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B2 Sports Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Grant Union boys golf team earns trip to state Prospectors place second at district tournament Thursday, May 17 Grant Union baseball vs. Elgin at district playoff in John Day at 4 p.m. By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle The Grant Union Pros- pector boys golf team earned their first trip to state in four years at the May 7-8 Special District 3 tournament played at the Pendleton Country Club. The team shot a 750 for second place out of eight 3A/2A/1A teams, edged out by Heppner which placed first with 713. “I’m extremely proud of the kids,” said Grant Union head coach Ron Lundbom. “They are extremely excited to go to state.” He said the playing con- ditions were “perfect” with 80-degree weather and light wind. Burns placed third with 759, and Echo placed fourth with 803, after breaking a tie with Imbler. The top individual boys qualifying for state were Ri- ley Lankford of Nixyaawii (152) in first, Cade Gorham of Imbler (163) in second, Brycen Locke of Enterprise (163) in third and Logan Bur- right of Heppner/Ione (171) in fourth. Grant Union senior Duane Stokes finished seventh out of 47 competitors, with 90 on day one and 87 for day two. “I feel like I underper- formed, but I still placed sev- CHAMPS Continued from Page B1 long jump and triple jump. Earning a district title for the boys was Drew Lusco in shot put. Joining the title winners on the road to state are Si- erra Cates, Shanniyah Hall (alternate) and Alcie Moore (alternate) for the girls, all for the 4x100 relay. On the boys side, joining Lusco, are Tanner Elliott, 800 meters; Jordan Hall, 110-meter high hurdles; Ma- son Gerry, long jump and SPORTS SCHEDULE Eagle file photo Grant Union Prospector golfer Kaytlyn Wells competes in John Day earlier in the season. Eagle file photo Grant Union Prospector Duane Stokes competes in John Day earlier in the season. Stokes will compete at the OSAA State Golf Championships in Banks on Monday and Tuesday, May 14-15. enth,” Stokes said. “I think it’s awesome to finally make it to state in golf, and finally be able to go as a team this year.” Other members of the Grant Union boys team are freshman Devon Stokes (187) in 11th place, junior Garrett Lenz (190) in 13th place, sophomore Kellen Shelley (196) in 17th and freshman Parker Manitsas (258) in 39th place. javelin; and Duane Stokes, triple jump. Although 13 qualified for state, only 12 athletes will travel there after senior Jozie Rude suffered a season-ending injury at districts. This would have been Rude’s fourth time competing at state, where she placed second in jave- lin, third in shot put and pole vault and eighth in discus last year. At the district meet, she placed first in shot put and first in pole vault before be- coming injured, missing the discus and javelin events. Five girls added events, helping the team win the ti- tle. Running double distance events were Rhea Mead, Savannah Wyllie, Sammi Buckhaults and Ellie Justice. Alcie Moore also placed in two jumping events, af- ter only practicing for one week. Other remarkable perfor- mances came from the boys. “Tanner Elliott was seed- ed sixth in the 800, but ran the race in the lead until the last 5 meters, holding on to take second and qualify for state,” Smith said, adding, “Jordan Hall was leading the Eastern Oregon Realty is happy to announce the addition of DeAnn Sandor to its professional team of agents. If you’re thinking of buying or selling real estate be sure and give DeAnn a call at 360 690-5233. 57418 DeAnn has an extensive background in the banking industry for the past fourteen years. She started out as a loan officer and an escrow assistant which led to seven more years with Bank of America as a personal banker. She and her husband chose to raise their six year old son in a more peaceful environment and chose Grant County and Long Creek as their new home. She enjoys hunting, camping and exploring the vast National Forest. DeAnn is excited to begin her professional real estate career and to continue sharing her education and quality service with her friends and clients. Holliday Park ~ May 27th ~ 1pm birthday Mary Ellen Brooks Meat and drinks will be provided ~ Please bring a potluck dish RSVP to 541.421.3032 or 541.975.8175 Lundbom said he was im- pressed with Lenz’s perfor- mance after joining the team late in the season. Grant Union had three girls competing, in- cluding sophomore Kaytlyn Wells who shot 210, finishing in 13th place for individuals out of 36. She was in sixth place on day one, scoring 100, and she scored 110 on day two. Sophomore Emily Springer scored 254, and sophomore Maddy Way scored 262. Wells said the tournament went well. “I like getting to talk to a lot of people and see their techniques and perspective of golf,” she said. “It was really impressive to golf with Tori Suto.” Suto of Wallowa/Joseph won the individual competi- tion with a two-day total of 147, scoring a 70 on day one. Girls teams qualifying for state are first-place Heppner/ Ione with 720, second-place La Grande with 822 and third-place Baker with 868. The girls had 4A/3A/2A/1A teams competing. Top individuals quali- hurdles in a tight race and was out-leaned at the finish line, still qualifying him for state with a new PR (person- al record). “We had many others get their season bests, which is always our goal, as coach- es.” Grant Union girls results 100 meters: 1, Kaylee Wright, 12.69, PR; 5, Shanniyah Hall, 13.98, PR; 8, Bryanna Homan, 15.95, PR 200 meters: 3, Sierra Cates, 27.93, PR; 5, Trinity Hutchison, 28.94; 6, Shanniyah Hall, 29.14, PR 400 meters: 5, Sierra Cates, 1:08.51; 6, Shanniyah Hall, 1:10.94 800 meters: 5, Rylee Browning, 2:50.64; 6, Sammi Buckhaults, 3:59.76 1,500 meters: 4, Rhea Mead, 6:06.19; 5, Savannah Wyllie, 6:10.03; 6, Sammi Buckhaults, 8:31.37, PR 3,000 meters: 3, Rhea Mead, 13:04.33; 5, Savannah Wyllie, 13:22.67, PR; 6, Ellie Justice, 17:57.99, PR 100m hurdles: 1, Sydney Brockway, 16.92 300m hurdles: 5, Ellie Justice, fying for state were Suto in first, Sasha Keown of Hep- pner/Ione (170) in second, Sophie Grant of Heppner/ Ione (174) in third, Nichole Prophetor of Heppner/Ione (178) in fourth and Paige Pierce of Baker/Powder Val- ley (187) in fifth. Wells said she plans to re- turn to golf next season. “I’m looking forward to going back and doing even better and improving my score,” she said. The top four boys teams and top four individual boys will compete at state, as well as the top three girls teams and top five girls. The OSAA State Golf Championship tournament was scheduled for May 14-15 at Quail Valley Golf Course in Banks, past press time. Grant Union boys district results Duane Stokes, 177 Devon Stokes, 187 Kellen Shelley, 190 Garrett Lenz, 190 Parker Manitsas, 258 Grant Union girls district results Kaytlyn Wells, 210 Emily Springer, 254 Maddy Way, 262 1:05.20, SR 4x100 relay: 2, Sydney Brockway, Si- erra Cates, Trinity Hutchison, Kaylee Wright, 52.17 4x400 relay: 4, Rylee Browning, Sierra Cates, Shanniyah Hall, Alcie Moore, 4:57.55 Shot put: 1, Jozie Rude, 36-11.50; 2, Abby Lusco, 29-00.50; 4, Sophie Brockway, 26-09.50, PR Discus: 1, Abby Lusco, 101-05.50; 4, Megan McManama, 75-11 Javelin: 1, Kaylee Wright, 136-09; 4, Sophie Brockway, 72-08 High jump: 1, Kaylee Wright, 5-01; 4, Alcie Moore, 4-02, PR Pole vault: 1, Jozie Rude, 9-06.00 Long jump: 1, Trinity Hutchison, 15- 11.25; 2, Sydney Brockway, 15-06.75 Triple jump: 1, Trinity Hutchison, 33-06; 2, Sydney Brockway, 31-04; 3, Alcie Moore, 26-02, PR Grant Union boys results 100 meters: 4, Duane Stokes, 12.01; 7, Donavan Smith, 12.26, PR; 9, Taylor Hunt, 12.41 200 meters: 8, Donavan Smith, 25.69, PR; 10, Ben Henry, 26.05; 12, Taylor Hunt, 26.14 400 meters: 7, Ben Henry, 1:01.75; 8, Quinten Hallgarth, 1:04.24 800 meters: 2, Tanner Elliott, 2:16.32, SR; 7, Elisha Sheedy, Grant Union track and field at 2A state cham- pionship in Eugene at 10 a.m. Monument/Dayville, Prairie City track and field at 1A state cham- pionship in Eugene at 10 a.m. Friday, May 18 Grant Union softball vs. TBD at district playoff in John Day at 3 p.m. Grant Union track and field at 2A state cham- pionship in Eugene at 3 p.m. Monument/Dayville, Prairie City track and field at 1A state cham- pionship in Eugene at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23 Softball first-round 2A state playoffs, TBD Baseball first-round 2A state playoffs, TBD 2:33.07, PR; 8, Jacob Smith, 2:35.69 1,500 meters: 7, Jacob Smith, 5:12.81; 9, Tanner Elliott, 5:26.12; 10, Daven Mauseth, 5:44.06 3,000 meters: 5, Elisha Sheedy, 12:29.71, PR; 6, Jesse Randleas, 12:37.08, PR 110m hurdles: 2, Jordan Hall, 18.04, PR; 4, Gage Brandon, 19.99; 5, Nathaniel Hodge, 24.05 300m hurdles: 6, Gage Brandon, 51.33; 8, Nathaniel Hodge, 59.46 4x400 relay: 4, Quaid Brandon, Tanner Elliott, Ben Henry, Donavan Smith, 4:11.36 Shot put: 3, Drew Lusco, 39-07.50; 9, Cameron Hallgarth, 33-10.00; 11, Hadley Boethin, 26-10.00 Discus: 1, Drew Lusco, 128-09.50, PR; 5, Cameron Hallgarth, 98-05, PR; 6, Cauy Weaver, 95-11.50, PR Javelin: 2, Mason Gerry, 148-05; 3, Cameron Hallgarth, 147-10; 6, Cauy Weaver, 133-00.50 High jump: 5, Duane Stokes, 5-02 Pole vault: 3, Braden Spencer, 9-00; 4, Gage Brandon, 8-06 Long jump: 2, Mason Gerry, 18-00; 5, Jordan Hall, 17-03.50 Triple jump: 2, Duane Stokes, 38-06.50; 6, Jordan Hall, 36-02; 6, Mason Gerry, 36-02
