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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 19,2010 -FIVE Mustang girls earn district track ti The Heppner Mus tang girls’ track team earned their third straight district track title on Saturday, May 15, in Stanfield. The girls finished the day with 175 points - 75 points ahead of second place teams Elgin and Union. Ten girls quali fied for the state track meet in 19 events. Erin Price qualified for state in three individual events - 100 hurdles (1”), 300 hurdles (1 “) and the 200 meter dash (2nd). The 4x400 meter relay team (Brynna Rust, Alana Wilson, Cath erine McElligott, Price) finished first. The 4x100 meter relay team (Wilson, Emilie Andersen, Kelsi Putman, Emma Osmin) also finished first. Rust qualified in the 100 hurdles (2nd) and 300 hurdles (2nd). McEllig ott and Wilson finished first and second in the 400 meter dash. Kellie Nelson was second in the 800 meters, and Andersen was second in the triple jump. Carrie Haguewood and JoAnna Patton finished 1-2 in the high jump. The girls’ team fin ished third at the state track meet last year, and Erin Price brought home three individual state titles (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, 200 meter dash). Price was also named the Qwest Athlete of the Meet in 2009. The boys’ team fin ished in second place - 64 points behind first place Stanfield. Three boys quali fied for state in five differ ent events. Jordan Hatfield qualified in three individual events - 110 hurdles (2nd), 300 hurdles (Ist) and triple jump (1st). Alex Pickles finished first in the long jump, and Mark McCabe was second in the shot put. In 2009, Hatfield finished second in the 110 hurdles and the 300 hur dles. Complete Heppner results: Boys 100 - 4. Pappas (12.02); 6. Bowles (12.19); 12. Berntsen (12.42); 200 - 7. Bowles (24.76); 8. Pappas (24.95); 13. Bara (26.93); 400 - 11. Har toft (57.27); 800 - 5. Hed- man (2:18.19); 9. Palmer (2:32.71); 1500-8. Palmer (4:58.14); 3000-6. DeJong (10:47.41); 110hurdles-2. Hatfield (16.21); 5. Bara (17.96); 300 hurdles - 1. Hatfield (41.20); 6. Bara (48.54); 4x100 relay - 4. Heppner (Bowles, Hatfield, Berntsen, Pappas) 46.26; 4x400 relay - 4. Heppner (Hedman, Hartoft, Pappas, Palmer); Shot Put - 2. Mc Cabe (41’ 7.5”); 4. Moore (39’ 8.5”); 8. Wright (35’ 5.5”); Discus - 6. McCabe (95’ 4”); 8. Berntsen (92’ 2”); 10. Cannon (85’ 5”); Javelin - 6. Wright (152’ 2”); 13. Hedman (117’7”); High Jump - 5. Berntsen (5’4”); 6. Bowles (5’4”); 7. Top Left Photo: Brynna Rust and Erin Price leap over their first set of hurdles. Bottom Left Photo: Emilie Andersen hands off the baton to Kelsi Putman during a relay race. Top Right Photo: David Berntsen jumps in the high jump. Center Right Photo: Carrie Haguewood jumps in the triple jump. Bottom Right Photo: Jordan Hatfield jumps over his first set of hurdles in the 110 meter hurdle competition. Hedman (5’2”); Long Jump - 1. Pickles (19’ 6.25”); 8. Hartoft (17’ 3”); Triple Jump - 1. Hatfield (41 ’ 4.5”); 3. Pickles (37’ 7”). Girls 100-5. Putman (14.15); 7. Osmin (14.44); 8. Struckmeier (14.65); 200 - 2. Price (27.15); 4. Wilson (28.67); 7. Putman (29.15); 400 - 1. McEl ligott (1:02.09); 2. Wil son (1:03.16); 6. Nelson (1:07.61); 800 - 2. Nel son (2:39.12); 5. Ander sen (2:58.14); 1500 - 6. Chapa (6:18.49); 8. Hein (6:28.15); 3000-5. Chapa; 8. Hein (15:03.22); 100 hurdles - 1. Price (16.63); 2. Rust (17.78); 7. Os- min (20.98); 300 hurdles - 1. Price (48.38); 2. Rust (49.39); 4x100 relay - 1. Heppner (Wilson, Osmin, Putman, Andersen) 53.21; 4x400 relay - 1. Heppner (Rust, McElligott, Wilson, Price) 4:14.46; Shot Put-4. Nelson (27’2”); 17. Struck meier (19’ 1”); Discus - 13. Patton (63’ 5”); 15. Struck- meier (57’ 6”); Javelin - 5. Patton (94’11”); 10. McEl ligott (80’ 11”); High Jump - 1. Haguewood (4’ 8”); 2. Patton (4’ 8”); Long Jump - 3. Rust (14’ 6”); 4. An dersen (14’ 4”); 7. Osmin (13’4.5”); Triple Jump-2. Andersen (30’ 5.75”); 4. Haguewood (29’). Ione girls’ track team takes second place in district The Ione girls’ track team found points in unexpected places and exceeded expectations to claim second place in the team race at Saturday’s Big Sky District Track Meet in Moro. The Ione girls scored 97 points to perennial jibwer Sherman County’s 113. A sun-drenched day with just the slightest of breezes greeted com petitors at the Sherman County track. The top two qualifiers in each event advance to next weekend’s 1A/2A/3A State Meet at Western Oregon University in Monmouth. The Ione girls set the tone for their day with a convincing win in the 4X100 relay. Makenna Ra mos, Stacee Halvorsen, Beth Morter and Shadow Kendrick scorched the track in a season best time of 53.08, more than a full sec ond improvement over their previous league-leading best. Lacey Thompson and Rebecca Jepsen joined Beth Morter and Stacee Halvors en in the 4X400 at the end of the day to grab another gold. The team recorded a 4:29.67, a four second improvement over their previous best effort. Beth Morter had an outstanding day, taking the silver medal in the triple jump (33-3) and leading Stacee Halvorsen and Lacey Thompson to a 1-2-3 sweep in the 400 with PR’s all around. Lacey Thompson was a surprise second place finisher in the high jump (4-4) and advances to state. Shadow Kendrick ran a strong 100 meter race, recording a PR (13.77) and taking the second spot. Sophomore Collette Cason was another surprise state qualifier in the 800 (2:55.11) taking over second place with 200 to go. Rebecca Jepsen went stride-for-stride with South Wasco’s Cassiday Creel in the 300 hurdles (52.69) but it was her lean at the tape that sent her on to the state meet in the second posi tion. “I am the most excited about a two second PR” she said. The only cloud on the day was a false start DQ for Shadow Kendrick in the 200. Overall though, the young Ione team was giddy with their results. Collette Cason came on strong in the last 300 meters of the 800 for her second place finish. “I guess I wanted to go to state mofe than I thought I 'did”"She Said. Bfeth Morter, a junior and the team’s el der statesman sounded like a set of wind chimes with four medals hanging from her neck at the end of the day. “I was really nervous at the start of the 400 but sweeping that event was pretty cool.” “I’m really pleased,” said Coach Ryan Rudolf. “We got some nice surprises today and every girl scored in her race.” The Ione boys ad vanced their 4X100 re lay team (Gunner Jessen, Steven Holland, Tanner Rietmann and Matt Hams) on the basis of a runner-up finish with a time of 46.14. The 4X400 team (Luke Emmel, Matt Hams, Gun ner Jessen and Steven Hol land) claimed the district championships squarely on the shoulders of sophomore Steven Holland’s late race heroics. Steven Holland grabbed the baton in third place and it looked as if he had just too much ground to make up. To the delight of the crowd, though, he ac celerated off the last comer to move from third place to first to take the win in dra matic fashion. “I felt pretty good coming off the comer. At the 100 meter mark, I thought I had to go now or not at all.” “We were number one coming in,” said Coach Ryan Rudolf. “Coming from behind like that makes it exciting but sure gives the coach more gray hairs.” Matt Hams quali fied for state 400 meters. Running the open 400 for the first time in his ca reer, Hams ran a gutty race to capture second place (53.03.) “It was a (Coach) Rudolf idea" he said of his move to the quarter mile. “I got some pointers from Stephen (Larlee of South Wasco County) and tried to chase him.” Gunner Jessen was the only other individual qualifier on the Top left photo: The lone girls took 1st place in the 4X100. Bottom left photo: Matt Hams took second place in the 400 meter to go on to state. Top right photo: Gunner Jessen made it to state in the triple jump. Bottom right photo: The Ione boys took 1st place in the 4X400. -Photos by Theresa Crawford boys’ side. He heads to state in the triple jump after a DQ transformed his third place finish (39-02.5) to a second. A number of Ione competitors placed in their events. Steven Holland was fourth in both the 100 (12.41) and 200 (24.51.) Tanner Rietmann was fourth in the high jump (5-04) anci triple jump (38-11) and fifth in the 100 (12.43.) Luke Emmel was fourth in the javelin (119-05) and fifth in the 800 (2:23.74.) Gunner Jessen was fourth in the 110 hurdles (18.45) and Chris tian Cederquist recorded a PR in the shot with his sixth place finish (36-07.) Rebecca Jepsen was fifth in the 100 hurdles (19.55). Collette Cason was fourth in the high jump (4-04) and sixth in the long jump (13-00.5.) Shadow Kend rick was fourth in the long jump (13-11.25) and Stacee Halvorsen was fifth in the triple jump (29-01.5.) Irrigon Lion’s Club to host Skateboard Tournament The newly formed Irrigon Lion’s Club will be sponsoring a Skateboard Tournament June 26 in Ir rigon at the world renowned Don Baxter Skate Park. The competition will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m. The competition will be the Game of Skate. There will be a beginner’s class, intermediate class, professional’s class, and a The Lion’s Club is tion or to help call the tour girl’s class. Prizes will be award currently looking for judges, nament chair, Amy Sandy at ed to the top two competitors announcers, and competi 541-922-2361 or tournament tors. co-chair. Christine Sorensen in each class. For more informa at 541-922-5509. An entry fee of $ 15 will be charged to all compet itors. Prizes will be based on this entry fee. All entry fees will be totaled for each class Tamales, Tacos & and the winning prizes will Chicken Enchiladas be as follows: 1” place will receive 15% of the entry fee Strawberry Margarita Special total; 2nd place will receive 164 N. Main • Heppner 541-676-5017 7% of the entry fee total. Friday Night Specials
