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Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, January 21, 2015 A7 WEDNESDAY January 21, 2015 Rivals get physical in Monument battles Tigers, Panthers meet up again Friday in PC at 6 Prairie City Panther Wyatt Williams (12, right) attempts to break up Dayville/ Monument Tiger Tanner Moodenbaugh’s (22) shot in the game at Monument. More photos online at www.MyEagleNews. com. ond game of the night, 55-15. – the Panthers scored 8 points. The Panthers built a cushion in Lady Tigers vs. Panthers WKHVHFRQGTXDUWHUOHDGLQJ MONUMENT – The bleachers The home team girls kept the Injuries for both teams marked DWWKH0RQXPHQWJ\PZHUH¿OOHGWR VFRUHFORVHLQWKH¿UVWTXDUWHURIWKH the second half, with Tiger Cody capacity Friday with Grant County game, but Prairie City got stingy Perkins and Panther Lindsey Stew- fans cheering on the Tiger and Pan- ZLWK WKH EDOO LQ WKH IRXUWK TXDUWHU art taken out for the remainder of ther girls and boys teams. and pulled away for a 23-point win. the game during separate collisions. The hard-fought, physical bat- 7LJHU7UHLTXHOOD2VERUQHOHGLQ The Tigers came within 3 points tles had the Prairie City Panther scoring for the night with 18 points. RI WKH 3DQWKHUV LQ WKH IRXUWK TXDU girls winning the first contest, She gained her team’s 6 points ter, trailing 28-31, but visitors shut 51-28, and the Dayville/Monu- LQWKH¿UVWTXDUWHUZLWKWZREXFNHWV See RIVALS, Page A14 ment Tiger boys winning the sec- and a 2-0 trip to the free-throw line By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Pro teams take down Outlaws S EASON O UTLOOK Lady Tigers hope to showcase potential Grant Union to host Burns, 4 p.m. Saturday By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle -2+1 '$< ± 7KH *UDQW Union girls and boys basket- ball teams dominated the En- terprise Outlaws at the Pros- pector court Saturday. The Grant Union girls won 76-32, and the boys won 77- 33. “We had a great team ef- fort, both offensively and defensively,” said Lady Pros coach Mark Mosley. “We shot the ball extremely well tonight.” The Grant Union girls led See GU, Page A14 The Eagle/Angel Carpenter The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union’s Trace Gill (10) and Ricky Weickum (2) are on guard as Enterprise player Kaden Lathrop looks for an opening. <RXWKZUHVWOHUVVKRZ competitive edge Club to attend Burns Buckle Tourney Jan. 24 Results Jan. 3 Prineville Cowboy By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle REDMOND – The Grant &RXQW\<RXWK:UHVWOLQJ&OXE has been busy this month competing in area tourna- ments. 7KUHH ZUHVWOHUV TXDOL¿HG for the Jan. 17-18 Oregon Kids Classic in Redmond. Mason Benge placed third, Justin Hodge won two and lost two, and Braden Spencer won one and lost two. 2Q -DQ 6SHQFHU ¿Q ished second at the Prineville 2UHJRQ.LGV&ODVVLF4XDOL¿ er. On the same day, at the La Grande Oregon Kids Classic 4XDOL¿HU.D\GHQ%DOORXKDG D¿UVWSODFH¿QLVK+RGJHDQG Challenge Jack Strong: 2 wins, 2 losses Preston Boethin: 2nd Justin Hodge: 4th Taylor Parsons: 4th Kayden Ballou: 1st Charley Knowles: 4th Jack Knowles: 1win, 2 losses Owen Parsons: 1win, 2 losses Braden Spencer: 3rd The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Dayville/Monument Tiger Kendall Hettinga works to keep the rebound in Saturday’s battle with Prairie City in Monument. Team has good start in league Benge earned second in their weight classes, Owen Parsons placed third, and Taylor Par- sons took sixth. The club also attended the Prineville Cowboy Challenge this month. Head coach Mike Strong said they’re looking forward WR WKHLU ¿QDO WRXUQDPHQW RI WKHVHDVRQWKH-DQ%XUQV Buckle Classic. “We had a lot of fun this year and worked hard and had a lot of success,” he said. “Our motto is ‘Keep wrestling.’” By Angel Carpenter 2015 T IGER S ENIORS Mary Yankee Treiquella Osborne Blue Mountain Eagle MONUMENT – The Dayville/Monument Lady Tigers hit some rough patches early on, but started league play with gusto. The team went on a three-game win streak earlier this month, toppling High Desert /HDJXH RSSRQHQW +DUSHU+XQWLQJWRQ in the season opener. The Tigers enjoyed con- tinued success against Burnt River, 38-20, DQG/RQJ&UHHN8NLDK They had tough losses to two talented teams last weekend. They came up short against their Prairie City rivals in a physical 28-51 loss – each team had a player out due to injury during the game. The following day Dayville/Monument fell to Crane (5-0 record), the top team in their league, but not without a battle; the Ti- JHUVORVWWRWKH0XVWDQJV On the Tiger roster are 13 players, includ- LQJWZRIUHVKPHQ¿YHVRSKRPRUHVWKUHHMX QLRUVDQG7UHLTXHOOD2VERUQHDQG0DU\<DQ kee are this year’s seniors. Osborne said the team is excited to work hard and prepare to meet up with Prairie City Contributed photo Grant County wrestler Jack Strong runs an arm bar to pin a Baker City opponent at the Union ORWAY Tournament earlier this season. 2015 COUNTY Grant Union Dayville/Monument SPORTS SCHEDULE Basketball Friday, Jan. 23 Saturday, Jan. 24 Long Creek Prairie City See TEAM, Page A14 The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Lady Tiger head coach Jay Kenyon gives instructions to the team between quarters at Friday’s game against the Lady Panthers. Tuesday, Jan. 27 Grant Union @ Elgin Prairie City vs. Dayville/Monument Long Creek/Ukiah vs. Adrian Dayville/Monument vs. Adrian Prairie City @ Burnt River Long Creek/Ukiah @ Crane Grant Union vs. Burns Grant Union vs. Crane Elgin Prairie City Long Creek Dayville Unity Crane John Day John Day 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. Grant Union Tournament Grant Union @ Imbler Tournament John Day Imbler 12 p.m. 10 a.m. Wrestling Friday, Jan. 23 Saturday, Jan. 24