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WEDNESDAY September 28, 2016 BLOWOUT Prairie City/Burnt River gridders earn 56-6 win in Unity By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle The Prairie City/Burnt Riv- er Panther/Bulls made a power- ful showing in their first league game of the season on Friday, Sept. 23, with a 56-6 win over the Monument/Dayville Tigers at the Burnt River field in Uni- ty. With just nine players in the eight-man football game, the Tigers faced an uphill battle against the Panther/Bulls’ team of 19. The Panther/Bulls led in the fi rst quarter with a score of 8-6 and pushed forward, 20-6, going into the half. The home team scored and earned the two-point conversion at the start of the third, then Ty- ler Belveal put the ball back into the Panther/Bulls’ hands with an interception. Prairie City/Burnt River made good on the play, scoring a touchdown on fourth down. The score at the end of the third had the Panther/Bulls ahead 42-6. Panther/Bulls quarterback Wyatt Williams scored on an in- terception early in the fourth. Tanner Walczyk and Hunter Hopkins were in as quarterback for the Tigers, connecting on several well-executed plays with Gabe Walker. Walczyk tossed to Walker in the fi rst quarter for a touchdown. See BLOWOUT, Page B10 The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Prairie City/Burnt River’s Matt Siddoway (68) pushes forward as Jess Hoodenpyl (22) and Frank Douglass (1) make the stop in Saturday’s league game in Unity. Confi dent GU Lady Pros set league nets afi re By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle The Grant Union Prospectors may “light the nets afi re,” so to speak, for what could be a barn-burner of a game at the John Day court as they host Imbler at 4 p.m. Thursday. Games will start with junior varsity I and II, followed by varsity. Grant Union is 16-3 on the season and ranks third for OSAA 2A teams. Im- bler, 19-1, ranks No. 1. Both teams are in the Wapiti League. Culver, in the Columbia Basin Con- ference, is ranked No. 2. Grant Union met up with Imbler ear- ly in the season at the Heppner Tourna- ment, with Grant Union taking a 2-1 loss in close sets (25-23, 18-25, 12-15). Prospector head coach Shae Speth said, while Imbler is strong all around with tough hitters, her team will be com- petitive. “We will need to play at a high level to beat them, and I feel strongly they will need to do the same in order to beat us,” she said. “We look forward to a great match.” Grant Union will also face Union on the road on Friday at 4 p.m. League games started up last week for the Prospectors, with Grant Union sweeping Enterprise and Elgin on the road Saturday. Grant Union beat Enterprise, 3-0, with scores of 25-21, 25-16 and 25-10. In Elgin, Grant Union claimed a 3-0 victory with scores of 25-10, 25-20 and 25-7. “Throughout the day, we worked on our defensive positioning and showed a great deal of improvement as the day See LADY PROS, Page B10 Grant Union falls to Burns in battle By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle The Grant Union Prop- sector football team came out of the gates ready to battle Friday, Sept. 23, but were handed a 38-12 loss by the Burns Hilanders. On their first possession of the ball, Grant Union shot across the field, gain- ing momentum with quar- terback Wade Reimers con- necting with Kellen Shelley three times. The third pass was a charm — a 25-yard toss gave the Prospectors their first six points of the game. Burns added points to the board, including a two- point conversion, and the first ended 6-8, with Grant Union trailing. The Hilanders added two more touchdowns with two- point conversions in the second and led 24-6 at the half. Grant Union started to step it up in the third, when Reimers intercepted a Burns pass and a few plays later ran a keeper to score. Prospector Duane Stokes’ helmet flew off as he was tackled, attempting the run for a two-point con- version. Stokes and Reimers both came out with injuries in the quarter. See GU, Page B2 The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Roen Langum moves past Burns opponents in Friday’s game. The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Prairie City Panther Brianna Zweygardt (13) sends the ball over the reach of Monument/Dayville players Brooklyn Near (6) and Kyla Emerson (4) at the Friday, Sept. 23, game in Unity. G RANT C OUNTY SPORTS ROUNDUP By Angel Carpenter Panthers sweep Tigers in fi rst league match By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle All systems were a go for the Prairie City Panthers Fri- day, Sept. 23, as they took a 3-0 win over the Monument/ Dayville Tigers at the Burnt River court in Unity. The Panthers took control of the court with scores of 25- 12, 25-18 and 25-13. The tables turned for the Tigers in their next game against the Burnt River Bulls, when Monument/Dayville took the sweep. They won with scores of 25-3, 25-8 and 25-22. Prairie City co-coach Lance Zweygardt, who coaches alongside Louanne Zweygardt, said their team has been working hard in practice in preparation for the game. “We had a team goal of positive communication and aggressive play to the ball with trust,” he said. “It’s be- ginning to pay off.” See PANTHERS, Page B10 Blue Mountain Eagle Lady Tigers turn the tables in Burnt River battle with 3-0 victory The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Monument/Dayville Tiger Kendall Hettinga (2) and teammates express excitement after a good rally during the game against Prairie City in Burnt River. The Monument/Dayville Tigers turned their game around after being handed a 0-3 loss by the Prairie City Panthers on Friday at the Unity volleyball court. The Tigers claimed a 3-0 victory over Burnt River, 25-3, 25-8 and 25-22. Schmadeka said they added young- er net players to their rotations against Burnt River. “They gained some good experience and were able to win in three,” she said. “Our experienced players did a good job leading the team during this game.” On Saturday, the Tigers were on the road again to the Crane Tournament, where they beat Prairie City in pool play and lost a 2-1 match to Jordan Valley in bracket play. See ROUNDUP, Page B10
