HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES,
Heppner Shocks Sherman
In Ball Control Masterpiece
Casslus Clay pulled one of the
biggest upsets of the century
Tuesday night when he defeated
Sonny Llston for the heavy
weight championship of Ihe
world but the Heppner High
school Mustangs pulled just as
big an upset, to some people, the
same night as they journeyed to
Condon and knocked off the
Sherman High Huskies 28-24, In
a basketball game that was
rated as a formality for the Hus;
kies.
The Mustangs took the best
that the Huskies had to offer
and came back with some tricks
of their own as they dropped the
Huskies into the number three
position in the Greater Oregon
League.
The Mustangs used excep
tional ball control to awe the
crowd and the Huskies. The Mus
tangs showed such finesse In
their slow down and deliberate
tactics that they limited the Hus
kies to eight field goals for the
contest. The Hcppnerltes made
sure of their shots and played
on the basis that the other team
can't score when they control
the ball.
Another of the noticeable
facets of the tight game was
the overpowering effort with
which the Mustangs' big men,
Bnrei Spencer and Scott Bar
ratt, handled the Huskies' tall
men on the boards, Doug Blsh
and Ron Johnson.
Heppner opened easy in the
first quarter of the Tuesday
game and was on the short end
of a 5-2 score at the end of the
canto.
The Mustangs continued their
slow tactics in the second quad
rant but were more successful
as they hold the Huskies to four
points and "sizzled" for 11 of
their own to take a 15-9 ad
vantage into the locker room at
the half.
After the intermission, the
Huskies came back fighting mad
but were unable to gain ground
In the third stanza as both
teams rang the bell for seven
points.
Heppner still remained In
their stalling antics throughout
the final period as the shocked
Sherman five made a valiant
but futile attempt to pull the
game within their grasp.
Coach Bob Cantonwine's war
riors played like veterans
through the contest and looked
like real champs.
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All of the Heppner cagers turn
ed in top performances for the
night, especially on defense
where they rattled the Sherman
troops with their ball-hawking
tendencies.
Heppner took only 17 shots
from the field during the con
test, but made seven of the at'
tempts good for an average of
.417.
Sherman took twice as many
shots from the floor as the Mus
tangs but converted only eight
of them for a .228 mark.
The Mustangs won the game
at the charity stripe where they
made good on 14 of 29 attempts.
Sherman's quint trooped to the
line 17 times and made eight.
The win against the Huskies
gave the Mustangs a sure shot at
the district tourney In La Grande.
Ken Smith was top scorer for
the Mustangs, getting nine
points. Carl Bauman and Bill
Snyder had eight and seven, re
spectively for the Heppner cage
crew.
Johnson dumped In seven to
lead the Sherman effort.
Score
SHERMAN (24)
Fg Ft Pf Tp
Lane 12 3 4
Blagg 12 12
Johnson 2 3 4 7
Bish 2 2 4 6
Rayon 114 3
Gentry 10 12
Totals 8 8 17 24
HEPPNER (28)
Fg Ft Pf Tp
Clark 0 10 1
Smith 2 5 19
Bauman 2 4 5 8
Spencer 0 0 2 0
Barratt 1113
Snyder 2 3 2 7
Totals
7 14 11 28
Pilots Capture
3 from Ponies
By KIT ANDERSON
Heppner's Ponies found it
tough going this week as the
Pilot Rock Pilots took three of
four games Friday and Tuesday.
The Pilots took both "A" games
and the "B" teams split two
games.
The Ponies' "B" squad lost out
in an ovcrlime thriller at Pilot
Rock with regulation time end
ing in a 20-20 deadlock. When
the Pilots journeyed to Hepp
ner, the Ponies' "B" team turned
the tables and scored a 32-28
win. Gary Kemp led all scoring
in both games.
The Heppner "A" team, badly
beaten at Pilot Rock, 36-25, came
out with an upset. In mind in
the second game and almost did
it but ended on the short side of
a 48-45 score. The Tilots led,
28-19, at the half but were out
scored by the Ponies In the sec
ond half. Russell Kilkenny top
ped Pony scoring at Pilot Rock,
but Dave Hall led at Heppner.
The Ponies scheduled game
Friday at Umatilla has been
postponed until the following
Monday, March 2, at Umatilla.
School History Sought
Mrs. C. C. Jones, Lexington, Is
socking information on the early
history of the Lexington school.
Trophies, plaques and other
mementos of the school are be
ing placed In the Morrow County
Museum and Mrs. Jones Is as
sembling a history of the school
to accompany them. She Is seek
ing early school annuals or any
records of the early years of the
school.
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Rockets Subdue Spirited Heppner
Heppner High's basket ball
team, reeling from the loss of
four starters, dropped its final
league game of the regular
season Friday night to the Pilot
Rock Rockets, 51-42, on the
Heppner court.
Heppner fell behind momen
tarily in the first quadrant and
then caught hold to gain on the
Rockets, 14-12, at the quarter
break. Ken Smith dazzled the
crowd and the visitors in the
first period as he bombed the net
from long range and scored
seven points for the home team.
The Mustangs reversed the or
der in the second stanza as they
outscored the Rockets, 14-12, and
deadlocked the score at 26-26
for the intermission. Carl Bau
man and Smith scored 11 of the
Mustangs points for the quarter.
Ice cold shooting in the third
period proved to be the undoing
of the spirited Mustang hoop-
sters. The Horsemen couldn't get
a handle on the ball during the
canto and the Rockets took a
37-30 lead into the final period.
If spirit alone were the de
termining factor, the Mustangs
would have pulled the game out
of the fire in the closing min
utes. But it wasn't and the
Rockets hung on for dear life to
win the contest. Repeatedly dur
ing the last quarter the Mus
tangs disturbed the Rocket cag
ers by stealing the ball. The
Mustangs used five smaller men
to harass the Pilot Rock club
with an effective press.
It would be hard to single out
an outstanding performer for the
contest but one must give credit
to Carl Bauman for his cool and
determined effort against the
Rockets. Bauman, a junior who
will be with the Mustangs for
the next campaign, played with
nerves of steel during the con
test and collected 17 points for
the night.
Smith also turned in a good
effort for the Mustangs, both on
defense and offense, and gunned
in 16 points.
Big Rich Mikel of the Rockets
had trouble at the charity stripe
during the evening but still top
ped all scorers with 18.
Local Keglers
Place in Meet
Several local bowlers compet
ed in the 14th Annual Hermls
ton City Bowling Tourney in
Hcrmiston February 8 and 9 and
many of the keglers brought
home prize monies to prove it.
In the team bowling event, the
Fiesta Bowl team of Heppn3r
tied for sixth place with Shock
man Brothers of Hcrmiston. The
teams split $55 in prize money.
Archie and Vernon Munkers
teamed to capture eighth place
and $15 in the doubles roll.
One hundred sixty-eight en
tered the singles bowling com
petition and out of that number,
six local bowlers placed. Jim
Miller came within seven pins
of winning first place in the roll
but had to settle for second place
and $35 in prize money.
Dean Hunt finished fourth;
Oliver Devin, fifth, John Led
better, eighth; Vern VI a 11,
eleventh; and Wayne Cacck,
fourteenth.
Hunt finished eighth in the
all events competition.
Devin, Caeck, Hunt and Gene
Orwiek all won special prizes m
the competition for high gameo
on certain alleys.
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But perhaps one of the biggest
commendations for the evening
should go to a pair of talented
sophomores on the Heppner
squad, Bill Snyder and Scott
Barratt. Snyder proved an effec
tive ball handler and turned in
a fine defensive game. Barratt
played the more experienced
Mikel head to head and left the
Rocket gunner wondering what
happened with many of his re
bounding acts.
Score:
PILOT ROCK (51)
Fg Ft Pf Tp
Long 0 0 0 0
Jones 0 0 2 0
Hamilton 13 5 5
Ervin 0 0 2 0
Mikel 8 2 1 18
Anderson 0 3 4 3
Slate 5 5 1 15
Christensen 10 12
Holloman 3 2 18
Totals 18 15 17 51
HEPPNER (42)
Fg Ft Pf Tp
Bauman 5 7 4 17
Clark 0 0 10
Spencer 10 3 2
Barratt 0 3 2 3
Smith 7 2 3 16
Brown 0 0 4 0
Evans 10 12
Snyder 0 2 4 2
Totals
14' 14 22 42
Benefit Battle
Books BMC-lone
Blue Mountain College's bas
ketball auint. a team which fell
to the Morrow County Grain
Growers' five earlier this year,
will invade the county again on
Wednesday, March 4, when it
comes to lone to meet the lone
Townies in a benefit basketball
game. The Chukars will square
off with the lone live at j:w
p.m. on the lone High school
basketball court.
The benefit contest is sponsor
ed by the lone Lion's club and
the proceeds from the game go
to the band uniform fund of the
lone schools. .
Preceding the BMC-lone game,
there will be a Grade school in
tramural tournament with stu
dents from the lone grade schools
participating. This earlier affair
will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Another feature of the big
nieht is the trampoline act of
Joe and Mark Halvorsen and
Tom Heimbigner. The boys are
priming for state competition on
the trampoline and should put
on a real show for the audience
during the intermission of the
BMC game.
Fans will get a chance to see
many local players in action
during the game on both sides of
the roster.
Keith Rea, Dallas Rea, Francis
Rea, Gene Dockter, Berl Akers,
Wayne Ball, Dick Strait, Larry
Rietmann, Lindsay Kincaid and
Dave Barnett comprise the local
quint. Many of these players
competed for lone High during
their vouncer years while others
competed in various colleges.
Tom Pointer and Wayne
Hamms. two lone lads who did
their prep basketball activity at
lone, are on the BMC roster ana
their coach, Jerry Moseby, has
indicated that these boys will see
a lot of action in the battle.
Admission for the function is
$1 for adults, $.50 for high school,
and $25 for grade school.
SKI
TRAILS
By BIRDINE TULUS
Skiers enjoyed shirt sleeve ski
ing at Arbuckle Saturday and
Sunday. One gal even arrived in
shorts! The snow pack is hold
ing quite well in spite of the
very warm weather, with the
marker showing 38 inches of
snow on the slope. The storm
passing our area Sunday and
Monday dropped some new snow
on the slope, so predictions are
for good skiing again this week.
The area will continue to be
opened on Saturdays and Sun
days as long as the public is
interested.
Ken Peck, Steve Peck and
Bruce Thomson took off early
Sunday morning on a cross
country trip from Arbuckle. Sev
eral others enjoyed a shorter
cross-country trek from Arbuckle
down the road to Jones Prairie
to inspect the prospects, for en
larging the ski area in that di
rection. Those on the shorter trip
were Orville and Barb Cutsforth.
Glenn Perkins, Garry, Tim, and
Mark Tullis. Can't speak for
the rest of the erouD. but Garrv
finds cross country skiing just
plain hard work. Anyone inter
ested in cross country tourinc
will find the going easier on reg
ular recreational type skis if
they will release their cable from
the back clamp, thus allowing
their heel freedom when they
are walking. Some eood stickv
wax would probably help in the
uphill grind if regular cross
country skis are not available.
Those needing equipment will
find this the ideal time to buy.
Sales are in full swing right now.
Ken Peck was planning a final
sale this week, and also receiv
ed notice that Pete's Sport Shop
is holding its annual sale of
ski equipment right now. Don't
overlook, however, the prospect
for exchanges of outgrown equip
ment and clothing from family
to family right here at home.
Keep in mind the soring carn
ival coming up at Arbuckle dur
ing spring vacation. This event
is open to any skier interested
in a day of fun and competition.
It should provide a good excuse
for those of you who have been
wanting to drive up to the area
to see just what is going on
mark the date and bring the
family!
The road condition was good
last Sunday and most people
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Trampoline Team
Shows Routines
Ione's trampoline team dem
onstrated routines which it will
use in the forthcoming Oregon
State high school championships
when it appeared Saturday night,
February 22, between the halves
of the jayvee basketball game
with Umapine at lone.
The team, composed of Tom
Heimbigner, Joe Halvorsen and
Mark Halvorsen, is preparing for
the state meet which will be in
MacArthur Court, University of
Oregon, Eugene, March 7, with
the university host for the event.
Ray Heimbigner, who has
coached the boys for several
years on the trampoline, and
lone Coach Dick Strait together
have been helping prepare the
team for the meet.
were able to drive up without
chains. Please, however, carry
your chains at all times.
On the hill Everyone feeling
a bit of spring fever in the warm
sunshine. Guests from Washing
ton of the Don Wise family find
Arbuckle much to their liking.
Esther Kirmis up for the first
time this year. The little squirrel
who is making his winter home
in the ski hut thought it was
spring and came out to frisk
around. Bring your sun tan oil
and sun glasses.
New snow on the slope we'll
SEE YOU ON THE HILL!
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Is Restricted
To Saturday and Sunday
Afternoons -- I to 5 p. m.
The public will not be permitted
access to the dump at other times.
Violators will be prosecuted.
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HEPPNER CITY COUNCIL
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Recaps And New Tires
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Film to be Shown
In Three Towns
The film, "Martin Luther,"
will be shown to residents in
Heppner, Lexington and lone
during the first week of March.
The two-hour film, considered
by many as a classic among re
ligious films, will be shown Sun
day, March 1, at the Seventh
day Adventist church, 560 N.
Miner St., Heppner.
On Monday, March 2, the pro
gram will be presented at the
Lexington IOOF hall.
The showing at lone will be
Thursday, March 5, at the lone
American Legion hall.
Each program starts at 7:30
p.m. and is free to the public.
It is presented as a public ser
vice by the "20th Century Bible
School" to encourage more study
of the Holy Bible, according to
Pastor Elwood Boyd.
JUSTICE COURT
Jury trial for Daryl Dick, Hep
pner, charged with violation of
the basic rule on February 2,
will be Friday in justice court.
Dick has also pleaded not guilty
to a charge of driving while his
operator's license was suspended.
Kemp Dick, Heppner, has
pleaded not guilty to a charge
of driving while his operator's
license was suspended. Citation
was issued February 8.
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