Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 12,2004 - NINE
M ustang JV s sp lit w ith
Bulldogs
By Rick Paullus
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A fter beating the
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visiting Herm iston Frosh
6
0
13-3 in six innings, the
C orey
K elly,
H eppner M ustang JV
baseball team dropped the Edwards (5), Briscoe (6) and
second gam e 7-4 to the Colt Kelly; Kyle Carlson,
Bulldogs on Monday, May Dan Basile (4) and Robbie
3 as they gave up five runs Smith. W- Carlson. L- Kelly.
in the first inning and were 2B- Winkler (Herm); Basile
never able to make up the (Hep). 3B- none. HR- none.
H erm isto n
7,
gap. The Mustangs, 8 and 4,
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finish up the season with a
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on T hursday, May 13
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beginning at 4:30 p.m.
The
M ustangs 4 12 5
Rosales and Mullay;
jumped out to a quick 3-0
Quinn
Peck,
Sloan Keithley
lead after one in the first
(5)
and
Smith,
Peck (5). W-
game w hen Q uinn Peck
R
osales.
L-
Peck. 2B-
w alked, C olton H ansen
Rosales
2
(Herm);
Carlson
reached on an error. Peck
scored on a wild pitch, Dan (Hep). 3B- none. HR- none.
Basile singled and Sloan
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K eithley had a two RBI
single.
The Bulldogs closed M ustang
JVs
to w ithin 3-2 before the
to beat
M ustangs blew the game rally
open in the fifth when Cody Hermiston Frosh
H ollis, Peck and Hansen
walked, Basile scored two By Rick Paullus
with a double, Kyle Carlson
was hit by a pitch, Keithley
The
H eppner
walked on a run, Robbie
Smith was hit by a pitch to Mustang JV baseball team
force in another ruri and overcam e a 4-2 d e fic it,
Kody Lovgren had a two scoring five runs in the fifth
inning, to rally past the
RBI single to make it 9-2.
The Bulldogs scored H erm iston Frosh 8-5 on
a run in the top of the sixth M onday, M ay 10 in
but the Mustangs came right Hermiston. The Mustangs
back with four more to end improved to 9 and 4 on the
it on the ten-run rule. year and wrap up the season
H anson w alked, B asile w ith a d o u b leh ead er at
singled, Carlson walked, Riverside on Thursday, May
Keithley forced in a run with 13 scheduled to start at 4:30
a walk, Basile scored on a p.m.
The
M ustangs
passed ball, Riley W ight
walked. Smith scored a run looked good in the top of the
on a fielder’s choice and first getting a single from
Lovgren walked to force in Quinn Peck, a double from
Dan Basile and a triple from
the game ending run.
Carlson went 3-1/3 Kyle Carlson to take a 2-0
innings to pick up the win lead. The Bulldogs came
giving up two runs on two back with three runs in the
hits and struck out four with bottom h a lf and added
Basile going 2-2/3 innings in another run in the second to
relief giving up one run on take a 4-2 lead.
It stayed that way
two hits and struck out six.
Basile went four for until the fourth when the
four with a double, two RBI Mustangs cut into the lead
and three runs. Keithley getting singles from Carlson
went one for two with four and Kody Lovgren and a
RBI and scored tw ice. sacrifice fly from Robbie
Lovgren had three RBI, Smith to make it 4-3.
The Mustangs began
Smith had two RBI, Hansen
their
rally
with a Riley Wight
scored three tim es and
Carlson and Peck scored single. Then Peck singled
him to th ird and stole
twice.
After the Bulldogs second. Basile scored one
took th e ir 5-0 lead, the w ith a sin g le, C arlso n
Mustangs got two back in reach ed on a fie ld e r’s
the second inning w hen ch o ice, Sloan K eithley
Wight was hit by a pitch, singled, Kory Paullus had a
Smith singled, Lovgren had RBI single and Smith scored
a RBI single and Peck had a two with a double to make
it 8-4.
RBI single.
The Bulldogs scored
The Mustangs added
another run in the fifth when a run in the seventh, but
Basile reached on an error could get no closer as the
and eventually scored on Mustangs took the win.
Basile pitched the
another error. The Bulldogs
third
and
fourth innings, in
added two runs in the sixth
and the Mustangs came back relief of Carlson, giving up
with a run in the bottom of no runs on two hits and
the seventh when Carlson striking out four to pick up
doubled and scored when the win. Paullus went the
Keithley reached on an error, final three innings allowing
one hit, one run and striking
but the rally ended there.
Lovgren and Wight out four for the save.
Carlson went three
each went two for three.
Carlson, Peck and Hollis for four with a triple, two
each went two for four as the RBI and scored twice. Peck
Mustangs had 12 hits in the went two for four, scoring
game, but stranded nine base twice, Basile went two for
four with a double, Keithley
runners.
H eppner
13, went two for four and Smith
had three RBI.
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Kyle Carlson, Dan
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Basile (3), Kory Paullus (5)
Lota o f C olors
and Robbie Smith, Quinn
Peck (5); Ojeda, Edwards
Logos & G raphics
(6)
and Mullay. W- Basile.
H eppner
L- Ojeda. S- Paullus. 2B-
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Basile, Smith (Hep); Ojeda,
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Frick (Herm). 3B- Carlson
(Hep). HR- none.
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Mustangs blank Tigers for HJHS track teams
first place
participate in lone
By Rick Paullus
A no-hitter by Chuy Elguezabal helped the Invitational
Heppner Mustangs to an 11 -0 win in five innings over
the Stanfield Tigers on Tuesday, May 4 in Stanfield to
give them first place in the Columbia Basin Conference.
The Mustangs, 6 and 1 in the CBC and 17-1-1 overall,
will finish out the league schedule with a doubleheader
at Umatilla on Saturday, May 15 at 11 a.m.
The Mustangs went down quietly in the top of
the first as did the Tigers in the bottom half although the
Mustangs’ shortstop. Josh Gutierrez, went behind the
bag at second base to snap a groundball and threw to
first to get the out in what would prove to be the Tigers
best effort at a hit for the day.
In the second, Luke Murray doubled, Kyler
Lovgren was hit by a pitch. Nick Christman had a RBI
single, Cody Walton reached on a fielder’s choice,
Elguezabal hit a two-out two RBI double and scored on
a Jode Coil double to give the Mustangs a 4-0 lead.
They didn’t quit there though as they added four
more in the third when Gutierrez walked, Kory Paullus
hit a RBI triple, Kiel Naims walked, Murray had a RBI
single, Naims scored on a balk and Murray came home
on a wild pitch.
The Mustangs added three more in the fourth
when Coil reached on an error, Gutierrez walked and
both scored when Paullus reached on an error. Murray
and Lovgren both walked and Christman hit into a
fielder’s choice to score another run to make it 11-0.
Elguezabal lost his bid for a perfect game as he
hit the lead-off hitter in the bottom of the fifth, but struck
out the next batter and ended the game with two harmless
fly balls. He ended up with eight strikeouts for the game.
Murray went two for two with a double and
scored twice. Coil went two for four with a double.
Paullus had two RBI and scored twice, Elguezabal had a
double and two RBI, Christman had two RBI and
Gutierrez scored twice.
Heppner 044 30-11 7 0
Stanfield 000 00-0 0 5
Chuy Elguezabal and Jode Coil; Tyler Gabriel
and Derek Smith. W- Elguezabal (7-1). L- Gabriel. 2B-
Luke Murray, Elguezabal and Jode Coil (H). 3B- Kory
Paullus (H). HR- none.
Mustangs sweep Rockets
By Rick Paullus
Good pitching and timely hitting helped the
Heppner Mustang baseball team to a sweep of the visiting
Pilot Rock Rockets by scores of 13-2 in five innings and
4-0 on Saturday, May 8 in Columbia Basin Conference
play The Mustangs, 8-1 in the CBC and 19-1-1 overall,
wrap up the regular season with a doubleheader at
Umatilla on Saturday, May 15 before heading into the
District Tournament on Saturday, May 22 in The Dalles.
The Mustangs took an early lead in the first game
scoring two runs as Josh Gutierrez reached on a fielder’s
choice, Kory Paullus had a RBI double and Kiel Naims
had a RBI double.
The Rockets scored a run in the second and one
in the fourth to tie it at 2-2, but the Mustangs came right
back in the bottom half to break the game open with
nine runs.
Luke Murray doubled and scored on a Kyler
Lovgren single, Chuy Elguezabal was hit by a pitch, Jode
Coil walked, Gutierrez was hit by a pitch to force in a
run, Paullus had a RBI single, Naims reached on an error
to score a run, Murray was hit by a pitch to force in a
run, Kyler Lovgren scored two with a single and Nick
Christman scored two more with a double to make it 11 -
2 .
The Mustangs ended it in the fifth on the ten-run
rule when Gutierrez reached on a fielder’s choice and
Paullus hit a two-run home run to make it 13-2.
Elguezabal went the distance to pick up the win
giving up three infield hits while striking out five.
Paullus went three for four with a double, home
run, four RBI and scored three runs. Christman went two
for two with a double and two RBI. Lovgren went two
for three with three RBI and scored twice. Naims had a
double and two RBI, Murray had a double and one RBI,
Gutierrez scored three runs and Elguezabal and Coil each
went one for two.
The second game was scoreless until the third
when Christman singled, moved to second on a sacrifice
bunt by Cody Walton and scored on a double by Coil.
The Mustangs added three more in the fourth
when Paullus doubled and came home on a home run by
Naims. Murray and Lovgren singled and both moved up
on a wild pitch and Murray scored as Walton grounded
out.
Gutierrez made the lead stand up going the
distance allowing just three infield hits, two walks, hit
two batter, while striking out seven.
Murray went three for three. Paullus went two
for three with a double. Naims had a homerun and two
RBI and Coil had a double and one RBI.
Heppner 13, Pilot Rock 2
Pilot Rock 010 10-2 3 2
Heppner 200 92-13 11 0
Kyle Humphreys, Dan Ellis (4). Travis Severe
(4) and Phil Perrine; Chuy Elguezabal and Jode Coil.
W- Elguezabal (8-1). L- Humphreys. 2B- Luke Murray,
Nick Christman. Kiel Naims and Kory Paullus (H). 3B-
none. HR- Paullus (H).
Heppner 4, Pilot Rock 0
Pilot Rock 000 000 0-0 3 0
Heppner 001 300 x-4 10 1
Mitch Byrnes and Perrine; Josh Gutierrez and
Coil. W- Gutierrez (5-0). L- Byrnes. 2B- Coil, Paullus
(H). 3B- none. HR- Naims (H).
I
H eppner
Ju n io r
H igh track
m em bers
p a rtic ip a ted in the lone
Invitational track meet on
Friday, April 30 at Pendleton
S u nridge
track.
Full
placement results have not
been co m p leted but the
following is placement as of
May 10.
Eighth grade boys’
results include: Lane Bailey:
Is*- 300m hurdles, 2nd- 100m
hurdles, 2nd- high jump, and
placed in javelin; Nathan
V anC leave: l sl- 100m
hurdles, Is'- high jump and
l 51-shot put; Tayler Hodges:
5lh- 100m hurdles; M att
M cCabe: l 5'- discus, 2nd-
shot put, 3rd-highjum p; and
N acho E lguezabal: 3rd-
discus, 4,h- 200m and 4th-
shot put.
Seventh grade boys’
results include: Spencer
Palm er: 2nd- 800m (ran
against eighth grade), 5,h-
1500m (ran against eighth
grade), 2nd- triple jump and
placed in ja v e lin ; M ark
McCabe: 6Ih- shot put and
placed in 4x100 relay and
4x200
relay ;
C hris
Wellington: 1st- 400m (ran
against eighth grade), 1st-
800m (ran against eighth
grade) and l a- 200m; Dalton
Wellman: 2nd- 1500m and
placed 4x200 relay; Ben
Wood: 6th- shot put; Joe
Pranger: 4,h- triple jum p;
Matt Holland: 3rd- long jump
and placed in 4x200 relay,
100m and 200m ; Tyler
Robinson: placed in 4x100
relay and 4x200 relay; Lane
W right: 4 ,h- discu s and
p laced
4x100
relay;
Jo h n ath an
H endricks:
placed 4x100 relay; and
Braden Britt: placed high
ju m p , 4x200 relay and
200m.
Sixth grade g irls’
results include: Catherine
M cE lligott: 1st- 300m
hurdles, 1st- 1500m, 1st-
800m and 2nd- long jump;
Brynna Rust: Is*- 100m, 1“-
200m, I s'- long jump and
2nd- 100m hurdles; Erin
Price: 2nd- 1500m, 3rd- 800m
and 5th- triple jump; Ashley
Wolff: 2nd- shot put; Kristen
VanCleave: 3rd- 1500m, 4th-
800m, 3rd- high jump and
p laced in ja v e lin ; and
Jodessa Chapa: 2nd- 800m
an d 4 ,h- 1500m.
Seventh grade girls’
results include: Nikki Fritz:
1 high jump; and Whitney
Smith: 3"1- shot put and 5"’-
highjump.
Eighth grade girls’
resu lts include: K ylie
Doherty: Is'- 100m hurdles,
2nd- highjum p, 2nd- 4x200
relay and 4th- long jump;
Baillie Keithley: 2nd- 4x200
relay, 4th- 100m and placed
4x100 relay; Kelsey Wolff:
3rd- 400m and 5,h- 800m;
Taylor Kempas- 2nd- 400m
and 5,h- long jum p; Cyde
Coil: Champion high jump;
Aftan Betsinger: 3rd- discus,
3rd- shot put, 4th- high jump
and placed in 4x100 relay;
Kate Kendrick: 2nd- 4x200
relay, 4th- discus and placed
in 4x100 relay ; K endra
R ayburn: 2 nd- shot put;
Kelsey Fox: 2nd- discus, 4th-
shot put and placed in 4x 100
relay; and Katie Kilkenny:
1st- shot put, 2nd- 100m
hurdles, 3rd- high jump and
placed in 4x100 relay.
City council
continued from page 1
The H eppner Fire
Department has expressed
interest in expanding on to
the Gazette property, which
is located next to the fire
department.
Accepted resignation
The
council
accepted the resignation of
Jackie Allstott from the city
budget committee. Barbara
Hayes was appointed to fill
the vacant position.
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