WEDNESDAY
May 31, 2017
Lady Pros end season at state tourney
Coach Nash is
proud of team’s
accomplishments
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant Union Prospector soft-
ball team was eliminated from the
OSAA 3A Softball State Champi-
onships Wednesday, May 24, falling
8-6 to the Glide Wildcats.
The Lady Pros end their season
10th in the OSAA ranking with an
18-7 record.
“We had a very good season, and
I’m proud of what the girls accom-
plished,” said Grant Union head
coach DeAnna Nash.
Grant Union fi nished third in the
3A-Special District 2 playoffs and,
ranked in the top 16, advanced in the
state playoffs. The Prospectors were
second in league with a 7-3 record.
Prospector pitcher Cody Jo Mad-
den was in the circle for the entire
game. She kept Glide at bay in the
fi rst inning, while Grant Union
scored two runs.
Glide had their fi rst run in the sec-
ond and added three more runs in the
third.
The Grant
Union Prospector
softball team
after the May 19
district playoff
game against
Burns.
See SOFTBALL, Page B8
Eagle file photo
SENIOR PROJECT
Contributed photo
Monument senior GW Clark, right, stands with winners of the ranch rodeo he organized for his senior project.
Student organizes successful ranch rodeo
Seven teams
and seven bronc
riders compete
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Monument senior GW Clark went
the distance for his senior project,
organizing the May 13 Stockman’s
Invitational Ranch Rodeo and Bronc
Riding event held at the Spray Rodeo
Arena.
Clark’s rodeo career has spanned
junior high and high school, and he
currently rides for the Harney County
High School Rodeo Club, so spear-
heading a ranch rodeo was right up his
alley.
“Everything went well,” he
said. “I expected more for turnout,
but it ended up being a pretty good
show.”
Seven teams of four and seven oth-
er bronc riders competed, and a crowd
of about 80 showed up to cheer on the
participants.
Clark had several responsibilities
in getting the rodeo off the ground,
including acquiring stock, preparing
the grounds, fi nding judges, setting
the rules and helping at certain areas
during the rodeo.
Events included mulley roping,
trailer loading, team branding and
a relay Clark himself created called
“saddle n load.”
For the “saddle n load” event, one
team member raced across the are-
na, another saddled a horse, then two
team members rode double back to a
horse trailer.
Winners received a Henry .22
Golden Boy rifl e.
“I’d like to thank Darren Pettyjohn
at Ace Hardware for the gracious do-
nations of awards for the winners,”
Clark said. “He helped me purchase
the rifl es for it.”
See PROJECT, Page B8
GW Clark
competes at
Burns Rodeo
Contributed photo/LindseyWyllie.com
Monument High School senior GW Clark steer
wrestles at the May 17 Oregon High School Rodeo
Association competition in Prineville.
Fun in the sun
Kids can catch fun
at fi shing derby
Blue Mountain Eagle
Kids up to age 18 can
fi sh for free from 9 a.m. to
noon Saturday, June 3, at
McHaley Pond east of Prai-
rie City.
The event includes free
fi shing for kids with prizes,
fi sheries-themed activities
and games, fi shing help and
other activities.
The annual event is spon-
sored by the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs, the
Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife and the Mal-
heur National Forest.
The pond is a half-mile
east of Prairie City; turn
right at the Forrest Conser-
vation Area sign. For more
information, call Emily Da-
vis at 541-777-2831.
The event coincides with
Oregon’s free fi shing week-
end when a license is not re-
quired, but regulations still
apply.
Adults are welcome to
fi sh once the derby is fi n-
ished at noon.
Participants are encour-
aged to bring their own
snacks or a picnic to the
event.
Monument senior GW
Clark fi nished third out
of fi ve competitors on
day one at the May 20-21
Burns High School Rodeo.
Clark rides for the Har-
ney County High School
Rodeo Club.
Clark will compete at
the June 7-10 OHSRA
Championship State Finals
Rodeo in Prineville. He’s
currently fi fth in the Or-
egon High School Rodeo
Association steer wrestling
standings.
He also competes with
Lexie Herrell in team
roping.
Try your hand
at these warm-
weather games
By Rylan Boggs
Blue Mountain Eagle
Spring is a great time to
get out and enjoy the warm-
er weather.
However, if you’re not
sure what to do with your
hands, give these games a
try.
Eagle file photo
William Molt of Prairie City fishes with his father, Dennis,
during last year’s free fishing derby. The event is planned
for June 3 this year.
Folf
The poor man’s golf, folf
— also known as Frisbee
golf or disc golf — can be as
competitive or as casual as
you want. Typically played
in either nine- or 18-hole
rounds, the goal is to hit the
basket with your disc in as
few throws as possible. Folf
discs tend to be smaller and
heavier than typical Fris-
bees. One course near John
Day is on private land and
maintained by Tom Win-
ters, who asks people notify
him before using the course
by calling 541-542-2006,
541-620-2922, or emailing
ducksouptom@centurytel.
net.
See FUN, Page B8