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B10 Sports Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, May 16, 2018 SOFTBALL Continued from Page B1 The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Mariah Moulton pitches in game one against the Enterprise/ Joseph/Wallowa Cubs Friday in John Day, Whitney McClellan covering second base. Wright followed up with a solo home run for a 1-run lead in the bottom of the fourth, and the team held on for the win. The Grant Union girls kept a lid on their opponents in game two from the start. The Prospectors loaded the bases when Wright hit a single, Brianna Zweygardt was hit by a pitch and Cody Jo Madden was walked. Allen then sent the ball over the center field fence for the grand slam and Grant Union’s first points of the game. The Cubs only scored off a solo home run in the top of the fourth. The Prospectors had a 6-0 loss to 2A/1A Union/Cove (ranked No. 5) Wednesday on the road. Grant Union defeated 3A Echo/Stanfield (previously ranked No. 11) 16-0 in Echo on Saturday in nonleague play. “I’m excited about the way the girls are playing,” said Grant Union head coach Zach Williams. “It’s good to be hit- ting well going into the play- offs — pitchers are throwing well and we’re playing good defense. That’s why we sched- uled the Echo game, so we could play a good team and get ready for the playoffs.” After Friday’s 9-7 win over the Cubs, Prospector Reagan Shelley said their team came out with a desire to hit well. “At practice we worked on it a lot, and it showed at the plate today,” she said. “Moving on to playoffs is super exciting, and it’ll defi- nitely be a great way to end our senior year,” said team- mate Tressa Ranft. Madden said the team has been playing well together. “I think staying up in games like these is what will get us wins in post season,” she said. Grant Union vs. Enterprise, game one, 9-7 Mariah Moulton: 3 for 4, 4 RBIs, home run Cody Jo Madden: 2 for 4, 2 RBIs Macy Strong: 3 for 4 Hailie Wright: home run Brianna Zweygardt: home run Madden pitched first inning, Moulton the middle four and Zweygardt the last two. Grant Union vs. Enterprise, game two, 11-1 Wright: 2 for 3 Taylor Allen: 2 for 3, 5 RBIs, grand slam Madden pitched all five innings, giving up two hits and striking out three. Grant Union stats, Echo/Stanfield, 16-0 Whitney McClellan: 2 for 4 Wright: 4 for 4, single, double, triple, home run Zweygardt: 3 for 5, home run Jordyn Young: 2 for 4, 3 RBIs Madden pitched the first five innings, gave up four hits and struck out four. Zweygardt pitched the sixth and seventh innings, gave up no hits and struck out two. TRACK Continued from Page B1 Contributed photo/Terri Burke Prairie City Panther Levi Burke has a second-place finish in the high jump at the district meet in Baker City. Contributed photo 1A Grant County athletes on the podium for discus include Donovan Schafer of Monument in fourth, left, Jake McHatton of Prairie City in third, second from right, and Danner Davis of Prairie City in fifth, right. Freshman Samantha Work- man, senior Danner Davis and sophomore Jake McHatton “were close to punching their ticket to state,” he said. Each had a third-place fin- ish in one event, Workman in pole vault, Davis in shot put and McHatton in discus. Boys results 100 meters: 8, Tristan McMahan, 12.20, PR, Prairie City; 9, Luka Pesic, 12.22, PR, Long Creek; 11, Rafael Gu- merato, 12.24, PR, Long Creek; 13, JT Hand, 12.30, PR, Monument/Dayville; 16, Gabriel Walker-Hopkins, 12.50, PR, Monument/Dayville; 17, Kim Donggyu, 12.52, PR, Long Creek; 20, Jonathan Haskins, 12.74, PR, Prairie City; 24, Lane Williams, 13.32, Prairie City 200 meters: 6, Tristan McMahan, 25.23, PR, Prairie City; 7, Rafael Gumerato, 25.33, PR, Long Creek; 11, Brandon Horrell, 26.42, Prairie City; 12, Jonathan Haskins, 26.47, PR, Prairie City 400 meters: 8, Rafael Gumerato, 59.76, Long Creek; 12, Brandon Horrell, 1:03.77, Prairie City; 13, Jaime Ballesteros, 1:04.67, Long Creek 800 meters: 10, Jonathan Lawrence, 2:40.05, Prairie City 1,500 meters: 2, Mark Thomas, 4:36.68, PR, Monument/Dayville; 7, Jonathan Lawrence, 6:02.00, Prairie City 3,000 meters: 3, Mark Thomas, 10:39.64, Monument/Dayville 300m hurdles: 4, Gabriel Walker-Hop- kins, 48.52, Monument/Dayville; 8, Grant County Chamber Monthly Newsletter Hello Grant County, Are you ready for some great weather and a lot of exciting and fun things to do? Well, you’re in luck! You live in Grant County, and that is just what you’re going to get! May is what we at the Chamber call the “official” start of our tourist season. We say this because all of our museums open in May and they are something that our tourists seem to be very interested in seeing. They are interested in many other things as well like hiking, fishing and fun events. So, you can be sure we are going to tell them about the Seneca Oyster Feed coming up on May 19th! As usual, they are planning a great event with lots of fresh oysters, hamburgers for the non-oyster lovers, a Beer Garden, Golf Scramble, Softball Tournament, and Live Music! Everything starts at noon. Tourist season also means that we will see a LOT of bicycles and motorcycles on our roads and highways. Here at the Chamber we are working on a plan to implement communication and collaboration between cyclists and motorists to insure they both can travel safely throughout Grant County and the rest of Oregon. Travel Oregon in coordination with Eastern Oregon Visitors Association will be holding Regional Cycling Convening I at the Silvies Valley Ranch Retreat on Wednesday, May 30th from 10:00 AM to 3:00. Scott Bickler, Director of Product Development, and Stephen Hatfield, Outdoor Recreation Specialist, from Travel Oregon will be facilitating the meeting along with technical expert Chris Bernhardt of C2 Consulting. The monthly Chamber business meeting will be held Thursday, May 17th at 10:30 at the Chamber office. The meeting is open to everybody. The monthly no-host luncheon will follow at 12:00 PM at the Outpost restaurant. This month’s Guest Speaker will be Mindy Winegar, Grant County Fair Manager. Again, everyone is welcome and encouraged to come! The Chamber would like to welcome Up, Up, and Away from Burns as our newest Chamber member. They make balloon bouquets and their Grand Opening is this Saturday from 10:30 to 2:00 PM. If you would like to join the Chamber, we would love to have you give us a call or stop by our office! Before I close, I’d like to give a shout-out to our awesome volunteers; they do a fantastic job for us at the Chamber! They are: Dorman Gregory, Karen Jacobs, Sherry Feiger, Larry Christensen, Nicki Cohoe, Elaine Husted, Pam Durr and Suzette Decew. Enjoy the nice weather and plan to come to our meeting this Thursday! Tammy Bremner, Chamber Manager Jaime Ballesteros, 54.52, Long Creek 4x100 relay: 3, Jaimie Ballesteros, Luka Pesic, Kim Donggyu, Rafael Gumerato, 47.64, Long Creek; 7, Levi Burke, Jonathan Haskins, Brandon Horrell, Tristan McMahan, 50.39, Prairie City Shot put: 3, Danner Davis, 37-02, Prairie City; 7, Jake McHatton, 32-04, Prairie City Discus: 3, Jake McHatton, 110-00.75, PR, Prairie City; 4, Donovan Schafer, 106-04, PR, Monument/Dayville; 5, Danner Davis, 103-07.75, Prairie City Javelin: 3, Luka Pesic, 127-05, Long Creek; 4, Levi Burke, 121-02, Prairie City High jump: 2, Levi Burke, 5-08.00, Prairie City Long jump: 4, James Kreamier, 17-08.50, Long Creek; 8, JT Hand, 16- 04.25, PR, Monument/Dayville Triple jump: 7, James Kreamier, 34-03.25, Long Creek; 8, Tristan McMa- han, 34-03, Prairie City Girls results 100 meters: 3, Faythe Schafer, 13.64, PR, Monument/Dayville; 9, Abbey Pefferkorn, 14.37, Prairie City; 9, Emily Ennis, 14.90, PR, Prairie City; 10, Rilee Emmel, 14.95, PR, Prairie City 200 meters: 5, Abbey Pfefferkorn, 30.44, Prairie City; 7, Rilee Emmel, 31.24, Prairie City; 8, Emily Ennis, 31.49, Prairie City 400 meters: 4, Faythe Schafer, 1:10.05, Monument/Dayville; 5, Luc- chese Douglas, 1:14.47, Long Creek 100m hurdles: 2, Kyla Emerson, 17.54, PR, Monument/Dayville; 7, Hailee Wall, 22.18, Prairie City 300m hurdles: 2, Kyla Emerson, 52.78, PR, Monument/Dayville Shot put: 4, Megan Camarena, 32-11, Prairie City; 5, Aubrey Bowlus, 31-01, PR, Monument/Dayville Discus: 4, Aubrey Bowlus, 94-01, PR, Monument/Dayville; 9, Faythe Schafer, 77-00.50, Monument/Dayville; 10, Megan Camarena, 72-03.50, Prairie City; 12, Haley Pfefferkorn, 70-08.75, the HOT EO Media Group/Paul Wahl Prairie City’s Hailee Wall competes in long jump at the district meet in Baker City. Prairie City Javelin: 7, Haley Pfefferkorn, 94-06, Prairie City Pole vault: 3, Samantha Workman, 6-06, Prairie City Long jump: 6, Deja Amsden, 13-06.75, PR, Prairie City; 7, Dorotha Johnson, 13-01.25, PR, Long Creek; 9, Saman- tha Workman, 12-06.50, Prairie City Triple jump: 8, Samantha Workman, 27-06.75, Prairie City corner’s SH T EEK OF THE W LEVI BURKE School: Prairie City Grade: 11 Parents: John and Terri Burke Sport: Track and field Events: High jump, pole vault, javelin, 4x100 relay What I like best about my sport: “I like the individual basis of it. It’s definitely different — everybody is there to help each other, so it’s just a good community, even with people you’re jumping against. It’s all around fun, and there are so many different events you can do.” Coach’s Comment: “Levi is a team leader. He leads by example and hard work. He has a smile on his face, and he competes.” -Coach Nate Barber PROUD SPONSOR OF GRANT COUNTY ATHLETES 100 E. MAIN • Stoplight in John Day 57436 541-792-0425 57437 Linda Studtmann said, “They tried their best, and they did well.” Pesic placed third in jave- lin with a mark of 125-05, and he set a personal record in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.22, placing ninth out of 25 sprinters. James Kreamier had his personal best performance in long jump with a mark of 17- 08.50, and on the girls side, Lucchese Douglas set a per- sonal record in the 400 with fifth place. “We had several PRs,” she said. “I think they were very competitive in this year’s districts. Looking at where they were when they started, they’ve come a long way and done well.” Prairie City head coach Nate Barber said he’d hoped to bring more athletes to the state championships, but some fell just short of the cut, as only the top two finishers in events qualify. Burke, a junior, earned second in the high jump, and Camarena, a senior, who fin- ished fourth in shot put, re- ceived a wild card. “I am happy for Levi and Megan that they get to go,” Barber said. “They both have an opportunity to do very well. Levi has the ability to win it all.”
