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A10 Blue Mountain Eagle SPORTS SCHEDULE Wednesday, Sept. 12 Prairie City volleyball vs. Grant Union JV/JV II at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13 Long Creek/Ukiah JV volleyball vs. Prairie City JV in Ukiah at 5 p.m. Grant Union volleyball vs. Heppner at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 Grant Union volleyball @ Baker Tournament at 9 a.m. Grant Union cross country at Catherine Creek Scamper (near Union) at 2:30 p.m. Prairie City football @ South Wasco County in Maupin at 4 p.m. Dayville/Monument foot- ball @ Joseph at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 Grant Union football @ Gold Beach/Pacific at Summit High School in Bend at 2 p.m. Prairie City volleyball @ Badger Tournament in North Powder at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18 Grant Union volleyball @ Burns at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 12, 2018 TEAM Continued from Page A9 “It’s a mental sport,” he said. “I believe when you do cross country, it keeps you in the best physical shape. It’s a challenge. You’re always work- ing to improve your times. It helps you in life with your work ethic.” Elliott broke into the 18s last year and said his goal is to get down to 17s or 16s. “I’m looking forward to spending time with the team and improving from previous years of running,” he said. Smith said that after the teams’ timed trial, held Aug. 30 at the Seventh Street Complex, there are two runners The Eagle/Angel Carpenter in the 20s and three in the 21s for the boys, which she said will give the team The Grant Union varsity, junior varsity and junior high cross country teams are ready for the 2018 season. some depth going into the season. She said this year’s goals are based on how they ended last season. Sept. 14: Catherine Creek Scamper at Catherine Creek (near Union) “We’re looking at them running Sept. 21: Footrace to Valhalla in Umatilla, varsity boys at 1:45 p.m., consistently in the low 20s and break- ing into the teens,” she said. varsity girls 2:30 p.m. Grant Union’s toughest competition Sept. 28: Baker Invitational at the Baker City Golf Course, varsity girls at in the district for the boys comes from 4:45 p.m., varsity boys 5:15 p.m. Union/Cove, which has a runner who Oct. 4: Mustang Invitational in Heppner at Thompson Ranch, varsity has finished the 5K in under 16 min- girls at 4 p.m., varsity boys 4:45 p.m. utes. Oct. 13: Idlewild Invitational at Idlewild Campground (near Burns), Other teams in Special District 3 varsity girls at 11:15 a.m., varsity boys at 11:30 a.m. are Adrian, Elgin, Four Rivers, Gris- Oct. 18: Kyle Burnside Wildhorse Invite in Pendleton, varsity girls at 3 wold, Nixyaawii, Stanfield-Echo and p.m., varsity boys at 3:35 p.m. The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Weston-McEwen. Oct. 26: 3A/2A/1A Special District 3 at Pendleton Community Park, Grant Union cross country team The Prospector girls additional- boys 2A/1A varsity at 3 p.m., girls 2A/1A varsity at 3:30 p.m. members run a 5K course at the ly compete with 2A teams Condon/ Nov. 3: OSAA 3A/2A/1A State Championships at Lane Community Seventh Street Complex during Wheeler and Enterprise/Joseph/Wal- College in Eugene, TBA their Aug. 30 time trial, including, lowa and 3A teams Burns, Irrigon, La from left, Masyn Keith, Rylee Pine, Nyssa, Riverside and Vale. Grant Union attended its first com- move up two places at the district com- all the runners to strive for their best Browning and Erika Dickens. petition of the season, the Runner Soul petition this year. time,” Smith said, adding she hopes “We want our athletes to realize The girls didn’t have a full team last their hard work will pay off. XC Fest in Hermiston, on Saturday. Smith said the event is a flat race, year, because of injuries, so keeping Individually, the athletes also have that they are students first,” she said. which should provide a good first-race everyone healthy and having a team at educational goals, and Smith said “It’s a sport that requires you to be time to build off of for the rest of the districts is the goal. cross country runners tend to be ex- dedicated and focused on your out- come.” season. The boys team has a goal to “Having that team will motivate cellent students. 2018 Grant Union cross country schedule FOOTBALL Continued from Page A9 Tiger head coach Kyle Hand said his team missed some tackles, and Echo had better blocking. “At halftime, I said let’s win the second half, and we did by 1 point, 20-19,” Hand said. Echo scored the first touch- down of the third quarter, but Dayville/Monument answered back when Tiger quarterback JT Hand connected with Mark Thomas for 6 points. Milton, one of the biggest guys on the team, pushed for- ward to score the extra point. Milton scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter, and after Echo made their final touch- down of the game, JT Hand ended it on a good note. On fourth down, the Tigers had a reverse play with Hand getting the ball back to rush in to score, and linebacker Tell Cox caught a pass for the extra point. “We finished on a positive — got a touchdown and con- version,” coach Hand said. “There are a lot of things we did right. We just need to sharpen up.” Coach Hand said his four team captains performed well including JT Hand, Mark Thomas, Milton and Walk- er-Hopkins, who was sidelined with an injury before halftime. “JT saw the underneath pass and wasn’t forcing the long ball as much,” coach Hand said. Next up, the Tigers will be The Eagle/Angel Carpenter on the road to face Joseph at 6 Dayville/Monument Tiger Nick Ciochetti jumps in p.m. Friday. “I think we can man up with front of Echo Cougar ball carrier Mychael Pointer in Friday’s game. them,” the coach said. 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