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B10 Sports Blue Mountain Eagle MEET Continued from Page B1 Humphreys said she was surprised when her throwing coach Skip Inscore told her she won fi rst place. “I wasn’t really thinking that I would throw that far, but I did,” she said. Grant Union’s Kaylee Wright, throwing javelin in her fi rst competition of the season, reached a mark of 121-04.50. “I did better in javelin than I thought I would,” she said. “My running events went really well and high jump was pretty good, too. It was a great day, overall.” Grant Union’s Jozie Rude threw for third at 115.03.50. Rude, who earned fi rst in javelin at the March 16 Prineville meet, said the day didn’t go as well as planned, but the meet was fun and well planned. “It was a good warm-up for the season,” she said. Event organizer and Grant Union head coach Sonna Smith said the event ran fair- ly smoothly with 40 helpers behind the scenes. INVITE Continued from Page B1 Grant Union head coach Sonna Smith said her ath- letes did well for the weather conditions, some achieving personal and season records. Grant Union’s Duane Stokes had a personal record in the high jump, placing fi rst with a mark of 5-06.00 and a season record in triple jump where he fi nished second with a mark of 35-11.00. The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union’s Kaylee Wright clears the bar in the high jump at Tuesday’s meet. The 3A Burns Hilanders boys won fi rst with 195 points, and Burns girls won fi rst with 178 points. The 2A Grant Union girls earned sec- ond with 150. The 1A Monu- ment girls placed fourth with 59. Grant Union boys were fi fth with 47. Smith said her girls team was especially strong in their throwing events. “Those points help us out a lot,” she said. Trinity Hutchison’s leap in the girls long jump was also helpful. She placed fi rst with a mark of 16’3” which Grant Union’s Sydney Brockway fi nished fi rst in the long jump with a sea- son-record mark of 14-10.00. Kaylee Wright was fi rst in all four of her events, the 100, 200, javelin and high jump. For the Monument girls, Kyla Emerson placed fi rst in her hurdling events with a season record 18.72 in the 100 hurdles and a 54.75 in the 300 hurdles. Faythe Scha- fer had a fi rst-place fi nish in the 400 meter with a time of 1:09.43. moves her to second in the state and fi rst in the league. The top male fi nishers were Duane Stokes, third in the triple jump; Tanner El- liott, third in the 800 and 1500, and Drew Lusco, third in discus. She said they’re working to develop more athletes in their positions, and a strong group of freshmen boys are also sharpening their skills. “I was happy with the athletes’ performances at the meet,” Smith said. “I’m look- ing forward to seeing contin- ued growth in them to peak For the Monument boys, Hayden Schafer placed third with season records in shot put (37-09.00) and discus (105-08), and was also third in javelin (128-00). John Ramirez fi nished the 200 in second place with a time of 25.33. The Long Creek boys 4x100-meter relay team, in- cluding Nathan Galmiche, Jerry Zhang, Matheus Gam- ba and Emile Stainer, placed second. For Dayville, Kristina Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at district.” Monument head coach Darrin Dailey was also pleased with his team. “Everyone performed very well,” he said. “There were not as many PR’s as I anticipated, but there were some spectacular wins.” John Ramirez of Monu- ment won the boys 200-me- ter dash with a time of 24.37, a personal record, and earned second in the 100 with 12.27, behind Roberto Amezquita who won with 12.15. Monument’s Sophie Pettit won the girls 100 with a time of 13.14. She also reached a personal record in the long jump with a mark of 16-02. Other top performances for Monument came from Hayden Schafer who earned third in javelin at 142-3.5, a personal best, and fourth in shot put with a season re- cord of 35.11; Kyla Emerson took fi fth in the 200 meter and fourth in the 100-meter hurdles, and Dinorha Vidrio Landin earned fi fth in the 800. “All in all, everyone com- peted well and worked hard and supported their team,” Dailey said. Humphreys placed second in javelin with a mark of 109-03. And Gabe Walker placed third in the 110 hurdles with a time of 21.66. He also had personal records for the 200 and long jump, where he placed eighth and ninth, respectively. Barber said he was happy to see many of his athletes push through and do well. Prairie City’s Emily Ennis had a personal record in the 100 hurdles, placing fi fth with a time of 21.16. For the Prairie City boys, Devin Packard was fourth in javelin, reaching a personal record with a throw of 127- 08.75. Jake McHatton had a personal records in all four of his events, including the discus and shot put where he For the Prairie City girls, Megan Camarena placed fourth in shot put, and Emily Ennis had personal records in the 100 hurdles and 200-me- ter dash with eighth place in each. For Prairie City boys, Devin Packard fi nished fourth in discus, fi fth in jav- elin and sixth in shot put, and Jake McHatton earned per- sonal records in his events, shot put and discus. Long Creek athletes were out for their fi rst competi- tion of the season, and for most of the team members it was their fi rst-ever track meet. The team of Nathan Gal- miche, James Kreamier, Matheus Gamba and Emile Stainer earned second in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 51.16, competing with four other teams. Gamba also placed fourth in long jump and sixth in high jump. Long Creek head coach Linda Studtmann said her team of 10 includes seven ex- change students. “They’re all willing to work hard and try,” she said. placed seventh and 13th, re- spectively. “I’m just glad they braved through the cold and stayed strong,” coach Barber said. “That adversity made them dig deep and brought out that fi re in them.” The 3A Lakeview girls won the meet with 3A Baker in second, 2A Grant Union third, 1A Adrian fourth, 1A Monument fi fth and 1A Prai- rie City sixth. There were 12 full girls teams competing. For the boys, Baker won the meet with Lakeview in second, Adrian in third, 1A Crane fourth, 1A Powder Val- ley fi fth, Monument sixth and Grant Union seventh. Prairie City came in 10th. There were 12 full boys teams competing. SPORTS SCHEDULE Friday, April 14 Grant Union golf hosts GUHS Invite at John Day Golf Club, 10 a.m. Long Creek, Mon- ument, Prairie City track and fi eld @ Ranchers Invitational in Crane, 10 a.m. Grant Union softball vs. Nyssa, 1 p.m., 3 p.m. Saturday, April 15 Grant Union baseball vs. Pilot Rock/Nixy- aawii, 11 a.m., 1 p.m. Grant Union softball vs. Echo/Stanfi eld, 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m. Dayville, Prairie City, Grant Union track and fi eld @ Burns Lions Arlie Oster Track Meet in Burns, 12 p.m. Tuesday, April 18 Grant Union baseball @ Elgin, 2 p.m., 4 p.m. Grant Union track and fi eld hosts the Grant Union Small Schools Meet (Monument, Prairie City, Dayville) in John Day, 3:30 p.m. April 17-22, 2017 If It’s a NAPAGold Filter It’s On Sale. John Day Auto Parts 721 W. Main St. John Day, Or 97845 541-575-1850 So stop by, save money, and stock up for the season. Open Mon-Fri 7am-6pm Sat 8am-5pm Closed Sunday 541-523-6377 541-963-6577 541-573-6377 541-523-6377 05370 • Needs community support for its Seeds Of Change® Grant Applications John Day Community Garden at the Grant County Fairgrounds, located in John Day, OR, has entered the Seeds of Change® Grant Program and is asking the community to vote for its application on the brand’s website. Seeds of Change® is awarding $310,000 in total grants to 24 garden projects around the county because they understand the value of food, farming, sustainability and nutrition education. Submitted an application highlighting how they would use a Seeds of Change® Grant to grow their gardening programs and nourish a healthier, greener community. From now through April 19, the community can vote to support their local gardening and farming programs by visiting the Seeds of Change® website (www.seedsofchangegrant.com) and voting once per day. For more information about Seeds of Change® Grant Program, please visit www.seedsofchangegrant.com. Residents can also follow the conversation on Facebook and Twitter using #SeedsofChangeGrant. 05492