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Sports Blue Mountain Eagle Steer wrestler Trevor Knowles fi nishes 12th in world standings Blue Mountain Eagle Mt. Vernon steer wrestler Trevor Knowles was on the world stage at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas Dec. 1-10. He entered the NFR in 15th place and fi nished 12th in the world standings. Out of 10 rounds at the Thomas & Mack Cen- ter, Knowles placed in the money in the fi fth round in fi fth place with a time of 4.0, earning $6,769.23. In the eighth round, he placed fourth with a time of 4.6, earning $11,000. In Round 10, he tied with four other steer wrestlers with a time of 4.2, earning $9,413.46. He earned $101,336 for the year. GU wrestling schedule Dec. 16-17: @ Elgin Tournament, 1 p.m./10 a.m. Jan. 6-7: @ Riverside Duals/Tournament, TBD Jan. 11: @ Baker Duals, TBD Jan. 13-14: @ Oregon Classic in Redmond, TBD Jan. 20: Grant Union Tournament, 12 p.m. Jan. 24: @ Burns Duals with Crane in Crane, 5 p.m. Feb. 4: @ Bank of Eastern Oregon tourney in Heppner, 10 a.m. Feb. 11: @ Pine Eagle Tournament in Halfway, 10 a.m. Feb. 13: District Wrestling Meet at Grant Union, 8 a.m. Feb. 24-25: @ State Wrestling Meet in Portland, TBA WRESTLING Continued from Page B1 SPORTS SCHEDULE Thursday- Saturday, Dec. 15-17 Grant Union basketball vs. Heppner, girls at 4 p.m., boys at 5:30 p.m. Monument/Dayville, Prairie City basketball @ Union Christmas Classic in Union, TBD Friday, Dec. 16 Grant Union basketball vs. Irrigon, girls at 6 p.m., boys at 7:30 p.m. Grant Union wrestling @ Elgin Tournament, 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 Grant Union wrestling @ Elgin Tournament, 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21 Prairie City basketball @ Powder Valley in North Powder, girls at 4:30 p.m., boys at 6 p.m. Wednesday- Friday, Dec. 21-23 Grant Union basketball @ Nyssa Tournament, Day 1, girls vs. Ontario at 1 p.m. (MST), boys vs. Baker at 10:15 a.m. (MST) Grant County Your Rural Fa mily Health Clinic HEALTH Department 528 E. Main, St. E, John Day Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm Services Provided: Karen Triplett, FNP • Primary Care • Acute Care • Women’s Health Exams • Men and Children Exams • Immunizations • Family Planning • Contraception • Pregnancy Testing & Referrals • HIV Testing & Referrals • Cacoon • WIC • High Risk Infants • Maternity Case Management The team also aims to bring home a district cham- pionship win this year after placing second last year. “I think we can have a number of individual cham- pions there as well,” he said. “We’d like to see fi ve to sev- en guys qualify for state. If we can do those things, we’ll see a growth over time.” Other team members Lusco has his eye on are junior Dillon Maley, a two- time qualifi er for state. “He’s looking to make a really big improvement there,” Lusco said. Also, juniors Jesse Paulsen, Elijah Humbird, Jay Goldblatt and sopho- more Braden Spencer have experience. “They are in a position where they’re bringing back some experience,” the coach said. Heavyweights freshman Drew Lusco and junior Toby Boatwright are also showing promise. Drew Lusco was the heavyweight state cham- pion for middle schoolers last year. Juniors Eli Carniglia and Hadley Boethin and soph- omore Conner White also have potential to win match- es, Lusco said, adding, oth- ers will fi ll in the gaps. A few team mem- bers commented on what they’re looking forward to this season. Johnson said he’s encour- aged by all the new wrestlers joining the program. “The way the coaches are running the program is working,” he said. “I’m re- ally excited for this year. I’m looking for a state title, and I’m looking for some tough competition this year.” “We have a lot of the weight classes stacked up,” Maley said. “Everyone is looking good and working hard.” Humbird said the team will be competitive this sea- son. “I think we can go to the district meet and win that,” he said. “I think we’ll take six or seven kids from this team to state.” “I’m looking forward to going to state this year,” Spencer said. “The team is looking great, better than last year. We have more peo- ple.” Grant Union, a 2A team, will face nine opponents in the 2A/1A Special District 4. “There are some tough teams there,” Lusco said. He expects 1A Crane and 2A Enterprise to be as tough as ever. “There is always a team or two that surprise you,” he said. “We’ve got a lot of work to do to get there. We drill hard at a few things, and our goal by districts is to be conditioned and to win with good basic wres- tling.” Appointments available Call and schedule your appointment today! 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Prairie City travels for the Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 15-17, Union Christmas Classic this week. “It’s going to be a highly competitive game,” Gill said. “I think we’ve got a good chance at being very competitive for the tournament.” Lady Panthers leap to 40-20 win over Grant Union JV The 1A Prairie City Lady Panthers varsity team had their fi rst win of the season, a 20-point win over the 2A Grant Union junior varsity team. Prairie City head coach Bo Workman said they earned the 40-20 win, playing a lot calmer. “We led most the way,” he said. “We took care of the ball with a little more confi dence, and their shooting percentage was better. We saw some im- provements.” Prairie City’s games at the Condon Christmas Tournament were canceled. The Lady Panthers travel for the Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 15-17, Union Christmas Classic this week. Monument/ Dayville boys lose to Joseph, beat Wallowa The Tiger boys traveled to the Dec. 9-10 Wallowa Lions Tournament where they had ups and downs. The lost to Joseph 58-31 and beat Wallowa 42-34. “They made great im- provements,” said head coach Jeff Schafer. “We’re a young team with only two returning start.” The team travels to the Union Christmas Classic this week, starting against Council, Idaho — a team that fi nished second in state last season. Continued from Page B1 g iv v e e f f r r e e s s h h ! ! corner’s HOT ROUNDUP 5K From all us at Wilburn Ranch Brokerage the Wednesday, December 14, 2016 SH T EEK OF THE W KENDALL HETTINGA Wyllie chose to support the Tree of Joy program with the proceeds from the event. NEED A FER? Designed to provide Christ- F U T mas gifts for Grant County S ING children in need, the program STOCK Subway cash generally focuses on younger Give a $5 - $100 . children. card - Wyllie said the staff at the local OSU Extension Offi ce suggested she could help donate to teens with the pro- ceeds. “I was able to buy gifts for seven children, including six teenagers and one young- er child,” Wyllie said. “With • delight • bask • thrill • celebrate • enjoy • extra money, I bought snow boots for 10 other children.” • party • happy • bask • thrill • celebrate • e She hopes the race will • fun • party • happy • • bask • thrill • celeb become an annual event. Volunteering at the event were her friend Annie Wall, 121 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day who helped with registration, Phone: 541-575-0782 Fax: 541-575-0783 and her dad, Lindsey Wyl- lie, who was the announcer. School: Dayville Grade: 12 Parent: Matt & Sarah Hettinga Sport: Basketball Position: Guard Tiger girls pull out win over Wallowa, lose to Joseph Monument/Dayville Lady Tiger head coach Taylor Schmadeka led his team to a 33-31 victory over Wallowa at the Wallowa Lions Tourna- ment last week. The win was followed by a tough 46-27 loss to Joseph. The girls were scheduled to host South Wasco on Tuesday, past press time, and will travel to the Union Christmas Classic tournament later this week. Grant Union wrestlers compete at Calhoun Classic Grant Union’s wrestling team faced tough competition at the annual Calhoun Classic in Nyssa. “There were 22 teams at the meet with lots of great wres- tling and very tough competi- tion,” said Grant Union head coach Andy Lusco. In varsity competition, Clay Johnson fi nished 2-2, wrestling at 138 pounds. On the junior varsity side, freshman Drew Lusco fi nished in second place at 285. Elijah Humbird fi nished in second place at 220 and Russel Hodge fi nished fourth in the 179 weight class. Eli Sheedy went 2-2 in the 106 bracket. “Braden Spencer, Jay Gold- blatt and Hadley Boethin went 0-2 against super tough compe- tition but showed some tough- ness and fought hard,” Lusco said. Others wrestling hard were Toby Boatwright, Eli Carniglia, Nate Hodge and Damion Young, Lusco said. “This is one of the tough- est tournaments we go to all year,” the coach said. “I was very proud of our efforts on the mat.” The team travels to the El- gin Tournament scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Sat- urday. A John Day ambulance crew was on standby during the 5K. Businesses and individu- als donated prizes, including Under Armour sweatshirts from Ace Hardware, for the top prizes. Other prizes in- cluded nice water bottles and gift certifi cates to The Corner Cup. “I want to thank everyone who sponsored and helped or participated with my 5K,” Wyllie said. “Patty Ross loved the cause, and she do- nated 20 gift bags for early registration.” The fi rst fi nisher for the children’s division was Grant Hall. Haley Olson was fi rst for women, and Aaron Ross was fi rst for men. Shanniyah Hall earned the Ugliest Sweater Trophy, along with $25 in Grant County greenbacks from the Chamber of Commerce, which allow people to buy items from participating businesses in the county. The most valuable and respected source of local news, advertising and information for our communities. eomediagroup.com What I like best about my sport: “I like the intensity of the game, and the teamwork required.” Coach’s Comment: “In practice Kendall always goes 100 percent in any drill that we do, and in the game she goes hard on every possession. She has also emerged as a team leader.” - Coach Taylor Schmadeka ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY PG-13 The Rebellion makes a risky move to steal the plans to the Death Star, setting up the epic saga to follow. FRI - THURS (12:45) (3:45) 6:45 9:45 ARRIVAL PG-13 A linguist is recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications. FRI - TUES (12:45) (4:10) 7:10 9:40 MOANA PG Disney Animation. A young woman sets sail for a fabled island. FRI - TUES (12:45) (4:00) 7:00 9:35 PASSENGERS PG-13 OPENS WEDNESDAY. 2 passengers on a spacecraft traveling to a distant planet wake up 90 years early. WED & THURS (12:45) (4:00) 7:00 9:35 SING PG OPENS WEDNESDAY. A koala tries to save his theater by producing a singing competition. WED & THURS (12:45) (4:10) 7:10 9:40 Congratulations Bard Wishard! PROUD SPONSOR OF GRANT COUNTY ATHLETES Bard is the winner of the final 2016 Blue Mountain Eagle Football Contest. $50 in prizes is coming your way, Bard! Way to go! Thanks to everyone who played and sponsored this year’s Football Contest. 100 E. Main • Stoplight in John Day 541-792-0425 “It’ll be a challenge,” Scha- fer said. “We’ll go out and do our best and just keep grow- ing in the experience and keep learning the teamwork and team atmosphere that is new to some of the kids. I enjoy work- ing with them.” The tiger teams were sched- uled to host South Wasco in Monument on Tuesday, past press time. 04984 04888 $9 Adult, $7 Senior (60+), Youth 04983 B10
