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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 3,2006 - THREE Mustangs rally to beat Rockets Mustang JVs sweep Tigers By Rick Paullus By Rick Pauli us After falling behind 7-3 in the bottom o f the sixth, the Heppner Mustang baseball team came back with six runs in the top of the seventh to beat the Pilot Rock R ockets 9-7 on Tuesday, April 25 in a key Columbia Basin Conference game. With the win, the Mustangs, now 4-2 in the CBC and 6-8 overall, took over sole p o sse ssio n of second place m idw ay through league. The Mustangs took an early 1-0 lead in the first when Tony Bolin was hit by a p itch, C olton H anson moved him to second with a single and came home on a Q uinn Peck single. The Rockets tied it in the third and added another run in the fourth to take the lead, but the M ustangs cam e back with two in the fifth to regain the lead. Hanson and Peck singled and both scored on a Nacho Elguezabal single. The Rockets scored five runs in the sixth to take a seemingly convincing lead, but the Mustangs came back with a vengeance, banging out seven hits in scoring their six runs to regain the lead. Elguezabal led of with a double and was replaced by Cody Hollis who scored on an Andre Rauch single. Kyle Carlson was hit by a pitch, Robbie Smith had an RBI single, Dan Basile had an RBI single, Nathan Kennedy had a sacrifice bunt, Bolin scored two with a double and came home on a Hanson single and Peck and Elguezabal singled, but they left the bases loaded and couldn’t add to their lead. Peck, who went the distance, got the Rockets in order on seven pitches in the bottom half to preserve the win. The M ustangs banged out 17 hits as a team with Elguezabal leading the way going four for four with two RBI. Hanson and Peck each went three for four, Bolin went two for four with two RBI and scored twice, Basile went two for four and Rauch went two for five. Heppner 100 020 6- 9 172 Pilot Rock 001 105 0-7 7 1 Q uinn Peck and R obbie Sm ith; C olby Norquist, Kit Murry (7) and Chance Bandy. W- Peck. L- Norquist. 2B- Tony Bolin 2, Peck, N acho E lguezabal (H). 3B- none. HR- Mitch Byrnes 2 (PR). Eight students receive first communion at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church (Back row L-R): Father Gerry Condon, teachers Melissa and Josh Coiner; (Middle row L-R): Emily Pappas. Maddie Lindsay, Emily Rea, Kaelyn Lindsay, Mariella Sanchez; and (Front row L-R): Rylee Kollman, Will Lutcher and Macy Gibbs. Father Gerry Condon gave first communion at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church on Sunday, April 30 to Emily Pappas, Maddie Lindsay, Emily Rea, Kaelyn Lindsay, Mariella Sanchez. Rylee Kollman, Will Lutcher and Macy Gibbs. Teachers were Melissa and Josh Coiner. Kindergarten Round-Up to be held at HES The annual Kindergarten Round-up will be held at Heppner Elementary on Thursday, May 18 from 6:30-8 p.m. Adults will meet in the school library while the children visit the kindergarten classroom. Please bring your child’s birth certificate, Social Security number and immunization records. The $3 student body fee may be paid at this time. T he H ep p n er Mustang JV baseball team m ade short w ork o f the visiting Stanfield Tigers on Friday, April 28 winning 13- 2 and 11-1 with both games ending early in the fifth inning due to the 10-run rule. The Mustangs, now 5-3 on the year, will be at home ag ain st U m atilla on Thursday, May 4 beginning at 5 p.m. In the opener, the Mustangs took an early lead as Justin Archer led off with a double and scored on a Sam King triple. The Tigers came back with two runs in the second, but the Mustangs responded with three of their own in the bottom half to regain the lead for good. Dalton Wellman led off with a single, went to second on a Quinn Chick sacrifice bunt and scored on a C hris Wellington single. Archer then hit a home run to right center for a 4-2 lead. They added another run in the third when King reached on an erro r and came around to score when Wellman reached on another error. The Mustangs broke the game open in the fourth scoring eight runs on four hits, three errors and two walks. Archer reached on an error. Hollis walked and Ben McCarl reached on an error to score Archer. Josh Shank blasted a three-run home run to left-center field, Wellman sin g led , Q uinn C hick w alked, Sean M urray reached on a fielder’s choice to load the bases, Wellington had an RBI single. Archer reached on a fielder’s choice to score a run, Hollis had an RBI single and Archer later scored on a wild pitch to make it 13-2. Shank w ent the d ista n ce on the m ound giving up four hits, striking out five and walking two. Archer went two for four with three RBI and scored four times. Wellman w ent tw o for three and scored twice. W ellington went two for three with two RBI and Shank went one for three with three RBI. The M ustangs wasted no time in the second game, scoring three runs in the first as Archer led off with a single, Hollis walked, Shank w alked, M cC arl scored two with a single and Wellington scored another as he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. They added another in the second when Archer singled, stole second X V i. \ T J-et HJHS track team participates in Sherman County meet and scored as Hollis reached on an error. The Tigers scored their lone run in the fourth, but the Mustangs came back with seven runs on eight hits in the bottom of the fifth to end the game. McCarl led off with a double, Murray had an RBI single, W ellm an sin g le d , w ith tw o out W ellington singled. King scored two with a double. Archer singled, Hollis scored two with a single. Shank and M cC arl w alked, M urray walked to force in the a run and Wellman singled to end the game on the 10-run rule. W ellman went the Mark McCabe and Brent Eckman prepare for the medley race. distance allowing two hits, Photo by Karen Wolff. no earned run, one walk on just 51 pitches. Archer went four for four scoring three times. McCarl went two for three with two RBI and scored twice. Wellman went two for four. Hollis went one for three w ith tw o RBI and scored twice. Murray went one for three with two RBI. Game One Stanfield 02000-2 4 Heppner 131 8x-13 Ashley Wolff and Catherine McElligott get ready for the start 103 Viesca and Sobotta; Jo sh Shank and D alton W ellm an. W- Shank. L- Viesca. 2B- Justin Archer (H). 3B- Sam King(H). HR- S obotta (S); A rcher and Shank (H). Game Two Stanfield 000 10-1 2 3 Heppner 310 07-11 124 Challis, Sobotta (5) and Sobotta, C hallis (5); Wellman and Sean Murray. W- Wellman. L- Challis. 2B- Challis (S); Cody Hollis, Ben McCarl and King (H). 3B- none. HR- none. Over the Tee Cup F o u rteen ladies gathered at Willow Creek County Club for ladies’ play on April 25. Pat E dm undson took low gross of the field. Jan Paustian and Lorrene Montgomery took low net of the field. Pat D ougherty took least putts of the field. In flig h t A, Loa Henderson took low gross; Eva Kilkenny took low net; Corol Mitchell took least putts and long drive and Edmundson took long putt. In flight B, Jackie Allstott took low gross, Lois Hunt took low net and long putt, Luvilla Sonstegard took least putts and Joanne Barbee took long drive. In flight C, Bernice Lott took low gross, Joanne B arbee took low net, Suzanne Jepsen took least putts, Bernice Lott took long driv e and L orrene Montgomery took long putt. of the 800 meter race. Photo by Karen Wolff. The second meet of the season for the Heppner Junior High track team was held April 14 at Sherman County. R esults are as follows: 5 vs. 6th graders: Seth Palmer- 1500m- 6th, 800m- 1st. 50m- 5"'; Cody Nelson- 55m hurdles, 800m- 4lh and 50m; John Nelson- 55m hurdles and high jump- 3rd; Zaek Hint/.- 50m dash, shot put- 2nd and 100m; and Connor Pappas- shot put- 5th, javelin and 50m. 6"' grade girls: Carrie Haguewood- 50m dash- 2nd; high jump- 4"’ and long jump; and Courtney George- 50m dash- 7lh, high jump- 6lh and 55m hurdles. 7th boys: Jordan Wright- shot put, 100m and discus; Devin R obinson- 100m, 200m and long jump; Brent Brosnan- discus, shot put and ja v e lin ; B rett Harrison- 100m hurdles and 800m- 5,h; Nick Kempas: long jum p and 100m- 6lh; Cory Silvia- 300m hurdles- 5th and 800m - 4 ,h; Dan Jeffreys- high jum p- 7th, 100m and 200m; and Joe Armato- shot put. discus and javelin. 8th grade boys: Keenon Jack- 1500m- 3rd and 200m; Bryan Holland: high jump- 1st, longjum p- l '1 and 200m- 2nd; Brent We P r i n t Letterhea d Heppner G a z e t t e - T im e * 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 a go to We ll Enjoy the Irish Countryside on a coach tour with my very own Irish guide. • Galway • Dublin • Kilkenny • Kilkarney 8 Nights. 7 Dinners included. Must reserve space by May 13. Ireland $ 2,125 complet* package Sally Fasulo Travel 218 E. 7th Place, T.D. Email:sallyjf@charter.net (541) 296-3875* (800) 361 1859 air tax Dr. Saum yajit Datta will no longer see patients at Pioneer Memorial Clinic and Irrigon Medical Clinic after May 31, 2006. Dr. Datta will continue to see patients at Gifford Medical Urgent Care, 1050 VV. Elm Ave., in Hermiston, OR. Pioneer Memorial Clinic and Irrigon Medical Clinic will retain all patient records and continue to provide Family Practice care. Eckman- 100m- 2nd, high jum p- 2nd. 200m- 3rd and m edley relay ; Jared H u d d lesto n - 100m- 3rd, 200m- I 1 and high jump- 4th; Lane Wright- discus, shot put. javelin and triple jump; Mark McCabe- discus, shot put- 1“, 400m - 5 lh and m edley relay ; Jordan Hatfield- triple jump NSR & 1M 37 feet 5 inches. 400m- l '1; and 300m hurdles- 1“; Wacy Coil- javelin, shot put and discus; Brian Taylor- jav elin - 3rd and 100m hurdles; Tomas Elguezabal- discus, javelin- 7,h and 800m; Drew Johnson- long jump- 3rd, 300m hurdles and 800m; Chris Lien- 300m hurdles- 4"’, 100m hurdles and triple jump- 3rd; Tyler Robinson- javelin, 800m- 6lh; and Codie Blondell- javelin. 8lh grade girls: Erin Price- 300m hurdles- l '1, 800m- l '1 and triple jump- 3rd; Kellee Jones- long jump; Kristen VanCleave- 300m hurdles- 2,,d and triple jump; Jodessa Chapa- 1500m- l sl and 800m- 3rd; Ashley Wolff- shot put and 800m - 6 lh; Brandi Hong- long jum p, 100m and 100m hurdles; BrynnaRust- 100m hurdles- 1" NSR 17.95 second, I (X)m- 1 and 2(X)m- 1st; and H ollie W h atley - 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles- 4th and shot put. Morrow County Gun Club news W inter league at Morrow County Gun Club was wrapped up on Sunday, April 23. Teams shot for highest score out of 600 targets. The team rankings were: Kevin Campbell and Harvey Childers- 586; Roger Mortimer and Rob Ashbeck- 573; Dick G oodhead and Jimmy Walton- 573; Dennis Peck and Mark Schlichting- 572; and Steven Crum and Richard Campbell- 555. M arkel M fg., Jeff Cutsforth Farms and Peg Leg Farms donated buckles. The annual m eat shoot w ill be held on Saturday. May 6. Games will start at 9 a.m . and w ill co n tin u e until fin ish ed . Lunch will be available. E veryone is in v ited to a tte n d . For m ore information, contact Mark Schlichting at 989-8525 or H arvey C hilders at 4 2 2 - 7412.
