Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
M ustangs stay unbeaten with win over Tigerscots
By Rick Paullus
A stifling defense
helped the Heppner Mustangs
stay unbeaten by beating the
Weston-McEwen Tigerscots
46-7 on Thursday, Oct. 9 in
Athena in Columbia Basin
C o n fe re n ce play. The
Mustangs improved to 4 and
0 in the CBC and 6 and 0
overall and will try and remain
p erfect w hen the C ulver
Bulldogs come to Heppner on
Friday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m.
The
M ustangs
received the opening kick-off
and wasted no time in putting
points on the board as Chuy
Elguezabal hit Brandon Seitz
for a 53-yard gain, then on
third and long, hit him again in
the end zone for a touchdown.
The pass failed on the two-
point conversion, but the
Mustangs led 6-0 less than
two minutes into the game.
On the Tigerscots first
possession, the M ustangs
defense forced a punt that
Kyler Lovgren returned 25
yards to the Weston-McEwen
37-yard line. Lovgren took a
screen pass from Elguezabal
21 yards, and then Tyler Boyer
ran twice for 12 yards to the
four. Boyer gained two yards
and an offsides penalty took it
to the one. Boyer then took it
in for the touchdown. The
two-point conversion was no
good, but the Mustangs led
12-0 midway through the first
quarter.
The Tigerscots took
over at their own 35-yard line
and w ere driving inside
Mustang territory, but Boyer
made a tackle for a six-yard
loss, then Brian Smith caused
a fumble that was recovered
by Peter Geer at the 31 -yard
line.
On second dow n,
Elguezabal hit Justin Botefuhr
for a 46-yard gain, Lovgren
ran for five and after a holding
penalty took the ball back to
the twenty-seven. Elguezabal
ran for nine, then hit Botefuhr
for eight and a first down at
the ten. Elguezabal then hit
Boyer for a touchdown and
then hit Botefuhr for the two-
point conversion to make it
20-0 on the first play o f the
second quarter.
On the T igerscots
next possession, Botefuhr
picked o ff a pass at the
Mustangs 46-yard line, but
couldn’t get anything going
and had to punt. The
Tigerscots returned the favor
and the Mustangs offense went
back to w ork. A aron
Delveaux ran for seven, Boyer
w ent tw ice for tw elv e,
Elguezabal lost four, but threw
a screen pass to Lovgren for
a 15-yard gain, then threw
another screen to Botefuhr for
a six-yard gain. Elguezabal
then hit Lovgren in stride down
the sideline for a 31-yard
touchdown pass. Lovgren
kicked the extra point to make
it 27-0 late in the second
quarter.
The Mustangs got the
ball back at the Tigerscots’ 35-
yard line after making a stop
on fourth down. Elguezabal
completed passes to Lovgren
for 14 yards, to Delveaux for
17 yards and to Lovgren for
another seven yards, but
couldn’t get it in the end zone
before the half ended.
The
T ig ersco ts
received the seco n d -h alf
kickoff and the M ustang’s
defense, led by a sack by
Geer on third down, forced a
punt. On seco n d dow n,
Elguezabal broke free for a
51-yard gain setting up a
Cody Walton five-yard run for
a touchdown. Lovgren kicked
the extra point to make it 34-
0 early in the third.
On the Tigerscots
next possession, Elguezabal
picked off a pass inside the
10-yard line and brought it
back to the thirty-four, but the
Mustangs couldn’t get a first
down and gave the ball back.
The Tigerscots drove
to the Mustang’s thirty, but the
d efen se h eld and the
Mustangs took over on downs.
The offense couldn’t move the
ball and a bad snap on a punt
gave the Tigerscots the ball at
the eight to set up their only
score.
The
M u stan g s
recovered the onside kick at
the Tigerscots 49-yard line
and went to work to get the
touchdown back. Lovgren ran
three tim es for 21 yards,
Elguezabal ran for nine and
then hit Aaron Griffith for 19
yards to the one w here
Delveaux took it in for the
touchdown. The pass failed on
the two-point conversion, but
the Mustangs led 40-7.
Z ack
Skaggs
recovered a fumble on the
kick-off to give the Mustangs
back the ball at the 30-yard
F-“ of the Tigerscots. A shovel
pa„s on fourth and long from
M atthew V anC leave to
Delveaux picked up 23 yards
and a first down to the twelve.
After two motion penalties,
Walton ran for eight then
caught a pass from Delveaux
for 13 yards to the three.
Walton took it in from there to
make it 46-7 late in the game.
Skaggs and Mikel
Britt combined for a sack for
a nine-yard loss as time ran
out.
The defense was led
by Botefuhr with 20 defensive
points. Skaggs added 17
points and Seitz finished with
16 points. Boyer had 15
points, Geer 14 points, Matt
K enny 10 p o in ts, R ory
Kilkenny nine points and
Elguezabal, Smith and Brian
H aguew ood added eight
points each.
Elguezabal completed
15 o f 22 passes for 271 yards
and three touchdowns and ran
nine tim es for 59 yards.
Lovgren caught five passes for
87 yards, Seitz caught three
passes for 76 yards and
Botefuhr caught three passes
for 59 yards.
Heppner 12 15 7 12-
46
Weston-McEwen 0 0
0 7-7
First Quarter
Heppner- Brandon
Seitz 24-yard pass from Chuy
Elguezabal (pass failed). 10:09
Heppner- Tyler Boyer
one-yard run (pass failed).
5:56
Second Q uarter
Heppner- Boyer 10-
yard pass from Elguezabal
(Justin Botefuhr pass from
Elguezabal). 11:52
H ep p n er- K yler
Lovgren 31 -yard pass from
Elguezabal (Lovgren kick).
3:18
Third Quarter
H ep p n er-
C ody
Walton five-yard run (Lovgren
kick) 8:39
Heppner Booster Club Steak Feed and Auction
Saturday, October 18,2 003 at the Heppner Elks Club
Dinner from 6-8 p.m. - Dinner Tickets $10 each
Dinner w ill be Barbecue New York Steaks and Baked Potato, Salads,
Homemade Bread and Homemade Desserts; steaks to be cooked
by Lee Ansotegul and Mike Proctor and Crew
Booster Club Auction begins at 8:00 p.m.
Raffle autloneer Ken Grieb w ill preside over the main auction;
there w ill also be a silent auction with many Items up for bid
Tickets may be purchased in advance
at Heppner Hardware and at The Shoe Box
Auction Items & Donors’ Names:
$50 Cash Donation
Dobyns Pest Control
$50 Cash Donation
Louis $ Betty. Phil & Kathy Carlson
$50 Cash Donation
Shelco E lectric
Gwen Healy
Q anrant/D uffle Bag
Ruggs Ranch
Spotting Clays for Four People
John 8 Diane Kilkenny
Three Tons 2nd or 3rd Sm all Bales
W histling W ings Taxidermy
One Bird Mount
One Portrait Sitting
Judy $ Sandy Photography
Two Tickets to Oregon Symphony
Oregon Symphony
Brian & Susan Thompson
Three Big Bales o f Grass or A lfalfa
Four Thermopane Windows
Herm iston Glass
Pasta Feed for 10 People
Mike and Kim Armato
Dr Charles Weeks
■Magic Hour” P rint
W heatland Insurance
One N ight Stay at Ditch Creek Guard Station
C harlie & M arcia Anderson
G ift C ertificate to Bonneville Resort
Mary Arm Elguezabal
M exican Dinner for 10 People
Carrie G rieb. M issy Lindsay.
W ine Tasting and Hors d'oeuvres for 12
Shelley
Jannie Allen
Flowers $ Treats for Holidays
HHS G olf Bag
Heppner High School
Central M erkel
O ne G allon of MNk per Week for a Year
Peterson’s Jew eler's
Black HiHs Gold Ring
Dale Conklin
Mustang Blanket
Rick B ritt
One Cord of Firewood
Devin 0«
Six Box Seal T ri-C ity Am erican Hockey Tickets
neppnef rtign ocnooi
HHS Go« Bag
Jerry & lone Martin
Two Pre-Season Seahawk Tickets for 2004
UmatMa Golf Course
Two 18 H ole Rounds of Go« at U m atilla Go«
John Gochnauer
Dinner fo r Four at John's Place
Blue $ Gold Afghan
David and Valerie Campbell
4 Hr. Back hoe Service (w /in 10 m iles of business)
Ken Bailey
Doggie Stuff
Green Feed
10 Tanning Sessions
Hair I Am
One Dozen Cinnamon Rolls per Month
Marcia Kemp
W idmer Bros Brewing G ift Basket W idmer Brothers Brewing Company
Two Christm as W all Hangings
Wyna Woodford
«32 Basketball W arm-up Jacket
Alum ni
Marke! Light Steel Mechanic Steps
Ketwayne Haguewood
Electrical Work up to $150 00
Gordon's Electric
W reath at Workshop
Heppner Garden Club
W reath at Workshop
Heppner Garden Club
Two M ustang Pillows
Darlene Lovgren
«29 - Baseball Umform
Alum ni
Les Schwab Tire Center
Emergency Road Kit
#41 - Basketball Uroform
Alum ni
One Dozen Roses in a Vase
Cottage Flowers
Two All-Season Sports Passes
Heppner High School
Two 18 Hole Rounds«« Cart «A«xns Meadows Akxne Meadows Go« Course
Two 18 Hold Rounds of Go« at China Creek
M ikeW ethere«
HHS Go« Bag
Heppner High School
Mark $ Tank Rietmann
30 lbs Ground Beef (cut $ twapped)
Buffalo Peaks Go« Course
Two 18 Hole Rounds of Go» at BufWo Peeks
«32 Baseball Uniform
Alum ni
Fam ily O ral W aterprk Cleaning System
Dr Derma Turner DMD
jannie niien
U o f O Birdhouse
Jannie Allen
HHS Birdhouse
Heppner Day Care
20 Hrs Free Daycare for One Child
Ketwayne Haguewood
M arket Light Steel M echanic Steps
•Birthday Bash- for HES Student
1 Night Stay. 2 Rotm dsG df. 2 Tamasktt Tickets WKdHorae Gaming Resort
Heppner Elementary School 5ttV6«t
Heppner Elementary School 5 « i*th
•Birthday Bash’ for HES Student
One Video per Week for a Year
John Gochnauer
Ridde« $ Mark Elmblade
Duck Helmet
Two 18 H ole Rounds o f Go« at Echo H ills
Echo H«l Go« Course
Jannie Allen
1 - 5 Bird Hunt
R olling H ills Hunting Preserve
OSU Birdhouse
20 lbs H itrs Science D iet Feline Senior
Dick Temple DVM
One O rthodontic Exam w/ Two Panorex X-Rays Or Derma Turner DMD
One O rthodontic Exam w f Two Panorex X-Rays Or Derma Turner DMD
Lube * 0 « Change
W right Chevrolet
Lube 8 0« Change
W right Chevrolet
0« 8 F ilter Change
Campbell Motors, Inc
Cottage Flowers
Fleece Throw
Dennis 8 Penny M iller 8 Frances
One Dozen Carnations m a Vase
Old Bam Board Picture Frame
T nt Hedman
Binoculars
A lston Construction L L C
Four Portland Beavers Baseball Tickets
Coyote Springs PGE
1 M ustang Hat. 2 Mustang Sweatshirts
Four Portland Beavers Baseball Tickets
Coyote Springs PGE
5 O rthodontic Exams wI Full X-Rays
Dr Derma Turner DMD
One Dozen G off Baffs and 2 Hats
Four Portland Beavers Basebak Tickets
Coyote Springs PGE
PendMon C ounty Club
$50 Savings Bond
Banner Bank
Fleece Throw
Dennis 8 Penny MUIer 8 Frances
5 Campbell Motor Hats
40 Ibe HUI's Science D iet Puppy Food
Dick Temple DVM
Cam pbel Motors Ine
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Pine Cone W reath
Arnold Appleton
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Fourth Quarter
W eston-M cEw en-
Jerem y P arker tw o-yard
(Dave Baumann kick). 6:16
H eppner- A aron
Delveaux one-yard run (pass
failed). 3:40
H eppner- W alton
three-yard run (run failed).
1:07
F irs t
Downs:
H eppner 17, W eston-
M cE w en 5; R ushes-
attempts: Heppner 33-113,
W eston-M cEw en 26-82;
Passing yard s: H eppner
307, W eston-M cEwen 8;
Passes: Heppner 17-27-0,
W eston-M cE w en 1-8-2;
Penalties-yards: Heppner
10-85, Weston-McEwen 3-
11; Fumbles-lost: Heppner 1-
0, Weston-McEwen 3-2.
Individual Stats
Rushing: Heppner-
Elguezabal 9-59, Boyer 9-26,
Walton 5-13, Delveaux 2-7,
Lovgren 7-6 and Matt Kenny
1-2; W eston-M cE w en-
Clayton 12-51, Brito 12-27,
Duke 1-5, Froese 1-2 and
Parker 12-(-3).
Passing: Heppner-
E lguezabal 15-22-0 271
yards, Matthew VanCleave 1-
4-0 23 yards and Delveaux 1-
1-0 13 y ard s; W eston-
M cEwen- Parker 0-6-2 0
and Duke 1-2-0 8 yards.
Receiving:
Heppner- Lovgren 5-87, Seitz
3 -76, B o tefu h r 3-59,
Delveaux 2-40, Boyer 2-13,
A aron G riffith 1-19 and
W alton 1-13; W eston-
McEwen-Clayton 1-8.
Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - THREE
Mustang JVs shut out Rockets
By Rick Paullus
The
H eppner
Mustang JVs used a stifling
defense to shut out the Pilot
Rock JVs 14-0 on Monday,
Oct. 13 in Pilot Rock. The
Mustangs, now 3 and 3 on the
year, will wrap up the season
with a home game against the
Weston-McEwen Tigerscots
on Monday, Oct. 20 at 5 p.m.
The Mustangs got a
touchdown early in the second
quarter when Aaron Allstott
recovered a Rocket fumble at
WSU announces
summer 2003
graduates
W ashington State
University, in Pullman, WA,
recently announced that Sara
M. Greenup, o f Heppner,
completed her undergraduate
degree following the summer
o f 2003.
Greenup, Doctor of
V eterinary
M edicine,
graduated cum laude.
Booster Club to
hold auction
The Heppner High
School Booster Club will be
holding a steak feed and
auction, Saturday, Oct. 18, at
the Heppner Elks club. The
dinner will begin a 6 p.m.
An updated list o f
auction items will be on the
H eppner
w ebsite
at
www.Heppner.net.
Colts get hard fought win
By Rick Paullus
The Heppner Colts
earned a hard fought win over
E.O. Machine on Wednesday,
Oct. 8, by a score o f 24-8, in
Heppner. The Colts remain
unbeaten at 4 and 0 on the
year and will play at home
ag ain st B oardm an on
Thursday, Oct. 16 at 6:30
p.m. and will finish the regular
season at hom e on
Wednesday, Oct. 22 against
Umatilla at 6 p.m.
After each team was
forced to punt on their first
possessions, the Colts got on
the board when Chance Day
ran for seven yards then Jake
Gregory broke free for a 59-
yard to uchdow n. B rian
Holland kicked the extra point
to make it 8-0 after one
quarter.
The Colts defense
forced a punt again and this
time Day took it 67 yards for
a touchdown. Holland’s kick
was again good to make it 16-
0 .
E.O. Machine came
right back to cut the lead in half
on a 13-yard pass and extra
point kick.
The Colts put together
a drive late in the second
quarter as Gregory ran for
seven, Brent Eckman picked
up five more then passed to
Holland for 20 yards and ran
for eight more, but the half ran
out with the Colts ahead 16-
8 .
The Colts defense
held on E.O. Machine’s first
possession. On the first play,
Day took off around end,
made a nice cut and went 62
yards for the touchdown.
H o lla n d ’s kick bounced
through the uprights to make
it 24-8.
' ' i »„
... . The team s traded
p o ssessio n before E.O.
Machine put together a drive,
but the Colts defense held
inside the ten taking over on
downs.
Eckman hit Wacy Coil
for a 15-yard gain, Gregory
ran for five, Eckman ran for
15 yards, Coil broke several
tackles on his way for a 28-
yard gain, Zack McCarl ran
for five and Devin Robinson
ran for 12 yards inside the ten,
but the clock ran out.
The defense was led
by H olland, Coil, Jordan
Hatfield, Ben Wood, Eckman,
Day, Jared H uddleston,
McCarl, Robinson and Willy
Gentry, all making good plays
during the game.
Colts 8 8 8 0-24
E.O. Machine 0 8 0
0-8
First Quarter
Colts- Jake Gregory
59-yard run (Brian Holland
kick).
Second Quarter
Colts- Chance Day
67-yard punt return (Holland
kick).
E.O.- 13-yard pass
(kick good).
Third Quarter
Colts- Day 62-yard
run (Holland kick).
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the Pilot Rock 36-yard line
and on the next play, Matthew
V anCleave hit B rendan
McElligott for the touchdown.
The run failed on the two-point
conversion, but the Mustangs
took a 6-0 lead into the half.
They got on the board
again, early in the fourth
quarter, when Kody Lovgren
went 35 yards on a pass from
Justin Delveaux to the one,
where Delveaux took it in for
the touchdown. Delveaux hit
Kory Paullus for the two-point
conversion to make it 14-0.
The
M ustangs
threatened to score again late
in the game getting hard
running from Casey Maben,
Roy Proctor and Francisco
Escalante, but came up short.
The Mustangs lost to
the Hermiston Freshmen on
Monday, Oct. 6 in Hermiston
26-6, with the only score
coming from an eight-yard
pass from Delveaux to Che
Green.
In a game earlier in the
year, when the Mustang JVs
beat Wahtonka 22-0, one of
the touchdowns came on a
pass from Delveaux to Justin
Gregory. The other two scores
came on runs for Matt Kenny
and Matthew VanCleave.
Heppner 0 6 0 8-14
Pilot Rock 0 0 0 0-0
Second Quarter
Heppner- Brendan
McElligott 36-yard pass from
M atthew VanCleave (run
failed).
Fourth Quarter
H eppner- Justin
Delveaux one-yard run (Kory
Paullus pass from Delveaux).
Nursing home
to close
continued from page one
for residency at the Willow
Valley Assisted Living Center
in Heppner, but others must
make other arrangements to
relocate.
Vander Does said that
another contributing factor
was the loss o f $200,000
annually in Pro Share monies,
which were federal monies
distributed to the states to be
distributed to health districts.
However, the state of Oregon
used the monies for other funds
and the federal government cut
off funding.
The d istric t is
ex p erien cin g financial
problems and plans to float a
levy in the spring to balance
the budget, however, Vander
Does said that he did not
believe voters would subsidize
operation of the nursing home
to the extent required. “How
much can you subsidize a few
people at that cost?” he asked.
He said that a levy just to
support the nursing home
would cost around 52 cents
per thousand, with the rest of
the d istrict requiring an
ad d itio n al 30 cents per
thousand. “The decision of the
board
was
d ifficu lt
em o tio n ally , but not
financially,” he said.
Vander Does said that
the closure of the nursing home
could buoy the MCHD
bottom line as much as
$450,000— $250,000 as the
result of closure of the nursing
home operations and another
possible $200,000 from the
federal government. If the
whole facility is labeled a
critical access facility, rather
than just a portion (with the
operation o f the nursing
home), then the district will get
more money back from the
federal government. He also
said that an intermediate swing
bed p rogram , w hereby
existing space may be eligible
for "potential nursing home
like residence,” has "some
promise.”