Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
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WEDNESDAY
February 8, 2017
Lady Pros take top spot in league
Grant Union
girls make final
seconds count
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
With a win in the fi nal sec-
onds against Imbler Saturday,
the Grant Union Lady Pros-
pectors moved to the top of the
Wapiti League.
The Grant Union girls led
in the fi rst quarter 12-9, but the
teams were tied 22-22 by half-
time at the Grant Union court.
The home team pulled
ahead by seven midway in the
third, but slipped back, trailing
OSAA Girls Basketball
2A Wapiti League
Team
1. Grant Union
2. Imbler
3. Enterprise
4. Union
5. Elgin
League
6-1
5-1
4-2
1-6
0-6
33-32 behind Imbler going into
the fourth.
Imbler went up by four
more, 37-32, when Prospector
Hailie Wright scored two to
start the comeback.
Prospector Mariah Moul-
ton then stole Imbler’s inbound
Overall
13-4
11-5
14-4
7-12
4-10
Rank
11
4
17
29
35
pass, scored two and was
fouled. Moulton went 1-1 at the
free-throw line to tie the score
37-37.
Trinity Hutchison scored
another two to put the Prospec-
tors up 39-37.
Imbler tied it at the free-
throw line. Then Prospector
Hailie Wright went 2-2 at the
line.
Imbler again tied the score
41-41 when they were fouled.
With the ball as the clock
was winding down, Grant
Union’s Kaylee Wright scored
the fi nal two points with 5 sec-
onds left in the game to secure
the Prospectors’ victory.
“It was just a gut check,”
said Grant Union head coach
Mark Mosley. “Imbler’s size
inside was getting to us. We
made some adjustments at the
half and were able to defend
that low-post look and get some
defensive stops.”
See LADY PROS, Page A10
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Grant Union and Imbler players battle for a rebound in
Saturday’s game.
Final seconds
decide Lady
Panthers’ win
over Tigers
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Prairie City Lady Panthers hung
on to win 43-42 over the Monument/
Dayville Tigers Tuesday, in a game that
brought thrills down to the last second at
Monument court.
It was a one- to two-point contest
throughout, but Prairie City’s Cassie
Hire went 2-2 at the free-throw line to
put the Panthers ahead, 43-40, with 4.6
seconds left.
Back in the game after a timeout,
Monument/Dayville’s Faythe Schafer
was fouled and, keeping her cool, also
scored two at the free-throw line.
The Tigers made a valiant attempt to
score in those fi nal seconds, but time ran
out, giving the Panthers a second victo-
ry over the Tigers in less than a week’s
time.
Prairie City last beat Monument/
Dayville 59-46 last Friday at the Panther
court.
In Tuesday’s game, the Lady Tigers
were up 12-10 in the fi rst. The team con-
tinued to change leads several times in
the second quarter.
With about three minutes left in the
half, the teams were tied at 16-16. Pan-
ther Sarah Ennis took over the ball and
scored on a fast break. Then Tiger Kend-
all Hettinga scored two.
See GIRLS, Page A10
CAT FIGHT
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
A slew of Tigers and Panthers jump up for the rebound in Friday’s game at the Monument court. From left, Tiger Hayden
Schafer (20), Panthers Brogan McKrola (5), Lucas McKinley (22), Tigers Gabe Walker (10) and Drew Wilburn (22).
Panther boys claim second
win over Monument/Dayville
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Prairie City Panther Emily Ennis
goes up to score in Tuesday’s game
amid pressure from the Monument/
Dayville Tigers.
The Prairie City Panthers were on
the hunt for another win on Tuesday,
this time in Monument/Dayville Tiger
territory.
Prairie City claimed a 56-51 vic-
tory over the Tigers at the Panther
court on Friday, and Tuesday’s battle
brought a 60-41 win for the Panthers
in Monument.
Both teams played with high-en-
ergy from the start, but the Panthers
were able to hang on to a lead they
gained in the fi rst quarter.
Prairie City led 17-10 in the fi rst
quarter, and outscored the Tigers 17-
13 going into halftime.
Monument/Dayville outscored
Prairie City 10-9 in the third, and the
Panthers held onto the lead, 43-33.
The teams went to the free-throw
line 13 times altogether in the fourth.
Prairie City had nine points out
of 16 attempts at the line, and Mon-
ument/Dayville had six points out of
nine attempts.
See PANTHERS, Page A10
Prospector boys win by 7 in Union
OSAA Boys Basketball
1A High Desert League
Team
League
1. Jordan Valley
11-0
2. Prairie City
10-2
3. Monument/Dayville 7-3
4. Crane
7-5
5. Adrian
5-6
6. Harper
3-9
7. Huntington
3-9
8. Burnt River
0-12
Overall
16-2
12-6
8-11
10-10
7-11
7-10
4-12
0-13
Rank
7
18
29
33
38
58
63
66
S PORTS R OUNDUP
By Angel Carpenter
Grant Union boys
lose close game
to Imbler
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant Union Prospec-
tor boys started their weekend
games with a 55-48 win on Fri-
day over the Bobcats in Union,
followed by a 42-40 loss on Sat-
urday to the Imbler Panthers.
Grant Union head coach
Kelsy Wright said the game
against Union was tough and
physical, with his team con-
trolling it for the most part.
Blue Mountain Eagle
OSAA Boys Basketball
2A Wapiti League
Team
1. Imbler
2. Union
3. Grant Union
4. Enterprise
5. Elgin
League
5-1
4-3
4-3
3-3
0-6
By halftime, Grant Union
was up 32-26.
“We started out the tempo
extremely well,” Wright said.
“Two minutes into the fourth
quarter, we kind of lost a bit of
focus.”
Overall
14-2
11-8
8-9
10-9
5-10
Grant Union grapplers earn
second-place trophy in Heppner
Rank
4
17
20
28
34
Union caught up, then went
ahead by four points.
“I called a timeout and set-
tled them down a little bit,” he
said.
See BOYS, Page A10
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Grant Union Prospector
head coach Kelsy Wright
shares a game plan during
the final seconds of
Saturday’s game
against Imbler.
The Grant Union wrestling team gave a strong performance
at the Bank of Eastern Oregon Tournament in Heppner on Sat-
urday, earning second out of a fi eld of 10 other teams. They
were fi rst among the 2A/1A teams.
Grant Union scored 149 points, behind fi rst-place 4A Baker/
Powder Valley, which had 258.5.
“I was very pleased with both the individual outcomes as
well as the team result,” said Grant Union head coach Andy
Lusco.
Grant Union Prospectors Clay Johnson (138) and Drew
Lusco (285) earned fi rst-place fi nishes.
Elijah Humbird (195) earned second place, and Dillon Ma-
ley (220) and Toby Boatwright (285) placed third.
See ROUNDUP, Page A10