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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
WEDNESDAY
June 5, 2019
Moulton receives ‘Heart of the Pack’ award for college volleyball
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Mariah Moulton of John
Day received a “Heart of the
Pack” trophy for her excel-
lence as a Timberwolves
volleyball player at Blue
Mountain Community Col-
lege in Pendleton.
Moulton said she received
the award last weekend at
the BMCC Athletics End of
the Year Celebration, with
top players in other sports
also receiving awards.
The volleyball award
goes to the player known
as someone the team gets
along with and the coach can
depend on.
The winner also excels
academically, as well as on
the court.
As a freshman outside
hitter, Moulton had the high-
est kill percentage for the
Timberwolves last fall, and
the team qualifi ed for the
Northwest Athletic Confer-
ence tournament in Tacoma,
Washington.
The
Timberwolves
earned the No. 3 spot in
the East Region standings
to qualify to compete at the
tournament and had a 25-11
record.
Moulton was named Sec-
ond Team All-Conference.
The Timberwolves have
been led by head coach Jes-
sica Humphreys, and will
welcome new head coach
Ceanna Larson this fall.
Moulton
said
she’s
enjoyed playing for the team
and looks forward to starting
back this fall.
“It was fun to compete at
a higher level in volleyball,”
she said.
She received sports
scholarships through BMCC
for volleyball and softball.
A 2018 Grant Union
graduate, she was on the
Prospector volleyball team,
led by head coach Shae
Speth, that won the 2A state
volleyball title in the fall of
2017.
After Moulton earns her
associate degree, she plans
to continue her studies at
Oregon Institute of Tech-
nology in Klamath Falls
and earn a degree in diag-
nostic medical sonography
(ultrasound).
She said she’s enjoyed
the small classes in Pendle-
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
ton and being close to home.
“Coming from John Day, Mariah Moulton of John Day received a ‘Heart of the Pack’
it was a good transition,” she award for excellence in volleyball as a member of the
Timberwolves team at Blue Mountain Community College.
said.
Grant Union track and fi eld
receives 2A All-State honors
GIRLS AWARDS
Kaylee Wright, senior
2A Female Athlete of the Year
First Team, javelin
First Team, high jump
Second Team, 100-meter
Eagle fi le photo
Grant Union Prospector Madi McKrola was named 2A All-
League Softball Player of the Year. In the photo, McKrola is
in action against Heppner/Ione earlier in the season.
Softball team members
receive All-League honors
Player of the Year
Honorable mention, 100-meter
hurdles
Honorable mention, pole vault
Honorable mention, long jump
Honorable mention, triple jump
Trinity Hutchison, senior
Honorable mention, long jump
First Team All-League
Honorable mention, triple jump
Madi McKrola, infield
Sierra Cates, junior
Hailie Wright, senior,
catcher
Second Team, 4x100-meter relay
Taylor Allen
Macy Strong
Third Team, 100-meter
Honorable mention, 200-meter
Abby Lusco, sophomore
Macy Strong, senior,
pitcher
Sydney Brockway of Grant Union lands in the sand during the girls 2A triple jump at the 2019
Carson Weaver, freshman
OSAA Track and Field State Championships at Western Oregon University in Monmouth on
Second Team, 4x100-meter relay May 18. She placed eighth with a distance of 32-04.5.
BOYS AWARDS
Jordyn Young
Baylee Combs
Kori Jo Girvin, senior,
outfield
Drew Lusco, junior
Honorable mention, discus
Baylee Combs, junior,
outfield
Honorable mention, shot put
Tiler Voigt, junior,
infield
Honorable mention,
4x100-meter relay
Jordyn Young, sopho-
more, infield
For the Eagle/Benjamin Lonergan
Honorable mention, discus
Taylor Allen, junior,
outfield
Second Team All-
League
Sydney Brockway, senior
Second Team, 4x100-meter relay
Madi McKrola, senior
Marissa Smith, senior,
first base
Second Team, 4x100-meter relay
Jordan Hall, sophomore
Quaid Brandon, sophomore
Hailie Wright
Marissa Smith
Trinity
Hutchison
Sydney
Brockway
Carson
Weaver
Abby
Lusco
Sierra
Cates
Honorable mention,
4x100-meter relay
Contributed photos/
Tanni Wenger
Photography
Mason Morris, freshman
All-
League
Player of
the Year,
Madi
McKrola
Honorable mention,
4x100-meter relay
2A Female
Athlete of the
Year, Kaylee
Wright
Justin Hodge, freshman
Kori Jo Girvin
Tiler Voigt
Honorable mention,
4x100-meter relay
Jordan
Hall
Justin
Hodge
SHOOTING THE BREEZE
The .284 Winchester blues
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very so often, there is a car-
tridge that is so far ahead of its
time that people don’t know
what to make of it. The .284 Win-
chester is one such.
The .270 Winchester, long revered
as an ideal do-it-all cartridge, was not
widely available in lever-action rifl es,
and it was thought to be too hard on
pump and auto-loading actions due to
its high chamber pressure. The .280
Remington, introduced in 1957, was
a solution of sorts for pump and semi-
auto rifl es but would not fi t into pop-
ular lever actions. Introduced in 1963,
the .284 Winchester offered the same
performance as the .270 and .280 but
was short enough to be chambered in
leverguns like the Winchester 88 and
Savage 99 and the semi-auto Win-
chester 100. Later on, some companies
offered lightweight bolt-action rifl es
chambered for the .284 as well.
Though it had all of the earmarks
of being an overnight sensation,
the sales were abysmal. The prod-
uct reviews sold new rifl es short, and
folks attempting to convert older rifl es
to the .284 experienced inherent mag-
azine feeding problems. Handload-
ers complained that the heavy 7mm
bullets (160 grain and heavier) had
to be seated so deeply (due to maga-
zine constraints) as to deprive them of
exceeding amounts of powder capac-
ity. Case design being what it was, one
could not form cases from any other
caliber to make cartridge cases. While
all of these issues had merit, they were
not hopelessly without
remedy. Still an unwit-
ting public drank the
Kool-Aid, and while
sales for the .270 and
.280 soared, the .284
nearly immediately
Dale Valade
began spiraling down.
With the introduction
of the 7mm-08 Remington in 1980, it
appeared the sun had nearly set on the
.284.
What a shame, the .284 is really a
great cartridge. Spectacular sales of
the 7mm-08 today continually prove
there is a niche market for lightweight,
high-powered rifl es. With the excep-
tion of the short magnums, the .284
offers the most power in a short-ac-
tion package. Its case has greater pow-
der capacity than the 7mm-08 due to
its larger diameter. Like many fac-
tory offerings, it’s been necked down
and up to provide the launchpad for
various wildcat calibers. One such
endeavor, the 6.5-284 Norma, is very
popular these days with the long-range
crowd.
In my family, the .284 is a revered
performer, having proven itself
on deer, elk and a variety of other
smaller game animals. With either
the Winchester factory stuff or care-
fully crafted handloads, it is an accu-
rate, versatile choice. The selection
of .284-caliber bullets is the best it’s
ever been, with dozens of styles and
weights to choose from. Recently, my
sister used her favorite .284 to take her
Mason
Morris
Quaid
Brandon
Drew
Lusco
Grant Union baseball
team members receive
All-League awards
Co-Players of the Year
Jacob Vaughan, senior
Tristan Morris, junior
First Team All-League
Warner Robertson,
junior, pitcher
Contributed photo
Although the .284 Winchester was
never very popular, it is accurate and
versatile, providing power in a short-
action package.
fi rst elk. A single 150-grain bullet, the
most all-around versatile in my opin-
ion, did the trick. Of course, if you
already own a .284, you’re used to this
kind of “one and done” performance
in the fi eld.
The .284 today is sadly an also-ran,
but it is by no means outclassed. The
biggest handicap facing current .284
Winchester owners is fi nding ammu-
nition. Winchester is the only manu-
facturer currently offering seasonal
runs of ammunition. Handloading here
becomes very appealing. Keep your
empties, and you’ll be shooting your
favorite .284 for years to come. After
all, you’re not one to quit on a good
thing.
Are you fond of the .284 Win-
chester? Please email us at shootingth-
ebreezebme@gmail.com!
Dale Valade is a local country gent
with a deep love for handloading,
hunting and shooting.
Jacob Vaughan, catcher
Jacob Vaughan
Tristan Morris
Damion Young
Peyton Neault
Logan
McCluskey
Warner
Robertson
Roen Langum, senior,
fi rst base
Tristan Morris, infi eld
Logan McCluskey, soph-
omore, infi eld
Mason Morris, fresh-
man, utility/designated
hitter
Second Team All
League
Russell Hodge, junior,
outfi eld
Honorable Mention All
League
Peyton Neault, sopho-
more, infi eld
Damion Young, junior,
outfi eld
Mason Morris
Russell Hodge
Roen Langum
Team photos by Tanni Wenger Photography