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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Monument/Dayville ready to compete with the best
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By Angel Carpenter
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Track & field
schedule
Blue Mountain Eagle
start clicking, and what
they’re practicing starts mak-
ing sense.”
She said they are focused
on the track experience more
than results right now, but the
athletes say they are working
to hone their skills.
Sophomore
James
Kreamier is the only return-
ing varsity team member,
and freshman Lucchese
Douglas has middle school
experience at her previous
school. Kreamier’s events
include the high jump, long
jump and 4x100-meter re-
lay.
“I’m enjoying being
with my friends, and I think
we’re doing better this year
than last,” he said. “Overall,
we have more athletic kids,
and they started off naturally
running faster and jumping
higher.”
He said his favorite
events are the high jump and
long jump. He improved his
mark in both events, and the
4x100, in Prairie City.
Rafael Gumerato is the
only senior for Long Creek
this year.
“I’m starting off never do-
ing it before, and every time
I learn more and improve,”
he said. “I’m enjoying being
with my friends and seeing
improvement.”
He said he hopes to better
his mark in the high jump,
and that their 4x100 team
improves their time.
Freshman Dorotha John-
son competes in the long
jump, high jump and 4x100
with Ximena Millan, Jenny
Kim and Douglas. She said
her teammates are fun to be
around, especially her relay
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The Monument/Dayville
track and field has just six
team members but is already
showing a readiness to com-
pete.
Four are returning varsity
members, and two competed
well at the middle school lev-
el.
On the girls side, junior
Kyla Emerson placed fourth
in the 100-meter hurdles at
state last year, as well as sixth
in the 300 hurdles and fourth
in the 4x100-meter relay with
her team, which included Fay-
the Schafer.
Schafer, a junior, and soph-
omore Aubrey Bowlus are also
on the team.
For the boys, junior Gabe
Walker is returning for his third
year of track and field.
Freshmen Mark Thomas
and Donovan Schafer have
middle school experience and
showed their competitive side
at the Oregon Middle School
Statewide Championships.
Head coach Jeff Schafer,
who co-coaches with Peter Bo-
gardus, said their goal is to “go
out and have fun and compete
well.”
Bogardus said Walker, who
competes in hurdles, sprints
and jumps, is moving steadily
toward his goals.
“He’s come a long way over
the years, and he has a goal
to aim for state in the sprints,
in the 100,” Bogardus said.
“Based on his progress in the
past, I think he can do it.”
Monument and Dayville
teams, which had been compet-
ing independently, combined
this year.
Walker said he is happy to
have more teammates, as this
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Long Creek’s Luka Pesic, left, receives the handoff
from Jaime Ballesteros, as they compete in the 4x100
at Friday’s invitational in Prairie City.
team which placed fourth in
Harper. She said competing
on a paved track helps.
“It was really nice,” she
said. “Out here, it’s just dirt.”
Millan said she’s enjoyed
learning to throw javelin.
She also likes jogging and
enjoys her relay team.
“We are really close to
each other, and we have fun,”
she said. “We help each other
know what to do, and we are
a good team.”
Studtmann oversees dis-
cus, shot put and long jump.
She has help from two vol-
unteer assistants, including
Peter Case, who went to state
in the 800-meter run and
coaches javelin, and Patch
Freeman, who teaches drills
and starts the athletes out in
high jump.
Studtmann said she’s
pleased with the positive
mindset she sees in the team
members.
“They are teachable, and
they get along well together
so there is that camaraderie,”
she said. “They laugh, they
enjoy being together and it
makes it easier for me as a
coach to have those good at-
Track & field
schedule
April 13: @ Rancher’s
Invitational in Crane at 11
a.m.
April 17: @ Grant Union
Small Schools Meet in
John Day at 3:30 p.m.
April 20: @ Condon/
Wheeler Invitational in
Condon at 11 a.m.
April 27: @ Don Walker
Invitational in Nyssa at 1
p.m.
May 3: @ High Desert
League Meet in Prairie City
at 4 p.m.
May 4: @ Grant Union
Invitational at 11 a.m.
May 17-19: OSAA 1A
Track and Field State
Championships in Eugene
titudes.”
The coach added, “When
you see them improve and
you see their pleasure at what
they’ve done, that makes you
feel good as a coach — that
their accomplishments are
meaning something to them
too.”
Malheur Enterprise/John Braese
Monument/Dayville’s Kyla
Emerson, left, competes
Friday in the 100-meter
hurdles at Vale’s Oregon
Trail Invitational.
April 13: @ Ranchers
Invitational in Crane at 11
a.m.
April 17: @ Grant Union
Small Schools Meet in
John Day at 3:30 p.m.
April 20: @ Condon/
Wheeler Invitational in
Condon at 11 a.m.
April 28: @ Sherman
Invitational in Moro at 11
a.m.
May 3: @ High Desert
League Meet in Prairie City
at 4 p.m.
May 17-19: OSAA 1A
Track and Field State
Championships in Eugene
year he is the only track ath-
lete competing from Dayville
School.
He said his goal is to “push
the limits” in his events.
“I realize that I’m not as fast
as I was at the peak of last year,
but I’m going to work hard to
be even faster,” he said.
Thomas, who is competitive
in distance running, has taken
on the 1,500, 800 and 400 this
year.
“He’s been doing good with
that and keeping up with en-
durance, also working on tech-
nique,” coach Schafer said.
Donovan Schafer competes
in discus, javelin and triple
jump.
“He had an excellent career
in middle school,” the coach
said. “He threw 104 in discus.”
Hayden Schafer, who grad-
uated last year, is a volunteer
assistant coach for throwing
events.
“Kyla, Aubrey and Faythe
are also looking pretty prom-
ising for the year,” Jeff Schafer
said.
Faythe Schafer, who com-
petes in the 400, discus and shot
put said she enjoys spending
time with the team.
“I’m looking forward to
seeing how everyone progress-
es throughout the season,” she
said. “My goal for the 400 right
now is to make it to state, hope-
fully dropping my time into the
1:03 zone.”
Emerson said she is opti-
mistic about the season.
“For our team, I’m hoping
we’re all super successful this
year and reach our goals,” she
said. “I’m just hoping to exceed
on both my hurdles, and espe-
cially with the 300 hurdles to
work on keeping my time low.”
The coach said the teams’
training regimen is more spe-
cific to the athletes’ events this
season with endurance for the
runners and strength building
for the throwers. He said the
team members are good kids
and with a strong work ethic.
“I love being around them,”
he said. “You see them working
hard to accomplish bigger and
better things all the time.”
ners or throwers from bigger
schools.
Donovan Schafer was sev-
enth in discus, also behind
just one 1A athlete.
In the 300 hurdles, Gabe
Walker was eighth behind just
one 1A athlete.
Faythe Schafer said she
was happy with her sec-
ond-place finish in the 400.
“It felt really great because
(Mckenzi Hoyt of Burns) has
always been a tough compet-
itor, and to be just a half a
second behind her was a big
accomplishment to me,” she
said.
Tiger Kyla Emerson fin-
ished seventh in the 100
hurdles. She was behind ath-
letes from larger schools and
behind one other 1A athlete.
“I know the Vale track
meet wasn’t my best, but just
to get the first-track-meet jit-
ters out was good, and I hope
I’ll progress in the next few
track meets before districts,”
Emerson said.
Grant Union girls
Kaylee Wright: javelin, first, 137-00;
high jump, first, 5-04; 100, second, 13.09
Jozie Rude: shot put, first, 38-02; javelin,
second, 117-00; discus, second, 102-08;
pole vault, second, 9-00
Trinity Hutchison: triple jump, second, 32-
08.50; long jump, fourth, 15-07
Sydney Brockway: long jump, third, 15-
10.75; 100 hurdles, third, 17.30
Abby Lusco: shot put, second, 37-09;
discus, sixth, 85-10
Alcie Moore: 400, fourth, 1:08.11
Sarah Barker: pole vault, sixth, 6-00
4x100 relay, second, 51.70, Sydney
Brockway, Trinity Hutchison, Sierra Cates
and Kaylee Wright
4x400 relay, third, 4:57.04, Shanniyah Hall,
Rylee Browning, Sierra Cates and Alcie
Moore
Grant Union boys
Mason Gerry: javelin, first, 149-10; long
jump, seventh, 18-02.75
Gage Brandon: 110 hurdles, fourth, 20.22;
pole vault, fourth, 8-06
Drew Lusco: discus, sixth, 108-11
Braden Spencer: pole vault, fourth, 9-00
Jordan Hall: 110 hurdles, fifth, 20.42
Monument/Dayville girls
Faythe Schafer: 400, second, 1:06.14
Kyla Emerson: 100 hurdles, seventh, 18.08
Aubrey Bowlus: shot put, 10th, 27-09
Monument/Dayville boys
Mark Thomas: 800, fourth, 2:14.22; 1500,
fourth, 4:41.16
Gabe Walker: 300 hurdles, eighth, 53.20
Donovan Schafer: discus, seventh,
98-00
S PORTS R OUNDUP
better than our district scores
last year.”
There were 76 boys and
girls representing nine teams
competing.
On Friday, April 6, the
Grant Union golf team traveled
to Pendleton Country Club for
the 2A/1A invitational.
On the boys side, Burns
came out on top with a 401, fol-
lowed by Enterprise 416, Hep-
pner 428 and Grant Union 433.
Bryen Locke of Enterprise
and Riley Lankford of Nixy-
aawii were the boys winners
shooting 82, followed by
Duane Stokes of Grant Union
who shot a 90 and Reno Fergu-
son of Heppner with 91.
Grant Union’s Kellen Shel-
ley shot a 99, Devon Stokes
103 and Parker Manitsas 141.
On the girls side, Heppner
came out on top with a 430, fol-
lowed by La Grande with 460,
Vale 515 and Grant Union 519.
The ladies winner was Tori
Suto of Wallowa with 78, with
Nicole Prophetor of Heppner in
second with 92, Amber Treat of
Echo 95 and Sasha Keown of
Heppner 101.
Grant Union’s scoring for
the girls was Kaytlyn Wells
112, Makenna Culley 127, Em-
ily Springer 137 and Maddie
Way 143.
“I was proud of the way our
kids handled today’s match,”
said Grant Union head coach
Ron Lundbom. “Duane Stokes
placed third, and both teams
placed fourth, and we were
only a few strokes from the
top three. There are a couple
of places on the course where
it can be challenging, and the
scores showed that. But overall,
the scores from this year were
Grant Union boys
turn tables on
Burns, drop two
to Culver
The Grant Union Prospec-
tor baseball team made a big
comeback against Burns on
April 3.
Grant Union lost to the Hi-
landers 9-2 in their first game
of the season on March 13. Last
week, the Prospectors turned it
around for a 16-2 victory.
After the Burns game, Grant
Union’s season batting aver-
age was .268, and player Roen
Langum had the best batting
average at .500.
Ty McDaniel, with a .333
batting average, has nine RBIs
on the season.
Prospector Zack Deiter,
with a .345 batting average, has
scored 16 runs. As a leading
pitcher, Deiter has 26 strike-
outs on the season, followed by
Warner Robertson with 13.
Grant Union lost close
games to the Culver Bulldogs
on the road Saturday. They lost
the first game 7-6 and the sec-
ond 7-5.
Grant Union,
Monument/
Dayville track
team compete
Track and field athletes
from 2A Grant Union and 1A
Monument/Dayville teams hit
Contributed photo
Girls compete in Friday’s Pendleton Invitational at the
Pendleton Country Club, including Grant Union’s Kaytlyn
Wells, at right.
the ground running at Friday’s
Oregon Trail Invitational in
Vale.
The Prospector girls fin-
ished second behind 3A
Burns. Twelve teams compet-
ed, including four 3A schools.
“Kaylee Wright won jave-
lin with a huge throw of 137,
and Jozie Rude placed second
with a season’s best of 117 —
she had season’s bests in all of
her throws,” said Grant Union
head coach Sonna Smith.
Rude placed first in shot
put, followed by Prospector
Abby Lusco in second. Rude
also placed second in pole
vault, and she was second in
discus, with Lusco in sixth.
Sarah Barker placed sixth in
pole vault.
“Our girls 4x100-meter re-
lay has the best 2A time in the
state with a 51.7,” Smith said.
“The relay consists of Sydney
Brockway, Trinity Hutchi-
son, Sierra Cates and Kaylee
Wright.”
The relay team placed sec-
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ond with a time of 51.7.
“Our boys’ strongest event
was the javelin, where we
placed third,” Smith added.
Mason Gerry won the
event with a throw of 149.10.
Two Prospectors new to the
event this year, also placed
well. Cameron Hallgarth fin-
ish second with a mark of
137-09, and Cauy Weaver
placed fourth with 131-03.
The Monument/Dayville
Tigers, with a team of six ath-
letes, had a good first-of-the-
season outing.
Tiger Faythe Schafer had a
second-place finish in the 400
with a time of 1:06.14, behind
a 3A Burns athlete.
Teammate Mark Thomas
had fourth-place finishes in
the 800 and 1500. There were
3A and 2A athletes ahead of
him.
This was the case with
other members of the Tiger
team. Although they may
have placed further down on
the list, they were behind run-
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Grant Union
golfers take swing
at Pendleton
Invitational