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Sports Blue Mountain Eagle SPORTS SCHEDULE Thursday, May 5 Prairie City, Long Creek, Dayville, Monument @ High Desert League Meet in Prairie City, 4 p.m. Friday, May 6 Grant Union softball @ Vale in Vale (2), 2 p.m. (MDT) Grant Union baseball @ Weston-McEwen in Athena (2), 1 p.m. Grant Union, Monument, Prairie City @ Baker Invitational in Baker City, 10 a.m. Sunday-Tuesday, May 8-10 Grant Union golf @ Dis- trict Meet in Pendleton, TBD Wednesday, May 4, 2016 Iron Man Shoot returns May 28 Contest includes three shooting disciplines By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle PRAIRIE CITY — The Canyon Creek Bowhunters club is sponsoring the third annual Iron Man Shoot on Saturday, May 28, at the Bear Creek Shooting Range. Teams and individuals, including youth and adults, compete in three shooting disciplines: .22 silhouette, clay target shotgun and 3-D archery. Last year, the contest drew 25 participants, and this year organizer Mike Springer hopes to attract 60-100 par- ticipants from across the state. The event features a novelty archery shoot, creative 3-D targets and a traditional and compound 3D course. There will be cash prizes, as well as raffl e prizes. The cost to enter with a preregistration is $25 for adult individuals, $55 for three-per- son adult teams and $10 for youth individuals and $25 for a team. After May 20, Running for a cause the price for each individual or team entry goes up by $5. Registrations will also be ac- cepted the day of the event. For more information, contact Springer at 541-620- 0676 or Les Percy at 541-620- 0193 or email ccbhunters@ gmail.com. Springer said the bowhunt- ers club plans to buy new tar- gets and make range improve- ments with the proceeds. “We have a lot of return shooters to this event,” he said. “Whether participants are in it for the competition or just out to have a good time, everyone enjoys this shoot.” Grant Union Prospector Brogan McKrola pitches in Tuesday’s game against Burns. Photo courtesy of Shadowplay The Eagle Angel Carpenter Grant County resident Cori Anderson runs from Mt. Vernon to John Day Monday on one leg of the triple coast-to-coast United Relay of America, a charity run for a variety of causes. Anderson chose Seattle Children’s Hospital. For more information, visit unitedrelay.org. A TTENTION G RANT C OUNTY V ETERANS : Did you know Grant County Veterans Services Officer is available to assist YOU in applying for all VA benefits you may be entitled to? Gehley one stroke away from fi rst in Enterprise See your Grant County Veteran Services Officer today for more information, located at Grant County Court House. Open: Mon, Wed, & Fri 10 am - 4 pm, by appointment. Call 541-575-1631 corner’s the SH T HOT BASEBALL Continued from Page B1 Grant Union fell to Burns 10-0 on Tuesday, April 26, in John Day. Delaney said they learned EEK OF THE W N ATHAN G EHLEY School: Grant Union Grade:12 Parents: Dave and Krista Gehley Sport: Golf What I like best about my sport: “It’s super fun. The competition is good, and it’s fun to make friends with the players from other teams.” Coach’s Comment: “He came in second in Enterprise with an 83, and it’s been his best round of the season. This is the culmination of his hard work over the last four years. He’s worked really hard to get his game to a point where he can compete at the state level.” GU golfers set sights on district meet By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle ENTERPRISE — Grant Union golfer Nathan Ge- hley was one stroke away from first place at last Fri- day’s competition in Enter- prise. Gehley, a senior, shot 83 behind Heppner’s Lo- gan Grieb who placed first with 82. Grant Union head coach Ron Lundbom said he’s impressed with the results of Gehley’s hard work over the past four years. “He only missed it by one stroke,” Lundbom said OREGON CAPITAL INSIDER Get the inside scoop on state government and politics! The Grant County Special Transportation Funds Advisory Committee - Coach Ron Lundbom will meet on Wednesday, May 11, at 1:30 p.m. This meeting will be held at The People Mover Bus Station at 229 NE Dayton in John Day. The STFAC will discuss the Draft Coordinated Plan, the needs we captured and potential strategies to address these needs. Grant County Transportation District’s regularly scheduled Board Meeting has been moved to Wednesday, May 11, immediately following the STFAC meeting. These meetings are open to the public. Proud sponsor of Grant County athletes 100 E. Main • Stoplight in John Day • 541-792-0425 from the losses. “They need to change their approaches at the plate,” he said. “The guys do too much with one at bat, not focusing.” As the team looks at the season’s home stretch, the coach said, “Any opponent is going to be diffi cult, and we can’t overlook anybody. The biggest thing is they’ve got to work harder in the cages and start swinging the bats.” Grant Union hosted the Weston-McEwen Tigerscots on Tuesday, past press time, and they face the Tigerscots in Athena for doubleheader ac- tion at 1 p.m. Friday. 03813 of the event played at Al- pine Meadows. Grant Union’s Duane Stokes scored 95. The Heppner boys won the team event with a score of 382, followed by Enter- prise with 404 and Wal- lowa with 449. For the girls, Heppner won first with 428, and En- terprise placed second with 491. Sophie Grant of Hep- pner was low medalist with an 85. For Grant Union, Tiana Allen scored 99, and Rose Vandehey had 134. Now the golfers look forward to the district golf meet at Pendleton Country Club on Sunday through Tuesday, May 8 through 10. The top two teams and top five individuals will advance to the state cham- pionships. “We’ll practice hard this week,” Lundbom said. The most valuable and respected source of local news, advertising and information for our communities. eomediagroup.com Stylish Look s for Less CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR PG-13 3 333 333 333 3333 3333 Tu xedos • Vests • Sh oes A ccessories Political interference in the Avengers’ activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man. FRI & SAT (12:45) (3:30) 6:30 9:30 SUNDAY (1:10) (3:30) 6:30 MON-THURS (12:45) (4:20) 6:30 RATCHET & CLANK PG Animation. 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