Sports
Blue Mountain Eagle
SPORTS
SCHEDULE
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
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2015
Continued from Page A10
Saturday,
Jan. 2
Long Creek
Prairie City
Grant Union
The women’s team fin-
ished sixth overall.
Grant
For the boys, Michael
Ashmead
finished eighth in
Union
long jump.
vs. En-
Prairie City Panther Gar-
terprise Dayville/Monument rett Hitz, coached by Joe
Weymouth, was the state
in John
champion pole vaulter, re-
Day, JV games begin
cording 13-3. He also broke
at 1 p.m.
Prairie City School’s 40-
year record when he vaulted
followed
to 12-7 1/2 on April 25 at
by var-
the Union Pepsi Invitation-
sity
al. Competing in three other
events, Hitz finished 10th as
Prairie
a solo men’s “team” out of
City vs.
36 Class 1A teams.
There were four girls on
Powder
the Monument Tiger track
Valley in
team this year, and all were
Prairie
state qualifiers, including
Dinorha Vidrio Landin,
City,
Treiquella Osborne, Maya
girls 5
Thomas and Emily Dailey.
p.m./boys 6:30 p.m.
Osborne landed in second
place in the long jump at 16-
Dayville/
1.25 and was fifth in the tri-
Monu-
ple jump and 11th in discus.
Dailey placed ninth in the
ment @
high jump, and Thomas was
South
ninth in the 3,000 and 11th
Wasco County in
in the 1,500.
The four girls ran the
Maupin, girls 2:30
4x100 for 12th place.
p.m./boys 4 p.m.
Grant Union Gold dances
to second
Up against stiff compe-
tition, the 2A Grant Union
Gold dance team earned sec-
ond place with an “earth-shat-
tering” performance at the
March 20-21 OSAA State
Dance and Drill Champion-
ships in Portland. The team,
led by head coach Shannon
Adair, danced to “Shatter
Me” for a score of 71.50.
Tuesday, Jan. 5
Grant Union vs.
Burns in John Day, JV
games begin at 3 p.m.
followed by varsity
Dayville/Monument
vs. Mitchell/Spray in
Dayville, games start
at 5:30 p.m.
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Monument athlete
lengthens stride
Monument track athlete
Sophia Pettit reached cham-
pionship status at the Middle
School Statewide Champi-
onships in La Pine, plac-
ing first in long jump and
100-meter dash and third in
the 200. She later competed
at the Aug. 1-8 AAU Junior
Olympics in Norfolk, Va.
Contributed photo/Tanni Wenger Photography Studio
Contributed photo/Cindy Dougharity-Spencer
Grant Union Prospector Kenzie Wilson (4) goes up
to block, her teammates Rheanna Cartner (6) and
Chelsie Kodesh (back, right) in the action at the state
championship volleyball tournament in Redmond.
The Grant Union Gold dance team gathers with coach
Shannon Adair who holds the team’s second-place
state championship trophy. Front, from left: Lucrezia
Noseda, Rebecca Batease, Meisha Meyerholz, Jaiden
Kerr and Serena Pace. Back: Amy Lallatin, Carli
Gardner, Mackenzie Woodcock, Auna Waldner, Jenny
McCloskey, Reannah Lemons and Adair.
Prospectors volley
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The Grant Union Prospec-
tor volleyball team, coached
by Shae Speth, placed third at
the Nov. 6-7 State Champion-
ship tournament in Redmond.
The team notched a 3-1 quar-
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followed by a 1-3 loss to the
Culver Bulldogs. Grant Union
came back for a 3-0 victory
over Kennedy.
Lady Pros take basketball
battle to state playoffs
The Lady Prospector bas-
ketball team, led by head
coach Mark Mosley, gained
third at the Feb. 21 district
tournament in La Grande
with a 48-14 win over Imbler.
Grant Union went on to the
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Feb. 28 where the team fell in
a close game with the Monroe
Dragons, 33-37.
Wrestler grapples
for third-place trophy
Grant Union’s Clay John-
son wrestled his way to a dis-
trict championship in Febru-
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Feb. 27-28 OSAA high school
wrestling championships held
at Veterans Memorial Coli-
seum in Portland. The Grant
Union team is coached by
Andy Lusco.
Grant Union notches wins
for baseball playoffs
The Grant Union baseball
team, led by head coach Brian
Delaney, made it to the state
playoffs. The Prospectors lost
3-16 to the Regis Rams in the
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softball team wins second
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nior Softball team took sec-
ond in state Aug. 13 in Pilot
Rock. The team, coached by
Zach Williams, Mike Strong,
Tammy Clark and Lance
Zweygardt, won the Oregon
District 3 Championship title
June 30 in Irrigon.
Trevor Knowles receives
national recognition for
wrestling accomplishments
Trevor Knowles of Mt.
Vernon was inducted to the
National Wrestling Hall of
Fame in Stillwater, Oklaho-
ma, on May 2. Knowles won
the state high school wrestling
title in 1997 and 1998. He said
wrestling has taught him good
life lessons and helped him
with his career as a profes-
sional steer wrestler.
CNFR calls Tucker
Wright’s name
Canyon City steer wres-
tler Tucker Wright competed
for seventh place at the June
14-20 College National Finals
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Grant Union’s Clay Johnson puts his opponent
Joey Navarro of Culver in a bind during the Feb.
27 quarterfinal round of the OSAA Wrestling State
Championship Tournament, later winning third place.
Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming,
riding for Washington’s Wal-
la Walla Community College.
Tucker is a 2014 Grant Union
graduate.
Dayville School alumnus
competes at national level
in javelin
Justin Larson, a Dayville
High School alumnus, earned
All American and sixth place
in the javelin event at the May
21-23 NCAA Division II Out-
door Track and Field Cham-
pionships, competing for
Monmouth’s Western Oregon
University.
Lady Panther competes at
All-Star event
Prairie City basketball
player Amy Black was giv-
en honorable mention for the
All State team selections. She
participated in the June 26-27
Oregon Basketball Coaches
Association All-Star Series
tournament in Sisters.
Middle school wrestlers
qualify for state
Grant Union middle
school wrestlers Braden
Spencer, Roen Langum and
Drew Lusco competed with
11 others on their team, led
by head coach Jake Batease,
at the March 7 Middle School
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side High School. The three
advanced to the March 17
Middle School State Meet in
Woodburn.
Special Olympics team
claims third at regionals
A special team had some
great moves on the basketball
court March 21. The Grant
County Special Olympics
team, coached by David Gill,
claimed third place at the re-
gional competition in Corval-
lis.
Over 100 participate in
color run
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vors of domestic violence and
sexual assault, held a success-
ful Color Me Free Fun Run
Oct. 3 at the Grant County
Regional Airport in John Day
with over 100 participants.
Grant County hoops roundup
Grant Union girls
take decisive
wins on road
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
LA GRANDE — Grant
County teams hit the road for
games Christmas week, and
this week.
Dayville/Monument
The 1A Dayville/Mon-
ument Tiger girls and boys
teams faced challenges head
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The Lady Tigers chalked
up a couple losses to 2A
teams, including a 30-41
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of games and a 23-38 loss to
Cove on Dec. 22. The team
regrouped and claimed a 48-
30 victory on Dec. 23 over 1A
Wallowa.
The Tiger boys faced 2A
teams throughout the Opti-
mist Tournament, taking a
win over Elgin, 58-47, and
Pilot Rock, 54-47.
Imbler gave Dayville/
School: Prairie City
Grade: 12
Parents: Lance and Louanne Zweygardt
Sport: Basketball
Position: Guard/Team Captain
What I like best about my sport: “I like basketball because it is both a team
and individual sport. You can practice on your own, but you also have to rely
on each other.”
Coach’s Comment: “Amaya has played all four years for me and has always
led with intense defense. She is a great inspiration to all the team whether it’s
on or off the court. She is organizing an American Red Cross Blood drive in
January for her senior project, and I know she will make it a success due to her
enthusiastic attitude she puts forth in everything she approaches. It has been a
great pleasure coaching her and it will be fun to watch her excel in chasing her
dream.”
- Coach Penny Black
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Monument its toughest con-
test.
The Tigers took a 37-62
loss to the No. 1-ranked Pan-
thers. The No. 5-ranked Ti-
gers have an 8-2 record.
The Dayville/Monument
teams now prepare for a road
trip to Maupin where they
play South Wasco County be-
ginning at 2:30 p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 2. They host Mitchell/
Spray at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Jan. 5, in Dayville.
Grant Union
The Prospector teams were
in the midst of competition
at the Dec. 28-30 Central
Linn Holiday Tournament in
Halsey this week.
On Dec. 21, the Grant
Union girls toppled Irrigon
49-19 on the road.
Then the 6-1 team defeat-
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day of the Holiday Tourna-
ment. They were set to face
Monroe on Tuesday evening,
past press time. Last year, the
team lost in a close contest to
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state playoff games.
In competition at Irrigon,
the Grant Union boys took a
46-67 loss to the Knights.
Scoring was close through-
out the game against Toledo
at the Holiday Tournament on
Monday, and the Prospectors
took a 2-point loss, 72-74.
The team was scheduled to
face Monroe (7-1) on Tues-
day, past press time.
Grant Union hosts the En-
terprise Outlaws Saturday with
junior varsity games starting at
1 p.m., followed by varsity.
The Prospectors host
Burns on Tuesday, Jan. 5, with
junior varsity games starting
at 3 p.m., followed by varsity.
Prairie City
Prairie City Panthers will
host Powder Valley on Satur-
day with girls varsity begin-
ning at 5 p.m., followed by
boys varsity.