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Sports shorts PENDLETON Three Ducks taken on Day 2 of draft Rockets, TigerScots Bucks EUGENE – Oregon’s Garrett Cleavinger, Josh Graham and Mitchell crowd all-league team prepare Tolman were drafted State title addition Tuesday on day two of participants the Major League Draft. receive district to Hall Cleavinger, a native of Baldwin City, Kansas, was recognition Six individuals, picked in the third round with the 102nd overall pick East Oregonian one team to be by the . The junior was a 8QVXUSULVLQJO\VWDWH¿QDOLVWV enshrined $OO3DF&RQIHUHQFH¿UVW Pilot Rock and Weston- team pick while compiling a McEwen were well represented By MATT ENTRUP 6-2 record with a 1.58 ERA on the Special District 6 East Oregonian and nine saves. All-league softball teams. Graham, a junior In voting conducted prior Playing football for the right-handed from to the Rockets 3-2 victory over Pendleton Buckaroos was Roseburg, went to the the TigerScots, seven Pilot all a young Todd Knop ever in the fourth Rock players were recognized wanted. round with pick No. 120. among the league’s best, while Staff photo by E.J. Harris It was a dream he for Tolman was picked in the Members of the Pilot Rock softball team cheer on their teammates ¿YH :HVWRQ0F(ZHQ SOD\HUV which he was willing to seventh round, 217th overall, during the 2A/1A state championship against Weston-McEwen on Fri- were chosen. endure pain. by the . day, June 5. Several players from both teams were named to the Spe- The Rockets were led on the “The house I had piano The third baseman from cial District 6 All-league teams this season. See ALL-LEAGUE/2B lessons in was Lake Forest, California, right above the was a All-Pac-12 pick as a SUDFWLFH ¿HOG sophomore and a junior. and I could look out the window NBA Finals and watch practice,” he Giants’ Heston Knop said while pitches no-hitter taking a break from running NEW YORK (AP) — Ione Market &KULV+HVWRQSLWFKHGWKH¿UVW and Deli, which no-hitter in the majors this he’s owned season in his 13th career start, for two years. leading the San Francisco “(My teacher) Giants over the New York Schimmel would always Mets 5-0 Tuesday night. be swatting The rookie allowed three my hands with baserunners her ruler to FACES — all on hit make me pay batters. He also attention, but had a two-run I couldn’t stop single for his looking out the ¿UVWELJOHDJXH Hargrow window.” RBIs and Knop even- ¿QLVKHGZLWK tually ditched Heston two more hits the piano than the Mets. lessons and The pitching-rich Giants began riding his have thrown a no-hitter in bike down from four straight seasons, with Byford his childhood Heston following Matt home on Pend- Cain’s perfect game against leton’s north Houston in 2012 and hitless hill to watch gems by in practice from 2013 and ‘14. the sidelines. The only other team to Football accomplish that feat was EHFDPHKLV¿UVW the AP Photo/Tony Dejak Jambura love. from 1962-65, according forward LeBron James (23) celebrates with teammate Matthew Dellavedova “During the to STATS. Hall of Famer during the second half of Game 3 of ’s NBA Finals against the in games we used pitched all Cleveland, Tuesday, June 9, 2015. to get a can or four of those. a milk carton or whatever ZH FRXOG ¿QG and we’d play Lilly sandlot football “I’m out there Cavs grab series lead on the sidelines during the game,” he said. “I naked. No, I’m played all the other sports, Game 3 eight assists in 46 minutes, his baseball, basketball, but I not wearing Cleveland holds third stellar performance in his knew football was what I anything.“ ¿IWK VWUDLJKW ¿QDOV 7KH &DYV wanted to do.” off Warriors in who won Game 2 at Golden State So one could imagine Cleveland Golden St. IRU WKHLU ¿UVW HYHU ¿QDOV ZLQ QRZ Knop’s displeasure, when — Richard Sherman fourth quarter KDYH WKHLU ¿UVW DW 4XLFNHQ /RDQV KHDGLQJ LQWR ¿IWK JUDGH KH 96 91 Arena. They’ll have a chance to was told his family would Seattle Seahawks CB By TOM WITHERS take a commanding 3-1 lead in the be moving to Hillsboro. He when asked if he was Cavaliers survived Golden State’s best-of-seven series in Game 4 on would not be a Buckaroo. wearing any extra furious fourth-quarter comeback Thursday night. He would not play for head protection for the elbow CLEVELAND — LeBron led by for a 96-91 “This is a great moment and my coach Don Requa. he injured in the NFC James came home last summer to win over the Warriors on Tuesday teammates need me,” James said. “When we moved away it Championship. Sherman win a championship — one like no night to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA “It’s my job to go out and lead those was pretty disappointing,” he other. Finals. guys, teach those guys, yell at those recalled. “I just really wanted chose not to undergo guys and then come back and tell to be a Buckaroo.” Tommy John surgery and He’s two wins away. “Those 3’s Steph had in that Pushed by a crowd howling fourth quarter, those are the same them it’s OK, let’s move to the next But Knop would return as has been able to partic- to see Cleveland’s 51-year title RQHVWKDWKHPLVVHGLQWKH¿UVWWKUHH play.” a 10th-grader when his father ipate in organized team drought end, James scored 40 quarters,” James said. “He’s just a Cleveland nearly threw Game 3 became part-owner of a local activities, which ended points, his new sidekick Matthew great shooter.” away. furniture store, and on July Tuesday. Dellavedova added 20 and the James added 12 rebounds and See NBA/2B 10 will head an induction class of six players and one team at the 12th Annual THIS DATE IN SPORTS Buckaroo Football Hall of Fame reception. 1933 — Johnny Goodman Former Pendleton coach wins the U.S. Open golf title, PENDLETON Rollin Schimmel, players making him the last amateur Edgar Hargrow, Monte to win this event. Linke, Storaci honored by T-Wolves Byford, Earl Jambura and 1990 — Andres Gomez Jay Lilly, and the 1961 team ends 10 years of Grand Slam East Oregonian and scored 25 runs with 15 RBIs. will also be honored. frustration with a 6-3, 2-6, He was a valued member of the Knop became a two-year 6-4, 6-4 victory over Andre Sierra Linke has won just about program beyond his play on the starter for the Bucks, earning Agassi to capture the men’s every award imaginable in a Blue ¿HOG DQG VKRZHG D VWURQJ ZRUN a full-time starting job in his title in the French Open for Mountain Community College ethic through his duties with the senior season of 1977. KLV¿UVW*UDQG6ODPFKDPSL uniform. ¿HOG FUHZ DQG JDPH PDQDJHPHQW He started all 12 games onship. The decorated volleyball player He will attend Corbin University in that year for a team that 2005 — Baltimore’s 4-3 added another on Tuesday, though, the fall. UHDFKHG WKH VWDWH VHPL¿QDOV win over Cincinnati marks when she was named one of the The Wally McCrae award has and is considered to be one WKH ¿UVW WLPH WKDW WKUHH recipients of the Wally McCrae Linke Storaci been given every year since 1975 RIWKH¿QHVWDVVHPEOHGXQGHU 500-homer players appear in Student Athlete of the Year Award. WR KRQRU %0&&¶V ¿UVW FROOHJH Requa. the same game the Orioles’ Baseball player Alex Storaci was Linke was also the East Region president. Each year BMCC athletic “This is one of the biggest Sammy Sosa (580) and named the male recipient. and NWAC Tournament MVP and director Brett Bryan selects one honors I’ve had in my life,” Rafael Palmeiro (559), and Linke, a sophomore outside led the conference with 273 kills. She male and one female athlete to be said Knop, who is already a the Reds’ Ken Griffey, who hitter from Pasco, was the 2014 will continue her playing career at honored for their commitment in member of one hall of fame hits a solo shot in the eighth Baden Volleyball Player of the Year Eastern Oregon University this fall. the classroom and on the playing as an assistant coach with the inning for No. 511. while leading the Timberwolves to 6WRUDFL D VRSKRPRUH ¿UVW ¿HOGV7KHLUQDPHVZLOOEHDGGHGWR 1983 Southern Oregon foot- Contact us at 541-966-0838 or their third-straight NWAC champi- baseman from Kennewick, batted the plaque that hangs on campus in ball team. “I’m real excited [email protected] onship. .242 for the T-Wolves this spring the McCrae Activity Center. See HALL/2B