Sports
Resort boasts mountains of fun
Blue Mountain Eagle
NORTH POWDER — The
staff at Anthony Lakes Moun-
tain Resort welcomes everyone
to “march” on up to the resort
for some fun during the ski sea-
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Anthony Lakes historical-
ly sees good snowfall during
March, and according to resort
staff, forecasters are expecting
cooler and wetter than normal
temperatures.
Several events are on tap:
Saturday, March 19: AL
race weekend. Live music by
the Powder River Band.
Sunday, March 20: Taste
of Nordic and Poker Ski, 11
a.m. to 3p.m.
Monday-Friday, March
21-25: Spring Break Camp for
youth.
March 23-25: Half-price
tickets.
Saturday, March 26:
Slopestyle contest open to all;
entry is free. Live music by The
Channel Cats of Baker City.
Thursday-Sunday, March
31-April 3: Last week of the
operating season.
Saturday, April 2: Live
music by Tyler Brooks.
All the live music events are
from 3-6 p.m. in the Starbottle
Saloon.
Passes for the 2016-17 sea-
son are on sale now.
For more information, visit
http://anthonylakes.com.
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Blue Mountain Eagle
SALEM — The age at
which youth are required to
have a license for hunting and
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ered from 14 to 12, according
to the Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife, while the
cost of the license is lower
than in previous years.
The cost of the combina-
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ing license is $10. A tag for
catching salmon, steelhead,
sturgeon and halibut is an
additional $5. The combined
cost of $15 is a considerable
reduction from the $41.75
price in 2015.
The single, discounted
youth combination license
for children 12-17 now al-
lows youth license holders to
take part in all three activities.
Previously, a separate license
was required for each. Visit
ODFW at www.odfw.com.
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team, led by head coach Brian
Delaney, face Sherman Coun-
ty in Morrow on Friday. They
host the Les Schwab Invita-
tional March 24-26 at Malone
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Day.
Teams invited include:
Oakland, Sherman/Arlington/
Condon,
Joseph/Enterprise/
Wallowa, Sheridan and Grant
Union. Admission is $5 for
adults, $3 for students (elemen-
tary through high school), and
free for children 6 and under.
Grant Union softball, led by
head coach DeAnna Nash, gets
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in La Grande on Friday. They
host Heppner on Friday, April 1.
Golf head coach Ron
Lundbom takes his team to
the Echo Hills Country Club
for Heppner’s tournament on
Friday, and the golf team’s
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Invite on Friday, April 8.
Prairie City’s track team,
led by head coach Joe Wey-
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He’s worked on ranches
since childhood, including
driving cattle 100 miles in
the upper Green River in
Wyoming at age 13 and
branding calves last sum-
mer working on the Dia-
mond A wagon in Selig-
man, Arizona.
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rience riding a bull was as a
sixth-grader.
He rides for the Or-
egon Junior Bull Riders
Association and has com-
peted in several Challenge
of Champions bull riding
events in the last two years.
He said he was happy
his longtime friend and
traveling partner Levi
Gray, 16, of Klamath
County, also competed at
the Prineville Challenge
of Champions, winning
third in the open bull rid-
ing.
Pool said he’s dedicated
to rodeo.
“It’s not against the
competitors; it’s all about
me and that animal I’m
about to ride. It’s about my
ability to try and do,” he
said. “The true competitor
is whatever you get on, not
the other riders. Some days
that animal wins; some
days I do better. And what
the judges think of that an-
imal and me and both are
trying each other — that’s
what it’s all about.”
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Grant Union Prospector Jordan Downing sends the
ball to first from the outfield in practice Monday with
teammates Wade Reimers, left, and Cameron Hallgarth.
scheduled for Friday when
they attend the Diana Thur-
mond Invitational in Harper.
Long Creek’s track team,
led by head coach Linda
Studtmann, will also attend
the Harper event.
Dayville School’s track
team, led by coach Peter Bo-
gardus, will attend the April
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Monument School’s track
team, led by head coach Dar-
rin Dailey this year, will have
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at the Buck Track Classic at
Pendleton High School.
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Level 1 dancers charm the audience at last Friday’s Spring Showcase.
DANCERS
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2 dancers
take the
gym stage
at Grant
Union
during last
Friday’s
Spring
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“Coaching dance will
always be one of the most
memorable things I have
done in my life,” she said.
“I have loved it all, even
the challenging times. What
I love the most is watching
the kids grow and overcome
challenges. They are always
more confident when they
leave from when they start-
ed. Many times they accom-
plish things they would have
never dreamed possible.”
Adair leads her high
school team to the OSAA
Dance & Drill State Cham-
pionships held at Portland’s
Veterans Memorial Colise-
um this week where they
compete with Class 1A
through 4A schools.
In previous years, teams
could prequalify for the
second round of state com-
petition; however, that has
changed this year.
The teams moving on to
the finals will only be re-
vealed after the first day of
the contest. Only seven of
14 teams in the division will
advance.
Although Grant Union
will be up against teams
from much larger schools,
Adair said her group is com-
petitive.
“Our team has done an
outstanding job rising to the
challenge, and I am very
proud of them,” she said.
“They work incredibly hard.”
Grant Union Gold will
give a final local perfor-
mance during an assembly at
the school at about 8:10 a.m.
on Thursday before leaving
for Portland.
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Parents: Joe and Nancy Hitz
Sport: Basketball
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Coach’s Comment: “This year, Garrett excelled on and off the court. He led
as our captain, and he led the team in rebounds and blocked shots. He was
one of the top two in scoring. I’ve seen him grow and mature into the role of
a leader. He leads by example, first and foremost in the classroom, and at
practice he’s the first one there and last to leave. He was the one that kept the
team together — he was the motivational voice in the locker room. He was
voted first team for the district tournament. ”
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‘Premium Hunt’
tags coming this fall
Deadline to
apply for new $8
tags is May 15
Blue Mountain Eagle
SALEM — Starting this
fall, the Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife is offer-
ing new “Premium Hunt”
tags for deer, elk and prong-
horn for only $8 per appli-
cation. Hunters who draw
the tags get a two- or three-
month season hunt: Sept. 1
to Nov. 30 for deer and elk,
and Aug. 1 to Sept. 30 for
pronghorn. The bag limit is
either sex with no antler re-
strictions.
Premium Hunts are addi-
tional hunting opportunities,
which means hunters who
draw them can still get a
regular controlled or general
season tag. The deadline to
apply is May 15.
Since only one tag for
each hunt is likely to be
available in 2016, no par-
ty application are allowed.
Non-residents can apply for
any tag and have the same
chances as residents.
The special hunts will
not use the preference point
system. Every hunter will
have the same chance every
year. They are not once-in-a-
lifetime hunts, so those who
draw the tag can apply again
the next year.
Premium Hunt winners
will still need to purchase a
tag, which will cost the same
as a regular tag.
For more information,
visit http://www.dfw.state.
or.us/resources/hunting/pre-
mium_hunts/index.asp.
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