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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
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the victory when we play as a
Helping Delaney with team,” Carter said.
coaching are Kyle Myers, Aaron
Looking to the remainder of
Kienzle, David Blood, Dominic the season, Delaney is optimistic.
DeHaven and Travis Heiple.
The top two in league will
Blood, DeHaven and Hei- continue on to the district tour-
ple mainly coach junior varsity, nament. After Wallowa forfeit-
however, Delaney said they take ed two games last week, Grant
turns assisting where needed.
Union was tied with Burns with
Gravley, Tyler Manitsas and a 6-0 league record.
Jerry Carter are this year’s varsity
The Prospectors are sched-
senior team members.
uled to play a doubleheader
Delaney said Gravley is do- against the Hilanders in Burns at
ing well pitching, and Manitsas, 12 noon Friday, a contest that will
the catcher, is one the team looks determine who tops the league.
to for leadership. The coach also
“To beat Burns will be a chal-
noted Carter’s progress.
lenge, but hopefully, we’re up
“He’s improved a ton,” Del- to it,” Delaney said. “We’ll do
aney said. “I never thought he everything in our power to get
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a key hitter.”
He said his team has been
Gravley said the team is try- making progress.
ing to continue their upward
“We feel like we’re climb-
climb “rather than ride the roller ing a peak right now and need
coaster,” he said.
to ride it out to the end,” he said.
Manitsas said coming togeth- “They’re a great group of kids
er “as a family” is working for who can play great baseball if
them.
they believe in themselves, and
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Grant Union centerfielder Mariah Meyerholz goes for the ball, backed up by Sydney Stearns in the May 1
game against Vale.
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Railey
Namitz
and
Janelle King each had a hit,
and Babe Nash had a walk
and a double.
Game Two was “com-
pletely different offensive-
ly,” coach Nash said.
Grant Union had 18 hits,
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They scored three more
in the third, one in the
fourth, and finished strong
with six runs in the fifth,
toppling the Pirates with the
10-run rule.
Riverside’s Game One
pitcher stayed in the circle
for Game Two until the fifth
inning.
Stearns pitched the
first three innings with
3 strikeouts, giving up 2
walks, 1 hit and 2 runs.
Madden came in for the
last two innings and gave up
no hits.
Grant Union has been
tied at 6-6 in league with
Riverside/Arlington
and
Enterprise/Joseph/Wallowa.
When Grant Union last
faced Echo/Stanfield, they
lost the first game 8-9 and
won the second, 8-2 on the
road.
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Coach’s Comment: “He had to step up and fill in as catcher - he
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There are seven regular par-
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by Joe Weymouth.
He said the team is working
hard.
“We’re taking care of de-
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throws and jumps, and trying
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This is Weymouth’s ninth
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track.
Weymouth has volunteer
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This year Prairie City
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Grant Union’s offense
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