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the Hermiston Herald and East Orego-
nian based out of Hermiston. He can be
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HERMISTONHERALD.COM
Hermiston holds off Braves 64-61
Sophomore Maddy
Juul gets hot in third
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The Bulldogs returned to the Tri-Cities
Tuesday night for a date with Hanford,
but results were not available in time
for press time for today’s edition. Go to
www.hermistonherald.com for results
from Tuesday’s game.
By SAM BARBEE
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STAFF PHOTO BY SAM BARBEE
Hermiston freshman Andrew James rises for a
layup against Kamiakin’s Hayden Nelson (left)
and Cooper Ellison during the Braves’ 85-59 win
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scoreres with 1 points in his Àrst varsity game.
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CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY PAUL MCDOUNOUGH
Robert Crane, pictured here at last year’s 5A OSAA wrestling championships,
Ànished second at 15 pounds to lead the Bulldogs to its seventh-place Ànish at the
End of the Oregon Trail Tournament this weekend in Oregon City.
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