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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 4, 1992 - FIVE M ustangs tame the TigerScots 20-7 Fillies lose hard-fought match The Heppner Mustangs need ed their best defensive perfor mance of the season Friday night, Oct. 30 to dispatch the Weston- McEwen TigerScots, 20-7, in CBC league action. The late season game turned out to be the toughest test of the season for Heppner. Heppner started fast on their first drive with quarterback Rick Koffler hitting tight end Tony Burt on a 30 yard completion, marred by a clip on the end of the run. Koffler hit halfback Kevin Payne with a 45 yard completion on the TigerScot five yard line. However the drive stalled. When the Mustangs got the ball back, they needed only two plays to score. Senior Scott Coe burst 42 yards on a cross back to put Heppner or. the board with 2:52 remaining in the first quarter. Brittner nailed the pat for a 7-0 lead. The Mustangs were driving again when Koffler overthrew a screen pass and T.J. Bailey, the TigerScot senior defensive back, stepped in front of the pass, in tercepted it and sprinted 64 yards for the tying touchdown. He kick ed the pat for a 7-7 tie with 7:26 left in the half. The Mustangs had a 45 yard touchdown called back on a clip by Coe on their next possession and the defense blocked a Bailey field goal attempt as the half ended. The defense was the story of the game. They held Weston- McEwen to 52 yards total offense with 43 yards on the ground and nine yards through the air on 2-11 passing. Jim Tellechea and Brittner each kicked off a pass for Heppner and tackle Kevin Kilkenny had a fum ble recovery in the turnover department. Interior linemen Ryan Pence, Kilkenny and the Munkers brothers, Shane and Ryan were helped by big hits from linebackers Coe and T.R. Riehl. Defense ends, Burt, Jason Han na and Dwayne Dunaway, did a good job of keeping the scrambl ing Bailey in check the whole night. The secondary of Brittner, Payne, Jim Tellechea and sophomore Chris Dickenson con tributed to shut down the opposi tion’s passing attack. The defense seems to be getting better and better as the season progresses. The third quarter was the suc cession of punts and a Mustang fumble. T ellechea’s pick set the Mustangs up in business at the Weston-McEwen 43 yard line. A showdown between Heppner and Weston-McEwen in CBC volleyball action resulted in a the F , - " 9-15, 16-14, 15-11 Thursday night, Oct. 29. i u u i ju u ^ u T g m , v a i . ¿ 9 , A Heppner Mustang man stops Weston-McEwen It took Heppner six plays to score the go ahead touchdown, two seconds into the fourth quarter. Dickenson had the big play on the drive with a 31 yard run up the middle. Koffler scored from the one yard line and Brittner kick ed the pat for a 14-7 lead. Heppner put the TigerScots away on their next possession with a 13 play, 80 yard drive that lasted six minutes. Koffler hit Britter with a 19 yard pass for the score. Koffler passed for 121 yards, but was only 4-15 with two interceptions. The pat was wide and Heppner led, 20-7. Heppner was also hurt with seven penalties for 75 yards. The big game of the season comes this Friday, November 6 as the Mustangs travel to Umatilla to take on the Umatilla V ikings. Both teams are undefeated in league play with the Vikings’ only loss at the hands of the Enterprise Savages in the first game of the season, 40-12. This late season matchup will decide the first and second place teams from the CBC for the third year in a row. Heppner skunked Umatilla, 33-0, at Umatilla in 1990 but Umatilla scored a 12-0 victory over Heppner last year at the fairgrounds. The winner will host a first- round class 2A football playoff game against Enterprise or Union. The loser will travel to Vale to play the defending state champions. Game time this Friday night is 7:30 p.m. at Durand Field in Umatilla. Garden Club slates meeting Heppner Garden Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meeting was postponed because of a conflicting dinner held on the regular meeting date. D iscussion on the greens workshop will be on the agenda. Anyone interested is invited to attend. lone Topic Club reviews book “ The Way Things Ought To Be” by Rush Limbaugh was reviewed by Martha Peterson at the Oct. 25 Topic Club meeting at the home of Rikka Tews with Martha Peterson as co-hostess. Mr. Limbaugh has been a well known radio and television per sonality who likes to tell the public where he stands on social and political issues. His com ments are very thought-provoking and even those who may not agree with his view point are entertained and made to consider others ideas. Expanding of the lone Public Library was a topic of discussion at the business meeting. A com mittee was appointed to look in to this. The next meeting will be held November 18 at 2:30 p.m. in the social rooms of the lone United Church of Christ with Linda Miller of Hermiston speaking on the Hospice Program. The public is invited to attend. The match, filled with lots of excitement for those in atten dance, lived up to its expectations of being the one match to see. The Fillies, playing their finest volleyball of the season, gave Weston-McEwen a match they will not soon forget. Server Jodi Johnston set a 2-0 pace in game one, followed by Holly Eckmans’ spike kill to lead 3-1. Spiking and net errors gave the TigerScots a comeback surge to take control at 4-2. Athena raced on 7-3 before Johnston hit a big spike kill to get the ball back. Ruth Norton produced a block, supported by two ace serves from Sara Greenup, to roar back 6-7. Heppner regained the lead at 9-7 behind Rondi Robinson’s kill block. Courtney Harris of Athena came up with the big ace spike smash to tie it up 9-9. Heppner then went on a Fillies win important CBC match against Eagles The Heppner Fillies regained needed confidence by sending the Wahtonka Eagles home with an important CBC Volleyball league loss 15-7, 15-8, Oct. 27. The Fillies were led by junior, Holly Eckman who completely dominated the match at the net with repeated kills on spikes and blocks. Eckman, having a super hot hand for the night, received quality sets from setter Jodi Johnston. Wahtonka, struggling at the service line all night, could not keep the ball in their court long enough to^gain very many points. Meanwhile, the Fillies were rolling along with consistent ser ving from Johnston 12-13 and sophomore, Jenny Krein 10-11 to throw the Eagles off track in their back row. Team communication on the floor for the Fillie netters was at a high, as well as strong support coming from the HHS football players in the stands. At times, game two was at a see-saw stand still, with Wahtonka holding their own. sophomore. Char Coe smashed a spike straight to the floor to give the Fillies a needed burst of life. Eckman continued to show great strength at the net with blocks, spikes, and saves, using both left and right hands. It ♦ Heppner Elk’s Lodge #358 Dine At Invites its members and guests to join us for Dinner this Friday & Saturday ----- This W eek ’s M enu----- RJ’s Prime Rib Dinner regular cut cowboy cut * io * * *14**1 ‘2 Fer’ Special” 2 - Complete Dinners” 2 - 8 oz. Bacon Wrapped "Filet Mignons" Captain’s Plate a meal & a half *I4**| * | 4 *s| Tiger Prawns, Oysters, Salmon Fillet All dinners include: Soup, Salad, Bread, Dessert More -A ttention - A ttention- l a d i e s Night” Thursday, November 5th & V.P. Visitation - Come on in & enjoy—The gal’s do all the cooking Heppner Elk’s Say: Welcome Aboard “ Linda Yaw” TA* ■ Heppner Elks 351 676-9181 “Where Friends Meet ” 142 N. Steak House & Lounge ★★★★★ Homemade Specials Daily Tuesday through Friday • Taste Appealing Off The Menu Selections • Comfortable, Friendly, Relaxing Atmosphere ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ Mon. - Closed Tues. - Give us a call. Tues. will be rota tion day for different lunch specials. Wed. - Chinese Noodles & More Thurs. - Char-Broiled Prime Rib Sandwich Fri. - Seafood Combo Plate ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Fri. Eve. - Steamed Clams Grilled Razor Clams Sat. Eve. - RJ’s BBQ Spareribs (made with RJ’s own special BBQ sauce) “ Keep Alert” - more & more is hap- pening at the Elk’s! [Watch for next week’s announcements! Mai roll with another Robinson kill block, a Johnston ace tip, an Eckman kill spike and dink kill to put the Fillies out in front to stay. At 13-9 Sara Greenup rip ped two ace serves over to win game one. Game two was W eston- McEwen with the quick surge and nice 4-0 lead. Eckman’s left handed tip kill moved Heppner back on track. Next came Rondi R obinson’s ace serve and numerous TigerScot errors to turn the game around for the Fillies to lead 7-4. Holly Eckman and Rondi Robinson went to work compiling big kills at the net to frustrate the TigerScots. Char Coe then sent a one handed dink kill down and Heppner’s hope of victory were closer now with a 10- 5 lead, Weston-McEwen knowing so called time-out. An illegal Heppner rotation call and an illegal set rallied Athena back 11- 9. Side-outs were going back and forth with neither team gain ing an advantage. Robinson and Eckman once again put down needed kills at the net, only to have Harris send a rocket kill Sun. Eve. - RJ’s Homemade Chicken Noodles & Dumplings All dinners include: Relish Dish, Soup, Salad, Homemade Sourdough French Bread (when available) or Mini Loaf Bread, Sherbert RJ’s Your Family Restaurant 989-8359 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ t ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Juniors, Jodi Johnston and Sara Greenup, also shined with some timely ace spikes that helped gain momentum for the Heppner team. Ruth Norton coming in off the bench added frustration for the Eagles with ready spike and block play at the net. Alissa Brownfield stepped in to connect on the last two points at the serv ing line to take the game and match for the Fillies. Coach Terri Gentry, was pleased with the Fillies communication and team play. She also cited Holly Eckman for having a great night at the net, along with setting duties. down for Weston-McEwen and tie it up 11 -11. Heppner then lost the ball on a controversial touch call. Coe came back with a spike kill and Heppner led 14-13. The lights went out for the Fillies as they were caught in the net and for illegal rotation, putting Weston-McEwen ahead 15-14. The calls were costly as Weston- McEwen slipped the win by Heppner 16-14. Heppner playing well balanc ed team volleyball, came out strong, with setter Jodi Johnston passing the ball to different hit ters in game three. While Eckman and Robinson handled the net duties, Johnston also found Sara Greenup and Ruth Norton to put away ace spikes and Heppner stepped out front 6-2. With fatigue setting in for both schools and Heppner com mitting untimely errors, the TigerScots tied it up at 6. Jenny Krein, rifled two ace serves over to even the score 8-8. Kelsie Evans blasted another ace serve at 10-9 and then Weston- McEwen called time-out. W eston-M cEwen, gaining momentum behind a strong defense all night, took a 12-10 lead. Heppner, missing crucial serve attempts were in an uncom fortable position until Krein hit the back line for another ace. Harris, with the score 11-12 hit another lethal ace spike. Confusion set in and hitting er rors took their toll on the Fillies as Heppner let the match slip away 15-11. Those from Hepp ner left the gym with an achy breaky heart. Heppner will play Pilot Rock on Nov. 2 and will travel to Wahtonka in The Dalles, for the District tournament Nov. 7. Heppner beat Umatilla and lost to Stanfield on Saturday, Oc tober 31, at Umatilla. Heppner dropped to third in league. BOWLING October 15 W L No Pin Hitters 18 6 MCGG 18 6 Hopeful Has Been’s 14 10 3 J’s II 13 Late Commers 10 14 Gutter Dusters 9 15 Hi Ho's 8 16 The Dregs 8 16 High game: Bunnie Lindsay 206. High series. Bunnie Lindsay 524. Dime A Dozen October 18 W L * 6 14 K> • 5 14 K) • 4 13 11 * 7 13 II • 1 12 V, llMt * 3 ll'/b 12 'h • 2 11 13 * 8 7 17 High game: Luvilla Sonstegard 181 and Roger Ehrmantraut 236. High series: Judy Rickert 472. Roger Ehrmantraut 566. High team game: *3, 809. High team series: *3, 2,225. Splits converted: Tom Wilson 5-7, Delbert Binschus 3-10, Gerald Hoeft 3-7. Paul Plaskunak 5-7. KofTee Kup Keglers October 22 W L 20 V4 7V4 MCGG 19*/i 8‘A No Pin Hitters 14 14 Hopeful Has Beens 12 16 The Dregs 12 16 Hi Ho's 16 Gutter Dusters 12 17 11 Late Commers 17 11 3 J’s High game: Iris Campbell 192. High series: Linda Schultz 486. Splits converted: Darlene Scroggins 5-10, Katie McRoberts 3-K), Josie Kindsfather 5-9-K) Thursday Nlte ladies October 22 W L 22 6 MCGG 17 11 Tazmo’s 13 15 B & C REpair 16 12 Kinzua 19 9 Bedrock Bowlers High game: Dianna Hoeft 189. High series: Phyllis Piper 491. Splits converted: Arlynda Gates 5-6-10. Marilyn Childers 5-7. Donna Moeller 3-K). Cindi Doherty bowled an all-spare game 181. Volleyball tournament slated The second annual United Way Volleyball Tournament spon sored by the Umatilla County employees, will be held on Satur day and Sunday, Nov. 14 and 15, beginning at 9 a.m. at Blue Mountain Community College. The “ recreational” coed sixes division will be held Saturday and the “ power” coed sixes division will be Sunday. Admission is free. Donations of non-perishable food items are welcome for the Salvation Army. For registration packets and details contact Tiah Taillon, 276-3784 or 276-4241 evenings; or Bob Patterson 276-8006 or 276-3116 evenings. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ I would like to thank all those who supported me for Morrow County Judge in the general election, and a special thanks to the Morrow County Republican Central Committee. I look forward to the future o f M orrow County with con fidence and great expectation! ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ •f .
