FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 27, 2000
Mustangs rout Rockets
The Cardinal Varsity volleyball
team all but annihilated Wheeler
on Friday, Sept. 22. lone beat the
Falcons in two games, 15-6, 15-
10 .
M ich a e l M c C a b e ru n » fo r o n e o f hi» to u c h d o w n s a g a in s t P ilo t R ock
Lady Cards come from
behind to defeat Mustangs
Cardinal VB team
annihilates W heeler ,
The team as a whole displayed
better teamwork, getting their
passes to the net so those setters
could get the ball to the hitters.
Setter Adrienne Swanson
brought in the points for the
Cardinals, serving 100 percent
for eight points. Swanson and
team member Chanssa Gates
also led the team with set assists.
Sophomore Diana McEUigott
also dropped in seven points, led
the team with serve-receives and
had a total of 19 hits, including
nine kills. McElhgott also served
the ace that ended the match for
the Falcons. Amellia Peck served
five points and had 12 hits.
Shelby Krebs and Allison
Halvorsen earned four points
each and both did an excellent
job in the front row. Salli
McEUigott scored three points
but did her best work at the net,
earning 16 hits, including five
kills. Offensively, the team
served their best match yet with
98 percent success. The team hit
well at the net with 90 percent of
their hits successful and blocked
88 percent at the net.
The Cardinal Junior Varsity
squad had a slow start in their
match, losing their first game.
13-15, but buckled under the next
two games to take the match, 15-
4, 15-5.
Leading point producer for lone
was Meghan McCabe with 12
points. Included in that number
were five unanswered serves for
the ace. McCabe also led her
team with set assists. Caitlin
Orem cranked out 11 points for
her team. Emily Key sent over 10
points, had four aced serves and
hard four kills at the net. Megan
E. McCabe put three points on
the scoreboard and did an
outstanding job of getting the
ball to her hitters. Tracy Griffith
contributed two points and led
the team with 12 hits. Dejah
Haskett scored two points and
led the team with serve-receives.
Olivia Thompson came off the
bench and scored two points for
her team. Eva Chitty and Cyndi
Heagy are both commended for
their level of play at the net.
Coach Cathy McCabe said she
was pleased with the team's win.
"They had a rough start, serving
only 50 percent in the First game
but picked up the pace the
remainder of the match."
Rick Paulius
at halftime.
The defending Columbia Basin
After the teams traded punts,
Conference champion Heppner the Mustangs took over at their
M ustangs opened the league own 48 yard line. Donald Adams
schedule with a convincing 60-6 then ran for two, then Five, and
rout of the Pilot Rock Rockets in McCabe went for Five and a First
Pilot Rock on Sept. 22. The Mus down. Paulius went for one,
tangs ran for 374 yards as a team Elguezabal for four and Brad
and added another 200 yards on Adams for three, bringing up
kick-off. punt and interception re fourth down. Scott then went 30
turns. The defense was just as yards for a touchdown and after
good as the offense, holding Pilot the pass failed on the conversion
Rock to 50 yards rushing and 132 attempt, the Mustangs led 46-0.
yards overall, with most of those
On the Rockets’ next drive.
coming in the fourth quarter with Elguezabal intercepted a pass at
and had nice coverage of her
the outcome already settled.
The lone volleyball team was fellow team members."
the Mustangs’ own four yard line.
The Mustangs (2-1, 1-0) finally Aaron Griffith then went for one,
handed a heartbreaking loss on
The junior varsity lost to
get a home game on Friday. Sept. Scott for 23. Elguezabal for eight
Thursday. Sept. 21.
The Heppner JV in two games. 5-15,
29, as they host the Wahtonka and Brad Adams for three more
Cardinals losing to Heppner in 11-15.
two close games. 13-15, 14-16.
Eagles.
and a first down. The Rockets
Emily Key showed her brawn
The Mustangs got on the board held though and the Mustangs
Leading scorer for the by sending over two aces and a
Cardinals was Adrienne Swanson total of seven points for the Lady
early as Kelly Paulius and Sam were forced to punt.
Van Liew sacked the Rocket quar
Travis Bellamy then sacked the with seven points. Amellia Peck Cardinals. Meghan McCabe
terback. causing a fumble which quarterback, causing a fumble served 91 percent with six points added three points to the
on the board. Peck led the team Cardinal aid. Dejah Haskett and
Van Liew recovered at the 18 yard which Brian Smith recovered.
line. Michael McCabe then took
The Mustangs failed to move with 12 hits. Chanssa Gates led Cyndi Heagy each contributed
the hand-off and ran in untouched the ball. and. after the teams the team with set assists and two points each. Caitlm Orem led
for the First of four touchdowns. traded punts, the Mustangs took added five points for the the team with set assists.
Blake Knowles booted the extra over at their own 25. A motion Cardinals. "Freshman Emily Key
Coach McCabe commended
point for a 7-0 lead just 1:35 into penalty moved it back to the 20 did an excellent job of coming Megan E. McCabe for doing an
the game.
where Elgyezabal took a hand-off. off the bench to add four points "outstanding job" on her debut as
The Mustangs to the ball back broke to the outside and ran 80 with her cannon-like serves," setter toE the team'.' "She was
at the 30 yard line of Pilot Rock 'yards fofVtduchdown. The run said Coach Cathy McCabe.
clfeaf wheti She eallcH'iiYif which
"Diana McEUigott led her team hitters"wire To expeJt^fNt ball
after a 25 yard punt return by failed aha the Mustangs led 52-1).
Craig Scott. After short gains by
Pilot Rock Finally got on the with 17 hits, including five kills," and did an outstanding job of
Ryan Matteson and Brad Adams, board after a fumbled punt gave said Coach McCabe. "Freshman getting the ball to the net." Me
Scott carried for 12 yards to the them the ball at the 36 yard line of Natalie McElhgott did a nice job Cabe said. "The team lost their
13. Adams went for 12 more then Heppner. Josh Wallace then ran in the front row. Jeanette first game simply by making too
took it in for the touchdown. 36 yards, breaking several tack Brantley continues to be a many unforced errors but they
K now les’ kick was good and les. for a touchdown. The run constant factor with her back row worked harder in the second
play. Brantley hustled to the ball game to close the gap."
Heppner led 14-0.
failed and the Mustangs led 52-6.
On the Rockets" next series,
Elguezabal then returned the
Adams intercepted a pass but the kick-off to the 48 of the Rockets.
Mustangs couldn't move the ball P aulius w ent for nine, then
and gave it back to Pilot Rock at Elguezabal went for a 39 yard
their own 38 yard line.
touchdown. Tanner Bntt ran in the
McCabe then intercepted a two-point conversion to make the
The lone junior varsity team Thompson had eight points on
pass at the 39 and took it in for a final score 60-6.
competed at the Heppner the board her team followed by
touchdown. Knowles' kick was
Elguezabal ended up with 145 Invitational Tournament on Caitlin Orem with six points.
good again and the Mustangs led yards on 10 carries and two touch Saturday, Sept. 23. The lone Orem also led the team with set
21 - 0 .
downs. Brad Adams rushed 10
assists. Cyndi Heagy scored one
The defense again held and the times for 76 yards and two touch squad lost their first match to point for the team and played
Mustangs took over at their own downs. Craig Scott ran five times Heppner JV. easily won their tight defense at the net. Tracy
second match against Weston-
29. The Rockets intercepted a for 68 yards and a touchdown.
McEwen and then dropped their Griffith was the leading hitter for
pass and returned it to the Michael McCabe had 47 yards on
lone and also led the team with
third match to Riverside JV.
Heppner 28, giving them their best six carries and four touchdowns.
blocks.
Dejah Haskett led m
Emily Key proves to be a reliable
field position of the First half.
The defense was led by leader on the court with a total of serve receives and did an
The defense stiffened though, McCabe with 17 defensive points
22 points for the tournament. excellent job of hustling on the
as Paulius tackled the quarterback with two interceptions, both for Key also had three hits, not bad court and getting several diving
for a loss on fourth down, causing touchdowns. Kelly Paulius fin for a 5'3" freshman. Megan E. digs. Eva Chitty did a nice job in
a fumble and the Mustangs took ished with 15 points with three McCabe scored nine points for the front row and led the lone
over at their own 40 yard line.
tackles for loss. Blake Knowles the Lady Cardinals. Olivia team with five hits.
had 12 defensive points. Brian
The Rockets held the Mustangs
Rust and Chuy Elguezabal each
but a personal foul penalty on third
had 11 with Elguezabal picking off
down gave the Mustangs a First
a pass. Ryan Matteson had 10
down at the Rockets’ 42. Adams
points and Scott eight. Brad
then ran for 17 and McCabe for
Adams had seven with an inter
four. Two offsides penalties took
ception and Sam Van Liew had
the ball to the 11 where McCabe
seven with a fumble recovery
took it in for the touchdown. The
Statistics
kick was no good and the Mus
Heppner 21 19 6 14 - 60
tangs led 27-0 a minute into the
Pilot Rock: 0 0 0 6 - 6
second quarter.
First quarter Heppner-M ichael
McCabe 16 yard run (Blake Knowles kick)
After another good punt return,
10 25. Brad Adam s one yard run
the Mustangs took over at the
(Knowles kick) 7:03 McCabe 39 yard in
Rockets’ 31. After a holding pen
terception return (Knowles kick) 4 28
Second quarter Heppner-McCabe 11
alty took it back to the 38, Chuy
yard run (kick tailed) 10 51, B Adams
Elguezabal hit Stefan Matheny for
five yard run (kick failed) 8 50 McCabe
a 33 yard pass. Adams then ran
five yard interception return (Knowles
kick) 1:20
Five yards for the touchdown. The
Third quarter Heppner-Craig Scott 30
kick just missed and the Mustangs
yard run (pass failed) 3:35
now led 33-0.
Fourth quarter: Heppner-Chuy
Elguezabal 80 yard run (run failed) 3 51
The Mustangs got the ball back
Pilot Rock-Josh Wallace 36 yard run (run
at their own 46 after a punt.
failed) 1:33: Heppner-Elguezabal 39 yard
A dam s w ent for seven and
run (Tanner Bntt run) 22.
Elguezabal. 11, to the Rockets' 36.
Individual stats
Rushing: Heppner-Chuy Elguezabal
Pilot Rock then intercepted a pass
10-145, Brad Adams 10-76, Craig Scott
and returned it for a touchdown,
5-68. Michael McCabe 6-47. Kelly Paulius
but a clipping penalty brought it
5-21. Bnan Rust 2-12, Donald Adams 3-
6. Ryan Matteson 1-3. Aaron Griffith 1-1,
back to the 35.
Justin Botefuhr 1 -(-5). Pilot Rock-Josh
The teams then traded punts
Wallace 1-36. Matt Hickey 2-29, Eric
with the Rockets taking over at
Howard 6-15. Collen Patterson 5-12, Jon
Ellis 1-3, Seth Christensen 9-(-2). Enc
their own six after a 42 yard
Steik 6-(-43)
McCabe punt. McCabe then in
Passing Heppner-Elguezabal 1-3-1-
tercepted a pass at the Five and
33, Matteson 0-5-1-0; Pilot Rock-Stelk 5-
17-4-72
10 6 E. May Ave. • Heppner • 6 7 6 -9 9 6 1
walked into the end zone for a
Receiving Heppner-Stefan Matheny
touchdown. Knowles' kick was
1-33; Pilot Rock-S Christensen 2-37,
good and the Mustangs led 40-0
Bobby Christensen 1-27, Jerem iah
By
Heppner hands Ione VB
team heartbreaking loss
lone JVs compete at
Heppner invite
Your Hur\ter Gov\&?
W e/Hcwe/
The lone Lady Cardinals came
back from a 7-12 deficit in tht
first game of their Sept. 19 match
against the Heppner Mustangs to
defeat the Mustangs, 16-14. but
were unable to pull out the win in
the second and third games,
losing 7-15 and 12-15.
Lead scorer for the Cardinals
was
Diana
McElhgott.
McElhgott also had 24 hits with
nine kills. Amellia Peck served
over six points, had 28 hits and
two kills. Senior Chanssa Gates
served five points and led the
team with set assists. Shelby
Krebs, "who continues to amaze
her teammates and her coaches."
according to coach Cathy
McCabe, brought in four points
and 11 hits. Salli McElhgott also
contributed four points to the
team effort and launched nine
hits for the Cardinal team.
Allison Halvorsen had three
points and 11 hits and showed
her skill by hitting to the open
holes.
Freshman
Natalie
McElhgott continues to be an
asset for the team with her court
awareness and her ability to race
to the ball, said McCabe
McCabe said that team members
Meghan
McCabe,
Jeanette
Brantley and Adrienne Swanson
did an "excellent job" of coming
off the bench to the aid of the
team.
The team served 86 percent, hit
80 percent at the net. dug up 87
The lone Varsity volleyball
team traveled to Maupin on
Saturday, Sept. 23. to compete in
the South Wasco County
Tournament.
The Lady Cardinals were
handed losses by South Wasco
County, with scores of 14-16, 10-
15. Helix High School with
scores of 15-17, 9-15, Stanfield
High School with scores of 12-
15, 13-15 and Dufur High School
with scores of 10-15. 0-15.
Diana McElhgott scored '17
points, had 30 digs and 16 hits,
with nine kills and nine blocks.
Heppner Hardware
Bonifer 1-8. Colton Patterson 1-2.
1
I
Salli McEUigott scored 15 points,
had 25 digs and eight hits, with
five kills and three blocks.
Chanssa Gates scored 13 points
and led the team with set assists.
Shelby Krebs scored 12 points,
had 12 digs, eight hits and one
kill. Amellia Peck scored 11
points, dug up 35 digs, had 13
hits, five kills and four blocks.
Coach
Charity
McEUigott
commented on her team. "It was
a good tournament for the girls.
The girls all played well. Dufur
just kept getting better every time
they played and by the time we
played them, they were on fire."
Heppner JV football team
moves to 3-0
a 20 yard run and a run for the
By Rick Paulius
two-point conversion.
The Heppner M ustangs JV
football team moved to 3-0 on the
year with an 18-14 win over the
Wahtonka Eagles on Monday,
Sept. 25, in Heppner. The JVs had
earlier beaten Mac-Hi, 34-22, and
Umatilla, 54-22. The JVs next play
at home against lone on Monday,
Oct. 2, at 6 p.m.
Heppner got on the board in the
first quarter against Wahtonka on
a Chuy Elguezabal one yard run.
Kelly Paulius also scored on a one
yard run to give the Mustangs a
12-0 lead at halftime.
Wahtonka got to within 12-8 on
Paulius scored on a two yard
run to make it 18-6. but the Eagles
scored on a five yard pass with
1:07 left to cut the lead to 18-14.
Kylcr Lovgren fell on the on-
side kick and the Mustangs were
able to run out the clock.
Statistics:
Wahtonka: 0 0 8 6 • 14
Heppner: 6 6 6 0 - 18
First
quarter:
H epp n er-C hu y
Elguezaoal one yard run (run failed)
Second quarter: H epp n er-K eliy
Paulius one yard run (run tailed).
Third quarter: Wahtonka-20 yard run
(run good): Heppner-Pauilus two yard run
(pass failed).
Fourth quarter: Wahtonka-five yard
pass (run failed).
Ponies lose at Columbia
By Rick Paulius
The Heppner Ponies dropped
their second game of the year to
the Columbia Raiders, 26-8, in
Imgon on Friday, Sept. 22.
The Ponies played a very good
first half, building an 8-0 lead at
halftime on a two yard run by
Tyler Boyer and a two-point con
version run by Boyer. But Colum
bia came out in the second half
and wore down the Ponies, scor
ing 26 unanswered points.
The P on ies ( 1- 1) p lay at
Umatilla on Friday. Sept. 29 at 1
p.m. in their next game.
Jcmiifcr CwrrtH Gwtrt^5«
Financial Advisor
>FC#sUp
Jhml/aSm.
easily defeated the Heppner C
team on Tuesday, September 19.
The Cardinals came out
Fighting right o ff the bat,
downing the Mustangs, 15-8,15-
4.
Coach McCabe said that
"cannon-like serves" o f Dejah
Haskett, Emily Key and Tracy
Griffith brought down the
Mustang squad. Sophomore
Dejah
Haskett
scored
10
consecutive points in the second
game to clinch the win. Tracy
Griffith and Emily Key each
scored seven points toward the
Cardinal victory.
Other team members who
contributed to the victory were
Caitlin Orem, Megan E. McCabe
and Meghan M. McCabe with
two points each. Cyndi Heagy
had outstanding net play, leading
the Cardinals with hits and.
blocks. Coach McCabe said she
credits her entire team for the
victory.
"Megan E. McCabe did an
outstanding job o f setting the ball
in the second match for the
Cardinals. Eva Chitty had her
best match o f the season. Caitlin
Orem continues to be a
consistent player for the squad in
both the back row and the front
row," said McCabe.
lone VB team competes
in tourney
'pcisCvxt: U p
cwxd/
Siippliefr
for the/
Hunting/W idow!
percent of the diving digs and
was 88 percent successful on
serve receives.
The lone junior varsity team
•
Retirement Planning
•
IRA’s/Roths
•
Stocks/Bonds
•
Mutual Funds
•
Annuities
•
Estate Planning
•
Life & Long-term Care
Insurance
S e rvin g Easte rn O re g o n Fa*ntUey
Call for information or appointment
1 800 777-9062
-
-
em ail ja n n ife rO m c g e e n a t.c o m
McGee F in an cial S trateg ies, Inc.
A R egistered Investm ent Advisor
12455 SW 68th Ave • Portland. OR 07223
Securities offered exclusively through
R ay m o n d J a m e s
Financial Service*, Inc.
Member NASO/SIPC