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WEDNESDAY
February 6, 2019
Two girls wrestlers advance to fi rst state tournament
Hutchison wins
district qualifi er,
Young places
second
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant Union wrestler
Trinity Hutchison, a senior,
made historic strides for
her school by winning the
champion title Saturday at
the Girls Southern District
State Qualifi er in Thurston.
Hutchison pinned three
opponents in the 155-pound
class to win the title.
Teammate
Arionna
Young, a freshman, fi nished
second at 115 with a 4-1
record. Both girls advance
to the Friday and Saturday,
Feb. 22-23, OSAA State
Wrestling Championships in
Portland.
The Feb. 1-2 event was
a day for the record books
for all fi ve members of the
2A Grant Union girls wres-
tling team, which placed
fourth out of 53 teams. The
top two in each weight class
will now compete in Ore-
gon’s fi rst girls wrestling
state championships.
“This is the fi rst year of
a true state tournament for
girls — it has been exhi-
bition in the past,” said
Grant Union head coach
Andy Lusco. “The girls at
the qualifi er and state com-
pete without divisions
Grant Union Prospector
Trinity Hutchison, a senior,
wins a match at the Feb. 1-2
state qualifi er in Thurston.
Hutchison
earned
the
championship title in the
155-pound weight class
to advance to the state
championships.
Grant Union wrestler Arionna
Young, a freshman, wins a
match at the state qualifi er
in Thurston. Young placed
second at 115 pounds at the
Feb. 1-2 event and advances
to the state championships.
(all schools 1A-6A com-
pete together). It is a tough
bracket.”
Prospector
Sydney
Brockway placed fourth in
the 130-pound class (4-2),
Contributed photos/
Simmie Waddel
Ashley Henry was fi fth at
115 (5-2) and Sophie Brock-
way sixth at 140 (2-3).
Hutchison saw two of her
three opponents at the Jan.
25 Hood River girls tour-
nament, including her com-
petition in the semifi nal and
championship rounds.
She fi rst pinned a girl
from McKay High School,
a 6A school in Salem. Then
in the semifi nals she pinned
an opponent from 4A Sweet
Home. In the championship
round, she faced a 6A oppo-
nent from Bend.
Although she knew what
to expect from two of the
wrestlers, “there was more
at stake this weekend, and
they wrestled me harder,”
she said. “I worked a lot
this last week at practice on
slowing down and remem-
bering fundamentals, and I
tried hard to put that into my
wrestling matches.”
Lusco said he was pleased
with the effort from each of
the girls.
“Arionna had to defend
her spot at second in a wres-
tle-back match against the
third-place fi nisher to keep
her place at state,” he said.
“She pinned a wrestler from
Sweet Home to keep her
spot.”
“This was a fantas-
tic result for these girls,”
he added. “They have
worked very hard to achieve
and build a girls wres-
tling program here at Grant
Union.”
Prairie City boys defeat Huntington by 50
Winegar, Burke and
Deiter score 15 each
PRAIRIE CITY VS.
HUNTINGTON
Jayden Winegar: 15 points
(three 3-pointers)
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Prairie City Panther boys
defeated the Huntington Loco-
motives soundly in Prairie City
on Saturday after two tough road
losses.
The Crane Mustangs broke the
Panthers’ undefeated 17-0 season
record Jan. 29 with a 65-55 win,
and the Panthers also took a loss
to the Jordan Valley Mustangs in
a 53-51 battle after their 3.5 hour
journey on the bus.
Prairie City took nothing for
granted Saturday. After tying the
score 10-10 in the fi rst quarter, the
Panthers moved ahead and did not
relinquish their lead.
Panther
Lucas
McKinley
landed two 3-point shots in the
fi rst two minutes of play, scor-
ing 9 of his 13 points in the fi rst
quarter.
Prairie City’s Jayden Winegar
added 5, including a 3-pointer, in
the fi rst.
Cole Deiter scored off a steal
and added 2 points in the last min-
ute of the quarter off an assist
from McKinley, who also had a
steal.
Prairie City was ahead 18-10
going into the second and had a
commanding 47-15 lead at the
half, Panther Levi Burke scoring
10 points in the second.
Deiter scored 9 of his 15 points
in the third, and Carson McKay
and McKinley each made a
3-point shot.
Declan Zweygardt scored
4, including 2 points off Jojari
Field’s steal. Field and Winegar
also added 2 points in the quarter.
For Huntington, Charlee Ray
SPORTS
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, FEB. 8
Long Creek/Ukiah basketball vs.
Prairie City in Long Creek, girls
at 6 p.m., boys at 7:30 p.m.
Dayville/Monument basketball
vs. Harper in Monument, girls at
5 p.m., boys at 6:30 p.m.
Grant Union basketball vs.
Enterprise, boys at 6 p.m., girls
at 7:30 p.m.
Grant Union dance @ Tigard
competition, TBD
SATURDAY, FEB. 9
Grant Union wrestling @ Echo
Tournament (boys and girls),
10 a.m.
Prairie City basketball vs. Burnt
River, girls at 2 p.m., boys at
3:30 p.m.
Grant Union basketball @
Stanfi eld, boys at 4 p.m., girls at
5:30 p.m.
Dayville/Monument basket-
ball vs. Long Creek/Ukiah in
Monument, girls at 2 p.m., boys
at 3:30 p.m.
Grant Union dance @ Tigard
competition, TBD
TUESDAY, FEB. 12
Grant Union basketball @ Crane,
girls at 6 p.m., boys at 7:30 p.m.
Angel Carpenter is a reporter
for the Blue Mountain Eagle.
She can be contacted at angel@
bmeagle.com or 541-575-0710.
Levi Burke: 15 (one 3-pointer,
2-2 free throws)
Cole Deiter: 15 (1-3 free
throws)
Lucas McKinley: 13 (three
3-pointers, 2-4 free throws)
Jonathan Lawrence: 6
Jojari Field: 4
Brett Copenhaver: 4 (2-4 free
throws)
Carson McKay: 3 (one 3-point-
er)
Brandon Horrell: 2
Marcus Judd: 2
Declan Zweygardt: 2
1A HIGH DESERT
LEAGUE BOYS
STANDINGS
Crane, 10-1, 15-7 overall, No.
18 in state
Jordan Valley, 9-1, 13-6, No. 28
Prairie City, 8-2, 18-2, No. 8
Long Creek/Ukiah, 6-5, 8-11,
No. 55
Dayville/Monument, 5-5, 10-
11, No. 43
Adrian, 5-5, 6-13, No. 53
Huntington, 4-7, 6-11, No. 63
Harper Charter, 3-7, 7-9, No. 61
Prairie City Panther Declan Zweygardt aims for the basket with Huntington
Locomotive Derrick Rothenberger on defense.
Prairie City Panther Cole Deiter
scores
over
high-jumping
Huntington Locomotive Derrick
Rothenberger.
sank a 3-pointer in the third, and
his teammate Derrick Rothen-
berger dunked the ball. Dakota
Seimy and Christian Mathews
added 2 each in the quarter.
Prairie City held Huntington to
6 points in the fi nal eight minutes.
Winegar, Burke and Deiter led
“showed up not ready to play”
while their opponents were.
“Hopefully, we get back on
track,” he said.
Field said it was nice to be
back playing in front of the home
crowd.
“They are a big part of how we
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
the Panthers with 15 points each
in the game.
Huntington’s
Rothenberger,
Ray and Mathews led their team
with 8 points each.
Prairie City head coach Sam
Workman said, in their losses to
Crane and Jordan Valley, his team
Four Rivers, 1-9, 2-12, No. 72
Burnt River, 1-10, 1-15, No. 73
play,” he said. “After this tough
week, it was nice to come back and
play as one — make smart plays
and get the win.”
Prairie City was sched-
uled to host the Dayville/Monu-
ment Tigers Tuesday, past press
time.
Panther girls cruise to 33-point win over Locos
Workman scores
18 in league rout
PRAIRIE CITY VS.
HUNTINGTON
Samantha Workman: 18
points
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Prairie City Panther
girls, led by head coach Bo
Workman, had a fi ery start to
their 56-23 win Saturday over
the Huntington Locomotives.
Panther Samantha Work-
man led with a game-high
18 points, followed by Rilee
Emmel who scored 12 points,
including 8 in the fi rst quarter.
Seven Panthers com-
bined in the fi rst 8 minutes
for a 23-2 lead over the vis-
iting Locomotives. Along
with Emmel’s 8 points, Aleah
Johns sank a 3-pointer, Emily
Ennis hit two 2-point shots
and Workman and Hailee
Wall contributed 2 each.
Huntington, led by head
coach Tricia McLean, came
alive in the second quarter,
the Locomotives scoring 12
to the Panthers’ 8.
McKenzie Noble landed
two 3-point shots in the quar-
ter for the Locomotives while
Judy Wang and Luiza Janini
each added 2 points, plus a
free-throw.
Prairie City led 31-14
going into halftime.
Panther Camry Milesi
started off the scoring in the
Rilee Emmel: 12
Emily Ennis: 9 (one 3-point-
er)
Aleah Johns: 5 (one 3-point-
er)
Abbey Pfeff erkorn: 4
Hailee Wall: 4
Katie Hire: 2
Camry Milesi: 2
1A HIGH DESERT
LEAGUE GIRLS
STANDINGS
Jordan Valley, 10-0, 17-2
overall, No. 5 in state
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Prairie City Panther sophomore Camry Milesi looks to pass a rebound in the game
against the Huntington Locomotives.
third with a 2-point shot, and
Workman scored off a steal.
Prairie City went on a
13-point run before Hunting-
ton found the basket, Ennis
landing a 3-pointer, and the
Panthers led 46-18 going into
the fi nal quarter, cruising to
the 33-point win.
“They kept their intensity
up, and they shot better,” said
coach Workman.
The win was a turnaround
for the Panthers after road
losses to the Crane Mustangs,
57-22, Jan. 29, and to the Jor-
dan Valley Mustangs, 77-30,
Friday.
“We can play great defense
every single night,” Workman
said, adding that in their road
games the team played hard
to the end.
Emmel and Wall were
pleased with Saturday’s win.
“I think today we were
more relaxed than previous
games,” Emmel said. “When
that happens, we make more
of our shots.”
Prairie City was scheduled
to host the Dayville/Monu-
ment Tigers Tuesday, past
press time, and coach Work-
man said that will be their
test. The Tigers were 7-3 in
the 1A High Desert League,
and the Panthers were 5-5
before the game.
Crane, 10-1, 19-3, No. 3
Dayville/Monument, 7-3,
16-5, No. 20
Harper Charter, 6-4, 9-10,
No. 47
Adrian, 6-4, 8-12, No. 36
Prairie City, 5-5, 5-13, No. 39
Long Creek/Ukiah, 4-7,
8-11, No. 38
Four Rivers, 3-7, 5-9, No. 61
Burnt River, 1-10, 2-14, No.
67
Huntington, 0-11, 0-17,
No. 69