Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 4,2007 - FIVE
Mustangs J Vs open season with win
By Rick Paullus
Taking advantage of
12 walks and two hit batters,
the Heppner M ustang JV
baseball team opened the
year with a 19-2 win over the
Weston-McEwen Tigerscots
on Thursday, March 22, in
Athena. The Mustangs will
be back on the field with a
d o u b leh ead er
against
Condon-Wheeler on Friday,
April 6, at 2 p.m.
The M ustangs put
four runs on the board in the
first without a base hit as
they made good use of three
walks, a hit batter, an error
and two passed balls. After
the Tigerscots scored a run
in the bottom half, the
Mustangs came back with
four more in the second,
getting two more walks, two
errors and an rbi single from
Sam King.
They added three
more in the third as Keenan
Jack singled and Wacy Coil
scored two with a double.
Four more were scored in
the fourth as they capitalized
on Five walks and two errors
By Kick Paullus
to make the score 15-1. In
the fifth, Quinn Chick and
Chris Lien walked, Jared
H uddleston singled. Coil
scored tw o more with a
single and Josh Shank had an
rbi single.
H u dd lesto n w ent
two innings, striking out six
and giving up one run. Shank
went two perfect innings,
striking out four, and Lien
finished up, allowing one
unearned run.
Coil went 2 for 3,
with five rbi, and scored
three times. King went 1 for
2 with two rbi. Lien walked
four times and scored five
runs. H uddleston scored
four runs, Shank had two rbi
and Chick scored twice.
Heppner 4 4 3 4 3 -
19 6 3
Weston-McEwen 1
0001-2 1 7
Jared H uddleston,
Josh Shank (3), Chris Lien
(5) and Wacy Coil; Watts,
Webb (1), Duke (5) and
Kobasa. W-Huddleston. L-
Watts. 2B-Coil (H). 3B-
none. HR-none.
Mustang JVs rally for 11-4 win over
Rockets
By Rick Paullus
After trailing 3-2 in
the th ird , the H eppner
Mustang JV baseball team
came back for an 11-4 win
over the visiting Pilot Rock
Rockets on Monday, April 2.
The Mustangs, now 2-0 on
the
year,
have
a
d o u b le h ea d e r at hom e
against Condon-Wheeler on
Friday, April 6, beginning at
2 p.m ., before going to
R iverside for a game on
Monday, April 9, at 4:30
p.m.
The Mustangs took
a 1-0 lead in the first wHeri
Chris Lien reached on an
error and came around to
score on a single by Bryan
Holland. After the Rockets
tied it in the top of the
second, the Mustangs came
back with a run in the bottom
half when Drew Johnson
singled, moved to second on
a bunt by Keenan Jack, and
scored on a single by Mark
McCabe.
The Rockets scored
two runs in the third to take
a 3-2 lead, but the Mustangs
again tied it when Lien
singled and scored on a
double by Jared Huddleston.
They took the lead in the
fourth when McCabe led off
with a double, went to third
on a bunt by Quinn Chick
and scored on a fielder’s
choice by Lien. Huddleston
walked, stole second and
Cub Scout Pack 661 to hold
Pinewood Derby races
Mustangs split in Colfax
scored on a sin g le by
H olland w ho ended up
scoring on a wild pitch.
The Mustangs added
five more in the fifth when,
w ith two outs, M cC abe
reached on a fielder’s choice.
Chick singled. Lien reached
on an e rro r to score
M cC abe,
H uddleston
reached on an error to score
C hick, H olland doubled
home a run and Sam King
had an rbi single to make it
11-4.
Johnson went four
irtnings, striking out nine,
allowing three hits, one walk
and tw o earn ed runs.
Huddleston went the final
three innings, striking out
seven, walking one, gave up
one hit and one earned run.
Holland went 3 for 4
with three rbi and scored
twice. McCabe went 2 for 4,
scoring twice. Lien scored
three runs and Huddleston,
two.
Pilot Rock 0 12 0 0
1 0-445
Heppner 1 1 1 3 5 0
x - 11 10 1
Hascall, Grosjaques
(5) and B rynk; Drew
Johnson, Jared Huddleston
(5) and Huddleston, Sean
Murray (5). W-Johnson. L-
Hascall. 2B-Billy 2 (PR),
Bryan H olland, M ark
McCabe (H). 3B-none. HR-
none.
After dropping a 10-
4 decision to the Freeman
Scotties on Friday, March
30, the Heppner Mustangs
came back to take an 8-7 win
over the Colfax Bulldogs on
S atu rd ay , M arch 31, in
C olfax, W ashington. The
M ustangs, now 3 and 3
o v e ra ll, and 2 and 0 in
league, get back into league
play on Saturday, April 7,
with a doubleheader at home
against Irrigon beginning at
11 a.m., and at Sherman on
Tuesday, April 11.
The Mustangs dug
themselves into a big hole
against Freem an, falling
behind 8-0 after three innings
before they finally got on the
board in the top of the fourth
w hen N athan K ennedy
doubled, Wacy Coil singled
and Josh Shank had an rbi
single.
They got back into
the game in the sixth when
Coil singled. Bryan Holland
scored him with a double.
Chance Day had an infield
sin g le and Q uinn Peck
scored two with a double to
make it 8-4. The Scotties
answered with two more in
the bottom half however,
and took the win.
Peck ended up going
3 for 3 with two doubles and
two rbi. Coil went 3 for 4,
Kennedy went 2 for 3 with a
double, and Shank went 2
for 2. The Mustangs out-hit
Freeman 14-9, but gave up
seven walks and hit two
batters.
The next day against
C o lfax , the M ustangs
managed just one hit and
trailed 2-0 through four
innings before they got the
bats going. Drew Johnson
and Coil both singled. Day
hit into a fielder’s choice,
Colton Hanson had an rbi
single. Peck reached on an
error, Andre Rauch scored
tw o w ith a sin g le and
Holland scored two more
with a single to make it 5-2.
Heppner added what
proved to be three very
important runs in the seventh
when N acho Elguezabal
reached on a fielder’s choice
w ith tw o out, H olland
singled, Justin Archer had an
rbi single. Coil walked and
Shank scored two more in a
single to make it 8-2.
The Mustangs held
on then as the Bulldogs came
back to get within one and
had runners on first and
second, but Day got a pop
up to Coil at catcher to end
the game.
Holland went 2 for 2
with two rbi, Rauch sent 2
for 3 with two rbi. Shank
went 1 for 2 with two rbi,
and Archer went 1 for 1 with
an rbi.
F reem an
10,
Heppner 4
Heppner 0 0 0 10 3
0 - 4 14 4
Freeman 4 1 3 0 0 2
x - 10 9 1
Quinn Peck, Nathan
Kennedy (5) and Wacy Coil;
R eilly, M iller (7) and
Sullivan. W-Reilly. L-Peck.
2B-Peck 2. Kennedy, Bryan
Holland (H); Miller (F).3B-
none. HR-none.
Heppner 8, Colfax 7
Heppner 0 0 0 0 5 0
3 -8 9 2
Colfax 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
-7 5 2
A ndre
R auch,
Chance Day (5) and Coil;
Smith, Hickman (5), Z. Van
Trease (7) and Kromm. W-
Day. L-Smith. 2B-none. 3B-
none. HR-none.
W r a n g le r P la y
10th annual golf
Day season to get
scram ble to
benefit golf team underw ay
The 10th A nnual
Willow Creek Three-M an
S cram ble w ill be held
Sunday, A pril 15, at the
Willow Creek Country Club
in Heppner. The Heppner/
lone high school g o lf
program will sponsor the
event and proceeds will
benefit the program. The
scramble is open to the first
27 teams. Tee time is 9 a.m.
C ost
for
the
tournament is $35 per player.
Prizes will be awarded for
first through third place, net
and gross, KP and long putt.
Tee prizes will be awarded
for every hole.
Lunch will be served
following play.
T hose in terested
should contact: Greg Grant,
676-9138, Matt Scrivner,
676-8001, or Dale Holland,
422-7131.
Everyone is invited
to join in the 2007 Wranglers
Riding Club Play Days on
April 22 and 29 and May 6
and 13.
Each week contes
tants will compete in the
stick horse race, barrels,
poles and a changing third
event. Family members are
invited to a pot luck dinner
at noon before the the day's
events begin with the stick
horse race at 1 p.m.
A meeting will be
held at 12:15 p.m. on the first
play day.
C ontestants must
attend three play days to re
ceive awards. Awards will
be given on May 13 after the
Mother’s Day barbecue and
play day. Membership dues
are $40 per family. $30 for a
single or $5 for a one-day
pass.
Anyone who would
like to receive a newsletter
or for more inform ation,
contact Kyle and Darcy
Robinson, Lisanne Currin or
Angie Hughes.
HEARING AID
SA
s395
Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts from Heppner and
Lexington will be racing their homemade pinewood derby
cars this Saturday, April 7, starting at 10 a.m., at the
Heppner Elementary School gym. The public is invited to
come and watch the races.
The Pinewood Derby is an annual event o f Cub
Scouts. It is the most popular event for many Scouts and is
probably the best know n Scouting event among non-Scouts.
Each Scout is given a block of wood made of pine
with two notches for wheels, four plastic wheels and four
nails. The finished car must use all nine pieces, must not
exceed a certain weight, usually five ounces, must not
exceed a certain length and must fit on the track. Other
than the basic design rules, the Cub Scout is able to carve
and decorate the car as he chooses.
The first Pinewood Derby was held on May 15,
1953, in Manhattan Beach. California. Everyone is invited
to help the Scouts celebrate 53 years of races. There is no
cost for this event.
For more information contact Susan Thompson,
Cubmaster at 676-5350.
MC Gun Club
news
Twelve shooters en
joyed the w eather during
shooting on March 4.
Deona Hodges and
Rob A shbeck topped all
shooters in the singles, with
scores of 21. Second went
to Mark Schlichting with 20
and Roger Mortimore had
19 for third.
Junior shooters Tyrel
Walker and Treston Maben
improved that week with
good scores of 14 for Tyrel
and 13 for Treston.
One 22-yard handi
cap was shot, with Dick
Goodhead and Rob Ashbeck
both hitting 18. Nate Camp
bell busted 16.
Three Annies were
shot, with Richard Campbell.
M ike D uncan and D ick
G oodhead each w inning
one.
Elks Club
installation
this Saturday
The H eppner Elks
Club. BPOE No. 358, will
hold its installation of offic
ers on Saturday, April 7, be
ginning with the installation
at 4 p.m.
A no-host cocktail
hour will be held at 5 p.m.
and a New York steak and
oyster dinner w ill be held at
6:30 p.m. with music and
dancing to follow.
The event is for Elks
members and invited guests
only.
R eb ek ah s to
host card party
H olly
R ebekah
Lodge will host the monthly
card party. Saturday, April 7,
starting at 7 p.m. The cost is
$5 per person. Sandwiches,
chips, snacks and drinks will
be provided throughout the
evening.
Everyone is invited
to the Odd Fellow Hall in
Lexington to join the fun,
and if you don’t know how
The St. P a tric k ’s to play, people will be there
S e n io r
C en ter
has to teach you.
announced its Wednesday
lunch menus for the month
Sheep Rock auto
of April.
Nazarene/Seventh- tour offered
day Adventist members will
A John Day Fossil
serve lunch on Wednesday,
Beds
National
Monument
A pril 11. The m enu is
chicken casserole, green park ranger w ill lead a fossil
salad, whole wheat rolls and beds auto tour on Saturday,
April 7. This two-hour tour
ice cream.
will
travel along some of the
U nited M ethodist
back
roads o f the national
Church members will serve
lunch on Wednesday, April monument and feature the
18. The menu is spaghetti geologic landscape and fos
with meat balls, green salad sil history of the area.
The tour will begin
with assorted d ressin g s,
at
2
p.m.
at the Sheep Roek
garlic bread and ice cream.
H o p e /V a l b y /A 11 Unit’s Thomas Condon visi
Saints church members will to r cen ter, lo cated n ear
serve lunch on Wednesday, Dayville. Oregon. Partici
April 25. The menu is Sw iss pants will need to bring their
steak, mashed potatoes with own vehicle and good tires
butter, green beans, rolls and are recommended. Reserva
tions are not needed and
cookies.
Menus are subject to there is no fee.
For more inform a
change.
tion. contact the monument
at 541-987-2333.
St. Pat’s Senior
Center lunch
menu listed
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