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Sports in Review Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, December 27, 2017 A13 Contributed photo/Tanni Wenger Photography 15. The Grant Union Prospector team celebrates their win at the OSAA Volleyball State Championships. SPORTS 13. Ukiah/Long Creek soccer team has sea- son of success Continued from Page A10 Championships on May 19 in Eugene, just 4 points behind the 11-member East Linn Christian. Wright placed first in jav- elin, second in high jump, second in the 100-meter dash and second in the 4x100 with teammates Brockway, Hutchi- son and Sierra Cates. Hutchison had a first- place finish in the triple jump and second in the long jump; Brockway placed third in the long jump; and Rude finished second in javelin, third in pole vault and third in shot put. Eleven players on the Uki- ah/Long Creek junior varsi- ty soccer team, led by coach Amos Studtmann, enjoyed three wins, two ties and no losses on the season. 14. Lady Panthers win district volleyball tournament title, ad- vance to state playoff The Prairie City Panther girls volleyball team, going in as the No. 4-seed, won the 1A-8 High Desert Dis- trict Volleyball Tournament on Oct. 21, defeating Adrian 3-2 with scores of 24-26, 25- 16, 20-25 and 25-22. Led by coaches Lance and Louanne Zweygardt, Prairie City ad- vanced to the second round state playoff against Days Creek Oct. 28, falling 2-3 in a close match. Days Creek won 25-15, 23-25, 26-24, 23-25 and 15-8. 6. Sophie Pettit sprints to 1st in 100 at state for Monument, 4x100 team takes 4th Monument Tiger Sophie Pettit defended her state title in the 100-meter dash on May 19 at the state track meet in Eugene. She also placed fourth in the 200. The 4x100 team of Pettit, Kyla Emerson, Faythe Scha- fer and Dinora Vidrio Landin placed fourth. Emerson also earned fourth in the 100-hurdles. The Monument team was led by head coach Darrin Dailey. 7. Dayville javelin thrower Kristina Humphreys nails 2nd at state Kristina Humpheys of Dayville School went the distance in javelin this year, earning second place on May 19 at the OSAA 1A State Championships in Eugene. The Dayville team was led by head coach Peter Bogardus. 8. Prospector softball girls advance to state playoffs The Grant Union Pros- pector softball team, led last season by head coach DeAn- na Nash, reached the round one playoff game at the state championships in Vale where they fell 8-6 to Glide May 24. Grant Union ranked 10th to advance to the champion- ships. Contributed photo/LindseyWyllie.com 9. GW Clark of Long Creek steer wrestles for third place at the Oregon High School Rodeo Association State Finals Rodeo in Prineville. Clark, who is a 2017 graduate of Monument High School, rides for the Harney County High School Rodeo Club. 10. Long Creek bare- back rider earns second at California state finals Cauy Pool of Long Creek had a second-place finish at the June 10-17 California High School Finals Rodeo in Bishop, California, rid- ing for the District 1 team. He advanced to the July 16- 22 National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyoming. 11. Wildfire girls softball team slides to third in state The Grant County Wild- fire softball team, with play- Zach Williams, also earned the District 3 championship title at the tournament in La Grande in June. 12. John Day swim team splashes to sec- ond at district meet Eagle file photo 12. Swimmers compete at the John Day Invitational, including Quentin Hallgarth, back left, and Justin Hodge, right, of the John Day Swim Team. ers ranging from 8 to 9 in age, earned third at the July 20-24 Oregon State Lit- tle League Softball 8-9-10 Tournament in Medford. The team, led by head coach The John Day swim team, led by head coach Sabrina Howard, placed second at the July 28-30 District Swim Meet in Prineville. Of the boys teams, John Day won first place. Quinten Hallgarth, who swam in the 13-14 boys division, won the Richard G. Bogart Memorial Award for the highest point swimmer for ages 5-18 on the John Day team. The 2A Grant Union vol- leyball team beat Culver 3-1, with scores of 25-23, 22- 25, 25-17 and 25-20 Nov. 4, making it the first time since 1989 that Grant Union won the state championship in Redmond — when Prospector head coach Shae Speth was herself a junior on the varsity team. The team also won the Wapiti District title this year. 16. Grant Union foot- ball team battles at quarterfinals After shutting out Central Linn 52-0 on Nov. 4 in the first round of the 2A playoffs, the Grant Union Prospector football team had a 50-14 loss to Santiam on Nov. 11. Grant Union, led by head coach Ja- son Miller, hosted both games in John Day. The Prospectors earned the Wapiti League title this year. 17. Speth, Moulton earn all-state coach, player of the year honors 9. Long Creek steer wrestler grabs third at state finals GW Clark of Long Creek placed third in steer wres- tling in the June 8-10 Oregon High School Rodeo Finals in Prineville, riding for the Har- ney County club. He went on to compete at the July 16-22 National High School Rodeo Finals in Gillette, Wyoming. 15. Grant Union wins first volleyball state championship in 28 years EO Media Group/Kathy Aney 6. Monument’s Sophie Pettit lets out a victorious yell after winning the 1A girls 100-meter dash at the OSAA State Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene. It warrants another men- tion that Grant Union volley- ball head coach Shae Speth was named Coach of the Year and outside hitter Mariah Moulton was named Player of the Year after the team won the state title.
