by Lindy Williams Burns Times-Herald After an accident that claimed the life of one team member, John Barry Rose, and injured another, TC Hammack, the Crane Mustangs football team rallied together to advance to the state championship game. On Saturday, Nov. 19, Crane beat North Douglas 36-24 at Summit High School in the

by Lindy Williams Burns Times-Herald After Triangle Lake forfeited to the Crane Mustangs last weekend, the Mustangs faced a rematch with the Powder Valley Badgers on Saturday, Nov. 12 at Crane. The previous game, played in Vale, had been a hard-fought victory for the Mustangs with a 44-40 score. This time, however, the

by Lindy Williams Burns Times-Herald In the first post season game of the year, the Crane Mustangs football team secured a 44-40 win over the Powder Valley Badgers in Vale. After a strong first quarter and touchdown passes from Miles Maupin to David Steeves and a two-point conversion from Jay Jay Balowski, the

by Lindy Williams Burns Times-Herald After Jay Jay Balowski ran back the opening kickoff for an 85-yard touchdown, and David Steeves ran in the two-point conversion, the Mustangs never looked back in their 52-6 win over the Adrian Antelopes. On their first possession, Roberto Ramirez was forced to punt the ball after a

Former National Football League coach Vince Lombardi was once quoted as saying, “We didn’t lose the game; we just ran out of time…” Such was the case for the Crane Mustangs in the 1A state championship football game against Dufur on Saturday, Nov. 28, at Hermiston High School. The game featured a