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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 17,2012 Tigers take out Mustangs Senior Mustang Aidan Wright looks for a hole during the Mustangs vs. Stanfield football game last Friday night. The Mustangs were defeated by the Stanfield Tigers 14-33 in the away game. - Photo by Sandy Matthews Colts to play at EOU Last game of season at EOU campus stadium The Heppner Colts will play their last game of the season this Saturday, Oct. 20, during the Eastern Or egon University football game, held at the EOU cam pus stadium on 6th Street in La Grande. At last notice, the Colts are scheduled to play a portion of their game during half-time and will play the second half after the EOU game has finished, which should be around 4 p.m. A highlight for the boys will be when the coaches take the Heppner p lay ers into the locker room with the EOU players and they run out on the field with them. The Heppner coaches and players will then watch the game from the sidelines. Game ticket prices are $8 for the public; players are free. DSM HALLGWEEH HELL RIDE COSTUME CONTEST LIVE MUSIC EGG WAITE RADIO PRESENTS - LIVE FHOM THE TRAILER VOLUME 1 THE OFFIOAL RELEASE BARTT - ANGIE AND THE CAB WRECKS - OWEN MATS A DOC BITE HABEIS - SAVAGE HENETS SATUBDAT OCT. 27TH 9 PM L j ^ ^ P ^ S J W E B N 152 NOBTH MAIN ST.-HEPPNEB ■ A iu TigerScots hobble Junior Mustangs The Heppner Junior High Mustangs traveled to Athena last week and lost to the TigerScots by a score o f 34-14. The game was much closer than the score indicates, as the TigerScots scored on a couple of big plays late in the game. The game started with Caden Hedman returning the game’s opening kick o ff 45 yards. The M us tang drive soon stalled and the TigerScots took over on downs. Their opening drive was stopped when Wyatt Steagall recovered a fumble. The TigerScots scored the next two times they touched the ball, mak ing the score 16-0. Caden Corbin made a nice return on the kickoff to give the Mustangs good field position. After long runs by Hedman and Kevin Murray, the team scored a touchdown on a 22-yard scamper by quarterback Logan Grieb. The two-point conversion was scored by Murray, making the score 16-8. The Mustangs got close again just before the half but were stopped on downs, and the TigerScots scored on a long pass play to make the score 22-8 at the half. The Mustangs kicked off to open the second half and the TigerScots scored again on a long pass play, m aking the score 28-8. Heppner got down near the end zone once again but a couple of penalties helped stall the drive at the three- yard line. The TigerScots took over and their running back scored on the very next play, making the score 34-8. After a good return on the kickoff of 22 yards by Grieb, a nine-play drive ended when Jake Lindsay scored from one yard out. The PAT failed, making the final score 34-14. Leading the team on the defensive side of the ball was Murray with 10 tackles and two quarterback sacks. Clyde Britt recorded seven tackles on the day, while Tim Jaca and Hedman had four each. With three tack- Heppner High news B v J o r d a n Jo n e s The H ep p n er High School football boys will have a hom e gam e on Friday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. against the Grant Union Prospectors. The volley ball girls have a game on Saturday, Oct. 20, against W esto n -M cE w en ; th is game will take place in Pilot Rock. There will also be a game on Tuesday, Oct. 23, against the Stanfield Tigers; this game will begin at 6 p.m. A cheerleading clinic for young girls will be held on October 22, 23 and 25 from 4:15-5 p.m.; the ages Walaen GREGWALDEN.COM E l Reduce Red Tape and Regulations That Threaten Jobs IZI Stop Piling Debt on Our Children and Grandchildren 0 Manage Our Forests and Put People Back to Work In the Woods 0 Create More Access to Wireless Broadband to Produce Jobs IZI Defend Our Water and Property Rights IZI Make America More Energy Independent include preschool to fourth grade and the cost is $25 per child. This event will take place at the Heppner Elementary School foyer. The girls that participate will be dancing to the song “ Welcome to Africa” by Shakira. The event will be put on by the HHS cheer leaders. One of this week’s fea tured seniors is Breyanna Mikael Hynes; her parents are Shawn and Rosanna Kissler and her brother is Zach Kissler. Hynes was bom in Bend, OR and she moved to Heppner her ju nior year. For extracurricu lar activities, Hynes par ticipates in track, doing the javelin and shot put. In her spare time, she loves to do photography and play video games. Her favorite food is PB&J sandwiches, and her favorite color is shadow black. After high school, Hynes wants to study pho tography and radiology; she has been looking at BMCC or the Art Institute of Portland to continue her education. The other senior is Sa vannah Claire Seewald, her parents are Russell and Kim Seewald, and she has two siblings, Spencer Seewald and Shelby Seewald. See wald was bom in Boise, ID, and she moved to Heppner her junior year. Seewald participates in softball, and she works at the local gro cery store. In her spare time, she enjoys hanging with her friends and watching movies. Seewald’s favorite color is red and her favorite food is crab. After See wald graduates high school, she plans on going to Mt. Hood Community College to study social services. Top: (L-R) Kevin M urray (#34), Ethan Akers (#78), Jake Lindsay (#20), Wyatt Steagall (#64) and Kolby Currin (#50) block for Logan Grieb (#38) on a rushing play. Bottom: #28 Kevin Smith gains yardage against the TigerScots. -Contrib uted photos les each were Ethan Akers, Kolby Currin and Corbin. Rushing leaders were M urray w ith 66 yards; Grieb, 53, Hedman, 35 and Jake Lindsay, 23. The last game for the Junior M ustangs is this Thursday when they host the Umatilla Vikings. Lady Mustangs jail Outlaws Team falls to Bobcats The Heppner Mustang Volleyball team traveled to Enterprise on Saturday, Oct. 13, to play in a three- way contest that included the hosting Outlaws (6-7 BMC) and the Union Bob cats (9-3 BMC). After a long bus ride, it was a slow start for the Mustangs. The Outlaws, much improved and playing at home, gave the Heppner team a good game. The Mustangs prevailed eventu ally, winning in three sets, 26-24, 25-23 and 25-23. The next contest was against the Union Bob cats.' Heppner struggled offensively throughout the contest with many spikes just outside the line or in the net. However, give the Bob cats credit for winning the contest in three sets, 25-15, 25-12, 25-17. Momentum is huge in all sports and, in this match, the Mustangs struggled to find it. The Mustangs are 10-3 BMC and 20-6 overall. In all matches combined, the Mustangs have won 58 sets and lost 23 and are currently ranked third in the state by the OSAA. On Saturday, Oct. 20, they will travel to Pilot Rock to play in their last three-way contest against the Rockets and the Tiger Scots of Athena-Weston. HHS tailgate dinner Friday A tailgate dinner will be held this Friday, Oct. 19, at the Morrow County Fairgrounds at 5:30 p.m., prior to the Heppner High School-Grant Union football game. The dinner will feature the choice of a barbecued beef sandwich or a barbecued pork sandwich with chips, drink and dessert for $5 each. 1992 HHS state football champs to be honored The 1992 Heppner High School state football cham pionship team members, their coaches and families are invited to a lunch at the Heppner Elks club on Friday, Oct. 26, beginning at 1 p.m. The lunch and social hour are in commemoration of the 20"’ anniversary of the HHS state championship win. Stop horsin’ around & come to BEO for all your ag & commercial loans. You 11 like our brand o f banking! VOTE GREG WALDEN FOR CONGRESS. gregwalden.com * Contact Joe or Russell for •Term Loans «Lines of Crédit «Commercial Real Estate Loans Joe Perry Loan Officer Heppner 541 - 676-9125 » m Russell Seewald Loan Officer Heppner & lone 541 - 422-7466
