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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Mustangs ‘take care of
business' for Homecoming
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Weston Putnuin (#20) gives the Rockets the run-around on
Friday in Heppner. The Mustangs celebrated Homecoming
with a 55-16 victory over the Pilot Rock team. Photo by San
dra Putman
After a long week of
Homecoming activities, the
Heppner Mustang football
team took care o f busi
ness on Friday night by
defeating the Pilot Rock
Rockets 55-16. It was also
the first win in the newly
formed Columbia Basin
Conference for the Mus
tangs. Their overall record
is now at 5-0 for the season
and they are currently the
OSAA's third-ranked 2A
team.
Heppner kicked off to
start the game. The Rock
ets fumbled the ball on
their very first play and the
Mustangs recovered it at the
17-yard line. Three plays
later Brian Rill scored a
touchdown on a one-yard
run. That made the score
6-0 only 50 seconds into
the game. The next Heppner
possession ended with an
interception by the Rock
ets that gave them the ball
at the one-yard line. Two
plays later Tommy Bred-
field tackled a Pilot Rock
running back in the end
zone for a safety. The score
was now 8-0. The Mus
tangs then drove deep into
Rocket territory but had
the drive stall. They turned
it over on downs to the
Rockets. Weston Putman
broke free and tackled a
Rocket running back in the
end zone for another safety.
The score was now 10-0.
The next time Heppner got
the ball. Rill scored again
on a run of 34 yards. Jesse
Corbin made the PAT kick
to make the score 17-0 at
the end of the first quarter.
The Mustang defense
stopped the Rockets and
forced a punt. Just three
plays later Kaden Clark
threw a 37-yard touchdown
pass to Logan Grieb. The
Corbin kick was good again
and the score was then 24-
0. When Heppner got the
ball back, Bredfield scored
on an eight-yard run. The
Corbin kick was good and
the score was now 31 -0. On
the very next play, Ryan
Smith intercepted a pass
to give the Mustangs good
field position. It only took
six plays for the team to
score again when Clark ran
the ball in from 10 yards
out. That made the score
37-0 at halftime.
Heppner got the ball
to start the second half.
A seven-play drive ended
with a touchdown when
Rill ran the ball in from 47
yards out. That made the
score of the game 43-0. A
Rocket punt gave Heppner
the ball right back. Rill
scored again on a 41-yard
touchdown run. The score
was 49-0 with five minutes
left in the third quarter. The
clock would run for the
rest of the game under the
45-point mercy rule. The
Heppner coaches would
substitute freely now and
give the younger players
time in the game. Pilot
Rock would score on their
next possession, which
made the score 49-8. The
last Mustang score came
when Rill ran the ball in
from 68 yards out. The
Rockets then scored again
as time ran out in the game
to make the final score
55-16.
Heppner had 407 yards
rushing behind the big.
strong and smart offensive
line. The Mustang defense
has been dominate against
the run all season long and
held Pilot Rock to 14 yards
rushing. Heppner had- 512
total yards in the game and
Pilot Rock had 231. The
Mustangs scored on eight
of their 11 possessions in
the game.
Clark was 6-9 in the
game for 105 yards. He
threw one interception and
one touchdown pass. He
also rushed for 29 yards and
scored a touchdown.
Rill had a big game
for the M ustangs as he
rushed for 293 yards and
five touchdowns. CJ Kindle
ran the ball for 49 yards,
B redfield had 36 and a
score. Corbin ran for 31
yards in the game.
Grieb caught one ball
for 37 yards and a touch
down. Rill hauled in one
pass for 30 yards and Put
man caught one for 20.
Kindle got two catches for
10 and Corbin one for eight
yards.
On the defensive side
of the game, the Mustangs
were led in tackles by Bred-
field with eight. Putman
and Patrick Collins had
six each. Kevin Murray
had five tackles and Grieb
recorded four. Kindle and
Corbin both had three for
the night. With two tack
les each were Clark, John
Propheter. Skyler Palmer.
Jake Lindsay and Caden
Hedman. Mustang players
who recorded one tackle in
the game were Rill. Smith,
Tom Gould. Ross Cutsforth,
Jesse Boyd, Saul Erick
son, Kolby Currin, Kaden
Corbin, Len Hauermeier
and Coby Dougherty.
The Mustangs travel to
Culver to take on the Bull
dogs this Friday at 7 p.m.
Booster club steak feed,
auction well attended
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A large group of Heppner Booster Club supporters enjoys the annual steak feed at the F.lks in
lleppner last Saturday. The dinner was followed by a live and silent auction, as well as rafH*
and penny board events, to raise money for local school programs. Photo by David Sykes
Mustang volleyball continues good
showing, wins two out of three
The Heppner Mustang
volleyball team had another
successful week as they
won two o f three confer
ence matches. The team has
an overall record of 12-5 on
the season. They are cur
rently third in the Columbia
Basin Conference with a
3-2 record.
Last Thursday the team
travelled to Pilot Rock to
take on the Rockets. Hep
pner won the match 3-0
by scores of 25-21. 25-18
and 25-20. All three sets
were as close as the scores
indicated.
In the first set the score
went back and forth with
no team having more than
a three-point lead It was
then tied at 14-14 when the
Mustangs took the lead and
never looked back. Heppner
stretched the lead to 22-17
and won the set 25-20.
In the second set the
Mustangs led all the way
after an early 4-4 tie. Hep
pner could never get more
than four-point lead at any
time in the set. Kelly Wil
son served out the last four
points and ended it with
an ace to make the score
25-18.
Heppner led much of
the third set after a tie at
6-6. They then pushed the
lead to 16-10. but the Rock
ets came storming back.
They cut the Heppner lead
to 20-18 but could not get
any closer. The Mustangs
won the third and final set
25-21.
For the m atch, the
M ustangs served 63-68.
Morgan Correa and Sophie
Grant were perfect from the
service line going 12-12
and 8-8 respectively. Paige
interests and direction-how Grieb led the team in digs
to plan and keep options with 25. Maddie Lindsay
available; Sophomore year
plan-schedule planning;
many classes are offered
every other year-how to
best plan; Eastern Promise-
CTE-how this works-how
to plan for it; Communi
cation-best practices for
student success; and Grad
ing system-teacher tools-
monitoring student progress
accurately.
For questions, contact
Heppner High School at
541-676-9138.
HHS plans freshman conferences
Heppner High School
will hold freshman parent/
student conferences from 5
to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Oct.
14, for every freshman stu
dent at HHS.
Head te ach er G reg
Grant says the conferences
are an initiative to “ im
prove the communication
of the programs available,
requirem ents necessary
and the best possible part
nership between Heppner
High School staff and the
families we serve."
“ Last y ear's confer-
ences were very popular
amongst parents, students
and teachers as they estab
lished clear communication
and helped answer many
q u estio n s” added HHS
Principal Matt Combe.
Parents and students
meet w ith teams of teach
ers to discuss: Diploma
R eq u irem en ts-H o n o rs,
regular, modified-F.ssential
Skills state requirements;
Testing-State for Diplo-
ma-PSAT, SAT, ASVAB.
ACT-how to best prepare;
Fducation-potential career
The Morrow County Health Department
is offering the following clinics:
October 8th 9am - 7pm
Heppner City Hall
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Heppner, OR 97836
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The Mustangs fought all
the way back to make it
22-24 before losing 22-25.
Heppner took control of the
second set after it was tied
at 9-9. Kempkin served the
next eight points to give the
Mustangs the lead for good.
Heppner won by the score
of 25-15. A close third set
could have gone either way.
There were 10 ties in the
set and the last one was at
21-21. The Mustangs came
up on the short end of the
score 21-25. The fourth
set saw Heppner get down
early and trail by as much as
seven points. They fought
their way back and tied the
score at 23-23. It was also
tied at 24 and at 25. Hep
pner ended up losing the set
by a score of 25-27.
The Mustangs served
81-92 in the match. Kemp
kin did not miss and went
17-17. Wilson served great
as she went 23-24 and had
eight aces. Grant also served
well going 10-12 with four
aces. Grieb once again led
the team in digs with 32.
DeLoach was next with 25
and Lindsay had 17. Wilson
had 11 digs and Correa 10.
Both setters did a great job
in the match as Wilson had
17 assists and Grant 11.
Lindsay and Kempkin both
had nine kills and Wilson
recorded eight. DeLoach
had six kills, Correa four
and Grieb two.
The next match for
the volleyball team is this
Thursday in Heppner. The
team will take on the Pilot
Rock Rockets at 5 p.m.
They then travel to Pilot
Rock on Saturday to play
the Culver Bulldogs and the
Irrigon Knights. The first
match for the Mustangs is
set to start at 2 p.m.
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was next with 16 and Onna
DeLoach had 14. Grant
led the team in assists with
12 and Wilson contributed
nine. Lindsay hit the ball
well and had 14 kills in the
match. Wilson followed her
with six kills for the team.
On Saturday the Mus
tangs took on Stanfield and
Weston-McEwen in Stan
field. Heppner split their
matches for day as they beat
the Tigers 3-0 and lost to the
TigerScots 3-1.
The first set with Stan
field was close early as
there were 10 ties in the
score. The last one was
at 14-14 before Heppner
took control. They then
outscored the Tigers 11 -2 to
win the set 25-16. The sec
ond set was all Mustangs.
Heppner took control early
with some great serving
and won easily 25-18. The
third and final set was closer
as the score was tied at
11-11. The Mustangs then
stretched out the lead and
won by the score of 25-18.
In the match Heppner
served 67-71. Wilson was
15-15 w ith two aces. Grant
11-11 and Lindsay 9-9.
Correa served well by go
ing 14-15 with three aces,
DeLoach was 9-11 with two
aces and Jessica Kempkin
was 9-10 with two aces.
Grieb led the team in digs
with 16, Lindsay followed
with 15 and DeLoach had
14. Wilson had 18 assists in
the match and Grant seven.
Lindsay recorded nine kills,
Kempkin had eight, Wilson
and DeLoach both had six.
N ext cam e a great
match to watch as some
excellent volleyball was
play ed with the TigerScots.
In the first set, Heppner was
down 11 points at 9-20.
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Some of HHS’s 1964 Homecoming court showed up to join
in the celebration Friday night. Left to right: Diana Fulleton
Bali. Karen McCurdy Dubuque, Barbara Blake Teachout
and Queen Virginia Moore Parrish. -Photo by Sand\• Matthews
-From PAGE ONE
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Heppner High School
celebrated Homecoming
festivities last week. The
theme for this year was
“Celebrating 50 years of
HHS.”
It began with hall deco
rating on Friday, Sept. 26,
and continued with dress-
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up days and activities until
Oct. 3. Monday's dress up
day was class color, Tues
day was salt-and-pepper
day, Wednesday students
dressed up for the beach,
and Thursday was Blue and
Gold day.
The hallways were dec
orated with a color theme
while celebrating 50 years
of HHS, and students used
old photos from the year
book of 1964 to add to the
decorations.
Wednesday night stu
dents played beach-themed
games and held a bonfire.
T h u rsd a y s tu d e n ts
showed their school spirit
with a noise parade down
town.
Friday night the boys
played Pilot Rock and end
ed H om ecom ing with a
victory. During half-time,
the homecoming court was
presented and Queen Mad
die Lindsay and King Cade
Arbogast were announced.
T he H o m e c o m i n g
court from 1964 also came
back to help HHS celebrate,
riding on a float during
half-time.