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A18 Sports Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, September 27, 2017 PINK SCHEDULE Wednesday, Sept. 27 Continued from Page A10 Grant Union Prospector Mariah Moulton prepares to pound the ball to Enterprise in the Dig Pink match. the corner’s HOT SH T EEK OF THE W SAVANNAH WYLLIE School: Grant Union Grade: 12 Parents: Kari and Layton Wyllie Sport: Cross Country What I like best about my sport: “I like the pain. I like the hard work and getting to run with my teammates.” Coach’s Comment: “She practices hard, races tough and never complains. She has shaved two minutes off her time from our time trial a month ago.” -Coach Sonna Smith PROUD SPONSOR OF GRANT COUNTY ATHLETES 100 E. Main • Stoplight in John Day 541-792-0425 06193 “It’s for a good cause and people support it,” she said. Grant Union took the sweep, winning both matches. Against Enterprise, the Prospectors won with scores of 25-14, 25-8 and 25-20. “We had a rough start, with a few unforced errors, but we were able to quickly regain our focus and run our offense more effectively,” Speth said. The team had a total of 17 aces, and Moulton had a sea- son high 17 kills, with nearly six per set. Taylor Allen had six aces. Grant Union dominated Elgin in the fi nal set 25-4 af- ter beating them 25-14 and 25-15. “A couple of our goals for the day to improve on were free ball conversions and fi rst ball side outs,” Speth said. “We continue to get better in our serving percentage and effectiveness, as well as our serve-receive passing. We fo- cus on the process of improv- ing each day.” She highlighted senior Whitney McClellan’s im- provement “in all aspects of her game.” “She reads opposing hit- ters early, and makes strong defensive moves,” Speth said. Speth said the funds raised from the event, which in- cluded lunch and dinner, will support the Blue Mountain Hospital Foundation and the Side-Out Foundation. “I think it’s important for the girls to be aware and give back to the community,” she said. “It’s great to have a great turnout with the support.” On Tuesday, Sept. 19, Grant Union met up with the Hilanders in Burns, winning in three with scores of 26-24, 25-17 and 25-19. Speth said the team has been working to win the close sets. “Matches with Burns are always tough,” she said. Prairie City @ Burns at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 Grant Union volleyball @ Imbler at 1 p.m. Long Creek/Ukiah JV @ Prairie City JV at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29 Monument/Dayville football vs. Harper in Dayville at 1 p.m. Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Reagan Shelley is in action at the Dig Pink games. Prairie City football @ Huntington at 1 p.m. (PT) Prairie City volleyball @ Huntington at 2 p.m. (PT) Grant Union volleyball vs. Union in John Day at 4 p.m. Monument/Dayville volleyball vs. Condon/ Wheeler in Dayville at 5 p.m. Grant Union Prospector Taylor Allen attacks the ball in Saturday’s Dig Pink match against the Enterprise Outlaws. “There were several long rallies, as both teams played great defense. We had to scramble quite a bit defen- sively, but were generally able to get quality swings in transition.” She said she was most proud of their serving, acing Burns 14 times. “We passed at 94 percent on serve-receive, which is in- credible, as Burns is generally a very tough serving team,” she said. It was Grant Union play- er Hailie Wright’s fi rst match back since injuring her shoul- der a few weeks ago. “She looks very strong at setter,” Speth said. McClellan had 19 digs, Hailie Wright and Moulton each had nine kills, Allen had six aces and Kaylee Wright had fi ve aces. Grant Union hosted La Grande Tuesday, past press time. They’ll face Imbler on the road at 4 p.m. Thursday. The Prospectors host their strongest league competitors, the Union Bobcats, at 4 p.m. Friday in John Day. “Union has several seniors with a lot of experience,” Speth said. “Union is general- ly a good defensive team, so we will need to focus on win- ning long rallies and making strong plays.” Saturday, Sept. 30 Monument/Dayville volleyball vs. Prairie City and Burnt River in Monument at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3 Monument/Dayville vol- leyball vs. Mitchell/Spray in Dayville at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4 Monument/Dayville volleyball vs. Grant Union junior varsity in Monument at 5 p.m. ATTENTION BIG GAME HUNTERS • Bring your trophy down to Pioneer Feed and have your picture taken to be entered into our drawing to win great prizes! • Open to all ages starting now through November 13th 2017! • Big or small, we want to see them all! We will be giving away several prizes, gift certificates, a pair of Muck boots....Purina Antlermax feeds and blocks as well as game bags. 06122 06199 06199 Accepting New Patients / 541 550-5354 / 1351 NE 3rd St. Suite #100, Bend, Oregon 97701 06149 Bringing Doctor to John Day Oct 23rd / Medical Records Required / www.empowerclinics.com