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.
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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.
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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.