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Sports
Blue Mountain Eagle
SPORTS
SCHEDULE
Thursday,
April 14
Friday,
April 15
Grant Union soft-
ball @ Enterprise/
Joseph/Wallowa in
Enterprise (2), 1 p.m.
Grant Union base-
ball @ Heppner/
Ione in Heppner (2),
1 p.m.
Monument track
@ Green and Gold
Invite in Pendleton,
2 p.m.
Tuesday,
April 19
Grant Union base-
ball @ Union in
Union, 4 p.m.
Grant Union, Day-
ville, Long Creek,
Monument, Prairie
City track @ GU
Small School Meet,
3:30 p.m.
HOT
BASEBALL
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For the boys, Andrew Co-
penhaver fi nished third in
pole vault.
After a slow start hit-
ting, Grant Union’s bats
warmed up a bit in the
bottom of the fourth in-
ning. Young led off the
inning with a single. Ty
McDaniels’ single ad-
vanced Young to second
base, and Wyatt Weaver
came to the plate and hit
an RBI single that scored
Young and put Grant
Union on the scoreboard.
Then in the sixth, Mc-
Daniels smashed a dou-
ble. Weaver again came
to the plate, this time
hitting an RBI double,
which scored McDaniels
and recorded his second
RBI of the afternoon.
Grant Union’s bats
quieted down again after
this, and they were un-
able to make a comeback.
Delaney said that he was
pleased with the entire
team the first game, es-
pecially
McDaniels’
great performance at the
plate.
Grant Union came
out a bit flat in the sec-
ond game and allowed
a nine-run first inning.
They played well the
rest of the way, though,
especially at the plate,
where they managed 10
hits. Hayden Young per-
formed especially well
this game, going 3-3
with one RBI and one
run scored.
Moving forward, Del-
aney hopes the team can
learn to bring the effort
and consistency from
their better games to all
their games.
Earlier in the week,
the Prospectors also lost
two close games to Cul-
ver, 9-6 and 17-15.
Dayville
Dayville athlete Kristina
Humphreys fi nished fi rst in
javelin at both the Burns and
John Day events. She was
also third in discus at Burns.
For the boys, Bud Farmer
earned third in the long jump,
and Gabe Walker was fourth
in the 110 hurdles.
“We had a good meet, and
Gabe was notably the only
hurdler in his event not to hit
a hurdle (in John Day),” said
Dayville head coach Peter Bo-
gardus. “Gabe was the only
athlete who made it to Burns on
Saturday, where he PR’d in hur-
dles, long jump and the 100M.
The weather was perfect.”
Grant Union softball
vs. Nyssa in John
Day (2), 1 p.m.
the
TRACK
Prairie City
Prairie City athletes had
some shining performances
at the Burns event, including
Garrett Hitz placing fi rst in
pole vault, second in javelin
and third in the 110 hurdles.
Amaya Zweygardt fi nished
second in pole vault.
Prairie City head coach Joe
Weymouth said his team also
performed well at the John
Day event.
“Dorran Wilson was fi rst
in the long jump and second
in the 100,” he said. “And our
vaulters: Garrett Hitz with a
new personal and school re-
cord, fi rst in the 110 hurdles
and second in the javelin;
(and) Amaya Zweygardt, with
her 18-inch improvement, is
just 3 inches shy of the school
record. Wyatt Williams per-
formed well. All the athletes
have been working hard at
practices.”
Grant Union, Long
Creek track @ Mus-
tang Invitational in
Heppner, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
corner’s
SH T
EEK
OF THE W
A MAYA
Z WEYGARDT
School: Prairie City
Grade: 12
Parents: Lance and Louanne Zweygardt
Sport: Track and Field
Events: 100-meter dash, pole vault, long
jump, and triple jump
What I like best about my sport: “I like that it is a team sport, but
you can work individually to better yourself and help your team as
well. As my first season in pole vault, I’ve made a lot of
progress.”
Coach’s Comment: “Amaya has been putting in some extra hours
on pole vault with coach Joe Hitz. She has a goal of making it to
state her senior year. She has a great attitude and works hard. She
recently improved from her first pole vault jump ever of 6 feet to
7-6, an 18-inch increase in less than a week.”
The Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
LEFT: Prairie City’s Teri Cobb throws shot put at the April 5 Grant Union Small
Schools Invitational. In back, Prairie City’s Megan Camarena, at left, and Grant
Union’s Lauren Amick. RIGHT: Dayville’s Kristina Humphreys throws the javelin,
finishing first out of 19 other girls with a mark of 123-11.
Athletes compete in the 100-meter dash, including Prairie City’s Dorran
Wilson, front in black and orange, and Long Creek’s Kirill Borisov, in red.
Long Creek
The Long Creek team had
several athletes competing at
the Burns event. However,
their best performances were
at the Grant Union invitation-
al.
The boys team fi nished
fourth out of seven teams in
John Day.
For the boys, Kirill Bor-
isov earned second place in
both the 100 and 200 events.
Fernando Rodriguez fi n-
INVITE
STATE
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The Nixyaawii team won
with 367 for the boys, and
Heppner girls shot a 454 for
fi rst.
Low medalist for the boys
was Riley Langford of Nixy-
aawii with 79 and, for the
girls, Trinity McCarthy of La
Grande with an 88.
Gehley had an 89 for the
Grant Union boys, and Tiana
Allen had 103 for the girls.
Coach Lundbom said he
was impressed by his team’s
scores.
“For some it was not
their lowest, but they played
much better than the scores
“We’re
constantly
working on chipping and
putting,” he said.
As far as this season’s
competition, he said, “It’s
anybody’s game this year.”
He said he appreciates
all the golfers’ positive
strides.
“They’ve got a really
good attitude, they like be-
ing out here, they improve
every week and, hopeful-
ly, they peak at the right
time,” he said.
The sole senior on the
team this season is Nathan
Gehley. This is Gehley’s
fourth year on the team,
and last summer he par-
ticipated in Down Under
Sports, competing on Ore-
gon’s team against interna-
tional groups in Australia.
“Nathan’s
really
worked hard the last three
years,” Lundbom said. “He
deserves to make it to the
next level.”
Gehley said he’s hope-
ful about the season, per-
sonally and as a team
member.
“I’m hoping to place in
the rest of the tournaments
this year, and hopefully our
team score is good enough
to qualify for state to fi n-
ish off my senior year,”
he said. “Jay (Goldblatt)
has been outstanding his
fi rst year golfi ng, Connor
(White) is a good addition,
too and Duane (Stokes)
has really picked it up this
year.”
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Grant Union golfer Tiana Allen competes in Friday’s
invitational at the John Day Golf Club.
showed,” he said. “This is
where district will be, and
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ished second in the long jump
and third in the high jump.
Cody Baker had a third-
place fi nish in the 1500.
For the girls, Lilly Stem-
mann earned third in the 100
hurdles.
the experience that they
gained today will help in
May. Tiana had a personal
best and fourth (place), and
Nathan was fifth and only a
couple of strokes out of sec-
ond.”
Grant Union will host a
fundraiser scramble at 10
a.m. Saturday at the John
Day Golf Club. The team en-
try fee is $100.
There will be a 50/50
drawing and closest to the
pin contest at hole No. 4, an
accuracy drive at hole No.
7, and one gross and two net
prizes.
A silent auction will be
held all day, and a $5 barbe-
cue hamburger feed will be
held after the scramble.
To sign up, contact the
clubhouse at 541-575-0170
or mail entry to Lundbom at
620 SE Hillcrest Road, John
Day, OR 97845.
For more information,
Lundbom may be reached at
541-620-0427.
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