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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 30, 1997 - THREE lone, Heppner track teams compete ITALIAN DINNER at Beecher’s Cafe in lone Jared E ckm an , H eppn er, in high jum p lone and Heppner high schools' track teams competed at the Grant Union Invitational track meet held April 22. Eleven teams from 3A, 2A and 1A schools competed in the meet. The lone boys' team (77 points) and the Heppner girls' team (77 points) both finished third. The lone girls' team took fourth place with 60 points and the Heppner boys' team was eighth with 22. Grant Union beat Prairie City 105 to 98 for the boys' team title and Bums took the girls meet with 179 points. Runner up was Grant Union with 91. For lone, Luke Swanson took first in the 110 meter hurdles with a season best 16.48 seconds and first in the pole vault at 11 -0. He finished second in the high jump with a 6-0 and 100 meter run with 11.71. Jacob Taylor took first in the 400 with a season best 52.89 and Joe Bacon took first in the triple jump with a 40-1 1/2 and third in the high jump at 5-10. For the lone girls, Brenda Burright finished first in the hurdles in 18.21 and Suzie Heideman, second in the shot put at 30-10. For the Heppner girls, Amber Peck took first place in the 100 meters with 13.40 and second in the 200 at 28.09. Casey Ingraham finished third in the triple jump for a school record at 31-10, beating her old record of 31-0 1/2. Traci Dickenson took second in the high jump at 5-0 . Peck, Ingraham, Dickenson and Lindsey Waterland, took second for HHS in the 4x100 relay with a time of 52.72. The lone High School track team also competed at the Joseph High School track meet. Fifteen teams participated in the meet. The lone boys captured fourth in the meet. Joe Bacon took first in the triple jump, third in the long jump and fifth in the high jump. Luke Swanson was first in the hurdles, third in the pole vault and fourth in the 100 meters. Jon Garrett finished second in the 1500 meters and Jacob Taylor was fourth in the 400 meters and sixth in the 800 meters. The lone girls took 10th place in the meet, with Nikki McElligott third in the high jump, Suzie Heideman third in the javelin and fourth in the shot put and Katie Garrett fourth in the discus. Other results in the Grant Union meet are as follows: 400 relay-fifth, Heppner (Jared Eckman, Casey Evans, Michael Schonbachler, Levi Geer), 47.09; 1,500-third, Jon Garret, 4:39.11; 110 hurdles- second, Matt Jepsen, 17.71; 300 hurdles- second, Dan Scott, 46.25, sixth, Matt Jepsen, 50.67; 1,600 relay- fifth, Heppner (Casey Evans, Michael Schonbachler, Rick Worden, Levi Geer), 3:49.6; high jump-fourth, Jared Eckman, 5- 10; 400 relay, fourth, lone, 54.72; 400- third, Abby Kahl, 1:06.48, fourth, Brenda Holtz, 1:07.17; 100 hurdles-fourth, Trisha Adams, 19:08, fifth, Suzie Heideman, 19:15; 800-third, Abby Kahl, 2:46.60; fifth, Sybil Krebs, 2:38.40; 200-fourth, Lindsey Waterland, 30:01; 300 hurdles-second, Trisha Adams, 52.68. third, Nikki McElligott, 53.22, fourth, Brenda Burright, 55.55; 1,600 relay-third, lone, 4:41.53, fourth, Heppner, 4:44.21; shot put-fifth, Melissa Cutsforth, 28-3; discus-fourth. Katie Garrett-85.2, fifth. Melissa Cutsforth, 80-9, sixth, Kemmery Burright, 78-6; javelin-sixth, Casey Ingraham, 81-11; high jump-fifth, Nikki McElligott, 4- 6; long jump-sixth, Nikki McElligott, 14-3; pole vault- second, LaRee Anderson, 7-6. Mustangs split double-header to the first one, except for the By Lonnie Rill The Heppner Mustangs split a outcome. Stanfield jumped out double header with the Tigers of with a lead again and maintained Stanfield on Saturday, April 26, it until the end of the game. A few missed pop-flies by in Heppner. Heppner's right-fielder led to a Stanfield started off with a 4-0 three run lead going into the lead after the first inning. Heppner had a few defensive seventh inning. Heppner hitter Stan Cutsforth mistakes in the early part of the slapped in the run to put the first game, which led to the Tiger Mustangs even with the Tigers. lead. The advantage would go to Starting pitcher Josh Coiner had Stanfield again in the eighth a good game throwing until the inning, 8-6. Heppner pitcher fifth inning, when he was Tim Dickenson hit a double in replaced by Tim Sumner. the outfield to drive in Jeff Heppner held in the game until Waterland and Josh Coiner to the seventh inning when they win the game, Heppner, nine, could not put up the three runs to Stanfield, eight. tie the game and force it into Heppner plays another double- extra innings. The final score header Saturday, May 3, in was 10-7. Umatilla at 1p.m. The second game was similar Heppner golf team competes for placing HHS Golf By Lonnie Rill Heppner High School Golf Team, coached by Greg Grant, went to Pendleton to play Saturday, April 19. Heppner didn't have the medalist but did compete for placing. Medalist Clint Morgan, Enterprise, golfed a 71 to lead the pack. La Grande took the placing with a combined score of 305 for their five players. Heppner came in seventh with a 360, behind McLaughlin, Enterprise, The Dalles, Pendleton and Grant Union. Brent Gunderson, of Heppner came in eighth out of the pack of 50. Other Heppner scores are as follows: Brent Gunderson, 80; Brian Koffler, 86; Jeff Watkins, 101; Travis Winters, 101; and Chris Jones, 93. M o n d ay , M ay 5 th . S eatin g s a t 5 :3 0 a n d 7 :3 0 p.m . Luke S w anson, lone, in pole vault The menu is lasagna, spaghetti or manicotti, garlic bread, salad, spumoni ice cream, coffee or soft drink and a complimentary glass of wine for adults. Locals win Rolling Hills T ick ets available at B e e c h e r’s C afe, W h eatlan d In su ra n c e , H e p p n e r & lo n e B a n k o f EO, o r any lo n e Lion. ______________________ SPONSORED B Y T H E IONE UONS CLUB SHOE & BOOT REPAIR O P EN Monday-Friday 8-5:30 Saturday 10-2 Mon - Fri 8:30am - 5:30pm 120 NE 3rd St. • Hermiston • 567-2008 Kindergarten Visitation Kindergarten visitation will be held at Heppner Elementary C hris W orthington at finish line Three out of four winners in the Rolling Hills Run held Saturday morning, April 26, in Heppner were local runners. A1 Beck of Heppner was the men's 10K winner w'lth a time of 36.45. The 5K winners were men-Chris W orthington, Heppner with a time of 20.55, and women-Nicole VanEtta, also Heppner, with a time of 25.23. Winner of the women's 10K was Jill Bannister, Pendleton, with a time of 40.21. The run was sponsored by the South Morrow County EMT Association. Organizer and EMT Bill Sheirbon said that 57 people registered for the event this year. 10 more than last year. Runners and walkers came from lone, Lexington, Heppner, Hermiston, Pendleton, Boardman, John Day, Prairie City, Weston, Portland and Reno, Nevada. Sheirbon said that a group of walkers who participated were getting ready for the "Hood to Coast Run". Breakfast was available at the Heppner Elks Club following the race. The Elks donated the use of the building and some of the food for the breakfast. Proceeds from entry fees and a barbecue raffle raise money for the EMT Association for purchases for ambulances in Heppner and Lexington and the First Response vehicle stationed at lone. In the past the EMTs have bought equipment that, while not required, is helpful to have, such as pediatric SWCD, Weed Board to meet A regular board meeting of the Morrow Soil and Water C o n serv a tio n D istrict (SWCD)AVeed Advisory Board will be held Tuesday. May 6, at 7 p.m. at the Pettyjohn Office Building in Heppner. Agenda items include: Ed Partnership-Dale Holland report. NRCS-Watershed evaluations. Environmental Quality Incentive Program, manager report, weed report, agency reports and other business. The meeting is open to the public. equipment, jump kits (mini- trauma kits) that the EMTs can carry in their cars and other equipment that is not provided by the health district. Morrow County Grain Growers donated the $500 barbecue for the raffle. Prizes were donated by local merchants. on Friday, May 9, front 8 a.m .-12 p.m. Visitation is for any child who will be attending kindergarten this fall. Children must be five by Sept. 1. Please bring birth certificate and immunization record. Call Heppner Elementary, 676-9128, to schedule a time. Some things get passed down for generations... ...and end up becoming part of the family. A good banking relationship is like that, too. It becomes a part of the family. 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