SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 21,2003
Mustangs sweep Vikings in softball
By Rick Paullus
The
H eppner
Mustangs picked up two more
w ins in the E astern O regon
League sweeping the Umatilla
V ikings 14-8 and 15-10 on
Tuesday, M ay 13 in Umatilla.
The M ustangs improved to 6-
10 in th e E O L a n d 8 -15
overall.
The M ustangs scored
a run in the first w hen Nikki
Sisk reached on a fie ld er’s
choice and cam e around to
score on a single by H eather
Yocom and added three more
in the second w hen C helsey
Betsinger and Emily Bergstrom
sin g le d , S te fa n ie H an so n
scored one w ith a sac fiy and
M arcy M iller and Sisk each
had RBI doubles.
T h e V ik in g s c am e
back to take a 6-4 lead, but
the M ustangs cam e back in
the fifth when Sisk and Krystal
N aim s w alked, Yocom had a
RBI single, Alecia Geer had a
RBI double, Betsinger scored
two with a single, Hanson had
a RBI single and came around
to score on an error to m ake
it 9-6.
The V ikings scored
tw o in the bottom h a lf to get
w ithin 9-8, but the M ustangs
added tw o in the sixth w hen
Naims and Yocom singled and
both scored on errors. They
put three m ore runs on the
board in the seventh when Sisk
and N aim s singled, Yocom
sacrificed one o f them hom e,
G eer had a RBI single and
Blake Allstott had a RBI single
to m ake it 14-8.
H a n s o n w e n t th e
distance on the m ound to pick
up the win.
Yocom went three for
four with three RBI and scored
tw ice. G eer and B etsinger
each w ent tw o for three with
two RBI. N aim s went two for
three and scored three tim es.
Sisk w ent tw o for four and
score three tim es and Hanson
had tw o RBI.
In the second gam e,
the Mustangs jum ped out early
scoring four runs in the first
inning as M adison B ailey
re a c h e d on an e rr o r a n d
scored on a fielder’s choice by
A llstott. Sisk reached on an
error, N aim s walked, Yocom
singled, G eer forced a run in
with a walk, Betsinger scored
a run w ith a ground-out and
Hanson forced in a run with a
walk.
They added four more
in the second w hen A llstott
walked and scored on a triple
by Sisk, N aim s had a RBI
single, Yocom was hit by a
pitch, B etsinger had a RBI
single and Bailey w alked to
force in a run to m ake it 8-0.
The Vikings scored
three in the bottom half, but the
Mustangs came back w ith two
in the third when Sisk singled,
G e e r w a lk e d , M e g h a n
M cCabe walked and Hanson
and B ailey each w alked to
force in runs to m ake it 10-3.
T he V ik in g s cam e
back to get within 10-7 in the
bottom half, the M ustangs
scored one in the fourth w hen
Sisk doubled and scored on
an error and four in the fifth
w hen G eer and B ergstrom
singled. Miller had a RBI single
and Hanson scored tw o with
a double and scored on an
error.
The V ikings scored
two in the fifth and one in the
sixth, but that was as close as
they would get.
B ailey cam e on in
relief in the third to pick up the
win.
Sisk w ent three for
five w ith a double, triple and
scored four runs. Hanson went
one for tw o with three RBI
and B etsinger had tw o RBI.
Naims, Geer and Yocom each
scored twice.
Gam e One
H eppner 130 052 3-
14 1 6 2
Umatilla 014 1200-8
8 10
Stefanie Hanson and
Em ily Bergstrom ; L andeaur
and D ahlin. W- H anson. L-
L a n d e a u r. 2 B - M a d is o n
Bailey, M arcy M iller, Nikki
SiskandA lecia G eer(H ). 3B-
none. HR- none.
Gam e Two
H ep p n er442 140-15
102
Um atilla 034 021-10
45
Blake Allstott, Bailey
(3 ) a n d H e a th e r Y ocom ;
D erb y a n d L a n d e au r. W-
Bailey. L- Derby. 2B- Sisk
and Hanson (H). 3B- Sisk (H).
HR- none.
Bingo, goodbyes
at Senior Center
Long days and warm
w eath er has brought m ore
bingo enthusiasts to the St.
P a tric k ’s S enior C enter on
T uesday ev en in g s. People
gather at 7 p.m. in the dining
room for their w eekly gam e.
Each person contributes food
for the evening. Until 9-9:30
p.m ., participants enjoy the
game, snacks and visiting. The
number has increased from six
to eight, then 10 to 15, and
now m ore than 20, regularly.
Florene R obinson gives her
tim e to m an ag e the gam e
during the evening. Incom e
received from the bingo activity
is used for S e n io r C e n te r
needs and equipment.
M arian M urchison,
the apartm ent m anager, has
resigned and plans to move to
N e v a d a to be n e a r e r to
m em bers o f her fam ily. A
farewell event is planned for
M arian on Tuesday, M ay 27,
beginning at 4 p.m . at the
center, in honor o f her and her
w ork, prom oting and taking
care o f the apartm ents and
n e e d s o f th e r e s id e n ts .
E veryone is w elcom e and
invited to attend and express
appreciation to her, personally,
for her w ork in the community
as well as the center.
D uring the Board o f
D i r e c t o r ’s m e e tin g on
W ednesday,
M ay
21,
m em bers will com plete and
refine plans for the Sunday,
M ay
25
F lo o d
Com m em oration dinner. The
dinner will begin at 2 p.m. with
roast b e e f and turkey on the
menu. Cost is $6 for adults and
$3 for young children.
St. P a trick ’s Senior
Center offer congratulations to
Faye and Tom Wilson on their
recent m arriag e. B oth are
fam iliar faces at the center.
Tom is a long tim e volunteer
driver.
Edw in L. D ick will
soon be a new resident in the
ap artm en t co m p lex o f the
Senior Center.
M e m b e rs o f th e
Christian Life C enter are the
volunteers for W ednesday,
May 28 noon meal. The menu
will consist o f Sloppy Joes on
a Bun, O ven Fries, Tossed
S a la d , F r u it S a la d a n d
Birthday Cake for dessert.
Cardinal teams heading towards districts
O n M a y 9, lo n e to V a n e s s a L a rs o n , 4 -8 .
tennis team s hosted H elix. M c C a b e p a ir e d up w ith
H elix m en sw ept w ith a 4-0 R ie tm a n n to sp a r a g a in st
A d a m s a n d A lle m a n .
win.
T yler R aible had a M cCabe-R ietm ann lost their
strong start against A aron m atch, 1-8. A bby Key and
Rietm ann were handed a 4-8
loss by C eleste L opez and
Kara Williamson.
R aible lost to A nton
A ld e r, 2 -8 . B rian B u n ch
p o ste d a 0-8 loss a g a in st
form er team m ate, Je ff Hunt.
Paul Neiffer and Johnny Collin
lost their m atch, 4-8, to Zach
against Teren Humphrey, but
w as unable to overtake his
C ondon opponent, losing 3-
8. M c E llig o tt an d C o llin
narrowly lost to Chris Hendon
and M ichael Palom ino, 7-9.
McElligott paired up with Rea
to defeat Damon Ashbeck and
Eric Lougee, 8-3.
Em ery had a narrow
loss to Hilda Hernandez, 6-8.
R ie tm a n n a n d K e y a ls o
narrow ly lost to U m atilla’s
doubles team , A pril W alker
anri Rikki Pint* 7-9
Aiyssa Rietmann hits a backhand
against her Hermiston opponent.
B eam er, leading 4-3 before
falling to Beamer, 4-8. Brian
Bunch lost to Joey M arkgraf,
1-8. N athan Rea w as unable
to take a w in from Tyson
Reger, losing 1-6. Rea and
M cElligott lost their doubles
m atch against M ark g raf and
Reger, 4-8.
A m anda
E m e ry
fought a tough m atch against
M a n d i S c o tt, lo sin g 5-8.
M eghan M cC abe posted the
only w in for the C ardinals,
defeating Scott, 8-0.
lone tennis teams then
tra v e le d to H e rm isto n on
Saturday, M ay 10 for a non
league m atch. C aitlin O rem
posted the only w in against,
K atelynA llem an. Orem and
A llem an fought a long tough
battle, w ith O rem posting an
8-6 victory. M cC abe lost to
Sara A dam s, 2-8. Em ery lost
V
Johnny C ollin serves a hall
during his doubles match.
Pennington and Jeff Hunt. Rea
and M cElligott succum bed to
A n to n A ld e r a n d Z a c h Abby Key serves to an opponent.
Pennington, 3-8.
Finally, Cardinal tennis
teams traveled to Umatilla on
Tuesday, M ay 13, to compete
in a three way meet against the
V ikings and C ondon. lone
men posted four o f five wins,
lone w om en were unable to
post a win with two matches.
Raible easily defeated
B ill R o u ts o n , 8 -0 . R ea
defeated Michael Kewald, 8- Caitlin Orem earns 4th
4. B unch had a strong start place berth to State
4
Jr. High track championship all-league meet
Heppner Jr. High track team: (back row L-R): Jake Van Dorn, Cyde Coil, Mahaley Huddleston, Coach
Susan Hisler,Tony Haguewood, Aaron Allstott and Nacho Elguezabal; (middle row L-R): Caleb O ’Neal,
Kelsey Wolff, Megan Orr, Baillie Keithley, Kylie Doherty, Jason Houweling and Bryson Wood; (front
row L-R): Colton Hanson, Drion Donner, Kody Lovgren, Justin Delveaux, Casey O’Neal, Lane Bailey
and Matt McCabe. Not pictured: Kendra Rayburn and Nathan VanCleave.
Tw enty H eppner Jr.
H ig h s tu d e n t a th le te s
participated in the Jr. High
T rack C h a m p io n sh ip A ll-
League meet at Umatilla High
School track on Friday, M ay
9.
The team finished up
th e ir tr a c k s e a s o n w ith
numerous individual titles and
all athletes placing during the
season. The young M ustangs
f in is h e d s tr o n g in te a m
standings w ith the seventh
grade girls capturing third
p lace o ut o f n in e sch o o ls
p articip atin g . T he seventh
grade boys took fifth and the
eighth grade boys fell short o f
defending the 2002 team title
by falling 115-129 to the Pilot
Rock boys. Um atilla cam e in
at third with 101 points.
D uring this season,
w hen the seventh and eighth
grade bo y s’ team s com peted
together at three m eets, they
successfully captured team
titles at Columbia, Pilot Rock
a n d th e H e p p n e r - I o n e
Invitational Meet in Pendleton.
“ T h is w a s a v e ry
challenging young group to
coach. They improved rapidly
e a c h w e e k a n d t h e ir
enthusiasm and determination
to be a com petitive athlete
gained them m any rew ards
throughout the short season,”
said coach Susan Hisler. “ It’s
alw ays a jo y for me to coach
a t H e p p n e r,” H is le r a ls o
added.
B rendan M cE lligott
brought in 31 points for the
eighth grade boys team . He
re -b ro k e h is n e w sc h o o l
record in the 800m, setting the
reco rd at 2 :16.95. H e had
p re v io u s ly b ro k e n B ry an
P a d b e rg ’s 2 :1 9 .7 8 re c o rd
with a 2:18.7 run on April 11.
He was also the cham pion in
the 1500m w ith a tim e o f
5:53.4. H e placed second in
the 400m with a time o f 58.99,
which moved his to the top five
a ll-tim e . M c E llig o tt a ls o
participated in the triple jum p,
placing sixth with a jum p total
o f 30 feet 9'/2 inches.
Bryson Wood had 25
points for the eighth grade
team . He was the undefeated
season champion in the 400m
w ith a tim e o f 58.26, w hich
m oved him into the top four
all tim e list. He also placed
third in the 200m at 26.43,
fourth in the long jum p with 15
feet and 9 inches and fifth in
the 100m at 12.97.
Tony H aguew ood
brought the team 19 points.
He placed third in the high
ju m p w ith a ju m p o f 5 feet 2
inches. He also placed fourth
in the 300m hurdles at 51.13,
fifth in the 100m hurdles at
18.76 and fifth in the 200m at
28.42.
C a le b
O ’N e a l
brought 15 points to the team.
He placed third in the 300m
hurdles, fourth in the 100m
hurdles at 17.67 and fifth in the
high jum p at 5 feet 2 inches.
Aaron Allstott had 14
points for the team . He was
the cham pion in the shot put
at 39 feet, which moved his to
the top two all time list. He also
p la c e d six th in the 100m
hurdles at 18.78.
Justin D elveaux had
four points. Delveaux placed,
seventh in the 800m . C olton
H a n s o n h a d tw o p o in ts ,
placing seventh in the discus
at 90 feet 11 inches. C asey
O ’N eal and K ody Lovgren
each brought in tw o points
running in relays.
T he 4 x 1 00m rela y
team o f A llstott, D elveaux,
Lovgren and C asey O ’Neal
cam e in fifth. The 4x200m
r e la y te a m o f L o v g r e n ,
Delveaux, Caleb O ’Neal and
C asey O ’Neal also cam e in
fifth.
T he se v en th g rad e
girls cam e in third, having six
girls competing and placing.
K elsey W olff had a
lo n g ju m p o f 11 feet 1 X
A
inches. She placed fourth in the
400m at 1:20, sixth in high
jum p and sixth in the 800m at
3:27. C yde Coil was the high
ju m p cham pion at 4 feet 6
inches. She also placed a new
school record in the javelin at
75 feet 5 inches.
M egan O rr p lac e d
second in the shot put at 26
feet m inches and second in
the discus at 58 feet 9 inches.
She also placed fifth in the
100m a n d 2 0 0 m . K y lie
D oherty placed third in the
high jum p with a jum p o f 4 feet
1 in c h . S h e a ls o p la c e d
seventh in the discus at 52 feet.
Kendra Rayburn placed fifth
in the high ju m p and Baillie
Keithley placed seventh in the
200m.
C o il,
D o h e rty ,
Rayburn and Keithley placed
sixth in the 4x 100m relay.
T h e sev en th g rad e
b o y s h a d fiv e m e m b e rs
com pete and place.
N a th a n V anC leave
was the shot put cham pion at
35 feet 4 inches. H e also
p la c e d th ird in th e 300m
hurdles w ith a tim e o f 54.37
and eighth in the 200m with a
tim e o f 31.03.
L ane B ailey had a
tim e o f 20.89 in the 100m
hurdles and placed fifth in the
javelin with a throw o f 113 feet
9 in c h e s . M a tt M c C a b e
placed second in the shot put,
fourth in the discus at 82 feet
8 inches and had a throw o f
116 feet 9 inches in the javelin.
Jason Houweling placed third
in the 1500m w ith a tim e o f
5:34.88. He also placed eighth
in the 300m hurdles at 60.00
and seventh in the 800m at
2:51.11. N acho E lguezabal
placed third in the discus at 87
feet 4 inches and fifth in the
shot put at 29 feet 7 inches.
Carlson family to host Memorial Day
weekend gatherings
Friends, relatives and
n e ig h b o rs o f th e C a rlso n
“clan” are cordially invited to
extend a welcome to five third-
g e n e r a tio n g u e s ts fro m
Sweden. The open house will
be hosted by Louis C arlson
and M ildred Carlson Hope at
625 South C hase Street in
Heppner on Tuesday, May 27,
from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Everyone
is invited to attend.
The Clinton and Sarah
C arlson fam ily is hosting a
fam ily reunion on M emorial
Day weekend. Approximately
60 m em bers o f the family are
expected to attend, including
those traveling from Sweden.
Tours for the fam ily
include w alking the O regon
Trail at E m igrant Springs,
view ing the new m ega-dairy
near lone, enjoying an old-
tim e s q u a re d a n c e at th e
H a rd m a n IO O F H all a n d
other Eastern Oregon events.
W in d in g u p th e
w e e k e n d w ill be c h u rc h
services at the historic Valby
Lutheran Church in lone. First
year sem inarian Lorin Darst,
son o f Len and Marilyn Darst,
will be officiating
Little League to
hold pop can drive
The H eppner Youth
Little League group will be
holding two pop can drives on
the evenings o f Friday, May 30
and Friday, June 6.
L ittle L e a g u e rs in
uniform will be com ing door-
to-door to pickup your pop
cans. Pop can donations can
a ls o be ta k e n to S h e rre ll
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