Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 16.2007 - SEVEN
HHS softball season ends
Kathryn Strouse slides into home to keep the Mustangs alive at
the District 5 playoffs Saturday in Hermiston. The Heppner
Mustangs lost in the 8th inning 3-4 on an error to end the season
for Heppner.
-Photo by Sandy Matthews
Mustang JV’s end season with
sweep of C-W
By Rick Paullus
The Heppner Mus
tang JV baseball team com
pleted their season with a
sweep of the visiting Con
don-Wheeler Knights on Fri
day, May 11, by scores of 10-
0 in six innings and 20-4 in
five innings. The Mustangs
ended their season with a 14-
0 record.
In the opener, the
Mustangs scored one in the
first when Justin A rcher
walked and came around to
score on a Sam King double
and they added another in
the third when King doubled
and scored on a Jared Hud
dleston double.
They broke the game
open in the fourth when
M ark M cC abe d o ubled;
Keenan Jack walked; Quinn
Chick and Chris Lien had
RBI singles; Archer scored
a run with a sacrifice fly; and
with the bases loaded, Mc
Cabe walked to force in a run
and make the score 7-0.
The Mustangs added
a run in the fifth when Lien
reached on a fielder’s choice
and ended up scoring on a
King single. They ended the
game in the sixth when Hud
d leston sin g led , M urray
walked, McCabe scored one
with a double, and Chick
scored the tenth run with a
single.
H ud d lesto n w ent
five innings to pick up the
win striking out seven scat
tering four hits and walking
none.
King went 4-4 with
two RBIs and scored twice;
McCabe went 2-3 with two
RBIs; Chick went 2-4 with
two RBIs; Huddleston went
2-3; and Lien scored twice.
In the second game
the Knights took an early 1 -
0 lead in the first but the
Mustangs came back to tie
it when Archer reached on a
fielder's choice and ended up
scoring on a wild pitch.
Heppner would take
the lead in the second when
McCabe was hit by a pitch;
Jack walked; Lien had an
RBI sin g le ; and D rew
Johnson scored a run with a
ground-out.
The Knights cut the
lead to 3-2 but the Mustangs
added another run in the bot
tom of the third when Mur
ray reached on an error and
came all the way around to
score on a McCabe double.
The Knights cut the
lead to 4-3 in the top of the
fourth but the wheels fell off
as the Mustangs would take
advantage of pitching prob
lems to send 20 batters to the
plate in the bottom half,
scoring 16 runs on just sev
en hits.
Chick led off with a
walk; Lien singled; Johnson
walked; King scored two
with a single; Huddleston
was hit by a pitch; Johnson
scored on a wild pitch; Mur
ray walked; and McCabe,
Jack and Chick each walked
with the bases loaded to
force in runs.
Lien and Johnson
had RBI singles; Josh Shank
walked with the bases load
ed; King scored two with a
double; Huddleston walked;
Murray had an RBI single;
McCabe walked to force in
a run; Jack grounded out to
score another and Chick
scored two more with a dou
ble.
Lien went four in
nings giving up three runs,
one earned, scattered seven
hits, striking out one and
walking one.
Lien also led the way
at the plate going 3-4 with
two RBIs and scored twice
with King going 2-4 with
four RBIs and scoring twice.
McCabe had three RBIs and
scored three times; Chick
had three RBIs and scored
tw ice; Jack and Johnson
each had tw o R B Is and
scored twice; Murray scored
three times; and Huddleston
scored twice.
Game
Condon 000 000-0 4
Heppner 101 512-10
Phillips, Logan (5)
and E vens; Jared H u d
dleston, Drew Johnson (6)
and Sean Murray. W - Hud
dleston. L - Phillips. 2B -
Sam King 2, Mark McCabe
2, H uddleston (H). 3B -
none. HR - none.
Game 2
Condon 101 11-4 8
3
Heppner 121 (16 )x-
20 9 4
Thompson, Ball (4),
Millet (4) and Evens; Chris
Lien, Josh Shank (5) and
Murray. W - Lien. L - Th
ompson. 2B - Logan (C-W);
King, McCabe, Quinn Chick
(H). 3B - none. HR - none.
“Radium Girls”
to be performed
Heppner track and field members to compete at state level
The Blue Mountain
Conference District Champi
onships in high school track
were held Saturday, May 12,
at Stanfield High School.
The top two participants in
each event will continue on
to compete at the state lev
el. In two instances the top
three will continue on. Com
petitors continuing on are;
G irls
100m dash - first
place, Jess McClune front
Elgin High School; second
place, Kelsey Davis from
Elgin High School; and third
place, Erica Drake from Pi
lot Rock High School.
400m dash - first
place, Kelsey Davis from
Elgin High School; and sec
ond place, Kayla Foster from
Enterprise High School.
200m run - first
place, Kelsey Davis from
Elgin High School; and sec
ond place, Kayla Foster from
Enterprise High School.
800m run - first
place, Joscelyn Stangel from
Enterprise High School; and
second place, Erin Price
from Heppner High School.
1500m run - first
place, Catherine McElligott
from Heppner High School;
and second place, Shoshone
Walker from Union High
School.
3000m run - first
place, Shoshone W alker
from Union High School;
and second place, Rachel
O'Reilly from Union High
School.
100m hurdles - first
place, Jess McClune from
Elgin High School; second
place, Erin Price from Hep
pner High School; and third
place, Nicole Santiago from
Enterprise High School.
300m hurdles - first
place, Nicole Santiago from
Enterprise High School; and
second place, Brynna Rust
from Heppner High School.
4x1 OOnt relay - first
place, Elgin High School “A’
consisting of Kelsey Davis,
Jess McClune, Susan Jones,
and Sadie Lewis; and second
p lace. E n terp rise High
School ‘A’consisting ofTri-
cia O'Leary, Kayla Foster,
Nicole Santiago, and Justine
Harbeck.
4x400 meter relay -
first place. Enterprise High
School ‘A' consisting of
Joscelyn Stangel, Kayla Fos
ter, T ricia O 'L e ary , and
N icole Santiago; second
place, Heppner High School
‘A’ consisting of Catherine
M cElligott, Brynna Rust,
Kristen Van Cleave, and Erin
Price.
High jum p - first
place, Jessica Erwert from
Stanfield High School; and
second place. Amber Patton
from Heppner High School.
Pole vault - first
place. Jasmine Ramirez from
W eston-M cE w en High
School; and second place,
Jessy Osterloh from Enter
prise High School.
Long jum p - first
place, Jess McClune from
Heppner boy’s track and field team were district champions in the Blue Mountain Conference
for the 2007 year.
-Photo by Sandy Matthews
Elgin High School; and sec
ond place, Tricia O ’Leary
from E n terp rise H igh
School.
Triple jum p - first
place, Kelsey Walker from
Pilot Rock High School; and
second place, Tricia O'Leary
from E n terp rise High
School.
Shot put - first
place, Megan Jarrell from
Elgin High School; and sec
ond place, Kim Post from
W eston-M cE w en High
School.
Discuss throw - first
place, Kim Post from
W eston-M cE w en High
School; and second place,
Jessica Erwert from Stan
field High School.
Javelin throw - first
place, Jessica Erwert from
Stanfield High School; and
second place, Ariel Fruitts
from Elgin High School.
Boys
100m dash - first
place, Tyler Watson from
Stanfield High School; and
second place, John C. Jack-
son from Weston-McEwen
High School.
400m dash - first
place, Tyler Watson from
Stanfield High School; and
second place, Tim Hauer
from Heppner High School.
200m run - first
place, Tyler Watson from
Stanfield High School; and
second place, John C. Jack-
son from Weston-McEwen.
800m run - first
place, D.J. Lincoln from En
terprise High School; and
second place, Patrick Baird
from E n terp rise High
School.
1500m run - first
place, Tom Sheehy from
Union High School; and sec
ond place, Haiden Kohl from
Union High School.
3000m run - first
place, Michael Cox from
Union High School; and sec
ond place, Cory Bennett
from Union High School.
110m hurdles - first
place, Phil King from Pilot
Rock High School; and sec
ond place, Jordan Hatfield
from Heppner High School.
300m hurdles - first
place, Phil King from Pilot
Rock High School; and sec
ond place, Jordan Hatfield
from Heppner High School.
4x100m re la y -first
By Lacie Wagoner
The Heppner High
School drama department
will be performing “Radium
Girls” on Wednesday, May
16, at 7 p.m.; Monday, May
21, at 7 p .m .; and
Wednesday, May 23, at 7
p.m. These will be the only
performances. There was a
cancellation on Saturday,
May 26, due to the holiday.
Tickets are $3 per
person and may be
p u rch ased
at
S w eet
P ro d u ctio n s Ice C ream
Parlor. Anyone planning to
attend is asked to purchase
tickets in advance.
place, Heppner High School
‘A' consisting of Jordan Hat
field, Caleb O'Neal, Casey
O'Neal, and Tim Hauer; and
second place. E nterprise
High School ‘A’ consisting
of Cody Schwendiman, D.J.
Lincoln, Matt Fischer, and
Cody Myers.
4x400m relay - first
place. E n terp rise High
School ‘A’ consisting of
Matt Fischer, Patrick Baird,
Gage Nebel, and D.J. Lin
coln; and second place, Hep
pner High School ‘A’ con
sisting of Tim Hauer, Bren
dan M cE llig o tt, C aleb
O'Neal, and Casey O'Neal.
High jum p - first
place, James Surber from
Stanfield High School; and
second place, John C. Jack-
son from Weston-McEwen
High School.
Pole vault - first
place, Mychal Butterfield
from E n terp rise High
School; and second place,
James Surber from Stanfield
High School.
Long jum p - first
place, Casey O'Neal from
Heppner High School; and
second place, Caleb O'Neal
from Heppner High School.
Triple jum p - first
place, Chance Bandy from
Pilot Rock High School; and
second place, Jordan Hat
field from Heppner High
School.
Shot put - first
place, Zach Kurtz from Hep
pner High School; and sec
ond place, Scott Hewitt from
Union High School.
Discuss throw - first
place, Scott Hewitt from
Union High School; and sec
ond place, Kyle Stuart from
Pilot Rock High School.
Javelin throw - first
place, Casey O'Neal from
Heppner High School; and
second place, Zach Kurtz
from Heppner High School.
Women's team rank
ings in 17 events scored:
First place, Elgin 135; sec
ond place. Enterprise 133;
third place, Heppner 113;
fourth place. Union 90; fifth
place, Weston-McEwen 61;
sixth place, Stanfield 38; sev
enth place. Pilot Rock 29;
and eighth place, Irrigon 15.
Men's team rankings
in 17 events scored: First
place. Heppner 120; second
place. Stanfield 116; third
place, Weston-McEwen 82;
fourth place. Pilot Rock 80;
fifth place. Union 70; sixth
place. Enterprise 63; seventh
place, Irrigon 52; and eighth
place, Elgin 34.
These com petitors
will compete in their respec
tive events on Friday and
Saturday, May 18 and 19 at
Western Oregon University
in Monmouth. For more in
fo rm atio n about e v en t
sch e d u le s
v isit
www.osaa.org.
Critters with
Attitude 4-H Club
meeting held
By Lacie Wagoner
The C ritte rs w ith
Attitude 4-H Club held a
meeting on April 22.
In th is m eetin g
m em bers d isc u sse d and
practiced livestock judging
skills by judging candy bars.
This let the members get a
better understanding of the
process. The members and
lead ers found th at after
atte n d in g the ju d g in g
workshop, they were able to
do a better job judging.
The next m eeting
will be held on Sunday, May
20. The club will be doing a
community service project at
the fairgrounds.
Quinn Peck
selected as Shrine
Game alternate
Q uinn
Peck,
Heppner, has been selected
as an alternate to play in the
shrine game on Saturday,
August 4, in Baker City. He
will be replacing a player
who was selected but now
cannot play.
St. Patrick’s
Senior Center
news
On Saturday tenants
en jo y ed a m ovie and
popcorn provided by the
H ep p n er V ideo S tore.
Everyone enjoyed watching
“ B eyond the S e a ” and
appreciated the generosity of
Nancy Gauchner.
The cen ter is still
accepting items for the mini
inside sale, better known as
the Go For It Table,
W hen doing your
spring cleaning remember to
bring any unused items to the
office between 9 a.m. and
noon and 1-4 p.m.
Graduation
pages are coming
The Ione/H eppner
senior graduation pages will
be co m in g out in the
Wednesday, May 23 edition
o f the H eppner G azette-
Times.
Anyone wishing to
be listed on the pages needs
to call 676-9228 by Monday.
May 21 at 5 p.m.. The cost
Pictured is the 2007 HHS track team.
Photo b, Sandy \I.M I»«, “ $ l ° P " sl?na,ure ad