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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 5, 2002 H ep p n er knocks o ff R am s, 5-4 Bank of Eastern Oregon donates to Local Fiddlers in State Competition lone track Heppner High School baseball team. By Rick Paullus The Heppner Mustangs trav eled to Stayton on Wednesday, May 22, and after a 45-minute rain delay, knocked off the unde feated number one and defend ing champion Regis Rams, 5-4, in the first round of the OSAA 2A baseball playoffs. The win im proved the Mustangs’ record to 22 and 5, while the Rams ended their season with a 22 and 1 record. The Mustangs took an early lead on a two-out homerun to dead center over the 360' sign by senior Michael McCabe. The Rams came back by scoring four unearned runs in the bottom half on two hits and two errors to take a 4-1 lead. Sophomore Luke Murray hit a solo homerun in the top of the second to left field and the Mus tangs narrowed the gap to one in the third when Stefan Matheny walked and moved to second on McCabe’s single. After both run ners had moved up on a passed ball, Travis Bellamy hit a sacri fice fly to score Matheny. McCabe led off the fifth in ning with another homerun to centerfield, tying the game at 4- all and set up a thrilling finish in the seventh. McCabe was intentionally walked; Billy Gates singled and was removed for pinch runner Jode Coil. The Rams catcher then threw the ball into right field try ing to pick Coil off first base, al lowing McCabe to score from second base. McCabe then retired the Rams in order in the bottom of the seventh, setting off a wild cel ebration. After the first inning, McCabe allowed just two base runners a hit and a walk as he struck out nine and allowed just three hits and the one walk. He also helped himself at the plate, going three for three with two homeruns and scored three times. Murray went two for two with the homerun. Statistics Heppner: 111 010 1-5 8 2 Regis: 400 000 0-4 3 1 Michael McCabe and Kelly Paullus; Tyler Lulay, Travis Lulay (4) and Dan Weis. W-McCabe (8-2). L-Tr. Lulay. 2B: Regis-Austin Highberger. 3B: none. HR: Heppner-McCabe (2), Luke Murray. The lone track team (backround) along with L-R Debbie Morgan of the lone Booster Club, Athletic Director Dean Robinson, Booster Club Chairman Debbie Radie accepts check from Fran Barnett of the Bank of Eastern Oregon. The Bank of Eastern Oregon has donated $2,500 to the lone Cardinal Booster Club to go toward providing surfacing for the high jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump, hurdle and sprint practice facility at the lone track. A ccording to a news release, the lone athletic director has been informed and even observed many instances where students have tripped and fallen on the inadequate surface the school currently has. In the past the school district has provided rubberized mat material, but this material is now worn out. The club feels the investment will pay for itself in providing athletes with a practice facility that will allow them to improve their times and heights on the proper surface as well as one that is safe. The lone girls and boys track teams have proven to be top competitors in the state year after year. Last year both teams earned second place at the State competition in addition to winning first place at district for boys and second place at district for girls. Currently, they have the fastest girls and boys time for 100 and 200 meters as well as the farthest long jump and fastest 110 high hurdles and 300 hurdles and 4x100 relay for boys. Athletic Director Dean Robinson has received bids from local contractors who specialize in this type of work. The work will include excavating and applying the asphalt sub layer as well as the track surface material. With some help by community volunteers, all of the work can be done for approximately $29,000. Because o f the bank’s support, a sign advertising it will posted in a position that all spectators and com m unity persons will be able to view from the road as well as at all athletic events at the school. Both the Cardinal girl and boy teams finished in second place at the Track and Field State C ham pionships at W estern Oregon University May 17-18. ! athletes who p a f t % ^ ^ at State brought home a medal and Brad Burright set new state records in 110m hurdles, 300m hurdles and long jump. In boy action, Andrew Rietmann finished first in the 100m dash with 11.29, first in the 200m dash with 22.91 and second in the 400m dash with 52.29. Brad Burright took first place in the 110m hurdles with 14.80, first in the 300m hurdles with 39.09, first in the long jump with 22’ 3.75”, and first in the triple jump with 44’ 6”. C ayle K rebs took seventh place in the shot put throwing 41 ’ 7.5” and tenth place in the discus, throwing 112’. Mike Radie finished in ninth place in the 200m dash with 24.12. The boys’ 4x 100m relay team, Radie, Krebs, Rietmann, and Ashley Roberts, took second place with 45.43. For the girls, Natalie McElligott took first place in the triplejump, jumping 35’ third in the long jump, jumping 16’ 1.75”, and ninth in the high jump, jumping4’ 10”. Diana McElligott took first place in the 100m dash with 13.27, first in the 200m dash with 26.64, and third in the 400m dash with 1:02.3. Cyndi Heagy finished with fourth in the 400m dash at 1:03.32 and fifth in the 100m dash at 13.84. Amellia Peck finished the 300m dash, second, with 48.62 and the 100m hurdles in fourth place with 17.36. The girls’ 4x100m relay team. Peck, Heagy, N. McElligott and D. McElligott, took first place with 51.25. The 4x400m relay team, Eva Chitty, Barbara Holland, Kim Morris and Cyndi Heagy, finished seventh with 4:41.55. M ustan gs end season w ith a loss in q u arterfin als Cardinal teams both take second at State By Rick Paullus A very' successful baseball season ended with a disappoint ing loss by the Heppner Mustangs to the Umpqua Valley Christian Monarchs. 9-0, on Friday, May 24, in the OSAA 2A state quarterfinals in Roseburg. The Mustangs ended their season with a 22 and 6 record. The game also marked the end of the high school careers of four seniors: Michael McCabe, Stefan Matheny, Travis Bellamy and Kelly Paullus. The Mustangs were in the game, behind just 1-0, but the Monarchs exploded for eight runs in the fifth inning. Heppner had chances to score in the game, but couldn’t get the hit when they needed it. The Mustangs had eight hits in the game, with Bellamy and Paullus each getting, two and McCabe, Matheny, Biily Gates and Luke Murray each getting one. Statistics Heppner: 000 000 0-0 8 3 Umpqua Valley Christian: 100 080 x-9 12 1 Chuy Elguezabal. Billy Gates (5), Josh Winters (5) and Kelly Paullus; Andrew Renyer, Ryan Knee (6) and Jonny Cavoner. W-Renyer. L-Elguezabal. 2B: UVC-Kevin Tiag, Joel Griffin, Jonny Cavoner. 3B: UVC-Renyer. HR: none. Chip seal scheduled for roads O regon Dept. of T ransportation m aintenance crews w ill be performing chip seal (pavem ent resurfacing) operations at various locations in Morrow County. Motorists may experience delays up to 20 minutes as flaggers and pilot cars direct traffic through work zones. On June 12-19, crews will be working on Highway 74 (Heppner Highway) between lone and Lexington, mileposts 30-36; and on June 12-19, crews will be w orking on Highway 206 (W asco-H eppner H ighw ay) betw een H eppner and the ju n ctio n o f Highway 207, mileposts 73.3-84.1. Wedding Tables Brenda Holtz and David Long Wedding: Saturday, June 22nd Jessica Maben and Josh Roy Saturday, June 29th at the Glavey Ranch Mandy Anderson and Treve Palmateer Wedding: Saturday, June 29th Sheila Dunaway and Brian Price Saturday, July 13th at 1 p.m. McKay Park, Pendleton Erin Melton and Colin Anderson Shower: Monday, June 17th Wedding: Saturday, Sept. 7th “f i Mumj'i dmu $ 217 North Main • Heppner • 676-9158 S w i n g Heppner, Lexington A lone The fiddlers played at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home on May 31. From left: back row-Teacher Peg Willis, Matt Holland, Eric Jepsen, Kate Kendrick, Kara Clay; front row-Bryan Holland, Russell Pattee, Sarah Kendrick, Alex Carlson. The South Morrow County area was well represented, both in the number of contestants and in winners, at this year’s Oregon State Fiddle Contest. The annual event is sponsored by the Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association and was held May 17-18 in Salem. There were 71 contestants in nine different divisions. The largest group to compete was the nine-to-12 year old (Jr. Jr.) division. In this year's contest, nine of the 20 contestants were local music students. Each fiddler had to play a round of three tunes from m emory including a hoedown, a waltz and a tune of their choice. They were allowed up to three accompanists and could not exceed a four-minute time limit. Six judges were in another room and listened via a sound system to the contestants. Because there were so many Jr. Jr. contestants and the scores were very close, judges selected 10 finalists instead of the usual five, for the second round of competition. Following the second round, local students claimed five lone graduate to play for Beloit College l o n e High School standout A d a m i i Neiffer will i attend Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin in the fall and Adam Neiffer play football for the Buccaneers. The 5-foot, 9-inch, 165-pound defensive back was an All-State and all-conference performer this past season. He also earned the Big Sky Scholar-Athlete Award and was a m em ber o f the Academic All-State Team. He is the son o f Duane and Linda Neiffer. “Adam is a special young man who has excelled in the classroom and on the football field ,” B uccaneer Head Coach Ed DeGeorge said. “We are very happy to have him join us at Beloit College.” Beloit College is a residential, liberal arts college offering 40 majors to its 1,175 students. Located 90 miles northeast of Chicago, Beloit is one o f the n atio n ’s most international colleges, drawing students from 58 nations as well as 49 states. Heppner graduate selected as Scholar Home school students hold awards and graduation night The EXCEL home school group held its aw ards and graduation night on Tuesday, May 28, at the Christian Life Center in Heppner. 23 home-schooled students from eight families participated. The fam ilies included Brian and Treena Cullen of lone. Bill and Nancy Jepsen of Heppner, Andrew and C.J. Johnson of Heppner, Jordan and Mary K Maley of Condon, Gabe and Becky Owen of Lexington, Dick and Karen Temple o f Lexington, Loren and Kathryn Unruh of Heppner, and Tim and Myma Van Cleave of Heppner. Many o f the students did presentations for the audience including singing, piano solos, violin solos, a flute solo, a harp solo, an instrumental ensemble. Scripture recitation, and signing. Awards were presented to the students by their parents. These were given for character qualities, com pleted grade levels, and outstanding achievements. Emily Unruh was presented with a diploma by her parents, Loren and Kathryn Unruh. Emily com pleted 13 years o f home schooling, and graduated with a grade point average of 4.0. She was named a National Merit Scholarship Finalist and was o f the top 10 spots and were placed as follows: Alex Carlson - third, Seth Morgan - fourth, Eric Jepsen - fifth, Kate Kendrick - ninth, Brynna Rust 10th, Kara Clay and Russell Pattee tied for 11th place, and Sarah Kendrick was 17th. The top five winners also received a trophy and cash prize. The highest two awards went to fiddlers from Corvallis and Portland respectively. In the Twin Fiddling Division, Brian Holland and Russell Pattee were awarded an eighth place ribbon. Matt Holland o f Heppner received the fifth place accompanist award and a cash prize. Matt and teacher Peg Willis of Pendleton were kept busy on their guitars accompanying almost all the local fiddlers - as well as several of Willis’s other students from the Pendleton area. The next event coming up for local musicians will be Summer Strings Camp in Pendleton June 24 - 28. That week will conclude with a concert on Friday night, June 28 at Pendleton High School. Meghan Bailey Heppner High School 2 0 0 2 graduate Meghan Bailey is one of 136 students selected as a Ford Scholar from an a p p lic a tio n field of 3,719. Being a Ford Scholar means: • Up to 90% o f college costs after federally calculated family contribution, Ford Scholars work expectation, and all other scholarship and grant aid have been subtracted from the total cost of attendance. • For the first year of college, the award may be used for a total of 12 quarters Now, to pickle your fancy... H eppner F irst C hristian Church w ould like to invite children three to 12 years old to sing and play along with Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber during the church's Very Veggie Vacation Bible School. It will be held June 10-14 from 6-8:15 p.m. The kids will enjoy a variety of delicious snacks, play some exciting games, make interesting crafts, sing fun songs and hear Bible stories, said C.J. Johnson, coordinator. They will also get to watch Bob and Larry, the stars of Veggie Tales, on video. The bible school is free of charge. For more information, contact C.J. Johnson at 676-9209. Heppner DMV reduce hours for summer Home school graduate. F.mily Unruh awarded the Dean's Academic Scholarship for 100 percent of tuition and fees at Oregon Institute of Technology where she plans to study nursing. In addition, she has been awarded a $1,100 O regon Tech Foundation JeldWen Presidential Scholarship, a $500 OIT Leadership and Diversity Scholarship. $ 1500 from the Robert C. Byrd Honors Program. $300 from the Pioneer Memorial Hospital Foundation Earl and Hazel Wilson Memorial Scholarship, and $200 from the Morrow County Leaders Council. The DMV field office in H eppner will have reduced business hours during the summer because o f unplanned sta ff absences and staff shortages, DMV announced. During June, July and August, the Heppner office will be open from 9 a m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, but closed for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The office is located at 278 Main Street. The office also might close temporarily at other times when business, illness or training requires the staff to be away from the office. Check OregonDM V.com under “Field offices” for up-to- date operating hours at DMV field offices Soccer registrations are due The Willow Creek Soccer Club held soccer registration at the end of May. Many players, however, have not completed the required registration forms. Registration is required and a late registration fee will be charged after Saturday, June 15. For those who would like to register or for more information, contact Tina or Darrell Raver at 676-8710 as soon as possible.
