TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 2, 2019
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Deputy Cahill
to retire
Pictured: Patrol Sergeant Todd Siex (left) and Deputy Mike
Cahill.
As the 2019 marine
patrol season wrapped up,
Deputy Mike Cahill an-
nounced his retirement.
During his tenure Deputy
Cahill assisted in revamp-
ing the Morrow County
marine patrol program.
Sheriff Kenneth W.
Matlack and all of the Mor-
row County Sheriff’s Office
staff appreciated Deputy
Cahill for his dedication
and commitment to the
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office and the citizens on
and off the water.
Cahill intends to enjoy
his retirement by spending
time with his grandkids.
Mustangs win fourth straight game
The Heppner Mustang
football team won their
fourth straight game to start
the season by defeating the
Colfax Bulldogs by the
score of 27-0 last Friday
night. The Mustangs are
currently the third ranked
team in the OSAA football
poll and are one of only
three teams in the state that
remain undefeated at the
2A level.
The stingy Heppner de-
fense forced a quick three-
and-out by the Bulldogs.
The Mustang offense then
went on a seven-play drive
to get the first score of the
game. It came as Jayden
Wilson completed a pass to
Jackson Lehman who ran it
in for a 14-yard touchdown.
Kannon Wilkins kicked
the extra point to give the
Mustangs a quick 7-0 lead.
The teams traded pos-
sessions four times before
the Mustangs would score
again. Wilson once again
found Jackson Lehman
open and hit him with a pass
for a nine-yard touchdown.
Blake Wolters carried the
ball in for the 2-pt. conver-
sion to give the Mustangs a
15-0 lead at halftime.
Colfax kicked off to
start the second half and
the Mustangs only needed
two plays to score again.
Quarterback Jayden Wilson
made several twists and
turns through the Bulldog
defense before he found
some open space and out
ran the Colfax team for a
60-yard touchdown. That
made the score of the game
21-0 with just fifty seconds
gone in the second half.
Both teams had good
drives in the third quarter.
It wasn’t until there were
only 22 seconds left in the
quarter that the Mustangs
scored again. Kason Cim-
miyotti stepped in front of
a Bulldog pass, intercepted
it, and scampered 22 yards
for a touchdown. That made
the score 27-0 as the fourth
quarter started.
The teams traded sever-
al possessions in the fourth
quarter and many of the
Jayden Wilson prepares to pass the ball in the game against
Colfax last week. -Photo by Kirsti Cason.
younger Mustangs got into
the game to gain some im-
portant varsity game time.
The final score of the game
was 27-0.
Heppner totally domi-
nated the game statistically
as they amassed 415 total
yards of offense to only 67
for Colfax. The Mustangs
rushed for 313 yards and
passed for 102. Heppner
had 21 first downs and held
Colfax only one.
Wilson was 10-21 pass-
ing in the game for 102
yards and two touchdowns.
He also had three balls in-
tercepted by the Bulldogs.
Jackson Lehman caught
four passes for 52 yards and
two touchdowns while his
brother Mason Lehman had
three pass receptions for 24
yards. Wilkins had one pass
catch for 13 yards, Brock
Hisler also had one for 10
yards and Evan Kollman
caught a ball for a three-
yard gain.
Leading the way in
Jackson Lehman runs for a touchdown. -Photo by Kirsti Cason. rushing on the night was
Wilson with 106 yards and
a touchdown on nine car-
ries. Wolters packed the ball
13 times for 99 yards and
Hisler had 58 yards rushing
on eight carries. Mason
Lehman ran for 36 yards,
Derrick Smith had 10, Jace
Coe ran for four yards and
Wilkins three.
The dominating de-
fensive effort was led by
Gavin Hanna-Robinson
with seven tackles in the
game. Hisler was next with
five and with four tackles
each were Wolters and Ja-
son Rea. Matt Orem, Mason
Lehman, Jackson Lehman,
Roy Collins and Coe each
finished with three tackles
on the night. Wilson and
Cimmiyotti had two tackles
each from their defensive
backfield positions while
Kellen Grant recorded one
tackle for the Mustangs.
This week is homecom-
ing week and the Mustangs
will host the Riverside Pi-
rates at Les Payne Field on
Friday night at 7 p.m.
Students awarded scholarships
Maria Romero Referral Coordinator
Irrigon Medical Clinic
Since 2013
“It’s not just what I do,
it’s who I choose to be.”
Passionate, Caring, Community-Minded
A Healthier Morrow County is Within Me.
I’ve been in the medical field for 18 years and came
to Irrigon Medical Clinic six years ago. I absolutely
love this community, the patients we serve, and
the people I am fortunate to work with. Every day
presents a new opportunity to learn and grow, and I
can’t imagine doing anything else!
The board of the South
Morrow County Schol-
arship Trust recently an-
nounced Paige Grieb and
Kane Sweeney as the recip-
ients of the 2018 Beth Slot-
tee Memorial Scholarship
Fund. Ms. Beth Slottee was
a teacher at Heppner Junior
Senior High School in 1996
and passed away during her
time here.
Slottee’s family created
the memorial scholarship
to help support college
students pursuing a music
major/minor or education
major/minor in their junior,
senior or graduate years at
an accredited college with
preference being given to a
music major/minor. Grieb
and Sweeney will receive
$750 each and were select-
ed on the basis of academic
achievement, chosen field
of study and financial need.
Paige Grieb is the
daughter of Ken and Carri
Grieb of Lexington. She
has received her bachelor’s
degree from the University
of Oregon in elementary
education with a minor in
Spanish. Paige is pursuing
her master’s degree and
Paige Grieb
Kane Sweeney
will complete her English
as a second language en-
dorsement. She is student
teaching in a second-grade
classroom at Fairchild Ele-
mentary in Eugene. Paige
has maintained high marks
in her years at U of O.
Kane Sweeney is the
son of Corey and Brandi
Sweeney of Heppner. He
is enrolled in the Oregon
State University’s double
major program for educa-
tion and political science
with plans to become a
high school history teacher.
Kane has maintained high
marks during his years
at OSU. During college,
he has been a teacher as-
sistant for Mrs. Madison
Rosenbalm’s third-grade
classroom at Heppner Ele-
mentary and will assist Mr.
John Flaherty at Heppner
Junior Senior High this
winter as part of his practi-
cum requirements.
Beth Slottee Scholar-
ship was combined with
the South Morrow Coun-
ty Scholarship Trust, Inc
several years ago with the
purpose to expand access
to higher education for stu-
dents of Heppner and Ione
High Schools by promot-
ing a scholarship program,
developing an operational
structure, raising funds for
student aid distribution and
distributing awards on a
fair and non-discriminatory
basis. Tax deductible dona-
tions can be sent to SMCS
Inc, PO Box 102, Ione, OR
97843.
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