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Rodeo fi nals WAR ON 84 The Northwest Inter- collegiate Rodeo fi nals Bucks weather storms, sweep Dawgs performance round will be held Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Farm- Hergert homers City Pro Rode grounds in Hermiston. Blue twice in road sweep Mountain’s men’s and Pendleton Hermiston women’s teams cur- East Oregonian 9-11 2-5 rently top both team competitions. Behind the hot bat of sopho- each circumstance that stood out more Payton Hergert Pendleton to Pendleton coach Tim Cary. seesawed to a road doubleheaders “I liked the way our girls Sports shorts sweep of rival Hermiston on responded when they had to when Friday at Rocky Heights Elemen- we could’ve folded,” he said. Hawks rout Nets, tary. After Hermiston cut the Bucks to wrap up series +HUJHUW¿QLVKHGWKHGD\ZLWK 3-0 lead to a one-run game in the four extra base hits, including opener, Pendleton closed the NEW YORK (AP) — two home runs in the opening action with six runs — including Paul Millsap had 25 points, game which helped propel the Hergert’s second solo shot. nine rebounds and six assists Buckaross to 9-2, 11-5 wins. Both of Hermiston’s runs were and the Atlanta Hawks Pendleton (14-7, 8-0 CRC) unearned off of Pendleton errors. ¿QDOO\¿QLVKHGRIIWKH VWUXFN¿UVWLQHDFKJDPHRQO\WR The second game saw Pend- Brooklyn Nets in six games, ¿QG+HUPLVWRQ &5&  leton jump to a 6-0 lead only to Staff photo by E.J. Harris advancing to the Eastern barge right back to make things VHH+HUPLVWRQWKURZ¿YHUXQVRQ Pendleton’s Payton Hergert is greeted at home plate by her team- Conference interesting in the middle innings. mate after hitting a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning of the scoreboard in the bottom of the Bucks’ 9-2 win against the Bulldogs in the fi rst game of a double- VHPL¿QDOV It was how his team responded in See RIVALRY/2B header Friday in Hermiston. with a 111-87 victory Friday night. Kyle Korver added 20 points and hit three of his WAR ON 84 six 3-pointers during a Hermiston junior RJ series-deciding run to open Robles come home the third quarter as the with a pitch Friday Hawks turned a six-point evening during an 8-2 lead into the only blowout of win over the Pendle- the series. The East’s No. 1 ton Bucks at Armand seed has a quick turnaround Larive Middle School. before facing Washington on Robles threw all seven innings and struck out Sunday in its second-round 14 Bucks. opener. The Wizards, the No. 5 Sam Barbee photo seed, swept Toronto in the ¿UVWURXQG $WODQWDZRQWKH¿QDO two games and left no doubt about this one after beginning the second half with a 23-3 blitz that made it 74-48, opening as big a gap on the scoreboard as there was between the teams in the standings.

A-Rod ties Mays with 660 HRs BOSTON (AP) — tied for fourth place in major league history with his 660th home run, breaking an eighth-inning tie with Pendleton a pinch-hit 8-2 FACES shot that sent the to a 3-2 win over Hermiston the on Friday 0-8 night. Yankees Rodriguez manager Joe Girardi left Rodriguez out of the starting Robles powers Hermiston to split lineup to rest him but sent him up to bat for Garrett 14 batters while allowing just two River Conference and must win out and he threw his offspeed pitches Jones with one out in the Pendleton cruises HDUQHG UXQV RQ ¿YH VFDWWHUHG KLWV to secure a playoff birth. Pendleton for strikes, keeping the aggressive eighth. in an 8-2 win over rival Pendleton. (8-13, 4-4) sits in second. Kyler Pendleton hitters off balance. Rodriguez ran the count in opening game The win salvaged the doubleheader Mikami had two hits for the Bull- Robles struck out the side in the to 3-0, then lined a fastball after an 8-0 loss earlier in the day. dogs, and Cole Smith a triple and WRSRIWKH¿UVWRQSLWFKHVVHWWLQJ from Junichi Tazawa (0-1) By SAM BARBEE “He’s a Bulldog,” head coach two RBIs. Caden Smith tripled for the trend for the rest of the night. It LQWRWKHOHIW¿HOGVHDWVDERYH EO Media Group Lance Hawkins said of Robles. “He the Bucks and drove in two runs, wasn’t smooth sailing, however. the Green Monster — his gets up there and doesn’t say three and Brandon Hergert doubled as Pendleton put Robles in a jam ¿UVWFDUHHUKRPHUDVDSLQFK Under a beautiful red sunset, words, but he battles every time well. in the second when Jack Peterson hitter — and jogged around Hermiston junior RJ Robles capped he gets out there. That’s what we Robles had every facet of his worked a leadoff walk and Brandon the bases to boos from the off a beautiful performance. need.” repertoire working Friday night. He Hergert doubled into left-center Fenway Park crowd. The left-hander tossed a complete Hermiston (9-10, 2-6) remains was locating his fastball early in the ¿HOG WR SXW %XFNDURRV RQ VHFRQG game Friday night, striking out in fourth place in the Columbia count and getting ahead of hitters, See BASE/2B “It was probably in high school. I hadn’t gotten any MLB Prep Roundup at-bats since.” Astros hold off M’s Pilot Rock bats power HOUSTON (AP) — Seattle just one run on four hits before Mariners manager Lloyd two solo homers narrowed the — Mike Foltynewicz McClendon emphasized patience, gap. to sweep of Mustangs Atlanta Braves rookie but admitted that the lack of Since winning on opening day, what we’re looking for. We know on his two-run offensive production from his the Mariners can’t seem to get Pierce, Hiatt our can keep us in games, single. Foltynewicz, 23, struggling club is wearing thin. back to .500 ball, and a lack of it just comes down to how we do picked up his fi rst big In their 4-3 loss to the Houston scoring is the main reason. electric on mound at the plate.” league win 4-3 over Astros on Friday night, the Mari- The Mariners have had three East Oregonian The Rockets, winners of nine Cincinnati on the mound ners entered the ninth inning with See SEATTLE/2B of 10, now hold the top spot in and also had his fi rst big PILOT ROCK — Behind league play with a 7-1 victory. league hit in his fi rst at- stellar pitching and timely hitting Justin Willingham led the way Pilot Rock improved its stock in ZLWK ¿YH KLWV IRU WKH 5RFNHWV bat since his high school the Special District 6 league title days. (13-7, 7-1 SD6) and scored three with 7-0, 11-1 home victories runs. Pierce drove in four runs. over Heppner Friday. Bryson Pierce hit a two-run home THIS DATE IN SPORTS Starters Jacob Pierce and Mike run in the second game. 1939 — Lou Gehrig of Hiatt each went the distance, Heppner (6-8, 3-5 SD6) was the New York Yankees does allowing one total run in two led by Collins second run solo not play against the Detroit games. Pierce gave up two hits shot in the second game. Tigers at Briggs Stadium, — one of which was a Patrick ——— ending his streak of 2,130 Collins home run — Hiatt threw PILOT ROCK 7, HEPPNER 0 Game one R H E consecutive games played. seven shutout innings and struck HEPP 000000 0 — 0 6 1 2010 — Cleveland’s out 11 batters. Pierce struck out PRHS 000430 x — 7 10 0 P. Collins and W. Putman. M. Hiatt and D. Fritz. LeBron James becomes the 12 batters. W — M. Hiatt. L — P. Collins. 10th player in NBA history 2B — C. Kindle (HEPP); B. Postma (PRHS); J. “That was good for Pierce, he’s Willingham (PRHS); L. Thieme (PRHS). to win consecutive MVP . (AP Photo/Bob Levey) been throwing too many balls, Houston Astros’ George Springer (4) slides safely into second awards. giving up too many walks,” Pilot PILOT ROCK 11, HEPPNER 1 (6 innings) base ahead of the tag by Seattle Mariners second baseman Rock coach said of Pierce, who Game two R H E Contact us at 541-966-0838 or Robinson Cano, left, in the fi fth inning in a game Fri- [email protected] day, May 1, 2015, in Houston. walked just two batters. “That’s See PREPS/2B