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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
WEDNESDAY
September 7, 2016
SHUTOUT
Prospectors blank
TigerScots, 26-0
GU shows
strength in
first game
of season
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant Union Prospec-
tor football team started their
season with a shutout win
over the Weston-McEwen
TigerScots under the Friday
night lights of Three Flags
Field.
Grant Union head coach
Jason Miller said he was
proud of his team as they
faced the TigerScots under
new coach, Travis Glover.
He said they didn’t know the
TigerScot offense or defense
going into the match.
“It was ‘learn on the run,’
and the kids responded well,”
Miller said of his team.
Grant Union quarterback
Wade Reimers connected with
Duane Stokes for the fi rst points
of the game in the fi rst quarter.
Reimers, assisted by Eli-
jah Humbird, also sacked the
Weston-McEwen
quarter-
back, Kirk Scott.
The home team led 6-0 at
the half.
“We made a few adjust-
ments at the line and opened
some running lanes,” Miller
said. “Defense came up big
and caused some turnovers.”
See PROS, Page A11
The Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
ABOVE: Grant Union head coach Jason Miller led his team to a 26-0 victory
over Weston-McEwen in the Prospector’s opening game Friday night in John
Day. TOP: Grant Union Prospector Duane Stokes (13) and teammates get in on
a tackle of Weston-McEwen ball carrier Dylan Cain (22) in Friday’s game.
Young Tiger
squad excited to
pounce on season
Tenacity key for
Grant Union’s
cross country team
Team is building
for success
Full varsity
teams will run
this season
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Five Tiger freshmen have
joined the ranks of Monu-
ment/Dayville’s volleyball
team, and head coach Tiffnie
Schmadeka’s outlook is pos-
itive as the season begins.
“It’s a good rebuilding
year for us,” she said. “We
have a young team, but
they’re excited, and they’re
super coachable and ready
to learn.”
Rounding out the roster
are two sophomores, two ju-
niors and three seniors.
The team lost three play-
ers to graduation, and gained
three more seniors this year,
including Kendall Hettinga,
who has eight years of vol-
leyball experience; Ravyn
See TIGERS, Page A11
Monument/Dayville volleyball
Sept. 13: JV/V @ Grant
Union in John Day, 5 p.m.
beginning with JV
Sept. 16: V @ North
Powder Tourney in North
Powder, TBA
Sept. 23: JV/V @ Burnt
River in TBA, 1 p.m.
Sept. 24: V @ Crane Tour-
nament in Crane, TBA
Sept. 30: JV/V @ Adrian
in Adrian, 3 p.m. begin-
ning with JV
Oct. 7: JV/V @ South
Wasco in Maupin, 5 p.m.
beginning with JV
Oct. 8: JV/V vs. Jordan
Valley in Dayville, 1 p.m.
beginning with JV
Oct. 11: JV/V vs. Grant
Union in Monument, 5
p.m. beginning with JV
Oct. 14: V @ Harper/
Huntington in TBA, TBA
Oct. 15: JV/V vs. Crane
in Monument, TBA
Oct. 22: District Tourna-
ment in John Day, TBA
By Angel Carpenter
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Prairie City celebrates as they close in on the third-
place win over Jordan Valley. From left: Rilee Emmel (3),
Sarah Ennis (10), MaKenzie Jones (22, back), Cassie
Hire (23), Brianna Zweygardt (13) and Sierra Dahlen (11).
PC jumps to third
at home tourney
Next, Panthers
face Grant Union
JV, Pine Eagle
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Prairie City Panther
volleyball team went on the
attack at their invitational
tournament Saturday, winning
third place over Jordan Valley.
Senior Sarah Ennis said
she was excited about their
third-place fi nish.
“I think it’s a good thing
for our team,” she said. “It
gave us more confi dence in
ourselves.”
Panther coach Lance
Zweygardt was also pleased.
“We let one slip away and
missed the championship
game, but this is the highest
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Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant Union cross coun-
try has an uphill climb this
season, but at least they have
full girls and boys varsity
teams to complete the task.
This is the fi rst time
since the Prospector pro-
gram fi red back up four
years ago that they’ve had
full teams.
“It makes it easier to
motivate them,” said head
coach Sonna Smith. “It gives
them a different perspective.
They’re not just running for
themselves.”
The boys team has six
runners, and the girls team
has seven.
They’ll be up against
a pool of 18 teams in the
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Grant Union cross country
Sept. 9: 40th Annual
Catherine Creek Scamper
near Union, TBA
Sept. 17: Hilton Family Fun
Run in John Day, 7:30 a.m.
Sept. 24: Madras Invite
@ Kah-Nee-Ta Resort in
Warm Springs, 10:50 a.m.
(varsity)
Sept. 30: Gutbuster @
Milton-Freewater, 12 p.m.
Oct. 7: Run the River —
Grant Union in Mt. Ver-
non, TBA
Oct. 15: Burns-Idlewild
Meet near Burns, 10 a.m.
Oct. 21: Mikaela Reser
Memorial Invitational in
Condon, TBA
Oct. 28: 3A/2A/1A Dis-
trict 5 Championships in
Pendleton, TBA
Nov. 5: OSAA 3A/2A/1A
State Championships at
Lane Community College
in Eugene, TBA