Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 1, 2005 - THREE
Mustangs end season at
Warrenton
lo n e H igh School com petes in lone Middle School holds
state track finals
successful track season
By Rick Paullus
The 2005 baseball
season for the H eppner
Mustangs came to an end at
Warrenton as they lost to the
W arriors 10-0 in the first
round o f the O SA A /U S
Bank/Les Schwab Class 2A
b a seb all playoffs. The
M u stan g s ended a very
successful season with a 21
and 6 reco rd and said
goodbye to four seniors in
Josh Gutierrez, Jode Coil,
Kory Paullus and from lone,
Nick Christman
The Warriors scored
a run in the first and added
four more with two out in
the second and held the 5-0
lead through four-and-a-half
innings, as the M ustangs
couldn’t get anything going
They added five more in the
fifth to put the game away.
The Mustangs were
held to five hits with junior
Dan Basile getting two o f
them C hristm an had a
double, Coil a single and
so p h o m o re Q uinn Peck
picked up the other hit
O ther members o f
the team included: juniors,
Kyle Carlson, Sloan Keithley
and
M att
K enny;
sophomores, Robbie Smith,
N athan Kennedy, C olton
Hanson and Cody Hollis;
and
freshm en,
M att
McCabe, Nacho Elguezabal
and A ndre R auch The
Mustangs were coached by
Rick Johnston with Rick
Paullus, John McCabe and
Jim Kindle assisting
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Anderson, Miller (W). 3B-
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Local fiddlers win at Oregon
State Fiddlers championships
Two local fiddlers,
E ric Jepsen and Alex
C arlson, recently joined
som e 80 fid d lers from
around the state to compete
for cash prizes and awards in
the 40th annual Oregon Old
Time
F iddle
State
C h am p io n sh ip s held at
C h em ek eta C om m unity
College in Salem
On Saturday night,
May 20, Carlson teamed up
with Amanda Tullis from
Pendleton to play in the twin
fiddling competition. In this
competition, one player has
the melody and the other the
harmony part. There were 13
pairs o f fiddlers o f all ages
in the competition this year
and
C arlso n
and
Tullis received fifth place
awards for their efforts.
In the junior division
o f the competition, for ages
13-17, th e re w ere 15
contestants The fiddlers
w ere required to play a
round consisting o f three
tunes: a hoedown, a waltz
and a tune o f their choice
There was a four-m inute
time limit to complete their
round Five judges were in
another part o f the building
and could
hear the
c o n te s ta n ts via a sound
system, but could not see
them o r know w ho was
playing. Contestants were
only identified to the judges
by a c o n testa n t number.
They were also allowed up
to three back up musicians.
Peter Willis o f Salem and
Dan E m ert and Alan
Feves o f Pendleton played
backup guitar and string bass
for the boys. Both Jepsen
and Carlson were among
the top five finalists in their
age division after the first
round They had to play
an o th er round o f th ree
different tunes in the finals
on Saturday night, May 21.
Winners were then
chosen based on their total
p o in ts
from
both
rounds. Jepsen took first
place and Carlson finished
third. They plan to continue
on and compete in the junior
division o f th e N ational
O ldtim e
F id d le
Championships, which will
be held in Weiser, ID, the
third week o f June. Jepsen,
as a sta te w inner, will
perform in the C ertified
C o m p etitio n
W in n e rs’
Contest as well.
Soccer signup
to be held
R eg istratio n for
A.Y.S.O soccer will be held
at
the
H eppner
Neighborhood Center, June
2 from 5-7 p.m and June 3
from 4-6 p.m. To participate,
children must be 4 prior to
Aug 1 and no older than 11
by Aug. 1 If the child hasn’t
played b efo re, a b irth
c e rtific a te needs to be
presented at registration
Cost for soccer will be $35
for the first child and $30 for
each additional child.
For
m ore
information, contact Jessica
Lehman at 989-8571.
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Back Row (L-R): Amy Jepsen, Kylee Svetich, Julie VandenBrink,
Dan Long, Kelly Thompson, Kim Morris and Ashly Grams; and
(Front Row L-R): Kayla LaRue, Kaylee Palmateer and Emily
Rietmann.
By Nancy Jepsen
The
lo n e High
School
track
team
concluded its season by
having eight athletes qualify
at the
d istric t
level
to compete in the OS AA 1A
State Track Championship
Competition held at Western
O reg o n U n iv ersity in
Monmouth, May 20 and 21
Kelly Thompson, a
junior, went on to claim
m edals at the state
ch am p io n sh ip s in th re e
events. Thompson finished
third in a photo finish with
the second place winner in
the 200-meter race with a
time o f 23 86 seconds. He
also finished third in the 400-
meter run with a time o f
51.27 seconds and was fifth
in the 100-meter dash with a
time o f 12.02 seconds.
Thompson also set a
new school record for lone
in the 400-meter run during
the district track meet His
new record is 51.24 seconds
The old record was held by
Andrew Rietmann
lo n e ju n io r Dan
Long claimed the fifth place
m edal in th e shot put
competition with a throw of
45 feet 1-Vi inches. It was a
personal best for Long
Both the girls relay
times came very close to
placing, but ended up getting
ninth in both relays. Running
the 4x 100 relay for lone was:
K ylee
S v etich ,
Julie
V andenB rink,
K aylee
P a lm a te er and A shley
Grams Theirtime was 55 30
seconds
Finishing ninth in the
4x400 relay was: Grams,
Em ily
R ietm an n ,
VandenBrink and Svetich
Their time was 4 minutes
40 14 seconds.
Kim M orris and
Kayla LaRue traveled along
as alternates for the relays
In the 100-m eter
hurdles, Grams was eleventh
w ith a tim e o f 19.11
seconds. She was tenth in the
300-m eter hurdles with a
time o f 51 34 seconds. Her
tim e in the 3 0 0 -m eter
hurdles this year was faster
than last year when she
finished fifth in the state, but
the competition in hurdles
was tougher this year
VandenBrink came
in twelfth in the 800-meter
run with a time o f 2 minutes
39 90 seconds Just the week
before at the district track
meet, VandenBrink had run
2 minutes 35.92 seconds and
almost broke the lone school
record with that time
In the 3000-m eter
run, Amy Jepsen finished
ninth w ith a tim e o f 13
minutes 5 86 seconds The
time was a personal best for
Jepsen by 14 seconds.
The track team only
loses one senior, Kim Morris
and coach Del LaRue is
looking forward to an even
better season next year
Piano students complete
Students completing
adjudications
Tw elve
piano
stu d en ts from H eppner
recently completed syllabus
a d ju d ic atio n s w ith the
O regon M usic T eachers
A sso ciatio n .
The
adjudications were held in
Hermiston and Pendleton
The stu d en ts and
their completed levels are
follows: Diana Healy, Level
I audition; B ethany Van
Cleave, Level I evaluation;
Stephanie Schuler, Emily
Thompson and Daniel Van
Cleave, Level II evaluation,
Devin Robinson and Mindy
W enberg,
Level
III
evaluation; Rebecca Jepsen
and Heidi Wenberg, Level VI
evaluation; Eric Jepsen and
Kristen Van Cleave, Level
VII
ev alu atio n ;
and
Cameron Anderson, Level
VIII evaluation
evaluations are required to
perform th ree or four
m em orized pieces in
addition to musicianship
skills Musicianship skills
include scales, c h o rd s,
arpeggios, sight reading and
ear train in g
S tu d en ts
completing auditions may
perform any combination of
pieces and m usicianship
skills.
T eachers include
Amy Jepsen, Kristen Van
C leave and M yrna Van
Cleave, all o f Heppner and
Phyllis
P eterso n
of
Hermiston
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By Nancy Jepsen
Thirty-two students
in grades six through eight
turned out for the lone
Middle School track team
this spring They -were
coached by Dean Robinson
and competed in six meets.
The final championship meet
was held at the new track in
Stanfield on May 6. There
were 10 teams competing:
lone, H eppner, Irrigon,
U m atilla,
R iv ersid e,
Stanfield, Athena-Weston,
Echo, Helix and Pilot Rock
Four lone runners
claim ed
in d iv id u al
championships: Eric Jepsen
was the seventh grade
champion in the 400-meter
run Tiana Camarillo was the
eighth grade champion 300-
meter hurdler Cory Peterson
won the 100-meter dash and
Clay M orter was the top
high jumper for the eighth
grade boys.
The eighth g rad e
girls’ medley relay team,
4x200-meter, also claimed
top honors. The team
co n sisted
of
Tiana
Camarillo, Beth Morter, Tori
Heagy and Sarah Stillman
W inners and their
placings are as follows:
6/7th Grade Girls:
discus: Brianna Peterson,
fifth; javelin: Stephanie
Archer, fourth; long jump:
Beth Morter, third; Triple
Jum p: Sarah Stillm an,
fourth;
4 x l0 0 -m e te r
relay: Stephanie A rcher,
Brianna P eterson, Tyree
Svetich and Beth Morter,
fourth; Medley Relay 4x200-
m eter relay: Stephanie
Archer, Brianna Peterson,
Tyree Svetich and Mariah
B rad field , fifth Team
standing: fifth overall with
31 points
6/7th Grade Boys:
shot put: Eric Jepsen,
seventh; javelin: Matt Hams,
fifth; triple jump Tanner
Rietmann, fourth, 300-meter
hurdles: Eric Jepsen, second,
100-m eter hurdles: Alex
Rietmann, fourth; 400-meter
relay: fourth for Team #1-
Tanner R ietm ann, Alex
Carlson, Gunner Jessen and
Alex Rietmann and seventh
for Team #2- Marco Juarez,
Kevin L aR ue, T hom as
Holland and Tim Clay; 1500-
meter run: Gunner Jessen,
sixth; 400-meter run: Eric
Jepsen, first, 1 minute 4:34
seconds; 800-m eter run:
G unner Jessen, eighth
Teams standings: third
overall with 46 points
8th Grade Girls: shot
put: Kara Clay, fifth; triple
jum p Brenna Rietm ann,
sixth; 300-m eter hurdles:
Tiana Camarillo, first, 52.87
seconds; 100-meter hurdles:
Tiana C am arillo, th ird ;
4x100-m eter relay: Tiana
C am arillo ,
B renna
Rietmann, Tori Heagy and
Sarah Stillman, fifth; 800-
meter run: Kara Clay, fifth,
Medley Relay 4x200-meter,
Tiana C am arillo , Beth
M orter, Tori H eagy and
Sarah Stillm an, first, 2
m inutes 9 98 seconds
Team s stan d in g s: fifth
with 41 points
8th G rade Boys:
long jump: Cory Peterson,
second; high jum p: Clay
Morter, first, 5 feet 4 inches;
triple jump: Paul Hams,
seventh; 100-meter hurdles:
Clay Morter, third; 4x100-
m eter
relay: C h ristian
Muller, Eric Jepsen, Clay
Morter and Cory Peterson,
third; 100-meter dash Cory
P eterso n , first, 12.46
seconds; and 2 0 0 -m eter
dash: Cory Peterson, third.
Two new lone
school records w ere set
during the track season A
new sixth grade boys’ triple
jum p reco rd was set by
Tanner Rietm ann with a
jum p o f 27 feet The old
record was 25 feet 8-1/8
inches. The new seventh
grade girls' javelin record is
now owned by Stephanie
Archer whose throw was 81
feet 4 inches She broke her
old reco rd o f 76 feet 9
inches
4-H News DIY Kids
By Staiei* Haliorsen, reporter
Wedding - Saturday, June 18th
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The DIY Kids 4-H
Club met on May 14 at Valby
Church in lone
At the 4-H meeting
the group made beaney bags
and a purse out o f knitted
squares Everyone brought
co o k ies and a recipe to
share The cookies were
judged and taste-tested for
4-H fair judging
The DIY Kids made
$142.75 at St Patrick’s Day
The group sold soda bread
The financial secretary,
Christine Raible, counted the
money
The next project will
be m aking quilt to p s to
donate to the World Relief
Effort The group is looking
for large scraps o f material
At the next meeting
on June 9 at 9 a m at Valby
Church, members should
bring a sack lunch with a
menu card w ith fo o d s
chosen from the pyramid
Each o f the group will bring
a sewing machine and large
scraps o f material to work
on
For
m ore
information, contact Sarah
Carlson or Kathy Halvorsen
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