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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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