Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 6, 2023 -- SEVEN
Mustangs open season A View from the Hill Morrow County
By Doris Brosnan
some Residents.
with impressive win
This month, the Com-
As of August, two Sports Round-Up
munity on the Hill will be new Staff members have
making a few changes as joined the daily routines Football:
over Panthers
they prepare for the Fall and other activities at Wil-
Hayden McMahon runs down a Gold Beach player during
the Mustang victory Friday night. - Photo by Tylnn Cimmiyotti
The Heppner Mustang
football team opened its
2023 season with an im-
pressive 42-14 win over
the Gold Beach Panthers.
The Mustangs (1-0) came
into the game as the sec-
ond-ranked team in the
opening OSAA 2A Football
Coaches poll, and the Pan-
thers were highly ranked at
third. Heppner coach Greg
Grant has a very young
team that certainly looked
impressive in its first game
of the season. Look for
good things from this team
as it will continue to im-
prove as the season goes on.
Gold Beach scored on
its second possession of the
game to take a quick 6-0
lead. After the Panther kick-
off, the Heppner offense
only needed four plays
to score as quarterback
Landon Mitchell connected
on a 33-yard pass play to
Cameron Proudfoot for a
touchdown. Mitchell then
threw to Caden George for
the two-point conversion
score to give the Mustangs
a 8-6 lead.
The Heppner defense
forced a Panther punt, and
on the next Mustang pos-
session the quick strike
offense scored again when
Mitchell connected with
Caden George on a 25-yard
touchdown pass. That made
the score 14-6.
A bad punt by the Pan-
thers gave the Mustangs
a short field to work with
and they quickly scored
again when Mitchell found
Mason Orem open in the
end zone and passed him
the ball for a four-yard
touchdown. The score was
20-6 at halftime.
Gold Beach kicked off
to start the second half and
Heppner scored just four
plays later as Hayden Mc-
Mahon took a handoff and
sprinted to the end zone
for a 28-yard touchdown.
Orem then caught the two-
point conversion pass from
Mitchell to give the Mus-
tangs a 28-6 lead.
The Heppner defense
stymied the Panther of-
fense once again and the
Mustangs then scored when
Caden George caught a 27-
yard touchdown pass from
Mitchell. Nick Wenberg ran
the ball in for the two-point
conversion to give the Mus-
tangs a 36-6 lead to end the
third quarter.
A six-play drive the
next time Heppner got the
ball ended with a score
when Caden George took a
handoff and blasted through
the line on a four-yard
touchdown run. The score
now was 42-6 early in the
fourth quarter and the rest
of the game was played
with a running clock.
Gold Beach went on a
long drive and scored late in
the game to make the final
42-14.
For the game, Heppner
had 21 first downs and
Gold Beach 19. The Mus-
tangs ran the ball for 254
yards and the Panthers 240.
Passing yards were the dif-
ference as Heppner ended
with 196 and Gold Beach
only 61. Total offense for
the game was Heppner 450
yards while Gold Beach
finished with 301.
Mitchell was 9-16 pass-
ing the ball for 196 yards
and five touchdowns. The
receivers were led by Ca-
den George, who caught
5 balls for 114 yards and
three touchdowns. Cam-
eron Proudfoot had two
catches for 64 yards and a
score while Orem caught
two balls for 18 yards and
one touchdown.
Leading the team in
rushing was Caden George
with 84 yards on seven
carries. Hayden McMahon
was next with 75 yards
and a touchdown on eight
attempts. Finishing with 57
yards rushing was Cameron
Proudfoot, and Mitchell had
37. Wenberg carried the ball
for a one-yard gain.
On the defensive side
of the ball, Caden George
led the Mustangs with 11
tackles. Mitchell and Jaime
Caven were next with nine,
and Cameron Proudfoot
finished with eight. Landon
McMahon had seven tack-
les in the game and Orem
recorded five. Wenberg
and Lane Critchlow each
had four tackles for the
Mustangs. With two tackles
each were Hayden Mc-
Mahon and Owen Guerra.
Contributing one tackle
each in the game were Kea-
ton Coiner, Caleb George
and Alakae Rodriquez.
The Mustangs travel to
Knappa this week to take on
the always tough Loggers.
Knappa is currently the
ninth-ranked team in the
OSAA 2A Football Coach-
es poll.
Seniors Matter menus
for September
On Sept. 12, South
Morrow County Seniors
Matter will be serving
Baked Ziti, garden salad
and dressing, cheddar garlic
biscuits and dessert at its
Tuesday lunch.
Other September meals
are:
Sept. 19—Biscuits and
Gravy, scrambled eggs and
dessert.
Sept. 26—Tamale cas-
serole, garden salad and
dessert.
Meals are served at
11:30 a.m. every Tuesday at
St. Patrick’s Senior Center
in Heppner. Seniors 60 and
above may donate what
they can toward the cost
of the meal. Those 60 and
younger are asked for a
suggested donation of $5.
No to-go plates or de-
livery are offered at this
time, but diners may bring
empty containers for a por-
tion to take home.
season and change in the
weather, changes they view
as life necessities, knowing
they will be accompanied
by opportunity.
After September 8, the
Friday-afternoon social
hour will move indoors,
where the cooler weather
won’t affect the ambiance,
but the 4 o’clock cocktail
hour will certainly con-
tinue.
As outdoor activities
diminish, weekly focus on
crafts will return, with the
Fall theme featured on the
first one. Activities director
Deb Green has been away
for a couple of weeks, so
Makayla Silvia has stepped
up to plan and supervise
these activities, proving
herself totally capable and
creative.
The expert care given
the Terrace’s vegetable
garden and flower planters
continue to impress every-
one and extend their grow-
ing seasons. Thanks to Jerry
Green and Alex Camarillo,
the Terrace’s produce con-
tinues to be featured on the
menus, and Bev Sherman
and Virginia Peck have the
touch that will keep the
flowers blooming into the
Fall. Having good eyes that
notice details, such as cob-
webs, is another benefit the
Terrace appreciates from
these daily caregivers.
As is always true, Wil-
low Creek Terrace grate-
fully accepts donations
of produce from other lo-
cal gardeners. This sum-
mer, Hal Bergstrom, Rita
Dezoete’s Hedman family,
and Joyce Ward’s family
are some who have shared
many great sources of fiber
and vitamins from their
gardens. Everyone says,
“Thank you.”
Walking the sidewalk
perimeter of the facility is
included by several Res-
idents in their daily rou-
tines, thus enabling them
to better see and appreciate
their yard. And some Res-
idents who had previous-
ly avoided this activity
have apparently changed
their attitudes, thanks to
Anna Grace Wenberg. Anna
Grace especially enjoys
opportunities to share time
and conversation with the
Residents, but her night-
time work shift precluded
much interaction, so she has
returned beyond her shift
work to walk and talk with
low Creek Terrace. Tracie
Diehl and Michelle Carson
both recently completed
their training to become
involved with life on the
Hill. Administrator Leann
Lankford reports that the
need for outside support
with the shift work has
lessened now, with just one
employee of Pioneer Me-
morial Hospital required to
fill in each week, and she
again emphasizes appre-
ciation for those hospital
employees who were com-
ing three times a week for
several weeks.
Lankford is also
pleased to report that soon
the Terrace’s medical re-
cords will be handled elec-
tronically, eliminating the
need for space-taking paper
records, as well as greatly
reducing the possibility of
errors.
Another positive news
flash is that the empty cir-
cle of dirt in the Terrace’s
front parking area will soon
be gone! Lankford spoke
to the foreman of Nelson
Construction Co. during
their work on the city street/
highway and he offered to
come to the Terrace yester-
day with a crew and enough
concrete to fill in the circle.
A very thoughtful donation,
indeed.
As Residents planned
to become sidewalk super-
visors during that process,
they regretted that Randall
Peterson would not be with
them to see the job done
right. Randal has moved to
the long-term-care at Pio-
neer Memorial Hospital.
The silver lining for all who
miss him is that he is only
one hillside away and still
enjoys visitors.
As weather changes
and a slower pace seems to
be settling in on the Hill,
three birthday celebrations
will add to occasions to
look forward to this month:
David Azevedo will share
his birthday lunch with
neighbors on the 10 th . Rita
Dezoete will follow suit
two days later, enjoying
friends and family at the
table on the 12 th . And Doro-
thy Green will end Septem-
ber with her big blowout
birthday on the 30 th , when
she turns 100 years old!
Everyone at Willow Creek
Terrace views her longev-
ity, physical spryness and
mental intelligence as true
gifts to be thankful for.
It was fair weather and
sunshine for the nine ladies
who participated in the
ladies play day at Willow
Creek Country Club on
Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Low gross of the field
went to Karen Thompson,
while Virginia Grant had
low net of the field. Jackie
Allstott had least putts.
For flight A, Eva
Kilkenny had low gross
and Tiffany Clement had
low net.
For flight B, Sarah
Rucker had low gross.
For flight C, Sharon
Harrison had low gross and
Kris Lindner low net.
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Heppner defeated Gold Beach 42-14
Riverside/Ione lost to Reedsport 0-34
Irrigon defeated Neah-Kah-Nie 66-44
Volleyball:
Heppner defeated Kennedy 3-0
Heppner defeated Vernonia 3-0
Irrigon defeated McLoughlin 3-0
Irrigon defeated Umatilla 3-0
Irrigon defeated Neah-Kah-Nie 3-1
Ione/Arlington defeated Dufur 3-1
Riverside lost to Pilot Rock 1-3
Boys Soccer:
Riverside defeated Oregon Episcopal 1-0
Riverside lost to Catlin Gabel 0-1
Irrigon lost to Trout Lake/Glenwood 0-7
Girls Soccer:
Riverside defeated Echo/Stanfield 3-2
Riverside defeated Grant Union 8-0
Irrigon lost to Trout Lake/Glenwood 0-3
Cross Country:
Heppner Girls, 4th at Ultimook Race
Heppner Boys, 18th at Ultimook Race
In the Coming Week
Football:
Heppner @ Knappa, 9/8/23 at 7 p.m.
Riverside/Ione v. Vernonia/Jewell, 9/8/23 at 7 p.m.
Irrigon @ Culver, 9/8/23 at 7 p.m.
Volleyball:
Heppner @ Griswold, 9/9/23 at 9 a.m.
Heppner v. Irrigon, 9/12/23 at 5 p.m.
Irrigon @ Umatilla,
9/7/23 at 5:30 p.m.
Irrigon @ Heppner, 9/12/23 at 5 p.m.
Ione @ Griswold, 9/7/23 at 4 p.m.
Ione @ McLoughlin (Griswold High School), 9/7/23 at
5:30 p.m.
Ione @ TBD (Griswold High School), 9/9/23 at 9 a.m.
Ione v. Sherman, 9/12/23 at 5 p.m.
Riverside @ Condon, 9/8/23 at 5 p.m.
Riverside @ Griswold (Helix High School), 9/9/23 at 9
a.m.
Riverside @ Umatilla, 9/12/23 at 5:30 p.m.
Soccer:
Riverside Boys v. Irrigon, 9/9/23 at 1 p.m.
Riverside Boys @ Umatilla, 9/12/23 at 6 p.m.
Irrigon Boys v. Umatilla, 9/6/23 at 6 p.m.
Irrigon Boys @ Riverside, 9/9/23 at 1p.m.
Riverside Girls vs. Irrigon, 9/9/23 at 11 a.m.
Riverside Girls @ Umatilla, 9/12/23 at 4 p.m.
Irrigon Girls vs. Umatilla, 9/6/23 at 4 p.m.
Irrigon Girls @ Riverside, 9/9/23 at 11 a.m.
Irrigon Girls @ Echo/Stanfield, 9/12/23 at 4 p.m.
Cross Country:
Irrigon @ Wallowa County Invitational, 9/15/23
Riverside @ Sun Burn Invitational, 9/9/23
Heppner @ Runner’s Soul XC Fest, 9/9/23
AWANA starts next week
Heppner AWANA Club
will begin its 2023-24 club
year next Tuesday, Sept. 12,
at 6 p.m. with registration
and an ice cream social for
club members and their
parents. The club will meet
at the Christian Life Center
(“dome church”) in Hep-
pner. All are welcome.
Meetings will be held
from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
on Tuesdays throughout
the club year. The Christian
Life Center is located at
535 W. Morgan St. in Hep-
pner. For more information,
contact Andrea Di Salvo
at awana.heppner@gmail.
com, 757-285-5792, or via
Facebook Messenger.
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