Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - FIVE
2003 season sees McElligott Mustangs
HHS qualifies six for State 2A track meet
blank Rockets
breaking records
By Rick Paullus
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Brendan McElligott at the May 9 track meet. Photo by Kaedene Bailey.
During the 2003 track
record, 13-year-old H eppner
Jr. High eighth grader, Brendan
M cE lligott has broken tw o
school records, one in the
800m and one in the 1500m ,
and rebroke his 800m record.
The first record was
b ro k en on A pril 11, w hen
M cE lligott broke the 800m
re c o rd o f 2 :1 9 .7 8 , set by
Bryan Padberg, by running it
in 2:18.70. M cE lligott then
broke the new record at the
championship track meet held
M ay 9, by running the 800m
in 2:16.95.
On May 2, McElligott
b ro k e th e 1994 re c o rd o f
5:53.27, set by Tim Dickenson
in the 1500m, by running it in
5:51.96.
A ccording to Susan
H isler, th e Jr. H igh tra c k
coach, the previous records
had been long established and
one other record still standing
is about 20 years old. She also
inform ed that Padberg now
runs in collegiate track and has
also been a strong competitor.
“Brendan has a strong
work ethic in track. He is a real
team player,” stated Hisler.
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McElligott said he just
decided to go out for track
a n d fro m th e r e s ta r te d
practicing and really getting
into it. He now tries to run at
least a m ile a day w hen there
is not track practice.
M cE lligott plans on
staying w ith track in high
school and also enjoys playing
basketball. McElligott says his
drive for doing so well in track
c o m e s fro m “ b e in g a
competitive person.”
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M ay 29 at G D 's B a n q u e t
Room at 1 p.m.
On the agenda is the
w aterco lo r w o rkshop w ith
Joyce Anderson, a college art
teacher from Walla Walla.
Sharon Harrison will
be show ing type o f w ork to
be done and also give a list o f
s u p p lie d n e e d e d fo r th e
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w a te rc o lo r s m ay c o n ta c t
H a r r is o n a t 9 8 9 - 8 4 9 6 .
W orkshop dates are June 27-
28 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Progress on the trip
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d isc u sse d at the m ee tin g .
Som e o f the details still need
to be taken care o f such as
lunch stops. Ideas are needed
for stops around east side o f
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RESPONSE
AT THE SPEED OF LIFE
In w in n in g t h e ir
seventeenth game in a row, the
H eppner M ustang baseball
team m ade short w ork o f the
visiting Pilot Rock R ockets
winning 10-0 in five innings on
T u e s d a y , M a y 13. T h e
M ustangs im proved to 9-0 in
th e
C o lu m b ia
B a s in
Conference and 19-3 overall.
T hey w ill play for the CBC
cham pionship on Saturday,
M ay 24 at noon in Pendleton
against Sherman County.
The M ustangs scored
a single run in the second when
Donald Adam s walked, Kyler
Lovgren doubled and Jode
Coil had a RBI single. They
broke the gam e open in the
third w hen Josh W inters and
B rad A dam s singled, K ory
P aullus sacrificed them to
second and third and reached
on an error. Billy Gates drove
tw o h o m e w ith a d o u b le,
D o n ald A d am s w a lk e d to
load the bases and Lovgren
doubled to em pty them and
m ake it 6-0.
In the fourth, Winters
singled and scored on Brad
A dam s’ double to m ake it 7-
0 and the M ustangs ended it
in th e fifth w h e n D o n a ld
Adams singled, Josh Gutierrez
reached on an error, Coil had
a RB I d o u b le, E lguezabal
walked, W inters scored a run
w ith a field er’s choice, Brad
A d a m s w a lk e d and L uke
M urray walked to force in the
tenth run.
C o n o r K ilk e n n y
picked up the w in giving up
two hits and striking out eight.
B ra d A d a m s w e n t
three for three w ith a double
and a RBI. K yler Lovgren
w ent tw o for three w ith tw o
doubles and three RBI. Coil
w ent tw o for three w ith a
double and two RBI. Winters
w ent tw o for four with a RBI
a n d sco red tw ice. D onald
A dam s w ent one for one and
scored three runs and G ates
had a double and two RBI.
Pilot R ock 000 00-0
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H eppner 015 13-10
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C onor K ilkenny and
Billy Gates; Erik Stelk, Kolby
Golden (5) and Phillip Perrine.
W- K ilkenny. L- Stelk. 2B-
K y le r L o v g r e n 2, B ra d
Adam s, Gates, Jode Coil (H).
3B- none. HR- none.
Heppner Babe
Ruth golf
tournament to be
held
T he W illow C reek
County Club will be holding
the H eppner Babe Ruth G o lf
Tournament, Sunday, M ay 25.
The event will start at 8 a.m.
P ro c ee d s w ill go to w a rd s
equipment, uniforms and field
upkeep.
T h e r e is a $25
registration fee, which includes
lunch. There will be a caddy
auction, 50-50 tickets and
M uligans. The winning team
will be aw arded jackets.
For more information
call Rick at 676-8779 or 676-
5562.
(Back Row L-R): The 400m relay team of Jessica Wainwright, Terra Wilson, Blair
Keithley and Cara Kennedy. (Front Row L-R): Other state qualifiers, Brooke Rust
(1500m) and Justin Botefuhr (triple jump).
H eppner High track
athletes concluded the regular
2 0 0 3 tr a c k s e a s o n la st
w eekend at the D istrict 7 2A
m e e t in H e r m is to n by
qualifying six to the State 2A
m e e t in W e ste rn O re g o n
University in M onmouth this
w eekend, M ay 23 and 24.
The girls 400m relay
team o f Jessica W ainwright,
Blair Keithley, Terra W ilson
and C ara K ennedy placed
second w ith a tim e o f 55.44,
their fastest o f the season, to
earn the state meet berth.
Qualifying in individual
events were Brooke Rust in the
1500m and Justin Botefuhr in
the b o y s’ triple jum p. Both
w ere second place finishers.
Rust ran 5:39.34, a season’s
best and Botefuhr jum ped 37
feet lO'A inches, a personal
record.
B otefuhr also ran on
the 400m relay and 1600m
By Rick Paullus
The
H eppner
M ustang baseball team beat
th e
W e s to n -M c E w e n
T ig ersco ts 9-2 in the first
game, but the Tigerscots came
back to take the second game
2-1 in C o lu m b ia B a s in
C o n f e r e n c e p la y . T h e
M ustangs are now 10-1 in the
CBC and 20-4 overall and
clinched first place in the East
Division a week ago.
T he M ustangs will
face Sherman County at noon
in P en d leto n for the CBC
cham pionship and the first
seed in the state playoffs. The
loser w ill play the w inner o f
Stanfield and Condon for the
second seed in the playoffs.
T h e M u s ta n g s sw e p t the
Huskies 8-2 and 2-1 on April
11 in M oro.
The Tigerscots scored
two runs in the top o f the first,
in the first gam e, but the
M ustangs cam e back w ith a
run in the bottom h a lf when
Brad A dam s walked, went to
s e c o n d as K o ry P a u llu s
re a c h e d on an e rro r an d
scored on a Billy Gates single.
The M ustangs added
a run to tie the game up in the
second when Chuy Elguezabal
doubled and scored on Josh
Winters’ single. The added two
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W a i n w r i g h t
concluded the placing for the
Heppner tracksters with a fifth
place showing in the long jump.
Her season’s best was 14 feet
4 ‘/2 inches.
Geer also competed in
the discus and shot put, making
the finals at district in the
discus. His season bests were
104 feet and 34 feet 7 inches.
A lso co m p e tin g at
district for H ep p n er w ere
Robert McElligott, 800m and
1500m; T ram pas Jeffreys,
javelin, discus and shot put;
Colton Helfrecht, 100m and
200m ; and Dawn DeBoer,
javelin, 100m and 200m.
A aron D elveaux did
not com pete at district due to
illness, but during the season
participated on relay team s,
the 400m and discus.
At the state meet this
w eekend, H ep p n e r’s relay
team will run on Friday, with
Rust and B otefuhr slated to
compete on Saturday.
Mustangs split with Tigerscots
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relay team that placed sixth
and fifth respectively, along
w ith Judd L em m on, Peter
G eer and Daniel Jepsen.
Jep sen also placed
third in the 1500m and fifth in
the 3000m . He has season’s
bests o f 4:24.6 for the 1500m
and a 10:02.3 for the 3000m.
Lem mon also placed
fifth in the 800m at district and
threw the javelin. His season’s
best 800m tim e was 2:13.3.
K eithley has a great
district meet. In addition to the
relay effort, she placed fifth in
the 100m dash with a time o f
14.38 and fifth in the shot put
w ith 29 feet 2 ‘/2 inches and
w as sixth in the discus at 85
feet 1 inch. All were personal
records.
Kennedy also placed
in the 100m w ith a 14.01
fourth place finish and fifth in
the 100m high hu rd les at
18.71. Both w ere personal
records.
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more in the third w hen Gates
and D onald A dam s singled,
K yler Lovgren grounded out
to s c o re G a te s a n d Jo sh
Gutierrez reached on an error
to score A dam s and m ake it
4-2.
They broke the game
open in the fifth when Lovgren
walked and went to third on a
G utierrez single, Jode Coil
g r o u n d e d o u t to s c o re
Lovgren, Elguezabal had a RBI
single, another run scored on
a Brad A dam s single, Luke
M urray was hit by a pitch,
G ates had a RBI single and
D onald A dam s had a RBI
single to make it 9-2.
Elguezabal w ent six
innings allowing two hits while
striking out seven to pick up
the win.
G ates w ent four for
four w ith tw o RBI. Donald
Adams went two for three with
a RBI. Elguezabal had two hits
and scored tw ice and Brad
A dam s scored twice.
The Tigerscots scored
a run in the top o f the first in
the seco n d g am e, but the
M ustangs cam e back with a
run in the bottom h alf to tie it
up, w hen W inters singled,
M urray was hit by a pitch,
G ates singled and D onald
Adams reached on an error to
score Winters.
That w as the end o f
the scoring until the Tigerscots
scored a run on an error in the
sixth and held on for the win.
three and w .ntcrs^m î’two
for f four for all the M ustangs
hits.
Game One
W e s to n - M c E w e n
200 000 0-2 2 3
H eppner 112 050 x-
9 110
E rik D e lp h an d
Greenwalt; Chuy Elguezabal,
Billy G ates (7) and Gates,
Elguezahal (7). W- Elguezabal.
L- D elph. 2B - D uke (W );
Elguezabal (H). 3B- none.
HR- none.
Gam e Two
W e s to n - M c E w e n
100 001 0-2 6 2
H eppner 100 000 0-
144
D u k e a n d F o s te r;
Brad A dam s and G ates. W-
D uke. L- B. A dam s. 2B -
Johnson (W). 3B- none. HR-
none.
WCCC L adies’
Play Day results
F if te e n
la d ie s
gathered, Tuesday, May 13, at
the Willow Creek County Club
for their Ladies’ Play Day. The
ladies golfed amidst sunny and
warm conditions.
P at
E dm u n d so n
received low gross o f the field;
Suzanne Jepsen received low
net o f the field; and Lynnea
Sargent received least putts o f
the field.
In flight A: Shari Stahl
received low gross; C orol
Mitchell received low net; and
Luvilla Sonstegard had the
least putts. A lso in flight A,
Stahl had the longest drive and
Edm undson had a KP.
In flight B: Lois Hunt
re c e iv e d low g ro ss ; L oa
Henderson and Carol N orris
tied for low net; and D ella
Heidcman had least putts. Also
in flight B, Henderson had the
longest drive and N orris had
a KP.
In flig h t C: Jack ie
Allstott received low gross;
Joyce D inkins received low
net; and Doris Graves had the
least putts. A lso in flight C,
Jepsen had the longest drive
and a KP.
E d m u n d s o n h ad a
chip in on hole 15, Heideman
had o n e o n h o le 12 and
Sargent had a chip in on hole
16. Jepsen also had a birdie.
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