FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Track team, district champs
The boys track team, District Champions for the second year in a row.
The Heppner men’s
track team walked away
with a hard-earned dis-
trict championship at the
2A District 5 Champion-
ship meet on Friday, May
10. This year, the Wapati
district and the Columbia
Basin district combined,
creating a district stacked
with elite athletes. Heppner
athletes stepped up to the
challenge with the small
women’s team earning sev-
enth place.
The following mem-
bers of the track teams will
compete at state after qual-
ifying at district: Hunter
Nichols in the 800, 3000,
4x400m; Jayden Wilson in
400, 4x400; Mason Lehman
in 400, 4x400; Trent Smith
in 4x400; Leo Waite in the
300m hurdles; Derek How-
ard in shot-put and discus;
Trevor Antonucci in 1500
and Madelyn Nichols in
1500, 800.
At the district tourna-
ment the day started with
the field events at 11a.m.
with Derek Howard, Carson
Brosnan, and Conor Bros-
nan running between the
discus and the javelin. In
the javelin, Carson Brosnan
threw a personal record of
129’6” for seventh place
and Derek Howard threw
130’1” for sixth place. Der-
ek Howard took second
place with a discus throw
of 122’10’ and Conor Bros-
nan made the podium with
his throw of 9’63” which
earned him seventh place.
Conor Brosnan and Derek
Howard then joined Blake
Wolters at the shot-put
ring, and all three stood on
the podium. Brosnan took
eighth place with a throw
of 34’9.75”, Wolters took
seventh with a throw of
37’2” and Howard stood on
top with a first-place throw
of 50’0”.
The jumping squad
stepped up to earn some
unexpected points for the
team. Hailey Holmgren
took seventh place with a
jump of 12’9” and Jayden
Wilson, ranked eighth be-
fore the meet, took sixth
place with a jump of 18’8”.
Freshman Hannah Finch
jumped an impressive
31’3.5” in the triple jump,
earning third place behind
two senior jumpers from
Grant Union. Jackson Leh-
man took a risk jumping
from the 36-foot board to
move up to sixth place with
a jump of 37’7”, increasing
his personal best jump by
1.5 feet.
The running events
started with the 4x100 team
running for seventh place
and earning the team two
points. Madelyn Nichols
qualified for state in a re-
laxed 1500m run, placing
second overall. Trevor An-
tonucci pulled in front of
a competitive field in the
second half of the 1500m
run, earning first place and
pulling Trent Smith and
Jordan Sweeney to sixth
and seventh place. Brock
Hisler set a personal record
time of 12.67 in the 100m
dash, and Brian Collins
earned ninth place with a
solid run of 12.05. Han-
nah Finch earned seventh
place in the 100m dash by
running 13.73 and Julianna
Teeman came in 10 th with a
time of 14.62.
Marlee Mitchell ran
an impressive 400m dash,
earning fifth place with
a personal best time of
1:05.36. In the men’s race,
all three Heppner athletes
ran in the fastest heat and
earned three places on the
podium. Jackson Lehman
ran 57.17 for seventh place,
Mason Lehman ran a per-
sonal best time of 53.14
for third place, and Jayden
Wilson ran 52.23 for sec-
ond place. Mason Lehman
earned the wildcard place
for state with his time, so
both Wilson and Lehman
will compete at the state
competition.
Leo Waite stepped up
in the 110m hurdles earning
third place with a person-
al record time of 18.47,
and Austin Moses took
sixth place as well. Hai-
ley Holmgren also earned
eighth place in the women’s
100m hurdle race.
Next came the 800m
race. The 800 races start-
ed strong with Madelyn
Nichols breaking the Hep-
pner High School record
by a second with a run of
2:26.71. Lillian Imes also
placed in the 800m event,
earning seventh place.
Hunter Nichols, battling
sickness that earlier in the
week had him down with
a high fever, did his job
by winning the 800 in the
second lap. Jordan Sweeney
and Trent Smith also ran in
the loaded field, earning
ninth and 10 th places. The
200m races, always fast
and competitive, earned
Heppner extra points with
a well-earned fourth place
run for Jayden Wilson in
a time of 24.21. Bryan
Collins earned ninth place
with a personal record time
of 24.74, and Mason Leman
took 10 th . Hannah Finch,
Marlee Mitchell and Julian-
na Teeman ran strong races
in a tough field, earning
ninth, 10 th and 12 th places.
The 300m hurdle race,
always exciting to watch,
left three Heppner ath-
letes on the podium. Austin
Moses took eighth place;
Jackson Lehman took third
place with a personal best
time of 45.25 and Leo Waite
earned a place at state with
a second-place finish in
a personal record time of
44.41. Hunter Nichols,
struggling with exhaustion
and sickness, gutted out
a photo finish win in the
3000-meter run and then
turned around to do what he
could for the 4x400m relay.
The women’s team
started the relays with a sea-
son record time of 4:35.26.
The men’s team, filled with
nerves, stepped up to the
line. Trent Smith started
the race, pushing through
a painful hamstring to put
the Mustang’s in position
to win. Jayden Wilson took
the baton and put as much
distance as he could be-
tween him and the runner
behind him, handing it off
to Mason Lehman with a
solid lead. Lehman knew
that he had to push the
lead even larger, as the an-
chor, Hunter Nichols, was
still recovering from the
3000-meter run and hurting
from his previous sickness
and he would be racing the
winning 400m runner in the
district. Nichols took the
baton and with all the grit
he had, finished the race in
first with a time of 3:35.06,
tying their personal record
time from the Centennial
Invitational.
The men’s team end-
ed up taking the District
Championship for the sec-
ond year in a row. Tough
minds, bodies and team
spirit led the whole team
to perform at their best and
come together to celebrate.
Nichols was helped off the
podium and cared for by his
teammates, in a show of the
strength the Heppner Track
and Field team has.
Shooters
qualify
for state
Sixteen members of the
Morrow County 4-H shoot-
ing club have qualified to
compete in the state 4-H
trapshooting tournament
which will be held June 17-
19 at the Albany Gun Club.
To qualify, members of the
club are required to shoot
all of the mail-in-tourna-
ment rounds in January,
February and March. Qual-
ifying scores are based on
the percentage of target hits
over the course of that time
period.
Members who have
qualified to compete at state
are Preslie Bowles, Carter
Eyenetich, Gage Heide-
man, Radley Griggs, Corey
Rice, Owen Guerra, Conner
Wilson, Briar Reeves, Ma-
son Orem, Aden Lathrop,
Kalvin Rietmann, Morgan
Cutsforth, Teagan Ramsey,
Jake Heideman, Colt Park-
er, and Lexi Cutsforth.
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MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
Chamber Chatter
Thursday, May 16, An-
nual Heppner High School
Mustang Mop Up. If you
have a project that you
would like to have sched-
uled during Mustang Mop
Up, please contact the Hep-
pner High School at 541-
676-9138. Their goal is to
“do as much good as they
can community wide.”
Thursday, May 16 from
noon to 1 p.m., Willow
Creek Valley Economic
Development Group host-
ed annual luncheon at the
Heppner Senior Center
dining room. Updates on
the programs WCVEDG
is working on and guest
speakers from Portland
General Electric will be
on the agenda. Alvin Liu
with Gateway Café will
cater a BBQ lunch. RSVPs
are required no later than
May 13 at 541-676-5336
or heppnerchamber@cen-
turytel.net.
Thursday, May 16
through Monday, May 27,
City of Heppner Commu-
nity Clean Up with a free
dumpster for garbage col-
lection at the city yard on
Riverside Avenue. There
will also be a spot to leave
yard debris and burnable
material. The city will not
accept tires, hazardous
waste or household chemi-
cals and the dumpster is for
city of Heppner residents
only. Contact city of Hep-
pner at 541-676-9618.
Friday, May 17 from
9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Free
Spray Days 2019 organized
by the Morrow Soil and
Water Conservation Dis-
trict at the Heppner City
Park. Come down and grab
your free gallon contain-
er of pre-mixed container
of SpeedZone which is a
non-restricted herbicide
for turn/ornamentals. All
participants will be required
to sign a cooperative agree-
ment. This free spray is be-
ing sponsored also by Mor-
row County Grain Growers,
Oregon Dept of Agriculture
and NRCS. Please contact
Morrow SWCD at 541-
676-5452 for questions or
more information.
Friday, May 17 at 7:15
p.m. and Saturday, May 18
at 2:15 p.m., SAGE Center
Movie Event. The movie
will be “Toy Story” with
admission of $3 per person
and includes free popcorn.
There will be bottled water
and concession available
for cash purchase. For more
information, contact SAGE
Center at 541-481-7243.
Thursday, May 30 from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Annual
Community Bank barbe-
cue. The community is
invited to a free barbecue
lunch served by the Com-
munity Bank employees to
be held in front of the bank.
Thursday, June 6 from
8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oregon
WORKS Community In-
ternship Workshop at the
Port of Morrow Riverfront
Center in Boardman. The
Port of Morrow was one
of four locations in Oregon
selected to host an Ore-
gon WORKS Community
Internship Workshop. A
community-wide summer
internship program makes
connecting talented young
professionals to local busi-
nesses easier for both the
businesses and those seek-
ing employment. During
this workshop, employers
will learn how to attract
and retain interns by work-
ing together to develop a
county wide marketing and
outreach plan. The plan
will be developed over
the next year and ready
for implementation during
Summer 2020. This Com-
munity Internship Work-
shop is presented by the
McMinnville Economic
Development Partnership
by grants from The Ford
Family Foundation and the
Oregon Community Foun-
dation. All employers in
Morrow County are invited
to participate in this free
workshop. Lunch will be
provided. RSVP online at
https://bit.ly/2I0BL2x by
May 30, 2019. For more
information contact Kalie
Davis, Workforce Training
Program Manager 541-571-
1624.
Saturday, June 8 from
8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Cuts-
forth Park, Annual youth
fishing derby sponsored by
Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife and Morrow
County Parks. The fish-
ing derby is open to chil-
dren ages 14 and younger,
with lunch provided for the
youth.
Sunday, June 9 from
Students from school
districts in Morrow, Uma-
tilla and Union counties
participated in the Inter-
Mountain Education Ser-
vice District’s spelling con-
test on Monday, May 6 at
Blue Mountain Community
College. The IMESD spon-
sors the spelling contests
for each county every year.
A total of 35 students
participated. Those who
competed in the IMESD
county contest had already
won a spelling contest
in their division at their
schools. There are three di-
visions: Division One (1 st -
5 th grades), Division Two
(6 th -8 th grades) and Division
Three (9 th -12 th grades).
At the contests, stu-
dents took a 35-word writ-
ten test. First through third
places were selected in
each of the three divisions.
An awards ceremony im-
mediately followed, with
winners receiving medals.
The first-place winner from
each division is invited
to participate in the state
competition, which occurs
on the Saturday of Labor
Day weekend in Salem at
the Oregon State Fair.
“IMESD congratulates
all of our spelling contest
winners and thanks all of
the students who devoted
time to compete this year,”
said Lizette Berryessa,
IMESD spelling contest
coordinator.
Winners from Morrow
County in Division One
were first place, Rafael
Sepulveda, Windy River El-
ementary (Morrow County
SD); second place, Jackson
Hobbs, A.C. Houghton El-
ementary (Morrow County
SD) and third place, Lane
Critchlow, Heppner Ele-
mentary (Morrow County
SD)
5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Chasing
Ebenezer will be the enter-
tainment for the Music in
the Park concert at the Hep-
pner Park on Main St. There
will be a meal available to
purchase (by donation) pre-
pared by the Hopeful Saints
Ministry volunteers. Bring
a lawn chair.
Sunday, July 14 from
5:30 to7:30 p.m., Dakota
Brown will perform for
Music in the Park at the
Heppner Main St. Park.
There will be a meal avail-
able to purchase (by do-
nation) prepared by the
Hopeful Saints Ministry
volunteers. Bring a lawn
chair.
Saturday, July 27 from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fifth
Annual Veteran Benefit
EXPO19 at the Pendleton
Convention Center. Learn
about available federal,
state and local veteran ben-
efits including health care,
disability compensation
pension, business, burial,
transportation, education,
recreation, long-term care,
records, ID’s, home loans
and more. This event is de-
signed to provide a one-stop
shop for Oregon veterans of
all eras and walks of life to
learn about and access the
full range of their earned
benefits. For more informa-
tion about the Expo, visit
www.expo.oregondva.com.
For questions, please con-
tact Tyler Francke at 503-
373-2389 or tyler.francke@
state.or.us.
Thursday, August 1 is
the deadline to apply for
Morrow County Cultural
Coalition grants. Applica-
tions for cultural-based ac-
tivities are being accepted,
with grants to be awarded
for up to 50 percent of the
total project cost. For com-
plete guidelines and appli-
cation form, contact Gayle
Gutierrez at 541-676-5630
or via email at ggutierrez@
co.morrow.or.us.
Sunday, August 11
from 5:30 to7:30 p.m.,
Wasteland Kings will be
the entertainment for Music
in the Park at the Heppner
Main St. park. There will be
a meal available to purchase
(by donation) prepared by
the Hopeful Saints Ministry
volunteers. Bring a lawn
chair.
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Division Two winners
were first place, Stepha-
nie Booher, Riverside Jr/
Sr High School (Morrow
County SD); second place,
John Lindsay, Heppner El-
ementary (Morrow County
SD) and third place, Gaven
Harwood, Windy River El-
ementary (Morrow County
SD)
In Division Three the
winners were first place,
Emma Rietmann, Ione
Community School (Ione
SD) and second place, An-
gel Flores Rosas, River-
side High School (Morrow
County SD).
For more information
about the spelling contest,
contact Berryessa at 541-
966-3126 or lizette.berryes-
sa@imesd.k12.or.us.
NOTICE!
Morrow County road department will be
conducting a chip seal project which will
impact Kunze, Wilson and Tower Road in
Boardman and Columbia and Patterson
Ferry in Irrigon area on and around June
3 to July 4th Morrow County Road Dept.
would like to remind all motorists that
with any road maintenance project to be
aware of the workers, they are very
important to us. Watch for signs, flags and
work-zone employees and equipment.
Morrow County's goal is to provide a safe
roadway. However, it is always up to the
motorist to drive according to conditions.
Be patient and plan ahead. Leave early
if you know you will be driving through a
work zones. Please use extreme caution
and common sense. They will do their
best and would appreciate your patience.