Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 24,1997 - FIVE !
Mustangs open CBC play with win over TigerScots lone opens league play with win against Echo
By Kara Miller
lone’s Lady Cardinals’ varsity
and junior varsity teams traveled
to Echo, Tuesday, Sept. 16, for
their first league game of the sea
son. The Cougars lost several
players to graduation, including
Jesse Fisher and Kelly Browning,
and found themselves without a
senior on their team this year,
lone was able to make a strong
showing against the younger, less
experienced opponents, winning
the match in two games, 15-9 and
15-3.
The first game began with
Echo taking the lead 3-1 after
Niki Sullivan scored the first
point for lone. Side out went right
back to lone and Kara Miller
stepped behind the line to begin
an unanswered barrage o f five
straight serves including two
aces. A powerful “in your face”
spike by Jenny Sullivan followed
on a Miller serve, then an excel
lent block at the net by Brenda
Bumght ended m a point and lone
was in the lead, 6-3.
Echo picked up one point be
fore the side out with the Cardi
nals getting the ball and Nikki
McElligott put two more points
on the board for lone. Another
quick side out and J. Sullivan
added a point fo llo w ed by
Burright serving two, including
an ace.
Echo added three to their score,
bringing the game to 11-7 before
giving the ball back to lone. N.
Sullivan rotated into lone’s serv
ing position and put the score up
to 13-7. Echo brought the game
within four, but Miller was lone’s
final server and scored the last
two points for the Cards.
The second game had Echo in
the lead by two before lone’s jun
ior N. Sullivan took over the serve
and scored eight points in a row
to make the game 8-2. Echo failed
to score and turned the ball back
to lone’s Miller at the serve. She
put two points on the board be
fore the teams traded side outs. J.
Sullivan landed an ace serve, plus
two additional points and lone
was ahead, 13-2. Burright added
one more and N. Sullivan finished
the game off with her ninth serve
point and the 15th pint o f the
game, making the final score
lone, 15, Echo, 3.
Mustangs take win in two over Wahtonka
Travis
Wilhelm
fights
photo by Joyce Hughes
for yardage
By Rick Paullus
The Heppner Mustangs opened
up the Columbia Basin Confer
ence, Friday, Sept. 19, with a big
win over the Weston-McEwen
TigerScots, 22-6. The TigerScots’
homecoming was ruined by a
“bend, but don’t break” defense
by the Mustangs.
Head coach Greg Grant said he
was “pleased with the total team
effort. We really sucked it up
against a very good team.”
Weston-McEwen received the
opening kickoff and the Mustangs
held on three downs. The
TigerScots’ snap on the punt at
tempt was fumbled and Mustang
sophomore Levi Geer tackled the
punter at the 16 yard line.
From there, quarterback Shane
Matheny ran seven yards and jun
ior Derek Gunderson ran two
yards to the seven. Matheny then
ran the final seven yards for the
touchdown. Sophomore Michael
Schonbachler’s extra point kick
was no good, and with nine min
utes left in the first quarter, the
Mustangs had a 6-0 lead.
Weston-McEwen then took the
kickoff and, after two first downs,
had the ball at the Mustangs’ 37.
Chris Grimes broke free from
there and the TigerScots tied the
game, 6-6. The extra point kick
was no good with 6:32 left in the
first quarter.
Schonbachler took the kickoff
out to the 50 yard line on a 36 yard
return. After the Mustangs got a
first down on a quarterback sneak
by Matheny, the Mustangs were
at the TigerScots’ 38 yard line.
Matheny then threw a perfect pass
to junior Jared F.ckman, who
made a great catch and took the
ball to the end zone for a 12-6
Heppner lead. Gunderson ran for
the two point conversion and
Heppner increased their lead to
14-6 with 4:38 left in the first
quarter.
After the Mustangs’ defense
held, Weston-McEwen punted
the ball and it died on the two yard
line of Heppner. Schonbachler
had a 10 yard run out to the 16
yard line for a first down as the
first quarter ended with Heppner
ahead, 14-6.
Schonbachler had another run
out to the 32 yard line for a first
down, and Matheny passed to
Eckman out to the 44 yard line
before Weston-McEwen held and
forced a punt.
The TigerScots drove down to
the 35 yard line of Heppner be
fore the Mustangs held on fourth
down, with Keith Scott, Clint
Bellamy and Jake Roy coming up
big on the stop.
A Matheny pass was inter
cepted by Ryan Delph and re
turned to the 26 yard line of the
M ustangs, but a W eston-
McEwen fumble was recovered
by Brian Burnside at the 17 yard
line, with 4:42 left in the first half.
After a Schonbachler run for a
first down, the Mustangs were
forced to punt. But Casey Evans
sacked the quarterback for a 13
yard loss to ruin any rally the
TigerScots were trying to mount.
The half ended with Heppner
ahead, 14-6.
The Mustangs received the sec
ond half kickoff and before the
TigerScots' homecoming activi
ties had quieted down, Gunderson
picked up the ball at the 20 yard
line and, after getting some good
blocks, returned it 80 yards for the
touchdown. Matheny threw to
Travis Wilhelm for the two-point
conversion. With only 11 seconds
gone in the third quarter, the Mus
tangs held a 22-6 lead.
W eston-M cEw en took the
kickoff and after getting two first
downs, the Mustangs’ defense
held and forced the TigerScots to
punt. The Mustangs took over at
their own seven yard line.
Matheny hit Tim Dickenson
for a first down out to the 23 yard
line, but Weston-McEwen held
and took over after a punt to the
49 yard line. After a first down
run and a first down following a
face mask penalty, the TigerScots
had the ball at the Mustangs’ 27
yard line.
Weston-McEwen tried a re
verse which was broken by
Bellamy who caused a fumble
recovered by Matheny.
Both teams changed possession
and the third quarter ended with
Heppner ahead, 22-6.
Weston-McEwen started out
with a first down at their own 38,
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but Bumside tackled Delph for a
two yard loss on third down, and
the TigerScots were forced to
punt.
The Mustangs received the
punt and got a first down by a
Matheny sneak and then had to
punt the ball back to the
TigerScots.
The TigerScots took over on
their own 27 yard line needing to
score a touchdown. But the Mus
tangs came up big with Bellamy
knocking down a pass and Matt
Jepsen rushing the quarterback on
fourth down, forcing a hurried
throw.
Heppner burned off over two
minutes of the clock and gave it
back to Weston-McEwen with
1:10 rem aining. But Geer
knocked down a pass and Casey
Evans sacked the quarterback for
a 12 yard loss. The clock ran out
on a pass play and the Mustangs
had a big 22-6 victory over the
TigerScots.
Heppner’s defense played well,
with Geer and Bumside leading
the way with 16 points each.
Wilhelm and Bellamy each had
15 points. Evans had two quar
terback sacks and 12 points, while
Gunderson, Jared Eckman and
Jake Roy each had 11 points.
The M ustangs’ offense was
again led by Matheny, who had
11 rushes for 51 yards and passed
four for nine times for 69 yards,
with one touchdown and one in
terception.
Schonbachler led the Mustangs
in rushing with 12 carries for 53
yards. Wilhelm carried 12 times
for 24 yards and Gunderson 7-23
yards and the big 80 yard kickoff
return.
Eckman led the pass receivers
with two receptions for 51 yards.
Dickenson had one catch for 13
yards and Wilhelm caught one for
three yards.
“We were very pleased with
the effort tonight; we knew com
ing in we couldn’t have any er
rors. They had turnovers and we
could take advantage. We had
turnovers and we could dodge the
bullet,” coach Grant said after the
game. “We had some kids play
ing out of position in different
areas and the kids came through.”
The Mustangs will need an
other good game on Friday, Sept.
26, as they take on the third
ranked Umatilla Vikings at the
Morrow County Fairgrounds in
Heppner. Both teams are 1 -0 and
this game will go a long way in
deciding the league champion
ship.
Heppner 14-0-8-0 22
Weston-McEwen 6-0-0-0 6
First quarter: Shane Matheny 7 yard run
(Vick no good); Chris Grimes 37 yard run
(kick no good), Matheny 38 yard pass to Jared
Eckman (Derek Gunderson run).
Third quarter Gunderson 80 yard kickoff
return (Matheny pass to Travis Wilhelm).
Individual rushing Heppner-M ichael
S c h o n b a ch ler 12-53, M atheny 11-51,
Wilhelm 12-24, Gunderson 7-23; Weston-
McEwen-Grimes 20-147, Delph 12-71, Stitler
5-15, Juan l-(-2), Raymond 2-(-12).
Passing: H eppner-M atheny 4-9-1 69
yards, W eston-M cEw en-Juan 3-7-0 25,
Raymond 0-4-0.
Receiving: Heppner-Eckman 2-51 yards.
D ickenson 1-13, W ilhelm 1-3, W eston-
McEwen-Clore 2-17, Delph 1-8
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By Molly Rhea
In their first CBC match up of
the
season,
the
Heppner
Mustangs showed strength and
style as they took the win in two
games, 17-15, 15-10, over the
hosting
Wahtonka
Eagles
Thursday, September 18.
Game one was a nail biter as
the Eagles quickly jumped to a 8-
1 lead before the Mustangs
caught fire. Heppner tied up the
game at point 11, then pulled
ahead 14-12 only to have
Wahtonka battle back to gain a
one-point advantage. Heppner
obtained the side on a Wahtonka
penalty, then Mindy Bmschus
served an ace for point 15,
gained point 16 on an Eagle
penalty and aced the winning
point.
Game two Heppner built a l l - 3
lead, and, although Wahtonka
attempted to stage a comeback
behind hard hitting Katie Lewis,
the Mustangs never let down and
came away winning. 15-10.
The Mustangs' service game
was much improved with Amber
Peck serving 5/5 and Annie
Hisler 8/9 in game one. In the
second game the varsity served
19/20 as a team with 100 percent
serving from Jill Barber, Jessie
Van Winkle, Annie Hisler, Casey
Ingraham and Mindy Bmschus.
Senior Lexi Matteson took the
lead at the net as she dinked, hit
or blocked at least six balls for
points or the side out call.
In a serving match Heppner's
JVs quickly took the win against
Wahtonka 15-8,15-7. The junior
varsity served 95 percent for the
match with Macy Rhea (8/8),
Brooke Boyer (7/7), Abby Kahl,
Stephanie Cough, Jamie Hansen,
Trisha Adams, Leah Denton,
Ashley Ropp, Casey Ingraham,
Kathleen Greenup and Jamie
Perez all serving a perfect 100
percent.
All three of the Mustang teams
W.C.C.C. Goif~
Ladies' Play, Sept. 16
Low gross o f the field:Carol
Norris.
Flight A: low gross-Barbara
Gilbert.
Flight B: low gross-Luvilla
Sonstegard,
low
net-Betty
Carlson,
least
putts-Joyce
Dinkins.
Flight C: low gross-Jenny
Reynolds, low net-Jean Ball,
least putts-Cam Wishart.
Long drive: Barbara Gilbert,
Luvilla Sonstegard, Jean Ball.
Long putt: Dorns Graves.
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W C C C plans
family
barbecue
The W illow Creek Country
Club will have a family barbecue
on Sunday, Sept. 28, at noon af
ter the “Last Gasp Tournament.”
Each family will bring their
own meat to barbecue. Those
whose names begin with “A ”
through “K” are asked to bring a
dessert, and “L” through “Z,”
salad.
Hosts will be Tom and Ann
Bedortha, Bob and G eorge
Naims, Reese and Linda Schultz,
Dave and Deborah Kendrick, and
Ron and Ginger Bowman.
BM CC to hold
dance classes
Two Blue Mountain Commu
nity College (BMCC) western
dance classes are scheduled to
begin this Saturday, Sept. 27 at
Heppner High School. Country
Western Line Dance is scheduled
from 1-2:30 p.m. and Country
Western Couples Dance is from
3-4:30 p.m. Both classes are
scheduled for six weeks. April
Dyntera, a BMCC dance instruc
tor from Pilot Rock, will teach the
classes.
Line dance does not require a
partner and is fun and easy to
learn, said a BMCC news release.
A variety o f dances will be taught
during the six week class. Tuition
is $25. Couples dance will require
a partner. Dance steps to be cov
ered include two-step, 10-step,
Texas Waltz, Cowboy Traveling
Cha-cha, Horseshoe Shuffle and
more. Tuition is $25 per person.
Anyone interested in partici
pating in these classes should
contact BMCC Morrow County
coordinator Anne Morter at 422-*
7040. The first class will be held
if enough people express interest
before the scheduled class time.
traveled to Pilot Rock Tuesday,
September 23, for more CBC
action. Heppner's netters seem to
be getting most of their long road
trips out of the way early this
year as they journey to Moro on
Thursday to take on last year's
CBC
champions,
Sherman
County
League
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3 -2
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6 -3
1 -3
1 -3
2 -3
Tuesday, Sept 16
Weston-McEwen def Pilot Rock 15-2, 15-6
Sherman Co def Stanfield 15-8, 15-12.
Wahtonka def Umatilla 15-7,15-5
Thursday, Sept 18
Heppner def Wahtonka 17-15,15-10.
Weston-McEwen def Umatilla 15-8, 15-4
Pilot Rock def Stanfield 15-7,15-6
Pie Sale, Oct. 3
All Saints Episcopal Church
and the United Methodist Church
in Heppner will hold their annual
pie sale Friday, Oct. 3, starting at
8:30 a.m. at Cal's BP Station in
Heppner.
Pies will be sold for $6 and up
until they run out.
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You’re Invited
Bank of Eastern Oregon
Customer Appreciation
Harvest Classic Golf Tournament
$10 donation per golfer
goes toward High
School Scholarship
We want to say
Thank You!!
To our customers
& community
Come Join Us
September 29th
10:00 a.m. til 3:00 p.m. Willow Creek Country C lub
W ell buy lunch and supply the prizes,
• but we must limit It to the first 72 players.
Reserve your spot in this 4-man scramble
by callins Darrell or Kevin at (541) 676-9125.
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