Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, Apnl 7 ,1 9 9 9 - THREE
Huskies sweep Mustangs
By Rick Paullus
The Heppner Mustangs trav
eled to Moro on Saturday, April 3
and dropped a doubleheader to the
third-ranked Sherman County
Huskies, 17-5 and 9-8, on a cold,
windy day.
The Mustangs held a 1-0 lead
in the top of the first as Derek
Gunderson got to second base on
an error, moved to third on Allan
Gribskov’s single and scored on
another Husky error.
The Huskies built an 8-1 lead
after two using good hitting and
Heppner errors.
In the top of the third, the Mus
tangs battled back as Gunderson
beat out an infield hit and went to
second on an error. After moving
to third on a passed ball,
Gunderson scored on Shane
Matheny’s single off the third
baseman.
Matheny moved to second on
a passed ball; Gribskov reached
first on an error and Matheny
went to third. A wild pitch scored
Matheny and moved Gribskov to
second. Cory Bennetto then
walked and both runners moved
up on a wild pitch. Cody Bellamy
then hit a two-out double to score
both runners and close the gap to
8-5.
The Huskies came back with
three runs in the bottom of the in
ning and six more in the bottom of
the fourth to put the game away.
Sherman County continued
their scoring into the second game,
building a 3-0 lead after one in
ning before the Mustangs got go
ing.
Bennetto led off the second in
ning with a double and moved up
to third on a passed ball. Michael
McCabe then singled to score
Bennetto and moved to second on
a passed ball. Mark McElligott
then singled up the first baseline
to score McCabe and narrow the
lead to 3-2.
The Huskies came right back
to score two runs in the bottom of
the second to build their lead back
to 5-2.
With two outs in the top of the
third, Gribskov walked and scored
on Bennetto’s double to right-cen-
lone girls compete in Wahtonka tourney
The lone girls' tennis team the consolation match. Sullivan
traveled to The Dalles to kept the team competitive with
compete in a tournament hosted strong serves and powerful net
by Wahtonka.
ploy.
There were 16 singles entries
Molly Barrow fell to Toma
and 12 doubles entries between Trotter of Condon, 3-8, in the
six schools participating. lone first round of the tournament but
had some success in the come back in the consolation
tournament with Erin Crowell round
to
defeat
Alisha
and Ton Odinet placing third. Wooderson of Sherman County,
Molly
Barrow
won
the 8-6. Barrow them advanced to
consolation and the dynamic duo the final consolation round
of Niki Sullivan and Amellia defeating Amber Gillsworth, 8-
Peck placed sixth.
6 .
Erin Crowell and Tori Odinet
The final match seemed to be
defeated Kasey Stroud and Kalie a contest of who was going to
Fuller of Sherman County, 8-6, fall down first with both players
and earned a spot in the quarter near the point of exhaustion
finals to defeat Ashley Zarr and Barrow proved to be the stronger
Erin Koshko of Stevenson, 8-6. of the two. "Barrow had all
The win advanced the team to around good tournament play
the semi finals, but Crowell and with hard hits and her serving
Odinet were unable to take the was the most consistent I've seen
match from Valerie Bareese and ever seen her serve,” said coach
Asia Wizzaren of Stevenson, McC abe. She worked extremely
falling 4-8.
hard for each and every one of
Odinet and Crowell then went her wins."
on to defeat Condon's Shannon . Jessica Krebs was defeated by
Durfey and Tessa Nicholson for Erin Weidman of Sherman
third place. "Odinet had an County, 4-8. She then went into
excellent tournament," said the consolation round to play
coach Cathy McCabe. "She was Denise Bowman of Weston
tough at the net and placed her McEwen, losing to Bowman ,3-
shots in the open holes. Crowell 8. Krebs played well throughout
is credited with consistent the tournament. Her serving was
serving and noteworthy back consistent and she took
court coverage."
advantage of her opponent's
Niki Sullivan and Amefiia weaker qualities.
Peck lost their first match to
Salli McElligott was defeated
Talese
Slay
and
Amy by Rene Robertson of Weston
Richelderfer of Sherman, 4-8, McEwen, 2-8. Robertson went
but came back in the consolation on to play in the final round
bracket to defeat Becky Sparks against Katie Leithouser of
and Jeanne Hmtsman of Weston- Stevenson. McElligott went into
McEwen, 8-1.
Peck and the consolation round to play
Sullivan played Kasey Stroud Jennifer Bailey of Condon,
and Jennifer Neil of Sherman for losing 3-8. McElligott played
consolation, losing 3-8. Peck hard, made some impressive
struggled at the beginning of the shots and improves every time
she steps onto the court, said
tournament but picked up her
McCabe.
game in the second match and
made some sensational shots in
ter field. Bennetto then scored as
McCabe’s high fly ball was lost in
the sun and dropped for an error.
In the bottom of the third,
McCabe made three straight put-
outs from third base, as the Mus
tangs held the Huskies scoreless.
Josh Hill reached on an error
in the top of the fourth and Cody
Bellamy came in to pinch run.
McElligott then hit into a fielder’s
choice and moved to second on
another fielder’s choice. Stefan
Matheny then reached base on an
error to score McElligott as the
Mustangs tied the game up at 5-
5.
The Huskies came back with
a run in the bottom of the fourth
and two more in the fifth for an 8-
5 lead.
The Mustangs were looking to
rally in the top of the sixth, as
Travis Bellamy led off with a
pinch hit single and Shane
Matheny reached base on an in
field hit. But a double play ended
the rally and the Huskies tacked
on another run in the bottom of
the inning for a 9-5 lead.
The Mustangs weren’t done
though, as Gunderson beat out an
infield hit, stole second and came
home on a Stefan Matheny single.
Matheny ended up at second on
the throw home and went to third
as Gribskov reached first on an
error. Gribskov then stole second
and Bennetto hit a ground rule
double to score both runners and
close the gap to 9-8.
Bennetto moved to third on a
fielder’s choice, but the game
ended as Kelly Paullus filed out
to deep centerfield.
Bennetto had three doubles and
three RBIs to lead the Mustangs
at the plate.
The Mustangs’ next game is a
non-league doubleheader at Dufur
on Friday, Apnl 9, beginning at 3
p.m.
Allan Gribskov came through
with a clutch two-out base hit to
score Shane Matheny from third
base as the Heppner Mustangs
won their second straight game in
the bottom of the seventh, 8-7,
over the visiting Umatilla Vikings
on Tuesday, March 29.
The Mustangs took an early 3-
0 lead in the first on a Tim
Dickenson double, a Gribskov
RBI single and a two-run home
run by Cory Bennetto.
The Vikings narrowed the gap
to 3-2 in the top of the third, but
the Mustangs came right back
with a Shane Matheny two-run
home run.
The Vikings scored two more
in the top o f the fourth, but
Michael McCabe hit his second
home run of the year, a solo shot
to centerfield, to make it 6-4 in
favor of the Mustangs.
The Vikings scored three runs
in the top of the fifth to take a 7-6
lead and held it until the bottom of
the seventh. Derek Gunderson
walked with one out and Matheny
laid down a sacrifice bunt. The
throw got past the first baseman
and Gunderson came all the way
around to score the tying run with
Matheny ending up on third.
Gribskov then came through with
the hit to improve the Mustangs’
record to 2-3.
Gribskov ended up going 2-4
with two RBIs.
Dylan Pettyjohn, pitching in re
lief of David Bates, picked up the
win.
The second game of the sched
uled doubleheader was called af
ter three innings because of dark
ness, with the Mustangs leading
4-3.
Umatilla jumped out to a 3-0
lead after one before the Mus
tangs rallied in the bottom of the
second to score four runs.
Stefan Matheny led off with a
single and went to second on a
passed ball. Kelly Paullus hit a
pinch-hit single to drive in Matheny
while he went to second. When
the ball got by the centerfielder,
Mark McElligott reached on an
infield single, sending Paullus to
third. McElligott then got into a
Niki Sullivan, ready for serve from opponent
1
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Jennifer Thompson serves against Kate Deeks of Wahtonka
Members of the Christian Missionary Fellowship served at the senior
meal March 31. Blood pressures were taken before the meal.
The menu for April 14 will be oven baked chicken, rice pilaf, pea
and bacon salad, fruit bowl, zucchini bread and chocolate chip cookies.
Members of the Seventh-day Adventist and Nazarene churches will
serve. The Senior Board will meet at 1 p.m.
The seniors were saddened by the death of Sue Vinson and extend
deepest sympathy to her family. She will be greatly missed.
The museum dinner will be held in the dining room April 10 at 5:30
p.m.
An important tenant meeting will be held Wednesday, April 14, at 3
p.m. in the center's sitting room. All tenants should try to attend.
Other dates to remember are: exercise, Tuesday and Thursday, 10
a.m.; cards, Tuesday and Friday, 1 p.m.; and Bingo, Friday, 7 p.m.
W ranglers to begin season
Statistics: First game
Umatilla: 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 7 7 1
Heppner: 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 8 6 3
Gonzales. Ford (5) and Cleaver: David
Bates, Dylan Pettyjohn (5) and Allan
Gribskov.
W -P ettyjohn, L-Ford. 2-B: Tim
Dickenson HR: (U)-Brittain, Ford: (H)-
Cory Bennetto. Shane Matheny, Michael
McCabe.
Bus trip
cancelled
By Delpha Jones
The annual bus trip, sponsored
by the Morrow County Historical
Society, has been cancelled due
to conflicting circumstances.
Plans are being considered for
something in September or Octo
ber.
The Wranglers Riding Club will
start its season this Sunday, April
Rebekahs hold
card party
By Delpha Jones
The last of the series of card
parties sponsored by the Holly
Rebekah Lodge was held Satur
day evening. Prizes were won by
Cecil Jones, men’s high; Elmer
Heath, second high; Vema Bnnda,
women’s high; Kathy Tellechea,
second high; and Bob Taylor and
Lee Palmer, traveling. Kathy
Clark was the hostess. The next
series will start in October.
The president of the Rebekah
Assembly o f Oregon will be
present at the next lodge meeting
to pay her official visit. All
Rebekahs are urged to attend.
Tori Odinet (left) and Erin Crowell take third place at the Wahtonka
Tournament.
lone girls defeat Wahtonka
St. Patrick's Senior Center
Bulletin Board
Statistics:
Game one: Heppner 1 0 4 0 0 5
Sherman County 4 4 3 6 x 17
David Bates, Cory Bennetto (3) and
Allan Gnbskov; Richelderfer and MacNab.
2B-C. Bellamy (H). HR: Thomas (5).
Game two: Heppner 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 8
Sherman County 3 2 0 1 2 1 x 9
Tim Dickenson. Bennetto (5) and
Gribskov: Langston and Richelderfer. 2B-
Bennetto 3 (H).
rundown, allowing Paullus to
score, with McElligott taking sec
ond on the throw to the plate.
Dickenson walked and both
runners moved on passed balls.
Gribskov then laid down a perfect
suicide squeeze bunt to score
McElligott, with Dickenson mov
ing up to third. Josh Hill then
singled past third to score
Dickenson with the go-ahead
score.
f
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Mustangs rally past Vikings
By Rick Paullus
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11 at 12 noon, with a clean-up day.
Everyone is asked to come and
work. Those attending are asked
to bring a shovel, pitchfork,
weedbumers, weedeaters, ham
mers, saws, tools and cleaning
supplies.
The playdays will be held on
Sundays, Apnl 18,25, and May 2,
9. A potluck will begin at noon
followed by the playday at 1 p.m.
New members are welcome to
attend. For more information, call
Janet Greenup, 676-5822, Terra
Adams, 676-5819, Judy Barber,
676-5037, or Judy Eckman, 989-
8498.
The lone girls' tennis team
hosted Wahtonka on Tuesday,
March 30, and defeated
Wahtonka three matches to one.
Jennifer Thompson defeated
Kate Deeks, 8-3. Thompson has
improved on her serv ing and had
some strong back court shots.
Salli McElligott defeated
.
Kestine'
Michaels,
8-6.
McElligott started out way ahead
of Michaels but started to lose
ground. When the score was 7-
6, coach McCabe feared a tie
breaker situation, but, after on
inspirational talk, McElligott
pulled out the big guns and put
Michaels in the loser's bracket.
Rose Baker and Katie Tworek
lost, 2-8, to a combination ol
Kate Deeks from Wahtonka and
Niki Sullivan from lone.
"Wahtonka was shy a player so
Sullivan was gracious enough to
offer her assistance to the
Wahtonka
team,
handing
Wahtonka their only win.," said
coach Cathy McCabe.
Allison Halvorsen and. Shelby
Krebs defeated Kestine Michaels
and Becky Elears. 8-1. Krebs
was hitting some strategically
placed shots in the doubles'
alley, said McCabe.
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