WEDNESDAY
May 6, 2015
Athletes stay on track at GU Invite
15 schools
compete at
3 Flags Field
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY – Tracksters from
15 schools converged last Friday
for the Grant Union Invitational at
Three Flags Field.
It was the third large track and
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mer.
Monument’s
Treiquella
Osborne spins
in the discus
event, placing
first with a
throw of 102-
04 at the May
1 Grant Union
Invitational.
Winning the meet were the
Union girls team with 134 points
and the Union boys with 94
points. The Imbler and Condon/
Wheeler girls tied for second with
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second with 92.25, followed by
Crane with 91.75.
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tended the meet.
The Eagle
Angel Carpenter
Grant Union
“We had several personal
bests at our home track meet,
which is a good indication of
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
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Grant Union’s Nick Springer flies over the high
jump bar for third place at 5-08.00.
Grant Union Pros put
ball away in Joseph
S EASON U PDATE
GU track team aims
for personal best
Athletes work
to improve for
strong finish
Pros eager to increase win streak
By Angel Carpenter
2015 GU
S ENIORS
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOSEPH – The Grant Union Prospectors
worked their bats last Friday, taking two wins
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Joseph/Enterprise.
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One, as the team had 12 hits.
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with seven players reaching home plate.
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runs in the fourth, but the Prospectors continued
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“The team played well,” said head coach
Brian Delaney. “We only had two errors, and it
was a much improved performance from what
we’ve had in the past couple of weeks – it was
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Garrett McConnell pitched a strong second
game, with Justin Gravley taking the mound in
the last two innings.
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ed them and kept batters off balance.”
The Eagles had one run off two hits, while
Grant Union had 11 hits in the game and one
error.
Coach Delaney said he was impressed with
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ball into play and score runners,” he said. “It
always seemed like we had two strikes against
the hitter or two outs, and we would clutch up
and put the ball away.”
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Tyler Manitsas, who was out with an injury.
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days,” Delaney said.
See BALL, Page B10
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Grant Union pitcher Brady Burch goes for strike No. 3 in the April
28 game against Irrigon.
JOHN DAY – The Grant
Union track team has had
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ries, to overcome this season,
but head coach Sonna Smith
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gether.
“Hopefully, we’ll be able
to put forward our strongest
team at district,” she said.
A string of personal bests
at last week’s home meet
bodes well, she said.
It’s “a good indicator of
athletes peaking at the right
time,” she said. “Hopefully,
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mances.”
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ers and distance runners, has
a helping hand from assistant
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dles; Angie Lusco, shot put
and discus; Kelsy Wright,
high jump; John Houk, long
jump and triple jump; and
Buzz Gilmore, pole vault.
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cludes 16 boys and nine girls.
The team is young, Smith
said, but also includes eight
seniors: Kelsey Long, Amy
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ton, Paul Roark, Lorenzo
Gambini and Daniel Soto.
“I think we have a strong
team this year,” said Long.
She’s a pole vaulter and
hurdler and has been involved
in track for seven years.
Daniel
Soto
Lorenzo
Gambini
Michael
Ashmead
Paul
Roark
Mitch
Moulton
Amy
Lallatin
Kelsey
Long
Marta
Faulkner
She added the freshmen
are “amazing” this season.
Lallatin, also a pole vaulter
with seven years in track, said
of the sport, “It’s not easy, but
it’s worth it.”
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pates in sprints, relay races
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preciates how supportive his
See TRACK, Page B10
Lady Prospectors defeat Knights, fall to Vikings
Grant Union’s
Jocelynn
Smith safely
reaches
third base in
the April 28
game against
Irrigon.
Grant Union travels to face Riverside May 8
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY – The Grant Union
Lady Prospectors enjoyed success
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ed two teams last week.
They toppled the Irrigon Knights
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league play.
The Lady Pros had a tougher
time against the Vale Vikings last
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Against Irrigon, the Lady Pros’
bats were blazing.
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eron and Bree Crider were key, with
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head coach DeAnna Nash.
At the mound, Sydney Stearns
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and eight strikeouts.
Grant Union batters stood out in
the sixth inning. King doubled with
an RBI, followed by Cameron who
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Long Creek
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Prairie City
also doubled. Madden also made
it to second, plating Cameron and
Rheanna Cartner.
Crider doubled with an RBI and
Meyerholz doubled, bringing Crider
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Babe Nash nearly hit it out of the
park on a triple, scoring two runners.
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holz, Stearns and Babe Nash each
had multiple hits.
Friday, May 8
Grant Union vs. Union/Cove
John Day
12 noon
Tuesday, May 12
Grant Union vs. Wallowa
John Day
12 noon
Grant Union @ Riverside
Riverside
12:30 p.m.
Baker
Crane
12 noon
TBA
Softball
Friday, May 8
Track
Friday, May 8
Friday, May 8
Golf
Grant Union, Monument, Long Creek @ Baker Invitational
Prairie City, Dayville @ High Desert League Meet