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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 10, 1993 - FIVE Mustangs whitewash Umatilla Vikings 27-0 Refuge sets The H eppner M ustangs whitewashed the visiting Umatilla Yikings Friday night, Nov. 5 and qualified for the OSAA 2A state football playoffs in the process. They tied for the CBC league championship with the Weston- McEwen TigerScots after the TigerScots were upset that same night 8-6 at Sherman. Heppner and Umatilla were fighting for the final berth in the state playoffs and the Mustangs delivered the knockout punch to the beat-up Vikings. Defensive end Jeff Botefuhr recovered a fumble for the first of five Viking turnovers on the Vikings’ first possession. The Mustangs compleged a 10 play, 65 yard drive with quarterback Rick Koffler hitting split end Leonard Brittner with a 17 yard scoring strike with 6:17 remain ing in the first quarter. Brittner was good on the pat for a 7-0 Mustang lead. Heppner and Umatilla traded possessions for most of the rest of the first half. The Heppner defense did a great job on the Vikings and their leading rusher Brian Pursifiil. The Mustangs took over from their own 13 yard line with ex actly one minute remaining in the first half. Koffler hit Brittner with a 16 yard pass for a first down. After two incomplete passes, the Mustangs executed a perfect screen pass with senior running back Kevin Payne sprinting 35 yards for a Mustang first down. With only seven seconds left in the half, Koffler hit Brittner with a 20 yard pass for the Mustangs’ second touchdow n, a real backbreaker for the Vikings. Brittner was good with the pat for a 14-0 halftime lead. Heppner put the game away with the first drive of the second half. Kevin Payne did most of the damage with seven carries in the Card’s football playoff hopes derailed by Dufur youth hunt on Dec. 4 Kevin Payne picks up some of drive. Payne gained 119 yards on 21 carries for the evening and ran the ball as well as he has this season. Koffler blasted into the end zone for the score with 5:02 left in the third quarter. The pat was wide and Heppner led 20-0. The Vikings couldn’t get anything going in the second half. Pursifiil was injured just before the half and the Mustangs were stealing everything Umatilla threw in the air. Brittner and Kof fler each intercepted a pass and junior Chris Dickenson picked off two passes to halt Viking drives. Heppner scored again in the his 119 yards against Umatilla fourth quarter. Big plays in the drive were a 15-yard pass play from Koffler to Payne and a 22 yard twisting run up the middle by sophomore Shaun Hisler. Hisler, who had been out most of the season with a broken wrist finished the drive with a two yard plunge. Brittner kicked the pat for a final score of 27-0. Even though the Mustangs share the league title with the Weston-McEwen TigerScots, they still must travel to the Wapiti league champion Vale Vikings for a first round OSAA state playoff game Saturday, Nov. 13. Young waterfowl hunters will be given a special day of hunting at the McCormack Unit of the U m atilla N ational W ildlife Refuge on Saturday Dec. 4. Youth hunters age 15 and under, will have ’’first choice” of slough, river and field blinds for hunting ducks, geese and coots. All youth hunters must be accom panied by an adult age 18 or older, possess a Hunter Education Certificate and proper state license and stamps for their age. On Youth Hunt Day, the reser vation and blind fee will be waiv ed for both the youth hunter and his/her adult companion. Youths must apply for the hunt by sen ding a postcard with their name, address and age to the Umatilla NWR Youth Hunt, PO Box 700, Umatilla, 97882 postmarked by Nov. 6, 1993. The McCormack Unit, located near Irrigon, is a steel shot only area and there is a 20 shell limit on waterfowl hunters. Standby hunters will be allowed access to blinds on Youth Hunt Day after the youth hunters have made their selections. Standby hunters will pay the regular blind fee of $10. For more inform ation call 503-922-3232, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or 503-922-HUNT. HHS drama club to present Committee sought Oscar W ilde play Nov. 18 & 19 for farm museum The Heppner High School drama club will present Oscar Wilde’s “ The Importance of Be ing Earnest” , Nov. 18 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the high school cafetorium. Crushed Rock For Sale minus 1” minus 3” base rock Clean Fill Material Student directors are Aleida Goodyear and Candis Marshall. The cast includes Dan Beck, Tony Becket, Dani Hill, Brandi Marshall, Ryan Munkers, Patty Anderson, Joe Lindsay, Troy Wilson, David Michael, Robby Schultz and Cimmie Huth. Bryce Tucker is technical engineer. The stage crew includes Nicole VanEtta, Cimmie Huth and Amber Rollis. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for students. Advisor is Nancy Swarat and the sets were done by the HHS art class. Can be picked up at pit or we will deliver Pit 6 V 2 miles up from mouth of Lower Rhea Creek, Brenner Canyon C ontact Roger Britt 676-5096 Bank of Eastern Oregon LOGO CONTEST *500 to the winning entry Deadline 5 p.m. December 1, 1993 Send or deliver entries to: E. George Koffler Bank of Eastern Oregon P.O. Box 39 Heppner, Oregon 97836 We are looking for a logo that: 1. Is easily distinguishable 2. Easy to read 3. May be traditional (ie. wheat/cattle) 4. May be a 21st century design 5. May be abstract 6. Logo must be able to be trademarked and ownership transferred to Bank of Eastern Oregon 7. The Bank reserves the right to reject all entries Entries need not be camera ready but should be in color and can be actual size or enlarged. n A S K O F Arlington • Heppner • lone • / MEMBER FO.I C Craft fair planned The second annual “ Sugar and Spice Everything Nice” craft fair will be held Saturday, Nov. 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the St. P atrick’s Senior C enter in Heppner. Cookies and cider will be serv ed all day and door prizes will be awarded. the season, on ice. Statistically the game was more lopsided than the score indicates. The Cards were held to just 87 yards of total offense. On the ground, they attempted to move the ball 46 times to gain just 75 yards. Dufur had 25 carries for 245 yards. The Cards had pro blems in the air too. Jared Ashbeck completed two of eight passes for just 12 yards with one interception. The Rangers had 162 passing yards. Brian Holtz was the leading rusher with 30 yards followed by Ashbeck with 29 yards. “ We played a great game,” noted coach Gregg Rietmann. “ Dufur is very good. They put pretty good defense on us.” He also noted that several penalties in the first half hurt the Cardinals. Although he had hoped the season would be extended, Riet mann was pleased with the out come. “ It was a good season. We played some great football,” he said. The Cards finished the year third in the league with an overall 5-4 record. Cards beat Wasco Co. and Condon By Anne Morter The Cards pounced early at the District Tournament held last weekend when they beat the Wasco County Redsides 15-3, 15-2, never giving the Redsides any breathing room. Behind 95 percent serving and 90 percent hitting, the Cards put Wasco County away in two games. “ We played the way we can play, the way we should play,” com mented coach Greg Likens. “ The girls played really well.” Melissa McElligott was perfect on 14 serves, scoring 12 points with two aces. At the net, she was five of six in hitting with three kills and one stuff-block. Mary Jane McCarty was eight o f nine serving with seven points and two aces. She hit five for five with two kills. April Taylor had a good defensive effort as well as serv ing seven for seven with five points and two aces. Freshman Suzie Heideman came off the bench with four kills on seven of eight hitting. Likens also noted that Jamie Lovett and Kim Bedortha were outstanding in the back row, where they each collected several digs. “ It was an all out, awesome team effort,” he said. The lady Cardinals were a lit tle surprised to find themselves playing Condon for second place and the second state tournament berth. After finishing the season undefeated, Condon lost in the opening round to Dufur. But it was the Blue Devils who were in for the big surprise in the end when the rampaging lady Car dinals barged past them 15-5. 15-8 for their biggest win of the season. In their three previous meetings Condon had always prevailed but the Cards won the match that counted the most. In the first game, the lady Car dinals carried over the momen- turn from their first match to easi ly win the game. Condon started out the second game with a 5-1 run, but lone called a time-out to regroup and turn the game their way. According to Likens, the big difference was 91 percent serv ing, 89 percent hitting and vir tually no mistakes. The missed serves and unforced errors that plagued the Cards in their previous match-ups with the Blue Devils were on the opposite side of the net this time. “ We got the balls up and back on their side. Then Condon started making mistakes,” commented Likens. Melissa McElligott was a force on the court with 12 of 12 serv ing, 10 points and three aces. At the net. she was 15 of 15 with six kills. Heidi Orem served five of six for five points and one ace. Kim Bedortha scored five points on six for seven serving. At the net, Jamie Lovett was 11 for 12 with four kills. Suzy Heideman and Mary Jane McCarty each had four kills. “ They played awesome. They played towards their potential,” said Likens. “ They were a wrecking crew on a mission." Holiday open house slated A holiday open house will be held on Friday, Nov. 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Kate’s Pizza. The open house will feature gifts from Home Interiors, represented by Penny Connor Tandy: Avon, Judy Handbury; and Mary Kay Cosmetics, Mary Kay Bellamy. There will be samples and free drawings. ^CHEVROLET Over the years some things never change at a quality dealership HONESTY-INTEGRITY-RESPONSIBILITY-SERVICE Doing business for over 45 years in the same old fashioned way ___ VJZ astern "Your Home Owned. Independent Bank The Morrow County Court is seeking applications from in terested residents to serve on an Ad Hoc Committee concerning a collection of antique farm equip ment known as “ S h o rty ’s Museum” . The Peck family had deeded the collection to Morrow Coun ty for preservation and display. Members of the committee will act in an advisory capacity to determine if the development of a facility for the antique farm equipment is appropriate; where the facility will be located; if zon ing ordinances will allow the facility; acquisition of property; and how the project will be financed, said a county court press release. The size of the committee will reflect the widespread interest in preserving the antique collection from the Peck family. Also in cluded in the collection are numerous items donated by the Osmin family and a possibility of other items that have been offered if such a project is consumated. Marsha Sweek, Morrow Coun ty Museum director, will act as staff to the committee. Written applications of interest will be ac cepted by the Morrow County Court until December 15. By Anne Morter The lone Cardinals football playoff hopes were derailed by a strong Dufur team last Friday, Nov. 5 as they lost to the Rangers 22-42. The Cards needed to win by six points to slip into the playoffs as the Big Sky Con ference’s second place team. However the Rangers’ stiff defense and potent offense kept the Cardinals well away from their goal. In the early going, the game was close. Dufur scored first but the Cards answered with a touchdown o f their own. Brian Holtz ran it over the line from four yards out. But the Rangers put three additional scores on the board before lone found the end zone again. Bridger Baker recovered one of three lost Dufur fumbles and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown. That pulled the C ardinals to within two touchdowns. The Rangers were not to be denied as they scored twice in the fourth quarter to lone’s once to put the game, and " SHERRELL CHEVROLET Hermrston, Oregon Phone 567-6487 »
