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Wednesday, November 21, 2018
WEDNESDAY
November 21, 2018
Local youth wrestling club to host tourney Saturday
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant County Wrestling Club led by
head coach Steve Parsons will hold a home
tournament on Saturday, Nov. 24, at the Grant
Union Junior-Senior High School.
Ages 8 and under will wrestle at 9 a.m. and
ages 9-15 begin at approximately 12 p.m.
Anyone interested in volunteering or be-
coming a sponsor can contact Shilo Bur-
ton-Harper at 541-620-1617 or email grant-
cowrestlingclub@gmail.com.
The Grant County team placed 11 out of
21 teams at the Nov. 10 Blue Mountain Battle
Tournament in Walla Walla.
With 26 of their wrestlers competing, Grant
County placed sixth out of 21 teams at the
Baker Brawl on Nov. 3 in Baker City in the
first Orway tournament of the season.
Walla Walla results
Kale Tremblay: first place, 4 wins, no losses, 3 pins
Coyle Van Cleave: second, 4 wins, 1 loss, 1 pin
Blake Sandor: first, 4 wins, no losses, 2 pins
Cody Knowles: fourth, 1 win, 3 losses
Jase Whatley: first, 4 wins, no losses, 3 pins
Beau Van Cleave: first, 4 wins, no losses, 2 pins
Jack Knowles: first, 3 pins, no losses
Zeke Rookstool: second, 4 wins, 1 loss, 3 pins
Tristan Clarry: second, 3 wins, 1 loss, 1 pin
Mason Benge: first, 4 wins, no losses, 3 pins
Charley Knowles: fourth, 2 wins, 3 losses, 1 pin
Jenny Clarry: third place
Baker City results
Coyle Van Cleave: second, 4 wins, 1 loss
Kale Tremblay: second, 4 wins, 1 loss, 3 pins
Grayson Schmadeka: sixth place
Hank Griffin: first, 5 wins, 3 pins
Brogan Lundbom: fourth, 2 wins, 3 losses
Bransyn Harper: fifth, 1 win, 4 losses, 1 pin
Porter Adams: fifth, 1 win, 4 losses, 1 pin
Blake Sandor: third, 3 wins, 2 losses, 2 pins
Wyatt Lieuallen: first, 4 wins 1 loss, 4 pins
Ginny Clarry: second place
Samuel Stout: third, 2 wins, 2 losses, 2 pins
Gabe Gangler: sixth place
Kaleb Rogers: sixth place
Jase Whatley: third, 3 wins, 2 losses, 1 pin
Beau Van Cleave: first, 4 wins, 4 pins
Brogan Rookstool: second, 4 wins, 1 loss, 3 pins
Owen Parsons: second, 4 wins, 1 loss, 3 pins
Jerett Wadell: second, 4 wins, 1 loss, 4 pins
Colter Handley: fourth, 2 wins, 3 losses
Trevor Sasser: sixth place
Taylor Parsons: second, 3 wins, 1 loss, 1 pin
Ritter Rookstool: sixth place
Lady Panthers
ready to bring
out their best
She is joined by expe-
rienced juniors, including
Emily Ennis, Rilee Emmel,
Hailee Wall and Aleah Johns.
By Angel Carpenter
Junior Shayla Winton, a trans-
fer student to Prairie City, is
Blue Mountain Eagle
also a part of the team.
There are just 10 athletes
Workman said he’s ex-
on the Prairie City Panther pecting Pfefferkorn will be
girls basketball team, but big on rebounding.
“She physical,” he said.
most have varsity experience
and head coach Bo Work- “She is going to be a big part
man said they are “looking to down low on defense, down
in the paint.”
have a good year.”
He said Haley’s
Workman, in his
sister Abby, a sopho-
third year leading
more, has also played
the team, said the 1A
a lot of basketball.
High Desert League
Guards Samantha
is tough as usual,
Workman and Ka-
but he hopes they’ll
tie Hire, both soph-
“surprise some in the
omores, also saw
Haley
end.”
“I think we will Pfefferkorn plenty of time on the
varsity court last sea-
come together as a
team,” he said. “They have son. Camry Milesi, a transfer
student, is another sophomore
good attitudes.”
Workman is joined by as- on the team.
sistant coach Mike Workman,
“Samantha and Katie are
who was a volunteer assistant taking care of the ball, and
in the past. He is also the as- Rilee too,” coach Workman
sistant for the Panther boys.
said.
There are no freshmen on
“He brings a lot of basket-
this year’s team.
ball knowledge,” Bo said.
Haley said she expects this
Haley Pfefferkorn, a post
and the team’s sole senior, season will be tough.
is in her fourth year on the
See GIRLS, Page A13
team.
First home game
is Dec. 15
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
The Prairie City Panther seniors are ready for the basketball season. Clockwise from front: Lane Williams,
Jonathan Lawrence, Syd Holman, Levi Burke and Brett Copenhaver. See more photos at MyEagleNews.com
Prairie City boys hopeful
for a state championship
First game is away Nov. 30
Prairie City boys schedule
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
rairie City Panther Syd Holman, one of five seniors
on this year’s basketball team, said they are ready to
return to the game they love.
“Everybody’s excited,” he said. “The whole town is
talking.”
Last season, the 1A team, led by head coach Sam Work-
man, took a historic second-place finish at the OSAA Basket-
ball State Championships in Baker City.
It was the first time in 20 years the team made it to the
championship tournament, and the first time in 23 years that
they finished second.
Workman, who is in his second year leading the team, said
they plan to “go at it like our hair’s on fire again” this year.
Prairie City will likely feel the loss of Dorran Wilson who
graduated.
P
See BOYS, Page A13
Friday, Nov. 30: @
Joseph at 7:30 p.m.
City boys hosts alumni
game at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 1: @
Enterprise at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12: @
Dayville/Monument in
Monument at 3:30 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, Dec.
7-8: @ Ione, Condon/
Wheeler at tournament
in Fossil at 4:30 p.m.,
3:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 14: vs.
Horizon Christian at
6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15: vs.
Imbler at 5:30 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, Dec.
28-29: @ tournament in
Pendleton, TBD
Friday, Jan. 4: @ Burnt
River in Unity at 7:30
p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 5: vs.
Long Creek/Ukiah at
3:30 p.m.
Levi
Burke
Brett
Copenhaver
Syd
Holman
Jonathan
Lawrence
Lane
Williams
Friday, Jan. 11: Prairie
Friday, Jan. 18: vs.
Crane at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 19: vs.
Harper at 3:30 p.m.
Prairie City girls schedule
Friday, Nov. 30: @ Joseph
at 6 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 1: @
Enterprise at 4 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 25: @ Four
Rivers in Ontario at 6:30
p.m.
Friday-Saturday, Dec.
7-8: @ Ione, Condon/
Wheeler at tournament in
Fossil at 3 p.m., 2 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 26: vs.
Adrian at 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15: vs.
Imbler at 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 29: @
Crane at 6:30 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, Dec.
28-29: @ tournament in
Pendleton, TBD
Friday, Feb. 1: @ Jor-
dan Valley at 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 4: @ Burnt
River in Unity at 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 2: vs.
Huntington at 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 5: vs. Long
Creek/Ukiah at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 5: vs.
Dayville/Monument at
7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 11: Prairie
City hosts alumni game at
6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12: @
Dayville/Monument in
Monument at 2 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 18: vs. Crane
at 6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 19: vs.
Harper at 2 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 25: @ Four
Rivers in Ontario at 5 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 26: vs.
Adrian at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 29: @
Crane at 5 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 1: @ Jordan
Valley at 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 2: vs.
Huntington at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 5: vs. Day-
ville/Monument at 6 p.m.
S HOOTING THE B REEZE
Predator hunting an important part of balance
By Marc LeQuieu
For the Blue Mountain Eagle
My father introduced me
to calling coyotes when I
was still only registering sin-
gle digits on
my birthday
cakes. Even
at that age,
I was taught
about the im-
portance of
balance be-
Marc
tween preda-
LeQuieu
tor and prey.
We would wake up early in
the crisp mornings of late
fall, after all the deer hunting
had ended. Dad would bundle
up my older brother and me,
and we would drive out in
the pre-dawn cold to our fa-
vorite deer haunts. It was an
eerie feeling for sure to turn
the lights off on the old jeep
wagon, and crack the doors
quietly, sneaking around the
rig getting our rifles and the
predator calls ready for a
short hike to areas that we
had hunted just weeks before.
Dad always wanted to
call coyotes in areas that we
had harvested deer. He had
a sense of responsibility to
try to help maintain balance
in the relationship between
the predators and the animals
they fed upon all winter. Dad
would tell us boys that it was
our responsibility after taking
a deer from the woods to try
and harvest a few coyotes and
mountain lions from those
very same areas because we
had taken potential food for
that winter.
Back then, there was no
such thing as an electronic
caller, and we used mouth
calls, meant to sound like
dying rabbits or fawns. We
would call for one or two
minutes and then sit for four
or five in silence as we lis-
tened for the distinct sound
of coyotes yelping and howl-
ing as they coordinated their
search for the free meal we
were trying to replicate.
Some sets would result in the
silent approach of a lone dog,
while others would bring
the excited rush of an entire
pack! Sitting there in silence,
listening to the waking forest
and sage brush hills, was ex-
hilarating. Every sound be-
came amplified as our senses
became more and more at-
tuned to the wild.
We have had all kinds of
animals respond to our calls
over the years. Deer would
sometimes rush in to rescue
what sounded like a fawn in
distress, while other times
we would only see hawks or
magpies. We have called in
coyotes, mountain lions and
even a very confused black
bear while predator hunting.
With the advent of electronic
calls, it is as simple as it has
ever been to get into the sport
of predator hunting. Howev-
er, one of the best ways to see
what all the fuss is about is to
do a search for coyote calling
on the university of YouTube
and then go out and buy a $10
mouth call.
You can watch along as
some of the best coyote hunt-
ers in the country show off
all their tricks for getting old
Wile E. Coyote to come and
play in the early morning
light. Just a word from an
experienced caller, though:
Start out with open-reed
mouth calls first. They are
cheap, and no batteries are
required. Now let the fur fly!
Contributed photo
A coyote. Mouth calls for
predators are cheap and
require no batteries.
For questions and com-
ments, email us at shoo-
tingthebreezebme@gmail.
com.
Marc LeQuieu is a former
wildland firefighter, profes-
sional hunter and gunsmith.