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A10 Sports Blue Mountain Eagle ROUNDUP Continued from Page A9 Prospector boys fall to Hilanders in nonleague road game The Grant Union Pros- pector boys suffered a 11-1 loss to the Burns Hilanders on the road Tuesday, May 2, in nonleague baseball ac- tion. The score was 4-1, go- ing into the sixth inning, and Burns was able to seal a 10- run win. Grant Union head coach Dusty Williams said, after a junior varsity game in Bak- er City Monday, they were running short on the pitch count. “We had to change pitch- ers up, and had some er- rors,” he said of the Burns game. “We just didn’t play very well and left guys on base.” Williams said the Burns infi eld is fast with the grass cut short and the ground hard. “They just gotta keep working hard and adjust to the fi eld conditions,” he said. The Prospectors now pre- pare to host Weston-McEw- en Saturday at Malone Field for their fi nal league double- header of the season. Grant Union is currently ranked No. 27 (4-10) in the 2A/1A Special District 6, while Weston-McEwen is No. 19 (5-6). Last week, the Prospec- tors won four league games, two against Heppner and two against Union. “It would be nice to win six league games in a row,” Williams said. Grant Union golfers compete at district meet In an update from Grant Union head golf coach Ron Lundbom, day one of the 3A/2A/1A Special District 3 tournament in Pendleton went well. The boys and girls teams played 18 holes on Monday and another round on Tues- day, past press time. For Monday, the Hep- pner boys were in the lead with 344, follwed by La Pine 359, Burns 377 and En- terprise 379. Grant Union had a score of 477. Duane Stokes shot a 90, Kellen Shelley 106, Eli- jah Humbird 161 and Curtis Perry 187. For the girls, Heppner led on Monday with 369, followed by Burns 376, La Grande 422 and Ontario 467. Grant Union girls scored 517. Tiana Allen shot a 109, Fallen Bolman 126, Kaytlyn Wells 139 and Maddie Way 148. “Most of the kids are do- ing better today,” Lundbom said of Tuesday’s round two. “I’m proud of them. They have good attitudes, and I like that.” Wednesday, May 10, 2017 SOFTBALL SPORTS SCHEDULE Continued from Page A9 Moulton made the outs in the fourth, including a strike- out, and Grant Union sailed away with six more runs in the bottom of the inning. The Ravens scored one more in the fi fth, the Prospec- tors taking the 10-run win. Nash said they “had their moments” in game two. “We didn’t hit quite as well,” she said, adding some clutch hits were made when they needed them. Elgin got off on the right foot in the fi rst inning with two runs, and Grant Union came back in the bottom of the inning with Moulton’s one-run homer. The Prospectors regained strength in the bottom of the second to take a 4-2 lead, and took it from there, Madden holding the Ravens to two runs in the game. “We drew fewer walks during this game, so the scoring was a little less spectacular, but overall, we are back hitting well 1 through 9 in the lineup,” Nash said. “We had strong efforts by both pitchers and solid defense through the two games, includ- ing three double plays and two put outs on base hits when run- ners tried to stretch their single into a double.” As the 3A Special District 2 playoffs approach, Nash said they would know more about how things will go on Tuesday, May 9, when Enterprise faces Burns in Burns. Vale is at the top of the league, followed by Grant Union second, and Enterprise Friday, May 12 Monument, Dayville, Prairie City, Long Creek track and fi eld @ District 4 Track Meet in Baker City, 10 a.m. The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Mariah Moulton, right, receives high-fives after hitting a one-run homer Friday. third — the top two advancing to state. Nash said if they win both games against Enterprise on Friday, May 12, in Enterprise, they may host a playoff game on Tuesday, May 16. At this point, they’re unsure of the outcome if they split wins with Enterprise, she said. Grant Union has a 5-3 league record, 16-5 overall, and is ranked No. 10, while Enter- prise has a 4-2 record, 7-5 over- all, and is ranked No. 16. Grant Union has scored 271 runs in a total of 21 games, and allowed 101 runs, while Enterprise has scored 121 runs in a total of 12 games, and allowed 80 runs. Nash said they’re looking forward to the games against Enterprise where it will be im- portant for them to stay “men- tally ready.” Prospectors Madden and Walker had a positive outlook after Friday’s wins. “I think our team has the most potential that I’ve seen since my freshman year,” Mad- den said. Walker added, “I think if we keep playing our game, we’ll make it — we’ll defi nitely prove who we are.” Game one Grant Union had 17 hits with four doubles and two triples. Ravyn Walker, Mariah Moulton and Whitney McClellan had three hits a piece. Walker had two doubles and a triple, and Moulton had a double. Tressa Ranft and Natalie Stearns each had two hits, including Ranft’s triple. Kori Jo Girvin had a double. Hailie Wright drew three walks. Grant Union pitcher Mariah Moulton had four strikeouts and four hits allowed. Game two Grant Union had 18 hits. McClellan, Moulton, Marissa Smith, Stearns and Ranft each had two hits. Walker had three hits and Brianna Zweygardt was 4-4, including three doubles. Moulton also had a home run on the day. Grant Union pitcher Cody Jo Madden had fi ve strikeouts on four hits and one walk in game two. Grant Union track and fi eld @ 2A-6 Wapiti League Districts in Union, 11 a.m. Grant Union softball @ Enterprise/Joseph/ Wallowa in Enterprise (2), 1 p.m. Saturday, May 13 Grant Union baseball vs. Weston-McEwen (2), 11 a.m. Sunday, May, 14-Tuesday, May 16 Golf State Champion- ships in Creswell, TBD Tuesday, May 16 Softball district play- offs, TBD Friday, May 19 Softball district play- offs in Vale, TBD JOHN DAY TWILIGHT Continued from Page A9 The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Girls from five Eastern Oregon schools, including Burnt River, Monument, Prairie City, Adrian and Long Creek, compete in one the 100-meter dash heats during Thursday’s High Desert Twilight Meet. personal record in long jump. In the 100, he fi nished fi fth with a time of 12.62, and he was fourth in the 200, fi nishing with a time of 25.63. He record- ed 16-09 in the long jump for fi fth place. Prairie City head coach Nate Barber said he was en- couraged by his athletes’ per- formances during Thursday’s meet, the day offering up a lot of sunshine and some breezes. “All the girls did better in their 100s,” he said. “The wind didn’t help the throwers, but our sprinters did a lot bet- ter and really went after it.” Barber said he was glad for the opportunity to compete with many of their district competitors. “We do have some kids that are ranked right there for district, plus it gives them confi dence to see that they’re competing right there with them,” he said. “We’re getting ready, knowing what we need to change.” Highlights from the Prairie City girls team include Taci Perrenoud, who set personal records in both the 200-meter dash (14.24) for fourth place and the long jump (12-09.50) for fourth place. “I think we’ve done really well,” she said of the meet. “It’s exciting to have our last home meet, and we’re getting ready to close in on our sea- son.” For the boys, Jake McHat- ton lengthened his throw in the javelin (78-03) for 12th place and shot put (33-05) for 10th. Long Creek’s Ya-Chi Hsueh set personal records for the girls team in three events, including the 100 (14.58) for fi fth place, the 200 (31.09) for sixth and the triple jump (26- 0) for fourth. For the Long Creek boys, Nathan Galmiche improved his triple jump, earning sec- ond place with 37-02.50. Continued from Page A9 This time Nathan Gal- miche set a personal record in triple jump, breaking the school record with a mark of 36-01. The previous re- cord was 35-08. This was only the second time Gal- miche has competed in the triple jump. Studtmann said she’d been trying since the beginning of the season to have her athletes try the tri- ple jump, and she was glad Galmiche went for it. Jerry Zhang of Long Creek also beat the 2004 re- cord of 74-0 in discus with a throw of 82-00.75. For the Long Creek girls, Gladys Johnson and Lorrayne Costa each set personal records in shot put with 22-07.50 for eighth place and 22-02.00 for ninth place, respective- ly. 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