Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
SPORTS
SCHEDULE
A9
WEDNESDAY
January 11, 2017
Wednesday,
Jan. 11
Grant Union wrestling
@ Baker Duals, 5:30
p.m.
Friday, Jan. 13
Knights storm Grant Union court
Grant Union wrestling
@ Oregon Classic in
Redmond, 8 a.m.
Monument/Dayville
basketball vs. Harper
in Dayville, varsity girls
at 4 p.m., followed by
boys at 5:30 p.m.
Grant Union basketball
@ Elgin, varsity girls
at 6 p.m., followed by
boys at 7:30 p.m. (JV
games begin at 3 p.m.)
Prairie City basketball
vs. Huntington, varsity
boys @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 14
Grant Union wrestling
@ Oregon Classic in
Redmond, TBA
Grant Union basketball
vs. Union, varsity girls
at 4 p.m., followed by
boys at 5:30 p.m. (JV
games begin at 1 p.m.)
Monument/Dayville bas-
ketball @ Huntington,
varsity boys at 5:30 p.m.
Prairie City basketball
vs. Crane, varsity girls
at 2 p.m., followed by
boys at 3:30 p.m. (JV
half games begin at 12
p.m.)
Tuesday, Jan. 17
Long Creek/Ukiah JV
basketball vs. Mon-
ument/Dayville JV in
Long Creek, girls at 6
p.m., boys at 7:30 p.m.
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant Union teams hosted the
Irrigon Knights Friday, the Prospector
varsity teams taking losses.
The Lady Prospectors, missing a
key player to injury, were defeated 49-
35, and the Prospector boys fell 57-46
to the Knights.
The nonleague competition was to
make up for games missed Dec. 16
when inclement weather prevented the
teams from meeting.
Grant Union’s games set for Sat-
urday in Lakeview were canceled due
to weather and road conditions, and a
winter storm forecast.
Grant Union Prospector Duane
Stokes (13) pushes past an
Irrigon opponent in Friday’s
game.
Lady Pros fall to
Knights after slow start
The Grant Union girls never made
up the ground after a slow start in the
matchup.
Grant Union starter Heather Mos-
ley was out with an injury she re-
ceived previous to the game, and it is
unclear when she will return.
Coach Mark Mosley said sopho-
mores Trinity Hutchison and Madi
McKrola stepped up into big roles.
Hailie Wright and Kaylee Wright
were the high-point scorers for the
team with 11 points each; Kaylee
sank three three-point shots.
Coach Mosley said the team start-
ed fl at, and while they played better
in the second half, the Knights were
too much to overcome.
“We were down considerably at
halftime,” he said.
Irrigon had a 31-13 lead going into
the second half.
“We made some adjustments
defensively and that helped, but it
just wasn’t enough,” coach Mosley
said.
“It was a good learning experience
for the younger girls,” he added. “We
need to learn from it and move on. It’s
just one game — we’ll still strive to
reach our goals.”
Grant Union’s Tuesday games
against the Hilanders in Burns were
canceled due to the weather.
Weather permitting, Grant Union
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Grant Union Prospectors Trinity Hutchison and Madi McKrola (12)
work to take the ball back in Friday’s home game against Irrigon.
will travel to Elgin for a 6 p.m. game
on Friday, and host Union at 4 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 14.
“Elgin is down in their numbers,
but you’re playing at their house, so
you can’t ever let up,” said coach
Mosley. “Union is kind of a danger-
ous team. They have some girls who
can shoot the ball, but as long as we
play our game, I think we’ll be all
right.”
Grant Union girls stats:
Hailie Wright: 11 points
Kaylee Wright: 11 points (three
3-pointers)
Jozie Rude: 7 points
Mariah Moulton: 4 points (one
3-pointer)
Pros lose to Knights in
fourth-quarter battle
The Grant Union boys came out
strong in the fi rst half, and had a
38-34 lead in the third quarter, but
Irrigon stepped up their offense and
defense in the fourth to overtake the
Prospectors.
“We started off great,” Wright said.
“The boys had a lot of energy, and we
had a lot of intensity.”
He said the team knew going into
the game Irrigon would play aggres-
sively on defense.
“We were ready for that,” he said.
“We did a great, phenomenal job. We
played three and a half great quarters.”
Irrigon had an edge with their
depth, allowing for subs, which helped
the Knights get the win.
Prospector Duane Stokes led in
scoring for the team with 14 points,
followed by Zack Deiter with nine.
“Everyone on the court who played
scored good numbers,” Wright said.
Wright said the team used the time
that would have been spent traveling
to Lakeview to prepare for their up-
coming games.
Of the two teams they’ll face next
weekend, Elgin and Union, Wright
said he believes Union will be more
competitive.
“We watched them in a tournament
earlier this year, and they were very
good,” he said. “They have four or fi ve
kids that can play the game well, so
we’ll prepare for them.”
He noted Elgin and Union are sim-
ilar teams, but Union has a better of-
fense.
Grant Union will travel to face El-
gin at 7:30 p.m. Friday. They’ll host
Union at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14.
Grant Union boys stats:
Duane Stokes: 14 points
Zack Deiter: 9
Cole Deiter: 7
Ty McDaniel: 7
Kellen Shelley: 7
Cauy Weaver: 2
G RANT C OUNTY SPORTS ROUNDUP
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
GU wrestlers win
third at Jo-Hi Invite
Prospector wrestlers were up to
the challenge last weekend as the
team took third place out of 17 teams
at the Jo-Hi Invitational in Joseph.
“We had an excellent fi nish as a
team at a tough tournament,” said
head coach Andy Lusco. “Grant
Union had individual placers.”
Culver won the tournament with
a score of 251.5, followed by Clear-
water Valley with 147.0.
Grant Union earned a score of
118.0. Crane had 103.0, and Enter-
prise had 93.0.
Lusco said his athletes performed
well against competition they’ll face
later in the season.
“This tournament had all the
teams from the district, and it gives
us a look at where we might stack
up,” he said. “Our team is working
hard to win a district championship,
and we believe we have an excellent
shot at achieving this, if we continue
to work hard and improve.”
Grant Union’s next meet is the
Oregon Wrestling Classic in Red-
mond, a dual meet tournament where
they will go up against the top 16 2A
teams in the state.
“We are looking forward to the
challenge,” Lusco said.
Grant Union will host their home
invitational at 12 p.m. Friday, Jan.
20, in John Day.
Jo-Hi Invitational results for
Grant Union:
Eli Sheedy (106), fi fth place,
scored 7 team points
Jesse Paulson (113), fourth place, 14
Connor White (120), went 2-2, 6
Braden Spencer (126), sixth
place, 11
Clay Johnson (138), second
place, 23
Jay Goldblatt (145), sixth place, 7
Eli Carniglia (160), 3 team points
Russell Hodge (170), fi fth place, 11
Dillon Maley (220), fourth, 16
Elijah Humbird (220), fi fth
Toby Boatwright (285), third
Drew Lusco (285), second place, 20
“These four (below) wrestled
hard but fi nished outside the placing
rounds or were nonscoring wrestlers;
there is only one scoring wrestler per
weight class,” Lusco said.
Nathaniel Hodge (126)
Hadley Boethin (182)
Damion Young went 1-2 (126)
Airron Glimpse (120)
be good team-building opportunities
and a chance to see what areas need
improvement.
As far as the teams they’ll meet
up with, he said, “No matter what, in
basketball, anyone can have a good
day and beat you. You just always
have to come prepared.”
Team scores:
1. Culver, 251.5
2. Clearwater Valley, 147
3. Grant Union, 118
4. Crane, 103
5. Enterprise, 93
Lady Tigers fall to
high-ranking teams
Tigers boys hold out for
37-33 win over Crane
The Monument/Dayville boys
were on the road last week for their
fi rst league games of the season, tak-
ing a 63-34 loss to Jordan Valley on
Friday and following up with a 37-
33 win over Crane.
“Jordan Valley was a really tough
team,” said Tiger head coach Jeff
Schafer. “We didn’t necessarily play
our best, but some of that is due to
them just being a great team.”
The Tigers turned the tables the
following day, winning in Crane.
“Crane was a much better game
for the boys,” Schafer said. “Every-
one scored, and there was much bet-
ter teamwork.”
Monument/Dayville was up by
12 at halftime. Then the Mustangs
started fi ring back up, but the Tigers
held on for the four-point win.
“It was an exciting game — more
exciting than it should have been,”
coach Schafer said. “I was proud
of the boys to get their fi rst league
win.”
In Crane, Hayden Schafer was the
high-point scorer with 19, followed
by Cauy Pool with eight points.
The Tigers were scheduled to
face Burnt River in Unity on Tues-
day, past press time, and they will
host Harper in Dayville on Friday
at 5:30 p.m., after the girls varsity
game at 4 p.m.
The Monument/Dayville boys
travel to Huntington on Saturday for
a 5:30 p.m. game.
Looking forward to this week’s
game, coach Schafer said they will
The Monument/Dayville Lady
Tigers faced challenges last week,
falling to Jordan Valley 63-29 and
Crane 61-29.
“Both teams were very tough and
will be contenders for state play-
offs,” said Tiger head coach Taylor
Schmadeka.
The Lady Tigers (5-6) struggled
to overcome a low scoring fi rst half
against Jordan Valley (8-1).
“We struggled to run our offense
and some shots didn’t fall for us
when we did,” Schamadeka said.
The game against Crane (5-3)
was another uphill battle.
“Overall, our defense was pretty
good for the two days, but our of-
fense needs to improve, and that is
what we are going to be focusing
on for this week’s games,” he said.
“On a positive note, the girls played
hard the whole time on both games
and never gave up, which is a win in
itself.”
Scoring high points for the team
against Jordan Valley was Ravyn
Walker with 10 points and Dan-
ielle Rhoda with nine. In the game
against Crane, Kendall Hettinga was
the high-point scorer with 10 points,
followed by Kyla Emerson with six.
The Monument/Dayville girls
faced Burnt River on the road Tues-
day, past press time, and they host
Harper in Dayville at 4 p.m. Friday.
Lady Panthers make
strides in losses
The Prairie City Lady Panthers
chalked up a couple losses last week,
losing a 53-37 battle with Adrian and
a 46-32 game to Jordan Valley.
Although they suffered defeat,
these are teams the Panthers have
faced in the past, and this time
around Prairie City played better of-
fensively and defensively.
In the game with Adrian, the Pan-
thers scored about twice as many
points as their last meeting.
“We played good defense on
Adrian, playing a lot more aggres-
sive and getting more scoring out
of some other girls,” said Panther
coach Bo Workman. “Everyone is
crashing the boards well, and we’re
getting more rebounds out of more
players.”
Jordan Valley was another tough
team, but the Panthers again showed
improvement in their offense, he
said.
“I was proud of how they played
this weekend,” Workman said. “Af-
ter playing Adrian tough, then stay-
ing overnight in the gym, they didn’t
show any tiredness.”
The Panthers’ game against Harp-
er was canceled Tuesday, and they
host Crane on Saturday at 2 p.m. af-
ter the junior varsity half games.
Prairie City stats vs. Adrian:
Brianna Zweygardt: 21 points, 11
rebounds
Cassie Hire: 12 points
Sarah Ennis: 2
Emily Ennis: 2
Prairie City stats vs. Jordan Val-
ley:
Brianna Zweygardt, 11
Lindsey Wall, 7
Cassie Hire, 7
Sarah Ennis, 4
Hailey Wall, 2
Rylee Emmel, 1
Panther boys take
losses in road battles
The Prairie City Panther boys
fell to Adrian 73-53 and Jordan Val-
ley 71-57, on the road for their fi rst
league games of the season.
Competition was fi erce against
Adrian. The highlight for the Pan-
thers was in the third quarter when
Prairie City closed the gap 49-43.
“We had our strongest quarter of
the year, as we went on a 16-0 run
to start the fourth quarter,” said head
coach Jonathan Gill. “It was really
dynamic to see the team come to-
gether and play for each other — that
was good.”
Panther high-point scorer for the
game was Levi Burke with 24, fol-
lowed by Dorran Wilson with 22 and
Brogan McKrola with 12.
Panther Wyatt Williams had a
breakout game against Jordan Val-
ley, scoring 15 with fi ve three-point
shots.
Wilson scored the team-high 27
with 25 in the second half.
Gill said he was impressed by the
leadership shown by Williams and
Wilson.
“We took a loss, but there was
a point in the game where we were
down 26 points, but they fought their
way back and never gave up,” Gill
said.
The coach said the team is look-
ing forward to playing at home after
playing on the road for the last six
games.
“To be home will be really nice,”
he said. “We’re hoping to get the
fans back out.”
The Panther boys host Hunting-
ton at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Crane at
3:30 p.m. on Saturday, after junior
varsity half games and the varsity
girls game.
Youth wrestlers take
on state qualifi er
Grant County Wrestling Club
youth had a strong performance at
the Jan. 7 Eastern Oregon Classic
Qualifi er in La Grande.
At the qualifi er, Mason Benge
earned fi rst place for his weight
class.
Tristan Clarry had a fourth-place
fi nish, and Owen Parsons and Jerett
Waddell earned fi fth in their weight
classes.
Taylor Parsons and Zeke Rook-
stool also competed.
On Dec. 31, the group of postsea-
son wrestlers competed at the Cow-
boy Challenge in Prineville.
Mason Benge earned fi rst place
for his weight class, and Owen Par-
sons fi nished second.
Taylor Parsons earned a fi fth-
place fi nish.