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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
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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