Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 22, 1993 - THREE
Cards’ lose to Heppner in third quarter M ustangs nip lone Cardinals 63-61
lone tied the game inside two
minutes but free throws by junior
Trent Hughes and Rick Koffler
spelled the difference.
Brittner led the Mustangs with
21 points and Koffler added 17
counters to go with eight assists.
Halvorsen led lone with 20 points
and Heideman scored 10.
Austin Coiner led Heppner
with eight boards and Koffler
added seven rebounds.
The win put the Mustangs'
season record at 4-2. They face
a long layoff until January 4 when
they travel to Milton-Freewater
to play the Pioneers. The Car
dinals and the Mustangs play one
more time in Heppner on January
7 before the Mustangs open
defense of their CBC league
championship with a home game
against the Pilot Rock Rockets on
January 8.
the boards again, 28-36. Suzy
Heideman was the leading re
bounder with nine. McEligott had
eight and Lovett grabbed seven.
April Taylor led the team with
five steals, as well as controlling
the offense and playing good
defense.
The Cards had some trouble
getting their shots to fall. They hit
20 of 54 for 37 percent, about 10
percent lower than they usually
shoot. They also struggled at the
line shooting four of 12 for just
30 percent. Heppner hit 24 of 54
for 44 percent from the floor and
seven of 13 from the line for 54
percent.
“ The third quarter was the
eight minutes that killed us. We
came out flat and shot poorly,”
said Heideman. “ The easy shots
we had didn’t go in," he added.
Photo by Wayne Hams
Kelsie Evans and April Taylor wrestle for loose ball.
Heppner phone
killed us,” he said. He noted that exchange for sale
By Anne Morter
A shaky third quarter cost the
lady Cards a chance at a win
against Heppner on Saturday at
lone. The Fillies beat the Cards
55-47.
It was a two point game at the
half, 22-20 in Heppner’s favor.
But when the lady Cards hit the
floor in the third quarter, cold and
sluggish, the Fillies took advan
tage and turned a two point lead
into a 15 point lead. “ They came
out like they had cement in their
sh o e s ,” said coach Dana
Heideman. “ That third quarter
while Heppner hit 10 of 13 shots
in the quarter, lone hit just four
of 15. The rest of the game was
fairly even, and the lady Cards
even outscored the Fillies in the
fourth quarter, but it was too lit
tle and too late. “ You have to
play four quarters of basketball
against them if you expect to
win,” said Heideman.
Kelsie Evans of Heppner was
the game’s high scorer with 23
points. Melissa McEUigott led the
Cardinals with 14. Jamie Lovett
added 10. lone fell short under
We’d like to thank you for your
business in 1993 and wish you a
Merry Christinas
and a
Happy New Year!
US West has announced that
the Heppner telephone exchange
is up for sale.
Regional Manager Clell Gib
son said last Tuesday that the
telephone company is trying to
sell Heppner so the company can
concentrate on bigger markets.
Gibson said he did not know
when, or if, the exchange would
sell, but he expected no change
in quality or service if a buyer
was found.
Photo by Waynes Hams
Heppner’s Rick Koffler, blocks Jim Logan’s (14) shot
The Mustangs started like a
house afire, leading 23-17 after
one quarter. Senior Lcn Brittner,
who is averaging just under 16
points per game scored 15 points
in the opening stanza.
Heppner led. 38-31. at the half
but the pesky Cardinals were
hanging close. lone’s post
players, senior Aaron Heideman
and sophomore Jason Halvorsen,
scored eight and 12 points in the
first half as lone was getting and
making good shots.
lone stayed close through the
third quarter with junior Jerad
Ashbeck hitting three jumpers
from the right side. Ashbeck had
12 points for the game.
The fourth quarter turned into
a dogfight as these close rivals
traded baskets down to the end.
The Heppner Mustangs travel
ed to lone Saturday, December
18. to take on the lone Cardinals.
These two teams played two
weeks ago and the Mustangs won
73-61 in a game that wasn’t that
close. Saturday the Cardinals
took the Mustangs to the final
buzzer before losing 63-61.
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lone Cardinal JV basketball player Luke Swanson goes up
for shot over Heppner’s Ethan Burnside. Heppner won the JV
game Satuday 67-36.
Lady Cards beat
Umatilla 61-50
By Anne Morter
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The lone lady Cardinals mov
ed their record to 5-2 with a w in
over Umatilla Tuesday night,
Dec. 14 and a loss to Heppner
Saturday. Dec. 18.
The lady Cardinals “ played
well enough to win” in their
61-50 victory over Umatilla on
Tuesday. The Cards jumped out
to a 20-7 first quarter lead but
watched Umatilla creep to within
seven at the half. The lady Cards
gained four additional points in
the second half to come up with
the 11 point margin of victory.
Jamie Lovett was a force in
side. shooting 11 of 14 from the
field and scoring 26 points. April
Taylor and Suzy Heideman add
ed nine points each. The Cards
were hurt on the boards, getting
outrebounded 21-33. Tanja
Anderson and Heideman were the
leaders with five boards each.
Melissa McEUigott had a good
game for the Cards, dishing out
seven assists. She and Taylor led
the team with three steals each.
The Cards had a good shooting
night, hitting 25 of 54 for 49 per
cent from the floor. At the line,
they connected on eight of 13 for
62 percent. Umatilla made 18 of
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and 14 of 22 for 64 percent from
the line.
“ We fast-breaked pretty
well,” commented coach Dana
Heideman. “ But our defense was
on a coffee break. We didn't have
the hustle, our intensity wasn’t
there,” he added.
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