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Sports Blue Mountain Eagle PROS GU Golfers earn second at Echo Hills Lady Pros face tough Tigers team Kids can Continued from Page A10 and the ability to come back. We Must ran out of time.” Grant Union now looks forward to hosting their annu al sSring break games, the Les Schwab InYitational at SeYenth Street ComSlex in -ohn 'ay. “We look forward to Oak land and Sheridan,” 'elaney Nathan Gehley earns second lowest score GU girls host Heppner/Ione Friday, April 1 By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle ECHO ² Grant Union golf head coach Ron Lund bom said each of his team members learned something as they had their ¿rst tee off of the season at the HeSSner InYitational held at Echo Hills Golf Course in Echo. The Grant Union team came away with a sec ondSlace ¿nish with 459. Nixyaawii Slaced ¿rst with 402, and EnterSrise was third with 461. Grant Union senior Na than Gehley had the second lowest indiYidual score with 94 at the eYent, behind Riley Langford and Blake Kanni er of Nixyaawii, who each scored 86. Grant Union’s 'uane Stokes had 106, -ay Goldblatt 119 and Connor White 140. For the Grant Union girls, Tiana Allen ¿nished third with 126 behind HeSSner golfers, Amanda Rea 98 and Madison Combe 123. Grant Union’s Rose Van dehey scored 142. “We scored better than I thought we would, and eY eryone had fun,” Lundbom said. The 3rosSectors comSete at the Friday, ASril 1, Class 1A/2A 3endleton InYite at 3endleton Country Club. By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle LA GRAN'E ² The Grant Union Lady 3rosSec tors had a tough ¿rst outing in La Grande last Friday where Continued from Page A10 Ten Tiger athletes from the 1A school ¿nished at least “midSack” against their comSetitors, which included ¿Ye 4A schools and 13 other mostly larger schools. A few highlights include SoShia 3ettit Slacing sec ond in the 100meter dash and third in the 200. .yla Emerson ¿nished 10th in the 100, out of 66 comSetitors, and seYenth in the long MumS. 3ettit, Emerson, 'i norha Vidrio Landin and )aythe Schafer made uS a 4[400 relay team, ¿nishing in 10th Slace. Maya Thomas Slaced 11th in the 3000. For the boys, Hayden Schafer took seYenth in MaY elin out of comSetitors. Next on Monument’s schedule is the March 23 AllComers eYent at Ore gon City High School and the Wednesday, March 30, CulYer InYite. Long Creek Long Creek head coach Linda Studtmann took 10 athletes to last Friday’s 'i ana Thurmond InYitational in HarSer. Highlights for the boys include .irill BorisoY ¿n ishing ¿fth in the 200meter dash with teammate Aaron Yeung taking sixth, 3hiliSS 'essau ninth and Adam 5aMabelieY 11th. BorisoY also Slaced seY enth in MaYelin, and Fernan do Rodriguez was sixth in the high MumS and ninth in long MumS. For the girls, Andrea Moreno Slaced seYenth in the 800meter and 11th in the long MumS for the girls. Lilly Stemmann was 12th in the long MumS. Long Creek will next comSete at the Tuesday, ASril , Grant Union Small Schools InYitational. The 3rairie City and 'ayYille teams Slan to start their season at the ASril 1 'on Walker InYitational. they suffered a near shutout to the Tigers. The 3rosSectors lost Game One 115 and Game Two 11. A challenging early sched ule is Must the way Grant Union head coach 'eAnna Nash likes it. She said she knew La Grande would be a tough comSetitor, but it will only helS them as they SreSare for Contributed photo Grant Union junior high wrestlers Kevin Duvall (fourth place), left, Drew Lusco (first place) and Russell Hodge (third place) at the Regional Qualifier in Boardman at Riverside High School. The three advanced to the state championship, where Lusco won first place in the 220 weight class. LUSCO Continued from Page A10 TRACK said. “We haYe a good idea of what works and our identity as a team. We should Sut in a better Serformance and hoSe to come out with the ‘W.’” Grant Union faces Sheri dan at 1230 S.m. on Friday and Oakland at 1230 S.m. Saturday. Other teams Moining in include Sherman/Arlington/ Condon and -oseSh/Enter Srise/Wallowa. The Munior high team is led by head coach Andy Lusco and assistant coaches Tye 3ar sons, -ake Batease and Guy -ohnson. At the state comSetition, 'rew Lusco won his ¿rst two matches by Sin and then a 20 decision in the semi¿nals. He took ¿rst Slace in the ¿nals with a 42 decision. Hodge (150) went 22 and ¿nished one Slace out of the medals, wrestling well, while 'uYall (195), a new wrestler, comSeted hard but didn’t win a match, coach Lusco said. At the regional comSetition 'rew Lusco won ¿rst, Hodge third and 'uYall fourth. “This is a Yery comSetitiYe Srocess,” coach Lusco said. “The 1A through 6A teams all comSete together. There were oYer 1,000 total wrestlers at four regional tournaments throughout the state.” He said each region sends the best four into a 16Serson bracket at Woodburn a week later. A total of 99 schools Sar ticiSated at the state leYel, and twice as many SarticiSated at regionals. “Our Munior high wrestlers ¿nished the season strong with some excellent Serformances at the regional meet in addi tion to our state quali¿ers,” coach Lusco said. “MultiSle match winners included Air ron GlimSse, -ustin Hodge, Ethan Moore, Nathan Moore, Angel OliYer, Eli Sheedy and 'amion Young ² oYerall a great season with a dedicated grouS of young wrestlers.” “ This is a very competitive process. The 1A through 6A teams all compete together. There were over 1,000 total wrestlers at four regional tournaments throughout the state.” Andy Lusco, head coach myeaglenews.com/breakingnews Make an E n tra n ce Great selection of prom dresses for every style Don’t forget to check out our great selection of accessories to add that finishing touch to your look. The Dark Horse Group 600 S Canyon Blvd. • John Day 541-575-2404 • Open Mon-Sat 10-4 • Closed Sun & Wed A11 Wednesday, March 23, 2016 Tickets are $15 each and children 5 and younger are free. Tickets are aYailable to Surchase from the Slayers or 'elaney. Call 541921068 for more information. The eYent also includes a rafÀe of baseballs and a bat signed by Srofessional Slay ers, a silent auction and a bid on baseball Slayers ² coach 'elaney says they’re ready to work. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students (elementary through high school) and free for children 6 and under. The 3rosSectors also host their annual fundraiser at 630 S.m. Friday at the Grant Union old gym. 'elaney said it’s a fun, nottomiss eYent. The eYent is catered by .ris and .Mer .izer with a tritiS dinner. league games which include some of the best in the state. “Our league is strong, but if our goal is to make a run at state, that comSetition will only helS us,” she said. The Grant Union girls, who are in the Class 3A Eastern Oregon League, will host 2A/1A HeSSner/Ione on Friday, ASril 1, at the SeY enth Street ComSlex in -ohn 'ay. kick uS fun with soccer Blue Mountain Eagle CANYON CITY ² -ohn 'ayCanyon City 3arks and Recreation is offering an indoor soccer Srogram for 4yearolds. Soccer Sractice starts Monday, ASril 4, at the Humbolt Elemen tary School gym. Registration is oSen, and forms are aYail able at the 3arks and Red website, httS// MdccSarksandrec.wee bly.com, and at local schools. For questions, con tact the 3arks and Rec of¿ce at 541550110. DANCERS Continued from Page A10 Catholic (91.44), followed by 4A Stayton (90.83) and 4A Crook County (84.11). She said that while her teaP didn¶t earn a ¿rst or secondSlace ¿nish, their scoring was close to the four teaPs Slaced Must ahead of theP in the SreliPinaries ² the toS seYen adYanced to the ¿nal round. “They were fully commit ted,” Adair said of her team. “Their e[Sression and sSacial awareness rose to the leYel it needed to be to Serform at the Coliseum. They hit seYer al things that we hadn’t seen them hit yet.” Adair is steSSing down as head coach after 19 years of leading the team she was once a member of herself when she attended Grant Union. “I look forward to watch ing them continue to be com SetitiYe in a sSort that is be coming more dif¿cult for 2A schools to SarticiSate in,” she said. She added, although her grouS of 10 was comSrised of mostly beginners, their e[cellent work ethic helSed them imSroYe week after week. “I loYe working with kids and seeing their con¿dence increase,” she said. “You haYe to be con¿dent in your self to Serform and steS out side your comfort zone. It’s why I coached as long I haYe. Our team is like family.” corn e r’s the 6+ 7 +27 EEK OF THE W M ACKENZIE W 22'C2CK School: Grant Union Grade: 12 Parents: Lance Woodcock and Shannon Adair Sport: Dance What I like best about my sport: “I have been on dance team for four years, and in those four years I’ve made great friends that are like family. I have also had amazing coaches over the years that have had a very positive influence on my life.” Coach’s Comment: “She has been a joy to coach and is an incredible leader for her team. She is comfortable in her skin and strives to be positive at all times. She is very talented and always works hard to accomplish more.” - Coach Shannon Adair Proud sponsor of Grant County athletes 100 E. Main ¬6WRSOiJKW in -RKn 'a\ 10 03618 Come to the FREE H OUSEHOLD H AZARDOUS W ASTE C OLLECTION E VENT ! Bring in any of the items listed and we will dispose of them for you in a manner friendly to the environment. 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