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
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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-
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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.
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