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Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Grant Union sweeps Weston-McEwen, falls to Stanfield
Prospectors face
Enterprise, Pilot
Rock Saturday
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant Union Prospector
volleyball team got the job done
Saturday, Oct. 12, against Blue
Mountain Conference opponents,
the Weston-McEwen TigerScots,
the Prospectors sweeping with
scores of 26-24, 25-9 and 25-23.
Grant Union hosted both the
TigerScots and the Stanfield Tigers
for matches.
Grant Union was ahead of
Weston-McEwen 11-7 in the first
set. Then the TigerScots battled to
tie the score 11-11 before jumping
ahead 20-14.
The Prospectors came back to
tie it 20-20 with Taylor Allen’s
strong serving, including three
aces.
Weston-McEwen threatened,
24-22, but the TigerScots’ unforced
errors allowed Grant Union to pull
ahead for the win with Prospector
Harli Grove serving.
In Grant Union’s first compe-
tition of the season, their Aug. 31
home tournament, the Prospectors
lost 2-1 to Weston-McEwen.
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Stanfield Tiger Brielle Howland (6) attempts to hit the ball over the
hands of Grant Union Prospectors Harli Grove (4) and Abby Lusco (7) in
Saturday’s game in John Day.
“We have a little rivalry going,
and obviously that was the hardest
that we’ve fought for something,”
said Grant Union head coach Ali
Abrego. “It was really awesome.
Everybody played well. They
moved the ball well. We never gave
it up, and we were down in the first
game, and we came back 26-24, so
I’m really pleased with it.”
Abrego said Grove hasn’t pre-
viously played varsity this season,
but is “pulling her weight on the
outside.”
“Taylor Allen had a few big
swings, and Abby Lusco and Kay-
tyln Wells did awesome with their
blocking, and Lauryn Pettyjohn
did a great job (as defensive spe-
cialist) — really moving the ball
and keeping our passing to where
they needed to be,” Abrego said.
“It was a good win.”
“It was an important win,”
Allen said. “We came back really
well, hit the ball really well, and
our blocking was good.”
“We’ve always had it out for
Weston, and we’ve always wanted
to beat them, so it was nice to get it
and beat them in three,” Wells said.
TigerScots coach Shawn White
said, while his players did some
things well, they had some errors
they’ll need to work on.
“We need to execute better at
the end of sets,” he said.
He noted that Grant Union’s
players are athletic, and “if you
give them swings, they’re going to
hurt you.”
White said they’ll be focusing
on better execution.
Weston-McEwen defeated the
Stanfield Tigers 3-1 Saturday with
scores of 22-25, 25-17, 25-20 and
25-11.
The Prospectors took a loss
to Stanfield later that afternoon,
the Tigers winning with scores of
25-6, 25-21 and 25-23.
Grant Union is ranked No.
13 (10-13 overall, 5-4 district),
Weston-McEwen is No. 7 (15-8,
5-4) and Stanfield is No. 11 (15-7,
5-4).
Grant Union was scheduled
to host conference opponents the
Union Bobcats on Tuesday past
press time.
The Prospectors travel to Enter-
prise on Saturday, where they’ll
face the Enterprise Outlaws at
noon and the Pilot Rock Rockets
at 1:30 p.m. On Tuesday, Oct. 22,
at 6:30 p.m., Grant Union faces
the Burn Hilanders for a noncon-
ference match in Burns.
A13
SPORTS
SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCT. 17
Grant Union cross country @ Kyle
Burnside Invitational in Pendle-
ton, 3 p.m.
Ukiah/Long Creek soccer vs.
Nyssa in Long Creek, 4 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 18
Dayville/Monument volleyball @
Burnt River in Prairie City, 3 p.m.
Prairie City volleyball vs. Dayville/
Monument, JV 4 p.m., varsity
follows (homecoming/Dig Pink)
Prairie City/Burnt River football
vs. Dayville/Monument in Prairie
City, 7 p.m. (homecoming)
Grant Union football @ Riverside
in Boardman, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 19
Grant Union cross country @
Idlewild Campground, near
Burns, 11:15 a.m.
Grant Union volleyball @ Enter-
prise, Pilot Rock in Enterprise,
noon, 1:30 p.m.
Ukiah/Long Creek JV volleyball
vs. Harper in Long Creek, 1 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCT. 22
Grant Union volleyball @ Burns,
6:30 p.m.
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