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.
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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
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