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A10 Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, November 28, 2018 WEDNESDAY November 28, 2018 GU girls confident for post-season success son — their first league win since 1990. They also earned the district title, then landed in sixth place at the OSAA Boys Basketball State Champion- ship in March. Wright, who has 11 years total of coaching experience, By Angel Carpenter is in his third year leading Blue Mountain Eagle Grant Union. His assistant coach is Kelly Stokes, After graduating who also assists five senior start- Brandon Culley, the junior varsi- ers, it may seem ty coach. Justin like a new be- ginning for the Larson coaches 2A Grant Union the junior high team. Prospector boys Besides the basketball team, five graduating se- but there are tal- Tanner ented players moving niors, two varsity play- Elliott ers, Kellen Shelley and into those positions, Cole Deiter, trans- head coach Kelsy ferred out to dif- Wright said — ferent schools. the building Even so, there blocks of an ex- ceptional team. are three more “Last year, Prospector players this sea- we had great son than last. talent, and every- one played togeth- “It’s a bigger Jacob er well,” Wright said. group than we’ve had Vaughan “That’s what we’re go- for a long time,” Wright ing for this year.” said. The Prospectors were See BOYS, Page A13 league champions last sea- Five seniors bring defensive talent Grant Union hosts Crane Dec. 11 in first home game By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle S everal varsity players are return- ing to the Grant Union Prospec- tor girls basketball team, includ- ing last season’s all-state co-player of the year Kaylee Wright. The team extended their post-season last year, bringing home the fourth-place trophy from the OSAA Girls Basketball State Championship. They were also Wapiti League champions. It was the Prospectors’ third consec- utive run at state, and this season they hope to go even further. The team is led by head coach Kris- ti Moore, an experienced coach who is taking over where Casey Hallgarth left off last year. Moore’s assistant coach is Alec Moore, her uncle. The junior varsi- ty coach is Jeremy LaFramboise, and the junior high team is led by Doug Sharp. Moore said this year’s varsity team is a well-rounded group with excellent skill sets. “Our goal is to maximize our talents to work together to be the best team we can be, and in doing that, we think that we’ll be successful,” she said. On top of having good teamwork, Moore said the girls are fast with a de- fensive flair, including attacking the ball and attacking the rim. “They can all shoot, and they can all play defense,” she said. Moore said they have some height this year, and all the girls are good jumpers. See GIRLS, Page A13 Prospector boys dedicated to district title Grant Union boys basketball schedule Nov. 28: @ Burns at 7:30 p.m. The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Prospector senior Alcie Moore runs through drills at practice. Nov. 30-Dec.1: @ Sherman County Tournament in Moro, TBD Dec. 6-8: @ Umatilla Tournament, TBD T HE SENIORS Dec. 11: vs. Crane at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14: vs. Burns at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21: @ Heppner at 6 p.m. Dec. 22: vs. Pilot Rock at 4 p.m. Dec. 28: vs. Lakeview at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4: @ Enterprise at 6 p.m. Jan. 5: vs. Union at 4 p.m. Madi McKrola Alcie Moore Marissa Smith Hailie Wright Kaylee Wright Jan. 12: @ Weston-McEwen at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 18: vs. Stanfield at 6 p.m. Grant Union girls basketball schedule Nov. 19: @ Union at 4 p.m. Jan. 25: @ Pilot Rock at 6 p.m. Nov. 28: @ Burns at 6 p.m. Dec. 28: vs. Lakeview at 6 p.m. Feb. 8: vs. Enterprise at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30-Dec. 1: @ Sherman County Tournament in Moro, TBD Jan. 4: @ Enterprise at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9: @ Stanfield at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 2: vs. Weston-McEwen at 4 p.m. Jan. 5: vs. Union at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 12: @ Crane at 6 p.m. Feb. 8: vs. Enterprise at 6 p.m. Dec. 6-8: @ Umatilla Tournament, TBD Jan. 12: @ Weston-McEwen at 4 p.m. Feb. 15-16: District Playoffs in Pendle- ton, TBA Feb. 9: @ Stanfield at 4 p.m. Dec. 11: vs. Crane at 6 p.m. Jan. 19: @ Union at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 14: vs. Burns at 6 p.m. Feb. 24: First Round State Playoffs, TBA Feb. 15-16: District Playoffs in Pendleton, TBA Jan. 25: @ Pilot Rock at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21: @ Heppner at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26: vs. Heppner at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 22: vs. Pilot Rock at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 2: vs. Weston-McEwen at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 28-March 2: State Championships in Pendleton, TBA Feb. 28-March 2: State Championships in Pendleton, TBA Jan. 18: vs. Stanfield at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26: vs. Heppner at 4 p.m. Feb. 12: @ Crane at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22: First Round State Playoffs, TBA Grant County Wrestling Club places first in home tourney “Overall it went well,” the coach said, adding he couldn’t do it without all the help. Blue Mountain Eagle The Grant County Wres- tling Club gave the home crowd something to cheer about over the weekend. A total of 172 youth wres- tlers competed in John Day on Saturday, Nov. 24, at the Grant County Wrestling Tour- nament. The Grant County Wres- tling Club won with 456 to- tal match points, and Baker placed second with 248 out of the 15 teams competing at Grant Union Junior-Senior High School. Grant County had a total 73 wins and 39 losses. There were 40 Grant County club wrestlers partic- ipating, mainly ranging in age from 4 to 8. “The littles are catching on quick,” said Grant Coun- ty head coach Steve Parsons. “They’re winning about 65 to 75 percent of their match- es. It’s really good for a small team.” Tye Rookstool and Zane Rookstool are Parsons’ assis- tant coaches, and others help at practices, including dads Contributed photo Grant County wrestler Wyatt Lieuallen wins a match at the Baker Brawl. and moms. The coach said feedback from the tournament has been positive. “We had a lot of great help from the community,” Par- sons said. He said Sherry and Len- ny Dowdy ran the hospitality room, and high school wres- tlers volunteered as refer- ees. Jessica Knowles, Shilo Harper, Heather Rookstool and Stephanie Parsons assist with the weigh-ins, stats and communicating information to the parents at the tourna- ments. Grant County Wrestling Tournament Ginny Clarry, second and first (girls division) Coyle Van Cleave, third, 1 win, 2 losses Kale Tremblay, first, 3 wins by pin Brogan Lundbom, second, 2 pins, 1 loss Cooper Cobb, first, 3 wins (2 by pin) Grayson Schmadeka, fourth Blake Kimball, fourth Bransyn Harper, first, 3 wins by pin Hank Giffin, first, 2 wins (1 by pin) Blake Sandor, third, 1 win by pin, 2 losses Porter Adams, third, 1 win, 2 losses Colter Handley, fourth Cooper Ross, third, 1 win, 2 losses Zeke Rookstool, first, 5 wins Tristan Clarry, first, 2 wins by pin Wyatt Lieuallen, second, 3 wins (2 by pin) Cody Knowles, third, 1 win, 2 losses Samuel Stout, first, 3 wins Gabe Gangler, third, 3 wins, 2 losses Kayleb Rodgers, fourth, 1 win, 4 losses Jeritt Gast, third, 3 wins, 2 losses Jase Whatley, first, 5 wins (3 by pin) Noah Cobb, fourth, 2 wins, 3 losses Brogan Rookstool, first, 5 wins (4 by pin) Beau Van Cleave, first, 5 wins (3 by pin) Jack Knowles, first, 2 wins by pin Ritter Rookstool, first, 3 wins (2 by pin) Jerett Waddel, second, 2 wins by pin, 1 loss Tatyn Harper, third, 3 wins, 2 losses Kaden Wright, third, 1 win by pin, 2 losses Charley Knowles, second, 4 wins (2 by pin), 1 loss Rumble of the Rock in Redmond, Nov. 24 Mason Benge, second, 3 wins by pin, 1 loss Taylor Parsons, second, 3 wins (2 by pin) 1 loss Owen Parsons, did not place Pendleton Tournament, Nov. 17 Coyle Van Cleave, second, 2 win, 1 loss Kale Tremblay, first, 3 wins by pin Brogan Lundom, third, 2 wins (1 by pin), 1 loss Bransyn Harper, second, 2 wins (1 by pin), 1 loss Hank Giffin, first, 3 wins (2 by pin) Wyatt Lieuallen, first, 3 wins (1 by pin) Cody Knowles, fourth Samuel Stout, first, 4 wins (3 by pin) Kayleb Rogers, fourth, 1 win, 3 losses Jase Whatley, first, 4 wins (3 by pin) Beau Van Cleave, first, 4 wins (2 by pin) Brogan Rookstool, first, 4 wins (2 by pin) Owen Parsons, second, 3 wins by pin, 1 loss Jack Knowles, first, 3 wins (2 by pin) Jerett Waddel, first, 5 wins (4 by pin) Ritter Rookstool, second, 4 wins by pin, 1 loss Colter Handley, fifth, 1 win, 4 losses Taylor Parsons, first, 5 wins by pin Tatyn Harper, second, 4 wins by pin, 1 loss Zeke Rookstool, second, 4 wins (3 by pin), 1 loss Kaden Wright, second, 3 wins (2 by pin), 1 loss Charley Knowles, fourth, 2 wins by pin, 3 losses
