Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
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WEDNESDAY
February 15, 2017
Panther boys
swat Hornets
in blowout
Prairie City boys
are 2nd in High
Desert League
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Prairie City Panther
boys had two solid wins last
week, securing the No. 2 spot
in the 1A High Desert League.
The Panthers have a bye
on Thursday as the High Des-
ert League Tournament gets
underway Thursday through
Saturday at the Grant Union
Junior-Senior High School in
John Day.
On Day One, the Monu-
ment/Dayville boys will face
Harper at 8:45 p.m. Thursday,
and Prairie City will compete
with the winner of that game
at 2:45 p.m. Friday.
The top seed in the league
is Jordan Valley, with Prairie
City second, Monument/Day-
ville third, Crane fourth, Adri-
an fi fth and Harper sixth.
The Panthers had a 78-24
home victory Friday over the
Harper Hornets for Prairie
City’s senior recognition night.
Instead of a tipoff, Harper
was at the free-throw line, as
Prairie City received a techni-
cal foul for entering the play-
ing area illegally.
Harper missed those shots,
but had the inbound throw to
start the action.
The Panthers blazed the
nets from the start, outshoot-
ing the Hornets 28-11 in the
fi rst quarter.
See PANTHERS, Page A10
Prospector boys face
off with Outlaws in
tiebreaker playoff
Wapiti District
Tournament is
on Feb. 17-18
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant Union Pros-
pector boys competed in a
tiebreaker playoff against the
Enterprise Outlaws Tuesday
past press time at La Grande
High School.
The teams battled for the
third seed in the upcoming 2A
Wapiti District Tournament at
Eastern Oregon University in
La Grande.
Grant Union fell 50-43 to
The Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
Grant Union Prospector Hailie Wright (10) scores amid pressure from Crane Mustangs Cody Perkins, left, and
Claire Hammond (13).
the Outlaws in Enterprise in
their fi nal game of the regu-
lar season Saturday. The loss
gave both teams a 4-4 league
record, setting up Tuesday
night’s rematch.
See PROS, Page A10
NAIL-BITER
Lady Pros fi nish regular season No. 1 in Wapiti
H OOPSTERS COMPETE AT
E LKS H OOP S HOOT
Grant Union beats
Enterprise by 1 point
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant Union Prospector Madi McKrola
moves the ball past Crane.
The Grant Union Lady Pros-
pectors emerged from a Saturday
showdown in Enterprise at the
top of the 2A Wapiti League.
The Grant Union girls claimed
a 34-33 victory over the Outlaws
in what was a nail-biter to the
very end.
“It was a very intense con-
test,” said Grant Union head
coach Mark Mosley.
The teams ran within several
points of each other throughout
the game, the Lady Pros taking a
15-10 lead at halftime.
The game came down to the
fourth quarter.
“We missed several free
throws that could have sealed
the game for us, but they found
other ways,” Mosley said.
“(Prospector) Madi McKrola
made a key offensive rebound at
the end of the game and pulled
the ball out.”
Grant Union kept possession
for the one-point win.
“Offensively, we did not play
extremely well, but the girls
found a way to grind it out,” Mos-
ley said. “I’m extremely proud of
them for the way they hung in
there. It was a great learning ex-
perience.”
Grant Union now travels to
the Wapiti District Tournament
scheduled for Friday and Satur-
day at Eastern Oregon University
in La Grande.
As the No. 1 seed, Grant
Union receives a bye on Friday,
and plays its fi rst game at 6 p.m.
Saturday.
See LADY PROS, Page A10
G RANT C OUNTY S PORTS R OUNDUP
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Contributed photo
Nine-year-old Gracie Voigt of Prairie City competes at the
Jan. 28 District Elks Hoop Shoot in Prineville. Although
she won’t advance to state competition, the fourth-
grader did well in her first round, scoring 7-10 free-throw
shots. She competed at Barnes Butte Elementary School
along with four other hoopsters from Grant County,
including Savannah Waterson, Ethan Merkord, Riley
Robertson and Mark Thomas.
Grant Union
dancers shine for
third-place trophy
The 2A Grant Union Gold dancers,
led by coach Kattie Piazza, danced
their way to third place at the Friday
through Saturday South Albany Com-
petition.
They placed third out of fi ve in their
division, with Amity placing fi rst and
Santiam placing second.
“The
team
improved
their
score from the last competition, and
they won the Spirit Award,” Piazza
said.
She noted the Spirit Award winner
is voted on by all the teams in
their division, as well as other
divisions.
Grant Union’s Rheanna Carter
placed in the top fi ve in the advanced
drill down.
The Grant Union Gold performed
their state routine on Wednesday last
week during halftime of the Grant
Union versus Crane boys basketball
game.
Tiger boys claim
2 wins in 3-game series
The Monument/Dayville Tiger boys
had a busy schedule last week as they
prepare for the Thursday through Sat-
urday 1A-8 High Desert League Tour-
nament.
“It was good for our kids to get as
much court time as possible,” said Ti-
ger head coach Jeff Schafer. “They did
a good job. They worked as a team and
set us up well for districts.”
See ROUNDUP, Page A10