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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 20, 2000 Class of 1980 holds reunion Mustangs even record with win By Rick Paullus The Heppner Class of 1980 recently held their 20th class reunion with 30 classmates in attendance. The class awarded "most changed" and "traveled the farthest" to Bill Huston of Freehold, New Jersey. "Least changed" was Paula Heinrichs; "youngest child" to Claudia Huston Smythe; "tnathalon" to Dale Holland and "most inspirational" to Gen Grieb. Classmates attending the reunion as pictured are (left to right): front row-Sherry Combs Hill, Rita Gibson Walling, Paula Heinrichs, Claudia Huston Smythe, Todd Harrison, Bryan Kerr, Dale Holland, Alan Fortenberry, Darwin Ansotegui; middle row- Tim Hedman, Jana Steagall Query. Larry Palmer, Todd Sherer, Pat Lovgren, Marie Linnell, Chris Riddle. Chris Zika, Janette Piper Skow, Bill Huston, Patty Huddleston Braun, Perry Wilson, Jeff Edmondson; back row-Jackie Gentry Ansotegui, Kaedene Hollomon Bailey, Melody Gochnauer Nuxoll, Janice Sherman Huddleston, JoLynn Daly Anderson, Gen Grieb, Sandy Hudson Patton, Lela Breidenbach Peterson. Local player to be at Talent Showcase V K w i ì i ò ¡1 U ’JfUik Chuy Elguezabal Chuy Elguezabal of Heppner has accepted an invitation to dem onstrate his baseball skills before college coaches and professional scouts at the 2000 All-American Baseball Talent Showcase to be held at Yakima Community Col lege, Yakima, WA. on Oct. 6-8. E lguezabal, a freshm an at Heppner High School, is among a select number of high school base ball prospects who will attend one of 13 regional showcases. At the showcases, players demonstrate, by position, their ability to hit, run, throw and field. Players also un dergo tests for strength and speed as well as other tests for hand strength, bat speed and upper and lower body strength. A panel of baseball professionals evaluate pl&y««^ performances with re ports sent to all college coaches and pro scouts who attend any of the showcases. A high percent age of those who attend the show cases win college scholarship while others are drafted to pro ball, said a showcase spokesper son. Lady Cardinals defeat Spray in season opener The Lady Cardinal Volleyball team had as successful season opener on Friday. The Cardinal varsity team defeated Spray, 15-13, 15- 1°. The entire Lady Cardinal team had good team play for their first match. Junior Salli McElligott led the team with 10 points, serving 100 percent. Salli also made three kills, one block and two sets. Amellia Peck had an outstanding match and was credited with five points. She led the team with eight kills and three blocks. Diana McElligott, one of the team's lead hitters, scored four points and made four "enormous” kills. Chanssa Gates "showed extreme confidence and zoomed around the court to get 14 set assists up to her hitters." Setters Adrienne Swanson and Meghan McCabe aided Gates with five set assists each. Shelby Krebs scored three points and five kills. Allison Halvorsen was Fierce on the net and had four kills to her credit. Jeanette Brantley and Nonnee Walters did an "excellent job o f getting the ball in the back court." Jennifer Thompson, Natalie McElligott and Tracy Griffith also did an excellent job of protecting the net for the Cardinals. Coach Chanty McElligott was enthusiastic about the level of play her girls showed on the court. "The entire team hustled to the ball and everyone on the team contnbuted. It was a greet way to start the season." The junior varsity Lady Cardinals succeeded in downing the Spray Eagles, 15-11, 15-12. Junior Cyndi Heagy led the team with 10 points. Heagy was a constant force for the Cardinals, playing tough all around the court. Dejah Haskett was also a dominant player for the Cardinals and was credited with smart play and skillful hits. Freshman Emily Key sent over "hard missile-like serves" and put the first eight points on the board for the Cardinals. Caitlin Orem led with set assists and was aided by Natalie McElligott, who also did an outstanding job of getting the ball to her hitters. "The entire team played extremely well for their first match and I look forward to the coming season," said coach Cathy McCabe Ponies open season with win By Rick Paullus The Heppner Ponies opened their season with a 6-0 win at Stanfield on Friday, Sept. 15. Tyler Boyer scored on a short run late in the second quarter for the only score. Aaron Delveaux took the ball from a Stanfield ball carrier and returned it about 40 yards to the 10-yard line to set up the touchdown. The Tigers had a second quar ter touchdown called back on a penalty and the Ponies, playing good defense, hung on for the win. The Ponies consist of eighth graders Jode Coil, Tyler Boyer, David Flynn, Brandon Seitz and Aaron Delveaux; and seventh graders Kyle Carlson, Peter Geer, Rory Kilkenny, Matt Kenny, JC Shem tt, Matthew Van Cleave, Mikel Britt, Sloan Keithley, Riley Wight and Chris Raybum. The head coach is Chuck Matteson. Assistant coach is Rick Paullus. The Ponies play at Columbia on Friday, Sept. 22 at 2 p.m. In the Service Army National G uard Pvt. Nicholas A. Juergenson has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Knox, Ky. During the training, the trainee received instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history and traditions. He is the son o f Donna J. and Duncan M. Juergenson of Boardman. Juergenson was a student at Riverside High School, Boardman. Marriage Licenses The Morrow County Clerk’s o ffice at the courthouse in Heppner reports issuing the fol lowing marriage licenses: Sept. 5: Daniel Neal Perkins, 23, Echo;and A shley H endrickson, 21, Hermiston. Gene Allen Long, 31, Hermis ton; and Deborah Jean McKenzie. 42. Sept. 8: R ichard W endell Horton, Jr., 25, Hermiston; and E rica Dawn C alhoun, 21, Hermiston. ? i M U n ! * . - . ' i: a / I • ' . • • .. .... I i m 1 - . . The Heppner Mustangs evened their non-conference record at 1- 1 with a 35-20 win at Baker on Friday, Sept. 15. After two pass interceptions, the Bulldogs took a 7-0 lead and held it after one The Mustangs got on the board on a fourth and sixth from the 21 yard line as Craig Scott took a screen pass from Ryan Matteson in for the touchdown. The kick was no good and the Mustangs trailed 7-6. The Bulldogs scored another touchdown after a short punt to take a 14-6 lead early in the sec ond quarter. The M ustangs’ defense held and took over at their own 20 af ter a punt. Stefan Matheny ran for nine then a face mask penalty took the ball to the 41. Matteson then hit Joe Papineau on a slant for 58 yards to the one. Matteson then ran it in for a touchdown. The pass failed and the Mustangs still trailed 14-12 with 2:04 left until halftime. The defense held and got the ball back at the Baker 26 after a short punt. The Mustangs then ran the hook-and-ladder play to per fection as Blake Knowles caught a short pass and pitched to Craig Scott who ran it in from 21 yards out. Michael McCabe ran in the two-point conversion to give the Mustangs a 20-14 lead at halftime. The Mustangs took the second half kickoff and drove to Baker’s seven points. McCabe led all rushers with 92 yards, with Scott rushing for 69 yards and Adams, 60 yards. Matteson completed seven of 14 passes for 188 yards and a touchdown with three intercep tions. Papineau caught two passes for 93 yards and McCabe caught two for 42 yards. The Mustangs’ next game will be at Pilot Rock this Friday, Sept. 22 starting at 7:30 p.m. Statistics Heppner: 0 2 0 8 7 - 35 Baker: 7 7 0 6 - 20 First quarter B-Trevor Stevens eight yard pass from Derek Riggs (Scott Fraser kick) 3:32. Second quarter: H-Craig Scott 21 yard pass from R yan M atteson (kick failed) 11:10; B-Dan Justus 12 yard pass from Riggs (Fraser kick); H -M atteson one yard run (pass failed) 2:04; H -S cott 21 yard run (M ichael M c C ab e run) :35. Third quarter: H -M atteson four yard run (Stefan M atheny run) 1:22. Fourth quarter: H -B rad A dam s one yard run (B lake Knowles kick) 8:53; B- C asey Bond 33 yard run (no attem pt) 0:00. Individual stats: Rushing: H eppn er-M cC abe 11-92, B Adam s 14-60, Scott 11-69, M atheny 8- 59, Matteson 8-25, Kelly Paullus 2-7, Chuy E lg u e z a b a l 2 0 -1 5 , L u k e M u rra y 2 -3 ; B aker-B ond 8-4 4, Justin M e rritt4 -1 7 , Joe S ullivan 5 -4 , Luke P a lm e r 2 -5 . E than Bigelow 1-1, Riggs 4-(-1 4). Passing: H eppn er-M atteso n 7 -1 4 -3 - 188, Scott 0-1-0, Elguezabal 0-1-0; Baker- Riggs 7 -1 7-0 -8 5, P alm er 1-1-0-27. Receiving: H eppner-Joe Papineau 2- 93, M c C ab e 2-4 2, Scott 1-21, Knowles 1-18, Adam s 1-14; B aker-M att Ernst 2- 41, Justus 2-2 7, Stephens 2-13, Jason Jacobs 1-27, G reg Goodenough 1-4 I° ne Cardinals play in Wahtonka tourney lone traveled to The Dalles on Saturday, September 16, to participate in the Wahtonka In v ita tio n a l V o lleyball Tournament. lone lost their first match to Dufur, 15-10, 14-16, 3-15, The Cardinals also lost their second match to Portland Lutheran in two games, 10-15, 7-15. The final match against Wahtonka was also unsuccessful with lone losing to the Eagles, 4-15, but the Cardinals made the Eagles work for their victory in the second game with a score of 15- "jjod*’ >& / „ k . Lady Cards lose to The lone Lady Cardinals traveled to Cove on Fnday, Sept. 15 to take on the Lady Leopards. The Cardinal Varsity squad fell short during their match, losing to Cove, 13-15, 10-15. Junior Amellia Peck played aggressively on the net and had 13 hits, three blocks and scored five points. Sophomore Diana McElligott had nine hits, two points and led the team with diving digs. McElligott also played smart by tipping the ball into the open holes. Chanssa Gates scored five points and led the team with set assists. The team served 88 percent, dug up 85 percent serve received and had a total of six kills. lone played well and worked the court, but Cove had a strong net and was able to block many of the hits and also had several kills. 17 yard line before stalling and giving the ball to the Bulldogs. The teams traded possessions before a 42 yard punt by McCabe pinned the Bulldogs back to their own nine yard line. Sam Van Liew and Brian Rust sacked the quar terback for a loss and the Mus tangs took over at the Baker 36 after the punt. McCabe ran for nine, Matheny for 11 and Brad Adams for 13, Matteson then took it in from the four for the touchdown Matheny ran in the two-point conversion for a 28-14 lead with 1:22 left in the third quarter. The Mustangs’ defense held and took over at their own 23 af ter a punt. Scott ran for eight, Adams for 13 and McCabe for 33 to the 23 o f the Bulldogs. Af ter a loss, Matheny ran for nine, then Scott ran for four and pitched to Matteson for three more and a first down. McCabe ran for two and M atteson for nine before Adams took it in for the touch down. Blake Knowles kicked the extra point to give the Mustangs a 35-14 lead. The Bulldogs scored on a bro ken play as the clock ran out to make the final score 35-20. The defense was led by Sam Van Liew with 11 defensive points. Knowles, Scott and Kelly Paullus each had 10 defensive points. Adam s fin ish ed w ith nine, McCabe had eight and Matteson and Brad Bowman each had 17. Amellia Peck led the team with 18 points, 22 hits and five blocks. Senior Shelby Krebs had an excellent tournament and was a consistent force for the Cardinals. Krebs scored 14 points, and had 17 hits, including five kills. Diana McElligott led the lone squad with 24 hits, seven blocks and scored 11 points for the Cardinal effort. Allison Halvorsen was tough at the net bringing down 19 hits. Salli McElligott also had a good tournament with 17 hits. Chanssa Gates did an excellent job of hustling to the ball to lead the team with set assists. Gates also scored 10 points. Tracy Griffith. Meghan McCabe, Adrienne Swanson, Cyndi Heagy and Jeanette Brantley did an excellent job of coming off the bench for the lone squad. Coach Chanty McElligott was not disappointed in the level of play of the team. "The entire team as individuals have strong skills, we just need to figure out what will gel them together to make them stronger as a team," she said. rj j ‘ ». Engagement The junior varsity team easily defeated Cove, 15-5, 15-2. Cove had a difficult time returning the ball after the serve. Sophomore Caitlin Orem led the first game of the match, scoring eight consecutive points before the first Leopard side out. Freshman Emily Key did an excellent job in the back row, led the team with hits and, by the end of the game, had scored nine points from her missile-like serves. Natalie McElligott did an exemplary job on the net and hustled to the ball in the back court. Coach Cathy McCabe was pleased with the performance of the junior varsity team. "The girls played well as a team. They worked together on the court and had a positive attitude the entire match." Lady Cardinals play in Summit Springs tourney The Lady Cardinals traveled over the hill to Condon on Saturday, September 9, to participate in the Summit Springs Volleyball Tournament. The Cardinals were victorious on their first match, defeating Dufur in a three game match, 15- 8, 8-15, 15-8. The Lady Cardinals then lost against Wahtonka, 6-15, 11-15, and came up short against the Condon Blue devils, losing 4-15, 9-15. lone had a rough start against the Rangers but picked up the pace to win the first game of the match. Dufur has consistently played tough against the Cardinals. In the second match, Wahtonka had some big hitters and tipped to the open holes often. In their final match against Condon, the Lady Cardinals had a tough time closing in on the net and had some difficulty in the back row. The Cardinals weren't as consistent with the serves as the coach had hoped Chanssa Gates led with 13 points for the tournament, 30 set assists, 11 hits and six diving digs. Amellia Peck served over 12 points, had 35 hits, led the team with 23 diving digs and nine blocks. Jeanette Brantley had 11 points and 19 diving digs. Shelby Krebs walked away from the tournament with nine points, three hits and five diving digs. Diana McElligott dove up 22 hits from the opponents, scored four points and had 22 hits. Adrienne Swanson scored two points and had 20 set assists. Freshman Meghan McCabe had four points and 15 set assists. Freshman Natalie McElligott did an excellent job of coming off the bench and. digging balls in the back row and had several set assists. Allison Halvorsen worked hard at the net earning eight blocks. Coach Charity McElligott commented, "It was a good tournament for us. We know what skills we need to improve on and can capitalize on our strengths." Wagenblast - Schmitt Amy Wagenblast and Raymond Schmitt, Jr. Steve and Vicki Wagenblast o f Lexington announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Lynn Wagenblast, to Raymond Charles Schmitt, Jr., both of Spokane. WA. The bride-elect graduated from lone High School and from Oregon State University. She is employed by Northwest Farm Credit Services in Spokane, WA. Schmitt is the son of Ray and Joan Schmitt of Sprague, WA. He graduated from Sprague High School and Washington State University, and also received his MBA degree from Eastern Washington University. He is currently employed at Western Bank in Spokane, WA. The couple plan a November 4. 2000, wedding at the United Church of Christ in lone at 6:30 p.m. WC Park District plans meeting A board meeting of the Willow Creek Park District will be held Wednesday, September 20, at 7 p.m. at Lexington City Hall. ^Office Supplies^ FAX PAPER Computer Paper Gazette-Times 676-9228
