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A10 Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, June 21, 2017 WEDNESDAY June 21, 2017 Cinnabar Playdays youth rodeos are back Blue Mountain Eagle Cinnabar Mountain Play- days rodeo kids are at it again — having plenty of fun while competing, that is. The opening CMP rodeo, held June 10 and 11 at the Grant County Fairgrounds in John Day, had a “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” theme. A total of 34 participants, ranging in age from under 6 up to 17, competed in sev- eral events, including fi gure 8, pole bending, key hole, fl ag race, goat tying, dummy roping, as well as barrel and break away racing for the older group. There were six compet- itors in Leadline (any age), six in Peewee (ages 6 and under), 10 in Juniors (ages 7 to 9), 10 in Intermediates (ages 10-14) and two in Se- niors (age 15 to 17). The next Playdays in the youth rodeo series will be July 8 and 9, July 29 and Aug. 5. All events will be held at the fairgrounds. Contributed photo/Tanni Wenger Photography Studio Grant County Wildfire 8-10 head coach Zach Williams gives Lauren Wenger a high-five during the District 3 All-Stars Tournament in La Grande. SOFTBALL GIRLS ON FIRE Day 1: Saturday, June 10 Places listed are based on total points earned for each day. Leadline Bransyn Harper, fi rst Grayson Schmadeka, second Blake Kimball, third Hailey Ann Marciel and Ripkin Desa- dier, tied fourth and fi fth Peewee Brooklynn Kimball, fi rst Ruby Hooper, second Addison Wilson, third Emmie Saul, fourth Weston Hamilton, fi fth Juniors Aaliyah Marciel, fi rst Tatyn Harper, second Helen Rowel, third Molly Davis, fourth Tavin Desadier, fi fth Intermediate Clint Rutherford, fi rst Bailey McCracken, second Rowdy Israel, third Contributed photo Ripkin Desadier competes in the flag race with help from his father, Jordan, at the June 10 Cinnabar Mountain Playdays rodeo at the Grant County Fairgrounds in John Day. Katie Johnson, fourth Coy Mathison, fi fth Seniors Sarah Barker, fi rst DAY 2: Sunday, June 11 Leadline Blake Kimball, fi rst Bransyn Harper, second Grayson Schmadeka, third Hailey Ann Marciel, fourth Ripkin Desadier, fi fth Peewee Addison Wilson, fi rst Brooklynn Kimball, second Allison Bohnert, third Emmie Saul, fourth Ruby Hooper, fi fth Junior Aaliyah Marciel, fi rst Molly Davis, second Helen Rowel, third Tavin Desadier, fourth Tatyn Harper, fi fth Intermediate Clint Rutherford, fi rst Sam McCracken, second Rowdy Israel, third Bailey McCracken, fourth Coy Mathison, fi fth Seniors Trinity Hutchison, fi rst Sarah Barker, second Grant County softball teams survive heat By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle T wo teams representing Grant County are competing at the District 3 Little League Softball All-Star Tournament in La Grande. The 10 and under Grant County Wildfi re softball team made waves Saturday when they beat Union on day one. After suffering a loss to Hermiston Sunday, the Wildfi re came back with a vengeance Monday with a 15-0 shut- out over Wallowa Valley. Pitcher Drewsey Williams start- ed off in the circle for Grant County against Wallowa, with Addy Northway pitching the remainder of the game. The team, led by head coach Zach Williams, started off the tournament on the right foot with a 10-0 win over Union in four innings, Drewsey pitch- ing the game. The team then lost a 4-3 squeaker to Hermiston. The Wildfi re girls led 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth when Hermiston scored two runs in the bot- tom of the inning for the one-run win. “Their defense has been really good this tournament,” coach Wil- liams said of his team. “Pitching has been great, getting ahead of hitters and throwing a lot of strikes.” He said the team needs to adjust at the plate for the quicker pitching. The Wildfi re was scheduled to play Union County Tuesday after- noon, past press time. If Grant County wins Tuesday’s game, they’ll face the loser of Herm- iston versus La Grande on Wednes- day. Williams said they still have a chance to win the double-elimination tournament. “We just have to come back and win somebody twice,” he said. The team of 9- and 10-year-olds played through 90-degree weather on Monday. “They are a great bunch of girls,” Contributed photo/Tanni Wenger Photography Studio Halle Parsons hits for the 8-10 Grant County Wildfire team at the District 3 All-Stars Tournament in La Grande. Contributed photo/Tanni Wenger Photography Studio Addy Northway pitches for the 8-10 All-Star team at the district tournament in La Grande. said Williams, whose assistant coach- es are Marissa Williams, Levi Watter- son and Ray Wenger. “They’re really talented, and they played well.” Wildfi re pitcher Drewsey Wil- liams was named Player of the Game on Saturday. Wildfi re’s third baseman Lauren Wenger received the honor on Sun- day, and pitcher/catcher Addy North- way earned the Player of the Game title on Monday. The Grant County SWAT (Softball with Attitude) Junior All Stars, 16 and under, also competed at the district tournament in La Grande. Led by head coach John Girvin and assistants Zeke Langum and Brandi Girvin, the team suffered a 16-2 loss to Union County on Monday, but made a big comeback on Tuesday. SWAT took on Pendleton, winning a 31-30 battle in seven innings. The Grant County team at one point was down by eight, making a big comeback toward the end in the game, which lasted nearly four hours. “We kept our head in it, played hard and came out on top,” John Gir- vin said. Riley Robertson was Player of the Game on Monday, and Jacey Cash was Player of the Game in Tuesday’s game against Hermiston. The team was scheduled to face the winner of the Union versus La Grande game Tuesday afternoon, past press time. If SWAT wins that game, they’ll play again Wednesday, the champion- ship to be played later that day. The winning team in each age bracket advances to the state tourna- ment, with the hope of reaching the Little League World Series. The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Swimmers dive in to compete last year during a John Day Swim Meet. Swimming season opens at Gleason Pool By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Let the splashing begin! Gleason Pool in John Day, 250 NW Canton St., opened Monday, June 12, for the sea- son. The recreational swim is 1-4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Family pool passes are $130 for those living within the John Day-Canyon City taxing district and $160 for out of district. Individual passes are $80 ($95 out of dis- trict). The cost to swim for the day is $3 ($4 out of district). There will be four sessions of swimming lessons, begin- ning Monday, June 19. Swim lessons are $40 ($45 out of district), and sign-ups began June 12. An adult lap swim is held 5-6:30 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thurs- days. Family swim night is 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays. A water aerobics class is held 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. The pool is closed Satur- day and Sunday. For more information, call Gleason Pool staff at 541- 620-4001. The John Day Swim Team held tryouts on Monday, and swim team board president Haley Walker said they had a great turnout of swimmers. Sabrina Howard leads the team as head coach with assistant coach Stephanie Le- Queiu. Team member 9-year-old Morgan Walker said she’s looking forward to the season, and her favorite part of swim team is traveling to meets. “You get to see how good the other team is,” she said. “It’s fun to see how good the competition is. “I’m looking forward to having fun with my coach. When you have a fun coach, you get to play games like sharks and minnows at the end of practice.”