Sports
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
A13
S PORTS R OUNDUP
Prairie City attacks
Harper in home
volleyball match
Prairie City battled at the net with
the Harper Hornets Friday, the Pan-
thers sweeping 3-0 with scores of
25-7, 25-15 and 25-20.
“The girls stayed high energy in
the first match and didn’t let anything
Harper did throw them off,” Panther
head coach Jordan Bass said.
Panther sophomore Aries Bice
stepped in for senior Samantha
Workman, who was out due to ill-
ness, and performed well, Bass said.
Sophomores Caitlyn Willet and
Jessi Nolan also played two sets
each. Panther junior Rilee Emmel
served at 96 percent in the match,
and sophomore Katie Hire served
for 100 percent.
“We had a drop of energy in the
last set but powered through to the
finish,” Bass said.
Prairie City traveled to the Sum-
mit Springs Tournament in Condon
Saturday.
Bass said the team handled their
close loss to Stanfield, 24-26 and 23-
25, at the start well.
“We identified some things we
needed to fix on defense and went
on to beat Condon Wheeler (25-14,
25-9) and Ione (25-14, 25-21),” Bass
said.
The Panthers finished third after a
loss to Union (17-25, 13-25).
Hire, Willet, Bice and Nolan
served over 90 percent overall for
the tournament, and Shaine Madden
hit at 96 percent for the day with just
one error and 15 kills.
“Overall, I was really happy with
how we were able to adjust after the
loss to Stanfield and keep playing
hard throughout the day,” Bass said.
Grant Union nets
win in La Grande
The 2A Grant Union Prospector
volleyball team started last week with
a 3-2 victory over the 4A La Grande
Tigers.
Grant Union started off with a 25-
23 win in the first set on Sept. 4. They
followed it with two close losses, 26-
28 and 22-25, but came back for the
win, 25-18 and 15-9.
Prospector head coach Ali
Abrego said she knew going in
it would be a tough match, as she
coached in La Grande previously
for two years.
“Our team played to a higher level
against La Grande,” she said. “They
were able to come together and real-
ly spark their drive in order to come
back and win the fourth and fifth set.”
The coach said she was pleased
with the leadership shown by the old-
er players and how they clicked with
freshman Grace Taylor who joined a
set.
“This group of girls is such a priv-
ilege to coach, and to knock off a 4A
school is a good win for us going into
the season,” Abrego said. “The girls
played very well. I can’t say enough
good things about them.”
At Saturday’s Reedsport Tourna-
ment, Grant Union had a 0-2 loss to
Oakridge in their first match.
In the consolation bracket,
Abrego said that instead of facing
Weston-McEwen, they opted to com-
pete with Reedsport and St. Mary’s,
winning both 2-0.
“The girls absolutely came out on
fire against St. Mary’s and ended up
winning the first set by 12 points,” the
coach said. “Everyone saw court time
in that game.”
The weekend went well overall
with the girls working on controlling
the momentum of the game and play-
ing a faster paced game, she said.
She said Hailie Wright showed
strength of character and athletic abil-
ity, Alcie Moore helped with setting
and had good serving runs, Sydney
Brockway was solid defensively and
“was one of our most utilized hitters,”
adding Trinity Hutchison made some
crucial blocks and kills to swing the
momentum in Grant Union’s favor.
“The girls all played well this
weekend,” Abrego said.
Grant Union’s junior varsity and
junior varsity II teams will compete
with the Prairie City Panthers at 5
p.m. Sept. 12 in Prairie City.
The Prospectors host Heppner at 5
p.m. Thursday then travel to the Bak-
er Tournament which starts at 9 a.m.
Friday.
Grant Union cross
country works to
shave off time
The Grant Union Prospector cross
country team competed in Saturday’s
Runner Soul XC Fest in Hermiston,
racing against 15 teams.
Competitors included the top 2A
team in Oregon, Union/Cove, and a
top Washington team.
“We had rookie racers compete
along with 15 veterans,” said Grant
Union head coach Sonna Smith.
Prospector Erika Dickens, a ju-
nior, ran with a time of 26:00.4, cut-
ting her time by 50 seconds compared
with her race in Hermiston last year.
She was the only varsity girl compet-
ing for Grant Union.
The Prospector boys team was led
by rookie Mason Gerry, a junior, who
had a time of 21:07.
Eighth-grader Amelia Hall was
the top middle school placer for Grant
Union, finishing 19th, and the middle
school boys team moved up one place
from last year, coach Smith said.
“There were over 600 competi-
tors at the meet, and coach Brandon
Smith and I are proud of the efforts
we received from our athletes,” Son-
na Smith said. “We have a lot of im-
provements we can make, and we are
right back to training this week to
continue shaving seconds off runners’
times.”
Grant Union will travel to the
42nd Annual Catherine Creek Scam-
per near Union on Friday.
Smith said it’s an authentic cross
country race.
“We run across rivers, up moun-
tains and through mud pits,” she said.
“Both coaches and the team are prep-
ping for the challenging races ahead.”
Prairie City football
falls 6-49 to Harper
The Prairie City football team fell
6-49 to the Harper Hornets in the Pan-
thers’ home opener.
Prairie City’s sole touchdown was
a long pass from sophomore quar-
terback Jayden Winegar to Connor
Jones.
“Six-man football demands that
players be disciplined and play with
intelligence and heart,” said head
coach Nate Barber. “It seemed that
some of our players were trying to
do too much, and it hurt us a few
times.”
week 1 of 13
• IT’S EASY
• IT’S FREE
®
13. Browns vs
Saints
Broasted
Chicken,
Pizza &
Burgers
• IT’S FUN!
Open 7 days a week
11am - 9pm
GOOD
14. Lions vs 49ers
541-575-1970
149 E Main St.
John Day
2. Prairie City vs
South Wasco
5. Oregon vs San Jose State
LUCK
PICKERS!
551 W Main St., John Day, OR.
(541) 575-1346
We’re here when you need us!
120 E. Main, John Day • (541) 575-0629
www.lensdrug.com
7. Ohio State
vs TCU
Advertiser
Winner
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
No. 6
No. 7
No. 8
No. 9
No. 10
No. 11
No. 12
No. 13
No. 14
No. 15
Tie Breaker
Score
s
m’
652 W. Main, John Day
Best
Pizza in
Grant
County
Prairie City
541-820-4544
Wed-Sun
4pm-9pm
15. Giants vs
Cowboys
16 oz.
Latte $4.00
For all your automotive needs!
541-575-0211
Automotive & ATV:
Repair • Service • Parts
200 E. Main St., John Day
OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM
Game
Hardware
Y OUR H OOK UP FOR
E LECTRONICS
142 E Main St., John Day • 541-575-2224
Phone
The helpful place.
OXBOW RESTAURANT
& SALOON
1. Grant Union vs Gold Beach
Name
da
R ESTAURANT & L OUNGE
3. Dayville/Monument vs
Joseph
Ny
CONGRATULATIONS!
Grubsteak Mining Co.
137 E. Main St., John Day
541-575-1637
10. Oregon State vs Nevada
Blue Mountain
EAGLE
1. Displayed in this advertisement are
20 sports-minded businesses. In 15
of these ads you’ll find listed an
important game scheduled for this
weekend.
2. Each game is numbered. Clip the
original blank entry and write, in
numerical order, the advertiser’s
name and the team you think will
win the game listed in the ad.
3. Game No. 15 will be the tiebreaker
every week. Simply write in what
you think the final score will be for
each team. When the tiebreaker is
necessary to determine a winner,
the closest point spread will be the
deciding factor.
4. Only one entry per person
permitted - but all members of the
family may enter provided they use
the blank entry. Must be 10 years
old to enter. Entries must be
brought to the Blue Mountain
Eagle in John Day no later than 5
p.m. FRIDAY. Or you can mail your
entry to: Football Editor, 195 N.
Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR,
97845 but make sure it is
postmarked no later than Friday
and received by the Blue Mountain
Eagle by noon Monday. OR you
can fax your original entry to (541)
575-1244, Attn: Football Editer.
5. Employees of the Blue Mountain
Eagle or members of their
immediate families are not eligible
for prize money.
6. Winners will be announced in the
Wednesday paper following the
games.$50 in cash and prizes will
be awarded to the winner. In case
of a tie, the prize will be split.
Contest ends in 13 weeks.
4. Boise State vs Oklahoma State
195 N. Canyon Blvd. • John Day
541-575-0710 • Fax 541-575-1244
advertising@bluemountaineagle.com
www.MyEagleNews.com
Squeeze In
• Honestly
• Integrity • Quality
11. Vikings vs Packers
130 S Canyon Blvd., John Day
541-575-0544
6. Washington
vs Utah
Restaurant
er,
burg
Ham & Soda
s
Frie
8
SUN-SAT
6am to 9pm
$
8. LSU vs Auburn
(mention this ad)
541-575-1045
423 W. Main, John Day
CORNERSTONE
SURVEYING, INC.
Complete Auto Body & Paint
Car & Truck Accessories
Auto Glass Repair & Replacement
FREE INSURANCE ESTIMATES • FREE LOANER CAR
541-575-1786
700 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day
JOHN DAY HARDWARE
9. Colorado State vs Florida
“Support our Grant County Sports”
Since 1995
12. Chargers
vs Bills
Professional Surveyor
233 S. Canyon Blvd.
John Day, OR. 97845
541.575.1813
cornerstonesurvey@centurytel.net
CCB#222044
Mobile Glass
of Oregon, Inc.
ccb#175517
• Windows
• Screens
• Glass, Pexiglass & Mirrors-Doors
• Auto Glass Replacement & Repair
27825 Wilderness Lane • 541-575-1055
541-575-0151