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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 20, 2023 -- SEVEN Mustangs run record to 3-0 with Travis Judd earns Coast Guard big victory over Colton Vikings honors The Heppner Mustang football team ran their sea- son record to 3-0 with a 50- 12 victory over the Colton Vikings. Colton tried to execute an onside kick to start the game and it was recovered by Landon Mitchell near midfield, giving the Mustangs great field position to start their first series. A quick five play drive highlighted by a 30-yard pass completion from Mitchell to Cameron Proudfoot ended with a touchdown when Caden George ran the ball in from 11 yards out for the score. Mitchell carried the ball in for the 2 pt. conversion to make it 8-0 just three min- utes into the game. The Mustang kick- off pinned Colton deep in their own territory. The Heppner defense forced a Viking punt that gave Heppner the ball with great field position and the Mus- tangs needed only four plays to score again. This time it was a 15-yard pass completion from Mitchell to Cameron Proudfoot for the touchdown. Proudfoot then ran the ball in for the 2-point conversion to make the score 16-0. On the first Viking play after the Heppner kick- off, Mitchell intercepted a pass at the Colton 29 yard line and ran it into the end zone for another Mustang touchdown. Nick Wenberg took a handoff and blasted into the end zone for the 2 pt.-conversion to give the Mustangs a 24-0 lead. Colton was forced to punt and the Mustangs took the ball and scored just five plays later. This drive was highlighted by a 34- yard pass completion from Mitchell to Mason Orem and then finished when Cameron Proudfoot ran 23 yards for the touchdown. That made the score 30-0. On the next Vi- king possession, Wenberg forced a Colton fumble that Mitchell jumped on to give the Mustangs the ball near midfield. Mitchell then handed the ball to Hayden McMahon and he ran for a big gain. On the very next play Caden George scored on a touchdown run of 27 yards. Caden then ran the ball in for the 2 pt. conver- sion to make the score 38-0 as the first quarter ended. Colton got the ball back and scored on a long drive to make the score of the game 38-6. The teams traded possessions and the half came to an end with the score 38-6. The Mustangs kicked off to start the sec- ond half and quickly forced a Viking punt. On the en- suing drive by Heppner, Caden George had runs of 13 and 49 yards to set up a 4-yard touchdown run by Mitchell. That made the score 44-6 three minutes into the second half. Mitchell would in- tercept a Viking pass to give Heppner the ball near mid- field. The Mustangs turned the ball over on downs to Colton and they scored another touchdown to make the score 44-12 early in the fourth quarter. Wenberg had a nice kickoff return to set up the next Heppner score. New Quarterback Caylan Proudfoot handed the ball off to Hayden McMahon who sprinted 73 yards for a touchdown. The score was now 50-12. After the Heppner kickoff, Cameron Proud- foot stepped in front of a Viking pass and intercepted it. The Mustangs then ended the game by taking a knee several times and came home with a 50-12 victory. Heppner finished the game with 404 yards of total offense and allowed Colton 234. The Mustangs ran the ball for 278 yards and had 126 passing yards. The Heppner defense held Colton to only 96 yards of rushing and they got 138 passing the ball. Mitchell had anoth- er strong night as he was 6-7 passing the ball for 126 yards and two touchdowns. Cameron Proudfoot caught four of those passes for 65 yards and a score. Orem had one reception for 34 yards and Caden George caught a pass for 27 yards and a touchdown. Hayden McMahon led the team in rushing with 137 yards on 7 carries and scored a touchdown. Caden George ran the ball for 104 yards and a score on 7 carries while Cameron Proudfoot had 4 carries for 31 yards and a touchdown and Mitchell also carried the ball for a touchdown. Alakae Rodriquez had 3 rushes for 10 yards, Wen- berg was next with 2 carries for 2 yards and Tripp Stew- art ran the ball once for a 1-yard gain. The Mustang de- fense was led by Jaime Cavan who had 8 tackles in the game. Next was Ca- den George and Wenberg with 6 each. Owen Guerra followed with 3 tackles and with 2 each were Mitchell, who also had 2 intercep- tions in the game, Orem, Hayden McMahon and Landon McMahon. Camer- on Proudfoot had a tackle to go along with his intercep- tion. Also recording a tackle were Martin Medina, Caleb George, Connor Wilson, Keaton Coiner and Tripp Stewart. The Mustangs have a home game this Friday at Les Payne Field when they host the Lost River Raiders. ODFW seeks volunteers to serve as Sport Fishing and Commercial Salmon represen- tative on R&E Board – Apply by Oct. 2 SALEM, Ore.— ODFW is seeking qualified applicants to fill a sport fishing and commercial salmon industry position on the Fish Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Program Board. Interest- ed individuals must apply by Oct. 2, 2023 using this form. The ideal sport fishing candidate will be a resi- dent of Oregon that is able to effectively represent the sport anglers of Ore- gon. Desirable attributes include involvement with local fishing groups or fish management, previous ex- perience with boards or commissions, and knowl- edge of, or involvement with, the diverse sport fisheries across Oregon. To maintain geographic rep- resentation on the board ODFW is looking to re- cruit a board member who can represent sport anglers from the east side of the Cascade mountains. The ideal commercial fishing candidate will be a resident of Oregon that is able to effectively rep- resent Oregon’s commer- cial salmon industry. We encourage individuals that can represent seafood pro- cessors, the commercial troll fleet, or gillnet fleet to apply. Desirable attributes include involvement with local fishing groups or fish management, previous ex- perience with boards or commissions, and knowl- edge of, or involvement with commercially caught salmon in Oregon. The Fish Restoration and Enhancement Program was created by the Ore- gon Legislature in 1989 to help fund fish restoration and enhancement proj- ects throughout the state. The program is funded by a surcharge on sport and commercial fishing licens- es and commercial pound- age fees and is overseen by a seven-member citizen board made up of three sport fishing representa- tives, three representatives from the commercial salm- on industry (troll, gillnet and seafood processing) and one public-at-large representative. The Board reviews grant proposals from various organizations and agencies and recom- mends projects for fund- ing. Board members, who are appointed to four- year terms by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Com- mission, meet two to four times each year in various communities throughout the state to review project funding applications, hear public testimony, act as liaisons between the pro- gram and the public and to conduct other program business. Board members are volunteers; however, Board-related business ex- penses are reimbursed. For more information visit the R&E program website at http://www. dfw.state.or.us/fish/RE/or contact Marty Olson with the R&E program at (503) 947-6232 or Martin.P.Ol- son@ODFW.Oregon.Gov Travis Judd - Photo Scott McEwen Travis Judd at his retirement ceremony - Photo Scott McEwen MKCM Travis Judd, who graduated from Hep- pner High School in 1999, enlisted in the US Coast Guard Reserves. Immedi- ately following the tragic events of 9/11 he integrated onto active duty and mar- ried Amanda Judd (Beau- champ) of Milton-Freewa- ter Oregon. For most of his career, MKCM Judd spent a great deal of his career serving on the waters of the Pacif- ic Northwest and Alaska, and remote duty in the community of Tok, AK. Most notably he served as a machinery technician at the National Motorlifeboat School, Engineer Petty Officer at LORSTA TOK, Ak, USCGC MUSTANG, Seward, AK, Station Cape Disappointment Ilwaco, WA, and most recently as the Machinery Master Chief Onboard the world’s most powerful non-nuclear Icebreaker USCGC PO- LAR STAR. It was onboard POLAR STAR where he was deployed to break ice in the Arctic, and Antarc- tica to support science and ensure the delivery of sup- plies to NSF Science Sta- tion McMurdo, Antarctica. His non-opera - tional assignments include Company Chief at the Coast Guard Academy and Inte- grated Support Command New Orleans. . “As a true multi mission sailor, Judd has dis- tinguished himself in ship- board engineering, search and rescue in the surf, and challenging environments across both polar regions.” His career has brought numerous mili- tary decorations including the Permanent Cutterman Insignia, Boat Forces Op- erations Insignia, 5 Coast Guard Commendation med- als with operational distin- guishing device, two Ant- arctic service medals and the arctic service medal. Amanda and Tra- vis’ daughters are both at- tending Western Washing- ton University in the fall. Jasmine is working toward her M.A. in History and Alaina is pursuing a B.A. in Business Studies.
