Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
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WEDNESDAY
October 18, 2017
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Grant Union Prospector quarterback Wade Reimers
breaks away en route to a touchdown, his teammate
Ty McDaniel (60) in back.
Lady Pros defend
Wapiti League title
Prospectors blow out
Panthers in second half
Pros host
Enterprise at
7 p.m. Friday
By Angel Carpenter
Wapiti district tourney
is Oct. 21 in La Grande
Blue Mountain Eagle
Ranked fi fth in state, the
2A Grant Union Prospector
football team is focused on a
goal of top place in the Wa-
piti League.
In their Friday home-
coming game, Grant Union
overcame a slow start to
claim a 68-16 win over the
Imbler Panthers, setting the
second half on fi re despite
the snow and chill.
Imbler slid past Grant
Union for a safety and in-
creased their early lead with
a fourth down touchdown
on their next possession,
adding the two-point con-
version for a 10-0 lead in the
fi rst quarter.
Grant Union progressed
with three fi rst downs in a
row. Then quarterback Wade
Reimers connected with re-
ceiver Zack Deiter to add
their fi rst points to the board.
Imbler led 10-6 going
into the second.
After an incomplete
pass brought a fourth
down, Reimers kept the
ball for a 20-plus-yard run
to score, also gaining the
two-point conversion with
a keeper.
Ryan Patterson then
scored for Imbler, giving the
Panthers a two-point lead,
16-14.
Imbler then recovered
an onside kick to take back
possession of the ball. The
move didn’t sit well with the
Prospectors.
Grant Union stalled Im-
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
In a show of tenacity, the Grant
Union Prospectors volleyball team met
last week’s challenges, clinching the
2A-6 Wapiti League title.
The team is ranked No. 1 for 2A
teams in the state.
Grant Union head coach Shae Speth
said the entire team contributed to the
effort as they swept both Imbler on Fri-
day and Union on Saturday, earning the
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No. 1 seed for the Saturday, Oct. 21,
2A-6 Wapiti District Tournament in La Grant Union Prospector Kaylee Wright prepares to pound the ball to the
Grande. The tournament is scheduled Imbler Panthers in Friday’s homecoming game in John Day.
for 10 a.m. at Eastern Oregon Univer-
sity.
cord, moved to the top spot in league, rors on 33 attempts.
“One of our primary goals this sea- 8-0, after last week’s wins, and Union is
Kaylee Wright had eight kills and
son was to defend our Wapiti League second at 6-2.
eight aces in the match.
title, and we accomplished that goal this
Enterprise and Imbler are tied at 3-5
“We came out playing great volley-
weekend,” said Speth. “Overall, we are and had a playoff game on Tuesday, ball from the start and never let up,”
becoming much more consistent serv- past press time. Elgin fi nished 0-8.
Speth said.
ing and on serve-receive. Each athlete
With Prospector Mariah Moulton
She said they played exceptionally
is making small adjustments right now attacking with 16 kills, Grant Union well, both individually and as a team.
that help contribute to our overall team claimed the victory over Union on the
“Mariah had a fantastic game,
success moving into the post season.”
road Saturday with scores of 25-13, 25-
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Grant Union, with a 21-1 overall re- 11 and 25-17. Moulton also had no er-
TOP IMAGE: The Grant Union Prospectors clinched the 2A Wapiti League title after their 3-0 win Saturday,
on the road, over the Union Bobcats.
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Lady Panthers gear up for Saturday’s district tourney
Panthers compete
at district Oct. 21
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Prairie City Panther volleyball
team is gearing up for Saturday’s 1A-8
High Desert District Tournament in John
Day after a league loss and a win on the
road last week.
Prairie City fell 3-2 in a tight game
against Crane Friday, then toppled Adrian
3-0 the following day.
On Friday, the Crane Mustangs won
with scores of 25-20, 25-22, 12-25, 23-25
and 15-11.
Panther coach Louanne Zweygardt
said it was an exciting match.
“We were very close in the fi rst two
sets, and then strong serving from Sierra
Dahlen and Brianna Zweygardt gave us the
momentum to really take over in the third,”
the coach said. “Sierra served eight in a row
with several aces to fi nish out the set.”
She said they kept their momentum up
through the fourth, but too many errors in
the fi fth cost them the win.
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Prairie City Panthers Rilee Emmel
(3) and Cassie Hire (23) go up
for a block, facing Grant Union
Prospector Shaine Madden (21) in
Thursday’s game in John Day.
“It was a great confi dence builder for
the team and really carried over to Adrian
the next day, when Brianna went on serv-
ing run and helped us gain the momentum
to overcome Adrian in three,” Zweygardt
said.
Prairie City beat the Antelopes with
scores of 25-19, 25-22 and 25-20.
In nonleague action Thursday, the
Panther varsity team and the 2A junior
varsity Grant Union Prospectors were
tied at 23-23 in their third set. Prairie City
overcame Grant Union for a 3-0 sweep
with scores of 25-17, 25-19 and 25-23.
The Panthers now sit at fourth in
league with an overall record of 15-6 and
4-3 in league.
“We are excited for the tournament
and are really going to focus on all-around
preparation for a long day of tough and
exciting volleyball,” Zweygardt said.
She said this week they’ll focus on re-
ducing errors and fi ne tuning their attack.
“We have improved a great deal, and
I feel like we are really ready to take it
to the next level of play,” she said.
Prairie City vs. Crane
Brianna Zweygardt: 6 aces
Sierra Dahlen: 7 aces
Mariah McClung: 4 aces
Cassie Hire: 13 kills
Rilee Emmel: 5 kills
Prairie City vs. Adrian
Brianna Zweygardt: 8 aces, 4 kills
Cassie Hire: 5 aces, 4 kills
Katie Hire: 3 kills
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Grant Union Prospector
Kellen Shelley grabs the
pass from quarterback
Wade Reimers and
scores a two-point
conversion.
bler’s offense with plays
including a sack from line-
backer Drew Lusco.
The Prospectors took
the lead going into halftime
when Reimers connected
with Deiter to score, and the
two-point conversion made
it 22-16.
The Pros found their
spark after a pep talk from
head coach Jason Miller
during halftime.
“I just asked them if
they’re a good team or a
great team,” Miller said. “I
said, ‘I’m not mad at you.
I’m just disappointed in the
way we played our fi rst half
– lack of focus, lack of effort
– and you change it or you
don’t.’”
The home team took the
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The Grant Union defense was tough against Imbler.
Prospector Elijah Humbird nabs a forced fumble
from Imbler’s Jayce Burnette. On the left is Cameron
Hallgarth and in back is Drew Lusco. No. 7 is Imbler’s
Chance Goodman.
Women ‘rally’ to fi ght for cure
Blue Mountain Eagle
Contributed photo
A Rally for the Cure golf scramble team wears “Rosie the Riveter” T-shirts for
Saturday’s event at the John Day Golf Club. From left, Jeanette Hueckman,
Kimberly Ward, Janie Brosemahaffey and Jody Helgerson.
Two teams tied to win Sat-
urday’s Rally for the Cure Golf
Scramble and Auction in John
Day.
A total of $3,000 in pro-
ceeds will benefit the Susan
G. Komen, Oregon and SW
Washington groups, breast
cancer organization.
The winners were Ron-
da Pade, Natalie Riley, Ash-
ley May and Lynda Far-
rell, also Kimberly Ward,
Jeanette Hueckman, Janie
Brosemahaffey and Jody
Helgerson.
“
The day was filled with love, laughter
and a few tears.”
Kimberly Ward,
Rally for the Cure Golf Scramble and Auction organizer
There were 32 golfers in all.
The winner of the Chip contest
was Cheri Rassmussen, and
winning the KP contest was
Judy Martin.
“The day was filled with
love, laughter and a few tears,”
said organizer Kimberly Ward.
She said one of her favor-
ite moments of the day was the
balloon launch.
“This is a time where golfers
can honor loved ones that have
passed from breast cancer or any-
one going through cancer or any
horrible disease,” she said. “It’s
a very moving and emotional
time.
“It’s our part in fighting for
a cure and doing all we can,”
Ward said. “Thank you to all
the golfers who came out to
fight for a cure and increase
awareness.”