Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
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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
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The home team girls kept the
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ther girls and boys teams.
and pulled away for a 23-point win. the game during separate collisions.
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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
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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.
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competitive edge
Club to attend
Burns Buckle
Tourney Jan. 24
Results
Jan. 3 Prineville Cowboy
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
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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.
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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
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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
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in the season opener. The Tigers enjoyed con-
tinued success against Burnt River, 38-20,
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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-
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On the Tiger roster are 13 players, includ-
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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