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SPORTS SCHEDULE Friday, Jan. 22 WEDNESDAY January 20, 2016 Grant Union Wrestling Invitational in John Day, 12 p.m. (weigh-in at 11 a.m.) GU girls step it up for solid wins Dayville/Monument vs. Prairie City in Dayville, 6 p.m. Long Creek/Ukiah @ Adrian JV in Adrian, 6 p.m. (MT) Saturday, Jan. 23 Grant Union Prairie City @ Jordan Valley in Jordan Val- ley, JV girls game begins at 1 p.m., followed by varsity Lady Pros claim home wins over Imbler, Cove Long Creek Dayville/ Monument vs. Crane in Monument, 2 p.m. Dayville/Monument Prairie City Grant Union basketball @ Enter- prise in Enterprise, JV games begin at 1 p.m., fol- lowed by varsity By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY — The Grant Union girls basketball team is on a roll with four wins in a row, including a 45-23 victory over the Imbler Panthers last Friday. Shooting was slow in the beginning for the Lady Prospec- tors as they ended the ¿ rst Tuar- ter 11-10. Grant Union picked up the pace in the second, outscoring their opponents 10-6. Prospectors Kori Pentzer and Heather Mosley contribut- ed points at the free-throw line, each hitting 2-2. After the halftime break, the Prospectors kicked up their defense, holding Imbler to two points in the period. Heather Mosley, À ying up to score, took a spill and was out with an injury for the remainder of the game. The Prospectors kept their pace up, and when Imbler stole the ball, Jozie Rude was on top of it, nabbing the rebound. She scored off an assist from Kori Pentzer. Grant Union was 20 ahead going into the fourth, 38-18, and kept the lead to take the win. Coach Mosley said the team was missing easy shots in the ¿ rst half but showed improve- ment in the second half. “Defensively, we still did a good job, and anytime we hold a team like that to 23 points is good,” Mosley said. “I consider Imbler and Enterprise danger- ous teams, so to come out and get the win was very good.” Grant Union went on to beat Cove 52-37 on Saturday. The Prospectors travel for a 4 p.m. game at Enterprise next Saturday, then prepare to face Burns on the road Jan. 29 and Union at home Jan. 30. Long Creek/Ukiah @ Burnt River in Burnt River, 7 p.m. Lady Panthers show no quit against top team Prospectors knock Panthers off their feet Team hampered by The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Ricky Weickum flies up to score in the fourth quarter of the game against Imbler, his teammates Brady Burch and Cauy Weaver (10) in back. BATTLE-TESTED illness plays strong Grant Union boys beat undefeated Imbler team By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle PRAIRIE CITY — The Lady Panthers fought illness last week, but still came up with a 34-20 vic- tory over Burnt River Saturday after a 34-62 loss to Adrian the previous day. Facing the Adrian Antelopes, Prairie City stayed strong despite missing three players. “We went to Adrian shorthand- ed,” said head coach Penny Black. Sarah Ennis took the reins, leading the Panthers into battle. “Sarah did an outstanding job holding the team together in a hard-fought game against the Lady Lopes, who had 20 seated on their bench,” Black said. See PANTHERS, Page B10 By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle The Eagle/Angel Carpenter JOHN DAY — The Grant Union Prospectors knocked the Imbler Pan- thers out of the top spot for 2A teams Friday with a 55-53 win. Grant Union knew Imbler was entering the game 12-0, ranked No. 1 for OSAA and the Oregon Coach- es’ Poll. Still, Prospector head coach Steve Speth knew his boys had a ¿ ghting chance. “I feel we were battle tested,” he said. “We played a tougher schedule than they did, and we felt that would help us down the stretch.” Grant Union Prospector fans celebrate a three-point score made by Ricky Weickum in the second quarter against Imbler. See PROS, Page B10 GU wrestling program gains strength Team hosts GU Invitational at noon Friday By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union wrestlers work out Monday, preparing for their home tournament scheduled for noon Friday. JOHN DAY — The Grant Union wrestling team has chalked up solid performances at four competitions this season, and at noon Friday they host their own tournament. The 16 wrestlers on the team are putting their strength, endurance and form to the test. They returned from last weekend’s Redmond Classic tied for ¿ fth out of 16 of the top dual meet 1A/2A teams in Wireless Bluetooth & WiFi Speakers from Portable to Home Theater ON SALE the state, said head coach Andy Lusco. Giving exceptional performances were Chance Ballou (285) 5-0, Anto- nio Dancer (138) 5-0 and Clay John- son (132) 4-1. Lusco said he’s especially pleased this year’s team ¿ lls out 13 weight classes. “That’s a huge advantage for a 2A team,” he said. “We have the right kids in the right spot.” Last year, Johnson won third at state, and four of his teammates ¿ nished third at the district level, including Chance Ballou, Dillon Maley, Andrew Copen- haver and Antonio Dancer. The top two ¿ nishers in each class at the district competition continue to state. The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Jozie Rude scores in Friday’s game against Imbler, her teammate Mariah Moulton in the action. 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