Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 31, 2023 -- SEVEN
Heppner state meet
-Continued from PAGE ONE
Weygandt on top-three
Mustang baseball
wraps up successful 6A relay team
season
The Mustang track and field team at the OSAA 2A State
Championships at Hayward Field last week. - Contributed Photo
Caden George hits a pitch off of North Douglas/Elkton pitch-
er- Photo by Tylynn Cimmiyotti
The Oregon City women’s relay team. Reese Weygandt is sec-
ond from the left, pictured with teammates Mckenna Moore,
Samara Lugo and Sophia Beckmon. -Contributed photo
The Mustang women’s track and field team placed second
at the OSAA 2A State Championships at Hayward Field last
week. Pictured (L-R) are team members Arianna Worden, Tucker Ashbeck throws a strike. - Photo by Tylynn Cimmiyotti
Riley Archer, Irelynn Kollman, Hallee Hisler and Lily Nichols.
-Photo by Susan Hisler
Hallee Hisler in the 400 Meter at the 2A State Championships Cameron Proudfoot catches a strike.
- Photo by Tylynn Cimmiyotti
in Eugene. -Photo by Susan Hisler
Caden George, Karver Wilkins and Tucker Ashbeck
celebrate win over North Douglas/Elkton. - Photo by Tylynn
Cimmiyotti
Trevor Nichols in the 1500 Meter. He placed second in that
Mustang baseball end- bined team placed second
race but clinched the championship in the 3000. -Photo by
ed its 2023 season with in 2A Special District 7
Susan Hisler
1500-meter at 4:16.24a and
fourth in the 400-meter with
52.31a.
Sophomore Hallee His-
ler topped the podium in
the 200-meter with her
personal record of 26.80a.
Hisler also took second in
the 400-meter with a PR of
1:00.57a, as well as fourth
in the 100-meter with a time
of 13.20a.
While not grabbing
championship titles, other
Heppner athletes also rep-
resented their hometown
well. The women’s 4x400
relay team of Arianna
Worden, Irelynn Kollman,
Lily Nichols and Hallee
Hisler placed second with
a time of 4:19.84a.
Freshman Lily Nichols
placed fourth in the 1500
at 5:05.15a, fifth in the 800
with a PR of 2:29.59a and
fifth in the 300m hurdles at
50.40a.
Junior Arianna Worden
placed fourth in the
3000-meter with a personal
record of 11:43.07a, as well
as eighth in the 1500-meter.
Right behind Worden
in the 3000 was freshman
Riley Archer, who took fifth
place with a personal record
of 11:44.16a. Archer also
placed 11 th in the 800-meter
with a personal record of
2:37.28a.
Junior Irelynn Koll-
man placed sixth in the
1500-meter with a PR of
5:10.20a, as well as eighth
in the 800-meter with a time
of 2:34.24a.
The men’s relay team
of Jacob Finch, Owen Cun-
ningham, Hayden McMa-
hon and Trevor Nichols
placed fourth in the 4x400
with a time of 3:40.53a.
Senior Jacob Finch secured
sixth place in the 800-meter
with a time of 2:09.66a.
Freshman Gage hart placed
seventh in the 3000-meter
with 9:37.76a and twelfth in
the 1500 at 4:38.29a.
Ione athletes compete
at state track meet
Ione athletes Bryce
Rollins and Henry Giefing
represented Ione at the
OSAA 1A State Champi-
onships at Hayward Field
in Eugene last week.
Senior Bryce Rollins
placed 10 th in shot put with
a distance of 12.11m.
Freshman Henry Gief-
ing earned his placed on
the podium when he placed
fifth in the 100 meter at
11.72a, seventh in the 200
meter with 23.95a and fifth
in the long jump with a
distance of 5.93m.
Byers, Black make good
showing at state
Irrigon’s Jaton Black
and Jozen Byers represent-
ed the Knight track and field
team at the OSAA 2A State
Championships last week
and didn’t disappoint.
Sophomore Jaton
Black placed fourth in the
300m hurdles with a time of
43.68a. Senior Jozen Byers
was fifth in the pole vault
with a distance of 3.35m.
a loss to Kennedy in the
quarterfinals last Friday.
Kennedy has a zero-loss
record for the season and is
ranked first in both 2A/1A
state and Special District 2.
Despite the loss, it was
a successful season for the
Mustangs, who ended the
season with a 13-2 league
record and 20-6 overall.
The Heppner/Ione com-
Riverside’s
Boyd takes 3A
championship
in javelin
Pirate track and field
athletes traveled to the
OSAA 3A State Champi-
onships at Hayward Field
in Eugene last week and
found their way to top spots
on the podium, including a
3A state championship in
javelin for senior Tyrese
Boyd. Boyd secured the top
spot with a personal record
throw of 56.67m.
Boyd also placed third
in the high jump with a PR
of 1.83m.
In track events, soph-
omore Pedro Chavez took
second in the 400-meter
with a personal record of
50.35a. Chavez also took
seventh in the 200-meter
at 23.18a.
Riverside’s only wom-
en’s participant at state, se-
nior Alexis Partlow, placed
tenth in discus with a throw
of 25.97m.
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playoffs and ended the sea-
son ranked eighth in 2A/1A
state.
After receiving a bye
on the first round of play-
offs, the Mustangs won
their second-round play-
off game against North
Douglas/Elkton 4-0 last
Wednesday before their loss
to Kennedy May 26.
The Oregon City 4x100
relay team took third at the
OSAA 6A State Champion-
ship in Eugene last week.
Starter for that team is Re-
ese Weygandt, daughter of
Annie (Hisler) and Evan
Weygandt.
Reese is the grand-
daughter of Paul and Susan
Hisler, Brenda Young and
John and Becky Weygandt.
Columbia Blue golf
tournament results
On April 10, 98 players
participated in the Colum-
bia Blue Senior Golf Asso-
ciation Tournament held at
the par-70 Big River Golf
Course in Umatilla. Results
are as follows:
Columbia Division (0
to 15 Handicap)
First place on the gross
side went to Jason Ward
from Beacon Rock with a
score of 77. First place on
the net side went to John
Machado from Big River
with 85, with a 15 handicap,
for a net score of 70.
Willow Creek Country
Club members placing on
the gross side were: fourth,
Dennis Peck with a score of
81; fifth (tie), Duane Disque
and John Boyer with scores
of 83; seventh, Scott Burri-
ght with a score of 84.
On the net side were:
third, Berry Munkers with
an 82, with a 10 handicap,
for a net score of 72; fifth,
(tie), Tim Wright with a
83, with a 10 handicap, for
a net score of 73 and Jim
Swanson with a 88, with a
15 handicap, for a net score
of 73; eighth, Dave Pranger
with a 87, with a 12 hand-
icap, for a net score of 75.
Blue Division (16 to 20
Handicap)
First place on the gross
side went to Stan Brock
from Beacon Rock with a
score of 82. First place on
the net side went to Bill
Feder from The Dalles
Country Club with 89 with
a 18 handicap for a net
score of 71.
W.C.C.C. members
placing on the gross side
were: second, Tom Shear
with a score of 89; fifth,
John Kilkenny with a score
of 91.
On the Net side: fourth,
Curt Day with a 91, with
a 18 handicap, for a net
score of 73; sixth, Dave
Gunderson with a 92, with
a 18 handicap, for a net
score of 74.
Senior Division (21
and over Handicap)
First place on the gross
side went to Scott Rood
from Beacon Rock with a
score of 88. First place on
the net side went to Gary
Mercer from Big River
with a 91, with a 24 hand-
icap, for a net score of 67.
W.C.C.C. members
placing on the gross side
were: second, Jeff Cuts-
forth with a score of 89;
eighth, Gary Watkins with
a score of 98.
On the net for W.C.C.C.
were: sixth (tie), Larry
Sample with a 96, with a
24 handicap, for a net score
of 72 and Curtis Cutsforth
with a 103, with a 32 hand-
icap, for a net score of 72.