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Blue Mountain Eagle
GIRLS
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game of the season, on the
road to Mitchell Saturday fac-
ing Mitchell/Spray, all Moun-
tain Lion girls were in on the
competition. Although the
Mountain Lions lost, 34-13,
coach Studtmann was happy
with how they played.
“I was pleased to see quite
a few blocks against a taller
team,” Studtmann said. “Glad-
ys is really good, and a good
jumper, and her sister Dortha
is quite a dribbler, so it gives
us time on offense to set up
openings.”
“The first game shows me
that Gladys will do really well
shutting down the post area,
and Dortha can take the heat
from pressure against the drib-
ble,” he said.
Gladys Johnson went out
with an injury in the second
quarter.
Studtmann said often new
players are afraid to push
through, but the team carried
on with just one experienced
player and performed well.
His main goal is increasing
confidence and growth as the
newer players learn the funda-
mentals and an understanding
of the game.
Studtmann said his biggest
concern is injuries or fatigue
knocking out his stronger play-
ers, but his biggest encourage-
ment is his team is “not going
down without a fight.”
“They’re not going to be in-
timidated by numbers, size or
experience,” he said.
Ukiah/Long
Creek girls
basketball
schedule
Dec. 15: @ Harper
Tournament at 6 p.m.
(MT)
Dec. 16: @ Harper
Tournament, TBD
Jan. 2: vs. Prairie City
in Ukiah at 4 p.m.
Jan. 5: vs. Burnt River
in Long Creek at 5 p.m.
Jan. 6: vs. Crane in
Long Creek at 2 p.m.
Jan. 9: vs. Mitchell/
Spray in Long Creek at
5 p.m.
Jan. 11: @ Pilot Rock
at 4 p.m.
Jan. 13: @ Huntington
at 2 p.m.
Jan. 16: @ Monument/
Dayville in Dayville at
5 p.m.
Jan. 19: vs. Harper in
Long Creek at 3 p.m.
Jan. 20: @ Four Rivers
in Ontario at 2 p.m.
(MT)
Jan. 23: vs. Pilot Rock
in Ukiah at 4 p.m.
Jan. 26: vs. Adrian in
Ukiah at 4 p.m.
Jan. 27: @ Burnt River
at 2 p.m.
Feb. 2: @ Prairie City
at 6 p.m.
Feb. 3: vs. Monument/
Dayville in Long Creek
at 2 p.m.
Feb. 9: @ Crane at 2
p.m.
ROUNDUP
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improvement, Lusco said.
He “was a close match
away from wrestling for third
place,” Lusco said, adding
Ethan Moore (106, 3-2) “did
an awesome job.”
Freshman Logan McClus-
key (145, 4-2) finished fourth
in what was his first big tour-
nament of the season.
Josh Carpenter (170) won
one match, showing improve-
ment in his first year of varsity
wrestling, Lusco said, adding
Savannah Wyllie competed in
her first-ever wrestling match-
es at the tournament.
Varsity wrestler Russell
Hodge (182) went 3-2, Had-
ley Boethin (195) wrestled in
close matches, going 1-2, and
Drew Lusco (285) went 2-2
in a tough bracket, the coach
said.
“Braden Spencer, Eli
Humbird, Dillon Maley,
Cameron Hallgarth all wres-
tled hard but did not win this
weekend,” coach Lusco said.
“Overall, this was a great
test,” he said. “It showed us
where we need to improve in
terms of weight class and con-
ditioning.”
He added, “Our younger
wrestlers competed very well
in the JV bracket.”
coach Bo Workman said his
younger players are showing
confidence and being more
productive on the court.
“We still have a lot to work
on, but I was happy with how
we played,” he said. “Our de-
fense is getting better, getting
more confidence, and our de-
fense end is getting more ag-
gressive.”
He added his team is im-
proving on anticipating pass-
ing.
On Wednesday, Dec. 6, the
Prairie City girls fell to 3A
Burns 57-38.
This weekend, the Panthers
have a six-plus hour road trip
to Klamath Falls for the three-
day Triad Tournament.
The Lady Panthers will
face the Pacific Pirates Thurs-
day, Horizon Christian on
Friday and Klamath Union ju-
nior varsity on Saturday.
Sophomore Panther Hailee
Wall said the tough schedule
is a good thing.
“I think it was really good
for us to be playing more
teams for the season, because
it really helps us to get the
aggressive drive to want to
win,” she said.
Workman said Zweygardt
won’t be present for the
games, so he’ll rely more on
his younger post players.
“We’re working on de-
fense a lot, and they’re getting
better at it,” he said.
Prairie City
Panther boys
Lady Panthers
take in the
aggressive at
Christmas Classic glory at Condon
Christmas
The 1A Prairie City Pan-
ther girls played with confi- Tourney
dence, winning their games at
the Dec. 8-9 Condon Christ-
mas Classic round-robin tour-
nament.
The Panthers claimed vic-
tories with a 57-34 win over
Ione, followed by a 45-32 win
over Condon/Wheeler, both
1A teams.
Senior Brianna Zweygardt
led the team in scoring in
both games, but Panther head
Prairie City Panther Lucas
McKinley put a damper on
Condon/Wheeler’s offense
in the team’s final basketball
match at the Dec. 8-9 Condon
Christmas Classic.
The Panther boys battled
for two wins, defeating Ione
78-44 and Condon/Wheeler
64-58.
Nearly everyone on the
roster scored in the game
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against Ione, said head coach
Sam Workman.
“They just came out ready
to play and put them away,” he
said.
Dorran Wilson led the Pan-
thers with 29 points, five steals
and six rebounds in the game
with Ione.
Levi Burke had 19 points,
five blocks and 12 rebounds.
Syd Holman contributed
eight points, eight rebounds
and three blocks for Prairie
City. McKinley scored eight
points and had eight rebounds,
Jojari Field had eight points
and three rebounds, Jayden
Winegar had six points and
Jonathan Lawrence had two
points and two rebounds.
Workman said McKinley
was a huge factor in their win
over Condon/Wheeler Satur-
day.
“I put him on the high-scor-
er for Condon/Wheeler and
kept their points down,” the
coach said. “He was really ag-
gressive and stayed in the kid’s
face the whole game and never
gave him a break.”
Wilson scored 26 points
with six assists, four steals and
seven rebounds in the game
against Condon/Wheeler.
Levi Burke had 12 points,
three blocked shots, two as-
sists and nine rebounds.
Lawrence had six points.
Holman 11 points, three
blocked shots and six re-
bounds, and McKinley had
nine points, three steals and
three rebounds
Prairie City travels to the
Triad Tournament in Klamath
Falls this week.
In the three-day contest,
the Panther boys will face
Powers at 5:15 p.m. Thurs-
day, Triad at 8:15 p.m. Friday
and Pacific at 12:30 p.m. Sat-
urday.
Their first home game will
be Tuesday, Dec. 19, hosting
the Powder Valley Badgers.
“We’re just going to keep
doing what we’re doing,”
Workman said. “They seem
to be getting off the bus and
playing hard so far.”
Lady Pros set the
pace for win in
Crane
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The 2A Grant Union girls
defense held the 1A Mustangs
off, as the Lady Prospectors
ran away with a 45-26 win on
the road.
Grant Union started off on
a positive note in Crane Tues-
day, Dec. 5, with a 12-7 lead
the
in the first quarter.
Going into the second half,
the Prospectors led by 11.
“I think Crane is a good
team,” said Grant Union head
coach Casey Hallgarth. “They
always play tough. They’re
gritty. We tried to establish
the pace.”
He said they missed some
easy shots and only had one
three-pointer in the game, but
he was happy overall with
how his team performed.
“I thought defense held it,”
he said, adding it’s a positive
when they can hold a team un-
der 30 points.
Prospector Kaylee Wright
led the team with 13 points,
followed by Madi McKrola
with 9.
This week Grant Union
hosted 3A Burns on Tuesday
past press time, and they host
Weston-McEwen Friday at 6
p.m. The Lady Pros are on the
road Saturday facing Heppner
at 4 p.m.
“We’ll call this the gaunt-
let week, where we have three
games,” Hallgarth said. “Each
one is going to be super tough.
It’s going to be a grind. It’s
going to show us where we’re
at and if the hype is real.”
Grant Union boys
turn up intensity
for win in Crane
The 2A Grant Union Pros-
pectors turned a two-point
lead at the half Dec. 5 in
Crane into a 12-point win
over the 1A Mustangs.
Grant Union head coach
Kelsy Wright said his team
came out a little flat in the
first two quarters, but adjust-
ments were made at halftime.
In the third, the Prospec-
tors’ full-court press and of-
fense improved.
“We got quite a few quick
buckets and got some good
looks on offense, and it went
smoothly after that,” Wright
said.
This week, Grant Union
played 3A Burns on Tues-
day past press time, and they
host Weston-McEwen at 7:30
p.m. Friday. On Saturday at
5:30 p.m., they’ll face the
Heppner Mustangs on the
road.
Heppner has some athletes
that tower over 6-feet tall.
“It’s going to be pretty
interesting,” Wright said.
“We have some excellent
rebounders, and I think our
quickness is going to help us
in that game.”
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SH T
HOT
EEK
OF THE W
HAILEE WALL
School: Prairie City
Grade: 10
Parents: Mike & Heather Wall
Sport: Basketball
Position: Post
What I like best about my sport: “It’s
really fun, and I like to be there with
everyone because my team is super
supportive.”
Coach’s Comment: “Hailee
shows up every day ready to
go. She’s coachable, an
incredible person and eager to
learn.”
-Coach Bo Workman
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