Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 18, 1994 - THREE
Creative Care to
Mustangs secure No. 1 playoff spot 19-3 record
hold open house
The Heppner Mustangs have
secured the number one District
playoff spot and will wrap up
their league season this Thursday,
May 19 with a home game
against Weston-McEwen.
The diamond men are 19-3 for
the season with a first game loss
to the Hermiston JV’s 9-6 in
March. The Mustangs were
without three starters who had
just come off the basketball court,
and were playing with two others
in the same no practice situation.
The other two losses for the
Mustangs were other early season
games against Wahtonka and
Umatilla.
In their quest for the number
one seed the Mustangs were
coached by Rick Johnston and
Robin Graff, lone. This is
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Johnston’s second year as head
varsity coach, but has coached for
many years in different
capacities.
The M ustangs returned
seven starters, seniors Sam
Sum ner,
catcher;
Jared
Wicklund, pitcher; Rick Koffler,
first base; Kevin Payne, second
base; Jim Tellechea, third base;
and juniors Trent Hughes, center-
field; and Chris Dickenson, short
stop. Others filling starting posi
tions include juniors Chad
Skroch, and Jon Hanna, and
sophomore Rod Zumwalt, all
Trent Hughes (4) takes a swing Friday at Pendieton
outfielders.
Pitching for the Mustangs this home runs and 12 RBI’s.
ty of chances to win April 19, but
year is Wicklund, Dickenson and
The Mustangs beat Sherman the Rockets blew it and Heppner
Skroch. Wicklund has 90 strike 20-0 and 8-2 in their first match
won 5-3. Rick Koffler had a dou
outs for the season with three early in the season.
ble and a triple for the Mustangs.
wild pitches, no balks and has hit
The Mustangs picked up 10
The Vikings handed Heppner
four batters.
runs in the second inning of the their first league loss April 16 on
Powerhouse hitter for the opener and took the win in five.
the Mustangs home field in a
Mustangs has been Sam Sumner,
Trent Hughes was 3-3 and Jim doubleheader taking the first
who has a batting average of .524 Tellechea smacked in a three-run
game 7-5, but Heppner battled
and an outstanding record of 50 homerun. Heppner’s ace pitcher
back to salvage the late game 9-7.
RBI’s for the season as of May Jared Wicklund gave up only four
Both games relied on defense as
14. Sumner has also hit seven hits. In the second game Rick
both teams were putting the bat
home runs during his 63 times at Koffler, Hughes and Tellechea all
to the ball. The Mustangs lost the
bat, has scored a total of 35 runs had two hits while Sam Sumner
first game in the first inning when
and has 33 hits with 12 of those hit one out with the bases empty.
they committed three errors.
being doubles.
The Mustangs downed Elgin Chris Dickenson was 3-3 with a
Dickenson, with a batting 2-1 and 11-5 April 9 at home.
home run, double and single and
average o f .485, has scored 49 Wicklund held the Huskies to just
Jon Hanna went 2-2 with a dou
runs for the Mustangs and has three hits for the win. Sumner
ble, single and a walk for the
five doubles, a triple, two home was 4-4 at the plate with three
Mustangs.
runs and 14 stolen bases.
doubles and a home run with
Heppner held the Vikings
Koffler’s season has included three RBI’s. He was 6-7 on the
despite a five run rally by the
one home run, 37 RBI’s, five day.
Vikes in the third inning. The
doubles, two triples and bats
The Mustangs faced Sherman game was tied at seven when
.484.
again April 12 with Wickland Dickenson hit his second home
Payne has been batting .429 taking the win 17-4. Kevin
run of the day and scored Kevin
and has 33 runs, five doubles, 21 Payne, Chad Skroch and Rick
Payne to give Heppner a two-run
RBI’s, 12 stolen bases and two Koffler each had two hits while
lead. Sumner was 2-2 at the plate
home runs.
Sumner knocked in another home and Payne had three hits.
Hughes, who has been batting run and was 3 for 5 at the plate.
Heppner took both games
Heppner gave Stanfield a poun against W eston-M cEwen in
.375 for the season has nine
stolen bases, 18 runs, 21 hits, 19 ding in league opener at Stanfield Athena April 30, 14-3 and 14-2.
RBI’s, two doubles and a home April 16 with Wicklund taking The T igerS cots gave the
the first win 13-0 and Dickenson
run.
Mustangs five unearned runs in
Tellechea, batting at .354 has taking the second win 14-1.
the first inning of the first game.
20 runs, 17 hits, five doubles, one Kevin Payne was 7-9 on the day
Chris Dickenson had five hits on
triple, two home runs and 13 with a double and Dickenson was the day. Jon Hanna picked up his
4-6. Chad Skroch had a pair of first home run in his high school
RBI’s.
Although Hanna's season bat doubles. Trent Hughes was 3-3
baseball career for the Mustangs
ting average is deceiving at .298 at the plate in the second game
in the second gam e. Jim
his average in league play is .378 and Rod Zumwalt went 2-2.
Tellechea also got a home run.
Heppner gave Pilot Rock plen
Hanna has had three doubles, two
The Stanfield Tigers visited
Heppner on May 3 and got no
mercy from the M ustangs.
Wicklund picked up the win 24-0
in five innings with a no-hitter.
Heppner scored 14 runs in the
first inning, three on a home run
by Sam Sumner and two on a
home run from Trent Hughes.
Sumner finished with seven RBI’s
and Rod Zumwalt was 2-2. Four
teen of 15 Mustangs got a hit.
The M ustangs secured a
playoff spot with a double win at
home against Pilot Rock May 7.
Heppner beat the Rockets 16-8 in
the opener and 16-1 in the
nightcap. Koffler, Sumner and
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Hanna all had home runs for
Heppner in the first game.
Sumner’s grand slam in the se
cond inning gave him five RBI’s
in the game. Koffler had five hits
for the day. Kevin Payne led the
second game with a home run.
Chris Dickenson pitched a solid
game with nine strikeouts in five
innings.
Jared Wicklund was solid on
the Viking mound May 10 as they
once again played a quick five in
ning game beating Umatilla 15-1.
Wicklund threw a one-hitter and
struck out six and walked two
picking up his 10th win on the
mound.
The Mustangs faced the Her
miston JV’s for the second time
this season in a non league game
May 12. The Bulldogs, looking
for another win faced a different
Mustang team and took the loss
in five, 11-0. Kevin Payne hit a
three run home-run in the second
inning and Trent Hughes was 3
for 3 at the plate to lead the
Mustangs. Chris Dickenson was
on the mound and extended his
season 6-0.
Heppner traveled to Pendleton
May 13 to face the Pendleton
JV ’s and won 8-3.
Other Mustangs seeing varsity
playing time include seniors
Kevin Scott and Eric Fournier,
sophomores Donnie Pointer and
Jim Garrett from lone; and
freshmen Josh Coiner, Eric
Schonbachler and Ryan Nevela,
also from lone.
Musical to be presented by HJH
P h o to by J o y c e H u g h es
Sam and Bill (alias Zeb Johnson and Deana Hendricks) cap
ture Red Chief, Elliott Strouse and hole him for ranson.
A musical "Ranson of Red
C h ie f’ will be presented by
the Heppner Junior High choir
and drama class Friday, May
20 at 7 p.m. at the Heppner
elem entary m ultipurpose
room . A dm ission is $1
students, $2 adults or $5 fami-
ly package.
Proceeds will be used to
purchase upcoming musicals.
Main characters in the
musical are Elliott Strouse,
Deana Hendricks and Zeb
Johnson.
Alecia Tamasky and Peter
Pearson, both Heppner, par
ticipated in Oregon State Univer
sity’s 58th annual Interfratemity
Council All-University Sing,
recently.
IFC Sing originated in 1936 as
a homecoming event at OSU.
Thursday evening of homecom
ing week all of the fraternities
gathered in the Memorial Union
Lounge and held a singing com
petition. The winner was given
the opportunity to sing in a
statewide broadcast over radio
station KOAC. The broadcast
also included the OSU Band, a
talk from the football coach and
the traditional songs from the ral
ly squad.
The IFC Sing rapidly grew in
popularity and by 1939, the
number of fraternities competing
increased to 24. During World
War n , all the fraternities became
inactive, and the sororities step
ped in to continue the tradition of
the sing. In the spring of 1951,
the sing was moved to Gill Col
iseum where it became one of the
highlights of Moms’ weekend
festivities.
Each group participating is
allowed two minutes to get on and
off the stage and eight minutes to
perform. This year’s program
consisted of 10 pairs Of living
groups, which reached therm als
through many long hours of prac
tice and preliminary competition.
Tarnasky performed with The
Alpha Chi Omega Sorority and
the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraterni
ty. This group performed their
routine to Broadway songs by
George M. Cohn.
Pearson performed with the
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
and the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
They performed their routine to
“ Fiddler on the R o o f’.
Groups participating were
judged on a numberical scale ac
cording to the following criteria:
tone, intonation, diction, techni
que, balance, interpretation,
musical effect and entertainment
value. Choreography, dance in
terpretation and stage presence
are also included.
First place winners of this years
competition went to the Alpha
Chi Omega Sorority and the
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity.
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Sam Sumner (9) slides safely in at home plate last Friday in
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your move to Salem.
We will miss you.
Creative Care Preschool of
lone will hold an open house
M onday, May 23 from 10
a.m .-11 a.m. The open house is
intended to give prospective
students, three or four years old,
a chance to look at the facilities
and preview the program.
Creative Care Preschool is
located at the lone United Church
of Christ Christian Education
Building on Main Street in lone.
Their philosophy is to provide a
developmental^ appropriate pro
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For more information contact
Michelle Raible, Creative Care
teacher, 422-7037.
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