PAGE LABEL
MyEagleNews.com
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
A9
WEDNESDAY
May 12, 2021
The Eagle/Rudy Diaz
From left seniors CJ Glimpse, Abby Lusco, Jordan Hall, Quaid Brandon and Jesse Randleas pose for a picture on May 7.
The Eagle/Rudy Diaz
Grant Union hosts fi rst home
track meet after two years
Drewsey Williams at the plate May 5 in the fi rst game
of a double header against Union/Cove.
Grant Union
softball heats up,
poised for playoff s
Both boys and girls teams win
Team is 7-2, 3-1 league
By Rudy Diaz
Blue Mountain Eagle
By Steven Mitchell
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant Union’s boys and girls teams had
a good showing at their the fi rst home track
meet in two years amid the pandemic.
Grant Union, Powder Valley, Crane and
Joseph competed May 7, and Grant Union’s
boys and girls came out on top.
“Last year, we literally started track sea-
son and then closed down before we had a
single event or competition,” Grant Union
track and fi eld head coach Sonna Smith
said. “It felt good to have the meet and I
know parents were happy to be outside and
support.”
Smith said she thought the team did well
at the meet during this short season. She
said it was also the fi rst meet ever for some
of the students.
In the fi eld event, she said the team had a
good showing in javelin and jumps for both
boys and girls.
Senior Jordan Hall placed fi rst in the jav-
elin event as he threw a personal best that
marked 152-07. Sophomore Eli Wright
placed second with a throw of 139-04, and
junior Justin Hodge placed fourth with
130-00.
For girls javelin, Grant Union junior
Katelyn Hughes placed third with a throw of
89-11. Junior Carson Weaver placed fourth
with 85-02. Senior Brooke Allen from Pow-
der Valley took fi rst with a mark of 104-10.
Hall placed fi rst in long jump with a new
personal best of 19-05. Hodge placed third
with 18-08.
Senior Abby Lusco placed fi rst in discus
with a mark of 100-04.
Sophomore Tucker Carpenter placed
second in both discus and shot put during
the second meet of his high school career. In
discuss, he threw a personal best of 97-09.
Sophomore Max Bailey placed second in
pole vault with 7-00, and senior Jesse Rand-
leas placed third with a personal record of
6-06. Freshman Macy Carter placed second
in the girls pole vaulting event with 5-06.
Freshman Aliciana Archibald placed third
with 4-00.
Weaver placed fi rst in high jump with
junior Lauryn Pettyjohn taking second.
Freshman Drake Euting took second in the
boys high jump event with 5-06.
Hall placed fi rst in the 110 meter hurdles
with 18.07. Hodge placed fi rst in the 100
meter with 11.9.
The Grant Union/Praire City softball team has
won three of their last four games.
The Lady Pros picked up a pair of wins May 5
when they swept Union/Cove, winning the fi rst game
2-0 and the second 3-1.
Grant Union softball head coach Zach Williams
said the team played the best softball of the season in
those games. He said that included pitching, defense
and off ense.
He told the Eagle that Union’s pitcher in both games
was “tough,” but the Lady Pros stayed patient and
made adjustments at the plate. He said the team took
early leads in both games to sweep the doubleheader.
Williams said a home run by Riley Robertson and
a solid outing by Drewsey Williams on the mound
locked up the fi rst game. After that, Halle Parsons
pitched a gem in game two and kept Union hitters from
making solid contact to lock up the second game.
Grant Union split wins with Echo Friday, losing
the fi rst game 7-6 and winning the second 11-3. Coach
Williams said the Lady Pros gave up six unearned
over seven innings. He said the team did not play well
defensively, which cost the team the game.
He said Drewsey Williams threw well from the
mound in game one, considering the strike zone diff er-
ent from before. He said she made adjustments and did
enough to keep Grant Union in the game, but the team
came up short.
The Lady Pros bounced back quickly in game two
and played solid defense. Parsons pitched well in game
two, coach Williams said, and kept the ball down to
get big outs.
Grant Union is 3-1 in league play and 7-2 overall
as they begin the fi nal week of their shortened season.
Williams said the Lady Pros have what it takes to
get into the playoff s. The talent is there, he said.
“We have the pitching and defensive/off ensive per-
sonnel to get into the playoff s,” Williams said. “But we
have to show up on game day ready to play.”
Williams said the team needs to be the right mix of
relaxed and focused when they take the fi eld.
“We talk a lot about being focused on every pitch,
every inning, all game long, and making sure we exe-
cute,” he said.
SPORTS SCHEDULE
Wednesday, May 12
Grant Union/Prairie City softball @ Baker/Powder
Valley, 3 p.m., 5 p.m.
Thursday, May 13
Prairie City, Long Creek, Monument track and
fi eld @ Prairie City Twilight Meet, 6 p.m.
The Eagle/Rudy Diaz
Senior Jordan Hall jumps hurdles ahead of the competition on May 7 at Grant Union.
The Eagle/Rudy Diaz
The Eagle/Rudy Diaz
Katelyn Hughes winds up her throw at the
Grant Union invitational.
Freshman Drake Euting places second in the
high jump at the invitational at Grant Union.
At the end of the event, the Grant Union
boys placed fi rst with 280 points with Joseph
in second with 114 points. The Grant Union
girls placed fi rst with 136 points with Crane
in second with 117 points.
Districts is on May 14 at Union, and
Smith said they are trying to peak their ath-
letes and overcome some overuse injury
caused by the shortened season. She said
they are also fi guring out what events would
give an athlete a chance to place the highest
at districts.
“I would like to thank all of our helpers
at the meet and the other coaches here and
from the other teams who helped,” Smith
said. “Overall, I would just like to thank
everybody that helped us to have this come
out successfully.”
SPORTS ROUNDUP
Friday, May 14
Long Creek, Prairie City track teams compete at Wheeler County meet
Grant Union track and fi eld @ Wapiti League
Championships, Union Athletic Complex, 10 a.m.
The Prairie City and Long
Creek track and fi eld teams
made a competitive eff ort at the
Wheeler County Invitational
Saturday.
The Long Creek girls scored
30 team points, while the boys
put up 3. Meanwhile, Prairie City
boys scored 6 points as a team.
Grant Union golf hosts Grant Union Invitational,
11 a.m.
Saturday, May 15
Grant Union/Prairie City baseball @ Weston-McE-
wen in Athena, 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m.
Grant Union/Prairie City softball vs. Weston-McE-
wen, 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m.
Long Creek’s boys set per-
sonal records across a variety
of competitions.
In the 100-meter dash,
Nolan Garinger finished
eighth, with a time of 13.03.
Peter Jo nabbed the 12th spot
and shattered his own per-
sonal record, 13.60. Michael
Martin followed with a time,
his personal best, of 13.75.
Prairie City’s Cayden How-
ard logged 14.75 in the
competition.
In discus, Long Creek’s
Jan Hanclik threw a 47-00,
his best. For the javelin, Mar-
tin finished in fifth, throw-
ing the javelin 99-10. Khoa
Vuong took eighth, and Gar-
inger came in ninth place.
On the girls side, senior
Lucchese Douglas took the
top spot in javelin throwing.
Junior Olga Fedorovych fin-
ished seventh, and Regina
Diaz came took ninth.
A Smarter
Way to Power
Your Home.
REQUEST A FREE QUOTE!
ACT NOW TO RECEIVE
S243491-1
A $300 SPECIAL OFFER!*
(844) 989-2328
*Off er value when purchased at retail. Solar panels sold separately.
S243492-1
$
*
999
GU
© 2020 Inogen, Inc.
All rights reserved.
MKT-P0108
S243497-1
E
EXCLUSIVE LIMITED TIME OFFER!
NATIO
TE
1
R GU
15 % & 10 %
A
OFF
YOUR ENTIRE
PURCHASE *
FINANCING THAT FITS YOUR BUDGET!
1
Promo Code: 285
1
Subject to credit approval. Call for details.
1-888-817-0676
promo code N7017
Call Inogen Today To
Request Your FREE Info Kit
CLOG-FREE GUARANTEE
T
5 days, departs
Dec 29, 2021
TM
1-855-839-0752
1,249
’S
Reclaim Your Freedom And
Independence NOW!
BACKED BY A YEAR-ROUND
FROM
$
N
No more tanks to refi ll. No more deliveries. No more hassles with travel. The INOGEN
ONE portable oxygen concentrator is designed to provide unparalleled freedom
for oxygen therapy users. It’s small, lightweight, clinically proven for stationary and
portable use, during the day and at night, and can go virtually anywhere — even
on most airlines. Inogen accepts Medicare and many private insurances!
ROSE PARADE &
LOS ANGELES
TOUR
2
Introducing the INOGEN ONE – It’s oxygen therapy on your terms
TH
One solution for oxygen at home, away, and for travel
RD
S243493-1
* Free date changes anytime up to 45 days prior to departure for land tours. Deposits and final payments remain non-refundable. Prices are per person
based on double occupancy plus up to $199 in taxes & fees. Single supplement and seasonal surcharges may apply. Add-on airfare available. Offers
apply to new bookings only, made by 6/30/21. Other terms & conditions may apply. Ask your Travel Consultant for details.
S243495-1
CALL US TODAY FOR
A FREE ESTIMATE
+
5 % OFF
OFF
SENIORS &
MILITARY!
WE INSTALL
YEAR-ROUND!
TO THE FIRST 50
CALLERS ONLY! **
LIFETIME
WARRANTY
1-855-536-8838
Mon-Thurs: 8am-11pm, Fri-Sat: 8am-5pm, Sun: 2pm-8pm EST
For those who qualify. One coupon per household. No obligation estimate valid for 1 year. *Off er valid at time of estimate only 2The leading consumer reporting agency
conducted a 16 month outdoor test of gutter guards in 2010 and recognized LeafFilter as the “#1 rated professionally installed gutter guard system in America.” Manufac-
tured in Plainwell, Michigan and processed at LMT Mercer Group in Ohio. See Representative for full warranty details. CSLB# 1035795 DOPL #10783658-5501 License#
7656 License# 50145 License# 41354 License# 99338 License# 128344 License# 218294 WA UBI# 603 233 977 License# 2102212986 License# 2106212946 License#
2705132153A License# LEAFFNW822JZ License# WV056912 License# WC-29998-H17 Nassau HIC License# H01067000 Registration# 176447 Registration# HIC.0649905
Registration# C127229 Registration# C127230 Registration# 366920918 Registration# PC6475 Registration# IR731804 Registration# 13VH09953900 Registration#
PA069383 Suff olk HIC License# 52229-H License# 2705169445 License# 262000022 License# 262000403 License# 0086990 Registration# H-19114
S243494-1