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Mustangs lose to Stanfield Tigers
By Ben Ewing
The H e p p n er M ustangs
dropped a pair of tough games
to the Stanfield Tigers in league
action, Saturday, April 27. Both
contests of the doubleheader
went to extra innings, with the
Tigers taking both games by a
single run.
H eppner struck first in the
top of the third inning of the in­
itial game, when Eric Schon-
bachler hit Tim Dickenson
home. Stanfield responded in
the bottom of the fourth inning
to tie the score at 1-1.
The Mustangs got on top
again in the fifth inning, when
Derek Gunderson scored on a
wild pitch. Shane Matheny
singled with the next at bat and
Ryan Nevela eventually knock­
ed him in after a sacrifice by
Schonbachler.
The M ustangs were still
leading going into the seventh
inning, but the Tigers had one
more surge left. Mark Newman
hit a double that scored two
Tiger baserunners to knot the
score at three and send the
game to a decisive eighth
inning.
In the final inning, the
Mustangs got two baserunners
on, but stranded them at first
and second. Stanfield batter
Canan Dacus smacked a dou­
ble, scoring Josh Baker, ending
the game with the score 4-3.
Heppner was led by Josh
Coiner and Nevela at the plate
and Schonbachler on the
mound. Coiner was three for
four and Nevela grabbed two
RBIs in the game. Schonbachler
went the entire eight innings,
struck out 10 and walked only
three Tigers.
Game two followed the same
pattern as game one, but this
time, the Mustangs had to
score last to send the contest to
extra innings.
Heppner scored two runs at
the top of the sixth inning to tie
the score at 6-6. Neither team
could capitalize in the seventh,
so the game went into extra in­
nings once again.
Heppner got three Mustangs
on base in the top of the addi­
tional inning, but never scored.
This time Jason Blankenship
came through for Stanfield,
delivering a RBI single to con­
clude the game, 7-6.
Donnie Pointer hit a solo
home run in the top of the se­
cond inning for the Mustangs.
Pointer also had a good day in
left field, nailing two Tiger
baserunners.
The Mustangs' league record
is now 2-6 and their overall
record is 6-12. Columbia Basin
Conference baseball continues
for the M ustangs w ith a
d o u b le h ea d e r ag ain st th e
Umatilla Vikings in Heppner,
Saturday, May 4.
Riding club holds third playday
The Wranglers Riding Club
held their third playday, Sun­
day, April 28. The results are as
follows:
Stickhorse race-first Sierra
Burton, second Taylor Parks,
third Mary Rietmann, fourth
Justin Pranger.
Leadline barrels-first Sierra
Burton, second Donald Mat­
thew, third Joe Pranger, fourth
Taighler Dougherty; poles-
Taighler Dougherty, Sierra Bur­
ton, Joe Pranger, Donald Mat­
thews; ribbon race-Che' Green,
Donald Matthews, Brent Eck-
man, Taighler Dougherty.
Five and six year olds barrels-
first Mindee Papineau, second
Shilo Burton, third Regina
Seitz, fourth Whitney Matt­
hews; poles-Mindee Papineau,
Shilo Burton, Lane Bailey,
W hitney Matthews; ribbon
race-Mindee Papineau, Lane
Bailey, Shilo Burton, Ethan
Parks.
Seven through nine year olds
barrels-first Madison Bailey, se­
cond Jamie Kay Westburg,
third Jenny Griffith, fourth
Jessica Westburg; poles-Jamie
Kay Westburg, Jessica West­
burg, Jenny Griffith, Madison
Bailey; ribbon race-Jamie Kay
W estburg, Jenny G riffith,
Madison Bailey, Jessica West­
burg.
10-11 year olds barrels-first
Lacey Matteson, second Ashley
Ward, third Tracy Griffith,
fourth Brett Barber; poles-Lacey
Matteson, Ashley Ward, Brett
Barber, Tracy Griffith; ring
race-B rett Barber, Kelsey
G reenup, Lacey M atteson,
Ashley Ward.
12-13 year olds barrels-first
Krista Adams, second Lindsay
Ward, third Tracy Griffith,
fourth Sarah Eckman; poles-
Sarah Eckman, Krista Adams,
Lindsay Ward, Tracy Griffith;
ring race-Lindsay Ward, Sarah
Eckman, Krista Adams, Amy
Papineau.
14-15 year olds barrels-first
Heather Davis, second Kath­
leen Greenup, third Brooke
Boyer, fourth Bobbie Rankin;
poles-Jared Eckman, Kathleen
G reen u p , Brooke Boyer,
Heather Davis; ring race-Jared
Eckman, Brooke Boyer, Bobbie
Rankin, Heather Davis.
16 and over barrels-first Stor­
my Howard, second Anita
Pranger, third Ken Bailey,
fourth Bill Green; poles-Stormy
Howard, Anita Pranger; ring
race-Stormy Howard, Ken Eck­
man, Ken Bailey, Anita Pran­
ger.
The next playday will be held
Sunday, May 5. The potluck
will begin at 12 p.m., followed
by the playday at 1 p.m.
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Heppner surrenders league game
By Ben Ewing
The Heppner Mustangs sur­
rendered a league game on
their home field in sloppy con­
ditions, Tuesday, April 23, to
the Weston-McEwen Tiger-
Scots, 9-5. Clutch hitting was
the difference, as Heppner
stranded 12 base runners, com­
pared to the TigerScots' five.
The TigerScots led 5-0 going
into the fourth inning. H epp­
ner batter Donnie Pointer
spanked a pitch off the center
field wall to warm up the
Mustang bats. Brian Koffler hit
Pointer in, then Shane Math­
eny carried on the trend,
knocking Koffler home.
Weston-McEwen scored two
more in the top of the fifth in­
ning to make the score 7-2.
Once again, Heppner had an
answ er. Derek G underson
scored on an error to make the
score 7-3, then Ryan Nevela
paddled a single to left field,
scoring Eric Schonbachler. Josh
Coiner moved Nevela to se­
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cond base on a bioop single to
center field. Jeff Waterland's
pop fly cleared the TigerScot
shortstop, pushing Nevela over
to third. Nevela then scored on
an error, pulling the Mustangs
within two runs.
The Mustang rally was in full
sw ing w h en W eston-M c-
Ewen's Lucas Pupo slapped a
two-run ding-dong out of the
park in the top of the sixth,
making the score 9-5. The
Mustangs were thwarted in
their final two at bats.
Heppner pitcher Schonbach­
ler tossed a solid game, but the
Mustang defense couldn't offer
much assistance. The turf was
tough to judge and high winds
played havoc with routine
throws. A total of 12 errors
were committed by both teams
on the day. Schonbachler
struck out 12 batters in seven
innings, but allowed nine
TigerScot hits.
With the loss, Heppner drop­
ped to 2-4 in league competi­
tion, and 6-10 overall.
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Schonbachler hurled well for
the M ustangs, totalling 13
strikeouts between them and
allowing only two hits. Sumner
fanned seven Wheeler-Condon
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Tina Kemp, a senior at Hepp­
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Mustangs win first league games
By Ben Ewing
The Heppner Mustangs pick­
ed up their first two league
wins Saturday, April 20, with
two victories over Wheeler-
Condon, 17-3 in the first con­
test and 13-4 in the second
game.
The first bout was a blowout
from the start as Heppner
scored seven runs in the first
two innings. Wheeler-Condon
amassed 11 errors for the game,
five in the seventh inning, and
the Mustangs took full advan*
tage, scoring seven runs in that
inning alone.
The Mustang bats were itch­
ing to do some damage this
day. The team collected four
doubles, two triples and two
home runs. Honors go to Eric
Schonbachler, who belted a
three-run homer in the second
inning, and Keith Scott, who
hammered a solo shot in the
seventh. Schonbachler went
three for three and picked up
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