Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
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WEDNESDAY
April 18, 2018
Grant Union ahead of the
field at small schools meet
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
Grant Union’s Donavan Smith, Monument/Dayville’s Donovan Schafer and Grant Union’s Quentin Hallgarth
compete in the 200-meter dash.
Wright wins all four of her events
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The larger Grant Union
teams overpowered the
smaller schools at the April
10 Grant Union small
schools track meet in John
Day.
The Grant Union boys
won with 266.25 points, fol-
lowed by Prairie City with
76, and Long Creek with 66.
Mitchell-Spray was close
behind with 61.25, Monu-
ment/Dayville with 43.5 and
Ione with 43.
The Grant Union girls
won with 259 points, fol-
lowed by Ione with 100 and
Prairie City with 70. Mitch-
ell-Spray earned 61 points,
followed by Monument/
Dayville with 45 and Long
Creek with 23.
Grant Union Prospector
head coach Sonna Smith
said freshman Jordan Hall
on the boys team set per-
sonal records in all three of
his events. He placed first in
the triple jump with a mark
of 39-01, third in long jump
at 17-11 and first in hurdles
with a time of 18.76.
Grant Union senior
Duane Stokes competed in
the 100-meter dash for the
first time and won with a
time of 12 seconds.
For the Prospector girls,
Kaylee Wright won all of her
events — the 100, javelin,
high jump and 4x100.
Jozie Rude set a season
record in pole vault, reach-
ing a height of 9-06. She also
won shot put and was second
in discus and javelin.
Grant Union’s Kaylee
Wright throws javelin,
placing first at the April
10 small schools meet in
John Day.
Abby Lusco set a person-
al record in discus, earning
first place with a mark of
95-11.
Smith said her team had
a hard workout the previous
day in preparation for the
Meet of Champions at Wil-
lamette University in Salem
Friday, where qualifying ath-
letes competed.
Long Creek head coach
Linda
Studtmann
was
pleased with the effort she
was seeing from her team.
“They are getting more
comfortable with their
events,” she said.
Rafael Gumerato and
Luka Pesic competed for
second place in the boys
high jump with 5-00, also
tying with Mitchell-Spray’s
Isaiah Matney.
Pesic set personal re-
cords in both the high jump
and javelin, where he placed
third with a mark of 123-10.
Several Monument/Day-
ville athletes set personal
Prairie City’s Danner Davis sets a personal record
in shot put, placing fourth at the Grant Union small
schools meet.
records, including Mark
Thomas in the 3,000, Gabe
Walker in the 300 hurdles
and Donovan Schafer in dis-
cus, shot put and triple jump.
For the Monument/Day-
ville girls, Faythe Schafer
had personal records in the
200 and discus, and Aubrey
Bowlus in shot put and dis-
cus. Kyla Emerson had a
first-place finish in the 300
hurdles.
Prairie City head coach
Nate Barber said several of
his athletes performed well.
“Tristan McMahan ran
his sprints really well, and
won the 200,” Barber said.
“He’s a lot stronger this
year.”
McMahan set a personal
record in the 200 with a time
of 25.58.
Danner Davis set a per-
sonal record in discus, plac-
ing fourth.
Competing in high jump
for the second time, Levi
Burke placed first at a height
of 5-10.
Samantha Workman set
a personal record in both
the triple jump, where she
placed second, and the long
jump, where she placed
third. Teammate Deja Ams-
den placed third in the triple
jump with a personal record.
“They’re all settling in
with the events they want
to do, and they’re working
hard,” Barber said.
“We have to have a good
week of practice with Burns
coming up,” he added. “It’s
good to compete with the
bigger schools — it keeps
them hungry and humble.”
Smith said she was happy
to have many local volun-
teers helping with events.
“They helped everything
run smoothly,” she said.
Grant Union will com-
pete at the Pepsi Invitational
at 11 a.m. Saturday in Union.
Prairie City, Long Creek and
Monument/Dayville
will
compete at 11 a.m. Friday at
the Condon/Wheeler Invita-
tional in Condon.
Top-three finishers
Grant Union boys
Duane Stokes: 100, first, 12.00;
high jump, second, 5-00; triple
jump, second, 37-07.50
Taylor Hunt: 100, second, 12.49
Tanner Elliott: 800, second, 2:29.36;
1,500, third, 5:32.64
Jacob Smith: 1,500, second,
5:23.84
Elisha Sheedy: 3,000, second,
12:40.61
Jordan Hall: 110 hurdles, first,
18.76; long jump, third, 17-11; triple
jump, first, 39-01
Gage Brandon: 110 hurdles,
second, 19.31; 300 hurdles, third,
51.55; pole vault, second, 8-00
Drew Lusco: shot put, second,
39-00; discus, first, 116-06
Mason Gerry: javelin, first, 143-09;
long jump, first, 18-01
Cameron Hallgarth: javelin, second,
132-01
Braden Spencer: pole vault, first,
9-06
4x100 relay, first, 47.64, with Taylor
Hunt, Mason Gerry, Duane Stokes
and Cauy Weaver
4x400 relay, first, 4:12.60, with
Quaid Brandon, Ben Henry, Braden
Spencer and Donavan Smith
Grant Union girls
Kaylee Wright: 100, first, 13.23;
javelin, first, 125-00; high jump, first,
5-02.00
Shanniyah Hall: 200, first, 29.70;
400, third, 1:09.29
Alcie Moore: 400, second, 1:08.39
Rylee Browning: 800, first, 2:51.42
Rhea Mead: 1,500, second,
6:06.80; 3,000, second, 13:06.65
Savannah Wyllie: 1,500, third,
6:24.18; 3,000, second, 14:15.09
Sydney Brockway: 100 hurdles,
first, 17.26; long jump, second,
15-11
Erika Dickens: 300 hurdles, third,
1:06.12
Jozie Rude: shot put, first, 37-04.50;
discus, second, 95-08; pole vault,
first, 9-06.00
Abby Lusco: discus, first, 95-11
Sarah Barker: pole vault, third,
5:06.00
Trinity Hutchison: long jump, first,
15-11; triple jump, first, 32-01.50
4x100, first, 53:12, with Sydney
Brockway, Trinity Hutchison, Sierra
Cates and Kaylee Wright
4x400, first, 5:06.25, with Rylee
Browning, Sierra Cates, Shanniyah
Hall and Alcie Moore
Prairie City boys
Tristan McMahan: 100, third, 12.56;
200, first, 25.58
Jonathan Lawrence: 1,500, first,
5:15.18
Jake McHatton: shot put, third,
34-07
Levi Burke: high jump, first, 5-10;
triple jump, third, 35-04
Prairie City girls
Abbey Pfefferkorn: 200, third, 30.57
Megan Camarena: shot put,
second, 32-10.50
Haley Pfefferkorn: javelin, third,
99-10
Samantha Workman: pole vault,
second, 6-06; long jump, third, 13-
06.50; triple jump, second, 29-11
Deja Amsden: triple jump, third,
28-00
4x100 relay, third, 58.69, with Rilee
Emmel, Hailee Wall, Deja Amsden
and Abbey Pfefferkorn
Long Creek boys
Rafael Gumerato: 200, second,
25.96; high jump, second, 5-00
Jaime Ballesteros: 300 hurdles,
second, 51.06
Luka Pesic: javelin, third, 123-10;
high jump, second, 5-00
James Kreamier: long jump,
second, 18-00.50
4x100 relay, second, 48.72, with
Jaime Ballesteros, Luka Pesic, Kim
Donggye and Rafael Gumerato
Long Creek girls
Lucchese Douglas: 400, fifth,
1:16.36
Monument/Dayville boys
Mark Thomas: 400, second, 57.02;
3,000, first, 10:33.48
Gabe Walker: 300 hurdles, first,
50.15
Donovan Schafer: discus, third,
106-03
Monument/Dayville girls
Faythe Schafer: 200, second,
30.17; 400, first, 1:06.67
Kyla Emerson: 100 hurdles, sec-
ond, 18.36; 300 hurdles, first, 56.33
Basketball battle supports Special Olympics
Special Olympians crush
Law Enforcement on the court
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant County Special Olym-
pics Unified and Grant County
Law Enforcement teams battled
on the basketball court Tues-
day, April 3, in a fun, family
event.
The teams made it a close first
half. Then the Special Olympics
team pulled away for a 37-18
win.
“Clearly, we didn’t bring our
A game,” said Oregon State Po-
lice Sgt. Tom Hutchison with a
smile. “They were prepared.”
He added, “It’s just a great
group, and it’s fun to get out here
and see their excitement.”
A large crowd showed up to
cheer on the teams and support
the Special Olympics program.
“Seeing
Liz
(Elizabeth
Swarthout) dance after scoring
made my heart melt,” said Kathy
Jo Gill. “I absolutely enjoy the
time with the athletes and watch-
ing them play and the smiles on
their faces. It’s a great experi-
ence for everyone.”
Gill and Deronda Lallatin are
the Special Olympics local pro-
gram coordinators.
Each of the Special Olympi-
ans received loud applause when
they scored.
“Everything was my favor-
ite part,” Swarthout said. “My
whole team is awesome.”
Special Olympian Jay Colson
said he enjoyed auctioning off
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The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
The Grant County Special Olympics Unified and Grant County Law
Enforcement teams gather after Tuesday’s game at Grant Union
Junior-Senior High School in John Day. From left, Deronda Lallatin,
Brian McKrola (21), David Gill, Eddie Humbird, Katie Shockley, Sgt.
Tom Hutchison, Rodney Brunson (2), Jay Colson, Parker Neault (30),
David Hoeffner, Deputy Tyler Smith (22), Chaplain Randy Johnson,
Kimberly Neault, Elizabeth Swarthout (12), Jason Leighton (back),
Jamie McKay, Sam Palmer (10), Deputy Brandon Hutchison, Crystal
Wimberly (40), Charley Fronapel (20) and, in front, Josiah Hoeffner
and Caleb Madsen.
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Grant Union Prospector Logan
McCluskey pitches in game
two Saturday against Elgin.
Grant Union
boys battle
Elgin 2-1 to
start league
Prospectors face
Rockets on the
road Saturday
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant Union’s league baseball
opener was everything the Pros-
pectors had hoped, defeating the
Elgin Huskies April 10 with a 9-0
shutout in John Day.
Prospector head coach Dusty
Williams was pleased with the win,
but said he knew the Huskies, led
by head coach Gregg Luse, would
be ready to play “a little tougher”
in Saturday’s home doubleheader.
Elgin won game one 2-0. Then
Grant Union battled back for an
8-7 win in game two Saturday.
In the second game, Grant
Union was down 6-2 when they
made a comeback in the sixth in-
ning.
Prospector Warner Robertson
doubled. Then Damion Young sin-
gled, scoring Robertson.
Both Russell Hodge and Lo-
gan McCluskey were walked.
With leadoff hitter Zack Deiter up
to bat and the bases loaded, Elgin
switched pitchers.
Deiter was hit by a pitch, scor-
ing Young. Then Jacob Vaughan
doubled for two RBIs and tied up
the game 6-6.
When Ty McDaniel walked,
and Roen Langum, one of Grant
Union’s top hitters, came up to bat,
Elgin again switched pitchers.
Langum singled to score Deiter
and Vaughan for an 8-6 lead.
McCluskey, on the mound for
the Prospectors, struck out Elgin’s
first batter of the seventh, before
things became dicey as Elgin load-
ed the bases, and a walk scored one
run.
McCluskey, who relieved Rob-
ertson in the third, neared his pitch-
count limit and was relieved by
Hodge who finished out the game.
A double play, with a flurry of
action, ended the game. After a
force out at second base, the run-
ner from first was called for inter-
ference.
“The kid running from first
to second has to either vacate the
baseline, or he has to slide,” Wil-
liams said. “Now, he didn’t slide,
which is fine, but he also didn’t
vacate the baseline to give the de-
fense a clear path to throw the ball.
He stayed in the base path running
... so that (other) runner is automat-
ically out at first base.”
Williams said he was pleased
with McCluskey’s pitching.
“He threw a heck of a game for
us,” the coach said. “For a fresh-
man coming into a tight situation,
he did a really good job.”
McCluskey said he was pleased
with the 8-7 win.
“I think we played a lot better
in the second game,” he said. “We
executed plays better.”
Williams said Elgin’s pitcher
from Saturday’s game one loss is
likely to earn all-state honors this
season.
“We hit the ball pretty hard
today,” Williams said. “The first
game, we hit the ball hard — it
was just right at them. It was one of
those games where you hit the ball,
but you don’t find the hole. It’s just
the way baseball goes. The second
game, we started out throwing the
ball around a little bit, had a few
errors in the infield — didn’t help
our pitching out at all. We battled
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