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.