Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
A9
WEDNESDAY
January 28, 2015
GU boys turn up heat over Burns for 1-point win
Grant Union girls beat Elgin 57-42 on road
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point.
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up with another 3 points.
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Hilanders tried to close the
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Union gym last Saturday –
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over the Burns Hilanders.
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road the previous night.
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landers kept the contest close
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made adjustments to seize the
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enough. The Prospectors
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head coach Steve Speth. “The
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He noted several things
that went right.
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The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
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made some key shots, Nathan Grant Union Prospector Mitch Moulton
flies up to score in the winning game
See GU, Page A16 against the Burns Hilanders.
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Grant Union Prospector Mariah
Moulton (24) sinks a 3-point shot with
ease, her teammate Heather Mosley
(33) guarding Burns Hilander Hailey
Sanders (2).
GU WRESTLERS TAKE TO
MATS AT HOME TOURNEY
Grant Union
hosts duals on
Thursday
By Angel Carpenter
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JOHN DAY – Grant
Union’s young wrestlers
notched some victories and
gained experience, hosting
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the year.
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rigon and Union.
Head coach Andy Lusco
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competed at last week’s home
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with no team scores kept.
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haver had a great day, going
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competitive matches.
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weight class.
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Lusco said. “This team is
exciting as we only lose one
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Grant Union’s junior high
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Prospector
Hunter Martin
sweeps in to
take down
a Baker
opponent.
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PC boys suffer
17-41 loss
to Tigers
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Grant Union Prospector Antonio Dancer moves in
for a successful match against a Baker opponent.
wrestlers matched up with
strong wrestlers at a Jan. 20
tournament in Crook County.
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peting.
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um, Drew Lusco, Braden
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Moore, Ethan Moore, Damien
Young and Antonio Smith.
Basketball
Friday, Jan. 30
Grant Union
Saturday, Jan. 31
Long Creek
Prairie City
Lady Panthers take
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Eagle photos
2015 COUNTY
Dayville/Monument
Prairie City Panther Brianna Zweygardt (20) flies
up for a shot over the reach of Dayville/Monument
opponents, including Cody Perkins (22), left,
Ravyn Walker (21), Hannah Flower (jumping in
back) and Emma Hettinga (10).
Tuesday, Feb. 3
Wrestling
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Saturday, Jan. 31
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high wrestlers competed
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matches.
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Nate Moore, Damien
Young and Russell Hodge
also each won one match.
Prospector
wrestler
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Copenhaver
takes charge of his
Irrigon opponent at the
Grant Union Invitational.
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this Thursday, with the high
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game last Friday in Prairie
City.
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The score was close
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21.
Prairie City’s Amy Black
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SPORTS SCHEDULE
Grant Union @ Cove
Prairie City vs. Jordan Valley
Dayville/Monument vs. Crane
Long Creek/Ukiah vs. Burnt River
Grant Union vs. Imbler
Prairie City vs. Adrian
Dayville/Monument vs. Jordan Valley
Long Creek/Ukiah vs. Harper/Huntington
Prairie City @ Crane
Dayville/Monument vs. Long Creek/Ukiah
Grant Union hosts Duals with Burns/Crane
Grant Union @ Irrigon Tournament
Friday-Saturday, Jan. 30-31 Grant Union @ Canby Competition
Cove
Prairie City
Dayville
Long Creek
John Day
Prairie City
Monument
Long Creek
Crane
Monument
6 p.m.
6 p.m.
6 p.m.
6 p.m.
4 p.m.
2 p.m.
2 p.m.
2 p.m.
5 p.m.
6 p.m.
John Day
Irrigon
4 p.m.
11 a.m.
Canby
9 a.m.
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
D ay v i l l e / M o n u m e n t
Tiger Hayden Schafer
focuses in on the
basket as Prairie City
Panther Anthony Hall
jumps in on defense.
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the Tigers still leading.
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rie City, and Lindsay Wall
See PC, Page A16
