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T * '■ I l upner ( .a/rttclim rs, lltppnrr. Ort-gun \\rdiM-sdai. (k to b rr » , I VK6 lone 'sBig take a big step backward Umatilla puts dam pers Mustang playoff hopes S chances By Ashles Conklin On the arm o f Russell Richards and with the legs of Cory Muth. Umatilla's football team put a big damper on Hcppncr's playofl hopes with a 22 M victory over the Mustangs last Friday afternoon Richards probably the single most explosive offensive weapon in the C o lum bia Basin C o n ference, presented the biggest threat to Heppnei However Richards was held in check throughout most of thr after noon, but did complete I I o f TO passes for M5 yards and two touchdowns and two extra points But the threat of Richards was enough for Muth to gain »5 yards rushing on 15 attempts ( »rue again thr Mustangs had their problems offensively with only 100 yards of loial offense leading the way was Joe Taylor with four com pletions in I 5 passing attempts for KH yards Two o f Taylor's compie turns went to Troy Hyatt for 71 Fillies’ hope dampered The Heppner High T i II ks Varsity volley hall team s hopes of retaining the Columbia Basin Conference nnmg back Kevin Ball (20) eludes Dufur \s h le i ( nnklin • II tram 's chamrs o f i * n n frrrn c r playoff i I • sirp backward while 'nini K a n g rr’s chances took !> forw ard with a 40-20 ■ » if Ih r ( ardinals lust I r i d a i night. ih tn iim h a ir idrn- Ttl in Big s k i p ia i, I In fill hu li p la in ! and Im i Io Ihr ( i i Ulne D r ir ils while Iom has t In meet ih r powerful Ion a lii| berth Blur l) r i Thing* ( ardiñal Ira point' q uarter. I hr Ka nuli K 6 Brian Su yards ou D u fu r Sloudrr I I'd mil writ for Ih r i h Ken Simler scored ind addrd Ih r r \ - S (I Irad in Ih r Orsi .mo hm k lo trail ' ir <|uartrr when Milrd in from two r te r h m k \|ik r ■ I thr Hungers lo a h id on lout hdown 1 i n sards to Kustir id H sards to S lrs r iii ll mid an • lir a point lo IHtr- ry l lln iig h trilin g. I lo R angers k rp i up the pressure ii i thr third period, ilos i ti a riim fo rla h lr 34 M lend. Mi h m in from three sards .I i Ini N i m m » ilh • I ’1 ' iiii i m i s before Sloudrr i 1 i" i n n n n l with S am ir from 7» la rd s out. I I n . 11 shed its Irad lo 40 » i Is ii Ihr fourth i|u a rtrr whrn V, • r n ir d in from Ih r 12. I - m ille d for two fourth . hiloitns, hut il was I imi little* loo la ir. - 'I i touchdowns ta in t on a Ifr-ia rd pass from K rsin Ball lo Snider and a 70-yard fumble recovery return h i Chris Rea. The Rangers compiled 350 i arris of loial offense with 255 sards rushing and 95 yards passing. Stroh carried 32 limes for I »4 yards. Stouder completed nine of 22 passes for »1 sards. Tour of Stouder' passes went to Namie for 42 yards. The Cardinals w err held to V yards on the ground and 4» in the air for only 39 total sards. D rfen slvrly, linebacker* Rea anil Snider topped lone with 21 and IV taikles respectively. " O u r offensive performance seemed to reflect on our defense,' ‘ < ardinal n in th David Presley said. " I t was also disappointing to see us make so many mistakes. I don't know when I've heen so disap pointed." StatWIn 12 1 4 » hatter 4 14 14 • !••• Dsrfur Snider M io k 2 n m | run 4 4» 11 • H a id e r paw f * i M H - n i H r O x i (mm* « te rg h i Ih rfM « ru fe 1 iM ftte Na«»* 1 I» M a » N o m N«. wu * . , • « fa d e d 1 Nafwf I i I rtm pmm faded. la w VaMArr 14 pmm f t u m k Had n u n faded Um M r, 4 fu M r « |k » « M « wahr* 1 art4i Hyatt, Devin picked players of week By Ashley ( nnklin By scoring Hcppncr's only touchdown of the game, and iaus ing Umatilla's only turnover. Troy Hyatt and D u k Dcsin were chosen as ( Ktcnsise and Defensive (’layers of the Week Heppner lost 22 K to the Umatilla Vikings in Columbia Basin Conference football action last Friday afternoon Hyatt was the Mustang's most po tent offensive force against the Vik mgs with two receptions lor 7 1 yards and one touchdown The touchdown went tor h2 yards from quarterback JiK Taylor The senior tight end has been a pleasant surprise for Heppner after playing guard last season Hyatt, in the league's top 10 in receiving, has six catches tor 130 sards and two touchdowns on the season Dcsin had seven defensive points tor the Musijngs hi assisting on three tackles amt picking oft one of Russell Richard's passes which he returned 24 yards Dcsin. who starts at safety tor Heppner. leads the Mustangs and is tied tor the league lead in mlercep I Kins with lour C ards deal D ufur loss I H J« l»2* «<• 1 .Mal i Xfttm* M ritti n 1 arda » M(*ib4r* lute raaaM te, • artfti rate1. \ « n p crown for 19Mb have ilampcrnJ with league play dwindling down and the wins being far and few The Fillies have been lead by (he strong play o f seniors Missy Tuhanks, Tina Davison. Cindy Strochcr and Tarccna Nash Sandy Turner, a sophomore. Kellie Bran non. a senior, and Jeanic Fitzsim mons. a |unior transfer from Con don. round out the six starting posi lions Shannon M il^iughlin saw her first volleyball action against U'matilla after sitting out the season with a bout of mononuiIcosis J V starters. Nance Wright. Tanu Find say. and Jill C o n k lin , all sophomores, have advanced up to see s o u k varsity action, mainly in the serving area Althiiugh the wins have been tew the T i II ks have played some outstan ding volleyball during league play, losing bean breakers to Weston MeT.wen. 17 15. 15 12. and to Cmatilla. 15-13. 15 10 " I f you haven't made it out lo a varsity match. Oct V the T i II ks play Pilot Rock here at 3 p m ."said Assistant Coach Susan Hislcr Hcpp ner easily overcame the Rockets in the team's first meeting Tina Davidson starting out in set ting position, runs the offense in get ting the hall to Hcppncr's lop spikers Cindy Strochcr ark) Missy Tuhanks Strochcr and Tuhanks lead in the spiking column with MV percent and »7 percent of successful attempts getting over the net Sandy Turner has doiK an excellent (oh of serving this seavm with V4 percent accuracy, larccna Nash and Missy Tuhanks close behind with MV penent and H7 percent Heppner netters will avenge an cjrlier loss to a fine lone squad at Heppner (V t 14 at 5 p m and then travel lo powerhouse Stanfield Oct lb and scrappy Umatilla Oct 21 l-et's get out and support our Tillies", said Holer " Their record doesn’t show the talent or hard work the girls have put forth this seav>n " l% i 4» * 1 102 4« ie 41 2 2 7 42 14« ’ <4 4-44 I XI *IM I h k « k .d I B « rW \shlrs I nnklin Heppner High School I mie ir.ivhot h a ir been i uh the HHS student i I tin1 is has been chosen .it HHS as Student of September; Troy Misss Tuhanks were ehleies ot the month by \ i ill i oarhes. and i is mted by the stu Teacher o f the inm lscil in many ac HHS including Future i i h .i Outdoor (Tub . ii. Iksisiets She is : T ihe basketball team i Hotair Society ami is hods treasurer i 112* S |. . * » h a m h r .ta t, * < r ' »«•» « < 21 T m té m rw *g I« « « « ’ ll M .w é a , « 7 N m »M M am . 2« I* • 2241 « « ' 4 0 O *s«m4r. Mwift 2ft mr i («.> tsiM 1 * » hi 14 H>an a 2 fm m h*mm « » harsh Tam* f*te Ta»in* « l a M a i p a pmm fm m \ Ihr« A*»»» «wafer* » a»d* 12 4 4 14 41 I Pa»».n* T.4te < KVwte 2b 144 II » *3 I 210 ion r» 2« Return »aid. P r a t » » , vanla H 2ft 4 44 a 2 * • 4 27 « iMR.Ma ' ' « •.« •in g l l r p p t r t Huai h à r l a . - 3 . fe, I V I t , <»ar ta 4 . 2 f»as..r,a I m te.H a I zk M M e p f iw n I - sai 1 3 II 1 V 1 1 d rin 3 4 l> P n im « I matifka M u 4 15 1 * f U h a r iH Task* I U hanta B n e n mg t trp fte ri ! 4 I 4 13 M 3 12 I T arte r A ngeli Ms an 3 I iTxteilla 2 7I O e > » I I 3 M a la w i Irw tN 4 32 T a rtri winterize NOW! 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Hyatt's statistics were through the first four league games Tuhanks is the team leader and a starter on the Tilly volleyball team which has o ik win over Pilot Rock for the season Pilgrim is in his fifteenth year of teaching at HHS He teaches typing I and II, accounting, and office practice I indsay, Tuhanks. and Pilgrim were all honored last year lor the sanK awards, while this is Hyatt's first tune of being honored T h is T h u r s d a y , to C e le b ra te th r M u s ta n g s l l o m r (« a im s R c * cc iv t* O n e F R E E P i t c h e r o f P o p w ith a n y l ^ i r ^ e P iz z a ! C*W40 by Woyno Amy Wagenblast stretches high above the net last Friday night, as the lone Cardinals smothered Dufur 15 1 and 15-2 in a cross-over Big Sky Conference match I defensive ! 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