WEDNESDAY
February 4, 2015
Pros tame Imbler Panthers
Prospectors face
Union at Grant
Union Saturday
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY – The Prospec-
tor basketball teams tamed the
Imbler Panthers last Saturday.
Grant Union student fans
dressed in camo for the home
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that their teams would win the
night’s battles.
The Lady Prospectors domi-
nated for a 42-15 win, while the
Prospector boys clinched a 58-
55 win over Imbler.
The Grant Union girls hit
the throttle early, with Kori
Pentzer and Heather Mosley
making a beeline for all the
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had 19 and Mosley, 9. Four of
their teammates got in on the
Grant Union Prospector Samantha Brock (3) shoots
over the reach of Imbler Panther Faith Burnette (33).
Prospector Babe Nash (25) is also in the action.
Grant Union Prospector
Trace Gill flies up to score
in the game against the
Imbler Panthers.
scoring in the second half.
The success was a solid re-
bound from the girls’ 38-41 loss
coach Mark Mosley.
“You worry about coming
off a game we should have
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to Cove on the road Friday.
“It was good to see us step
up and recover,” said head
had – mentally, it’s hard some-
times, so I was glad to see
that,” he said. “Our defensive
effort was great tonight.”
Prospectors Riley Sharp
and McKenzie Wilson said
Saturday’s game was a posi-
tive turnaround.
“We brought it up from our
game last night and played to-
gether as a team,” Sharp said.
Wilson added, “We refueled
for tonight’s game to make sure
we took care of business.”
On Jan. 27, the Lady Pros
beat 1A Crane, 47-37, at Grant
Union for a nonleague contest.
“Our goal is to win out
the rest of the league games,”
coach Mosley said. That starts
with a home game against
Union on Saturday.
The Lady Pros currently sit
at third in the Wapiti League,
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at the Jan. 20-21 district tour-
nament in La Grande.
GU boys hustle for win
The Prospector boys had a
slow start against Imbler, but
made a good run to take the
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They were ahead for much
of the second quarter, but the
Panthers crept up. With just
.8 seconds left in the half, the
score was tied, and Imbler
called a timeout.
Grant Union head coach
Steve Speth said what fol-
lowed was a “well-executed
play.”
“They had their best player
(Trace VanCleave) coming off
of a double screen to catch and
shoot for a 3-point shot in the
corner,” Speth said. “We had it
defended – unfortunately, we
fouled him on the shot, and he
was able to make all three free-
throws to give them the 3-point
halftime lead.”
See PROS, Page B8
Tiger boys take solid win over Crane
Girls hit with
heartbreaker losses
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
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Grant Union’s Clay Johnson, 2-0 on the day, battles
a Burns opponent at the Duals competition.
DAYVILLE – The bleachers at Dayville School
were packed last Friday as the Dayville/Monument
Tigers boys and girls teams faced the Crane Mus-
tangs for their second meeting in a week.
The Tiger boys came together for a balanced ef-
fort, defeating the Mustangs 49-35.
The Tigers kept Crane scoreless under heavy
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while putting 10 points of their own on the board.
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16-4, the Mustangs scoring 2 points at the buzzer.
Dayville/Monument kept the scoreboard churn-
ing to claim a 29-14 lead at halftime. The Tigers
never looked back.
GU wrestlers host
duals tournament
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
See TIGERS, Page B8
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
Dayville/Monument
Tiger
Treiquella
Osborne (4) breezes down the court, her
teammates Skylar Powell (11) and Hannah
Flower not far behind.
Dayville/Monument Tiger Tanner Moodenbaugh (22) takes
a shot past the reach of Crane Mustang Joe Valentine (22).
Tigers, Sage Flower (40) and Dakota Emerson (21) are also
in the action along with Crane’s Matt Witzel (3).
JOHN DAY – The Grant
Union wrestling team took on
strong Burns and Crane teams
last Thursday as the Prospec-
tors hosted a duals tournament.
“These are very good
teams,” said Grant Union head
coach Andy Lusco. “Probably
two of the best in the district.”
Notable performances for
Grant Union came from An-
tonio Dancer who was 2-1 and
Clay Johnson, 2-0.
Grant Union fell to Crane
24-30, and Burns, 24-48.
“We have closed the gap
considerably on these two teams
from three seasons ago,” Lusco
said.
On Saturday, the Grant
Union wrestlers earned second
at the Irrigon meet.
“The kids wrestled tough
with Antonio Dancer and
Clay Johnson standing
out,” the coach said.
Grant Union junior high
wrestlers also competed at
the Jan. 29 duals meet against
Burns and Crane.
“Braden Spencer shined
with a 4-0 record,” Lusco said.
Drew Lusco, Roen Lang-
um, Ethan Moore and Antonio
Smith went 1-1 with Russell
Hodge going 1-2.
The junior high team also
traveled to Saturday’s Bak-
er Brawl, where Drew Lusco
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Moore third, and Damion
Young fourth.
The stats
GUHS @ Irrigon meet
Jay Goldblatt 3rd
Clay Johnson 1st
Hunter Martin 4th
Collin Harvey 3rd
Antonio Dancer 2nd
James Mabe 4th
Andrew Copenhaver 3rd
Paul Roark 4th
Hadley Boethin 4th
Dillon Maley 4th
Chance Ballou 1st
Grant Union Gold shines in Canby
Dancers to perform Feb. 7 at Pros’ halftime
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
CANBY – The Grant
Union Gold dance team
shattered the State Champi-
onship qualifying score last
weekend with a high-energy
performance.
The team went beyond
the 60 points required to
move on to state compe-
tition, earning an overall
Dayville/Monument
2015 COUNTY
head coach Shannon Adair.
“Because we are starting off
with a high score in chore-
ography, we can improve in
technique and overall effect
(scoring categories) and
gain ground in our average
score.”
Also competing in Grant
Union’s division, Stayton
received an overall score of
82.11, Valley Catholic 78.78
and Molalla 65.89.
Contributed photo
Performing with the Grant Union Gold dancers are
Rebecca Batease, left, Amy Lallatin and Jaiden Kerr
at the Jan. 30-31 competition in Canby.
SPORTS SCHEDULE
Basketball
Grant Union
Friday, Feb. 6
Long Creek
Prairie City
score of 65.06.
Dancing to “Shatter Me”
by Lindsey Stirling and Liz-
zy Hale, the group received a
75 in choreography for their
highest score from the judg-
es and a 58 in maneuvering
for their lowest score.
“This performance was
a great starting point for us
and gives us lots of room to
increase our scores at the up-
coming competitions,” said
Grant Union Gold will
perform their routine at
halftime of the Prospector
boys basketball game this
Saturday. The girls game
is scheduled to begin at 4
p.m. with the boys game at
5:30 p.m.
This will be the team’s
final performance until their
March 12 Spring Showcase.
“This is a high energy and
physically demanding rou-
tine that is fun to watch and
challenging for our danc-
ers,” Adair said.
Saturday, Feb. 7
Dayville/Monument @ Jordan Valley
Prairie City @ Adrian
Long Creek/Ukiah vs. Harper/Huntington
Dayville/Monument @ Adrian
Grant Union vs. Union
Prairie City vs. Burnt River
Long Creek/Ukiah vs. Crane
Jordan Valley
Adrian
Huntington
Adrian
John Day
Prairie City
Long Creek
6 p.m. (MT)
6 p.m. (MT)
2 p.m.
2 p.m. (MT)
4 p.m.
2 p.m.
2 p.m.
Grant Union @ Bank of Eastern Oregon Tournament Heppner
10 a.m.
Wrestling
Saturday, Feb. 7