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B10 Sports Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, May 2, 2018 ROUNDUP next week and then state,” Bar- ber said. “We are proud of the support that we get from the community and the help that they provide for the meet. The season is winding down, and the hard work will really show up in the next couple of weeks.” Continued from Page B1 The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union’s Zack Deiter (13) and Wade Reimers (7) make their way home as head coach Dusty Williams signals for another runner (Ty McDaniel) after Warner Robertson’s big triple. BASEBALL Continued from Page B1 Neault had one strikeout in the inning, and short stop Reimers and second base- man McCluskey caught fly balls for outs. In the bottom of the inning, Hodge batted in Jacob Vaughan and Cole Deiter for a 9-4 lead. Grant Union caught fly balls for the first two outs of the sixth. Then a grounder thrown to Mc- Daniel at first halted the TigerScots, leaving one on base. The Prospectors made it 10-4 in the bottom of the inning when Robertson hit deep into right field, scor- ing McCluskey. After two outs, the Ti- gerScots loaded the bases in the seventh. Weston-McEwen scored on a walk. Then McClus- key relieved Neault, and the final out was made im- mediately when a fly ball was caught in the outfield. “Our hitting went well today,” said Grant Union head coach Dusty Williams after the April 24 game. “Defensively, we just have to continue to work hard.” Commenting on Mc- Cluskey’s home run, Wil- liams said, “For a freshman, he’s going to have a bright future.” Prospector catcher Vaughan said he was hap- py with the team’s perfor- mance. “We need to fix some er- rors — clean it up — so we can look good for districts,” he said. McCluskey said they were more prepared than in previous games. “We still have things to work on and improve on,” he said. Hodge added, “We just need to be focused and not make mental errors.” Grant Union faced the Union/Cove Bobcats in Union Tuesday past press time. The Prospectors will host the Bobcats for a dou- bleheader at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday in John Day, and district playoffs will start the following week. Special District 6 standings Sherman/Arlington/Condon (West): 6-0, 11-2 Culver (West): 6-0, 10-4 Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii/Ukiah (East): 6-1, 11-2 Elgin (East): 6-4, 6-5 Grant Union/Prairie City (East): 4-5, 9-11 Weston-McEwen (East): 2-5, 4-13 Union/Cove (East): 2-5, 3-10 Heppner/Ione (West): 0-6, 5-12 Dufur (West): 0-6, 2-12 Cauy Weaver had a per- sonal best in shot put, and Ma- son Gerry set a personal record in triple jump. For the girls, Jozie Rude set her personal best in javelin with a mark of 122-02 for second place, and Sophie Brockway had a best in shot put and dis- cus. Kaylee Wright continues to be a force for the Grant Union girls team, placing first in the 100 and javelin and second in the high jump. “The warm weather al- lowed many runners to better their times,” Smith said. “We had personal bests from 12 of the runners who attended the meet.” For 1A Long Creek, five athletes each set personal re- cords in an event. “A few kids tried new events,” said Long Creek head coach Linda Studtmann. “It was a hot day, so staying hy- drated and not overheating was an important concern.” She said competing at Nyssa, up against 16 other 1A through 4A teams, was one of the larger meets they’ve attended. “I think it was a good experi- ence and a challenge for them,” Studtmann said, adding the ath- letes are looking forward to the district meet May 11 in Baker. “For all our new kids on the team, they have tried several different events and are now really trying to focus on the few they have found they like,” she said. “(We’re) trying to help them fine tune their techniques and improve their speeds, throws and jumps.” Prairie City senior to cheer for Bruins Prairie City Panther senior Megan Camarena recently tried out and was selected to join the George Fox Univer- sity cheer team. Camarena, who is a Prai- BLUE MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL HEALTHCARE SCHOLARSHIP Eagle file photo Monument/Dayville’s Gabe Walker, Grant Union’s Gage Brandon and Long Creek’s Jaime Ballesteros compete in the 300-meter hurdles in this file photo. Walker won the event, followed by Brandon in second and Ballesteros in third, at the April 10 Small Schools Meet at Grant Union in John Day. rie City cheerleader, will at- tend George Fox in the fall where she will cheer for the Bruins. in their sprints and hurdles, but do not be surprised to see some excellent throws as well.” Monument/ Dayville team sets records at Sherman Invitational Prairie City competes at their largest meet of the season Monument/Dayville Tiger sprinter Gabe Walker rocket- ed to tie for sixth place in the 100-meter dash out of 17 run- ners at Saturday’s Sherman Invitational in Moro. Out of the athletes from 1A teams, Walker finished second in the 100, setting a personal record at 12.78. He also placed second in the 300 hurdles. The Tiger boys ran a 4x100-meter relay for the first time, finishing fifth out of six teams. Tiger team members included Walker, JT Hand, Donovan Schafer and Mark Thomas with a time of 51.10. Tiger Faythe Schafer fin- ished third in the girls 100, with a time of 14.09, with just one other 1A athlete ahead of her. Aubrey Bowlus set per- sonal records in shot put, with a mark of 30-04 for second place, and discus, with a mark of 88-03 for fourth. Coach Peter Bogardus said the team performed well in spite of the weather. “Heading to districts, we have definite ambitions to qualify for state,” he said. “Our athletes will continue to focus and improve, especially Four Prairie City Panther athletes placed at the St. Al- phonsus Invitational in Ontario Saturday, the largest meet the Panthers have attended all sea- son. Prairie City athletes placing at the meet included Megan Camarena, finishing fourth in shot put with a mark of 31-02; Samantha Workman, placing fifth in triple jump with a mark of 29-08.50; Haley Pfefferkorn, placing second in javelin, and setting a personal record, with a throw of 107-00; and Levi Burke, champion in high jump, clearing the bar at 6-02. “It was a really big deal to be able to place at a meet with this many schools with the high caliber of athletes that were there,” said Prairie City head coach Nate Barber. “There were schools from Idaho and Oregon that ranged from 1A to 4A.” Barber said the team is ex- cited to host the High Desert League meet at 4 p.m. Thurs- day. They also travel to the Grant Union Invitational on Friday with events starting at 12:30 p.m. “We will see where the ath- letes are at and to make sure that they are ready for districts Grant Union boys golfer place third at Enterprise The Grant Union Prospec- tor boys golf team placed third out of six teams at Friday’s En- terprise Invitational at Alpine Meadows Golf Course. Winning was Heppner with 370, with Enterprise in second with 407 and Grant Union with 418. Prospector Duane Stokes placed third individually with 85 for the boys. He tied with Cade Gorham of Imbler, and Gorham lost the tie-breaker. In first was Brycen Locke of Enterprise, who broke a tie of 83 with Kellen Grant of Hep- pner. Other Grant Union boys competing included Devon Stokes 104, Kellen Shelley 106 and Parker Manitsas 124. For the girls, Heppner won with 384 followed by La Grande in second with 444. The other teams did not have full rosters. Winning individually was Tori Suto of Wallowa with 83, followed by Nicole Propheter of Heppner 92, who broke a tie with Sophie Grant, and Sa- sha Keown of Heppner was in fourth with 96. For the Grant Union girls, Kaytlyn Wells scored 110 for sixth place, and Emily Springer scored 126. “What a day for golf in En- terprise — mid 70s, no wind,” said Grant Union head coach Ron Lundbom. “Unfortunately, that made the course very fast and more difficult than usual.” Setting personal records were Manitsas for the boys, and Wells and Springer for the girls. “This week we should have two full rosters, and a true test at Buffalo Peak,” Lundbom said. Grant Union competes at the 2A Invitational at 10 a.m. Friday at the Buffalo Peak Golf Course in Union. Open to Grant County High School Graduating Seniors going into any healthcare field, such as Lab Techs, Rad Tech’s Healthcare Admin, Physicians, Nurses, Physical Therapists, Respiratory Therapists, you name it! 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