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BOYS
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played,” Schafer said. “They
were ready and excited to play,
and that always makes me hap-
py as the coach. They came out
fi ghting from the beginning,
and they never gave up. Prairie
City is a talented team.”
The Tigers hosted Prairie
City in Monument on Tuesday,
past press time, and Schafer
said his team would prepare to
play their best.
Monument/Dayville will
travel to Adrian, the boys play-
ing at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The
junior varsity girls play at 3:30
p.m. and the varsity girls at 5
p.m.
The Tigers host the Hun-
GIRLS
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the fourth for the win, and four
Panthers contributed, including
Zweygardt, Cassie Hire, Me-
gan Camarena and Hailee Wall.
The Tigers were missing
sophomore starter Kyla Emer-
son, who was out after receiv-
ing a knee injury in a game last
week. Emerson said she hopes
to return in time for the Feb. 16-
18 district tournament.
Tiger head coach Taylor
Schmadeka said their offense
wasn’t fully clicking, and some
changes he made in defense
didn’t work out as he’d hoped.
“I felt that was a mistake on
my part,” he said.
He said Denali Twehues
performed well, stepping in to
start her fi rst game.
“Ravyn Walker and Kend-
all Hettinga shot the ball really
well tonight, “ he said. “We just
couldn’t put it together at the
end.”
Zweygardt said she was
happy with how her Panther
team played.
“We relaxed on offense,
which really maximizes our
close-range shots,” she said.
Panther head coach Bo
Workman said the team shot
well.
“We had our moments, but
ROUNDUP
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Monument/Dayville host-
ed Prairie City in Monument
Tuesday night, past press
time.
tington boys at 3:30 on Satur-
day at the Monument gym.
Prairie City will host Burnt
River on Friday with the boys
game at 7:30 p.m. The varsity
girls will play at 6 p.m.
The Panthers travel to Crane
Saturday, the boys varsity game
at 3:30 p.m. Junior varsity
games are at 12 p.m., with the
varsity girls to follow at 2 p.m.
Prairie City
Dorran Wilson: 29 points (two three-point-
ers, 5-5 free-throws)
Levi Burke: 10
Brogan McKrola: 8 (one three-pointer)
Wyatt Williams: 5 (one three-pointer)
Syd Holman: 4
Monument/Dayville
Hayden Schafer: 18 points (two
three-pointers)
Tanner Walczyk: 16 (two three-pointers)
Cody Kluser: 6
Drew Wilson: 4
John Ramirez: 4
Gabe Walker: 3
they played well the last four
minutes of the game. They
played good defense and made
their shots,” he said.
He said he was especially
pleased to see his team make a
comeback after getting down.
“It’s mental — I’m proud
that they didn’t get behind,” he
said.
The teams met up again on
Tuesday in Monument, past
press time.
“We’re just going to work
on defense and keep doing
what we’re doing in practice,”
he said.
Prairie City will host Burnt
River on Friday, the varsity
girls game at 6 p.m., followed
by the boys. The Panthers trav-
el to Crane on Saturday, with
the varsity girls playing at 2
p.m., followed by the boys,
with junior varsity games start-
ing at 12 p.m.
Prairie City
Brianna Zweygardt: 19 points (3-4 free
throws)
Cassie Hire: 14 (two three-pointers, 4-4
free throws)
Megan Camarena: 11
Sarah Ennis: 9 (one three-pointer)
Emily Ennis: 4 (4-6 free throws)
Hailee Wall: 2
Monument/Dayville
Kendall Hettinga: 15 points (two
three-pointers)
Ravyn Walker: 13 (two three-pointers)
Danielle Rhoda: 7
Denali Twehues: 5
Faythe Schafer: 4
Bailey Thomas: 2
Second-half foul
trouble hurts
Tiger girls in
Crane game
The Monument/Dayville
Lady Tigers started scrappy in
PROS
SPORTS
SCHEDULE
In Grant Union’s game
against the Enterprise Out-
laws, Grant Union’s Duane
Stokes scored 16 points, fol-
lowed by Zack Deiter with 12
and Ty McDaniel with eight.
After Saturday’s game
against Elgin, Deiter said he
was happy with the win.
“After a good, hard week
of practice, it feels good to
have it all pay off,” he said.
“We’re prepared for next
week’s big games.”
The Grant Union pep
band’s music added excite-
ment to the evening, as well
as the Gemstones junior high
dancers, who performed at
halftime.
The Prospector boys will
face two opponents this
week who are ahead of them
in league.
Grant Union travels to
second-ranked Union (3-2)
Friday, facing the Bobcats
at 7:30 p.m. Junior varsity
games start at 3 p.m., fol-
lowed by the varsity girls
Monument/Dayville
basketball @ Adrian,
girls at 5 p.m., boys
at 6:30 p.m. (JV girls
game at 3:30 p.m.)
Grant Union basket-
ball @ Union, girls at
6 p.m., boys at 7:30
p.m. (JV games at 3
p.m.)
Prairie City basketball
vs. Burnt River, girls
at 6 p.m., boys at 7:30
p.m.
Saturday,
Feb. 4
Grant Union wrestling
@ BEO Tournament in
Heppner, 10 a.m.
Prairie City basket-
ball @ Crane, girls at
2 p.m., boys at 3:30
p.m. (JV games at 12
p.m.)
LADY PROS
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head coach Mark Mosley
Saturday night. “We had 10
turnovers against Enterprise
and eight turnovers tonight,
which is phenomenal.”
Eight Lady Pros were in
on the scoring during the bat-
tles at home court.
“We continue to play
great defense, and we exe-
cuted well on offense, espe-
cially against Enterprise,”
Mosley said. “Ball control
was just exceptional.”
He added his younger
players had time on the court
against Elgin in part of the
third quarter and all of the
fourth.
In that game, Grant Union
fl ew ahead from the start, the
Prospectors leading 24-12 at
the half.
Kaylee Wright scored a
team-high 17 points against
Monument/Dayville
basketball vs. Hun-
tington in Monument,
boys at 3:30 p.m.
Grant Union basket-
ball vs. Imbler, girls
at 4 p.m., boys at 5:30
p.m. (JV games at 1
p.m.)
Tuesday,
Feb. 7
Grant Union basketball
vs. Crane, girls at 6
p.m., boys at 7:30 p.m.
(JV games at 3 p.m.)
the
dall Hettinga had six.
“Danielle Rhoda and Dena-
li Twehues both had very good
defensive games and didn’t let
some of Crane’s main scorers
get to the basket very often,
which helped keep it a close
game,” Schmadeka said.
Monument/Dayville host-
ed Prairie City in Monument
Tuesday night, past press
time.
Panther boys’
big lead fades in
second-quarter
rout with Jordan
Valley
The Prairie City boys had
been on a roll, but when Jor-
dan Valley came to town Sat-
urday, the Mustangs put the
brakes on the Panthers’ six-
game win streak.
Jordan Valley’s 78-69 win
corner’s
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Grant Union
Prospector
Kellen
Shelley goes
up to score
with pressure
from Elgin’s
Ian Adams
(32). In back
is Elgin’s
Caleb
Lathrop (5).
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Friday,
Feb. 3
their game against Crane on
the road Saturday, but suffered
a 48-38 loss to the Mustangs.
The Tigers’ energetic start
put some of Crane’s main
players in foul trouble early in
the game, which helped Mon-
ument/Dayville take a 20-19
lead going into halftime.
Monument/Dayville was
hurt in the second half when a
couple Tiger starters fouled out.
“It was a close game all
the way to the end, but Crane
just made baskets at the end
when it mattered the most,”
said Tiger head coach Taylor
Schmadeka. “I was very hap-
py with how the girls played.
They were aggressive on both
ends of the court and played
with a high tempo. Faythe
Schafer played one of her best
games of the season, getting
15 points and generating lots
of turnovers for defense.”
Ravyn Walker had seven
points in the game, and Ken-
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
What I like best about my sport: “I like the
intensity and playing with all the other players on the
court, and I’m hoping I’ll be able to make it back
before districts with my injury.”
Coach’s Comment: “Kyla is a player who can do
anything that you ask from her and she can play any
position on the court. She gets rebounds
plays good defense and seems to
have an ability to make big plays
happen when you need them
most.”
-Coach Taylor Schmadeka
The Eagle
Angel Carpenter
at 6 p.m.
On Saturday, the Prospec-
tor boys host the league-lead-
ing Imbler Panthers (4-1)
at 5:30 p.m. Junior varsity
games start at 1 p.m., fol-
lowed by girls varsity at 3
p.m.
In their last meeting
with the Panthers Jan. 20 in
Imbler, Grant Union had a
three-point lead at the half.
Later, with two-minutes left
in the game, the Prospectors
trailed by four points, and
Imbler leaped ahead for a
48-35 win.
Grant Union vs. Elgin
Zack Deiter: 18 points
Duane Stokes: 11
Kellen Shelley: 9
Ty McDaniel: 7
Cole Deiter: 4
Cauy Weaver: 3
Billy Copenhaver: 3
Jacob Vaughan: 3 (three-point shot in
fourth quarter)
Taylor Hunt: 2
Tanner Elliott: 1
Elgin, followed by Hailie
Wright with 11.
In Friday’s game against
the Outlaws, the home team
was leading 10-2 in the fi rst
quarter.
Enterprise cut into that
lead in the second, outshoot-
ing Grant Union 20-13 —
leaving Grant Union with a
one-point lead.
The Prospectors gained
momentum in the second
half. They led 40-34 in the
third and held their oppo-
nents to fi ve points in the
fourth.
Hailie Wright led the
team with 14 points against
Enterprise, followed by Ma-
riah Moulton with 13.
“I guess the bottom line is
the things we’ve been focus-
ing on in practice, they’ve
been executing that during
the games,” Mosley said.
“I’m extremely proud of
them for that.”
The Lady Prospectors
travel to Union, playing the
Bobcats at 6 p.m., followed
by the boys at 7:30 p.m. Ju-
nior varsity games start at 3
p.m.
Grant Union girls host
Imbler at 4 p.m. Saturday,
followed by the boys at 5:30
p.m. Junior varsity games
start at 1 p.m.
In games this season, Im-
bler has scored 692 points
to Grant Union’s 643. Grant
Union has allowed their op-
ponents to score 490 points,
while Imbler has allowed
542 points.
doesn’t tell the whole story.
“It was a ‘tale of two
halves,’” said Prairie City
head coach Jonathan Gill.
Prairie City was up 42-26
at halftime. Then Jordan Val-
ley went on an 18-0 run to
start the third quarter.
“We couldn’t buy a basket
in the second half,” Gill said.
The fi rst half of the game
was the best he’d seen his
team perform, he said.
Dorran Wilson scored a
team-high 28 points, followed
by Wyatt Williams with 16 (in-
cluding fi ve three-point shots)
and Levi Burke with 12.
“It was a great game for
everyone,” he said, adding the
fans got their money’s worth.
“I was so proud of them, and
it was so much fun. The key
for us the next time we face
them is learning how to fi nish
and close the deal.”
The two teams could po-
tentially meet up again at the
Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 16-
18, High Desert District Tour-
nament in John Day.
Prairie City faced Monu-
ment/Dayville in Monument
Tuesday, past press time.
Lady Panthers
play strong
defense, but take
loss to Jordan
Valley
The Prairie City girls start-
ed on the right foot against the
Jordan Valley Mustangs Sat-
urday, but the Lady Panthers
ended up with the 50-33 loss.
Panther head coach Bo
Workman said his team was
tough on defense, and they
had scoring from six players.
“We were up by seven in
the middle of the second quar-
ter; then Jordan Valley ad-
justed,” Workman said. “We
ended up down by seven at
the half for a pretty quick turn
around.”
Scoring was even in the
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Grant Union vs. Enterprise
Duane Stokes: 16
Zack Deiter: 12
Ty McDaniel: 8
Kellen Shelley: 6
Cole Deiter: 4
Cauy Weaver: 2
Mason Gerry: 2
Grant Union vs. Enterprise
Hailie Wright: 14 points
Mariah Moulton: 13
Kaylee Wright: 12
Trinity Hutchison: 7
Madi McKrola: 6
Whitney McClellan: 1
Grant Union vs. Elgin
Kaylee Wright: 17 points
Hailie Wright: 11
Jozie Rude: 11
Madi McKrola: 8
McClellan: 4
Mariah Wright: 2
third quarter. Then the Mus-
tangs pulled away for the win.
Workman said he’s pleased
with how his team is progress-
ing, and it will take a positive
mentality to beat the tougher
teams such as Jordan Valley,
Adrian and Crane.
“They’re strong every
year,” he said. “We’re getting
better toward the end of the
season like we’re supposed
to.”
The team met up again
with Monument/Dayville in
Monument Tuesday, which
was held past press time.
Prairie City stats
Cassie Hire: 9 points
Megan Camarena: 8
Brianna Zweygardt: 7
Sarah Ennis: 4
Emily Ennis: 3
Hailee Wall: 2
Grant Union
Gold dances to
second in Canby
The Grant Union Gold
dance team competed for sec-
ond place Friday and Saturday
at the Canby Competition.
“The team performed real-
ly well this weekend, and I’m
very proud of the work they
have put into this routine so
far,” said Grant Union head
coach Kattie Piazza. “As for
our scores, they were right on
with our level of performance
and a good starting point that
we can grow from throughout
the season.”
Grant Union Golds’ com-
petition season theme is “Re-
volt,” a song by Nathan Lani-
er.
The team’s dance style is
a combination of lyrical and
contemporary, Piazza said.
“Overall, as a team, we re-
ally are coming into our own
and laying the groundwork
for a successful season,” Pi-
azza said. “These dancers are
all very talented, and I enjoy
coaching each of them and
am excited to see the fi nished
product in March.”
The Grant Union Gold
will give a halftime perfor-
mance when the Prospectors
host Imbler for basketball on
Saturday. The team also per-
forms at the Tuesday, Feb. 7,
game against Crane at Grant
Union.