The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, August II, 1977 SEVEN
District awards
to swimmers
Mustang gridders
Kinzua heads for state
: Kinzua scored only seven
runs as they dropped two of
three games in district soft
ball action in Hermiston but
still came away with a second
place seeding for the State
Recreation . Tournament in
Junction City this weekend.
The team started the dis
trict tournament with a 4-3 win
over East Oregonian before
losing a 6-3 contest to Prowler
and 'll-O rematch with East
Oregonian.
Kinzua was given a berth in
the state tournament after the
E.O.r was disqualified for
using non-registered players.
A team batting average of .222
hampered Kinzua 's efforts
although Gearl Seal (.600) and
Buck Query (.500) performed
well at the plate.
East Oregonian-Kinzua
The first game went ten
innings before Kinzua record
ed the winning run on Gearl
Seal's double which scored
Jamie Sands to clinch the win
4-3.
The East Oregonian jumped
to a 3-0 lead in the first and
held Kinzua scoreless till the
fourth.
- Bill Baker got on base with a
walk and scored on Jamie
Sands' double.
In the sixth inning, Kinzua
scored two runs as Baker
singled and an error put Gary
Kemp on first. Singles by John
McCabe and Gearl Seal
knocked in the runs.
Four
Heppner will be well rep
resented at the National High
School Rodeo Championships
as Ron Currin, Janice Healy
and Dawn Peterson will make
the trip to Helena, Mont., for
the August 14-21 competition.
Joining the Heppner delega
tion in Helena will be Lawr
ence Rice, a recent Heppner
arrival, who qualified in the
bronc riding event and will
represent Redmond High
School
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Janice Healy
Dawn
Prowler-Kinzua
The next contest saw Prow
ler beat Kinzua 6-3. Kinzua
came up with ll hits and good
defense for their best perfor
mance in the tournament.
Prowler led early with four
runs in the first. Kinzua
answered with Keith Curnutt's
home run.
The next runs were scored
in the third by Sands and
Kemp. Hits were credited to
Sands, McCabe and Seal.
Kinzua failed to score the
Zu second in
Stockdale Realty came from
ninth place in the league to
knock off Kinzua 7-1 to capture
second place in the Hermiston
Slo-Pitch City Tournament.
Kinzua took home the fourth
place trophy. Third place went
to Erico and Rowmarks grab
bed first.
Kinzua earlier in the tourn
ament beat Highes 12-0 and
Hermiston Herald 13-10. Their
other loss was to Rowmark's
10-3.
Hughes Enterprise Kinzua
Kinzua came up with seven
boun
Currin, Healy and Rice are
all upcoming seniors at Hep
pner and Peterson is a 1977
IHS graduate. Janice quali
fied in both the barrel racing
and the cow cutting events,
Dawn in barrel racing and
Ron in bull dogging.
Each placed in the top four
during this year's state high
school competition and they
will be among the approx
imately 40 Oregon contestants
in the 12 events.
Peterson
4,
rest of the game as Prowler
came up with two runs in the
sixth, one on a Kinzua error.
East Oregonian-Kinzua
The East Oregonian took
advantage of a Kinzua batting
slump as they, beat the
Heppner team ll-0. Kinzua
had only three hits and five
errors for the game.
Seal and Buck Query singled
and Mike Rowell doubled for
Kinzua 's only offense in the
game.
runs in the second inning and
four runs in the third to ice a
12-0 victory over Hughes.
John McCabe started off
with a double followed by
doubles from Gearl Seal, Buck
Query, Gary Kemp, and
Marvin Lane. Singles were hit
by Jamie Query and Mike
Smith. Mike Rowell scored the
last run on a walk.
Hughes threatened in the
third with bases loaded but
Kinzua got a double play and
one fly to first to end the
inning.
The third saw hits from
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All current and potential
' Heppner High School football
players are reminded that
Coach John . Sporseen has
scheduled the first practice of
the 1977-78 season for Monday,
August 22, beginning at 6 p.m.
Players are requested to
pick up their gear and
equipment according to the
following schedule: seniors,
from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday,
city
Rowell, Seal, Jamie Query,
Bill Baker to score. Jamie
Sands' double was left un
scored,. The last Kinzua run came in
the fourth on McCabe's single
which Dave Eckman drove in.
Kinzua Roemark's
Roemarks took advantage
of Kinzua's only eight hits as
they tallied a 10-3 win the
second game of the tourn
ament. Roemark's left two on
base while Kinzua left five.
Roemark's drove in one run
in the first as did Kinzua's on
Jamie Sands' single.
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August 18; juniors, from 7 to 8
p.m. Friday, August 19;
sophomores, from 6 to 7 p.m.
on Sunday, August 21; and
freshmen, from 7 to 8 p.m. on
Sunday, August 21.
Sporseen said two-a-day
practices will begin Tuesday,
August 23, in preparation for
the Mustangs first game on
September 9.
tournament
Kinzua shut down Roe
mark's first six up in the
second and third.
Bobby Greene was left on
base in the second with a
single. Bill Baker hit a home
run in the third to start the
inning. Jamie Sands' score on
Marvin Lane's single to end he
inning.
Roemark's came alive in
the fourth with four runs, two
in the sixth and three in the
seventh.
They shut out the next 12 out
of 13 Kinzua batters to win the
game.
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Despite five errors, Kinzua
managed to beat Hermiston
Herald 13-10 in the third game
of the contest.
Kinzua had 21 hits as they
held Hermiston scoreless in
the first, second and sixth
innings.
In the first, Keith Curnutt
scored on Jamie Sands' home
run followed by a run from
Marvin Lane. Mike Smith and
John McCabe were left on
base.
Kinzua scored one run in the
third when McCabe drove in
Curnutt. The Herald took the
lead 6-4 in the third when they
capitalized on two Kinzua
errors. Runs crossed the plate
were tagged to Alleman,
Turping, Green, Hayworth,
Savage and Ruhl.
Kinzua took revenge in the
fourth and the lead by three
runs on Gearl Seal's double,
Buck Query, Gary Kemp,
Mike Smith, and Keith Cur
nutt's singles.
The fifth saw Greene score a
run for Hermiston Herald and
Buck and Jamie Query score
on Kemp's double.
The contest tightened in the
seventh as Hermiston Herald
fought back but came up with
three runs short of victory.
Singles by John McCabe and
Mike Rowell scored runs,
sealing the win for Kinzua.
Kinzua Stockdale
Kinzua came up with seven
hits, four in the last inning in a
9-3 loss to Stockdale.
In the first inning, Kinzua
pushed across one run on the
strength of Keith Curnutt's
triple. Stockdale came back
with two runs in the first and
one in the fourth before
breaking away with six in the
sixth. Stockdale was aided by
four Kinzua errors in the
contest.
Kinzua collected hits by Bob
Greene and Jamie Sands in
the third and were held until
the seventh when Mike Row
ell, Gearl Seal, Dave Eckman
and Greene singled to score
two runs.
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Heppner sent swimmers to
both the "A" and "B"
segments of the District
Swimming Championships in
Pendleton last weekend and
brought home individual vic
tories on both days as many of
the swimmers recorded their
best times of the season.
During Saturday's "B" ses
sion, Mary Arbogast took
home a blue ribbon with a
winning time of 42.3 in the
girls 11-12 50-meter freestyle.
Mary also finished fourth in
the 50-meter breaststroke with
a time of 1:01.0 and fourth in
the 50-meter fly in 57.2. Cindi
Bergstrom placed second in
the girls 13-14 50-meter breast
with a time of 49.0 and David
Franks was fourth in the boys
11-12 50-meter back in 55.4.
"A" level times were recor
ded by Mary Arbogast and
Carrie Franks in the 50-meter
backstroke and David Franks
in the boys 11-12 50-meter free.
Over the
tee cup
Heading golf action this
week was a barbeque, Sunday,
August 7.
The team of John Edmund
son, Kristi Edmundson, Dana
Sweek and Dean Wright won
the team low gross honors
with a five under par 55. The
high gross prize went to the
team of Herman Winters,
Harriet Evans and Suzanne
Jepsen. Winning the long
drive contest was Bob Jepsen
for the men and Kristi and Pat
Edmundson for the gals. John
Edmundson and Roberta
Klaus won the KP awards. .
The next family barbeque will
be August 20.
Charlie Rawlins traveled to
Yakima for the tournament
last weekend and placed 20th
with a score of 76-73, 149.
Dave Harrison won low gross
Steagalls
Umatilla
With a first place tie in the
calf riding, a second in the
barrel racing and a fourth in
the pole bending, Jana Stea
gall, Lexington, won the Jr.
Girl All-Around title at the
Umatilla County Fair and Jr.
Rodeo last week.
Jana is currently leading
the All-Around for the year in
Western States with the finals
to be held in John Day August
27 and 28.
Rocky Steagall, Irrigon,
won the Jr. Boys All-Around at
Umatilla and is also leading
the Jr. Boys All-Around for the
year.
Brett Sherer, lone, took first
in the polebending, fifth in
breakaway, and sixth in
barrels. Tony Currin, Hep
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Lawrence Rice
On Sunday, in the "A"
competition, Kelli Bergstrom
scored in all three events she
swam, placing first in the girls
9-10 50-meter free (38.2).
second in the 50-meter breast
(49.8) and second in the 200
individual medley (3:41.5).
Shelly Biddle finished fifth
in two events with times of
1 : 05.9 in the girls 9-10 50-meter
butterfly and 57.6 in the
breast. In the same age group,
Ellen Arbogast placed sixth in
the 50-meter back (56.5) and
eighth in the 50-meter free
(49.2).
Karen Kenny finished sec
ond in the girls 13-14 50-meter
back with a time of 39.4, Cam
George was sixth in the boys
9-10 50-meter breast in 55.5
and Shane Laughlin took
eighth in the boys
11-12
50-meter breast in 49.8.
Heppner swimmers
travel to John Day
will
this
weekend for the final meet of
the season.
in men's play, Sunday, August
7. Dave McLeod took the low
net honors and Gary Hunt won
the least putts award. Ed
Hiemstra won the long drive
contest and David Campbell
won the KP award.
Willow Creek's men's medal
tournament will be held Sun
day, August 14. The contest
will be a 27-hole event and tee
off time is 8 a.m.
Three different awards
were given this week at
women's play. Tuesday, Aug
ust 2. The three best holes out
of nine prize went to Charlotte
Osmond. The second prize was
"the three best holes out of
fives" and Vi Lanham was the
winner of that contest. Pat
Edmundson won the "gues
sing the final score" prize with
a 43 guess score.
capture
titles
pner, won the breakaway and
was fourth in calf riding. Mike
Currin took fifth in steer
daubbing.
Janice Healy won the senior
barrels and took sixth in pole
bending. Dawn Peterson,
lone, was third in barrels and
fourth in breakaway while
Cindy Dougherty, Heppner,
was second in pole bending.
In senior boys tie down calf
roping, Steve Marlatt was
fourth and Jody Marlatt was
sixth.
Other competitors from the
area included Tara and Trisha
Mahoney, Steve and Ron
Currin, Mary, Jo Lyn and Tim
Daly, Maureen Healy, Cliff
Dougherty, Jack Yocom and
Lawrence and Lee Rice.
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