B10
SPORTS
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
SPORTS ROUNDUP
Tiger hoops
teams victorious
at home tourney
The
Dayville/Monu-
ment Tiger girls and boys
teams made a strong show-
ing Friday and Saturday at
their Tiger Tournament in
Dayville.
For the girls, Denali Twe-
hues led her team Friday
with 12 points in the 38-21
win over Mitchell/Spray, and
Kyla Emerson had 8 points
with six steals.
On Saturday, the Tiger
girls beat Grant Union junior
varsity 38-21, with Twehues
leading in scoring with 14
points and Emerson with 11
points and six steals.
The Tigers, scoring right
off the tip Friday, led 16-3 in
the fi rst quarter and 24-7 at
the half.
“I was able to get a lot of
playing time for the younger
players who all played really
well and are starting to settle
down more and more with the
extra playing time that they
get,” said Tiger head coach
Taylor Schmadeka.
The Tigers again made a
quick start in the fi rst quarter
on Saturday, gaining a 14-2
lead over Grant Union in the
fi rst quarter and 23-7 at the
half.
Schmadeka said Grant
Union pressured his offense
more, which was good
experience for his younger
players.
“Once again, on both days,
we did a great job crashing the
boards and getting offensive
rebounds for second-chance
points,” Schmadeka said.
He said the team will have
their toughest matchup so far
this season against Powder
Valley at the Thursday-Sat-
urday, Dec. 20-22, Union
Tournament.
He said they look forward
to the competition.
The Dayville/Monument
Tigers boys also saw success
at their home tournament
with a 46-40 win over Mitch-
ell/Spray on Friday and a
45-17 win over Grant Union
junior varsity on Saturday.
Head coach Jeff Schafer was
unavailable for comment.
Dayville/Monument girls
vs. Mitchell/Spray
Denali Twehues: 12 points
Kyla Emerson: 8 points, 6
steals
Faythe Schafer: 6 points, 4
assists
Aubreianna Osborne: 4
points
Hallie Rhoda: 4 points
Courtney Nichols: 2 points
Katie Barker: 2 points
Dayville/Monument
girls vs. Grant Union junior
varsity
Twehues: 14 points
Emerson: 11 points, 6
steals
Nichols: 5 points
Schafer: 4 points
Osborne: 2 points
Rhoda: 2 points
Mountain Lion
girls win two
over Mitchell/
Spray
Long Creek/Ukiah girls
basketball coach Amos Studt-
mann said teamwork is mak-
ing a positive impact.
The 4-0 Mountain Lions
came out victorious over
Mitchell/Spray in nonleague
action twice last week, beat-
ing the Eagle/Loggers 29-22
on Dec. 11 in Long Creek
and 38-22 on Saturday in
Dayville.
SPORTS SCHEDULE
Thursday, Dec. 20
Dayville/Monument basketball @ Union Tournament,
TBD
Friday, Dec. 21
Long Creek/Ukiah basketball @ Helix Tournament,
2 p.m. girls, 3:30 p.m. boys
Grant Union basketball @ Heppner, boys 6 p.m., girls
7:30 p.m.
Dayville/Monument basketball @ Union Tournament,
TBD
Saturday, Dec. 22
Grant Union basketball vs. Pilot Rock, boys 4 p.m.,
girls 5:30 p.m.
Prairie City basketball hosts Alumni Games, girls
5 p.m., boys 6:30 p.m.
Dayville/Monument basketball @ Union Tournament,
TBD
Studtmann
said
the
team had good passing and
defense, which led to good
transition offense.
The girls will compete Fri-
day-Saturday, Dec. 21-22, at
the Helix Tournament where
they will face a team from
Bickleton, Washington.
Studtmann said his team
will continue to develop their
defense, rebounding, shoot-
ing and dribbling.
“We’re going to keep
doing what we’re doing,” he
said. “These girls just work
together, and that makes a
difference.”
Prairie City
girls lose 1, boys
win 2 at home
The Prairie City girls took
a 30-25 loss to Imbler in a
tight game Saturday in Prai-
rie City.
The teams were tied 5-5
after their fi rst quarter of play
and Imbler led 17-14 at the
half.
“It was close the whole
game,” said Prairie City girls
head coach Bo Workman.
“The girls played hard and
never gave up.”
The Prairie City girls are
down to just six players after
losing Haley Pfefferkorn and
Katie Hire to injuries. Work-
man is hopeful they’ll be
back by mid-January.
Another player was out
due to illness. The coach said
the situation gave his less
experienced players plenty of
time on the court.
“We’ve just gotta keep our
heads up, keep fi ghting and
keep it in perspective — keep
trying to get better,” Work-
man said.
The Prairie City Panther
boys claimed two nonleague
wins at their home court.
Prairie City led 21-15
at the half and took a 62-51
win over Horizon Christian/
Hood River on Friday. Prai-
rie City beat Imbler 47-37 on
Saturday.
The Prairie City boys team
placed second in state last
year. They are 6-0 on the sea-
son and currently ranked No.
2 among OSAA 1A teams.
The Panther boys and girls
will compete in the Alumni
Games, organized by senior
Levi Burke, on Saturday with
the girls playing at 5 p.m. and
boys at 6:30 p.m.
Prairie City girls vs.
Imbler
Rilee Emmel: 11 points
Samantha Workman:
8 points
Emily Ennis: 4 points
Hailee Wall: 2 points
Long Creek/
Ukiah boys fall
to Mitchell/
Spray in two
Missing a key player,
the Long Creek/Ukiah boys
team fell to nonleague oppo-
nent Mitchell/Spray twice
last week, 71-60 on Dec. 11
in Long Creek and 76-51 on
Saturday.
On Dec. 11, both teams put
up over 20 points in the third
quarter, and that’s when Long
Creek/Ukiah lost sophomore
starter Thomas Kreamier to an
injury.
“From that point on out, it
was fast break after fast break
(for Mitchell/Spray),” Studt-
mann said. “We just couldn’t
close the gap.”
On Saturday, Long Creek/
Ukiah was missing Kreamier
and three other players.
Studtmann said their oppo-
nents shot the ball well.
“They have some players
with an explosive drive,” he
said. “It was a good chance for
Henry Grannis, Jesus Olmos
and Marcel Kozhogulov to get
out there and get some game
experience.”
Long Creek/Ukiah will
next compete at the Dec.
21-22 Helix Tournament.
Grant Union
wrestler Drew
Lusco wins
title at Rysdam
Tournament
Grant Union Prospector
Drew Lusco placed fi rst in
the 285-pound bracket at the
Friday-Saturday John Rys-
dam Memorial Tournament in
Elgin, beating Michael Dig-
gins of Joseph/Wallowa by a
pin in 18 seconds in the cham-
pionship round.
Lusco won a belt buckle
for Outstanding Wrestler.
Junior Russell Hodge
earned second place in the 182
bracket.
Several Grant Union
underclassmen also took the
podium, including sopho-
more Sophie Brockway (145-
girls) with fi rst place, fresh-
man Casey Vaughan (132)
with second, sophomore Ben
Henry (126) with second and
sophomore Ethan Moore
(106) third.
Placing fourth were fresh-
man Arionna Young (120-
girls), freshman Justin Hodge
(152) and Quinten Hallgarth
(170).
“All of our wrestlers are
improving,” said Grant Union
head coach Andy Lusco. “Our
young wrestlers are making
great strides in conditioning
and becoming tougher to turn
and pin on the mat. It is excit-
ing to watch them grow.”
“Ethan Moore, Ben Henry,
Justin Hodge, Russell Hodge,
Quinten Hallgarth and Drew
Lusco all placed and did a
fantastic job in their brack-
ets,” Lusco said.
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