Heppner Mustangs volleyball
starts pre-season strong
Hallee Hisler flys high to spike the ball
against South Wasco.
- Photo by Tara Proudfoot
By Tylynn Cimmiyotti
The Heppner Mustangs
volleyball team has started
their pre-season strong with
a record of 6-3 (17 match
wins and 7 match losses),
holding the 15th position
for State 2A and the #3
spot for the Blue Mountain
Conference.
On Saturday, August
26th, the Mustangs trav-
eled to Grant Union for a
tournament.
In pool play, they won
against Dayville in two:
25-9, 25-2, and lost against
Crane in two: 19-25, 14-25.
Heppner vs. Dayville
stats: Ava Gerry: 5 assists,
10 aces. Morgan Cutsforth:
3 kills, 6 aces. Hallee His-
ler: 3 kills, 2 aces, 1 block.
Maya Payne: 1 kill, 4 as-
sists, 1 ace. Katie Spivey:
3 kills, 2 aces.
Heppner vs Crane stats:
Ava Gerry: 2 kills, 3 assists.
Morgan Cutsforth: 3 kills.
Hallee Hisler: 3 aces, 1 as-
sist. Maya Payne: 1 kill, 4
assists, 1 ace. Katie Spivey:
1 kill.
During bracket play,
the Mustangs won against
Enterprise in two 25-13, 25-
20, and lost against Crane
a second time in two while
improving their score: 20-
25, 22-25.
Heppner vs. Enterprise
stats: Ava Gerry: 1 kill,
7 assists, 5 aces. Morgan
Cutsforth: 1 kill, 4 digs, 3
aces. Hallee Hisler: 3 kills,
1 block. Maya Payne: 3
kills, 2 assists, 2 aces, 3
digs. Katie Spivey: 1 kill, 4
digs. Keeley Nairns: 1 kill,
1 assist. Kadie Henricks:
2 digs.
Heppner vs. Crane
stats: Ava Gerry: 1 kill, 1
assist, 1 block. Morgan
Cutsforth: 4 digs. Hallee
Hisler: 1 block, 3 digs.
Maya Payne: 2 assists. Ka-
tie Spivey: 2 kills, 8 digs, 1
ace. Kadie Henricks: 3 digs.
Delaney Stefani: 4 digs.
Coach Wilson com-
ments that the team had
a great day. They worked
hard and made improve-
ments with each game.
They learned what they
need to focus on in the
following weeks, and she
knows that they will come
back stronger.
On Saturday, Septem-
ber 2, 2023, the Heppner
High School Mustangs
hosted their annual invita-
tional and won both games
that they played against
Kennedy and Vernonia.
Coach Wilson sees that the
team played well and is
molding themselves into a
well-rounded team where
each girl contributes to
make up a great team. She
is proud of the effort that
they put into their games
this weekend.
Heppner vs. Kennedy:
3-0, 25-15, 25-13, 25-18.
Stats: Ava Gerry: 4 kills,
8 assists, 1 ace, 2 digs.
Morgan Cutsforth: 3 kills,
4 digs, 1 ace. Hallee Hisler:
6 kills, 2 digs, 4 aces. Maya
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Ava Gerry setting the ball for her Heppner
teamates against South Wasco.
- Photo by Tara Proudfoot
Payne: 2 kills, 7 assists, 2
aces. Katie Spivey: 2 digs.
Keeley Nairns: 1 kill, 2
digs, 6 aces. Kadie Hen-
ricks: 3 kills, 4 aces.
Heppner vs Vernonia:
3-0, 25-16, 25-11, 25-9.
Stats: Ava Gerry: 4 kills,
5 assists, 2 digs, 7 aces.
Morgan Cutsforth: 3 kills,
2 digs, 7 aces. Hallee His-
ler: 3 blocks, 8 kills. Maya
Payne: 2 kills, 9 assists, 2
aces. Katie Spivey: 2 kills, 8
digs, 1 ace. Kadie Henricks:
2 kills, 1 dig, 1 ace. Delaney
Stefani: 3 digs, 2 aces. Kee-
ley Nairns: 1 kill, 1 dig.
On Tuesday, September
5, 2023, Heppner hosted
both South Wasco and Echo
high schools. The Mustangs
lost their first game against
South Wasco and won the
second game against Echo.
South Wasco was a tough
competitor for the Mus-
tangs, and Coach Wilson
commented that if our team
did not capitalize on every
ball, then they would. It
was a great match-up, and
the Mustangs battled to the
very end.
Heppner vs. South
Wasco: 1-3, 25-21, 23-25,
15-25, 23-25. Stats: Ava
Gerry: 7 kills, 8 assists, 4
aces, 4 digs. Morgan Cuts-
forth: 3 kills, 2 assists, 4
digs, 2 aces. Hallee Hisler:
7 kills, 2 aces, 4 blocks.
Maya Payne: 5 kills, 9 as-
sists, 5 aces, 2 digs. Katie
Spivey: 2 kills, 3 digs, 1
ace. Keeley Nairns: 1 kill,
2 aces. Kadie Henricks: 2
kills, 1 ace.
Echo made the team dig
and get into position for ev-
ery ball and play. The team
showed that they were tired
near the end but pushed
through and got the win.
Heppner vs Echo: 3-0,
25-21, 25-21, 25-18. Stats:
Ava Gerry: 7 kills, 6 assists,
9 digs, 4 aces. Morgan
Cutsforth: 5 kills, 13 digs,
2 aces. Hallee Hisler: 1
block, 7 kills. Maya Payne:
1 kill, 9 assists, 2 aces. Ka-
tie Spivey: 12 digs. Kadie
Henricks: 3 kills, 4 digs.
On Saturday, Septem-
ber 9, 2023, the Mustangs
traveled to Helix for a tour-
nament where they compet-
ed against Cove, Prescott,
Riverside, Helix, and Ione.
The team won five out of
six games, only losing to
Ione in the final champion-
ship game.
Coach Wilson was
proud of the girls and their
efforts during the Helix
tournament. The stats do
not represent how well
they played. Each player
really came together as a
team and worked hard on
each area that they had been
struggling in. Even though
the team did not win the fi-
nal game, they battled with
Ione on every last point,
even though many did not
go in favor of the Mustangs.
Pool Play:
Heppner vs. Cove: 2-0:
25-23, 25-12. Stats: Ava
Gerry: 4 kills, 8 assists, 4
aces, 4 digs. Maya Payne:
4 kills, 5 assists, 5 digs.
Hallee Hisler: 2 kills, 2
digs, 2 aces. Morgan Cuts-
forth: 2 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces.
Kadie Henricks: 12 digs.
Katie Spivey: 12 digs, 1
ace. Avree Lathrop: 2 kills.
Delaney Stefani: 5 digs.
Heppner vs. Prescott:
2-0: 25-10, 25-14. Stats:
Ava Gerry: 3 kills, 9 assists,
3 digs. Maya Payne: 4 kills,
6 assists, 1 dig. Hallee His-
ler: 6 kills, 6 digs, 1 ace.
Morgan Cutsforth: 4 kills,
6 digs, 1 ace. Kadie Hen-
ricks: 1 kill, 4 digs. Katie
Spivey: 2 kills, 1 assist, 11
digs. Avree Lathrop: 1 kill.
Delaney Stefani: 2 aces.
Heppner vs. Riverside:
2-0: 25-6, 25-2. Stats: Ava
Gerry: 3 kills, 6 assists, 10
aces. Maya Payne: 3 kills,
4 assists, 1 dig. Hallee His-
ler: 4 kills, 3 aces. Morgan
Cutsforth: 2 kills, 1 ace.
Katie Spivey: 5 digs, 2 aces.
Avree Lathrop: 1 kill. Del-
aney Stefani: 2 aces.
Bracket Play
Heppner vs. Helix: 2-0:
25-7, 25-10. Stats: Ava
Gerry: 3 kills, 6 assists, 2
aces, 4 digs. Maya Payne: 4
kills, 5 assists, 1 dig. Hallee
Hisler: 5 kills, 2 digs. Kadie
Henricks: 1 kills, 3 digs.
Katie Spivey: 12 digs, 1
ace. Avree Lathrop: 1 kill.
Delaney Stefani: 2 digs, 4
aces.
Heppner vs. Cove: 2-0:
25-12, 25-12. Stats: Ava
Gerry: 3 kills, 3 assists, 2
aces, 6 digs. Maya Payne:
2 kills, 4 assists, 4 digs, 6
aces. Hallee Hisler: 2 kills.
Morgan Cutsforth: 2 kills, 1
dig, 2 aces. Kadie Henricks:
3 digs. Katie Spivey: 11
digs, 1 ace. Avree Lathrop:
1 kill. Delaney Stefani: 1
ace.
Heppner vs. Ione
(Championship Game):
1-3: 20-25, 25-22, 9-15.
Stats: Ava Gerry: 3 kills, 10
assists, 6 aces, 4 digs. Maya
Payne: 4 kills, 5 assists,
3 digs. Hallee Hisler: 6
kills, 4 digs, 1 ace. Morgan
Cutsforth: 5 kills, 10 digs.
Kadie Henricks: 2 kills, 6
digs. Katie Spivey: 2 kills,
11 digs. Avree Lathrop: 1
dig. Delaney Stefani: 1 ace,
2 digs.
The Mustangs have
upcoming games on
09/12/2023, 5 PM @ Home
vs. Irrigon, 09/14/2023, 5
PM @ Weston McEwen,
09/16/2023, TBD @ Pow-
der Valley High School, and
09/18/2023, 5 PM @ Home
vs. McLoughlin.
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Mustangs defeat Knappa
Loggers 30-8
Landon Mitchell diving for a touchdown playing Knappa - Photo by Tara
Proudfoot
The Heppner Mus-
tang football team traveled
across the state to take on
and defeat the Knappa
Loggers by the score of
30-8. The Mustangs (2-
0) continued their tough
pre-season schedule by
playing their second top 10
ranked opponent.
Heppner kicked
off to start the game and the
teams traded possessions.
The second time the Log-
gers had the ball, Hayden
McMahon intercepted a
Knappa pass and returned
it deep into Logger terri-
tory. Three plays later the
Mustangs scored when Ca-
den George took a hand-
off and ran 12 yards for a
touchdown. Quarterback
Landon Mitchell complet-
ed a pass to Keaton Coiner
for the 2 point conversion
to give Heppner a 8-0 lead.
Knappa scored on
their next drive to make
the score of the game 8-8
at the end of the first quar-
ter.
Both teams went
three-and-out on their next
possessions and punted the
ball. Heppner took over af-
ter a Logger punt on their
own 13-yard line. A well
scripted and executed 12
play, 87-yard drive by the
Mustangs ended in a touch-
down when Caden George
blasted into the end zone
from 3 yards out. Mitchell
scored the 2 pt. conversion
to make the score 16-8 at
halftime.
The
Mustangs’
Nick Wenberg took the
second half kickoff at the
19-yard line and returned it
to the 35. Heppner would
score again, this time on a
65-yard, 8-play drive that
ended when Caden George
scampered in from 15
yards out. That made the
score 22-8.
The teams trad-
ed several possessions for
the rest of the third quar-
ter and halfway through
the fourth. The Mustangs
scored their final touch-
down of the night midway
through the fourth quarter
when Mitchell handed the
ball to Caden George who
then out-ran the Logger de-
fense for a 12-yard score.
Caden then ran the ball in
for the 2-point conversion
to make the score 30-8.
The younger Mus-
tang team members came
into the game and played
on defense and stopped
Knappa on downs. They
finished the game on of-
fense as quarterback Cay-
lan Proudfoot handed the
ball to Tripp Stewart, Al-
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akae Rodriquez and Caleb
George to finish the game.
Caleb rushed for 15 yards
on the final play as the
Mustangs won the game
30-8.
Heppner finished
the game with 24 first
downs and allowed Knap-
pa only 11. The Mustangs
ran the ball for 273 and
held the Loggers to 87.
Heppner passed for 156
yards and Knappa ,51. The
Mustangs had an impres-
sive 429 yards of total of-
fense and limited Knappa
to only 138.
Landon Mitchell
had another impressive
night throwing the football
as he went 10-14 for 156
yards. Cameron Proud-
foot caught 5 passes for
70 yards and Mason Orem
had 4 receptions for a total
of 44 yards. Caden George
caught 1 pass for 42 yards
in the game.
Caden George led
the team in rushing with
124 yards and 4 touch-
downs on 15 carries. Cam-
eron Proudfoot was next
with 64 yards on 10 car-
ries. Hayden McMahon
ran the ball 8 times for 42
yards and Mitchell ran for
12 yards on the night. Ca-
leb George ran the ball for
15 yards, Wenberg, 9, Ro-
driquez, 4 and Stewart, 3.
The Heppner de-
fense was led by Jaime
Cavan who recorded 7
tackles for the night. Ca-
den George had 6 and
Orem had 5. Owen Guerra
stepped up and had 4 tack-
les while Wenberg, Cam-
eron Proudfoot, Landon
McMahon, Stewart and
Hayden McMahon each
finished with 3. Hayden
also had an interception
in the game. Lane Critch-
low and Rodriquez each
finished the night with 2
tackles and with one each
were Mitchell and Gino
Gallegos.
This Friday the
Mustangs travel to Corbett
to take on the Corbett Car-
dinals.
Charlie Ferguson
wins WCCC
Championship
Curt Day, Charlie Ferguson, Duane Disque
- Contributed photo
The Willow Creek
Country Club held its
men’s club championship
on Saturday, Sept.9, and
Sunday, Sept. 10. Char-
lie Ferguson won the club
championship, Curt Day
was the net champion, and
Duane Disque was the se-
nior champion.
Full results are as fol-
lows:
Net
1st Curt Day 120 Net
Champion
2nd Dave Pranger 123
3rd John Bowles 133
Gross
1st Charlie Ferguson
132 Club Champion
2nd/3rd Tim Wright-
Jeff Watkins 134
The next men’s play
will be the final men’s’
club event of the season,
the cross-country tourna-
ment, Sunday Sept. 17.
Saturday, September 23,
the Elks will have their
annual tournament for the
Elk’s Eye Clinic. Regis-
tration will begin at 7:45
a.m., with tee-off at 9 a.m.
For more information
contact Marty Brannon.