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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 17,2006 - THREE Mustang JVs end season with loss to Bucks Mustangs sweep Rockets to earn Murray receives scholarship second from St. Anthony Hospital By Rick Paullus By Rick Paullus The H ep p n er Mustang JV baseball team ended their season with a tough 11-9 loss to the Pendleton Buck frosh team in Pendleton on Thursday, May 11. The Mustangs, who ended up 5 and 6 on the year, were tied with the Bucks at 3-3, going into the fourth of the second game when it was called on acco u n t o f darkness. The Mustangs were able to get on the board first in the top of the first when Dalton Wellman led off with a walk, stole second and ended up at third when the throw sailed into centerfield. Justin A rcher singled to score W ellm an but the M ustangs failed to score anymore as they had runners at second and third with no out and c o u ld n ’t com e through with the clutch hit. The Bucks tied it in the bottom half and it stayed that way until the fourth when the Mustangs took the lead when Nathan Kennedy d o u bled and ended up scoring on a Sean Murray fielder’s choice. The Bucks came back with two in the bottom half to take the lead, but the Mustangs came back w ith three of their own in the fifth when Archer singled, A ndre R auch w alked, Kennedy walked and Josh Shank cleared the bases with a double to give them a 5-3 lead. The Bucks cut the lead to one in the bottom half but the Mustangs came back with three more in the top of the sixth when Wellman and Archer singled, Ben McCarl had an RBI single, Archer scored on a balk, Kennedy singled. Shank walked and Murray forced a run home with another walk to make it 8-4. The B ucks cam e right back with seven runs in the bottom half to regain the lead but back cam e the Mustangs in the top of the seventh as Chris Wellington led off with a bunt single, stole second and scored on an Archer double, but the rally ended there and they took an 11-9 loss. Archer went four for five w ith tw o RBI and scored twice. Kennedy went two for three and scored twice, Wellman went two for five and scored twice. Shank had three RBI and Murray had two RBI. Heppner100 133 1- 9 124 Pendleton 100 217 x-11 11 2 D alton W ellm an, Sean M urray (5) and M urray, W ellm an (5); Schachtsick, Dietz (5), Perry (6) and Crawford. W- Perry. L- M urray. 2B- Ju stin A rcher, A ndre R auch, N athan K ennedy, Josh Shank (H ); Row e 2, Schachtsick, Garza (P). 3B- none. HR- none. Tigers hold off Mustangs to clinch title By Rick Paullus T he H eppner M ustang b aseb all team rallied with two runs in the top of the seventh but the Stanfield Tigers held on to a 5-3 win on Tuesday, May 9 to clinch the Columbia Basin Conference East title and go into district as the number one seed. The Mustangs, 7 and 3 in the CBC and 9 and 11 overall, could still secure second place with at least a split with the Pilot Rock Rockets on Friday, May 12. The Tigers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first on a two-out bloop single and it stayed that way until the third when the Mustangs finally go on the board. Quinn Peck reached on an error with two out, Nacho E lg u ezab al sin g led and Andre Rauch had an RBI single. The Tigers scored a run in the bottom of the third and added two more in the fifth before the Mustangs finally got some offense going in the seventh. Dan Basile reached on an error and scored on a Kyle Carlson double. Peck was hit by a pitch and Carlson scored as Peck stole second. The rally ended there though as the Tigers held on for the win. T hree M ustang p itc h e rs, R auch three innings, Peck two innings and Carlson one, combined on a four hitter striking out six, w alking fo u r and allow ing just two earned runs. Elguezabal went two for four for the Mustangs. Heppner 001 000 2- 36 1 Stanfield 201 020 x- 543 Andre Rauch, Quinn Peck (4), Kyle Carlson (6) and Robbie Smith; Irving and Smith. W- Irving. L- R auch. 2B- Dan B asile, Carlson (H). 3B- none. HR- * y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y 3 tH-<-<-<~<-<-«'«~<-<~<-<-<-<* K L adies J ewelry Box W ith a 4-3 eight inning win in the first game, the H eppner M ustang baseball team wrapped up second place in the Columbia B asin C o n feren ce E ast division over the visiting Pilot Rock R ockets on Friday, May 12. The M ustangs w ent on to complete the sweep with a 9-1 win in the second game to finish 9 and 3 in the CBC and 11 and 11 overall. The Mustangs were to host the Dufur Rangers, the third place team in the CBC west division on Tuesday, May 16, w ith the w in n er advancing to the District 7 tournament in The Dalles on Saturday, May 20. The Rockets took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third before the Mustangs finally got on the board in the fourth when Tony Bolin doubled and scored on a Quinn Peck double. The Rockets got that run back in the fifth, but the Mustangs tied it in the sixth when Bolin singled, went to second on a wild pitch. Peck had a two-out RBI single, went to second on the throw home and scored on a Nacho Elguezabal single. The Rockets were threatening with runners at first and third with two out in the sev en th but the centerfielder Cody Hollis mad ea diving catch in the gap to save at least one run and keep the Mustangs in it. In the bottom of the eighth, Peck was hit by a pitch, E lg u ezab al had a sacrifice bunt, Andre Rauch singled, Robbie Smith was intentionally walked to load the b ases and N athan Kennedy hit a sharp single to score Peck and give the Mustangs the win. Peck went all eight in n in g s, giv in g up tw o earned runs, striking out four and walking three to pick up the win. He helped himself at the plate going three for three with a double and two RBI. Bolin went two for four with a double and scored twice and Rauch went two Laurie Murray was awarded a $500 scholarship from St. Anthony Hospital and the Health Professions Scholarship Committee. The sc h o la rsh ip funds are contributed by the physician staff members of the hospital and are intended to encourage the youth of the area to pursue healthcare professions and return to the for four. The second gam e w as a n ti-c lim a tic as it wouldn’t affect the standings eith er w ay and after the Rockets scored a run in the top of the first, it was all Mustangs after that. In the bottom half. Bolin reached on an error, Colton Hanson had a sacrifice bunt. Peck had an RBI d o u b le, E lg u ezab al had an RBI single and Rauch scored another run on a fielder’s choice. In the third. Rauch hit a blast to left field into a stiff wind that easily cleared the fence. K ennedy and Sm ith w alked and Bolin scored both with a two-out double. They added three more in the sixth when Bolin and Justin Archer walked, Ben McCarl was hit by a pitch, Bolin scored on a w ild pitch, Dan Basile had an RBI sin g le and Josh Shank walked with the bases loaded to score another run. R auch w ent four innings to pick up the win, giving up one hit, walking two and struck out four w ith Kyle Carlson going three innings, giving up three hits and striking out two. Basile went two for three with two RBI. Rauch had a homerun and two RBI. B olin had tw o RBI and scored twice and Peck had an RBI double. Game One Pilot Rock 002 010 00- 3 7 0 H eppner 000 102 01- 4 8 3 Kit M urry and Chance Bandy; Quinn Peck and Robbie Smith. W- Peck. L- Murry. 2B- Mitch Byrnes (PR);Tony Bolin. Peck (H). 3B- none. HR- none. Game Two Pilot Rock 100 000 0-1 4 3 Heppner 303 003 x- 972 C olby N o rq u ist. Snodgrass (3). Hall (6) and Bandy; Andre Rauch, Kyle Carlson (5) and Smith. W- Rauch. L- N orquist. 2B- Peck, Bolin (H). 3B- none. HR- Rauch. Sixth graders go to Tupper Sixth graders from lone and Heppner at Tupper Outdoor School. Photo by Mahaley Huddleston. Bv Mahaley Huddleston This last week. May 8-11. the sixth graders of Heppner and lone took a week off of regular school to p artak e in the annual outdoor school at Tupper. The kids stayed in different houses with counselors that are from the high school. This year the girls were all in one house, but still divided into two groups- Silver Fox or Spotted Fawn. The boys were in two different houses and were either a Roaring Cougar or Soaring Eagle. During the week the kids had d ifferen t field studies each day that taught them about weather, soil, w ildlife, compass and plants. On Tuesday night, there was also a surprise astronomy lesson that was put on by Mr. Rice and Mr. Laurie Murray was program allowed 20 percent Jones, who brought up their notified on April 27 that she of that class (16 students) to has been accepted into the be accepted as incom ing “early freshman. Murray was one Twenty-three local of those 16 students and is piano students will present a admission guaranteed a place in the spring recital on Sunday, program ” class as long as academic May 21 at 3 p.m. at Christian for the requirements are met for the Life Center in Heppner. O re g o n next three years at OSU. State Participating piano University students include Alexandra College of A llen. R achel A llen, .idCff Pharmacy. ▼ Cameron Anderson. Cade T h e I.auric Murray A rbogast. Kai A rbogast, Pharm D. Clyde Britt. Patrick Burch. pharmacy program at OSU Jo n ath an C hen, M organ is a seven-year program C o rrea. D iana Healy, Any Size requiring three years of pre Rebecca Jepsen. Emily King. pharmacy before admission Lots off Colors Kaelyn Lindsay. Amanda to the professional four-year Rea, Emily Rea. Stephanie program that includes one Schuler, RJ Skaggs, Sarah year at OHSU in Portland. Stillman. Emily Thompson, H eppner This year the school Anna Unruh. Bethany Van o f ph arm acy had 1000 Gazette Cleave, Daniel Van Cleave applicants for 80 positions in and Kristen Van C leave. 676-9228 the professional program. T eachers o f the above The early ad m issio n students include Cameron Murray receives early admission to OSU College of Pharmacy CLSaCM BANOS A vailable in B lue and R ed FOR 60 YEARS , WE HAVE SUPPORTED THE COMMUNITIES WE DO BUSINESS IN. We w ill sin c e re ly a p p re c ia te y o u r b u s in e ss a n d w ill a lw a y s be a v a ila b le to ta k e ca re o j yo u a fter th e sale. Peterson’s Heppner SHKMtXLL CHS 7 ROLET Jewelers / 670-9200 ^ y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y ^ ^ ^ -< < ± < ^ < ± < ^ * telescopes. On W ednesday, every one at Tupper goes to Bull Prairie for the day. At Bull Prairie the kids learn about survival with their survival kits and also about water, the ph levels and what w ild life is liv in g in it. Wednesday is also the last night and usually there is a night hike that evening. It was unfortunate this year though because due to some technical bus problems the night hike had to be called off. S’mores were still served and th e ir was a T u pper Talent Show the next day. On T hursday, everything was packed up and everyone headed back to either lone or Heppner. With sunny skies all last week, it was the perfect week to have Outdoor School. Piano students to hold spring recital AN A M E R IC A N R E V O L U TIO N 4 community in serving the needs of others. M urray w ill be presented with the check at a special dinner on May 22 in Pendleton. M urray, the daughter of John and Ann Murray of Heppner. has been accepted into Oregon State U n iv e rs ity ’s C o lleg e o f Pharmacy. The Most Trusted Same hi The Car Business NEW CARS - 567-6487 • HERMIST0N. OR - 800-567-6488 • I USED CARS - 567-3919 A n d erso n . C h an d ra A rb o g ast. K risten Van C leav e and M yrna Van Cleave, all of Heppner. and P h y llis P eterso n of Hermiston. In addition to the p ian o stu d en ts, G a rre tt R obinson, a local violin student, will be performing. Robinson is taught by Eric Jepsen of Heppner. Refreshments will be held following the recital. The public is invited to attend. Babe Ruth benefit golf tournament to be held A golf tournament to benefit the Heppner Babe Ruth baseball program will be held Sunday. May 28 at Willow Creek Country Club. The tournament will be an 18-holc 4-person scramble. Auction of the caddies will be held at 8 a.m.. with play beginning at 9 a.m. C ost is $30 per person, with lunch included. There will also be prizes. For m ore information, or to register, contact Rick Johnston at 676-5562.
