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B10 Sports Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, May 20, 2015 4-man GU golf team ends season with 373 for Day One and 349 for Day 2, for a 722 total; Wallowa, second, 394 DQG +HSSQHU WKLUG DQG PENDLETON – The Grant Union 398, 774; Vale, fourth, 386 and 394, golf team was four strokes away from 780; and Grant Union, fifth, 405 and a trip to state after the May 11-12 Dis- 379, 784. trict 3 Golf Championship at Pendleton Low medalist was Riley Langford of Country Club. Nixyaawii with 156. Day One of the event had the Prospec- Grant Union’s Matt Broemeling tors in sixth place, and left to wonder if finished at 183 for 10th place. Nathan they had a chance to make it to the state Gehley was 187 for 13th, Duane Stokes championships – the top four teams, and was 199 for 19th, and Chance Barrietua WKHWRS¿YHLQGLYLGXDOVTXDOLI\IRUVWDWH was 215 for 29th. The team’s hopes rose on Day Two Both Broemeling and Barrietua set ZKHQWKH\¿QLVKHGLQWKLUGSODFH+RZ- personal records for the year. ever, averaging the scores out, the Pros “I was really proud of the way the ended four strokes off their goal. boys played this week,” Lundbom said. The district meet drew 12 boys teams “After being in sixth on Day One, to re- and six girls teams, with over 98 players bound back on Day Two to have the third battling the challenging par 72 course. best score of the day was impressive.” “The greens were fast and hard – +HVDLGLWZDVDOLWWOHGLVDSSRLQWLQJ when you get it on the green it rolls and to miss the state championship by just rolls,” said coach Ron Lundbom. four strokes, but added, “With only four Contributed photo/Ron Lundbom +HVDLGDOOWKHWHDPVOLNHO\KDGEDG boys all year, we really made a state- holes, and the Prospectors did well. ment with how we played these last two Grant Union’s four-man golf team: Duane Stokes, left, Nathan Gehley, Chance Barrietua and Matt Broemeling. The winning team was Nixyaawii days.” By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle VAULT Continued from Page B1 “We’re really strong in the field events going to state, but weak in run- ning,” Smith said. “If the girls place where they are seeded, we have a chance of placing fifth – there is a good chance the girls will be leading after the first day, since only field events are played the first day.” Preliminary events begin on Thursday. Smith’s goal for next year is to have a better balance of events for the girls team to improve their chances for winning state. She’s looking forward Tor those who have gone before to protect and defend to having most of the girls back next year – and also to having this year’s eighth-graders join the high school team. “We have two eighth- grade girls who can already high jump 5 feet, and we have another javelin throw- er and some sprinters,” she said. The boys team will still be in a major rebuild- ing phase, but she expects a couple of exceptional eighth-grade runners to join the ranks. She’s looking for more students, and es- pecially runners, to take an interest in track and field. “When you have a small school, you need athletes who want to work hard and compete, and they can always find an event that they can excel in,” she said. “Our special- the +27 ty coaches provide qual- ity instruction in all their events.” She said she’s noticed that when one athlete lets up in practice it has a negative impact on other team members – and the opposite is true; when one corner’s 6+7 EEK OF THE W + $<'(1 6 &+$)(5 Thank you! 120 E. Main Street, John Day • www.lensdrug.com 2A-6 Wapiti League Districts Grant Union 7RSÀYHUHVXOWV *LUOVWHDP Kori Pentzer 2, 100 m hurdles, 17.03 1, long jump, 17-04.50 1, triple jump, 35-11.00 Jozie Rude 1, shot put, 34-04.00 1, javelin, 117-08 1, pole vault, 8-00.00 Chelsie Kodesh 1, discus, 85-01 2, javelin, 103-00 3, shot put, 29-11.00 Kenzie Wilson 4, high jump, 4-08.00 3, long jump, 14-08.50 3, triple jump, 31-07.00 School: 0RQXPHQW Grade: 10 Parents: -HIIDQG6KDZQDK6FKDIHU Sport: 7UDFNDQG)LHOG What I like best about my sport: “I like that every track meet you compete with yourself to improve, and you also help the team with team points.” Coach’s Comment: “Hayden is an all-around athlete with tremendous drive to be the best. His hard work paid off over the track season. This spring, Hayden cut his 100-meter time by 3/4 of a second, added 4 feet in shot put, 18 feet in discus, and 30 feet in javelin - just missing the State Championships but scoring 19 team points at the District Championships.” EDITOR WANTED Join Our Team! ~ Coach Earl Pettit Some Western regions are epicenters of change. Our beautiful Oregon community is one of those. The territory served by the Blue Mountain Eagle frequently juggles forest health, logging, public lands grazing, water supply, wildlife habitat improvements and wildfire resilience. For a journalist who thrives on the new story of the West, becoming Editor of the Eagle is an excellent opportunity. Our work place offers year-round recreational opportunities, including backpacking, camping, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling and horseback riding. Part of a family-owned Oregon media company, the Blue Mountain Eagle is located in John Day, Oregon, just 3 hours from Bend and Pendleton. 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This is a hands-on position that edits and writes stories; takes photos; posts daily to our web site; and uses social media to engage readers. Along with the Eagle’s Publisher, you will need to be involved in the community. Candidates with an education in journalism or a related field, plus at least 5 years of progressive newspaper leadership experience should send resume and letter of interest to EO Media Group, PO Box 2048, Salem, OR 97308-2048, by fax to 503-371-2935 or email hr@eomediagroup.com. Proud sponsor of Grant County athletes 100 E. Main¬6WRSOLJKWLQ-RKQ'D\ H a p 02040 STATE Continued from Page B1 For the boys, Prestin Ed- mundson had a season record in discus. Peter Bogardus leads the Dayville team as head coach with assistance from Taylor Schmadeka in all the events. There are 18 athletes on the middle school and high school teams, but no seniors. Bogardus said that while coaching such an array of events has been challenging, he’s enjoyed seeing the team work to improve. “The athletes consistent- ly (reached) personal records, and several experimented with a variety of events instead of only doing the most popular – throwing and sprints.” Long Creek The Long Creek School ath- letes competing in the district championship worked for per- sonal records. On the boys team, that included Massimo Basconi, 100, discus and long jump; Timo Goebel, 400; and Alvaro Lopez, discus and long jump; and for the girls, Maria Cabral, discus. Mandy Blackburn coached this year’s team. Time to bring out the barbecue! Come stock up on barbecue favorites like steaks and burgers, or try one of our barbecue bundles. Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm 235 N Canyon City Blvd Canyon City 02028 athlete starts working hard- er, others will follow suit. 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