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SPORTS BlueMountainEagle.com Wednesday, April 10, 2019 A13 Monument Tigers track team aims to set records By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle The Monument Tiger track and fi eld team, led by head coach Jeff Schafer, has fi ve members this year, including sophomore Mark Thomas who placed fi fth at state last season in the 1,500- meter run. The three boys and two girls each look forward to setting personal records, and some have high hopes to compete at state. Thomas ran the 1,500 with a fi fth-place fi nish at state last year in a time of 4:23.37. At that time, he set a personal record in the event, shaving 13 seconds off his best time. To start this season, Thomas, who’s been com- petitive in the sport since fi fth grade, placed fi rst in the event with a time of 4:50.40 at Saturday’s Prairie City Invitational, racing against 16 competitors. He said he’s aiming to improve his times in all his MONUMENT 2019 TRACK AND FIELD SCHEDULE April 12: @ Burns Lions/Oster Meet in Burns, 1 p.m. April 19: @ C/W Invitational in Con- don, 11 a.m. April 27: @ Sherman Invitational in Moro, 11 a.m. May 3: @ Grant Union Invitational in John Day, 10 a.m. May 11: 1A-3 Special District 3 Cham- pionships in Moro, 10:30 a.m. May 17-18: OSAA 1A State Champi- onships, TBD The Monument track and fi eld team poses with their coach Jeff Schafer, including (back row, left to right), Mark Thomas, Donovan Schafer and Nic Ciochetti, and (front row) Aubreianna Osborne and Shyana Johnson. Monument Tiger Donovan Schafer throws the discus in practice on Wednesday, April 3, with teammate Nic Ciochetti and coach Jeff Schafer looking on. events, which include the 800 and 3,000, and he’s working toward that goal through weight lifting and interval training. “I’m hopeful to take it all at state,” he said. Sophomore Donovan Schafer set a personal record in discus with a mark of 104- 05 on Friday, placing second Freshman Aubreianna Osborne, also competing since fi fth grade, is taking on the 800, 400 and javelin this season and said she’s look- ing forward to spending time with her team. Other team members are freshman Nic Ciochetti, who competes in discus and jave- lin, and Shyana Johnson who out of 33 competitors at the Prairie City Invitational. He’s also been compet- ing since fi fth grade, and his other events include javelin and triple jump. “I’m hoping to make it to state in discus,” he said. “I’m looking forward to starting off strong and keep progress- ing through the season.” Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter competes in the sprints and hurdles. Schafer said the team is working hard. “We’re excited to see how we do in this new district,” he said. The Tigers will have 11 opponents in the 1A District 3, including Adrian, Cove, Crane, Prairie City and Day- ville. Schafer has assistance from Treila Osborne with weight training and sched- uling, Chuck Thomas helps with distance running with Schafer overseeing the rest of the events. The coach said track and fi eld keeps the Tiger athletes active during the spring and builds their endurance. “We have goals to con- tinue to improve and reach our potential all the time,” he said. “They have fun and encourage each other even though it’s an individual sport.” Track Continued from Page A10 in the event at state last year. “The race was really intense,” Thomas said, speaking of Friday’s event. “I think to begin with today, it was a great start, and I look forward to the rest of the season.” Grant Union canceled a Small Schools Meet, which was set for April 9, due to a fl ood risk at the school. Grant Union, Monu- ment, Dayville and Prairie City are scheduled to com- pete at 1 p.m. Friday at the Burns Lions/Oster Track Meet in Burns. Long Creek is sched- uled to compete at the River’s Edge Invita- tional at 12 p.m. Friday in Umatilla. Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter Grant Union Jordan Hall competes in the 110-meter hurdles, fi nishing in third at Friday’s Prairie City Invitational. Hall was fi rst among the 2A competitors. Dayville Tiger Hallie Rhoda competes in shot put Friday in Prairie City. SPORTS ROUNDUP Prospector softball splits wins with Union/Cove Grant Union/Prairie City softball faced a tough team and tough weather condi- tions Saturday as they fell 2-1 to the Union/Cove Bob- cats in game one and won game two 15-14. Prospector head coach Zach Williams said they played well defensively in game one, and Macy Strong pitched well for seven innings, striking out four and giving up only one walk. Jor- dyn Young was 1 for 3, Madi McKrola was 1 for 3 and Tiler Voigt was 1 for 3. Williams said it was cold and rainy with a 20-mph wind blowing, but the Bobcat pitcher was also a challenge. “We were facing a good rise ball pitcher that kept us swinging at pitches up in the zone,” he said. “That gen- erally means you are going to lift the ball in the air. We hit some balls well that may have been HR’s on a normal day, but on Saturday they ended up being fl y balls.” He added, “Bottom line is the conditions were the same for both teams, and we didn’t make the needed adjustments to come out on top in that one.” In game two Taylor Allen pitched one inning with Strong pitching the fi nal six innings. Grant Union was down 11-0 in the bottom of the third. Williams said his team then “started really battling at the plate, swinging at pitches we could handle.” The game ended in the top of the seventh, with Union up to bat. A Bobcat hit a single to right fi eld, with a runner on second and two outs, and Kori Jo Girvin came up fi r- ing from right fi eld and threw the girl out to catcher Hailie Wright at the plate to end the game, Williams said. Young was 3 for 5 with a home run, Wright was 2 for 4, McKrola was 2 for 3 and Allen was 1 for 4 with a home run. Grant Union will hit the road Thursday to face the 3A Knights at 4 p.m. in Irri- gon. Then they’ll face the 2A Weston-McEwen TigerScots at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Satur- day in Athena. “Weston-McEwen is also well coached and has some girls that can pitch, so we will be prepared for a tough day,” Williams said. Prospector baseball gets the sweep in Dufur The Grant Union/Prai- rie City baseball team bat- tled for the sweep against Dufur/South Wasco County Saturday, the Prospectors winning 7-5 and 11-1. Grant Union was up 3-2 going into the last inning of game one when the Prospec- tors rallied with 4 runs. “They made a run at us in the bottom half, but Warner Robertson was able to fi nish them off for his second com- plete game of the year,” said Grant Union head coach Doug Sharp. Mason Morris started game two for the Prospectors. At fi rst, he had a hard time commanding the strike zone, Sharp said. “After that, he settled down and was completely dominating them.” Morris gave up only one hit, and Logan McClus- key relieved him during the fi fth inning and shut down the batters with strikeouts on all in the 1 1/3 innings he pitched. Game two was a close game, 2-1, until the sixth inning when the Prospectors broke loose with 9 runs to end the game early with the 10-run rule. “It was a great start to our league season,” Sharp said. “They had to battle some things out of our control, but like I always tell them, stay focused and battle every pitch of the game. We want them to believe that some- thing good is always going to happen.” A game with Pilot Rock Tuesday has been moved to Wednesday, April 10, and relocated to John Day as the Rockets fi eld was unplayable. Grant Union was sched- uled to face Weston-McE- wen at noon and 2 p.m. in Athena. The game may be rescheduled to Friday, if the weather is better that day. Grant Union golf team competes in Pendleton The Grant Union golf team traveled to Pendleton Country Club for a six-team tournament. On the girls side, Hep- pner came out on top with a score of 426. Individual scores for the girls were Tori Suto, Wal- lowa, 74; Nicole Proph- eter, Heppner, 85; Amber Treat, Echo, 88; Sasha Keown, Heppner, 94; Tiana Allen, Vale, 100; and Kate- lyn Wells, Grant Union, 112. Grant Union’s Maddy Way had a 139. On the boys side, Hep- pner won with 362, followed by Burns with 400, Grant Union and Enterprise with 420, Vale with 463 and Echo with 495. Individual scores were Kellen Grant, Heppner, 80; Kolton Kurata, Vale, 88; Starting April 15, the new hours at Clark’s Disposal and Transfer Station will be: Offi ce: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mon-Fri Transfer Station: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Th urs-Sun For more information please call 541-575-0432 541-523-6377 541-963-6577 541-573-6377 541-576-2160 Logan Burright, Heppner, 91; Hunter Greenup, Hep- pner, 93; Garrett Lenz, Grant Union, 95. The other Grant Union scores were Devon Stokes 99, Parker Manitsas 106, Maverick Miller 120 and Logan Namitz 159. “The course was in poor shape due to not all the grass mowed,” said Grant Union head coach Ron Lundbom. “It is hard to fi ght back after being penalized for not fi nding your ball in the fair- way,” he said. “Neverthe- less, we played better than I thought for this time of year.” The Prospectors will compete at the Hermiston Invite at 10 a.m. Friday if weather permits. SPORTS SCHEDULE All games subject to weather and fl ooding. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 Grant Union baseball vs. Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii/Ukiah, 4 p.m. FRIDAY, APRIL 12 Grant Union golf @ Hermiston Invitational, 10 a.m. Long Creek track and fi eld @ River’s Edge Invitational in Umatilla, noon Grant Union, Monument, Dayville and Prairie City track and fi eld @ Burns Lions/Oster Track Meet in Burns, 1 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 13 Grant Union baseball vs. Weston-McEwen, noon, 2 p.m. (game may be rescheduled to Friday depending on weather) SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH 10:30am (following the Bunny Hop) Dayville City Park • 4 Age Divisions (Infant-6th Grade) • Fun Hunt for the Parents! • Guaranteed Fun and Prizes for Everyone!