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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday. January 29, 1997 Mustangs take Tigers 66-46 Gunderson named to Shrine team Brent Gunderson Jim Schlaich puts in two against Stanfield The Heppner Mustangs found themselves in a “must win” situa tion against the Stanfield Tigers in a home game. Saturday night, Jan. 25. After giving the visitors some false hope, the Mustangs took the Tigers to the woodshed in the sec ond half for a 66-46 win, Heppner’s fourth league victory against three losses. In the first quarter, the Mustangs raced to a 17-3 lead behind the shooting o f Eric Schonbachler. Schonbachler scored eight of his 11 points in the first stanza. Stanfield caught fire and trailed only 21-16 at the half. The Tigers were outscored 20-11 in the third quarter and the Mustangs had a comfortable 41-27 lead going into the fourth quarter. Dave M ichael came o ff the bench for the second night in a row for some good minutes. He poured in all 11 of his points in the last quarter to pace the Mustangs. Senior Justin Matteson led the Mustangs with 16 points. Tim Dick enson had a solid outing with nine points and 12 rebounds. Klint Mills led the Tigers with 12 points. The Mustangs hit the road Fri day night, Jan. 31, traveling to Pi lot Rock to play the Rockets. They return home Saturday, Feb. 1, to host the Sherman County Huskies. Mustang JV girls lose big time to TigerScots bv Molly Rhea_____________ The Heppner JV girls team had a miserable time in Athena on Friday, January 24, losing for the second time to the Weston- McEwcn Tiger-Scots, 56-17. Nothing seemed to go right as the young Mustangs struggled to get past the Tiger-Scots' press and were hardly able to get a shot off. The quarter scoring was bleak with the Mustangs trailing 2-15 at the quarter and 8-29 at the half. The second half Heppner continued to appear lifeless and was unable to effectively move the ball or score The third quarter score was 11-42 and the final tally was a dismal 17-56. Heppner hit only three of 12 freethrow attempts (25 percent), while the Weston-McEwen squad was seven for 10 from behind the line The Mustangs were nicked for a frightening 39 turnovers Kathleen Greenup led the Mustang scorers with five points, two steals and an assist Trisha Adams had four points and three rebounds Macy Rhea had two points and four boards Julie Watkins had two points along with two rebounds Tracy Rankin hit a bucket and grabbed a rebound. Ashley Ropp got credit for one freethrow, three steals and an assist and Leah Denton hit one freethrow while pulling down two rebounds Until this game the JV fans have seen steady improvement from these girls This young Mustang squad will need to put this frustrating game behind them, continue to work hard and have fun IMS Cardinals defeat Fossil Eagles By Jennifer Thompson The lone Middle School Cardi nal boys won a good game against the Fossil Eagles on Saturday, Jan. 18, 51-38. The Cards managed to keep the lead the entire game. The top scorer for lone was eighth grader Cory Bennetto with 15. Brad Burright followed him with 11. Korey Mor gan had 10, while Dustin Hague- wood had seven. Adam McCabe and Jeremy Rietmann each had four; Karl Morgan chipped in three. Truck driver seminar slated Jan. 30 A Truck Driver Safety Seminar will be held on Thursday, January 30, at the Heppner Elks Lodge from 12:30 to 4:30 p m The program is sponsored by the Morrow County Livestock FA X Send or Receive Gazette-Times Growers and the Morrow County Grain Growers. This program will be for all local truck drivers Grain, livestock, and log haulers should benefit from this class For more information call Bill Broderick at the Extension office at 676-9642 or 1-800-432-3664 The class will offer hours of serv ice and records of duty status, daily vehicle inspections and reports, defensive driving and accident prevention, and information on what to do if you are involved in an accident Heppner High School senior Brent Gunderson was picked for the 1997 East-West Shrine team His selection was announced at the Heppner-Stanfield basketball game on Saturdav, Jan 25. Gunderson, the son of Dave and Tricia Gunderson, Heppner, was selected as second team all state as both offensive and defensive lineman Brian Koffler, the son of George and Debbie Koffler of Heppner, was named Shrine alternate Mustang girls whip WM TigerScots, 50-41 bv Mollv Rhea The Heppner Mustangs varsity girls team whipped up on the Weston-McEwen Tiger-Scots in* Athena on Friday , January 24, 50- 41. Heppner pressed the entire game and made the win look easy with their "in your face" basketball style Jill Barber set the tempo by canning a three pointer to start the Mustangs' scoring effort Heppner took it to 'em and led 10-2 as the first quarter ended While the Tiger-Scots focused on controlling Lori Moeller, Mindy Binschus alway s seemed to be in the right place at the right time Binschus exploded for 10 points, seven rebounds and two steals to lead the balanced Mustang scoring attack At the end of two, the Mustangs led, 22-17. The final two quarters were more of the same a s . the Mustangs continued pressuring the ball, creating turnovers and generally getting the Tiger-Scots' dander up The Mustangs led 33-26 after three and won the game. 50-41 The game's results again can be traced directly back to the freethrow line The Mustangs went to the charity stripe 29 times and converted 17, for 59 percent Heppner allowed the Tiger-Scots only 16 freethrow attempts and they sunk seven o f those for a lowly 44 percent Moeller was held to five points, but managed to grab nine rebounds and four steals, Casey Ingraham came in to score nine points and nab a steal. Barber hit two treys and two freethrows for eight points, five rebounds and an assist Jaci Hughes hustled her way to seven points, hitting 5/6 at the freethrow line, snagged two rebounds, a steal and dished out three assists. Lexi Matteson had two points, two rebounds, three steals and one assist Annie Hisler popped in five points, cleared one board and ladled out two assists. A three pointer and a steal were credited to TigerScots beat Heppner Mustangs, 80-51 Jaci Hughes guards Bethany Hansell against Weston McEwen Janelle Healy, and Brooke Boyer rounded out the Mustang scoring effort with a free throw Seven Tiger-Scots scored in the game Hillary Greer led all scorers with 12 points Bethany Hansell and Heather Locke each had eight points and Amber Weatherspoon Mustangs record at 5-1, a solid second behind Sherman County Heppner will have their chance to even the record next Saturday, Feb 1, when the Huskies come to town Mustang JV girls make comeback, beat Tigers bv Molly Rhea_____________ When the Stanfield Tigers prowled into town on Saturday, January 25, they were looking to draw first blood on the Mustang girls’ JV team by starting two players that doubled as varsity starters. After being shell shocked on Friday evening by a hot shooting Weston-McEwen team, the young Heppner squad took all of the first quarter and most of the second before even scoring a point. The score at the end of the first eight minutes was 0-12 with the Mustangs hanging their heads The score was 0-18 before the Mustangs finally canned a freethrow' From that point on Trisha Adams managed to supply the spark that ignited Heppner's fire Adams scored eight of her game-high 11 points in the last four minutes of the second quarter She also scooped six boards and four steals. "Tnsh supplied the spark that we needed." coach Dana Reid said "Then she kept up the intensity to help carry the team through to clinch the win." Although the Tigers were still leading at the half, the Mustangs displayed a different attitude as they trotted into the locker room, trailing 12-19. Shane Mathenv goes for a layin against the Tiger Scots David Michael In the third quarter the Heppner (5 1 )looks on Mustangs reminded me of the 27 points on 13 field goals, and was legendary Sambo, running the The Weston-McEwen Tiger 1-2 at the line. Morgan Dunlap fierce Tiger in circles until he Scots took no prisoners as they beat added 12 points for the TigerScots, turned to butter Heppner the Heppner Mustangs Friday night, and Rob Pickard came off the outscored Stanfield 13-2 and Jan. 24, in Athena, 80-51. Unlike bench for nine points and 11 re galloped into the fourth quarter the first m eeting betw een the bounds. leading 25-21. The Mustangs Jim Schlaich had another solid teams, this time the Mustangs were worked hard throughout the fourth not in the game from the beginning. game for the Mustangs, with 14 - and won the match, 32-29. The TigerScots raced to a 10 points and 14 rebounds. David The win was again reflected with point lead after one quarter and Michael added nine points, in a good the freethrow stats The Mustangs were up 38-22 at the halftime. showing off the bench. were sent to the line 29 times and The loss dropped the Mustangs converted nine The Tigers hit Weston-McEwen’s senior guard three of the six that Heppner Michael Peterson had another good into fourth place with a 3-3 league allowed game against the Mustangs, with mark, right behind the Wahtonka Eagles, who are 4-3 on the season. Mustangs contributing to the win include Kathleen Greenup with eight points, seven rebounds, four steals and one assist Amy Papincau made four points, had By Jennifer Thompson managed to keep the lead. three boards and six steals The lone Middle School Lady The top scorer for the Lady Ashley Ropp hit a three pointer Cardinals won their third of six Cards was seventh grader Amelia and a freethrow to total four games Saturday, Jan. 18, against Peck, with eight. Allison Halvorsen points, nabbed three rebounds and the Fossil Eagles, 21-10. followed her with six points. a steal while dishing out two The Cardinals led the score Shelby Krebs, Jennifer Thompson assists Julie Watkins had two throughout the game. They were and Salli McElligott added two points, five rebounds and two down by four at the half, but still each. IMS Lady Cards beat Fossil Eagles was held to seven This pivotal victory puts the steals Kim Pointer hit one freethrow, grabbed five boards and two steals Leah Denton had a freethrow and four rebounds, while Macy Rhea hit a freethrow. had two boards and a steal Allison Sy kes was credited with two steals and two rebounds, and Stephanie Clough chalked up three rebounds This spirit raising victory boosted the JV's record to 6-6. The JV Mustangs will go to Pilot Rock on Friday . January 31. for these two teams' only season matchup On Saturday , February 1. Heppner plans to again beat the JVs from Sherman County’. As of 1/27/97 League Season 13 3 6 1 Heppner 9 5 Sherman Co 5 1 4 11 Weston-McEwen 4 3 4 11 Wahtonka 3 4 7 7 Pilot Rock 2 3 7 9 Umatilla 2 4 1 13 Stanfield 0 6 CBC make up games scheduled for Tuesday, January 28: Piiot Rock at Umatilla Sherman County at Stanfield 2 Million Dollar Inventory of New A Pre-owned • Motorhomcs • Travel Trailers • 5th Wheels V* PU Campers LOW INTEREST FINANCING O A,C Trades Welcome Service & Parts NORTHWEST M0T0RH0ME CENTER Hwf 395N • Hamilton, OR 1 100 7S9 24S8
