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THE BULLETIN • TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010
P R E P G O L F : S TAT E TO U R N A M E N T
Storm girls, Panther boys in contention Two-stroke lead puts Summit girls in position to repeat as state champions Bulletin staff report
New York Yankees’ Marcus Thames runs home on his walkoff home run off Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon that gave the Yankees an 11-9 win Monday.
BANKS — For the fourth time in five years, Summit High is in position to win a girls state golf championship. The reigning champion Storm enter the second and final day of the 2010 Class 5A state girls tournament with a two-stroke lead over runnerup Crescent Valley, 335-337. Kristen Parr ended the first day with a 5-over-par 77 to lead the Storm, while Madi Mansberger added an 80, Stacey Patterson carded
an 87, and Marlee Barton recorded a 91. “We’re right where we thought we’d be,” said Summit coach Jerry Hackenbruck after Monday’s 18-hole round at Quail Valley Golf Course. “If we play well (today), we should hold on for the championship.” Parr, a sophomore, and Mansberger, a freshman — the only two underclassmen on the Storm’s state tournament roster — carried Summit on Monday. See Girls / D5
Led by Landon Moore’s 71, Redmond sits in second place at boys Class 6A tournament Bulletin staff report CORVALLIS — It takes more than a little rain to phase the Panthers. Redmond Highs’ Landon Moore, no stranger to playing golf in less than ideal conditions, posted Monday’s best score at the Class 6A boys state golf tournament and helped boost the Panthers into second place after the opening round at Trysting Tree Golf Club. Moore’s 1-under-par 71 led Redmond, which carded a 298 after the first day of state tournament action. Andy Rodby, in a five-way tie for fourth,
finished with a one-over 73 while Panthers teammate Jared Lambert is locked in a seven-way tie for ninth after recording a 74. “About four holes in the wind picked up and it started to rain,” said Redmond coach Ron Buerger. “I just told the boys, ‘Hey, this is Panthers weather.’ ” The back nine proved to be trickier than the front, as both Colton Henshaw and Mason Rodby saw their scores take a small dive after shooting 1-over and 2over par, respectively, on the front nine. See Boys / D5
INSIDE MLB Phillies......... 12 Pirates ...........2
Royals ............4 Orioles ...........3
Mets...............3 Braves............2
Twins .............8 Blue Jays .......3
Reds...............6 Brewers..........3
Rays ...............4 Indians ...........3
D’backs ..........5 Marlins ..........1
Rangers .........4 Angels ...........3
Cardinals .......6 Nationals .......2
Yankees ....... 11 Red Sox .........9
Cubs ..............4 Rockies ..........2
Athletics.........8 Mariners ........4
Padres ...........3 Giants ............1
White Sox ........ Tigers .......ppd.
HEATHER CLARK
Cyclists gear up for road nationals in June
Dodgers .........6 Astros ............2
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Yankees out duel Red Sox for 11-9 win Two late home runs lead New York to victory over rival Boston, see Page D4 Pete Erickson / The Bulletin
NBA Suns snuffed out by Lakers in Game 1 Kobe Bryant scores 40 points as L.A. takes a 128-107 victory over Phoenix, see Page D3
Ben Abbott, 18 and a member of the Bend Blues, a Central Oregon boys high school rugby team, catches and runs with the ball during a touch rugby game at practice last Tuesday in Bend. The Blues are 9-0 in league and seeded No. 1 going into the Rugby Oregon Division II State Championship.
Bend Blues winning with flying colors C.O. boys rugby team is ranked No. 1 going into state championships By Katie Brauns The Bulletin
Not bad, for a bunch of rookies. The Bend Blues, a local high school boys rugby team made up mostly of relative novices, have an undefeated record and a No. 1 state ranking in their division, and will play for a state championship in their second year. This past Saturday in Portland, they won a Rugby
Oregon Division II semifinal playoff game 42-0 over North Clackamas. “Our team has tackled really well this year,” says K.C. Greenleaf, head coach of the Blues. “That’s one of the major reasons why we have been getting all these shutouts. We only had one tackling practice … and really good defense all year. And we only had one run against us of more than 20 yards all year.” See Blues / D5
COMMUNITY SPORTS
oad nationals are just over a month away, but riders interested in participating in the criterium, road race and/or time trial national championships can avoid steep late fees by registering in the next two weeks. The 2010 USA Cycling Elite, U23 & Junior Road National Championships, along with the U.S. Paracycling Road National Championships, return to Central Oregon June 22-27 for seven days of national championship racing in three road disciplines: criterium, time trial and road race. Registration for the races, all of which will be staged in Bend, is available online at www. usacycling.org. Entry fees increase by $25 per event for elite and U23 riders and by $10 per event for junior riders after June 1. Though on-site registration will be available in Bend from June 21 to June 26, entry fees by then are expected to be double what riders pay between now and June 1. Junior categories are largely open to any rider age 18 and under, and opportunities are available for the rest of us to test our speed and strength against the country’s best in the individual race against the clock. While only proven category riders may enter the elite men’s and women’s criterium and road championships, the time trial championships in all divisions — junior, U23 and elites — are open to all cyclists regardless of their racing experience or background. See Nationals / D5
OREGON HIGH SCHOOL EQUESTRIAN
Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol, right, shoots over Phoenix Suns center Channing Frye during the first half in Game 1 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals in Los Angeles, Monday.
INDEX Scoreboard ................................D2 Auto racing ................................D2 Prep Sports ...............................D3 NBA ...........................................D3 Major League Baseball ............. D4 Community Sports ................... D6
Championship run for local riders enzie Legg, Taryn Gates, Brittney Bounds and CENTRAL POINT — With Central Oregon Inside Lindsey Soliz placed first in the working 4’s drill riders landing a number of medals, the Central event, and the Redmond team of Brandice Durfee, • OHSET state District successfully defended its championMegen Hopper, Jordan Payne, Danielle Pilon, meet results Nautique Simpson, Jessica Dillon and Hennessey ship over the weekend at the 2010 Oregon High in Prep School Equestrian Teams state meet. Sloter placed first in the short program drill. Scoreboard, The four-day competition, showcasing contesSilver medalists included Mountain View’s Page D3 tants from OHSET’s eight districts, concluded MacWhorter, who placed second in the in hand Sunday at the Jackson County Fairgrounds and trail, stock seat equitation and hunt seat equiExpo Park. tation events. Also winning silver among CenMountain View junior Courtney Thomas claimed several tral Oregon riders were Bobbie Jo Rasauer of Sisters, in high honors at the state meet, including a gold medal for dressage; Karlee Markham of Mountain View, in barplacing first in the poles competition. Thomas received high- rels; Ciara Timm of Bend High, in poles; Abby Beamer point awards in both individual event versatility and overall of Madras, in figure 8; and the Mountain View team of versatility, and she also was overall timed champion. Thomas, Hood, Kyia Sell, Morgan Crabtree and Krystal In addition, Thomas joined Maddie Hood and Laurie Brix in working 4’s drill. MacWhorter on a Mountain View team that captured Another Madras rider, Kayla Vincent, won a bronze first place in the team penning competition. medal in showmanship. Among gold medalists from Central Oregon were two Winner of the $500 state OHSET scholarship for the drill teams: The Sisters team of MacKenzie Gellings, McK- Central District was La Pine High senior Chrystal Bates.
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Kristen Russell / Submitted photo
Golden performance: Courtney Thomas, a junior from Mountain View High, rides to a gold medal in the poles competition at the Oregon High School Equestrian Teams state championship meet, which concluded Sunday in Central Point.