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B2 Sports Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, February 7, 2018 SPORTS SCHEDULE Thursday, Feb. 8 Grant Union bas- ketball vs. Jordan Valley in John Day, girls at 5:30 p.m., boys at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 DO YOU HAVE THE SPEED TO STREAM? WE CAN HELP YOU FIND THE RIGHT PACKAGE FOR YOU! • Affordable packages for residential & business Monument/Day- ville basketball vs. Prairie City in Dayville, girls at 6 p.m., boys at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 Grant Union Gold dance team @ Tigard Dance Competition at 10 a.m. CALL TO PLACE YOUR ORDER! • Guaranteed speed packages – no buffering Ukiah/Long Creek basketball @ Crane JV, girls at 2 p.m., boys at 3:30 p.m. Monument/Day- ville basketball @ Burnt River, girls at 2 p.m., boys at 3:30 p.m. Grant Union bas- ketball @ Enter- prise, girls at 4 p.m., boys at 5:30 p.m. Fiber fast speeds to meet your needs! Prairie City basket- ball @ Crane, girls at 6 p.m., boys at 7:30 p.m. Thurs- day-Saturday, Feb. 15-17 Prairie City and Monument/Day- ville @ 1A-8 High Desert District Tournament in John Day, TBD BUNDLES ARE PACKED WITH: • Reliable landline telephone service • Unlimited local & long distance calling • Call Waiting & Caller ID • Fiber Fast Internet Friday-Sat- urday, Feb. 16-17 Grant Union basketball @ 2A Wapiti District Tournament in La Grande, TBD Grant Union wrestling @ OSAA Wrestling State Championships in Portland, TBD WE COMBINE BIG CITY TECHNOLOGY WITH SMALL TOWN VALUES! Friendly customer service Trust | Affordability Family | Friends Community | Education the S PORTS R OUNDUP Monument/ Dayville and Ukiah/Long Creek teams compete The Monument/Dayville Tiger girls beat the Harper Hornets 32-28 on the road Friday. Coach Taylor Schmadeka said, with two starters out, the girls stepped up to make key plays when needed. He said the Hornets played well at home, but his team forced 40 turnovers in the win. On Saturday, they added a 37-28 win over the Ukiah/ Long Creek Mountain Lions junior varsity team in Long Creek. “Saturday was a good game for my less experienced players to get some time on the court, which will help us going into districts when we need them to go into the game,” Schmadeka said. The Tigers and Mountain Lions made it a close game through the half. The girls were tied in the first quarter, and Ukiah/Long Creek had a 14-13 lead at the half. Ukiah/Long Creek coach Amos Studtmann said they maintained a lead into the fourth quarter, then got into foul trouble. “We had yet another game where Gladys and Dortha (Johnson) both fouled out,” he said, adding their remain- ing players couldn’t quite hold the line against the more experienced Tigers. Studtmann said Faith Burnette was their offensive “MVP” for the game. The Monument/Dayville Tiger boys fell 57-34 to Harp- er and 56-36 to Ukiah/Long Creek. Studtmann said the Monu- ment/Dayville boys were in- tense in Friday’s game. He said he looks forward to facing them again over the next couple of years as the Tigers develop and gain ex- perience. A big lead in the first quar- ter was a springboard for Uki- ah/Long Creek, which then rotated players through. Monument/Dayville will host Prairie City on Friday in Dayville with the girls play- ing at 6 p.m., and the boys at 7:30 p.m. The Tigers take on Burnt River on Saturday in their fi- nal league game of the season with the girls playing at 2 p.m. and the boys at 3:30 p.m. Ukiah/Long Creek plays its final game against the Crane junior varsity team on the road with the girls playing at 2 p.m. and the boys at 3:30 p.m. Studtmann said he looked forward to seeing how much the girls have improved since the last time they played Crane. For the boys, he said Ukiah/Long Creek lost by 1 point in their last contest. “This will give them a chance to redeem themselves and finish strong,” he said. corner’s HOT SH T EEK OF THE W JAMES KREAMIER School: Long Creek Grade: 10 Parents: Angie & James Kreamier Sport: Basketball Position: Shooting Guard What I like best about my sport: “I like playing with my teammates. We are really close, like a brotherhood.” Coach’s Comment: “James is dedicated to growth and to practice. This year he’s picking up the pace on defense, and he’s consistently been our high scorer.” - Co-coaches Amos Studtmann & TC Conner One Telephone Drive, Mt. Vernon 541-932-4411 155 West Main Street, John Day Your total communications people since 1914! PROUD SPONSOR OF GRANT COUNTY ATHLETES 100 E. Main • Stoplight in John Day 39371 541-792-0425 39413 Contributed photo Seven-year-old Owen Parsons of John Day placed third at the Jan. 27 Oregon Kids State Wrestling Championships in Redmond. The Humbolt Elementary second-grader is a member of the Grant County Wrestling Club, coached by Steve Parsons and assistant coach Tye Parsons. The Ukiah/Long Creek girls have a 4-13 record and the boys are 12-5. Grant Union dance team competes at Stayton The Grant Union Gold dance team attended their first dance competition Saturday in Stayton. “The girls did well,” said Grant Union head coach Kat- tie Piazza. “They are doing well with their expressions and projection, how they pres- ent themselves to the judges.” She said their formations were on point and they’re “hitting their counts” (keep- ing the beat). “It gave us a good starting point, and we know the work that’s ahead of us now in a highly competitive division (4A/3A/2A/1A),” she said. The 4A Valley Catholic team took first and were grand champions, meaning they re- ceived the highest score of all teams at the Stayton competi- tion, including 6A teams. Grant Union Gold’s theme this year is “Rise,” which is a song Katy Perry composed for the Olympics in Rio de Ja- neiro, Brazil. Grant Union competes at the Tigard Dance Competi- tion at 10 a.m. Saturday. Youth wrestler Owen Parsons places third at Kids State Grant County Wrestling Club member Owen Parsons, 7, of John Day wrestled for third place at the Kids State Wrestling Tournament in Redmond. Parsons’ record, for both the ORWAY and postseason USA Wrestling, was 28 wins with 22 wins by pin, and sev- en losses. Parsons competed in the Bantam 70 bracket at Kids State, beating Nick Daggett of La Pine in the quarterfinals. Parsons fell to Weston Cooke of Harper in the semifinal round. Parsons then wrestled two more times, beating both op- ponents by pin to take third. Other Grant County wres- tlers competing at Kids State were Taylor Parsons, Mason Benge, Jase Whatley and Jer- ett Waddel. They and other Grant County wrestlers competed in USA Wrestling postsea- son matches, including Jack Knowles, Tristan Clarry, Charley Knowles and Kale Trembly. The Grant County club head coach is Steve Parsons with assistant coach Tye Par- sons. Postseason results Cowboy Challenge, Prineville, Dec. 30 Owen Parsons, second place Taylor Parsons, fourth Mason Benge, third Classic Qualifier, La Grande, Jan. 6 Jase Whatley, second Owen Parsons, second Taylor Parson, fourth Jerett Waddel, third Kale Trembly, third Mason Benge, third Jay Winn Buckle Classic, Burns, Jan. 20 Jack Knowles, second Owen Parsons, second Taylor Parsons, third Mason Benge, fourth Kids State, Redmond, Jan. 27 Owen Parsons, third