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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 16, 1991 - FIVE It’s lights out as lone loses to Condon — Mus t angs crush Eagles September 26 * t K V ' »»**»" +*?' ' <*3*si ! m m *? SV®*?!* m V * Photo by Wayne Hams lone ball carrier tries to escape from grasp of Condon defensive player during last Thurs day game. early, jumping out to a 26-6 first season mark at 5-1. By Anne Morter Sophomore Jeremy Wright rush ed for just 25 yards but he accounted for three of the four Cardinal’s trips to the end zone. lone’s leading ground-gainer for the game was Mac Lovett with 78 yards on 18 carries. Condon’s ace tailback, junior Shawn Greenfield, racked up an impressive 228 yards for the game-high rushing total. In the battle of the quarterbacks, David Wagenblast completed nine of 31 passes for 117 yards while Con don’s Trevor McCoin threw five of 10 for 139 yards. “ We got down early and that hurt us,” said coach Gregg Rietmann. “ We were able to move the ball of fensively but didn’t tackle very well,” he added. Rietmann called the game “ a lit tle setback that won’t hurt us a bit. We still have a chance to make the playoffs,” said Rietmann. Next game for the Cards is a crucial one next Saturday in Dufur. Game time is 1 p.m. “ Now that we’ve lost to Condon, it makes things a little tougher. Every game is just that much more important,” said Rietmann. quarter lead. By halftime, Condon held a healthy 34-12 advantage. But in the third quarter, lone threatened to get back in the game, pulling to within two touchdowns. The lights went out for the fiesty Cards in the fourth period though, when Condon ran off 20 unanswered points to chalk up the Big Sky Conference win. The Cardinals loss leaves Sher man County as the only undefeated team left in the Big Sky, with Con don, Dufur and lone punching it out for second place. The Cards’ league record now stands at 2-1 with their With eight minutes left to go in warm-ups for the Thursday Ione- Condon football game, the lights went out at the lone field, plunging both teams and more than a few spectators into the darkness. With a quarter left to go in the game, the Cardinals were wishing that the lights might malfunction again as the Blue Devils took a 16-point unsure lead and turned it into a 36-point definite victory. Condon, which dealt lone its first loss of the season, won the game 60-24. The big Condon team pounced lone delegates attend girls, boy’s state By Anne Morter Delegates from Girl’s and Boy’s State gave their reports to the lone Chapter of the American Legion and Auxiliary at their October meeting, Sunday, October 13. Eric Orem at tended Boy’s State and Amy Pointer, Brandi Ball and Kristine Bedortha at tended Girl’s State. Both con ferences were held at the Universi ty of Oregon in Eugene during separate weeks this pas.-June. The delegates repbrted an joyable time where they also learn ed much more about the workings of the government. They also reported that it was an opportunity to meet many new people from different areas and varying backgrounds. Amy Pointer reported that a girl in hef group was a day late because of her Caribbean cruise schedule. This1 s'ame group of yolihg people had just returned frbtrf a weekend in Portland with the lone Youth Group where they were involved with feeding the homeless. They shared ^ome of thgjr experiences with the ; Region andAu^ilhiry '" 'f t v t e g i gion o n and Auxiliary also helped John and Jean Jepsen celebrate their 29th wedding an niversary that evening. Wheat weaving class Oct. 19 The Country Fibre Artists’ Guild will meet Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Morrow County Museum at 9:30 a.m. Wheat weaving will be the topic of the day. Anyone interested in learning to wheat weave, call San dy VanLiew, 676-5050 for more in formation and a list of supplies. Wheat is available through guild members. Morrow County Sheriff Roy Drago announced that two young Boardman women who saved another girl from drowning at the Boardman marina will be honored at the Oregon State Sheriffs Associa tion meeting on December 5 at Oregon City. Shauna Bates, now a student at the University of Oregon, and Tricia Wetzel, now a senior at Riverside High School will receive the associa tion’s second highest decoration, the Distinguished Action Award, for their actions on July 18 of this year. Bates is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bates and Wetzel is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wetzel all of Boardman. According to Drago, a 17-year old girl from Gladstone was swimming at the marina when she slipped potluck Nov. 24 By Anne Morter The three lone-area churches have set Sunday, November 24 as the date for the Community Thanksgiving potluck. The annual event, which brings together the community of lone in a celebration of thanks will be held at the lone Legion Hall. More details will be released as the day grows closer. New 1992s in Stock! Michelle LaRue earns masters cond touchdown of the quarter from 17 yards out just before the half Brittner was perfect with the pat to make the score 40-7 at intermission. The story of the second half was the good defense of the younger M ustangs. Sophomore Truitt Greenup put on a clinic at linebacker with some of the best hits of the season against the Eagles. He finish ed with five solo tackles, five assisted tackles and a quarterback sack. However, easily the highlight of the second half was the play that got freshman Bill Schlaich a helmet full of decals. Schlaich stepped in front of a weak pass from his defensive end position and intercepted it. He kicked it into high gear and sprinted 55 yards for a touchdown. Schlaich also had a sack and two other tackles. He was mobbed on the sidelines after the play. Each team scored on a long touchdown pass in the second half. Oaks hit Robbie McCraw with a 75-yard bomb for the Eagles. Sophomore quarterback Kevin Payne hit Brittner with a 55-yard touchdown pass to complete the Mustang scoring parade. The win brings the Mustangs CBC record to 2-0 and their season record to 4-1. The Mustangs travel to 1m- bler for a nonleague game Friday, Oct. 18 and face their third Wapiti league opponent of the season. Game time is 2 p.m. Heppner closes out the regular season with a pair of big home con tests against Weston-McEwen and Umatilla. Those games will deter mine the Mustangs’ post season plans. Heppner 20 20 6 6 52 Wahtonka 0 7 6 0 13 The Heppner Mustangs kept their Columbia Basin Conference league mark perfect with an easy 52-13 vic tory over the Wahtonka Eagles in The Dalles, Thursday night, Oct. 10. The game had a familiar script with the Mustangs scoring early and often against the young but deter mined Eagles. Heppner scored with only four minutes gone on a seven- yard slant pass from Rick Kofflerto Jason Britt. The big play of the short drive was a 33-yard ramble by Jim Kindle, the Mustangs powerful senior running back. Len Brittner was short on the pat and Heppner led, 6-0. Kindle hit paydirt twice in the first quarter on runs of 25 yards and seven yards, capping short Mustang drives. Koffler and Brittner each hit a pat and the score was 20-0 at the first quarter break. The Mustang defense was suf focating the smaller and slower Eagles. Senior linebacker Travis Greenup led the defensive charge with a fumble recovery and four unassisted tackles. Junior Tony Burt had his best game of the season at defensive end with two quarterback sacks and tackle Kevin Kilkenny also had a big game on the line. The first team offense scored another 20 points in the second quarter. Junior Scott Coe scored on a 19-yard touchdown run to start the quarter after a fumble recovery gave the Mustangs great field position. Koffler kicked the pat for a 27-0 Heppner lead. Wahtonka interrupted the Mustang scoring parade with a nice 69-yard 12-play scoring drive. Quarterback Troy Oaks threw 12 yards to Rob bie McCraw for the score and the pat was good to bring the Eagles to a 27-7 deficit. Fullback Charlie Rathbun burst up the middle for a seven-yard touchdown with five minutes left in the half. Kofflers pat was blocked and it was 33-7. Coe scored his se First downs Pass Att/Comp/Int Passing yards Rushes/yards Punts/yards Fumbles/Lost Penalties/vards fcj * - T »* .4 / • V * \ •: ;% • * .* ■ ' if. V v • Ï- •■-. '» * . ■> V VV V *• -4 . r • » V > ■ > * - ; * . . V w .* , •» w, 4 i * " * . ' Ü. O .* > > .*. * ' ,* -* «4 . 7 Heppner Wahtonka S 7 12/7/1 24/9/1 117 142 30/230 32/100 1/32 3/85 2/0 5/2 5/70 10/72 Adult volleyball tourney Oct. 19 & 20 man teams per division Registration is $50 for each team. To register call 276-3784 on Oct. 17. Admission is free with a non- perishable food item. All proceeds to to United Way. For more infor mation contact Tiah Taillon, 276-3784. Umatilla County employees are sponsoring an adult volleyball tour nament to be held Oct. 19 and 20 beginning at 9 a.m. at the BMCC McCrea Activity Center. The first day will be recreational play and the second day is a power play. Space is limited to 12 eight- underneath the murky water. Several people noticed that she had not returned to the surface. Wetzel, who was also swimming at the marina, then dove several times, located the unconscious girl and pulled her, not breathing, from the water and to the shore Bates, an employee of the park, immediately started CPR on the girl and by the time the amublance arriv ed, the girl had resumed breathing, but was still uncouscious. She was life-flighted to a Portland hospital and has since made a complete recovery, according to Drago. ’’Both of these young ladies should be commended for their ef forts in saving the life of this young swimmer,” said Drago. • •••' -, -• • - ■ 'e • ; - “ I Two girls honored for herioc action lone thanksgiving New 1992 Chevrolet Extended Cab 4X4 Silverado 1/2 ton short box, 5 speed, loaded! W L Gutter Dusters 12 V, 3)6 Hopeful Has Beens 12W 3)6 9 7 Alley Cats IV* 7)6 MCOG 7 9 The Dregs 6V, No Pin Hitters 9)6 The Pytts 3 II 13 Hi Ho's 3 High game: Ida Foster 213 Iris Campbell 204. High series: Ida Foster $61. Iris Campbell $31, Katie McRoberts $14. Splits converted: Annie Rives $-6. Knffee Kup Keglers October 3 W L Hopeful Has Beens 13)6 4V6 Gutter Dusters 13)6 6)6 8 Alley Cats 12 K)'6 9)6 MCGG 10)6 No Pin Hitters 9)6 I 12 The Dregs V4 Hi Ho's 6 14 The Pytts 6 High game: Luvilla Sonstegard 199. High series: Maude Hughes $01 Splits converted: Katie McRoberts 4-7-10; Maude Hughes 5-10; Verna Brinda 2-7; Glen- na Rollis $-7; Juanita Martin 4-K); Janie Beainer 6-10 & S-10._______ ____ Thursday Night Ladies October 3 W L 3 Jordan Elevator 17 M 6 J & J Ceramics 12 8 MCGG 9 U Black Horse Contracting 1 12 Team 7 13 7 Penland House IS 5 B & C Repair High game: Joan Smith 208. High series: Janet Beamer $36. Düne A Dozen October 6 W L 16 4 #3 12 8 «3 11 9 #1 U 9 #4 10 to #7 12 8 #6 7 13 #8 13 7 Wl High game: Alvina Padberg 207 and Garry VanArsdale 214. High series: Billie VanArsdale $21 and Garry VanArsdale $38. High team game: #1, 7SS. 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