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A10 WEDNESDAY November 4, 2015 SPORTS SCHEDULE Grant Union at 2A OSAA State Championship Tournament at Ridgeview High School in Redmond 4uarterÀ nal game vs. Bonanza, 10 a.m. (tournament continues Saturday) Oregon Friday, Nov. 6 Grant Union Volleyball Grant Union continues on path toward state trophy College football Saturday, Nov. 7 Oregon vs. California in Eugene, 7:30 p.m. Oregon St. Oregon State vs. UCLA in Corvallis, 1:30 p.m. Pros fall short to Imbler to end season Gridders show ‘improvement, intensity’ Photos by The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Kenzie Wilson attacks the ball, her teammates Rheanna Cartner, left, Mariah Moulton, Samantha Brock and Kori Pentzer ready for the next move. In the crowd, Grant Union fans wear their Halloween costumes for the Oct. 31 game against Central Linn. Volleyball team ready to face any opponent Grant Union Prospector Rheanna Cartner moves the ball past the reach of Central Linn player Kristina Kaczmarek in the Oct. 31 first round state playoff game. By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – The Grant Union Prospectors close their football season after last Friday’s heartbreaker loss to Imbler, 58-34. Grant Union dominated in the ¿ rst Tuarter, and still held the lead at the half, but with a key Pros- pector injured and some pickoffs from Imbler, the Panthers made a comeback to win it. Head coach Jason Miller said the team hasn’t had to ³¿ ght through an adversity like that – we got down.” Grant Union’s defense ap- plied pressure, keeping Imbler short of a goal on the Panther’s ¿ rst possession. The Prospectors took over on downs and after Wade Reimers connected with Wyatt Weaver for a good gain to the 28-yard line, and Garrett McConnell rushed to the 5, Wyatt Weaver caught a pass in the end zone for the ¿ rst score in the game. Reimers took a keeper through the middle for the two- point conversion. The ball didn’t stay in Im- bler’s hands for long as Grant Union recovered their fumble, turning it into eight more points on the board. See PROS, Page A18 J OHN DAY – Grant Union’s volleyball team took the sweep last Saturday, hosting the Central Linn Cobras in the ¿ rst round state playoff game. The Prospectors advance to the OSAA/U.S. Bank/Les Schwab Tires 2A Volleyball State Championship game in Redmond, facing the Bonanza Antlers in the Tuarter¿ nal round at 10 a.m. Friday at Ridgeview High School in Red- mond, and the tournament continues on Saturday. Grant Union and Central Linn appeared to be well matched in the ¿ rst set Friday afternoon, but the Prospec- tors surged and took a dominant stance for the next two sets, taking the match 25-21, 25-14 and 25-11, giving Grant Union an overall 24-4 record for the season. Grant Union fought injuries during the week. See GU, Page A18 µ/et¶V get ¿ reG Xp¶ GU cheerleaders build program with new coach By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – Grant Union cheerleaders have been ¿ ring up the crowds this season while supporting the football team. Motivating the team and crowd are Mariah Gibson, Serena Pace, Kelsey Morrison, Chloe Barker and Celine Hicks. Cheer coach Tasha Marciel, a Grant Union graduate, leads the team in her ¿ rst year coaching. “They’re a great group of girls, and I’m excited for next year,” she said. “I’m hoping one day we’ll go to competitions.” Another goal she has is involving the team in service to the communi- ty. The girls recently spent time at The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Valley View Assisted Living to visit The Grant Union cheerleaders finish out their season with with elderly residents there. smiles. From left, Serena Pace, Kelsey Morrison, Mariah See CHEER, Page A18 Gibson, Chloe Barker and Celine Hicks. /Rng CreeN VtXGentV get a FlRVeXp lRRN at elN Students gain knowledge at Starkey Project Blue Mountain Eagle Contributed photo Petting the elk at Starkey are Long Creek School students Michael Martin, Charles Kreamier and Nolan Garinger. LONG CREEK – Long Creek students in grades 3-6 learned about the studies of deer, elk and cattle during a ¿ eld trip to the Starkey Exper- imental Forest and Range. Patch Freeman, who teach- es grades 4-6, said he’s taken his students, and third-graders in Denise Porter’s class, on the ¿ eld trip every other year for the past 15 years. At the Starkey Project, manager Brian Dick gave a tour of the elk handling facil- ities. There, students saw how elk go through a chute system twice a year to check on their age, pregnancy, body condi- tion and overall health. Records are kept for each animal, providing data for the lifetime of individual elk. The students also learned elk facts, such as life cycles, what they eat, average size, antler development, the aging process, as well as the effects of predators on the elk popu- lation. They also learned about dif- ferent issues involved with han- dling elk versus handling deer. A favorite part of the ¿ eld trip at the end of the day was petting about 30 cow elk which were bottle fed and raised from birth, Freeman said. “This group of elk are used for studies that reTuire close human interaction with the animals,” he said. “The kids really enjoyed getting close to the cows and being able to touch and pet them.” Freeman said personnel at the 25,000-acre fenced man- agement area use “technology and experimental methods” to better understand how ani- mals react to forest, range and recreational activities. See ELK, Page A11