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A10 Blue Mountain Eagle SPORTS SCHEDULE Wednesday, Feb. 8 Grant Union bas- ketball vs. Crane, girls at 6 p.m., boys at 7:30 p.m. (JV at 3 p.m.) Friday, Feb. 10 Monument/Dayville basketball vs. Burnt River in Dayville, girls at 6 p.m., boys at 7:30 p.m. Prairie City basket- ball vs. Harper, girls at 6 p.m., boys at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 Grant Union wres- tling @ Pine Eagle in Halfway at 10 a.m. Prairie City basket- ball @ Huntington, boys at 2 p.m., (JV boys at 1:15 p.m.) Monument/Dayville basketball @ Harper, girls at 4 p.m., boys at 5:30 p.m. Grant Union basket- ball @ Enterprise, girls at 4 p.m., boys at 5:30 p.m. (JV games at 1 p.m.) Wednesday, February 8, 2017 BOYS Continued from Page A9 Grant Union stayed com- posed for the remainder of the game, playing offense with pa- tience, he said. In the fi nal two minutes, Duane Stokes, Ty McDaniel and Zack Deiter each scored a three-point shot for the win. “The boys played extremely well,” Wright said. “It’s really hard to play at Union. They’re always physical, always tough. The crowd is always loud, so they did a great job.” The Grant Union boys also pressed forward to the end against Imbler, but the Panthers held on for a 42-40 win. Grant Union started strong with an 18-11 lead in the fi rst GIRLS Continued from Page A9 Panther Brianna Zweygardt also scored two, to put Prairie City ahead 20-18. The Panthers had a couple rebounds, but Schafer stole the ball, was fouled, then hit 2-2 at the free-throw line to even the score 20-20 at the break. The second half was an- other nail-biter for the fans who fi lled the stands. M o n u m e n t / D a y v i l l e ’s Kendall Hettinga scored six points in the third, and Ravyn Walker scored a three-pointer in the third and another in the fourth. “It was an exciting game,” said Tiger head coach Tay- lor Schmadeka. “Both teams played well and battled.” ROUNDUP LADY PROS Continued from Page A9 Continued from Page A9 Taking fourth were Eli Sheedy (106), Airron Glimpse (113) and Eli Carniglia (152). Grant Union has one more contest in Pine Eagle on Sat- urday before heading to the 2A/1A Special District-4 Tour- nament the following Friday. He added, “The girls, including Kaylee Wright, got some good shots for us down the stretch. Hailie Wright did an outstanding job running our offense and establishing our tempo.” Mosley said he’s chal- lenged his team to have 10 or fewer turnovers the past four games. Saturday they had 12. “That’s still incredible,” he said. Kaylee Wright said the game was tough. “We pulled through and never gave up,” she said. “I’m glad I can be with the team and be able to get great wins like that.” The Lady Pros also had a 56-38 win over the Bobcats in Union Friday night. Grant Union will host Crane on Wednesday for senior recognition night with the girls varsity game at 6 p.m., followed by boys varsity at 7:30 p.m. (Junior varsity games are at 3 p.m.) The Lady Pros travel to Enterprise on Saturday for a 4 p.m. game, followed by boys varsity at 5:30 p.m. (Junior varsity games are at 1 p.m.) The Wapiti District Play- offs are scheduled for Fri- day through Saturday, Feb. 17-18 at Eastern Oregon University. Lady Prospectors vs. Imbler Kaylee Wright: 18 Hailie Wright: 13 Trinity Hutchison: 4 Mariah Moulton: 3 Jozie Rude: 3 Madi McKrola: 2 BEO Results for Grant Union Weight: wrestler (season record), place, team points 106: Eli Sheedy (9-7) , fourth, 11 113: Airron Glimpse (5-7) , fourth, 7 120: Braden Spencer (14-17) , 5 120: Damion Young (8-12) 126: Hodge Nathaniel (0-17) 132: Jay Goldblatt (8-18) , 3 138: Clay Johnson (21-5) , fi rst, 28 145: James Mabe (5-5) 152: Eli Carniglia (13-12) , fourth, 7 160: Russell Hodge (20-10) , fi fth, 14 182: Hadley Boethin (7-12) , fi fth, 11 195: Elijah Humbird (10-9) , second, 20 220: Dillon Maley (13-8) , third, 17 285: Toby Boatwright (4-4) , third 285: Drew Lusco (19-4) , fi rst, 26 Prairie City boys sweep for weekend wins The Prairie City Panther boys chalked up a couple more league wins, placing them sec- ond in league standings. A string of younger Panthers led the team to a 57-29 win over the Burnt River Bulls on Friday at the Prairie City gym. Devin Packard scored a team-high eight points, fol- lowed by Jonathan Lawrence with seven. Also contributing to the win were Lucas McKin- ley with four, Danner Davis with four and Carson McKay with two. “It’s exciting as a coach to see the young players get expe- rience and to see them getting better as the season progress- es,” said Panther head coach A man wakes up in the morning after sleeping on an ADVERTISED BED, in ADVERTISED PAJAMAS. He will bathe in an ADVERTISED TUB, shave with an ADVERTISED RAZOR, have a breakfast of ADVERTISED JUICE, cereal and toast, toasted in an ADVERTISED TOASTER, put on ADVERTISED CLOTHES and glance at his ADVERTISED WATCH. He’ll ride to work in his ADVERTISED CAR, sit at an ADVERTISED DESK and write with an ADVERTISED PEN. Yet this person hesitates to advertise, saying that advertising doesn’t pay. Finally, when his non-advertised business is going under, HE’LL ADVERTISE IT FOR SALE. Then it’s too late. AND THEY SAY ADVERTISING DOESN’T WORK? DON’T MAKE THIS SAME MISTAKE quarter. By the half, the Pros- pectors were still leading 23-20. Things were going right for Grant Union in the third when they gained a seven-point lead, but then Imbler passed them up 31-29. The Prospectors were down 40-35 with 1:22 left in the game when Grant Union’s Ty Mc- Daniel hit a big three-pointer. Imbler gained one point at the free-throw line. Then Prospector Zack Deiter sank a two-point shot, bringing Grant Union within one point. Imbler again scored 1-2 at the free-throw line, but in the few seconds that remained, Grant Union was unable to score. “It was a hard fi ght,” said Grant Union head coach Kel- sy Wright. “We were there to win it.” Wright said he was pleased with how his team clamped down on Imbler’s high scorers, keeping them below their aver- age range. He highlighted Prospector Cauy Weaver for his rebound- ing . “Cauy was rebounding mad, last night and tonight,” Wright said. “I was really proud of the way they played both games this weekend,” he said. “It was a tough weekend for us with tough teams in the league.” Grant Union will host Crane for senior recognition night on Wednesday with the boys var- sity game at 7:30 p.m. Junior varsity games are at 3 p.m., followed by the girls varsity at 6 p.m. OSAA Girls Basketball 1A High Desert League Team League 1. Adrian 9-0 2. Crane 9-1 3. Jordan Valley 7-3 4. Prairie City 5-6 5. Monument/Dayville 2-6 6. Harper 2-8 7. Burnt River 0-10 Overall 17-2 12-4 13-5 6-11 7-10 4-10 0-12 Rank 6 13 19 30 34 46 58 “We had a shot to win it, and a couple baskets didn’t quite fall for us when we need- ed them,” he said. “We had a good performance out of Fay- the Schafer, and senior Ken- dall Hettinga had some big shots in the second half to keep us in the game.” He said the team would learn from the mistakes and prepare to face Adrian on Fri- day. “Prairie City is a well- coached team, and they play hard, and we’re looking for- ward to playing them at dis- tricts, possibly in the fi rst round,” he said. Prairie City head coach Bo Workman said he was proud of the way his team kept its Jonathan Gill. “It was a great team win.” The Panthers kicked their game up a notch in Crane the following day, beating the Mustangs 61-48. Gill said it was a “playoff atmosphere.” “This game was crucial for us to prepare for district play- offs,” he said. At the half, Prairie City was down by eight points. “I challenged the boys at halftime and told them if they want to reach their goal this season, they had to dig deep and fi nd a way to win these types of games,” Gill said. The Panthers responded by capturing the win with a 32-11 second half. “I was so proud of them for fi ghting back to get the win,” Gill said. Dorran Wilson led the Pan- thers against Crane with 25 points, followed by Levi Burke with 16 and Brogan McKrola with 12. Prairie City will host Harper for varsity games (senior night) at 7:30 p.m. Friday, the girls game starting at 6 p.m. On Saturday, the team trav- els to Huntington for a boys varsity game at 2 p.m. The ju- nior varsity boys play at 1:15 p.m. 39-23 loss to the Crane Mus- tangs on the road Saturday. The Lady Panthers gear up for two more games before the 1A-8 High Desert League Tournament on Feb. 16-18. Prairie City hosts Harper at the Panther gym (senior night) at 6 p.m. Friday, followed by the boys game at 7:30 p.m. Lady Panthers start weekend with win The Prairie City Lady Pan- thers didn’t let up on Friday, taking down the Burnt River Bulls 45-10 at the Prairie City gym. Prairie City suffered a tough Tiger teams look forward to tests ahead The Monument/Dayville Tiger boys rocked the house in Monument Saturday, taking a 70-30 victory over the Hun- tington Locomotives. Since Huntington doesn’t have a girls team this year, the Monument/Dayville girls cheered on the boys. A game scheduled with Adrian Friday was canceled due to road conditions, and that game was rescheduled for Tuesday, past press time. Monument/Dayville girls head coach Taylor Schmade- ka said the Adrian game would provide them with a tough test. “They are a very good defensive team and well coached,” he said. The Tigers were missing three starters due to previous- ly scheduled activities. “We have a good opportu- nity for some of the younger players to step up and take on those roles and have a chance to prove themselves in a big game and gain some good game experience leading up to districts,” he said. For the fi nal three games The Prospectors travel to Enterprise on Saturday with the boys varsity playing at 5:30 p.m. Junior varsity games are at 1 p.m., followed by girls varsity at 4 p.m. The Wapiti District Play- offs are scheduled for Friday through Saturday, Feb. 17-18 at Eastern Oregon University. Grant Union boys vs. Union Zack Deiter: 15 (two three-pointers, 7-9 free throws) Ty McDaniel: 14 Duane Stokes: 10 (two three-pointers, 2-2 free throws) Cauy Weaver: 7 Cole Deiter: 6 (one three-pointer) Kellen Shelley: 4 (2-2 free throws) Grant Union boys vs. Imbler Duane Stokes: 14 (one three-pointer, 3-4 free throws) Zack Deiter: 8 (2-2 free throws) Cauy Weaver: 8 Ty McDaniel: 6 (two three-pointers) Kellen Shelley: 4 PANTHERS Continued from Page A9 Tiger head coach Jeff Schafer said it wasn’t their best game. “We had a lack of team- work,” he said. “We played as fi ve individuals instead of as one team.” He said Drew Wilburn was the Tigers’ standout player in the game. “He did a great job and hustled like crazy,” Schafer said. He added, “We’re going to regroup and try to do a lit- tle better against Adrian on Friday.” Prairie City head coach Jonathan Gill said he was pleased with his team’s ef- forts Tuesday night. “I believe our poise un- der pressure gave us the edge and toughness,” he said. “The physicality was there tonight with rebound- ing and defense.” intensity up on defense. “It could have gone either way,” he said. “They kept their heads, battled and stayed in there and kept their mental state right. We’ll probably see them (Monument/Dayville) again at districts, and it’s go- ing to be a battle.” The Lady Panthers are scheduled to host Harper at 6 p.m. Friday, followed by the varsity boys at 7:30 p.m. They’ll travel to Crane Sat- urday, facing the Mustangs at 2 p.m., and the boys game follows at 3:30 p.m. JV games start at 12 p.m. The Lady Tigers travel to Adrian Friday, the girls play- ing at 5 p.m., followed by the boys at 6:30 p.m. A JV girls game starts at 3:30 p.m. The Tiger varsity boys host Huntington in Monument on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. of the regular season, the coach said his team would be polishing up the defense and offense. Looking forward to the 1A-8 High Desert League Tournament on Feb. 16-18, Schmadeka said they’ll be ready. “The tournament will be tough with lots of good teams this year, and I believe we are one of them,” he said. “We have had lots of close games with the top-four seeded teams and showed that we can play with them when we work as a team. If we do the small things right for four quarters and work as a team, I believe we have a good chance of go- ing to state.” The Tigers host Burnt Riv- er in Dayville on Friday for their senior recognition game, with the varsity girls playing at 6 p.m. and the boys game at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, the Tiger teams play the Hornets at 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in Harper. Youth wrestler takes second at Kids State Tournament Mason Benge of the Grant County Youth Wrestling Club the Prairie City Dorran Wilson: 21 points Levi Burke: 19 Brogan McKrola: 8 Danner Davis: 5 Syd Holman led the team in rebounds and blocked shots. Monument/Dayville stats: Tanner Walczyk: 11 points John Ramirez: 10 Cody Kluser: 7 Hayden Schafer:7 Drew Wilburn: 6 earned second place at the Jan. 28 Oregon Wrestling Associa- tion Kids State Tournament in Salem. Benge (80), in the Interme- diate wrestling group, took on a 32-man bracket, wrestling four matches to reach the fi - nals. He lost the fi nals match, then came back to win the sec- ond-place state title. Taylor Parsons (60, Inter- mediate) and Owen Parsons (60, Bantam) wrestled in a 64-man bracket. Each of them won two and lost two, placing between 13th and 20th in state. On Jan. 21, six Grant Coun- ty youth wrestlers competed at the Buckle Classic in Burns where buckles are given to the fi rst-place winners. Mason Benge earned a buckle for the 80-pound Inter- mediate weight class. Jerett Wadell placed sec- ond in the 55-pound Bantam, and Taylor Parsons placed sec- ond in the 60-pound Interme- diate. Tristan Clarry (75, Novice), Zeke Rookstool (65, Interme- diate) and Owen Parsons (60, Bantam) also competed at the Burns event. Tye Parsons coached the USA post-season club wres- tling, and Terry Harper was head coach for the team during the regular season. corner’s HOT SH T EEK OF THE W HAILIE WRIGHT School: Grant Union Grade: 10 Parent: Raelynn Cearns, Kelsy & Shanna Wright Sport: Basketball Position: Point Guard What I like best about my sport: “I like basketball because it’s more than a one-person game. You can rely on more than just yourself, and you can allow your teammates to make you better on and off the court.” Coach’s Comment: “As a sophomore she has filled the role of our point guard. She has done an amazing job of learning how to handle pressure and becoming a leader in running our offense.” -Coach Mark Mosley Advertising is an investment, not an expense. Think about it! Blue Mountain Eagle MyEagleNews.com Don’t get left behind, call today! Kim Kell 541-575-0710 PROUD SPONSOR OF GRANT COUNTY ATHLETES 100 E. Main • Stoplight in John Day 541-792-0425 05186
