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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
WEDNESDAY
October 11, 2017
Antelope gridders leap over Tigers in second half
Tigers face Mustangs in Crane on Friday
By Richard Hanners
Blue Mountain Eagle
Monument/Dayville junior
Gabe Walker had hot feet in
Saturday’s game against the
Adrian/Jordan Valley Ante-
lopes, scoring on three kickoff
returns.
The score was tied 16-16
at halftime, but the Antelopes
leapt ahead in the second half,
winning 52-32.
The fi rst quarter ended with
zeros on the scoreboard, as both
junior varsity teams struggled
through intermittent rain and
wind at the Monument fi eld.
The Antelopes were fi rst on the
board following an interception
halfway through the second
quarter.
The Tigers came roaring
back with Walker’s fi rst kick-
off return. Freshman quarter-
back Mark Thomas ran in the
extra point to tie the game. In
fast seesaw fashion, the Ante-
lopes ran in a touchdown from
midfi eld on their next posses-
sion.
But Walker ran back the
next kickoff for a touchdown
— breaking tackles as he
punched through the Antelope
special team defense. Thomas
ran in the extra point to tie the
game.
The Antelopes scored half-
way through the third quarter
with a long run from midfi eld.
On their next possession, the
Tigers were driven back, but
senior punter Rafael Duali-
bi booted one of several long
kicks to force the Antelopes
deep in their own territory.
It took only two plays for
the Antelopes to score, how-
ever. The extra-point try failed,
making the score 30-16.
Then, as one spectator not-
ed aloud, the Antelopes failed
to learn their lesson and kicked
deep to Walker again, who
scampered up the middle for
his third touchdown. The ex-
tra-point try failed, leaving the
score 30-22.
The Antelopes took the ball
to the one-inch line and scored
with a pass midway through
the fourth quarter, bringing
the score to 44-22. The Tigers
stopped the extra-point run.
About a minute later, the An-
telopes intercepted a Tiger pass
and scored several plays later.
A successful extra-point con-
version gave the Antelopes a
52-32 win.
Walker, who was crowned
Homecoming King at halftime,
also had numerous tackles and
a sack in the fi rst quarter.
“It was an exciting game,”
said Tiger head coach Nathan-
iel Ashley. “Our guys played
hard.”
He said he was pleased with
Walker’s kickoff returns.
“Our offense (later) stalled,
and we are going to work on
that a lot this week, but our de-
fense looked better than weeks
prior,” Ashley said. “Overall, I
was happy with the effort, and
we will build off that game for
The Eagle/Richard Hanners
this next game against Crane.”
The Tigers are on the road Dayville-Monument Tiger senior Rafael Dualibi heads
Friday to meet up with the around the corner in Saturday’s game against the Adrian-
Jordan Valley Antelopes on Oct. 7.
Mustangs at 1 p.m. in Crane.
SPORTS
SCHEDULE
Thursday, Oct. 12
Long Creek/Ukiah volleyball at
Harper and Huntington in Hun-
tington at 3 p.m.
Prairie City volleyball vs. Grant
Union JV I and II in Prairie City at
5 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 13
Monument/Dayville volleyball at
Jordan Valley at 1 p.m. (MDT)
Prairie City football at Crane at
1 p.m.
Prairie City volleyball at Crane at
2 p.m.
Grant Union volleyball vs. Imbler
in John Day at 4 p.m.
Panthers drop 3-1
match to Mustangs
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
T
he Prairie City Panthers
dropped Friday’s match to
their league foes, the Jor-
dan Valley Mustangs, 25-21, 22-
25, 25-16 and 25-18.
Prairie City stayed on top of the
scoring early in the fi rst match and
after Jordan Valley tied it 15-15 the
game was tight the rest of the way.
The Panthers were a few steps
ahead through most of the second
match, overcoming the Mustangs
threat when the score tied 22-22.
Prairie City’s Samantha Work-
man closed out the set with three
good serves for the win.
The Panthers started climb-
ing out of a 9-point defi cit in the
fourth set with Rilee Emmel’s
fi ve-serve run, but Jordan Valley
held onto their lead.
“We had too many unforced er-
rors on offense, and the Jordan Val-
ley team keeps the ball alive with
defense, and we weren’t able to
capitalize on that,” said Panther
head coach Lance Zweygardt.
On a positive note, the coach
said his team’s serving has im-
proved.
“We made them take the serve,
and we maintained a positive atti-
tude throughout, we just weren’t
able to bring our energy back,” he
said.
Honored for senior night were
Cassie Hire, Brianna Zweygardt,
Sierra Dahlen, Megan Camarena
and Mariah McClung.
Prairie City faces Grant
Union’s junior varsity teams for
nonleague play beginning at 5
p.m. Thursday.
On Friday, Prairie City travels
to Crane for a league match with
junior varsity action starting at 2
p.m., followed by varsity.
Prairie City also faces Adrian on
the road Saturday at 4 p.m. (MDT).
Grant Union football vs. Imbler in
John Day at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 14
Grant Union cross country at
Burns-Idlewild Meet at Idlewild
Campground at 10 a.m.
Monument/Dayville volleyball at
South Wasco in Maupin at 11 a.m.
Monument/Dayville volleyball at
Trinity Lutheran in Maupin at 1 p.m.
Grant Union volleyball at Union at
1 p.m.
Prairie City volleyball at Adrian at
4 p.m. (MDT)
Monday, Oct. 16
Monument/Dayville football at
Crane at 4 p.m.
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
The Prairie City Panthers enjoy the thrill of victory in the
second set against Jordan Valley. On the court, from left, are
Samantha Workman (9), Mariah McClung (8), Sierra Dahlen
(11), and Brianna Zweygardt (13).
TOP IMAGE: Prairie City Panther Sierra Dahlen aims the ball
over the reach of a Jordan Valley blocker in Friday’s game in
Prairie City.
Monument/Dayville volleyball at
Crane at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 17
Grant Union volleyball vs. Burns in
John Day (senior night) at 4 p.m.
Long Creek/ Ukiah volleyball at
Burnt River in Unity at 4:30 p.m.
Registration is open for Hilton Half
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Hilton Superhero
Challenge is scheduled for 8
a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4.
The race is a family
friendly event in Prairie
City, featuring views of
Strawberry Mountain. The
course is designed to ac-
commodate the beginning to
advanced runner and every-
one in between.
The Hilton Half races be-
gan to honor the late TR Hil-
ton, a Blue Mountain Hospi-
tal ambulance director who
passed away in 2013.
Runners can choose to
run a super-sized half (14
miles), 10K, 5K, or partici-
pate in “superhero tryouts”
for children of all ages.
Competitors are invited
to wear a superhero cos-
tume. Cost for the race is
$30.
Registration and packet
pickup for all events will be
held at Depot Park in Prairie
City. Packet pickup for the
14-mile run and 10K will
begin at 7 a.m. and a bus
transporting runners to the
10K starting line will leave
promptly at 8 a.m. from De-
pot Park. The 5K registra-
tion and packet-pickup will
begin at 7:30 a.m., and su-
perhero tryout registration
and packet pickup will be-
gin at 9:30 a.m.
Course information:
• Super-sized half-mar-
athon course: The 14-mile
route begins at Depot Park
in Prairie City, and follows
a mostly flat course in the
foothills of Strawberry
Mountain, with some slight
rolling hills, looping around
and finishing again at Depot
Park. There are two bath-
room stops along the route
and five hydration stations.
Portions of the race are on
paved and gravel roads.
Start time for this race is 8
a.m.
• 10K course: The route
begins on a gravel road and
will follow the final portion
of the half marathon course.
A small portion of the route
will be on Highway 26, fin-
ishing at Depot Park. There
will be one hydration sta-
tion. Start time for this race
is 9 a.m.
• 5K course: The course
will begin on a paved road
in the foothills of Strawber-
ry Mountain and finish at
Depot Park. Start time for
this race is 9 a.m.
• Superhero tryouts: This
event will include obsta-
cle-course-style fun for kids
of all ages. Each finisher
will receive a prize. Start
time for superhero tryouts is
10:30 a.m.
Registration is available
online at https://register.
chronotrack.com/r/30741 or
pick up a registration form
at Families First at 401 S.
Canyon Blvd. in John Day.
A 16 oz. glass with the
Hilton Superhero Challenge
logo will be given to each
participant, as well as other
prizes. For more informa-
tion, call Katrina Randleas
at 541-575-1006 or visit hil-
tonhalf.blogspot.com.
Eagle file photo
Kids and adults take a steady pace as they begin the 5K
portion of the Hilton Half last year. From left: Shiniyah
Hall, Jessica and Ted Hilton (back), Katrine Bogardus,
Madelyn Bailey, Heather Bailey pushing Sam Bailey
(back), and Logan Randleas.