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