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Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, May 9, 2018 A9 WEDNESDAY May 9, 2018 SPORTS SCHEDULE Grant Union moves on to district playoffs Wednesday, May 9 Grant Union soft- ball @ Union/Cove (nonleague) in Union at 5 p.m. Friday, May 11 Grant Union track and field @ 2A-6 Wa- piti League Districts in Union at 11 a.m. Prairie City, Long Creek, Monument/ Dayville track and field @ 1A-4 District Championship in Baker City at 10 a.m. Grant Union softball vs. Enterprise/Jo- seph/Wallowa (2) at 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m. Baseball district playoffs, TBA Saturday, May 12 Grant Union softball @ Echo/Stanfield (nonleague) at 11 a.m. Sunday-Tues- day, May 13-15 OSAA State Golf Championships at Quail Valley in Banks, TBA we’re second or third, we’re going to district for sure.” If Grant Union takes the second spot, they will face Heppner, which swept Dufur 2-0 on May 5. Williams said his team will host the game in the afternoon Friday, May 11, the time to be determined. If Grant Union takes third, they will travel to Culver. If the Prospectors win this week’s game, they will continue with another district playoff contest next week. Williams said that game was orig- inally set for Tuesday, May 15, and said he’d like to see it remain sched- uled for that day. The date, time and location will be updated online at myeaglenews.com when information becomes available. Pros sweep Union 3-0 By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle “It was a hot day.” Grant Union head baseball coach Dusty Williams wasn’t refer- ring to the 80-plus degree weather but the Prospector bats, as the team swept the Union Bobcats in John Day Satur- day 12-6 and 10-2. Their first win over the Bobcats this week was May 1 in Union, 13-2. With the wins, Grant Union will compete in the 2A/1A Special District 6 playoffs on Friday. The game may be played in John Day Friday after- noon, or in Culver. Grant Union topped off Saturday’s game two with 4 runs in the sixth in- ning, including a 2-run homer from Warner Robertson, who also pitched the game. In the inning, Grant Union had two outs when Cole Deiter fired things up, batting in a runner. Wade Reimers then singled, and Robertson hit the homer. “The biggest thing about these guys is they don’t ever want that third out,” Williams said. “I don’t know how many times this last three-game series we’ve had several innings where we scored 5 runs with two outs. “Once they get going — hitting’s contagious — nobody wants to be the last out of an inning, so they just get going, and they’ve just been hitting the ball really well.” In game one, Grant Union and Union, led by head coach Jon Reyn- olds, were tied 1-1 heading into the bottom of the third. The Prospectors had two outs as the ball flew straight into the opponent’s glove. Then Grant Union warmed things up. Reimers reached first on an error, followed by a double from Robertson, sending Reimers home. Robertson advanced to third on a Union error. Then Ty McDaniel sin- The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Jacob Vaughan slides home in game one Saturday against Union. The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union’s Logan McCluskey slides in safe at second in the game against Union. gled to score Robertson. Next up to bat was Jacob Vaughan who doubled, followed by a big hit from Roen Langum, sending McDan- iel and Vaughan home. Robertson’s homer was his second for the week. He also hit it out of the park on the road in Union May 1. “He’s shortening himself up really good and moving himself up in the number three spot,” Williams said. Zack Deiter pitched two and a third innings in game one, with Lo- gan McCluskey relieving him in the inning and pitching the fourth and part of the fifth. Peyton Neault and Russell Hodge also had a turn on the mound in the final innings. A couple weeks ago, it looked as if Grant Union would need to win all their games to make it to the district playoffs — and they dropped one of three games to Weston-McEwen. The scene changed when Elgin gave up a game to Weston-McEwen. “That helped us out a bunch. It’s funny how things turn,” Williams said. Grant Union’s next game depends on how things play out between Pi- lot Rock and Elgin past press time on Tuesday. “If Elgin wins both games, it would knock us to the third spot,” Williams said. “If they split, we’ll be in the second-place spot. Whether Local teams prep for districts at Grant Union Invitational Sherman/Arlington/Condon: 9-0 Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii/Ukiah: 9-1 Grant Union/Prairie City: 7-5 Culver: 6-3 Elgin: 6-4 Heppner/Ione: 3-6 Weston-McEwen: 2-8 Dufur: 0-9 Grant Union season stats Games/at bats/runs/hits/RBI/average Wade Reimers: 18/56/19/25/10/.446 Jacob Vaughan: 22/68/22/23/13/.338 Ty McDaniel: 19/57/16/19/19/.333 Roen Langum: 18/51/10/17/14/.333 Warner Robertson: 23/68/18/21/22/.309 Zack Deiter: 23/75/25/18/5/.240 Logan McCluskey: 20/64/14/15/12/.234 Damion Young: 11/18/2/4/5/.222 Peyton Neault: 20/36/8/6/4/.167 Russell Hodge: 22/59/11/9/9/.153 Cole Deiter: 16/32/10/4/2/.125 Declan Zweygardt: 12/18/2/2/2/.111 Gabe McKinley: 5/6/1/0/0/0 Innings pitched/wins/losses/saves/strikeouts/ runs/ERA Zack Deiter: 53.33/6/3/0/71/26/2.23 Robertson: 50.33/3/5/0/46/43/3.48 McCluskey: 22.33/3/2/2/30/22/4.07 Young: 9.67/0/0/1/6/7/2.9 Neault: 11.67/0/0/2/8/4/2.4 Hodge: 6.33/0/1/2/8/6/4.42 Prairie City track team picks up the pace By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle 2A and 1A district competitions set for Friday By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Prospector Cameron Hallgarth outdid himself Friday, setting personal records in javelin, discus and shot put at the Grant Union Invitational in John Day. He placed first in javelin, with a throw of 152- 06.50, and fourth in his other two events. “Everyone improved and got their ‘PRs,’” he said. “Hopefully, we can carry this on to districts and do our best.” Prospector Drew Lusco competed in shot put, finishing first with a mark of 42-01, his personal best. Grant Union’s Kaylee Wright placed first in her events, setting a season record in the 100 with a time of 12.99 and a personal record in javelin with a throw of 138-0. “Today was successful,” Wright said. “There wasn’t a lot of competition (four teams compet- ed), but we were able to make the best of it and hopefully carry that out to districts.” Teammate Shanniyah Hall placed second in the 100 with a time of 14.04, setting a personal record. Prospector Jozie Rude earned a first-place finish in discus, setting a season record with a throw of 111-0. She also placed first in shot put and second in javelin and pole vault. “It was a good warm up for districts, a very relaxed and a successful meet,” Rude said. The Grant Union girls placed first with 271 points, followed by Prairie City with 89, Long Creek 61 and Imbler 37. The Grant Union boys placed first with 234 points, followed by Prairie City with 91, Long Creek with 83 and Imbler with 80. The Long Creek 4x100 boys team had an ex- citing run at the event, placing first out of five teams. Luka Pesic, who ran with Jaime Ball- esteros, Mike Dongyuu and Rafael Gumerato said they’re working to beat the school record of 47.00, and although they did not quite reach that goal, they set a personal record with a time of 47.37. “It feels great,” Pesic said of the win. “We worked really hard for this. We just hope to beat our PR each track meet, and it finally came true.” “They’re excited,” said Long Creek head coach Linda Studtmann. “They’ve been working on drills in practices to improve their speed and handoffs.” Long Creek’s Dorotha Johnson increased her mark in the triple jump by over 4 feet for a person- al record and fourth place. Prairie City’s Tristan McMahan had a personal 2A/1A Special District 6 Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter Grant Union’s Kaylee Wright anchors the 4x100 relay, receiving the handoff from Jozie Rude. The team placed first. Prairie City Panther Megan Camarena sets a personal record in discus Friday at the Grant Union Invitational in John Day. best in the triple jump, placing second with a mark of 37-5. He also placed second in the 200, fourth in the 100 and fifth in the 4x100 with his team, in- cluding Jonathan Haskins, Levi Burke and Bran- don Horrell. Haley Pfefferkorn placed third in the javelin for the girls, and she was first among the 1A competitors. She said she’s optimistic about the upcoming district meet. “I keep getting bumped between second and third, so hopefully, I can get first or second and make it to state,” she said. Grant Union head coach Sonna Smith said the meet was a big success. “We had many personal bests, and our athletes are fine-tuning for district right when we need them,” she said. “We can only take the top three in each event to district, and our home meet was a chance for athletes sitting in fourth and fifth place on the team to move up.” She said both the girls and boys teams are per- forming well. “We will be taking a strong girls team to dis- Grant Union’s Jacob Smith and Prairie City’s Jonathan Lawrence compete in the 1,500-meter run. Smith placed first, setting a personal record, with Lawrence in second. The Long Creek boys 4x100-meter relay team celebrates after winning the race and setting a personal record. From left: Luka Pesic, Mike Donggyu, Rafael Gumerato and Jaime Ballesteros. trict and hoping to make it three in a row as district champion,” she said, adding, “Enterprise girls are set to give us a stiff challenge at district.” See TRACK, Page A10 Local track and field athletes are making the most of the final days be- fore their district meets next week. Prairie City Panther Levi Burke showed his all-around athletic skill, placing first in the pole vault and sec- ond in javelin on Thursday, competing for the first time in those events. He also placed first in the high jump. Prairie City hosted the High Desert League Meet, and the Panther boys and girls teams had second-place finishes, behind Adrian. Long Creek boys and Jordan Valley girls placed third. (Local results below.) Eight Prairie City boys and seven Prairie City girls set personal records at the HDL. “The nice thing about them setting personal records at this time of the sea- son is that it means they’re peaking,” said Prairie City head coach Nate Bar- ber. Barber said Burke is doing well in his new events. “It just shows the athleticism he has,” Barber said. “He can run and jump, and his hard work shows.” The coach said Brandon Horrell, who was sick, overcame the challenge and had a personal record in the 400 by over half a second. “Those who have heart are showing it,” Barber said. “They’re showing their consistency, and they’re setting person- al records.” Barber said these athletes, as well as Jake McHatton and Samantha Work- man, are working hard and getting stronger, boosting the team. He said Workman is continuing to set personal records in multiple events “week in and week out.” “She takes time to ask for advice,” he said. “You can build a program around that.” Local first-place finishers Shot put: Jake McHatton, 34-03, Prairie City Discus: Jake McHatton, 107-0, PR, Prairie City Javelin: Luka Pesic, 132-03, Long Creek High jump: Levi Burke, 5-10, Prairie City Pole vault: Levi Burke, 9-00, PR, Prairie City Long jump: James Kreamier, 18-04.00, PR, Long Creek 100m hurdles: Kyla Emerson, 19.00, Monument/ Dayville 300m hurdles: Kyla Emerson, 53.43, Monument/ Dayville Pole vault: Samantha Workman, 7-06, PR, Prairie City
