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EIGHT The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore.. Thursday. April 28. 1977 V&5 I Heppner bowlers on top Although Heppner women bowlers have been seen in the limelight, their male counter parts are holding their own, too, in state bowling tour nament competition. Heppner area keglers hold top honors in 12 different spots, including the state leads in seven events. On the women's side in Pendleton, Barbara Strahm still leads the class D singles and class D all-events com petition. Strahm holds a four pin edge over Jan Cook of Pendleton in singles and a seven pin lead over Cook in all-events. Her singles series is 505 and all-events total is 1338. Martha Doherty is currently listed second in class C singles 'it A little about a lot A little about a lot. If this is the first word you've heard concerning Portland's IO.-!Mi win over Denver Tuesday night, then you can't be an avid Blazer Ian. The Blazers put together a team effort, not counting solely on big Bill Walton or consistent Maurice Lucas. Bob Gross popped 24 to lead Portland while Loyd Neal and Lucas added 17 and 16 re spectively. Portland has to epitomize the word "teamwork" this season. Sure, when Walton plays. Portland has a way of wlnhingTBulguys like Lucas, Dave Twardzick, Neal, Lionol Hollins and Gross have cer tainly carried their own weight. No more Cinderella team. Portland isn't a loser anymore and it's about time. Denver has to fight back now and they have to win three in a row to do it. We'll go with Portland in Sunday's game at Denver. They have the momentum and the bench strength. The Columbia Basin Conference baseball race is already a bizarre story, even almost before it began. Heppner has dumped every CBEC east foe except the team that isn't expected to do much. The Mustangs beat Umatilla, Pilot Rock, Weston-McEwen and Riverside. Oregon Trail fouled them up. Predictions for the season won't leave Heppner fans happy, but the way it looks is the way it'll probably be. In the east, we'll pick Umatilla for two reasons. Experience. The Viks have an experienced ball club and an experienced first year coach. Jim McGraw took over the Viking Club this year and is riding a 3-0 conference mark already with wins over Riverside, Weston-McEwen and Pilot Rock. In the west, sorry Mustang fans, it looks like perennial powerhouse Sherman County will again be back in the playoff saddle. What does Sherman County have? I asked Wasco Redside coach Jim Rogers. "Everything," he said with a respectful air. "They hit Woodside like he was their own." Jeff Woodside, the pitcher who beat Heppner Tuesday for Rogers, is considered one of the finer hurlers in the league. Sherman is knee deep in team strength, boasting an almost full roster of returning lettermen. Wasco already has the upper hand on second place, but the Mustangs will surely figure into the race and with hopes, could pull off some key wins and be in the picture. Not the prettiest picture was painted Tuesday on the Mustang bench. It needs mentioning, but it's nothing to dwell on. Bush league jeers don't breed respect from fellow baseball players or fans. A team that gets behind its own squad and wins the baseball game is better than a team that jeers the opposing team and wins. The Mustangs had it lost after four and a half innings. A matter of principle. If Wasco County was the "loser" Tuesday, according to the Mustang bench, then where does that leave Heppner. It's all part of the game? Sure is, but that doesn't make it good. Sportsmanship and good, crisp, physical competition, not sarcastic, bush league verbal attacks, make baseball games. Enough said. Mustang thinclads are improving and leaving a mean mark in their path. People like Bryan Marlin and Mike Smith and Carl Christman and Dave Allstott are really starting to make names for themselves in Eastern Oregon track and field. And we must not forget Maureen Healy, who still, along with Marlin, is a state leader in class A events. While the first place, record breakers are in the news, worth mentioning are the consistent second and thirds and fourths from people like Bryce Powell, Dave Piper, Mike Jones, Dan Nix, Troy Borst, Lerry Palmer and newcomer Robert Schmidt. So far this year, it has been overall team strength and depth that's pulled the Mustangs out of the fire and won some big track meets, not just the firsts. The Mustang tracksters are beginning to take on the gleam of a powerhouse. We hope it continues and look for good things in the district track meet and second in class C all events. She is seven pins back of singles leader, Cheryl Carey of Hood River and 58 pins back of all-events leader, Sandra Lagers of Gresham. Doherty 's singles series is a 498 and her all-events total is 1404. Two local doubles teams are currently running one and two in respective divisions. Strahm has teamed with her mother, Jackie Allstott, to hold the class D doubles lead with a 926, 47 pins up on second placers from Independence. Hilda Yocom and Iris Camp bell of Lexington are listed second in class C doubles, two pins back of leaders from Dallas. Their total is 982, compared with the leaders' things fM around f 1 WIL PHINNEY in May. 984. The men are doing just as well, leading four events from the 36th annual Oregon State Championships at Town and Country Lanes in Salem. Ted Toll is leading the class D all-events by more than 100 pins. Toll's 1712 total betters Andy Vandermolin of Tilla mook, who is second at 1611. Toll is also second in class D singles with a 617 series, five pins back of leader Bob Atter- M ustangs grind out 3 way win For the first time this season, Heppner's Mustangs won't be in the limelight for breaking school records. This time, at Blue Mountain Com munity College's track, the Mustang thinclads simply rol led to a routine three way triumph. There was no fanfare, just grind it out wins, including eight firsts, seven seconds, seven thirds and six fourths. Brian Marlin returned to the winner's circle with three firsts. Marlin won the 200 meters in 24.3, the 400 meters with no recorded time, and the triple jump with a 39-ll3,4 effort. Heppner pounded the cinder for 85 points, ahead of Wahtonka at 71 and Oregon Trail at 25. Freshman distance man Dan Nix found his slot and paced himself to a first in both individual distance races. Nix time in the 1600 meters was 4:49.5 and his first place time in 3000 meters was 10:20.9. Carl Christman was first in the pole vault, clearing the bar at 9-6. Dave Piper was first in the high jump at 5-9 and the Janet McElligott leads Card girls Janet McElligott grabbed a second, a third and a fifth Tuesday to lead Ione's girls to a third place finish in a five way track meet in Condon. McElligott raced to a second in the half mile and was third in the javelin and fifth in the disc. Sherman County won the meet with 84 points, followed by Wasco at 69, lone 26, Condon 19 and Umatilla 14. Kegler's Korner Fiesta Bowl prevails Ann Melland rolled a 204 to pace Fiesta Bowl to a 2633 series Tuesday night and the season title over Central Market in Kegler's Korner action. The two teams squared off after each won their halves in regular season play. In regular action, Fiesta Bowl finished the year off with a 46-18 record, besting Morrow County Grain Growers by four games. Gardner's lost three to Fiesta Bowl, Peterson's took four from Coast -to-Coast and Central fell in four to Morrow County Grain Growers. Peterson's rolled a 933 high game and a 2696 series. Phyllis Cole rolled a 208 for a high game and Inetia Cantin had a 205 and a 533 series. Card girls fall to Condon, 7-1 It wasn't a good day for lone netters Tuesday. The Card females dropped a 7-1 dual meet to the Blue Devil ladies, winning a single singles match. Susan Thompson fell in her bid for a first singles win, but bounced back to knock off the Condon fourth singles player in split sets for the lone lone win. Thompson won the match 6-3, 4-6 and 5-0 on a tie breaker. In other matches, Thomp .son fell to Jennifer Bowman bury of Sutherland. Larry Heath is leading the class C all-events competition with a 1694 total, 15 pins ahead of Dan Verlander of Mil waukee. Gene Doherty is first in class C singles with a 645 series up by 15 on Carlyle Hass of Dallas. Jim Ackley is tied for third in class C singles, 46 pins behind the leader and 41 pins back of Toll in second. In class D team events, Heppner 1600 meter relay team was first in 3:43.9. A latecomer, Robert Schmidt, got the nod from his doctor Monday and picked up a pair of seconds for Heppner in the leaping events. Schmidt was second in the long jump and high jump. Heppner places follow: 1600 meters: Nix first, Pal mer second, Borst third; High jump: Piper first, Schmidt second; Disc: Smith third; Javelin: Smith third, Christ man fourth; Long jump: Schmidt sec ond, Piper third; 200 meters: Marlin first, Jones fourth; 400 meters: Marlin first; 100 meters: Christman second, Jones third; Shot: Smith third; Triple jump: Marlin first, Jones third; 100 M hurdles: Powell third, McLaughlin fourth; Pole vault: Christman first; 800 meters: Piper second, Miller fourth. 300 IM: Powell second, McLaughlin fourth; 3000 met ers: Nix first, Palmer second, Borst fourth; 1600 meter relay: Heppner first. Three other seconds were garnered by lone girls. Grace McElligott was second in the mile, Kim Pettyjohn sprinted to a 100 yard dash second, and the lone 400 meter relay squad took a second. Lisa Martin was third in the 100 meter hurdles, Kim Cof enas was fourth in the hurdles and Brenda Patton was fifth in the 200 meter sprint. 6-1 and 6-1 ; Arlene Cannon fell to Leah Potter, 6-4, 5-7 and 6-4; Tammy Tucker fell to Cindy Satland, 6-4 and 6-4. In doubles, the picture was no brighter. Carol McElli-gott-Natalie Tews fell to Rose Kackley-Kim Learman, 6-1 and 6-4. Jan Peterson-Kim Cofenas dropped 6-0 and 6-4 to Amy Harrison-Hildred Davis. Martha and Michelle McElli gott fell to Helen Thayer-Tam-mi Harrison, 6-0 and 6-1 and followed with a 6-4 and 6-4 loss to Cindy Rouska-Tammy Bre hut. . Central Market is currently blowing Dairy Queen of Tilla mook out by 27 pins. Central Market, consisting of Ernie McCabe, Toll, Jamie Sands, Ed Hiemstra and Ackley, has a 2471 total, ahead of DQ at 2444. The tourney is a long one, running until the third of June. The bowler's totals will have to hold up through more than 950 teams, 6,000 bowlers and 45,000 lanes of bowling through the June 3 finish. Area bowlers' leads and scores follow: Men: Central Market, first class D team event, 2471; Gene Doherty, first class C singles, 645; Ted Toll, second class D singles, 617; Jim Ackley, third class D singles, 576; Larry Heath, first class C all-events; 1694; Toll, first class D all-events, 1712. Women : Jackie Allstott Barbara Strahm, first class D doubles, 926; Hilda Yocom Iris Campbell, second class C doubles, 982; Martha Doherty, second class C singles, 498; Strahm, first class D singles, 505; Doherty, second class C all-events, 1404; Strahm, first class D all-events, 1338. lone boys 2nd at PR lone boys took second in a field of 12 junior high track clubs Thursday in Pilot Rock. Weston-McEwen won with 89 points, followed by lone 65, Pilot Rock 58, Pleasant View 39, Riverside 37, Umatilla 29'-2, Union 29, Heppner 21, Oregon Trail 14 k, Umapine 3, Helix 1, Ukiah 0. The meet was a relay meet with combined times and dis tances determining places. Ione's finishes follow: First places : , pole vault, . Leslie Thompson, Scott Martin, Gregg Rietmann ; distance re lay: Thompson, Rietmann, Martin, Duane Fetsch; Hurdle shuttle relay: John Murray, Fetsch, Thompson, Sean LaRue; 1320: Sean LaRue. Seconds: 440 relay: Riet mann, Murray, Fetsch, Treve Peterson; Medley relay: Mar tin, Murray, Fetsch, Paul Snow; Thirds: 1320: Barney Rea; high jump: Thompson, Riet mann, LaRue; 100 yard shut tle: Casey Fargher, Snow, Donny Taylor, Murray. Jr. High track In an age division track and field meet in Condon Satur day, some Cardinal junior high competitors picked up wins. Girls' wins came from Kris Pettyjohn, 880 for 12-13; Mar garet Doherty, long jump for 12-13; and Margaret Kincaid, long jump for 14-15. In the boys' competition, John Murray was first in the 100 for 12-13; Duane Fetsch, first in 220 for 12-13; Sean LaRue, first in 880 for 12-13. In the 14-15 class, Scott Martin first in 880, Leslie Thompson first in high jump, Paul Snow first in disc, and 400 relay team of Treve Peterson, Thompson, Gregg Rietmann, Martin first. In the 10-11 age group, Roger Morter was first in the 880. STOCK AUTO A Top Field of Stock Cars & I, mJr ;-?V J I TRIALS 1:011 SUNDAY Baces2:30 I Action -1 Races Plus added Attraction - Mechanics Race Free "Indy" Sew on Patch to all Kids 50 LAP FEATURE EVENT UMATILLA MOTOR SPEEDWAY MTWHH HMMISTON I UMATItU ON HIWAT 39 S (567-MJ7) .A ' t , I lf s. j v r 1 Dale Holland scratches his head as Mustangs ponder situation in fourth inning Tuesday. Heppner fell, 7-1. in CBC opener. (G T Photo) " Wasco One of the classic baseball coaching problems presented itself to Heppner Tuesday: how to get runners across the plate. Heppner's Mustangs drop ped their opening Columbia Basin Conference counter, 7-1 after leaving 11 men stranded on base in seven innings. Heppner outhit Wasco Coun ty, 7-5, but timeliness took its toll. Except for a first inning four bagger blast by Dennis Peck, the Mustangs failed to score again. Wasco scored in the first, third and fifth innings. Peck's homer started a three-for-three day that in cluded a pair of singles. He also worked five innings on the mound, giving up five hits and seven runs. Jeff Woodside hurled for Wasco,1' allowing" seven hits from the Mustang sticks. Heppner mounted attacks in almost every inning, but couldn't capitalize. In the second inning, men reached second and third; in the third ' inning, the bases were loaded; in the fourth, men reached Starr paces lone Terry Starr picked up a first and two thirds, including a school record, en - route to leading Ione's thinclads to a third place finish Tuesday in a . five way meet in Condon. Starr broke his own record in the javelin with a hurl of 147-8, good for first place. His thirds came in the disc and shot. Todd Sherer was first in the pole vault at 9-6 and second in the mile and fourth in the 880. Brother Scott was lined in the two mile and fifth in the mile. Mike Conklin picked up some points for the Cards, with a first in the high hurdles along .with a fifth in the long jump and a third in the inter mediate hurdles. Gari Gaustad had a third in the 100 yard dash 'and two fourths in the triple jump and long jump. Robin LaRue was third in the high hurdles and foueth in the intermediate hurdles and the high jump. Ione's 440 yard relay team took fourth. CAR RACES Drivers competing in Hi Speed ti lxA- V.'-.. 'vAUl ?H vav nvrrs 5 '-iVr-iU if ( i ill ''Is ,,Mf,Ti1 i it ill stops Heppner first and second; in the fifth, a man was stranded on second; in the seventh, men walked off second and third with the last out. Wasco scored in the first after a fielder's choice. In the third, two singles and a walk produced three runs. In the fifth, a single, a walk and a couple bobbles yielded three more. Peck was the Mustangs' Pearson wins shoot Almost 50 shooters competed Saturday in the first Morrow County Gun Club turkey shoot of the year in Heppner. Three divisions of the clay pigeon target practice were run. In each of the singles, doubles and handicap divisions, two go 'rounds were made. Winners from the divisions in both ' - shoots follow: Singles. A and B class: Frank Pearson 25-25, Ron lliiguowood 24, Pat Cutsforth 22; Feank Pearson 22, Simon Winters 22, Ron Haguewood 21. Singles C and D class: Kelwayne Haguewod 22-25, Jeff .. Adams 20, Jeff Cutsforth 20; Kelwayne Haguewood 24, Bill -Brannon 23, Dick Hoffman 22. Doubles, A and B: Pearson 40-50, Winter 37, Ron Haguewood 33. Adams 38, Brannon 36, Larry Snider 34 (Snider was youngest shooter, age 16.) Straight handicap: Larry Brinda, Pendleton, 24-25, ' Pearson 22, Monte Stookey 21; Pearson 24, Kelwayne Haguewood 23, Brinda 22. Overall handicap tie: Pearson,, Brinda 46. Fillys third Powerful Wahtonka continued to plague Heppner's track and field win hopes Tuesday, triumph at Blue Mountain Community College track. Wahtonka finished the meet with 64 points, bettering Oregon Trail at 36 and Heppner at 34. Maureen Healy took a pair of firsts, a second and a fourth. Healy won the 200 meters in 26.7 and the 400 meters in 60.5. She was second in the high jump at 5-1 and after hitting a hurdle, dropped to fourth in the 100 meter hurdles. The meet marked the return of Diane Holland's counted-on performance. Holland hurled the javelin 97-5 to start her 1 comeback and was first in that event. Other Heppner places follow: Tammy Lucas: second 100 meters, third 200 meters; Jackie Mollahan: second 100 meter hurdles: Janice Healy: third 100 meter hurdles; Diane ' Holland: second shot, third disc. f EVERYONE INVITED -ad sponsored by Columbia Basin 1 1 I niMiJ ' leading hitter while Dave All" stott, Bruce Young, Randy: Worden and Curtis Sweek all smacked base hits. Henry went three for four i for the Redsides. ' - HEPPNER 100 000 01 7 1 i Wasco 103 030 07 5 1 Heppner: Peck five, Worden two to Holland; Peck 3-3,' Allstott 1-4, Young 1-4, Worden 1-3, Sweek 1-3. Homerun: Peck. Double: Young. with a three way girls' meet "t Morrow f County Gun Club Invifes Everyone for a Practice Trap Shoot Sunday, May I at I o.rn. Condon-Heppner Hwy. t n
