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TIGERS
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The ball went back and forth
and Hayden Schafer grabbed a
rebound, returning for a three-
point shot to close the ¿rst quar-
ter, the Tigers trailing 18-19.
The Lions again made steady
gains in the second, and when
the Tigers were down 19-26,
Bowlus made a two-point shot,
Emerson a three, Moodenbaugh
added a shot at the line and Wal-
czyk’s three-pointer tied the
score 28-28.
Moodenbaugh added one
more free-throw shot for a one-
point lead going into the half.
A technical was called on
Hosanna Christian in the third,
and after tying up the score
twice, the Tigers built a six-
point lead, only to have the Li-
ons creep back up to lead 44-42
going into the fourth.
Pressure was building in
the ¿nal period, the scoring
see-sawing back and forth,
Emerson hit two three-pointers
and a two-point shot, Bowlus
a two-pointer and Schafer a
three-pointer.
The Tigers had a 55-52 lead
with 40 seconds left, then the
Lions gained a point at the free-
throw line and tied it with a two-
point shot.
In overtime, the Lions held
the Tigers to 55 while gaining a
10-point lead.
With just 1:36 left, Bowlus
hit a three-point shot, Emerson a
three and, with less that a minute
left, Bowlus hit another three.
Hosanna sank one more shot
at the line, and in the ¿nal sec-
onds the Tigers’ shots didn’t fall.
Four extra Lions players ro-
tating in and out, and a few more
trips to the line, may have given
Hosanna Christian an edge over
Dayville/Monument; however,
the Tiger ¿ve gave a perfor-
mance their fans will likely nev-
er forget.
Of the Tiger’s 64 points, 39
came from three-point shots,
and the team came out strong on
defense, including rebounding.
“The boys played great,”
Coach Schafer said. “They
started off slow, but they fought
back.”
He said video tape of the
game shows Bowlus’ buzz-
er-beater shot should have
counted in the fourth.
“It’s a little disapointing to
make the shot to win the game
at the end of regulation and have
the ref wave it off,” he said.
Still, he said he’s enjoyed
coaching the Tigers this year.
“I am so proud of the team
and the great season they had,”
he said. “They are wonderful
young men, and they handle
themselves with class.”
He added, he’ll miss seniors
Emerson, Moodenbaugh and
Bowlus.
“They were a lot of fun to
coach,” he said.
Emerson said he was pleased
with his team’s success this year.
“It was a great season — the
best season I could ask for,” he
said. “We came a long ways,
and we surprised a lot of people
in how well we played.”
The stats
Dayville/Monument vs. Hosanna
Christian
Dakota Emerson: 25 points, six 3-point
shots
Jordan Bowlus: 16 points, four 3-point
shots
Tanner Moodenbaugh: 12 points
Hayden Schafer: 6 points, two 3-point
shots, 8 assists
Tanner Walczyk: 5 points, one 3-point shot
WRESTLERS
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“Being a state quali¿er
is a major accomplishment
that represents a tremendous
amount of hard work not just
this season, but for years,”
Lusco said. “These young
men are ¿ne examples of that
work ethic.”
Lusco said the 1A/2A
Class only takes eight wres-
tlers at each weight to state
and of those, only four place.
“I could not be more proud
of these three young men,” he
said. “Clay will be returning
for another run at a state title,
and Andrew and Antonio end-
ed their careers at GUHS on a
high note.”
Lusco added, “This was
a great season for Grant
Union wrestling with 11 dis-
trict placers, a second place
team finish (at the district
tournament), three state
qualifiers, and two state
placers. We are excited for
the future of the program as
we look at our quality junior
high wrestlers and our thriv-
ing mat club.”
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
A11
Dayville’s Skip Inscore named ‘Inspirational Teacher’
Also awarded
for service to
student athletes
Blue Mountain Eagle
LA GRANDE — Dayville
School teacher Skip Inscore
has again been nominated by
a former student to receive
an “Inspirational Teacher”
award from Eastern Oregon
University.
This time, Inscore was
chosen by 2015 Dayville
graduate Sage Flower, who is
now attending EOU. Inscore
is one of 26 educators from
Oregon, Washington, Cali-
fornia and Nevada to receive
the award.
Inscore, who teaches his-
tory, was nominated in 2014
by former student Daryl Ann
Waltenburg.
First-year honor students
at EOU who maintain dean’s
list standing during the fall
term are given the opportu-
nity each year to nominate a
teacher who inÀuenced them
on their road to higher edu-
GIRLS
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The Prospectors held the
Pirates to zero in the second.
At one point, when Kenzie
Wilson stole the ball, the Pirates
jumped on it, battling for pos-
session.
Pentzer followed up shortly
after with a three-point shot —
she lit the hoop on ¿re, scoring
11 in the period. Wilson and
Mosley added two points each
to end the half 26-4.
Grant Union again worked
to keep the ball in their hands
in the third, and outshot Neah-
Kah-Nie 14-4.
The ¿nal period started with
back and forth possession.
Pirates Annie Romig and
Alaina Holm added ¿ve points
in the quarter, Romig sinking a
three-point bucket, but the Pros-
pectors stayed in control.
Mosley was perfect at the
line again for two and scored
another two, and Pentzer went
one of two at the line.
With approximately three
minutes left in the game, the
Grant Union starters came off
the Àoor with a second string of
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Grant Union Prospector
Heather Mosley is
perfect at the free-throw
line in Round One
against Neah-Kah-Nie
Pirates.
players taking over.
Prospector freshman Trini-
ty Hutchison added two points
near the close.
Grant Union head coach
Mark Mosley said he feels like
a broken record.
“It’s our defense that gets it
done,” he said. “Defense sets
the stage. I had a feeling that
they wouldn’t be able to handle
our pressure, and I challenged
them to keep the clamps on de-
fensively and they did a tremen-
Skip Inscore a Dayville
School teacher and
former Dayville School
athletic director holds
an award given to
him for his 30-plus
years of service to the
student-athletes of the
Tri-Co and High Desert
Leagues. He received
the award on Feb.
20 after the Dayville/
Monument Tigers won
the championship title
at the High Desert
District Tournament.
cation and academic excel-
lence.
The awards are given
annually to recognize high
school teachers who encour-
age and represent the impor-
tance of higher education to
their students.
On Feb. 20, Inscore was
awarded a plaque at the 1A-8
High Desert League Basket-
ball Championships for over
30 years of dedication to stu-
dent-athletes of the Tri-Co
and High Desert Leagues, as
well as other Eastern Oregon
student-athletes.
dous job.”
Neah-Kah-Nie head coach
Corey Douma called Grant
Union a talented team.
“It was a tough game,” he
said, adding his team “battled
hard and never gave up.”
He wished Grant Union well
at state, and highlighted Pentzer
from the Prospector team.
“She’s a talented player, sur-
rounded by a lot of other talent-
ed players,” he said.
Now Grant Union will plan
for their game against Burns.
“With Burns, it comes down
to a couple things in the ball
games,” coach Mosley said.
“They been working hard on
that, and I think they’re up to
the challenge.”
Grant Union players ex-
pressed their excitement at the
victory and advancement to the
state tournament.
“It feels great to have a win,
and I’m happy to have a team
that can support each other,”
said Jozie Rude.
“It’s been a really long time
since we’ve had a home state
playoff game,” Wilson said.
“That was one of our goals at
the beginning of the year. It was
an exhilarating feeling to get
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that goal — now we’re moving
to the next goal.”
Brock said she’s also excited
to move on to Pendleton, add-
ing, “We played really well to-
gether and our intensity stayed
up throughout the game. I’m
really pleased with everything.”
“We worked hard for this, and
we’re ready,” Pentzer said. “This
is what we worked for all season,
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School: Grant Union
Grade: 10
Parents: Eddie and Julie Humbird
Sport: Wrestling
What I like best about my sport: “It’s a really challenging
sport with a great group of kids. We did exceptionally well this
year, beating teams that we haven’t beaten before. I look
forward to next year.”
Scot Heisel/Wallowa County Chieftain
Cayden DeLury (23), Jake Chrisman (21), Wyatt
Smith (3), Wyatt Williams (12), Dorran Wilson (with
ball), Aaron Borgerding (24) and Garrett Hitz (23) on
Wednesday night in Joseph.
think that for the seniors, they
didn’t go out with their heads
down — this was just a start-
ing point.”
Seniors closing out their
high school basketball careers
are Hitz, Ethan Camarena and
Brandon Gillihan.
Gill said he looks forward
to returning as coach next year.
“This is my ¿rst year
coaching, and these guys took
me on an amazing ride,” Gill
said of the entire team, add-
ing, “What stands out to me
the most, and what is most im-
portant to me is all the growth
and success I see these young
men having off the court.”
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The stats
Grant Union vs. Neah-Kah-Nie
Grant Union had 13 rebounds, was 38
percent on 3-point attempts, 60 percent on
free-throws and had 13 turnovers.
Kori Pentzer: 19 points, four 3-point shots
Heather Mosley: 10
Mariah Moulton: 6, one 3-point shot
Kenzie Wilson: 6
Samantha Brock: 4
Trinity Hutchison: 2
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PANTHERS
He added, “I was very proud
of our team. They did what we
did all season — we could have
easily folded, but I was proud
because our kids represented
Prairie City well by ¿ghting
to the bitter end. They didn’t
want the season to end and it
showed.”
In the fourth, Joseph shot
17 to Prairie City’s 15 for the
win.
“For the most part, it was
a highly competitive game,”
Gill said. “For our program,
it gave us a taste of the state
playoffs — now they want
even more.”
Scoring for both teams was
led by Panther senior Garrett
Hitz with 21 points.
Gill said Hitz told him he
wished they’d gone farther,
then added, “we have to start
somewhere.”
The coach added, one of
the biggest highlights of the
season was beating Crane 68-
58 at the High Desert District
Tournament — the ¿rst time
in 10 years or more.
“I’m so proud of the kids,”
Gills said. “They knocked off
a big burden in beating Crane.
Overall, we reached our goal
to make it to this game. I
and it’s starting to pay off. I’m
thankful for my team.”
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The stats
Prairie City vs. Joseph
Garrett Hitz: 21 points
Dorran Wilson: 10
Wyatt Williams: 6
Ethan Camarena: 4
Levi Burke: 2
Brandon Gillihan: 2
Coach’s Comment: “Elijah is a first-year wrestler who worked
incredibly hard, has natural skill and is an excellent leader. He
won almost 20 matches and
placed fifth at districts.”
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