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header with Rockets
team championship Cougar win
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The Heppner Mustangs aplil a
double header laal Tuesday against
the (blot Kuck Rockets winning the
flrat name 9 4. and falling to defeat
in the aet-ond game. *-3
Pilot Kuck atruck first in the
opening inning on three walks and a
aingle to lead 1-4
The Mustang» »truck back in the
hot tom half of the inning on consec
utive singles by lion Doherty and
Travia Hyatt Iloherty eventually
scored on a wild pilch and things
were knotted at one apiece
The bottom half of the second
proved disastrous for the Rockets,
as the Mustang bats came alive
Joe Taylor began with a double
and the hitting continued from there
Dave Pedro, lairan Hayes, and Jim
McConnell each knocked in two
runs When the inning was over, the
score read Heppner R. Pilot Rock I
The Rockets had • little tilt of a
rally in the fourth inning scoring
three runs on four straight walks by
pitcher Troy Hyatt Hut Hvalt kept
his composure and pitched well to
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Results for Willow Creek Country
Club I ..idles Day. April 23 follow
low Gross lorena Jones, low Net
Harbara Cutsforth. Least putts
locille Peck
get out of the inning
Travis Hyatt. McConnell, and Pe
The Heppner girls track team put
dro had two hits for Heppner
together a host of season's bests as
Troy Hyatt struck out a career they earned their third team churn
high II hitters and walked eight
ptonship of the season last Friday at
Visions of a double header sweep The Dalles by winning the Cherry
for Heppner were ended by Dave Festival Invitational at Wahtonka
Post The Rocket pitcher threw a six High School
hitter
Final team scores were Heppner
After a rough first inning. McCon 6R Goldendale 66 Weston McKwen
nell settled down and pitched a fine 56 Sherman Count 31. LaPme 36.
game for Heppner. striking out 14 Kcho 34. Wasco County 29'i.
and walking only two
Klickitat 39 Wahtonka NH
Rick Rasmussen collected three Hickleton 17. Lyle 12'j. Culver 12,
RRI s (or the Rockets
Itufur 8. Glen wood 8. lone 8.
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Stanfield S. and Riverside 3'»
‘4'irxt game
D-ading the locals to the win was
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Stephanie Payne a triple winner
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She gathered first place finishes in
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longhorn and Post llyalt and
Her top performance was in the 400
Pedro 2H Taylor
running I 02 5. the fastest time in
Second game
that event in the district Payne also
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3 I 0 a I t I 4 4 2 rrlay team that included Janelle
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McKIhany. Jodi Padherg and Kim
Pint and I onghorn. Met nnnrll
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Padberg also turned in district s
sen. Itiehl
best in the 800 meters with a
clocking of 2 32 1. her fastest on the
season, and good for second place in
Ten ladies took part in the golf the meet She also placed fifth at
1500 meters
activities on April 16 Results of the
Freshman Cathy Martin turned in
play follow Iaiw gross Din Hunt,
a pair of outstanding performances
low net Direna Jones least putts
in the distance races as she set a new
Eileen Padber ge
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track meet
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At the Cherry Festival Invitational
track meet on Friday. April 26. the
lone boy s team placed fourth w ith 46
points, and the girls tied Dufur and
Glenwood at 12th with eight points
Donnie Dohery set a new meet
record of 47'3” in the shot put
In the discus compeletion. Randy
McCabe increased his meet record
by eight inches with a winning throw
of 13010" He triple jumped 40'7'j"
and pole vaulted 11 3". both winning
marks
Deena Hams tossed the javelin
lol '5". gaining third In the shot put.
she was fifth at 3 0 'IV She also
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In the 3.000 meter run. Jerry
Anderson clin ked 10 13 5 for fourth
The time is the second fastest
recorded time in District 7 A this
season He was on the 400 meter
relay team of Chris Rea Erie Cook
and Hrian Douglas that ran 48 9.
just short of placing
Cook sprinted to a personal In-st of
S6 9 inthe 400 meter dash
Douglas was fifth running the :uxi
meter intermediate hurdles in 45 6
He also ran the 110 meter high
hurdles and just missed placing
Jim Beeson ran to personal bests
in the 800 and 1500 meter runs lie
covered those distances in 2 24 0 and
5 110
Another distance runner Kierin
Doherty, ran the 3.000 in II 24 0 .
taking over 30 seconds off his
previous best
Gary Rea put the shot and flung
the discus Ashley Conklin com
pried in the long jump triple jump,
lot) and 200 meter clashes
lone will compete in the Rig Sky
Invitational at Condon, beginning at
l l a m Saturday. May 4
Final team scores for the boys
were Goldendale 123*.- Wahtonka
64, Riverside 48, lone 46, La Pine 42,
Wasco County 1« Sunn)
Christian 28 Sherman County 22.
Klickitat 21. Weston McKwen 18 ,
Birkelton 14. Lyle 12. Culver and
Heppner 9. Stanfield 8. Dufur I. and
Glenwciod 0
Girls team scores were Heppner
68. Goldendale 66 Weston McKwen
56. Sherman County 51. lai Pine 36,
i- cho 14 W im * taint) 11
Klickitat 29. Wahtonka 20*i,
Bickelton 17. Lyle I21». Culver 12.
Dufur. Glenwood. and lone 8.
Stanfield 5. Riverside 3‘*. and
Sunnvside Christian 0
school record at 1 000 meters by
running 11 52 9 and collected a red
ribbon Earlier in the meet she
lowered her time at I5U0 meters by
running 5 19 4 to finish fourth in a
very strong field The winning time
w as 5 06 6
McKIhany continued her consis
tency in the 100 meter high hurdles
with a second place finish and a 17 8
time
The boys also provided some good
efforts as Jason Palmer showed he
is a threat in the discus by throwing
129 to earn a second place showing
in that event His mark was eight
feet farther than he had ever thrown
before
Trent Harrison turned in a pair of
good efforts in the distance races as
he lowered his time to 4 41 3 at 15M)
meters and in his first attempt this
season at 3. ihxi meters he ran 10 22 3
for a sixth place finish
laist Tuesday the locals howled a
five team meet at Heppner and this
weekend travel to Umatilla for the
Columbia Basin Conference cham
pionships slated to begin at 11 a m
with field events and the running
events stated to liegm at noon
Heppner tracksters appear head
mg for peak performance* as the
all important district track meet is
rapidly approaching and head coach
Dale Conklin is optimistic about
what the local tracksters can
accomplish
If we can continue to improve as
we have to this point, we stand a
very good chance of taking several
people to the state track which is
May 17 18 at Ml Hood Community
College in Portland. " Conklin said
Special
Olympics
The KRC 'Education Resource
Center at Heppner Elementary
School has been gearing up for the
Special Olympics May 3 in
Hermislon
The last few weeks have been very
busy for tbs- KRC students, said a
spokesperson for the Resource Cen
ter They have had two bake sales.
with many of the goodies baked by
the students themselves
Other
goodies were donated by parents
and volunteers
The students are also selling tic
kets on a soft sculptured doll <k>n
ated by Marti Mitchell and a hand
made wooden doll from Poland
donated by Andreij Dobos/ynski
Drawings for these dolls will lie May
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Proceeds from the students activ
Hies will pay for the t shirts and
Nike shoes that are offered to
Special olym pians at reduced
prices
This year there are two from lone
going to the Special Olympics
Several volunteer coaches will tie
cheering them on and offering sup
port
laisl year s Special Olympians
brought hume several blue ribbons
The students have been practicing
every week in anticipation of bring
mg ribbons home again this year
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The Heppner Mustangs were
swept in a double header by the
Kcho Cougars last Saturday laming
the first game 13 2 and losing a close
second game 7-4
Heppner scored first on a double
by D>ran Hayes, that scored Troy
Hyatt and the Mustangs held a 1-4
advantage That was the only lead
they would hold during the game
The Cougars collected four
straight hits in the third inning and
took a 4 1 lead D-nding 6 1 going
into the sixth inning Kcho put the
game out of reach scoring seven
runs on four hits and four walks
Kred W idman threw a three hitter
for Kcho Troy Hyatt took the loss
for Heppner
Kd Neely went 3-3 for Kcho and
drove in two runs
The second game w as a bit closer
Echo took a 14 lead in the first
inning on a double by Devin Correa
and a couple of errors They struck
again in the third inning on an RBI
single bv Widman
Heppner took the lead in the
bottom of the third inning scoring
four runs The big blow, a two run
double by Jim McConnell, left the
Mustangs looking pretty good
The tilth inning proved fatal lor
Heppner. as Echo strung together
three hits and two walks to re take
the lead. 64
Echo added an
insurance run in the sixth Correa
pitched the final inning and earned a
save
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Jr. Olympics competition set
Thr Heppner Elementary School
will be sponsoring an AAU Junior
Olympics Track and Field Meet
Sunday May 5. at the Heppner
High School track
Registration for all events will
take place from 1 34 p m
I-ate
registration will not be permitted
The meet will liegin at I 45
Competition is ojM-n to all 2 14 year
olds
This track meet may be used to
qualify athletes for the State Junior
Olympic Track Meet to tie held in
Cortland June 12 Participants must
meet or better the qualifying stan
ilards for their respective age
groups to qualify for the state
competition
Volunteers are needed to help run
events To volunteer, call Heppner
Elementary School (676 9128) or
Phyllis Payne (676 51731
Cantata brings attendance
By Justine Weatherford
The Community Cantata Choir,
directed by David Sinkevitch and
accompanied by Margo Sinkevitch.
pleased the several Hundred who
filled the Heppner United Methodist
Church on Sunday evening. April 14
Tlie South Morrow Ministerial
Association was thanked by the
director for it* sponsorship of this
outstanding musical event
The cantata The Seven Dist
Words of Christ" was preceded by
an organ and piano duel by Liz
Curtis and Margo Sinkevitch and by-
three hymns by the choir When I
Survey the Wondrous Cross". The
Procession to Jerusalem " and "God
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So Loved the World "
The cantata, by Dubois, was intr
oduced by Director Sinkevitch
Members of the choir included
Sopranos Cathy Barker, Sarah Carl
son and Kalherine Hoskins. Altos
Mary Kay Bellamy, Liz Curtis.
Ib-tty Marquardt. Ronna Rae Miller,
Wanda Riley, Peggy Rowley,
Delores Shelton and Mi a r on Wilks
The tenors were Sam Bellamy. Clint
Carlson. Molly Day. Jesse Rowley,
Harley Sager. Don Shelton and Pat
Wright bass singers were Hirk
Curtis Doug Drake Dave Hampton
and Mike Warren
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Welcome hack to the world of sports
Want something in the "It was
bound to happen sooner or later” category
Goodbye Yogi Berra. Hello
Billy Martin Old Yog apparently didn't have enough funny lines to keep
George 'The Axe' Steinhrenner happy, so back comes Billy for his fourth
tour of dutv This makes 12 managers in 12 years for the modern day Charlie
Finley The only difference is that Charlie O. knew a little <a loti about
baseball George knows very little and still hasn't learned that you can’t
just throw some guy s out on the field and expect instant success Baseball is
a game of ups and downs, and the successful! teams are the ones that keep
an even keel With the Yankees, it s a zoo Dke Graig Nettles once said
W hen I was a hoy . 1 wanted either to be a ball player or to be in the
cirrus Now that I in with the Yankees I can do both
It w ill lie interesting to see how Billy Ball fares this time around There is
no disputing that Martin is a good manager, but it s only a matter of time
before he. Steinhrenner. or both, blow their stacks Take this to the bank if
an even ternpered person like Yogi Berra can t handle Steinbrenner. then
nobody can
one thought what does Yankee third baseman Dale Berra do now that his
dail has been fired
The Trai(blazers sure went out of the fry ing pan into the fire The Inkers
are not messing around, and the Blazers were soundly thrashed in game I
This was written before game 2. hut even a loss would not kill the Rlazrrs
completely Portland is 19 1 in its last 20 games at home, so they should be
tough there The key is that Ramsay s guys don't play like they re in awe of
Kareem and Co As somebody pointed out in Sunday's |>aper the Blazers
always start against the Inkers like they're in a daze Often by the time
they wake up it's too late The amazing part of the win over Dallas was the
heroics of Audie Norris in Game 4 Whatever they pay him. he earned his
whole salary with his two big hoops against the Mass
The Mriners are sure on a roller coaster Even being home hasn (seemed
to halt the slide Oh well
The NFL draft was earlier this week, and probably held very few
surprises The draft isn t as much fun as it used to be Now, the USFL and
holdout players have made it more of a financial show than a talent show
Used to be ihat fans debated whether a player would help a team out Now
they bet on whether thev II tie able to pay them enough And so it goes
Anne, Nancy, Brenda, Dave
& Everyone
Thank yvu so much for all the
help and time yvu gave during the
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