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stayed a step ahead, outshooting the Tigers
14-11.
Several Mountain Lions were in on
scoring for their strongest quarter in the
third, adding 21 to the scoreboard while
holding the Tigers to 7.
Monument/Dayville had a good handle
on things in the fourth, Schafer nabbing
a steal to score to start. He scored again,
and Hand and Wilburn added 2 more each
before Ukiah/Long Creek’s Ben Combs
scored off an assist from Chuen Sooksom-
chitra.
The teams traded baskets a few more
times before Ukiah/Long Creek claimed
the 25-point win.
Mountain Lion coach TC Conner, who
co-coaches with Amos Studtmann, said
their team performed well overall.
Both said they were especially happy to
see the team get the ball to Sooksomchitra.
“They all rallied to help Chuen,” Studt-
mann said. “We’re working, as they grow,
on getting better executing and avoiding
one-on-one situations, because of ego.”
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
The Monument/Dayville and Ukiah/Long Creek teams go after a loose ball in the Jan. 16 game.
S PORTS R OUNDUP
Lady Prospectors,
ranked fourth, pick
up two wins on road
The Grant Union Prospector
girls basketball team is sitting at
fourth among OSAA-ranked 2A
teams, and they’re 3-0 in the Wapiti
League.
The Lady Pros are 12-3 overall,
just one nonleague loss more than
the Enterprise Outlaw team, which
is 12-2 and 3-0 and ranked No. 9.
Grant Union picked up their
third league win on the road in Im-
bler Friday where they dominat-
ed 46-29. Prospector coach Casey
Hallgarth said it was an exciting
game.
“We started off really well de-
fensively, but they made some
tough shots,” he said.
The halftime score was 29-
17, Grant Union. The Prospectors
stepped up their defense in the sec-
ond half, allowing Imbler to score
only 12 points.
“I really think that we are coming
into our own and are understanding
how good we can be when we put
it all together,” Hallgarth said. “The
ladies work really well as a team on
both sides of the ball.”
Kaylee Wright led Grant Union
in scoring with 20, followed by Ma-
riah Moulton and Madi McKrola
with 8 each.
Grant Union also beat 3A Burns
on Jan. 16, 54-43, gaining some re-
demption after a 1-point loss to the
Hilanders earlier this season.
“Our second quarter was one of
our best all year,” Hallgarth said.
“Defensively, we were in attack
mode.”
Wright led Grant Union with 28
points, and Moulton had 10.
Grant Union will host Enterprise
at 6 p.m. Friday. Then they face the
Huskies at 4 p.m. Saturday in Elgin.
Hallgarth said the Outlaws are a
well-coached team that goes after
the ball. He said they’re thrilled to
host them first, and hope to make it
an exciting game.
“If we play like we can on both
sides of the ball, this game should be a
barn burner,” he said.
Prospector boys roll
on with 6-game win
streak
The Grant Union Prospector boys
basketball team (11-4 overall, 3-0
league) will host the Enterprise
Outlaws (4-10, 0-3) at 7:30 p.m.
Friday after a successful week on
the road.
Ranked No. 8 among 2A OSAA
teams, Grant Union won two road
games last week.
They beat the 3A Burns Hilan-
ders, 62-56, on Jan. 16 and the
Imbler Panthers in a league game
Friday, 56-31.
The Prospectors were off to a
quick start, with a 10-0 run on Im-
bler in the first few minutes before
the Panthers called a timeout.
“The boys played great,” said
Grant Union head coach Kelsy
Wright. “It was an opportunity to
get a lot different players on the
court throughout the game.”
He said he was “extremely hap-
py” with the outcome.
Wade Reimers led Grant Union
in scoring with 10, followed by
Kellen Shelley and Duane Stokes
with 8 each. Nine Prospectors
were in on scoring for the night.
“We had an aggressive press
... some good open shots, and the
boys rebounded really well and
got up the court really quick like
we’ve been practicing,” he said.
In Burns, the teams were tied
55-55 going into overtime.
Grant Union held the Hilanders
to 1 point, while Zack Deiter land-
ed two shots, and Reimers and
Stokes added points at the free-
throw line.
Stokes led the Prospectors with
22 points followed by Zack Deiter
with 14.
Looking ahead to Friday’s
game, Enterprise has lost three
league games but fell by just 3
points to Elgin, 5 to Union and 4
to Imbler.
“They have an aggressive 1-2-
2 press,” Wright said. “They have
some big kids and good height on
their team.”
Wright said this is the first time
they’ll face Enterprise this season,
and his team will prepare, concen-
trating on guarding the Outlaws’
outside shooters.
Grant Union will face the Hus-
kies (9-8, 1-2) on the road at 5:30
p.m. Saturday in Elgin.
Panther boys down
Antelopes on the
road 77-65, notch 8
consecutive wins
Prairie City Panther head boys
basketball coach Sam Workman
said their 77-65 win Saturday over
the Antelopes in Adrian was hard
fought.
“Adrian was a tough one,” he
said. “They play tough, they play
hard and they go at it.”
Prairie City pulled off a lead
to start and kept it throughout the
game, though “not a comfortable
lead,” Workman said.
“They shot well, and we didn’t
shoot quite as well,” he said.
Still, the Panthers led by 13 at the
half and by 14 going into the final
minutes.
“Syd Holman played tough, re-
bounded well and scored 19 points,”
Workman said. “Levi Burke re-
bounded well with 32 points.”
He added Dorran Wilson had
16 points, “but he was a lot of the
reason that Syd and Levi got their
points.”
Prairie City, which is on an
eight-game win steak, also had a
74-29 win, hosting Burnt River on
Jan. 16.
The 1A Panthers, ranked No. 8
with a 13-3 overall and 5-0 league
record, host the Jordan Valley Mus-
tangs (15-2, 6-0, ranked No. 5) at
6:30 p.m. Friday.
Workman said his team will have
to step up their defense, and not
give up so many points.
“We’ll definitely be ready to
play,” he said.
Prairie City will also face the
Huntington Locomotives (7-5, 3-2)
on the road at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
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