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Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, October 8, 2003
By Rick Paullus
T he H eppner C olts
built a big first-half lead and
coasted through the second
halfbeating Boardman 32-6 in
Boardman on Thursday, Sept.
25. T he w in im proved the
Colts record to 2 and 0 on the
year and they will have a home
game against E.O. Machine o f
H erm isto n on W ednesday,
O ct. 8 at 6 p.m.
A f te r
h o ld in g
B o a rd m a n o n th e ir f ir s t
possession, the Colts w asted
little tim e in getting on the
scoreboard as C hance Day
ran for seven, but a loss on the
next play m ade it third dow n
and long. Brent Eckman then
hit Bryan H olland for a 60-
yard touchdown to make it 6-
0, as the kick w as no good.
T he d e fe n se a g a in
held Boardman, as good plays
by
H o lla n d ,
J a re d
H uddleston, and W acy Coil
e n d e d th e ir d r iv e . J a k e
G regory then took o ff on a
45-yard run for a touchdow n
to m ake it 12-0 as the kick
was again no good.
The Colts got the ball
back and a run by Eckm an
was good for 25 yards and put
the ball deep in Boardm an
territory, but a fum ble ended
the drive. After taking over on
dow ns, H uddleston m ade a
diving catch o f a pass from
Eckm an, and it was good for
a 20-yard gain to the five-yard
line. Coil took it in from there
to m ake it 18-0.
Boardman came back
to score their only touchdown,
but the Colts answered with a
60-yard run by H olland for a
touchdow n as the first h alf
c a m e to a c lo s e . R u d y
Ramirez kicked the extra point
to m ake it 26-6 at the half.
The C olts scored on
their first possession o f the
second halfas Devin Robinson
ran for a 27-yard gain and
Coil broke a tackle and went
in from 37 yards out for the
to u c h d o w n . T he run w as
stopped short but the Colts
led 32-6.
The rest o f the h a lf
both teams moved the ball, but
n e ith e r tea m w as a b le to
score. Willie Gentry gained 40
yards on a run to get into
Boardm an territory, but they
w ere h e ld on d o w n s and
H u d d le s to n r e c o v e r e d a
Boardm an fumble inside the
ten, but the Colts returned the
favor with a fumble.
H olland, C oil, Ben
W ood, D ay , E c k m a n ,
Huddleston and Gentry all had
good defensive plays during
the game.
H eppner 6 20 6 0-32
Boardm an 0 6 0 0-6 By Rick Paullus
The H eppner C olts
First Quarter
Colts- Bryan Holland b ro k e o p e n a tig h t g a m e
6 0 -y a rd p a ss from B ren t a g a in s t v is itin g H e n d o n
C o n s tr u c tio n s c o rin g 30
Eckman (kick failed).
unanswered points to roll to a
Second Quarter
36-6
win on Wednesday, Oct.
C olts- Jake G regory
1. The Colts, now 3-0, will be
45-yard run (kick failed).
C o lts - W acy C o il at home against E.O. Machine
o f Hermiston on Wednesday,
five-yard run (kick failed).
B oardm an- 32-yard Oct. 8 at 6 p.m., and will play
B o a rd m a n a t h o m e on
run (kick failed).
C o lts- H olland 60- T hursday, O ct. 16 at 6:30
yard run (Rudy Ramirez kick). p.m.
The Colts started out
Third Quarter
good,
forcing
a punt and going
Colts- Coil 37-yard
right
dow
n
the
field as Jake
run (run failed).
G re g o ry g a in e d 35 yards,
Chance Day ran for 30 yards,
and Willy Gentry took it to the
nine set assists, seven hits and five, but Hendon Construction
one kill. Tina Tuzarova scored intercepted a pass to end the
five points, deli’ ered one ace, drive.
The defense forced a
fo u r s e t a s s is ts
and
accum ulated nine hits. Kim punt again which Day returned
M orris slugged over three 20 yards to the sixteen and a
serves that were unanswered facemask penalty took it to the
for three points. M orris also eight-yard line. Day took it in
a c c e p te d tw o p a s se s and from there for the touchdown
m ade tw o kills. M issy Baker and m ade it 6-0 as the kick
scored three points, delivered w as no good.
Hendon Construction
four passes and eight kills.
Stephanie H olland led her came right back through to tie
te a m w ith n in e p a s s e s , the gam e at 6-6 on a 15-yard
delivered three hits and one pass play.
The Colts cam e back
kill.
to answ er w hen W acy Coil
picked up seven yards before
Day ran for thirteen then broke
fo r a 4 0 - y a r d
M egan E. M cC abe lo o s e
touchdow
n. The kick was no
scored six points, delivered
good,
but
the C olts led 12-6.
one aced serve, five hits, six
Brent
E ckm an then
passes and 18 set assists.
picked
o
ff
a
pass
and ran 35
M eghan M. M cCabe scored
fiv e p o in ts , a c c e p te d 13 yards to the end zone for a
passes, delivered five hits and touchdow n to m ake it 18-6.
T he C olts took the
22 s e t a s s is ts . N a ta lie
opening
possession o f the third
McElligott scored four points,
quarter
and
drove dow n the
and led her team with 19 hits,
six kills, 28 passes and eight field. D evin R obinson ran
b lo c k s. A ly ssa R ie tm a n n tw ice for 17 yards and Ian
added four points, 23 passes M urray ran twice for 17 yards
and one hit to the C ardinal to s e t up a 1 3 -y a rd
effort. A shly G ram s scored touchdown run by Robinson.
th re e p o in ts, a c c e p te d 16 The kick was again no good,
passes and slugged over one but the Colts led 24-6 early in
hit. Em ily Key scored tw o the third.
T h e C o lts a d d e d
p o in ts a n d d e liv e r e d 24
another
score in the fourth
passes. Kim M orris and Sara
Peck each donated one point quarter when Robinson ran for
to th e s c o re b o a rd . J e n n y 20 yards, G entry ran for 10
G riffith accepted six passes, yards and Robinson took it in
pounded ten hits and blocked from the twelve to make it 32-
Ione JV wins at Condon
lone ju n io r v arsity
easily won their match against
C ondon, Oct. 3, w ith a 25-
13, 25-19 score.
Kim Morris delivered
a huge kill to take the lead in
th e first g a m e w hile Tina
T u z a ro v a a n d A b b y K ey
delivered missile like serves to
C ondon. Eva C hitty served
100 p e r c e n t, s c o re d 13
points, delivered tw o passes
and five hits to lead her team.
A b b y K e y s c o re d
seven points, aced four serves,
handled four passes, pounded
Lady Cardinals lose to Blue
Devils
T h e v a r s ity L a d y
C ardinals did not bring their
b e s t g a m e to C o n d o n on
Friday, Oct. 3. lone lost to the
Blue D evils, 14-25, 18-25,
and 20-25.
The first tw o gam es,
the Cardinals lacked net play
and had som e difficulty with
passing. The third game, lone
began to rise to the challenge
and the score w as tight m ost
o f the m atch until C ondon
scored five consecutive points
w hen both team s were tied at
20 .
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Ponies shut out Colum bia
Colts roll past Hendon
C onstruction
Colts win at Boardman
five Condon hits.
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photos by Teresa Hughes
They added one more
touchdow n late in the gam e
w hen M urray ran for twelve,
G e n try b ro k e free fo r 30
yards, Justin G utierrez ran
tw ice for 10 yards, G entry
went for five and then took it
in from six yards out. The kick
w as no good, but the Colts
took the w in 36-6.
T he defense w as led
by Justin Yocom , G utierrez,
G regory, Ben W ood, Day,
Eckman, Coil, Nick Kempas,
Joe A rm ato, M ark M cCabe,
Jordan Hatfield, Murray, Lane
Wright and Rudy Ramirez, all
making good plays.
H eppner 0 18 6 12-
36
Hendon Construction
0 6 0 0-6
Second Quarter
C olts- C hance D ay
eight-yard run (kick failed).
H e n d o n
C onstruction- #9 eight-yard
pass from #8 (run failed).
C olts- Day 40-yard
run (kick failed).
Colts- Brent Eckman
35-yard interception return
(kick failed).
Third Quarter
C o lts -
D e v in
R obinson 13-yard run (kick
failed).
Fourth Quarter
C olts- Robinson 12-
yard run (kick failed).
C olts- W illy G entry
six-yard run (kick failed).
Eva Kilkenny
wins tournament
D u r in g th is p a s t
sum m er, The W illow C reek
Ladies played a net, m atch
play tournam ent to determine
th e 2 0 0 3 E d d i S k o w
C h am p io n . S ixteen ladies
participated in this event, with
Eva K ilkenny w inning the
championship match.
T he w in n ers w ere:
C ham pion, Eva K ilkenny;
R unner-up, Cindi Doherty;
Third Place, Pat Edmundson;
F ourth P lace, D ana R eid;
C o n so la tio n W inner, D eb
G utierrez; and Sixth Place,
Corol Mitchell.
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A better second h a lf
carried the Heppner Ponies to
a 2 9 - 0 s h u t o u t o f th e
Columbia Raiders in Irrigon on
Friday, Oct. 3. The Ponies,
now 4 and 0 on the year, will
be at W eston on Thursday,
Oct. 9 at 3 p.m.
T he P onies started
q u ic k ly as M a tt M cC ab e
returned the opening kick-off
85 yards for a touchdow n,
then hit Lane Bailey in the end
z o n e fo r th e tw o - p o in t
conversion.
The rest o f the first half
neither team was able to score
and the Ponies clung to the 8-
0 lead.
On the Ponies first
d riv e o f the se c o n d half,
Spencer Palm er ran for 10
yards then broke free, made a
good move on the sideline and
w e n t 4 0 y a rd s fo r a
to u ch d o w n . M att H olland
kicked the extra point for a
15-0 lead.
T h e P o n ie s w e re
driving down the field again on
their next possession, but an
interception o f a tipped pass
ended the threat. The defense
held w ith the Ponies taking
over on dow ns in their ow n
territory.
P a lm e r h it L u k e
Young on a sw eep pass for a
30-yard gain, Bailey ran three
tim es for 20 yards, M cC abe
went for eight, Palm er took it
to the five w here M cC abe
took it in for the touchdow n.
The kick was no good, but the
Ponies had a 21 -0 lead.
The Ponies recovered
a Raider fum ble on their next
series to set up P alm er’s 30-
yard touchdown run. M cCabe
hit Grant Smith in the end zone
for the tw o-point conversion
to m ake it 29-0 late in the
game.
D a lto n W e llm a n
intercepted a Raider pass and
the Ponies ran out the clock
to get the win.
H eppner 8 0 7 14-29
C olum bia 0 0 0 0-0
First Quarter
Heppner- Matt McCabe
85-yard k ic k -o ff return (Lane
Bailey pass from McCabe).
Third Quarter
H ep p n er-
S p en cer
Palmer 40-yard run (Matt Holland
kick).
Fourth Quarter
Heppner- McCabe five-
yard run (kick failed).
Heppner- Palmer 30-yard
run (G rant S m ith p a ss from
McCabe).
Lady Cardinals take win
one aced serve, five hits and
from Echo
one kill. N atalie M cE lligott
l o n e ’s
v a r s ity
v o lle y b a ll te a m t o ta lly
dom inated Echo on Tuesday,
Sept. 30, taking the m atch in
three effortless gam es. lone
defeated the Cougars, 25-17,
25-14, and 25-16.
A ly s s a R ie tm a n n
scored nine points for the
C a rd in a ls. R ie tm a n n also
rejected one Cougar hit at the
net, delivered nine passes four
hits and one kill. Sara Peck
served 100 percent to score
eight points, accepted seven
passes, pounded five hits and
tw o kills. M egan E. M cCabe
scored six points, delivered five
hits and 22 set assists. Em ily
Key added four points and five
p asses to the team effort.
M eghan M. M cC abe led her
te a m w ith 25 set a s sists,
scored four points, delivered
s c o re d t h r e e p o in ts a n d
d e liv e r e d e ig h t p a s s e s .
McElligott also led the team on
the net with 26 hits and seven
kills. Jenny G riffith blocked
tw o C ougar hits, ham m ered
nine hits and one kill.
lone junior varsity also
gained easy wins against Echo,
defeating the Cougars, 25-15,
25-13.
A b b y K ey h a d an
outstanding game, scoring nine
points, tw o hits, and led with
11 set assists. Kim M orris
followed up with five points for
the Cardinals. Tina Tuzarova,
K a y la L a R u e a n d A s h ly
G ram s sc o re d four po in ts
each. M issy B aker and Eva
Chitty each added three points
and Stephanie Holland scored
one point.
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J u d ie
L a u g h lin ,
assisted by Kim Bach, will
dem onstrate stam ping at the
Nov. 16 meeting o f the Willow
V alley S erv ice C lu b . T he
meeting will be held from 12-
1 p.m ., at Jo h n ’s Place in
Heppner.
L a u g h lin , b o rn in
C a lif o r n ia , h a s liv e d in
Heppner since 1954. She and
h u sb an d , B utch, have six
c h ild r e n
and
fo u r
grandchildren between them.
Her hobbies include stamping,
sewing, art and gardening.
B ach,
b o rn
in
M cM in n v ille, has been in
H eppner for four years. She
is an a g e n t at W h e atla n d
Insurance in Heppner. She is
m arried to Phil. Her hobbies
in c lu d e s ta m p in g a n d
woodcarving.
Everyone is invited to
this no-host lunch meeting.