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The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 9, 1979 NINE Three county players to compete in Shrine Game r if r HI r vSJf Kelli Bergstrom Three Morrow County boys have started training at East ern Oregon State College in La Grande for their participation in the 27th annual Shrine All-Star East-West football game. Sponsored by the 11 Shrine clubs of Eastern Oregon, the contest is scheduled August 18 in the Baker High School stadium. John Wood, a Shriner, said the players from Morrow Football camp in La Grande The second annual Eastern Oregon State College Summer Football Camp will be held on the college campus in La Grande August 12-17. County are Bryan Marlin of Heppner, Kevin McCabe of lone and Deeno Leighton of Boardman. They will be playing on the east team. The game brings together gridiron stars of Class AA, A and B schools in the state. Tickets for the contest are available in Heppner from Dr. L.D. Tibbies. Proceeds of the contest benefit the Shrine Hospital for Crippled Chnriren in Portland Hole-in-one Bob Fowler of Boardman shot a hole-in-one July 30 at Wilson's Willow Run Golf Course, a 180 yd. shot on the first hole. Fowler made the sensation al play with a four iron and it was his first hole-in-one in four years of golfing. LaRue leaves for championship Swim team sets Prineville records Heppner Swim Team's girls 11-12 relay teams set new records at the weekend Prine ville meet in the 200 yd. medley relay and 200 meter freestyle relay but in overall standings, the team placed fifth behind four other teams. Bend placed first trailed by second place Prineville. Burns was third and John Day fourth. For its swimming effort, Heppner received the sportsmanship trophy and the fifth place trophy. The girls 11-12 team made up of Kelli Bergstrom, Heidi Samples, Andrea Ball and Sarah Forrar swam the 200 meter medley in 2:55.5, set ting a new pool record and also broke the record in the freestyle relay in the same distance in 2:34.3. That team ;'was composed of Kelli Berg strom, Andrea Ball, Sarah Forrar and Shelly Biddle. Kelli Bergstrom was first in every event entered, breaking all existing records in the 100 meter I.M., 1:29.99, 100 meter freestyle, 1:22.2, 50 meter breaststroke, 50 meter butter fly, 39.1 and 50 meter free style, 35.02 tied in a dead heat race with Lori Nydere of Bend. Her older sister, Cindi Bergstrom, broke a record with a first place finish in the 100 meter breaststroke, 1:36, placed 8th in the 100 meter freestyle, 1:28.2, 8th in the 100 meter backstroke, 1:48.8, 6th in the 200 meter freestyle, 3:18, 6th in the 200 meter M.M., 3:38.51, and 8th in the 50 meter freestyle, 39.9 seconds. Lottie Laughlin placed 7th in the 100 meter freestyle, 1:24.65, fourth in the 100 meter breaststroke, 1:41, fifth in the 50 meter freestyle, 35.5, 7th in the 200 meter I.M., 3:42.3, 6th in the 100 meter butterfly, 1:56.8 and fourth in the 200 meter freestyle, 3:10.05. Cam George led the boys team, 11-12, with a first in the 50 meter breaststroke and a second in the 100 meter I.M., 1:37.9 and two sevenths in the 100 meter freestyle, 1:33 and 50 meter butterfly, 49.7; Duane Ball placed third in the 100 meter freestyle, 1 : 42.7 and in the 50 meter butterfly, 1:02.6. Sarah Forrar placed second in the 50 meter freestyle, 38.65, fourth in the 100 meter freestyle, 1:31.3, 6th in the 50 meter backstroke, 52.0 and fifth in the 50 meter breast stroke, 51 seconds; Heidi Samples scored a second in the 50 meter backstroke, 45.01, fourth in the 100 meter I.M., 1:40.6, seventh in the 50 meter butterfly, 51.1 and 10th in the 50 meter breaststroke, 56.6; Beth Forrar placed second in 50 meter breaststroke, 56.6; Beth Forrar placed second and third respectively in the 9-10 girls division in the 100 meter I.M., 1:54.40 and in the 50 meter breaststroke, 57.9, had three fourthsin the 100 meter freestyle, 1:44.2, 50 meter butterfly, 1:00.2; Bab bette Angell, placed fifth in the 9-10 girls, 50 meter backstroke, 1:03.6, scored two 8th place finishes in the freestyle and 100 meter I.M.; Trease Fifield picked up 11th and tenth while Andrea Ball was third in the 100 meter freestyle, 1:37 and placed fifth in the 50 meter backstroke, 51.5. Craig Angell had a good day on the water, scoring three second place victors in the boys 8 and under, 100 meter I.M., 2:33.3, 25 meter breast stroke, 31.6, and the 25 meter freestyle, 25.6 and a third in the 25 meter butterfly, 38:01, also a fourth place showing in the 25 meter backstroke, 33.9 seconds; Mickey Hutchinson picked up a third place in the 25 meter breaststroke in the 8 and under girls, 34.7 seconds ; Ken Fifield placed sixth in the 25 meter butterfly for boys 8 and under, 1:12.6 and Tami Fifield collected a pair of sixth place finishes in the 25 meter butterfly, 41.9 and the 25 meter breaststroke, 45.6, also a pair of sevenths in the 25 meter backstroke, 42 seconds and 25 meter freestyle, 41.8. The team completes its swimming season next week end at the district meet in Pendleton where Heppner's finest will encounter opposi tion from swimmers through out Eastern Oregon. Pick up your gear for football Heppner High School Foot ball Coach John Sporseen said today football players will pick up their gear at the school Monday through Thursday beginning August 13, 7-9 p.m. Seniors pick up their gear Monday, juniors, Tuesday, sophomores, Wednesday and freshman, Thursday. Sporseen expects a turnout of 50 this year with the first practice set for Monday, August 20 at 6 p.m. The first game is September 7. Practices will be held five days a week after the 20th at 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. and when school starts, after the school day is over. Shawn LaRue leaves with his parents August 8 for the Junior Olympics Champion ships in racewalking at Lin coln, Nebraska, which will be featured live on NBC televi sion. His event, said his mother, Linda LaRue, may or may not make it on TV but will be held at 2:30 p.m., Sunday (Central Time Zone), August 12 at the University of Nebraska ath letic facilities. The 15 year old racewalker from lone won the Oregon State Junior Olympics Cham pionship in Portland and placed second in the regionals at Yakima. In the national final with a single mile race without preliminaries, Shawn will be in a field of 28 otl.ar racewalkers from 14 to 17 years old. On Friday night, a tradi tional Olympics style opening will open the national meet. Girls and boys will be wearing skirts and slacks and enter the arena by state. There will be the lighting of an Olympic torch, similar to the pagean try of the Olympics. Competitors will be housed in air-conditioned college dor mitories. The Toppenish Track Club will host the regional cham pions to a dinner in Nebraska and are providing the team members with shirts. Em blazoned on Shawn's will be the "City of lone." Mrs. LaRue says her son is excited about the meet and his normally hyped up for racewalking competition. She and her husband were concerned the high humidity of Lincoln's summer might affect his running. Shawn will be racewalking four laps around an oval course after practicing most of the spring and summer months by walking four miles a day. Last Sunday, he walked 20 kilometers from Jim Bloodsworth Lane to the lone city park to earn pledges for his entry into the champion ship. lone, turn on your television sets. You might catch a glimpse of Junior Olympian Shawn LaRue racewalking. Other competitors from Eastern Oregon come from Arlington and Athena. August 1 3 Deadline for show August 13 is the deadline for signups for the Wrangler Horse Show at the Morrow County Fair. The show will feature a number of equestrian skills. Entries should mail their entry forms to Ann Schwarz, Rt. 2, Box 2359. In 1907 a special commis sion decided that baseball had been invented by Abner Doubleday in 1839. Monday Morning Quarterback By Jim Hackett Start practicing your horseshoe pitching for the 1979 Morrow County championship to be held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. Only amateurs are allowed in the tournament so if you've been taking money from your friends in the pits, I guess that rules you out. D.O. Nelson is the defending champion from last year's contest and don't count him out in this year's contest. Last year, he won the contest from 10 other pitchers. After the competition, the pits were so popular that youngsters were using the pits all day long. This year's contest is set for Saturday and Sunday, August 18 and 19. The horseshoes will be provided. Shorty Peck was going to be chairman but will be out of town that weekend so has been beating the sagebrush to come up with a new chairman. If you're an impartial person, volunteer your time. Just be sure you let the women shoot closer; after all, they can throw those heavy metal shoes too. In talking with Shorty the other day,, he wanted to handicap D.O. I've already been talked into entering the competition but not if 25 lb. shoes are used. I haven't heard from Old Bleacher Seats on the possibility of entering the contest so we can safely say the coast is clear for a clear path to victory to whomever enters. After last year's contest, the stakes and pit boxes were removed from the fairgrounds, there are no pits in the Heppner Park or in the north end parks so the person with the best set of stakes in town should do all right. D.O. told me the other day, he hasn't thrown since last year but since he's the best of last year, he has got the most experience. Flying over Heppner the other evening was Rick Peterson in his motorized hang-glider. I wonder whether he had an airspeed indicator attached to his motor. His flight caused a great deal of excitement as people followed him to his landing spot at Heppner High School. I'll bet that sports makes you forget about the wheat field work. One couple noticed Rick was wearing only jeans and a tank top while flying the skies over Heppner and wondered if he might have shivered while airborne. Football practice starts for area high schools August 20 and the time is approaching for Heppner and lone football seasons. Coach John Sporseen of the Heppner Mustangs expects about 50 to turn out for football this year high when you consider the population of Heppner High School. The Gazette will try to bring you the most up t date information on games during the season and feature some of the more interesting happenings of the sport. Over the Tee Cup By Cindy Heppner golfers traveled to Kinzua Sunday August 4 for inter-club play. Wayland Hyatt was the low gross winner for the Heppner men, followed by Don Lott and C.C. Carmichael for second and third low gross. Clint Mc Quirrie won low net followed by Harry O'Donell and Bob Doherty. Harold Kerr won both the long drive contest and the closest to the pin contest. Cindy Kerr won low gross for the Heppner women, followed by Harriet Evans Kerr with second low gross. Roxie Lovgren was the low net winner followed by Pat Hyatt for second low net. Cindy Kerr was the winner of both the long drive contest and the closest to the pin contest. In Saturday's men's play three golfers tied for low gross They were Francis Doherty, Ed Hiemstra and Harold Kerr. Ed Hiemstra also won least putts and the closest to the pin contest. Harold Ken also won more than once taking the long drive contest. HOME REPAIR BEAUTY PARLOR LAUNDROMAT AUTOMOTIVE UMATILLA READY-MIX TUESDAY,; Donna wis HEPPNER LAUNDROMAT SHfRRELL CHEVROLET INC. Tell space will carry your I MnT5 J main ST. heppner r i Open Every Weekday, WEDNESDAY, V open Mon.-So,. rf$Gk HSU RtMtagtfor$10a month. md Saturday & Sunday itA FRIDAY Call for an 8:30 a m-9P-m- '' C'3eC' "" if Necessary appointment now) 360 E. 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