Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
WEDNESDAY
October 28, 2015
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WEDNESDAY
October 28, 2015
Pros spike way to state playoffs
Grant Union
takes second at
district tourney
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
LA GRANDE – The
Grant Union Prospector
Yolleyball teaP ¿ nished
Grant Union
second at last Saturday’s volleyball team
Wapiti District Tourna- heads to round 1
ment in La Grande, earn- of state playoffs
ing a ticket to the state this Saturday.
playoffs.
Grant Union will host
their ¿ rst round in the playoffs this Saturday
and will ¿ nd out Wednesday, past press time,
who they’ll compete against and what time.
The Burns Hilanders won the district tour-
nament, and the ,mbler Panthers ¿ nished third.
The Prospectors toppled Imbler 3-0 in
their ¿ rst match and took a loss to Burns in
the district championship game.
Grant Union downed the Panthers with
scores of 25-14, 25-17 and 25-22.
Jumping to early leads in each set helped
the Prospectors hold on for the three wins.
“Offensively, it was one of our best of the
season for our hitters,” said head coach Shae
Speth.
Topping the Prospectors’ performance
with kills were Kori Pentzer with 16 and Ma-
riah Moulton with 13, and both were 100 per-
cent on serve-receive.
“Imbler was our focus during the week as
we knew we needed to get at least one win
at the tournament in order to move on to the
state playoffs,” Speth said. “We made sever-
al adjustments both on offense and defense
throughout the week, and they paid off for us.”
Next up
See PROS, Page A10
Contributed photo/Tanni Wenger Photography Studio
The Prospectors celebrate their win over Imbler at the Wapiti District Tournament, including Mariah Moulton (2), left,
Rheanna Cartner (6), Chelsie Kodesh (15) and Kori Pentzer (5) with Heather Mosley (8) and Samantha Brock (3) in back.
Ukiah/Long Creek Shootists compete in honor of friends
trap fun
netters cap season Skeet,
and games set
for Nov. 1
with twin wins
Hard work
equals progress
for team
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
LONG CREEK – Fourteen
girls from Ukiah and Long
Creek schools combined for
a volleyball team this season,
showing strength down the
home stretch.
Reagan Enriquez, who
has coached volleyball since
2008, said all but four girls are
foreign exchange students.
This year’s squad compet-
ed as a junior varsity team.
The learning curve was
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Cabral
Silva
steep as several of the girls
had never played sports be-
fore.
“We weren’t certain how
this season would unfold for
the Ukiah/Long Creek team,”
Enriquez said. “Every year we
have trials and tribulations,
and this year the whole team
put in so much effort to prac-
tice and support each other.”
See WINS, Page A10
SENECA – The 9th An-
nual Seneca Trap Club Past
Members Memorial Shoot
was held Oct. 11 in honor
of the late Blaine Kendall of
John Day.
Kendall was an avid trap
shooter who died last January.
The event, held at the Sene-
ca Range, is also in memory of
all past members.
Winner of the All Events
was Larry Whitney of Burns,
who also took ¿ rst place in the
16-yard event.
Dwayne Timmons ¿ nished
second in the All Events and
placed ¿ rst in the Slider event.
Nancy Chase took third in
the All Events, and ¿ rst in the
Miss and Out competition.
The fourth All Event win-
ner was Elmer Gill.
Charlie Low won the Dou-
bles event and Carroll Walton
won the Continental event.
The Lewis class was won
by Dwayne Timmons and
Wayne Hoppe.
“A fair amount of shooters
participated and came to say hi
to Ginger Kendall and show
their support and friendship,”
Chase said who organized this
year’s event.
Two range events are
scheduled for November.
The Skeet & Trap Fun &
Games will be held Sunday,
Nov. 1, and the Thanksgiving
Meat Trap Shoot is Sunday,
Nov. 22. Both events begin at
10 a.m.
For more information, call
Larry Lent at 541-575-3679.
Contributed photo
Grant County Shooting Sports Club president
Dwayne Timmons, left, presents the Memorial
Shoot trophy to winner Larry Whitney of Burns.
Panther/Bulls take tough homecoming loss
Hornets swarm to 71-
12 win in Prairie City
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Contributed photo/Linda Studtmann
Ukiah/Long Creek’s Lilly Stemmann (14) is in action
at the Oct. 10 homecoming volleyball games along
with her teammates Raquel Silva (23) and Andrea
Montes (11).
PRAIRIE CITY – Prairie City/Burnt
River played their ¿ nal game of the sea-
son in front of a supportive homecom-
ing crowd, taking a 71-12 loss to Harp-
er/Huntington.
Although the Panther/Bulls tripped
up their visitors on their way to the goal
line, the Hornets worked their way up to
the ¿ rst touchdown of the game on their
¿ rst possession.
Ethan Camarena rushed the ball near
the goal line on Panther/Bulls’ next pos-
session, but was stopped short of a goal.
Harper/Huntington continued their
push in the ¿ rst quarter, capitalizing on
a recovered Panther/Bull fumble and,
later, an interception.
At the end of the quarter, the home
team recovered a Hornet fumble, but
Hornets led 28-0.
The Panther/Bulls gained their ¿ rst
touchdown in the second quarter and the
half ended 43-6.
The Hornets racked up 21 more
points in the third, and the Panther/Bulls
gained one more touchdown before the
close of the game.
Prairie City and Burnt River schools
were able to maintain a football pro-
gram by combining forces this year. The
team was coached by Darrel McKrola
and John Belveal.
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Panther/Bulls quarterback Wyatt Williams (12) makes his move as
his teammate Lane Williams (88) blocks Harper/Huntington.
McKrola said his team had some
bright moments in the game, but lost
some key players in the second half, in-
cluding Danner Davis, who had a shoul-
der injury.
“We tried to keep the mood light,
and let some different kids run the ball,”
McKrola said. “All in all the boys had a
lot of fun, and that’s what it’s all about.”
He added, “You don’t always have a
winning season, but ultimately the boys
have grown, and I hope they see that.”