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i ? V" " -f r-r"" t1 m' jr i V The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, April 13, 1978 NINE Mustangs stomp Cards, Vihintre in ?-if?i V 111 opt It was billed as a three way meet but it ended up going all one way Heppner's way as the Mustangs more than tripled the point output of runnerup lone and third place Umatilla in last week's first track meet of the season in Heppner. The final score was Heppner 110"2, lone 30"2 and Umatilla 29. Richard Schmidt, Marty Smith and Dan Nix each came out as double winners in the meet and overall the Mus tangs won 11 of 17 events. Schmidt took the high jump (6'2") and the triple jump (40'2"), Smith dominated the weights with a 47'7" shot and a 127'6'2" discus throw and Nix doubled in the 500 meter (4:39.5) and the 3,000 meter (10:30). Also notching the five points for a Mustang win were Sam Myers in the 300 meter intermediate hurdles (45.9), Todd Sherer in the 800 (2:16.8), Bryan Marlin in the long jump (19'11") and Dennis Peck who set a junior class record with a javelin heave of 164'. For lone, Jerry Rietmann and Les Thompson went 1-2 in the pole vault. Heppner had a virtual lock on second place finishes, including Dave Piper (6'0") high jump, Jim Parker (41'2") shot, Schmidt (19'2") long jump, Marlin (38'10") triple jump, Todd Sherer (4:40.5) 500, Dennis Peck (12.5) 100 and (25.7 ) 200, Jim Parker (122'2") discus, Sam Myers (55.5) 400, Smith (146'8") javelin, and Larry Palmer (10:43) 3,000. Picking up blue for lone was Robin LaRue (46.4 ) 300 inter by Cindy Kerr Willow Creek Country Club kicked off its spring season with men's play Sunday morn ing April 2. Winning low gross was John Edmundson while low net went to Don Lott. Jeff Ed mundson won the least putts award, and Don Lott took KP for his second honor. Harold Kerr finished out the awards : FOR YOUR : AERIAL &mtw4 TV tJ--tsT- SPECIFY We Haye Weed llll' I UZCZl SS Sprayers For Rent ' : ) lone Chemical Plant 422-7289 K No Answer 989-8221 i IL -"" "iiiiinrM mediate hurdles and (20.1) 100 high hurdles. Finishing in the show posi tion for the Cardinals were LaRue (5'8") high jump, Terry Starr (39.4") shot and (109'5") discus, Gari Gaustad Marty Smith uncorks a 146' javelin toss which placed him second behind Dennis Peck's 164' junior class record throw. Over The Tee list with a win in the long drive contest. The following Sunday, April 9, Craig Cooley won low gross and Robb Rush took low net. Harold Kerr came in with least putts and Francis Do herty won K.P. Cooley also was the long driver for the day. Willow Creek Country Club is a private golf course. All county residents are welcome com! ....we are your FULL SERVICE weed control chemical dealer. Call for a field Inspection and CUIIOUIIUIIWII IVUMf .... (35'9") triple jump and Duane Fetsch (12.7) 100. Third place Mustangs inclu ded Scott Sherer (4:52) 500 and (10:54 ) 3,000, Brett Sherer (2:27.2 ) 800 and Jim Kenny (25.8) 200. v i Cup to join. Out-of-county resi dents are welcome by paying green fees. Residents wishing to join should contact Conley Lanham, club treasurer. Team men's play starts Wednesday, April 19. Those wishing to play should contact Dave Harrison. Ladies are now starting play on Tuesday mornings and evenings. For more information contact Edie Skow. rraTnmra a a a a rtrvvrrvv men apply 2,4-D Roundup (El More sports on page 14 Hurlers Outstanding pitching per formances highlighted Satur day's double header action at Mustang Field in which Hepp ner earned a split of the five-inning contests with Adrian. In the opener, John Turner tossed a no-hitter at the Mustangs and Adrian batters pounded Heppner hurlers for 10 hits to post an 11-0 win. Turner struck out five and walked three and Heppner defenders helped his cause with six errors. Doug Bowers and Dirk Miller both picked up three hits, Miller's included a double and a home run for 4 RBIs. Lionel Wood started on the mound for Heppner and was relieved by Randy Worden in the third. John Bier came in to finish up in the fifth. The second game saw Wor- den turn in the good mound performance as he threw a four-hitter including eight strikeouts and no walks. Meanwhile the Heppner bat ters were slapping nine hits off Adrian pitching for a 7-1 win. After scoring a lone run in the first, the Mustangs came back with three in the second on a single by Scott Groshens, a double by Worden and one-baggers by Jim Kenny and Dennis Peck. In the third inning, Heppner parlayed three more runs out of singles by Mike Stookey and Curtis it a a a rcwvmimrMi a a-a j Dronate Paraquat! Fillies Heppner's Fillies romped to eight wins in 14 events on their way to thrashing both lone and Umatilla in a three-way track meet at Heppner last week. The Fillies collected 69 points to post their first meet win of the year while the lady Cards scored 40 to grab the runnerup spot ahead of the Vikings. Showing particular strength in the field, the Fillies took four of five events. Maureen Healy won the uncontested high jump in 5'2", Kellie Hammond and Bonnie Nix went 1-2 in the shotput with throws of 29'1" and 27'6''2", respectively, and then re versed the placings in the javelin with tosses of 98'8'2" and 96'8", respectively. Healv picked up wins in three mere events by taking the long jump in 15'U", the 400 dominate baseball Sweek followed by a walk and an error. Peck ended up going 2 for 3 with a double and 1 RBI, Stookey was 2 for 3, Jim Kenny was 1 for 1 and scored three runs. Monday, the Mustangs tra veled to Umatilla where they SPONSORED BY Wf MORROW COUNTY FAIR C0AMITTH FOR YOUR iNJOYMtm General Admission $2.50 Adult $1.25 12 & Under notch meter in 64.2 and the 200 meter in 27.5. Other Heppner victories were turned in by Hammond who ran the 100 in 14.1, and Susan Johnson who took the 200 meter hurdles in 37.0. lone girls were winners in three events, with Grace McElligott taking the 1,500 in 6:11.1, Janet McElligott win ning the discus with a throw of 78'0" and Lisa Meyers leading the way in the 800 with a time of 2:49. Ione's 1,500 relay team also placed first in the final event. Tina Lindstrom gained two more seconds for lone with times of 39.4 in the 200 meter hurdles and 21.7 in the 100 meter high hurdles. Janet McElligott was third in both the shot and javelin, putting the sphere 26'1" and throwing the spear 82'11". Margaret came up on the short end of a 3-2 score after an eighth inning scoring opportunity failed to produce. Heppner didn't get on the board until the sixth inning when Groshens reached base on an error, Kenny walked and Dale Holland brought home Groshens with a single. FIRST ANNUAL ESEPPWER SPRING II :00 f p.m. jj r -zr LUIKU Homemade Stew Homemade Pie Hamburgers Hot Dogs wctciuye iifftii And when the sawdust settles... Alf. fiddlers Association Fiddlers Concert Show & Dancing Mr Pavilion Show 7-9 Dancing 9-7? ADMISSION Adults $2.00 Children $1.00 nior Citizens $1.00 p Se This Message Sponsored In 1st track win Kincaid long jumped 13'8" for third and Brenda Patton finished third in the 200 in 32.1. Kim Pettyjohn's 14.6 clocking in the 100 also placed third. Other scorers for Heppner included second place finishes by Laurie Harrison in the 100 County invitational meet is Saturday Heppner will be out to defend its overall team championship Saturday when 16 area track teams converge on Riverside High School for the 10th Annual Morrow County Invitational Track Meet. Teams entered in the competition include Helix (last year's boys winner), Oregon Trail (last year's girls winner), Heppner (last year's combined winner), Riverside, lone, Wheeler, Condon, Umatilla, Pilot Rock, Weston-McEwen, Umapine, Prairie City, Union, Elgin, Enterprise and Joseph. Field events will begin at 11:30 a.m. and running events will start at 12:30 p.m. action Heppner closed the gap in the seventh with another run when Bryan Marlin walked and was later singled home by Groshens. Peck went all the way on the mound for Heppner, giving up six hits and three runs, only one of which was earned. LUMBERJACK' SHOW Saturday, April 15, 1978 Heppner Fairgrounds See Local Contestants & World Champions Competing In F o Axe O Choker Race O Horizontal Chop O Vertical Chopping O Stock Power Saw O Hot Power Saw O Mens Dciuhle O Jack & Jill Crosscut LOCAL CONTESTANTS ENTRY OPEN TEIC1U FRIDAY Contact Monty Stookey ct 676-5074 or Gary Grieb at 939-8585 The Public Interest By (14.5), Nix in the discus (76'10") and Julie Grieb in the 800 (3:03). Alice Abrams placed third in the 1,500 in 6:40 and Nancy Miller recorded thirds in both the discus (63'7" and the 200 meter hurdles (40.1). "The time has come for the state to tell the federal government to get off our backs." Roger Martin Feb. 2, 1978, Heppner, Or. RogerMartin w FOR GOVERNOR Paid By The Roger Martin For Governor Committee, Morrow County, $ K. 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