Grant County football goes 2-1

GRANT COUNTY — All three Grant County prep football teams were on the road on Friday, Sept. 22, with one squad remaining unbeaten and the other two sitting at .500 just before the halfway mark of the season.

The Grant Union Prospectors improved to 2-2 following a dominant 42-6 win over non-league foe McLoughlin in Milton-Freewater. The lopsided win is the second in a row for the Pros following a six-point victory over Nyssa last week.

The Dayville/Monument/Long Creek Tigers fell to 1A Special District 1 powerhouse South Wasco County 55-26 to drop to 2-2 on the season. The loss was the second consecutive defeat for the Tigers following last week’s lopsided loss to Prairie City/Burnt River.

The Prairie City/Burnt River Panthers traveled to Echo and left with a 45-26 league win to remain perfect on the season. The Panthers sit at 4-0 and will likely use their bye week to prepare for a massive showdown with defending state champions Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, in Prairie City.

The Pros will look to get above .500 for the first time this season when they travel to Athena to take on Weston-McEwen/Griswold on Friday, Sept. 29. Kickoff for that game is scheduled for 7 p.m.

The Dayville/Monument/Long Creek Tigers will travel to Mitchell to take on the Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler football squad on Friday, Sept 29. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Lady Panther volleyball falls to Trinity, Crane

PRAIRIE CITY — The Prairie City/Burnt River volleyball team hosted something of a three-way dance on Friday, Sept. 22, welcoming both Grant Union and Trinity Lutheran to town.

The Lady Panthers fell to Trinity Lutheran 3-1. Game scores in the match were 16-25, 25-12, 25-17 and 25-19.

On Saturday, Sept. 23, the team headed to Crane for a league match with the Lady Mustangs, falling 3-0. Game scores were 25-19, 25-15 and 25-21.

Lady Tigers go winless in Crane

The Dayville/Monument/Long Creek Lady Tiger volleyball team traveled to Crane on Saturday, Sept. 23, for a pair of matches against league foes Harper Charter and Crane. The Lady Tigers went 0-2 in those matches, losing each 3-0.

Game scores for Harper Charter were 25-11, 25-19 and 25-10. Game scores for the Crane match were 25-5, 25-4 and 25-18.

The losses leave the Lady Tigers at 1-9 on the season with a 1-4 league record. The Lady Tigers will hit the court next on Friday, Sept. 29, when they travel to Mitchell to take on Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler in a non-league matchup.

Tipoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

Lady Pros fall to Trinity Lutheran

PRAIRIE CITY — The Grant Union Lady Prospector volleyball team faced Trinity Lutheran in Prairie City on Friday, Sept. 22, and fell 3-0. Game scores were 25-23, 25-21 and 25-18.

Lady Pro soccer falls to Irrigon in much-improved effort

JOHN DAY — The Grant Union Lady Prospector soccer team is still searching for its first win of the season. Despite being shut out 3-0 by league foe Irrigon at home on Friday, Sept. 22, the three goals are the fewest the team has surrendered all season.

Grant Union will look to get into the win column on Tuesday, Oct. 3, when the Lady Pros travel to Nyssa seeking to improve on the 6-0 losing effort from their first meeting with the Lady Bulldogs on Sept. 9.