Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 10, 2000 - SEVEN
Mustangs sweep Bobcats
By Rick Paullus
The Heppner Mustang softball
team traveled to Union on Friday,
May 5 and swept the Bobcats, 10-
1 and 6-3. With the wins, the Mus­
tangs improved to 8-2 in the East­
ern Oregon League and 10-10
overall.
The Mustangs play their final
league games at home on Satur­
day against Pine Eagle, with a
doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
The Mustangs picked up a run
in the second inning of the first
game as Shelley Rietmann walked
and went to second and Marcy
Miller walked, went to third on
Chanssa Gates’ bunt single, then
scored on a passed ball.
M anssa McCabe led off the
third with a walk, and stole sec­
ond and third as San Juanita
Elguezabal walked and stole sec­
ond. Both scored as Rietmann
reached on an error. Rietmann
then stole second and third and
came home on a passed ball to
give the Mustangs a 4-0 lead.
The Mustangs added another
run in the fifth as Rietmann led
off with a walk, stole second, went
to third on a passed ball and scored
on a sacrifice by Gates.
The Mustangs blew open the
game in the sixth with five more
runs as Nikki Sisk led off with a
walk, stole second and came
home on a Jesse Gutierrez double.
Gutierrez came around to score
on a passed ball. Jenni Patton
walked, stole second and scored
on a double by Rietmann, who
ended up scoring on a steal of
home. Miller reached on an error
and came all around to score on
stolen bases and passed balls.
Gutierrez went 2-5 with two
doubles and an RBI. Rietmann
went 1-2 with two RBIs and
scored four times. Gates went 1-
1 with an RBI. Rietmann went the
distance giving upjust two hits and
striking out five with no walks.
The Mustangs jumped out quick
in the nightcap, scoring five runs
after two were out. M cCabe
reached on a fielder’s choice,
went to second on a passed ball
and scored on Elguezabal’s single.
Patton singled to score Elguezabal
and came around on a wild pitch,
then scored on Rietmann’s single.
Jesse Kempas singled to score
Rietmann, went to second on
Gates’ walk, stole third and scored
on a passed ball.
The Mustangs added another
run in the second as B randi
Brantley led off with a walk, went
to second on a Gutierrez single,
then came home on M cCabe’s
single.
The Mustangs held on from
there to get the win as the Bob­
cats scored two runs in the third
and another in the sixth.
Rietmann again went the dis­
tance to pick up the win, allowing
just two hits.
Kempas went 3-4 with an RBI
and McCabe went 2-4 with an
RBI. Gutierrez went 2-5.
Statistics
First game:
Heppner- 0 1 3 0 1 5 0-10 6 4
Union- 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-1 2 2
Shelley Rietm ann and Jesse
Gutierrez: Sasser and Waite. W-Rietmann,
L-Sasser 2B-Gutierrez 2, Rietmann. 3B-
none. HR-none.
Second game:
Heppner- 5 1 0 0 0 0 0-6 12 5
Union-0 0 2 0 0 1 0-3 2 4
Rietmann and Gutierrez: Sasser and
Waite. W-Rietmann, L-Waite. 2B-none
3B-none. HR-none.
HHS track athletes head
to district meet jumper has high jumped 6-3 and
Heppner High School track
athletes will be competing in the
District 7 2A track and field meet
at Wahtonka High School in The
Dalles on Friday and Saturday,
May 12-13. Preliminaries in
m6át rUrtrtihg events' and • Jhe
fir<aTs^)ftlW'3,000-meter run and
sortie field events will be Friday
starting at 3 p.m. and the
remaining finals of field events
and all other running events will
be Saturday.
The top two place finishers in
each event plus any others
meeting qualifying standards will
go on to the state 2A meet to be
held
at
Western
Oregon
University at Monmouth the
following weekend.
Several Mustang thinclads have
earned top marks in the district
as a result of two months of track
competition.
Craig Scott, junior hurdler, has
the best marks in both the 1 IO­
meter high hurdles and 300-
meter intermediate hurdles. He
also shares district best marks in
both relays with teammates.
The 400-meter relay team of
• Scott, David Piper, Michael
Schonbachler and Levi Geer will
get the top seed at the district
' meet. The same group also has
the best time in the 1600-meter
relay.
Sophomore Brian Rust has also
run on the short relay team
throughout the season but has
been plagued with a muscle
injury.
Piper is also leading the league
in a pair events. The junior
last week triple jumped over 40
feet.
Schonbachler has the best 100-
meter time and is in the thick of
the discus field for a state berth.
Geer has posted the second
best javelin throw o f the season
and has been a mainstay relays of
the anchoring both events.
Adding depth to the throwing
events are seniors Justin Nelson
and Jake Roy and junior Chris
Peck. Peck has the fifth best shot
put throw.
Daniel Jepsen and Sam Van
Liew are gaining experience in
the hurdling events with Jepsen
adding team points in the 400-
meter dash. Isiah Stillman rounds
out the boys’ team, competing in
the distance races.
Senior tracksters Trisha
Adams and Abby Kahl lead the
girls team. Both are seeking their
fourth consecutive trip to the
state meet.
Adams leads in the 300-meter
relay and has the second best
high jump in the district. Kahl
has the second best time in both
the 1500-meter run and the
3,000-meter run. The seniors
have led the 1600-meter relay
team to the second best mark
along with teammates Brett
Barber and Paula Spicerkuhn.
Barber also figures to place in
the sprints at district and
Spicerkuhn in the distance races.
Rounding out the girls’ team is
sophomore Julie Proctor who
runs the 800-meters and throws
the discus and freshman Dawn
DeBoer, a sprinter.
Blue Basin hike offered
John Day Fossil Beds National
Monument will offer a ranger-
conducted
hike
into
the
"spectacular" Blue Basin fossil
beds, on Saturday, May 13,
beginning at 10 a.m. This two-
hour hike will feature the
geologic and fossil history o f the
basin.
The tour will begin at the Blue
Basin trailhead, located three
miles north o f the Sheep Rock
Unit visitor center, along State
Route 19.
Participants should
bring good hiking shoes, a sun
hat, water bottle and a camera.
Reservations are not needed and
there is no fee.
For further information contact
the monument at (541)987-2333.
Wranglers hold playday
The Wranglers Riding Club held
their second playday on Sunday,
May 7. Results are as follows:
Stickhorse-first Ryan Dougher­
ty, second Makenzi Hughes, third
Bobbi C orrea, fourth Rylee
Kollman.
Leadline: barrels and kool-aid
relay-first Bobbi Correa, second
Ryan Dougherty, third Makenzi
Hughes, fourth Patrick Collins;
poles-first Ryan Dougherty, sec­
ond Patrick Collins, third Bobbi
Correa, fourth Makenzi Hughes.
Six years and under: barrels-
first Rebecca Jepsen, second
Mary Rietmann, third Donald
Matthews, fourth 6mma Osmm;
poles-first Rebecca Jepsen, sec­
ond Mary Rietmann, third Donald
Matthews, fourth Maggie Collins;
kool-aid re la y -first R ebecca
Jepsen, second Mary Rietmann,
third Donald Matthews, fourth
Garrett Robinson.
Seven year olds: barrels-first
Taighler Dougherty, second Jes­
sica H ughes, th ird Devin
Robinson, fourth Brett Harrison;
poles-first Jessica Hughes, second
Taighler Dougherty, third Devin
Robinson, fourth Jacob Gregory;
kool-aid rela y -first T aighler
Dougherty, second Brett Harrison,
third Devin Robinson, fourth Jes­
sica Hughes.
Eight to 10 year olds: barrels-
first Emily Rietmann, second
Whitney Matthews, third Brent
Eckman, fourth Eric Jepsen;
poles-first Brent Eckman, second
Eric Jepsen, third W hitney
Matthews, fourth Justin Gregory;
kool-aid relay -first W hitney
matthews, second Brent Eckman.
third Emily Rietmann, fourth Kayla
Graves.
11-14 year olds: barrels-first
Jenny G riffith, second Amy
Jepsen, third Lacey Davis, fourth
Nicole Wilson; poles-first Jenny
Griffith, second Amy Jepsen, third
Nicole W ilson, fourth Lacey
Davis; kool-aid relay-first Lacey
Davis, second Kristal Temple,
third Nicole Wilson, fourth Jenny
Gnffith.
15-17 year olds: barTels-first
Ashley Ward, second Kelsey
Greenup, third Ann Shear, fourth
Tracy Rankin; poles-first Kelsey
Greenup, second Sibbea Jones,
third Brett Barber, fourth Ashley
Ward; kool-aid relay-first Brett
Barber, second Ashley Ward,
third Tracy Gnffith, fourth Kelsey
Greenup.
18 and over: barrels-first Glen
Griffith, second Bill Jepsen, third
Tiffany Munkers, fourth Bobbie
Rankin; poles-first Glen Griffith,
second Bobbie Rankin, third Ruby
Shear, fourth Anita Pranger; kool-
aid relay-first Bobbie Rankin, sec­
ond Shawna Wilson, third Karen
Temple.
The next playday will be held
on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May
14. Potluck lunch will be at 12 p.m.
with the playday starting at 1 p.m.
Cardinal Booster Club hears
funding report
The Cardinal Booster Club,
Monday, May 1, heard a report
from Morrow County Recreation
District
representative
Jim
Swanson concerning the district
plans to fund the middle school
track program throughout the
county next spring.
Club members discussed
purchasing championship flags
for the gym. Kimmel Athletic
Supply has given an estimate on
the cost of the project. Members
agreed to have Kunmel make one
flag before ordering the others. If
approved,
academic
championship flags will also be
made.
It was agreed the club needs
more input from the community
before putting up academic
championship signs on the edge
of town. Swanson will check
with Harold Rietmann to find out
if more wood needs to be
purchased to make the signs.
The club will order more hats.
There are some still available to
purchase at Beecher's Cafe. Hats
will be sold on the 4th o f July
along with the new T-shirts.
There are two parent openings
on the lone Site Council. Anne
Morter indicated that she is not
interested in running again. Jeri
McElligott said she will contact
Becky Hunt to see if she would
like to run for another term.
Anyone interested in running for
the council should contact
McElligott by August 1. The
position is a two-year term.
Club President Debbie Radie
will contact Dufur High School
to see who made their polar
fleece school blankets. It was
agreed the club could sell
Cardinal blankets during the
football season.
Club members voted to donate
Gatorade to the track and tennis
teams
going
to
district
competitions. Any sport teams
going to state will also get
Gatorade and balloon bouquets.
Members also voted to give
coach Del LaRue $100 for track
team expenses at the state meet.
McElligott will contact Kristy
Crowell, yearbook advisor, to
request the academic awards
received by the boys' basketball
and girls' tennis teams be
included in the yearbook.
Members voted to support the
yearbook by purchasing a page.
The next meeting of Cardinal
Booster Club will be June 5 at
the lone High School library at 7
p.m.
lone Legion seeks donations
for poppies
Poppy days in lone will be the
week of May 25. Wearing the
poppy pays tribute to all who
died and were disabled in the
service. The poppy was adopted
as a memorial flower at the 1921
Kansas City convention.
The veterans returning home
remembered the wild poppies
which lined the devastated
battlefields o f France and
Flanders Field and soldiers of all
nations came to look upon the
flower as a living symbol of their
dead comrades' sacrifice, said a
release from the lone Legion
Auxiliary. A Canadian Colonel
John McCrae, who was killed
during the war, immortalized the
flower in his famous poem.
"Flanders Field".
The memorial poppy of the
Legion Auxiliary is made by
hospitalized veterans at White
City. All donations received are
used to benefit American
veterans and families.
"Remember, exchange a
donation for a poppy,” said the
release.
Neighborhood center plans sale
A rummage sale will be held at
the Heppner Neighborhood
Center on Friday, May 19, from
8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The sale will include clothing,
furniture and household and
miscellaneous items.
M ay 1 1 th - T h u rs d a y
(Bedding (Plants
Flowers
Vegetables
Herbs
Perennials
Corinne's
greenhouse
Fuller Canyon Lane
Open 10-6 Mon.-Sat.
through May
Any other time,
or for directions, call:
676-5016
LADIES’ NIGHT: Deona Hughes and crew wil be
serving tacos, Spanish rice, refried beans, chips
and salsa and dessert. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. There
will be a Mother’s Day Service upstairs before lodge-
everyone Is invited to attend.
M ay 1 4 th - S u n d a y
MOTHER'S DAY CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH. Buffet will be
from 9 a.m.-l p.m. Free carnations while they lastl
BINGO ON WEDNESDAYS! NOW STARTING AT 7:00 p .m .
€
^HEPPNER ELKS 358
676-9181
" W h e n F n rrnA M t t f
142 North Main
Scholarship trust winners
South Morrow County
Scholarship Trust announces
recipients of the 2000-2001,
$500 scholarships. The four
winners were selected out of 21
applicants on the basis of
academic achievement, chosen
field of study, financial need,
school participation, degree of
effort the student has made in
seeking sources for college and
personal
characteristics
for
success as well as school
citizenship.
The four winners are Jacob
Neiffer, Trisha Adams, Casey
Ingraham and Mark McElligott.
Jacob Neiffer
Jacob Neiffer, the son of Linda
and Duane Neiffer of lone, is a
senior at lone High School. Jacob
plans on attending Oregon State
University, studying mechanical
engineering. He has been active
in sports, was selected captain
and received all-league honors
in football. Jacob is a member of
the National Honor Society,
serving as vice president. He has
also been involved in many
community activities, including
working as a junior high
basketball
and
Pee-Wee
basketball volunteer.
Trisha Adams
Trisha Adams is the daughter
of Tonia and Mike Adams.
Trisha is a Senior at Heppner
High School. She is considering
a career in medicine, planning on
attending Albertson College of
Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho. She has
been very active in 4-H, Wild
Horse Club, National Honor
Society,
serving
as
vice
president, Outdoor Club and
student council, serving as
publicity director. She has been
also been a volunteer in the
community. Trisha has been
active in volleyball, basketball
and track and field, earning
varsity letters in all.
Casey Ingraham
Casey Ingraham, a senior at
Heppner High School, is the
daughter of Sally Brosnan and
Mike Ingraham. Casey is
considering several colleges at
this time, planning on majoring
in pre-veterinary
medicine
Casey was a varsity letterman in
volleyball, basketball and track.
She is a member of Wild Horse
Club, National Honor Society,
serving as reporter, OSSOM,
serving as secretary/treasurer,
Heppner High School Student
Council and a volunteer on many
committees. Casey has also
volunteered in the community
Commission
The Oregon Wheat Commission
will hold a regular meeting on
Thursday, May 11, at the Port of
Morrow at 2 Marine Drive,
Boardman, Oregon at 10 a.m.
The commission meeting is
open to the public.
»
Mark McElligott
Mark McElligott, the son of Jen
and Joseph McElligott of lone, is
a senior at lone High School. He
is planning on attending Oregon
State
University,
studying
chemistry. Mark is a member of
National
Honor
Society,
OSSOM, is vice president of the
associated student body and a
middle school basketball referee.
He was team captain for
basketball and served on the lone
School Site Council. Mark is
active in the lone community, a
member o f lone Ecumenical
Youth Group, volunteering to
shovel snow, feed the homeless
and more. He has been active in
sports, playing varsity Basketball
and varsity football.
Dollars for Scholars is a
national network of more than
765
community-based
scholarship foundations in 40
states. Each community raises
funds locally and all funds raised
are awarded as scholarships to
local students. The local Dollars
for Scholars chapter. South
Morrow County Scholarship
Trust, was formed in 1993. The
goal of the chapter is to help
more students receive post
secondary education each year.
For more information on the
South
Morrow
County
Scholarship Trust, notify any one
of the board of directors which
include Bill Rietmann, president;
Del LaRue, vice-president; Bob
Kahl, treasurer; Sharon Hamson,
secretary; Rev Craig Strobel,
Bill Kuhn and Missy Cutsforth.
Noxious weed
prevalence
exploding
"What is exploding in your
Neighborhood? Noxious Weeds.
Why Should You Care?"
Noxious weeds affect everyone
is the community and our region
by choking out native plants,
invading agricultural fields,
pastures, and your own yard.
Dave Pranger, Morrow County
Weed Control agent, will be the
speaker at the Wednesday, May
17, meeting of the Boardman
Chamber of Commerce.
"Everyone is the region pays an
economic cost if noxious weeds
are not controlled," says Pranger.
He will talk about the results
o f new methods of biological
control on knapweed and other
Morrow County noxious weeds.
He will also bring samples of
beneficial insects being released
locally to control noxious weeds
and will show a short video on
the use of biological control
methods.
The Boardman Chamber of
Commerce will meet at noon,
Wednesday,
May
17,
at
Riverfront Center. 2 Marine
Drive, Boardman.
The public is welcome to
attend and there is no charge.
Those wishing to purchase a
lunch must RSVP to the
Chamber Office, 481 -3014, by 4
p.m. Monday. May 15.
Elementary
plans spring
program
lone Elementary School grades
K-5 will present their annual
spring musical program on
Thursday, May 18, at 2:30 p.m.
in the lone School cafeteria.
The program will be led by
music
teacher
Darlene
Marquardt. The program will
feature singing and dancing and
folk music by the elementary
grades as well as performances
by both the recorder band and the
beginning band students.
The public is invited to attend.
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