EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Heppner Varsity Volleyball plays in Dufur tourney
By Tylynn Cimmiyotti
The Heppner varsi-
ty volleyball team traveled
to Dufur on August 1 to
play multiple teams.
Up first against the
Mustangs was Dufur High
School. This is a 1A team
ranked 54 (at the time of
this writing). Coach Mindy
Wilson describes this match
as a struggle for the team
to get started, but the girls
were able to pull together to
get the win.
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
experience with such a
well-rounded, big-hitting
team as St. Paul. Their
team is made of tall and
fundamentally sound play-
ers. The Lady Bucks never
missed a beat, which made
it hard for the Mustangs to
gain momentum.
After the first loss,
Heppner measured their
success by meeting goals
made for the following two
sets. They were proud to
meet each and every single
goal they made against such
a strong opponent.
Mustang varsity volleyball players pose with their trophy from the Helix
tournament. Photo by Mindy Wilson
Heppner hosts East vs. West
JV/V volleyball invitational
By Tylynn Cimmiyotti
It was an early
Saturday morning start to
Heppner JV and Varsity
games that would fill the
entire day Sept. 2. The
Culver varsity volleyball
team played the first game
and the last game of the
day, meaning they were
around for 12 hours of
volleyball.
East teams invit-
ed 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
Heppner vs. St. Paul
the match to watch. Before
Final Scores: 8-25, 16-25,
this weekend, Culver was
18-25
unranked since this was
Stats:
their first weekend to play.
Dara Teeman: Assists-8
They were an in-
Hallee Hisler: Kills-5
tense,
hard-hitting
team
Ava Gerry: Kills-3
Morgan Cutsforth: Digs-12, with no lack of height.
Kills-1
It was good to see our
Katie Spivey: Digs-5
Mustangs working hard to
Hailey Wenberg: Digs-16 keep the scoring relatively
even. Culver finished the
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Heppner vs. Culver
Final scores: 17-25, 22-25,
27-25, 9-25
Stats:
Dara Teeman: Assists: 13,
Digs: 7, Kills: 3.
Katie Wilson: Digs: 12.
Hallee Hisler: Kills: 7,
Aces: 2.
Ava Gerry: Kills: 4, Aces: 2.
Morgan Cutsforth: Digs:
14, Kills: 4.
Katie Spivey: Digs: 18,
Kills: 2.
Hailey Wenberg: Digs: 30,
Kills: 2.
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 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 var-
sity 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
Heppner vs. Vernonia
Final Scores: 15-25, 25-23, Thurs., Sep. 15, 4:00 pm
Vs. Multiple Schools
25-20, 25-14
@ Ione High School
Stats:
Dara Teeman: Assists: 22,
Digs: 4.
You can find teams, leagues,
Katie Wilson: Aces: 3, and rankings at the OSAA
Digs: 7.
website: https://www.osaa.
Hallee Hisler: Kills: 9, org/activities/vbl/rankings
Aces: 2, Block: 1.
Ava Gerry: Kills: 7, Digs: 8.
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Mustang VB travels to
Echo for three-way
By Tylynn Cimmiyotti
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Heppner Mustangs
varsity volleyball traveled
to Echo Tuesday evening
to play Echo Cougars and
South Wasco County Red-
sides.
First up, the Mus-
tangs competed against the
Redsides.
They were met
with some tough compe-
tition from the 1A team
ranked at the 20 spot for
their class.
The Mustangs had
a slow start to the match
and could never recoup. S.
Wasco was hitting well, and
Heppner could not get the
momentum to swing their
way.
Next, the Mus-
tangs were up against the
Cougars for their second
match of the night. Echo is
a 1A team ranked 27 in their
class.
After losing the
first match, the girls re-
grouped, showing drive
and determination. They
pulled together, playing
a better game as a whole
team against Echo. Coach
Wilson was happy to see
the team find their groove.
They will be building upon
that “groove” as the season
progresses.
Mustangs varsity volleyball
team traveled to Helix to
play in a tournament.
The teams who
played this weekend were:
3A schools: McLoughlin
High (34), Riverside High
(38), 2A school: Heppner
High (16), 1A schools:
Sherman County High (16),
Imbler High (31), Cove
High (35), Griswold (He-
lix) High (37), and Prescott
High from Idaho.
During pool play,
the Mustangs won all
matches against Cove, He-
lix, and McLoughlin.
During bracket
play, the Mustangs won
two out of three matches,
taking second place in the
tournament.
“We had a great day
even though it didn’t end
how we wanted. They did a
lot of great things as a team,
working hard and battling
through the tough times. We
are growing together as a
team, and I am pleased with
the direction we are going.”
- Coach Wilson
Pool Play
Heppner vs. Cove
Won, 2-0
Final scores: 25-10, 25-22
Heppner vs. Helix
Won, 2-0
Final scores: 25-14, 25-10
Heppner vs. McLoughlin
Heppner vs. South Wasco Won, 2-0
Final scores: 25-5, 25-11
County
Loss, 0-3
Final Scores: 11-25, 19-25,
24-26
Stats:
Dara Teeman: assists: 12,
digs: 8. Katie Wilson: digs:
7, aces: 1. Hallee Hisler:
kills: 5, aces:1. Ava Gerry:
kills: 5. Morgan Cutsforth:
digs: 17, kills: 6. Katie
Spivey: digs: 12. Hailey
Wenberg: digs: 17.
Bracket Play
Heppner vs. Riverside
Won, 2-0
Final scores: 25-19. 25-21
Heppner vs. Cove
Won, 2-0
Final scores: 25-21, 25-14
Heppner vs. Sherman
Loss, 0-2
Final scores: 24-26, 22-25
Total weekend stats:
Dara Teeman: assists: 81,
digs: 21, aces: 8. Katie
Wilson: aces: 12, digs: 31,
kills: 11. Hallee Hisler:
kills: 23, blocks: 4, aces: 6.
Ava Gerry: kills: 29, aces:
13. Morgan Cutsforth: digs:
28, kills: 23, aces: 16. Katie
Spivey: digs: 18. Hailey
Wenberg: digs: 56, aces:
7. Keeley Nairns: kills: 7,
aces: 1, blocks: 1.
Heppner vs. Echo
Win: 3-0
Final Scores: 25-23, 25-19,
25-22
Stats:
Dara Teeman: assists: 19,
digs: 10. Katie Wilson:
aces: 3, digs: 10. Hallee
Hisler: kills: 7. Ava Gerry:
kills: 8. Morgan Cutsforth:
digs: 17, kills: 9, aces: 1.
Katie Spivey: digs: 6. Hai-
ley Wenberg: digs: 14. Kee-
ley Nairns: kills: 2, aces: 2, Upcoming games:
Thurs. 9/22, 5:00 pm @
blocks: 2.
Stanfield High School
Mustangs VB travels to
Helix for weekend tour-
nament
Saturday, September 10,
2022
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