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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 14,2012 Mustangs trample Warriors Mustang volleyball takes Heppner defeats Oakridge 55-29 to advance fifth in state in state After a tight back-and- forth in the first half of their Nov. 10 playoff game against the Oakridge War rior, the Mustangs took con trol in the second half, beat ing the visitors 55-29. This advances the Mustangs to the quarterfinals; they will match up against Portland Christian in another home game this Saturday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. The Warriors game out of the gate strong, scoring two touchdowns in the first quarter before the Mustangs took back the ball. Quarter back Stephen Thompson (#7) handed the ball to Aidan Wright (#24) at the 17, and Wright ran the ball in for a 14 yard gain and the touchdown, putting the 'Stangs on the board before the end of the first quarter. The W arriors came back at the beginning of the second quarter, snag ging another touchdown before Heppner took back the game for the rest of the first half. Wright ran in a touchdown for a 50-yard gain, and #28 Brian Rill then ran the ball from the 50 for another touchdown and a 69-yard gain. Mustang Jesse Corbin (#44) topped off the touchdown with a two-point conversion to end the first half 28-21 to the Mustangs. The Mustangs domi nated the third quarter, with another touchdown by Wright and the two-point Girls pound down the Warriors but fall to Bulldogs, Braves On Nov. 9-10 at the OSAA 2 A state volleyball tournament in Redmond, OR, the Mustangs found their game early by beating the North Douglas Warriors (Mountain View Confer ence #2, 8lh ranked team, 17-5 overall) in three sets, 25-10, 25-21, 25-17. The Mustangs played good to gether as a team, and their confidence was high as they entered into the semifinals in an 8:30 p.m. game that same night, facing the Cul ver Bulldogs. The M ustangs had beaten the Bulldogs early in the season in non-league play. Culver plays in the Tri-River Conference and finished #1 in that league with a 23-5 overall record, ranked fourth coming into the state tournament. The Mustangs didn’t repeat their early-season victory, losing the match in four sets. Cul ver sophomore Shealene Top: Mustang Senior Aidan Wright (#24) tights off a tackle and Little had 28 kills in the takes control of the ball during the Heppner versus Oakridge match, with four in a row playoff game last Saturday. The Mustangs’55-29 win advances them to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs. Bottom: Senior Mustang Stephen Thompson (#7) hands off the ball to Senior Earl Propheter (#26). Photos by Sandy Matthews PAT by Garrett Robinson, followed by another 40 yards and a touchdown by #42 Tommy Bredfield. The final quarter looked like another shutout for the Mustangs, with touchdowns by Earl Propheter (#26) and Jared Lemmon (#3). Oakridge surged toward the end, putting eight more points on the board before the end of the game, but it wasn't enough to stop the stampeding Mustangs in their 55-29 victory. H EP P N ER LES S C H W A B CO N G R ATU LATES H E P P N E R E LEM E N TA R Y SC H O O L S STUDEN TS O F TH E M O N TH The Character trait for October was healthy body & mind in the fourth set. The first set went to Culver 25-20. The second set saw Heppner fight back to take the win 25-19, with some great play from Alana Wilson to even the score. In the third set, tied at 13 at one point, the Bulldogs gained momentum and took the win. A heartbreaker fourth set ended 29-27 to the B ulldogs. M ustang Emma Osmin had been pounding down serves on the Bulldogs, but the serves were picked up and sent back by Little. The loss ended the M ustangs’ run for finals but didn't end their season as they had to turn around and face the Reedsport Braves (20-6, ranked sec ond in state) in a 2:15 p.m. Saturday fight over third and fifth place. This game seemed a repeat of last year's tour nament, where these same two team s faced off. It wasn’t in the cards for the Mustangs this year, as they lost the match in four sets, 25-22, 15-25, 25-22 and 25-23. Size was a factor; Reedsport’s front was big, with three players at six feet tall. The Mustangs played hard throughout the match, with some good play in the fourth set from Maddie Lindsay to spark the Mus tangs. Wilson and Osmin served three aces apiece. Baily Bennett had a team high of 21 kills for the Mus tangs, and Wilson had 10. The loss ended a great season for the Mustangs, who took home the fifth- place trophy with a 27-8 overall record. Spectators can ’t begin to say how much fun it’s been watching these kids play; they didn’t quite reach their goal o f state champions but their season can be counted a success as many other goals were accomplished. Heppner High news By Jordan Jones The M ustang fo o t ball boys won against the Oakridge Warriors in the first round of state play offs. The Mustang football boys will be playing in the quarterfinals here at home; they will be playing against Portland Christian at 2 p.m. on November 17. The volleyball girls also had a great volley ball season, getting fifth in state. One of our seniors this week is Austin Bill Roberts; his parents are Bob and ■ a j-jin li Cindi Roberts and he has one sibling. Tanner Roberts. Roberts likes bright colors, and any good food. Roberts is the ASB president, and he also participates in FBLA. In his spare time he enjoys hanging with friends and staying productive. After high school, Roberts wants to attend the business pro gram at the University of Oregon. O ur other senior is Elizabeth Ninon Rill. Her parents are Dean and Patty Rill, and she has three sib sii HHS honors vets Last Thursday, Nov. 8, Heppner High School hosted a Veteran’s Day Celebration Assembly. The public was invited to the program, which recognized servicemen and women for their service to our coun try. “The students and fac ulty did an amazing job o f honoring the current veterans in the community as well as those who have passed,” said one attendee. “It is always so encourag ing to see what our small community and school can do.” It was a jam-packed program, with the school band, the choir singing the military songs, Legion Hall members to present the colors, a slide show o f the military photos of many, many current vets from the community, and a roll call of all those present with their service, dates of service, military jobs and «I ». » where they served. Heppner had a good representation of all branches of the ser vice, majors, colonels and retired military. Approxi mately six to eight World War II veterans also were in the audience, including Bud Batty, in uniform at 95 years old and saluting the flag every time it was moved. Prior to the program there were two active mili tary members, as well as some o f the current vet erans, who visited class rooms and spoke with the students. During the program, the speaker, active member lings, Heather, Stephanie and Bryan Rill. Rill’s favor ite food is mashed potatoes and her favorite color is purple. Rill has participated in HHS softball for the past four years and, in her spare time, she enjoys hanging with friends, going hunting, fishing and snowmobil- ing with her family. After high school. Rill wants to attend the Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls so she can obtain a degree for an ultrasound technician. 3 ► i 1 o f the m ilitary and pur ple star recipient Sergeant First Class (SFC) Misipati “Semi” Bird, spoke about America to the world. He got the students involved; the students said they re ally liked his comparison of America as Disneyland to the rest o f the world. Bird then told the assem bly that he was going on a special assignment in the next week— but couldn’t say where, only that Amer ica had not been there for many, many years. Of course, the program closed with a stirring per formance of taps to honor those who had passed. Community lunch menu St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish members will be serv ing lunch on Wednesday, Nov. 21, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, candied yams, cranberry sauce, hot rolls and pumpkin pie. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. Basketball program plans fun night Top (L-R): Hayden Hyatt, Evan Kollman, Olivia Schmidt, Marlee Mitchell, Keegan Gibbs, Claire Grieb and Cody Fletcher. Bottom (L-R): Kylie Boor, Trevor Nich ols, Katie Wilson, Caden George, Zandra Masterson, Jackson Coiner and Keeley Naims. 124 NORTH MAIN STREET HEPPNER OR 97836 541- 676-9481 The women’s and men’s Heppner High School bas ketball programs are having a joint fun night for the HHS teams and spectators Nov. 27 with dinner from 5-7 p.m. and activities to start at 6 p.m. Dinner and entry cost $7, with $2 for entry only. Raffle tickets will be priced separately. “It is a united fundrais er for both o f our programs, meant to be fam ily-fun event. It will be a chance for HHS fang to preview the HHS teams and let some o f our players execute their skills in a contest format,” said boys’ head basketball coach Jeremy Rosenbalm. The night, themed Blue and Gold Madness, will in clude scrimmages between HHS varsity and JV-level players, a demonstration o f skills through organized contests within the HHS Mustang players, three- point contests and more. A skills contest themed around some crowd-mem ber participation is also planned, with students, fans and alumni involvement of fered for one event. The programs will hold a raffle, including items from Nike balls to Gato- rade water bottles, Mustang wear and other donated items from big names like Nike and Under Armour. The raffle items will be awarded during the eve ning. Participants must be present to win. The night will include a pasta dinner with salad, bread and dessert from 5-7 p.m. For questions, contact Jeremy Rosenbalm at Hep pner Fligh School.
