THE GAZETTE-TIMES, Heppaer, OR, Theraday, Sept. 2. 1976, PAGE NINE
RCA cowboys, cowgirls
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CaMtaals face FV
"I just hope we can hold our head above water. . .just hold
on this year," Gordon Meyers, lone Cardinal football coach aaid
last week,
Meyers, looking at an 11 man turnout last Monday, can
truthfully call this year a builder.
"It'll be an interesting year," he says, noting that the Cards
this season will have little experience on the turf.
There are only two senior boys in that class. Meyers
recruited one of them, Bill Tews. He is the lone senior,
upperclass, returner.
Dennis Thomson and Clint Carlson round out the junior
class, passing off a lot of responsibility onto younger sophomores
and freshmen.
Four sophomores are returning lettermen in Kevin McCabe,
John Lindstrom, Danny Mcelligott, and Scott Sherer.
In the freshmen class, there are about 14 boys. Six of them
are out and Meyers is hoping for at least three more.
lone is plagued not only by lack of numbers this year,
Meyers says,
"We're tiny and young. We have a few guys with better than
average speed, but nothing really speedy," Meyers said. He was
optimstic and said that he hoped to win games this year.
"You never know about the young kids," he said.
lone is running daily doubles this week, readying for their
season opener next Friday against Powder Valley on the lone
gridiron at 2 p.m.
The Card's schedule has a tough lineup, boasting five home
games and four away tilts.
At home, lone will face Powder Valley, Spray on Sept 24,
Wheeler on Oct IS, Cascade Locks on Oct 22, and Dufur, the
season ending homecoming match, on Nov. 5.
The Big Sky Conference eight man squad will face Touchet
on the road on Sept. 17, Mt vernon, Oct 1; Culver on Saturday,
Oct 9 and Arlington on Oct 29.
Meyers will be assited by Di La Rue, assistant coach.
. . . just hold
on this year!
ride away with $12,878
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Gordon Meyers
Barbara Cutsforth grabs
one of 22 bighorn tags
The computer drawing to
select successful applicants
for controlled deer, elk, cou
gar, and bighorn sheep sesons
was conducted last Friday by
the Fish and Wildlife Depart
ment. Those who were suc
cessful in any of the drawings
have already been mailed
notification. Those who have
not received notification with
in a week should assume they
were no successful.
Some 30,587 applications
were received for 43,800 con
trolled deer permits. Appli
cants could list both a first and
second choice on the applica
tion card. However, some
applicants who asked for two
popular areas were unsuc
cessful in both their choices.
Only 25,588 permits were filled
by the drawing leaving 18,212
unfilled permits. These per
mits will remain unfilled.
Elk permit applications
were down substantially this
year, partly due to cow
seasons which will be held
separately from bull seasons
and partly, no doubt, to an
increase in license and tag
fees which took effect this
year. . .
A toal of 18,172 applications
were received for 7,625 con
trolled elk permits. Again,
some applicants were unsuc
cessful because they asked for
two popular areas. At the
same time, 114 permits in
three eastern Oregon areas
went unfilled. As with the
untaken deer prmits, these
will not be filled.
All 125 cougar permits were
filled from among some 1,085
applicants.
As always, there was great
interest shown In a limited
number of permits for bighorn
sheep. Some 3.281 applications
were received for this year's
22 tags. All tags were filled in
the drawing. There are five
separate hunts scheduled on
three areas this year for
bighorn sheep.
Two permits are authorized
for one hunt in the Owyhee
area and successful appli
cants were Timothy A. Sowa
from Milwaukie and Charles
Sundstrom of John Day.
In the first of two hunts on
the Steens Mountain area the
six successful applicants were
Carole J. Bee be. Junction
City; Gary K. Breshears,
Hubbard; Albert L. De Clerck,
Forest Grove; David L. Kauf
man, Sherwood; Richard A.
Perkins, Astoria; and Jan R.
Walker, Fall Creek.
The six hunters for the
second Steens hunt will be
Barbara A. Cutsforth, Hep
pner; Dan L. Erwert, Hills
boro; Sandra L. Letourneux,
La Grande; George E. Rey
nolds, Idleyld Park ; Margaret
H. Spuller, Chiloquin; and
Leonard E. Young, Klamath
Falls.
Two hunts are also schedul
ed on Hart Mountain National
Antelope Refuge. The four
successful applicants for the
first hunt were Wayne E.
Davison, Mehama; Philip H.
Detroit, Klamath Falls; Dan
B. Long, Bandon.
Unsuccessful applicants will
not be notified. For anyone
who wants to double check,
lists of all successful appli
cants are available at the Fish
and Wildlife Department's
Portland office and six region
al offices at Corvallis, Rose
burg, Newport, Bend, La
Grande, and Mines.
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Two scorching days. 250
Rodeo Association Cowboys.
And $12,878.40.
What do they all have in
common?
They all merged at the
same time on Morrow Coun
ty's rodeo grounds for three
big RCA shows.
The professional cowboys
and cowgirls sauntered away
from Heppner Sunday eve
ning with a total purse of over
(12,000 tucked neatly in their
hip pockets.
The RCA entrants came up
with a little over $12,000 and
Morrow County donors came
up with almost a thousand
more for added money to
bring in bigger and better
names than ever before.
And the big names came.
Camarillo, Warren, Ferguson,
Evetts. . .
There was no all-around
RCA cowboy chosen this year
because the donations this
year were in the form that the
cowboys perfer. . .green
backs. Last year an all-around
prize was given.
The saddel bronc riding, the
initial rodeo sporting event
brought oohs and ahs from
large crowds at the fair
grounds. Randy Dains of
Gooding, Idaho stayed on for
eight seconds, producing a 73,
worth $428 to that cowboy.
What seemed to be the
crowd favorite, bull riding,
was taken with a score of 78
by a Ponoka, Alberta cowboy,
John Dodds, earning him
$529.
Bareback riding was won
by Dale Trottier of Calgary
with a 75, worth $470 to him.
Kim Gripp of Herford,
Texas won the calf roping
with an impressive 10.8 clock
ing, worth $780 and more
points in the RCA standings.
A Cutback, Montana cow
boy, Dana Perry, won the
steer wrestling championship
with a 4.5 time for $662.
In team roping, it was
almost inevitable from the
start who would be in that
championship spot Leo Cama
rillo, his two brothers Jerald
and Reg, and H.P. Evetts
highlighted a star studded
team roping roster.
And they won. Leo Camaril
lo, Oakdale, California cow
boy, ganed up with Evetts,
Hanford, California and ended
up with a super, 6.8 second
clocking, worth first place and
worth $611 to each roper.
Right behind them, J of a
second slower was Jerald and
Reg Camarillo who split
$1010. Both of those cowboys
are from Oakdale, Calif.
In girls barrel racing, GRA
point getters and money
winner was Patty mcCoin of
Olex, Oregon and Gail Petska,
Norman, Oklahoma, who split
first place with a 17.6 timing
for $135 each.
The bareback event had
$1176, saddle bronc $1225,
bull riding, $1323, calf roping
$1950, steer wrestling $1656,
and team roping $4214. That
added up to $11,544. GRA
barrel racing added $509 and
Heppner added money of $825
made the total purse a whop
ping $12,878.40.
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Attendance spotty hi
Mustangs eye Condon
Over the tee epp
Visitations are over .nd the
activities at the local fairways
are winding down even though
the wea!,er is now beginning
to cooperate.
LASt Tuesday in women's
play the gross prize was won
by Annetta Klinger and net
priie went to Jan Paust. There
was a tie for least putts
between Pat Lankford and
Karen Dubuque. Tuesday ev
ening Harriett Evans was low
gross winner.
Sunday's men's play saw a
62 by John Edmundson top the
pack for low gross honors.
Mike Lott and Judge Car
michael tied for low net prizes
and Wil Phinney won least
putts with 27 for the 18 hole
event. Craig Cooley again
proved to be the long ball
hitter winning long drive on
6 and Jerry Daggett dropped
the ball closest to the pin on
3 the first time around to win
KP.
Those wishing to enter the
Lions Golf Tourney on Sept. 11
may contact Dave Harrison or
Neil Parks for entry forms.
Wheeler holds
first shoot
Wheeler County Archery
Club held their first Trial
Shoot on Sunday, August 22,
with 22 archers participating.
Winning prizes for the men
were : Henry Spivey 1st Rod
Springer 2nd, and tied for 3rd
Raymond Reid and Bob Stink
ard. Verlin Conner 4th.
Attendance is still spotty
but John Sporseen, Heppner
High School grid mentor, is
eyeing some potential players
as the Mustangs' opening
game waits around the cor
ner. The Mustangs will take on
rival Condon next Friday
night at 8 p.m. in Heppner.
Sporseen said the regular
players are showing up with
semi-regularity, making at
least one practice a day
during this week's daily doub
le schedule.
"The defense is coming
along good," the head coach
said, "but our offense is way
behind. We'll know one play
real well . . . I'm a simple
man," Sporseen said with a
chuckle.
Sporseen is optimistic this
week. For one reason, his big
men, two of them that last
week weighed 260 and 240,
have shaved off 19 pounds
between them.
"I like movement more than
size," Sporseen said,, saying
that "quick kids is the key to
being successful."
As f3r as speed, Sporseen
has a few with quickness to
draw from. Out like a bullet
last week was senior Wayne
Seitz, a wingback that toured
a 40 yard sprint in five seconds
flat. Sporseen says he should
break into the four second
ranks this week.
Sporseen has developed an
agility speed drill that he
deems better than a 40 yard
dash for determining speed.
The quick one in that drill was
Dale Holland, a freshman that
Sporseen said will see some
varsity action at either the
tight end or split end post.
Holland is a lanky 6-1, 170
pounder.
The head mentor is looking
over 11 seniors that have
showed some regularity at
practice.
They are: Steve McLaugh
lin. 5 8, 165 pounds, tail back;
Jeff Cutsforth, 5-11, 159, split
end; Carl Christman, 6-0, 170,
split end; John Schiller, 5-7,
142, fullback; Tom Skow, 5-5,
171, fullback; Mike Smith. 6-5,
Grieb, 5-9. 194, guard; Bruce
Young, 5-10. 155, tight end
quarterback; Sam Myers, 6-0,
156, guard; Jim Kenny, 5-6,
136, wing back: Don Mc-
'We'll know one play real well ... I'm a
simple man.' John Sporseen
248, tackle; Tim Daly. 5-10,
140, back; Chris Rauch, 6-1.
194. tackle; Mark Parker. 5-6,
176. guard; Dave Allstott
5-11, 168, quarterback; and
Seitz, 6-0, 151. wingback.
The Mustang weakness this
year could be in the back
field's lack of experience.
Except for Allstott the Hep
pner backfield has seen only
limited action in the past.
Allstott was the regular
QB last year and according to
Sporseen. throws the bail
well. SeiU was second string
wingback last year and Skow
had limited action last year in
the backfield.
The Mustangs will run out
of an I formation with a
flanker. On occasion, don't be
surprised to see a power
backfield on short yardage
plays.
Sporseen is semi-conservative,
offensively. He said he
figures his offensive attack to
be 60 per cent on the ground
and 40 per cent in the air.
He said he realizes a team
has to establish a ground
attack before they start
throwing the football.
Heppner's junior class
boasts some size also. Spor
seen is looking at the follow
ing players: Bob Smith, 5-10.
204, guard; Marty Smith. 63,
229. tackle; Jerry CuUforth.
60. 160, wingback; Jack Yo
eom, 5-3, 136. U LI back; Ken
Ewen. 5-7, 155, center-guard;
and Chris Wright 6-0, 181,
center.
Sporseen is high on Wright
the three Smiths and Parker
when he starts talking about a
defensive line. Those five, he
says, are contenders for the
three inside positions. He said
be is seriously considering a
six man defensive line to
utilize these big men.
Those five combine for a
total weight of 1038, and an
average front line of 207
pounds.
At the defensive end spots,
Sporseen is picking between
Rauch. Schiller, and Jeff
Cutsforth right now.
Linebacker spots have the
head mentor confused. His
best two choices so far are
Skow and Allstott but he
hates to slap his key offensive
backfield men into linebacker,
man-eater spots. Especially
Allstott
McLaughlin. Christman,
Yoeom. Jerry Cutsforth and
Kenny all are a toss-up right
now for the four defensive
backfield spots as halfbacks
and safety.
Specialized men will be Bob
Smith kicking off and event
ually extra point boots and
Parker as punter.
Christman, McLaughlin and
Seiti should get the nod as
kick-off and punt returners.
See next week's Gazette
Timet for the Heppner
Condon line-up.
Seasons adopted
Quail season longer, chukarsame
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Bright spots on the upland bird hunting
horizon are a more liberal quail season, a
somewhat expanded spring turkey gobbler
season, and a western Oregon pheasant season
which will begin a week earlier than last year in
hopes of having a little more hunting during
drier conditions. Waterfowl hunters will have a
long season nearly identical to last year.
The Oregon Fixh and Wildlife Commission
set hunting seasons for these groups of game
animal and also adopted regulations for taking
furbearing animals at a meeting held In Portland
lant Friday.
In renponse to good Increases of both valley
and mountain quail throughout most of their
range, the Commiion art a n which will
open two weeks earlier than Uiual in western
Oregon and one which will extend through the
month of December east of the Cancadea. The
daily bag limit will be 10 per day, just double
what It was last year. The limit on quail has been
reduced a few years ago in response to heavy
winter losses and generally low populations.
Some 50 more hunters will have an
opportunity to try for a spring turkey gobbler
this year with an increase in permits from 300
last year to 350 for the coming season. Last
year's popular Wasco area was divided into two
new areas, a North Wasco area with 100 permits
authorized and a South Wasco area with 200
permits. Forest Road 44 will separate the two
new units. The Northeast area will agsin be
open to 50 permit holders.
The pheasant picture looks somewhat
brighter this year on all pheasant areas, with
best population Increases observed in Umsttlla,
Malheur, and Rogue Valley areas. The Commia
sion adopted a hunting season similar to last
year except that in western Oregon it will begin
and end a week earlier. The weather in Oregon
is always a gamble but the earlier opening
season is designed to increase the odds of having
a few more rain free hunting days.
A rhukar season similar to last year was
also adopted and hunters should find more birds
than last year in nearly all areas.
There will again be a one-month season for
forest grouse in eastern Oregon but in western
Oregon the season will be a week shorter than
last year, or seven weeks In length, because
fewer grouse were noted this year in trend
routes conducted by field biologists.
The hunting season for mourning doves and
band tailed pigeons will begin September 1 and
continue through the end of the month with bag
limits identical to last year. The bottom
paragraph on page 20 of the 1976 Oregon Game
Mammal General Regulations Indicates that
dove hunting would not be permitted oa
September 1 la areas opca U anlc!ap hust&g
but his is an error. Dove hunting will open
throughout southeast Oregoo oa September 1
along with the rest of the state.
The length of seasons and bag limi'.t for
other migratory birds remain virtually Mentkal
to last year.
Seasons for taking furbearing m mm Is ill
be the same as last year. The Commission adiied
a provision to the regulations which requires
trappers to check their traps at least every 41
hour. Mo I trappers rhetk trsps at least thsl
often but the regulation was atloVd to regulate
an ort-si.ml abuse.
Complete upland bird and waterfowl
season dates snd bag limits follow.