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Cardinals win Big Sky Conference District 3-1A track and field meet Thierry Delbart wins district tennis title Three tracksters qualify for state * « * v-« V u m * n » * • A ♦ photo by April Sykes State track qualifiers l-r: Traci Dickenson, David Michael, Nicole VanEtta lone Cardinals track team L-R front: Will Parm, Joe Bacon, Jacob Taylor, Luke Swanson, Rob Crum, John Doherty; back-LaRee Anderson, Kara Miller, Stephanie Haguewood, Becky Wagenblast, Rodney Ehrmantraut. Not pictured Melissa McElligott, Jerad Ashbeck, Nathan Heideman, Anne Dombrowski, Suzy Heideman. The lone Cardinals won the Big Sky Conference, District 3 1A track and field champion sh ip s at H erm iston High School last Saturday, May 6. lone boys beat Wasco County for first with 136 points to 120. TJie girls won 11 of 17 events for their championship. "We had a pretty good day," said coach Del LaRue. "About 80 percent of the kids had their best of the year." The girls 1600m relay team has the best qualifying time in the state. Melissa McElligott won three titles, the 100, 200 and long jump to lead the team. Becky Wagenblast won the high jump competition and Anne Dombrowski took the 400. Other state contenders in cluded Kara Miller in the 100 high hurdles and second place in the intermediate hurdles. Teammate Stephanie Hague- wood beat Miller for first in the intermediate hurdles. LaRee Anderson took second in the 400 and lone's 1,600 relay team finished second. Jerad Ashbeck won the 110 high hurdles while Jacob Taylor w on the 800 m. N athan Heideman took two seconds the triple jum p and high hurdles, Rob Crums took se cond in the 1,500 and the 1,600 relay team also placed second. Other places were boys: Pole vault: Rodney Ehrmantraut, first, Luke Swanson second, Joe Bacon third. High jump Joe Bacon fourth and Swanson sixth. Shot: Wade Parm fifth. Triple jump: Heideman se cond, Swanson fifth. 1500m: Rob Crum second; 100m Jerad Ashbeck third; 400m John Doherty fifth; 800m Jacob Taylor first, Jake McElligott fourth, John Doher ty sixth; 200m Jerad Ashbeck third, Will Parm sixth; 3000m Crum third, Steve Allen fifth. 110 High Hurdles: Ashbeck first, H eidem an second, Ehrmantraut third; 300 in termediate hurdles Heideman th ird , S w anson fo u rth , Ehrmantraut fifth. 1600 Relay: lone second. Girl's results: Javelin: Suzy Heideman first, Kara M iller th ird , Becky Picknell sixth. Triple jump: McElligott first, Haguewood second. Discus: Dombrowski, third, Becky Picknell fourth. Pole Vault: Marie Tworek first, Anderson second. Shot: Picknell th ird , Heideman sixth. High jump: Becky Wagen blast first. 1500m Tworek third; 100m McElligott first,; 400m Dom browski first, Anderson se cond,; 800m Wagenblast third; 200m McElligott first; 3000m Tworek third; 1600m lone first. 300 intermediate hurdles: Melissa McElligott first, Dom browski third. State meets will be held this w eek en d , May 19-21 in Monmouth. LaRue said the biggest competi tion for the boys should be Wallowa and Canyonville Bi ble. For the girls it will be Ca nyonville Bible and St. Paul. Mustangs split with Weston-McEwen The Heppner Mustangs split w ith W eston-M cEwen last Saturday, May 6 in Heppner, score and all 5-3, 3-5. H e p p n er's pitcher Chris Dickenson and good infield defense held the TigerScots scoreless in the first two innings. N um ber two batter Rod Zumwalt got on base with a double to get the Mustangs go ing. Trent Hughes batted Zum walt around for the RBI. TigerScots number seven bat ter Casey Giger got a double and scored off C o u rtn ey Brody's double to tie the score in the top of the third. Brian Koffler and Eric Schon- bachler both got on base with singles and Dickenson made ft to first on an error, loading the bases. Chad Skroch sacrificed to score a run and Hughes singled for two RBI's. The inn ing ended 4-1. H e p p n er's defense held Weston-McEwen until the sixth when they threatened with two more runs off two singles and a double. Trent Hughes doubl ed in the bottom of the sixth and scored off a squeeze play, the last run of the game. fourth when Hughes singled and was moved around the bases on a sacrifice by Josh Coiner and scored. Greg Holtz hit a single but was left stan ding on second to end the inn ing 4-1 Weston-McEwen. Tough defense held the TigerScots in the fifth and sixth inning but they managed one more run in the seventh. Heppner 103 001 x- 5 6 1 Eric Schonbachler walked to Weston-McEwen 001 002 0- 3 6 3 first in the fifth and advanced Brody and Bailey; Dickenson and Coiner. around the bases by stealing se W-Dickenson, l-Brody. Homeruns none. In the nightcap the Tiger cond and a wild pitch on third. Scots took control of the game Zumwalt sacrificed to score with a run in the first and third Schonbachler and Dickenson innings and two more in the got a double but was left stan ding on second. The Mustangs fourth. The Mustangs got singles by tried to come back in the sixth Dickenson in the first, Hughes and seventh but came up short. in the second and Jim Garrett Greg Holtz made it to first on and Brian Koffler in the third, an error in the sixth scoring for but couldn't score until the Heppner but pinch runner Tim Sumner who came in for Kof fler, was left standing on se cond. Koffler singled to first. The Mustangs are coached by Rick Johnston and Robin Graff. C.G.G Heppner 000 111 0- 3 8 4 Weston-McEwen 101 200 1-5 8 1 Giger and Glidewell; Skroch and Zum walt W-Giger, l-Skroch. HRs none. all Danner Footwear Free Spirit - 32500 Stop in and see our line-up Mo rrow County Grain Growers « Wasco 442 5711 1 -800-124-7115 1 800 45 ? 7396 LEXINGTON OREGON Í 7 I 3 Í lone's Thierry Delbart has been having a pretty good year in tennis. Not only is he going to the state championships, he also has not lost any of his 20 matches this year. Last week at the district 3A/2A/1A tennis tournament in the Tri-cities Delbart beat Bryan Escobedo 6-1, 6-4 to win the boys singles title and advance to state. lone also claimed the boys team title at the d istrict tournament. P 0 l o i 317 . "Thanks for the Memories," a music and comedy variety show based on the USO shows of World War II, will be brought to Heppner on May 21 by th e N o rth w est Senior Theatre, a volunteer theatrical group composed entirely of performers over the age of 55. A rtistic director, Vivian Lyman of Sylvan says, "C re ativity is ageless, and because of that, we don't feel there are constraints on us because we're senior citizens. We believe senior citizens are a national treasure, and we're doing our level best to prove it." The N orthw est Senior Theatre creates its own material and has several shows which it tours in the northwest. "Thanks for the Memories" is coming to Heppner in con junction with the "Produce for state. Michael qualified in two events. Dickenson placed first in the high jump with a jump of 4-ft 10-inches, VanEtta placed in the 1500 meters and Michael placed second in the long jump with a leap of 19-foot 2-inches and second in the triple jum p at 39-9. Rev. Bob D ow rey to retire By April Sykes The Rev j Bob Dowrey, pastor at th e H e p p n er U nited Methodist Church, has an nounced his retirement, effec tive June 25. The Rev. Dowrey and his wife, Cathy, plan to move to The Dalles. The Rev. A1 Trachsel, who has served in Dufur and Tygh Valley, has been named the new pastor. Everyone is invited to meet the Rev. Trachsel and his family on Sunday, July 2, at the church. Mustangs head to district playoffs The Heppner Mustangs are making their fourth trip to the 2A district baseball playoffs under coach Rick Johnston, this time in the number two spot. Heppner earned their right to the playoffs by beating Stan field 6-5 in a comeback to win in the seventh inning game. Heppner had to win one of the two games played Tuesday, May 16 and lost the first one with lots of errors and had just about as many in the second game. They pulled it off however in the last inning, two outs, bases loaded, tying run at bat, every baseball players dream. Chad High School rodeo does well at Spray Heppner High School did well at the Redmond High School Rodeo, held May 13-14. Tiffanie Munkers, Lexington, won the all-around champion ship and placed third in goat tying, fourth in poles and fifth in barrel racing. Katie McCoin, Condon, plac ed first in poles and fourth in team roping. Lexi Matteson, H eppner, placed fourth in barrel racing and sixth in team roping. Justin Matteson, Heppner, placed first in calf roping, fourth in team roping, and fifth in bull dogging. Senior Theatre to perform Special Pricing on Phone N i l ? ? ) Thierry Delbart T hree H e p p n er ath letes qualified to compete in the state track m eet • S atu rd ay in Monmouth. Nicole VanEtta, Traci Dicken son and David Michael all plac ed second place or better at last w eek's district 7-2A meet in Hermiston to qualify them for Victory: Posters from the Homefront 1941-45", Smithso nian exhibit which opens at the Morrow County Museum on May 13 and runs through July Skroch at the plate, first pitch, sm ack-grand slam, right over right field fence, 6-5 Heppner, none of the errors matter anymore. The Mustangs face Wahton- ka, the number two team from the west division. The game will be played Saturday, May T ' • » ’ r ATTEND THE LOCAL C O M M U N IT Y M E E T IN G OATH: Tucsdny, Mity 2.1 TIME: 10:30 a m LOCATION:. Neighborhood Center of Smith Morrow County 441 North Main I leppner, OK Your help is needed to identify and prioritize needs of low-income community members and develop programs that address those needs. It’s an opportunity to assist in designing programs with outcome based ojectives to benefit disadvantaged households. sponsored by CAPECO "> « -— m --------- a — it "— > p xacLuation m f t ¿ S u c jc jzitio n i Black Hills Gold Rings Necklaces, Earrings Money Clips Tie Tacks 12 . "Thanks for the Memories" will be performed at the Hepp ner Middle School gym, Sun day, May 21, at 2 p.m. There will be a $3 charge for all seats. "Thanks for the Memories” is sponsored by the Morrow County Museum with assist ance from the Rockefeller Foun dation. The Northwest Senior Theatre particularly encourages senior citizens who remember World War II and the spirit and music that rose out of it to share this experience with younger friends and family members, said Marsha Sweek, museum director. 20 at the Bob White field in Pendleton. The first game begins at noon with east divi sion champ Pilot Rock and west division champ Sherman facing off. Heppner follows that game at approximately 2 p.m. The winner of the number two game will play again at 5 p.m. Jewelry Boxes Watches Identification Bracelets Member Jeweler« of America. Inc / , _ Peterson’s Heppner
