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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 18, 1998 - THREE Heppner claims fifth in 2A tourney OSAA/U.S. BANK ~ bank STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Heppner Mustang volleyball team (left-right): back-Coach Terri Gentry, Casey Ingraham, Kim Pointer, Stephanie Clough, Trisha Adams, Amy Drake, Kristi Worden, Janelle Healy, Amy Papineau; front-Jill Barber, Amber Peck, Jaci Hughes, Brooke Boyer By Molly Rhea Heppner claimed fifth place in the 16 team OSAA 2A State Volleyball Tournament held November 12-14 at Lane Community College in Eugene. As in the 1997 state tournament, the Mustangs' only loss came in the opening round, which paired them with Oakridge, who ended up winning the state championship. The Mustangs didn't look to quite be on their game as they lost 8-15, 6-15, to Oakridge on Thursday, November 12. Heppner’s first server, Jill Barber, scored on her first three serves to grab the early lead for the Mustangs before serving into the net to turn the ball over to the Warriors. Oakridge soon gained the lead and gradually added to it as Heppner committed multiple serving and receiving errors. These errors, coupled with the hitting and blocking of Oakridge's 5'10" Misty White, silenced Heppner’s offense. In spite of the errors, the Mustangs put up quite a fight as they took the Warriors through three complete rotations before succumbing to the allotted 15 points. Game two looked like a shorter version of the first game with every Mustang scoring run ending in a service error. The Mustangs just weren't able to shake off their jitters and play good volleyball in that first match and Heppner moved onto the left side of the bracket to compete for consolation. Friday, November 13, the Heppner squad led off the breakfast bracket with an 8 a.m. start. Matched up against Enterprise, Heppner took the win in two games, 15-10, 16-14. In spite of the early hour, the Mustangs looked fired up and ready in game one against the Enterprise Savages. The Mustangs nullified the Savages' first scoring attempt with a Casey Ingraham kill. Barber served Heppner's first point off an Enterprise net penalty, then the Mustangs lost the possession with a net penalty of their own. The Savages scored their first four points off Mustang penalties or failed attacks before Ingraham smashed down another kill to reclaim the ball for Heppner. Amber Peck scored Heppner’s second point off another penalty. Point three came when the Savages made the mistake of over-passing to Ingraham who then slammed the ball to their hardwood. Peck aced point four and scored point five on another overpass to Janelle Healy who tipped it down. Point six came off an Ingraham kill and point seven from an Enterprise penalty, before the Mustangs were called in the net for the Savage sideout. Enterprise was able to even the score at seven off two Mustang penalties and a missed attack before again being called in the net. Ingraham aced point eight with her jump serve, but then put her next attempt into the net. The Savages pulled out to a two- point lead as they scored points eight and nine off Mustang penalties and blocked an attack by Boyer for point 10. Healy powered up to shank a hit off an Enterprise block to gain the sideout. Boyer's serve was silenced by an Enterprise kill, but Heppner got the ball back when Barber answered w ith a kill of her own. Healy then aced point nine to narrow the margin to one point before serving into the net. The Savages' next serve was sent back to them as Kim Pointer slammed down the kill. Jaci Hughes scored Heppner's 10th point to tie it up on an Enterprise penalty . The Savages stopped her service when they hit into a Mustang double block that dropped onto Heppner wood. Peck racked up the next Mustang kill to silence the Savage serve attempt to send Barber back to score point 11 with help from a Hughes' save, ace point 12, point 13 when Enterprise couldn't handle a hit by Peck and point 14 on another Enterprise error. Barber scored the game-winning 15th point after a long rally in which the Savages pulled out a great save off the lights only to have Ingraham slam down a kill for 15-10 Mustang victory. In game two Ingraham again crushed the ball on Enterprise's first service attempt to allow Peck to score Heppner's first three points. Point one came from a kill by Healy, while two and three came off errors by the Savages. The Mustangs lost the possession with a penalty but did not allow Enterprise to score. Ingraham's jump serve attempt went into the net, then Enterprise scored their first two points on Mustang mistakes, before a double block by Pointer and Boyer regained the ball for Heppner. 'î'f/xu Boyer aced Heppner’s fourth point, but her next serve attempt was hit down by a Savage attack. Enterprise's next server put the ball into the net, to send Healy behind the line to put Heppner ahead 7-2, scoring point five off an Ingraham backrow kill, point six with Pointer out-blocking Enterprise's 5'H " Ashley Anderson, and point seven behind a kill from Peck. Healy's next serve came back with a Anderson kill. The Enterprise team was able to regroup and answer back by scoring points three through eight mainly off Mustang lapses, then Pointer reared back to smash down a kill and reclaim the ball for the Mustangs. Hughes' serve tied the score at eight off a Savage mistake, with her next serve being tipped down by Enterprise. The Savages scored their next two points by blocking hits by Peck before losing the possession to a penalty. The teams traded possessions through the next three servers with neither team able to score, then Enterprise was able to add another point to their lead, scoring their 10th point off a wide hit before losing the ball to a penalty. After two more service rotations Boyer brought Heppner back within two by acing point nine, then the ball was turned over with a service error. The Mustangs committed two more service errors and Enterprise countered by scoring point 12 off a wide attack. Barber's next service attempt was whistled dead with a net penalty, then the Savages scored points 13 and 14 as they blocked hits by Ingraham and Amy Drake. The Savages' game point serve was sent back the them with a block by Drake. Peck scored Mustang points 10 and 11 off Enterprise mistakes, aced point 12 and scored point 13 when the Savages were unable to handle a well-placed return. The Mustangs lost the possession with a penalty. On Enterprise's next attempt at game point, Healy put down the kill to take back the ball for the Mustangs. With the Mustangs trailing 13-14, Ingraham went back to score point 14 off an Enterprise net penalty, point 15 with the help from a Pointer kill and acing the game and match winning point 16 to send Heppner into the semi-finals. \eOwMtedf T^fease com e £ efp us cefedrate f£ e retirem en t o f Delict Yourself & Your Guests îfris Thanksgiving APS Hardest Colorsm Centerpiece 12-y e a r JK orrow C o u n ty (fu d y e tBouis C a rfson a n d 3 -y e a r Com m issioner a y mon d C fren c/i TOA**: 'Dcccméci 5. 199% AFS 96-TG1 0~r • » • 3« 6:00 ft. *H. T f o - f a à t foui • 7:00 fi. Hi. *D¿HH€X Tofane: S ífa (find. 'dtc/tyutc t, Oieye* r 'Dinnex: Leuten See¿ SII. 00 fren fienáóH J a tea se J iô .V .T * . a t ( 3 4 1 ) 67 6 -9 0 6 / a itH d tn d r e a o r d ia r è a r a 6 y O C ovem Ser 20, 199S Photo by Joyce Hughes L-R Brooke Boyer, Jaci Hughes, Jill Barber, Casey Ingraham and Janelle Healy in action at the state 2A tournament. The Mustangs again started off the action on Saturday, with an 8 a.m. match against the Oakland Oakers. The Heppner squad again prevailed, winning 15-8, 9-15, 15-6. In game one the Oakers pulled out to a 0-3 lead before Boyer slammed down a kill to gain the sideout and Peck's serving tied up the score with point one coming from a Oakland mistake, point two from an Ingraham kill and point three from a left- handed Healy kill, before serv ing into the net. Healy again delivered a hit that the Oakers couldn't handle to take back the serve. Ingraham scored point four on a wide hit and aced point five to put the Mustangs ahead for good, before serving out the back. The next three servers were unable to score, then Healy put in point six with the kill coming from Trisha Adams and aced point seven. Her next service attempt came back with the Oakers putting down a kill. Again, three sideouts occurred before Barber aced point eight to put the Mustangs ahead 8-3. Barber then committed a service error to hand the ball back to Oakland. The Oakers scored points three through seven off Mustang mistakes, then on their attempt to tie the score, Ingraham slammed down another kill. Peck scored Heppner's point nine with help from a Boyer block and 10 on a wild hit, then the Mustangs turned back the ball on a wide hit. Healy shanked a ball off the Oakland blockers to regain the possession. Ingraham scored point 11 with a Pointer save and aced point 12 before serving out the back. The Oakers scored their final point on a tip, then a backrow kill by Peck took the possession and sent Boyer back to serve. Boyer scored point 13 off a Healy block, aced point 14 and scored point 15 behind a Barber block, to take game one. within one. The Mustangs were unable to sustain their attack and dropped game two, 9-15. In game three the Oakers’ first server scored two points on Mustangs' mistakes before committing an error to send the ball over to the Mustangs. Barber scored Heppner's first four points, number one on an Oakland mistake, point two when the Oakers overset into an Ingraham kill, and aced points three and four, to put the Mustangs in the lead for good. The Oakers then put down a kill to take the ball back. Oakland had a wide hit to negate their next serve attempt. Peck aced point five and scored point six after Healy put over a tip that Oakland couldn't handle, then the Mustangs gave it up on a w ide hit of their own. Boyer went way out for a save to keep the Oakers from scoring and got the ball back for Heppner. The servo was traded back and ¡forth with ^he Mustangs steadily .adding points to their total while refusing to allow Oakland to score until the Heppner squad posted 15 points and put themselves into the consolation match for fifth place. The Mustangs took the final match against the Bonanza Antlers, 15-13, 15-6, to earn fifth place. In game one the Mustangs led 5-0, then 11-5. and 13-6, before letting the Antlers come homing back with a five-point scoring frenzy to narrow the margin to one. The teams traded the serve through four rotations. Peck aced point 14 but a wild hit sent the ball back to Bonanza. The Antlers scored their 13th point on a questionable line call but their next attack went deep. Ingraham aced Heppner's game point to win game one. The Mustangs came out strong in the second game and soon were ahead 3-0. The Antlers came rattling back to knot the score at three, then again at five. Then Barber went back for her second service rotation and scored points six through nine to put the Mustangs ahead for good. Bonanza scored their sixth and final point on a wild Mustang attack, then served into the net to send it back to Heppner. Peck scored point 10 on a Healy kill; Ingraham aced Heppner's 11 th point and scored point 12 on a set-fake by Boyer. Healy aced points 13 and 14, and scored the game winning point with Pointer blocking down a Antler hit. A quick recap: First round. November 12, Heppner lost to Oakridge, 15-8. 15-6. Fifth place quarterfinals, November 13, Heppner ousted Enterprise, 15-10,16-14. Fifth place semi finals, November 14, Heppner beat Oakland. 15-8.9-15, 15-6. Fifth place final, November 14, Heppner defeated Bonanza 15- 13, 15-6. Following the championship match in which Oakridge defeated Gold Beach. 15-8, 15- 6, Heppner junior, Casey Ingraham was named to the 2A All-State second team. B usin ess Cards Gazette-Times L if e I n s u r a n c e G iv e us a call to discuss y o u r needs PLOYILVR INSURANCE Heppner, Ore. ANNOUNCING Quality Family Dental Care HEPPNER • 676-9118 BOARDMAN • 481-9311 • Treatment Plans • Most Major Insurance Aocepted • Senior Discounts SDt ttSISS • Dental Care tor the Whole Family In the second game against Oakland the Mustangs seemed to flounder and fell behind early. Trailing 5-9, Heppner's Kristi Worden served up a three-point rally to bring the Mustangs HAYDEN FAMILY DENTISTRY GRCUP Please Join Us fo r a Home fo r the Holidays Reception in honor of Kate Close Thursday, December 3, 1998, 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Boardman Branch of Inland Empire Bank, 204 N. Main. Kate has been appointed Branch Manager and it is time to celebrate her homecoming to the Boardman area. Please join us for refreshments and lively conversation. INLAND EMPIRE BANK Hermiston ♦ Um atilla ♦ Stanfield ♦ Boardman ♦ Pendleton MEMBER HMC là
