FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 5,2005
Pony ‘A’ Team crushes Umatilla
By Jessica Hughes
On Friday, September 29, the Heppner Junior High
School ‘A’ team Ponies came out with yet another win
against Umatilla, bringing their league record to 4-0. It
was a close, three-game match.
Game one was a loss for Heppner. Umatilla came
out on top with a score of 25-22. “T he intensity just wasn’t
up for game 1,” said coach Pam Dowdy.
In game two, the Ponies brought up their intensity
level and game out with a win. Catherine McElligott and
Torri Lovgren had two kills each to lead the Ponies at the
net. Brandi Hong put up the sets for the kills. Brynna Rust
had consistent passing to help Hong with her sets.
“Game three was intense,” said Jessica Hughes.
Hong, Rust, and McElligott all scored three or more points
in the third game, causing Umatilla to have to play hard.
Heppner played harder and came out with an 18-16 win.
“They are playing bump-set-spike volleyball and
are improving greatly. I’m very proud of them,” said
Dowdy.
Pony
Team loses close one to
Umatilla
By Lacie Wagoner
The Heppner Junior High Ponies “B’ team had an
interesting weekend. On Friday, Septem ber 29, they
traveled to Umatilla to challenge the Vikings. Although
the battle ended in a defeat, the team felt that they did well.
The Vikings won in three games, 16-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Coach Melissa Coiner felt the efforts of Brooke
Thompson were exceptional. “Brooke played really well.
She really hustled all over the court and did everything it
took to get our team the win. Unfortunately, we couldn’t
pull it out in the end,” Coiner said. Thompson made 19 out
of 21 serves on the day.
The Ponies ‘B ’ team league record is now 2-2.
Both Pony teams split at three-way
By Jessica Hughes and Lacie Wagoner
On October 1, the Heppner Junior High Pony
Volleyball team played a three-way tournament against
Riverside and Helix.
The Pony 'A' team lost to Riverside in their First
match, 25-19, 25-20.
In their second match, the ‘A’ team beat Helix in
three games. Game one was a loss for the Ponies, as they
only scored 14 points. In game two, the Ponies turned it
around, letting Helix score only 18 points. In game three,
Heppner came out with another close win, winning with a
score of 16-14. It was yet another close match for the
Ponies.
The ‘B ’ team dominated Helix in their first match,
winning in two easy games - 25-12,25-16. In their second
match against Riverside, they were less fortunate. Heppner
won the first game, 25-14, but came out flat in the second
game, losing 18-25. The last game was close, but Riverside
pulled away and won 16-14.
Coach M elissa C oiner felt that the team was
improving. “The girls played much better and our transitions
are improving,” she said.
Kylie Van Arsdale commented, “We played well,
but just couldn’t keep it together in the end.”
Kelsi Putman shined with her serving all day. She
made an amazing 16 serves in a row against Riverside and
made 27 of her 30 serves on the day.
The Ponies play Pendleton on Thursday in Heppner.
Shamrockettes’ raffle extended
The Shamrockettes’
fleece throw raffle has been
e x ten d e d to the end o f
October.
The Shamrockettes
will raffle two fleece throws-
one of a horse and one of an
eagle-for $ 1 each or six for
$5.
The throws will be
on display around town in
Heppner.
C all Jodi C hapa,
676-8161 to buy tickets.
Condon FFA
kicks off new year
Defense carries Mustangs past Vikings
By Tiffany Hill,
Chapter reporter
The C ondon FFA
chapter kicked off their year
with its new advisor, Erin
Heideman, and participants
at the Gilliam County Fair.
They had several exhibitors
in swine, sheep, and beef.
These participants had a very
long, eventful week and they
did very well.
The swine exhibitors
included: Adrian Henske,
Daniel Anderson, Shannon
Hamilton, Melissa Kamerrer,
Dayn Hardie, Tanner Mc-
Coin, and Amber Heidy. Sh
annon H am ilton w alked
away with grand champion
market hog, and M elissa
K am errer received grand
champion showmanship.
The sheep showman
in cluded: A ngela S tark,
Rachel Nelson, and Katie
Re. Katie did an amazing job
with her sheep, w alking
away with both grand cham
pion market and showman.
The sole beef exhib
itor was Erica Harrison and
she did extremely well in
competition, winning both
grand champion market and
showman.
Another competition
that these FFA members par
ticipated in was livestock
judging. Erica Harrison put
her knowledge to the test
and won grand champion
livestockjudger.
The FFA chapter has
held one official chapter
m eeting this year. At the
meeting, the Green Hand
chapter officers were elect
ed by the attending mem
bers. The current chapter
officers were on hand to help
make appropriate decisions
and had previously inter
viewed each applicant.
The Green Hand of
ficers are: President - Jarrod
Thomas, Vice President -
Brook Griffith, Secretary -
Alex Fennern, Treasurer -
Lilley Mitchell, Reporter -
Tyler Urbach, and Sentinel -
Shelby Coy.
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preparing for leadership and
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chapters in all 50 states. Pu
erto Rico and the Virgin Is
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FFA strives to make
a positive difference in the
lives of students by develop
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growth and career success
through agricultural educa
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more information.
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Varsity Football: #20 Caleb Maben runs past the Umatilla Vikings. The Mustangs whipped
Umatilla 52-0.
By Rick Paullus
A stifling defense led
by the Heppner Mustangs
helped them blank the Uma
tilla Vikings, 52-0, on a rainy
sloppy Friday, September
30, at Umatilla in Columbia
Basin Conference play. The
Mustangs (2-0 in the CBC
and 5-0 overall) held the Vi
kings to 34 total yards, 18
rushing and 16 passing, for
the game. They will return
home on Friday, October 7,
for a key CBC game against
the Pilot Rock Rockets who
are also 2-0 in the confer
ence.
The Vikings had the
first possession of the night
and were forced to punt
when Andre Rauch and Pe
ter Geer tackled runners for
a loss. The Mustangs took
over on their 31-yard-line
and went to work as Casey
Maben took off for a 25-yard
gain. Matt McCabe gained
five yard s, M att K enny
picked up 13 yards, and
Maben ran twice for 11 yards
to the six where Kenny took
it in for the touchdown. Mc
Cabe kicked the extra point
to make it 7-0.
The defense forced a
punt again with the Mus
tangs taking over at their 38-
yard line. Matt Van Cleave
hit Rory Kilkenny for a 44-
yard gain, Kenny ran for 10
yards and a first down at the
nine and McCabe picked up
two. A fumbled snap lost a
yard, but Kenny took it in
from eight yards out for a
touchdown. The kick was no
good, but the Mustangs led
13-0.
The M ustangs got
the ball back again at the
Umatilla 43-yard-line after a
three-yard punt. After a pass
interference penalty, Kenny
went for nine, then took it
18 yards to the end zone for
his third touchdown of the
first quarter. The kick was no
good, but the Mustangs had
a 19-0 lead after one.
The M ustangs got
the ball back at their 38-
yard-line after forcing anoth
er punt and went right back
to work. Caleb Maben went
for 14 yards, McCabe picked
up 21 yards, then Van Cleave
hit Kilkenny in the back of
the end zone for a 28 yard
touchdown. RJ Farrens ran
in the two-point conversion
for a 27-0 lead early in the
second quarter.
T he d efen se held
again and they took over at
the Umatilla 39-yard line af
ter a 23-yard punt return by
Caleb Maben, then ran three
straight times, the last from
21 yards out to the end zone.
The kick was no good, but
the Mustangs took a 33-0
lead into the halftime.
The Mustangs took
the second half kickoff and
started out at their 35-yard
line. Caleb Maben went for
four, Casey Maben ran twice
for 21 yards, Justin Delveaux
ran for four yards, but a
holding penalty took the ball
back to the 47-yard line.
Delveaux ran twice for 20
yards, then Van Cleave took
it in from 27 yards out for
the touchdown. M cCabe’s
kick was good to make it 40-
0 early in the third quarter.
The V ikings took
over at their 33-yard-line af
ter the kickoff, but Delveaux
picked a fumble out of the
air and ran it back 40 yards
for the touchdown. The run
failed, but the touchdown
enacted the 45-point rule,
meaning the rest of the game
was played with a continu
ously running clock.
Oh the Vikings’ next
possession, Casey Maben
jumped on a fumble at the
V ik in g s’ 3 8 -y a rd -lin e .
Delveaux ran three straight
times for 25 yards, Spencer
Palmer went for 11 yards to
the one, then took it in for
the final touchdown of the
night. The run failed, mak
ing the final 52-0.
The
M ustangs
rushed for 312 yards for the
game with Delveaux running
for 74 yards on nine carries.
Kenny had 64 yards on six
carries and three to u ch
downs. Casey Maben had 57
yards on five carries and
Caleb Maben ran five times
for 43 yards.
Van Cleave hit two
of three passes for 72 yards,
filling in for an ill Quinn
Peck, who didn't play. Kilk
enny caught both passes.
The defense was led
by Casey Maben with 13
points with Delveaux adding
12 points. Rauch added 11
points, Kenny and Kyle Carl
son each added 10 points
and M cCabe and T ayler
H odges each had nine
points.
fleppner 19 14 13 6-52
Umatilla 0 0 0 0-0
First Quarter
Heppner-Matt Kenny, six yard
run (Matt McCabe kick) 7:58;
Kenny eight yard run (kick
failed) 4:38; Kenny 18-yard run
(kick failed) 1:58.
Second Quarter
Heppner-Rory Kilkenny 28-yard
pass from Matt Van Cleave (RJ
Farrens run) 6:36; Caleb Maben
21-yard fun (run failed) 6:36.
Third Quarter
Heppner-Van Cleave 28-yard-run
(McCabe kick) 10:04; Justin
Delveaux 40 yard fumble return
(run failed) 5:03.
Fourth Quarter
Heppner- Spencer Palmer 1 yard
run (run failed) 7:50.
Individual Statistics
Rushing-Heppner: Delveaux 9-
74; Kenny 6-64; Casey Maben 5-
57; Caleb Maben 5-43; Matt
McCabe 4-18; Van Cleave 1-28;
Palmer 3-14; Josh Shank 2-4;
Umatilla: Creason 8-15; Borden
6-8; Mauer 8-7; Bake 1-1; Ma
cias 6-(-13).
Passing-Heppner: Van Cleave 2-
3-0 72 yards; Umatilla: Macias
2-6-0 6 yards, Creason 1-1-0 10.
Receiving-Heppner: Kilkenny 2-
72; Umatilla: Borden 2-16.
Ponies beat Vikings, 18-0
Columbia Basin Electric
announces photo contest
Columbia Basin Electric Co-Op is again pleased to
announce they will be holding their annual Photo Contest
this fall. The Cooperative is looking for entries from which
to select quality prints to be enlarged and put on permanent
display.
Entries will be received at both the Condon and
Heppner offices now through Friday, Oct. 28, closing at 5
p.m. Entries must be photographs, either standard or digital,
color or black-and-white, with some indication or reference
to electricity or electrical infrastructure. This required element
may be very minor, however. A panel appointed by C.B.E.C.
will perform independent judging of entries. Judge's decisions
will be final. There will be two entry classes: entries of people/
animals and entries of landscapes/general interest. The same
photo may be entered in both classes if desired, but a copy
for each class will be required. Each entry must be titled.
There will be awarded a first, second and third place
finish for each class, with prizes granted being $50 for each
first place. $35 for each second place and $15 for each third
place award. Entrants will agree to allow Columbia Basin
Electric Co-Op to enlarge, frame and permanently display
w inning en tries at C .B .E .C .’s discretio n , with no
compensation or value paid. Appropriate recognition will be
noted of entrant. All entrants must be members/consumers of
Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc. No single entrant
may submit more than four entries in any one class.
Anyone wishing additional information or details
may call Tom Wolff of C.B.E.C.’s Heppner office at 676-
9146.
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Junior High Football: #10 Quarterback Brent Kckman makes
yardage against the Umatilla Vikings. The Heppner Ponies heat
Umatilla 18-0.
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children to a Literacy Partnership meeting. The session will
he held at Umatilla-Morrow ESD’s Lodgepole/Ponderosa
rooms, Pendleton, on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 5:30 p.m.
The intent of this meeting is to bring the literacy
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