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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 17, 2002 - THREE lone track sweeps Umatilla Invitational By Debbie Radie The lone track teams won the Invitational track meet in Umatilla on April 9. Brad Burright led the bo y ’s team, w inning three individual events. He was on the winning 4x100m relay team as well. Brad placed 1st in the long jump with a jump of 21' 1/4". He also finished 1st in the 110m hurdles at 15.04 and 1st in the 300m hurdles with a time of 41.69. Andrew Rietmann won the 100m dash ending at 11.63, and the 200m dash with 23.84. Cayle Krebs finished 1 st in the shot put with a throw of 39’8". He also placed 2nd in the discus throwing 113’4" and 4th in the 100m dash with a time of 12.65. Cody Bergstrom finished 1st in the 1500m run with a time of 5:17.66, in addition to taking 2nd in the 3000m run with a time of 12:21.66. Derick Campbell placed 1st in the 400m with a time of 1:02.65 and 6th in shot put with a throw of 32’8". Ashley Roberts finished 2nd in the triple jump jumping 32’7". He then took 2nd in the javelin with a throw of 125’ 1/2", and took 5th in the 200m dash with a time of 25.08. Tim Doherty placed 2nd in the 800m run with a time of 2:47.31 and 3rd in the 400m run with a time of 1:07.72. Mike Radie finished 3rd in the 100m dash with a time of 12.21 and 3rd in the 200m dash with a time of 24.77. Austin Arabella took 3rd in the 800m run with a time of 3:08.65. Til Tullis took 4th in the 110m hurdles with a time of 20.21 and 4th in the 390m hurdles with a time of 50.53. He also placed 6th in the longjump with a jump of 16’8". Karl Morgan placed 5th in the javelin, ihrowing 91’3", and 6th in the 11 On hurdles with a time of 25.25. The 4x100m relay team of Radie, Rietmann, Krebs, and Burright took 1 st place with a time of 45.21. The 4x400m relay team o f Reitmann, Campbell, Radie and Morgan took 2nd with a time of 4:09.16. Dianna McElligott got the girl’s team going by placing 1 st in the 400m dash with a time of 1:04.26 and l 51 in the 200m dash with a time of 28.30. Kim Morris took 1 st in the 1500m run with a time of 7:01.93 and placed 2nd in the high jump with a jump of 4 ’4". Jaysi Bennetto finished 1 st in the 3000m run with a time of 16:51,3rd in the 300m hurdles with 59.31, and 4th in the 100m hurdles with 20.25. K. Peterson took 2nd in the 1500m Run with a time of 7:53.84. Cyndi Heagy finished 2nd in the 100m dash with a time of 14.10 and placed 2nd in the 200m dash with a time of 29.12. Amellia Peck took 2nd in the 100m hurdles with a time of 18.59, 2nd in the 300m hurdles with a time of 53.52 and 3rd in the javelin with a throw of 91’6". Eva Chitty placed 3rd in the pole vault with a jump of 6 ’6" and ended 5th'in the longjump with a jump of 12’8". Barbara Holland placed 3rd in the high jump with 4’4" and took 4th in the discus with a throw of 66’8". She also placed 5th in the javelin with a throw o f 74’ 1". Brittany Day placed 3rd in the 100m hurdles with a time of 20.10, 5th in the 300m hurdles with a time o f 1:01.38, and 6th in the longjump with a jump of 11’ 1", Missy Baker took 4th in both the 100m dash with a time of 14.94, and in the 200m dash with a time of 31.91. She went on to place 5th in the discus with a throw of 66’2", and 6th in the shot put with a throw of 25’9". The 4x100m relay team of McElligott, Heagy, Chitty and Peck placed 1st with a time of 54.90. The 4x400m relay team of Heagy, Holland, Morris and Chitty took 2nd with a time of 5:02.12. Mustang JVs blank Eagles By Rick Paiilus The Htppner Mustang JV baseball team exploded for a 19- 0 win overthe Wahtonka Eaglfes on Friday, April 11 in The Dalles, improvinj their record to 3-0 on the year. Nick Christman went three innings on the mound to get the win,striking out six while al lowing (ust one hit and one walk. Jode Coil pitched one inning, al lowing one hit while striking out ate. Josh Gutierrez pitched a per fect fifth inning, striking out all three batters faced. Christman and Coil led off with walks and came around to score on Brian Gutierrez’s dou ble. Kiel Naims walked and both G utierrez and N airns came around to score on wild pitches to make it 4-0 after one. In the second, Christman led off with a single and came around to score on a Gutierrez single. Chuy Elguezaba! singled and Josh Gutierrez brought both runners home with a single, bringing the score to 7-0. The Mustangs put the game away in the third as Christman doubled and scored on Coil's dou ble. Brian Gutierrez had an rbi sin gle, Elguezabal walked, Naims reached on an error and Josh Gutierrez reached on a fielder’s choice. Ben Turrell hit a bases- clearing double to make it 12-0 after three. In the fourth, Christman sin gled, went to second on a wild pitch and scored as'Coil reached on an error. Elguezabal singled to score Coil, making it 15-0 after four. The Mustangs added four more in the fifth as Turrell reached on an error and scored. John Franswa doubled, Aaron Lueck beat out an infield single and Christman reached on a field er's choice. Coil then had an rbi groundout, Brian Gutierrez scored two more with a triple and came home on Naims’ single to make the score 19-0. Brian Gutierrez went four for five with six rbi’s and scored three runs. Christman went three for four, scoring five times. Turrell went two for four with three rbi’s. Coil had three rbi’s and scored three runs. Josh Gutierrez had two rbi’s. The Mustangs banged out 15 hits with all nine players getting at least one hit. Statistics Heppner: 435 25-19 15 I Wahtonka: 000 00-0 2 5 Nick Christman, Jode Coil (4), Josh Gutierrez (5) and John Franswa; Krol. Carter (3) and Johnson. W-Christman, L- Krol. 2B: Heppner-Chnstman. Coil, Brian G utierrez, Ben Turrell, Franswa. 3B: Heppner-B. Gutierrez. HR-none. 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Inc 676-9426 lone triumphs in three-way meet Mustang JVs score late to beat Pendleton Boys and girls track place at Condon Invitational By Rick Paullus By Debbie Radie Paul Neiffer lone tennis teams hosted Riverside and Echo in a three-way meet on Tuesday, April 9. lone claimed eight wins, Riverside claimed four victories and Echo walked away with two wins. C aitlin Orem defeated Crystal Smith of Riverside, 8-6, in a close match. Salli McElligott and Macarena Esposito were relentless when they defeated Sonja Hurst and Valerie Swindler o f R iverside, 8-2. M eghan McCabe and Sara Peck defeated Kim Marlow and Jodie Thomas of Riverside, 6-2. McCabe and Peck then defeated A ndrea Marlow and Tanna Parton o f Riverside, 6-2. Sara Peck Colin McElligott lost to John Magana o f Echo, 1-8. Brian Bunch defeated G eoff McDonough of Riverside, 6-1. Jeff Hunt defeated Ray Taylor of Riverside, 6-0. Adam McCabe and Adam N eiffer defeated Jeremy Hall and Jose Rico of Riverside, 8-1. Paul Neiffer and Johnny Collin lost to Israel Carrillo and Matt Weseman of Riverside, 4-6. Taylor McElligott and Billy Ross lost to Andrew Goad and Jason Imus, o f Riverside, 4-6. Aaron Tworek and Tyler Raible lost to Shane Clifton and Jesse Belyea o f Echo, 3-8. Adam M cCabe and Adam N eiffer defeated Clifton-Belyea, 6-3. lone’s top teams compete in Helix Heppner girl on her way to tournament lo n e ’s top tennis team members traveled to Pendleton on Saturday, A pril 13, to p articipate in the Helix Tournament. Eleven area schools participated in the tournament, w ith their top two seeds o f doubles and singles. In the boys’ bracket, Aaron Tworek lost to Roger Bauman of Weston-McEwen, 4-8. Tworek defeated Josh Paine of Mac-Hi, 8-1, in his second match. Colin McElligott lost to Brett Brown of Sherman County, 3-8. McElligott fought hard against Bryon Eddy of Umatilla but was unable to take ’ the'Vi'Ctdfy, losttfig'»¿8. Thfe doubles team of Tyler Raible and Taylor M cElligott lost to Christian-Femming of Mac-Hi, 1- 8. Raible-McElligott then played against Cooke-Flores of Stanfield, losing 6-8. Adam McCabe and Adam Neiffer defeated Hood R iv e r’s num ber two seeded doubles team , 8-9, w ith a tiebreaker score of 7-1. McCabe- Neiffer then advanced to defeat Brandt-Sotak, of Arlington, 8-4. The lone doubles team defeated Hall-Rico o f Riverside, 8-3 to advance to the championship round. McCabe-Neiffer lost to Hood River’s number one seed, 6-8, earning second place. In the girls’ bracket, Caitlin Orem defeated Kim Keene o f Stanfield, 8-2, Orem then downed Anna Durka of Arlington, 8-1. Orem fought a tough match to claim a victory over M arcy Richelderfer, of Sherman County, 8-6, Caitlin then squared off against Tami Weidart of Weston- McEwen, losing 6-0, 6-0 and placing second in girl’s singles. Sara Peck and Meghan McCabe lost their first round match. 1 -8, against W eston-M cEw en’s, Jackson-Glover. Peck-McCabe lost their second match to Welk- Alley of Sherman County, 3-8. Salli McElligott and Macarena Esposito lost to Weathermon-Mills o f Stanfield. 2-8. McElligott- Esposito avenged their loss by defeating Bennett-Thompson of W eston-M cEwen, 8-5. McElligott-Esposito then defeated Escalante-Sauer of Echo, 8-1. In the consolation championship. McElligott-Esposito fell to Welk- Alley of Sherman County, 4-8. GARDEN RENTALS Rototiller Fertilizer Spreader Seed Broadcaster Turf Roller Elks “Hoop Shoot” contest Megan Orr of Heppner and Blake Harrison of Eugene will be among the top 72 free throw shooters, ages 8-13, who will compete in the Elks “Hoop Shoot” National Free Throw Contest. Boy and girl shooters from all over the country will meet this Saturday, April 20, at Western New England C ollege in Springfield, Massachusetts to vie for the national championship. Saturday’s competition will showcase three age groups, 8-9, 10-11 and 12-13, with each contest consisting o f 25 free throws - 10 in round one and 15 in round two, with ties being resolved in five-shot shoot-offs. At stake is the chance to claim one of six spots on the Elks “Hoop Shoot” plaque in the Naismith M emorial Basketball Hall o f Fame. In addition to Saturday’s com petition, the youngsters’ weekend will include a reception at the N aism ith M emorial Basketball Hall o f Fame, the “Breakfast of Champions,” and an awards banquet featuring Stacy Frese-Huber, former member of the Utah Starzz and past Elks “Hoop Shoot" national champ. Now in its 30th year, the Elks “ Hoop Shoot” Free Throw C ontest is the largest coeducational youth sports program in the nation. It counts among its more than 91 million alumni such current basketball greats as Cleveland Cavaliers Trajan Langdon. WNBA 2001 Rookie of the Year Jackie Stiles of the Portland Fire, and Iowa Hawkeyes’ head coach Steve Afford. Other sports legends who participated in the Elks “Hoop Shoot” include Olympic gold medallist and former Golden State Warriors Chris Mullin, former North Carolina State star Jennifer Howard and former Chicago White Sox third baseman Chris Snopek. W e Print Business Cards Heppner ô a z e tte -Times 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 The greenhouse is full! TOMATO VEGGIE BEDDING HANGING PLANTS PACKS PLANTS % BASKETS GREEN FEES & SEED 242 W. Linden Way - 676-9422 The lone Cardinals track teams placed third at the Condon Invitational on April 13. Brad Burright finished with three first place titles and Andrew Rietmann took two first place wins. Bumght won the long jump with a jump of 19’7". He also took 1 st in the 110m hurdles with a swift 14.75, and 1st in the 300m hurdles finishing at 40.07. Rietmann won 1st in the 100m dash with a time of 11.09 and 1st in the 200m dash with 22.91. Mike Radie tied for 3rd in the 100m dash with time of 11.55. Ashley Roberts placed 6th in the triple jump with a jump of 36’ 1". Cayle Krebs took 6th in the shot put with 38’ 10". The 4x400 relay team of Radie, Roberts, Rietmann and Derick Campbell finished 1st with 3:46.30. Diana McElligott led the lone girls, taking 1st in the 400m dash with a time of 1:03.10. She also finished 2nd in the 200m dash with 13.05. Amellia Peck took 2nd in the 300m hurdles with a time of 52.96 and 5th in the discus with 6’8". Cyndi Heagy took 3rd in the 200m dash ending at 28.99 and finished 4th in the 400m dash at 1:04.51. Eva Chitty ended 4th in the pole vault with a jump of 6*. Brittany Day took 6th in the 100m hurdles with a time of 19.59. The 4x 100m relay team of D. McElligott, Heagy, N. McElligott and Peck placed 2nd with a time o f53.09. The 4x400m Relay Team of Holland, Heagy, Chitty and Morris finished 4th with a time of 4:51.69. The Heppner Mustang JV baseball team scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to break a 3-3 tie and went on to beat the visiting Pendleton frosh, 5-3, on Monday, April 8, to im prove their record to 2-0 on the year. Brian Gutierrez went the dis tance on the mound, scattering seven hits while striking out nine and walking just one batter. The Bucks took a 1-0 lead after one but the Mustangs came back to tie it up in the second when Kiel Nairns walked and came around to score on a Ben Turrell double. The Mustangs took a 2-1 lead in the third when Nick Christman doubled and scored on Jode Coil’s single, but the Bucks came back with two runs in the fourth to re take the lead. In the bottom half o f the fourth, Luke Murray singled, stole second, went to third as Josh Gutierrez reached on an error and scored on a Ben Turrell single. The Mustangs broke the tie in the fifth as Coil singled, Brian Gutierrez was hit by a pitch and both came around to score on Murray’s single. The Mustangs are scheduled next to play the Hermiston frosh at home on Friday, April 19 at 4 pm. Statistics Pendleton: 100 200 0-3 7 2 Heppner: Oil 120 x-5 8 1 Anderson and Carter; Brian Gutierrez and John Franswa. W-Gutierrez, L-Ander- son. 2B: Pendleton-Gundlach. Anderson, Heppner-Nick Christman, Kiel Nairns, Ben Turrell. 3B-none. HR-none. Mustangs split a doubleheader with Condon Blue Devils By Rick Paullus After a big win in the first game, a doubleheader, the Heppner Mustang baseball team lost a hard-fought second game, 9-7, in eight innings. This opened the Columbia Basin Conference play on Satur day. April 13 in Condon. The Mustangs got a complete game, two-hit, seven-strikeout performance from Michael McCabe, and banged out 16 hits to take a 12-0 win in six innings in the opener. The Mustangs’ record moved to 7-4 on the year. They will play another crucial doubleheader with Pilot Rock on Saturday, April 20, in Heppner beginning at 11 a.m. The Mustangs scored two runs in the first inning when Stefan Matheny singled, McCabe hit into a fielder’s choice, Billy Gates walked. Brad Adams had an rbi single and Kelly Paullus had an rbi single. They added another run in the third when Matheny singled, went to second on Gates' single and scored on Adams' double. In the fifth, Chuy Elguezabal doubled and came around to score on an error, McCabe doubled and Gates homered to make it 6-0. They blew the game open in the sixth when Josh Winters tripled, Elguezabal had an rbi single, McCabe had an rbi double, Gates and Brad Adams walked, Travis Bellamy scored two with a double and Donald Adams had an rbi single to make it 12-0. The game ended after six innings because of the 10-run rule. Gates had two hits and two rbi’s while McCabe had two doubles and one rbi. Brad Adams had two hits and two rbi's, Elguezabal had two hits and an rbi and Matheny had two hits. In the second game, the Mustangs jumped out to an early 2-0 lead as Elguezabal singled, McCabe doubled and both came home on Brad Adams' triple. The Blue Devils tied it up in their half of the first, but the Mus tangs came back with two more in the top of the second. Bellamy and Brian Gutierrez singled. Winters doubled to score Bellamy and Elguezabal had an rbi single. Condon scored a run in the bottom of the second. After a score less third, the Mustangs added a run when Bellamy reached on an error and came around to score on an Elguezabal single. The Blue Devils came back with three runs in the bottom half to take their first lead of the game, but McCabe tied it at 6-6 on a deep homerun to centerfield in the fifth. Condon scored a run in the bottom of the sixth. Their lead was short-lived, however, as Gates led off the seventh with his second homerun of the day to tie it up and send the game into extra innings. The Mustangs were unable to score in the top of the eighth and Condon got a two-run homerun from Randy Camine to get the win. Elguezabal had three hits and two rbi’s, while Bellamy, Gutierrez and McCabe each had two hits as the Mustangs out-hit the Blue Dev ils, 12-9. Statistics First Game Heppner: 201 036-12 16 4 Condon: 000 000-0 2 2 Michael McCahe and Kelly Paullus: Jared Mitchell. Zach Lands (6) and Randy Camine W-McCabe (3-1), L-Mitchell (3-1). 2B: Heppner-Chuy Elguezabal (2). Brad Adams. McCabe. Travis Bellamy; Condon-Rilev Anderson. Mitchell 3B: Heppner-Josh Winters. HR: Heppner-Billy Gates. Second Game Heppner: 220 110 10-7 12 I Condon 210 301 02-9 9 3 Gates, Elguezabal (4). Stefan Matheny (5), Conor Kilkenny (7) and Paullus. Todd Shaffer and Camine W-Shaffer (4-0), L-Kilkenny (1-2). 2B: Heppner-McCabe. 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