H eppner G azette-Tim es, Heppner. Oregon
W ednesday. S eptem ber 19, 2007 - THREE
Mustangs lose to Irish
By Kick Paullus
The Heppner Mus
tangs finished their tough
non-league schedule with a
27-7 loss to the DeSales Irish
on Friday, September 14, in
Walla Walla. The Mustangs,
0 and 2, will begin defense
of their Blue Mountain Con
ference crown by finally
playing at home against the
Stanfield Tigers on Friday,
September 21, at 7 p.m.
The Irish wasted no
time in jumping on the Mus
tangs by taking the opening
k ic k -o ff and driv in g 65
yards in 2:43 as their very
talented quarterback, Kevin
Baffney, punched it in from
one yard out and kicked the
extra point for a 7-0 lead.
They struck again
after recovering a Mustang
fumble on their third play
from scrimmage at the Hep
pner 26 yard line. Baffney
hit Marcus Fazzari from six
yards out for the touchdown
and led 13-0 after the extra
point sailed wide left.
The M ustangs got
the ball back again taking
over at their 40 yard line
and after an offside on the
Irish, Lane Bailey ran for
eight yards and a first down.
Bailey picked up three more,
Dalton Wellman kept it for a
five yard gain and on fourth
and two, Bailey picked up
ju st enough for the first
down at the 36 yard line of
DeSales. Bailey then hit the
middle o f the line, bounced
free and outraced every
body to the end zone for the
M ustangs’ first offensive
touchdown of the year. Josh
Heppner Mustang JV player Keenan Jack strips the ball from
the Weston-McEwen player at Monday Nights Football game
in Heppner. The Mustangs beat the Tiger Scotts 27-0. -Photo by
Sandy Matthews
Shank booted the extra point
and the M ustangs cut the
lead to 13-7 with 3:53 left
in the first quarter.
The M ustangs’ de
fense held, this time forcing
a punt and they took over at
their own 28 yard line. But
the drive ended two plays
later when the Irish picked
off an errant pass at the 31
yard line. The Irish promptly
took advantage o f the turn
over by driving for a score
as Baffney again punched
it in from one yard out and
kicked the extra point for a
20-7 lead early in the second
quarter.
The M ustangs got
good field position as a short
kick was returned by Sean
Murray to the Heppner 46
yard line. Bailey ran twice
for 10 yards and first down
but the drive stalled and the
Irish took over as the first
half came to an end.
The Mustangs took
over at their own 41 yard
Mustangs take second in tournament
Heppner Mustang Sherilyn Peck makes a hit against the
Union Bobcats at the Sherman County volleyball tourna
ment this weekend in Moro. The Heppner Mustangs ended
up finishing the tournament in second place. -Photo by Sandy
Matthews
line as Bryan Holland took
the second half kick-off 22
yards and nearly broke it
for a touchdown. They were
unable to move the ball,
however, and had to punt
but the defense stiffened,
forcing an Irish punt and
the Mustangs took over at
the DeSales 49 yard line.
After a short run by Bailey,
Wellman hit Spencer Palmer
for a 13 yard gain to the
Irish 33 yard line. The drive
stalled though and the Irish
took over at their own 32
yard line.
The Irish then put
together a long drive capped
by a three yard run by Baff
ney and after John Nibler
kicked the extra point it was
27-7 early in the fourth.
The Mustangs took
over a their ow n 25 yard line
and picked up a first down
as Brent Eckman ran three
straight times for 12 yards
but they stalled and had
to punt. The teams traded
punts as the game came to
an end.
Bailey ran 18 times
Students and teach C h erisse Lem m on. She
for 86 yards.
ers are back for their third moved here from Hillsboro,
The d e fe n se w as
week o f school. Pictures and now lives in Lexington.
led by Andre Rauch with
were last Thursday and Being a sophom ore this
14 defensive points fo l
kids were dressed up very year, she enjoys her Span
lowed by D ennis Kenny
nice and looking good ish, and math class. Some
with 12 points, Bailey had
at HHS. The junior var o f the things Cherisse likes
11 points and Wacy Coil
sity girls volleyball have are the colors pink and
had 10 points. Same King
gam es M onday against green, dan cin g , and la
had eight points and Palmer
Arlington, away; here on crosse. She has three broth
and Ricky Martin each had
Tuesday against Irrigon; ers and two sisters.
seven points.
The seco n d new
and Thursday, here, with
Heppner 7 0 0 0-7
Stanfield. The varsity girls student we selected was
D e S a le s 13 7 0
play here Thursday against Emma Osmin. She moved
7-27
Stanfield and on Saturday here from Irrigon and lives
F irst Q u arter: D-
a four way tournament in in H eppner. She enjoys
Kevin Baffney one yard
Union. The JV football basketball, and volleyball.
run (Baffney kick) 9:17;
plays Monday here against Emma’s favorite class here
D-Marcus Fazzari six yard
Weston-McEwen, and next is activity period. She is
pass from Baffney (kick
Monday in Union. Varsity at the age o f 12 and in the
failed) 6:11; H-Lane Bailey
football plays this Friday seventh grade.
36 yard run (Josh Shank
against Stanfield.
The last, but not
kick) 3:53.
The Junior High least, new stu d en t w as
Second Quarter: D-
girls’ volleyball team and Kylie Kim, who is also one
Baffney one yard run (Baff the Junior High boys’ foot o f the exchange students
ney kick) 10:53.
ball team play this Friday here at HHS. She came here
Fourth Quarter: D-
from South Korea and is
in Irrigon.
BafTney three yard run (John
This week we se 17. She has one sister at the
Nibbler kick) 10:37.
lected a few o f the new age o f 11. Her favorite class
Individual Statistics
stu d e n ts to in terv iew : here is yearbook publica
Rushing: H -B a iley
Cherisse Lemmon, Emma tions. Some of her favorite
18-86, Brent Eckman 3-12,
Osmin, and Kylie Kim.
things are lunch, and the
Dalton Wellman 3-5, Dennis
The first one was color pink.
Kenny 1-1. D -B affn ey 12-
67, Hayunga 15-66.
Passing: H - Well Cardinal football now 2-1 for season
man 3-6-1 14 yards; Eck
man 1-1-0 seven yards. D -
Baffney 8-17-0 76 yards; P.
Richard 1 -1-0 four yards.
R e c e iv in g : H -
Spencer Palmer 3-21; Kenny
1- (-l). D - Hayunga 3-34,
F azzari 2-10; H azeltin e
2-
12; P. Richard 1-18; T.
Richard 1-6.
Colt Volleyball in full swing
Colt Volleyball is in full swing every Wednesday and Sun
day at HES. Volleyball players from the 5th and 6th grade
have fun and learn the basic skills of volleyball. Christy
Correa is in charge of the program. -Photo by Sandy Mat
thews
5th Annual
lone Education Foundation
IB
Fund Raising Dinner
Si
AUCTION a n d RATTLE ITEMS
IB
Saturday, S ep tem b er 22nd
Social h o u r at 6 p .m . / D in n er a t 7 p .m .
a t th e lo n e A m e ric a n L egion Hall
M enu: Prime Rib, Crab, Shrimp, Salad,
Baked Potato, Bread, Dessert. TWo drinks included
with meal (choose from beer, wine and soft drinks).
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By Friends o f the Library
and Heppner High Vo Ag Department
Book, Bear and Chair combos will be on display
for pre-bids at Heppner businesses until Sept. 28th.
The lone Cardinal
defense held when it had to,
holding off Wallowa 40-38
in an afternoon shoot-out at
Wallowa last Friday. After
leading by 14 points in the
final quarter, it all came
down to stopping the point
after attempt by Wallowa
with 1:11 on the clock. With
the game seemingly in the
bag just moments earlier, the
Wallowa quarterback who is
also one o f the state’s best
sprinters, picked off a Justin
Archer pass and ran back
75 yards to a touchdown to
put the Cougars within two.
With the game tying pass in
the air, Paul Hams capped an
all-around outstanding day
on the gridiron by knocking
the pass out o f contention,
giving lone the win.
The Cardinals used a
grinding running game to put
points on the board, scoring
all their touchdowns on the
ground. Alan Rietmann re
turned to the Cardinal squad
after a two year absence due
to injury and scored the first
two touchdowns for lone.
He ended the game with
three scores, carrying the
ball 22 times for 111 yards,
and also led the team in
tackles with 14, seven solo.
Paul Hams had a gutty per
formance, packing the ball
30 times for 183 yards and
three touchdowns.
lone had 444 yards
o f total offense, with 285
on the ground and 159 in
the air. Wallowa had 329
yards of offense in the game,
throwing for 188 and run
ning for 141.
Although the score-
board said the final margin
was just two points, Coach
Dennis Stefani felt like his
team was controlling the
game. Many o f Wallowa’s
scores came on big plays
or as a resu lt o f m ental
lapses. The Cards got off an
outstanding 84 plays in the
game compared to 57 for
the Cougars. “They say in
football that if you get off 70
plays, you’re controlling the
game,” said Stefani.
After being defeated
soundly by W allowa last
year, the hard fought victory
was a great stepping stone
for lone, now 2-1 on the
season. “1 think the kids are
coming on and figuring out
ways to win,” said Coach
Stefani. “They’ve come a
long way since the St. Paul
game. It was a great win.”
“Our defense made
great plays throughout the
whole game. They had their
quarterback on the run all
day and made some crucial
stops.”
Next up for the Car
dinals is the opening o f
league play this Friday night
at 7 p.m. versus perennial
league rival Condon-Wheel
er.
2007 M ustang football schedule
September 21 -Stan-
field at Heppner, 7 p.m.
September 28,Union
at Union, 7:30 p.m.
O ctober 5 - Pilot
Rock at Heppner, 7 p.m.
October 12 - Irrigon
at Heppner, 7 p.m.
October 1 9 - Weston
McEwen at Athena, 7 p.m.
October 26 - Enter-
prise at Heppner, 7 p.m.
November 2 - Elgin
at Elgin, 7:30 p.m.
Ticket Prices:
Adults - $25.00
Children 7 - 12 - $10.00
S and under - tree
Tickets available at
Bank of Eastern Oregon, lone
Come enjoy a fun evening and
help support the lone School.
FINAL BIDDING: Saturday, Sap«. 29
at 6:30 p.m., High School Cafatorium
(be fore the M iss o u la
Children’s Theatre performance)
Autographed books will also be auctioned:
Janet Evanonich • Joy Fielding • Nora Roberts
Mary Higgins Clark • Diana Gabaldon
Alexander McCall Smith • Sandra Scofield • & morel
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