Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
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WEDNESDAY
July 27, 2016
Area rodeo
youth back
in the saddle
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Torie Coalwell of the John Day Swim Team, right, led in this event, beating three competitors in
the heat.
JOHN DAY TEAM CLAIMS
SWIMMING VICTORY
JD prepares for district
meet in Lakeview
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Sabrina Howard, head coach of the
John Day Swim Team, said her athletes
brought their “A game” to last weekend’s
home invitational — and came out vic-
torious.
The John Day Swim Meet, held at
Gleason Pool in John Day, drew 190
competitors from several teams, includ-
ing Pendleton, Lakeview, Prineville, La
Grande and Hi-Desert (Burns).
“It was a huge success,” Howard said.
“Our team took home fi rst place and the
Sportsmanship Award. It was a huge ac-
complishment for our team.”
John Day won with 478 points, and
Pendleton was a close second with 472
points. Pendleton was followed by
Lakeview with 433, Prineville 390, La
Grande 202 and Hi-Desert 182.
Howard said one highlight for
the John Day team came when Torie
Coalwell won the 200 individual med-
ley.
Quinn Larson and Sivanna Hodge
not only competed for John Day, but also
sang the national anthem at the begin-
ning of each day’s events. Larson sang
on Friday, and Hodge sang on Saturday
and Sunday.
Friday evening, parents and coach-
es had their own relay competition, and
Howard said the John Day team placed
third.
The local team will now prepare for
the district meet scheduled for Friday
through Sunday, July 29-31, in Lakeview.
The John Day team had Monday off
but are now back to a rigorous condition-
ing schedule.
“Having to prove themselves before
districts gives them that extra push,”
Howard said of her team. “They are con-
tinuing to show huge improvement each
week.”
Pickleball starts
at Seventh Street
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
A group of new and seasoned
pickleball players gathered for
an orientation meeting on Mon-
day at the Seventh Street Com-
plex tennis courts in John Day.
Five players showed up
Monday, and John Day-Canyon
City Parks and Recreation offi -
cials invite more to come and
see what pickleball is all about.
Doubles league plays at 6
p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays,
with singles league at 6 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Registration is $40 per team.
Players at the Monday eve-
ning pickleball event said the
sport is easy to learn and that us-
ing half of a regular tennis court
makes it easier to move around
to reach the ball.
A ball with holes in it, like a
wiffl eball, and paddles similar to
those used in ping pong are used
in the game.
Shanna Wright of Canyon
City played pickleball with her
husband, Kelsy, Monday night.
She said the game is easy to
learn.
She noted that when hus-
bands and wives play on the
same team, it’s called “marriage
counseling.”
Brandi Girvin of John Day,
also at the Monday evening
event, said the rules and scoring
take some time to learn, but it’s
easy to get started.
Contributed photo/Laura Hopper
Bransyn Harper of Mt. Vernon takes on the
Figure 8 event with a little help from his dad
Terry Harper at the July 16 Cinnabar Mountain
Playdays rodeo in John Day.
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Playing the first day of pickleball league at Seventh
Street Complex are, from left, Shanna Wright of
Canyon City, Brandi Girvin of John Day, John
Girvin (back), Kelsy Wright (hitting the ball) and
Lorin Coleman of Canyon City.
Her husband, John, was play-
ing the game, too, along with
Lorin Coleman of Canyon City.
The paddle sport was created
for all ages and skills levels, and
can develop into a fast-paced,
competitive game for more sea-
soned pickleball players.
For more information on the
game, visit the USA Pickleball
Association at usapa.org.
For information on joining
the local league, call the Parks
and Rec offi ce at 541-575-0110.
Memorial Trap Shoot honors past members
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Seneca Range hosted
the Past Members Memori-
al Trap Shoot, honoring Pam
Uebler and Benny Dodds this
year.
President Bryan Wolf read
a memorial of both shooters,
and there was a gun salute to
all the past members of the
club.
The All Events winner in
the adult class was Larry Whit-
ney of Burns. He also won the
Slider Event and was fi rst in
the Lewis class.
Second place in the All
Events was Mark Bagett of
Canyon City, who also placed
fi rst in the 16-Yard Event.
Ralph Steelman of Burns
placed in All Events, winning
fi rst place in the Doubles Event.
Cinnabar Mountain Play-
days rodeo youth compet-
ed Saturday, July 16, at the
Grant County Fairgrounds
in John Day.
“The fourth Playday in
our series of six was anoth-
er great success,” said Laura
Hopper, one of the CMP di-
rectors. “We’re so thankful
for all of the competitors and
their families and look for-
ward to seeing everyone for
our two-day doubleheader.”
The doubleheader, sched-
uled for Saturday and Sun-
day, August 20 and 21, will
be the group’s fi nal competi-
tion of the season.
The participants compete
in: barrel racing, pole bend-
ing, goat tying, dummy rop-
ing, keyhole race, fl ag race
and fi gure 8 race.
July 16 performance
Leadline
Weston Hamilton, fi rst; Ruby Hopper,
second; Bransyn Harper, third.
PeeWee
Kodee Kimball, fi rst; Molly Davis, second;
Tatyn Harper, third.
Junior
Rowdy Israel, fi rst-second; Coy Mathie-
son, fi rst-second; Bailey McCracken, third.
Intermediate
Denali Twehues, fi rst; Connor White,
second; Sam McCracken, third.
Senior
Trinity Hutchison, fi rst; Regan Johnson,
second; Hunter Martin, third.
Overall standings (after four rodeos)
Leadline
Weston Hamilton, fi rst; Bransyn Harper,
second; Ruby Hopper, third.
PeeWee
Kodee Kimball, fi rst; Tatyn Harper,
second; Taylor Hamilton, third.
Junior
Rowdy Israel, fi rst; Bailey McCracken,
second; Coy Mathieson, third.
Intermediate
Denali Twehues, fi rst; Sam McCracken,
second; Connor White, third.
Senior
Hunter Martin, fi rst; Chloe Martin, second;
Regan Johnson, third.
Carroll Walton of Prairie
City fi nished fourth in the All
Event.
Dwayne Timmons of Can-
yon City took fi rst in the Con-
tinental Event.
In the youth division, Ha-
ley Pfefferkorn of Prairie City
won the All Events and came
in fi rst in the Slider Event.
Lane Williams of Prairie City
was fi rst in the 16-Yard Event.
Jonathan Lawrence of
Prairie City won the Con-
tinental Event, and Carson
McKay of Prairie City won
the Double Event. The Miss
& Out Event was won this
year by Wayne Hoppe of
John Day.
The Seneca Club will host
a Fun & Games Trap Shoot at
9:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 21. All
are welcome to participate.
Volleyball camp,
youth golf night
on schedule
Blue Mountain Eagle
Looking for ways to in-
volve youth in sporting events
before summer is over? Here
are two opportunities.
Youth Volleyball Camp
Grant Union will host two
volleyball youth camps.
Grades 3 through 5 start
camp on Thursday, Aug. 4,
at the school from 1-4 p.m.
The cost is $15 and includes
a Grant Union volleyball
T-shirt.
Grades 6 through 8 will
be Thursday and Friday, Aug.
4-5 from 9 a.m. to noon.
The cost is $30 and includes
a Grant Union volleyball
T-shirt.
For more information,
call coach Shae Speth at 541-
620-1974 or email speths@
grantesd.k12.or.us to register.
Junior Golf Nights
Grant County Junior Golf
will host free Junior Golf
Nights at the John Day Golf
Club.
Golfers will play nine
holes, and the events will
be held at 5 p.m. Wednes-
days, starting Aug. 3, and run
through the end of August.
All interested junior golf-
ers, age 8-18 (younger chil-
dren are also welcome), can
contact Coach Ron Lundbom
at 541-620-0427 or 541-575-
1850.
Some clubs will be avail-
able. For more information,
contact Lundbom or the John
Day Golf Club at 541-575-
0170.
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or if you just want to share a hunting adventure,
send or drop off your best
hunting photos or stories
to
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