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Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, September 14, 2016 A9 WEDNESDAY September 14, 2016 Grant County sports roundup By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Chad Finley of Mt. Vernon competes in calf roping with a time of 8.2 at the Grant County NPRA Rodeo on Saturday. MT. VERNON COWBOY ROPES IN VICTORY AT NPRA RODEO Bulls take “4-0 win” By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Northwest cowboys and cow- girls competed at the Sept. 9-10 Grant County Rodeo, one of the last NPRA rodeos of the regular season. Local competitor Chad Finley of Mt. Vernon placed fi rst in calf roping with a time of 8.20, win- ning $576. The win advances Finley to the No. 10 spot going into the Sept. 23-24 NPRA Finals in Prineville. He’ll also compete at the Sept. 14- 17 Pendleton Round-Up. “It was needed,” he said. “I went a couple weeks without win- ning a check, and I was blessed to win at my hometown rodeo. I give God the glory.” Finley said he wanted to thank his sponsors and his family for their support. Trisha (Legg) McCoin of Ter- rebonne, a Grant Union High School graduate, competed for fi fth place in breakaway roping, winning $226.80. Other local competitors at the Grant County NPRA Rodeo includ- The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union High School graduate Trisha McCoin of Terrebonne makes a successful throw of her rope in breakaway at Saturday’s Grant County NPRA Rodeo in John Day. ed: Ty Holly of Mt. Vernon, calf roping; GW Clark of Long Creek, steer wrestling; David Clark of Long Creek, steer wrestling; Tucker Wright of Canyon City, steer wres- tling; Angie Finley of Mt. Vernon, barrel racing; and Cauy Pool of Long Creek, a senior at Monument School, novice division, bareback. Wright and Holly also qualifi ed for the NPRA Finals, and Holly will also compete at the Pendleton Round-Up. In the bull riding event, the bulls “beat” the cowboys 4-0. Results: Name, score/time, winnings Bareback Austin Foss, 79, $403 Kevin Lusk, 76, $302 Brent Bannon, 74, 202 Kyle Braude, 72, $101 Saddle Bronc Jake Clark, 82, $480 Justin Chappell, 76, $360 Joseph Scott III, 65, $240 Charlie Barker, 64, $120 Tie Down Roping Chad Finley, 8.20, $576 Shane Erikson, 9.70, $432 Michael Pederson, 10.80, $288 Wyatt Williams, 11.50, $144 Steer Wrestling Ryan Opie, 5.50, $605 JT Garland, 6.20, $454 Colin Wolfe, 9.90, $302 Jared Parke, 10.70, $151 Team Roping Brian Reay, 6.30, $752 Chase Hansen, 6.30, $752 Shane Erickson, 6.70, $622 Quade Patzke, 6.70, $622 Ryan Opie, 6.80, $492 Tyler Opie, 6.80, $492 Cully Stafford, 7.00, $363 Gavin Stafford, 7.00, $363 Austin Stafford, 7.90, $233 Dayton Stafford, 7.90, $233 Tom Nelson, 8.30, $130 Bob Thompson, 8.30, $130 Breakaway Roping Jade Crossley, 2.10, $668 Kayla Tiegs, 2.10, $668 Sarah Morrissey, 2.50, $479 Rylee Potter, 2.80, $353 Trisha McCoin, 3.00, $227 Bailey Minor, 3.10, $126 Barrel Racing Danyelle Williams, 17.78, $668 Breann Ary, 18.21, $552 Bekkie Bowerman, 18.24, $438 Savannah Greenfi eld, 18.27, $322 Elle Beulkelman, 18.30, $161 Jade Crossley, 18.30, $161 Prairie City volleyball Prairie City’s volleyball team came away with a 3-0 victory on the road in Halfway on Friday, facing the Pine Eagle Spartans. The Panthers’ fi rst set was a close 28- 26 win. Then they pulled away with strong fi nishes in the second and third, 25-14 and 25-19. On Wednesday last week, Prairie City was up against the Grant Union junior var- sity in John Day. The Panthers competed but came up with a 2-3 loss with scores of 20-25, 28-26, 27-25, 17-25 and 9-15. “The games last week showed us the continued improvement our team is mak- ing, and their increasing ability to make game-time adjustments,” said Panther co- coach Louanne Zweygardt. Grant Union volleyball Grant Union won a volleyball match in Culver and won two at the Canby Tourna- ment. Grant Union head coach Shae Speth said Culver is a strong team with experience in key positions. The Prospectors won 3-1 with scores of 20-25, 25-23, 25-21 and 25-23. “We did not pass well the fi rst set, but made adjustments late in that set to be able to run our offense more effectively,” Speth said. “We served better than we have been, and played more aggressively on defense.” In Canby, Grant Union fared well against 5A and 6A teams. In bracket play, Grant Union won 2-1 over 5A Putnam, lost 0-2 to 6A Grant, then claimed a 2-0 win over 6A Jefferson. “We were very competitive with Grant, and even had a large lead in the second set,” Speth said. “The biggest change in playing up so many levels was with serving. We struggled to pass the ball well consistent- ly, and therefore, we played out of system quite a bit.” She said the tournament was a great opportunity to play the game at a higher level. “It should defi nitely benefi t us as we move forward throughout the season,” she said. While on the road, the Prospectors also took in the Oregon-Illinois volleyball match on Friday night in Eugene. See ROUNDUP, Page A10 Panther/Bulls ready for ‘dynamite’ football season Team includes eight seniors By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Senior linebacker Dan- iel Isenberger had one word to describe the Prairie City/ Burnt River football season, “dunamis” — the Greek root word for “dynamite.” He said he hopes the eight seniors on the team will “take out this season with a bang.” The Panther/Bulls roster is at 23 this year, and head coach Darrel McKrola, in his third season coaching, said the team is passionate about the sport and showing a good work ethic. This is the second year Prairie City and Burnt River have combined for a team. McKrola has added help in returning assistant coach John Belveal and new assistant coach Nate Barber, who has experience playing college football and coaching high school football. “We love working with Burnt River,” McKrola said. “John Belveal brings patience and passion to the table, which is huge when melding a team of this variety togeth- er, and the boys all get along really well.” The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Assistant coach Nate Barber watches as Devon Packard tackles Jin Kim in practice drills on Wednesday. He added Barber brings “a lot to the table.” A new social studies teach- er at Prairie City School this year, Barber played college football for Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho, and Brigham Young University in Provo. Barber also has 15 years of experience coaching high school football. McKrola said league will be tough this season. The team is playing eight-man ju- nior varsity ball. “We will face some big kids and some fast kids, but with a deeper bench, I feel like we can do well this year,” he said. Opponents in the league include Monument/Dayville, Jordan Valley, Crane, Adrian and Harper/Huntington. Prairie City/Burnt River will face Monument/Dayville, which also has a junior varsi- ty team this year, at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23 in Unity. McKrola said in the past there has been some “bad blood” between the two teams. “We are putting a huge em- phasis on sportsmanship with our boys and hope to make an impression throughout the league,” McKrola said. The Panther/Bull roster in- cludes seven freshmen, four sophomores, four juniors and eight seniors, with varied lev- els of experience in the sport. There are eight returning players. Others are playing again for the fi rst time in a few years, and some are new to the sport. “We have some speed this year with Brogan McKrola, Nathan Maloy, Cody Propeck Tyler Belveal Daniel Isenberger Nathan Maloy Brogan McKrola Devon Packard Cody Propeck Wyatt Williams Matt Siddoway Prairie City/Burnt River 2016 football season Sept. 17: @ Echo/Cove in North Powder at 5 p.m. Sept. 23: vs. Monument/Dayville in Unity at 1 p.m. Sept. 30: @ Jordan Valley in Jordan Valley at 12 p.m. Oct. 7: vs. Crane (homecoming Prairie City) in Prairie City at 7 p.m. Oct. 13: vs. Adrian (homecoming Burnt River) in Unity at 1 p.m. Oct. 21: @ Harper/Huntington at 12 p.m. Oct. 28: Cross District Playoff in Prairie City at 7 p.m. and other boys,” coach McK- rola said. “Wyatt Williams is quarterback and team captain. He’s a great leader.” Matt Siddoway, Tyler Belveal and Devon Packard are on the line, with Brogan McKrola, Maloy and Propeck in the back fi eld, he said. “We have some size to our line that I haven’t had yet,” the coach said. “They have good attitudes and work ethic, and they like to have fun.” See FOOTBALL, Page A10
