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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
WEDNESDAY
November 20, 2019
Grant County wrestles strong
at home tourney and dual meet
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Nine teams competed at
the Grant County Invita-
tional, Grant County Wres-
tling Club’s first home
tournament of the season
on Saturday, Nov. 9, at
Grant Union Junior-Senior
High School in John Day.
Wrestlers
competing
included athletes from
Grant County, Baker,
La
Grande,
Pendle-
ton, Elgin, Union, Burns,
Weiser (Idaho) and Nampa
(Idaho).
This was Grant Coun-
ty’s second tournament of
the season for their club,
which includes 54 athletes
ages 4 to 15. Their first
meet of the season was in
Baker City the previous
week.
Head coach Tye Par-
sons said he’s amazed at
the growth of the program,
which has added more
than 10 participants to last
year’s numbers.
“The goal is to keep
them wrestling and keep
them having fun,” he said,
adding they’d like to see
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the athletes move on to the
Grant County Wrestling Club member Wyatt Lieuallen, age 4, right, has his Baker Wrestling opponent in a bind and moves
high school level.
“We still have a lot of on to win the match in Duals at the Saturday, Nov. 9, Grant County Wrestling Tournament at Grant Union Junior-Senior High
older kids sticking with it,” School in John Day.
he said. “We’re getting off
to a good start.”
Parsons said having 50
kids in one room requires a
lot of assistants.
Volunteers
include
Trevor Knowles, Justin
Clarry, Zane Rookstool,
Andrew Copenhaver, Casey
Adam and Michael Gast.
Parsons said their group
also includes several girls
who are wrestling well, too.
During the split between
the younger and older wres-
tlers competing at Satur-
day’s tournament, Grant
County and Baker athletes
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
competed in a dual meet.
Grant County Wrestling head coach Tye Parsons, left, in-
Grant
County
won
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
18-12.
Grant County Wrestling Club member Taylor Parsons, 11, structs his team before the start of the dual meet with Baker
Although the dual was wrestles a Baker’s Nolan Briels, in Duals at Saturday’s tour- Wrestling midway through the Grant County Invitational at
Grant Union Junior-Senior High School in John Day.
unofficial, Parsons said it nament in John Day. Ref Trinity Hutchison looks on.
was a positive experience.
Ginny Clarry................ second
The two teams lined that each match is import- ment,” he said. “The lit-
Grant County
Connor McLeod ............ fourth
tle kids are really improv-
up, facing each other and ant,” Parsons said.
Invitational results
Miles Ballou .................. fourth
Grant County
Zeke Rookstool, 11, ing. Wrestling is hard, and
cheered loudly for their
Camas Adams.................. third
won his bracket and said even though you’re down, Wrestling Club
teammates.
Weston Lieuallen.............. first
“Duals bring the team he enjoyed competing.
you still have to fight Conley Colson .................. first
Coyle Van Cleave ............. first
aspect and teaches them
Levi Hueckman ............... third
“It’s a fun tourna- hard.”
Grant County Wrestling Club
athlete Jack Knowles wins
his match in the dual meet
against Baker Wrestling
during the Saturday, Nov. 9,
Grant County Invitational in
John Day.
Kale Tremblay ............. second
Brogan Dingman ............. third
Mason Rigney ................. third
Blake Kimball ............. second
Hank Giffin....................... first
Zander Lambeth .......... second
Cody Knowles ............. second
Collonnie Clement ...... second
Porter Adams ................... third
Kainan Kenyon ........... second
Blake Sandor ................. fourth
Wyatt Lieuallen ............... third
Gabe Gangler ................ fourth
Mitchell McKrola ......... fourth
Lane Bailey ..................... third
Jase Whatley ..................... first
Tracker McLeod ............ fourth
Leo Dedmore .............. second
Carter Wyant ................. fourth
Samuel Stout ................. fourth
Dawson Clement ........... fourth
Jeritt Gast .......................... first
Kaleb Rogers ................... third
Beau Van Cleave ......... second
Timber Winegar .......... second
Noah Kenyon ................... first
Owen Parsons .............. second
Jerett Waddel ................... first
Jack Knowles .................. first
Taylor Parsons ............ second
Natalee Clarry ............... third
Zeke Rookstool ............... first
Anongba Ayeliya ........ second
Tristan Clarry .................. first
Mason Benge ............. second
SIX-MAN FOOTBALL EAST DIVISION ALL-LEAGUE HONORS
Blue Mountain Eagle
Eagle file photo
The Dayville/Monument Tigers celebrate a successful rally earlier in the season. From left,
Katie Barker, Miranda Cook, Aubrey Bowlus, Denali Twehues, Aubreianna Osborne and
Brooklyn Near.
DAYVILLE/MONUMENT 1A HIGH DESERT
LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL ALL-LEAGUE HONORS
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
First Team
Denali Twehues, senior,
setter
Honorable Mention
Brooklyn Near, senior,
outside hitter
Aubrey Bowlus, senior,
outside hitter
The Prairie City Pan-
thers, also in the High Des-
ert League, had All-League
honors listed in a previ-
ous article “Prairie City
volleyball team ends sea-
son at state first round in
Joseph.”
First Team
Jake McHatton, Prairie
City, senior, defense, nose
tackle
JT Hand, Dayville/Mon-
ument, junior, running
back, defensive back
Sebastian Hodge, Day-
ville/Monument, freshman,
long snapper
Second Team
Tell Cox, Dayville/Mon-
ument, sophomore, tight
end
Jayden Winegar, Prairie
City, junior, defensive back
Declan Zweygardt, Prai-
rie City, junior, running
back
Honorable mention
Marcus Judd, Prairie
City, sophomore, offense
Opie McDaniel, Prai-
rie City, senior, offense and
defense
DJ Howell, Dayville/
Monument, junior, defen-
sive lineman
Mark Thomas, Dayville/
Monument, junior, defen-
sive back
Jordan Hull, Dayville/
Monument,
sophomore,
linebacker
Wesley Adams, Day-
ville/Monument,
senior,
kicker/punter, center/offen-
sive lineman
Donovan Schafer, Day-
ville/Monument,
junior,
quarterback
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Dayville/Monument Tiger JT Hand makes the carry with Wesley
Adams (64), Tell Cox (42) and Donovan Schafer (20) in a game
earlier in the season against the Wheeler County Rattlers.
The Chieftain/Ellen Morris Bishop
Prairie City/Burnt River Panther Jake McHatton takes down
Triangle Lake Laker quarterback Zach Pennel during the
Nov. 9 Six-Man Crossover battle for third and fourth in state
in Madras.