FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Mustang girls win two matches
at Elgin tourney
Heppner man wins awards at
Mustangs open league with 54-0
Chuckwagon Cafe Dutch Oven win over Tigers
By Rick Paullus
Cookoff
public,” Stolz said. “When
The
H eppner
35-0 late in the second
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Heppner Mustang #2 Megan Orr saves the hall against an
Klgin serve. Photo by Sandy Matthews.
Heppner Mustang Amber Patton works hard against the net to
win against Enterprise. Photo by Sandy Matthews.
The Heppner Mustang volleyball team competed
in a four-way tournament in Elgin on Saturday, Sept. 24.
The Heppner team played against Enterprise and Elgin.
The M ustangs played E nterprise first. The
Mustangs won the match in five games going 25-16, 19-
25, 25-12, 15-25 and 15-12.
The Mustangs then went on to win the league match
against Elgin in three games with scores of 25-19, 25-18
and 25-20.
SMART to hold kick-off party
The
H eppner
SMART program will be
holding its annual kick-off to
the reading year on Monday,
Oct. 2 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
in the Heppner Elementary
School library.
All
new
and
returning volunteers, anyone
interested in learning more
about SMART, as well as
parents o f children who
participate in the program
are in vited to attend.
Program staff will be going
over the plan for the year,
training and explain how
beneficial SMART is for the
This year, special
guest
sp eak er
M ary
Haguewood will be sharing
w ith
the group the
importance of talking to and
en g ag in g c h ild ren in
conversation so as to foster
literacy in youngsters.
If you have an extra
hour a week and would like
to become a hero in a child's
life, attend the k ic k -o ff
Monday night. Refreshments
will be provided.
If you have any
questions, contact Barb
Moore at 676-9128, ext.
2630 or 676-5272.
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A field of 11 Dutch he won two top awards, he
O ven
cooks
earned sm iled and said , ‘I ’m
p re stig io u s aw ards and overwhelmed’."
The ju d g in g staff
valuable prizes during the
of
th ree
"Third Annual Chuckwagon co n sisted
Cafe Dutch Oven C ookoff’ experienced Dutch Oven
Head
Judge,
held Sept. 23, at the family cooks.
ShaovenHarvey, Hermiston,
restaurant.
The large parking lot who owns ‘Sharon’s Sweet
behind the C huckw agon Treats,” is a Dutch Oven
Cafe, bustled from 8 a.m.-2 caterer. Fellow judges Terry
p.m. as cook camps sprung Valentine, Pendleton, OR
up, side-by-side, next to and Matt Ginter, Hermiston,
three large can o p ies. are seasoned Dutch Oven
Observers of this “Cook’s cooks. Faced with one tough
Row" saw a wide variety of job, the judges chose this
clean cam psites ranging roster of winners:
P e o p le ’s C hoice
from elaborate kitchens with
running water to a dropped- Award ($100 cash): Dennis
down tailgate covered with Wall, Heppner, for Cowboy
a vinyl tablecloth.
Camp Stew.
M ain D ish: F irst
“ O ur co m p etitio n
attem pts to m aintain the Place- D ennis Wall for
rustic Mountain Man spirit,” C ow boy C am p Stew ;
said C athy S to lz, the Second Place- John Nichols,
cookoff’s organizer. "Those U m atilla, for M artha
brave explorers didn’t face W ash in g to n ’s C hicken
the
w ide
range
o f Fricassee; and Third Place-
m icro sco p ic co n tag io n s Ruth Nichols (John’s wife)
around us today. They dealt for Hobo Stew.
Side D ish: There
with larger-than-life threats,
like grizzly bear and severe w ere no e n trie s in this
weather." Stolz said she was category.
Breads and Rolls:
constantly impressed with
the attention contestants First Place- team of Gerald
gave tow ard sustaining a Creech, Plymouth, WA and
healthy environment within nephew , Lauren C reech.
their outdoor kitchen. In K ent, WA for Jalap en o
addition, the judges kept a C o rn b read and Second
close watch after Inspecting Place- John N ichols for
each empty Dutch Oven at Zucchini Bread.
D esserts:
First
the 9 a.m. Cook’s Meeting.
S u rro u n d ed
by Place- husband-and-w ife
strategically placed, white- team of D ebra and Tom
hot, charcoal briquettes, Im us, B oardm an, for
each cast-iron, three-legged, C aram el Apple Pie with
flat-to p p ed D utch Oven Brandy Sauce.
Ju d g e ’s Special
baked or simmered while
boy sco u ts, fid d lers, Awards: Recognition was
d o g g e rs , gospel singers, given to five participants.
ju d g e s, cooks and the The husband-and-wife team
ad v en tu reso m e
public o f Paula and N athan
celebrated the pioneer spirit Thompson received “The
of the event.
Pioneer Spirit Award." They
At 11 a.m . Boy had prepared D eep-fried
Scout T roop #654, of Tacos. First-time participant
H erm iston. presented the Dan Selm er, H erm iston,
colors and led the outdoor who prepared two entries
assembly in the Pledge of (W hole Wheat Pull-apart
Allegiance to the American Bread plus Potatoes with
Flag. The Scouts, led by German Sausage), received
S c o u tm a ster
N athan the “ B est C huckw agon
A w ard.”
The
Thompson, Hermiston, also C am p
baked on site and offered daughter-and-mother team
Dutch Oven Huckleberry of Cathy Creech. Plymouth
Cobbler to the public for and C laudine O sborne,
donations. The U m atilla U m atilla, received “The
High School Senior Class, Most Persnickety (spotless)
Umatilla, OR. offered hot C am p A w ard.” They
dogs, Ice cream, fountain prepared a main dish called
drinks and Boats to raise Broken Sombreros.
funds for their graduation
The biggest winners
were the Boy Scouts and
trip to Disneyland.
For a donation of $2, Senior Class of U m atilla
people co u ld o b tain a High School. They received
Tasting Plate. This allowed $1260 from the cookoff's
them to receive a “taste” of “ 3 0 - M i n u t e - 3 0 - I t e m
each entry after the judges’ Auction” held just before the
samples had been collected. judging. “Team Columbia”
The public then voted on from C olum bia R iver
th e ir fa v o rite dish. The A u ctio n ,
H erm iston,
w in n er
receiv ed
the c o o rd in a ted the annual
“People's Choice Award.”
auction.
The g ath erin g o f
Chuckw agon Cafe
Dutch Oven cooks ranged marked its 36th Anniversary
from novice to veteran. In at the event. O w ners
fact, the w inner o f the Dorothy Beason and Cathy
P e o p le ’s C hoice Award Stolz have sponsored and
($100 cash) was first-time hosted the event for three
competitor Dennis Wall of y ears.
The
“ A nnual
Heppner, OR. He also won Chuckwagon Cafe Dutch
First Place for the same dish. Oven C ookoff’ is open to
Cowboy Camp Stew. “He any Dutch Oven cook. Next
was so nervous, because he year’s cookoff, scheduled for
had only cooked for family Sept. 22, 2007, is already
and friends, never for the simmering on the back grate.
Mustangs began play in the
new
B lue
M ountain
C o n fe re n ce
w ith
a
convincing 54-0 win over the
Stanfield Tigers on Friday,
Sept. 22 in Stanfield. The
Mustangs, 1-0 and 2 and 2
overall, will be at home for
hom ecom ing on Friday,
Sept. 29 against the Union
Bobcats.
The Tigers took over
on their own 35-yard line
after the opening kick-off
and with the help of a sack
by Ju stin D elveaux and
N acho E lg u ezab al the
defense forced a punt. The
Mustangs took over at the
Stanfield nine after the snap
sailed over the head of the
punter and was run down by
M att
M cC abe.
T hey
c o u ld n 't take ad vantage
though as a fumbled pitch
was picked up by the Tigers
and ran back to the 19-yard
line.
The d efen se held
again th o u g h and the
Mustangs got the ball back
at the Stanfield 17-yard line
after a two-yard punt. After
an offside penalty on the
Tigers, M cCabe went for
five, then for seven more and
a touchdow n. Tim Hauer
booted the extra point and
the M ustangs led 7-0
midway through the first
quarter.
Great coverage on
the kick-off by Lane Bailey
pinned the Tigers back at
their 16-yard line and after
the d efen se held, the
Mustangs took over at the
S ta n field 4 4 -y ard line.
McCabe went twice for 13
yards, after an incomplete
pass, Caleb Maben ran for
eight and McCabe picked up
the first down with a five-
yard gain to the nineteen.
Bailey then broke free taking
it to the end zone for the
touchdown and after Hauer
kicked the extra point the
Mustangs led 14-0 late in the
first quarter.
The teams traded
punts then Maben picked off
a pass and returned it to the
M ustangs 38 -y ard line.
Bailey ran three times for 31
yards, M cCabe ran three
times for 16 yards, Bailey for
eight and a first down at the
eight-yard line. Spencer
Palmer went for six then it
took Bailey two runs from
the two but finally got it in
the end zone for a
touchdown. H auer’s kick
was perfect to increase the
lead to 21 -0 with 7:03 left in
the second quarter.
The defen se held
again and the Mustangs took
over at the Stanfield 44-yard
line after the punt. Maben
took a pass from Quinn Peck
20 yards. Palmer went for
four then Peck hit R.J.
F arren s fo r a 2 0-yard
touchdown pass. H auer's
kick made it 28-0 with 4:10
left in the half.
On the Tigers next
possession. Peck picked off
a pass and returned it 48
yards to the Stanfield 28-
yard line and on first down
hit Farrens again for the
touchdown. H auer's kick
was again perfect to make it
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The defense again
held forcing a punt, but a bad
snap was scooped up by
Delveaux and returned 29
y ard s
for
an o th er
touchdown. H auer’s kick
made it 42-0 as the first half
came to an end.
On
th e ir
first
possession of the second
half, the Mustangs couldn’t
m ove the ball and were
forced to punt and after it
bounced o ff a S tan field
player, D ennis K enny
jum ped on the ball at the
Heppner 49-yard line. Bailey
hit Kenny for 43 yards to the
e ig h t, then ran for four
where McCabe took it in for
the
to u ch d o w n .
The
conversion run failed, but the
M ustangs led 4 8 -0 and
kicked in the 45-point rule,
which made it a running
clock for the remainder of
the game.
A fter the defense
again held, the M ustangs
took over at their own 32-
yard line following a punt.
On third and long, Sam King
took a pass from Dalton
Wellman and went 72 yards
for a to u ch d o w n . The
conversion run failed, but the
Mustangs led 54-0 late in the
third.
The T ig ers had a
chance to score late in the
fourth, but the M ustangs
held inside the one and took
over on downs and were able
to run out the clock.
McCabe picked up
61 yards on 13 carries with
Bailey running seven times
for 41 yards. Peck was three
of
seven
w ith
no
interceptions for 68 yards
and tw o to u ch d o w n s.
Farrens caught two passes,
both for touchdowns, for 48
yards.
The defense held the
Tigers to 41 total yards for
the game.
Heppner 14 28 12 0-
54
Stanfield 0 0 0 0-0
First Quarter:
Heppner-
Matt
McCabe seven-yard run (Tim
Hauer kick) 7:04
Heppner- Lane Bailey
19- yard run (Hauer kick) 2:56
Second Quarter:
Heppner- Bailey one-
yard run (Hauer kick) 7:03
Heppner- R.J. Farrens
20- yard pass from Quinn Peck
(Hauer kick) 4:10
Heppner- Farrens 28-
yard pass from Peck (Hauer
kick) 1:49
Heppner-
Justin
Delveaux 29-yard fumble
return (Hauer kick) :34
Third Quarter:
Heppner- McCabe
four-yard run (run failed) 9:28
Heppner- Sam King
72-yard pass from Dalton
Wellman (run failed) 2:35
Team Statistics: First
downs- Heppner 8, Stanfield 2;
Rushes-yards- Heppner 28-
123, Stanfield 25-18; Passing
yards- Heppner 183, Stanfield
23; Passes- Heppner 5-9-0,
Stanfield 4-9-2; Fumbles-lost-
Heppner 3-2, Stanfield 2-1;
and Penalties- Heppner 0-0,
Stanfield 3-15.
Individual Statistics:
Rushing- Heppner-
McCabe 13-61, Bailey 7-41,
Peck 2-11, Spencer Palmer 2-
10, Josh Shank 2-8, Caleb
Maben I -8. Keenan Jack 2-13,
Bryan Holland
l-(-5);
Stanfield- Baros 7-20, Grabeal
3-11. Mills 10-19, Ibarra l-(-
5). Ellis 4-(-32).
Passing- Hcppner-
Peck 3-7-0 68 yards, Wellman
1-1-0 72 yards. Bailey 1-2-043
yards; Stanfield- Ellis 4-9-2 23
yards.
Receiving- Heppncr-
Farrcns 2-48. King 1-72,
Dennis Kenny 1-43, Maben 1-
20; Stanfield- Mills 2-5,
Marcum 1-12, Esquivel 1-6.