WEDNESDAY
May 13, 2015
Lady Pros set hearts
and bats on district
Grant Union
could face Echo/
Stanfield
By Angel Carpenter
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Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant Union’s Justin Gravley pitches against Union/
Cove, his teammates Ricky Weickum at second and
Jerry Carter in right field at the ready.
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Grant Union was tied with
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terprise/Joseph for fourth place
in the 3A Eastern Oregon
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in league.
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go to the district tourney, where
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sweep the Nyssa Bulldogs to
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the ball in the May 1
game against Vale.
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27-ranked Bulldogs in Nyssa
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If the Lady Pros don’t get
the sweep, there still could be
a two- or three-way tie, and the
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who travels to Echo.
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Grant Union Prospector Sydney Stearns pitches in
the May 1 game against Vale in John Day.
adding that Cody Jo Madden
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had trouble getting off the
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at their defense,” Nash said,
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coach DeAnna Nash.
Sharpshooters join for hoops showdown
McConnell pitches
3-0 no-hitter
Grant Union
sweeps Union/
Cove Bobcats
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY – Garrett Mc-
Connell wowed the Grant
Union crowd, throwing a no-hit-
ter in the Prospector’s 3-0 win
over Union/Cove last Friday.
He had seven strikeouts,
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win.
“Garrett threw really well,
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bats to wake up, but when we
needed a clutch hit, we got one.”
McConnell, Billy Copen-
haver and Jerry Carter scored
one each in the second, third and
fourth innings.
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errors, while Grant Union had
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consistent scoring in the fourth
but ended that threat in the sev-
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six errors.
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strikes and six strikeouts.
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ball, and their pitcher played
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was able to get lots of good
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the season.
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Hilanders in Burns on Friday at
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in league and the battle will de-
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Mixing it up on the court were Special Olympians and law enforcement personnel, including: Bill
Pauley, in front, with Rodney Brunson; middle row, Charley Fronapel, left, Crystal Wimberley, Elizabeth
Swarthout, Katie Latham, Cleo McCluskey (DA’s office), Brian McKrola, Caleb Madsen, Josiah Hoeffner,
Deronda Lallatin (Special Olympics coordinator) and David Gill (Special Olympics coach); back row, OSP
Sergeant Tom Hutchison, Andrea Officer (DA’s office), Undersheriff Todd McKinley, Jay Colson, Ashley
McClay (DA’s office) and Assistant DA Matt Ipson.
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By Angel Carpenter
2015 COUNTY
Grant Union
Dayville/Monument
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
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Union Prospectors are holding
their own as they near postsea-
son play.
Currently, Grant Union is
ranked No. 11 in the state and
tied in the 2A/1A Special Dis-
trict 7, with No. 6-ranked Burns.
Grant Union is a young
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ers last year.
“We knew going into it we
were going to be young, and
pitching and defense would
have to be our focus,” said
Prospector head coach Brian
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Garrett McConnell, Hayden
Young, Justin Gravley and Bil-
ly Copenhaver have stepped
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Grant Union @ Burns
Grant Union vs. Nyssa
Burns
John Day
1 p.m./3 p.m.
12 noon
Nyssa
Echo
2 p.m./4 p.m. (MT)
TBA
Softball
Friday, May 15
Tuesday, May 19
Grant Union @ Nyssa
Grant Union @ District Tournament
ENIORS
says team is
climbing a peak
Baseball
Friday, May 15
Saturday, May 16
Long Creek
Prairie City
RO
Track
Friday, May 15
Thursday, May 14
Grant Union hosts 2A-6 Wapiti League Districts
PC, MON, DAY, LC @ 1A-SD4 District Championship
John Day
Baker City
11a.m.
1 p.m.
Sun-Tues, May 17-19
State Golf Tournament, Trysting Tree Country Club Corvallis
TBA
Golf
Jerry
Carter
Justin
Gravley
Tyler
Manitsas
forward and
carried
that
load for us, as
far as pitch-
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es in on defen-
sive work and
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during practice.
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rors,” Delaney said.
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