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
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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.
Dancer
See GU, Page B10
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