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Sports Blue Mountain Eagle Continued from Page A10 Submitted photo Members of Grant County Baseball pose with the pitching staff from the College of Southern Idaho at a winter camp in December: front, Andrew Hunt; second row, Warner Robertson, Justin Hodge, Logan McCluskey, Taylor Hunt, Peyton Neault and Russell Hodge. Grant County Baseball is open to children 12 through 14. Winter workouts began Dec. 15 and continue Mondays and Wednesdays at an indoor practice facility. Shaun Robertson is the manager, and Pat McCluskey, Robert Hunt and Lorin Hodge are coaches. For more information, call 541-620-0211 or visit Grant County Baseball on Facebook. WRESTLING Continued from Page A10 GU Continued from Page A10 Grant Union boys Prospector boys head coach Steve Speth said they knew Elgin, holding their se- nior recognition night, would be ready to play. “They have been playing well at home, challenging the top teams in the league when they play at home, so we pre- pared and knew we would have to play hard and play well,” he said. “We played fairly well, playing excellent defense, allowing us to get the lead and slowly increase The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Andrew Copenhaver (152) wrestles Joseph’s Raymond Seal in the semifinal round, later pinning his opponent. Copenhaver qualified for state in second place. sophomore. “It was awesome,” John- son said of Saturday’s suc- cess. “I’m more excited about Andrew and Antonio going to state with me.” He said he was happy their young team did so well. It was the ¿rst time Grant Union hosted the district tournament since 2006. “A special thanks to all the coaches and wrestlers for all the support,” Johnson said. Maley expressed his ex- citement at the team’s suc- cess this season. “Everybody improved tremendously,” he said. “I’m excited to see what our team it throughout the game.” He said the team is play- ing well and are excited for the district tournament. The Grant Union boys won two games against Im- bler earlier in the season, 52- 28 on Feb. 2, and 55-53 on Jan. 15. “We know it will be a tough challenge to try and beat a very good Imbler team for a third straight time,” he said. “They have been play- ing well also, as they just beat Burns Saturday night by 12. If we win the game, we would play Burns for the district title on Saturday eve- ning.” becomes next year, and I’m thankful for the team I have.” The Oregon State Activ- ities Association Wrestling State Championships is Fri- day, Feb. 26, and Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Veterans Me- morial Coliseum in Portland. District Tournament results: Irrigon, 1st, 171.5 Grant Union, 2nd, 158.5 Burns, 3rd, 133.5 Elgin, 4th, 109 Enterprise, 5th, 104 Union/Cove, 6th, 97 Pine Eagle, 7th, 88.5 Crane, 8th, 87 Heppner, 9th, 76 Joseph, 10th, 71.5 Adrian, 11th, 69 Imbler, 12th, 52 Wallowa, 13th, 26.5 If the Panther boys win, they’ll face No. 1 Jordan Val- ley at 8:45 p.m. Friday. “We’re preparing for our Thursday matchup with Day- ville/Monument and putting our whole game together so we can play Crane on Friday,” said Lady Panther head coach Penny Black. She said her team played tough against Crane at their last game with them, but add- ed all ¿ve of their starters are outstanding. “We’re going to play our best, do our best and see how the outcome is,” Black said. She added her team is ex- cited for the upcoming games. “They haven’t locked in the ranking, but the team was pretty excited to be ranked above (Dayville/Monu- ment),” Black said. “They feel good about their position and pretty positive that we can play the top teams pretty tough.” Cassie Hire had a good offensive showing at last Fri- day’s 47-31 win over Harper/ Huntington. Hire was the high point scorer for the Panthers with 14, including two three-point- ers. She also had seven re- bounds, three steals and two assists. Brianna Zweygardt scored 12 with six rebounds, ¿ve steals and ¿ve assists. Sarah Ennis scored seven points with three rebounds, three steals and four assists. Amaya Zweygardt scored four points with eight re- bounds, four steals and one assist. Lindsay Wall scored six. “I was able to play every- body, with more than a cou- ple of minutes,” Black said. “Harper/Huntington has im- proved, and they played us pretty tough. They’re not a team to look past at district.” Prairie City boys Prairie City boys head coach Jonathon Gill said their 48-35 win over Harper/Hun- tington came at a cost. Two key players, senior Ethan Camarena and soph- omore Dorran Wilson, were injured in the game. “We’re monitoring it day to day, and we have hopes they’ll return at some point in the tournament — both have to be cleared by doctor to re- Let our family of Pharmacists serve you! Continued from Page A10 “That contest may have been the most exciting of the day,” said Bob Van Voorhis who is chairman of the John Day Elks Lodge. Stokes made it a close contest, shooting perfectly in a few of the series. Talon Van Cleave, a Hum- bolt student in the boys 10-11 group, tied for fourth. Two Grant County girls ¿nished third, including Humbolt student Lauren Wenger tying with an oppo- nent before losing by one in the second set for the 10-11 age group. Alexys Hull of Monument School, also in- volved in a tie breaker, com- peting in the 8-9 girls group. Kelly Stokes, Devon’s father and Grant School District No. 3 school board member, said the county was well represented at the dis- trict event. “These kids were good,” he said. “They competed quite well — just to be there meant they did well.” turn to play,” Gill said. He said the game contin- ued with other players step- ping up for the win. Gill said he was proud of how his team played for se- nior recognition day last Sat- urday in their 58-41 win over the Long Creek/Ukiah junior varsity team. Scoring was fairly even among the top scorers with Levi Burke earning 13, Gar- rett Hitz 12 and Brandon Gil- lihan 11. “Brandon has made the biggest improvement by leaps and bounds in his game this season,” Gill said. He added, “Our motto is ‘One team, one family, one love, Prairie City’ — I couldn’t be more proud to be a coach over a group of kids like that.” He said Hitz has been standing out as a leader for the team. “He rallies the troops and cares more about the brother- hood and seeing others suc- ceed,” Gill said. “He really brought that out this week- end.” Gill expects their ¿rst game of this week’s tourna- ment, against Adrian, to be a nail-biter. The teams’ last meeting had the Panthers winning 60- 51 at home, and, earlier in the season, Prairie City lost 55-57 on the road to the Antelopes. “It’s going to be a tough game,” Gill said. “Our goal was to make it to districts and be one of the top three teams to represent the league for the state tournament. We end- ed the regular season as the fourth team, so we have an uphill battle.” He said he hopes the com- munity will show up to cheer their team on at the tourna- ment. “All the work that we put in starting back in November leads up to this moment on Thursday night,” he said. New Hope of Grant County “Hope 4 Paws” Join us for a “Spay-ghetti” dinner fundraiser Dessert & Beverage included Silent Auction, drawings and door prizes Th e Squeeze In Restaurant Give us a call today 541-676-9158 - Heppner 541-384-2801 - Condon Van Voorhis echoed the sentiment. “These kids are a credit to their respective schools, their parents and teachers, and to our county,” he said. “The fu- ture is in good hands.” TREAT YOUR FEET The Eagle/Cheryl Hoefler Long Creek/Ukiah’s Fernando Rodriguez (20) lays up the ball in last Saturday’s game with Prairie City Panther Levi Burke defending, and Long Creek/ Ukiah player Adam Rajabeliev (12) in back. Saturday, Feb. 20 from 4p.m. to 7p.m. at We welcome the opportunity to visit with you about our services! JD A11 PC BOYS OF WINTER Jesse Paulson (106), Con- nor White (113) and Garrett Lenz (145) also battled it out on the mat, falling just short of medaling. Johnson faced Moroni Jensen of Pine Eagle for his ¿nal match, winning by a fall. Dancer also took Jayson Blackburn of Union/Cove by a fall. Copenhaver took second to Hayden Kuta of Pine Ea- gle after pinning Riley Bruce of Union/Cove in a hard- fought match in the quarter¿- nals and pinning Renee Seal of Joseph in the semi¿nals. “We did extremely well as a team,” Copenhaver said. “It surpassed all of my ex- pectations at the beginning of the year. I’m extremely happy to have this group of guys around me and go on to state.” “I’m really proud of this kid (Andrew),” Boethin said. “He’s done a really good job this year.” “We did really great to- day,” Dancer said. “Every- one won one more match than the coach thought we’d win. It will be my ¿rst time going to state, and I hope to place.” This will be the ¿rst trip to state for seniors Copen- haver and Dancer, and John- son’s third trip to state — last year, he placed third as a Wednesday, February 17, 2016 Heppner & Condon Our Services by a registered nurse include: • Pedi-Spa treatment for your feet • Particular attention to Diabetic Foot • Multifunctional massage chair • Skin Inspection • Callus Removal • Nail Cutting We also check your blood pressure, blood sugar level and oxygen saturation. Call 541- 575-1648 for an appointment $35 00 fee Suggested Donation: $10/adult, $5/child Beer and wine available for extra charge Donated by the Squeeze In Restaurant the +27 corn e r’s 6+ 7 EEK OF THE W 7 25,E C 2$/:E// School: Grant Union Grade: 9 Parents: Terry and LeAnn Coalwell Sport: Dance What I like best about my sport: “Constantly learning how to do new dance moves, and bonding as a team.” Coach’s Comment: “Torie has been dancing for many years. 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