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A16 Sports Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, January 28, 2015 BEO wrestling tourney coming up Invitational on Feb. 7 is the seventh annual Imbler, Irrigon, Joseph, Ma- F+L 3LQH (DJOH 5LYHUVLGH Union, and Wallowa. The action will start at 10 a.m. The Bank of Eastern 2UHJRQ LQYLWHV WKH SXEOLF WR Blue Mountain Eagle come and watch; tickets can be purchased at the door and HEPPNER – Grant FRQFHVVLRQVZLOOEHDYDLODEOH Union wrestlers are among Mark Lemmon, Bank WKH WHDPV LQYLWHG WR FRP- of Eastern Oregon’s Chief pete in the Bank of Eastern )LQDQFLDO 2I¿FHU DQG +HS- 2UHJRQ ,QYLWDWLRQDO pner High School wrestling Wrestling Tournament, set coach, has been instrumen- for Feb. 7 at Heppner High tal in organizing the bank’s School. VSRQVRUVKLSRIWKHHYHQW Also on the list are Adri- “The bank’s manage- DQ %DNHU &UDQH &XOYHU PHQWKDVEHHQYHU\LQYROYHG Elgin, Enterprise, Heppner, in establishing this annual tournament and looks for- ward to the 2015 competi- WLRQ 7KH ¿UVW VL[ \HDUV RI WKH HYHQW ZHUH RXWVWDQGLQJ and we intend the BEO In- YLWDWLRQDO WR EH D µFDQ¶W PLVV¶ WRXUQDPHQW RQ HYHU\ school’s future schedule,” said Lemmon. He lauded the bank staff DQG FLWL]HQV ZKR KHOS YRO- unteer and sponsor the HYHQW 7RYROXQWHHURUIRUPRUH information, contact Hep- pner High School Athletic Director Greg Grant at 541- 676-9138, or Lemmon at 541-676-0224. Long Creek/Ukiah takes in losses Blue Mountain Eagle LONG CREEK – The Long Creek/Ukiah boys and girls basketball teams were hampered by illness during last week’s games. Hosting Adrian on Friday at the Long Creek gym, the boys put points on the board, but lost 27-65. Scoring the high points for the game were Wyatt Al- ford with 8 points and Sam Studtmann with 7. The boys lost 25-68 to Crane on Saturday. For the girls, Long Creek/ Ukiah lost 10-60 to Adrian. Bruna Falci scored 4 points in the game and Em- alie Gulden, Lea Petruccello and SeWeon Park each had 2. The team took an 11-66 ORVVWR&UDQHXVLQJMXVW¿YH players after one injured her knee in the game. The Eagle/Angel Carpenter The Grant Union boys team and their friends form a circle at the close of the game with Burns to celebrate the win. GU away, with Grant Union trailing 9-17 at the half. The Lady Pros were just 4 points shy of Burns near the close of the game, but Burns held on for the win. Burns was 1-8 at the free- throw line in the last 2 min- utes, but sank some other key shots. “We came back better in the second half in both games,” said Prospector Heather Mosley. “We’ll fo- FXVRQZLQQLQJRXUQH[WWKUHH games.” Continued from Page A9 scored inside and set great screens, and our other players did a great job of maintaining their composure on offense and playing great defense,” he said. He lauded the noisy Grant Union fans, saying, ³:H KRSH WR KDYH PRUH support like that the rest of the season.” Gehley said he felt great about the win. ³:H ZHUH H[SHFWLQJ D match that would be hard for us, but we prepared for LWDQGRYHUFDPHLW´KHVDLG Moulton said the win was especially good after Friday’s loss. “Now we know we can FRPSHWHZLWKHYHU\WHDPLQ the league,” he said. Lady Pros play intense 2nd half in Elgin The Grant Union girls had a disappointing 39-49 loss to Burns at home last Saturday after a 15-point ZLQRYHU(OJLQRQWKHURDG Friday. The Lady Pros toppled Elgin’s Huskies 57-42 with a surge of intensity in the latter part of the game. “We were tied at the half,” said head coach The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Duane Stokes gets the rebound, his teammates Wade Reimers (12) and Nathan Gehley (51) in the action against the Burns Hilanders as the Grant Union crowd cheers on their home team. Mark Mosley. “We turned XSWKHGHIHQVLYHSUHVVXUHD little bit, and were able to put it away in the second KDOI ± ZH IRXQG WKDW H[WUD sense of urgency and they responded well.” Hosting Burns, the Pros- pectors came out strong. Burns nearly caught up to them as the first quarter end- ed at 7-6, and then pulled PC The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Duane Daniels takes part in Nooners senior league Jan. 14. Bowling results Nugget Lanes Jan. 7 Nooners Senior League: Men High Game: Duane Daniels 206 Men High Series: Duane Daniels 529 Women High Game: Chris Rowe 164 Women High Series: Chris Rowe 446 Jan. 8 Thursday Mixed League: Men High Game: Duane Daniels 223 Men High Series: Duane Daniels 579 Women High Game: Jamie Benton 171 Women High Series: Jamie Benton 420 Jan. 14 Nooners Senior League: Men High Game: Doug Kruse 212 Men High Series: Doug Kruse 501 Women High Game: Chris Rowe 153 Women High Series: Chris Rowe 420 Jan. 15 Thursday Mixed League: Men High Game: Grant Benton 231 Men High Series: Grant Benton 606 Women High Game: Cheryl Leighton 191 Women High Series: Cheryl Leighton 525 Continued from Page A9 VFRUHG WKH ¿QDO EDVNHW VHDO- ing the 1-point win. Prairie City head coach Pen- ny Black said the team has had some issues to deal with, in- cluding illness and injury. ,Q WKH SUHYLRXV PHHWLQJ between the two teams, a Pan- ther win in Monument on Jan. 16, Prairie City lost one of its top players, senior Lindsey Stewart, to a knee injury. Black said Stewart will be out for the season. “All we worked on was scoring last week, after losing Lindsey,” coach Black said, noting that Stewart continues to encourage and push her teammates from the bench. Black added that after their Jan. 17 loss to Jordan Valley it was time for her team to back up and “build skill and indi- YLGXDOFRQ¿GHQFH´ “I told the freshmen, the VHDVRQ¶V KDOI RYHU \RX QHHG to step up and play like you KDYH D \HDU XQGHU \RX´ VKH said. the +27 The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Prairie City Panther Garrett Hitz (20) attempts to tip away a Dayville/ Monument player’s shot, with Panther teammates Ethan Camarena (11), Danner Davis, Wyatt Williams (back right) and Anthony Hall (back center). Next up The Prospector teams faced Crane at home Tues- day, past press time, and will WUDYHO WR &RYH IRU JDPHV starting at 6 p.m. Friday. Grant Union hosts Imbler at 4 p.m. Saturday. The stats GU boys vs. Burns Points/rebounds/assists/steals Mitchell Moulton: 19/5/2/- Nathan Gehley: 13/9/1/- Wyatt Weaver: 5/7/4/5 Wade Reimers: 3/3/2/- Ricky Weickum: 2/2/2/- Brady Burch: 2/1/-/- Blake Stone: 2/-/-/- Zack Deiter: -/1-/- Duane Stokes: -/2/2/- GU girls vs. Burns Kori Pentzer: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals Emily Mosley: 10 points, 6 rebounds Heather Mosley: 6 points, 7 rebounds McKenzie Wilson: 5 points, 3 steals Mariah Moulton: 3 points Riley Sharp: 2 points, 6 rebounds was happy about the outcome of Friday’s game. ³:HMXVWNHSWJRLQJDQGQHY- HU JDYH XS´ VKH VDLG ³,Q WKH end, it worked.” 'D\YLOOH0RQXPHQW¶V +DQ- nah Flower, also a junior, said she’s been working hard in prac- tice on defense. “It was a rough game, but we all worked together really well,” she said. In basketball action last Sat- urday, the Lady Tigers lost 20- 41 to Adrian at home. The Lady Panthers took D ZLQ RYHU ZKDW FRDFK Black said was a strong Burnt 5LYHU%XOOVWHDP Panther boys fall to Tigers Prairie City took another hit IURP'D\YLOOH0RQXPHQWDVWKH Tiger boys toppled the Panthers 17-41 Friday night, their second loss to their cross-county oppo- nents in one week. Prairie City was close be- She describes the freshmen KLQG 'D\YLOOH0RQXPHQW DW halftime, trailing 12-18, but the as being athletic. “They need to push them- Tigers sprinted ahead, holding VHOYHV±,W¶VWLPHWRVWDUWWUXVWLQJ the Panthers to four points in the third quarter and one point in the these JV players,” she said. Prairie City’s Amaya fourth. ³:HVWDUWHGRIIYHU\VORZWKHQ Zweygardt, a junior, said she EHJDQPRYLQJWKHEDOOZHOO±ZH need to work on shooting,” said Tiger head coach Jeff Schafer. Head coach Mark Woodbury VDLGWXUQRYHUVKXUWKLVWHDPWKH most, adding that the Tigers were able to capitalize on them. The Panthers fell 56-60 the following night to the Burnt EEK 5LYHU%XOOVRQWKHURDGZKLOHWKH OF THE W Tigers, hosting Adrian, claimed DZLQRYHUWKH$QWHORSHV corner’s 6+ 7 C LAY - 2+1621 School: Grant Union Grade: Sophomore Parents: Guy and Angie Johnson Sport: Wrestling What I like best about my sport: “Wrestling’s taught me that when you set your mind to something, and you want it really bad, there’s not a whole lot that can stand in your way - that goes for most of my team members as well.” Coach’s Comment: “Clay is in his fourth year wrestling. He qualified for the state meet as a freshman last year. He is a leader on the team and an exceptionally talented wrestler. We are excited for the future with Clay.” – Coach Andy Lusco Proud sponsor of Grant County athletes 100 E. Main ¬6WRSOiJKW in -RKn 'a\ 10 Next up Prairie City will host Jor- dan Valley at 6 p.m. Friday, and then Adrian at 2 p.m. Sat- urday. The Panthers hit the URDG QH[W 7XHVGD\ WR &UDQH for a 5 p.m. game. 'D\YLOOH0RQXPHQW KRVWV Crane at 6 p.m. Friday in 'D\YLOOHDQG-RUGDQ9DOOH\LQ Monument at 2 p.m. Saturday. They host Long Creek/Ukiah LQ0RQXPHQWQH[W7XHVGD\DW 6 p.m. The stats PC vs Day/Mon girls Jan. 23 Prairie City Amy Black: 15 - all 3-point shots Amaya Zweygardt: 6 points Brianna Zweygardt: 4 Sarah Ennis: 2 Lindsay Wall: 2 Dayville/Monument Treiquella Osborne: 12 Ravyn Walker: 4 Hannah Flower: 4 Emma Hettinga: 3 Mary Yankee: 3 Skylar Powell: 2