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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
WEDNESDAY
March 28, 2018
Contributed photo
The Grant County Special Olympics team and unified
partners, front row from left, Elizabeth Swarthout, Crystal
Wimberley, Katie Shockley, Rodney Brunson, Josiah
Hoeffner, Dave Hoeffner; back row, Lauri Shockley, David
Gill, Michael Shockley, Jay Colson, Brian McKrola, Caleb
Madsen, Charley Fronapel, Deronda Lallatin and Eddie
Humbird (behind Dave Hoeffner).
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Grant Union Prospector Damion Young pitches against Homedale on Thursday.
Prospectors 1-2 at Iron
Triangle Tournament
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant Union Pros-
pectors fell to the strong
Homedale, Idaho, Trojans
6-3 in their first matchup of
the Iron Triangle Tournament
at Malone Field in John Day,
but the team bounced back
Friday and Saturday for two
wins.
In the bottom of the first
inning against Homedale,
Prospector Warner Robert-
son batted in Wade Reimers
and Zack Deiter off a single.
Logan McCluskey followed
up with a single, scoring
Roen Langum. Grant Union
led 3-2.
In the top of the second,
with Homedale runners on
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Grant Union Prospector first baseman Roen Langum
tags a Homedale player out Thursday in the Iron
Triangle Tournament in John Day at Malone Field.
second and third, Prospec-
tor Cole Deiter caught a
fly ball for the first out. On
the next play, center fielder
Zack Deiter caught a fly ball
and threw home to catcher
Jacob Vaughan to end the
inning.
Robertson, who pitched
the first five innings, had two
strikeouts in the third, and
the score remained 3-2.
Homedale’s
Clayton
Wolfe tied the score 3-3,
starting the fourth with a
one-run homer.
Grant Union halted
Homedale in the inning when
shortstop Reimers caught a
line drive and, on the next
play, tagged a runner out at
second. Robertson struck out
the final batter.
In the top of the fifth,
Homedale’s Jaylon Hilton
scored a one-run homer to
start.
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Offensive onslaught: Grant Union girls defeat Lakeview
Lady Pros
continue at
Riverside
Tournament
Special Olympics team
will face off with law
enforcement in hoops battle
Law enforcement
game set
for April 3
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant County Special
Olympics 5-on-5 basketball
team is gearing up for their an-
nual Local Law Enforcement
game set for 6 p.m. Tuesday,
April 3, at Grant Union.
The Special Olympics
team members, along with
three unified partners, will
face off against law enforce-
ment members from the agen-
cies in Grant County. The
games have been known to
be fun, as well as competitive.
Tickets are $3 each or $10 for
a family.
Special Olympics bas-
ketball head coach Michael
Shockley said they are look-
ing forward to the matchup,
adding there are strong ties
between Special Olympics
and law enforcement.
“We really appreciate them
participating,” he said. “We
have a lot of fun with the law
enforcement. We respect and
honor them for their service.”
Shockley said law enforce-
ment volunteers also help out
at regional and state games.
During
the
Summer
Games for track and field,
“they help light the torch, and
they’re right there in their uni-
form to help pass out awards,”
the coach said. “That real-
ly means a lot to the Special
Olympians.”
Tuesday’s event is one of
the biggest fundraisers for
Grant County Special Olym-
pics.
There will be a bake sale,
dessert auction and Minute-
to-Win-It games for $1 each
during halftime.
The Special Olympians at-
tended the March 18 region-
al basketball competition in
Hillsboro. Although the five-
on-five team didn’t win, they
were given the Sportsmanship
Award, and every team mem-
ber scored.
“It was fun to play against
teams we played against last
year,” Shockley said, adding
they are already planning on
ways to improve for next year.
Track practice starts April
30, and local Special Olym-
pics Program Coordinator
Deronda Lallatin said those
interested should pick up an
application for their doctor to
fill out as soon as possible.
For more information, call
Lallatin at 541-575-0715.
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant Union girls’
bats were on fire in a sweep
of the Lakeview Honkers in
a doubleheader Saturday.
The Prospectors start-
ed early in the first inning
of game one, leading the
team to a 16-1 win in five
innings.
Prospector
Brianna
Zweygardt knocked it out
of the park with a three-run
homer in the first.
Cody Jo Madden and Ma-
riah Moulton had two RBIs,
and Madi McKrola, Marissa
Smith, Whitney McClellan
each had one RBI.
In the bottom of the in-
ning, left fielder Smith
caught a fly ball for the first
out, and Prospector Macy
Strong covered well at first
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Grant Union Prospector Marissa Smith hits the ball in Saturday’s game against
Lakeview.
for two consecutive outs.
Madden pitched five in-
nings for Grant Union, with
Moulton relieving in the fifth.
In the second inning Mad-
den had two strikeouts and
another in the third. In the
fourth, a Lakeview batter hit
a line drive straight to Mad-
den, who threw to first for
another out.
“We made some good
plays on defense,” said Grant
Union head coach Zach Wil-
liams. “This is their second
game, so they were excited to
get out and go. They were pa-
tient at the plate and hit good
pitches.”
He said Lakeview, down
a couple pitchers for the day,
wasn’t at full strength.
“I think later in the sea-
son, they’ll be a different
team,” Williams said. “We’re
still shaking out the early
season stuff too. We need to
stay on our legs and make
good throws — catch fly
balls when they’re in the air.”
He said overall his team
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Grant Union freshman golfer Parker Manitsas has some
assistance from head golf coach Ron Lundbom during a
recent practice as Athena Tipton watches.
Grant Union golfers
have positive outlook
Teams compete
in Pendleton
April 6
By Angel Carpenter
Grant Union girls win Vale Small School meet
Blue Mountain Eagle
The 2A Grant Union girls track team
edged out 3A Burns to win the Vale
Small School Meet March 20.
The girls finished with 145 points,
just ahead of Burns with 143.5. Adri-
an finished third with 101.5.
Kaylee Wright won the 100-meter
dash, high jump and javelin events
and was a member of the first-place
4x100-meter relay team with Sydney
Brockway, Sierra Cates and Alcie
Moore.
Brockway won the long jump, and
Trinity Hutchison placed second.
Hutchison won the triple jump, and
Brockway placed second. Brockway
also placed second in the 100-meter
hurdles.
Jozie Rude won the shot put and
pole vault and placed second in dis-
cus and third in javelin.
The 4x400-meter relay team of
Cates, Shanniyah Hall, Rylee Brown-
ing and Alcie Moore placed second.
Abby Lusco placed third in dis-
cus.
The boys team placed sixth out of
16 teams competing. They scored 49
points, behind first-place Burns with
109, Homedale, Idaho City, Harper
and Nyssa.
Mason Gerry placed third in jav-
elin, seventh in triple jump and 10th
in long jump. Cameron Hallgarth
placed fourth in javelin.
Duane Stokes placed fourth in
high jump, sixth in triple jump and
12th in long jump.
Drew Lusco placed fourth in dis-
cus and seventh in shot put.
Braden Spencer and Gage Bran-
don tied for fourth in pole vault.
Brandon also placed seventh in the
300-meter hurdles and seventh as
a member of the 4x400 relay team
with Eli Sheedy, Donavan Smith and
Airron Glimpse.
Jordan Hall placed fifth in the
110-meter hurdles.
Blue Mountain Eagle
Returning Grant Union
Prospector golfers have im-
proved their first-game scores
from last season.
That and having full teams
for boys and girls is giving
head golf coach Ron Lund-
bom hope for a great season.
“My goals for the boys
is having a full team at dis-
tricts,” he said. “Duane and
Devon Stokes and Garrett
Lenz play a lot of golf, and
Kellen Shelley has made ma-
jor improvements in the last
two years.”
Duane Stokes, the sole se-
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Ron Lundbom
Duane Stokes