SPORTS ROUNDUP
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Prairie City/Burnt River
crushes the Rattlers in
opening football game
The Prairie City/Burnt River Pan-
thers rocked the field in Spray Fri-
day afternoon with a 47-26 win over
Wheeler County Rattlers.
Panther head coach Scott Dean
said it was a key game in the play-
off race.
The Panthers led 14-0 in the first
quarter and kept improving from
there, never trailing.
Junior running back Declan
Zweygardt rushed for 226 yards and
scored three touchdowns. Senior
Opie McDaniel had 100 rushing
yards and scored two touchdowns.
“The running game was produc-
tive and (Jayden) Winegar passed
well,” Dean said.
Winegar, the sophomore quarter-
back, had eight completed passes out
of 17, connecting with Marcus Judd,
Jake McHatton and Skyelar Evins,
including two touchdown passes.
The Panthers opened the con-
test with junior Rocky Wang’s
onside kick and Panther recovery to
“change momentum quickly,” Dean
said. “Jake McHatton recovered four
onside kicks without a miscue.”
The Panthers led 26-12 at the half.
Dean said their offense controlled
the line of scrimmage for most of the
game, but gave up some big plays in
“large chunks.”
He said the team didn’t respond
well in the heat of the day, so they’ll
focus on conditioning as they prepare
to host Sherman/Condon at 7 p.m.
Friday in Prairie City.
“How we improve on a daily basis
is how we will proceed, one practice
at a time,” Dean said.
He said, while the win was a good
way to start off the season, they have
many things to improve on, adding
that Sherman/Condon beat Harper/
Huntington 73-22 on Friday.
“We must get better and realize
that we can play with everyone we
play against,” he said.
Prairie City volleyball
team takes second in home
invitational tournament
The 1A Prairie City Panthers,
led by head coach Jordan Bass, had
a strong performance at their home
tournament Saturday, ending in sec-
ond to 5A Redmond.
Placing first in their pool, Prairie
City earned a bye in bracket play, then
beat 2A Enterprise 27-25 and 25-15.
The Prairie City Panthers played
aggressively in the final game, but
Redmond (also named the Panthers)
took first-place honors with scores of
25-19 and 25-17.
“The girls played very well on Sat-
urday,” said assistant coach Louanne
Zweygardt. “We did place second
to Redmond, but the sets were very
competitive.”
Zweygardt said their serving was
strong and the team made “several
great hustle plays.”
“Katie Hire (sophomore) and
Emily Ennis (senior) made a great set-
ting team, which is making our hit-
ters much stronger and effective,”
Zweygardt said.
She added senior Shaine Madden is
making a difference in the libero (defen-
sive specialist) position, and freshmen
including Laken McKay and BettyAnn
Wilson played well off the bench.
“We are really starting to see the
things we work on in practice being
used in game situations,” Zweygardt
said.
The Dayville/Monument Tigers,
led by head coach Treila Osborne,
beat 1A North Lake 25-18 and 25-22,
then fell 2-0 to Redmond.
Grant Union volleyball
competes at Heppner
Tournament
The Grant Union Prospectors
had a string of losses at the Heppner
Tournament on Saturday as the team
makes early season adjustments.
The Prospectors had a compet-
itive match against Irrigon, Grant
Union falling 25-20, 25-19 and
25-19. Facing Vernonia, Grant Union
fell 3-1. Vernonia won the first two
sets 25-23, 25-22, then Grant Union
came back with a 27-25 win in the
third. Vernonia settled it 25-18 in the
fourth. St. Paul took a decisive 3-0
win in their third match in bracket
play with scores of 25-7, 25-17 and
25-15.
“We’re going to be changing up
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
our rotation and working on team
chemistry so we don’t have a lot of
errors when it comes to passing and
servicing,” said Grant Union head
coach Ali Abrego.
The Prospectors graduated all
of last year’s starters and have been
working to find their groove.
Grant Union will host the 3A
Burns Hilanders at 6:30 p.m. Thurs-
day, and the Prospectors are on the
road to North Powder Friday and
Saturday to compete in the East-
West Volleyball Classic. Grant Union
faces Powder Valley at 9:30 a.m. Fri-
day and Country Christian at 11 a.m.
Saturday.
Grant Union cross country
attends Runners Soul XC Fest
The Grant Union Prospector cross
country team competed in their first
race of the season at Saturday’s Run-
ners Soul XC Fest in Hermiston.
Grant Union head coach Sonna Smith
said the hot and humid conditions put
a strain on many of her athletes.
“Our freshmen and first time cross
country runners had an outstanding
showing for the team,” she said. “For
the boys team, we had two freshmen
run 1 and 2, Quinn Larson and Brady
Dole.”
Each ran an under 7-minute-per-
mile pace.
“For the first race of the year, that
is a great starting point. Max Bailey,
also a freshman, ran fifth on the boys
varsity team. Rounding out the top
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7 for the boys were, Gage Brandon,
Jesse Randleas, Gavin Lopez and
Cole Ashley.
The girls team had three of the
top four runners compete for the first
time in a high school cross country
5K race.
“Amelia Hall, a freshman, ran
second on the team. Katelyn Hughes
and Riley Robertson, both new to the
sport, ran third and fourth, respec-
tively. Erika Dickens, a senior, ran
first for our team and 1:15 faster than
her last years’ time on the course,”
Smith said.
“Overall, I am happy and proud
of the athletes and their races,” Smith
said. “I am also excited that we were
able to field both boys and girls full
team.”
For the Prospector middle school
boys, eight-grader Grant Hall placed
fourth, up against 74 runners in the
2,500-meter race with a time of
9:42.73.
GRANT UNION VARSITY RESULTS
Girls varsity
Erika Dickens, 33, 24:47.51
Amelia Hall, 40, 25:35.83
Katelyn Hughes, 45, 26:53.34
Riley Robertson, 69, 30:34.17
Tiler Voigt, 70, 32:11.90
Mikiah Kimble, 72, 32:55.77
BOYS VARSITY
Quinn Larson, 69, 21:26.33
Brady Dole, 70, 21:31.99
Gage Brandon, 81, 22:42.53
Jesse Randleas, 84, 22:53.96
Max Bailey, 87, 22:59.58
Gavin Lopez, 101, 27:10.97
Cole Ashley, 102, 27:40.80
Donavan Smith, 103, 28:24.92
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