Sports

Chad Finley of Mt. Vernon has been roping calves for 20 years, and Saturday at the Aug. 9-10 Grant County NPRA Rodeo he made some money on it, winning the tie-down event in a time of 10.4.

The John Day Sea Dragons swim team celebrated their season Wednesday, July 31, at the city park.

Contestants in the Aug. 3-4 Cinnabar Mountain Playdays youth rodeo series had some close races at the Grant County Fairgrounds in John Day.

A total of 59 rodeo youth competed at the Saturday, Aug. 3, Cinnabar Mountain Playdays youth rodeo series at the Grant County Fairgrounds in John Day. There were 55 youth at the fairgrounds ar…

Grant County NPRA Rodeo is coming to town 7-9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 9-10, with saddle bronc and bull riders, barrel racers and more ready to compete and entertain at the fairgrounds in…

Ten youth steer owners competed with their animals in a July 20 Steer Jackpot organized by Abby Winegar of Prairie City High School.

Swimmers in the Cascade East District enjoyed the season finale district championships as they flocked to Gleason Pool Friday-Sunday, July 26-28, in John Day.

Dozens of players soaked up the sun at the 13th annual Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation Golf Scramble Saturday at the John Day Golf Course.

The Grant County Fairgrounds arena will be rockin’ and rollin’ on Friday, July 27 — not with music but with the crashing, bashing entertainment of the 30th annual Whiskey Gulch Gang Demolition Derby.

Two Prairie City boys basketball athletes competed in this year’s 1A Seniors All-Star Series basketball tournament June 28-29 at Sisters High School.

A tidal wave of 239 swimmers plus coaches, families, friends, spectators and volunteers flooded Gleason Pool and the adjacent city park with excitement for the July 19-21 John Day Swim Meet.

Grant County Junior Golf coach Ron Lundbom wrapped up weeks of lessons at the John Day Golf Club with a two-day scramble — a chance for the kids to try out their newfound skills.

The John Day Swim Team, led by head coach Sabrina Howard, competed at the June 28-30 Lakeview Lions Invitational swim meet.

Monument High School graduate Faythe Schafer will join the Timberwolves ranks, playing volleyball for Blue Mountain Community College this fall.

The annual Jack ‘n’ Jenny Couples Tournament held June 15-16 drew 24 two-player teams for a weekend of fun at the John Day Golf Club.

Sabrina Howard of Prairie City has returned as head coach of the John Day Swim Team.

Grant Union graduate Madi McKrola, who was the salutatorian for the Class of 2019, will attend Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton this fall.

Saturday’s Book It 5K was the first fun run held in John Day to bring attention and funding to the Grant County Library Foundation’s capital campaign.

A total of 52 youths were back in the saddle for the start of the Cinnabar Mountain Playdays youth rodeo season on Saturday and Sunday, June 15-16, at the Grant County Fairgrounds in John Day.

Grant Union High School head golf coach Ron Lundbom invites boys and girls ages 8-18 to sign up for Grant County Junior Golf.

Player of the Year

Four Grant Union Prospector volleyball players, who graduated earlier this month, battled at the Saturday, June 22, Oregon volleyball All-Star competition at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande.

Trinity Hutchison graduated from Grant Union High School earlier this month and will continue her education and athletic career this fall at Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario.

The Book It 5K, coming up Saturday, June 22, is a new fun run organized by the Grant County Library Foundation to raise funds for their new building.

Lots of action at Gleason Pool in John Day started on June 10, including swim team practice and recreational swimming.

Recent Grant Union High School graduate Tanner Elliott finished in first place at Saturday’s Gold Rush Run 5K in Canyon City, clocking in at 20 minutes.

Jacob Vaughan, a recent Grant Union High School graduate, competed in the Friday-Saturday, June 7-8, Oregon 1A/2A/3A All-Stars Series held at Linfield College in McMinnville.

The Grant County Special Olympics team placed third at last weekend’s Special Olympics Oregon Summer Soccer Invitational in Portland.

Mariah Moulton of John Day received a “Heart of the Pack” trophy for her excellence as a Timberwolves volleyball player at Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton.

Girls Awards

Player of the Year

Co-Players of the Year

The Grant Union/Prairie City Prospector baseball team ended their season at the OSAA 2A/1A State Championship quarterfinal round with a 12-3 loss to the Kennedy Trojans on Friday in Mt. Angel.

The Grant Union/Prairie City Prospector softball team ended a successful season in the quarterfinal round with a 5-0 loss to the North Douglas Warriors.

The Grant Union/Prairie City Prospector softball team, No. 1 in the state, kept their fans on the edge of their seats in their 4-2 victory over the Lost River Raiders of Klamath Falls in the M…

The Grant Union/Prairie City Prospector baseball team advanced to the quarterfinals of the OSAA 2A/1A State Championships after defeating the Lakeview Honkers 8-4 May 22 in John Day.

One-thousandth of a second determined the 2A girls track and field champions.

Prairie City Panther Levi Burke is the new 1A high jump champion.

Reitta Wyllie, a 2017 Grant Union graduate, was one of 15 athletes on the Northwest Nazarene women’s track and field team to be named an All-Academic team on May 17.

Prairie City Panther senior Levi Burke has been named Oregon’s 1A state basketball Player of the Year.

The Grant Union/Prairie City Prospector baseball team is scheduled to host the Lakeview Honkers in an OSAA state championship second-round playoff game at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, at the S…

Ranked No. 1 in state, the Grant Union/Prairie City Prospector softball team is scheduled to host the Lost River Raiders in an OSAA State Championship second-round playoff game at 4 p.m. Wedne…

Grant Union/Prairie City Prospector baseball and softball teams will host second round playoff games on Wednesday, May 22, in John Day at Seventh Street Complex.

The Grant Union Prospectors will fill more school bus seats on the road to this year’s OSAA 2A State Track and Field Championships May 17-18 at Western Oregon University in Monmouth.

Prairie City and Dayville compete at 1A Special District 4 Championships

The Grant Union/Prairie City Prospector baseball team is advancing to the first round of the state playoffs after finishing with a 14-0 record in Special District 7.

Grant Union freshman Sam McCracken has qualified for the National High School Finals Rodeo in Wyoming after placing second in cutting at the state competition.

The 2A Grant Union Prospector girls team won their home invitational on Friday with 215.50 points, staying ahead of the Enterprise Outlaws by 58 points.

Seventy-five athletes gathered for a TrackTown Youth League track meet on April 27 at Prairie City School’s athletic field.