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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 16,2011 Heppner Heat “Fab Five” conclude PYBA careers Ione winter sports awards distributed The Heppner Heat boys’ basketball team finished 7-0 in the Pendleton Youth Basketball Association. This group of five boys started playing PYBA in the third grade. Pictured L-R are Cade» Hedman, Kevin Murray. Logan Grieb, Kolby Currin, and Jake Lindsay. In the four years of play ing in the league, their overall record is 38-5. Others who played on the Heat team over the years include CJ Kindle, Brian Rill, Weston Putman, Caden Clark, Peyton Lehman, Wyatt Steagall, Alex Lindsay, Coby Dougherty, and Kevin Smith. -Photo by Sandy Top Left Photo: Cheerleaders receive congratulations from Advisor Misti Stefani. Bottom Left Photo: JV and V girls basketball team receives awards from Coach Holland. Top Right Photo: JV' Boys (Skyler Kendrick gives Coach Stefani a hug during Matthews winter award night). Bottom Right Photo: Varsity boys basketball team await awards. -Photos by Paula Emmel Heppner teams compete in Pendleton This winter 34 Heppner basketball players trav eled twice weekly to compete in Pendleton Youth Bas ketball Association games. The PYBA includes youth from Pendleton, Mis sion, Pilot Rock, and Heppner. It has separate boys’ and girls’ divisions and age groupings of 3rd-4,h grade and 5,h-6,h grade. The games are 20 minute halves and have OSAA approved officials. This year Heppner had three teams: -A girls’ 4,h-5lh grade team (which played up in the 5lh-6u’ grade division) included Sophie Grant, Mor gan Correa, Kaycee Gray, Jacee Currin, Claire Grieb, Madison Combe, Caitlyn Scrivijer, Diana Healy, Leah Stone, Bailey Hurd, Ivy Sanford, and Shana Osmin. The team was coached by Lisanne Currin, Matt Combe, and Greg Grant. -A boys’ 3rd-4,h grade team that included Hunter Nichols, Keegan Gibbs, Cason Mitchell, Gibson Mc- Curry, Hayden Qualls, Carson Brosnan, Sabastian Putter, Gavin Hanna, Kellen Grant, Drew Coe, Casey Fletcher, and Jordan Sweeney. The team was coached by Jay Gibbs and Greg Grant. -A boys’ 5lh-6lh grade that included Logan Grieb, Jake Lindsay, Kolby Currin, Kevin Murray, Caden Hed man, Peyton Lehman, Coby Dougherty, Wyatt Steagall, Kevin Smith, and Alex Lindsay. The team was coached by Steve Currin and Ken Grieb. These team gained valuable experience this sea son with all the games that they played. They spent many hours at practice to get ready for the games. The PYBA experience has been a great one for the kids of Heppner that participated. Pharmacists are an important resource for health information! Gome talk to OSU Pharmacy students and see what your pharmacist can do for you! Monday, March 21st 9 ani-1 pm Murray's Drug 217 N. Main Heppner, Oregon OSU College of Pharmacy Students will provide: • FREE Health Screenings: -Blood Pressure -Diabetes - Blood Glucose Tests -Glucose M eter Training • Tips for safe and effective m edication use Oregon State £££££«* UNI VERSI TY College of Pharmacy classm ates! St. Patrick's Schedule March 18th 7:30am - 7:00pm Sat. March 19th 7:30am - 6:00pm Sun. March 20th 9:00am - 1:00pm DON T MISS TILLER'S FOLLY SA TU R D A Y 7 IO O P M - 9 J J O P M lone High School recently held their winter awards. Awards are as fol lows: Boys’ varsity basketball awards -S c o rin g - Zac Orem 460 pts 17.6 average per game -Rebounding- Tan ner Rietmann 224 rebounds 9.3 per game -A ssists- Tanner Rietmann 78 assists -Steals- Tanner Ri etmann 66 steals -B locked Shots- Steven Holland 47 steals -FG Percentage- Tanner Rietmann 49% -FT P ercentage- Zac Orem 72.7% -Charges taken Zac Orem 7 Team Awards were as follows: Mr. H ustle- Micah Stillman; Mr. De fense- M icah Stillm an; Most Inspirational- Tan ner Rietmann; Most Im proved- Steven Holland; Most Valuable- Zac Orem / Tanner Rietmann; Cardinal Heart- Kirk Haugewood; and Coach Larue Award - Micah Stillman. WCCC second session golf class to begin April 26 W illo w C re e k Country Club is offering a beginning golf class this spring, instructed by John Edmundson. One session of the class is already under way but a second session is set to begin on April 26. The class is six weeks in duration and will be held on Tuesday eve nings from 5:30-7 p.m. The class is limited to 12 students and several of the spots are already taken. Anyone interested in tak ing the class should con tact John Edmundson at 541-676-5177 to arrange delivery of a registration form. The remaining class vacancies will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The class is de signed for people with lim ited or no prior golfing experience. It will cover the basics o f play, rules and etiquette of the game. The skills of putting, chip ping, pitching, approach ing, fairway shots and tee ing o ff will be covered with emphasis on proper grip, stance, alignment and • swing. Each student must have a basic set of clubs including putter; 5, 7, and 9 irons; and a wood. Balls and tees will be provided for the class. The cost o f the class is $30 payable to WCCC. This includes a tem porary m em bership in Willow Creek County Club for non-members and provides unlimited practice play for the duration of the classes. The class fee will be waived for family mem bers of WCCC. Bristow wins second consecutive state handball title Jerry Bristow of Tillamook recently won the state title in the Diamond Masters (ages 70+) division at the 2011 Oregon State Handball Singles Championships held in Corvallis. Bristow is the brother of Mary Jean McCabe of Heppner and John Bristow of lone. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available and that help Is FREE of charge. If Y O U h a v e a fam ily m e m b e r w h o su ffers from g a m b lin g ad d ictio n , Y O U ca n a ls o re c e iv e F R E E tre a t m e n t e v e n if th e g a m b le r is not re ce iv in g tre a tm e n t. 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Member FINRA/SIPC Blue Mountain Investment Management LLC is not affiliated with Multi-Financial Secunties Corp. 51353 Sunflower Flat Road, Heppner, OR 97836 ritatvan@multifin.coni JV boys’ basketball team awards -Mr. Hustle-Luke Emmel -Most Improved- Kaid Peck -Most Inspiration- al-Gus Peterson -Mr. Clutch-Kirk H aguew ood and K aleb Dumler -Stormy Kendrick Award- Jason Thompson and Joel Stillman Mr. Clutch means a player who can play at crunch time and the Stormy Award was awarded to the players who attem pt to do whatever coach asks of them and can take the heat. Luke Emmel had the most hustles and steals with 12 and 47 respectively. Kaleb Dumler scored the most points with 179 and assisted the most with 43 and was team leader with 19 blocks. Kirk Haguewood was the rebound leader with 130. C o ach H o lla n d gave the awards to the girls in the absence o f Coach Garrett. Youth track to start in Southern Morrow County There will be a youth track program starting in Southern Morrow County. This program provides fair and competitive track and field events for youth ages 5 to 12 in our community. It is designed to encourage maximum participation at low cost, provide an educational experi ence, and enhance physical and mental conditioning. Children learn to have fun while developing track and field talents. Practices will be held in lone and in Heppner. For more information, contact Melissa Coiner, Toni Nichols, Stephanie Hisler, or Ryan Rudolf. Health District to sponsor Rolling Hills Run Morrow County Health District has announced that it will be bringing back the Rolling Hills Run this year and will sponsor the event on Saturday, April 23, in Heppner. The run will begin at 10 a.m. at the Morrow County Fairgrounds and will include a 5K walk/run and a 10K run. The course will be the same as in years past with contestants trekking along Highway 74. A one-mile kids’ race will begin at 11:15 a.m. with parents encouraged to accompany young children. Prizes will be awarded by age groups. Early registration is available online through Sun day, April 3, or forms need to be postmarked by April 1 if sending through the mail. Cost for early registration is $8 without a t-shirt and $20 with a t-shirt. Early registrants will guarantee their t-shirt purchase. Registration will be allowed after April 3 and on the day of the race; however, fees will increase slightly and t-shirt availability will not be guaranteed. Brochures with registration forms are also available at various locations in local communities throughout the county. "Bringing back the Rolling Hills Run was a natu ral project for the District to take on,” said Administrator Mike Blauer. "We are committed to promoting health and wellness in the communities we serve.” For additional information, and to register online, visit the website at www.active.com/running/heppner-or/ rolling-hills-run-2011. WCCC to hold work day Willow Creek Country Club has scheduled a work day for Saturday, March 26, beginning at 8 a.m. Members are encouraged to bring their yard maintenance tools, gloves, a wind vest, and a lot of enthusiasm to work on this spring’s clean-up project at the golf course. Key projects for the day are plugging and sanding all greens, repairing the ball protection screen on the #4 tee box, and numerous smaller jobs. A morning snack will be followed by a light lunch available to all volunteers. For more information contact the WCCC clubhouse or any board member. The golf season kicks off on Sunday, March 27 with Men’s Sunday Play (breakfast hosted by your Board), then Ladies Play on Tuesday, April 5, and Men’s Wednesday Night League on the April 6. HHS Varsity Softball Schedule March 19 - Grant Union at home, 11 a.m. March 25-26 - at Union High School, TBA April 2 - Grant Union at home, 11 a.m. April 12 - Irrigon at home, 4:30 p.m. April 16 - at Pilot Rock, 11 a.m. HHS JV Softball Schedule March 18 - at Grant Union, 10 a.m. March 29 - Pilot Rock at home, 4 p.m. April 5 - at Irrigon, 4:30 p.m. April 7 - Riverside at home, 3 p.m. April 21 - at Riverside, 3 p.m. April 25 - at Pilot Rock, 4:30 p.m.
