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-tiJr4 -'y-9V JJ.wKFirlfllfr - ivii. jgi. .jp."H' '"i,'-S'-'--i.'l,Jt'a' 1 The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday April 26, 1979 NINE Lumberjack Show draws local contestants Heppner, lone spikers among top finishers in 18 school Sherman meet " i- anvr11- jc"jf a a r v'-J-l - 1 - ' i ' mi, ' !,- '"SfcT mwx; 9 Jtk i mm 4" . Rain washed out team roping activities during the Heppner Wranglers' second playday of the season this past weekend, but it failed to dampen the spirits of scores of youthful competitors. In barrel racing, Jodie Ashbeck took first in the six and under category, followed by Marc Angell, second, Jason Britt, third, and Travis Green up in fourth. In the 7-9 age division, Mike Van Schoiack was first, Angie Ashbeck, second, Shayne Burres, third, Mike Mahoney, fourth. In the 10-13 division, Andrea Ball was first, followed by Bridget Greenup, Steve Miller and Scott Dougherty. The 14-17 age division saw Ann Van Schoiack take first, followed by Jim Angell, Marie Van Schoiack and Nancy Miller. For riders 18 and over, Sherri Kemp was first, followed by Bob Van Schoiack, Pat Dough erty and Gail Papineau. In the dollar bill race, for those six and under, Jason Britt was first and Steve Hoffman second. For 7-9 age group, Mike Van Schoiack was first, followed by Rob Majors, Shayne Burres and Mike Mahoney. In the 10-13 division, washes Wrangler team roping Doesn't dampen regular event competition Bobby McEwen was first, followed by Bobby Kinzer. Susie Olsen and Richard Burres. Among 14-17 division competitors, Ann Van Schoiack took first, followed by Jim Angell, Nancy Miller and Marie Van Schoiack. For those 18 and above. Art Galbraith took first, followed by Ann Schwartz, Bobbie Angell and Dick Hoffman. The tube race, for those six and under, saw Tina Brock placing first, followed by Travis Greenup, Jason Britt and Marc AngelL In the 7-9 age division, Duane Ball was first, Russell Britt, second, Angie Ashbeck, third, and Craig Angell, fourth. In the scurry race, Scott Dougherty was first in the 10-13 age group, followed by Bridget Greenup, Brian Ren shaw and Susie Olsen. In the 14-17 division, Jim Angell took first, followed by Ann Van Schoiack, Marie Van Schoiack and Cheri Bourne. Sheri Kemp was first among riders 18 and older, followed by Bob Van Schoiack, Pat Dougherty and Gail Papineau. The flag race, for riders six and under, was won by Travis Greenup, followed by Jason "N -i Jli- Britt and Marc Angell. Rob Majors was first in the 7-9 division, followed by Mike Mahoney. Craig Angell and Mike Van Schoiack. In the 10-l.J category, Bridget Green up was first, followed by Bobbette Angell. Trisha AAU Junior Olympics are May 4 at new HHS track Plans are being completed for the 1979 AAU Junior Olympics track and field competition, set for Friday. May 4 at 1 p.m. at Heppner High School's track. The meet wili feature track and field events for young sters between the ages of 9 and 15. Pre-meet trials will be held in PE classes, and the finalists in each event will advance to the May 4 cham pionship meet. Age divisions will be for boys and girls nine and under, from 10-11, from 12-13, and from 14-15, as of Jan. 1, 1979. Proof of age will be required. Local Junior Olympics win ners will qualify to participate in the state AAU competition Although spectators were somewhat sparse at the Spring Lumberjack Show in Heppner last Saturday, local contestants got in the midst of activity. Clockwise from top left : John Healy makes a run for it in the choker race ; Gary Grieb stands ready with clipboard to record times as director of the show; Matt Greenup faces the stock power saw competition with determination and Sandy Bennett pulls hard on the crosscut in Jack & Jill sawing event. . . :-:J l:Zr3l& I. ikiiw V'' Mahoney and Bobby McEwen. Among racers in the 14-17 age group. Tara Mahoney took first, followed by Marie Van Schoiack, Ann Van Schoiack and Cheri Bourne. Sherri Kemp placed first in the 18 to be held in Portland on June 2. Winners of the state 14-15 age division events will earn berths to compete in a regional Junior Olympics, to be held in Yakima during Julv. Town Team basketball... Van Marter first Town Team League basket ball action came to a conclu sion Sunday, when Van Marter overpowered Lane 52-35 in a championship tourn ament game to finish the season without a loss. and over category, followed by Larry Angell, Bob Van Schoiack and Pal Dougherty. The next Waranglers play day will be held Sunday, April 29. A polluck will start at noon, with games to commence at 1 p.m. Co-sponsored by Heppner Elementary and Sears, Roe- buck & Co., the Junior Olympics meet is designed to promote physical fitness among pre-Olympic age vouths. La Verne Van Marter pump ed in 21 points for the winners, while teammate Ernie Ross contributed 12. For Lane, Dana Heideman and John McCabe each scored eight. With 18 schools fielding teams during Saturday's Sher man Invitational, competition was intense. And despite blustery weather, a number of Heppner and lone track com petitors showed they were equal to or better than the best of them. In boys' events, Heppner placed fourth behind Union, Goldendale and Wahtonka, while lone took seventh, trailing Sherman and Uma tilla. As a team, the Heppner Fillies also finished fourth, behind Goldendale. Wasco County and Wahtonka, with the lady Cards failing to put points on the board. Maureen Healy was the only Heppner trackster to earn first-place points, scoring wins in the long jump with a leap of 16 feet 10 inches, and the 400 meter run, with a time of 64.62. Healy was clocked at 30.50 in the 200 meter hur Wahtonka pitching shuts out Cards in league play here The lone Cardinals were held to two hits and no runs Friday, as Wahtonka's ace pitcher Bill Lavelle maintain ed his season long unbeaten streak. Lavelle struck out 17 lone batters before scoring ended at 6-0 in favor of the tiagles. Despite the lopsided scoring margin, lone really was not that far behind Wahtonka from the second inning on, at least. During the Eagles turn at the plate in the first inning, Wahtonka batters slugged Mustangs sweep double-header from Condon Good pitching and an inord inate number of Condon errors contributed to the Heppner Mustangs' sweep of a double header from the BlueDevils on Saturday. Heppner took the first game by a 4-2 margin, then exploded for 10 runs in the final, five-inning contest to over power Condon by seven. In the first game, three Heppner runs were scored on bunts, and the fourth came on a double steal, involving brothers Doug and Dale Hol land, aided by a Condon error. Dennis Peck started the game for the Mustangs, but developed a sore arm and was relieved by Lionel Wood in the second inning. Wood gave up only one run in his 5 and one-third innings at the mound, striking out eight and walking only two. Les Rouska went the dis tance for the BlueDevils, fanning 12 Heppner batters while giving up only one walk. However, Condon fielders tal lied six errors, compared with a lone miscue for the Mus tangs. The four Heppner hits during the first game were singles by Dennis Peck, Rick Cole and Randy Cole, and a double by Mike Stookey. Organizational meet set for city league sof tball There will be a meeting on Monday. April 30, at 7 p.m., in the Columbia Basin Co-op building to determine if there is enough support for a slow-pitch, City Softball League. Games will tentatively be played one night a week in dlesthe same time given for Wahtonka's Wilson, who was credited with first place in that event. Although Maureen finished second only by mili seconds, her finish in the hurdles was good for a school record and a new personal best in that event for the second time this year. Healy had not run the hurdle event until the Morrow County Invitational earlier this month, when she set a school record in her first official outing. Healy also earned second place points in the high jump, clearing the bar at 5-3, an inch lower than Arlington's Bailey. In boys' competition, Ione's Robin LaRue took second in the 1 10 hurdles in 16.5 seconds, a half-second behind Wasco County's Hiedeman, while Cardinal teammate Gregg Rietmann soared 11 feet to four hits, including a home run by McCormick, good for four runs. But from that point on, Cardinal moundsman Kevin McCabe held the Eagles hitless. The Redbirds two hits were singles by Dan McElligott and Kevin McCabe. In the bottom of the seventh. Cardinal catch er Dennis Stefani came within feet of breaking Lavelle's string of 42 scoreless innings, when he drilled a long drive almost to the swimming pool fence, only to be picked off by an Eagle fielder. In the second game, Condon led 2-1 going into the third inning, when Peck drilled a homer to tie the score. Mustag batters had a field day in the fourth, when 14 Heppner hitters got a chance at the plate, and half were walked. A total of eight runs were scored in that inning, half of them driven by Rick Cole, who made two trips to the plate, good for a double and a single. Other successful Heppner hitters in the second game were Lionel Wood, who tagged a double, and singles by Mike Stookey, Ken Stookey and Doug Holland. The game marked Doug Holland's first varsity start as a Mustang pitcher and was, consequently, his first win. Holland pitched 4 and one third innings, giving up two hits, striking out two and walking five. Bier came in to relieve Holland, getting the last two outs of the game. The wins brought Heppner's season record to 5-3. with a 2-1 mark in league play. HHS Condon HHS Condon 0 0 2 10 10 0 10 0 0 10 10 18 0 2 0 0 0 1 Heppner or Lexington, de pending on availability of fields. If you are interested in playing slow-pitch Softball, plan on attending the meeting. If unable to attend, contact Bob Krein, 676-9956, before Monday night. take second place honors in the pole vault. Heppner's Jim Parker un corked a 133-9'i hurl in the discus to take second, behind Wahtonka's Ron Schmidt, who tallied a whopping 161-9' throw. Parker also earned second place points in the shot, again trailing Schmidt. Parker's shot put effort was marked at 45-3. Mustang distanceman Dan Nix took second in the 3,000 meter run with a time of 10:04.2 six seconds behind the winner. Trailing Nix in third place by three seconds was Larry Palmer. Palmer earned third place points in the 1,500 meter run, finishing in 4:45.2. Ione's Les Thompson took second in the 300 meter hurdles, crossing the line in 45.03 seconds, less than three seconds behind Wahtonka's Randy Twidwell. Thompson also earned fourth-place points in the pole vault, clearing 10-6. Other Cardinal pointmakers included Robin LaRue, who cleared 5-8 to take fourth in the high jump. The Mustangs' Bryan Mar lin improved his time in the 400 and 200 meter events, and added three feet to his personal best in the javelin. Marlin's 54.86 finish in the 400 was good for third place points, and his 24.24 time in the 200 was good for fifth, as well as his javelin effort of 159 feet, ' inch. Mike Jones 24.9 finish in the 200 meter dash was barely a second off the first-place pace, but earned only sixth place points. Scott Sherer rounded off boys' scoring for Heppner, taking sixth in the 800 meter run. In girls' competition, Mary Kincaid earned fourth place points in the 800 meter run, crossing the line in 2:45.8. Kelly Hammond took fifth in the shot, hurling the put 29-2, and the Fillies' Dawn Honneg ger threw the javelin 86 feet, 10 inches to take sixth. During last week's four-way meet at Heppner, on another cold, blustery day, the hosting Mustangs and Fillies took first place honors. lone finished second in the boys' division, followed by Stanfield and Echo, with the Stanfield girls taking second, followed by lone and Echo. The uncooperative weather kept times down, but the local teams made the best out of the uncomfortable climatic condi tions. Maureen Healy once again was a double winner, taking first in the high jump at five feet even, and first in the 400 meter run in 66.8. Bryan Marlin took first in four events for the Mustangs, winning the 400 meter run in 56.7, the triple jump in 39-8, the javelin with 146-4 M, and the 200 meter in 25.4. Parker scored wins in the discus, with a throw of 133-10, the high jump with a leap of 5-2, and the shot put, with a throw of 44-53-4. Other first place winners included lone, first in the 400 meter relay; Larry Palmer, first in the 1500 meter run at 4:50.8; Mike Jones, first in the 100 meter dash at 13.2; Ione's Gregg Rietmann, first in the pole vault at 10 feet; Scott Sherer, first in the 300 meter at 2:21.6; the Cardinals' Mike Conklin, first in the 300 meter intermediate hurdles at 50 seconds, and Heppner's Dan Nix, first in the 3,000 meter run at 10:19. Top winners in the girls' competition included Ione's win in the 400 meter relay at 59.9; Dawn Honnegger's first in the discus at 75-1; Mary Kincaid's first in the 600 meter run, at 2:58.7. Second place girls' showings were recorded by Mary Kin caid in the. high jump; Ione's Janet McElligott in the dis cus; Maureen Healy in .the long jump; Ione's Brenda Patton in the 400 meter; Ione's Kim Pettyjohn in the 100 meter dash; and Heppner's Kelly Hammond in the javelin.
