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Sports Blue Mountain Eagle Ali Abrego Yui Asami Sydney Brockway Aidan Broemeling Kori Jo Girvin SPORTS Continued from Page A8 Abrego accepted a position as special education teacher at Humbolt Elementary School in Canyon City last school year and finished her master’s degree while teaching there. While teaching, she said she spent time in the gym as- sisting the Prospector team. She said she’s excited and looking forward to the season. “This group of girls is ex- tremely talented, so I think it will be a good year,” she said. “They want to compete.” She added the girls are coachable, supportive of each other and work hard. “They’re willing to buckle down and grind it out when they have tired muscles and long days in the gym,” she said. “They’re willing to make the adjustments they need to make in order to bet- ter themselves and the team.” This year’s team has 24 members, including the var- sity, junior varsity and junior varsity II groups. On the roster are nine se- niors, three juniors, four soph- omores and nine freshmen. Abrego said it’ll be im- portant for the upperclassmen to set the standard for the younger players. “It’s hard to be a fresh- man,” she said. “These girls The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Taylor Allen serves the ball in practice. do a good job of cheering on the younger kids when they see good things happening.” The team lost three girls to graduation who were start- ers on the state championship team. Returning starters are se- niors Kaylee Wright, Hailie Wright, Trinity Hutchison and Sydney Brockway. Alcie Moore and Taylor Allen also saw a lot of time on the court last season. This year’s se- niors have a positive outlook on the season. “We have a lot of expe- rience playing together,” Kaylee Wright said. “Most of us have played volleyball together since we were kids,” Hutchison said. “We also have a lot of athletic underclassmen.” Kaylee Wright said she’s looking forward to a new ad- dition to their team, Japanese student Yui Asami. Asami, a senior with two years experience, said she’s looking forward to making friends and improving her skills. Moore said the team will have a lot of strength from the seniors. “We all get along togeth- er,” she said, referring to the team as a whole. The Prospectors will face Enterprise, Heppner, Pilot Rock, Stanfield, Union and Weston-McEwen in the Blue Mountain Conference this season. “I’m coaching against my Trinity Hutchison Wednesday, August 8, 2018 McKeely Miller Alcie Moore high school coach,” Abrego said. Union’s coach was the Powder Valley coach in the past. She said the only teams she hasn’t seen are Heppner and Pilot Rock. Hailie Wright said she’s anticipating a great season. “We have a lot of expec- tations from last year, and I think we have a good shot for a repeat,” she said. “I’m ex- cited for our new coaches Ali and Erin.” Assistant coach Erin Beil, who is an educational assis- tant at Humbolt, officiated volleyball games for the past 12 years and was a commis- sioner one year. “I’m really excited and grateful to work with these kids and to have an assistant coach who knows the techni- cal side,” Abrego said. She said the key to a great season will be keeping their intensity of play up at all times and unifying the group. “It’s important that the kids control the tempo of the game,” she said, adding, “It’s important to create a sense of unity among the whole team, junior varsity and varsity to- gether.” The Prospectors will host a tournament at 8 a.m. Satur- day, Aug. 25, and they host the 3A Burns Hilanders at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, with junior varsity II starting at 4 p.m. Hailie Wright A9 Kaylee Wright Grant Union volleyball schedule Aug. 25: GU Tournament, varsity, at 8 a.m. Aug. 28: Grant Union vs. Burns, varsity/junior varsity/junior varsity II, 4 p.m. Sept. 1: @ Heppner Invitational Tournament,V/JV, at 9 a.m. Sept. 4: @ La Grande, V/JV/JVII, 4 p.m. Sept. 5: vs. Dayville/Monument, JV/JVII, 5 p.m. Sept. 8: @ Reedsport Tournament, V, 8 a.m. Sept. 12: @ Prairie City, JV/JVII, 5 p.m. Sept. 13: vs. Heppner, V/JV, 5 p.m. Sept. 14: @ Baker Invitational Tournament, V, 9 a.m. Sept. 18: @ Burns, V/JV/JVII, 4 p.m. Sept. 23: vs. Stanfield, Weston-McEwen, V/JV, noon Sept. 23: vs. Elgin, V/JV, 5 p.m. Sept. 25: vs. Union, V/JV, 5 p.m. Sept. 29: @ Pilot Rock, Enterprise, V/JV, noon Oct. 3: @ Dayville/Monument, JV/JVII, in Monument, 5 p.m. Oct. 4: @ Heppner, V/JV, 5 p.m. Oct. 6: @ Stanfield, Weston-McEwen in Stanfield, V/JV, noon Oct. 9: @ Union, V/JV, 5 p.m. Oct. 13: vs. Pilot Rock, V/JV, noon Oct. 13: vs. Enterprise, V/JV, 2 p.m. Oct. 16: vs. Crane, V/JV, 5 p.m. Oct. 20: Blue Mountain District Tournament, V, in Stanfield, TBA Oct. 27: First Round State Playoffs, V, TBA Nov. 2: Second Round State Playoffs, V, Ridgeview High School in Redmond Nov. 2: Semifinals, TBA Nov. 3: Finals, TBA Attention Grant County Veterans: Did you know Grant County Veterans Services Officer is available to assist YOU in applying for all VA benefits you may be entitled to? 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