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WEDNESDAY April 12, 2017 Athletes compete at chilly Prairie City Invitational By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle All seasons were on display at Prairie City’s track meet Saturday. “We had a little bit of everything — snow, hail, and sunshine melted the snow,” said Prairie City head track and fi eld coach Nate Barber. “The kids were hap- py to have a home See the results at meet.” myeaglenews.com The Prairie City Invitational had 13 teams competing in the challenging weath- er with chilly temperatures, including Grant County athletes from Prairie City, Grant Union, Long Creek, Monument and Day- ville. “The kids haven’t complained a bit,” Barber said of his team. Prairie City athlete Jessica Reames said cold hands made throwing javelin diffi cult, but she made it through and the sun came out. She also competed in the long jump. Her teammate Aleah Johns competed in the 4x100, 100-meter dash and 200. “I’m just glad the weather got better when I did my events. It didn’t affect me much,” Johns said. More online Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter Monument’s Sophie Pettit fights for a first-place finish in the 100-meter dash with Grant Union’s Kaylee Wright (right) and Burns’ Catherine Clemens vying for second at the April 4 Grant Union Small Schools track meet in John Day. SMALL SCHOOL MEET DRAWS BIG RESULTS Humphreys sets personal record See INVITE, Page B10 By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Twelve teams competed in Tuesday’s Grant Union Small School Meet at Three Flags Field in John Day. Among the teams were athletes from fi ve Grant County schools, including Grant Union, Prairie City, Dayville, Monument and Long Creek. One of the many exciting events was the girls javelin with several top contend- ers pushing themselves. Kristina Humphreys of Dayville won fi rst place, throwing 132-09, a personal re- cord which exceeded her state champion- ship mark, earned last year, by over 3 feet. This was Humphreys’ second competition of the season. Before the event, Dayville head coach Peter Bogardus said Humphreys would be up against athletes who throw in the 120s and 130s. ABOVE: Monument’s John Ramirez breaks away for first in the 100-meter dash at the April 4 Grant Union Small School Meet in John Day. RIGHT: Dayville’s Kristina Humphreys throws javelin with several other competitors, earning first place at the April 4 Grant Union Small School Meet in John Day. See MEET, Page B10 The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Prairie City’s Taci Perrenoud flies up in the long jump as snow falls at Saturday’s meet. Mountaineers press forward as they learn ropes Dayville team of two improve track and fi eld records By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle The Long Creek Moun- taineers track team is off and running ... and throwing and jumping. Led by head coach Linda Studtmann, this season’s team of 10 includes four girls and six boys. Eight are foreign exchange students who are new to the sport. Returning state javelin champ aims high By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Returning 1A state cham- pion javelin thrower Kristi- na Humphreys, a Dayville sophomore, said she was surprised when she beat last year’s throw at a competi- tion last week, winning fi rst place. Humphreys knew she would be up against oth- er top-performing javelin throwers who range in the 120s to 130s at the April 4 Grant Union Small School Meet in John Day. Her throwing coach Skip Inscore informed her she won fi rst place with a mark of 132’9”, exceeding her state throw by 3 feet 7 inch- es. “I was really surprised,” she said. “I wasn’t really thinking that I would throw that far, but I did.” Humphreys and Gabe Walker are the only two ath- Studtmann said the the sport. athletes were off to a He said this season slower-than-expected he hopes to shave off start this year as sever- time in the 800 and al had to be absent for 1500. a week before spring Baker said he en- break; however, the joys meeting new peo- team is now operating Cody Baker ple at track meets and at full strength as they “the fact that you’re learn the ropes. racing against friends.” Senior Cody Baker, in his Sophomore Gladys John- third year on the team, said son is in her second year on the new athletes are doing the team. well for their fi rst time out for She earned a personal re- cord in the long jump at Tues- day’s Prairie City Invitational where she placed in the mid- dle of the pack of 23 athletes. “The foreign exchange students are fun to hang out with,” she said. “I help Lor- rayne (Costa) with javelin. I’m just trying to get my PRs and improve.” Although many on the team are new to track and See LONG CREEK, Page B2 H IGH D ESERT A LL -D ISTRICT BASKETBALL SELECTIONS The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Dorran Wilson Prairie City First Team Levi Burke Prairie City First Team Brogan McKrola Prairie City Second Team Wyatt Williams Prairie City Honorable mention Lucas McKinley Prairie City Honorable mention Hayden Schafer Monument/ Dayville First Team Tanner Walczyk Monument/ Dayville Second Team Drew Wilburn Monument/ Dayville Honorable mention Cody Kluser Monument/ Dayville Honorable mention Kendall Hettinga Monument/ Dayville Second team Dayville’s Gabe Walker flies up in the triple jump at the April 4 meet in John Day. letes on this year’s Dayville track and fi eld team, led by head coach Peter Bogardus. Bogardus said the team is working toward their goals. “They’re doing great, and they’re only sopho- mores,” he said. See DAYVILLE, Page B2 Brianna Zweygardt Prairie City First Team Cassie Hire Prairie City Second Team Sarah Ennis Prairie City Honorable mention