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FO U R - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 10,2012 Mustang volleyball picks up momentum The H eppner Lady Mustang volleyball team pulled in three league wins this week to take sole pos session of second place in the BMC league. Thursday. Oct. 4. they traveled to Stanfield to take on the Tigers. The Tigers played strong but couldn’t keep pace with Heppner’s arsenal of big plays on the court; Stanfield went down in three sets 25-17, 25-19 and 25-18. On Saturday, Oct. 6, Heppner hosted a three-way match with Grant Union and Elgin. The Mustangs showed stamina, beating the Grant Union Prospec tors in a close contest that went four sets before the Mustangs sent the Pros pectors home with another loss. By winning the match 25-23, 17-25, 25-21 and 25-21, Heppner improved Heppner will go on the road next weekend in a three- way match in Enterprise, and then will travel to Pilot Rock for another show down with the TigerScots o f Weston-Athena (10-0 BMC). Get a good grip on your seat, because the ac tion on the court promises to accelerate as the season speeds toward the district tournament, set for Oct. 27 in Stanfield. the season to 8-2 BMC league play. The same day, the Mus tangs also caged the young Elgin Husky volleyball team, w inning easily in three sets 25-17, 25-11 and 25-8. All nine members of the varsity squad saw action on the court. The Mustangs look to continue improving as the season progresses toward the district tournam ent. Cardinals fall to Sherman 46-88 Senior Evan Kietmann (#28) running in a touchdown during lone’s Homecoming game on Friday, Oct. 5. -Photo by Paula Emmel By Paula Emmel After defeating lone last Friday, Sherman (2-0 league) is now ranked as the #1 team in 1A, and sits atop the Special District #3 League. Despite having trouble getting on the board in the first half, the Cardinals kept The lone Lady Cardi nals picked up a couple of league wins last week but suffered a disappointing loss in their Homecoming game to Sherman County, a team in the Big Sky Confer ence but not technically a league opponent since they play on the opposite side of the league. The Cards’ record now stands even at 8-8, 3-1 in league play. Tljqy sit in second place jq Big Sky East. On Tuesday, Oct. 2, the Lady Cards hosted Echo and, after what seemed like an unending string of illnesses and injuries, were able to put the whole varsity squad on the floor for the first time in several weeks. out a new rotation that the girls had practiced only sparingly, but liked what she saw. The Cardinals took care of Echo in straight sets, 25-19, 25-15,25-16. On Thursday, Oct. 4, in the midst of a hectic Home coming week, lone hosted Helix in a make-up game for the postponed match of the previous Saturday. The Lady Cards had no trou ble with the inexperienced Lady Grizzlies, dispatching them in three, 25-16,25-10, 25-11. On Friday, the lone ladies hosted a tall Sher man County squad. The first game got off to a de cent start and the Cards looked ready to put the up with the Huskies in the second half, scoring 24 points to Sherman’s 26 and missing only a PAT conver sion. The slow start cost the home team, though. Despite scoring more cumulative points than Sherman during this season, lone sustained a 46-88 loss to the visit ing team on Homecoming night, Oct. 5. That leaves lone currently ranked at #9 in 1A, and third place in the league behind Dufur, #8 in 1A. “Sherman has a good team but we helped them a great deal with all the turnovers. We will have to rebound quickly to be ready for Dufur this week,” said Coach Weiper Mustangs stomp Huskies Quarterback Stephen Thompson (#7) runs through the Husky defense Oct. 5 in Heppner. The Heppner Mustangs stomped all over the Elgin Huskies in a 61-0 Homecoming blowout last Condon/Wheeler, Echo Friday night in Heppner. -Photo by Sandy Matthews and Arlington are currently tied (1-2 league) behind lone in the team standings. lone (2-1 league) plays Dufur (2-0 league) this Thursday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. Offensive Stats: Rushing: R ietm ann, 11x116, 1 T.D.; Petersen, 7x201 yards, 2 T.D.; Juarez, 5x89 yards, 1 T.D. Passing: Jobes, 1 x5 40 yards, 1 T.D., 3 Int. S co rin g : P e te rse n , 2T.D., 1 pat, 14 pts.; Riet mann, 1T.D., 1 pat, 8 pts.; K Haugewood, 1 T.D., 6 pts.; Jobes, 1 T.D., 1 pat, 8 pts.; Keegan Gibbs watches for the opening for Hunter Nichols Emmel, 1 T.D., 6 pts.; B during the Colt game last week in Heppner. The Colts took the win. -Photo by Sand}’ Matthews Haugewood, 2 pts.; S Irons, 1 pat, 2 pts. Colts take the win _______________ - Pirates sink junior Cardinal volleyball suffers disappointment high Mustangs By Anne Morter Coach Dawn Eynetich tried game away with a 24-20 to swing their way. She BOOSTER CLUB -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE by P eterson’s Jew elers; one sub sandwich and a 32-ounce pop a month and four tickets for the Ducks vs. Colorado game from Devin Oil; one espresso drink a week for a year from Murray’s Drug; one- gallon of milk a week for a year from Heppner Family Foods; a boost whitening from Advantage Dental; and a g o lf m em bership from Willow Creek Country Club, in addition to numer ous other goodie baskets. hair cuts and hair products for men and women, mas sages, firewood, sports tick ets, wall hangings, a lunch cruise, straw, spa baskets, jewelry, hats, desserts, pet food, a concert, a wind shield replacement valued at $300, and even a $500 gift certificate for braces. Everyone is welcome to attend. For those interested in joining the Booster Club, membership signup is avail able at $5 per person. M edicare Part D Open Enrollm ent is O ctober 15th - D ecem ber 7th Morrow County Health District will conduct free Medicare Part D Workshops from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following locations: > > > > > > > Oct. 18th Oct. 23rd Oct. 25th Oct. 30th Nov. 1** Nov. 6“’ Nov. 8th Hospital, Heppner lone Market Hospital, Heppner Hospital, Heppner Hospital, Heppner lone Market Hospital, Heppner Additional dates will be announced soon. Please call 541-676-9133 or 1-800-737-4113 to make an appointment. 4 * MORROW COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT lic c llc n c * In Healthcare lead over Sherman County. However, an inexplicable momentum swing saw the surging Huskies roar back to take the first game 27- 25. Sherman kept things rolling their way in game two, taking that game 25- 19 and then finished off the Cardinals 25-12 to win in straight sets. “I can’t think o f too much good to say about that m atch,” said Coach Dawn E ynetich, noting that her team could not seem to maintain any sort of momentum that started also noted that the distrac tions of Homecoming week surely played a part. “We were exhausted” she said, observing that between Homecoming ac tivities and games, the team members had been busy every night of the week. The Lady Cardinals look to get back on track, traveling to Echo on Tues day, Oct. 9, and hosting Dufur, currently the num ber-one ranked team in the state on Thursday, Oct. 11. Game time is 5 p.m. Heppner High news By Jordan Jones This week, the Heppner football boys have a game against the Stanfield Tigers on Friday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. The volleyball girls play in Irrigon on Thursday, Oct. II, at 5 p.m.; they also play in Enterprise against Union at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13. One of this week’s fea tured seniors’ is Baily Rae Bennett. Her parents are Mike and Misty Bennett and she has one sibling, Ryan B ennett. B ennett participates in volleyball, basketball, and softball.' In her spare time, she enjoys playing softball, going to the gym, hanging out with friends and watching mov ies. For a fun fact, Bennett’s favorite foods are Mexican and Chinese food, and her favorite color is pink. After <jpr Bennett graduates from Heppner High, she wants to study to become an ath letic trainer or a physical therapist. Baily is going to Treasure Valley on full ride scholarship to play softball. This week’s other fea tured senior is Makenzie Marie Correa; her parents are Mike and Christy Cor rea and she has one sibling, Morgan Correa. C orrea participates in volleyball, basketball, and softball. In her spare time, she likes to be with her friends and fam ily in the mountains. 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The Mustangs and Pi rates each had long drives to open the second half, with Riverside scoring next to take a 22-8 lead. Nearing the end of the game, Kolby Currin recovered a Pirate fumble that set up the last Mustang score. Some great blocking up front led to a 68-yard touchdown run by Hedman. The PAT failed and. after an onside kick attempt that was recovered by the Pirates, the game was over. The final score was 22-14. Leading rushers for the game were Hedman with 114 yards, Grieb with 77 and Kevin Murray with 70. On the defensive side o f the ball, M urray and Britt led with six tackles each. Currin had five and Hedman and Ethan Akers both tallied four tackles for the game. The Ju n io r M us tangs will travel to Weston this Friday to take on the W eston-M cEwen Tiger- Scots. This is PGG Country! FAMILY AND COMMUNITY: Paid For by tha Committaa to Elect Jon Lieuallan Judge The Heppner Junior High football team lost a tough battle with the Riv erside Pirates by a score of 22-14. 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