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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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