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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 7, 2003 - FIVE Cardinal teams take third in Morrow County Invite The Cardinal boys’ and girls’ track teams traveled to Boardman to participate in the M orrow C ounty Invitational Track Meet on May 2. Both teams finished in third place. The Cardinal boys were led by Andrew Rietmann. Rietmann finished first in the 200m dash with a time o f 22.83. He also finished first in the 400m Dash with a time of 53.37, and second in the 200m Dash with a time o f 11.26. Mike Radie finished fourth in the 100m dash with a tim e o f 11.6. Radie also finished fifth in the 200m dash with a time o f 23.63. Kelly Thompson finished third in the 400m dash with a time o f 53.98. Dan Satterly finished eighth in the triple jump with a jump o f 32 feet 1 inch. Cayle Krebs finished fifth in the discus with a throw of 111 feet 4 inches and fourth in the shot put with a throw' o f 41 feet 4 inches. The 4x100m relay team o f R adie, N ick C h ristm a n , K rebs and Rietmann finished second with Lady Cardinals finish first at Drive You Crazy Pendleton JV track meet a time o f 46.27. The 1600m relay team of Christman, Tyler Brown, Radie and Thompson finished sixth with a time 3:47. Diana McElligott led the girls’ team with a first place finish in the 200m dash with a tim e o f 26.54. D iana McElligott also placed first in the 400m with a time o f 1:00 and second in the 100m dash with a time of 12.72. Natalie M cElligott finished second in the long jump with a jump of 14 feet 3 inches. She also finished fourth in the triple jump with a jump o f 32 feet 1 inch and fifth in the high jump w ith a jump of 4 feet 6 inches. Eva Chitty finished sixth in the 400m with a time of 1:06. Ashley Grams finished fifth in the 300m hurdles with a time o f 52.72. Kim Morris finished eighth in the high jump with a jump of 4 feet 2 inches. The 4x100m relay team o f Chitty, Grams, N. McElligott and D. McElligott finished first with a time o f 53.12. The 1600m relay team o f Chitty, Sarah Peck, Missy Baker and Grams f in is h e d s e v e n th w ith a tim e o f 4:38. Volunteers needed at Boardman Grasslands T he N ature Conservancy invites those interested in protecting the eco lo g y o f B oardm an Grasslands to participate in a volunteer work party on this Saturday'and Sunday,1 May 10-11. This preserve is located in the gently rolling hills south o f the Columbia River near B oardm an. Sandy flood- deposit and loamy lakebed soils host excellent examples o f globally rare Columbia Basin habitat types: four native bunchgrass communities, four sagebrush-steppe AIR ZILLER vH --•» S . $6495 • Gardner's k M en’s M ear co m m u n itie s and one bitterbrush community. The C o n se rv a tio n A rea and adjoining military lands harbor O re g o n ’s larg est v iab le population of the Washington ground squirrel, listed in Oregon as an endangered species. The grassland and shrub-steppe habitats also host a suite o f sensitive bird species, such as ferruginous haw k, loggerhead shrike, sage sparrow , g ra ssh o p p e r sparrow, long-billed curlew and burrow ing owl, as well as a diversity of other wildlife. R e g istra tio n is required. For more information or to register, contact Molly Dougherty at (503 ) 230-1221 or Leslie Nelson (541 ) 298- 1802. Participants should bring a lunch, water, and appropriate clothing, including work gloves and sturdy hiking shoes. D irections to lone meeting site: participants will meet at 155 E 3rd Street (comer o f South B Street and East 3rd Street). From the lone Market in downtown lone, drive east three blocks to B Street, then south three blocks to 3rd Street. (541) 676-9218 193 N. Main Street • Heppner The lone Cardinal track team s tra v e led to Pendleton on April 29, to compete in the Pendleton JV track meet. The Lady Cardinals finished first with 71 points. Diana McElligott finished first in three events, taking the 100m dash with a time o f 12.99. She also won the 200m dash with a time o f26.62 and the 400m with a time of 1:00. Ashley Grams finished first in the 300m hurdles with a time o f 53.91; she also placed third in the 100m hurdles w ith a time o f 19.53. Eva Chitty finished third in the 400m with a time o f 1:05 and finished fourth in the long jump with a jump of 13 feet 11 inches. Missy Baker placed sixth in the shot put with a throw o f 29 feet 1 inch. The 4x100m relay team of Chitty, Grams, Sarah Peck and McElligott finished first with a time of 54:38. The 1600m relay team o f Chitty, Peck, Kim Morris and Grams finished fourth with a time of 4:52. For the C ard in al boys, Andrew Rietmann had first place finishes in the 100m dash with a time of 11.30 and the 200m dash with a time of 23.42. Rietmann also placed second in the 400m with a time o f53.64. Mike Radie finished second in the 100m dash with a time of 11.75 and second in the 200m dash with a time of 23.81. Cayle Krebs finished fifth in the discus with a throw of 114 feet 2 inches and fourth in the shot put with a throw of 42 feet 2 inches. N ick Christman finished third in the high jump with a jump of 5 feet 6 inches. The 4x100m relay team o f Radie, Christman, Krebs and Rietmann finished first with a time o f45.95. The 1600m relay team o f Christman, Tyler Brown, Billy Ross and Radie finished in fifth with a time of 3:57. Mustangs make short work of Vikings By Kick Paullus The H ep p n er Mustang baseball team made short work o f the visiting Umatilla Vikings, beating them 13-0 and 14-0 with both games being cut short to five innings due to the 10-run rule on Saturday, May 3. The Mustangs won their 13th game in a row and improved to 6-0 in the C o lu m b ia B asin Conference and 15-3 overall. The team has an important double header at Stanfield on Saturday, May 10, beginning at 11 a.m. The Mustangsjumped out early in the first game when Chuy Elguezabal and Josh Winters walked and Billy Gates hit a home run to make it 3-0. In the second, Josh Gutierrez reached on an error, moved to third on a Jode Coil single and scored on an Elguezabal single to make it 4- 0 . They broke it open in the third when Brad Adams walked, Kory Paullus reached on an infield single, Gates singled to load the bases, Donald Adams had an RBI single, Gutierrez followed with an RBI single. Coil scored two w ith a single and Elguezabal grounded out to score another run to make it 9-0. The Mustangs put the game away in the fourth when, with two out, Gates was hit by a pitch. D onald A dam s doubled, Kyler Lovgren had an RBI single, G utierrez walked. Coil had an RBI single, Elguezabal walked and Winters walked to force in the 13,h run. Brad Adams pitched a complete game for the win, scattering five hits, while striking out seven and walking two. Coil went three for three with three RBI. Gates went two for two with three RBI and scored three runs. Donald Adams went two for th ree and sco red tw ice. Gutierrez scored three times. The Mustangs took little time in taking control of the second game as Winters hit a one-out homerun in the bottom o f the first. This was followed by a Brad Adams double, a Luke Murray single and a Gates three-run homerun to make it 4-0. In the third, Gates doubled, Donald Adams had a RBI single and came home on a triple by Coil. Elguezabal had a RBI single, Winters reached on an error, Brad Adams had a RBI double and Murray reached on an error to score another run and make it 9-0. They came back with five more in the fourth when Ben Turrell and Gutierrez singled, Elguezabal walked. Winters walked to force home a run and Brad Adams hit a grand slam to make it 14-0. Donald Adams made sure it was more than enough going all five innings striking out eight while allowing just two hits. Brad Adams went three for four with two doubles and a homerun, five RBI and scored two runs. Gates went two for three with a double, hom erun, three RBI and scored twice. Winters scored three runs and had two RBI and Elguezabal scored twice. Game One Umatilla 000 00-0 5 3 Heppner 315 4 x -13 Kristal Temple driving her pony Eloise and the Sager children riding with her. The “ D rive You Crazy” Horse and Pony Club and M orrow County 4-H sponsored a driving event at the home o f club member Kristy Crowell on April 27. Five driving teams participated in several different contests. They were: Driver Mim Myron and passenger Kim Findley; driver Karen Temple and passengers Tegan and Brick Sager; driver Kristal Temple and passenger Darby Sager; d riv er S herron W oodside and passenger Tonya Heideman; and driver Kristy Crowell and passenger Brenna Rietmann. About 15 spectators were present to enjoy the day. The first game was a scavenger hunt. The fastest time turned in was by Crowell and Rietmann, and second fastest by W oodside and Heideman. Karen Temple won the prize for identifying a quote from “Stopping by the Woods On a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost. The next event was an obstacle course. Best time was turned in by Mim Myron; second, Kristy Crowell; third, S herron W oodside; and fourth, Kristal Temple. Karen Temple was voted the “Extra Effort” award by everyone present and given a big cheer. Green Feed and Seed and Temple Veterinary Clinic donated prizes. The next event will be held in Lexington or Heppner. No date has been set at this time. Anyone interested in driving may contact Karen Tem ple at 989 -8 1 8 1 , or Kristy Crowell at 422-7564. Heppner Junior High track attends Pendleton meet The Pendleton track meet was recently held at Sunridge Middle School in Pendleton. Schools participat ing were Pendleton, Columbia, Stanfield, lone, Heppner, He lix, Athena-Weston, Umatilla, Echo and Pilot Rock. For Heppner, only the seventh graders com peted as the eighth graders went to Port land for the Centennial Ex change Program. Results are as follows: Megan Orr - fourth, shot put 26’3"; first, discus 64’2"; fourth, high jump; fifth, 4x 100 relay; Kylie Doherty - sec ond, high jump; sixth, 100m hurdles; fifth, 100m relay; Baillie Keithley - fifth, 4x 100m relay; Kelsey Wolff - third, high jump; fifth, 4x 100m re lay, Nathan Van Cleave - first, shot put 33’3"; sixth, 100m hurdles 20.15; Matt McCabe - third, shot put 32"/i”; second, dis cus 79'. While in Portland, sev eral eighth graders competed at the Centennial meet against Reynolds Junior High School, also in Portland. Results are as follows: Brendan McElligott - first, 400m 1:01; first, 800m 2 : 21 ; Aaron Allstott - first, shot put 41’4"; Team of Justin Grego-'1 ry, Casey O ’Neal, Brendan McElligott, Caleb O ’Neal - second, 4x200 relay; Caleb O ’N eal-first, high jump (tie); first, 100m 13.3; Casey O ’Neal - first, high jump (tie). In other track events, Brendan McElligott set a new Heppner Junior High school record in the 1500m run with a time o f 4:51.96 at a meet hosted by lone and Heppner teams on May 2 at Sunridge Middle School. McElligott, competing in only his second 1500m this season, broke the old meet record o f4:53.27 set by Tim Dickenson in 1994. Additionally, in a meet held a few weeks ago, McElligott set a new 800m record of 2:18.70 to replace Bryan Padberg’s record of 2:19.78. McElligott also set a personal best of 33' in the triple jump for second place in Pendleton. II 1 VOTE m BARNEY LINDSAY fo r MORROW COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD Graduate of Morrow County School District, BMCC, University of Idaho Taught in Morrow and Umatilla County Schools Previous Morrow County School Board Member Currently serving on Board of Directors for MCGG and Morrow County Soil and Water Conservation District PARENT FARMER TAXPAYER EXPERIENCED DEDICATED DEPENDABLE HONEST Paid for by Committee to Elect BARN EY LINOSA Y - Ann Murray. Tretis. G iz A guilar, Paul Madsen (4) and Steve Wilson; Brad Adams and Billy Gates. W- B. Adams. L-Aguilar. 2B- Donald Adams, Jode Coil (H). 3B- none. HR- Gates (H). Game Two Umatilla 000 00-0 2 Heppner 405 5x-14 13 0 Brandon Fig, Aguilar (1), A .J. Phipps (3) and Cameron Brittain; Donald Adams and Chuy Elguezabal, Gates (5). W- D. Adams. L- Fig. 2B- B. Adams 2, Gates (H). 3B- Coil (H). HR- Josh Winters, B. Adams and Gates DEBBIE RADIE for SCHOOL BOARD POSITION # 3 (H). REPRESENTS ALL STUDENTS O F MORROW COUNTY Sponsored by the Committee to Elect Debbie Radie