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Otr*»n II <-dii«-vd*v , Februars Firemen learn as old house burns Shootout ends with 88-82 loss by Vshlry ( mikiln There was a shootout 41 the Hcpp ner C o rral last Thursdas night and »hen il »as over H cppncr's hoys basketball team »as shot ik>»n bs the I'm a tilla V ikings h> an RH 82 margin The » in sends the V ikings M 4 in C olum bia Basin Conference p ljs and 11 9 overall, into this »eckend s d is iric i tournament as the Tasicrn D iv is io n 's top seed w h ile the Mustangs 7 5 in CBC plas ami 10-9, overall, into the district tour nament as the la s t s second seed Um atilla though hail to hokl on lo t the » in alter shooting Hcppner d o » n . and leaving them for the dead, in the third period and earls on in the fourth quarter The Vikings grabbed a tw M l lead ncoo YOUR WATER GUYS Pipe & Fittings •P V C •Galvemzed •Black /: Complete Installation and Hookup W c ll- X M I Pressure Tanks bsa rraw C ■In t r a w a r i alter the th ird period and led by as mans as IK points in the fourth quarter HO-b2. before the Mustangs rallied behind the plas of I K k Desin and ( iene ( larrctt in the final quarter IV s m and (ia rre tt each scored 14 points in the contest lor Meppner but scored 10 points apiece in the fourth period W asne W ilgers led the Mustangs with 24 point c but »as held scoreless after intermission as lhiane Ball and Brsan I’adherg [kipped in 14 and 12 m ore p o in ts re s p e c tis e ly fo r Heppner However the one two combination o f l iiu lilla s M ike Blevins and Bussell Richards »as too much for the Mustangs to handle The h' V ’ Blevins, posted up and worked inside to score a career high '9 points and Richards, slicing through the Heppner defense and shooting from the perimeter, added a career high 'b points as well Both teams nude *4 field goals in the contest hut the difference in the game came at the tree throw line The Mustangs made 14 o f 21 free throws tor h7 percent but lost Padberg. I I ilgers. ansi Trent Har rison. who returned to the line up alter tw o weeks o ft due to an ankle in iu rv . on fouls in the decisive final quarter Meanwhile the Vikings were 2 0 o f '3 at the stripe lo r b l percent as Blev ins and Richards were the n u in beneficiaries of Heppner s foul pn lblems Blevins sank 9 of I I tree throws and R ich.uds came through on I d o l 15 attempts U m atilla, pa rticular!) Richards, came out hot in the earls going Richards scored the game's first seven points but the Mustangs came back w ithin I M I and then took a 21 22 lead after one ¡x-riod W ilgers was |ust as hot in the first period as he scored 15 points Ric hards had 11 in the period lo r the V ikings and Blevins eight more Heppner started to open things up in the second trainc as they had a 29 24 lead at the h VI tuiicturc on a I I ilgers lav in o ff a Padberg Iced l iiu lilla then went on an 11 I run to lead I ' '4 The Mustangs then went ahead 4 1 17 before settling lor a 44 4 t halftime advantage IV ilgers added 9 points in the se cond frame for 24 first halt points Blevins added 13 points during the frame lo r 21 first halt points and Richards chalked up I 3 points dur mg the first two quarters Ih c Vikings alter playing a /one defense in the first hall, switched to a Isis and one defense on VV ilgers in the second halt, using b ’ 3 " Jerrv I eic lit to guard W ilgers and the ploy worked as W ilgers d id n 't score in the last two quarters " U m a tilla started keying on Wayne and it took iis awhile lo r somebody to pick up the slack Heppner coach M ike Royer said Ball and Padberg scored sn ¡emits in the third period lo r the Mustangs but the V ikings again came out hot to take the lead W ith Harrison picking up his fourth loul in the third period. U m a tilla again went inside to Blev ins Blevins tallied 12 more points in M&R FLOOR COVERING HfPPNfR 474 9411 CABINETS Quality <£ Beauty You Can See and Feel. Over a Dozen Different Styles & Price Ranges. We have helped many home owners redesign their Kitchens the period and when he wasn't scor ing Richards would find the basket fo r 10 more points W ilgers picked up his tourfh lo ul w ith I 02 remaining in the pernkl and the root started to cave in on Heppner tra d in g 65 bO. the V ikings go* tw o tree throws from Richards w ith a second le tl and then go* a sho* by Richards to go in at the horn when the Mustangs threw the ball away U m atilla took a b9 b*) lead entering the fourth quarter W ith guards Caesar F lo re t and C ru / Garcia sparking the V iking last break w ith feeds to Richards. I iiu lilla went on top 75 b2 with b 35 remaining to play Richards then sank a three point play w ith 5 40 to go to increase the V ik in g advantage to HO b2 as W ilgers fouled out on the play But the Mustangs were down, no* out as I Vs in and Garrett led the ral ly for Heppner Tour points from G arrett and a bucket by Ball pulled Heppner w ith in HObH before Blevins and Richards responded for U m atilla w ith a I Vs in hoop sandwiched in between T ra ilin g H4 70 and having lost H arrison on fouls w ith 4 IH to play, the Mustangs looked to he in even more trouble »hen Padberg »as dis qualified at the 2 2 3 mark w ith live fouls But I Vs in hit three shots and ( iar reft scored lour more points, in eluding a shot w ith I 35 to play that pulled Heppner w ith in H4 80 Garcia missed tw o front ins o f one and one opportunities but the Mustangs were unable lo score on tw o straighl possession down the W ith the V ikings running out the clock. Hall fouled Richards w ith 12 ticks to go Ball was called tor an intentional loul and Rivhards hit both shots th i the subsequent possession as a result o f the Intentional foul. Flores lound Blevins and U m atilla put the game out o f reach at HH 80 before Garrett hit tw o tree throws lo r the final pu nts The Mustangs co n tro lle d the hoards in the first hall but were over ¡lowered by the bigger Vikings in the last tw o quarters Harrison grabbed nine rebounds and I Vs m seven more lo lead Hepp net Padberg added eight assists and seven steals to the Mustang cause Heppner. now making its second straight d is tric t tournament ap pearanec. w ill lace the Sherman Counts Huskies on Friday at 3 p m in the Pendleton Arm ory The winner o f the Heppner Sherman County game w ill meet the loser o l the U m a tilla Riverside match lo r the district s second berth in the regional tournamenl at M 3<l p m on Saturday. but the loser o f the Heppner Sherman County gjm e w ill be done for the season Heppner. one o f the league's shortcsl teams, w ill meet an even smaller Sherman County team that the Mustangs w ill he looking to avenge tw o earlier losses to ( In Jan 3 the Mustangs led Sher nu n County through three quarters before tailing b2 55 and then trail ed the Huskies 40 IH at halttim c on Jan 31 before coming back to lose rai JJ Sherman County w ill he led by b' ' lum or H ill M artin, one o f the C B C 's top scorers and rehounders M arlin has scored .35 pu nts in the tw o games between the tw o teams this year as the Huskies also look to the senMif hackcourl o f G ary baton and Tracy Fields for key perfor mances and leadership Prices lo r the tw o day tournament run at 52 (It) for students and $3 III) for adults C . R . P. S E E D All Dryland Grasses Available While Supplies Last-Mix Consists of: 65 % 10% 12 % 5% Norden Crested Sni(X)th Brome Oahe Intermediate Slender Whcatgrass C re e n Feed & Seed 676-9422 Heppner Firemen practice burning this old house on South Chase St in Heppner Sundas The burning was part ol the hum to Ic.irn v lass spui sored by the local lire department Tire departments from throughout the area par »*ii i* w«*i ; i I I 4« J I«*» 44 The fourth sign up lor CRP ends Triday. Tebruary 27 M l bids must be into the ASCS office bv ' p m on that day There are close to 34,000 as res yet to be acccpcd into the program Balanced scoring means victory for Heppner Bv Vshlt-v ( u iik liii W ith a balanced scoring att.ic k and a good overall team e llo it Hcpp ncr's ¡unior varsilv girls basketball team closed out its season with a 3 3 19 v ictorv over (I k - l iiu lilla Vik ings last lhutsd.iv a lie moon IV it fi the w in. the T illies finished iIn- season with a b b record Seven o f the eight Tillies scored in the contest w ith Angie C u rtin scoring seven pu n ts to lead the wav and I ibbv B utt added sis more Heppner outscored the I ikings in every quarter hut the lourth and led from start to finish to end its season in tine fashion Die 19 p u n ts given up by the T illies was the least amount ot p u n ts a team had scoted on them all season Heppner grabbed an X 2 ad van tage alter the lu st p-noO and then increased that lead lo 14 4 hv (In break C u rrin scored liv e o l her pu nts in the lirst halt as did Nanse I I right to pace the T illies to the ha lt! him .- lead Butt tossed in sis punts during the third quarter as Heppner continued to pad its lead and led 2b I I alter the third quarter as thev controlled that quartet by a 12 7 adv.image Umatilla did Like the lourth period H 7 but it was too little too late as the T illics were alre.uK in control ot the game Both squads suffered troni the free throw line as each team nude onlv .3.3 percent o f their shots Heppner was 5 of 15 from the strip- and the V iking s were 7 tor 2 1 On the season, freshman Jennifer C u rrin led the f illies in scoring as she tallied 10 3 pu nts p -r game w hile B ritt, a sophomore and v.irsi ty floater along with Currin chipp 'd in K 7 pu nts p r outing T w o other sophomore sarsitv floaters. Jill C onklin and Nance W righ t, also made im p u t.in t con trihutions to the ¡unior varsilv team C o nklin, the team's starling p u n t guard, r jn the offense tor Heppner and added 4 2 pu n ts p -r game W righ t, who plased in onlv seven games for the T illies, tallied 4 9 pu n ts p r contest t Kxteasion meeting I I Ht«tsa< # » ' H t f p m t i Rr .1 r w . t s « . * . I ft I « « M áte M l . M I am * I » * * # 4 : i : » j t MTTfti i • • : i © * * * * Heppner Elks 358 m w Rectcve SlOOott any large p t//;i at lim e of ticket purchase one tic kef |v r pizza -A F — - W s Cleaned & Treated VITAUAX 200 N O Oats/Rye/Goatgrass 422-7204 Eric Anderson R oher! I). R olen, O p to m e tris t ANNOUNCES The Reltx.ttion of H is Office to... 128 VV. W illo w , H ep p n er . is o f F e b ru ary 1 7, 1 9H 7 676-9465 Every Tuesday & K t «K. frd Fridays 9 a .m . to 5 p .m . Vision F x .m is Contai t I c ris e s State Representative District 59 Wants to Know The P E O P L E S ’ C H O IC E Senate Resolution SJR 3 School Safet> Net Measure automatic levy the follow mg year YES t u NO Should Schools he given lOO'i prior year's levy automatically ’ Should new levies become pan ot new automatic levy? O ld tim e rs N ile M arc h 7th m n u s s m t n n m u t i u Charlie’s l tiller this concept, the school district may levy an amount equal in the total ot the previous year's levy automatically. II a ilisirict requires more then the previous year’s total, there must he a vote ol the people Any new levy approved by the people becomes pari of Ihc 6:30-9:30 14 th & 15 th Ticket at DIRKWIN SPRING WHEAT |* i l • Kitchen under new management Mar » LOTS Of SEED Irw I Serving dinner every Fri. & Sat. Get ready for St Pat's Day' «■ F L IN T Sisiv eight Oregon State I inveì sitv students have qualified tor iiR-mbctship in f’hi I la Sigma, na donai honor sosictv lor treshmen Among those 68 students is Ken ( U nis M inot Richard and f li/ahclh ( urns tro n i Heppner, w lio is n u n u mg in business |o qu.ilTts students must either make the unisctsily honor ro ll dui mg then lust term or have a B plus grade average or tx-iici lor the en tire freshmen veur ».wM out D.M hii II m m rv- karst I taW M '« N ■ * Curtis (|ualilies for Phi Eta Sicilia fte«t » f t » * : •• I mmiMm l \ H*r r ~ ' » wed we w ill go out and calibrate his d rills It this time we also shec k tor seeding depth After seeding we check the fields to sec that they arc completed and c alculate the amount o t seed used so that the farm er can receive his pav iiK-nt Irtim I M S It there are any questions about re quircmcnts. please call SCS at b 7h 5021 ot b7b MX2 With Purchase »2. 2 l t*4 ft. T 21 I« H EPPN ER BPO E E L K S "W hen-fnend» m eet " The SCS C R I’ I es buie u n . Jet r s Anderson would like to remind all who arc getting reads to seed their glass that a sample o l the wed needs to be brought into the SCS o lin e w ith a seed tag o ft o l a fu ll bag ot seed I tie seed should he as recoin mended bv St S sp-cilicalions and should lv weed tree and not touted I I hen the seed tx-d lias been ¡uepaied and the tatuici is ready to i i <« lira • i il i II | fan I. 14 III I » I. 2. RoMrtn I M An Fxtension meeting w ill be held at the home o f Beverly W right. March 4 at 10 a m Gwen Healy » ill give lessons on lap q u illin g Im paled in the class, which also included classroom liriH- in ihc morning lie-lore the house was allowed to bum com pletely down firemen experienced adu.il firefig htin g situa lions, and observed "fire be ha vior" in a real vetting Fourth CRP sign-up ends Friday court Call Us For Your Special Now 25 . IW 7 - NINE t t u Should tax bases he allowed to grow at t>% per year Mail Reg french 8317 State Capitol Satom. OR V73H)
