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Wednesday, April 8, 2015
PROS
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By then, the home team
had made a solid comeback,
earning five runs in the
third inning, highlighted
by a two-run triple by Jerry
Carter, plus runs on an er-
ror and two singles.
Grant Union made its fi-
nal push for the win in the
bottom of the sixth.
The Prospectors scored
five runs on an RBI single
by Ricky Weickum, a sac-
rifice fly from McConnell,
an RBI single from Tyler
Manitsas, and – to end the
game – Hayden Young’s
two-run homer.
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
Delaney said the team
started out too flat, with too Grant Union runner Wade Reimers (3) slides, joining
Brady Burch (7) at home plate in Saturday’s home
many errors.
“We were able to get game against Culver.
our focus back and start-
ed playing defense be-
Game Two
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hind Dillon – Hayden put
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the mound,” Delaney said. added two more in the fourth,
Winters.”
HALL
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Knowles, who won the
state title in wrestling for
Grant Union High School
in 1997 and 1998, said the
honor caught him by sur-
prise.
He added that he’s glad
he can use his steer wres-
tling platform to give expo-
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sure to wrestling.
“I think wrestling’s mak-
ing a comeback,” he said.
He’s still involved in
wrestling, supporting the
USA Wrestling Building
Blocks program and help-
ing coach youth at the
Grant County Freestyle
Wrestling Club in John Day
in the winter.
His brother Drew, who
has two children in the lo-
cal club, also helps with
coaching.
Trevor said it helps
when young athletes have
good coaches who are able
to communicate.
“(You get it) coached
into you,” he said.
His advice to youth:
“Athlete or not, don’t be
afraid to work hard for
whatever it is – it will all
pay off.”
Grant Union third baseman Hayden Young tags out a Culver runner caught
between third and home off a pass from catch Tyler Manitsas in Saturday’s
Game One.
including Burch’s single,
which scored McConnell and
Zack Deiter, pinch runner for
Manitsas, scoring on an error.
To polish off their oppo-
nents, the Prospectors started
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haver’s double, then triple
from Wade Reimers which
scored Copenhaver, followed
by Weickum’s single to bring
in Reimers. Weickum scored
the winning run on a bunt
from McConnell.
Grant Union had 10 hits
and no errors, while Culver
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“Again, we played team
ball – moved runners, were
aggressive on the bases and
had clutch hits when we need-
ed them,” Delaney said.
The 2A Prospectors hit the
road Tuesday to face the 4A
La Grande Tigers, past press
time.
The Pros’ next game is Fri-
day, April 17, when they host
the 1A Wallowa Cougars for a
doubleheader.
He credits Hans Mag-
den, who was his youth
coach, and Eric Miller, his
high school coach, for his
success in wrestling.
Ranching, wrestling and
rodeo have all been a big
part of Knowles life.
He chose the rodeo ca-
reer path while in college.
Since
going
pro,
Knowles has been in the
top 10 in the world stand-
ings five times, including
third in 2010.
He has been a finalist in
the National Finals Rodeo
in steer wrestling for 11
consecutive years (2004-
2014).
He was also the Cal-
gary Stampede champion
in 2009, 2012 and last year,
and was a five-time Co-
lumbia River Circuit steer
wrestling champion.
While he’s seen suc-
cess in the rodeo circuit,
Knowles said “wrestling
was a bigger part of my
life than steer wrestling – I
wrestled from age 4 until
the year 2002.”
“I transitioned from
wrestling to rodeo,” he said.
“The discipline it takes to
be successful in wrestling
– you get back everything
you put into it. That’s what
I think has helped me, that
discipline has carried over
in every aspect of my life.”
He said wrestling has
helped with the mental as-
pect of steer wrestling, and
helped with balance and
control.
“None of it’s really easy,
but every bit helps – I’m
still competing at 34,” he
said of steer wrestling.
Since January, Knowles
has been to six rodeos, in-
cluding San Antonio, and
he’s scheduled for a rodeo
north of Las Vegas this
weekend. He’ll spend the
rest of the month in north-
ern California.
He said he plans to stick
with rodeo.
“This is my job, so I’ll
stay with it for awhile until
I feel I’m not competitive,”
he said.
He does plan to take
time out to attend the in-
duction ceremony and
joining him will be Miller,
Tobe Zweygardt and other
wrestling friends, and fam-
ily.
Trevor is the son of
Jeff and Sally Knowles of
Mt. Vernon, and when he’s
not on the rodeo circuit
he’s home, helping on the
ranch.
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