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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
STATE
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“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.
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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.
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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
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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. It is nice to
see us executing in all three
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Duane Stokes carries the ball for Grant Union in Friday’s
game against Enterprise.
phases of the game,” coach
Miller said. “On to Union to
defend our league title.”
The Prospectors’ final
regular season game is away
against league opponent
Union at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct.
27. The Bobcats are 1-1 in
league play after a 20-12
win over Imbler last week,
and 1-6 overall.
Grant Union is now the
fourth-ranked 2A team
in the state, with a 2-0
Wapiti
League
record,
6-1 overall.
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