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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 15, 1995 Mustangs grab six CBC first team spots Cards' playoff hopes dashed By Kara Miller i Shaun Hisler Chris Sykes Brent Gunderson Jim Schlaich The Heppner M ustangs grabbed six first team positions on the Columbia Basin Con ference All Star Team. Senior Shaun Hisler was a top pick as both a linebacker and running back. Senior Chris Sykes was a first team selection at both defensive tackle and punter. Junior Brent Gunder son was selected as a first team offense guard. Junior Jim Schlaich was also a first teamer at defensive back. The Mustangs also had four selections on the second team. They include Sykes at offensive tackle, seniors Ben Ewing at tight end and Rod Zumwalt at flanker, along with junior Brian Koffler at quarterback. Schlaich was also selected honorable mention at the full back position. Weston-McEwen topped the CBC AllStars with 25 selections overall. Following is a complete listing of the All Star selections: First team: quarterback (QB)- Casey Perkins, Weston-Mc Ewen (WM); fullbacks (FB)- Kyle Frederickson, Umatilla, Randy Perkins, WM; flanker (F) -Lucas Pupo, WM; kicker (K)-Brian Clark, WM; punter (P)-Chris Sykes, Heppner; defensive ends/linebackers (DE)-Casey Perkins, Pilot Rock (PR), Frederickson; center (C)- Michael Zerba, WM; guards (G) -Brent Gunderson, Hepp ner, Lieuallen; tackles (T)-John Glidewell, WM, McGregor Lynde, WM; halfbacks (HB)- Shaun Hisler, Heppner, Glen Stillman, PR; tight end (TE)- Matt Bailey, WM; split end (SE)-J.J. Fuller, Sherman Co.; linebackers (LB)-Iveson, Evans, Lieuallen, Hisler; defensive line (DL)-Femando Sanchez, Uma tilla, Sykes, Glidewell; defen sive backs (DB)-Mark New man, Stanfield, Jim Schlaich, Heppner, R. Perkins, Pupo. Second team: QB-Brian Kof fler, Heppner; FB-R. Perkins; F- Rod Zumwalt, Heppner, K- Mirek Marck, Stanfield; P- Morgan Dunlap, WM, Jimmy Kurtz, Umatilla; DE-Max Bebb, WM, Dunlap; C-Steve Moe, V Ben Ewing I Rod Zumwalt Umatilla; G-Evan Christiansen, Sherman Co., Iveson; T-Lino Garza, Umatilla, Sykes; HB- Chris Grimes, WM, Bebb; TE- Ben Ewing, Heppner; SE-Bill Albert, WM; LB-Wes Ander son, Sherman Co., Bailey Stillman; DL-Raines Dunlap, WM, John McBean, WM, Mustangs lose heartbreaker to Nyssa, 34-26 November 18: SPECIAL PRIME RIB DINNER 6 : 0 0 to 8 :3 0 p.m . V isita tio n by V.P. J a c k L a u re n c e O regon S t a t e E lk s A sso cia tio n . T h ree tu rk e y s will be ra ffled w ith th e p u rch ase of din n er tic k e ts . November 23: Have a nice Thanksgiving Day December 7: M em orial S erv ices for all of our d e ce a s ed B ro th e rs th is p a s t y e a r a t 8 p.m . Open to th e public. D inner a t 6 p.m . Bingo every Wednesday nite at 7 :3 0 to 9 :0 0 p.m. Heppner Elks 358 ^ V 676 - 9 IS 1 +++++ ++ + + "U'I h i i M a t" 142 N. Main All Saints' Episcopal Church We wish to welcome you as a part of our Church family Worship is at 10:30 Sunday mornings Child care is provided. Corner of Church & Gale Streets Heppner, Oregon_________ 676-9970 CALKINS Parts Sale Nov. 1 Thru Jan 31, 1996 at M orrow County C ra in G ro w ers INC. 350 Main Lexington, Ore. 1-503-989-8221 1-800-452-7396 Wasco, Ore. 1-503-442-5781 1-800-824-7185 breath. A poem, written by four members of the junior class for the occasion as a good bye to the senior girls, was read by Suzy Heidemann. It had to be the Halloween evening. Something other than the costumed spectators must have cast a spell over the Car dinals; not even cheers from the "Glamorous Pumpkin", alias Heidemann, recuperating from a recent emergency sur gery, could work the magic lone needed to defeat the Wheeler Falcons. The Cardinals could not seem to get synchronized or control the ball and Wheeler County played with the intensity that the Cardinals, lacked. The Cards lost 9-15 and 6-15, and the Falcons won a well-deserv ed second spot at the district tournament. In the first game, lone serv ed the ball out of bounds, time after time, through several rota tions. The Falcons capitalized and won the game 9-15. The second game started slowly, with both teams having problems keeping the ball in court. It looked like lone was going to rally when Kara Miller scored six straight points, but the Falcons blocked Miller's seventh serve at the net and that finished off the Cardinals' comeback attempt at 6-15. There were some excellent volleys and net plays in both games. McElligott had five spikes, four kills and two blocks. Laree Anderson, Steph anie Haguewood, Jenny Sulli van and Miller each had several spikes and kills. Coach Charity McElligott re i capped the year, saying "W e have had a rebuilding year and ball carrier. hope to go farther next season. We will have more players with fourth and goal, D. Gunderson varsity experience on the floor made an unbelievable catch of next season. We played ex a Koffler pass deep in the end tremely well at times, but lack zone to tie the game with one 0f experience showed up dur- minute left in regulation. Hisler (ng key games. All in all, we tried to win the game for Hepp had a fun, learning experi- ner with a run to the goal line, enee. but was stopped inches short. Neither team did anything Hope-Valby Parish with their first chances using the Kansas Plan overtime from plan services the 25 yard line. After Nyssa scored, Heppner's last chance Thanksgiving communion for another tie faded away as services will be held at the the Mustangs fumbled the ball Hope-Valby Lutheran Parish out of bounds. The referees on Wednesday evening and should have marked the spot, Thursday morning, Nov. 22 with Heppner possibly getting and 23. Pastor Stan Hoobing another first down, but the en tire crew hit the showers in will preach on the theme of "Thanks Be To God", based on record time. Both the final scores and the scripture reading of St. Luke, statistics showed the evenness 17:11-19. Hope Lutheran Church in of the game. Total yards were Heppner will have Thanksgiv Heppner 375, Nyssa 358. ing service at 7:30 p.m. on Nyssa travels on to Sheridan in the Quarterfinals of the foot Wednesday. Service at Valby in lone will be at 9 a.m. Thanks ball playoffs. The Mustangs end another giving Day. Visitors and friends are wel very successful season with a 7-3 record, losing only to three come to attend services of other playoff teams, Nyssa, Im- either Hope or Valby. bler and Weston-McEwen. Following tradition, the senior girls on the lone volley ball squad and their parents were honored in a ceremony before the last game of the Brian Koffler season on Oct. 31 against the Wheeler County Falcons. Christiansen; DB-Josh Dilley, Melissa, Jeri and Joe McElli- Umatilla, Marlin Bernabe, PR, gott; Marie, Lucy and Con C. Perkins, Fuller. Tworek; Angie, Marge and Jack Honorable mention: QB- Ball, and exchange student Dilley; FB-Anderson, Schlaich; Stephanie Lemieux with host G-Paul Wizner, WM; TE-David parents, Marilyn and Cleo Ellis, PR; LB-Canaan Dacus, Childers, were introduced and Stanfield; DL-Kevin Springer, presented with bouquets of red Wahtonka. .rose buds and white baby's Mustang defenders, lead by No. 84 Ben Ewing, go after Nyssa The Heppner Mustangs were eliminated from the Class 2A State Football Playoffs by the homestanding Nyssa Bulldogs, 34-26, in two overtimes. The game, played Saturday after- noon, Nov. 11, in Nyssa under overcast skies, was a nail biter. The Mustangs came back three times in the game to tie the score, only to lose the game in the second overtime on a 25 yard touchdown pass from Nyssa quarterback Cameron Skeen to split end Lynn Ellsworth on a fourth and 10 play. Nyssa, champs of the Wapiti League and hosting their first ever playoff game, broke on top with a six yard touchdown pass from Skeen to Russell Zimmer man. Paul Ellsworth caught a two point conversion pass from Skeen for a 8-0 Bulldog lead. Heppner drove into Nyssa territory on the next possession on the running of senior half back Shaun Hisler and a 23 yard pass completion from quarterback Brian Koffler to tight end Jeff Watkins. Hisler, with 1,000 yards rushing on the season, had 100 yards on the afternoon on 29 carries. The Bulldogs took over on downs, but cornerback Eric Schonbachler intercepted a Skeen pass and returned it to the Nyssa 15 yard line. Koffler hit Hisler with a 15 yard screen pass and Heppner trailed, 8-6, after an unsuccessful pat attempt. Nyssa came right back and scored on a Skeen to P. Ells worth pass for the touchdown. The big play in the drive was a 22 yard gain by running back Spencer Esplin. With the first half winding down, the Mustangs flew 75 yards in nine plays to tie the game. Koffler dived the last yard for the touchdown and hit Jim Schlaich off a ricochet from Jeff Watkins for the two point pat. Freshman Derek Gunder son scooted 55 yards with a flat pass to get the Mustangs in scoring possession. Gunderson caught three passes for 95 yards and a touchdown for Heppner. The Mustangs could not get their offense going in the se cond and Nyssa took the lead again on a three yard run by senior Billy Montoya. Montoya topped Bulldog rushers with 74 yards on 16 canies. The Mustangs kept answer ing the challenge as they mar ched 69 yards in nine plays to score a tying tpuchdovyq on a Koffler tp Ben Ewing pass for 25 yards. Koffler was 10-23 passing for 212 yards and three touchdowns without an inter ception. Schlaich ended the next Bull dog drive with an interception. The Mustang defense played their hearts out as down line men Chris Sykes and Randy VanEtta, along with defensive ends Ewing and Brian Struck- meier, each made great defen sive plays to frustrate the Nyssa offense. Schlaich, Hisler and linebacker Brent Gunderson also filled many holes on the afternoon. Nyssa took the lead again as the Mustangs were stopped on fourth and one from their own 40 yard line with 6:46 remain ing in the game. Skeen gained 24 yards on an option and Montoya found the end zone from 16 yards out. The Bull dogs led 20-14 with 3:06 left in regulation. Koffler hit Hisler with a screen pass for a 26 yard gain on third down and then hit D. Gunderson with a 31 yard com pletion to the Nyssa eight yard line with time running out. On The H o lid ay s a r e n 't c o m p le te w ith o u t t h a t S p e c ia l G i f t ... Clash ends in loss By Kara Miller The lone Cardinals traveled to Condon for their second meeting of the season and lost to the Blue Devils in two games, 6-15 and 12-15. Plagued with poor serving and too strong hits, the Cardinals struggled to keep the ball in court. Even though the Cardinals did not play as well as usual, they had several excellent defensive moves at the net. Melissa McElligott had two spikes, four kills, one stuff; Suzy Heidemann, two spikes, four kills, two blocks, two stuffs; Jenny Sullivan, two spikes and one block; Kara Miller, three spikes, two blocks, one stuff, and Stephanie Haguewood, one spike and one block. Sullivan had eight assists and Miller, 12. DIAMOND ELEGANCE • Swiss Quartz • Scratch Resistant • Mineral Crystal A. 16 Diamonds $ 1 8 0 . ° * B. 10 Diamonds $ 1 3 0 . * * Stop in and get your card punched <1 MrfnlxT lewclrr« of America, liw C - Peterson’s — Heppner
