Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
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WEDNESDAY
February 1, 2017
Panther girls
win rival
battle at
home court
Emerson hopes to
return for districts
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
PANTHERS
POUNCE TIGERS
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Prairie City Panther Levi Burke races down the court with teammates Dorran Wilson and Brogan McKrola close by, as well as
Monument/Dayville’s Hayden Schafer (20).
Prairie City boys take fi ve-point win
Close game decided
in fourth quarter
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
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Prairie City Panther Dorran Wilson (3) flies up to
score with Monument/Dayville Tiger Cody Kluser
(42) on defense.
The Prairie City Panther boys battled to a
fi ve-point win over the Monument/Dayville
Tigers Friday night in Prairie City.
Monument/Dayville had an energetic start
to the game, Tiger Tanner Walczyk shooting
two three-pointers in the fi rst quarter. The Ti-
gers had a 14-8 lead going into the second,
but the Panthers clawed their way back to tie
the score, 24-24.
Prairie City head coach Jonathan Gill said
he told his team at the break to “keep the
course.”
“We believe in the process, the prepara-
tion and our peers,” he said. “That’s one of
the things that we pride ourselves on. ... I said,
‘Guys, we don’t have to do anything differ-
ent. Just keep doing what you’re doing, but
just do it a little better and see if we can get
Pros blaze nets in home wins
Grant Union
hosts league-
leading Imbler
Feb. 4
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant Union boys sent
the Elgin Huskies into a deep
freeze Saturday night, the
Prospectors winning 61-35.
The previous night Grant
Union claimed a 50-35 victo-
ry over Enterprise.
In Saturday’s game, the visi-
tors brought energy to the Grant
Union court to start. After the
teams were tied 4-4 in the fi rst
quarter, Prospector Ty McDan-
iel landed a three-pointer.
Elgin’s Caleb Lathrop an-
swered back, scoring three to
tie the score again. The Hus-
kies had a fl eeting lead when
Chance Weaver scored one
point at the free-throw line,
but that was the closest they
would get.
The quarter ended with
Grant Union’s Zack Deiter
hitting 2-2 at the free-throw
line and Kellen Shelley add-
ing a three-pointer. The Pros-
pectors led in the fi rst quarter
16-8.
Grant Union held Elgin
to just one point in the sec-
ond, while gaining a 25-point
lead at the half. In the quarter,
Grant Union’s Cauy Weav-
er hit 3-4 at the free-throw
line, and Duane Stokes add-
ed seven points, including a
three-pointer.
Grant Union again out-
scored their opponents 15-7 in
the third, with Deiter contrib-
uting nine points in the quarter.
Younger Prospector players
saw action in the fourth, includ-
ing Jacob Vaughan who landed
a three-pointer and Taylor Hunt
who scored 2-2 at the free-
throw line.
Ten of 12 Prospectors
scored, and all were in on the
game.
Deiter led in scoring against
Elgin with 18, followed by
Stokes with 11 and Shelley
with 9.
“We had a great week of
practice,” said Grant Union
head coach Kelsy Wright. “We
had a great start, a great middle
and a great fi nish.”
See PROS, Page A10
them in the fourth quarter.’”
That preparation paid off.
Prairie City took a slim 37-35 lead in the
third, and outshot the visitors 21-16 in the
fourth in the physical second half.
Gill said he’s a fan of rivalries, and, when
teams travel 48 or more miles to get togeth-
er,“It’s always a fun time.”
“I want to commend my assistant coach-
ing staff for getting the kids prepared,” he
said. “I want to give kudos to Monument/
Dayville’s coaching staff. I admire how they
get their kids to play. It was a hard-fought
game both ways.”
Prairie City player Dorran Wilson said the
team had a good conversation with the coach-
es at halftime.
“We took control of the game,” he said.
“They were tough. Monument/Dayville is a
well-coached team.”
Monument/Dayville head coach Jeff
Schafer said he was pleased with the perfor-
mance of his team.
“I was really proud of the way the boys
See BOYS, Page A10
Grant Union
girls second in
Wapiti League
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Contributed photo/Elizabeth Shelley
Grant Union Prospector Madi
McKrola (12) creates a path for
her teammate Hailie Wright (10)
in Saturday’s game against the
Elgin Huskies.
The Grant Union girls
are now 4-1 in the Wapiti
League after two decisive
wins at home last week.
On Friday, the Lady
Prospectors claimed a 52-
39 win over the Enterprise
Outlaws, and Saturday
brought a 53-26 win over
the Elgin Huskies.
Grant Union (11-
4 overall) is second in
See LADY PROS, Page A10
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Monument/Dayville Tiger Ravyn
Walker jumps to score as Prairie
City’s Haley Pfefferkorn attempts to
disrupt the shot.
Contributed photo/Elizabeth Shelley
Grant Union Prospector Elijah Humbird puts his opponent in a difficult spot at
Friday’s dual meet in John Day.
Blue Mountain Eagle
league, right behind the
Imbler Panthers — a team
they’ll host Saturday.
Imbler also has an 11-4
overall record, and they are
5-0 in league.
Grant Union lost a two-
point game to Imbler Jan.
20 at the Panther court, and
Saturday will be a chance to
turn that around.
The wins against the
Outlaws, third in league,
and the Huskies, fi fth in
league, move Grant Union
in the right direction.
“In both games this
weekend, we took care of
the ball,” said Grant Union
See GIRLS, Page A10
G RANT C OUNTY SPORTS ROUNDUP
By Angel Carpenter
Lady Pros dominate at home court
The Prairie City Lady Panthers battled
through for a 59-46 win Friday over the
Monument/Dayville Tigers.
Prairie City hosted their cross-coun-
ty rivals, fans for both teams fi lling the
bleachers.
The game was close in the fi rst quarter,
the Panthers leading 13-12.
Ravyn Walker contributed eight points
in the quarter for the Tigers, including two
three-point shots.
Panther Brianna Zweygardt also had
eight points in the quarter, and her team-
mate Cassie Hire landed a three-pointer.
As the seconds ticked down in the sec-
ond quarter, Sarah Ennis landed a three-
point shot. Prairie City led 26-21 going
into halftime.
Dayville/Monument’s Kendall Hettin-
ga had a strong showing in the third, con-
tributing nine of the Tigers’ 18 points.
Dayville/Monument led 39-34 going
into the fourth, outshooting the Panthers
18-8. Then Prairie City amped up their
game in the fi nal quarter.
Prairie City outshot the visitors 25-7 in
Grant Union
wrestlers win
at dual meet
The Grant Union wres-
tling team hosted Enterprise
and Union/Cove for a dual
meet on Friday in John Day.
As a team, Grant Union
beat Enterprise 42-21 and
Union/Cove 9-6.
Grant Union head coach
Andy Lusco said his team
wrestled well, and they are
now preparing for the Bank
of Eastern Oregon Tourna-
ment set for 10 a.m. Saturday
in Heppner.
The district meet is sched-
uled for Friday, Feb. 17, host-
ed by Heppner at Armand
Larive Middle School in
Hermiston.
“Districts will be a tough
competition,” Lusco said.
“We have to wrestle our best
and make certain all of our
wrestlers are healthy, eligi-
ble and make their respective
weight classes. We hope to
challenge for a team champi-
onship at districts and take a
solid number of wrestlers on
to the state competition.”
Grant Union wins vs. Enterprise
Airron Glimpse (113) won by forfeit
James Mabe (152) over Jake Coggins
(fall)
Eli Carniglia (160) over Adrian Widener
(fall)
Russell Hodge (170) over Jacob Falk
(fall)
Elijah Humbird (195) over Drew
Widener (fall)
Dillon Maley (220) won by forfeit
Drew Lusco (285) won by forfeit
Team score: 42-21
Grant Union wins vs. Union/Cove
Eli Sheedy (106) over Lincoln Deem
(fall)
Clay Johnson (145) over Jayson
Blackburn (decision, 7-2)
Team score: 9-6
Tiger boys take
down Mustangs
in second half
The Monument/Dayville
Tigers may have snapped their
fi ve-game win streak in Prairie
City last Friday, but they were
soon back in the business of
winning.
The Tigers had a 46-21 win
on Saturday over the Crane
Mustangs at the Dayville court.
Monument/Dayville start-
ed off slow, making it a one-
point game in the fi rst half.
“Then they kicked in
their defense and bothered
Crane,” said Tiger head coach
Jeff Schafer. “They shared
the ball well, and everyone
scored points. It was a good
all-around team effort, and
they’re starting to gel.”
See ROUNDUP, Page A10