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A10 WEDNESDAY February 17, 2016 Prospector boys, girls prepare for Wapiti District Grant Union teams are both seeded No. 2 By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Photos by The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Clay Johnson earns the championship title last Saturday, wrestling at 126 during the 1A/2A Special District 4 Tournament. Prospectors claim second at District Three GU wrestlers qualify for state By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY — The 14 Grant Union Prospector wrestlers strong- armed their way to second place with 158.5 points at last Saturday’s 1A/2A Special District 4 Wrestling Tournament. Clay Johnson (132) and Antonio Dancer (138) were district cham- pions, and Andrew Copenhaver TXDOL¿HG IRU VWDWH ZLWK D VHF RQGSODFH¿QLVK Grant Union head coach Andy Lusco said his team was just a match or two from beating Irrigon, which won the championship (171.5). Burns placed third (133.5). “Eleven of 14 wrestlers placed, so that’s pretty awesome,” Lusco said. “Our kids wrestled to their potential today, and few went above and be- yond.” Earning third were Dillon Maley (220) and Chance Ballou (285), and ¿QLVKLQJ IRXUWK ZHUH %UDGHQ 6SHQ cer (120) and Jay Goldblatt (126). Elijah Humbird (182) wrestled his teammate Hadley Boethin for ¿IWK SODFH %RHWKLQ HDUQLQJ VL[WK -DPHV0DEHDOVRSODFHGVL[WK See WRESTLING, Page A11 See GU, Page A11 Grant Union Prospector Antonio Dancer (138) battles on the mat, earning championship status. JD third-grader wins Prairie City teams third at state Hoop Shoot prepare for districts Five locals compete at district contest Panther teams invite community to cheer, support in playoffs By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle PORTLAND — Humbolt Ele- mentary third-grader Eli Speth won a trophy and third place Feb. 13 at the State Elks Hoop Shoot contest held at Alder Creek Middle School in Portland. Speth sank 20 of 25 shots in the 8-9-year-old division, his best record yet in the Elks contest. The winner, who will continue on to regionals hit 23, and the sec- RQGSODFH¿QLVKHUKLW Local Elks Hoop Shoot win- ners competed at the Jan. 23 Elks Southeast District Hoop Shoot in Prineville. Devon Stokes, a Grant Union Junior-Senior High School sev- enth-grader, placed second at the dis- trict competition for the 12-13-year- old division. See JD, Page A11 The Eagle/Angel Carpenter See PC, Page A11 55” Sony 4K TV now only $999.00 The Eagle/Cheryl Hoefler Prairie City Panther Paige Moore gets tough on defense in last Saturday’s game as Long Creek/ Ukiah’s Raquel Silva shoots the ball. Action Cam (great features) $179.00 OPEN Tuesday thru Saturday 11am to 9pm 03482 Team competes at Pendleton on Feb. 27 Blue Mountain Eagle Blue Mountain Eagle PRAIRIE CITY — The Prairie City Panther teams had a winning weekend to fuel their outlook as they prepare for this week’s High Desert District 8-1A Championship. The tournament, held in John Day at Grant Union Junior-Senior High School, is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Thursday and continues with games on Friday and Saturday. 7KH3UDLULH&LW\JLUOVVHHGHG¿IWKLQ league, will face the fourth-seeded Day- ville/Monument Tigers at 1 p.m. Thurs- day. If the Lady Panthers win, they’ll play No. 1 Crane at 7 pm. Friday. The Prairie City boys, seeded IRXUWKZLOOPDWFKXSZLWK¿IWKVHHG ed Adrian at 2:45 p.m. Thursday. GU Gold dancers gain ground in Albany By Angel Carpenter By Angel Carpenter Humbolt Elementary third- grader Eli Speth wins a trophy, earning third place at last Saturday’s Elks State Hoop Shoot in Portland. He previously won first place in the local hoop shoot sponsored by the John Day Elks Lodge No. 1824 and finished first at the district contest in Prineville. ELGIN — Grant Union’s girls and boys teams are preparing for the battles the 2A Wapiti District Tour- nament will bring this weekend. The Lady Prospectors, seeded No. 2, are scheduled to face either Enterprise or Imbler at 1 p.m. Friday. Enterprise and Imbler had a playoff game scheduled for Tuesday, past press time. The Prospector boys, seeded No. 2, will match up with No. 3-seed Im- bler at 2:45 p.m. Friday. The Grant Union Prospector girls and boys pulled out big wins on the road last week as they headed down the stretch to postseason play. The Lady Prospectors, No. 7 in the state OSAA rankings, beat Elgin 58-30 on Friday and Cove 44-14 on Saturday. The Grant Union boys, climbing in the OSAA rankings to No. 13, claimed victory over Elgin, 57-27, and Cove, 60-17. Grant Union girls coach Mark Mosley said he was proud of his team for winning on the road. “In both games, we kept our de- fense intensity and did not give ei- ther team many opportunities,” he VDLG³2XU¿UVWGLVWULFWJDPHZLOOEH a good challenge because, whether we play Imbler or Enterprise, they will be ready for us. We are taking one game at a time and pushing to- wards our goals.” In their past meetings with Enter- prise, the Lady Prospectors won 54- 26 on Jan. 23, and 61-34 on Jan. 2. They also beat Imbler 46-40 on Feb. 5, and 45-23 on Jan. 15. $10.00 off selected Cybershot Cameras 541-575-1387 ALBANY — Grant Union Gold placed third out of four at the South Albany Dance Competition. *UDQW 8QLRQ ¿QLVKHG ZLWK SRLQWVXSIURPDWWKHLU¿UVWFRP petition. 6ZHHW +RPH WRRN ¿UVW ZLWK points, Amity took second with a 71 and Bandon took fourth with 66. “Our goal is to increase our score into the 70s when we attend the Pendleton competition,” said head coach Shannon Adair. “The Pend- leton competition will be a great competition for anyone in our area to attend.” Four local elementary through high school teams will compete at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at Pendleton High School. The teams will also perform all their routines at their Spring Show- case at 7 p.m. Friday, March 11, at Grant Union Junior-Senior High School in John Day. Super Sale on Sony Bluray Players 417 W. Main John Day
