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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 15, 1997 C ards breeze to win over Arlington H onkers By Shelby Krebs LWisJ bv Molly Rhea The Heppner Mustang girls kicked a hole in the hull o f the Umatilla Viking ship on Saturday, January 11, winning 37-22. Annie Hisler drew first blood by shooting from the outside for three and the Mustangs never looked back Heppner led 13-6 after the first eight minutes and 21-15 at the half In the third quarter Heppner maintained the six point margin and led 26-20 The fourth period the Mustangs romped to a decisive win, outsconng the Vikings 11 to two, winning the game, 37-22. Hisler sparked the Mustangs with continuous hustle, earning six steals, two assists and six rebounds to go along with her eight points Lori Moeller cleared nine boards to match her nine points while snatching two steals. The lone Cardinals got off to a slow start but breezed to an easy victory over the Arlington Honkers, Saturday, Jan. 11. They defeated the Honkers 85-37. Luke Swanson led the Cardinals in scoring with 17 points and Jake McElligott added 11. Freshman Allan Gribskov shot 100 percent from the field, while Jon Garrett shot an 83 percent. Gribskov fin ished the game with four points, while Garrett checked in with 10. Luke Swanson and Steve Allen shot 100 percent from the free throw line. Coach Del LaRue said his team got off to a shaky start, but “recov ered quickly and everybody played well.” The Cardinals, now 2-0 in league play, will travel to Helix Fri day, Jan. 17. Box score: Ione-M McElligott 1 0-0 3; Allen 1 1-1 3; Swanson 6 4-4 12; J. McElligott 4 3-4 11; Garrett 5 0-0 10; Bacon 3 5-8 11; Crowell 2 0-1 4, Morgan 5 2-3 12; Taylor 3 4-7 10; Gribskov 1 2-4 4 lone total: 31 21-32 85 Arlington total: 15 13-19 37. photo by Joyce Hughes Luke Swanson (14) with a jump shot over Arlington defender Cardinals take 57-49 victory over C on d on By Shelby Krebs The lone Cardinals were down by 13 points at the half, but the Cards never gave up in the hard- fought battle against the Condon Blue Devils, Friday, Dec. 10. lone’s hustle and determination, combined with an explosive fourth quarter gave them the victory over the Blue Devils, 57-49. The Cardinals trailed by 11 at the end of the first quarter and the score read 32-19 at half time. Third quar ter action saw Jon Garrett sink two three-pointers, and Jake McElligott scored eight points. Luke Swanson led the sconng in the fourth quar ter with 11. McElligott added six points to secure the win. McElligott pulled down 11 re bounds and had two blocked shots. He was four for four on free throws, while Swanson shot 88 percent from the line. Coach Del LaRue commented that his team “didn’t play very well the first half, so consequently we were really lucky to win. We didn’t quit, and we were able to come back and do the things we needed to do to win.” Box score: Ione-Allen 1 1-2 3; Swanson 3 7-8 16; J McElligott 7 4-4 18; Garrett 3 0- 1 9, Bacon 0 4-6 4; Cowell 1 0-1 2; Mor gan 2 0-1 4; Taylor 0 1-21; Gribskov 0 0- 0 0, M. McElligott; 0 0-0 0. lone total: 17 17-25 57. Condon total: 17 13-19 49 H eppner Mustangs upset rival Vikings, 44-41 The Heppner Mustangs turned giant killer as they slayed the de fending league champs, the Uma tilla Vikings, 44-41, in Umatilla on Saturday, Jan. 11. Heppner jumped to an early lead, outscoring Umatilla 11-8 in the opening period. Jim Schlaich had 10 of his game-high 20 points in the quarter. Schlaich also pulled down 15 rebounds in the game in a great performance for “the small est big man in the league.” Brian KofTler hit two three-point ers in the second quarter to spark the Mustangs to a 25-18 half time lead. Koffler was 3-6 from the field and scored nine points. Heppner used a basic man-to man defense to stifle the normally high-scoring Vikings and handled the Vikings pressure well for most of the game. Umatilla stormed back midway through the fourth quarter and even led 39-38 inside one minute to play. Sophomore Tim Dickenson, cool under pressure, drilled 4-6 free throws at the end of the game to go with two baskets and scored eight points for Heppner. Lee Lafferty and Fran Sanguino led the Vikings with 11 and 10 points respectively. “We only shot 25 percent from the floor and 42 percent from the foul line and were still able to beat a very good team on the road. That says a lot about our kids’ charac ter and how hard they work on defense. They certainly have may respect,” said head coach Bob Ployhar about the win. The Mustangs are 2-1 in league play and 9-3 overall. They host Pi lot Rock on Fnday, Jan. 17, and Wahtonka Saturday, Jan. 18, this week. FO T L meeting scheduled [ •< -f •* v -f, t V -;:'i »" . ‘. ' '>4 * . • j ■ l ,v> . ; v - * » • -> 1 I • i w f ^ \ - .'*-•• : i \ fi- t * y*• ■ **• ^ ;; : • . I ■ s f * * - ■ . m A meeting o f the Friends o f the Library will be held Wednesday, Jan 29, at 7 p m. at the Morrow County' Museum in Heppner Everyone is invited to join the library staff in participating in the Friends of the Library organizational meeting To r.s v.p. or for more information, call the library at • 676-9964 245 Rock St., Heppner Sen3 or Receive Gazette-Times *. ; • V. In addition to the cupcakes and balloons, Jill Barber celebrated her 16th birthday by scoring five points, grabbing two steals and pulling down four rebounds. Jaci Hughes made six points, chased down three rebounds and earned a steal Brooke Boyer scored four points, scooped four rebounds and swiped the ball twice Lexi Matteson had three boards, three points and a steal Mindy Binschus had two pornts, three steals, three rebounds and an assist As a team, the Mustangs shot 60 percent (12/20) from behind the free throw line, while the Vikings were only able to convert 42 percent (8/19). The Viking girls were much slower than the high-spirited Mustangs which enabled Heppner to rack up 18 steals. Umatilla’s usual go-to-girl, Alecia Johnson, picked up two fouls in the first quarter to bench her for much o f the first half To make matters worse, only four o f the Vikings managed to score at all against the fired up Mustangs. The Mustangs (2-1 league, 9-3 season) will stay at home next weekend playing host to Pilot Rock (2-1 league; 6-6 season ) on Friday, January 17, and Wahtonka (2-2 league; 3-9 season) on Saturday, January 18. Varsity: As of 1/13/97 League Sherman Co 3 Heppner 2 WestonMcEwen 2 Wahtonka 2 Pilot Rock 1 2 Umatilla 1 2 Stanfield 0 Junior Varsity Heppner Season 1 8 1 9 2 9 2 3 6 6 3 1 3 3 4 3 3 9 6 7 10 photo by Joyce Hughes Lexi Matteson is surrounded by Umatilla defenders has added TANNING services! Get ready for summer! Fight the winter doldrums! Introductory offer: 10 tans for $25. Call 676-9644 to schedule your appointment California Tan & Australian Gold products Pioneer Memorial Clinic will be closed Monday, Jan. 20. WINTER WARM UP DON'T GET LEFT OUT IN THE COLD 1 2 Men's breakfast set for Jan. 19 Jim Schlaich (35) goes up for a shot against Umatilla lone Cardinal JVs beat Condon points each. Eberhard also had By Jeremy Rietmann The lone Cardinal Junior Varsity team beat the Condon Blue Devils, 49-44, on Friday, Jan. 10, despite being outnumbered. Allan Gribskov took charge of the team, scoring 17 points and pulling down nine rebounds. Freshman Mark McElligott led the team with five assists and Pete Cantu and Dylan Pettyjohn stole the ball five times each. The Cards’ JV took on the Ar lington Honkers Saturday, Jan. 11 and won, 30-14. Mark McElligott and Patrick Eberhard led in the Cardinal victory by sconng nine r? eight rebounds and forced two turnovers. Taco feed to be held on Saturday A taco feed will be held on Saturday, January 18, in the Heppner High School home ec room from 3-6 p m during the HHS game vs Wahtonka The cost for one taco, dessert and dnnk will be $2.50; two tacos, dessert and drink will be $3 50 The taco feed is sponsored by the H eppner High School Cheerleaders. Come Share W ith Us. at GARAGE SALE February 1-2 8 a.m. - ? Mustang girls kick hole in Umatilla Viking ship The monthly men’s breakfast will be held on Sunday, January 19, from 8 to 9 a m. at the Heppner Church o f the Nazarene, 335 Gilmore All men and their sons are invited to attend and enjoy breakfast. A short Bible devotional will be presented. The group is currently studying the "Seven Promises O f A Promise Keeper". Other sponsoring churches are the Christian Life Center and the First Christian Church. ENTER TO WIN A §oma JACKET ONE JACKET TO BE GIVEN AWAY EACH WEEK IN JANUARY AT YOUR LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTER B sschwab B ----------- Heppner 676-9481 N O T IC E O F V A C A N C Y Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc. is n o tify in g a ll m e m b e rs of a vacancy on the Board of Directors from Z one * 5 . The appointed person will serve until the n e x t a n n u a l m e e tin g of th e Cooperative. Zone #5’s description is as follows: That territory served or to be served b y th e C o o p e ra tiv e ly in g S o u th of the Township line dividing Township 2 S o u th a n d 3 S o u th a n d E a s t of the Morrow-Gilliam County line and in W h ee le r C o u n ty t h a t a re a E a s t of the range line between Range 2 4 E a s t a n d 2 5 E a s t. Interested persons must reside in, and re c e iv e se rv ic e in Z one * 5 . Inquiries will be accepted up to and including J a n u a r y 2 2 , 1 9 9 7 . Interested members should contact Jerry H o llo m a n a t 5 4 1 -6 7 6 -5 2 4 1 or Fred Toombs at 541-676-9146. Creek Baptist Church Mbit Study for a* ages 2 pm. Worship Sonde« Ì p m M rrtif im the ’ 7th Day Adwnffct Church , . WO M h r __________________ *4 t
