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B2 Sports Blue Mountain Eagle SPORTS SCHEDULE Friday, April 29 Grant Union softball vs. Umatilla in John Day (2), 1 p.m. Grant Union base- ball @ Burns in Burns (2), 1 p.m. Grant Union golf @ Alpine Meadows in Enterprise, 11 a.m. SHUTOUT Continued from Page B1 Grant Union had a quick start with offense, scoring five in the bottom of the first inning. Prospector Hayden Young’s single scored Ricky Weickum. Young went on to steal second and third and scored off Wade Reimers’ single — Reimers also scored on the play. Union/Cove threatened in the top of the second, loading up the bases, but Deiter kept them at bay. At the bottom of the inning, the Prospectors led 7-0. Deiter continued, making quick work from the mound, and Deiter, Brady Burch, Reimers, Ty McDaniels and Wyatt Weaver scored in the ERWWRPRIWKH¿IWK Game Two was called due to lightning, and head coach Brian Delaney said the game will be made up at a future date. Grant Union hosted the Burns Hilanders on Tuesday, past press time, and they trav- el to Burns for a 1 p.m. game on Friday. Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Miller named 2A AD of the Year By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Zack Deiter triples in the fourth inning against Union/Cove Friday afternoon. Deiter also made it a shutout game from the mound. The Prospectors won 12-0 in five innings. Saturday, April 30 Prairie City, Grant Union, Monument @ Prairie City Invi- tational in Prairie City, 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 3 Grant Union softball vs. Weston-McEwen/ Griswold in John Day (2), 3 p.m. Grant Union baseball vs. Weston-McEwen in John Day (1), 4 p.m. Grant Union Prospector Ravyn Walker gets one of multiple hits in the April 19 doubleheader against Nyssa. The Prospector softball team includes athletes from Grant Union, Dayville and Prairie City schools. The Eagle Angel Carpenter SOFTBALL Continued from Page B1 Debbie Ausmus 245 South Canyon Blvd. John Day, OR 97845 OPEN WED. & THUR. 9 am - 5 pm 541-575-1113 24 hrs/7 days wk debbie.ausmus@ countryfinancial.com Prospector Brianna Zweygardt helped get the of- fense going with a three-run homer in the fourth. Moulton started pitching the game with Madden reliev- ing her in the sixth, and Mad- den pitched a complete Game Two. Nyssa came out strong in the beginning of the second JDPH VFRULQJ WZR LQ WKH ¿UVW inning, but Grant Union re- mained in control the rest of the way and ended the game in ¿YHLQQLQJV ³7KH ¿UVW LQQLQJ ZDV D little hairy,” Nash said. “It’s hard when you beat someone VR KDUG LQ WKH ¿UVW JDPH :H could have let that snowball into something bad, but we ac- EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM LOCAL BOARD Grant County Judge Scott W. Myers is seeking qualified volunteers to serve on the Emergency Food and Shelter Program Local Board as a representative of a Church Organization. A Church Organization could be represented by a local or regional ecumenical or interfaith council of churches in partnership with The National Council of Churches of Christ (NCCC), or a representative of a congregation of one of the member communions of the NCCC. The Local Board meets twice each year and determines how Grant County’s awarded federal funds are distributed among emergency food and/or shelter programs run by local service agencies. The Local Board is responsible for recommending agencies to receive federal funds made available. Interested persons who qualify to serve on this Local Board are asked to contact the County Court office at 541-575-0059 or by email to wright@grantcounty-or.gov by 5 pm, Monday, May 2, 2016. Grab Your Amigos & Let’s Celebrate Cinco de Mayo! Margaritas Taco Specials Mexican Beers Dinner Combos FREE CHIPS & SALSA tually played really well after.” Nash said, when you give a team that can hit the ball mo- mentum, “it could be a long day,” but the team rallied for the win. “I’m very proud of the girls for pulling out of a slow start to end with a good win,” said Prospector Brianna Zweygardt. Her teammate Taylor Mc- Cluskey was also pleased with the team’s effort. “I’m very happy with the way we ended these last two games and excited to keep on playing this way,” she said. Prospector Railey Namitz said the win was a “morale booster” and that the team is ready for its Friday double- KHDGHU DJDLQVW 6WDQ¿HOG(FKR starting at 1 p.m. “We have a really good feeling about the season,” her teammate Jocelynn Smith said. “I can’t believe it’s al- ready halfway over.” Grant Union hosted Union Tuesday past press time, and they host Umatilla in double- header action at 1 p.m. Friday. The Prospectors also host Weston-McEwen/Griswold for a doubleheader at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 3. Maria’s Traditional Mexican Food 295 S Canyon City Blvd. | Canyon City 541-575-0777 | Open 11 am - 8 pm the +27 The most valuable and respected source of local news, advertising and information for our communities. eomediagroup.com corn e r’s 6+ 7 EEK OF THE W F $<7+E 6 &+$FE5 Need a GREAT WELDER? Boyd Britton Welding, Inc. Proudly serving Grant County for 20 years. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mon-Fri 841 W Hwy. 26 John Day 541-575-0763 We’re here to serve you. • Repair & Fabrication • Steel & Aluminum Inventory • Complete Machine Shop • Welding Supplies • Gases School: Monument Grade: 9 Parents: Jeff and Shawnah Schafer Sport: Track and Field Events: 100, 400, discus, and javelin What I like best about my sport: “My favorite thing is that you build yourself to be better. You see yourself grow every week, and it’s something you can do for fun.” Coach’s Comment: “She has a strong athletic skill set combined with supreme coachability and the desire to win. She continues to improve her signature events, which are the discus, the javelin, and the 400m dash. Her focus last week was the 400m, and it paid off. She designed her own training program (with approval), executed it, and put it to work at Union, winning her heat and placing seventh of 21 with a 68.05s, a PR of nearly one second. Monument has many talented coachable track athletes, and this week Faythe showed what it means to be all in.” - Coach Darrin Dailey Proud sponsor of Grant County athletes 100 E. Main ¬6WRSOiJKW in -RKn 'a\ 10 03774 JOHN DAY — Grant Union Junior-Senior High School athletic director Ja- son Miller was awarded 2A Athletic Director of the Year for 2016. He received the award at the annual Oregon Athletic Directors Association con- ference on April 18 in Sunriver. Grant Union Prin- ciple Ryan Gerry said, “It’s well Miller deserved to be acknowledged by his peers for his accomplish- ments working with our student athletes and athletic programs.” Miller said he doesn’t know who nominated him for the award. He said the job of athletic director involves connecting with other athletic directors across the state, balancing academics with athletics, providing as many games and contests as possible for the students, making sure they have the right people in charge of the athletes and making sure the facilities are safe and maintained. Miller is also dean of students and a teacher at the school. BASEBALL Continued from Page B1 Three of Delaney’s for- mer players, Riley Averett, Dominic DeHaven and Gar- rett Gardner, are volunteer coaches this year. “All of them have been great,” Delaney said. Blood is the junior varsi- ty coach with help from the three former players. There are 10 returning players on the varsity team, and three are new. Seniors are Hayden Young, Garrett McConnell, Wyatt Weaver, Brady Burch, Ricky Weickum and Clayton Vaughan. They said they’re looking forward to the second half of the season. “We struggled early on this season, and now we’re starting to put things togeth- er as a team — just in time for getting into league,” said Young. McConnell agreed and said the team’s upswing couldn’t have come at a bet- ter time. Weaver said the differ- ence has been in how the team is “starting to play for each other” and “showing up in the games.” “I’d like to thank the community for their support and the coaches for getting us to this point,” Vaughan said. “Now we just need to follow through and make the most of the games we have left.” Burch said, despite the rough start, he is excited for the league play ahead now that the team is “clicking.” “We’ll look forward to ¿QLVKLQJWKHVHDVRQVWURQJ´ Weickum said. Grant Union faces Burns, Weston-McEwen, Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii and Union/ Cove in the 2A/1A Special District 7. Their toughest contend- ers will be Burns (No. 4), Weston-McEwen (No. 5) and Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii (No. 12). Although Grant Union (No. 31) is down several notches from these competi- tors, Delaney says his team is headed in the right direction. “As long as these boys FDQ VWD\ FRQ¿GHQW DQG IR cused, I have a good feeling about the season,” he said. “That’s the thing about base- ball, you don’t have to have the biggest, fastest and stron- gest; you just have to believe in yourself and work hard.”