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B10 Sports Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, April 25, 2018 S PORTS R OUNDUP Grant Union girls wind up for four wins on road Contributed photo Grant Union Prospector Jozie Rude shows her high-point award won at Saturday’s Pepsi Invitational. the The 12-1 Grant Union softball team is on a six-game win streak. Ranked No. 5 among OSAA’s 3A teams, the Pros- pectors went on a road ram- page, crushing their competi- tion in four games last week. Grant Union defeated Nys- sa 20-1 and 24-2 on April 17. Prospectors Cody Jo Mad- den and Mariah Moulton split pitching duties in game one. Shaine Madden hit two home runs. corner’s SH T HOT EK F THE WE O Brianna Zweygardt pitched a full game two against Nyssa. “Lots of girls hit well,” said Grant Union head coach Zach Williams. “We hit .500 as a team.” Facing the Vikings on Friday, Grant Union claimed 16-3 and 12-0 wins in Vale. Cody Jo Madden and Moulton pitched game one, with Zweygardt going 3-3 at the plate. In game two, Macy Strong and Shaine Madden each took the circle, and Taylor Allen hit a home run for Grant Union. “The girls are really play- ing well,” Williams said. “They executed some defen- SPORTS SCHEDULE Friday, April 27 Grant Union softball vs. Burns (2) at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. Grant Union baseball @ Weston-McEwen in Athe- na (2) at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. MARK THOMAS School: Monument Grade: 9 Parents: Chuck & Maria Thomas Sport: Track and Field Events: 3000, 1500, 800 Saturday, April 28 Grant Union, Long Creek track and field @ Don Walker meet in Nyssa at 1 p.m. (MT) Prairie City track and field @ St. Alphonsus Invita- tional in Ontario at 11 a.m. (MT) What I like best about my sport: “I really like the intensity and the competition. I like to support my friends as they support me.” Coach’s Comment: “No matter what the adversity, he pushes through and does a good job. I’m excited to see what he can do at districts.” -Coach Jeff Schafer Monument/Dayville track and field @ Sherman Invitational in Moro at 11 a.m. PROUD SPONSOR OF GRANT COUNTY ATHLETES 100 E. MAIN • Stoplight in John Day 52806 Tuesday, May 1 Grant Union baseball @ Union at 4 p.m. 541-792-0425 Grant SWCD Weed Control Dept. Working for You in 2018 Thanks to the Grant County Court and Northeast Oregon Forests Resource Advisory Committee, Grant Weed Control is able to offer a 25% Cost share program for Noxious Weed Control on Private Grazing Lands, through a Title II funded Grant Project. This program will provide a maximum $5,000 of noxious weed control services with a $1,250 maximum landowner contribution to qualifying participants. To be eligible for participation, the treatment property must not be actively irrigated and must be primarily managed for livestock grazing, minimum of 20 acres in size, located within Grant County, and must contain priority noxious weed species. Applications for this limited weed control assistance opportunity will be ranked and funded according to a priority noxious weed list.. Contact the Grant Soil and Water Conservation District Office at (541) 575-1554 or visit 721 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845 for applications and additional information. The application deadline for this program is May 4th, 2018. 50943 sive things we’ve been work- ing really hard at.” Next up, Grant Union hosts Burns (No. 32) in a league doubleheader at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Friday. The Prospectors host En- terprise the following Friday, before the district playoff set for May 18, the location to be determined. If Grant Union stays at the top of the league, the playoff may be held in John Day. Grant Union tops the league 4-0, followed by Vale 3-2 and Enterprise 2-2. Three local teams take fast lane at Condon/Wheeler Invite Taking on the 100- and 200-meter runs for 1A Prai- rie City, Abbey Pfefferkorn placed fourth and third, re- spectively, for the girls, and Tristan McMahan placed fifth and third in the events for the boys. Both set per- sonal records in those events at Friday’s Condon/Wheeler Invite. McMahan also finished second in the triple jump, and Pfefferkorn placed third in the 4x100 with teammates Hailee Wall, Rilee Emmel and Emily Ennis. “It was nice to see all the sprinters do so well,” Prairie City head coach Nate Bar- ber said of his athletes. “The weather cooperated, so that was nice.” The meet included 14 teams from Oregon and Washington, including 2A and 3A schools. “It was good to see new competition,” Barber said. “The girls were really strong.” The Prairie City girls had a fourth-place finish out of teams. Prairie City is scheduled to compete at the Saint Al- phonsus Invitational at 11 a.m. (MT) in Ontario on Sat- urday. “We will have a good week of practice and work on getting stronger and faster,” Contributed photo Grant Union Prospector Jozie Rude competes in shot put at Saturday’s Pepsi Invitational. She placed first in shot put, first in discus, second in javelin and third in pole vault. Grant Union track girls take the town in Union at Pepsi Invitational Barber said. The 1A Long Creek boys competing in Condon placed fourth out of 13 teams. Several boys set personal records, including Luka Pesic placing fourth in the 100 and third in the long jump. Rafael Gumerato set a per- sonal record and placed third in the 200 and third in the 400. Jaime Ballesteros also went the distance in the 400 for sixth and 300 hurdles for fourth, setting personal re- cords. James Kreamier leaped to second place in the long jump and set a personal record in the high jump with fourth place. For the Long Creek girls, Dorotha Johnson competed for sixth in the long jump out of 13 athletes. The 1A Monument/Day- ville boys team added JT Hand to their roster at the Condon/Wheeler meet. He placed fourth in long jump out of 15 athletes. Gabe Walker pushed the limits, placing eighth out of 21 in the 100, setting a per- sonal record. He also placed third in the 300 hurdles. Austin Walker, also new to the roster, set personal records in all of his events, the 100, shot put and javelin. The 2A Grant Union Pros- pector track and field girls led a pack of 20 teams at the 12th An- nual Pepsi Invitational in Union. Prospector Jozie Rude scored the most points for the girls with 34, placing first in dis- cus with a season record, second in javelin with a season record, first in shot put and third in pole vault. Also setting personal re- cords were Sierra Cates in the 200 and Alcie Moore in the 400. “Our 4x100 relay dropped their time and is still seeded first in state for 2A,” said Grant Union head coach Sonna Smith. “This was a great meet for both teams. We were able to see ev- eryone in our district, along with some great competition 1A through 4A.” She added, “We have two more meets and then district, so we’re starting to fine tune events for all athletes.” On the boys side, Duane Stokes set a personal record in the triple jump with a mark of 40.05. Drew Lusco set a per- sonal record and placed sixth in shot put. What makes me different from the other cookie cutter candidates? I’m here. For you. On the street. I’m available. Find me in Dayville. Mt Vernon. John Day. Long Creek. Seneca. Prairie City every day. Thanks for your vote of confidence. Let’s get ‘er done. 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