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
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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
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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.
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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.