Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
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WEDNESDAY
May 18, 2016
Grant Union track and
fi eld girls win Wapiti title
Seven Grant
Union athletes
advance to state
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
UNION — Grant Union’s
track and fi eld head coach
Sonna Smith had long-held
hopes realized when her girls
team won the league champi-
onship at Friday’s 2A-6 Wapiti
League Districts in Union.
“In the 21 years I have
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coached, I have had girls teams
place second at state, third
at state twice and a couple of
fourth, fi fth and sixths, but I
have never had a girls league
championship,” she said. “We
have never had the numbers.”
Four team members won
seven district titles in their in-
dividual events.
These include senior An-
drew Copenhaver, pole vault;
sophomore Kori Pentzer, triple
Lady Pros sink
Pirates twice in
doubleheader
Madden gets
the shut out in
Game One
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY — The
chance for postseason
play looked good for the
Grant Union softball team
last Friday, after sweeping
Riverside/Arlington 10-0
and 15-5. However, those
jump, long jump and 300-me-
ter hurdles; sophomore Jozie
Rude, pole vault and shot put;
and freshman Kaylee Wright,
javelin.
Besides those four, three
others will advance to state,
including sophomore Duane
Stokes, triple jump; Saman-
tha Brock, 100-meter hurdles;
Kenzie Wilson, triple jump;
Chelsie Kodesh, discus; and
Sydney Brockway, long jump.
Rude will also compete in
javelin, and Wright will com-
pete in the 100-meter dash.
“Our girls are setting very
good to make a run on state
championship,” Smith said.
“We also have two girls who
will be in the running for
(Moda) Athlete of the Meet —
Jozie and Kori — both quali-
fi ed in three events.”
Qualifying athletes will
compete at the Thursday-Sat-
urday May 19-21 OSAA Track
and Field State Championships
at the University of Oregon’s
Hayward Field in Eugene.
Contributed photo
The Grant Union girls track and field team gathers
after winning the Wapiti District title at Friday’s
meet in Union. Clockwise, from left: Danielle Girvin,
Sydnee Brockway, Chelsie Kodesh, Samantha
Brock, Kenzie Wilson, Kaylee Wright, Shyannah
Carr, Annie Wall, Reitta Wyllie, Kori Pentzer, Jozie
Rude and Trinity Hutchison.
1A TRACK ATHLETES
GO THE DISTANCE
hopes were dashed.
Echo/Stanfi eld lost a
doubleheader to Enterprise/
Wallowa/Joseph, causing
Grant Union to be bumped
down to fi fth in the Eastern
Oregon League.
Prospector Cody Jo Mad-
den had a successful day in
the circle, pitching a shutout
Game One, and relieving
Mariah Moulton in the sec-
ond inning of Game Two to
fi nish out the day.
See SOFTBALL, Page B10
Prospectors edged out
of playoffs by Rockets
GU splits wins
on Monday to
end season
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY — The
Grant Union Prospectors
are tucking their baseball
gear away for the season
after splitting wins on Mon-
day with Pilot Rock/Nixy-
aawii.
The Rockets’ 8-6 win of
Game One nudged the Pros-
pectors out of postseason
play, but Grant Union fol-
lowed up with a 10-3 win.
Grant Union kept Pi-
lot Rock scoreless through
three innings in the fi rst
game, but couldn’t stop the
Rocket rally in fourth.
Teams prepare for
state, rain or shine
See BASEBALL, Page B10
By Angel Carpenter
Contributed photo/Nancy Hitz
Runners compete in the 200-meter dash at Friday’s district competition in Ontario, including Long Creek
runners Near Bunnag, left, and Aaron Yeung, center, and Prairie City’s Wyatt Williams, right.
with a personal record of 163-08. He also
placed second in pole vault, reaching 12-
06.00, and was second in the 300 hurdles
with a personal record of 41.25 and third
in the 110 hurdles with a qualifying time
of 15.82.
He’ll compete in all four events at state.
Zweygardt broke the school record she
previously set, earning second place in
pole vault with a mark of 8-6.00.
“Our girls competed in the 4x400 relay
for the fi rst time and place third,” Wey-
mouth said.
Haley Pfefferkorn also placed third in
the 1,500, running the event for the fi rst
time, and several teammates exceeded
their previous records in their events.
Blue Mountain Eagle
ONTARIO — Grant County’s 1A track
and fi eld teams competed at Friday’s Spe-
cial District 4 Championship in Ontario.
The Monument girls won third at the
event, and the Prairie City and Long Creek
boys tied for fi fth out of 11 teams. Day-
ville also competed.
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Grant Union catcher Ty McDaniel tags a Rocket
runner on the foot for an out at home plate in
Game One on Monday.
GU golfers take swing
at district championship
Coach hopes to
field two teams
next year
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
PENDLETON — The
Grant Union golf team’s
season came to a close at
the Pendleton Country Club
at the May 8-10 1A/2A/3A
District Golf Champion-
ship.
The Prospectors compet-
ed on the par 72 course with
12 other schools, including
51 boys and 44 girls.
The Vale boys won the
event with a two-day score
of 756, followed by Hep-
pner with 780, Burns 786
and Nixyaawii 796.
See GOLF, Page B10
Monument
Sophie Pettit and Kyla Emerson on the
Monument girls team will advance to state
competition.
Pettit qualifi ed in three events, includ-
ing the 100-meter dash with a time of
12.67 (fi rst seed), 200 in 26.70 (fi rst seed)
and long jump with a mark of 15-04.25
(eighth seed). She also placed third in the
triple jump with a mark of 32-02.50.
Emerson reached a personal record
and second place in the 100-meter hur-
dles with a time of 18.33 (10th seed), and
was third in the 300 hurdles with a time of
53.31 (eighth seed).
“We don’t have much time to prepare,
and the weather isn’t cooperating either,”
said Monument head coach Darrin Dailey.
“We’re taking Monday off and expect to do
some warm ups tomorrow to stay loose for
the state competition. We will be reviewing
the details of each athlete’s events and also
going over what to expect at a state level
competition for these fi rst timers. Coaches
have limited access to athletes during their
events, and the entrants are on their own
Contributed photo/Nancy Hitz
Sporting medals are Prairie City
athletes, left to right, Amaya
Zweygardt, Teri Cobb, Haley
Pfefferkorn and Megan Camarena.
when they enter the fi eld.”
Several team members reached person-
al records in their events, some falling just
short of qualifying for state.
Prairie City
Joe Weymouth, the head coach for
Prairie City’s team, said he was pleased
with the results from the district meet.
“The meet went well as Garrett Hitz
and Amaya Zweygardt both earned their
way to the state track meet,” Weymouth
said.
Hitz had a fi rst-place fi nish in javelin
Dayville
Kristina Humphreys will compete at
state after winning fi rst place in javelin
with a mark of 120-09.
She also placed fourth in discus.
Gabe Walker earned a personal record
in long jump, and Austin Walker had a
personal record in both the discus and shot
put.
Long Creek
Although there were no Long Creek
athletes qualifying for state, Kirill Bor-
isov had a good showing with fourth place
in the 100-meter dash, the 200 and the
4x100, running with teammates Philipp
Dessau, Aaron Yeung and Adam Rajabe-
liev.
Qualifying athletes will compete at
the Thursday-Saturday May 19-21 OSAA
Track and Field State Championships at
the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field
in Eugene.
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