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A16 Sports Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, February 18, 2015 WIN Continued from Page A9 “The boys overcame a lot of adversity all week, and it was good to see them respond so well and play a great game together,” said Grant Union head coach Steve Speth. “What we lack in height, we try to make up for in ef- fort, energy and execution,” he added. “We have to out- work our opponent and beat them playing ‘small ball.’” Grant Union’s starting lineup in Saturday’s game included: Ricky Weickum, Trace Gill, Zack Deiter, Wade Reimers and Brady Burch. Grant Union started slow in Saturday’s game and end- ed the first quarter trailing, 9-16. The Pros were behind by 5 points going into halftime, but refueled for an exciting third quarter. Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter Grant Union’s Trace Gill (10) aims for the basket, his teammates Blake Stone Grant Union’s Wade Reimers fights (0) and Wade Reimers (12) in the action for a rebound in Saturday’s win over against Elgin. the Elgin Huskies. Grant Union convert- ed rebounds and steals into points on the board, capital- izing on their opponents’ er- rors. Deiter sank a shot for Continued from Page A9 Duby complimented the Tiger team for a great job. “They took the ball out of our hands,” he said. “We saw a lot of im- provement in the season,” Duby said. He noted that a senior on his team has played basket- ball for four years, and this is the first year the team has won any games. They won five this season. D/M girls ready for play-in game The Dayville/Monument Lady Tigers took the Bulls by the horns with a 46-21 win last Friday, and went on to beat Harper/Hunting- ton 50-38. That put the girls in fifth place in league over Harp- er/Huntington. Those teams will have a play-in game to determine which team will contin- ue in the Feb 20-21 dis- trict tournament in John Day. The Tigers are sched- uled to face Harper/Hun- tington at Grant Union in John Day on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Senior team members Treiquella Osborne and Mary Yankee said the team worked hard for Friday’s win. “My last home game was the funnest that we’ve played this season,” Os- borne said. “Our team knew how much it meant to us, so they played hard for us.” “We moved the ball well and executed plays, and ev- eryone worked hard for our last league game,” Yankee said. Head coach Jay Ken- yon was pleased with the weekend’s wins and ready to forge on to the districts. D/M Grant County Your Rural Fa mily Health Clinic HEALTH Department 528 E. 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Notable performances came from Clay Johnson, who finished second in his weight class, 2-1; An- drew Copenhaver, fifth, 3-1; and Dillon Maley, fifth, 2-1. If wrestlers lost their first two rounds, the best they could finish was Please call 541-575-2370 for more information. 6 Blue Mountain Eagle MyEagleNews.com Don’t get left behind, call today! Kim Kell 541-575-0710 +27 Team prepares to surprise at district meet The People Mover has received funds through the Highly Rural Transportation Grant that allows transportation of Grant County Veterans to medical appointments free of charge. He will bathe in an ADVERTISED TUB, shave with an ADVERTISED RAZOR, have a breakfast of ADVERTISED JUICE, cereal and toast, toasted in an ADVERTISED TOASTER, put on ADVERTISED CLOTHES and glance at his ADVERTISED WATCH. He’ll ride to work in his ADVERTISED CAR, sit at an ADVERTISED DESK and write with an ADVERTISED PEN. Yet this person hesitates to advertise, saying that advertising doesn’t pay. Finally, when his non-advertised business is going under, HE’LL ADVERTISE IT FOR SALE. Then it’s too late. AND THEY SAY ADVERTISING DOESN’T WORK? DON’T MAKE THIS SAME MISTAKE Advertising is an investment, not an expense. Think about it! corner’s Grapplers take on Pine Eagle tourney fifth place, Lusco said. “Andrew and Dillon wrestled very well, they just didn’t get a chance to wrestle for third,” Lusco said. “Clay is really shap- ing up to be a com- petitor at the district level,” he added. “We are excited to wrestle next week at districts and look to surprise a few people with our younger wrestlers.” For the junior high team, Russell Hodge fin- ished 3-0. Ethan Moore, Zach Hayzlett, Roen Langum, Drew Lusco all went 2-1. Angelo Towers and Braden Spencer each won one match. “The kids wrestled tough,” Lusco said. “We have an exciting group of junior high wrestlers.” Several athletic suspen- sions were blamed on an off-campus gathering where alcohol was present, a situa- tion that stirred vigorous de- bate among parents and other community members on the sidelines and in an online fo- rum. &LWLQJ VWXGHQW FRQ¿GHQ- tiality, District 3 Super- intendent Mark Witty de- clined to comment on the VSHFL¿FV RI WKH LQFLGHQW EXW said the school is following long-standing policies which are spelled out in the stu- dents’ handbooks. “We have our athletic pol- icies, and we do our best to enforce them as consistently as possible,” he said. “Those policies were put in place with the hope that they will help students avoid these types of situations and help them make better choices.” While the team is now playing with a smaller roster, fans last weekend saw the re- maining players prove their mettle on the court. Dancers shine for second-place By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle ALBANY – The Grant Union *ROG GDQFH WHDP ¿QLVKHG ZLWK À\LQJ FRORUV DW ODVW ZHHNHQG¶V South Albany Dance Competi- tion. The girls, led by head coach Shannon Adair, earned a score of 70 and second place, just 3.5 SRLQWVEHKLQG0DUVK¿HOG$PLW\ ¿QLVKHGLQWKLUGSODFHZLWK and Bandon in fourth, 48.94. “After several changes to our routine and lots of practice time over the last two weeks, we were able to improve our score from the Canby competition (65.06),” Adair said. She said that over the next two weeks the team will add the last 40 seconds of the dance to the routine. “We’ll continue to work on technique and expression,” she said. “I’m so proud of this team – they have a great work ethic and a positive attitude and continue to impress me everyday.” PC A MAN WAKES UP in the morning after sleeping on... an advertised bed, in advertised pajamas. the 2 points and Reimers hit a 3-pointer to tie the score at 26, then Cauy Weaver scored 2 more to put the Prospectors in the lead, which they re- fused to relinquish. Three more team mem- bers also contributed to the 23-point quarter for Grant Union, including a 3-point shot from Blake Stone and 5 points from Weickum. Gill’s 2-point throw at the buzz- er brought a cheer from the crowd. Grant Union went into the fourth quarter, 44-31, keep- ing Elgin to 5 points, then road out the storm for the 15-point win. “It was a great win for our team, and a team effort all the way – great defense and great teamwork on offense,” Speth said. “Our kids are excited to have the opportunity to play at the district tournament; it will be a great experience for our very young team.” Since a 62-65 loss to Union on Feb. 7, the Pros- pectors have been competing without four players, includ- ing three who often scored in the double-digit range. Dorran Wilson, who had been out with an injury for several weeks. Triston Emmel has also been Continued from Page A9 back in recent weeks after re- Panthers 48, Bulls 40 covering from an injury. The Panther boys, tied for Burnt River started the sec- sixth place in league with Burnt ond quarter by converting some River, won a close playoff game rebounds to take a 13-10 lead, with the Bulls on Monday at but a few steals restored Prairie Grant Union. City to the plus side. The teams kept the scoring ,QWKH¿QDOWZRPLQXWHVRI FORVHLQWKH¿UVWTXDUWHUZKLFK the second quarter, Garrett Hitz sank two 3-pointers in a ended tied at 10 points. Prairie City hit the court row and had another 2-point strong in the second quarter, out- basket to close out the quar- ter, 26-17. shooting the Bulls 16-7. Burnt River came within The Panthers had help from 4 points of Prairie City in the third quarter, the Bulls gain- ing points from Steven Duby and a 3-pointer from Arman- do Garcia, but the Panthers pulled away for a 27-37 lead. Multiple Panthers contrib- uted down the stretch – several shot from the free-throw line, 7-4 to the Bulls’ 1-3. Panther player Garrett Hitz said the win was good, but he was disappointed with some missed shots. “Rebounds were good,” he said, adding it also helped to have Wilson back. ³+H GH¿QLWHO\ KHOSHG RXW RQ WKH ÀRRU´ KH VDLG ³:H¶UH going to have to play hard (in the tournament) and hope ev- erything clicks.” Head coach Mark Wood- bury said the game was a little too close, but his players shot well from the outside and in- side. “Garrett Hitz did a real- ly good job tonight, staying in control and did a lot of the dirty work,” he said, adding, “It was nice to have Dorran back – it was a good emotional lift, and the crowd was fun.” Last week, the Panther boys lost 32-55 to Harper/ Huntington on Friday and beat Long Creek/Ukiah, 49-36, on Saturday. Story Time Come hear inspirational stories of recovery 6+ 7 EEK OF THE W M C K ENZIE W I/62N School: Grant Union Grade: Junior Parents: Charlie and Jeanette Wilson Sport: Basketball Prevention Works • Treatment is Effective • People Recover What I like best about my sport: “I like the challenge of stepping up and knowing that everyone is going to be there for each other – even through losses and wins, we’re going to be there for each other.” Coach’s Comment: “I enjoy her enthusiasm on the court and her defensive contribution to the team is exceptional.” – Coach Mark Mosley February 20th Cornerstone Christian Fellowship 139 NE Dayton Dinner at 5:30 pm Speakers begin at 6 pm Proud sponsor of Grant County athletes 100 E. Main ¬6WRSOiJKW in -RKn 'a\ 10 7 3 PC girls notch wins The Prairie City Lady Pan- thers added two blowout wins to their league record last week, beating Harper/Huntington 52- 28 on Friday and Long Creek/ Ukiah 41-11 Saturday.
