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Page 2B East Oregonian SPORTS Wednesday, January 18, 2017 DUCKS: Continued from 1B Venus through to third round at Aussie Open the statement. “As the head football coach, I hold myself responsible for By JOHN PYE lost to eventual semifinalist all of our football-related activities Associated Press in the opening and the safety of our students must round last year. come first. I have addressed the issue MELBOURNE, Australia In the next round she’ll play with our strength and conditioning — It was inevitable after such , who beat Varvara staff, and I fully support the actions an energetic performance in her Lepchenko 6-1, 3-6, 10-8. taken today by the university. second-round win over Stefanie Venus is playing her 17th “I want to thank our medical staff Voegele at the Australian Open, but has never and doctors for caring for all of our that would get won the title. Her best run was to young men, and I want to apologize asked about transcending the the final in 2003, when she lost to the university, ourstudents, alumni generations in tennis. to Serena. and fans.” The 36-year-old, seven-time No. 11 had a A hospital spokeswoman confirmed major winner played the first of 6-4, 6-1 win over U.S. qualifier that one of the players, Doug Brenner, her record 73 tour- to advance to a was released from PeaceHealth Sacred naments at the in third-round match against No. Heart Medical Center at Riverbend on 1997. Back then, she got to play 24 , Tuesday and the other two were in against the likes of a 6-2, 6-2 winner over fellow good condition as of the evening. and . Russian . “The university holds the health, In a 6-3, 6-2 win over In another match, Alison safety and well-being of all of our the 26-year-old Voegele on Riske beat No. 20 Shuai students in high regard,” director AP Photo/Dita Alangkara Wednesday, Williams mixed up United States’ Venus Williams chases down a return shot to 7-6 (7), 4-6, 6-1. of athletics Rob Mullens said in the her game, clearly not content Switzerland’s Stefanie Voegele during their second round match Top-ranked statement. “We are confident that these on relying purely on the kind at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, also moved on to the third round athletes will soon return to full health, of power game that helped her Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. wiht a 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-2 win over and we will continue to support them make a mark on the sport. Carina Witthoeft on Wednesday, and their families in their recoveries.” “I have to talk about this every Wednesday, citing an injury to of the court to the other, and back, which also happened to be her The Oregonian was the first to interview,” Williams said in reply Venus’ right elbow. The sisters trying to finish off. Her forehand 29th birthday. report late Monday that the players to what has become a regular have won 14 Grand Slam doubles landed too long, but her intention On the men’s side, fifth- were hospitalized after being taken post-match question to the oldest titles together, including four at was clear. Get through the round ranked Kei Nishikori reached the there late last week. The newspaper player in the women’s draw here. the Australian Open. ASAP. She won the subsequent third round with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 reported that the mother of one of “I’ve played some of the greats. Venus Williams put plenty two points to hold. win over Jeremy Chardy. the players said her son has been “It’s an honor and privilege into her second-round singles At 15-15 and 5-2 in the second, beat Noah diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis, a to start that young,” she added, match, which lasted 1 hour, 23 she was still remonstrating with Rubin 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (3) on condition that occurs when muscle laughing, “and play this old.” minutes. herself after missing a point. She Wednesday, maintaining his tissue breaks down and leaks into the Venus and In the second set, serving and finished off the match later in the record of never failing to reach blood stream. The condition can cause withdrew from a scheduled with a game point, she chased the same game, another break, to the third round at the 18 Austra- kidney damage. first-round doubles match later ball like a teenager from one side reach the third round. Williams lian Opens he’s contested. SWIMMING: EAGLES: Average 1A-best 57.2 points per game Continued from 1B Continued from 1B with a knee injury early in their and six assists when Stewart was rolls around,” he said. “We still freestyle relays which finished first and smooth sailing with the Golden fourth game of the season. That out with an illness. have not gotten everybody on the second, respectively. Eagles winning by an average was also the first game for guard “Most of these girls I’ve played court yet. We haven’t even seen His time of one minute, 54.2 margin of 28.5 points. Their Milan Schimmel, a late transfer with basically my whole life, and what the full lineup can do, so I’m seconds in the 200 freestyle was an largest win was 72-19 over Dufur from Pendleton who gives the we can read one other and we really looking forward to seeing it eight-second personal record, one of on Dec. 29. team another dangerous shooter. know where each other are on the obviously.” many on the afternoon for locals. “We’re still doing the same Stewart also has missed time as court,” said the younger sister of The last undefeated seasons in His Buckaroo teammate Shane things we were doing with those well. the WNBA’s Shoni Schimmel. 1A were back-to-back as Condon/ Miltenberger finished second in the great teams before,” Maddern It’s forced the team to work “It’s a great thing to have again Wheeler went 30-0 in 2013-14 200 free with an 11-second PR of said. “I just think that this year, more as a unit, and allowed more because we’re great as a team and and Damascus Christian did it the 2:09.28, and also placed second in the unlike with the state champion- players to build confidence. we know how to pass the ball.” next season. 500 freestyle while swimming anchor ship team years ago, it took a lot “I feel like last year during That unselfish play is what Nixyaawii’s next game is in the freestyle relays. Rylan Headley, of games for them to gel. These state we got a little too cocky excites Maddern most about this Friday when it hosts Joseph at 6 Avery Madril and Nick Johnson also girls, going through what they and we didn’t pass the ball,” said season’s team. p.m. There are nine games left in placed in four events. did last year, that’s the difference. senior wing Stacy Fitzpatrick. “It “One of the stats that’s really the regular season, and the Golden Pendleton’s girls won their only This team has the state experience was more about who can shoot it, stuck out to me this is some of the Eagles aren’t putting any pressure event in the 200 freestyle relay with that some of the teams in the past who can make it, not more of a assist-to-turnover ratio,” he said. on themselves to win out. Landry Huth, Abby Williams, Sam didn’t have and that’s what’s team. So this year I feel like we’re “We’ll go some games where “We aren’t focused on that,” Schmitz and Oceane Schreier touching propelled us to the winning streak functioning more as a team.” we’ll have 16-17 assists and we’ll Melton said. “We’re just focused the wall in 1:42.31. Huth led the Bucks that we have now.” Maddern has taken notice. only have three or four turnovers. on what’s next, day to day. Our girls with four placings, but Schmitz Nixyaawii also leads all 1A “What I’ve been most In all my years coaching I’ve priorities right now are just had their highest individual finishes teams in scoring with 57.2 points impressed with, with a lot of kids, never seen that.” showing up to practice every day, taking second in the 100 and 200 a game. is just their willingness to help Maddern said he expects giving it our all, really getting freestyle. Even more impressive than each other in practice,” he said. to get Fuentes back before the physical with each other because Hermiston’s boys had plenty of “They push each other in practice, district tournament, and she’s we have to prepare for those - those numbers is the fact that they reasons to feel great about their after haven’t even had their full lineup and that’s what I think will propel been making progress in limited games later on.” noon with six personal records and 14 them to reach their goals.” practice time. ——— on the court for an entire game Contact Matt Entrup at podium finishes. this season. Schimmel has also made a big “We expect to have her back in Carson Wrathall and Ean Buck impact in a short amount of time, a couple of weeks and be nearly [email protected] or First-team all-league post (541) 966-0838. provided titles in the 100 freestyle Sunshine Fuentes went down and led the team with 17 points full strength by the time districts and backstroke, respectively, and then swam the first two legs in the 400 freestyle. Bulldogs teammates Seth Buck and Ryan Barnard brought them home in the 400 for a winning time of PREPS: Umatilla boys beat Riverside, start 2-0 in EOL 3:49.33 Continued from 1B half holding her to five points,” Tuesday night at Riverside High “To hold a team like that Barnard also won the 200 individual Costello said. School. (Umatilla) to 43 points, we medley by cutting 10 seconds for a PR recording 21 steals and giving the UP NEXT: “It was a good team effort allshould win it,” Costello said. of 2:12.69. Wrathall beat his best time ball away just 13 times. Riveride will host Nyssa on around tonight,” Umatilla coach “We played good defense, we by three seconds in his freestyle win. “We played a lot better tonight, Friday for a 6 p.m. tip, while Derek Lete said. “Riverside is a didn’t turn the ball over much, we Wrathall, Barnard, Seth Buck and we didn’t turn the ball over much Umatilla hosts Burns on Friday hard place for us to play histori- just have to figure out how to put Ryan Wiley each placed four times for which is a great sign for us,” at 6 p.m. cally, but the boys buckled down the ball in the basket.” Hermiston. Riverside coach Clair Costello ———— and executed down the stretch.” Felix Aparicio and Mason The Bulldogs’ small girls team UHS 3 14 4 5 — 27 said. “We passed the ball really RHS 5 8 13 14 — 40 Sebastian Garcia led Umatilla Hegar led Riverside (4-9, 0-3) scored just five points to place seventh UMATILLA — A. Watson 20, L. Journot 2, A. well, shot the ball well ... it was a Reyes 2, K. Lorence 2, C. Alvarez 1. (10-5, 2-0 EOL) with 14 points with nine points apiece, and Eon and Hannah Walker had their highest good game and a big win for the RIVERSIDE — L. Mashos 16, A. Caldera 6, Br. while Justin Maret had 11 and Castillo added seven. finish with fifth in the 500 freestyle. girls.” Avalos 5, A. Hernandez 4, F. Rosen 4, S. Wightman Kaden Webb had eight. UP NEXT: ——— 4, Bi. Avalos 1. For Umatilla (6-9, 1-1), 3-pointers — UHS 1, RHS 3. Free throws — Riverside coach Clair Costello Umatilla will host Burns on Madras Meet UHS 12-19, RHS 11-23. Fouls — UHS 22, RHS Saturday, Jan. 14 Aleesha Watson led the team 18. Fouled out — A. Hernandez (RHS), L. Journot said the game was probably the Friday with a 7:30 p.m. start, and Team Points (UHS). Boys: T1. Pendleton 70; T1. Hermiston 70; 3. Madras with a game-high 20 points — or best his team had played all Riverside will welcome in Nyssa 51; 4. Ridgeview 46; 5. Hood River 45; 6. The Dalles 15; - 7. Sisters 5. 74 percent of her team’s produc season, but in the end the Pirates’for a 7:30 p.m. start. Girls: 1. Hood River 109; 2. Pendelton 77; 3. The Dalles tion — though 13 of those came BOYS BASKETBALL scoring woes plagued the team ———— 39; 3. Sisters 39; 5 Madras 22; 6. Ridgeview 15; 7. UHS 10 7 13 13 — 43 Hermiston 5. in the second quarter. UMATILLA 43, RIVER- again. Riverside trailed just RHS 7 8 13 5 — 33 “We let Watson do what she SIDE 33 — At Boardman, the 30-28 at the start of the fourth, UMATILLA — S. Garcia 14, J. Maret 11, K. Webb Pendleton placers 8, T. Durfey 4, S. Miller 2, S. Cranston 2. Boys: wanted in the second quarter, Umatilla Vikings stayed unbeaten but the Pirates managed just fiveRIVERSIDE — F. Aparicio 9, M. Hegar 9, E. Castil- 200 freestyle — 1st, Jon Jennings, 1:54.20; 2nd, Shane lo 7, A. Martinez 5, D. Rodriguez 2, J. Garcia 1. Miltenberger, 2:09.28; 4th, Matt Larsen, 2:16.83 but we tightened down and did in league play with a 42-33 points in the quarter as Umatilla 3-pointers — UHS 4, RHS 1. Free throws — UHS 200 individual medley — 5th, Avery Madril, 2:28.37 a lot better job in the second victory over rival Riverside on pulled away for the win. 13-21, RHS 8-16. Fouls — UHS 18, RHS 21. Fouled 50 freestyle — 8th, Rylan Headley, 26.06 out — F. Aparicio (RHS). 100 butterfly — 1st, Jon Jennings, 56.54; 4th, Rylan Headley, 1:09.39; 5th, Avery Madril, 1:11.21 100 freestyle — 5th, Nick Johnson, 1:02.97 500 freestyle — 2nd, Shane Miltenberger, 5:45.17; 3rd, Scoreboard Matt Larsen, 6:11.70 200 freestyle relay — 1st, Pendleton A (Jon Jennings, Junction City 53, Sweet Home 46 Dallas 99, Chicago 98 Columbus 4, Carolina 1 Avery Madril, Rylan Headley, Shane Miltenberger), Local Slate Marshfield 50, Siuslaw 42 San Antonio 122, Minnesota 114 Dallas 7, N.Y. Rangers 6 1:42.31; 7th, Pendleton B (River Engum, Nick Johnson, BOYS PREP BASKETBALL North Bend 53, South Umpqua 39 Denver 127, L.A. Lakers 121 Toronto 4, Buffalo 3 Hunter Reynolds, Sam Atteridge), 2:14.99 Today’s Gamees North Medford 65, Grants Pass 50 Ottawa 6, St. Louis 4 100 breaststroke — 8th, Nick Johnson, 1:24.53 Arlington at South Wasco, 6:30 p.m. Ontario 57, New Plymouth, Idaho 54 Today’s Games New Jersey 4, Minnesota 3 400 freestyle relay — 2nd, Pendleton A (Jon Jennings, Pendleton at La Grande, 7:30 p.m. Philomath 64, Stayton 58 Memphis at Washington, 4 p.m. Calgary 5, Florida 2 Nick Johnson, Rylan Headley, Shane Miltenberger), Friday’s Games Roseburg 62, South Medford 54 Portland at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Chicago 6, Colorado 4 3:52.10; 4th, Pendleton B (Matt Larsen, River Engum, Culver at Heppner, 6 p.m. South Salem 56, McNary 53 Toronto at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Vancouver 1, Nashville 0 Sam Atteridge, Avery Madril), 4:47.25 Weston-McEwen at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m. Sprague 85, McMinnville 71 New York at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Anaheim 2, Tampa Bay 1, OT Girls: Hermiston at The Dalles, 7 p.m. Sutherlin 47, Elmira 35 Atlanta at Detroit, 5 p.m. 200 medley relay — 2nd, Pendleton A (Sarah Gottschalk, Hood River at Pendleton, 7 p.m. West Albany 87, McKay 73 Milwaukee at Houston, 5 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Yasmeen Ziada, Courtney Castaneda, Lillie Tomlinson), Cove at Echo, 7 p.m. Orlando at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Pittsburgh at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. 2:14.06 Vale at Irrigon, 7:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Indiana at Sacramento, 7:30 p.m. Arizona at Winnipeg, 4:30 p.m. 200 freestyle — 2nd, Sam Schmitz, 2:20.62; 4th, Landry Burns at Umatilla, 7:30 p.m. Ashland 64, Eagle Point 48 Oklahoma City at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Detroit, 5 p.m. Huth, 2:23.29 Nyssa at Riverside, 7:30 p.m. Cascade 58, Yamhill-Carlton 46 Florida at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m. 200 individual medley — 3rd, Oceane Schreier, 2:44.67; South Wasco at Ione, 7:30 p.m. Churchill 51, Crater 39 NCAA San Jose at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. 5th, Abby Williams, 2:57.38 Arlington at Sherman, 7:30 p.m. Corvallis 79, South Albany 46 Men’s Top 25 50 freestyle — 4th, Janessa Headley, 30.66 Joseph at Nixyaawii, 7:30 p.m. Douglas 50, Brookings-Harbor 43 Tuesday’s Games Tennis 100 butterfly — 4th, Abby Williams, 1:20.75 Helix at Pine Eagle, 7:30 p.m. Henley 66, Phoenix 25 No. 5 Kentucky 88, Mississippi State 81 100 freestyle — 2nd, Sam Schmitz, 1:00.92 Hidden Valley 65, Klamath 46 No. 6 Baylor 74, Texas 64 Australian Open 500 freestyle — 3rd, Olivia Broker, 7:02.80 GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL Marist 42, North Eugene 20 No. 17 Wisconsin 68, Michigan 64 Wednesday 200 freestyle relay — 1st, Pendleton A (Landry Huth, Today’s Games Marshfield 79, Siuslaw 28 No. 21 Purdue 91, Illinois 68 At Melbourne Park Abby Williams, Sam Schmitz, Oceane Schreier), 1:57.24; Arlington at South Wasco, 5 p.m. Mazama 56, North Valley 33 Melbourne, Australia 7th, Pendleton B (Kaiya Spence, Lily Yoshioka, Cora Theis, La Grande at Pendleton, 7 p.m. McMinnville 54, Sprague 33 Today’s Games Purse: $37.4 million (Grand Slam) Tanna Stewart), 2:19.38 Friday’s Games North Bend 48, South Umpqua 22 No. 7 West Virginia vs. Oklahoma, 4 p.m. Surface: Hard-Outdoor 100 backstroke — 4th, Janessa Headley, 1:19.37 Culver at Heppner, 4:30 p.m. North Medford 36, Grants Pass 27 No. 10 Florida State vs. No. 15 Notre Dame, 4 Singles 100 breaststroke — 3rd, Landry Huth, 1:19.50; 4th, Weston-McEwen at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m. Nyssa 49, Parma, Idaho 46 p.m. Men Olivia Broker, 1:20.19; 5th, Oceane Schreier, 1:25.06 Vale at Irrigon, 6 p.m. Sheldon 63, Willamette 26 No. 16 Virginia at Boston College, 5 p.m. Second Round 400 freestyle relay — 3rd, Pendleton A (Olivia Broker, Burns at Umatilla, 6 p.m. Silverton 34, Dallas 21 No. 19 Florida at No. 24 South Carolina, 3:30 p.m. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, def. Alexander Bublik, Kaiya Spence, MaKayla Lee, Landry Huth), 4:54.59; 5th, Nyssa at Riverside, 6 p.m. South Medford 83, Roseburg 50 No. 20 Cincinnati vs. Temple, 4 p.m. Kazakhstan, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5. Pendleton B (Jill Schulze, Ellie Glover, Dani Moore, Janes- South Wasco at Ione, 6 p.m. South Salem 58, McNary 56 Kei Nishikori (5), Japan, def. Jeremy Chardy, sa Walker), 5:19.75 Arlington at Sherman, 6 p.m. Springfield 56, Thurston 28 Thursday’s Games France, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Joseph at Nixyaawii, 6 p.m. Stayton 48, Philomath 42 No. 3 UCLA vs. Arizona State, 8 p.m. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (12), France, def. Dusan Hermiston placers Helix at Pine Eagle, 6 p.m. Sutherlin 65, Elmira 34 No. 4 Gonzaga at Santa Clara, 8 p.m. Lajovic, Serbia, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3. Boys: Cove at Echo, 6 p.m. West Albany 67, McKay 29 No. 11 Oregon vs. California, 6 p.m. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 2-6, 200 medley relay — 2nd, Hermiston A (Ean Buck, Seth Pendleton at Hood River, 7 p.m. No. 12 Louisville vs. Clemson, 6 p.m. 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Buck, Ryan Barnard, Carson Wrathall), 1:56.82; 4th, The Dalles at Hermiston, 7 p.m. Football No. 14 Arizona at Southern Cal, 6 p.m. Hermiston B (Ryan Wiley, Lane Stevenson, Jose Roman, Mac-Hi at Stanfield, 7:30 p.m. No. 23 Saint Mary’s vs. Pacific, 8 p.m. Women Alexis Perez), 2:15.06 NFL No. 25 Maryland at Iowa, 4 p.m. Second Round 200 freestyle — 7th, Ryan Wiley, 2:26.71 PREP WRESTLING Divisional Playoffs Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, vs. Venus Williams 200 individual medley — 1st, Ryan Barnard, 2:12.69 Today Saturday, Jan. 14 Women’s Top 25 (13), United States, 6-3, 6-2. 50 freestyle — 3rd, Carson Wrathall, 24.28 Hermiston vs. TBD, 7 p.m. Atlanta 36, Seattle 20 Tuesday’s Games Elina Svitolina (11), , def. Julia Boserup, 100 butterfly — 3rd, Ryan Barnard, 1:00.26 Thursday New England 34, Houston 16 No. 1 UConn 98, Tulsa 58 United States, 6-4, 6-1. 100 freestyle — 1st, Carson Wrathall, 55.86; 2nd, Seth Hood River at Pendleton, 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15 No. 12 Texas 86, No. 20 Oklahoma 68 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (24), , def. Buck, 58.08; 8th, Jose Roman, 1:04.16 Green Bay 34, Dallas 31 No. 23 South Florida 79, Memphis 49 Natalia Vikhlyantseva, Russia, 6-2, 6-2. 500 freestyle — 4th, Ryan Wiley, 6:44.54 PREP SWIMMING Pittsburgh 18, Kansas City 16 Duan Ying-Ying, , def. , 200 freestyle relay — 6th, Hermiston A (Ryan Wiley, Saturday Conference Championships Today’s Games United States, 6-1, 3-6, 10-8. Lane Stevenson, Ivan Cardenas, Jose Roman), 2:00.07 Pendleton, Hermiston at Hood River, 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 No. 2 Baylor vs. Iowa State, 5 p.m. , United States, def. 100 backstroke — 1st, Ean Buck, 1:09.66 NFC: Green Bay at Atlanta, 12:05 p.m. (FOX) No. 9 Louisville vs. Georgia Tech, 4 p.m. (20), China, 7-6 (7), 4-6, 6-1. 100 breaststroke — 6th, Seth Buck, 1:16.78 AFC: Pittsburgh at New England, 3:40 p.m. (CBS) No. 13 UCLA at Southern Cal, 8 p.m. (8), Russia, def. Jaimee 400 freestyle relay — 1st, Hermiston A (Carson Wrathall, Prep Scores No. 22 Kansas State vs. TCU, 5 p.m. Fourlis, Australia, 6-2, 6-1. Ean Buck, Seth Buck, Ryan Barnard), 3:49.33 No. 24 West Virginia at Kansas, 5 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Angelique Kerber (1), Germany, def. Carina Girls: Basketball Witthoeft, Germany, 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-2. 100 butterfly — 6th, Lindsey McAllister, 1:44.06 Cascade 86, Yamhill-Carlton 71 Churchill 68, Crater 47 NBA Hockey Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, def. Julia Goerges, 500 freestyle — 5th, Hannah Walker, 7:51.92 Germany, 6-3, 6-4. 400 freestyle relay — 6th, Hermiston A (Natalia LaBelle, Cottage Grove 40, Sisters 39 Tuesday’s Games Crescent Valley 55, Woodburn 48, OT Miami 109, Houston 103 NHL Kristyna Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Iri- Savannah Marsengill, Lindsey McAllister, Hannah Walker), Tuesday’s Games na-Camelia Begu (27), Romania, 6-4, 7-6 (8). 6:00.74 Henley 72, Phoenix 39 Toronto 119, Brooklyn 109