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SIX - Heppner (.a/rttr I ima-». Mrppnrr. Ora-gun »» rdnt-sday. April K, | VN7 Heppner thinciads place first/second at Condon by Ashley C o n k lin H e p p n e r'» boy» tra c k leant ertexi themselves as a leading con lender fo r a D istrict 7-A title while the girl» team earned (heir highest place finish at a major meet in two yea n in last Saturday'» Condon Invitational The hoy» team won the meet with 1.18 points, fo r outdistancing run nerup Riverside which tallied 7 1 points and th ird place Wahtonka ( 'f t points) It was the first m ajor meet victory fo r the Heppner hoy» since 1979 M e a n w h ile . H e p p n e r'» g irls finished in second place in the overall team race w ith M) points C u lver won the g irls meet w ith 99 points Head track coach Dale C onklin was pleased w ith the performances o f his tw o teams “ We asked some people for a lot fo r us and they gave i t . '' C onklin said " F o r this early in the season we perform ed as w ell as can he es pec ted " Heppner'» Ashley Conklin was the hoys highest perform er in the meet w ith (O'-j points C o nklin won the long and triple jum ps at 19 11 'A and 39 3 respectively He also placed se cond in the 1(8) meter dash w ith a personal hest time o f 1 1 9 He was on the first place 44(1 yard relay team o f Jason Dougherty, W jyn e W ilgers. and Harney I indsay which clocked 47 h Freshmen sensation K im Slookry paced the g irls learn w ith 19 points She placed first in the I NX) meter run in a lime o l 5 49 9 and was sr cond in the I (8) meter high hurdles in a time o l IK N. both personal bests Stookes was also on the lourth place mile relay team o f Dorothy Hays. Jill C o nklin, and Nancy Hailey which clocked 4 34 3 Hryan I’adberg won both the I NX) (4 17 3) and 30<K) m eter runs (9 4 | | ) P adbcrg b ro k e the K i l l meter meet record held by Ron M onroe o f ( ulcer (9 (4 I) A fter setting the IN * ) meter meet record a year ago Dougherty finished second in both h u rd le eve nts, w in n in g the I It) meter highs in lb 7 and the R8kmeter intermediates in 44 2. lowering his ju n io r class record in the latter Dougherty was also on the second place m ile relay team o f Lindsay, Jim Brosnan, and F.d Ham lin which clocked 4 01 b W ilgers won the high jump at 6-0 He also was th ird in the triple |ump (38 I) and sisth in the long |ump (IK 7ts i Lindsay tied lo r fourth in the 1(8) at 12 1 but turned around to place second in the 2(8) m a personal best o f 24 b (ienc I ancaster and Jason Palmer led a 1-2 Heppner sweep in the shot put w ith tosses of 44 7*A and 42 H e ffort was also a personal hest Palmer also won the discus w ith a throw o f I V)-7 and l^nca ste r was fourth w ith a heave o f 101 7. a per sonal best Hrosnan also had a personal best of V 4 ,n the 44■ * meter dash where he placed third M ichelle Heck earned the only other blue ribbon for the Heppner girls be winning the ' t * * l in a time o f |J 27 7 Hays placed fourth in the high hurdles in a personal best time o f IK 9 She. Conklin. K im Saver and Sandi Turner also placed second in the 440 meter relay w ith a 37 3 showing Turner closed out the scoring by leaping 4 b in the high jum p, good for fourih place The Heppner thinciads competed in a four way meet at l m atilla on Tuesday and along w ith lone and Riverside, w ill host the 22 team 19th annual M orrow (H u nts Invitational at l in a lilla on Saturday D istrict 7 A and K A schools w ill take part in the premiere Class " A F-astern Oregon meet in which field events w ill kick o ft at l l a m and running events starting at 12 30 p m Favorites in the boys field include Heppner. Riverside and l nion while Im bler and Pilot Rock should battle for the g irls top spot Heppner'» thinciads w ill then compete in a five way meet at The Dalles nest Tuesday at 3 30 p m f t . . . ...... .... ....... l l i »....•a. -i »W H M V«- U w N W I MM. !■ rt..—. i — u i i* «..a.a i< »«a. < a n 1« l a . 11 l.w I] O n I l a | i art • Mart»»a t art » M n < art. • <1 Mm. I rt*i » 14 late 12 4 laa< i«k ArtMctaai | 12 < -w*- 9 IH Mustangs begin with baseball loss By Ashley C o n k lin T roy Hyatt pitched a mvhitter in the first game and a sacrifice hunt hv Scon Davis in the eighth inning helped give Heppner v hasehall team a doubleheader sweep over the Stan fie ld Tigers last Saturday The tw o wins ( 6 0 . 11 10) moved the Muoangv. to a 3-0 league record in die C olum bia Bavin Conference and a first place tie w ith Pilot Rock It was also the first time in over five years the Mustangs had swept a doublehcader Hyatt, appearing in his first game o f the season, walked none and »truckout I I T ige r hatters The Mustangs had si* errors in the first game which denied Hyatt a perfect game John Kenny supported Hvatt with an K B l-trip le in the th ird inning to bnng home Joe T aylo r who had walked Kenny came home on an cr ro r on his trip le David Pedro clubbed a double and later came home on a passed ball, also in the th ird inning Russell B ritt also went 2 lo r 4 tor Heppner in the first game In the nightcap the game went back and forth before Davis game winning bunt I railing 9 7 entering the bottom ot the sesenth. H eppner was in business when Dick Devin singled Hyatt then tripled to score Desin and Hyatt scored on a sacrifice fly by C raig Angcll to tic the game al 9 9 Hrnt then doubled but I alor died out to send the g'amc into cstra innings Troy Clark walked to lead o il the T iger eighth and later scored to give Stanfield a 10 9 advantage Hut back came the Mustangv Pedro was hit bv a Hrcnl M o m s pitch and advanced to second after Hob Riehl walked Pedro and Rich! who had lour RHIs in the second game, then es edited a double steal and advanced another 90 feet on halls lo wore Pedro, setting up Das is' heroics Heppner coach Steve W icks was pleased with the victories VA e re starting lo hit the ball real Casting and Stalking With Dale Rohde (K dtfor's note The (ia /e tte T imes w ill feature an outdoor column from time to time bv local spoil »nun Dale Rohde I T urkey season begins A p ril IK and runs through May 10 for anyone who received a tag from the Department o f Fivh and W ild life W ith the W ild turkey being the most d iffic u lt game in North Am erica lo hunt, it's d iffic u lt to know what the success rate w ill be I recommend plenty o t scouting before the season begins Veteran turkey hunters claim it s a g<«>»l idea to try and locate an ole T om 's roost After you have done this, irv being w ith in 21X) yards o f the roost an hour before day light c aretully listening fo r the tom to start gobbling When shooting hours begin, it's time to start your stalk I f you can get w ith in 40 yards and positivels identity the bird as being a tom tu rke y. try tor a head or nec k shot, tor a sure kill There arc pros and cons on stalk hunting turkeys After reading several Nx>ks on turkey hunting. I would prefer the stalk method Ihe Heppner public lib ra ry has a couple different hooks on turkey hunting that would be w orth checking out before ihe season begins H ere’ s a couple safely tips to follow w hile stalk hunting turkeys A lw ays keep in mtrid that the turkev you heard and are now stalking could be another hunter and until you actually sec the turkev. vou should keep that possibility in your mind A careless hunter could costly mistake a man craw lin g through the timber tor a turkey It s happened before so please be careful and good luc k Trout fishing at W illo w Creek Reservoir has been lairls slow the last couple weeks Probably due to the amount o l mud in the lake resulting from the w inter run o f f I w ould imagine after the lake clears up Trout fishing should pick up I haven't heard o l anv Smallmouth bass being caught vet but as soon as the lake warms up they should nxive into shallow water and start hittin g I'v e always had luck bass fishing with a m ghuraw lcr on the bottom Although some sportsmen prefer fishing with Ihe spinner bails Roth tac tic * have prosed successful on W illo w Creek Reservoir H opefully this summer the lake w ill give up some bigger bass la s t summer about one in every ten was worth keeping The Smallmouth bass is just about the best tighten fish I have caught W hat's embarrassing is when vixi hook a little one and it feels like you've got a lunker on the end o f your pole And you turn to your buddy and te ll him how nice your fish lecls And then reel in an eight inch bass So I learned a long time ago, not to sav a word until I see the fish w e ll." he said "T ro y and John had triples and David. Craig, and Russell all had doubles “ I hope our pitching continues to be this g o o d ," W icks added, "b u t we do need to work on our defense and cut down our errors " Hntt im proved his record to 2 (I with the win in the second game and struck out I I Tigers Heppner hosted Riverside in a CBC Fastcm D ivisio n game lues High school golfers open season Hv Astile» ( o n k lin Heppner '» golf teams opened their seasons last Monday in matches with Herm ision Heppner s Dan Struthers and Her m iston's M ike Carrier won medalist honors in the varsity match that featured the top sis players from each school, hoy and g irl The varsity match, shortened by darkness was won bv Herm ision. 4 b I Si 14 Ihe iunior »arsite match, which went nine holes, was also won bv Herm ision. I 9 S JR) It was a good wav to start the season considering we placed a .4 0 v ia , < 4 m — Ir r t m Ir t , rt nrcfrt MM Irta sa. art MM. «ria 1»^ 1*1 il» MMsi l i sarta IO .1' Marc V . 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A Britt pitches no-hitter Hv Ashlev ( o n k lin Freshman sensation Russell B rin . n u kin g his first appearance on the mound tor Heppner'» baseball team threw a no hitter al the Fcho Cougars home held last I uesdav afternoon B ritt and th e - Mustangs heat I c h o I 3 I) m a game lim ited to li s t inn mgs due to the It) run rule Britt walked live Cougars but m u ed his pitches cttcctivelv to strike out 10 batters and kccji Fcho o fl balance throughout the game Dick IX 'sin and John Kcnnv led ihe hit parade tor Heppner with two hits in lour appearances each Both had two singles ami two runs scored Die Mustangs broke the game- open in the third inning After singles by Kenny and Scott Da» is Hob Riehl pounded a tw o run double and later came home on a passed hall Devin and Craig Angelí both reached base on an error and Devin scored on an error B ritt then helped him self w ith a tw o run single to score Angelí and Mark Fishburn Heppner put the game out of reach with singles from Dev in and Angelí and runs from the two in the top of Class " A A A " on their home course which is a lot longer and tougher than our course.' head coach John F dm undvin said " I was really pleased w ith our overall effort Heppner'» goiters played nine holes against the Pendleton tumor varsity on Tuesday Heppner w ill host Mac Hi on Fridav Tur f t b y fho s q f t ! 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