8-31 What’s Happening

NWTF organizational meeting set tonight

A new Yakima Valley chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will debut this evening with an organizational meeting at the Selah Civic Center.

Anyone with an interest in wild turkey hunting and conservation issues is invited to attend the 6:30 p.m. meeting at the civic center, 216 S. First St.

The NWTF’s regional director, Barnabas Koka, is expected to come over from Idaho for the meeting, and Washington state chapter president Kurt Beckley is also scheduled to attend.

For more information about the meeting or NWTF goals, call Ross Huffman at 509-961-8093.

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Tickets available for DU’s Sept. 9 banquet

Tickets are on sale for the Yakima Ducks Unlimited banquet set for 5:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Apple Tree Golf Resort.

The event will feature the silent and live auctions members have come to expect, with plenty of guns, outfitter trips (hunting, fishing and golf) and other outdoor-related items available to win or purchase. A variety of “date night” packages to numerous destinations will also be up for grabs.

Tickets are $75 each (or $300 for sponsor or $1,000 per table of eight, including one sponsor), and will remain on sale through Sept. 8. Dinner options will be prime rib or salmon.

For more information, call Nate Rothrock at 509-630-3319, or e-mail nate.rothrock@gmail.com. Tickets can also be purchased online by going to www.ducks.org/state/68 and then clicking on the Yakima DU Dinner link.

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AROUND AND ABOUT

PCT STRETCH REOPENED: A 6.5-mile segment of the Pacific Crest Trail inside the Alpine Lakes Wilderness — between Mineral Creek Trail 1331 to Lemah Meadows Trail 1323.2, closed since last summer for safety reasons related to fire and burnt trees — was reopened to the public last week. Two detour routes to the trails — popular with hikers, Scouts and horse riders — were in place during the closure.

DELAYS AT RAINIER: Visitors can expect occasional delays of up to 20 minutes when accessing Mount Rainier National Park’s southwest entrance because of a construction project on Nisqually Road, six miles east of the entrance. The work schedule will be primarily Monday through Thursday, with some work on Fridays if necessary, and nothing on weekends.

FIRE NEAR ENCHANTMENTS: Hikers heading up to Chelan County to hike in or near the Enchantments can expect some smoke from the Eightmile Lake Fire, which has been burning on as much as 190 acres above Eightmile Lake west of the Enchantments. Two trails (Eightmile 1552, and Eightmile/Trout Lake 1554) remain closed, but nearby trails to Stuart and Colchuck lakes are unaffected.

LAKE WENATCHEE CLOSURE: The state parks commission closed Lake Wenatchee State Park last Thursday because of safety problems associated with tree root rot that led to two trees falling in the south campground. On Monday, the commission announced it was reopening the day-use area of the park and that campsites 101 through 148 would be reopened by this Thursday in time for the Labor Day camping crowds.

DEER POACHING CHARGE: An 18-year-old Walla Walla man was charged last week with poaching four deer in the Woodward Canyon area of western Walla Walla County on Aug. 2. Charges included seven gross misdemeanor counts, four related to closed-season hunting and wastage, and one each for spotlighting big game, shooting from a road and having a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle.

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BIRD ALERT

The fall migration of Vaux’s swift through the Yakima Valley is picking up. The swifts spend the night roosting in large chimneys, typically gathering near their selected chimney in the 20 minutes before sunset and dropping into the chimney shortly after sunset — earlier in poorer weather.

The chimney must be brick-lined, which gives the birds a rougher surface to cling to.  Swifts have such weak feet they can’t perch on the branch of a tree or a power line like swallows do. They use their stiff tails to help them roost in the chimney, similar to the way woodpeckers use their tails when they climb a tree.

Two birders counted 810 Vaux’s swifts flying into the large chimney at the Herald-Republic building on Friday evening, then counted 830 on Saturday. A slow-motion video recount of Saturday’s chimney drop showed that 1,041 birds had actually flown into the chimney that evening. Sunday’s total was 850. The fall migration should continue for another 10 days.

Are there any volunteers to show up to the Herald-Republic building in the morning and see what time the swifts fly out?

Another birder spotted swifts circling around the chimney Sunday evening at the old Parker Heights School on Yakima Valley Highway. The flock was around 40 at 7:25 p.m., grew to 300 just after sunset, flew away at 8:03, then came back with a vengeance two minutes later.

At 8:06 p.m. a continuous drop of 490 Swifts entered the chimney; one early bird and six late ones brought the total to 497.

A visit to Wenas Lake Sunday morning found a lower water level and more exposed mud, and therefore more shorebirds searching for tasty morsels in the mud. Highlights included one greater yellowlegs, two Baird’s sandpipers and 24 Wilson’s snipe, plus the spectacle of 250 violet-green swallows flying low over the lake.

Please call you bird sightings in to the Yakima Valley Audubon phone line at 509-248-1963.

— Denny Granstrand

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ON THE CALENDAR

TODAY: The Cascadians’ “Tuesdays” hiking group will head up to Chelan County for a 9-mile hike to Colchuck Lake, a trek that will include 2,200 feet of elevation gain. Participants should meet at 7:30 a.m. at the 40th Avenue Bi-Mart, bringing along a lunch, plenty of water, sturdy boots and clothing for potential changes in the weather.

WEDNESDAY: The Mount Adams Cycling Club’s weekly 24-mile Naches Loop begins at 6 p.m. at the Fred Meyer/Key Bank parking lot. For more online info, go to www.mountadamscycling.org.

THURSDAY: The Cascadians’ Pokies will hike up to Edgar Rock overlooking Highway 410 near Cliffdel. For information on meeting time and place, call Ramona Banning at 509-965-9304.

MONDAY: The Mount Adams Cycling Club will hold a members-and-guests bike ride starting at 5:45 p.m. from YAC Fitness in Terrace Heights, with the ride to be somewhere between 23 and 30 miles.

Bears secure postseason berth

PASCO, Wash. — For the first time since 2000, the Yakima Bears are heading to the Northwest League playoffs.

Yakima’s 4-3 victory over Tri-City and Spokane’s 5-4 win over Boise on Sunday eliminates the Hawks from postseason contention and means the Bears will face the Indians in the Eastern Division championship series.

As has been the case for much of the season, Yakima’s bullpen led the way on Sunday night.

Corey Davisson

(3-1) and Jake Hale worked four innings of relief for the win and save respectively. They combined to allow one hit and strike out nine.

Six of the strikeouts belonged to Hale, who — along with earning his fourth save — lowered his earned-run average to 0.25.

Yakima opened the scoring in the first inning when Michael Freeman scored on Henry Zabala’s groundout.

Tri-City took the lead in the bottom of the inning when Nathan Hines and Jeremiah Sammy scored on Dominic Altobelli’s double.

Yakima tied the game in the third when Freeman scored on Zach Walters’ groundout.

Both teams scored in their halves of the fifth inning, Yakima on a wild pitch by T-C starter Josh Hungerman, and the Dust Devils on a Bryce Massanari groundout.

Yakima took the lead for good in the seventh when Michael Weber scored on Freeman’s single off of Tri-City’s Sean Jarrett (1-1).

Hale struck out six of the seven batters he faced, allowing only a ninth-inning hit to Joshua Powers.

The victory was the Bears’ 38th of the season, assuring them of their first non-losing season since 2003.

Yakima holds a two-game advantage over Spokane with seven games to play in the second half. However, because the Indians won the first-half title, they are ineligible to win the second half.

Boise’s loss to Spokane was its 39th of the season, which means the Hawks will not be able to catch Yakima in the overall season standings. The Northwest League uses overall record as its first tie-breaker if the first-half champion also has the best second-half record.

• Click here for the Northwest League’s playoff procedures.

08/29/10 Yakima Bears update

Next game

Opponent: Tri-City Dust Devils.

When, where: 7:15 p.m. today, Gesa Stadium, Pasco.

Radio: KUTI (1460).

Probable pitchers: Yakima TBA vs. Tri-City TBA.

Box score

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NWL standings

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Click here for overall standings

8/29/10 Hot Shots 3-on-3 Results

1/2 Boys

Lil Homeboys 7, Lil Ballers 3; Wip Wip Boys 11, BC/DC 4

2nd Boys

Wip Wip Boys 10, Pirates 7; Yakima Sports Supply 6, Wip Wip Boys 5.

3rd Boys

Championship: Legends in the Making 11, Rangers 1; Eastside Lil Pirates 11, Lil G Town Ballerz 4; Eastside Pirates 7, Wapato Little Stars 6; Legends in the Making 10, Naches 2; Lightning Boyz 5, Medicine Valley 1; Lil G Town Ballers 4, Selah Stars 3; Medicine Valley 6, Mcclure Mustants 4; Rangers 8, Pirates 4.

3rd Girls

Championship: Ballers d. WNBA forfeit; Baller 4, Stars 3; Stars 16, Thunder 2.

4th Boys

Harrah 10, Dynamites 9; Sunnyside 10, Blazers 9; The Dynamites 9, Blazers 7; Championship: Zillah 9, Harrah 8.

4th Girls

Championship: Roadrunners 14, West Valley 2; Roadrunners 17, EV Girls 0; West Valley 13, Panthers 1; West Valley 2, Zillah 1; West Valley 5, East Valley 1; Zillah 6, Pirates 1.

5th Boys

Championship: Zillah 13, Nightmares 12; Nightmares 8, Cougars 2; Ranger Danger 13, Naches 2; Zillah 15, Lost Days 6; Zillah 17, WV Sharks 12; Zillah 15, Cougars 12; Zillah 15, Selah Nightmares 13.

5th Girls

Championship: Hoopstarz 6, Grandview 5; All Stars 16, Naches 5; Flaming Hot Devils 10, Wapato 5; Freedom 6, Mini Wolves 3; Grandview 6, Flamin Hot Devils 3; Grandview 6, Naches 1; Grandview 8, All Star 7; Hoop Starz 8, Grandview 6; Hoop Starz 9, All Star 4; Mini Wolves 4, Gap 3; Naches Thunder 7, She Devils 5; She Devils 6, Granger 4; SWAT 5, Freedom 0; Swatt 11, Sunnyside 2; WV Sharks 12, Lil Ballers 8.

6th Boys

Championship: Lightning 10, Hoop Dreams 9;  Dawgs 11, Thunder 4; Hoop Dreams 15, Wolfpack 14; Kings 11, Fab 4 10; Lightning 7, Hoop Dreams 6; Selah Dawgs 14, Tropics 4; Wolf Pack 13, Cougars 5; Wolfpack 12, Kings 10.

6th Girls

Championship: 4 Real 13, Lady Heat 11; 4 Real 9, West Valley Elite 6; 4 Real 11, Wildcats 7; Baller Girls 12, Yakima Kalisma 3; Baller Girls 13, WV Elite 9; Club Yakima 7, Selah 6; Final Four 7, Lone Wolf 6

Final Four 5, Club Yakima 3; Lady Heat 10, You Can’t See me 9; Lady Heat 9, West Valley Elite 6; Lady Heat 12, Baller Girls 7; Lady Heat 12, Wildkats 11; Wildcats 10, WV Elite 7.

7th Boys

Championship: Mantra Four 20, Suntown Ballerz 8; Big Shots 16, Spartan Ballerz 6; Big Shots 10, Flight 9; Can’t Handle 16, Toppenish Wildcats 6; Can’t Handle 15, Wapato Bulldogs 8; Can’t Handle 10, Back to Back 9; CW Shock 15, Big Shots 14; CW Shock 13, Can’t Handle 9; Explosion 7, Spartan Ballerz 6; Flight 10, Washington Fruit Commission 2; Mantra Four 12, Back to Back 10; Mantra Four 14, Suntown Ballerz 8; Suntown Ballerz 14, CW Shock 8; Suntown Ballerz 10, CW Shock 8; Swantown Ballers 11, Toppenish Wildcats 7; Swantown Ballers 11, Explosion 7; Wapato Bulldogs 14, Highland Jr Scots 5.

7th Girls

Championship: Pheonix Suns 11, Lightning 5; Lady Grizz 9, Zillah Leopards 2; Lightning Strike 9, Step It up 7; Paa-Tu-Nami 10, Devil Dogs 6; Paa-Tu-Nami 9, Lil Vikes 4; Pheonix Suns 12, Lightning Strike 7; Step It Up 8, Skagit Storm 5; Step It Up 10, Lady Grizz 9.

8th Boys Red

Championship: H Town Dawgs 13, EV Pride 7; Bad Thunder 13, EV Final 4 11; Bad Thunder 16, Best of the West 15; Dollar Menu Baller 15, Blue Devils 13; EV Pride 11, And 1 6; H-Town Dawgs 10, And 1 6; EV Pride 18, Dollar Menu Ballerz 13; Best of the West 18, Highland Scotties 10; EV Pride 9, Canam Ballers 7.

8th Boys White

Riverside Crusaders 14, MSI Construction 7; YVFWC Mabton and 1 14, West Valley 10; YVFWC Mabton and 1 6, Red Devils 3; Championship: Zillah 12, YVFWC – Mabton and 1 7; Zillah 14, Red Devils 7; West Valley 11, Rodents 8; YVFWC Mabton and 1 18, LC Ballers 4.

8th Girls

Championship: WV Elite 10, And 1 8; And 1 13, Sun Town Superstarz 4; And 1 6, Selah Ballerz 3; And 1 8, Pasco Dawgs 7; Ballerz 7, Valley Girls 4; NDN 11, 2 Legit 7; NDN Gurlz 11, Squires 7; Pasco Dawgs 14, Ballers 4; Squires 7, Slam Dunk Ladiez 6; Team and 1 7, Yakima Fusion 5; Valley Girls 14, Baller Babes 12; WV Elite 8, Suntown 7; WV Elite 11, Pasco Dawgs 9.

9th Boys

Championship: Wildcats 17, Aztecs 16; Aztecs 18, War Squad 12; Da Ballers 19, Grandview Hounds 5; Fantastic 4 15, The Vikings 4; Grandview Hounds 13, Firedogs 10; Hoop Kings 13, Da Ballerz 12; Suntown 16, Juke 3 11; The Vikings 14, Vikings 12; Toppenish Wildcats 15, Aztecs 10; War Squad 15, Suntown 13; War Squad 13, Fantastic 4 12; Wildcats 12, War Squad 7.

9th Girls

Championship: Charlie’s Angels 14, Hungry Hipps 6; Angels 13, CLWK 5; Charlie’s Angels 11, Hippos 4; CLWK 8, Mabton Lady Viks 3; Devils 6, FB-Z 4; Hippo 10, Suntown 6; Hungry Hipps 6, Selah Smash 3; Selah Smash 12, Ballaholics 7; Selah Smash 12, Ballaholics 7; Selah Smash 7, Sun Town Ladyz 3; Selah Smash 8, CLWK 7; Thunder 19, Fab Fresh 2; Thunder 8, Devils 5; Vikes 8, Swantown 3; Aztecs 19, Fantastic 4 16.

10th Boys

Championship: And 1 19, Yakima Sports Supply 11; Advanced Auto Sound 16, Elephant Trompers 11; And 1 11, Eagles 8; And 1 13, Yakima Sports Supply 10; Eagles 18, Highland 8; Eagles 8, Team 4 7; Eagles 8, Iron 4 7; Griz 18, Lower Valley Rez 9; Highland 10, Griz 8; Iron 4 11, Advanced Auto Sound 7; Wolf Riderz 18, Grizz 12; Wolfryderz 15, T Town 14; Yakima Sports Supply 12, Iron 4 8; Yakima Sports Supply 13, Iron 4 10.

10th Girls

Championship: Lady Ballerz 13, Tee Kay Jay Eye 11; Hoopaholics 7, Selah Vikings 6; Lady Ballerz 17, Yakima Heat 8; Tee Kay Jay Eye 14, Monstars 6; Tee Kay Jay Eye 14, Hoopaholics 8; Tee Kay Jay Eye 18, Yakima Heat 8; WV Heat 11, JZ Crew 6; Yakima Club 9, Lady Grizz 3.

11/12 Girls

Championship: AH 20, White Swan 7; AH 14, Cheeseburgers 13; AH 14, Cheeseburgers 6; AH 18, White Swan 9; Alleyoops 10, Highland 1; Alleyoops 15, Atta Baby 5; Allyoops 12, Lady Vikings 3; Atta Baby 17, Stuhnsa 12; Cheeseburger 15, Fantastic 4 7; Cheeseburger 20, Superheros 4; Fantastic 4 8, Suntown Breezes 7; State Farm Linda Roth 11, Hoopaholics 8; Superheros 18, State Farm Linda Roth 12; White Swan 12, Superheros 8; White Swan 1, AH 0.

11th Boys

Championship: Fresh 13, CoolKids 9; Real Basketball 15, Four Little Indian Kids 8; BBL 20, Hoops 16; Cook Kids 20, BBL 19; Cook Kids 18, 4 Amigos 16; Cool Kids 20, Rez Ballerz 15; Cool Kids 16, Fresh 14; Fresh 17, Wolfpack 15; Fresh 19, Rez Ballers 13; Hoops or Die 16, Red Devils 9; Real Basketball 13, Yakima Sports Supply 6; Reel Basketball 12, Shirts & Skins 7; Rez Ballers 20, BBL 19; Shirts & Skins 10, Dream Team 9; Wolfpack 21, CoolKids 15.

12th Boys

Championship: 206 18, Warriors 17; Brancheros 20, Highland 12; EV 12, Poochie 10; Warriors 17, 3 Rancheros 14; Warriors 20, Express 11; Warriors 16, 206 15; Warriors 16, 2 To 1 15; Zoo 16, Pinapple Express 12.

Co-Ed

Championship: FROG 13, Johnny Cash & Company 4; Johnny Cash & Company 12, Yakima Shooters 10.

Men Open Blue

Championship: Toon Squad 15, Team Jordan 14; Remain Nameless 20, Wonderbread 16; Slightly Stupid 20, Tap Out 0; Team Jordan 16, Return of the Peters 14; Team Jordan 14, Remain Nameless 13.

Men Open Red

Championship: Phat 4 20, Rez Ballers 19; 3C 12, Out of Shape 9; Bad Boys 20, 3C 14; Glacier 17, Rec Ballers 15; Jack-Sons 13, Down Low 8; Phat 4 2, J Ballers 0; Rez Ballas 20, Rez Ballas 11; Rez Ballas 20, Kimmel Athletic 13; Rez Ballers 19, Bad Boys 7; Rez Ballers 20, Jack-Sons 5; Rez Ballers 20, Glacier 11; J Ballers 11, Kimmel Athletic 10; Phat 4 20, Glacier 12; Rez Ballers 20, 3 C 8.

Men Open White

Championship: Old School 20, G Town Ballerz 15; G Town Ballerz 18, Wapos 17; G Town Ballerz 20, Old School 19; Hustle & Flow 20, Wapos 5; Hustle & Flow 20, Team Tofu 16; Hutstle & Flow 20, PB & J 13; Old School 18, Team Tofu 9; Old School 20, Hustle & Flow 3; Old School 20, G Town Ballerz 14; Rez Stars 17, Schells Produce 16; Schells Produce 7, Deceptive 4; Still Around  19, Shootem Up 14; Team Tofu 20, Yakima Bears 11; Yakima Bears 19, Longshot 18.

6 Under Red

Championship: Armed & Dangerous 19, Treaty Days 14; Yakima Sports Supply 17, Sunnyside 16; 4 Guys From Wenatch 20, Bower 6; Armed & Dangerous 17, Scoop 16; Armed & Dangerous 12, TC Ballers 11; Deep Dish 16, Light Em Up 13; Hawks 17, Air Ballers 4; Scoop 20, Yakima Sports Supply 18; Treaty Days 13, SWOS 12; Treaty Days 20, Deep Dish 14; Treaty Days 15, NBA Street Gods 13 Treaty Days 15, Scoop 14; Treaty Days 19, TC Ballers 18; Yakima Sports Supply 16, Not So Good 8.

6 Under White

Championship: Fab 4 20, Still Around 9;  En Fuego 14, Teippas Finest  12; En Fuego 17, Recognized Ballerz 16; Fab Four 20, Columbia Court Club 7; Fab Four 20, Still Around 16; Recongnized Ballers 11, Mucho Grande 10; Recongnized Ballers 17, Eu Fuegu 16; Recongnized Ballers 17, Columbia Court Club 15; Recongnized Ballers 19, Shoot Em Up 17; Shoot Em Up 16, Sunset Allstars 15; Still Around  18, Recognized Ballerz 12; Sunset Allstars 17, Yakima Sports Supply 11; Yakima Sports Supply 13, B Squad 11.

8/29/10 Central Washington-Minnesota Duluth photo gallery

Photos from Saturday’s NCAA Division II college football game between Central Washington University and the University of Minnesota Duluth at Tomlinson Stadium in Ellensburg, Wash. All photos by Andy Sawyer of the Yakima Herald-Republic.

An Imperfect 10 for Wildcats

CWU offense misfires against Minnesota Duluth ||

ELLENSBURG,Wash. — As predictions go, Blaine Bennett’s words were not especially bold. But as a warning they spoke volumes.

“We won’t beat anybody,” the Central Washington coach said, “if we don’t score more than 10 points.”

Presumably that means anybody and everybody, including the five remaining teams on the Wildcats’ schedule this season (they play all four of their GNAC opponents twice, plus non-conference foes Eastern Washington and Southern Oregon).

And even though CWU had in fact triumphed a year ago with such a modest offensive output in its opener at Mesa State, that victory was due largely to a dominant defense.

So in that regard two things were abundantly clear Saturday: First, Central’s defense is not as good as last season’s, and second, the total Bennett mentioned was not nearly enough to compete with, let alone defeat, No. 4 Minnesota Duluth.

“We’ve got some things to sort out,” he said after fifth-ranked CWU had been clobbered 35-10 in its regionally televised season opener before 3,973 sun-bathed fans at Tomlinson Stadium. “We’ve got to decide who’s going to play quarterback for us, and we’ve got to find an offensive package that will work for that quarterback.”

Saturday’s game, which saw senior transfer Alex Cate start and finish while redshirt sophomore Ryan Robertson played most of the second half, apparently provided little resolution to the issue.

Cate struggled after an encouraging start. He was 9 for 15, but threw for only 67 yards plus an interception that led to Duluth’s second touchdown.

Robertson was 21 for 32 for 236 yards and Central’s lone TD, a 39-yard sideline strike to Chris Smith late in the third quarter. But he also threw two picks, the second of which was returned 46 yards for a touchdown by Duluth’s Forest Clements.

Bennett liked the running of senior Bryson Kelly, who gained 52 yards on 13 carries, but said, “We were way too predictable, and then the score got out of hand and we had to throw every down.”

The Wildcats led 3-0 on Pavel Pachenko’s 37-yard field to cap the hosts’ first possession, but then saw Duluth score 28 unanswered points.

Sophomore quarterback Chase Vogler burst 55 yards up the middle after being flushed out of the pocket to make if 21-3 with 1:47 left in the first half, then connected with ace receiver D.J. Winfield on an 89-yard touchdown pass on the Bulldogs’ first possession of the second.

The play was set up by a fake to All-American running back Isaac Odim, after which Vogler rolled to his left and then found Winfield behind the coverage.

“I thought about running the ball at first,” said Vogler, a sophomore who finished 9 of 18 for 183 yards with no interceptions. “But then I saw D.J. running over the middle with his hand up.

“That just shows you how the best player in the country (Odim) can have an effect even when he doesn’t touch the ball. We knew play action would work.”

Said Bennett, “Our pass defense was not very good. We can’t give up a big play like that — it’s 21-3, then all of a sudden it’s 28-3.”

Central’s bright spot was clearly its run defense, with West Valley’s Taylor Tanasse and Kittitas’ Mike Reno helping the front line and fourth-year starter Adam Bighill leading the linebackers.

“We just need to come together as a team,” said Tanasse, who helped limit Odim to 50 yards and a 4-yard touchdown on 20 rushes. “We have to establish some cohesiveness between the offense and defense. We need to help each other out.

“We did OK against the run, but we can’t let the quarterback take off up the middle like their guy did.”

For Bennett, however, the sore spot was the offense. He’s a former quarterback, after all, and serves as offensive coordinator.

“I don’t think either quarterback played very well,” Bennett said. “Both guys made some good decisions and both guys made some bad decisions. And our receivers didn’t do a very good job of catching the ball.”

As is often the case in one-sided games, the final numbers were deceiving.

With Duluth content to relinquish several small plays in lieu of a big one, CWU compiled more first downs (20-16) and total yards (370).

The Wildcats, however, lost their first regular-season home game since Nov. 10, 2007, when Nebraska-Omaha blew them away 59-21. Two weeks later in the NCAA Division II playoffs, Central avenged the defeat with a 20-17 win — much as Duluth got even Saturday for last year’s 13-10 home loss to CWU.

Like Blaine Bennett said, it’s tough to win when you don’t score more than 10 points.

Minnesota Duluth    0    21    7    7    —    35
Central Washington    3    0    7    0    —    10
First quarter
CWU — FG Pavel Panchenko 37, 7:31.
Second quarter
MD — Brian Hanson 1 run (David Nadeau kick), 13:06.
MD — Isaac Odim 4 run (Nadeau kick), 6:30.
MD — Chase Vogler 55 run (Nadeau kick), 1:47.
Third quarter
MD — D.J. Winfield 89 pass from Vogler (Nadeau kick), 11:38.
CWU — Chris Smith 39 pass from Ryan Robertson (Panchenko kick), 1:08.
Fourth quarter
MD — Forest Clements 46 interception return (Nadeau kick), 14:09.
MD    CWU
First downs    16    20
Rushes-yards    36-162    22-67
Passing    183    303
Comp-Att-Int    9-18-0    30-48-3
Return yards    86    83
Punts-Avg.    8-34.5    4-41.5
Fumbles-Lost    0-0    1-0
Penalties-Yards    8-72    9-78
Time of Possession    29:58    30:02
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Minnesota Duluth, Vogler 6-69, Odim 20-50, Brad Foss 9-42, Hanson 1-1. Central Washington, Bryson Kelly 13-52, Alex Cate 3-17, Ishmael Stinson 3-13, Ryan Robertson 2-minus 5, Team 1-minus 10.
PASSING — Minnesota Duluth, Vogler 9-18-0-183. Central Washington, Robertson 21-33-2-236, Cate 9-15-1-67.
RECEIVING — Minnesota Duluth, Winfield 7-164, Josh Quilling 1-11, D’Andre Sherill 1-8. Central Washington, Smith 6-86, Justin Helwege 5-47, Codey Berry 4-25, Kelly 4-24, Griffin Squires 3-47, Kollin Hancock 3-44, Demetruis Guice 3-20, Robert Akeo-Orr 2-10.

Wildcats must hope Duluth is really good

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Minnesota Duluth’s Joe Doherty, a reserve defensive back, completed his obligatory trip through the postgame handshake line and, having offered one last “Nice game,” spun and then hopped into the air.

“Damn” he said, “that felt good!”

Easy for him to say.

It usually is when your team wins 35-10, on the road, against a team you’d lost to a year ago and which, if polls are to be believed, was possibly your equal.

Yet Saturday at Tomlinson Stadium, fifth-ranked Central Washington was no match for the No. 4 Bulldogs.

“Yeah, they’re a good football team,” CWU coach Blaine Bennett conceded, “but we didn’t play our best game. I sure hope we didn’t.”

Given the events of this particular day, there are other things the Wildcats must hope for.

That they’d played their worst game of the season would be one of them, and that Duluth was the best opponent they’ll see, with the possible exception of Eastern Washington, would be another.

It’s true that it’s still August, that Central has a proven coaching staff and there is still time for improvement that clearly needs to be made.

But suddenly another GNAC championship, a foregone conclusion since the conference reassembled for the 2008 season, no longer seems a certainty.

Games that in recent seasons past seemed a sure thing for the Wildcats now look like anything but. And when opponents watch Saturday’s film, they will see a CWU team they’ll no longer just hope to hang with, but one they’ll think they can beat.

As with last year’s squad, the defense seems Central’s strength — though it would be unrealistic to expect this unit to be as good as that one.

The front line of Taylor Tanasse, Eugene Germany, Mike Reno and Tyrell Nielsen is strong, mobile and experienced. The linebackers, especially senior Adam Bighill, are solid, too.

But Bennett was justifiably displeased with the Wildcats’ pass coverage, and the special teams which a year ago distinguished themselves are thus far unproven.

“We have a lot of talent in our secondary,” Bennett said, “and also on our return units. We just didn’t get much out of them today.”

Meaning the offense, which a year ago was asked not to lose games as much as it was required to win them, must become substantially better.

“I just think we need to find an identity,” quarterback Ryan Robertson said. “We need to figure out who we are as a unit, what we do best and how we can move the ball and score points.”

And fast.

Dixie State, which lost 34-14 Saturday at Adams State, is up next. And Saturday’s game at St. George, Utah, will afford the Red Storm a golden opportunity — one in which it can snap Central’s 31-game GNAC winning streak.

Film of CWU’s loss to MD, meanwhile, will give Dixie hope, albeit a different type than the Wildcats have.

At this hour Central must hope to quickly and dramatically improve — and also that Duluth was just really, really good.

Bears win, close in on playoff berth

PASCO, Wash. — If there was both good and bad news for the Bears on Saturday night, much more of it was good than bad.

The good news was Yakima beat Tri-City 4-2 before an announced 2,620 at Gesa Stadium. The bad news was that second-place Spokane defeated Boise to remain two games behind the Bears in the East Division’s second-half race with eight to play.

But also, the Hawks’ loss reduced Yakima’s magic number for making the Northwest League playoffs to two. Meaning the Bears (19-11 second half, 37-31 overall) would qualify even if they are denied the second-half title by virtue of having a better season record than Boise.

Yakima and Tri-City meet twice more here before moving to Yakima County Stadium for three games.

Saturday the Bears overcame a 2-0 deficit with a pair of two-run innings plus five innings of scoreless relief pitching.

Greg Robinson, who allowed one hit in two innings after replacing starter Enrique Burgos, got his team-best seventh win. Keith Cantwell followed with two hitless frames and Kable Hogben worked a 1-2-3, two-strikeout ninth for his ninth save.

Yakima, down 2-0 in the fourth, loaded the bases via a walk to Henry Zabala, a single to Michael Weber and a walk to Jhoan Pimentel.

After Westley Moss fanned for the second out, Mike Freeman scored Zabala and Weber with a single to tie it.

In the sixth, Pimentel drew a one-out walk and took second on Moss’s groundout. After Freeman walked, Raywilly Gomez singled on a ball that deflected off pitcher Tyler Trice to score Freeman and Pimentel.

Moss had two of the Bears’ six hits while Pimentel drew four walks.

8/29/10 Yakima Bears update

Next game

Opponent: Tri-City Dust Devils.

When, where: 7:15 p.m. today, Gesa Stadium, Pasco.

Radio: KUTI (1460).

Probable pitchers: Yakima RHP Brad Wilson (2-3, 4.22) vs. Tri-City LHP Josh Hungerman (4-4, 2.55).

Box score

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NWL Standings

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8/28/10 Hot Shots 3-on-3 results

1st/2nd Boys
Ice Cream Dunkers 8, Airheads 4; Lil Sunnysiderz 9, Friend of KOBE 5; Wildcats 14, WV Thunder 1; Hy Topz 6, Ice Cream Shooters 4; Hy Topz 11, The Little Rascals 5; Wildcats 6, Brockness Monsters 2; Lil Sunnysiderz 9, Little Ballers 1; Ice Cream Shooters 8, Little Ballers 2; Brockness Monsters 5, Airheads 4; Ice Cream Dunkers 12, WV Thunder 3; Friend of KOBE 10, Little Rascals 0.
3rd Boys
Sweet Beez 11, Team Shine 10; Yakima Dawg Pack 17, Yakima Primetime 0; Tar Heels 13, Lightning 0; TarHeels 12, Dawgs 11; Hoop Dreams 11, Naches 1.
4th Boys Lakers
Streetswishers 17, Basket Brawlers 0; WV Jr Rams 11, Black Knights 1; Triple H 14, The B Boys 2; In It To Win It 15, Wapato Bucks 3; Street Swishers 9, Naches Hoop Dreams 5; Basketbrawlers 9, B Boys 5; Wapato Bucks 8, Naches Hoop Dreams 2; Basketbrawlers 5, Black Knights 4; In It To Win It 11, Street Swichers 6; WV Jr Rams 10, Triple H 9.
4th Boys Rockets
BJCK from WV 12, Nighthawks 5; Lil G Town Ballerz 10, Men in Black 3; Cougars 11, Naches Dawgs 5; Washington Bullets 14, BCJK 5; Mexmendjs.com 20, Bulldogs 1; Bulldogs 9, Nighthawks 4; Naches Dogs 11, Men in Black 3; Triple Threat Ballerz 16, Lil G Town Ballers 11; Mexmendjs.com 14, Triple Threat Ballers 13; Lil G Town Ballerz 9, Bulldogs 4; Cougars 11, Washington Bullets 6; Naches Dogs 10, BCJK 8.
5th Boys
Lightning Boys 0, Focus no score; Mighty Mustangs 9, Rangers 8; 509 Ballerz 11, Black Mamba’s 2; Mt Rainier 13, Yakima Kings 5; Sharpshooters 12, Lighning Boyz 6; Rangers 18, Black Mamba’s 6; Yakima Kings W; Focus no score; Regus / Ice 11, Mighty Mustangs 4; Mighty Mustangs 11, Yakima Kings 7; Regus / Ice 19, Mt Rainier 0; 509 Ballerz 12, Sharp Shooters 11; Rangers 20, Lightning Boys 4.
6th Boys
Yakima Lightning 11, EV Monsters 9; ASB Xplosion 14, Can’t Beat This 8; Iron Boyz 17, No Fear DQ; The Dude Men 10 509 Ballerz 8; Cougs 1, Team Monster DQ; Yakima Gators 20, Lightning 10; 3 West 1 Guest 20, Grey Wolves 5; 3 West 1 Guest 20, Cougs 6; 509 Ballerz 0, No Fear no score; Team Monster 17, Graywolves 7; The Dude Men 18, Iron Boyz 8; D-Block Hoops 10, ASB Explosion 7; Grey Wolves 0, N/A no score; Flyboys 20, Can’t Beat This 6.
7th Boys Magic
Rim Wreckers 13, AmFam Hoopstars 12; Sunnyside Nightmares 14, Players 11; Hoop It Up 20, Los Warriors 4; Benchwarmers 15, Turners Terrors 5; Sunnyside Nightmares 19, Rim Wreckers 5; Hoop It Up 17, Benchwarmers 13; Yakima Players 14, AmFam Hoopstars 10; Los Warriors 13, Turners Terrors 12.
7th Boys Spurs
Lil Spartans 9, Mighty Moose’s 8; Selah Nightmares 11, Renegades 9; WV Ballerz 0, KOBE no score; Final 4 2, NW Hoopsters 0; Lil Spartans 15, The Big Three 12; Selah Nightmares 13, Destroyers 6; Renegades 2, NW Hoopsters 0; WV Ballerz 10, Naches 9; Mighty Moose 12, Naches 8; The Big Three 0, KOBE NS.
8th Boys Celtics
WV Heat 14, Hot Shots 11; Young Money 10, Burn That 6; The Players 13, Flab 4 12; Heat 16, Dominators 9; DA Squad 13, WV Heat 9; Burn That 20, Hot Shots 12; The Players 15, Young Money 5; Flab 4 19, Burn That 18; WV Heat 14, Dominators 12; DA Squad 18, Heat 11.
8th Boys Nets
Hustle & Play 20, Sesame Street Ballerz 6; Street Kings 20, East Valley Heat 6; Woldpack 20, Scotties 6; Hangtime 20, Here for the Girls 6; Hustle & Play 17, Street Kings 15; Hangtime 20, Wolfpack 11; Here for the Girls 20, Scotties 7; Sesame Street Ballerz 19, East Valley Heat 12.
9th Boys Clippers
Hustlers 15, Highland Scots 7; Disturbing The Peace 20, Tropics 6; Team Nike 0, Tri City Cobras no score; GSD 19, Sexy Beasts 9; Hustlers 10, Cousins 9; Disturbing The Peace 15, Hop Hop Boys 13; Tropics 18, Sexy Beasts 17; Cousins 15, Tropics 10; Highland Scots 0, Tri City Cobras no score; GSD 12, Hustlers 8; Hip Hop Boyz 20, Highland 10; Disturbing The Peace 14, Nike 6.
9th Boys Knicks
Triple Double Black 0, Zillah no score; “P-Nut, Inc.” 0, Them 1 Guyz no score; Wolf Pack Ballers 20, Triple Double Black 13; Lower Valley All Stars 20, J Punch 3; Wolf Pack Ballers 20, And One 4; J Punch 0, Them 1 Guyz no score; And One 0, Zillah no score; Adult Co-Ed; Sunnyside-A 0, Awesomeness no score; KCNJ 12, Can’t Shoot 10; One Real Hip Handyman 18, EBK 11; Johnny Drama Queens 19, FlameBallers 10; Sunnyside A 18, KCNJ 8; Can’t Shoot 14, Awesomeness 12; Flame Ballers 18, EBK 14; One Real Hip Handyman 15, Johnny Drama Queens 12.
10th Boys
Easy Street 20, Dream Team 7; Bad Thunder 17, East Valley 11; The Doodle Deucin Birds 0, Sunnyside NS, ; Lil Ballers 13, Rangers 12; Easy Street 20, Green Team 10; YVFWC – Mabton 16, Bad Thunder 15; Sunnyside 15, Dream Team 14; Rangers 13, Green Team 12; Rangers 12, East Valley 11; YVFWC – Mabton 16, The Doodle Deucin Birds 12; Sunnyside 13, Bad Thunder 12; Easy Street 20, Lil Ballers 8.
11th Boys
Toppenish 0, Triple Double Fellas no score; Medelez Automotive 16, Toppenish 2 & Outs 14; Fire Dogs 17, White Swan Cougars 16; Toppenish 20, Swan Town Rockets 3; Medelez Automotive 20, Fire Dogs 7; Toppenish 2 & Outs 20, White Swan 8.
12th Boys
All Four One 0, Battle Front no score; Yakima Sports Supply 14, The Air Up There 10; Jumpmen 0, TSR Sports no score; Almost Famous 20, All Day 9; All Four One 16, Team Aftermath 14; Red Devils 14, Jumpmen 8; TSR Sports 20, Aftermath 11; Almost Famous 15, Leopards 14; Yakima Sports Supply 9, Highland 8; All Day 18, Highland 13; Air Up There 17, Leopards 12; Jumpmen 19, Battle Front 7.
Girls 10th/11th
Thee Xtreme 12, Hoops For Heaven 8; Froy 04 0, Err Dam Dayy no score; DADD 16, Pirates 14; Fantastic 4! 20, Triple Double Blue 9; It’s Goin Down 11, Thee Extreme 5; Hoops for Heaven 0, Err Dam Dayy no score; Hoops for Heaven 12, Pirates 9; DADD 18, FROO4 7; Thee Xtreme 17, Triple Double Blue 8; It’s Goin Down 14, Fantastic 4.
Girls 12th
Ankle Breakers 20, Super Girls 9; Because We Can 10, Super Girls 4; Sway Flu 16, Jordenettes 9; Ankle Breakers 13, Team KOBE 6; Team Kobe PSElite 13, Because We Can 9; Granger 11, Swag Flu 10; Granger 10, NVHS 8; NVHS 12, Jordenettes 3.
Girls 1st/2nd
Hoop Stars 2 12, Like Mike 0; The Next Big Thing 5, Like Mike 0; Lightning Hoop Stars 12, The Next Big Thing 2; Lightning 5, Hoop Stars 2 3.
Girls 3rd
West Valley Xtreme 8, Hoop Dreams 2; Yakima Sports Supply 10, Naches Storm 3; Rockin’ Leopards 0, West Valley Wildcats NS.
Girls 4th
Super Heros 11, Lone Wold Cubs 10; The Little Dynamite 14, Shooting Stars 1; Lone Wold Cubs 28, Xtreme Dream 4; Hoop Dreams 5, PPG 3; Super Heros 14, Naches 0; Lil Dynamites 9, Quadruple Threat 3; All Stars III 12, Lone Wolf Cubs 2 3; PPG 13, Shooting Stars 0; Lone Wold Cubs 2 10, Lone Wolf Cubs 15; Extreme Dream 4, Naches 3.
Girls 5th
Mini Vikes 12, Zillah 4; Cle Elum Swarm 15, Blue Bananas 4; Neon Netters 4, Team Ballers 3; Ballers 20, Huskies 0; Ballerz – 4 Life 16, Team Jacob 1; Super Swish 17, EV Exreme 3; Mini Vikes 20, Yakima Mysterious 0; Granger All Stars 11, East Valley Extreme 2; Ballerz – 4 Life 12, Ballers 7; Super Swish 12, Hot Cheetos 7; Team Jacob 16, Huskies 1; Cle Elum Swarm 12, Neon Netters 9; EV Extreme 6, Huskies 1; Team Ballerz 5, Blue Bananas 3.
Girls 5th
Hot Cheetos 12, Granger All Stars 11.
Girls 6th
Fierce Four 7, Orange Crush 6; East Valley 6, Rim Rattlers 3; Brick Shooters 9, Selah Storm 3; Road Runners 21, Knight Strikers 3; Fierce Four 7, EV Explosion 1; Rim Rattlers 5, Storm 2; Orange Crush 16, Knight Strikers 0; WV Xtreme 14, East Valley 4; Fierce Four 7, Brick Shooters 1; Orange Crush 14, East Valley 9; Rim Rattlers 14, EV Explosion 7; Road Runners 13, West Valley Xtreme 3.
Girls 7th Liberty
NTF 12, Battle Chicks 5; P-Town Ballerz 9, White Pass 7; NTF 4 11, Untamed 9; Street Crew 13, Tasmanian Devils 8; Battle Chicks 6, Fast & Furious 4 3; Street Crew 11, P-Town Ballerz 9; Tazmanian Devils 10, White Pass 8; Fast N Furious 4 10, Untamed 7.
Girls 7th Storm
YBE 20, Bad Girls 2; Seattle Stars 21, The Loonies 1; All That Two 14, Naches Neons 9; Selah Ballerz 8, Lady Sparks 6; No Name Just Game 14, Hi Top Ballers 8; Seattle Stars 19, Selah Ballerz 3; Buckley Breakers 8, Wapato Wild Things 6; YBE 12, Taz Two 5; Geeks N Sneaks 11, Everyday JDI 10; Geeks N Sneaks 10, Buckley Breakers 4; Wapato Wildthings 7, Everyday JDI 5; Hi Top Ballers 7, Naches Neons 3; No Name Just Game 20, All That Two 3; Everyday JDI 14, Naches Neons 5; The Loonies 12, Lady Sparks 3.
Girls 8th
Granger 11, Junior Mafia 10; MV Lady Dawgs 0, Dominating Jordan’s no score; WV Elite Blue 10, Lady Sparks 6; Hoop Dreams 20, Granger Danger 4; U Can’t See Me 10, Annie’s Athletes 3; Sick With It! 14, WV Elite Red 7; Granger Danger 17, WV Elite Blue 3; Hoop Dreams 19, U Can’t See Me 9; Lady Dawgs 12 509’s Finest 10; WV Elite Red 16, WV Elite Blue 9; Sick With It! 14, Federal Way Heat 13; Junior Mafia 17, Lady Sparks 3; U Can’t See Me 0, Dominating Jordan’s no score; Granger Danger 11, Annie’s Athletes 5; Junior Mafia 13, Federal Way Heat 3; 509’s Finest 17, Granger Danger 3.
Girls 9th
Yakima Lightning 13 23 8; Shooting Stars 13, Beyond Ballers 7; Team Storm PSElite 9, WV Ballerz 3; Bballers 18, White Pass 8; Lightning 17, Fantastic 4 8; Fantastic 4! 13, WV Ballerz 4; Auto Ballerz 15, Storm 9; B Baller 12, Pepsi Nothin But Net 10; Triple Double Young 1 10, Shooting Stars 9; Team 23 17, Storm 9; Nothin But Net 20, Beyond Ballers 2; White Pass 16, Shooting Stars 9.
Mens Open Hornets
Dark and Lite 20, Multiple Scores 17; Irwin Dental 17, Tom Ligaments 14; Playground Legends 20, Rez Ballas 17; The Prancing Ponies 0, Rukkur Ballers no score; Off in the Woods 14, Pick Your Poison 12; The Prancing Ponies 20, Off in the Woods 19; Playground Legends 19, Irwin Dental 13; Moose & Young Buck 20, Smishmortion 19; Cerezas Towing 20, Moose & Young Buck 13; Dark and Lite 16, The Goon Squad 10; Smishmortdors 19, Irwin Dental 17; Goon Squad 16, Rukkur Ballers 15; Multiple Scores 20, Off in the Woods 14; Rez Ballers 20, Tom Ligaments 14; Rukkur Ballers 20, Pick Your Poison 13; Rez Ballers 20, Moose & Young Buck 10.
Mens Open Jazz
Anger Management 19, Mod Squad 11; Smith’s 13, Snaggle 11; Rack Em 20, Team Shamoo 10; Anger Management 18, Smith’s 14; Mod Squad 20, Snaggle 19; Rack Em 20, Tune Squad 13; Team Shamoo 12, P-Woop 11; P-Woop 15, Tune Squad 13.
Mens Open Pacers
Spokane Elite 19, Recognized Ballerz 14; Jackson’s 17, Pretty Peter & The Hilmo’s 14; Casey & The Sunshine Band 14, Down Low 13; Pumas 13, Monstars 12; Cash Money 20, Some Big One Small 6; Casey & The Sunshine Band 20, Pumas 12; CSI 20, Jacksons 17; Down Low 20, Monstars 19; The Brothers 20, Cash Money 5; The Renz 14, Spokane Elite 10; Pretty Peter & Hilmas 20, Cash Money 7; Jackson’s 18, Some Big One Small 7; Down Low 19, Spokane Elite 13; Recognized Ballers 20, Pumas 17.
6 Under Hawks
Team Scarface 20, God Gifted 9; Three The Hard Way 18, White Men Can’t Jump 16; Sunset All Stars 16, WAPOS 9; Game Time 20, Tribal Council 11; Tiger Woods Babies 18, Warhoop 6; We Styling You 20, Team Flight 8; We Styling You 20, Tiger Woods Babies 12; Scarface 18, The Hardway 16; Sunset All Stars 19, Gametime 15; Usual Suspects 20, Team Ramrod 9; Versatile 0, Wolves no score; Team Flight 16, Warhoop 10; God Gifted 20, White Men Can’t Jump 7; Team Ramrod 20, Wolves 11; WAPOS 19, Tribal Council 18; Usual Suspects 20, Versatile 9.
6 Under Pistons
Los Cochinos DQ; Dirrrttty 13; Hustle & Mustle 16, FABB Four 14; Scoop 16, Rez Hogs 14; Take Flight 20, River Rats 4; Yakima Sports Supply 20, Street Ballerz 6; Rimshots 20, Soter Squad 6; Yakima Sports Supply 20, Rimshots 12; Hustle N Muscle 15, Dirrrttty 10; Kul-Arrows 20, DRI 17; Wap Town 20, Hit Squad 11; Riverrats 18, Rezhogs 16; Fabb Four 20, Los Cochinos DQ; Wap-Town 20, KAB-Arrows 15; Street Ballerz 20, Suter Squad 12; DRI 20, Hit Squad 10; Scoop 16, Take Flight 15.
6 Under Suns
Pros v Joes 17, 2 N Outs 16; All That 17, N U Cava 11; KuKumbas 20, Central Assembly 3; Baliz Deep 19, MJ All Stars 14; Los Chingones 20, Diablos 15; Los Chingones 20, MBT Ballers 11; KuKumbas 20, Ballz Deep 16; Old School 4 20, All of Nothing 19; All That 20, Pros v Joes 19; Mon-Stars 20, B-Squad 10; MBT Ballers 20, Brats N Brews 15; MJ Allstars 21, Central Assembly 13; All of Nothing 20, B-Squad 17; Diablos 20, Brats N Brews 9; N U Cava 17 2 N Outs 15; Mon-Stars 20, Old School 4 12.
Womens Open
Washington Wind 20, Still Ballin 7; Fantastic Four 19, Bad Mamma Jammas 5; KYA 16, Montana Plus One 11; The Lucky Charms 18, Turtle Time 15; Badunkadunk 12, Purple Nurples 10; The Dream Team 17, The Has Beens 15; Washington Wind 14, Fantastic Four 13; Shaila LaLa 17, Got Game 13; KYA 12, The Lucky Charms 5; 143! 12, Disgrace 11; The Has Beens 8, Purple Nurples 5; Badunkadunk 17, The Dream Team 11; Turtle Time 16, Montana Plus One 6; Still Ballin 13, Bad Mamma Jammas 9; Shaila LaLa 20 143! 9; Got Game 10, Disgrace 9.

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