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B10 SPORTS Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, May 15, 2019 SPORTS ROUNDUP D E N W O Y L L A C LO Prairie City and Dayville compete at 1A Special District 4 Championships 825 SOUTH CANYON BLVD. IN JOHN DAY (541) 575-5500 $ 14.99 LARGE ® MAMA’S FAVORITE PEPPERONI, BLACK OLIVES, SAUSAGE, MUSHROOMS, AND GREEN PEPPERS May not be combined with other offers. No cash value. Coupon code 0101. Valid through 9/2/19. SAVE $ 5 ON ANY TWO EXTRA LARGE PIZZAS Limit two at this price. May not be combined with other offers. No cash value. Coupon code 0102. Valid through 9/2/19. EXTRA LARGE PIZZA FOR THE PRICE OF A LARGE Limit one at this price. May not be combined with other offers. No cash value. Coupon code 0103. Valid through 9/2/19. REAL CHEESE NO FILLERS NO MSG ORDE ONLI R FIGA N E ROS .COM The Prairie City Panthers will send three track and fi eld boys to state, advanc- ing from Friday’s 1A Spe- cial District 4 Champion- ships in Baker City. “Things went really well for our team,” said Prairie City head coach Nate Bar- ber. “Everyone was able to PR in at least one event. We were able to get a few ath- letes on the podium to place in the top six.” Seniors Levi Burke and Syd Holman and junior Tristan McMahan will make the trip to com- pete Friday-Saturday, May 17-18, at Western Oregon University in Monmouth at OSAA’s 1A Track and Field Championships. Burke is district high jump champion, after clear- ing the bar with a mark of 6-05, and he placed second in javelin with a throw of 151-01. “Levi was running around doing high jump, javelin and long jump all at the same time,” Barber said. “I think this might have made his legs a little tired when he was fi nishing up his long jump.” Burke was in second place in the preliminaries for long jump, but was out- jumped in the fi nals to take fi fth. “Syd had an excellent race in the 100,” Barber said, adding it was a photo fi nish. “We have a very fast district.” Holman fi nished in third place, clocking in at 11.67. He also had his personal best time in the 200-meter dash, fi nishing fourth, and set a personal record in the long jump, placing third with a mark of 19-04.25. Tristan McMahan is fairly new to the 110-meter hurdles but placed fourth with a time of 16.83. “Tristan has only com- peted in the 110 hurdles at one other meet, so his tech- nique will get better and his times will get faster by the time we get to state this weekend,” Barber said. “As long as we can keep them all healthy and have a good week of practice, we should be able to fi nish well.” McMahan also set a per- sonal record in triple jump, placing fi fth, and was eighth in long jump. Senior Jonathan Law- rence placed seventh in the 1,500, with a personal best time, and Jake McHatton, a junior, fi nished fourth in discus. For the girls, Abbey Pfefferkorn had her per- sonal best record in the 200, placing fourth with a time of 29.44, and Paige Moore placed seventh in the 400, setting a personal record. Samantha Workman had a season-best effort in pole vault, fi nishing seventh. Dayville Tiger athletes, led by head coach Josh Wil- liams, came away with sev- eral personal records, but the team of seven ended their season at the district championships. “I feel that we fi nished up the track season strong,” Eagle fi le photo Prairie City Panther Syd Holman launches forward in the long jump, earlier in the season. Williams said. “Whether it was throwing or running, my athletes kept improving almost every meet.” He said their goals at the beginning of the sea- son included working hard as individuals, and he feels his team met those expectations. Senior Austin Walker set personal records in the 100, shot put and javelin, and freshman Haylee Collins had personal bests in 100, discus and javelin. “I’m proud of all my athletes this year and hope they had a lot of fun com- peting in track,” he said. “I’ll miss my seniors, Gabe (Walker-Hopkins) and Aus- tin Walker but look forward to continue working with the younger athletes next year.” Monument and Long Creek battle at 1A Special District 3 Championships Monument Tiger Mark Thomas, a sophomore, set a personal record in the 1,500, and fi nished in sec- ond with a time of 4:22.37 at the 1A Special District 3 Championships. He also drew a wild card for the 800-meter run, fi n- ishing in third in that event with a personal best time of 2:09.28. Thomas will advance to the OSAA 1A State Track and Field Championships set for Friday-Saturday at Western Oregon University in Monmouth. Monument head coach Jeff Schafer said he is proud of his team. “Everyone made the podium at districts,” he said, noting freshman Nic Ciochetti was unable to attend the event. “My ath- letes worked so hard this season, and it defi nitely showed as they kept setting new PRs each track meet.” Coach Schafer said he was impressed with Fay- the Schafer as captain for the team, despite having a full load at school as a senior. “She is a strong competi- tor and a great team leader,” Schafer said. “It was great to have an older student on the team to help set the tone and the younger athletes can look up to.” Faythe placed fourth in discus at the district meet with a throw of 85-0. The coach said his other athletes, Thomas, Cio- chetti, sophomore Dono- van Schafer and Aubrei- anna Osborne have a “ton of potential” for the coming seasons. “I am excited to see what the future holds for these track athletes next year,” the coach said. “It was a fantastic season. I am so proud of what the Tigers accomplished.” Long Creek head coach Linda Studtmann led a team of 13 athletes this season. Several of the Moun- taineers came close to qual- ifying for state, includ- ing sophomore Lucchese Douglas who placed third in javelin with her personal best throw of 90-03 and sophomore Dorotha John- son who landed in third in triple jump. Senior Gladys Johnson had personal best throws in shot put and javelin. For the boys, the relay team of sophomore Thomas Kreamier, junior Henry Grannis, freshman Carter Burnette and junior James Kreamier set a personal record in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 48.35 to place third, shaving over 1.5 seconds off their time. Grannis improved his discus throw by over 9 feet with a 102-06 to place fi fth out of 19 athletes and bet- tered his time in the 100. Burnette extended his throw in discus and javelin. Senior Mathéo Buchart had personal best records in his three events, 100, shot put and javelin. Studtmann said that although none are advanc- ing to state, she was impressed with her athletes pushing themselves at the district championships. “They did great, and I’m proud of them,” she said. Grant SWCD Weed Control Dept. Working for You in 2019 Thanks to the Grant County Court and Northeast Oregon Forests Resource Advisory Committee, Grant Weed Control is able to offer a 50% Cost Share Program for Noxious Weed Control on Private Grazing Lands, through a Title II funded Grant Project. This program will provide a maximum $5,000 of noxious weed control services with a $2,500 maximum landowner contribution to qualifying participants. To be eligible for participation, the treatment property must not be actively irrigated and must be primarily managed for livestock grazing, minimum of 20 acres in size, located within Grant County, and must contain weed species listed on the Grant County Noxious Weed List. Applications for this limited weed control assistance opportunity will be funded on a first come first serve basis. Applications due by June 5th. Contact the Grant Soil and Water Conservation District Office at (541) 575-1554 or visit 721 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845 for applications and additional information. 117734