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A10 Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, September 13, 2017 WEDNESDAY September 13, 2017 Contributed photo Down Under Sports athletes, from left, Kaylee Wright, Kristina Humphreys and Jozie Rude stand together as they prepare to travel to Australia to the track and field competition. Three Grant County student athletes take on global competition down under Prospectors crush Mustangs By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle The Grant Union Prospec- tors crushed the competition Friday night, claiming a 44-6 victory over the Heppner Mus- tangs in John Day. Grant Union made a tre- mendous push at the start with a 24-0 lead in the fi rst quarter. “We started the game well,” said Prospector head coach Jason Miller. “Heppner had a lot of turnovers and made mis- takes, and we capitalized on it.” He added, “We had one as- signment break down, leading to a touchdown in deep pass, but other than that we kept in front, made good tackles and played well.” The Prospectors started off on the right foot when Elijah Humbird made a two-point safety. Grant Union receiver Duane Stokes scored two touchdowns early in the quar- ter with Cameron Hallgarth making the two-point conver- sion on the fi rst. The Heppner quarterback tossed the ball into the hands of Grant Union’s Garrett Lenz to give the Prospectors another scoring opportunity. Prospector quarterback Wade Reimers connected with Zack Deiter for a big gain to the 15-yard line. Duane Stokes and Camer- on Hallgarth moved the ball closer. Reimers scored a keeper touchdown with Kellen Shel- ley making the two-point con- version to make it 24-0. Grant Union’s defenders Humbird and Eli Carniglia made tackles to rein in Hep- pner to close the fi rst quarter. In the second, Grant Union’s Zack Deiter broke tackles to claim his fi rst touchdown of the night. Prospector Taylor Hunt put Grant Union Prospector Wade Reimers takes a quarterback keeper up the field in Friday’s game against Heppner. The Eagle/Angel Carpenter the brakes on Heppner when he made a fourth-down sack, and Grant Union took over on downs in their red zone. Deiter scored six and Hall- garth made the two-point con- version. With just a couple minutes left in the fi rst half, Heppner picked a pass, and Mustang Payton Lehman caught a big touchdown pass to put six on the scoreboard. Grant Union’s Mason Gerry intercepted Heppner’s throw, preventing the two- point conversion. See FOOTBALL, Page A18 Tigers rally at the Prospector JV net By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle The Monument/Dayville Tiger varsity team held out for a 3-2 win Wednesday over the Prospector Junior Varsity I team in a volleyball battle at the Grant Union court. The Tigers pounced 25-10 in the fi rst set of the evening. Grant Union turned it around in the second, winning 31-29. Monument/Dayville ral- lied 26-24 in the third set, lost 19-25 in the fourth and came back for a 15-9 win in the fi - nal. “I’m completely thrilled,” said Tiger head coach Kristi Emerson. “Their serves and hitting were good. It was a good night.” Tiger Faythe Schafer start- ed the fi nal set off with a 6-point serving run. “They pulled themselves together when needed and Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter Monument/Dayville Tiger Faythe Schafer (3) is in action, facing Grant Union’s McKeeley Miller (4) across the net. Grant Union’s Shaine showed great teamwork,” Emerson said. Grant Union Junior Varsity I coach Rhonda McCumber said her team had some great moments offensively and de- fensively. “They came out and played really hard against a varsity team,” she said. “I’m real- ly proud of how far they’ve Madden is in action Sept. 6 come so far this season.” The Grant Union junior against Monument/Dayville varsity girls also played in the at the Prospector court. Sept. 2 Heppner Tournament, against several varsity teams, the Baker Invitational Tourna- fi lling in for a team that was ment at 9 a.m. Friday. unable to attend. Monument/Dayville trav- “Some of these faces will els to North Powder on Sat- be the future of Grant Union,” urday for the North Powder McCumber said. Jamboree with action starting Grant Union competes at at 8 a.m. Students enjoy athletic, cultural adventure By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Three Grant County ath- letes trotted the globe this summer, over 7,000 miles, for the competition of a lifetime at the Down Un- der Sports Track and Field Championships. Grant Union junior Kaylee Wright and senior Jozie Rude and Dayville sophomore Kristina Hum- phreys journeyed to Griffi th University in Queensland, Australia, July 7-9, compet- ing for Team USA against athletes from Australia and New Zealand. The trio came home with an abundance of memories, and ideas for approaching their sports at home. When they weren’t com- peting with hundreds of oth- er student athletes, the girls enjoyed leisure time and making new friends. Swimming in the ocean after practice was one of Rude’s favorite activities on the trip. “The ocean is a lot warmer than it is on the U.S. coast,” she said. “It was winter over there, and we were able to go into the ocean.” Wright said she also en- joyed time at the beach, adding it rained the fi rst day, then was a comfortable 90- 95 degrees after that. The Australians were competitive at the meet, she said. “They were getting ready to go to the Bahamas for an even bigger track meet, so this was a practice meet for them,” she said. On the fi rst day of compe- tition for the 4x100, Wright learned who her teammates were that morning, and they earned second place after only a couple handoffs in practice. Wright said there were about 600 Australians and New Zealanders and about RODEO Continued from Page A1 Sixteen-year-old Jacob Curry of Redmond won a pay- out of $912 in bull riding. (See more results on Page 10.) Besides the exciting rodeo events, cowhide rug races, part of Saturday evening’s enter- tainment, brought on cheers from the crowd. Rodeo royalty Among the cowhide racers was the 2017 Fair and Rodeo Court, Queen Jessica Carter and Princess Trinity Hutchison. Although they didn’t win the contest, they were all smiles as Carter, minutes later, presented Hutchison with ros- es as the 2018 Fair and Rodeo Queen. Courtney Nichols, a Day- ville High School junior, was named princess. Carter, a 2017 Grant Union graduate, said she enjoyed her reign the past year. “I feel very privileged to have had the opportunity to Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter Jordan Minor of Hermiston competes in breakaway at Saturday’s NPRA Rodeo at the Grant County Fairgrounds in John Day. represent Grant County around the state,” she said. “I really enjoyed the home rodeo and appreciate everyone who came out to support us this year.” Hutchison, a Grant Union junior, said she enjoyed tour- ing and representing rodeo. “The home rodeo is always the funnest, in my opinion,” she said. “It’s always nice to look up in the grandstands and see a nice turnout. I’m very grateful to be able to represent the county once more, this time as queen.” Carter and Hutchison made over 58 appearances during their 2017 reign. Nicole Israel of Dayville was their adviser. Nichols said she’s grown up around rodeo and has looked up to the royalty. “I’m super excited to be a role model for the younger kids, and that’s probably my Fair Board Chairwoman Donna Palmer, left, watches as 2017 Fair and Rodeo Queen Jessica Carter passes the “torch” and the roses to the 2018 princess Courtney Nichols and queen Trinity Hutchison, right. favorite part,” she said. Lil Miss NPRA Rowdy Is- rael, a Dayville sixth-grader, will make her fi nal stop at the Sept. 15-16 NPRA Finals Ro- deo in Prineville. Rowdy made more than 60 appearances during her reign. Her advis er was Jean McPherson of Terrabonne. Fair manager Mindy Win- egar said she appreciates the sponsors and the audience who supported the event. “We’re trying to keep this tradition alive, since we are one of the longest run- ning rodeos in Oregon,” she said. NPRA Rodeo/John Day results: Bareback Kyle Bounds, Harrisburg, 84, $504 Kevin Lusk, Bonney Lake, 73, $302 Xavier Gilbert, 67, $202 Saddle Bronc Luke McKay, Juntura, 82, $461 Charlie Barker, Culver, 78, $346 Jacob Phillips, Vista, 71, $230 Nathan Joyce, Juntura, 69, $115 Bull riding Jacob Curry, Redmond, 83, $912 Novice saddle bronc Jack Bentz, Burns, 51, $58 Tie-down roping 400 Americans from all the states. She also competed in the 100-meter dash and fi nished fi fth in the women’s 16- 17 division (500g) javelin throw with a mark of 38.83 meters (127-40 feet). Rude participated in shot put, javelin and discus. She fi nished fi fth in the women’s 18-19 division (600 g) javelin throw with a mark of 30.81 meters (101- 08 feet). She said her coaches shared helpful tips. “Coach Griswold taught me to rotate more on my right foot when I plant (for discus and shot put),” she said. “And ‘coach D’ taught me that I need to be throwing at a 45 degree angle (for dis- cus and shot put).” She said the other teams had an advantage because they use lighter implements at a younger age, gradual- ly working their way up in weight, in all the throwing events. Jumping in with a new team, she said, was a valu- able experience. “When I go off to college, it will help,” she said. Humphreys, who com- peted in javelin, said she en- joyed getting out and meet- ing new people in the sport. In leisure time, some of her favorite activities includ- ed visiting a wild kangaroo fi eld and then a zoo, where she petted tame kangaroos and saw emus, wombats and koalas. Wright said it was fun to shop and eat at different restaurants, but more impor- tantly, she said, she learned to keep an open mind to what others have to say. She said the Australians she met have year-round track and focus on healthy nutrition. Many are also working toward competing at college and training for the Olympics. “I learned a lot from the Australian girls,” Wright said. “Their level compared to our level is so much more in depth.” See GLOBAL, Page A13 Michael Penderson, Hermiston, 8.4, $634 Shane Erickson, Terrebonne, 8.7, $475 Jordan Tye, Canby, 9.5, $317 Cully Stafford, Prineville, 9.8, $158 Steer wrestling Sean Santucci, Prineville, 5.7, $490 Brady Brower, Caldwell, 5.8, $306 Tucker Wright, Canyon City, 5.8, $306 Zach Raley, Brush Prairie, 6.7, $122 Team roping Phoenix Everno, 6.6, $691 Calgary Smith, 6.6, $691 Quade Patzke, 6.7, $518 Tanner Patzke, 6.7, $518 Cully Stafford, 6.9, $346 Shane Erickson, 6.9, $346 Ryan Powell, 7.4, $173 John Hagler, 7.4, $173 Breakaway Jennifer Frohman, Yelm, 2.6, $748.80 Alysha Barraza, Roseburg, 2.8, $561.60 Danyelle Williams, Vale, 2.9, $374.40 Hope Lutrell, Prineville, 3.1 , $93.60 Quincy Pendergrass, Adrian, 3.1, $93.60 Barrel Racing Amanda Waller, Elgin, 17.64, $730.80 Jade Crossley, Hermiston, 17.96, $604.80 Katy Kafka, Burns, 18.08, $478.80 Ria Kent, Marsing, 18.15, $352.80 Stevie Rae Willis, Terrebonne, 18.19, $226.80 Italy Sheehan, Shoshone, 18.21, $63.00 Samantha Kerns, Haines, 18.21, $63.00
