HeppnerGazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May29,2013
lone shines at state, wins multiple PRs
By Paula Emmel
lone had 11 individual
Personal Records (PRs)
with two team PRs at the
OSAA 1A State Champion
ship meet held at Hayward
Field, University o f Or
egon, in Eugene, May 23-
25, 2013. This was the first
time ever in the history of
Track and Field Champion
ships that all divisions, 1 A,
2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, and.6A,
competed at the same meet,
on the same track,* and at the
same time.
D uring this historic
event, lone women placed
sixth, with 37 points, out
of 39 women’s teams repre
sented in 1A championship
finals. The lone men tied
for 17th, with 11 points,
also out of 39 men’s teams
represented at state.
PRs are as follows:
Jessie Flynn-49.12a in
300M Hurdles and 16'8.75”
in Long Jump
Bailey
Hague-
wood-41 ’0” in Triple Jump;
he also had a tied PR in
High Jump at 6’0”
4x100 Women Relay -
53.09a, Jessie Flynn (Fr),
Adara Hasbell (So), Rachel
Holland (Fr), and Shadow
Kendrick (Sr)
4x400 M en R elay-
3:46.46a, Francisco Ramir
ez (Jr), Evan Rietmann (Sr),
Luke Jobes (Jr), and August
Peterson (Jr)
Individual relay splits
for M en’s 4x400 Relay
were all individual PRs:
Francisco-57.08, Evan
55.67, Luke 58.86, and
Gus 55.36 ( they ran 4.46
seconds faster than their last
PR, which was at districts
last week).
Athletes placing were:
Jessie Flynn (fresh
man): 1st in Long Jump,
2nd in 300M Hurdles, 5th
in High Jump
Shadow Kendrick (Se
nior): 5th in Long Jump
Emily Holland (Junior):
4th in Javelin
Jessie Flynn, A dara
Hasbell (sophomore), Ra
chel Holland (freshman),
Shadow Kendrick: 3rd in
Women's 4x100 Relay
Bailey Haguewood (Ju
nior): 3rd in High Jump, 4th
in Triple Jump
August Peterson (Ju
nior): 10th in 100M
August Peterson, Jus
tin Estabrook (Sr), Luke
Jobes (Jr), Evan Rietmann
(Sr.): 10th in Men’s 4x100
Relay
Price makes All-
American
Heppner girl Erin Price
was one o f two student-
athletes representing Indi
ana’s Taylor University at
the 2013 NAIA National
Championships. Price made
her third-straight appear
ance at NAIA Nationals and
positioned herself for po
tential All-American hon
ors in the 400-meter hurdles
with a time o f 1:03.94 in
Thursday’s prelims. The
junior finished sixth over
all on the afternoon and
advanced into the finals on
Saturday.
Saturday capped off
Price’s success. Despite a
rocky start,’Price, a junior,
found her stride and finished
the event with a “blistering”
time of 1:01.91 to eamAll-
American honors.
“ Erin d id n ’t have a
Top: Bailey Haguewood placed third in high jump with a tied
PR of 6’0”. Bailey also triple jumped a PR of 41'0”, placing
4th. He earned all 11 points for his men’s team. Bottom: 1A
Long Jump Champion Jessie Flynn recieves her medal from
Coach Rudolf, along with Shadow Kendrick in 5th place. Jessie
jumped 16’8.75”, Shadow- 15’5”. -Photos by Paula Emmel
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Erin Price earned All-Amer
ican honors in the 400 meter
hurdles. -Contributedphoto
good start,” Taylor coach
Ted Bowers said. “But she
is such a tough runner and
she just gutted it out and
finally hit her stride and she
really finished strong. I'm
really proud o f what she
accomplished.”
Price is the daughter of
Keith and Deana Price of
Heppner.
lone holds 1,000
yard shoot
Francisco Ramirez (Jr), August Peterson: 10th in
Evan Rietmann, Luke Jobes, Men’s 4x400 Relay
lone girl vies for Miss Oregon High
School Rodeo title
Heppner High School
junior Lillian Sandford will
be competing to retain her
title of Miss Oregon High
School Rodeo at the state
high school rodeo finals
June 12-15 in Prineville.
Sandford is just finish
ing her reign as the 2012-13
Miss Oregon High School
Rodeo Queen. She has trav
elled over 5,000 miles dur
ing her year representing
her com munity, school,
state and the sport ofrodeo.
After receiving the title last
year, she travelled to Rock
Springs, WY and competed
at the national finals against
40 other young ladies for
the coveted title o f Miss
National High School Ro
deo. Young ladies who are
members o f the Oregon
High School Rodeo Asso
ciation and are freshmen,
sophomores or juniors can
compete for their state title;
they can compete for up to
three years or until their
junior year. The queen is re getting to make new friends
quired to attend all Oregon and working with the adults
high school rodeos in the that volunteer their time for
school season from Sept - our association.”
July and is responsible for
Sandford is a m em
the care and transporting of ber o f the Intermountain
state and national
High School Rodeo
sp o n so r banners
Team, where she
and flags that have
competes in barrel
to be set up in the
racing, pole bend
arenas. The Queen
ing and the queen
is also responsible
events. She is a 4.0
for the grand entry Miss Oregon GPA student, mem
procession at the High School ber of the National
beginning of each Rodeo Lillian Honor Society and
rodeo performance, Sandford
FFA, three-year Ac
making sure that
ademic Letter win
the student athletes carry ner in history and language
in the sponsor flags and the arts, Spanish 3 student of
Oregon and American flags, the year, and Presidential
all while working closely Silver award winner.
with the rodeo committee
She is the daughter of
and announcer for the suc Rick and Sylvia Sandford.
cess o f grand entry along She is also older sister to
with her queen run-ins.
Ivy, who is just finishing
“ We are usually one her first year in the Junior
of the first members there, High Rodeo Association,
and the last to leave each where she is sitting 11th
weekend,” Sandford said. in rookie, all around and
“It is a lot of hard work, goats. Her finals are June
but it has been so much fun
Community lunch
menu
Hope Lutheran, Valby Lutheran and All Saints Epis
copal church members will serve lunch on Wednesday,
June 5, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center.
The meal will include pot roast; roasted potatoes;
carrots, onions and celery; sauteed mushrooms; hot rolls;
and raspberry parfait. Milk is served at each meal.
Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject
to change.
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1-2. Junior High Division
is a member of the national
association with the high
school division.
If Sandford is honored
with winning the title again,
she will once again be at
tending the national finals
in Wyoming along with the
top four contestants in each
rodeo event.
“I hope to bring home
the title again to Eastern
Oregon and my team. It
is a great opportunity for
sc h o la rsh ip s, personal
growth and getting the pub
lic knowledge to a higher
level about our association.
■Riding, Roping and Learn
ing! It is the most fun you
can have in the dirt!’ These
are our slogans. I think it
says it all,” said Sandford.
If you would like to
help with sponsorships for
Miss Oregon High School
Rodeo, please contact Lil
ly’s mother, Sylvia, at 541 -
571-5930.
Irrigon students
succeed at Oregon
Science Olympiad
Irrigon—Several Irrigon
Jr-Sr High School students
had the opportunity to par
ticipate in the 2013 Oregon
Science Olympiad at West
ern Oregon University in
Monmouth on April 13. The
Oregon Science Olympiad
program provides a mix
of collaboration and com
petition, centered around
science and engineering
for middle and high school
students. Students compete
in events such as human
anatomy and physiology,
diseases, forensics, robotics
and chemistry.
Irrig o n J r-S r H igh
School had both a middle
and a high school level
team participate at this
year’s Olympiad. The mid
dle school team consisted
o f Ethan Greer, Kayden
Kendrick, Keegan Krogh,
Bruno Salas-Garcia and Si
erra Spaur. The high school
team consisted of Bowen
Byers, Emily Ellis, Caitlin
Hearn, Kaitlynn Linnell,
Aaron Long, Hannah Mey
ers, Rafael Salas-Garcia,
Morgan Smith, N akayla
Williamson and Jennifer
Working.
Students prepared for
the competition for much
of the school year.
High schoolers Bowen
Byers and Hannah Myers
showed off their teamwork
by taking third place in the
robot arm building event.
M o lly M a tz , w ho
coached the high school
team, said she’s hopeful
next year's team will in
clude even more students.
“Congratulations to all
o f the students who par
ticipated,” she said. “Your
enthusiasm and hard work
is admired and appreciated.
More students are encour
aged to join us for next
year’s competition.”
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Eric Orem (right) awarding Rick Barnett of Pendleton, Or
egon. -Contributed photo
lone held their 1,000 Yard
Shoot on May 4 this year.
“There was a good turn
out this year at the Halvorsen
Farm,” said one event coor
dinator.
This is the annual fund
raiser that helps to raise money
for the lone Fourth o f July
festivities. Funds go to help
support the children’s fish
pond, talent show, frog jump
ing contest, straw pile and
other events during the July 4
celebration.
This year’s winner of the
gun raffle was Brian Gray of
Pendleton, OR. Gray won the
AR rifle that was raffled that
day. Tickets were sold at the
event.
Rick Barnett of Pendleton
won the 1,000 yard bench
shot. He received $100 cash
and a Case tractor donated
by M orrow C ounty Grain
Growers.
Dan Huber o f Portland,
OR won the 1.000 yard Hunt
ing Rifle class. Huber received
$ 100 cash and a Leupold scope
donated by Leupold. Dan
donated back his $100 to the
Fourth of July fund.
Other events of the day
were shotgun shots at clay
pigeons, donated by Howard
Mullins and Marvin Padberg.
and a new pistol range. Groups
participated in a shoot-off
by paying $10 each. Henry
Padberg won and donated his
winnings to the Fourth of July
Fund.
Hometown Tacos of lone
fed everyone during the event,
and Route 74 sponsored the
event. Morrow County Grain
Growers, Bob Hubbard. Blagg
Rifles, Mark Anderson Con
struction, Magnum Opus,
Gamers Sporting Goods and
Snow-McElligott also spon
sored the event, and Joe Hal
vorsen and Frank Halvorsen
provided a spot for the event.
Students succeed at
spelling contests
Five local students were
among county winners at a
recent spelling contest at
Blue Mountain Community
College.
F ifty students from
three counties showed off
their spelling skills in two
separate spelling contest
events this month. Students
from Union County took
on the challenge on May 6
in La Grande, and students
from Umatilla and Mor
row counties participated
in the contest on May 13 at
BMCC.
First place winners re
ceived $25 gift cards, sec
ond place winners received
$15 gift cards, and third
place winners received $5
gift cards. They also re
ceived trophies.
Morrow County win
ners are as follows:
Division 1 : First, Jillian
Rudolf, lone Community
School; second. Gavin Rob
inson, Heppner Elementary;
and third. Isabella Ganvoa,
Windy River Elementary.
Division 2: First, Ga
brielle Miller, Riverside Jr/
Sr High School; second.
Olivia Schmidt, Heppner
Elementary; and third, Hei
nrich Padberg, lone Com
munity School.
Division 3: First, Oskar
Peterson, lone Community
School; and second, Ryan
Ibarra, Riverside Jr/Sr High
School.
Correction
The Gazette-Times published the incorrect distance
for Bryce Fowler’s shot put results at the district track
meet in last week’s issue. Fowler’s PR, which put him
third in districts, was 39’ 5.5”, not 37’ 2” as published.
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