Th- (iaetle-Times, lleppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 2, 1979 SEVEN
Equestrian winners told
in Morrow County 4-H
Horse Show Sunday
Winners have been announ
ced in Sunday's 4-H Horse
Show held at the Morrow
County Fairgrounds.
Named as winners were
Theresa Lindsay, beginning
showmanship, beginning
western equitation, beginner
all-around; Dawn Timms,
junior showmanship, junior
western equitation, beginning
and junior English equitation,
beginner and junior trail horse
and junior all-around; Cathy
Lindsay, intermediate show
manship; Lori Witt, senior
showmanship, senior western
equitation, ' senior English
equitation, and senior all
around; Annette Wilgers, in
termediate western equita
tion, intermediate English
equitation, intermediate and
senior trail horse; Anne Van
Schoiack, colt western equita
tion and colt ground training;
Kathleen Van Schoiack, senior
hunt seat over fences and
Cindy Stroeber, beginning and
junior hunt seat over fences.
The judges of the competi
tion were Vic Suratt, Madras
(head judge) and Annie Sur
att, Madras (trail horse
judge). Ring steward was
Krynn Robinson, Heppner and
ring crew was made up of Al
Mathis and Brian Timms,
Irrigon. The snack shack was
operated by the Country
Critters 4-H Club from the
Boardman-Irrigon area. An
nouncer was John Nordheim,
show clerk, Marianne Palmer,
ribbon girls, the Morrow
County Fair and Rodeo Court ;
Debra Palmer, Jennifer Wen-holz-
and Lori Edwards and
groundskeeper, Steve
Estberg.
There were some accidents
in the pole jumping of the
English equitation portion of
the horse show but the girls
involved in the accidents did
not require medical treatment
at the scene. However, one
girl, Carla Miles, broke her
arm when she fell from a
horse in the parking lot. She .
was treated at Pioneer Mem
orial Hospital.
Monday Morning
Quarterback
By Jim Hackett
It was an accident-prone day for riders in the Morrow
County 4-H Horse Show at the County Fairgrounds in
Heppner Sunday. It was fortunate there were no serious
injuries.
During the English jumping competition, two of the girls
landed on the ground after their horses refused to jump over
the poles. A rider from Irrigon appeared to land on her head
and another on her side.
But after a short break, both girls mounted their steeds
and plunged back into competition. It's to their credit and
their training to climb back into the saddle.
And I always thought rodeo competition was tougher but
after witnessing Sunday's jumping competition, I will stick to
bicycle-riding. Of course, you can be injured in any sport so it
would be unfair to concentrate upon the dangers of the
equestrian arts.
I enjoyed what little I saw of the competition Sunday. I
was doing other things that day and didn't have too much
chance to view the entire proceedings. An amateur at
witnessing horse shows (this was my first except for
watching the 1979 Olympic equestrian trials), I enjoyed the
horse-handling on what I would describe as a horse obstacle
course. The riders enter the course via a gate and have to
show proper skill at looking graceful while at the same time,
controlling the animal. The horse has to be guided through
wooden poles, then is required" to go over a wooden ramp.
Some of the thoroughbreds were nervous on one ramp
and hesitated momentarily before the rider managed to
bring them under control.
I also enjoyed the English riding outfits which the
competitors wore in the equitation contest which reminded
me of those fox hound scenes in movies. Some of the more
stylistic riders sat straight in their saddles and were judged
accordingly.
All in all, it was an enjoyable program to
watch something which should attract more attention than
it does.
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Willow Creek All-Stars
lose in consolation round
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A successful jump was achieved by one of the competitors in
the English Equitation portion of Sunday's 4-11 Horse Show at
the Morrow County Fairgrounds. Some of the girls entered in
the event were not so fortunate with the horses shying at the
poles and causing two to fall off. There were no serious
injuries and the competitors climbed back in their saddles
and continued.
Willow Creek All-Stars
made it into the opening round
of the District Little League
Tournament at Prineville this
week but were eliminated in
the consolation bracket Fri
day against Hood River.
The 14 member All-Star
team, composed of players
from the season's Little
League teams, defeated Des
chutes 5-2 Wednesday. Pitcher
Tom Hammen pitched a one
hitter. Travis Hyatt was two
for three at the plate and
scoring hits were Greta La
Rue, who scored a point on a
stolen base to. home plate,
Stan Sporseen and Steve
Crewse.
In the second game Thurs
day night, the local team lost
8-3 to Hermiston, the third
place team in the 9-team field.
Heppner Coach Bob Ployhar
said the Hermiston Pitcher,
Hancock, threw a one-hitter
against Willow Creek with a
bag of mixed pitches and
provided some tough hitting
for Willow Creek.
In Friday's consolation
game against Hood River,
Willow Creek lost 0-11, said
Ployhar, because the team
was exhausted from its Her
miston game and its third
night of games in a row
compared to Hood River's
second game. Because 9
teams were entered in the
tourney, the Wednesday, night
game decided whether Willow
Creek or Deschutes would
have a chance at the cham
pionship. Ployhar who was assisted in
his coaching duties by Bob
Green, said competition was
close and "officiating fantas
tic." With one of the youngest
teams entered (Willow Creek
sent 6 eleven year olds out of
14), Ployhar said the boys
were cheered as underdogs by
most fans. They had only one
fielding error against them
and three double plays against
their opponents.
Competing throughout Northwest
Junior cowpokes cap honors
Morrow County Junior
Rodeo competitors have been
collecting honors in a variety
of rodeos sponsored by the
Western States Junior Rodeo
Association.
In the Hells Canyon Jr.
Rodeo at Halfway, Tara
Mahoney placed first in junior
polebending, Trisha Mahoney,
third in junior steer dobbing,
Maureen Healy, third in
senior barrels, fourth in senior
goat tying; Rocky Steagall
was senior boys all-around,
third in calf roping and second
in bull riding; Cliff Dougherty
and Tony Currin were fifth in
senior team roping.
The Boise Jr. Rodeo in
Idaho saw Maureen Healy win
a saddle as the senior girl
all-around champion, placing
second in senior barrels, first
in steer roping, fourth in pole
bending, fourth in goat tying;
Tara Mahoney was second in
steer roping, fifth in junior
barrels and fourth in junior
polebending; Trisha Mahoney
was first in junior steer
roping, Rocky Steagall was
second in calf roping along
with Brad Huwe.
Maureen Healy also placed
first in the Weiser Idaho
Junior in the senior barrel
competition, and fourth in
senior polebending; Cindy
Dougherty was sixth in break
away, Rocky Steagall placed
first in bull riding and Brad
Huwe was first in team
roping.
. At the Catherine Creek Jr.
Rodeo at Union, Oregon, Ms.
Healy won the senior girls
all-around, placing first in
breakaway, second in barrels,
and third in goat tying; Cindy
Dougherty was second in
senior polebending, second in
breakaway; Rocky Steagall
was first in saddle bronc
riding, Tara Mahoney placed
fourth in steer roping and
sixth in junior barrels ; Trisha
Mahoney was first in steer
roping and Brad Huwe, sixth
in steer dobbing.
During the Emmett Junior
Rodeo in Idaho, Maureen
Healy won the senior girls
all-around with first in pole
bending, first in goat tying and
second in barrels; Tara
Mahoney was second in bar
rels and second in breakaway;
Trisha Mahoney was fifth in
steer dobbing and sixth in
polebending aand Brad Huwe,
won the title of jr. Boy's
all-around with a first in calf
tying and second in breakaway.
The team was well-supported
by hometown fans and
overall, Ployhar feels "this
was a good year" for the
Willow Creek Little League
season.
Little League ended locally
with the District Tournament.
Over The
Tee Cup
By Cindy Kerr
C.C. Carmichael and Don
Lott won low gross at Sun
day's men's play, July 29.
Jerry Daggett won low net,
while three tied for least putts,
Treve Gray, Clint McQuarrie
and Don Lott.
C.C. Carmichael was the
winner of the closest to the pin
contest and Don Lott also won
the long drive contest.
Also taking place Sunday
was a family barbecue, hosted
by Floyd and Lorena Jones,
Marcel and Dee Jones, Ralph
and Mary Beamer and Elmer
and Muriel Palmer.
The first place team was
made-up of Harold Kerr,
Beverly Wilson, Carol Morris
and Floyd Jones. The team of
Frank Anderson, Kay Aner
son, Roxy Lovgren and Ed
Hiemstra, finished second.
Winning the closest to the
pin contest was Kay Anderson
for the women, and C.C.
Carmichael for the men.
Linda Shaw was the long
driver for the women, while
Dick Bigelow won that contest
for the men.
Next Sunday, Willow Creek
members will travel to Kinzua
for fun and golf.
Kelli Bergstrom has one of finest meets ever...
Heppner swimmers place 7th at The Dalles
Heppner Swim Team mem
bers stroked into the finals of
the 10 team meet Saturday
and Sunday at The Dalles and
placed seventh overall.
Kelli Bergstrom had one of
her finest meets of the season
against heavy swimming
competition, collected two
gold medals and three silvers.
She placed first in the girls
11-12, 200 meter I.M. event in
3:10.47, four seconds past the
second place finisher, and
first in the 50 meter breast
stroke in 43:07, second in the
100 meter freestyle, 1:17.49,
and second in the 50 meter
freestyle, :34.7 seconds.
Heidi Samples' best showing
in the finals was a third in the
girls 11-12, 50 meter back
stroke, 43.8 seconds. Also in
the final standings, she placed
ninth in the girls 11-12, 200
meter I.M., 3:37.10; Cam
George was 12th in the boys
11-12, 200 meter I.M., 3:48.45;
18th in the 100 meter freestyle,
1:33.31, fourth in the 50 meter
breaststroke, 47.35 seconds,
12th in the 50 meter freestyle,
39.29, seventh in the 50 meter
butterfly, 47.03; Craig Angell
was 10th in the boys 8 and
under, 50 meter backstroke,
1:25.33, fifth in the 50 meter
freestyle, 55.75, 12th in the 50
meter butterfly, 1:43.74;
Duane Ball was 15th in the 50
meter backstroke, 56.64, 17th
in the 50 meter butterfly,
1:07.70, 14th in the 100 meter
freestyle, 1:43.35; Beth Forrar
was 18th in the girls 10 and
under, 50 meter backstroke,
59.22 seconds, Babette Angell
collected a 15th in the girls 10
and under, 200 meter I.M.;
Ellen Arbogast was 19th in the
girls 11-12, 200 meter I.M.,
4:05.90 and Andrea Ball was
18th, in 3:55.91.
Besides collecting a third in
the 50 meter backstroke, Heidi
Samples was 17th in the -50
meter breaststroke.
The girls 11-12 200 meter
medley relay team, composed
of Heidi Samples, Kelli Berg
strom, Andrea Ball and Ellen
Arbogast placed fourth as the
Heppner A representative and
the girls 11-12, 200 meter
freestyle relay team of Sarah
Forrar, Shelly Biddle, Heidi
Samples and Kelli Bergstrom
was also fourth in the finals
competition.
On Saturday and Sunday,
the team travels to a Prine
ville swimming meet and on
August 10, 11 and 12 competes
in the District AAU Swim
Meet at Pendleton. Strong
competition is expected there
from the La Grande Swim
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