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1 * r * 1 ’ * \ '\ , ■ - ' ~ J K ’ . i , \ 4 v v • + ** . ¡*- - » v » r T * 9 # * • ir FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 8, 1996 w ccc members hold first barbecue Heppner splits with Umatilla By Ben Ewing The fourth inning was key in the doubleheader with the Twenty-nine Willow Creek Umatilla Vikings on Sunday, Country Club golfers partici May 5. In the first game, the pated in the first barbecue of the season. The weather and Heppner Mustangs had a huge course conditions were perfect, fourth inning, and won the game, 11-6. The second game said a spokesperson. ended unfavorably for Hepp Gross: first 27-Bob and Suzy ner, mainly due to Kyle Fred Jepsen, Brad Bullington, Earl rickson's three-run home run Fishburn and Dan Struthers; in the fourth inning. The final second 28-Mike and Cindy score of that game was 6-3. Doherty, and Howard and In game one, Heppner got on Helen Gilliam; third 29-Gene the board in the third inning and Luvilla Sonstegard, and when Keith Scott smoked a line Les and Jan Paustian. drive off the ''monster” in right Net: first Jim and Cam field, scoring Eric Schonbachler Wishart, and Jim and Francie and Shane Matheny. Morris; second John and Pat The first four innings were Edmundson, and Louis and shaky for the Mustangs in the Alene Rucker; third Ray and field. They committed seven er Norma French, and Hal and rors to give the Vikings a 4-2 Joyce Dinkins; fourth Earl and Carol Norris, and Bob and Lor- lead going into the bottom of the fourth inning. rene' Montgomery. Coach Rick Johnson substi Special Events: KP, second tuted in Ryan Nevela to give shot-#l Paustian/Sonstegard; the lineup a shot in the arm and long putt #8 Wishart/Morris; the Mustangs got rowdy. Ne K.P., men #4 Jim Wishart; K.P. vela torched a solo home run, women #4 Helen Gilliam. bringing the Mustangs within Committee: Edmundson, one. Wishart, French and Rucker. When all was said and done, The next event for the club is the Mustangs had scored nine a Jack and Jill scheduled for Fri runs in the fourth inning, giv day, May 3, starting at 6 p.m. ing them an 11-4 lead, and an eventual 11-6 win. Nevela was 2-2 in that inning alone, with three runs batted in. The Mustangs batted through their order and forced four errors on the Umatilla defense. Pitcher Schonbachler finish ed the game strong, striking Friday School children will out three in the final inning; he return to Hope Lutheran fanned seven Viking batters Church this Friday, May 10, and gave up no walks. Heppner used alert running from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. to move themselves into scor A special program will be ing position. Schonbachler held from noon-1 p.m. for wreaked havoc on the base parents and members of the path, stealing two bases and staff and various volunteers scoring three times. Tim Sum who have given of time and ner also collected two stolen talents in the course of the year. bases, and Matheny had one. The children will sing several A controversial call in the bot songs, share the highlights of tom of the sixth inning halted the year and prepare a special lunch for all. Additionally, the a late Mustang rally in game Morrow County Fair and OTPR two. Umatilla's Fredrickson did Queen and her Court will be at most of the damage with a Friday School to talk about the three-run home run in the rodeo and will help with the fourth inning. However, the Mustang defense was solid, program. Friday School plans program RE-ELECT M argo Sherer MORROW CO. TREASURER • • ■ ** ' • •• s." • • ' *.- ~S -•> > 15 Years Experience making good plays at every opportunity. The Mustangs engineered a double-steal in the opening in ning to score Matheny. Nevela knocked in Matheny in the se cond inning to give Heppner a 2- 0 lead going into the fourth inning. Heppner pitcher Donnie Pointer dominated in the early innings, facing the minimum of nine batters in the first three in nings, striking out six of them. Scott made two outstanding plays at first base in the third inning to give Pointer some defensive assistance. The wheels fell off in the fourth inning when Fredrick son's home run made the score 3- 2 in favor of Umatilla. The Vikings tacked on one more run in that inning; another solo home run in the fifth inning, and an additional run in the sixth made the score 6-2 Uma tilla. The Mustangs mounted a comeback in the sixth inning. With Josh Coiner on third and Sumner at second, Lonnie Rill stepped to the plate and smack ed a solid shot down the left field line. The ball appeared to land on the line and kick up chalk, but the umpire thought it looked foul. Rill went down swinging to end the inning. Matheny tagged a solo home run in the seventh inning. That accounted for the final score of the game, 6-3. Matheny scored all three of Heppner's runs. He went two for three at the plate, had a double, a home run and an RBI. At the end of the day, the Mustangs were 3-8 in league play and 7-14 overall. League competition continues for the Mustangs on Saturday, May 11, at Athena-Weston. The Stanfield Tiger come to town on Tuesday, May 14. Rockets sweep the Mustangs By Ben Ewing The Pilot Rock Rockets com pleted a season sweep of the Heppner Mustangs Tuesday, April 30. The potent Rocket pit ching staff and their dominant batting order had too much firepower for the short-handed Mustangs. The final score was 14-1 in five innings. The Mustangs jumped on top first, scoring in the opening frame. Shane Matheny picked up Heppner's only hit of the day, then was brought home by Tim Sumner. Pilot Rock countered firmly with five runs in the first and four runs in the second inning. The Rockets' solid lineup put constant pressure on the sus picious Hepper defense. The Mustangs committed seven errors on the day, four in the fifth and final inning. Pilot Rock put up five runs in the last • inning, putting the final tally at 14-1. The Mustangs drop to 2-7 in league play and 6-13 overall. Health D ept The Morrow County Health Dept, lists the following mon thly schedule for blood pres sures and immunizations: Thursday, May 9-blood pressures and immunizations, Heppner office, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Monday, May 13-blood pressures and immunizations, irrigon annex, 1-4 p.m.; Tuesday, May 14-blood pressures and immunizations, Boardman, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thursday, May 16-blood pressures and immunizations, Heppner office, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Monday, May 20-blood pressures and immunizations, lone, noon-2 p.m.; Thursday, May 23-blood pressures and immunizations, Heppner office, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Tuesday, May 28-blood pressures and immunizations, Boardman, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thursday, May 30-blood pressures and immunizations, Heppner office, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. By Claudia Hughes, Chamber Manager Calls and requests through the Chamber office indicate that people are beginning to plan their vacations and would like to put Heppner on their agenda. This means if we've been a bit grey in the hospitali ty area, it's time to dust away the clouds and strut our stuff. We'll have the opportunity to do this in June when the Emerald Velo Bicycle Race begins and ends in Heppner (more about this later). In addition, area Chamber execs have been hosting Fam Tours in their communities so that when visitors drop in re questing information about sur rounding towns, they can en thusiastically promote them. The first such event was in Pendleton. May's will be in Wallowa County, and down the road, Heppner will be on the itinerary. These will even tually lead to potential road tours and positive results for our small off-the-beaten-path towns. For locals wanting to travel, a reminder that if the informa- Auction & Bar-B-Q Willows Grange Hall-lone, OR . * *- ' i . i G et help with the Medicare paperwork maze and make the best decisions you can. The Oregon Department of Consumer & Business Services’ Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SH IB A ) program has trained volunteers to help you file claims and compare HMOs and Q U ID A supplement policies. For a volunteer near O r T I D M you, call: tion for your vacation isn't in the brochure display rack at First Interstate (Wells Fargo) Bank, it's a phone call away with an 800 number available in the Chamber office. The new "Where to Stay in Oregon," "Eastern Oregon, Wide Open for Adventure," "The Official Oregon Travel G uide," and Washington's "Guide to the San Juan Is lands” are hot off the presses and are free. Stop by to visit your Chamber. Next week's Chamber pro gram will be on the Clean Water Initiative and how it will impact ranchers and Eastern Oregon communities. 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Proudly Presents A Concert By Saturday, June 1, 1996 '• ; - • . ■ Nicole Van Etta is currently fourth in bests turned in by CBC runners in both the 1,500 meters and 3,000 meters with times of 5:46.8 and 12:53.8 respectively. Another junior jumper, Da mien Wilhelm, is ranked fourth among district triple jumpers, at 40'4", and sixth in the long jump at 19'4". He is also sixth in the 100 meters with :11.9. Jennifer Rankin has earned a school record as she became the first girl at HHS over the bar in the pole vault in competition. The girl's pole vault was add ed as a track and field event last year. Her mark of 6 '3 " is tied for fifth best. Freshman Kristi Worden is sixth with a 5 '6 " mark. Another freshman, Matt Ber retta, is in the CBC's top six at 1,500 and 3,000 meters. He has times of 4:49.4 and 10:48.6 re spectively. Ranked fifth in the girl's 100 meter dash is Amber Peck. Ear ly in the season, she ran :13.4, ninth on the HHS all-time list, but has been troubled with a sore leg. Peck ran :29.5 for 200 meters. Melissa Cutsforth has the league's third best discus throw at 88'6", and fourth best shot put at 29'0". Both stats rank on the HHS all-time list. She is fourth in the discus and eighth for shot put. Also scheduled to compete for the Mustangs in Hermiston this weekend, along with the above listed athletes, are Ran dy Van Etta, throws, and Rick Worden and Jamie Perez, both distance. The top two place finishers, plus anyone meeting qualifying standards earn berths in the state meet to be held at Western Oregon State College in Mon mouth. The Morrow County Unified Recreation District lone Annual IVCC V' Several Heppner High School (HSS) track and field athletes are in contention to earn berths in the 2A state meet, May 17-18, at this week end's District 2A meet in Her- miston. The district meet will be held at Hermiston High School Fri day, May 10, beginning at 3 p.m., and Saturday, May 11, at 12 noon. Preliminary races, as needed, will be Friday, along with the finals of the 3,000 meters. All other running finals will be Saturday. Field event finals will be split between the two days. Heppner's thinclads will be led by a pair of seniors who are leading district competitors in several events. Jossie Evans has the district best times in both the 100 and 200 meter dashes. Last Friday, May 4, at the Goldendale Invitational, she turned in times of :12.9 and :26.4. Evans is now tied for the fourth best ever 100 meter time at HHS and tied for third in the 200 meters. Also at the Invitational, Chris Sykes threw the fourth best javelin effort at HHS, 165'2". Sykes has been leading the league all season in that event. He also has the league's second best efforts with 42'0" in the shot put and 121'11” in the discus. Junior David Michael leads the district in three events. Michael ran :15.9 in the 110 meter high hurdles, :44.1 for 300 meter hurdles, and triple jumped 41'2V2". All marks came at the CBC/Big Sky com bined meet. Michael is also tied with the fourth long jump at 19'6". He now ranks fifth in the HHS high hurdle and longer hurdles lists, and seventh in the triple jump. Chamber Chatter Paid lor by Margo Sharer Rt 2 Iona, OF) 97843 Country Store 10:00 a.tn. Track and field athletes in contention at district and state cotton blouse for a great Admission Is Frss 6-12 yut. *2.50 western look. Pte-»clta«f Fuee Auctioneers—Triad Auctioneers ■. ^ ^ Gardner’s D e d ic a ted to p rov id in g C u ltu ral a n d R ec r ea tio n a l activities f a r M arrow C ounty * I r afrnfckrfi ~ '' * *. ~ ^ 193 N Mam St " ■.* • Wt-»••*...»•,. .A . ^ ■*.-.** ..1 ___ ..-mt * . • ■ f* v • * t. *«.7 ... . __ ___ *.,» ^ ■ K . t \; - ___ ., .* • • - . 676-9218 W/EAR Heppner
