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A18 Sports Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, September 13, 2017 FOOTBALL Continued from Page A10 The score 38-6, Grant Union fumbled the ball on their next pos- session. Prospector Drew Lusco went for revenge, sacking the Heppner quar- terback. Hadley Boethin also had a sack in the first half. Although they didn’t score again, Heppner came alive after the halftime break. The Mustangs moved the ball into the red zone. Hallgarth inter- rupted their march, picking up a fumble. Messy play on both sides ended the quarter with a series of intercep- tions and a fumble. Grant Union’s Cauy Weaver made the final touchdown of the game. “It was great that we could fi- nally beat Heppner,” Stokes said. “I thought we had an amazing first quarter, and after that there are a couple things to work on.” Reimers was also pleased with the outcome. “I’m glad we beat Heppner for the first time in eight years,” he said. “That was a huge accomplishment for our goal.” Miller said he was proud of his team’s effort, including defense only allowing six points. “The kids played hard in the first, and they kind of let up because they thought the game was in hand,” he said. “We’ve got to work on that, but overall the kids played hard.” Grant Union’s success at home follows their 26-8 win on Sept. 1 over Weston-McEwen, on the road in Athena. The Prospectors will face the Stanfield Tigers on the road at 7 p.m. next Friday. the Contributed photo Long Creek/Ukiah’s Gladys Johnson keeps the ball in play in Saturday’s game against Harper. S PORTS R OUNDUP Blue Mountain Eagle Lady Pros battle for win at Reedsport tourney Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Cauy Weaver catches a long pass in Friday’s game against Heppner. Grant Union Prospector Taylor Hunt (27), in center, tackles Heppner’s Coby Dougherty (24) with help from Cameron Hallgarth (28) with Hadley Boethin (73), back left, and Garrett Lenz (2) in the action. corner’s HOT SH T EEK OF THE W Friday, Sept. 15 Grant Union volleyball @ Baker Invitation- al Tournament in Baker City at 9 a.m. Grant Union football @ Stanfield at 7 p.m. WHITNEY MCCLELLAN Prairie City volleyball vs. Burnt River in Prairie City at 4 p.m. School: Grant Union Grade: Senior Parents: Debby and Ryan McClellan Sport: Volleyball Position: Libero Monument/Dayville volleyball vs. Hunting- ton at 4 p.m., Long Creek/Ukiah JV at 5:30 p.m. in Monument What I like best about my sport: “I like the speed of the game, and I really enjoy the team unity.” Coach’s Comment: “Whitney put in a lot of extra time and work in the off season to improve her serving, passing and defense. By improving her own skills, she has made the entire team much better as well. What I am most proud of though, is Whitney’s leadership both on and off the court. She has become much more vocal on the court, and is always positive and encouraging to her teammates.” -Coach Shae Speth Saturday, Sept. 16 Monument/Dayville and Prairie City volley- ball @ North Powder Jamboree in North Powder at 8 a.m. Monument/Dayville football @ Huntington in North Powder at 7 p.m. Prairie City football @ Joseph in North Powder at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19 PROUD SPONSOR OF GRANT COUNTY ATHLETES 100 E. Main • Stoplight in John Day 541-792-0425 SPORTS SCHEDULE Grant Union volleyball @ Burns at 4 p.m. 06134 The Grant Union Prospector volleyball team played aggres- sively for Saturday’s championship win at the Reedsport Les Schwab Invitational Tournament. Prospector Whitney McClellan said they faced tough teams. “It really showed us what we can do, because we played a lot of hard competition,” she said. “We’ll probably see a lot of those teams down the road, so it was good to see them presea- son.” Grant Union lost one set to St. Paul before battling back to win the match 2-1 with scores of 25-23, 25-17 and 15-13. The Prospectors beat Central Linn with scores of 25-21 and 26-24 in the semi-finals, and then met up with Weston-McEwen for the championship. “This is the third weekend in a row that we have faced Weston-McEwen at a tournament,” said Grant Union head coach Shae Speth. “After winning a close first set, we put a lot more pressure on them by serving strong and being aggressive offensively.” She added Mariah Moulton played well offensively and de- fensively with very few errors. All three of Grant Union’s opponents are currently ranked in the top five in state. “I was very proud of the girls with the lineup changes we needed to make, and for staying mentally focused throughout the day,” she said. On Sept. 5, Grant Union lost 2-3 to Culver at the Prospector court. The Bulldogs won with scores of 27-25, 19-25, 25-12, 21-25 and 16-14. Grant Union setter Hailie Wright injured her shoulder during the second set, diving to save a ball. She’s expected to be out for at least two weeks. Alcie Moore stepped in for Wright, and the team battled back to win that second set but couldn’t pull out the win. “We knew this would be a tough match, as Culver is always a strong team,” Speth said. “I was proud of the girls for facing adversity with lineup changes, and in continuing to compete for the match.” Grant Union stats vs. Culver: Mariah Moulton: led with 13 kills; 14 digs Kaylee Wright: 11 kills; 2 solo blocks Sydney Brockway: 8 kills; 14 digs; 3 aces Whitney McClellan: 12 digs Alcie Moore: 11 digs Trinity Hutchison: 7 kills; 2 solo blocks, 5 block assists Reagan Shelley: 2 kills; 4 block assists Long Creek/Ukiah places second at Harper Tournament In their first games of the year, the Long Creek/Ukiah Mountaineers climbed to a second-place finish at Saturday’s Harper Tournament. The Mountaineers, a junior varsity team, have five return- ing starters, and others are new to the sport. Long Creek/Ukiah won their first set in pool play 25-22 over Huntington, then took an 18-25 loss to Harper. After beating Burnt River 25-18, the Mountaineers took a 1-2 loss to Harper. Harper won the tournament, with Long Creek/Ukiah second, “The girls were excited,” said Long Creek/Ukiah co-coach Linda Studtmann. “Some of them were nervous. For some, it was their first game ever.” She said all the girls had some playing time throughout the day. Studtmann, who coaches with Reagan Enriquez, said the players are learning quickly how to play the game and work as a team. “We are looking forward to a great year,” Studtmann said. Panthers face adversity in loss to Pine Eagle Spartans Blue Mountain Eagle The Prairie City Panther football squad fought to the bitter end Friday night at their home field, losing 102-0 to the Pine Eagle Spartans. Prairie City lost a starting player to injury on the first play of the game. “It went downhill from there,” said Panther head coach Nate Barber, adding they were down to just eight players — in eight-man foot- ball — near the end. The score at halftime was 45-0. When a game reaches 45- 0, after halftime, the running clock starts, and the game is played to the end, unless inju- ries make “calling the game” a necessity. “I was proud of the kids who decided to play for pride and didn’t quit,” Barber said. Prairie City will face the Joseph Eagles at 1 p.m. Satur- day in North Powder. THE JUNIPER ARTS COUNCIL & JOHN DAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PRESENT KERRY GROMBACHER in concert WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017, 7 PM AT THE JOHN DAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH “Kerry Grombacher is the best kind of songwriter, with lyrics that take us on journeys to places we’ve never visited before, and melodies so pure and true that they seem to rise up from the plains…” - Nalini Jones, Newport Folk Festival The Juniper Arts Council is pleased to bring this modern-day troubadour back to Grant County for an encore concert. “There is no truer example of a troubadour than Kerry Grombacher.” Dave Stamey, 2016 Inductee, Western Music Hall of Fame The concert is free and open to the public. The Juniper Arts Council will accept donations for its scholarship fund. In 2017, the JAC gave three $500 scholarships to Grant County graduates. 06136 06092