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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2015 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A7 SPORTS Kopacz named third-team all-state Utility player led Bulldogs in eight offensive categories BY SAM BARBEE HERMISTON HERALD The Hermiston softball team had a member earn a high honor Monday. Do-everything play- er Mikayla Kopacz was named a third-team player Monday by OregonLive. com. “It was exciting for Mi- kayla to get recognition,” Hermiston coach Kylee Lete said. “She did a good job at the plate, and it was good to see her get some recognition.” As a junior getting time at shortstop, second base DQG ¿UVW EDVH .RSDF] KLW a team-leading .408 in 88 plate appearances. She also led the Bulldogs in hits with 31, RBIs — 15, doubles — seven, walks — 10, on-base percentage — .483, slug- ging — .552 and on-base plus slugging — 1.036. She also stole seven bases in seven attempts. Kopacz not only helped RQ WKH ¿HOG /HWH VDLG EXW her attitude and personality in the dugout was welcome, as well. “She has a bubbly per- sonality that helped the girls,” she said. “She helped that she brought, not light- heartedness, but spirit and bubbliness to the team.” STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY Hermiston High School second baseman Mikayla Kopacz attempts to tag Lauren Richards, of Pendleton, during a CRC softball game at Steve Cary Field in Pendleton. Richards was ruled safe. BULLDOGS: continued from page A6 times that runner scored. 6WDQ¿HOGZDVQHYHUWUXO\ out of the game, however. The Tigers got two in the third when, down 7-0, Keith Wampler walked to start, stole second and scored when Flores reached on an error. Ryan Bailey grounded out the next pitch, scoring Thyler Monkus, who had previously singled. 6WDQ¿HOG¶V UHDO GDPDJH GLGQ¶W FRPH XQWLO WKH ¿IWK however, when the Tigers were helped by walks. In WKDW ¿IWK 0RQNXV UHDFKHG with two outs on a dropped third strike, and then Flores UHDFKHG ZKHQ D À\ EDOO WR ULJKW¿HOGJRWORVWLQWKHVXQ Bailey and Dylan Grogan walked to load the bases, and then Hunter Barnes was beaned — he was hit three times in the game — to CANCER: plate Monkus. Then Makiah Blankenship walked in Bai- ley, and Jason Fitzpatrick walked in Grogan. Barnes scored on a wild pitch with Justin Keeney at the plate, DQG MXVW OLNH WKDW 6WDQ¿HOG was back in it at 10-7. The 7LJHUV VFRUHG WKH ¿YH UXQV on no hits. Hermiston, though, tacked on another when Paytan Staker drove in Ca- den Schwirse on a single. Schwirse walked to lead off the inning. 6WDQ¿HOG EURNH WKURXJK IRU LWV ¿UVW OHDG LQ WKH VHY- enth, when Flores drove in 'DPLDQ&XULHORQDVDFUL¿FH À\ DQG 0RQNXV IROORZHG on a throwing error for a 13- 12 lead. A batter later, Bai- ley singled, but the hard-hit line drive got past the right ¿HOGHU 7KH WKURZ WR WKLUG base was high and went out of play, sending Bailey KRPHDQGJLYLQJ6WDQ¿HOGD OHDG 7KH\ ZRXOGQ¶W hold it for long. Hermiston 5 p.m. on Wednesday. pounded out seven hits in ——— 19, STANFIELD 14 that eighth inning, putting HERM HERMISTON 213 311 DZD\ WKH SHVN\ 6WDQ¿HOG 17 — 19 19 5 STAN 002 054 club. — 14 7 4 6WDQ¿HOG QH[W SOD\V 30 T. Sexton, G. Anderson, D. Gossler, K. Moss, H. Thursday when it hosts a Edmiston, K. Caldwell and S. Gritz; T. Flores, H. doubleheader against Sun- Barnes, J. Keeney, M. Blankenship, D. Curiel, T. and D. Grogan. nyside Christian at 4 p.m. Monkus 2B: D. Gossler (HERM), T. Sexton (HERM), C. Hermiston hosts Richland at Schwirse (HERM), G. Anderson (HERM), M. SAM BARBEE PHOTO StanÀeld’s Ryan Bailey slides safely into third as Hermiston’s Garron Anderson tries to keep the ball in front of him Monday. Bailey would score on the play. blew Watson away. WR VKRZ RII ZKDW WKH\¶YH “I give them the biggest learned. Some boards were shout out” he said. “Every- GLI¿FXOWUHIXVLQJWREHKDOYHG continued from page A6 thing you see here was do- Some cooperated, breaking on Marcos Saturday. The top nated. It all was given. It was WKH¿UVWVWULNH fund-raiser, Emma Pollick, probably $500.” It culminated with Watson, raised $311 and received a The demonstration started his sons Tyler and Kameron, fancy belt holder. The next with the younger students — who are all black belts, Wat- two, JP Phillips and Joseph WKHQLQMDVDVWKH\¶UHFDOOHG² VRQ¶V ZLIH /RUU\ D UHG EHOW Medina, received new duf- and they used simple strikes DQG :DWVRQ¶V GDXJKWHU %DL- ÀH EDJV IRU UDLVLQJ DQG and kicks to break boards. The ley, also a red belt. They broke $210, respectively. order went by age groups, with bricks and demonstrated ad- “I appreciate everything each student having a chance vanced athletic techniques. HYHU\RQH¶V GRQH ² UDLVLQJ money for me,” Marcos said. ³,W¶VJRQQDUHDOO\KHOSXVJR- ing back and forth to Port- land.” Early Saturday afternoon, Eastern Oregon Family Tae- kwondo was packed. Benches had been arranged and each was full. People were standing all along the back wall, trying to catch the action. Watson got the materials he needed, the things to break, from Home Depot. When he ¿UVWZHQWWR+RPH'HSRWKH asked for 20 8-foot, 1x12-inch boards, 50 bricks and eight cinder blocks to use as holders. He was originally told they could only provide half his request: 10 boards, 30 bricks and four cinder blocks. What happened next left Watson “speechless,” he said. SAM BARBEE PHOTO +RPH 'HSRW¶V VXSSOLHU GRXEOHG :DWVRQ¶V UHTXHVWV Erwin Watson, owner and operator of Eastern Oregon Family They gave him 20 boards, 90 Taekwondo in StanÀeld, breaks a stack of four bricks at the bricks and 40 cinder blocks. It beneÀt break-a-thon he organized for local cancer patient Marcos Madera. For Kameron, who is current- ly attending the University of Oregon but drove over Friday QLJKW 6DWXUGD\¶V GHPRQVWUD- tion was about showing the students how to use their inter- ests not for themselves, but for others. ³7KDW¶VZKDWP\GDGZDQW- ed to instill into this school,” he said. “We wanted to give out to this community and KHOS WKHP DQG WKDW¶V DQRWKHU thing that I think that we, as a WDHNZRQGRVFKRROGR,W¶VQRW just to teach them self defense, the basic things that people WKLQN RI ² KRZ WR ¿JKW RU GR DQ\WKLQJ OLNH WKDW EXW LW¶V teaching these kids how to Blankenship (STAN). 3B: P. Staker (HERM). XS D EDVH ZLWK D VDFUL¿FH bunt. Blankenship then sin- to drive both in, giving 6tan¿eld splits Zith gled 6WDQ¿HOGDOHDG$GULDQ Renner then hit a clutch sac- Tri-Cities Badgers UL¿FH À\ JLYLQJ 6WDQ¿HOG D 7KH 6WDQ¿HOG 7LJHUV much-needed insurance run. AAU baseball team split a It proved to be a huge one, pair of games Sunday with as TCB plated one in the the Tri-Cities Badgers. home seventh, but Barnes TCB took the opener VWUXFNRXWWKH¿QDOWZREDW- EXW 6WDQ¿HOG ZRQ WKH ters with the bases loaded to nightcap 9-8 on a single earn the split. from Makiah Blankenship. Monkus was 4-for-6, ,Q WKH RSHQHU 6WDQ¿HOG scored two runs and drove managed to slap seven hits in two more on the week- but only got one run out of end. it, when Thyler Monkus sin- ——— TRI-CITIES BADGERS 11, STANFIELD 1 (5) gled home Hunter Barnes in STAN 010 00 — 1 7 4 the second. TCB scored in TCB 333 3X — 11 6 2 D. Grogan, A. Renner, T. Monkus; Nelson and each inning. The nightcap, though, Harlow. 2B: D. Grogan (STAN), Covedale (TCB). went much better for Stan- ——— ¿HOG 7KH 7LJHUV OHG STANFIELD 9, TRI-CITIES BADGERS 8 221 100 before allowing four runs STAN 3 — 9 6 2 012 004 in the home sixth to fall TCB 8 8 5 behind 6-5. In that seventh, 1 T. — Monkus, J. Fitzpatrick, H. Barnes and D. Barnes and Justin Keeney Grogan; Ritala, Wilson, Hartwig and Long. started with walks, and Ja- 2B: J. Fitzpatrick (STAN), Ritala (TCB). 3B: son Fitzpatrick moved them Vasquez (STAN). ——— behave, how to treat other students, how to treat their parents and how to give back, obviously.” It was an emotional day. Margarita Madera was deeply thankful of the time an effort put forth by Watson, his fam- ily, his students and their par- ents. She kept glancing over to the displayed envelopes Wat- VRQ¶V VWXGHQWV XVHG WR FROOHFW the funds. The moment was overwhelming for her. ³,W¶V DPD]LQJ´ VKH VDLG ¿JKWLQJ EDFN WHDUV ³,W¶V KDUG to believe.” A video tribute was post- HG WR (UZLQ :DWVRQ¶V )DFH- book page, and donations are National Flag Week Exchange your old flag for a new American Flag! June 15th through June 19th We celebrate Flag Week in honor of our American flag and our heritage In honor of National Flag Week, we will be handing out free American Flags. Flags may be exchanged Monday, June 15 thru Friday, June 19 between 9:00am and 5:00pm. SAM BARBEE PHOTO Kameron Watson, the son of Erwin Watson, prepares to brick a stack of bricks as a demonstration at Watson’s break-a-thon beneÀting Mar- cos Madera, a local boy from Umatilla who was recently diagnosed with cancer. still rolling in. Watson lost his mother to cancer, and he be- came emotional at the thought RIRQHRIKLVFKLOGUHQ¿QGLQJ WKHPVHOYHV LQ 0DUFRV¶ SRVL- tion. “I wanted (my students) to go, ‘You know what? Be blessed and be fortunate that \RXGRQ¶WKDYHDQG\RX¶UHQRW going through the same thing WKLV IDPLO\¶V JRLQJ WKURXJK DQG WKDW \RX QHHG WR KHOS¶´ he said. “Hopefully nothing happens to anyone in my class or anyone at all, but this could be you, and you might need help and so you need to step up to help this kid and this family.” Limited supply, reserve yours today! There will be a ceremonial disposal of the retired flags that are collected. 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