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B2 Sports Blue Mountain Eagle LADY PROS Continued from Page B1 Prospector Chelsie Ko- desh excelled defensively with 19 digs, and Mariah Moulton had a strong night offensively with 24 kills, the coach said. “As a team, we were strong at the net with 11 blocks against one of the strongest hitting teams in the state,” Speth said. “We know that when we face Im- bler again, it will be another tough battle.” Grant Union competes at the Friday, Oct. 21, Wapiti District Tournament at East- ern Oregon University in La Grande where they will face the winner of the Imbler ver- sus Union match. Speth not- ed her team will likely face Imbler. Grant Union is guaran- teed a fi rst-round state play- off game on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The OSAA State Cham- pionships are scheduled for Friday and Saturday Nov. 4-5 in Redmond. “I’m super proud of the girls,” Speth said. “I think they surprised a lot of people with all they’ve done.” Prospector senior Natalie Stearns said she attributes the team’s success to their good chemistry. “We just get along so well,” she said. Regarding reaching their team goal to be league champions, she said, “There are no words to describe it. It’s unbelievable.” Dig Pink Rally At Saturday’s Dig Pink Rally, Grant Union dominat- ed over Union with scores of 25-14, 25-21 and 25-7. The Grant Union junior varsity team also won its match. “Dig Pink is always a good event for us,” Speth said. “I think it’s important for the kids to be involved in something that gives back and goes beyond themselves and volleyball.” This is the eighth year Grant Union has held the rally, earning more than $20,000 for the Side-Out Foundation for breast can- cer research and for the Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation, which helps local women pay for mam- mograms. ROUNDUP Continued from Page B1 “It was a good match for us to be able to get varsity and junior varsity players in,” said Tiger head caoch Tiffnie Schmadeka. “The girls did a good job keep- ing the tempo of the game up, and they served really well.” Crane posed a tougher chal- lenge on Saturday when the Tigers hosted the Mustangs in Monument. Crane won 3-0 with scores of 25-8, 25-15 and 25-9. “The girls played well ver- sus Crane,” Schmadeka said. “We had a lot of opportunities to work on our blocking and hitting around a block. This was good experience for our team, and we look forward to continue to work on these two things for the district tournament.” Schmadeka said her team is young and playing at the tour- nament will be a good learning opportunity. “Our goal is to play our hardest, not give up, and to have fun,” she said. Monument/Dayville’s ju- nior varsity team also hosted Long Creek/Ukiah Saturday, the Tigers winning 2-0 with scores of 25-4 and 25-12. Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Prairie City serves up aces in Harper The Prairie City Panthers split wins in last week’s games. They fell to Adrian 0-3 on Thursday in Burnt River. The Antelopes won the match with scores of 25-18, 25-7 and 25-12. Co-coach Louanne Zweygardt said her team played well in the fi rst set, but serving and hitting errors contributed to the loss. Panther Sarah Ennis had two kills, Brianna Zweygardt had two aces and three kills, Cassie Hire had two kills, and MaKenzie Jones had one ace. On Saturday, the Panthers turned the tables, winning the match against Harper/Hun- tington in Harper 3-1 with scores of 22-25, 25-18, 25-14 and 25-20. “It was a good opportuni- ty for us to work on our of- fense,” coach Zweygardt said. “Overall the team had 30 ace serves.” Stats vs. Harper/Huntington Brianna Zweygardt: 8 aces, 8 kills, 5 blocks Cassie Hire: 3 aces, 6 kills, 2 blocks Sarah Ennis: 8 aces, 3 kills Emily Ennis: 7 aces, 2 kills Sierra Dahlen: 3 aces, 3 kills MaKenzie Jones: 1 ace SPORTS SCHEDULE Thursday, Oct. 20 Monument/Dayville football vs. Crane in Monument, 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21 Grant Union football @ Enterprise, 7 p.m. Grant Union volley- ball @ Wapiti District Tournament at EOU in La Grande, TBA Prairie City football @ GU cross country competes at Idlewild Campground Grant Union cross country laced up for Saturday’s Burns/ Idlewild Meet. For boys and girls varsity, Burns placed fi rst, Lakeview second and Vale third. Grant Union boys and girls didn’t have full teams for Harper/Huntington in Harper, 1 p.m. (Moun- tain Time) Grant Union cross country @ Mikaela Res- er Memorial Invitational in Condon, 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 Prairie City, Monument/ Dayville @ High Desert League Tournament in John Day, 9 a.m. the meet. Individually for the boys, Prospector Tanner Elliott placed 10th out of 31 with a time of 20:39. Gage Brandon placed 22nd with 24:23, Braden Spencer placed 24th with 24:30 and Luke Claughton placed 28 with 26:31. For the Grant Union girls, Erika Dickens placed 14th with 27:32, and Ellie Justice placed 19th with 33:56. 12. Standford vs Colorado WEEK 6 OF 13 15. Oregon vs California 11. Washington vs Oregon State 14. Colorado State vs UNLV 2. Prairie City/Burnt River vs Harper/Huntington 5. Browns vs Bengals 8. Seahawks vs Cardinals 1. Grant Union vs Enterprise 7. Chargers vs Falcons 13. Washington vs Arizona State 10. Texas A&M vs Alabama 4. Colts vs Titans 1/2 sandwich & a cup of soup - $ 6.00 9. Penn State vs Ohio State Jerry Webb and Cheryl Hoefler tied with 12 correct picks and both had the correct point spread! Congratulations to 6. Raiders vs Jaguars 3. Giants vs Rams Jerry Webb His name was drawn from the hat so he is this week’s winner! Good luck next week!
