Mustangs roll Grant Union 59-6

September 11, 2024September 13, 20240

Photo by DEBBIE RANEY The Crane Union football team blew-out the 2A Grant Union Prospectors 59-6 in Crane on Thursday, Sept. 5. The Mustangs got off to a fast start, scoring 36 points in the first quarter, and adding another 16 in the second. At halftime Crane was up 52-0. The Mustangs added

Mustangs come up short in title game against Lost River

November 29, 2023November 28, 20230

Photos by DEBBIE RANEY Tommy Jack Rose (No. 11 ) and Trenton Potter (No. 30 ) tackle Lost River’s running back in Saturday’s game. The Crane Mustang football team fell to the No. 1 Lost River Raiders 30-20, in the 2023 OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union 1A Football State Championship held at Caldera

Mustangs hold off Bobcats 26-22, face Raiders for 1A state title

November 22, 2023November 22, 20230

Photos by DEBBIE RANEY Eli Maley and Brady Otley blocking on the offensive line. With the rain coming down and temperatures in the high 30s, the Crane Mustang football team staved-off a second-half Myrtle Point Bobcat surge for a 26-22 win and a date with the Lost River Raiders in the state

Mustangs trample Antelopes 52-22

October 4, 2023October 4, 20230

Photo by DEBBIE RANEY Cody Siegner makes a one-handed catch, and goes in to score a touchdown. The Crane football team defeated the Adrian Antelopes 52-22, at home on Friday, Sept. 29. The No. 2 ranked Mustangs improve to 5-0 on the season, and 3-0 in the league. Stats were unavailable at press

Mustangs rout Grizzlies 62-0 at Dufur Classic

September 6, 2023September 6, 20230

Photos by MIKE WEBER Carter Nichols rushed for three touchdowns against Gilchrist. by Mike Weber for Burns Times-Herald The Crane Union High Mustangs had a terrific start to their OSAA Class 1A eight-man football season as they overwhelmed the shorthanded Gilchrist High Grizzlies in what was a relatively easy 62-0 nonleague victory in the

Mustangs fall to Myrtle Creek in quarterfinals

November 16, 2022November 16, 20220

Photos by DEBBIE RANEY Jared Zander takes off through the open hole. Losing to the Crane Mustangs during the first game of the season (Crane won 44-42) was apparently the motivation that the Myrtle Creek Bobcats needed when the teams met for a rematch during the quarterfinal playoff game held Friday, Nov.

Crane defeats Myrtle Point to start off season

September 7, 2022September 7, 20220

Photos by DALLY ZANDER Carter Nichols takes the ball and hits the open field. The Crane Mustangs opened the 2022 football season on the road with a fourth-quarter, come-from-behind win over the Myrtle Point Bobcats, 44-42, at Dufur High School on Saturday, Sept. 3. Carter Nichols scored on a an 11-yard run with

The Crane Mustangs win big

September 22, 2021September 22, 20210

The Crane Mustangs built a 48-0 lead by halftime and cruised to a 60-0 home football game against the Union Bobcats this past Friday, Sept. 17. Jared Zander led the Crane passing attack, throwing for 126 yards and three touchdowns. Ty Taylor was on the receiving end of two of those

Crane Mustangs edge Wallowa Badgers in close game

March 31, 2021March 31, 20210

Photos by RUTHIES IN HIS IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHY Johnny Sword finds an opening in the Badgers' defense. The Crane Mustangs hosted their fourth undefeated team of the year on Tuesday, March 23, picking up their first win of the season with a close 28-22 victory. Crane had 419 yards of offense on the

Scotties take it to the Mustangs, come out on top 30-12

March 17, 2021March 16, 20210

Photos by CORI WRIGHT Crane Middle School lines up for an offensive play. Hines Middle School hosted the Crane Middle School football team on Thursday, March 11. Both teams had to play on one end of the field due to some ice that remained in the south end zone, but it didn’t