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SOFTBALL
East Oregonian
Saturday, March 21, 2015
R OCKET S OFTBALL
M USTANG S OFTBALL
Coach: Darin Fitzpatrick, 4th year
2014: 18-10, 9-6 Special District 5
Postseason story: ǻÌs NJŸOĨsǼǣ ʩŘ-
ished third in district play and defeat-
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ǣǼǼs ƼĶɴŸ¯¯ǣʳ ǻÌsÞNj ǣsǣŸŘ sŘ_s_ ÞŘ
ǼÌs LJȖNjǼsNjʩŘĶǣʰ ǼÌŸȖ¶Ìʰ ɠÞǼÌ ˠ˟˚˟
ĶŸǣǣǼŸĶs¶Ȗs¯ŸsɟsǣǼŸŘ˚ōOrɠsŘʳ
Key returners: DÞĶsɴ ɟsÞŘĨsʰ ǣNjʳʰ Nʱ
NJsEsĨĨ ËŸĶŎŘʰ ĠNjʳʰ ƻˀŷ®ʱ ^sǣÞNjss
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ƻˀȕǻʱNJsEsĨÌNJŸsʰǣŸƼÌʳʰǢǢ
Coachspeak: “We return a lot but I have a sophomore
and three freshmen that have shown some skill and will
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Coach: Petra Payne, 13th year
2014 season: 2-18, 2-13 Special District 5
Postseason story: The Mustangs
missed the playoffs last season after
making back-to-back appearances
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Key returners: Meranda Lemmon,
ǣŸƼÌʳʰ ƻʱ ŷŘŘ ^sĵŸOÌʰ ǣŸƼÌʳʰ ƻʱ
ğsǣǣÞOħsŎƼĨsŘʰĠNjʳʰˢDʱNÞǼĶɴŘDÞ-
ĶsɴʰĠNjʳʰNʳ
Coachspeak: “We are young and
we have two freshmen that will
probably start and others that will get to play a lot of
ÞŘŘÞضǣʳˇ
Rock solid in its numbers
Wed., March 25 vs Clatskanie
Noon
Wed., March 25
vs Knappa
1:30 p.m.
Thu., March 26
vs Knappa
10 a.m.
Thu., March 26
vs Clatskanie
2 p.m.
Tue., March 31 vs Grant Union (DH) 3/4:30 p.m.
Sat., April 4
at Irrigon (DH) 11 a.m./1 p.m.
Tue., April 7 vs Enterprise (DH)
3/4:30 p.m.
Sat., April 11
at Burns (DH)
1/3 p.m.
PILOT ROCK — Pilot
Rock’s girls are hoping
recent heartbreaks can
fuel an even deeper run
in the postseason after
returning nearly every-
body from last season’s
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A six-inning shut-
out loss to nearby
Weston-McEwen
left
a bitter taste in their
mouths at the conclu-
sion of the 2014 softball
season, and a crushing
home loss to Regis in the
basketball state playoffs
ended their most recent
ǼÌĶsǼÞOOŎƼÞ¶Řʳ
“We had a little talk
about that,” said Rockets
coach Darin Fitzpatrick,
“and we talked about how
our season ended a year
¶Ÿʳ ɟs _Þ_Ř˅Ǽ ¯ssĶ ĶÞĨs
we played very well in our
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playoff loss, and I told the
Pilot
Rock’s
Bekah
Roe
slides
into
second
base.
Roe
girls to remember how is one of many several returners for the Rockets, who
ɴŸȖ¯sĶǼĶǣǼɴsNjʳŘ_¯ŸNj aim for an improved approach this spring.
those on the basketball
team to remember how
2015 Schedule
that felt, and let’s use that Mon., March 16
at Riverside
4:30 p.m.
Sat., March 21
at Grant Union (DH)
Noon/2 p.m.
ǣŎŸŎsŘǼȖŎʳˇ
March 23
vs Knappa (at Boardman)
12:30 p.m.
Junior Madison Dave is Mon.,
Mon., March 23
vs Nyssa (at Boardman)
3 p.m.
back with the team after Tue., March 24
vs Harrisburg (at Boardman)
10 a.m.
at Riverside
12:30 p.m.
taking a season off, and Tue., March 24
Fri., March 27
at Union
TBD
should boost their chanc- Sat., March 28
at Union
TBD
vs Weston-McEwen (DH)
11 a.m./1 p.m.
es in a division that has Sat., April 11
April 14
at Elgin
4 p.m.
only gotten stronger after Tue.,
Sat., April 18
vs Union (DH)
11 a.m./1 p.m.
sending two teams to the Fri., April 24
at Culver (DH)
2/4 p.m.
vs Irrigon (DH)
11 a.m./1 p.m.
ǣsŎÞʩŘĶǣŘ_ƼNjŸ_ȖOÞض Sat., May 2
Sat., May 9
at Burns (DH)
1/3 p.m.
last season’s state cham- Sat., May 16
at Heppner (DH)
11 a.m./1 p.m.
ƼÞŸŘʳ
“It’s going to be
2014 Special District 5 Standings
ǼŸȖ¶Ìʰˇ ®ÞǼʊƼǼNjÞOĨ ǣÞ_ʳ
SD5
OVR.
“We’ve got us and Union Weston-McEwen
14-1
25-2
13-2
27-3
and Athena and we’re go- Union
Pilot Rock
9-6
18-10
ing to be battling for that Grant Union
5-10
13-12
Irrigon
2-13
5-18
ŗŸʳˠǣƼŸǼʳˇ
Heppner
GOOD LUCK
TO CONDON/
WHEELER
KNIGHTS!!
G O
K NIGHTS !
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B ASIN
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Heppner • Ione
Lexington
Heppner 541-676-9146
Condon 541-384-2023
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LEE DOCKEN,
Principal Broker
P.O. Box 50, 101 • SW Kinkade Ave.,
Boardman, OR • leed@eotnet.net
Office: 541-481-6251
Cell: 541-571-0062
Fax: 541-481-6262
2-13
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2-18
Pitch keys rebuild
HEPPNER — The last
time the Heppner Mus-
tangs made the state
postseason it was on the
arm of a dominant pitch-
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If the Mustangs are
going to push their way
into crowded district
playoff picture this year,
however, it’ll have to be
with rock solid defense
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The Mustangs re-
turn both starting pitch-
ers from last season’s
two-win campaign, but
Meranda Lemmon and
Onna DeLoach are just
sophomores and haven’t
developed into aces just
ɴsǼʳ
“They have a big
weight on their shoul-
ders, and they’re work-
ing hard,” said veteran
coach Petra Payne, who
oversaw the team’s title
NjȖŘÞŘˡ˟ˠˠʳˆɟsÌɚsǼŸ
be able to support our
pitchers better because
they are working hard,
but they are going to
¶Þɚs ȖƼ ǣŸŎs NjȖŘǣʳ ɟs
have to score more runs
ǼÌÞǣǣsǣŸŘʳˇ
GOOD LUCK TO
HEPPNER MUSTANGS!
GO
MUSTANGS!
!
s are #1
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B ASIN
E LECTRIC
C O -O P
Fossil • Condon
Heppner • Ione
Lexington
Heppner 541-676-9146
Condon 541-384-2023
Tue., April 14
vs Umatilla
3 p.m.
Sat., April 18
vs. Culver (DH) 11 a.m./1 p.m.
Tue., April 21
at Echo
4 p.m.
Sat., April 25
vs Union (DH) 11 a.m./1 p.m.
Tue., May 5
vs Umatilla
4 p.m.
Sat., May 9 at Weston-McEwen (DH)
11 a.m
Sat., May 16
vs Pilot Rock 11 a.m./1 p.m.
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294 E. Main St.
Heppner, OR 97836
541-676-9113
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MUSTANGS!
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