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Blue Mountain Eagle
S PORTS R OUNDUP
Volleyball teams
serve up awareness
Grant Union
downs Stanfield
52-16
Eagle file photo
Grant Union Prospector Reagan Shelley is in action
at a previous Dig Pink rally in John Day. Two Grant
County volleyball teams are raising cancer awareness
during this week’s games — all fans are encouraged
to wear pink. On Friday, Prairie City hosts Harper at
4 p.m. for homecoming and will raise funds for local
cancer patients with raffle baskets. On Saturday, Grant
Union hosts Enterprise at noon and Elgin at 5 p.m.
for their ninth annual Dig Pink matches, focusing on
breast cancer. Profits will benefit the BlueMountain
Hospital Foundation and the Side-Out Foundation. A
choice of pulled pork sandwiches ($10) or potato bar
($8) with sides and drink will be served from 11:30 a.m.
to 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. There are also themed
raffle baskets, a 50/50 raffle, and t-shirts and candles
for sale.
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KYLA EMERSON
School: Monument
Grade: 11
Parents: Dan and Kristi Emerson
Sport: Volleyball
Position: Outside Hitter/Middle Hitter
What I like best about my sport: “I’m looking
forward to what we can accomplish as a team. I’m
excited for the games that we can show what we can do.
I’m always excited to be out on the court. I like to get
(my teammates) up and ready for the next play.”
Coach’s Comment: “She is a dynamic player and brings
a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the team. She is
positive and outgoing and helps the other
teammates to be more confident.
She’s really stepped up into a
leadership position on the team.
I’m proud of her.”
-Coach Kristi Emerson
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Grant Union Prospector
quarterback Wade Reimers
connected with wide receiver
Kellen Shelley on Friday for
the team’s first touchdown of
the night in their 52-16 win
over the Stanfield Tigers.
Grant Union had a com-
manding 22-0 lead in the first
quarter and continued to pour
it on, dominating 36-8 at the
half.
“The kids played well,”
said Grant Union head coach
Jason Miller. “Offensively,
we were extremely efficient
and executed well.”
The Prospectors led their
opponents in passing yards,
114 to 38, averaging 14.3
yards per pass. Grant Union
also averaged 10.9 yards per
rush.
Stanfield found the end
zone for two touchdowns, but
the Grant Union defense held
them to 16.
In the third, Grant Union
picked up a fumble recovery
for a touchdown.
“I challenged them to put
together a complete game
offensively and they provid-
ed,” Miller said. “I’m very
pleased.”
The nonleague road win
gives Grant Union a 3-0 pre-
season record.
The Prospectors host
neighboring rival Burns at 7
p.m. Friday for a nonleague
game.
Monument/
Dayville falls to
Huntington in
close loss
The Monument/Dayville
Tigers suffered a 42-36 loss
to Huntington on Friday at
North Powder’s football field.
“It was a good game,” said
Tiger head coach Nathaniel
Ashley. “We played well.”
He said, for the most part,
their mistakes were due to in-
experience.
The teams were tied at the
half 22-22, then Huntington
pulled ahead 42-22, going
into the fourth.
“Fatigue played a role in
the second half as well,” he
said. “We did a lot of things
good and have a good founda-
tion to build off of for the rest
of the season.”
Monument/Dayville hosts
Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler at 1
p.m. Friday in Dayville.
“We are going to have a
good week of practice and
work on some issues we had
last week and be ready to play
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Contributed photo/Elizabeth Shelley
Grant Union receiver Kellen Shelley (10) catches the Prospector’s first touchdown in
Friday’s win over the Stanfield Tigers.
Friday,” Ashley said.
Grant Union
Lady Pros
claim Baker
Tournament
victory
The Grant Union Prospec-
tor volleyball team is on a roll
with a 12-1 overall record in
the preseason.
The Lady Pros won the
championship match Friday at
the Baker Tournament, mak-
ing it their fourth tournament
win.
Grant Union had a shaky
start in pool play, losing a set
to La Grande.
The Lady Pros still ended
up at the top to earn a bye in
bracket play.
The Prospectors then beat
Enterprise 2-0 with scores of
25-13 and 25-15 and overtook
Baker, 25-15 and 25-13.
“For the championship
match, we played Baker,”
she said. “We served excep-
tionally well and played great
defense both in the back court
and on the net. I was proud of
the girls for shaking off some
of the issues of the morning
and being able to come back
and win the tournament.”
Grant Union traveled to
Burns for a nonleague match
Tuesday, past press time.
The Lady Pros will host
their annual Dig Pink Rally
on Saturday, raising breast
cancer awareness while fund-
raising for the cause. Grant
Union faces Enterprise at 12
p.m. and Elgin at 5 p.m.
Grant Union
cross country
‘scampers’
through mud pit
For many Grant Union
athletes, Saturday’s Catherine
Creek Scamper was their first
cross country competition.
“Catherine Creek is chal-
lenging in many ways; it has
a mud pit that the athletes
traverse twice in their rac-
es,” said head coach Sonna
Smith. “The mud was up to
mid-thigh and slick and heavy
when they exited the pit.”
The high school athletes
traveled up the side of a moun-
tain on a single-lane trail.
Facing these obstacles,
Smith said they still had a
good set of races.
“Surprisingly we had sev-
eral athletes get their best time
so far on this difficult course,”
she said.
Smith fielded three full
teams, including boys varsi-
ty with seven athletes, junior
varsity boys with five and
middle school boys with six.
Running as individuals
were two varsity girls, two
junior varsity girls and one
middle school girl.
Next up for the team is the
Footrace in Valhalla at Uma-
tilla.
The girls varsity race starts
at 1:40 p.m., and boys varsity
is at 2:10.
Eagles swoop
the Panthers
The Prairie City Panthers
have had a slow start to their
football season and have
some freshmen players out
with injuries.
Prairie City succumbed to
the Joseph Eagles on Saturday
in Powder Valley with a 46-0
loss.
“The first half of the game
did not go our way, but the
second half was much better,”
said head coach Nate Barber.
“We were able to move the
ball and our tackling was bet-
ter.”
He added, “The biggest
thing that we have to work on
is mental toughness and heart.
When athletes decide to exe-
cute what they are coached to
do and perform, good things
can happen.”
Barber said they’ll play
this week with those who
are able to step up and
play.
For homecoming at 1 p.m.
Friday, the Panthers host
Harper in Prairie City.