Sports Blue Mountain Eagle GIRLS Continued from Page A11 liked the quicker pace of their game.” Prairie City had a com- manding 38-23 lead over Joseph by halftime, and kept scoreboard churning with 51-27 at the close of the third quarter. Six Panthers scored against the Eagles. Amy Black led the way with 27 points and 10 steals. Amaya and Brianna Zweygardt each scored 8 points and brought down nine rebounds. Prairie City had a phys- ical game against the Badgers with “a lot of defense and not a lot of offense,” coach Black said. Both teams waged a full-court press for the dura- WLRQPDNLQJLWGLI¿FXOWWRJHW WKH ³RIIHQVLYH ÀRZ´ HVWDE- lished, she added. “I was very pleased with our intensity, and our posts really did well at getting posi- tion and rebounding,” she said. “Lindsey Stewart and Brianna Zweygardt had 23 rebounds between them – they absolute- ly made a statement at owning the boards in this game and our guards stayed aggressive in the front court disrupting Powder Valley’s offense.” Amy Black led the team with 18 points scored, fol- lowed by Stewart with 10. “I’m very proud of our girls for how they responded defensively, now we go back to work piecing our game of Wednesday, January 7, 2015 The stats Prairie City girls vs. Joseph Points/rebounds/steals/assists Amy Black: 27/4/10/7 Amaya Zweygardt: 8/9/5/1 Brianna Zweygardt: 8/9/3/2 Cassie Hire: 7/1/3/1 Lindsey Stewart: 3/5/3/1 Sarah Ennis: 2/-/2/- Prairie City girls vs. Powder Valley Black: 18/4/8/4 Stewart: 10/13/2/- A. Zweygardt: 2/5/2/- B. Zweygardt: 2/10/4/- Ennis: -/4/2/- offense and defense together for league play,” the coach said. The team played Grant Union junior varsity on Tues- day, past press time, and is scheduled to face Long Creek/Ukiah in Prairie City at 6 p.m. Friday for their first league game. Eagle photos/Cheryl Hoefler Lady Panther coach Penny Black, center, and assistant coach Joe Merchant discuss strategy moves with the team during a timeout. Tiger boys stick to team goals for 3-1 run GU wrestlers take takes 4th at John Rysdam Team 4th at EOU’s Prospectors will host tourney on Jan. 23 By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle ELGIN – Grant Union’s wrestling team is gaining mo- mentum as the season pro- gresses. The wrestlers battled to VHYHQWKSODFHDWWKH'HF John Rysdam Tournament in Elgin. Clay Johnson placed sec- ond in his weight class, going 4-1, and Chance Ballou placed third. Taking fourth in their weight classes were Jesse Paul- son and Reuben Nelson. Had- OH\%RHWKLQDQG'LOORQ0DOH\ SODFHG¿IWKDQG-D\*ROGEODWW and Andrew Copenhaver took sixth. Grant Union had 10 healthy ZUHVWOHUV IRU WKH 'HF Calhoun Classic in Nyssa. the +27 Head coach Andy Lusco said Johnson wrestled well, taking third at the tourney. “James Mabe and Chance Ballou wrestled in a tough varsity bracket,” Lusco add- ed. He noted that Maley, Boethin, Goldblatt and Hunt- er Martin each won a match LQ ZKDW ZDV WKHLU ¿UVW KLJK school meet. Lusco said Paulson, Nel- son and Paul Roark had ³WKHLU¿UVWWDVWHRIZUHVWOLQJ and wrestled tough.” “We have lots of fresh- PHQ DQG ¿UVW\HDU ZUHVWOHUV who are working hard and making great progress,” he said. He said the team is look- ing forward to the Feb. 21 district meet in Enterprise. The team is scheduled to wrestle in Baker City on Jan. 16 and will host a tourna- ment Jan. 23 at Grant Union. 'XDOV ZLWK %XUQV&UDQH DUH set for Jan. 29. corner’s 6+ 7 M EGAN C AMARENA EEK OF THE W DQGLWVKRZHGWKH¿UVWKDOIRI the game,” said head coach Jeff Schafer. “At halftime we talked about personal goals, Optimist Tourney cleaning up the fouls, and play- ing our game – the boys came By Angel Carpenter out and took care of business.” Blue Mountain Eagle That’s when the Tigers FDPH RQ ¿UH FUDVKLQJ WKH 02180(17±7KH'D\- ERDUGVDQG¿QGLQJSRVLWLRQKH ville/Monument boys basket- added. ball team had a holiday season “I am especially proud of packed with victories at home the fact that they are support- and on the road. ing each other when they get The team took down Jo- down, and it shows in how VHSKIRUWKHLU¿UVWKRPH they play,” he said. game of the season at the Mon- The team had a good show- ument court. LQJDWWKH'HF2SWLPLVW “We were a bit nervous ... Tournament held at East- PROS are many things we need to learn from as well.” Emily Mosley led Prospec- tor scoring with 12, followed Continued from Page A11 by Pentzer with 9, Heather Wilson 7, Nash 5 and Emi- Mosley 6, Samantha Brock ly Mosley 4. Rebounding was and McKenzie Wilson 5 each, led by Heather Mosley with 7, Riley Sharp 4, and Nash 3. In Nash 6 and Emily Mosley 4. rebounding, Heather Mosley The win over Cove came had 7, and Sharp and Emily after a tough game the previous Mosley, 4 each. night. A recent bright spot for the Grant Union took a hit from Lady Pros is their second-place Burns at the Hilanders’ court ¿QLVKDWWKH'HF&REUD )ULGD\ORVLQJWKHLU¿UVWOHDJXH Holiday Tournament at Central game of the season, 57-44. Linn High School in Halsey. Mosley said his team played Grant Union toppled 2A To- ZHOOGXULQJWKH¿UVWWKUHHDQGD OHGRRQ'HFDQG$ half quarters, then ran low on Scio 48-36 the next day. energy in the fourth quarter. Coach Mosley said their “Burns is a very tough team VHPL¿QDO JDPH DJDLQVW 6FLR and are one of the favorites to – the favorites to win the tour- win the league,” he said. “We nament – was the best of the did some things well, but there competition. ern Oregon University in La Grande. 7KH\ORVWWKHLU¿UVWFRQWHVW 37-57 to a solid Union team, but came back the following day with a 59-52 win over La Grande junior varsity. “I was proud of my team,” Schafer said. “Even though WKH\ZHUHGRZQWKH¿UVWKDOI they came out the second half and did outstanding.” The Tigers toppled Wal- ORZDDWWKHLU¿QDOJDPH of the tournament, earning fourth place. “I think that tourney was important for our team because we talked a lot about personal Cobra Tourney stats GU girls vs. Toledo Kori Pentzer: 13 points Heather Mosley: 12 points, 8 re- bounds, 6 steals, 3 blocked shots Samantha Brock: 10 points McKenzie Wilson: 10 points Riley Sharp: 8 points Emily Mosley: 6 points, 4 rebounds Natalie Stearns: 4 points Babe Nash: 5 rebounds GU girls vs. Scio Pentzer: 16 points, 5 steals E. Mosley: 12 points, 6 rebounds Nash: 6 points, 4 rebounds Grant Union took a com- PDQGLQJ OHDG LQ WKH ¿UVW quarter. “We came out extremely strong and shocked Scio,” he said. 2Q 'HF $:LOODPLQD snapped the Prospector’s win VWUHDNEXWQRWZLWKRXWD¿JKW “Both teams started slow goals and the team holding each other accountable to do their best at meeting those goals,” Schafer said. “My team is working diligently at defense, being smart, staying out of foul trouble, and encour- aging one another.” 'D\YLOOH0RQXPHQW KRVWV Harper/Huntington for the Ti- JHUV ¿UVW OHDJXH JDPH DW WKH 'D\YLOOHFRXUWDWSP)ULGD\ followed by a road trip to Uni- ty to face the Burnt River Bulls at 6 p.m. Saturday. 'D\YLOOH0RQXPHQW PHHWV up with Long Creek/Ukiah in Long Creek at 6 p.m Tuesday, Jan. 13. H. Mosley: 5 points, 7 rebounds Sharp: 4 points Brock: 2 points, 5 rebounds Wilson: 1 point Stearns: 1 point GU girls vs. Willamina H. Mosley: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 6 steals Pentzer: 11 points Sharp: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals Brock: 2 points Wilson: 2 points Moulton: 2 points E. Mosley: 7 rebounds and the game became more of a defensive battle,” Mosley said. The face-off continued into overtime, the score tied at 31 at the end of regulation, then Wil- lamina pulled ahead for a 34-33 win. “I was proud of how hard the girls played during this tournament,” Mosley said. BOYS “I feel that we worked to- gether better – much better School: Prairie City than we have before,” he said. Grade: Freshman “It was a team effort, and we Continued from Page A11 executed well.” Parents: Chris and Rebecca Camarena “Tonight we won the re- The home game came as a Sport: Basketball bound,” said head coach Steve relief after four games on the Position: Post Speth, adding the Pros beat road. Cove on the boards by 10. Burns took Grant Union What I like best about my sport: “Being together with all my ³'HIHQVLYHO\ ZH SOD\HG to task Friday at the Hilander friends and having fun, whether we win or lose.” well, wanting to slow down court, defeating the Prospec- Coach’s Comment: “Megan is working harder and harder at &RYH¶V EHVW SOD\HU 'HUULFN WRUVLQWKHLU¿UVWOHDJXH the game because she’s discovered how fun it is. She likes the Murchison),” he said. game. game and is fun to coach – we’re excited at her potential and Nine Grant Union players “The game was close what she’s going to give to our team in the future.” contributed to the scoring at- throughout, and we actually tack. held a 4-point lead in the fourth – Coach Penny Black “Overall we were able to quarter before a 7-0 Burns run play well offensively, sharing cost us the game,” Speth said. the ball and getting good shots, Both teams struggled to plus playing well defensively, score, mainly due to a strong which created some easy bas- defensive effort. kets in transition on offense,” “Burns executed down the Speth said. stretch to hold on to the win,” Prospector Nathan Gehley Speth said. “It was a tough Proud sponsor of Grant County athletes was happy with his team’s out- road loss for us, but one to come. build off of going into the rest 100 E. Main ¬6WRSOiJKW in -RKn 'a\ 10 of league play.” The Prospectors endured a nine-hour trip, including chaining up on the snowy SDVVHQURXWHWRWKH'HF 31 Cobra Holiday Tournament BUY FOUR WEEKS at Central Linn High School in Halsey. AND GET THE 7KHLU¿UVWJDPHDJDLQVWRQH TH TH 5 WEEK FREE! of the toughest 2A teams in the state, Toledo, left them on the losing end at 28-64. “They are big, fast, strong, skilled and well coached,” WANT TO STAND OUT? Speth said. “We started off $GGDSKRWRORJRRUFRORULWIRU well, hanging with them for one quarter, but we struggled SHUZHHNSXWDER[DURXQGLW with turnovers and rebounding IRUSHUZHHNRUPDNHLWEROG in the second and third quar- IRURQO\SHUZHHN ters, leading to the lopsided score.” Grant Union fared better in Classified deadline is 10am Monday. the rest of the tournament. The Prospectors won 60- The Blue Mountain 56 over 3A Scio on the second day of the contest. “We led the entire game, but a late run by Scio made it interesting,” he said. “We played well as a team on the offensive end, and worked hard on defense and rebound- , PH[WUHPHO\KDSS\ZLWKWKH%OXH0RXQWDLQ(DJOH, YHDOZD\VKDGJUHDW ing to beat a bigger, athletic VXFFHVV, YHUHQWHGDOPRVWDOOP\SURSHUWLHVWKURXJK\RX 6KDURQ:RRG 53 team.” EAGLE The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Mitch Moulton takes aim in Saturday’s win over Cove. The stats GU boys vs. Cove Points/rebounds/steals/assists Mitch Moulton: 27/7/4/- Wyatt Weaver: 14/3/4/2 and 3 blocks Nate Gehley: 12/5/-/3 Blake Stone: 7/2/-/- Ricky Weickum: 4/6/-/- Cauy Weaver: 4/3/-/- Brogan McKrola: 3/-/2/- Trace Gill: 2/4/-/- Clayton Vaughan: 2/-/-/- GU boys vs. Burns Gehley: 9/2/-/- Moulton: 8/3/-/2 Leonard Radinovich: 6/2/-/- and 2 blocks Weaver: 4/7/2/2 Gill: 4/5/-/- Brady Burch: 2/-/-/- Weickum: 1/2/-/- Cobra Holiday Tournament GU boys vs. Toledo Gehley: 10/3/-/- The Prospectors’ 76-68 win over the Willamina Bulldogs in the consolation champion- ship game gave Grant Union DIRXUWKSODFHWRXUQDPHQW¿Q- ish. “Willamina was a very scrappy team that had a good shooting guard and a few good post players,” he said. The Pros took control of the game early on, building a dou- ble-digit lead, but Willamina cut that to 7 by halftime. Weaver: 6/5/-/3 Gill: 4/2/-/3 Moulton: 3/-/2/- Duane Stokes: 3/-/-/- Cauy Weaver: 2/-/-/- GU boys vs. Scio Moulton: 32/5/4/- Gehley: 8/7/-/- Wyatt Weaver: 7/9/8/3 Weickum: 4/3/-/3 Radinovich: 2/2/2/- Vaughan: 2/-/-/- Stone: 2/-/-/- Stokes: -/-/2/- GU boys vs. Willamina Moulton: 28/7/2/3 Wyatt Weaver: 16/4/3/- Gehley: 14/10/-/3 Gill: 9/2/2/2 Weickum: 4/4/4/5 Stone: 3/-/-/- Radinovich: 2/3/-/- The Bulldogs led by 6 in the third quarter. “After settling down, we were able to execute on of- fense and defense to regain the lead going into the fourth and build the lead once again to double digits,” he said. “Willa- PLQDNHSW¿JKWLQJDQGFXWLQWR the lead, but we were able to execute down the stretch and make enough free throws to win the game and take fourth place in the tournament.”