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A16 Sports Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, October 25, 2017 STATE Continued from Page A9 “But they’ll make adjust- ments, and it will be another tough match. Championship matches always are.” The Prairie City girls start- ed out strong in the first set, but Adrian caught up and pre- vailed, 26-24. The Panthers raced ahead in the second set, leading early on 7-1, thanks to strong serving by Brianna Zweygardt, and took the set, 25-16. Several tie scores and lead exchanges in the third set were followed by confusion over player rotation by Prairie City and a yellow card violation. Adrian won the set, 25-20, leaving the Antelopes one set away from a championship. The fourth set saw close back-and-forth play, with the score tied at 22 apiece when Prairie City called a time- out. Adrian errors gave the Panthers a 24-22 lead, and Zweygardt’s block at the net sealed the victory, 25-22. The girls had been playing volleyball since 9 a.m., and it was past 5 p.m. when the final set concluded, after a wild and the Contributed photos/Elizabeth Shelley Grant Union’s volleyball team poses with the trophy after winning the Wapiti League Championship Oct. 21 in La Grande. DISTRICT Continued from Page A9 The Eagle/Richard Hanners Prairie City’s Rilee Emmel hits the ball in the championship match against Adrian in the 2017 High Desert League Volleyball Tournament. terrific exchange. The Panthers were ahead 9-7 when Adrian rallied and tied the score at nine all. The Prairie City girls regrouped after a timeout and moved ahead, 12-10. But the Antelopes were not finished, tying the set at 13-13. A battle royal ensued, with nei- ther team giving an inch, until Prairie City persevered and pulled off the win, 20-18. Coach Zweygardt credited corner’s HOT SH T EEK OF THE W MARIAH MOULTON School: Grant Union Grade: 12 Parent: Jody Moulton Sport: Volleyball Position: Outside hitter the girls’ success to 90 per- cent serving with 15 percent aces. Panther senior Rilee Em- mel, who was named to the All-Tournament Second Team, served 95 percent overall with 12 aces out of 56 serves for the day. Freshman Samantha Workman served 97 percent with five aces. Powerhouses at the net and artful at the digs and passes, seniors Cassie Hire and Bri- anna Zweygardt were named to the All-Tournament First Team. Zweygardt was also named Player of the Year and Setter of the Year First Team All-League. Hire was also named to the First Team All- League. Senior Sierra Dahlen was named Second Team All- League, and Emmel and junior Emily Ennis received Honor- able Mention. “There was a lot of com- petition at the tournament this year,” coach Zweygardt said. “Our girls worked hard in practice on skills and game plans that coaches laid out the week leading to the tour- nament. They were able to execute and deliver in every match on Saturday, and it paid off with a district champion- ship.” He gave much of the cred- it to the team’s new assistant coach, Jordan Bass. “She has brought a tremen- dous amount of knowledge and experience to the Panther program,” he said. Next up for the Panthers is the second round of the state volleyball tournament on Sat- urday, time and location to be determined. The quarterfinals and finals will be played the following weekend in Red- mond. “Moving forward into state, we are working on individual adjustments to continue our success as a team – making sure our defensive position- ing is strong, and our offense is consistent.” Moulton was named All- League Player of the Year. McClellan, Kaylee Wright and Hailie Wright were named All-League First Team. Brockway was named All-League Second Team, and Shelley and Hutchison were honorable mentions. Speth was named Wapiti League Coach of the Year. “Rankings freeze tonight at 10, so we won’t know of- ficially who we play until Wednesday morning,” Speth told the Eagle on Tuesday. “But it will be at home, like- ly early afternoon on Satur- day, Oct. 28, against Myrtle Point.” The final eight will play at Ridgeview High School in Redmond on Nov. 3. Wapiti League Player of the Year Mariah Moulton serves at the league tournament Oct. 21, where the team defeated Imbler in the championship. FOOTBALL Continued from Page A9 What I like best about my sport: “I like all the girls that I play with and being the team to beat this year. It should be our year to win state.” Coach’s Comment: “Mariah is a four-year varsity starter as an outside hitter. It has been a true pleasure to watch her develop into such a skilled volleyball athlete, both offensively and defensively. She is competitive and driven, and determined to meet individual and team goals.” -Coach Shae Speth PROUD SPONSOR OF GRANT COUNTY ATHLETES 100 E. Main • Stoplight in John Day 541-792-0425 18927 run after that. The point-after attempt failed. The Outlaw run game picked up, as they drove to the 20-yard line, but the Grant Union defense held them to four-and-out, leaving it 44-0 at the half. Enterprise had another chance to score early in the third quarter after recovering a Prospector fumble, but the Outlaws couldn’t move the ball. Freshman running back Logan McCluskey then ran 20 yards for a touchdown for Grant Union, and Shelley ran in the extra points for a 52-0 lead. The Outlaws marched down field, but Grant Union held them at the 15-yard line as the third quarter ended. In their next possession, a Prospector fumble gave En- terprise the opportunity it needed to finally get on the board. The kick after, how- ever, hit the goal post, leav- ing the score 52-6. Grant Union sent in its JV after that to finish the game. The second string drove down field and made Contributed photo/Elizabeth Shelley Cameron Hallgarth (28) leads the way for Zack Deiter in Grant Union’s game against Enterprise Friday. it into the end zone only to have the play called back on a penalty. The Prospectors totaled 522 offensive yards in 57 plays to the Outlaws’ 112 yards. Grant Union gained 365 yards on the ground and 157 yards in the air, notching 20 first downs to the Out- laws’ nine. “I thought the players performed well. 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