WEDNESDAY
April 22, 2015
Ranchers Invite draws county track teams
Camarena tops field in 200, Hitz takes two firsts
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
CRANE – It was perfect weath-
er for a track meet last Friday, as
competitors met at the Ranchers
Invitational held at Crane High
School.
The day brought out the best in
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he will be very competitive at dis-
trict this year, with a chance at
state,” Weymouth said.
Others gaining personal records
were Nathan Maloy in the 200,
Megan Camarena in shot put and
discus, and Garrett Hitz in the 300
hurdles and pole vault.
See TRACK, Page B2
GU team takes
2nd at home invite
Teams split
wins in Echo
doubleheader
Prospector girls
look to future
success
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Grant Union’s Duane Stokes takes aim as Esteban Ramirez of Vale holds the
flag at last Friday’s Grant Union Invitational at the John Day Golf Course.
Nathan Gehley,
Duane Stokes
tie as medalists
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Contributed photo/Sherri Lundbom
The Grant Union team had a second-place finish
at their home invitational Saturday. There are four
golfers on the team this year: Chance Barrietua,
left, Nathan Gehley, Duane Stokes and Matt
Broemeling.
The Burns girls took
first place as a team, with
a score of 516, followed
by Enterprise with 530.
Medaling for the girls
was Catherine Clemons of
Burns, with 87, and Car-
son Sajonia of Enterprise
had 98.
“What a great day
to play golf,” said head
coach Ron Lundbom. “We
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had our best team score of
the season, and two boys
had a personal best. We
seem to be improving ev-
ery week.”
His team will be test-
ed this Friday on the road
to the Hermiston Invita-
tional at the Big River
Golf Course, which has a
“bigger field and tougher
course,” he said.
Eagle file photos
Grant Union’s Heather
Mosley lays up a shot
last season.
Kori Pentzer focuses
in on the basket last
season.
hurdling events.
When she can, Pentzer
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during the week, and plans
to compete in the district and
state meets.
“I come from an athletic
family – I just love competi-
tion,” she said. “Basketball
is my favorite sport, and my
passion.”
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SPORTS SCHEDULE
Dayville/Monument
Baseball
Saturday, April 25
Tuesday, April 28
Grant Union @ Crook County
Grant Union vs. Irrigon
Prineville
John Day
1 p.m.
1 p.m./4 p.m.
Grant Union @ Umatilla
Grant Union vs. Irrigon
Umatilla
John Day
1 p.m./3 p.m
2 p.m./4 p.m.
Union
11 a.m.
Big River Golf Course, Hermiston
10 a.m.
Softball
Saturday, April 25
Tuesday, April 28
Long Creek
JOHN DAY – Prospec-
tors Nathan Gehley and
Duane Stokes medaled at
Friday’s Grant Union Invi-
tational, each carding 91,
and the Grant Union boys
team totaled 397 for second
place behind Vale, 391.
Four teams joined in for
the event held at the John
Day Golf Club, with 40
boys and girls competing.
Following Vale and
Grant Union, Enterprise
had 413, Burns 416, and
Wallowa 458.
McKay Justice of Vale
was close behind Grant
Union’s top two boys with
a 92. Brycen Locke of En-
terprise shot 93, and Alex
Falley of Burns, 94.
BOISE – Two Grant Union
Prospector girls basketball
players are enjoying an “ex-
tended season.”
Heather Mosley and Kori
Pentzer have been spending
their Fridays and Saturdays
in Boise to attend club ball
practices as part of the Idaho
Flash Academy basketball
teams.
They play on separate
teams for high school age
girls, joining players from
Kuna, Pocatello, and other
areas in the Treasure Valley.
An additional team is for ju-
nior high girls.
They tried out for and
joined the program to gain
experience, playing at a
higher level, and both girls
are hopeful the effort will
open up opportunities in the
future.
“I heard about playing on
a club team for college schol-
arships, and that’s the whole
goal of it – it’s national-level
tournaments, so we’re get-
ting really good competition
and growing a lot as players,”
said Pentzer.
During the week, Pentzer
and Mosley practice together
and on their own.
“We do a lot of ball han-
dling and shooting drills,”
Mosley said. “Also, strength
and conditioning and agility
drills.”
Pentzer said she is
sharp-shooting in the morn-
ings before school, and after
school she attends track prac-
tice, where she also is mak-
ing waves.
Among 2A Oregon girl
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jump and second in triple
jump, and also doing well in
Grant Union
See PROS, Page B2
Two GU girls take to
courts – in a Flash
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By Angel Carpenter
ECHO – The Grant Union
softball team lost its foothold
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One last Friday, but came
back with a vengeance in
Game Two.
The Lady Pros, led by
head coach DeAnna Nash,
had an early advantage in
Game One, but fell 8-9. They
rallied in the second game of
the day, defeating Echo 8-2.
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ning, Echo came up with two
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back with two more in the
second and third.
Echo made steady gains,
and at the end of the sixth,
Grant Union trailed 7-8.
In the seventh, Prospector
Mariah Moulton had a walk
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home to tie the score on Rai-
ley Namitz’s single.
Unfortunately,
Grant
Union ended their half of the
inning unable to capitalize
on loaded bases, and Echo
scored another run to win the
game.
Sydney Stearns was at the
mound, pitching nine hits,
eight walks and four errors;
Babe Nash had four RBIs on
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Stearns was 2 for 2; and Ma-
riah Moulton was 2 for 3 and
a walk.
Game Two produced a
better outcome for Grant
Union.
The Lady Pros scored two
Contributed photo/Nancy Hitz
Track
Saturday, April 25
GU, PC, LC @ Pepsi Invitational
Friday, April 24
GU @ Hermiston Invite
Golf
Prairie City
Lady
Pros top
Cougars in
Game Two
ished fourth out of 14 teams, the
girls seventh out of 13 teams.
“I had four athletes make im-
provements in their events,” said
head coach Joe Weymouth.
Among those making strides
was Ethan Camarena, who ran the
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for second.
“If Ethan continues to improve,
Prairie City’s
Garrett Hitz vaulted
to first place at
the Ranchers
Invitational in Crane
last Friday with a
mark of 12-06.00.
Hitz is currently No.
1 in pole vault for
Oregon 1A school
athletes listed at
athletic.net.