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A10 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2015 SPORTS TigerScots trample the Tigers EO MEDIA GROUP STAFF The Weston-McEwen girls basketball started off its Columbia Basin Conference schedule with a 38-25 win RYHU WKH 6WDQ¿HOG 7LJHUV RQ )ULGD\QLJKWLQ6WDQ¿HOG Weston-McEwen (7-4, 1-0 Columbia Basin Confer- ence) jumped out to an early 9-0 lead and led 11-2 after a quarter of play. The Tiger- Scots held a 19-6 advantage DWWKHKDOI6WDQ¿HOG Columbia Basin Conference) tried to mount a rally in the third quarter, but it wasn’t enough as Weston-McEwen’s size and ball pressure over- whelmed the Tigers. “It was a physical game in which neither team backed down. I thought our girls real- ly stayed composed,” WMHS coach Amber Doremus said. Madison Carlin led the Ti- gerScots with nine points, and Bailey Watson had seven for the Tigers. 6WDQ¿HOGZLOOKDYHWRZDLW longer to add to its win col- umn, playing Pilot Rock on Jan. 16. ——— :(67210&(:(1 67$1),(/' :0+6 ³ 6+6 ³ :(67210&(:(1 ³ M. Carlin 9, C. Quaempts 6, M. Aby 5, S. Finifrock 4, A. Schroeder 4, T. Entze 3, S. Quaempts 2, J. Lambert 2, S. von Borstel 2, K. Shepard 1, K. Peterson 0. 67$1),(/' ³ %:DWVRQ$2¶1HLOO0*ULI¿Q 5, G. Chavez 4, Y. Chavez 4, B. Braithewaite 0, N. Esquivel 0, M. Banderas 0, S. Connell 0, C. Hopper 0. Soint ÀelG goals ³ WMHS 0, SHS 2. )ree throws ³ WMHS 6-24, SHS 10-14. )oXls ³ WMHS 17, SHS 17. ECHO 62, JOSEPH 46 At Echo, the Cougars (11- 2, 3-0 Old Oregon League) broke out of their slump with suffocating defense versus the Eagles (3-7, 0-2 OOL) Friday. $IWHU ZLQQLQJ LWV ¿UVW games of the season Echo, had lost its past two, but 35-forced Joseph turnovers keyed an easy win. “We didn’t like a our los- ing streak, so we decided we were going to play a little bet- ter defense,” Echo coach JD Brazil said. Echo led 39-15 at the half. Leading scorers Elizabeth McCarty and Kelsey Ranger each fell prey to foul trouble, but the Cougars received sol- id contributions from several reserves in the win, Brazil said. Ranger still managed to lead the way with 17 points, McCarty chipped in 13 and bench player Taylor Swag- gart added 10. Echo travels to Nixyaawii Saturday for a battle of league unbeatens. ³³³ (&+2 -26(3+ -+6 ³ (+6 ³ -26(3+ ³ N. Williams 6, A. Story 0, S. Albee 16, M. Parker 0, L. Kemp 8, A. Kilgore 0, A. Cooney 0, A. Sykora 16. (&+2 ³ E. Parks 5, K. Ranger 17, T. Swaggart 10, H. McCarty 6, K. Cox 1, B. Srofe 4, E. McCarty 13, B. Millbroot 5, H. Reese 1. Soint ÀelG goals ³ JHS 0, EHS 1. )ree throws ³ JHS 10-12, EHS 9-29. )oXls ³ JHS 18, EHS 17. )oXleG oXt ³ N. Williams (JHS) SAM BARBEE PHOTO 6tanÀelG·s 0elissa %anGeros GriYes against :eston0c(wen·s 0atison $E\ GXring the Àrst halI oI the 7iger6cots· &olXPEia %asin &onIerence oSener )riGa\ night in 6tanÀelG. 6tanÀelG lost . PREP ROUNDUP Girls Basketball HERMISTON 47, LA GRANDE 30 At La Grande, Hermiston (10-2) used its deep bench and a few timely shots to put away overmatched La Grande (7-5) Tues- day night. Coming off a blowout of Kennewick in which the team netted 85 points and a record 17 three-pointers, the baskets weren’t as easy to come by Tuesday. The Bulldogs scored just seven points in the first quarter before a full court press caused some turnovers and shots began to fall. That spurred a 16-point second quarter and a 23-10 halftime SUPERSTITION: continued from page A1 game, depending on their oppo- nent and their tendencies. “I’d probably say, as far as su- perstitions, we do the exact same thing every game,” head coach Scott Bow said. “No matter what — where we are or what we’re doing. We’re in the locker room at a set time. They’re sitting at a set time. I walk in, and it’s quiet. Everything is the exact same, no matter where we go.” “Home, on the road, it doesn’t matter,” assistant coach Mike Webb added. “Nothing changes.” “In terms of supersitions,” Bow said, “it’s a repetitive cycle that I go through, that I put them through. Pre-game’s the exact same thing every time. In terms of their interactions, it’s just their body language. What they do be- fore each game when they talk about, like, if we play Nyssa what they have to do. When they play this team, they’ll do something a little different. They know which games are hard and which games are lax, and it shows sometimes in the locker room based on what they’re doing or the moves they’re doing.” These things can vary, as Bow pointed out. The Echo boys, for instance, have had multiple different hand- GYM: continued from page A1 not entirely sure why. Echo is basically a small version of the Kibbie Dome in lead over La Grande. “You go into La Grande, you know it isn’t an easy place to play,” said coach Steve Hoffert. “We struggled at time. But hit those six three-(pointers) in timely spots.” Jansen Edmiston led the way with 12 SRLQWVWKHRQO\%XOOGRJLQGRXEOH¿JXUHV Edmiston scored 34 points in the lopsided win over Kennewick on Saturday. “We rotated a lot of bodies,” said Hof- fert. “It’s good to know I can do that. I’m not that worried when girls aren’t playing well because we have such a good bench.” The slate gets much tougher for Herm- iston, as they host undefeated Sunnyside (WA) next Tuesday, followed by a trip to undefeated La Salle Prep later in the week. shakes and chest bumps in player introductions. One night, against Helix, they were elaborate, with each player having his own greet- ing and one even including two starters. “It was something we were trying to do to get them to play ZLWK D OLWWOH PRUH FRQ¿GHQFH´ Echo head coach Ben Campbell said. “We told them to have fun to get them to play with a little more Hoffert said he hopes the hot shoot- ing returns in time for those important matchups. STANFIELD 39, RIVERSIDE 25 STANFIELD 66, RIVERSIDE 44 $W6WDQ¿HOG6WDQ¿HOGXVHGDGRPLQDW- ing fourth quarter to complete the eve- $W 6WDQ¿HOG 6WDQ¿HOG XVHG D VXIIRFDW- ning sweep over Riverside, getting the ing full court press to hold Riverside to second win on the night for coach Dan MXVW ¿UVW KDOI SRLQWV DQG SDFH D GHIHQ- Sharp. sive-minded win. “We played pretty good defensively at Bailey Watson and Melissa Banderas times. We didn’t at others. They got half ERWK KDG ¿YH VWHDOV IRU 6WDQ¿HOG their points at the free throw line,” Sharp Watson also chipped in 10 points to lead said. Hunter Braithewaite paced the scoring the team in scoring. Riverside (5-3) couldn’t capitalize from with 20 points, while Milan Davchevski the free throw line to keep them in the chipped in with 17 of his own, while bring- ing down 14 rebounds. game. FRQ¿GHQFH:HZHUHFRPLQJRXW a little tight before games. We told them this is something you only do at home. You don’t do it on the road.” Since then, they only do three slaps and a shoulder bump, but the purpose is still the same, Campbell said: It gets the players relaxed, focused on having fun, rather than stressing about a bas- ketball game. HERALD FILE PHOTO ,QSULRUVHDVRQVZKHQ'DQLHO6KDUSZDVMXVWFRDFKLQJWKH6WDQÀHOGER\V EDVNHWEDOOWHDPKHXVHGWRKLGHLQKLVRIÀFHLQWKHVHFRQGKDOIRIWKHJLUOV· JDPHVDQGZRXOGQ·WWDONWRDQ\RQH³DVXSHUVWLWLRQRUKDELWKHKDGWRVKHG this season now that he is also the girls coach. Moscow, Idaho. The University of Idaho Vandals play there, and it’s the same shape: just a series of arches in an elongated manner to create sort of half an ellipse. It’s like Stanfield BOYS BASKETBALL in that the stands are minimal but always full. It’s not like Stanfield in that the baseline has the smallest clearance I’ve seen, but that creates the environment. The fans, media and the SAM BARBEE PHOTO 8Patilla·s ,ri &aPSos is GoXEleteaPeG E\ 0ac+i·s $PanGa 5hoGes anG %ritten\ (rE GXring the seconG halI oI 8Patilla·s nonleagXe win oYer the 3ioneers in 'ecePEer. 7o helS her get PotiYateG EeIore a gaPe &aP Sos Gances XsXall\ to 27 *enasis· ¶&o&o.· benches are right on top of the action. You’re not merely watching the game; you’re part of the game. Loose balls are in danger of hitting spectator’s feet. Every seat is courtside. I think, because of the shape, Echo’s gym has been the loudest so far. The sound just bounces around those arches and never leaves. It’s fun. Like I said, I’m weird, and I think about these things. Maybe soon I’ll write about uniforms. —Sam Barbee is the sports reporter for the Hermiston Herald and can be reached at (541) 564-4542 or sbarbee@ hermistonherald.com