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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1987)
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('*•/ Mustangs lose early lead for 62-55 defeat H> A shies Conklin Heppner* hoy» basket hall team was red h<>t in the first half of its game with the Sherman Count) Huskies last Saturda) night hut the Huskies extinguished the Mustang flame in the second halt as Heppner concluded its pre season with a 62 55 loss and a 3-4 record For the game the Mustangs shot a season high 32 percent from the floor, nuking 22 of 42 attempts hut were a siz/ling 11 of Id in the first half for 3ft percent Heppner led 32-30at inlernussion behind 15 points from Wayne Wilgers who was 5 of 6 from the field and 5 of b from the line However the Mustangs were outscorcd 32-23 in the second half as Wilgers had only two more points as Heppner went 11 of 23 from the field for only 48 percent fhe two teams traded baskets in the first period as both teams settled for a 13-13 tie as Wilgers had seven points for the Mustangs Wilgers and Heppner continued dead eye markmanship in the second quarter to take a 32 .30 halftime lead Wilgers scored seven in the quarter and his two free thn>ws with one sc cond left gave the Mustangs the lead after they had trailed 2b 20 at one point In the third frame it was Sherman County's turn to shoot lights out as (he quick guard tandem of Gary Futon and Tracy Fields shot the Huskies within 42 41 entering the final period Wilgers had two points in the period and was shutout the re mainder of the game to finish with 17 points as sophomores Dick IJevin and Bryan Padberg kept Heppner in the game With 4 34 to go, Sherman Coun ty's talented h' 3 " center Hill Mar tin fouled out after scoring 15 points as the game was nip and luck However it was the Huskies that rose up to the challenge, outscoring the Fillies JY roll past At Vic's Mustangs 2 I H .uul t.tkuu- the g.uiH 62-55 Padberg and Devin also were in double figures with 12 and 11 punts respectively, a career high for Devin Wilgers had a season high five assists Fields led three Huskies in double figures wtih 17 points followed hy Martin with I ' and I alon who p>p ped in 10 the Mustangs will open league play this weekend bv hosting Kiser side on Friday at 7 30 p m and Stanfield on S.ilurdav al approx mutely b I ' p m Friday night Heppner will be try ing to avenge an earlier SS loss suffered to the Pirates in the cham pionship game of the Morrow Coun ty Invitational Tournament in December lust luesdav night Riverside got a strong game from John klennert inside to bury Stanfield M 48 who were without the serv ices of b' h'y " junior center lonv Brown fhe Mustangs also must stop the guard trio of Mike Ammons. Bingo Ganvoa and Mike Griffin who arc all quk k anti good outside shooters Stanfield will also present a good guard in junior Dusty Grogan who will lead the ligcrs along with Brown Heppner will be led bv Wilgers who is averaging Id 7 punts anti d b rebounds a game and Padberg who is scoring 14 4 punts per contest anti handing out 4 b assists a game j • « « f * * JMJ ' iw t* II 1**2 N, H TT » I a *» m »11 »«I* I » • 1 1 Il M 4 I * 4 4 4 M I t I I II M M »U T U V » 4 « • 4 I 14 II I 4 M I 4 • I t I M 1 M M I »1 I I I • I 44 4 214211 44 4 • It M It r* I « I I I 1 4 4 « 4 14 The lone girl Cardinal» played their last basketball game of 19Kb on December 30 at lone against the Mt Vernon Hears ITicse two teams met a year ago in Ml Vernon, at which time the Cardinals lost by two punts Biasing without the services of their senior punt guard Candi Rudisill. the Cardinals started two seniors and ihrcc freshmen Die first quarter was a little slow for both teams, with lone coming out ahead 7 b Batty McF.lligott found the range in the second quarter and was a big help in leading the Cardinals to a 22 10 halftime score Ifie over all team defense was also serv good in this quarter Ihc Mt Vernon girls outscored the Cardinals hy two punts (23 2 1 1 in the second half, but the first hall lead held up for the Cardinals to record a 41 33 victory In rebounds and steals, the Cardinals were lead by Deena Hams with 1.3 and 9 respectively 14 I 4 M to r « M > • • 4 4 4 M M » 2 »4 4 v f | I 44 2 t e t o It * It 4a4 ! 4 4 2 b - S - w a s A « m Swim minx kangaroos M >1 M 4 to x 4 1 4 » M a k k v I I I J » — > ■■ t o I m 4 1 4 4 .2 s a to i I 4 4 2 Ito.» r % .W t o ■ s u .it o n tm 4 > » »•■4*4 W atch out A m erica's Cup hop-luK the Australians may have a secret wcapui kangaroos' While kangaroos have long been regarded as "natural athletes" lor then leap mg ami boxing abilities, the» are also great swimmers According to Ranger R ic k " m agazine, kangaroos have been spitted swim ming across risers ami even in the ocean' A " r o o " swims with its head and bask above water, pumping its strong hind legs one Jl a time So that's what those Aussie» have under their sachl this sear' 4 4 4 » <44 T - e t o 11 1 4 1 4 . 4>m 4 4 4 .1 1 • I 2-4.4. > 4 n toto4»M j « m « k . | • |> T e M * II .4 J 4 J M mm Tetal to « * « mvwmw ( • It Negpaie 14 ORA t H D OPtttlttO, g m . Jan „ ^ vC only ^ 2 5 p i c k u p s $3000 Plus We Check: •Tires •Differential •Transmission •Coolant •Brake Fluid •Battery“ •Lights •Air Cleaner • Rnver Steering Fluid •Belts •Hoses Also: •W'indows Cleaned •Car Washed •Inside Vacuumed r Labor *26.50 hour $30 with scope Regular Gas 8 9 ^ Gallon Tune-ups Brakes Major Engine Vic’s Lexington Chevron The Spinning Wheel Imported & Domestic Yarns toM»' Gifts 4« lot Nf>edle Craft Kits * C r2 j"*r x* v*» Nt'edlework Atcessories Open 10 a m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Sat. 567 E. Main Hermiston C » P re -S e a so n b i 'Savings I II ’ II t l • a il ii tv Patty McElligott prepares to shoot Cardinals start league play with win The Cardinal girls started league play with a win Taking on the Art ington Honkers at home before a capacity crowd, die Cardinals came away with a two punt victory After the teams played fairly even the first quarter, the Cardinals got loose on a couple of fast breaks to put them up hy eight at half time The third quarter saw a good pertor mance hy Arlington's two tug players, as Sharp and Hittmger cav h had four punts to hring the Honkers to within two at the end o f the third The fourth quarter was a defensive battle by both teams, as each team could only »core four punt» The Cardinals were led in scoring hy Bam McFlligon and Deena Hams w ith 11 punts eac h Deena Hams had nine rebounds and Amy Wagenhlast collected seven As much as anything else, the strong team defense hy the Cardinals ai counted for the win \mm M ArttagA mm V YOU CAN HAVE A FREE 0N-FARM INSPECTION OF YOUR EQUIPMENT AND SAVE ON SERVICE 'ORK, TOO f fl! >• : •Ü.V I ;£ « 4 ^ ' 1 SV That’s right! We’ll send a service techni cian to your farm to inspect your tractor, combine, or planter absolutely free It’s when work is done in our Service Center called the Performance Plus Checkup, and it's designed to cover every detail of your Case, IH, or Case Inter national equipment. When our man is SAVE 1 U through, you'll know axactfy the on labor operating status of your equipment. If work is needed, we'll do it at our special Pre-Season discount and you’ll be ready Good thru March 1, 198 6 <°'y°er busy season. SAVE ■ parts plus 4 0 % i i ii iiM t i 4 t i i 6. I . l i f t -p r* 1 4 - 1 J VA ^ rn kia t 4 4 a 4. V i - w , W . _ _ # mm Morrow County II ♦ i n *» I f 14 4 4 I t Jet propelled squid Jet travel may not he so modern after all In fact. Ranger Rick magazine reports (hat jet propulsion has been used by squid for miliums of years While |ct airplanes take air in ami blast it out the b ac k . the squid uses water p»wcr the same was to make fast getaways I I 4 PARTS « L U E OF TME MONTH W l t o * * **■ II H a n ’ II I I 1« J I t o t o '■ » ' 4. M a t o I » • J V> t o « . « V > to to > > ■ I I 4 & n it e r C han ge By Ashley Conklin With a strong inside game led by Jennifer Cumn and Libby Britt . and a strong second half Heppner'» junior varsity girls basketball team rang in the New Year with its first win o f the season by defeating the Sherman County Huskies 31 24 last Saturday Afternoon W ith the win. Heppner is now I 2 on the season Cumn and Brin, the catalysts o f die Fillies inside game, scored 13 and 11 p>mts respectively while Heppner outscorcd the Huskies I S I 3 in die second half Fillies opened up a 10-7 lead Each team had its problems offen sivelv in the second period, scoring only a combined sesen punts, as Heppner led 13-11 at the break Die Fillies maintained their lead during die third quarter by taking die quarter H 5 and increasing their leac to 21 16 Heppner. which made 9 of 20 free throws in the game for 45 percent, hit only 4 of 9 free throw» in the fourth period hut tv was enough to come out on top 31-26 Only two other Fillies broke into the scoring column besides Cumn and Brut during the contest while Melinda Miller topped the Huskies with nine punt» Heppner will try and extend its winning streak to two games Salur dav afternoon when it hosts the Stan field Tigers at I p m « t a mm % Duane Ball looks for the steal against the Huskies lone girls beat Mt. Vernon by 10 points sti v «.«to I.uhe, Oil Huskies li.IH — to YOU GET MORE Jo O udo * (44) and Amy Waqenblast use a tight defense against Arlington’s center Grain Growers* Bx>ne 909-8221 1-000-452 7396 » O t o t MV Lexington Oregon «TUt
