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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
DAYVILLE
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Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
LEFT: Long Creek long jumper Erin Kesapradit leaps forward in the event at the April 4 Grant Union Small School
Meet in John Day. MIDDLE: Long Creek’s Jerry Zhang, center, competes in the 800-meter run along with Burns,
Monument, Heppner and Mitchell-Spray athletes at the April 4 Grant Union Small School Meet. RIGHT: Long Creek’s
Gladys Johnson competes in javelin at the April 4 meet. More photos online at MyEagleNews.com/sports
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field, several are placing well
in their events.
The boys 4x100-meter
relay team, with Nathan Gal-
miche, Jerry Zhang, Matheus
Gamba and Emile Stainer,
finished in second place at the
April 4 Grant Union Small
School Meet in John Day
where they made their debut
on the track.
“They’re
all
will-
ing to work hard and try,”
Studtmann said. “They’ve
been learning a little at a
time.”
He said Inscore lends a
lot of assistance, to his team
and others at competitions.
“Skip
Inscore
has
coached a lot of state cham-
pions — mostly in javelin,”
he said, adding that one
thrower, Paula Berry, went
on to compete in the Olym-
pics.
Humphreys added discus
to her events this year, and
she may add more, including
long jump, triple jump and
possibly shot put.
Gabe Walker added triple
jump to his usual events, and
the long jump, 100-meter
dash and 110 hurdles.
“I really like triple jump,”
he said. “I was surprised to
find that I like it.”
His goal is to finish the
100 with a time of 12.50 and
to reach a mark of 36 feet in
the triple jump.
He’s reached person-
al records in all his events
this year, including the 200
which he tried once last
year.
Walker said the smaller
team aspect is all right.
“With a team of two, you
spend a lot of time with the
other person,” he said. “She
(Humphreys) is one of my
good friends.”
Humphreys said her goal
this season is to reach over
140 feet in javelin.
“I’m shooting for state,”
she said.
She also plans to compete
in the Down Under Sports
competition next summer in
Australia.
“I’m thankful to my big
brother, my parents and
principal for supporting me
in what I love to do,” she
said.
G RANT C OUNTY S PORTS R OUNDUP
Grant Union
softball sweeps
Heppner/Ione
The Grant Union Prospec-
tor softball team improved its
nonleague record to 9-1 after
Saturday’s doubleheader sweep
in Heppner.
Prospector Cody Jo Madden
pitched Game One’s 14-10 win
over Heppner/Ione.
Grant Union was up 5-0,
early in the game, before falling
behind by three.
Then the Prospectors broke
away, scoring seven runs in the
fifth and two in the seventh for
the win.
“Overall, the first game was
cold and windy, and we had to
battle ourselves,” said Grant
Union head coach DeAnna
Nash. “The girls really became
determined after falling behind.”
Whitney McClellan, Ravyn
Walker, Mariah Moulton and
Marissa Smith each had two
hits, the team with 15 hits over-
all.
Grant Union carried the mo-
mentum stirred up late in Game
One to Game Two, winning
13-2.
Madden pitched four in-
nings and Mariah Moulton
closed the game in the fifth.
Grant Union had a total of
13 hits, and Madden gave up
just five hits with Moulton clos-
ing the game quickly with one
strikeout and one hit.
“Marissa and Mariah were
perfect at the plate, including
a home run by Mariah that se-
cured the game in the fifth,”
Nash said.
Grant Union starts league
play Friday, hosting Nyssa for
two games at 1 p.m. at Seventh
Street Complex.
The Prospectors host league
opponent Echo/Stanfield for
two games at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Prospector
baseball loses
to undefeated
Rangers
Grant Union had some
tough competition in its first
league game of the season
against 7-0 Dufur/South Was-
co.
The game’s scheduled loca-
tion was Malone Field in John
Day, but due to the weather,
including snow on the ground,
the game was moved to Burns.
Dufur won Game One 12-7
and Game Two 11-1.
“We played well against
Dufur — they have some very
good pitching,” said Grant
Union head coach Dusty Wil-
liams. “Zack Deiter, Billy Co-
penhaver threw really well for
us, and Warner Robertson came
in and threw very well in relief
in Game Two.”
Deiter had four strikeouts
and gave up six hits and no
walks, Copenhaver had two
strikeouts and gave up four hits
and four walks and Robertson
had four strikeouts and gave up
six hits and two walks.
In the two games, Dieter
was 4 of 7 at the plate with one
RBI and two runs, and Ty Mc-
Daniel was 3 of 7, hit a triple
and had four RBI. Jesse Paul-
son was 1 of 7 with two RBI
and one run.
Wade Reimers scored two
runs, and Copenhaver, Cauy
Weaver and Cameron Hallgarth
each had one run.
Grant Union traveled to
Culver to face the Bulldogs on
Tuesday, past press time.
The Prospectors host Pilot
Rock/Nixyaawii for double-
header league action at 11 a.m.
Saturday at Malone Field.
Name: hits-at bats/runs/RBI
Zack Deiter: 4-7/2/1
Wade Reimers: 1-2/2/0
Ty McDaniel: 3-7/0/4
Billy Copenhaver: 2-6/1/0
Cauy Weaver: 1-6/1/0
Jesse Paulson: 1-7/1/2
Cameron Hallgarth: 0-3/1/0
Grant Union
golf team hosts
tournament April
15
The Grant Union golf team
has invited six teams to join
them for Saturday’s GUHS
Tournament at the John Day
Golf Club.
Grant Union head coach
Ron Lundbom said this will be
the first 18-hole match for his
athletes.
He said last week’s Pendle-
ton Invitational was supposed
to be the kickoff to the season,
but the wind decided to “kick
up” with 60 mph wind gusts.
“Two trees blew over, and
branches were blowing out of
trees,” Lundbom said.
The team concluded the day
by playing six holes when they
returned to John Day.
The GUHS Tournament will
include Vale, Nyssa, Burns,
Heppner, Enterprise, Wallowa
and Grant Union teams. Lund-
bom said all the teams are ex-
pected to make it.
“I’m looking forward to it,”
Lundbom said. “Anyone who
wants to come out and watch
us — (they can) sit out at the
club or walk on the course — is
welcome.”
The Grant Union golf team
and the John Day Golf Club
will team up for an 18-hole
Hell-of-It fundraiser tourna-
ment on Sunday, April 23.
Registration starts at 10 a.m.
with tee off at 11 a.m. The cost
is $10, and nonmembers will
pay green fees. There will be
hamburgers and salad for $8
and an auction, with proceeds
benefiting the high school golf
team.
For more information, call
the John Day Golf Club at 541-
575-0170.
For all of those that came from far and
near to share yourself and time with
me at my birthday gathering, it is a
blessing to have long time friends and
four generations gather.
Special thanks to Bob and Kay for the
cake, granddaughter Nissa for the cup
cakes and the city of Mt. Vernon for
their fine community hall.
Thanks so much again,
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Wilma Bauer
the
corner’s
SH T
HOT
EEK
OF THE W
CHELSIE KODESH
School: Grant Union
Grade: 12
Parents: Kim Kodesh
and Anthony Kodesh
Sport: Track and field
Events: javelin, discus, shot put
What I like best about my sport: “I like how
competitive it is, and there is always room for
improvement. I like how you have to depend on
yourself and not a team.”
Coach’s Comment: “Chelsie
has been out for track all four
years and has been a state
competitor the last two
years.”
- Coach Sonna Smith
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