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B10 Volleyball %OXH0RXQWDLQ(DJOH :HGQHVGD\6HSWHPEHU Lady Tigers take on Bulls and Panthers at home court Dayville/ Monument splits wins with visitors By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle DAYVILLE – Volleyball action at the Dayville court last Friday was exciting for players and fans alike as the Dayville/Monument Tigers hosted the Burnt River Bulls and Prairie City Panthers. The Tigers swept the Bulls LQWKHLU¿UVWPDWFKRIWKHGD\ then took a loss to the Pan- thers. “The games against Burnt River and Prairie City were WRXJK JDPHV IRU RXU WHDP´ said Tiger head coach Tiffnie Schmadeka. “We played pret- ty good against Burnt River and then ran out of fuel during RXU3UDLULH&LW\JDPH´ The Tigers opening set against the Bulls was a close RQHDQGWKH\IROORZHG XSVFRULQJZLQVRIDQG Bulls head coach Tonia Humbert said the intensity was high the entire match. “The team played excep- tionally well under the pres- sure despite coming away ZLWKDORVV´VKHVDLG³,WZDV great to see how far the Lady %XOOVKDYHSURJUHVVHG´ She said some shifts in mo- PHQWXP LQFOXGLQJ XQIRUFHG serving errors cost them the match. “This is a mental struggle that we have had all season that we must correct if we hope to advance to district WRXUQDPHQWSOD\´VKHVDLG Contributed photo/Nancy Hitz Prairie City’s Cassie Hire (23) and Jeannie McCarthy (1) jump to block at the net in Friday’s game against Dayville/Monument. ,QWKHVHFRQGVHWWKH%XOOV had six unanswered serves WKDW ZHUH KDUG WR RYHUFRPH but there were several lead FKDQJHVLQWKH¿UVWWZRVHWV Humbert highlighted setter 9DOHULD 2UVRQL DQ H[FKDQJH student from Italy. She has been “working hard in the weight room to de- velop the strength needed for DQ RYHUKDQG VHUYH DQG LW ¿- QDOO\SDLGRII´+XPEHUWVDLG ³6KH VHUYHG DQ DPD]LQJ percent serving average with KHUQHZO\IRXQGÀRDWHUVHUYH that really challenged Day- YLOOH0RQXPHQW¶V UHFHLYLQJ VFRULQJSRLQWVIRUWKHGD\ She also excelled on her own VHUYHUHFHLYHZLWKDQSHU- cent passing average against VRPHKLJKYHORFLW\EDOOV´ Lucy Marlow and Shel- by Swindlehurst and Selina Leinhard also excelled in their SHUIRUPDQFHRQWKHFRXUWVKH said. ,Q WKH HYHQLQJ PDWFK WKH 3DQWKHUVSRXQFHGIRUWKHZLQ DQGRYHU the Tigers. “Dayville/Monument is always a tough rival to face and this year we came out DKHDG´ VDLG 3DQWKHU KHDG coach Louanne Zweygardt. ³,Q WKH ¿UVW VHW 'D\YLOOH GH¿QLWHO\ KDG WKH PRPHQ- tum to start out and had us E\ SRLQWV HDUO\ RQ 2XU JLUOV PDLQWDLQHG FRPSRVXUH FKLSSHGDZD\DWWKHOHDGDQG ended up winning the set with The Eagle/Marissa Williams Dayville/Monument Tiger Kendall Hettinga spikes the ball to Prairie City’s court, her teammate Emma Hettinga (3) in the action. For Prairie City, Sarah strong serving from Sarah En- Ennis (10) and Brianna Zweygardt (13) prepare to QLV6LHUUD'DKOHQDQG$PD\D block at the net. =ZH\JDUGW´ Prairie City maintained that momentum shift through WKH IROORZLQJ VHWV FDSLWDOL]- ing on opportunities. Prairie City’s Sarah Ennis KDGNLOOVDQGEORFNV%UL- DQQD =ZH\JDUGW KDG NLOOV DQGEORFNVDQG&DVVLH+LUH KDGNLOOVDQGEORFNV6LHU- UD'DKOHQVHUYHGSHUFHQW IRUWKHPDWFK$PD\DPLVVHG RQO\RQHVHUYHDQG0D.HQ]LH Jones came in off the bench to VHUYHSHUFHQW The Lady Panthers played at the Crane Tournament on 6DWXUGD\ZKHUHWKH\ORVWD PDWFK WR 0F'HUPLWW DQG /RRNLQJDKHDG=ZH\JDUGW said her team is looking for- ward to playing Grant Union and Crane – for a second time this season. “Our net play is really im- proving and we have a num- ber of successes under our EHOWV´VKHVDLG³:HFRQWLQXH to work on our mental tough- QHVVDQGFRPLQJEDFNIURPD SRLQWGH¿FLWWRZLQRQ)UL- GD\ZLOOKHOSZLWKWKDW´ The Panthers host Grant 8QLRQ MXQLRU YDUVLW\ DW SP :HGQHVGD\ 6HSW They also host Crane Friday with the varsity game starting around 6 p.m. The Tigers will travel to -RUGDQ 9DOOH\ )ULGD\ IRU D SP 0RXQWDLQ 7LPH JDPH against the Mustangs. Schmadeka said it will be ³D WRXJK JDPH IRU RXU JLUOV and we will have to work re- ally hard to get a win. We’re XSIRUWKHFKDOOHQJHWKRXJK´ The Tigers also host Grant 8QLRQMXQLRUYDUVLW\DWSP :HGQHVGD\2FW Burnt River hosts Crane in 3UDLULH &LW\ DW SP )ULGD\ and hosts Harper/Huntington LQ8QLW\DWSPQH[W7XHV- day. Lady Pros volleyball team takes loss in stride By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – The Grant Union Prospector volleyball team faced their toughest RSSRQHQW \HW ODVW 7KXUVGD\ hosting the Burns Hilanders for homecoming. %XUQV FODLPHG WKH ZLQ ZLWK VFRUHV RI DQG Both teams are in the middle of a successful sea- son – Grant Union entered WKH PDWFK RQ D ZLQ streak and Burns has only lost two games so far. The neighboring teams have a history of well-at- WHQGHG FRPSHWLWLYH JDPHV DQGODVW\HDUPHWXSDWWKH state championship game where Burns took the title. Grant Union head coach Shae Speth said the game gave them some lessons. “We did not play as well as we had hoped for this big PDWFKXS´VKHVDLG³%XUQV¶ servers gave us tough float serves that we did not pass JOB OPPORTUNITY 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. There is a small-town lifestyle and the news opportunities are varied and challenging. 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'XULQJ WKH JDPH 3URV- pector setter Cartner rolled her ankle and was out for rest the day. the +27 The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Kori Pentzer (5) delivers a spike in the homecoming game against Burns last Thursday, her teammates Mariah Moulton (2) and Chelsie Kodesh (16) ready for the action. Taylor McCluskey stepped in for the remainder corner’s 6+ 7 EEK OF THE W 7 5E-$1 6 3E7+ School: *UDQW8QLRQ Grade: 11 Parents: 6WHYHDQG6KDH6SHWK Sport: &URVV&RXQWU\ What I like best about my sport: “I enjoy running through John Day and seeing all the scenery and wildlife.” Coach’s Comment: “Trejan is our team captain this year for cross country, and he’s done an excellent job of keeping the boys varsity in the team frame of mind. This is our first year with a full boys varsity team, and his example and leadership are greatly appreciated.” – Coach Sonna Smith Proud sponsor of Grant County athletes 02028 of the match. “Mosley had another JUHDW PDWFK VWURQJ DW WKH QHWERWKRQRIIHQVHDQGGH- IHQVH´6SHWKVDLG :LWK &DUWQHU RXW 0RXO- WRQ 0F&OXVNH\ DQG +DLOLH Wright worked in the setters position in the match against Enterprise. Scores in the Prospectors’ win over the Outlaws were “All did well and stepped XS LQ OHDGLQJ WKH WHDP´ Speth said. “Although we run a system where any ath- lete can pretty much play DQ\ SRVLWLRQ LI QHHGHG , was proud of all the girls for adapting to line up changes WKURXJKRXWWKHGD\´ 100 E. Main ¬6WRSOiJKW in -RKn 'a\ 10 02767 THE MARTIAN PG-13 An astronaut stranded on Mars is presumed dead and must find a way to signal to Earth that he’s alive. FRI & SAT (3:30) 6:30 9:30 SUNDAY (3:30) 6:30 MON-THURS (4:10) 6:30 THE INTERN PG-13 70-year-old retiree (Robert DeNiro) comes out of retirement to intern for an online fashion site. FRI & SAT (4:00) 7:00 9:35 SUNDAY (4:00) 7:00 MON-THURS (4:00) 7:00 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 PG Dracula and his friends try to bring out the monster in his grandson in order to keep Mavis from leaving the hotel. FRI & SAT (4:10) 7:10 9:40 SUNDAY (4:10) 7:10 MON-THURS (4:00) 7:10 $9 Adult, $7 Senior (60+), Youth 02768 Team carries on for two sweeps at home