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Sports Blue Mountain Eagle TIGERS Continued from Page A10 Cody Kluser added one point at the free-throw line for the Tigers, and Schafer scored a two-pointer with just 2.6 seconds left in the game. Head coach Jeff Schafer said the game was “hard- fought,” and he was ready to focus with his team on their upcoming road game. That determination led to a win last Saturday, the Tigers breaNing Crane¶s ¿Ye-game win streak. Dayville/Monument girls The Lady Tigers had been hampered by illness all week before suffering a 32-53 loss to Jordan Valley last Friday. “We only had two days with PANTHERS Continued from Page A10 “It was a tough game, but our kids neYer giYe up — they fought to the end,” Gill said, adding his team “went right back to the drawing board the ne[t night at practice.” Freshman 3anther LeYi Burke led the way in Friday’s win oYer Adrian with 23 points. “I’m really proud of that kid,” Gill said. “He’s play- ing well beyond his age at this point.” He said they know Adrian well now, and play at the same leYel. Although they lost to Jordan Valley last Saturday, Gill said the team is keeping their spirits up, and the losses are spurring GU GIRLS Continued from Page A10 Scoring was led by Kori 3ent]er with 19, McKen]ie Wilson 10, Heather Mosley eight, Samantha Brock si[, Kaylee Wright three and Ma- riah Moulton two. Rebounding was led by Mosley with seYen, 3ent]er si[, Wilson two, Brock two, Moulton two and Kaylee Wright one. Wilson led with si[ steals, Brock three and 3ent]er one. Mosley had three blocked shots. Grant Union boys The 3rospector boys entered the contest with Imbler, know- ing their opponents rarely lose at home, and came away with a 52-28 win. “We played well in a tough enYironment,” he said. “Our guys did a great job of meeting Imbler’s intensity leYel, and did a great job of playing team a full team this week,” said head coach Taylor Schmadeka. “Jordan Valley is a good team — they outhustled and outplayed us tonight,” he add- ed. He highlighted freshman Kristina Humphreys. “She showed a lot of heart, playing start to ¿nish,” he said. He said the team did well on rebounding, but had a hard time with shots falling. At the half, the Mustangs were up 24-15, and although the Lady Tigers played with intensity in the third quarter, they were outshot 15-10, trail- ing 25-39. Tiger Hannah Flower said she’d been among those out with illness, but returned to play in Friday’s game. She said she was proud of the team, especially the “tal- ented freshmen.” She’s hopeful they will sur- prise teams at the Feb. 18-20 district tournament. “You can lose in league, but come back at the district tour- nament, and that’s what we hope to do,” she said. The Lady Tigers took a 24- 51 loss on the road last Satur- day to the Crane Mustangs. Currently, the Crane girls rank No. 1 in the High Desert League, followed by Adrian and Jordan Valley. The Tiger teams traYel to Unity on Friday for a game with Burnt 5iYer with Yarsity games beginning at 6 p.m., and the Tigers host Harper/Hun- tington on Saturday in Monu- ment with a junior Yarsity girls half game at 3 p.m., followed by Yarsity at 4 p.m. the coaching staff to work hard- er at preparing the team for their upcoming games. 3rairie City 4-, 11-10, Adrian 3-, -13 and Harper/ Huntington 3-, 3-13 are all in the running for fourth seed at the 1A High Desert District Tourna- ment. “HaYing fourth seed is im- portant to us, and ending the season on a high note and going into the tournament,” he said. in league — and, although they were on the losing end, played their best game of the season. 3rairie City had a strong start, facing Adrian, trailing by 9-11 going into the second quarter, but the Antelopes continued to outshoot the 3anthers for the win. At one point in the game with Jordan Valley, Black thought they were headed for the win. The 3anthers led 25-19 at the half. “We just made too many mistakes coming down in the ¿nal minutes,” she said. “Again, we played Yery con¿dent, and the ne[t time we face them, the outcome may be Yery different.” The team effort had Brian- na Zweygardt, Cassie Hire and Amaya Zweygardt leading the way with 12 points each for the night, followed by Sarah Ennis with seYen. “Our scoring potential is in- creasing just in time for the dis- trict playoffs,” Black said. “I am e[cited to see these girls starting to peak just in time for the play- offs. I think we will be one of those teams that eYeryone will worry about, because we bring a different look eYery time we play. You just don’t know which of the girls will e[pose their true talents and really shine.” 3rairie City currently holds fourth place in league with a 4- record, and DayYille/Monument is close behind at 3-. The 3anther teams traYel to Huntington to face Harper/Hun- tington at 5 p.m. Friday, beginning with a girls junior Yarsity game. They host Long Creek/Uki- ah for junior Yarsity games on Saturday at 2 p.m. looking forward to this week’s games and the playoffs.” Grant Union faced 1A Crane on the road on Tuesday past press time. They traYel to Elgin on Fri- day for games beginning at 3 p.m. junior Yarsity girls will haYe a half game, and they’ll be in CoYe Saturday for games beginning at 1 p.m. junior Yarsity boys will haYe a half game. The Wapiti 2A tournament will be held Feb. 19-20 at East- ern Oregon UniYersity in La Grande. The 3rospector boys are currently No. 15 in the OSAA rankings. Prairie City girls The Lady 3anthers e[peri- enced some tough knocks last week with three losses, 35-62 to Crane, 23-38 to Adrian and 42- 51 to Jordan Valley. Head coach 3enny Black said her team rela[ed in their game against Crane — which is currently No. 3 in state and No. 1 basketball throughout the entire game.” Grant Union slowed down Imbler’s best players, while also keeping their support play- ers limited. Speth highlighted Wyatt WeaYer for his defensiYe and offensiYe game, and Nathan Gehley for also playing well, along with the rest of the team. “It was also great to haYe Wade Reimers back in the line- up,” Speth said. Reimers was injured in a road game earlier in the season. Speth said the win will help them in the league race. “This puts us in second place with two games remain- ing,” he said. “We haYe a tie- breaker oYer Imbler for second place and lead Union by two games. We just need one win or a loss by either Union or Im- bler to clinch a spot in the sec- ond- Yersus third-place game at districts. 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