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WEDNESDAY October 3, 2018 Cougars outrun Panthers at homecoming Prairie City faces Huntington Friday By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Eagle file photo Tatyn Harper competes in the junior division for figure 8 at the Cinnabar Mountain Playdays rodeo earlier in the season. Youth rodeo group wraps up season Blue Mountain Eagle Youths who competed in this year’s Cinnabar Mountain Playdays youth rodeo series met with family and friends Sunday for their season-end banquet. Six youth rodeos were held at the Grant County Fair- grounds in John Day this sum- mer, with the kids competing in events such as pole bending, figure 8, barrels and goat tying. The youths racked up points for each event they completed during each rodeo. First- and second-place winners received buckles and spurs from Lonestar Silver- smiths, and third-place winners received halters by Toolin Tur- quoise Leather Co. The fourth and sixth-place finishers were given jackets and boot bags embroidered by MaryAnn Vi- dourek of A+ Stitching, and fifth-place winners received leather-embellished hat boxes by Clair Kehrberg. Outgoing CMP board pres- ident Didgette McCracken said she enjoys the opportunity the youth rodeos give for families to be together, learning horse- manship and individual com- petition. “I’ve definitely enjoyed watching the kids improve,” she said. “It’s lots of fun to watch.” She said she is stepping down due to other commit- ments with her children. “I look forward to fresh ideas from new board mem- bers who will bring their own experiences with rodeo,” she said. “We’re looking forward to 2019 and continuing to grow and thrive.” To volunteer or for more information, call Emma Win- kelman at 541-620-1199. Cinnabar Mountain Playdays 2018 Leadline Cole Holly, first, 310 Mason Young, second, 301 Rhys Young, third, 240.5 Millee McCoin, fourth, 239.5 Ben Henslee, fifth, 233 Grayson Schmadeka, sixth, 228 Peewee Addison Wilson, first, 346.5 Isabelle Rosebrook, second, 321 Bransyn Harper, third, 284.5 Blake Kimball, fourth, 65.5 Junior Tatyn Harper, first, 301.5 Laina Singhose, second, 298 Tavin Desadier, third, 279 Shayna Marciel, fourth, 259 Taylor Hamilton, fifth, 248 Brooklyn Kimball, sixth, 212 Intermediate Coy Mathiasen, first, 295.5 Sam McCracken, second, 267.5 Callie Jo Arriola, third, 253.5 Rowdy Israel, fourth, 215 Bailey McCracken, fifth, 205 Aaliyah Marciel, sixth, 187.5 SPORTS SCHEDULE Wednesday, Oct. 3 Monument/Dayville volleyball vs. Grant Union JV in Monu- ment at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 Grant Union varsity cross country @ Mustang Invitational in Heppner at 4 p.m. Grant Union volleyball @ Heppner at 5 p.m. Prairie City volleyball vs. Crane at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 Prairie City football @ Huntington at 1 p.m. Prairie City volleyball @ Huntington at 4 p.m. Long Creek/Ukiah JV volleyball @ Burnt River in Unity at 4 p.m. Grant Union football @ Stanfield at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 Grant Union vol- leyball @ Stanfield, Weston-McEwen in Stanfield at 12 p.m., 3 p.m. Monument/Dayville volleyball vs. Jordan Valley in Dayville at 2 p.m. (Dig Pink Rally) Long Creek/Ukiah JV volleyball vs. Jordan Valley JV in Dayville at 3:30 p.m. Long Creek/Ukiah JV soccer @ Four Rivers in Ontario at 1 p.m. (MT) Tuesday. Oct. 9 Prairie City volleyball vs. Burnt River at 5 p.m. Grant Union volleyball @ Union at 5 p.m. Friday’s homecoming six- man football game in Prairie City didn’t go the way the Panthers had planned with the Echo Cougars claiming a 72-0 win. Echo received the kickoff and scored on the second play with Cougar Mason Smith rushing nearly 50 yards for a touchdown. The Cougars also added 2 extra points on a place kick. Panther Opie McDaniel fell on the Cougars’ onside ball, and Prairie City made some short gains, but Echo took over on downs. On Echo’s next drive, the Cougars were called for a penalty for a backward pitch. There was some confu- sion in the first half con- cerning the rules of six-man football — whether the ball can be pitched back — which The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Prairie City Panther Jake McHatton makes headway as Declan Zweygardt (20) blocks Echo’s Kenneth Troxell (34). was ironed out at halftime. The rules state a quarter- back must hand off, pitch or throw the ball before it can cross the line of scrimmage. “We use a lot of pitches, so that took away most of our offense,” said Panther head coach Nate Barber. “That’s why it’s called a pilot pro- gram.” Echo scored another touchdown when quarter- back Devon Craig connected with Mychael Pointer, the Cougars leading 14-0. The Panthers made some headway on their next drive with Jake McHatton and Connor Jones rushing the ball and quarterback John Titus connecting with Bladen Burril. On the next play, Echo intercepted, and Jones made the tackle. The Cougars scored on the next play, but the Pan- thers blocked their kick for extra points. Echo led 27-0 in the first quarter. Panther Declan Zweygardt gained two first downs for Prairie City in the second quarter, and Titus also connected with Burril on the drive, but Echo again inter- cepted. Scoring on that drive, Echo led 54-0 at the half. The Prairie City home- coming court entered at halftime with seniors Kyla Winton and Syd Holman crowned king and queen. Barber said his team was hampered with starting quar- terback Jayden Winegar still out with an injury. Barber said it was still unclear when, or if, Winegar will return. The coach said his team didn’t execute as well as he would like. “They (Echo) had some speed, and their line was good at blocking,” he said. Prairie City now prepares to face the Locomotives at 1 p.m. Friday in Huntington. “We’ll work on tough- ening up our defense and secondary,” Barber said. “Hopefully, some kids who were hurt can feel better — some of them are playing hurt.” Grant Union on 6-game league winning streak Lady Pros ranked No. 3 in state By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle The Grant Union Pros- pector volleyball team is on a roll after winning their sixth league battle. The Prospectors are ranked No. 3 among OSAA’s 2A teams with a 17-4 overall record and 6-0 in league. On Sept. 25, Grant Union swept the Union Bobcats (8-7 overall, 2-4 league) with scores of 25-16, 25-15 and 25-15. The Prospectors gained two more league wins on the road Saturday in Pilot Rock, sweeping the Enterprise Out- laws (5-9, 1-5) and the Pilot Rock Rockets (9-9, 3-4). Grant Union defeated En- terprise with scores of 25-12 and 25-15 in the first two sets, then won a tougher final set 26-24. “The Enterprise game was a bit more challeng- ing towards the end,” said Grant Union head coach Ali Abrego. “It definitely was a good game for our girls to work on their mental tough- ness and working on our trust as a team.” Abrego said seniors Syd- ney Brockway and Kori Jo Girvin performed well. She said freshman Grace Taylor stepped in as setter in the first two sets and also did well. The Prospectors had a de- cisive win over Pilot Rock with scores of 25-17, 25-14 and 25-6. “Pilot Rock is an older team. Therefore, they were ready to hand us some long rallies,” Abrego said. “Over- all, in the last set (25-6) my girls really demonstrated their ability to eliminate er- rors, and make the other team Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector Taylor Allen (14) attacks the ball in the Sept. 25 battle with Union in John Day. Grant Union senior Yui Asami is steady in the libero position for the Prospectors. earn points. Hailie Wright did an outstanding job all day, as well as Trinity Hutchinson.” Several Prospectors played a role in attacking the ball and placing good serves at the Sept. 25 home game. “Sydney did a really good job for us tonight, and Tay- lor Allen had a couple really big plays for us off the right side,” Abrego said, noting Allen has done well switch- ing from outside earlier in the season to right side. Yui Asami also showed talent and high volleyball IQ, the coach said, “which helps us a lot, especially when she’s in the serving line.” “We had some aces — I like to call short serves,” Abrego said. “We work a lot on serving short serves in practice, because it’s kind of stressful when you’re in a high-stakes game or when you’re in a league game and you’re working on your un- defeated record.” Prospector McKeely Miller served well in the sec- ond set. Union trailed Grant Union by just one point, 11- 10, when Miller stepped in for a 7-point serving run. Abrego said she’s also been pleased to have twin sisters Hailie and Kaylee Wright working together on the team. “You can’t really describe their connection, other than it’s like ‘twin-tuition,’” she said. Hailie said she is proud of the team. “Win by win, we’re im- proving,” she said. “I thought we all hustled well — mak- ing sure we got to the ball when we needed to.” Grant Union travels to Heppner (11-9, 4-2) Thurs- day to face the Mustangs at 5 p.m. On Saturday, the Pros- pectors travel to Stanfield to play the Stanfield Tigers (11- 10, 1-6) at 12 p.m. and the Weston-McEwen TigerScots (18-3, 5-1) at 3 p.m. Weston-McEwen is ranked No. 2. Grant Union lost 1-2 to the TigerScots early in the season, then beat them 3-0 on Sept. 22. The Prospectors are on the road Tuesday, Oct. 9, to face Union at 5 p.m. Abrego said she expects all the games to be compet- itive. Sports Roundup Dayville/ Monument volleyball wins two on road The Dayville/Monument Tiger volleyball team won two hard-fought match- es Saturday at the Wheeler Tournament in Fossil. The Tigers defeated Con- don/Wheeler 3-1 with scores of 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 25- 17, then beat Trinity Luther- an 3-2 with 22-25, 25-13, 20-25, 25-5 and 15-10. Dayville/Monument head coach Kristi Emerson said some players were moved to new positions, including Sam Adams as libero and Kyla Emerson serving well. “The serving this week- end was phenomenal,” Emerson said, adding they missed 10 or less serves for the weekend. The matches were played back to back, and Emerson said her players’ energy stayed up throughout the nine sets. Dayville/Monument was scheduled to face the Burnt River Bulls on Tuesday on the road past press time. Next up, the Tigers will host Grant Union junior var- sity at 5 p.m. Oct. 3 in Mon- ument. On Saturday, Dayville/ Monument (4-3 overall, 2-2 league) hosts the Jordan Val- ley Mustangs (9-6, 3-0) at 2 p.m. in Dayville for a league match. Saturday’s contest with Jordan Valley will be the Ti- gers’ Dig Pink match to hon- or those who battle breast cancer and other forms of cancer. Emerson said the team will attend a celebration of life for Cheryl Hubbird, who was a longtime employee of Dayville School, at noon Saturday at the Dayville Community Hall. Prairie City volleyball team ready to host Crane on Thursday The 1A Prairie City Pan- thers varsity team faced the 2A Grant Union’s junior varsity team Wednesday for a 3-1 win with scores of 25- 22, 24-26, 25-20 and 25-22 in John Day. Prairie City assistant coach Louanne Zweygardt said the win in John Day was a good confidence boost for their girls. “We knew they would come out tougher than the first time we played them, and they did,” she said. “We appreciate having nonleague matches like this to fill our schedule and give us valu- able game experience.” See ROUNDUP, Page B8
