Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
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WEDNESDAY
April 4, 2018
Softball team hammers out four wins
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant Union Prospec-
tor softball girls extended their
win streak to 7-0 after raking
in four victories Friday and
Saturday at the Riverside Tour-
nament.
Grant Union is ranked No.
2 among OSAA’s 3A teams,
and they have a No. 1 RPI
ranking.
“They’re playing really
good, they’re working hard
and now the key is to get bet-
ter every day,” said Prospector
head coach Zach Williams.
“The high ranking doesn’t
matter when you get on the
field — you have to win.”
Grant Union, finishing
the tournament with a .500
batting average, won all their
games in five innings, with
the exception of their 8-6
battle against the 3A Irrigon
Knights. The Prospectors
made a comeback late in that
contest for the win.
Grant Union was down 4-1
going into the bottom of the
fifth when Prospector Whitney
Eagle file photo
Grant Union Prospector Cody Jo Madden pitches earlier
this season against Lakeview.
McClellan led off with a bunt
and reached base on an error.
There were two quick outs.
Then Brianna Zweygardt hit
a two-out single to score Mc-
Clellan.
Madi McKrola followed up
with a single, and Taylor Al-
len hit a double to score both
Zweygardt and McKrola, tying
the game.
Grant Union didn’t stop
there. After Prospectors Cody
Jo Madden and Tressa Ran-
ft were each hit by a pitch,
Shaine Madden hit a single to
score Allen and Cody Jo Mad-
den. McClellan batted in Ran-
ft with another single, giving
Grant Union a 7-4 lead.
In the sixth, Irrigon scored
2, and in the bottom of the in-
ning, Grant Union scored 1.
Zweygardt struck out two
in the seventh, and a ground
out to third base ended the
game.
Cody Jo Madden pitched
the first three innings, with
Mariah Moulton relieving
in the fourth and fifth and
Zweygardt finishing the
game.
Grant Union had big wins
over their other three oppo-
nents.
The Prospectors beat the
3A Riverside/Arlington Pi-
rates, 19-5, with Cody Jo
Madden pitching the first two
innings and Moulton taking
the circle for the final three.
At the plate, Moulton was
4-5, Zweygardt was 3-4, Ran-
ft was 3-5 and Cody Jo Mad-
den was 3-5.
“(Riverside/Arlington’s
first pitcher was good,” Wil-
liams said. “The girls just
jumped on her and competed
well at the plate.”
Grant Union was too much
for 2A Knappa, the Prospec-
tors winning 23-1. Cody Jo
Madden pitched two innings,
Zweygardt relieved for in-
nings three and four and Macy
Strong pitched the final. Cody
Jo Madden was 4-4 with
four doubles, Moulton was
4-5, Hailie Wright was 4-5,
Zweygardt was 4-5, McKrola
was 4-5 and McClellan was
2-4.
Grant Union shutout 3A
Willamina 16-0. Moulton went
3-4, Wright 4-4, McKrola 2-3,
Marissa Smith and Strong went
2-4 and McClellan was 2-3.
Cody Jo Madden pitched the
first three innings with Strong
relieving in the final two.
“The girls are doing a great
job, and they’re having fun,
and that’s what we want to do,”
Williams said.
Grant Union hosts the
2A/1A Heppner/Ione Mus-
tangs for a doubleheader at 11
a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturday in
John Day.
Williams said the addition
of Zweygardt, a Prairie City
senior, to the team places them
in the 3A class. Next year,
they’ll likely be in the 2A/1A
class, he said.
The Mustangs are a closely
matched team, ranked No. 5
with a 5-1 overall record.
“Heppner will be a good
test,” Williams said. “They
beat Irrigon twice, and they
beat Enterprise.”
A LL -S TATE 2A
BASKETBALL
HONORS
Contributed photo/Tanni Wenger
Photography
Kaylee Wright
Co-Player of the Year
First team, guard
Grant Union, junior
Grant Union splits games
hosting Les Schwab Tourney
Pros start league
April 10 on the road
against Elgin
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
he Grant Union Prospector
baseball team took a win and
a loss while hosting the March
29-31 Les Schwab Tourna-
ment at the Seventh Street Complex.
The Prospectors stayed ahead of
the Oakland Oakers for a 6-3 win to
start things off Saturday. Down one
player to injury, Grant Union fell to
the Monroe Dragons 5-3 in the after-
noon.
Prospector Zack Deiter pitched
against the Oakers. The Prospectors
were up 4-0 before Oakland scored
1.
Grant Union was up 6-1 in the
sixth. The Oakers threatened in the
seventh, scoring 2 runs before Grant
Union made the halt.
Grant Union head coach Dusty
Williams said they played well
against Oakland.
“Zack threw really well,” he said.
“Everybody did a really good job
hitting and fielding.”
Grant Union lost Roen Langum to
injury in the game. Williams said it’s
a big loss to the team, but the coach
is hopeful Langum will be released
to be a designated hitter. Grant Union
has just 13 players on the team.
The Dragons made it a battle that
afternoon.
Grant Union was behind until ty-
ing it up in the fifth, 3-3.
Monroe went up by 2 runs in the
sixth, and held Grant Union off for
the win.
“We had our opportunities to
T
Contributed photo/Tanni Wenger
Photography
Hailie Wright
Honorable mention, guard
Grant Union, junior
The Eagle/Richard Hanners
Grant Union’s Warner Robertson swings for the fence against Oakland during the March 31 Les Schwab
Tournament.
The Eagle/Richard Hanners
Grant Union pitcher Zack Deiter winds up during a home game
against Oakland.
score, but made a couple errors,”
Williams said. “We made some men-
tal mistakes. We just need to clean
up and continue to work hard.”
Taking the mound were Warner
Robertson, Logan McCluskey and
Damion Young, the coach working to
preserve his pitchers and stay within
the required pitch count, while antic-
ipating their game against 3A Burns
Tuesday, past press time.
Williams said pitchers who’ve
filled their count have to rest two
days before taking the mound again.
“Burns has only one win on the
year, against us early in the season,”
the coach said. “We’re hoping to go
over there and win.”
Grant Union travels to Culver for
a nonleague doubleheader Saturday
with games at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Then, the Prospectors face the Elgin
Huskies on the road, Tuesday, April
10, for their first league game of the
season.
“We’ll hopefully clean up some of
the errors, and I think we can come
out with a couple wins,” Williams
said.
86 participants ‘hop to it’ in Dayville
finisher. Ben Henry was the
first-place finisher from the
14-26 age group; Brittany
Desadier won the 27-49 di-
vision; and Linda Bowling
won the 50+ division.
The Bunny Hop was fol-
lowed by the Dayville Eas-
ter Egg Hunt, which Moore
said was the largest gather-
ing she’s seen in many years
with 75 participating.
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Dayville’s fifth annual
Bunny Hop 5K Walk and
Run had the biggest turn-
out yet on Saturday, with 86
participants lacing up, along
with the Easter Bunny, for
the event.
Organized by Emma
Winkelman, the Bunny
Hop was made special this
year by support shown for
Dayville resident Cheryl
Hubbird, who is battling
esophageal cancer. Hubbird
has worked as a Dayville
School bus driver and edu-
cational assistant.
This year’s 5K T-shirt
design included the words
“CH Strong,” and the shirts
were periwinkle, which is
the color for esophageal
cancer awareness.
Cousins 8-month-old Hallie Jean Larson, left, and
1-year-old Everleigh Schmadeka enjoy the Dayville
Easter Egg Hunt together.
Daniel Henry of Mt. Vernon
won the Buddy the Elk
Award as the first youth in
the 0-13 division to cross
the finish line.
“It was a special time to
celebrate Cheryl and help
her in this battle that she
is currently undergoing,”
group was Daniel Henry,
who also won the Buddy
the Elk Award, including
$50, as the youth first-place
Contributed photos
said city recorder Ruth-
ie Moore, who assisted
Winkelman.
Winner of the 0-13 age
Bunny Hop winners
Age group 0-13
Daniel Henry, 22:48
Hyatt Clark, 25:55
Katrine Bogardus, 25:56
Age group 14-26
Ben Henry, 22:34
Jesse Douglass, 24:25
Rico Sparka, 25:20
Age group 27-49
Brittany Desadier, 26:15
Daniel DesJardin, 26:29
Taylor Schmadeka, 29:46
Age group 50+
Linda Bowling, 27:11
Nancy Crisler, 32:48
Michael Johnston, 33:48
SPORTS
SCHEDULE
Friday, April 6
Grant Union golf @
Pendleton Invitational
at 8 a.m.
Prairie City and Long
Creek track and field
@ Prairie City Invita-
tional at 11 a.m.
Grant Union and Mon-
ument/Dayville track
and field @ Oregon
Trail Invitational in
Vale at 11 a.m.
Saturday,
April 7
Grant Union baseball
@ Culver (2) at 11
a.m., 1 p.m.
Grant Union softball
vs. Heppner/Ione in
John Day (2) at 11
a.m.,
1:30 p.m.
Tuesday,
April 10
Grant Union, Long
Creek, Monument/
Dayville, Prairie City
track and field @
Grant Union Small
Schools Meet in John
Day at 3:30 p.m.
Grant Union baseball
@ Elgin at 4 p.m.
Grant Union softball
vs. Pilot Rock/Nixy-
aawii at 4 p.m.