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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
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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