The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, April 6, 1978 SEVEN
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Richard Schmidt emerged
as a triple event winner and
Marty Smith copped his pair
of specialites as the Mustang
thinclads rolled to a season
opening win in a three-way
meet track meet last Thurs
day in Pendleton.
Heppner racked up 109
points to 78 for the Pendleton
Hawks
The Hawks were named the champions but all the
participants were the winners Saturday when the Colt
Basketball program finished out a successful year with
four-game tournament and awards presentation.
Certificates went to all the players, all-star and special
. awards were presented and free popcorn topped off the
half-day event.
Special appreciation and gifts went to the Colt referees,
Jack Atkins and Lyle Lowe; timekeeper, Michelle
Portmann; and scorekeeper, Sherree Mahoney.
In the tournament action, the Colts earned a berth in the
finals by topping the Bears 15-8, while the Hawks were
turning back the Lions 14-8.
The consolation game for third place moved into sudden
death overtime before the Lions pulled out a 14-12 win over
the Bears. The Hawks then nailed down their championship
with a 15-10 victory over the Colts.
COLT AL-STAR (boys),
Justin Lowe
Eric Thompson
Sid Kennedy t
Tony Hazelwood
Steve Plocharsky
Chuck Coff man
Rod Cote
Steve Currin
Stan Sporseen
Archie Lucas
SPECIAL AWARDS
HIGH SCORER Chuck Coffman
MR. HUSTLE Archie Lucas
MISS HUSTLE Joni Mitchell
MOST IMPROVED Stan Sporseen
MOST VALUABLE Justin Lowe
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Generally miserable weath
er conditions limited the
performances of most of the
2,000 competitors at Satur
day's Willamette Relays in
' Salem, but Heppner's 11-man
contingent still managed to
come away from the rain
soaked meet with seven plac
ings among the leaders.
; The Mustangs were up
against a formidable group of
Fillies drop opener despite
Healy's triple events win
f Heppner's Fillies are a little
v slow getting out of the blocks
as the 1978 track season gets
i underway they finished last
I in a field of three in last
Thursday's season opener in
I Pendleton despite a triple win
afternoon by Maureen Healy.
Pendleton reached the cen
j tury mark to win the competi
tion while Elgin collected 83
, points and Heppner ended up
1 with 51.
f Healy picked up firsts in
5 both the high jump and long
I jump before heading for the
track where she wonthe 400
meters in 62.1 and placed
. second in the 200 with a 26.5
clodking. In the jumping
fevents Healy's winning efforts
' included a 5'4" high jump and
a 16'9" long jump.
I Diane Holland gained a pair
of seconds in the meet by
putting the shot 317" and
.throwing the javeline 93'5".
Holland also took fifth in the
discus with a throw of 72'1".
ustung thinclads
JVs and 73 for the squad from
Elgin.
Schmidt picked up his firsts
be recording a 21 '3" long
jump, a 417" triple jump and
his 6'2" high jump tied for top
honors with team mate Dave
Piper. All three of the efforts
established new junior class
records.
take Colt League crown
COLT ALL-STARS (girls)
Teddi Coffman
Susy Olson
Jodi Padberg
Kelli Bergstrom
Joni Mitchell
Class A schools including
eight of the top 10 dual meet
teams in the state and
defending state champ Jeffer
son. Also represented were
teams from Alsea, Amity,
Canyonville Bible Academy,
Joseph, John F. Kennedy,
Monroe, Oregon School for the
Deaf, Paisley, Perrydale, Re
gis, Sacred Heart, St. Paul,
Bonnie Nix was three inches
back in the event to take sixth
place.
Kellie Hammond placed in
three events, taking third in
the discus at 28'11"; fifth in
the javelin at 85'7" and her
13.55 clocking in the 100 was
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Smith, a senior weight
specialist, took first in both
the discus and the shot and he
picked up a second in the
javeli.
Other Mustangs firsts were
turned in by Dan Nix, whose
winning time in the 3,000
meters was the equivalent of a
10:50 2-mile; Sam Myers, who
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Senior weight specialist
Marty Smith placed third in
the shot and fourth in the
discus while sophomore Jim
Parker finished fifth in the
same two events. Dave Piper
recorded a third in the high
jump.
Heppner's 880-yard relay
good for third place, a tick
ahead of Susan Johnson's 13.53
fourth place effort. Johnson
also long jumped 15'6" for
third and Geri Grieb came in
sixth in the 400 at 72.3.
Both of the Fillies relay
entries crossed the line third.
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won the 300 meter intermedi
ate hurdles in his first attempt
at the event; and Bryan
Marlin who picked his first in
the javelin.
Mustang coach Dale Conklin
said he was particularly
pleased with the efforrs of his
sprinters and distance run
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team consisting of Mike
Jones, Richard Schmidt, Pi
per and Bryan Marlin finished
fifth and the 440-yard relay of
Jones, Schmidt, Marlin and
Swimmers
to attend
Swimmers in the Heppner
area are encouraged to take
advantage of an opportunity to
improve their skills by partici
pating in a swim clinic
organized by Pendleton swim
coach Milt Nelms.
The clinic will be offered on
nine consecutive Tuesdays
beginning this week. Instruc
tion will be provided for
several different skill levels
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Friday & Saturday April 7-8
Dining from 6-8 p.m. Regular Menu
Dancing 9-2 a.m.
Special Attraction
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ners. Heppner went 2-4 in the
100 meters with Dennis Peck
taking second in 11.8 and Jim
Kinney finishing fourth in 11.9.
Heppner also picked up a
third and fourth in the 1,500 as
Todd Sherer's 4:35.5 was
follwed by Scott Sherer's
4:35.2.
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athletes
Buck Estes took sixth. Due to
a timing error, the Mustang
distance medley team finished
just out of the money in
seventh place.
urged
clinic
but swimmers should have
some basic knowledge of
stroke technique.
Transportation will be pro
vided from Heppner with cars
leaving the Heppner City Park
next to the library at 4:30 p.m.
and returning around 9 p.m.
Total cost for the cliiyc is $5
and further information can
be obtained by calling Donna
Hughes at 676-5526 or 676-9183.
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Filly golfers breeze while
Mustang linkers struggle
Heppner's Filly golf team
has breezed past a trio of
opponents while the Mustangs
are still looking for their first
win after three outings in
early season links action.
Heppner opened the season
Tuesday, March 28, in Pendle
ton where the girls knocked off
the Buck JV boys team by a
-220 to 226 margin. Cindy Kerr
turned in a 47 for nine holes to
lead the Fillies while Kristi
Edmundson carded a 55, Joan
Warren 56 and Kathy Wolff 62.
Meanwhile the boys were
coming up on the short end of
their three-way competition.
Pasco led by low medalist
Todd Beyers' par round of 72,
topped the field with a team
score of 318 while Pendleton
finished at 363 and Heppner
recorded a team total of 390.
Jeff Edmundson led the
Mustang delegation with an 87
followed by Mike Lott at 100,
Jerry Cutsforth at 101 and
Brian Thompson at 112.
Returning to more familiar
surroundings at Willow Creek
Country Club for their second
match, the Fillies continued
their winning ways by out
shooting Umatilla 174 to 227
while the Mustangs finished
seven stroked behind the
Vikings and well ahead of
Wheeler. Team scores for the
boys were Umatilla, 312;
Heppner, 319; and Wheeler,
381.
Kathy Wolff's round of 41
paced the girls while Cindy
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Run shortage
simi ks
Saturday's Pilot Rock tour
namentjjot shifted to Umatilla
due to soggy ground but the
Heppner hitters apparently
forgot to make the switch as
the Mustangs managed only
one run in two games and
came up empty in the win
column.
"We played some good ball
but we just didn't score the
runs," Mustang coach Dale
Holland said. "When you only
score one run in a double
header, you don't win many
games."
In the tourney opener,
Heppner ran up against Ken
Belleque, a hard-throwing
southpaw from Class AA
Gervais, who blanked the
Mustangs on just three hits,
all singles. Belleque struck out
seven and walked none in
picking up the 4-0 win.
Scott McEwen, Bruce
Young and Dale Holland were
Kerr shot 42, Kristi Edmund
son 43 and Joan Warren 48.
The boys were led by Mike
Lott's 18-hole total of 71
followed by Jerry Cutsforth 's
73, Darrel Bigelow's 87 and
Dale Holland's 88.
For their third match,
Heppner again took on Pendle
ton, this time at Willow Creek
and the boys fell three strokes
short while the girls whipped
Little League has
try outs Saturday
Try outs for the four-team Willow Creek Little League
will be held this Saturday, April 8, beginning at 10 a.m. at the
Fairgrounds. A second try out session is scheduled for
Saturday, April 22, at the same time and piace.
Work days for parents and other interested persons will
be held on the same days as the try outs.
The first game of the season will be Saturday, April 29.
Little League is open to youngsters who will have
reached their ninth birthday by August 1 and who will not
have past their 12th birthday before August 1.
For further information about Little League, contact
Tom Wilson at 676-5813.
Heppner Men's Eight-
CGame yandicap Singles
Tournament
April 8 & 15
Enter as many times
as you want.
Entry Fee $15
Cash Only Once
Handicap 80 of 180
Squard Starting Times
1 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m.
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the only Mustangs to reach
base. Dennis Peck went the
distance for Heppner giving
up four runs on eight hits.
Heppner and Pilot Rock
were matched up in the
consolation game and the
Rockets pulled out 2-1 win in
the five inning contest.
The Mustangs jumped out in
front in the first inning as
Lionel Wood, Holland and
Peck all connected for base
hits but the Rockets came
back to tie the game in the
third when Ron Carey tagged
Wood for a home run. Pilot
Rock pushed across the win
ning run in the fifth.
Wood threw three innings
plus with Holland behind the
plate before the two switched
positions in the fourth inning.
The Rockets scored their pair
of runs on six hits while
Heppner collected its lone run
on five hits.
the JV team by a score of 168
to 179.
Mike Lott again led the boys
at 74, Jerry Cutsforth was a
stroke behind at 75, Jeff
Edmundson carded a 76 and
Darrel Bigelow finished at 84
for a 309 team total.
For the girls, Cindy Kerr
fired a 37, Kristi Edmundson
shot 42, Kathy Wolff 44 and
Joan Warren 45.
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