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TIGERS
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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
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“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
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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. We are e[cited to get
a great win on the road and are
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Dayville/
Monument Tiger
Faythe Schafer
(24) focuses in
on defense in
Friday’s game.
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Teams competing in-
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“We haYe improYed tre-
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year.”
Season records:
Clay Johnson, 25-4
Antonio Dancer, 25-7
Andrew Copenhaver, 20-14
Chance Ballou, 16-9
Elijah Humbird, 17-9
Jesse Paulson, 13-11
Braden Spencer, 14-13
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