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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 7, 2022 -- THREE Mustangs start season with 46-6 win over Toledo Boomers. Caden George #24 hands off to Ty Boor #28 The Heppner Mustang football team started their 2022 season with a 46-6 win over the Toledo Boomers. The Mustangs scored early and often in their first outing of the season and the result of the game was never in doubt. Heppner received the ball to start the game and drove it right down the field for the games first touchdown. Quarterback Landon Mitch- ell led the drive that finished with a score when he ran the ball in from 23 yards out. Mitchell then passed to David Cribbs for the 2 pt. conversion to make the score 8-0 only three min- utes into the game. The next Mustang score came as Mitchell threw Photos by Kirsti Cason a 37 yard touchdown pass to Cribbs. The 2 pt. conversion was successful when Hayden McMahon ran the ball in to make the score 16-0. Heppner found the end zone again in the first quarter as Mitchell handed the ball off to McMahon and the speedy back scampered around left end untouched for a 43 yard touchdown. Mitchell scored the 2 pt. conversion to make the score 24-0 at the end of the first quarter. Mitchell then intercepted a Boomer pass and returned it to the 1 yard line. On the very next play, Mitchell called his own number and blasted through the line for the score. Cameron Proudfoot ran the ball in for the 2 pt. conversion to now make the score 32-0 at the half. The Mustangs kicked off to start the second half and the Boomers fumbled the ball at their own 20 yard line. Two plays later Heppner scored again when Caden George ran the ball in from 4 yards out. Mitchell passed the ball to Cribbs for the 2 pt. conversion to now make the score 40-0 just a minute into the second half. The teams traded several possessions and the Heppner coaches rotated many of the younger players into the game. The Boomers scored early in the fourth quarter to make it a 40-6 game. The final Mustang score came late in the game as quarterback Jackson Coiner handed the ball off to Zack Brown and he ran it in for a 7 yard touchdown. That made the final score of the game 46-6. The Mustangs amassed 338 total yards in the game, with 263 of those coming on the ground. McMahon led the team in rushing with 82 yards on 5 carries. Mitchell ran for 68 yards and Saul Lopez had 41. Brown carried the ball for 32 yards and Aden Lathrop rushed for 24. George recorded 17 yards on the ground and Proudfoot, Ty Boor, Nick Wenberg and Joseph Albitre each had 3 rushing yards. Mitchell passed the ball for 75 yards on just 3 completions. Cribbs caught a 37 yard pass and Proudfoot was on the receiving end of a 35 yard completion. Lopez caught 1 pass for a 3 yard gain. On the defensive side of the ball, Jaime Cavan led the team with 10 tackles. Cade Cunningham fol- lowed with a total of 9 and George had 6. With 5 tack- les each were Lopez and Boor. Proudfoot recorded 3 and with 2 tackles each were Mitchell, Cribbs, Chase Jones, Paul Lind- say, Conor Wilson, Mason Orem, Karver Wilkins and Landon McMahon. With 1 tackle recorded in the game were Lath- rop, Brown, Albitre, Jake Lentz, Ryan Haugen and Tyelor Moore. The Mustangs next game is September 9 as they travel to Warrenton. Heppner Volleyball teams have busy schedule Cameron Proudfoot #34 brings down Boomer quarterback Dara Teeman, sets the ball for Katie Wilson as teammates look on Saturday in their first game vs. Culver. Photo by Tylynn Cimmiyotti Heppne Volleyball trav- made against such a strong els to Dufur opponent. Heppner vs. Culver Final scores: 17-25, 22-25, By Tylynn Cimmiyotti Heppner vs. St. Paul 27-25, 9-25 Thurs., Aug. 1, 2022 Final Scores: 8-25, 16-25, Stats: The Heppner varsity vol- 18-25 Dara Teeman: Assists: 13, leyball team traveled to Stats: Digs: 7, Kills: 3. Dufur to play multiple Dara Teeman: Assists-8 Katie Wilson: Digs: 12. teams. Hallee Hisler: Kills: 7, Hallee Hisler: Kills-5 Up first was Dufur High Ava Gerry: Kills-3 Aces: 2. School. This is a 1A team Morgan Cutsforth: Digs- Ava Gerry: Kills: 4, Aces: ranked 54 (at the time of 12, Kills-1 2. this writing). Coach Wil- Katie Spivey: Digs-5 Morgan Cutsforth: Digs: son describes this match Hailey Wenberg: Digs-16 14, Kills: 4. as a struggle for the team Katie Spivey: Digs: 18, to get started, but the girls Heppner hosts East vs. Kills: 2. were able to pull together West JV/V volleyball in- Hailey Wenberg: Digs: 30, to get the W. Kills: 2. vitational Heppner vs. Dufur Final scores: 25-19, 25- 12, 25-16 Stats: Dara Teeman: Assists-7 Katie Wilson: Kills-3 Hallee Hisler: Kills-5 Ava Gerry: Kills-6 Morgan Cutsforth: Digs- 6, Kills-5, Aces-2 Katie Spivey: Digs-8, Kills-2 Hailey Wenberg: Digs- 16, Aces-3 Makiyah Christian: As- sists-9, Ace-1 Keeley Nairns: Block-1, Kill-1 Heppner then played St. Paul High School. This team is also a 1A team but ranked near the top at the 6 spot (at the time of this writing). During this game, Coach Wilson says the girls had an eye-opening ex- perience with such a well-rounded, big-hitting team as St. Paul. Their team is made of tall and fundamentally sound players. The Lady Bucks never missed a beat, which made it hard for the Mustangs to gain mo- mentum. After the first loss, Hep- pner measured their suc- cess by meeting goals made for the follow- ing two sets. They were proud to meet each and every single goal they Sat., Sept. 2, 2022 It was an early Saturday morning start to games that would fill the entire day. The Culver varsity volley- ball team played the first game and the last game of the day, meaning they were around for 12 hours of vol- leyball. East teams invited to play this weekend were Weston-McEwen and Grant Union, alongside Heppner. West teams in- vited to play were Culver, Kennedy, and Vernonia. Heppner played against three good teams this weekend, only losing one match and winning two. The team was able to get some quality touches in and is still smoothing out the wrinkles in their line- up, but the Coach knows that is what pre-season matches are for. The first game for Heppner vs. Culver was the match to watch. Before this weekend, Culver was un- ranked since this was their first weekend to play. They were an intense, hard-hitting team with no lack of height. It was good to see our Mustangs work- ing hard to keep the scor- ing relatively even. Cul- ver finished the weekend ranked at #2 for OSAA. Heppner is ranked #18 af- ter this weekend. Heppner vs. Kennedy Final Scores: 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 22-25, 15-9 Stats: Dara Teeman: Assists: 28, Digs: 9, Kills: 2, Aces: 2. Katie Wilson: Kills: 2, Aces: 2. Hallee Hisler: Kills: 6, Aces: 1. Ava Gerry: Kills: 6, As- sists: 2. Morgan Cutsforth: Digs: 6, Kills: 13, Aces: 2. Katie Spivey: Digs: 6, Kills: 2. Hailey Wenberg: Digs: 5, Kills: 3, Aces: 4. Keeley Nairns: Kills: 4, Blocks: 4. Heppner vs. Vernonia Final Scores: 15-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-14 Stats: Dara Teeman: Assists: 22, Digs: 4. Katie Wilson: Aces: 3, Digs: 7. Hallee Hisler: Kills: 9, Aces: 2, Block: 1. Ava Gerry: Kills: 7, Digs: 8. Morgan Cutsforth: Digs: 16, Kills: 5, Aces: 1. Katie Spivey: Digs: 9. Hailey Wenberg: Digs: 30. Keeley Nairns: Kills: 3. Heppner JV volleyball played Weston-McEwen JV1, W-M JV2, Culver, and Grant Union as well on Saturday. Heppner JV vs. W-M JV2: Won. Heppner JV vs. Culver: Lost. Heppner JV vs. W-M JV1: Lost. Heppner JV vs. Grant Union: Lost. It was a quick morning as the teams were playing ahead of schedule. The JV team got plenty of playing time since there were no subs on the bench. Once the games were finished, the floaters moved onto the varsity bench and finished out the day at the high school. No Stats. Upcoming VB Games: Sat., Sep. 10, 9:00 am tournament @ Helix High School Tue., Sep. 13, 5:00 pm Vs. McLoughlin @ Hep- pner High School Thurs., Sep. 15, 4:00 pm Photo by Kirsti Cason Vs. Multiple Schools @ Ione High School You can find teams, leagues, and rankings at the OSAA website: https:// www.osaa.org/activities/ vbl/rankings
