Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 9, 1998 - THREE
VB team looks to be strong contender
Mustang rally falls short at Scio
by Rick Pauilus
yards to the 30. Ryan Matteson
passed to Gunderson for 25 more
yards.
Schonbachler ran for
eight yards and Matheny kept on
the option for 18 more yards.
Schonbachler picked up three
and then 14 more down to the
four yard line. Levi Geer then
took it in for the Mustangs' first
touchdown of the season. Blake
Knowles kicked the extra point
to cut the score to 16-7 with 2:24
left in the third quarter.
After an unsuccessful onside
kick, a fumble on the Loggers'
first play gave the Mustangs a
first down at their own 44. A
Schonbachler run of five yards
on third down gave the Mustangs
a first down at Scio's 43.
Matheny kept the ball around end
for 11 yards and Schonbachler
picked up eight more to get the
Mustangs'to the 25 of Scio. On
the first play of the fourth quarter
Matteson hit Tim Dickenson for
a 25-yard touchdown pass.
Knowles tacked on the PAT and
Scio led 16-14 with 11:55 left in
the game.
The Loggers then drove down
the field and Silbemagel scored
his third touchdown of the game
on a one-yard run.
Dennis
Jackson ran in the conversion
and Scio led 24-14 with 7:21 left.
The Mustangs took over at
their own 23 after the kick-off .
Matteson then hit Dickenson for
29 yards and a first down. Geer
took off down the sideline on the
next play for 47 yards to the
three. On fourth and inches Geer
then punched it in for the
touchdown.
Knowles was
perfect with the PAT and with
4:05 left the lead was cut to 24-
21 .
After an onside kick failed,
Scio took over at the 49 of the
Mustangs. The Mustangs held
on downs and took over at their
own 23 with 1:53 left.
Matheny hit Gunderson for 32
yards on a screen pass to move
the ball into Scio territory.
Matheny hit Gunderson for eight
yards on a fourth and five with
:47 left. The Mustangs were
unable to pick up another first
down as Matheny was hit just
short on fourth down and Scio
The Heppner Mustangs
traveled to Scio on Friday, Sept.
4, to open the 1998 season and
came up short to the second-
ranked team in the state by a
score of 24-21.
The Loggers, benefitting from
three Mustang turnovers and a
lateral out of bounds for a safety,
took a 16-0 lead into the locker
room at halfrime. The Mustangs
rallied in the second half,
outscoring the Loggers 21-8 but
just came up a yard short on
fourth down with :39 left.
The Mustangs kicked off and
held Loggers at midfield and
forced a punt. Derek Gunderson
took the punt at his own three
yard line and returned it 40 yards
to give the Mustangs a good field
position. Shane Matheany ran 10
yards on third down to give the
Mustangs a first down at the 40
yard line of Scio.
An
interception on the next play
gave the ball to Scio at their own
41.
The Loggers took advantage of
the turnover and drove the ball
down the field capped by a three-
yard touchdown run by Brian
Silbemagel. Kyle Braa ran in the
two-point conversion to give
Scio an 8-0 lead with 7:36 left in
the first half.
On the Mustangs' next
possession a fumble gave the ball
back to Scio at the 47 of
Heppner. The Mustangs' defense
held and forced a punt, taking
over at their own six yard line. A
pass behind the line of
scrimmage sailed out of bounds
in the end zone for a safety to
give Scio a 10-0 lead with 4:09
left.
The Loggers returned the kick
to the Heppner 37 yard line and
• marched down the field with
Silbemagel scoring on a one yard
mn. The PAT failed and Scio led
• 16-0 with 1:43 left.
An interception on Heppner's
next possession ended the first
half with Scio holding a 16-0
lead.
After trading possessions, the
Mustangs took over at their own
17 yard line. After a short gain
Michael Schonbachler gained 12
Mustang Jvs open with win over Scio
Scio came back and scored on a
three-yard mn.
After the
Loggers tacked on the PAT they
led 14-8 with 10:00 left.
The Mustangs came right back
and on a third down and 12 got a
25-yard gain on a pass from
Matheny to Nick Anthony to
keep the drive alive.
NcCabe gained 15 yards on the
next play to give Heppner a first
down at the 11 yard line.
McCabe then went the final 11
yards to tie the game at 14-14. A
McCabe conversion mn gave the
Mustangs a 16-14 lead with 7:09
left.
The Mustang defense held the
Loggers at their own 25 yard line
and took over on downs with
1:12 left and ran out the clock to
take the win.
The J.V.'s next game will be
Sept. 14 at Wahtonka.
by Rick Pauilus
The Heppner Mustang J.V.
Football team opened their 1998
season with a 16-14 win over the
Scio Loggers in a two-quarter
game.
Scio scored first; their first
possession after a blocked punt
gave them the ball at Heppner's
21 yard line. The extra point try
failed and Scio led 6-0 early.
The Mustangs took the kick-off
and behind the hard running of
Craig Scott and Michael McCabe
drove the ball down the field. A
20-yard Stefan Matheny to Joe
Papineau pass reception set up a
four yard McCabe touchdown
run. Matheany ran around right
end for the conversion and an 8-6
Heppner lead with 4:27 left in the
first quarter.
BEO sponsors student workshop
600 student leaders from
around the state recently
attended the Oregon Association
of Student Councils Summer
Leadership Workshops with the
help of the
Independent
Community Banks of Oregon.
This marks the seventh year
they have sponsored the
workshops, which have provided
leadership training to high
school and middle school
students for over 20 years. The
theme for this year's workshops
was 'Soaring to New Heights."
The two high school
workshops, held at Willamette
University in Salem, offered
sessions on communication,
organization
and
time
management, goal setting and
project planning.
Students
learned about an anti-violence
project that they can implement
m
their
schools
and
communities. They also planned
projects that focused on
community service, recognition
and building pride in their
school. John Holloway, CEO of
Northern Bank of Commerce,
spoke to students regarding the
value of leadership skills in a
-n.
business setting.
The middle school workshop,
held at Aldersgate Conference
Center near Salem, offered
young leaders an opportunity to
learn new leadership skills
through activity-based learning
sessions. In addition, students
listened to a variety of guest
speakers.
ICBO has 47 member banks
around the state.
Bank of
Eastern Oregon, which serves
the Heppner, Lexington and lone
area, heiped co-sponsor.
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Scio
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Rushing
Heppner- Levi Geer 10-78, Michael
Schonbachler 9-60, Shane Matheny
6-57, Derek Gunderson 2-7,
Ryan Matteson 3-6.
Scio- Silbemagel 22-100, Jackson
15-67, Braa 8-34, Mike Childress 6-
25, Casey Childress 4-4, Holzhauser
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Passing
Heppner- Ryan Matteson 4-9-1-71,
Matheny 2-5-1-40
Scio- Holzhanzer 0-2-0-0
Receiving
Heppner - Gunderson 3-65, Tim
Dickenson 2-54, Matheny 1-3
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The
Heppner
Mustang
volleyball team looks to be a
strong contender again this year
with six returning varsity and a
strong group of juniors to round
out the varsity roster.
"The team has good depth and
experience," commented varsity
coach, Tern Gentry. This will be
Gentry’s 14th year as head coach
of the Mustang squad. In 1997
the Mustangs advanced to the 2A
State Tournament where they
earned a fourth-place finish and
Still openings
at workshop
A few openings are still
available for the oil painting
workshop planned Sept. 24, 25
and 26 with Bob Walton
instructor.
Walton, who has painted well-
known murals in Toppenish,
WA, will show students how to
create a panoramic picture
using two canvasses. Most of
Walton's work is done with a
pallet knife.
Both day and evening classes
are available.
The class is sponsored by the
Morrow County Creative Arts
and Crafts Club.
Anyone interested in
attending may call Betty Mills,
676-5546,
for
more
information.
Community Choir
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Johnny Eubanks
celebrates 88th
Johnny Eubanks celebrated his
88th birthday with a barbecue at
Anson Wright park over the
Labor Day weekend.
Mike Hedman, a two time
winner of lamb cook-off
contests, barbecued lamb steaks.
Others helping Eubanks
celebrate were his wife, Mildred,
daughter
Sandra
Dooney,
grandson Casey Rodriguez,
brother bill Eubanks, Mr. and
Mrs. Amie Hedman, Mr. and
Mrs. Ernie McCabe, Mr. and
Mrs. Tim Hedman and family,
Alan Fortenberry and Lillian
Boyce.
The fourteenth season of the
South Morrow Community
Choir will begin on Monday,
Sept. 14 at the Heppner High
School music room from 5:30 to
7 p.m. Rehearsals will start right
at 5:30 p.m. every Monday.
The director for the group is
Deborah Wryn, lone, and the
accompanist is Debbie Basile,
Heppner.
This year, the group is planning
two concerts in conjunction with
the Willow Creek Symphony,
now under the direction of Ralph
Wemer. The dates of the concerts
have been set for Sunday,
December 6 and Sunday, April
25.
Music this fall will have a
Christmas theme with selections
that are variations of traditional
songs as well as some new
works, say Wryn. In keeping
with a tradition that started
several years ago, the finale will
be a combined effort from both
groups.
Wryn says the group welcomes
all who enjoy singing and like to
meet new people. "As always,
new faces become familiar ones
over time," she said. "The only
requirements are to enjoy
singing, participate in rehearsals,
and leam to appreciate many
styles of music."
Those who would like to join,
but cannot be at the first
rehearsal should call Wryn at
422-7017 or Shirley Palmer. 676-
9730. "We hope to see new faces
as well as the old crowd," added
Wryn.
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took over with :35 left.
The defense was led by Geer
with 25 points and Jared Eckman
with 18. Dickenson had 15,
Casey Evans, 12 and Matheny
had 11.
The offense was led by Geer
with 10 carries for 78 yards and
two touchdowns. Schonbachler
picked up 60 yards on nine
carries and Matheny gained 57
yards on six carries.
Matheny was two for five for
40 yards and Matteson was four
of nine for 71 yards and a
touchdown passing. Each had
one interception.
Gunderson led the receivers
with three receptions for 65
yards. Dickenson had two
receptions for 54 yards and a
touchdown.
The Mustangs return to action
on Friday, Sept. 11, as Umatilla
comes to Heppner for a non
league game at 7:30 p.m. The
game will be preceded by the
Heppner Colts against Umatilla
at 5:30 p.m.
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Light buffet will be served
APs wearing his bibs...
so please dress casual!
LaGrande on Friday, September
11, to kick off the Mustang 1998
volleyball season The varsity
team will participate in the
Riverside
Tournament
in
Boardman
on
Saturday,
September 12.
The first home games will be
September 15 and 17, against
lone and Condon, respectively.
Sports fans be advised, the
order of the games will be
different this year with the C
team starting the action, followed
by the varsity and finally the
junior varsity will play. This
game order will allow junior
varsity players that float onto the
varsity team adequate playing
time.
the sportsmanship award.
This year the junior varsity
team will be coached by Jean
Strange. The JV team went
undefeated last year and will
continue to be tough this year
with a strong junior nucleus.
"This team is full of talent and
a blast to work with," says
Strange.
Strange's previous
coaching experience has been at
the junior high level.
Dana Reid is again coaching the
"C" team which is composed of
an athletic group of sophomores
and freshmen. This team has
plans to “whip up on” the other C
teams in the district.
The JV and C teams travel to
Willow Creek Road report
The U.S. Dept, o f Trans
portation lists its planned
construction activities on Willow
Creek Road for the week of
Monday, Sept. 7:
On Sept. 8, Tidewater started
working with a waiver from the
USDA Forest Service for the
Level IV fire rating, that allows
certain activities and limits other
activities. They are continuing to
work on the cut slopes above
Smith Ditch and building the
subgrade with some of the
material from these cut slopes.
They are hauling waste material
to the waste sites established on
the FS 5350 road and to private
property near the end of the
project. They are utilizing
excavators and cat wagons to
move the waste material, so
drivers in the area, please
observe the flaggers and
remember that they are there to
help you and the operators of the
equipment.
They have a culvert crew
continuing to place culverts,
throughout
the
project.
Emergency access through the
project will be maintained
throughout the rest of the
construction season. They are
also continuing to drill in
preparation of doing some rock
blasting near the middle of this
work week. Please be aware that
there will be some blasting prior
to 1 p.m. The exact date and time
has not been finalized.
Willow Creek Road (Coal
Mine Grade) is closed to through
traffic from Cutsforth Park to the
intersection of Forest Service
roads 5350 and 53. This inter
section will remain open, to the
logging contractor only, for the
removal of timber sale material.
The FS 21 Road, Penland Lake
Road intersection will remain
open
during
construction
activities,
controlled
with
flaggers.
Willow Creek Road remains
open, to local traffic only, to
Cutsforth Park. The park will
remain open through the
construction season.
The Willow Creek road closure
will continue through Oct. 9,
1998. The detour route through
the Shaw Creek Road to the four
comers to Penland Lake and
Ukiah is open for all traffic.
Additional temporary signs have
been placed for Penland Lake
access.
Please watch for logging truck
traffic and observe the warning
signs, including the speed limit,
on the detour route and observe
the barricades at both ends of the
construction zone. Please have a
safe summer and remember that
the barricaded road closures are
for the traveling public's safety.
For more information, contact
Robert G. Toops, project en
gineer, at 676-5904 in Heppner
for additional information.
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7:00 a.m.
V F W Breakfast at the V F W Hall
7:15 a.m.
Run Registration at the Park
8:00 a.m.
Fun Run
Craft Market street vendors open
9:00 a.m.
Art and Quilt Show open (closed dunng parade)
Pie Sale at the Fire Hall
9:30 a.m.
Pre-parade entertainment on Main St
Chinese House Railroad Museum open
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(closed for parade)
9:30-10 a.m.
Scarecrow Contest registration
10:00 a.m.
Parade
10:30 a.m.
V F W Giant Yard Sale Mercantile, Main St.
Face Painting at Jull's Beauty Shop. Main St.
10:40 a.m.
Vintage Clothing Show at the Park
Historical M useum opens
Baked Food and Bazaar at the V F W Hall
11:15 a.m.
Entertainment in the Park all afternoon
Sponsore Amant»« Andareon Perry and Assoc ^as BA/a Mountar Aspna»
CoeeCoto. Coast to Coatí f ajto Rmch. Echo Grocery. Echo HOs P '0 Cow*».
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Sanitary Disposal Simmons Ajaney So*» Ronches WiUhors» Garmng Fasori
11:30 a.m.
Rendezvous Camp Activities begin
5:30 p.m.
Entertainment in the Park closes
Sunday. September 13th
9:00 a.m.
V F W Giant Yard Sale opens on Main St
9:30 a.m.
Craft Market, Street Vendors
Frying Pan Throw*
10:00 a.m.
Tomahawk Throw*
11:00 *.m.
Art and Quilt Show open (closes at 3 p m . )
11:15 a.m.
Fire Start*
11:40 a.m.
Boys Spear Throw*
12:15 p.m.
Kids Bean Spitting Contest*
12:40 p.m.
Best Camp Award*
* Rendezvous activity
Umes
1:00 p.m.
approximate
Children's Pet Show/Parade
Historical Museum open
2:00 p.m.
Raffle Drawing (after Pet Parade)
Duplays: Floral at the Mussum and Chtnts« Maust:
Antiqu« Quilt top/ujnatur* Wadi display at ttw Masamc Ladp;
Scarecrow Display an Ham S i;
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