative day for you! During the Moon Alert, from
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Today you’re happy to hunker down at home and enjoy the comfort
of familiar surroundings. Note: Most of this day is a Moon Alert, which means
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today. Tonight: Have fun!
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Billups
Continued from A5
“Chauncey is a proven leader
with an elite basketball IQ that
has won everywhere he has
been,” said Neil Olshey, Port-
land’s president of basketball
operations. “He is prepared
for the challenge of developing
the championship habits and
strategic approach we need to
achieve the expectations and
goals for our franchise.”
The Blazers were also inter-
ested in Brooklyn Nets assistant
Mike D’Antoni, as well as San
Antonio Spurs assistant Becky
Hammon.
Los Angeles Lakers assistant
Jason Kidd withdrew his name
from consideration after it was
reported that Blazers guard Da-
mian Lillard had endorsed him
for the job.
Over the course of his career,
Billups played for Boston, To-
ronto, Denver, Minnesota, De-
troit, New York and the Clip-
pers. Known as Mr. Big Shot,
he was voted the 2004 NBA Fi-
nals MVP while with the cham-
pionship-winning Pistons.
Clippers coach Tyronn Lue
named Billups to his staff last
November.
Word that the Blazers had
settled on Billups was first re-
ported on Friday. The deci-
sion was met with backlash in
Portland because of allegations
that he was involved in a sex-
ual assault in 1997. No criminal