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A10 Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, February 3, 2016 SPORTS SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY February 3, 2016 Thursday, Feb. 4 Grant Union wrestling @ Baker Duals in Baker, 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5 Grant Union wrestling @ Pine Eagle Invitational in Halfway, 11 a.m. Dayville/Monument Grant Union stay steady Dayville/Monument rallies for 66-65 win over PC Panthers Prairie City Dayville/ Monument basketball vs. Jordan Valley in Dayville, JV girls half- game at 5 p.m., fol- lowed by varsity games at 6 p.m. By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Long Creek Grant Union basketball @ Imbler in Imbler, JV games at 3 p.m., followed by varsity ON THE PROWL No. 6 Tigers Prairie City basketball vs. Adrian in Prairie City, girls JV half-game at 5 p.m., followed by varsity games at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6 Grant Union wrestling @ Pine Eagle Invitational in Halfway, 10 a.m. Dayville/Monument bas- ketball @ Crane in Crane, varsity games at 2 p.m. Prairie City basketball vs. Jordan Valley in Prairie City, girls JV half-game at 1 p.m., followed by varsi- ty games at 2 p.m. Grant Union wrestlers shoulder forward 132 champ Clay Johnson pins opponents By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle BURNS — The Grant Union wrestlers were missing part of their lineup as they competed in %XUQVDQG+HSSQHUODVWZHHN At last Thursday’s Burns Duals, Antonio Dancer won both match- es, and Jay Goldblatt also took an important win, said Grant Union head coach Andy Lusco. “Jay has really come along this season and is a hugely improved wrestler,” Lusco said. Grant Union lost to Crane, 36- 27, and Burns, 54-10. Fourteen teams competed in +HSSQHUODVW6DWXUGD\DWWKH%DQN of Eastern Oregon Wrestling Tournament. Grant Union placed sixth, just 10 points out of third place. See GU, Page A11 The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Prairie City Panther Dorran Wilson aims for the basket under heavy defensive pressure from Dayville/Monument. Other players, from left: Panther Ethan Camarena (11), Tigers Dakota Emerson (21), Cody Kluser (42), Tanner Walczyk (34) and Grant LeQueiu. PRAIRIE CITY — The Dayville/Monument Tigers are at the top of their game, No. 6 in the OSAA state rankings. 7KH7LJHUVDUHDOVR¿UVWLQWKH$+LJK'HVHUW League, with a 16-4 overall record, 7-1 in league, followed by Jordan Valley (14-4, 7-1). Save one loss to Crane on Jan. 23, Dayville/ Monument is on an 8-game win streak. The Prairie City Panthers gave the Tigers a run for their money last Friday in Prairie City, but the Tigers steadily gained ground in the fourth for a come-from-behind 66-65 win. “We fought through foul trouble — Prairie City is a tough team,” said Tiger head coach Jeff Schafer, adding his team “kept cool heads and pulled through.” The Panthers (10-8, 3-5) seemed to have the game in hand, keeping the lead throughout most the second half. Prairie City was ahead by nine midway in the ¿QDO TXDUWHU EXW WKH7LJHUV UHPDLQHG VWHDG\ IRU the victory. Dayville/Monument took a 14-9 lead in the ¿UVW For the Panthers, Wyatt Williams had two points, Dorran Wilson three, Levi Burke two, and Ethan Camarena hit two in one trip to the free- throw line. )RU WKH 7LJHUV +D\GHQ 6FKDIHU KDG WZR three-pointers, Tanner Walczyk had 2 points, Dakota Emerson earned 1 free-throw point and Tanner Moodenbaugh scored 5, including 1 free- throw point. The Panthers’ shooting warmed up in the sec- ond, and they outscored the Tigers 29-15, taking a 38-29 lead. Three was the magic number with Williams and Burke hitting two three-pointers, and Wilson scoring three off a steal for the Panthers, as well Senior Night wins propel Prospectors Boys and girls teams ready to finish strong By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle The Eagle/Angel Carpenter -2+1 '$< ² 7KH 3URVSHFWRU JLUOV DQG boys basketball teams enjoyed the thrill of victory over the Union Bobcats for last Satur- day’s senior night at Grant Union. The Lady Pros came out with their hall- mark energy and formidable defense for a 53- 19 win. The Prospector boys, having lost to Union previously, rose to the challenge and beat the Bobcats, 64-52. Union (15-5, 5-3) is currently ranked 12th at OSAA, while Grant Union (11-7, 6-3) is ranked 18th. The win for the Prospector boys current- ly places them at third in the 2A-6 Wapiti /HDJXH EHKLQG ¿UVWSODFH %XUQV and second-place Imbler (14-2, 6-2). “Being in second or third is a big deal,” said Grant Union boys head coach Steve Speth. “We’ve had a pretty bad history against Union the past few years. We prepared for Union all week, and it paid off.” 7KH 8QLRQ ER\V ZHUH ¿UVW RQ WKH VFRUH board, sinking two two-point shots. Then The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Prospector Zack Deiter hit a three-pointer. Union answered back with a three, then Grant Union’s Brady Burch goes up to score for the Prospectors in Saturday’s game See SENIORS, Page A11 against Union. Grant Union Gold wins third in Canby Dance team competes in Albany Feb. 12 The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Clay Johnson, right, works for a pin at the Jan. 22 Grant Union Tournament. See PROWL, Page A11 the season. Grant Union’s team of nine was up against larger schools in the 1A-4A division at the Canby Dance Competition. The 4A Stayton team, with 25 Blue Mountain Eagle RUPRUHGDQFHUVZRQ¿UVWSODFH and 4A Valley Catholic with 16 CANBY — The Grant Union or more dancers, won second. Gold dance team earned third “We have a lot of new danc- SODFHDWWKHLU¿UVWFRPSHWLWLRQRI ers to the high school program,” said Grant Union head coach Shannon Adair. “This was the ¿UVW FRPSHWLWLRQ IRU D ORW RI them. We had a pretty rough SHUIRUPDQFH WKH ¿UVW URXQG but they worked hard to turn it around and had a great sec- ond-round performance.” Grant Union’s next competi- tion is set for Feb. 12 at South $OEDQ\+LJK6FKRRO Prairie City’s Amaya Zweygardt kept the Panthers in the running with several successful attempts at the free-throw line. Lady Tigers take 3-point victory in Prairie City By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle PRAIRIE CITY — The Dayville/Monu- ment Lady Tigers claimed a 52-49 win last Friday over the Panthers at the Prairie City court. The teams traded wins, as the Panthers won at the Tiger court, 42-30, the previous Friday on Jan. 22. “The girls showed great resiliency com- ing here and getting a win on the road, es- pecially in a tight game,” said Tiger head coach Taylor Schmadeka. +H VDLG WKH PRPHQWXP ZLOO KHOS WKHP as they continue the season. The cross-county teams switched the lead back and forth, tying up the score sev- eral times. Prairie City had their greatest lead in the ¿UVWKDOIZKHQ3DQWKHU5DYHQ0DOR\VWROH the ball and scored after Amaya Zweygardt sank a free throw, putting them three ahead. See VICTORY, Page A11
