Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
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WEDNESDAY
September 26, 2018
Pick six gives Grant Union
boost in battle with Umatilla
Prospectors face Kennedy Trojans Friday
Contributed photo
A compact 9mm.
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Grant Union’s Justin Hodge takes down Umatilla
quarterback Andrew Earl with Pablo Ames (8) in back.
Grant Union Prospector
head football coach Jason
Miller said Friday’s 30-20
victory over the 3A Uma-
tilla Vikings was a “gut
check” for his team.
The 2A Prospectors
fumbled the ball a couple
times in the first quarter
before quarterback Garrett
Lenz scored the first touch-
down. Lenz then made the
handoff to Russell Hodge
for the 2-point conversion.
Umatilla made some
gains in the second quarter
and had a 12-8 lead.
As the seconds ticked
down in the first half, Hodge
intercepted Umatilla quar-
terback Andrew Earl’s pass,
returning it for a touchdown
to put Grant Union ahead 14-
12.
“That pick six before half-
time was huge,” Miller said.
“Every game he’s a work
horse for us,” the coach said
of Hodge. “He’s going to
get the ball and get 20 to 30
touches.”
Neither team scored in the
third, and the Prospectors’
first drive in the fourth start-
ed to look bleak with a hold-
ing penalty bringing up third
down and 20.
Lenz then connected with
receiver Jordan Hall on a 54-
yard touchdown pass. Hall
then caught a pass in the end
zone for the 2-point conver-
sion and a 22-12 lead.
See GRANT, Page A10
Panthers fall to senior-laden Eagles team
Prairie City
homecoming is
7 p.m. Friday
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
T
he undefeated Joseph Ea-
gles swooped into Prairie
City Friday afternoon,
taking a 62-2 win over the Pan-
thers in six-man football.
Joseph (4-0), with seven
seniors on their team, shut out
three other opponents. The Pan-
thers have been the only team
to score on the Eagles.
In the first quarter, Joseph
was leading by 10 points when
Panther Declan Zweygardt
picked up a fumble.
Joseph quickly took the ball
back when Eagle Kade Kilgore
intercepted Prairie City.
Kilgore then connected with
TJ Grote for a touchdown.
The Eagles led 17-0 in the
first, and kept their momentum
in the next two quarters.
Early in the second, the Ea-
gles blocked Prairie City’s punt
and recovered the ball for a
turnover.
Prairie City quarterback
See PANTHERS, Page A10
SPORTS
SCHEDULE
Wednesday,
Sept. 26
Long Creek/Ukiah JV soccer
vs. Riverside JV in Long
Creek at 3 p.m.
Prairie City volleyball @
Grant Union JV at 5 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 28
Dayville/Monument football
@ Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler in
Spray at 2 p.m.
Grant Union cross country @
Baker Invitational at the Quail
Ridge Golf Course at 4 p.m.
Prairie City football vs. Echo
at 7 p.m. (homecoming)
Grant Union football @ Ken-
nedy in Mt. Angel at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 29
Dayville/Monument volleyball
@ Condon/Wheeler, Trinity
Lutheran at the Wheeler tour-
nament in Fossil at 11 a.m.
Grant Union volleyball @
Enterprise, Pilot Rock in Pilot
Rock at 2 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 1
Long Creek/Ukiah JV volley-
ball @ Pilot Rock JV at 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 2
Long Creek/Ukiah JV soccer
@ Riverside in Boardman,
TBD
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
Prairie City Panther defender Jake McHatton tackles Jospeh Eagle Carson Littlepage in Saturday’s
Prairie City Panther quarterback Jayden
Winegar (5) looks to pass under pressure from
Joseph Eagle Trey Wandschneider (7).
Prairie City Panther Declan Zweygardt faces the
Joseph defense Friday as he rushes the ball.
Prairie City JV pushes forward
to sweep Long Creek/Ukiah
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Prairie City Panthers
and Long Creek/Ukiah
Mountaineer/Cougars ju-
nior varsity teams played a
nail-biter first set Thursday
evening before the Panthers
put the match away with a
3-0 sweep.
Prairie City steadily
gained momentum, win-
ning with scores of 26-24,
25-20 and 25-5 at their
home court.
Long Creek/Ukiah kept
a few steps ahead in the first
set until Prairie City’s Jessi
Nolan went on an 8-point
serving run, giving the Pan-
thers a 21-19 lead.
The teams tied the score
a few more times with Jes-
sica Reames blocking for
the win.
“They woke up and
found some urgency,” Prai-
rie City head coach Jordan
Bass said of her team. “In
the last one, they realized
the Long Creek/Ukiah girls
weren’t just going to give it
to them.”
Bass said she was
pleased with how they han-
dled the final set, and said
she felt that’s how they
should have played all eve-
ning.
Long
Creek/Ukiah
coach Linda Studtmann
said facing Prairie City was
a challenge, but said her
girls performed well.
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
Prairie City and Long Creek/Ukiah junior varsity teams battle it out Thursday.
From left: Panthers Hannah Wall (13) and Aries Bice (10) and Mountaineer/
Cougars Brooke Harrison (1), Dorotha Johnson (22) and Itsumi Yamamoto (3).
“They’re trying to think
on the floor and adjust,” she
said.
She said she was hap-
py with the team com-
ing together with the
seasoned players help-
ing the less experienced
girls.
“I think we got ev-
ery one of our players out
there,” she said.
Prairie City will face
Grant Union junior varsity
at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.
26, in John Day.
Long Creek/Ukiah will
face Pilot Rock JV at 4 p.m.
Oct. 1 in Pilot Rock.
Long Creek/Ukiah’s Alea Douglas moves in to return
the ball in Thursday’s game against Prairie City.
S HOOTING
THE B REEZE
Concealed
carry
By Marc LeQuieu
For the Blue Mountain Eagle
Carrying a concealed weapon
of any type is a very personal de-
cision.
The Founding Fathers identi-
fied certain rights that were un-
deniable or inalienable. For many
of us, this right to choose our own
method of self-preservation is
something we take for granted,
and that has become the downfall
of the Second Amendment to the
Constitution.
As a sportsman, hunter and
former law enforcement reserve,
I have staunch beliefs regarding
these rights of “the people.” For
me, carrying a means to preserve
the sanctity of my wife and chil-
dren’s lives, as well as those I
love and cherish outside of my
immediate family, has taken the
form of a pistol. I have carried a
few different makes and models
over the years, with the full-size
Glock 22 in 40 Smith & Wesson
proving to be my most consistent
carry gun.
When I was younger and car-
ried a badge, I did not mind when
the pistol I had in my waist band
would show itself every now and
then as I was reaching up to help
someone retrieve something from
a high shelf or as I stooped over
to get into or out of a car. Now, I
am much more aware of how the
general public views, or better yet
does not view, my personal choice
in protection.
There are times and places I
still openly carry a pistol, such as
in the wild woods we are blessed
to be surrounded by here in Grant
County. For those occasions, I
still prefer to have a larger cali-
ber handgun strapped to my side.
Even when I am bow hunting, I
carry some form of full-size pistol
or revolver — one never knows
when the ever-more-present cou-
gar or bear would rather not yield
to my intrusion into their domain,
and nothing speaks louder in the
woods than shots fired from a
short-barreled handgun.
Interactions with wildlife, es-
pecially mountain lions, have
been on the increase in most
Western states. Recently, Oregon
lost its first citizen to an attack on
a young woman by a cougar in
the Mt. Hood area. Whether you
choose to carry every day or just
when you’re in the woods, choos-
ing the right handgun for your
needs is important.
Now that I find myself badge-
less, I have chosen to downsize
my personal protection piece so as
not to draw attention to myself or
my capabilities. In today’s market
of micro carry guns and slim sin-
gle-stack palm pistols, there really
are a plethora of platforms that
will very effectively discourage a
would-be attacker.
I have family members who
have chosen to carry the AirLight
offerings from Smith & Wesson,
others have chosen a heavier
piece like the GP-100 from Ruger
and others prefer the little North
American Arms .22 LR in their
tiny five-shot revolvers.
My current choice for con-
cealed carry is the little Sig 365
in 9mm.
Whatever you choose in cal-
iber is not quite as important as
choosing a side arm that you want
to carry and are comfortable with
as part of your everyday life.
Are you shopping for a hand-
gun for daily use? Have any rec-
ommendations or favorites? We
would love to hear from you at
shootingthebreezebme@gmail.
com!
Marc LeQuieu is a former
wildland firefighter, professional
hunter and gunsmith.