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Sports/Outdoors
Blue Mountain Eagle
PROJECT
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Clark said he paid the
majority of the cost, with
Pettyjohn contributing a
portion for each rifle, which
Clark said “added up to a
lot.”
Spray Rodeo Board Vice
President Brad Smith said he
was pleased with the event.
“(Clark) did an extreme-
ly good job of putting this
on for his senior project,”
Smith said. “All the mem-
bers of the board really en-
joyed it, too.”
Smith noted the board of-
fered the rodeo grounds free
of charge for the event.
He said he hopes to see
the event continue in the
future. Clark said he’d like
to organize the event again,
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
but next time with more as-
sistance.
He said he’d been think-
ing about his senior project
since his older brother Riley
graduated a couple years
ago.
“Some seniors fix up a
vehicle or some do a com-
munity project,” he said.
“I’ve been slowly planning
the whole thing, and I did
it.”
Stockman’s Invitational Ranch
Rodeo and Bronc Riding
(Winners received Henry’s Golden
Boy .22 rifles. Second-place finishers
received engraved knives.)
Ranch Broncs
Miles Binger of Heppner, first place
Cauy Pool of Long Creek, second
Ranch Rodeo
Lightning Bolt Ranch, first place
(Luke Morgan, Cody Vaughn, Colt
McNamee and Mark Schott)
Wilson’s Rounders, second place
(Micah Wilson, Luke Morgan, Brent
Clark and RJ Clingman)
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
Tony Bertel winds back for a throw at the Long Glad Disc Golf Course.
FUN
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To get to the course from
John Day, head south on High-
way 395 and turn west on the
Izee-Paulina Lane about 17
miles south of Canyon City.
Go 3.5 miles and turn right
on Geary Creek Road. Go 3/4
mile and turn left on Spring
Road. The entrance is about
1/4 mile with cattle guard,
green gate and totem poles.
Eagle file photo
Grant Union Prospector Cody Jo Madden pitches in
the May 19 district playoff game against Burns.
SOFTBALL
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No runs were scored by
the teams in the fourth, but
the Wildcat bats were busy
in the fifth to grab an 8-2
lead.
Grant Union made a good
comeback effort in the sev-
enth, adding four more runs,
but were unable to claim the
victory.
“Glide was a good hitting
team, and we handled their
hitter well enough to win,”
Nash said. “We just missed
on a few plays that turned
their way.”
Prospector Hailie Wright
had two hits and three RBI
in the game.
Nash lauded her team’s
work on and off the field.
“Besides finishing sec-
ond in league, the team
grade-point average was
3.65, and this is the ninth
time since 2009 that we have
athletes who are either vale-
dictorian or salutatorians on
the team,” Nash said.
Prospector seniors Hai-
ley and Jessica Carter have
been named Grant Union’s
valedictorians this year.
Vale finished 10-0 in
league, Burns 5-5 and Grant
Union 7-3.
No. 4 Vale was scheduled
to face No. 1 Rainer, and
No. 3 Dayton was scheduled
against No. 6 Glide in the
semifinals Tuesday after-
noon, past press time.
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Spikeball
Similar to volleyball, two
two-person teams face off
against each other around a
circular net on the ground. One
team serves off the net and the
other returns until one team is
unable to return and the volley
ends. Each team can touch the
ball up to three times before re-
turning the ball. Rounds must
be won by two points and are
played to 11, 15 or 21 points.
Cornhole
A classic. Basically horse-
shoes for people who can’t
be trusted with actual horse-
shoes. It’s played by tossing
four bean bags at holes in two
boards facing each other.
The two boards are set 27
feet apart with pitching boxes
on either side of the board, ac-
cording to the American Corn-
hole Association. In doubles
play, a member of each team
is stationed at each board,
both members must throw
before an inning is complete.
If a bag touches the ground
before coming to rest on or
in the board, it is a foul and
does not count. Bags thrown
into the hole are worth three
points while bags on the board
are worth one point, accord-
ing to the ACA. At the end of
an inning, the lowest score is
subtracted from the highest
and only one side earns points.
Games are played to 21 and
do not need to be won by two
points.
Croquet
Played in either doubles or
singles, participants use wood-
en mallets and balls. The objec-
tive is to hit your ball through a
series of wickets in the correct
order going the correct direc-
tion and hit the post at the end
of the course. In doubles, both
balls from a team must hit the
final peg before the game is
over. When a player hits their
ball through a wicket, they get
another stroke. When a player
hits another’s ball with theirs,
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
People play spikeball at the Seventh Street Complex in John Day Thursday, May 18.
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
Logan Breshears takes swing during a game of croquet
at the Seventh Street Complex in John Day.
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
People play spikeball at the Seventh Street Complex in
John Day Thursday, May 18.
they get another stroke. They
can either set the balls a mal-
let’s head length apart and con-
tinue playing, or put the balls
in contact and send the other
player’s ball off the course.
Logan Breshears plays
bocce ball at the Seventh
Street Complex in John Day.
Bocce
Similar to horseshoes, the
game is played with eight
large bocce balls and one
small pallino ball. To be-
gin the game, the pallino is
thrown out. Teams alternate
turns trying to get their boc-
ce balls close to the pallino
by throwing or rolling them
underhand. Players can also
try to move the pallino clos-
er to their balls, or move the
opponent’s balls further from
the pallino. Points are counted
by which team has the most
balls closest to the pallino.
Only one team scores per
round, and games are typical-
ly played to 12 points.
ZACK DEITER
School: Grant Union
Grade: 11
Parents: Chris and Windi Deiter
Sport: Baseball
Position: Pitcher
HAPPY RETIREMENT
What I like best about my sport: “When
I’m on the mound, I always know my team
has my back.”
Coach’s Comment: “He’s one of
the best pitchers in the league.
He’s been a great kid for us.
He’s kept us in a lot of
games, and he’s a real joy
for us to have out here.”
-Coach Dusty Williams
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