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Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, September 21, 2016 B1 WEDNESDAY September 21, 2016 Nine Tigers ready to tame season Monument/Dayville football team showing dedication 2016 Monument/ Dayville schedule By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle A young Monument/Dayville Tiger football team is ready to let their hard work play out on the fi eld this season. Although the team was handed a 56-24 loss by McKenzie in their fi rst game Sept. 3 at the Dufur Classic, Tiger head coach Nathaniel Ashley had plenty of praise for his athletes. “We lost but played really good,” he said. “I was happy with a lot of the things we did.” Monument/Dayville, a junior varsity team, ran the eight-man game with eight players — one was out due to injury — against McKen- zie’s varsity team of 12. “That says a lot about them and their dedi- cation as a team,” Ashley said of his athletes. Tiger senior Tanner Walczyk played quar- terback for the fi rst time. GW Clark Tanner Walczyk Jess Hoodenpyl “He did very well for us in the game,” Ash- ley said. He said the team made a few mistakes, and they’re ironing those out in practice, as well as shuffl ing some positions. The player out with an injury is now back in the game, and another player may join the line, the coach said. Ashley, in his sixth year coaching the team, is joined by second-year assistant coach Darrin Dailey. The roster consists of two freshmen, three sophomores, one junior and three seniors, and six are returning players. The seniors, all returners, are Walczyk, Jess Hoodenpyl and GW Clark. Sept. 23: @ Prairie City/Burnt River in Unity, 1 p.m. Sept. 30: @ Adrian, 6 p.m. (Pacifi c Time) Oct. 7: @ South Wasco in Maupin, 7 p.m. Oct. 14: @ Harper/Huntington in Huntington, 1 p.m. Oct. 20: vs. Crane in Monument, 1 p.m. Oct. 28: vs. TBA in Dayville (senior recognition), TBA Walczyk said although they have a young team this year, he’s excited for the season. “We’re doing a good job of executing,” he said. “I’ve known all these kids since we were little.” See TIGERS, Page B10 The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Monument/Dayville Tiger Hunter Hopkins in practice last Wednesday on the Dayville field. HILTON HALF HEROES 10-year-old completes half marathon and then some The Eagle/Angel Carpenter By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Ten-year-old Grant Hall and his dad, Dave, celebrated as they crossed the fi nish line of Saturday’s Hilton Half, running from downtown Prairie City to Seventh Street Complex in John Day, along with 16 other half marathon runners. “My legs were aching af- ter, but it was mostly fun,” said the Humbolt Elementa- ry fi fth-grader, who was the youngest half marathon com- petitor. A total of 71 participants honored everyday heroes in Sat- urday’s Hilton Half and Family Fun Run, which included a half marathon, 5K and Kids K. See HILTON, Page B10 Kids and adults take a steady pace as they begin the 5K portion of the Hilton Half in John Day, near Dog Creek Road. From left: Shanniyah Hall, Jessica and Ted Hilton (back), Katrine Bogardus, Madelyn Bailey, Heather Bailey pushing Sam Bailey (back), Logan Randleas and Malachi Bogardus (back). The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Kellen Shelley works his way past Stanfield opponents with help from teammate Dillon Maley. Prospectors can’t catch the Tigers By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle The Grant Union Prospectors entered the fray with the Stanfi eld Tigers on a som- ber note Friday, starting the night’s game in a 10-person, missing-man formation for the starting kickoff in honor of teammate Justin Baker, who passed away Sunday, Sept. 11. Grant Union pulled together, but fell 41- 20 in a physical contest with Stanfi eld. While the teams held each other off in the fi rst quarter, Stanfi eld came back to dominate in the second, and the score was 13-0 at halftime. Grant Union then turned it up a notch. “We fi xed a few mistakes, making it a different game,” said Grant Union head coach Jason Miller. Prospectors Russell Hodge and Wade Reimers broke up Tiger passes, and Re- imers pressed again, causing Stanfi eld to miss a fourth-down touchdown pass. Grant Union’s Roen Langum scored on a pass during the Prospectors’ next drive. Stanfi eld answered back, scoring twice with conversion points, and the third quar- ter ended 28-6 Stanfi eld. Prospector Billy Copenhaver gave Grant Union a good fi eld position on the kickoff return as the third closed. The home team pushed forward in the fourth, and quarterback Wade Reimers con- nected with Zack Deiter for a touchdown. Although the Prospectors added eight more to the scoreboard on a keeper from Deiter with Mason Gerry’s carry for con- version points, they were unable to over- come the Tigers’ strength. “They’re a talented team — big, strong and fast,” Miller said. “It was an emotion- ally rough night on our guys. They battled through it, and we’re always proud of them. Teamwise, we did all right.” The Prospectors host the Burns Hilan- ders at 7 p.m. Friday. G RANT C OUNTY SPORTS ROUNDUP By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Contributed photo Monument eighth-grader Mark Thomas placed first at the Sept. 3 Runner’s Soul Fest in Hermiston with a time of 9:17.2, racing against 82 middle school boys in the 2,500-meter contest. Rodeo In last week’s Pendleton Round-Up rodeo action, Mt. Ver- non cowboy Ty Holly fi nished third in tie-down roping. Holly is fi fth in the Columbia River Circuit standings. Also for the Columbia River Circuit, Trevor Knowles of Mt. Vernon is second in steer wrestling, Tucker Wright of Can- yon City is 23rd in steer wrestling and Chad Finley of Mt. Vernon is 25th in tie-down roping. Monument Cross Country Mark Thomas is making waves for the Monument School middle See the world from above: check out my selection of DRONES If you need Home Securtiy: I stock security systems with no monthly fees. school cross country team. He placed fi rst at the Sept. 3 Runner’s Soul Fest in Hermiston with a time of 9:17.2, racing against 82 mid- dle school boys in the 2,500-meter contest. At the Sept. 9 Catherine Creek Scamper near Union, he raced against 92 boys for third, with a personal record of 9:12. He placed second in Umatilla last weekend with a season record of 8:26.38. Coach Chuck Thomas said Mark ran a smart race in Hermis- ton, passing the lead runner with about 800 meters left. “He outran him to the fi nish line, beating him by about 10 sec- onds,” the coach said. “He’s doing very well this season.” Mark and three other middle school runners on the team — Au- breianna Osborne, Nic Ciochetti and Paul Hays — will take on the Nike Portland XC race on Satur- day. Prairie City/Burnt River football The Panther/Bulls enjoyed the thrill of victory at Saturday’s Powder Valley Jamboree in North Powder. 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