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TIGER BOYS
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always build that team unity
and encouraging one another
and keep playing the best bas-
ketball we can when we step
on that court,” he said. “We
always say whenever we’re on
the court that we’re family, and
we’re just going to keep that
family mentality.”
The Tigers will face seven
opponents in the 1A-8 High
Desert League this season,
including Jordan Valley,
Prairie City, Adrian, Harper,
Crane, Huntington and Burnt
River.
Schafer said, at this point,
it’s hard to determine which
teams will be the toughest.
“We’ll find out here in a
few weeks,” he said. “ Hope-
fully, we’ll finish well and do
our best — let the chips fall
TIGER GIRLS
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talent,” she said. “It’s like a big
family to me.”
Nichols shared Walker’s
sentiments about the team’s
closeness.
“We act like family,” she
said. “We encourage each oth-
er a lot, and when someone’s
feeling down we talk them up.
I feel like it gets everyone’s
attitudes up and their spirits
and gets them ready for the
next game.”
Hettinga said she’s proud
to be part of the team.
“The chemistry is amazing
within our team. We care about
each other more than we care
about ourselves. Sharing the
love of basketball makes our
LADY PROS
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playing extremely well on de-
fense.
“Tonight, I thought we let up
our defensive intensity, but we
ROUNDUP
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The Lady Panthers were up
against undefeated 1A Jordan
Valley Mustangs to start. The
Mustangs kept their winning
streak alive with a 53-29 vic-
tory.
The Lady Panthers also
suffered a 51-27 loss to 4A La
Grande, followed by a closer
game, a 40-36 loss to 2A Union.
The Panther boys fell to Jor-
dan Valley 58-45, La Grande
75-29 and Union 68-55.
Although the Prairie City
boys came up with losses, Pan-
ther head coach Jonathan Gill
was pleased with how his team
where they may. There are
always tough teams in our
league.”
So far, Monument/Day-
ville (1-5) has suffered some
knocks in the preseason.
However, they’ve been up
against higher-ranking teams
and two 2A teams in that time.
Schafer said playing com-
petitive opponents early in
the season will only serve to
strengthen his team.
“I love working with the
boys,” he said. “They’re great
kids with great personalities.
I love coaching them. We’re
going to keep encouraging
team unity, that always helps
a team work better together.”
Tiger boys fall 44-37 to
South Wasco Redsides
The Monument/Dayville
Tiger boys played with heart
and energy against the odds
Dec. 13, but the tall South
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Wasco County team took the
44-37 win.
“We played the best I’ve
seen as a team,” said senior
Tiger player Tanner Walczyk.
Tiger head coach Jeff
Schafer said “the height fac-
tor” proved too much for
them, but he was pleased with
the Tigers’ overall perfor-
mance.
“They played well as a
team, and they’re starting
to come together,” he said.
“They played hard.”
One Redside stood at
6-foot-7 and another 6-foot-
4, while the Tigers’ tallest
athlete playing in Tuesday’s
game was 6-foot-1.
When South Wasco pulled
away 9-3 early in the first
quarter, Monument/Dayville
got down to business.
Tiger GW Clark scored
two, and Hayden Schafer and
Tanner Walczyk each sank
three-point shots in the final
minute and a half of the quar-
ter.
South Wasco’s two-point
shot near the buzzer made
it an 11-11 tie going into the
second.
The Tigers were trailing by
two at halftime, 19-17.
Hayden Schafer made a
long three-point score to start
the third, followed by Drew
Wilburn scoring on Cauy
Pool’s steal.
With 3 minutes left in the
fourth, Monument/Dayville
trailed 38-34.
Both teams pushed ahead,
but South Wasco pulled out
the win.
Gabe Walker scored the
last two points for the Tigers
in the final seconds of play.
The team has a break from
games until Dec. 30, when
they’ll face Dayville alumni
for a fun contest.
when it’s time to be serious.”
games even more intense,” she
said. “The league needs to be
prepared because Dayville/
Monument wants it.”
The Tigers’ opponents in
the High Desert League in-
clude Jordan Valley, Adrian,
Crane, Harper, Prairie City
and Burnt River.
Joseph has a 5-1 record,
with Jordan Valley at 6-0 and
Crane at 3-3.
Schmadeka said it’s any-
one’s game in league, and they
won’t look past any team.
“It’s going to be a tough
battle, every game,” he said.
He said he enjoys coaching
the team of athletes who are
all “coachable.”
“They always come to
practice ready to practice with
full intensity,” he said. “They
like having fun, but they know
Lady Tigers battle for 37-
36 win over South Wasco
Monument/Dayville Lady
Tigers battled hard against
South Wasco County Tues-
day, Dec. 13, in Monument,
ready to avenge a one-point
loss they suffered to the Red-
sides last season.
It was a hard-fought con-
test, and the Tigers came out
victorious with a 37-36 over-
time win.
It was a slow start for both
teams, the Tigers trailing 10-8
at the half.
“The turning point was late
in the fourth,” said Tiger head
coach Taylor Schmadeka.
“Our defense got some turn-
overs for us.”
Tiger Ravyn Walker didn’t
waste a second in overtime,
sinking a three-point shot out
of the gates. She also scored
two points at the free-throw
line on the shot.
Tiger Kendall Hettinga
also added three points for the
Tigers.
The Redsides followed
with a three-pointer, the Ti-
gers leading, 31-27.
Monument/Dayville pulled
further ahead when Bailey
Thomas scored a free-throw
point and Walker scored on a
steal.
Headed down the stretch,
Hettinga scored at the free-
throw line, adding three points
on two trips.
Those points were key to
the Tigers’ win as South Was-
co scored twice in the final
seconds of the game.
did execute well on offense,” he
said. “We took advantage of our
transition — our fast break.”
Senior Heather Mosley said
she was happy with how the
team played together.
“We handled our offense
pretty well, and we didn’t have
many turnovers, so that was a
plus,” she said.
Hailie Wright was also
pleased with the team’s strong
offense.
“We shot the ball well, and
we had subs when we need-
ed them, and they did their job
well,” she said.
The Prospectors travel to the
three-day Nyssa Tournament,
Wednesday through Friday,
where they will first meet up
with Ontario. Then the team has
a break from competition until
January.
played.
Panther Dorran Wilson,
a junior, was the high-point
scorer against Jordan Valley,
followed by sophomore Levi
Burke with 17.
“We know that Jordan Val-
ley will give us our toughest
competition this year, so it
was great to get a good look at
them early,” Gill said. “We now
know what we need to do to get
to their level for district play.”
Gill said the game against
La Grande was a good experi-
ence for the team.
“When playing competition
at that 4A level as a coach, I was
concerned with how we played
as a team more than the results
of the game, and we definitely
played well as a team,” Gill
said. “The La Grande coach
and fans were very impressed
with how we played.”
Wilson scored 18 points in
the game.
Commenting on the Union
game, Gill said it was his team’s
best game of the year.
“We started to play well
as a team, and we executed
the game plan but just came
up short at the end,” he said.
“Overall, I’m proud and hap-
py for the way we played. It
doesn’t get any easier from
here — we have a top team in
the state on Wednesday in Pow-
der Valley. We look forward to
starting our win streak back
up.”
High-point scorers against
Union were Wilson with 21
points, Burke with 12 and se-
nior Brogan McKrola with 8.
Prairie City prepares for
competition
Wednesday
against Powder Valley in North
Powder.
Varsity games begin at 4:30
p.m., after junior varsity ac-
tion.
A9
Grant Union boys
move past losses
Team gears up
for 3-day Nyssa
Tournament
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant Union Pros-
pector boys gave a strong
effort in two home games
last week but came up with
losses.
The Prospectors fell to
the Heppner Mustangs 56-
42 on Saturday. Grant Union
head coach Kelsy Wright
described the Mustangs as a
strong, physical team.
“They loved to rebound,
crashing the boards,” he
said. “It was a tough loss for
sure.”
After Heppner put two
points on the scoreboard,
Prospector junior Ty Mc-
Daniel answered back,
scoring a three-pointer. His
teammate Duane Stokes, a
junior, grabbed a defensive
rebound, and McDaniel
scored three more.
Stokes sank two baskets,
and Prospector junior Zack
Deiter added two to give
Grant Union a 6-point lead,
their greatest lead in the
game.
Grant Union trailed in
the first quarter 17-14, and
the team was behind 30-20
at the half. The Prospectors
came out strong after the
half, but were outshot 15-11.
“Our offense was click-
ing, and we had some great
transition basketball,” the
coach said. “We had some
great looks, just couldn’t
finish at the rim.”
Stokes was the high-point
scorer in the game with 21
points, followed by Deiter
with 14, McDaniel with 6
and Cauy Weaver with 1.
On Tuesday last week,
Grant Union hosted 3A
Burns, taking a 46-38 loss.
“We did phenomenal
(in the) first quarter — our
defense was phenomenal,”
Wright said. “I’m really
proud of our boys. The last 3
minutes, they ran ahead, and
we couldn’t close the gap on
them.”
The top two scorers in
the game were Stokes with
21 points, followed by Deit-
er with 14.
Grant Union plans to
travel to the Nyssa Tourna-
ment to face Baker Wednes-
day, La Grande Thursday
and Ontario Friday.
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