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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
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“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
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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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