The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 26, 1978 SEVEN
split two more
)
Come from behind effort clips Umatilla.....
6tang
v ' It took them a while to warm
up 2'4 quarters to be exact
but by the final period the
Mustangs were in high gear as
they blew past Umatilla for a
47-44 Columbia Basin Confer
ence win Friday on the road.
Heppner trailed by as many
as ten points midway through
the third quarter before the
shots started dropping. At the
end of the period they were
behind by just one and then
outscored the Vikings 17-13 in
the final frame.
"It would have been easy for
them to just give up when they
were down by 10," Mustang
coach Tom Day said of his
team "But they just kept
Sherman
t Heppner gave a Sherman
County a run for its money in
the early going before the
height, strength and talent of
the Huskies took their toll and
the undefeated conference
leaders breezed to a 77-48 win
over the Mustangs Saturday
at Heppner.
The Mustangs led through
out most of the opening period,
getting on the board first with
a couple of free throws by
Dennis Peck. Heppner
stretched out to a 10-6, then
16-10 lead with Peck and Ken
Grieb hitting from the outside
and Jerry Cutsforth and Dale
Holland scoring in close.
Sherman closed the gap and
jumped on top with a bucket
by Don Decker at the first
quarter buzzer. Heppner re
gained the lead 21-20 when Jim
Parker nailed one but it was
the last time the Mustangs
would see daylight. The Hus
kies 6'3" center Eric Kalista
dropped in two uncontested
buckets and Sherman started
to show why they are the
conference frontrunners and a
good bet for some post-season
titles.
Sherman led by 12 at the
intermission and then opened
the second half with 10
unanswered points in the first
2Vi minutes to put the game
out of reach.
Leading the Mustangs was
Dennis Peck who had a good
Fourth quarter comeback boosts
lady Cards past Arlington 36-3 1
"We seem to be a fourth
quarter team," said lone
coach Martha Doherty after
her team outscored Arlington
17-10 in the final period to post
a 36-31 Big Sky Conference win
Friday at lone.
The lady Cards came from
two points behind after three
periods to pass the Honkers
even though one starter left
the game with five fouls and
two others played the final
, period with four fouls.
Susan Thompson and Grace
McEUigott led the way with
nine and eight points, respec
tively, and both girls collected
eight rebounds. Janet McEUi
gott scored six points, Martha
McEUigott and Darcy Rea
both had four and Michelle
McEUigott added three.
Doherty said the key to the
game was controlling Arling
ton's offensive threat, Darcy
Wetherall, who ended the
game with 13 points but had
only three points all from the
foul line in the first half. The
first half ended in a 13-13 tie.
lone was outrebounded in
the game 38-31 but forced
Arlington into 30 turnovers
while turning the ball over
themselves 21 times.
Doherty said it was the best
win of the year for the Cards
hustling and finally got it
together."
The Mustangs started the
game with a cold-shooting 23
per cent first quarter field
goal percentage, and only
improved to 25 per cent in the
second period. After intermis
sion, Heppner warmed to a 35
per cent clip and in the final
period, they burned the net at
a 66 per cent pace. Overall,
Heppner hit 22 of 61 attempts
for 36 per cent. '
At the free throw line,
Heppner gave away a seven
point advantage to the Viks,
hitting three of eight while
Umatilla nailed 10 of 17.
Dennis Peck was the only
power display proves too
game with 14 points and four
assists. Jim Parker also hit
double figures with 10 points in
his second starting assign
ment. Dale Holland picked up
seven points and eight re
bounds while Howard Hud
dleston pulled seven boards,
all in the fourth quarter.
Lionel Wood played well in
his first varisty action after
I f
TV '
' "w
GORDON HOFFNAGLE gets off one of the few clear inside shots
Huskies 77-48 win over the Mustangs Saturday.
and left them with a 1-0
conference mark.
The following night at Whee
ler, the lady Cards dropped a
37-28 decision to the hosts in a
game that saw 66 violations
whistled.
lone was tagged with 31 of
the fouls while Wheeler was
called 35 times. Both teams
Willow Creek
new officers
The annual meeting of
Willow Creek Country Club
was held Jan. 18 at the
Columbia Basin Electric Co
op building with 33 persons
attending.
Officers elected for the
coming year are: Harold
Kerr, president; Dave Harri
son, vice-president; and Con
ley Lanham, secretary -treasurer.
Board members elected
and appointed include Ron
Jones, Jim Wishart, Lois
Hunt, Anneta Klinger, and
Clint McQuarrie.
The presentation of awards
to both men and women for
golfing prowess throughout
the year was enjoyed by the
group. The meeting ended
Mustang in double figures
with 15 points and he also led
the team in rebounds with
eight. Jim Parker, starting at
guard in place of Bryan
Marlin who injured his finger
in a wood chopping accident,
turned in a good performance
by hitting four of eight shots
from the field and totaling
nine points in the game.
As he has done on several
occasions this season, Sam
Myers came off the bench to
spark the comeback in the
third period, canning four of
six shots and adding a free
throw for nine points. Mark
Huddleston also came off the
bench to contribute six points
recently being moved up from
the jv team.
Heppner shot 38 per cent
from the floor in the game but
got into trouble by committing
24 fouls. Sherman converted
17 of 29 free throws while the
Mustangs picked up six points
on 11 attempts.
Heppner coach Tom Day
credited his team with a "good
4-
had 34 attempts from the free
throw line with the Cards
converting 10 and Wheeler
sinking 11.
Martha McEUigtt and
Grace McEUigott both scored
with points for lone with Janet
McEUigott adding six and
Shelley Connor a pair.
Country Club elects
at annual gathering
with refreshments and a
movie on the 1977 Masters
Tournament.
All members are encour
aged to pay dues and locker
rentals. The dues remain at
the same bargain prices as
Little League meeting
An organizational meeting for Little League League
baseball will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 7:30 p.m. at First
National Bank. Anyone interested in helping in any capacity
is encouraged to attend the meeting.
Tom Wilson, president of Willow Creek Little League,
commented, "we need coaches and anyone else who wants to
help." For more information, call Wilson at 676-5813.
and as many rebounds. Dale
Holland added seven boards to
help Heppner take a 36-32
rebounding edge.
Day called the Vikings a
team with good potential,
adding that they were coming
off a tough series of games
including Weston-McEwen,
Sherman County and Pilot
Rock, all in the past week.
Day said he was concerned
with stopping John Borchart
who had scored 36 points
against Sherman and he
credited the Mustangs with a
good hustling defense which
held Borchart to only four
points. Jeff Watson led the
Viks with 13.
much
job all the way to the end"
despite the lopsided score.
"They were kind of intimi
dated by Sherman's size,"
Day said. "Sherman kept
coming over the top for inside
points and there wasn't much
they could do to stop it."
Dave Simantel led the
Huskies with 20 points, Jim
MacNab had 18 and Kalista
scored 12.
-,A 1 L
urn.
1w
allowed by Sherman in the
Martha McEUigott was the
Cards top rebounder with
seven.
Card coach Martha Doherty
said she was pleased with the
way her team members kept
their composure despite the
out-of-control nature of the
game.
last year. The dues rates are
$60 for families, $48 for
singles, $12 for associate
memberships (out of county)
and $24 for high school
students.
r
feitith ,' iH i
P: ml k V.-- 1
fT(fH f .3 (
si tti
. 1 ; ' :l J -
Fillies
crush
The Fillies stretched their
current win streak to four
games, all coming over con
ference opponents, with week
end wins over Umatilla and
Sherman County. Both games
were runaways, with victory
margins of 30 against the
Viking and 23 over the
Huskies.
Friday at Umatilla, Hepp
ner broke a 4-4 tie after the
first period to lead 18-8 at
halftime. In the third period,
the Fillies shot a hot 55 per
cent and upped their lead to 20
points. Heppner held the Viks
to a single point in the closing
period while scoring 11 them
selves. Diane Holland hit 16 points
to lead the scoring attack and
she also topped the team in
rebounding with nine. Jackie
Mollahan totaled 11 points and
four rebounds while Wendy
Myers picked up six points
and as many boards.
Maureen Healy grabbed
eight rebounds and Janice
Healy added seven to help the
Fillies take a 42-23 reounding
edge.
The Fillies also had 43 steals
No matter
eS4what you're
atter. . .
You'll find it in the
Classifieds! From homes
to camping equipment . . .
from trucks to bicycles . . .
from jobs wanted to
positions available . . .
they're all in one, handy
place. And you can look for
them while you relax right in
the comfort of your own
-ft.
home!
breeze by Viks 41-11
Sherman 40-17
in the game with Lori Rhea
making 11 thefts and Mollahan
adding 10.
Against Sherman, the game
was never close as Heppner
took control early and kept the
Huskies off the scoreboard for
more than S1 minutes.
The Fillies hit only 17 of 74
shots from the field but the big
factor in the game was their 56
to 31 rebounding advantage.
Maureen Healy collected a
season high 29 rebounds,
Baseball
The 8th Annual Pete Ward
Baseball Clinic will be held on
Saturday, February 11, on the
Lewis and Clark College
campus.
Rod Carew, perennial
American League batting
champion and 1977 American
League Most Valuable Player,
will headline an impressive
foursome of celebrities.
Joining Carew on the pro
Wendy Myers added 11 and
Diane Holland grabbed five.
Healy also led the team in
scoring with 11 points followed
by Lori Rhea with eight, Julie
Grieb and Diane Holland with
five and Shelley Thompson
with four.
The Fillies hit 35 per cent of
their attempts from the free
throw line.
Both teams opened the
game in a zone and pressure
defense by the Fillies resulted
in 38 steals. Heppner kept up
clinic in Portland
gram will be the all-time great
third baseman of the Balti
more Orioles, Brooks Robin
son; the 1977 National League
Manager of the Year. Tom
LaSorda; and Tom Gorman,
an umpire of 25 professional
seasons.
The clinic will be divided
into two segments. The regu
lar session (students, $10;
adults, $15) pre-registration
HuntforiT fera ,
in the Classifieds! um 1 ?
The Gazettc-Timesl i x j
a?: no o a 4
Ear-
. JACKIE MOLLAHAN goes for
the ball in heavy traffic during
the Fillies 40-17 victory over
Sherman County Saturday.
The win made it four straight
for Heppner in conference
play.
the pressure although they
had only eight players avail
able for the game. Jana
Steagall, Cindy Kerr and Geri
Grieb were all out of action
due to injuries.
The win was the fourth
straight for the Fillies who
have come back after suffer
ing four consecutive losses
prior to the opening of league
play. Heppner's record is now
4-1 in the Columbia Basin
Conference and 8-5 overall.
will be held from 10 a.m. until
3 p.m., with baseball films
preceding and following,
starting at 9 a.m. and ending
at 4 p.m. The Coaches' Corner
will run from 9 a.m. until 4
p.m. (all tickest, $20.00 .
Ticket and registration infor
mation may be obtained from
the Portland Park Bureau,
1107 S.W. Fourth Avenue,
Portland, Oregon, 97204, or by
calling 248-4325.
ft -..-. .. ..DuQ .K. ' '
. r -rr . . . . it f