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Mustangs capture division title Fillies end regular season with perfect 12-0 record 7 * • » By A S H L E Y C O N K L IN Ending a four year drought, the Heppner Mustangs captured the Columbia Hasin Conference Eastern Division Idle on Saturday . Eeb 22 by running over the Weston McEwen TigerScots 7*47 Heppner finished with 4 > 3 league record and was 12 7 overall The Iasi Heppner boys basketball tram to make it to district was the 1981 62 team Heppner came out ready to play in the first period and behind Todd Lindsay s seven point led 20 13 after (he period Lindsay added nine more points in the second quarter, but the pesky TigerScots trailed only J8 27 al Ihe , break Lin dsa y. To n y Clem ent, and Wayne Wtigers provided Ihe Mus tang punch in Ihe third periixf. as Heppner ran out to a commanding DO 34 lead Mustang coach Hrenl Eggvrs emptied his bench in Ihe final quarter as Heppner went on to win N i "Everybody wanted to play Satur day night." said Eggrrs T think they the players were embarrus setl about Friday's performance against Weston McEwen six- relal rd story the Mustangs won :o> 42- Lindsay fired in 26 points in only three periods lo lead all scorers W'dgers added 16 more for the Mustang cause The TigerScots were led by the outside shooting of Jeff Joggers who bombed in 14 points Duane Ball and lairan Hayes each provided Ihe Mustangs with three assists Hall now has 104 assists on Ihe season, breaking Eric Thomp son’s school record of 9.» set during Ihe 198.1 H4 season The district tournament will lx- held al the Pendleton Armory on Thursdav Eeb 27 and Friday. Eeb 28 Heppner will meet Ihe Riverside Pirates al 8 ttp .m Thursday night for Ihe district championship If the Mustangs win against the Pirates they will advance to next weekend s regional tournament which is also in Pendleton If Heppner falls to Hiverside on Thursday they will play at 9 p m Friday night against the winner of. the Stanfield or Umatilla versus Wasco County for a lx-rth in ihe regional tournament Al press tune it was not known who Wasco County would play To defeat Riverside Heppner must slop the 6'5" Tw in Tower combina tion of Brian Byrd ar.d Brian Shea- del. plus Ihe outside shooting ol wing Chris Stevens The Mustangs and Pirates have met twice so far this season with Riverside winning bolh games after 4 Heppner had enjoyed lug leads The Mustangs hope that the thud time will be the charm Thursday night STATISTICS Heppner scrambles for the ball. No 42 Tony Clement(34) has shot blocked W in evens JY season record By Erir Pointer thwarted by the determined Cards Playing in their Iasi game of Ihe For the season, senior forward season. Ihe lone Cardinals JV boys Jerry Anderson let) the team with basketball learn outscored the 110 Condon Blue Devil JV s in bolh the STATISTICS first and third quarters to win 49 39 and even their final record at 7 7 12 1 4 1 t í • || |j i , Scoring was spread evenly as all •one of Ihe Junior Cardinals scored, led Condon : in ■ n 3* hy Mike Scalf 8 n d Tim Beeson, who lour II Ball2.3-S.J; iU ito rd 1.1-2.3; each tallied lo points lone jumped out to a quick early S ra lf 1,2-4.10. M o rtrr 2 . n o .8. lead, and was ahead by 10 after one Doherty «.2-4,2; Beeson 3.00. to; quarter Condon waged numerous Anderson 2.3-4.J; I’adberg 2 . M .4 comeback attempts but all were roláis IS. 11-24.19 W n t o n M c E w#n Mtlton M(l«r*n Surtí* I 0 0. 1. Chewntng lOtniiL Erteli ton 1. 4-4. 4. Jatptrion I, 4 1. 4, E M l# J s q q rr \ * 1 », 14 M ille r 1. 11. TO TF BAT I 4 •S 4 I ♦ 4 FO FT FF 41 4« 1-4 1-1 D u ««can 44 4-1 44 44 H o y #« H a rr i »on 1-1 1-4 1-4 1-1 Ml M Cl#m#nf 1-4 1-1 UnOMy It»If 44 F iihburr I I 44 Kam «an W! 1-4 ♦ » -4 ♦ 14 ♦ 11 4 IS 41 4t Ta ta !« M 4114 14 I I Fou ia d aut E n t m i n To ta l fault «rotta«* 414 ■ran if. H apanar I ] W inter sports dessert planned On Tuesday, March 4. lone High School will hold its annual Winter ■pH a Dessert at 7 Ju p m n cafeteria High school girls and boys basketball teams will tie honored, and individual awards will lie pre sented Everyone is invited to attend Each family should bring a dessert *A wise man will make more opportunities then he finds ' Francis Bacon 5642 4 Cattel 4. M. 1 Cogt«r#H I. 3 1. 4 llitman 1. U . 4 Tot4H It. t 14. 4? F«4Uf| Heppner wins lly Ashley t on kiln up his fourth foul," Meppner coach Brent Fitters said Lindsay ended up pouring in 2« points, a care«-r high "We had a lot of problems in the first h a lf," said Kggers "W e switched to a man to man defense early in the second half and we did a pretty flood job allowing Weston McEwen only 16 second half points " "Todd iLm dsayl had one of his lies! flame s of the season He played an intelliflent flame, took all flood shots, and ended up with 28 points," he concluded Hearing up (or the district tourna menl. Heppner* boys basketball team ran into the Weston McEwen TigerScots on Friday. Eeb 21 a strong second half to pull out a game. Heppner won 56 42 The Mustangs' and the Tig e rS co tts' Todd traded punches for six points the opening period Bui it was team that took a 13 10 lead Limdsay again had the hoi hand in the second quarter putting 10 points, hitting 6 of 6 free throws tTansnci However this Heppner was 1 1 1 4 9 outscored 116 I « i as Weston Htppntr 11 14 14 Il 44 McEwen pulled within 27 26 at half Wtiton Mc I «ree 14 14 14 4 41 time The Mustangs had both foul trou FO 9 T F • A TO TF MAT bles and turnover troubles in Ihe F#«*Uf« 44 A4 4 4 1 4 4 4 first half 44 41 1 4 4 • 4 -J Aen Point guard Duane Ball had six Marnten 44 I I 1 1 4 4 1 ♦ 4 rebounds and nine assists in the TKoogdv 44 44 1 1 4 1 4 •> game, but picked up his third foul 4 11 1 1 1 14 1 4 1? ♦ 14 with I 24 in Ihe second quarter and ( l#m#nl 1 1 4 1 1 4 4 1 4 ♦ 1 never scored in the game l m«U*r 4 II 14-11 4 11 1 1 M ♦ 14 Secondly, ihe Mustangs were t»#n.von 41 4 14 • II 4 t 4 ♦ 14 hampered by 14 turnovers in the Tefett 144114 K 14 44 14 IS S4 ♦ 44 (irst half and 25 for the game Wstlow Burba« I).] ) If. Chiwninf Sparked by the inside play of I 4. 44 1 VutWl 4 I. M 4. |ri(kt««i 14. 4 1. I. Trent Eastman, the TigerScots ran i t 4 4. « C ntl* I I. 4 I. I j«tg«r« I f off the first six points of the third 44.4 Mtilir I. 44. li H«fmM 11. 44. 4. C m m I period and look a 32 27 lead Co*»wall 4 S. 4 1 I Fattman 4 4 I. • Tatalt Heppner set I ted dow n and w ent on 14 »4. 14 «I a 16-4 tear to lead after the third Foula« out Cattorall Total lault H»ppn*r 14 peruxl Lindsay had eight more Wat Ion M c ■ oran IT points in the period and gave Hep pner the lead for good at 33 32 with a free throw at the 3 20 mark Wayne W'dgers added seven points for Heppner Lindsay picked up his fourth foul with6 41 left in the game The Mustangs went into their delay Using Todd Lindsay Cogswell in Lindsay's in is Dana Reid and Eric Anderson Reid, and grablx-d a career high of 20 Missy Turner passed out 6 assists, while Dana Reid handed 4 We look controll of Ihe tempo of the game early urn! that was the key for us,” said Royer "We controlled Ihe hoards and played lough de lense It was a good way to end the rrgulur season " The Killies ended with a season record of I# I which is the best record for the girls ut Heppner High Tarps Cover Trucks, » School Heppner now advances to the district tournument at Ihe Pendleton Armory on Thursday The Killies face the Shrrmun County Huskies for the third time this year Came lime will lx- ut 7 p m Ruud's Hearing Aids Offering FREE Hearing Examination for NERVE DEAFNESS in Heppner T huraday, F e b ru ary 2 7 10 c un. to N o o n a t G o n ty 's 676-9264 Happy Birthday Diana Th e Big ‘40 ’ Love, Archie, Andrea & Duane Batteries Save up to 20% on your farm insurance. 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By DSN \ HK.II» The Heppner Killies ended Ihe season with a perfect 12 0 record after defeating Ihe Weston McEwen TigerScots twice this last weekend, February 21 and 22 Heppner traveled to Athena on Friday to lace the TigerScots lor the first lime this season Weston McEwen needed this win to stay alive in Ihe Columbia Basin Conference for a chance lo attend Ihe district tournament The Killies left the TigerScots in a disappointing position as they went home with their 11th league win The first half ended with Ihe TigerScots full of hope because they took the lead late in the second quarter due lo the Killies slow start Heppner sparked in Ihe third quarter and held Weston McEwen to only 4 points Heppner glided through the fourth quarter to lake un II point win The Fillies hosted the TigerScots on Saturday (or their final game of Die season Couch Mike Royer lelt the Killies got off to a slow start "We struggled in Ihe first half but played really well in (he second half and lixik control of the gam e," he said "Weston McEwen played well ll was gixxi for us (o have a tough game like thal " I .in.i Held led the way for the Killies with 19 points while Missy Eubanks had 12 Dana Reid Joined Eubanks and laina Reid on the boards to handle 9 retxxinds each Dana Reid also led (he Killies with 11 assists Unlike Friday, Ihe Killies jumped out to take control early in the game Heppner really put on the pressure in the third quarter and finished with an easy 63 43 win Dana and I at mi Reid had 14 points apiece to lead lleppner's win Eubanks went cruzy on the boards time game and got six big points W'dgers The Mustangs had the game in hand and went away winning 56-42 "I thought i Wayne > Wilgers did a good job of taking charge of our offense when Todd (Lindsay) picked 44 is HOPS BODY SHOP Mark Hopkins G irl ChriSman Ted Davis (Pig Irani 676 5435 Free Delivery . lone/le*. 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