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The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 29, 1978 NIN'G H rodeo teaini wins state title 1 f i : JJ t t ... v T ...... $ . The state high school rodeo crown was won by the Heppner High School rodeo t More sports on Page 10 1 -- . - s V7 " club during state champion ship competition last weekend in Redmond. A total of six Heppner cowboys and cowgirls quali fied for national high school championship, to be held July 31-Aug. 6 in Huron, S.D. Included in those making the trip to South Dakota will be Janice Healy, who won all around cowgirl honors at the state championship rodeo. Janice took first in the barrel race and second in cow cutting during the Redmond rodeo. For winning all around honors, she also received a saddle and silver belt buckle. Runner-up for the girls' all around crown was Heppner's Jana Sleagall, who was third in breakaway roping, third in the barrels and fourth in team roping at the state champion ship. Other Heppner rodeo stand outs to qualify for the nation als were Ron Currin, Law rence Rice, Tony Currin, and Cindy Dougherty Ron finished a scant seven points behind all around boys winner Sam Willis of Red mond, taking third in both the calf roping and bulldogging events. During one round in bulldogging competition, Cur rin brought the bovine to the ground in a red hot 4.37 seconds. ' Rice earned his berth at the national rodeo by finishing fourth in state saddle bronc competition. Tony Currin qualified by finishing third in cow cutting. Cindy Dougherty took first in pole bending and fourth in team roping at the state championship, with Jana Steagall placing third in both the breakaway and barrels and fourth in team roping. Heppner earned a total of 474 points in the finals, well ahead of second place Red mond at 366. Sherman County finished third, followed by Pendleton. Other Heppner rodeo team members competing at th Rredmond championship ro deo were Mary and Jo Lynn Daly, Wade West and Jack Yocom. This will be the final year of high school competition for Mustang rodeo club members Janice Healy, Cindy Dough erty, Ron Currin, Lawrence Rice and Jack Yocom. The top four finishers in the Redmond rodeo qualified to compete for the nationals. First place finishers in each event were awarded belt buckles, with plaques going to those placing second, third and fourth. y N f .Wat n The Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES Kinzua stands 3rd in softball league action Here it Jay Keithley of the BPOE 358 Braves shows form and determination as he hurls a pitch to a Kinzua Giants batter fniY fa during Little League competition Monday in Heppner. The CfIf lt5d Braves downed the Giants. Flag tourney set for Willoiv Creek golfers Coming event: The annual flag tournament will be on July 4. In this special tournament each player is allowed the course par of 30 strokes plus his nine hole handicap. When the total of these strokes has been used, the golfer places a small flag in the ground , to mark the point he reached. The golfers who progress furthest are the winners. A bar-b-que will be included in the day's activities. Golfers will tee-off at 4:00 p.m. Heppner swimmers drop season opener Heppner's swim team was overpowered by Milton Free water during the season's first contest last Thursday. Milton-Freewater racked up a total of 242 points to 172 for heppner, but coach Phil Oakes was not all that disappointed with the results. ,i "They had a much bigger team than we did," he commented. "All in all, I'm really proud of our team, especially since they'd only been in the water four days before the meet." Heppner girls in the 9-10 age category took first in the 120-yard medley relay. In the 11-12 boys division, Heppner beat Milton-Freewater by 10 seconds. Heppner boys in the 13-14 category finished the 240 yard relay in 1:47.6. Heppner took the top two places in individual comp etition in the 60-yard freestyle for girls 10 and under. Finishing first in a field of eight was Andrea Ball, in 25.37 seconds. Second place went to Heidi Samples, who crossed the finish line in 25.8 seconds. Deana Reid and Lana Reid finished sixth and seventh. Pam Orr of Heppner was second in a field of seven in the 11-12 girls' age division for the 60-yard freestyle. Derina Reid was fifth and Brenda McMunn sixth in the same event. Thomas James and Cem George finished first and second in the 11-12 year old boys' 60-yard, and Karen Kenny took third in the 13-14 girls' 120-yard competition. Other Heppner point win ners included first and second place finishes by Shane Laughlin and Terry Gray in the 13-14 boys' 120-yard free style. Kevin Gray took first in the boys' 15-18 division 120 yard freestyle in a time of 1:31.4 Shelly Biddle was first and Stephanie Sumner third in the girls' 10 and under division 60-yard breaststroke. Clifford Lucas was third in the same event for boys. Cem George and John Sumner finished first and second in the 11-12 boys' division breaststroke. In the 120 yard breaststroke for 13-14 girls, Sandra Ward was first and Lottie Laughlin second. Shane Laughlin and John Bridenbach were first and second in 13-14 boys' 120-yard breaststroke, against no M-F competition. Debbie Klaus finished se cond in the girls' 15-18 120-yard breaststroke. Kevin Gray was second in the same event for boys. Heidi Samples and Andrea Ball finished first and second in the 10-under girls' back stroke event, with Clifford Lucas taking third in the same event for boys. Ellen Arbogast was second in 11-12 age division, with Heppner back strokers Cem George and Jon Sumner placing one-two in the 11-12 boys' division. In the girls' 60-yard back stroke for 13-14 year olds, Karen Kenney was first and Sandra Ward second. In the boys division of the same event, Terry Gray was second and Jeff Orr third. Debbie Klaus was second in the 15-18 division 120 backstroke and in the boys' category, Kevin Gray was unchallenged. In the fly event for girls 10 and under, Shelly Biddle and Andrea Ball finished first and second, with Cem George and Thomas James taking first and second in the 11-12 category. Lottie Laughlin and Mary Arbogast were second and third in the girls' 12-14 division. Shane Laughlin and Terry Gray finished one-two in the 13-14 boys' age division. Karen Kenny was first in the girls' 13-14 120-yard IM event. This weekend the Heppner squad will travel to Hood River for the second meet of the season. Sky High of Hermiston slugged the bat and came up with eight runs in the third inning to defeat Kinzua last Monday in Lexington. The 9-2 victory put Kinzua in third place in the Hermiston Slo-Pitch Softball League. They received a trophy for their first half finish. Kinzua's only runs came in the fourth with Jamie Sands and Mike Rowell crossing the plate with singles. They were plagued with several errors. Sky High followed in the seventh with one more run to ice the vic tory. In the first game of the second half, Kinzua came from behind and beat Midway Tavern 7-1 in Hermiston Monday night. Tough defense kept the game scoreless to the fifth. Midway scored on a base hit when Kinzua's catcher missed the tag at home plate. Kinzua triggered back with five runs in the bottom of the fifth. George Waterland star ted the rally with one of his two base hits, followed by . Delbert Binschus. Pitcher Gary Kemp knocked them in as he tagged a double. Keith Curnutt got on base with a ball hit over third base but was forced off second with a Jamie Sands single. John McCabe ended the inning with a home run. Midway threatened in the sixth but couldn't score. Kinzua's last two runs came in the sixth as Mike Rowell and Dan Mathews crossed the plate after tagging singles. Delbert Binschus and Jamie Query were left on base. Kinzua s next game will be Wednesday, July 5 at Lexing ton against the Hermiston Herald. Game time is at 7p.m. Wranglers list winners in playday contest The Wranglers hcrse club held its first summer playday last weekend, with Angie Ashbeck taking first place in pole bending competition for riders eight years old and younger. Finishing second in the event was Mike Van Schoiack, followed by Craig Angell. In the 9-13 age division of the pole race, Tina Galbraith took first, followed by Bridget Greenup and Shelly Stroeber. In the boot race for those 14 and older, Art Galbraith was first, Larry Angell second, and Ann Van Schoiack third. Angie Ashbeck was first in the barrel race for riders 8 and under, followed by Mike Van Schoiack and Ted Schwarz. In the 9-13 division, Bridget Greenup and Tina Galbraith tied for first and second, with Pat Schwarz placing third. Bob VanSchoiack won the water race for riders over 14, with Ann Van Schoiack second Buying or Sellling?...Use the Gazette-Times Classified page for quick results. and Larry Angell third. In the 9-13 year-old division of the same event, Pat Schwarz was first, pindy Stroeber second and Bridget Greenup third. Angie Ashbeck won the 8 and under division, followed by Mike Van Schoiack and Craig Angell. The ring race for riders 9-13 was won by Tina Galbraith, followed by Bridget Greenup and Pat Schwarz. Marie Van Schoiack and Art Galbraith tied for first and second in the 14 and over division, followed by Ann Van Schoiack. The mystery race event was won by Art Galbraith in the senior division, with Bob VanSchoiack second and his sister Ann third. Bridget Greenup and Tina Galbraith tied for first and second in the 9-13 division, with Pat Schwarz placing third. 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