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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 12, 2001 Mustangs start season with tournaments By Tylynn Smith Heppner M ustangs JV and Varsity teams started out the season on Saturday, Sept. 8, with tournam ents in Riverside and Im gon. Team s from Enterprise, M ac-Hi, Im bler, Heppner. and Riverside competed. At the end o f the tournam ent Enterprise had received first place, Mac-Hi second, Heppner third. Riverside fourth, and Im bler fifth. Heppner worked hard throughout the tournament and left Riverside with two wins, one loss, and a split match. Heppner won against Imbler, 15-4, 15-3, and against Riverside, 15-9, 15-2. They lost against Enterprise, 9-15,11-5, and they split with M ac-Hi, 15-9, 9-15. Heppner had outstanding serves from #1 Shelley Rietmann, and #4 Jodie Carlson. Another key player was #3 Lacey Matteson. The three Mustang players served for 74 o f the team 's 94 hard-earned points. Serves from #7 Codi Rosecrans, #10 Brett Barber, #6 Nicole*Sisk, #2 Meghan Bailey, #5 Jesse Kempas and #9 Tylynn Smith also helped put the team on the board for their wins. Representing Heppner High this year are nine hard-working girls. Returning for their second year on varsity are seniors, Shelley Rietm ann, Jodie Carlson, Brett Barber, Meghan Bailey and Codi Rosecrans, with returning junior Lacey M atteson. Joining the team for the first time arejuniors, Jesse Kempas, Nicole Sisk and Tylynn Smith. The girls expect a great season, and look forward to districts that are being held here this year. Heppnefs JV worked hard at the tournament, leaving with a second place spot. First place was awarded to Riverside, third place to Mac-Hi, fourth place to Enterprise and fifth place to Im bler. M ustang JV s ended the tournament with three wins and one loss. Heppner won against Mac-Hi, 15-8,15-12, Enterprise, 15-3,16-14, and Imbler, 15-13, 15-10. They lost against Riverside, 7-15, 12-15. This year's JV team consists o f 10 players. Juniors are Genia Grant, Rachel How ard and Marcy Miller. Sophom ores are Blake Allstott, Stefanie Hanson, Danielle Looslie, Chan tea Macaulay and Brooke Rust. Freshmen are Madison Bailey and Shanna Rietmann. Two C-team floaters went with the JV this weekend, sophom ore Danielle Prindle and freshm an Chelsea Britt. The C-team had their first game o f the season on Monday, Sept. 10, against Riverside's C-team . They left the scene with a win, but had to play three games to claim their win o f the match. The first game Heppner lost, 13- 15, but team members showed hard work and improvement when they came back for the next win, 15-1. In the third and final gam e to determine the match, they showed com plete dom ination for a win o f 15-4. This year's C- team has 12 players: junior Dawn DeBoer; sophomores Lindsay Clough, Tasha Hlavmka, Tiffany Piper, Danielle Prindle and Sheena Shank; and freshm en Chelsea Britt, Blair Keithley, C ara Kennedy, Lm sey M itchell, Elizabeth O rw ick and Terra W ilson. The next gam es for all three team s are Thursday, Sept. 13, against Riverside. The gam es will be at Riverside, starting at 5 p.m. Christmas invitational set Dec. 28-30 A m eeting will be scheduled to Blue Mountain High Five and the Heppner Elks Lodge announce the first H eppner C hristm as Invitational Basketball Tournament on Dec. 28-30. Heppner men and women alumni will form teams to compete against each other and against teams from neighboring com m unities. The num ber o f team s invited will be determined by the num ber o f spots available after the Heppner teams are formed. The men's tournament will consist o f an 'A' division and a 'B' division. All players interested need to contact Gene Hehkor at 676-5299 for details. determ ine captains and register teams. The wom en's division and the number o f teams will be based on player response. Players are encouraged to register by Sunday, Sept. 30, to allow time to organize team s and m ake the appropriate invitations. High Five will also be conducting a free holiday clinic for Colt basketball players on Dec. 26-27 preceding the tournam ent. Proceeds from the tournam ent will go tow ards prom oting C olt basketball and the High Five athletic developm ental and com m unity services program . Court tryouts set Sept. 23 Try-outs for the 2001-2002 Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Court will be held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds on Sunday, Sept. 23, at 1 p.m. Rules and applications may be picked up at the 4-H Extension Office in Housekeeping, Shopping, Yard Service and Other Errands Call for more information, 676-9486, evenings or leave message. Boardman, W heatland Insurance in lone and the fair office m Heppner. Call 676-9474 for m ore inform ation. Marriage Licenses Area man hurt in riding accident A locat man, David M atheny, was seriously injured in a horse nding accident on Sunday, September 9, in the Pole C reek/Potam us area. Matheny, 53, Lexington, was n d in g horseback in the rem ote area with his sister and brother-in-law, Sally and Mark Brosnan, when the horse fell and he was thrown. M ark Brosnan rode out o f the area to call for help while Sally Brosnan initiated rescue breathing. Heppner V olunteer Fire The Morrow County Clerk's office at the courthouse in Heppner reports issuing the following m arriage licenses: j Aug. 17-Randolph Wallace Akers, 33, Herm iston; and Deborah DeAnn Matthews, 24, Herm iston. Aug. 20-Deeno R. Leighton, 40, Boardm an; and Jennifer M ane Sim m ons, 21, Boardm an. Aug. 21-Edigar M orales, 28, Irrigon; and Maria C. Farias, 21, Hermiston. Aug. 24-Juan Ruben Q uezada Banuelos, 24, Echo; and Domenica Covarrubia, 17, Echo. Aug. 24-Shawn Robert Slover, 27, B oardm an; and K im berly Dawn Hulen, 20, Boardm an. Aug. 27-Jason Lee Sandlin, 27, Irrigon; and Pamela K. Sills, 29, Aumsville. Sept. 7-Elw ayne Eugene Bergstrom , 67, Heppner; and Carol Jean Cross, 61, Hermiston. Heppner Methodist to celebrate 125th Records show that in 1876, Rev. J. C. Kingman, a Methodist circuit riding preacher, was in charge o f a circuit o f churches that included Heppner. Since that time, services have continued uninterrupted at the M ethodist Episcopal church, as it was then called, up to the present day at the United Methodist Church in Heppner. This Sunday, Sept. 16, the United Methodist Church will celebrate its 125th anniversary with a service o f worship beginning at 10:30 a.m., and concluding at 12 noon with a Creative Care plans meeting Creative Care Preschool o f lone will hold its annual m eeting on Thursday, Sept. 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the school. Business items include election o f officers, enrollment report, budget discussion, rem odeling plans and fund raising brainstorm ing. All interested community members are welcom e to attend. There are still available slots in both the three and four-year-old classes, which are each held two mornings a week. Interested persons may contact teacher Diane Stuart, board chair Lisa Rietmann or board secretary Lea M athieu for m ore inform ation. Departm ent, Forest Service and O regon D epartm ent o f Forestry personnel searched the wooded area for several hours before Heppner V olunteer Fire Fighters w ere able to locate the injured man. M atheny, who sustained spinal injuries, was initially air lifted to St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton and then transported to St. C harles M edical C enter in Bend. He was listed in critical condition M onday m orning, but later was listed in stable condition w ith a neck injury. =*: potluck luncheon downstairs in the basem ent. The new copper steeple will be formally dedicated, and three copper crosses, designed by local lone artisan Mark Bruno, will be blessed and affixed to the steeple. In addition, an anniversary quilt depicting some o f the history o f the church will be dedicated and hung. The public is invited to jo in in the celebration. For m ore information, phone the church at 676-9224. ....................................................................................................... C u t Loose Hair and Nail Care Formerly Cheri’s Hair Care will reopen for business September 19 LeAnn Wright Stylist REGISTER FOR ART CLASSES PAINTING # DRAWING Mary Cernyar m . f . a . Gallery 676-5093 Condon School of Studio Arts Please stop by or call for an appointment 134 S. Main Street • RO. Box 422 Condon, OR 97823-04B6 Phone/Fax: (541) 384-3800 H aircutting, Coloring, Weaving, Perms .......................................................................................^ , • . * !J trj t t v i I . i î 1 ».'Vf ».•/'!>• L - » »I ------------ ------------------- • • - ■* - A baby costs $785 m onth How much is your allowance? Brought to you by the Morrow County Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalition. For further information, contact the Morrow County Health Department at 541-676-5421 or contact the Morrow County Commission on Children and Families at 541-676-9675. © 2001 Campaign For O ur Children, Inc
