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F O U R - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 26,2014 ‘STANGS HEAD TO H eppner w restlers bring home wins in FINALS pre-season tournam ent -Continuedfrom PAUL ONE Seven student wrestlers from Heppner participated in an Oregon Wrestling Association tournament on Saturday, Nov. 21, in Ir- rigon, and came home w ith nine wins. This group o f “ mat m en” includes nine- to 14-year-olds Keegan Chit- ty. Roen Waite, Jace Coe. Blane Mahoney, Carson Brosnan, Leo Waite, and Trevor Chamberlin. 1'hese young men faced wrestlers from Hermiston, La Grande, Baker City, Heppner Coach Greg G rant confers with M ustang quarter back katicn C lark during the semifinals game versus knappa last weekend. -Photo by Sandra Putman then a tipped pass. On their third down play. Kolby Currin stepped in front of a Knappa receiver and intercepted the ball. Hep pner took over at the 50- yard line and ran valuable time off of the clock with a 10-play drive. They ended up turning the ball over to Knappa on downs at the 30- yard line. On the very next play Kindle made a diving interception at the 41-yard line to give Heppner the ball back. Clark took the snap from center and kneeled down to end the game. The Mustangs had won the game and advanced to the championship by a score o f 25-16. Heppner had 274 yards of total offense for the game and Knappa had 194. Hep pner totaled 20 first downs to only nine for the Log gers. The Mustangs rushed for 239 and passed for 35. Kindle led the team in rush ing with 153 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries. Putman carried the ball 10 times for 68 yards and a score. Clark packed it six times for 18. Corbin caught one ball for 25 yards, Col lins had one catch for 19 and Kindle also had a recep tion for the Mustangs. fhe Mustang defense was dom inant all after noon long. They had five interceptions in the game. They held Knappa to only 22 yards rushing and also had six sacks o f the quarter back. Collins led the team in tackles with nine and he also had a sack. Kindle recorded seven tackles and Ross Cutsforth was next with six tackles and two sacks. Putman, Currin and Saul Erickson each had five tackles and a sack in the game. Clark and Kevin Murray both had three tack les and Tom Gould had two. With one tackle each in the game were John Propheter, Tristan Moses. Corbin and Grieb. H ep p n er w ill face Burns for the OSAA 2A State Championship. The game is to be played at Hermiston High School this Saturday, Nov. 29, at 11 a.m. Tri-Cities, Irrigon, and John Day in the gymnasium that featured six matches at any one time for the more than 100 competitors. As many as 300 par ticipants sometimes register for a tournament on the east side of the state. Saturday’s meet was the third o f seven that will be held during this period before the school wrestling season begins. The o p p o rtu n ity to learn and improve skills on the mat is the benefit the Carson Brosnan, Heppner, wrestles a com petitor from La G rande. Photo by Damon Brosnan young wrestlers gain from ORWAY. their participation in the Thanksgiving: Blazers tickets benefit Family, friends and Heppner basketball To benefit the local The seats are Row B, some football practice Mustang basketball pro Section 122, right behind The H eppner High School football team invites parents, family, fans and friends to stop by Thurs day. Nov. 27, Thanksgiving Day, at Les Payne Field in Heppner. The Mustang team will be practicing from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the fairgrounds field, and the HHS Booster Club will be serving hot chocolate and coffee. Mustang coach Greg Grant says the team and coaching staff would like to use the Thanksgiving practice to personally thank everyone for the support they have received. gram, Devin Oil has donat ed two tickets to the Jan. 5 Trailblazer game versus the Los Angeles Lakers at the Moda Center in Portland. Heppner High School is raffling off the seats and will sell a maximum of 500 raffle tickets for $5 each, with proceeds to benefit the HHS boys’ and girls’ basketball programs. the Blazers’ bench. Anyone interested in having a shot at sitting in those seats can contact any Mustang basketball player. Missy Lindsay at 541-256- 0366 or tlin@machmedia. net, or Jeremy Rosenbalm at 541 -256-0515 or jeremy. rosenbalm@morrow.k 12. or.us. City gives Mustangs a HHS greens workshop heroes send-off ’ is taking orders The Mustangs received a heroes’ send-off last weekend as they departed for the state semifinals game in Hillsboro. The team 's bus received an escort from the H eppner Fire D epart ment, and residents lined the streets to cheer and encourage H eppner’s hometow n boys. -Photo by Sandy Matthews Heppner High School agriculture students would like to remind everyone that they have taken over the Greens Workshop and will be creating and selling a variety of holiday wreaths, swags, candy canes and crosses for $20 each, and centerpieces for $12. Special orders can be ar ranged; please contact an Ag student or Beth Dickenson at 676-9138. Pre-orders are appreciated and all orders will be available for pick-up through the week of Dec. 9-11. “Not many extras will be made, so please let us know if you would like some locally made, holiday decor!” says Dickenson. BAILEY PRESENTS Choice Program will affect veterans in ON DC TRIP outlying areas -Continued from PA GE ONE sors. The conference was put on by the National FFA. The motto of the con ference was the famous quote by Theodore Roos evelt: “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” Asked what the best part of the trip was, Bailey said packaging the meals for the kids of D.C. “It was very fun. My job was to wrap them up. It took us two hours and we fed more than 70,000 kids.” she told the chamber. THAI M A I M TICKETS TWO T IC K E T S ! Awesome seats! R IG H T B E H 1 N D T H E B L A Z E R S B E N C H TRAILBLAZERS VS THE LAKERS Jan 5, 2015 at the Moda Center in Portland $ 5.00 SACK OMIT 5 0 0 w ill be solil Contact any Mustang basketball player to get yours! Preeeeis te beeefit OHS MO ST AMES beys e e i t ir ls basketball pros rams. Many veterans now have the option to receive non-VA health care rather than waiting for a VA ap pointment or traveling to a VA facility. As of Nov. 5, 2014, the new Choice Program began to cover non-VA care for eligible veterans enrolled in VA healthcare. You may be an eligible veteran if: -You have been told by your local VA medical facility that you will need to wait more than 30 days from your preferred date or the date medically deter mined by your physician; -Your current residence is more than 40 miles from the closest VA health care facility; -You need to travel by plane or boat to the VA medical facility closest to your home; or -You face a geographic challenge, such as extensive distances around water or other geologic formations, such as mountains, which presents a significant travel hardship. Every veteran will re ceive a letter and a Choice Card in the mail with details about the program. Veterans will be eligible for the pro gram and receive cards in three phases; -Veterans who may live more than 40 miles from a VA facility; -Veterans who are cur rently waiting for an ap pointment longer than 30 days from their preferred date or the date determined to be medically necessary by their physician; -All remaining veterans enrolled for VA healthcare who may be eligible for the Choice Program in the future. To set up an appoint- ment with a non-VA pro vider, call the VA at 866- 606-8198 and they will work with you to ensure you are approved for care in your community. Umatilla forest firewood season ends Nov. 30 Pendleton, OR— Per sonal-use firewood cutting on the Umatilla National Forest will end Sunday, Nov. 30. Firewood permits will not be available again until May 2015. The public is asked to take additional precautions when cutting firewood late in the fall when road and soil conditions become slick, soggy and saturated. Firewood cutters should be prepared for winter w eather conditions. For more information on the firewood program, contact any Umatilla Na tional Forest office or call the supervisor’s office in Pendleton at 541-278-3716. Additional information is available at www.fs.usda. gov/umatilla/. HEPPNER MUSTANGS FACE THE BURNS HILANPERS SATURPAY NOVEMBER 2911.00 AM <? HERMISTON HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE TITLE OF OREGON 2A STATE CHAMPIONS
