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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday January 29 1997
Missed shot gives lone the win Cardinals snap Grizzlies'
By Kara Miller
Kelly Browning, the Echo Cou
gars’ senior point guard, tossed up
a last second shot from beyond the
three-point arch. In answer to
lone’s prayers, the ball hit the back
of the nm and bounced down to
the Cardinals’ guards waiting be
low, as the final buzzer sounded.
The Lady Cardinals captured the
win, 45-42, on Friday, Jan. 24. If
Browning’s three-pointer had con
nected, the game would have gone
into overtime.
In the first half, scoring was
very close, with both teams play
ing tight defense. For lone’s of
fense, Suzy Heideman’s game-high
13 points led the Lady Cards, while
her matching opponent, Jessie
Fisher of Echo, was one basket
behind her with her team-high 11
points for the Cougars.
Defensive pressure was the key
to lone’s game, all the guards had
many good plays. Dawn Boor,
Brenda Bumght, Stephanie Hague-
wood, Camie Burright and Nikki
McEUigott each added steals for the
Cardinals. Haguewood was strong
at the line, putting in seven for eight
for lone. C. Bumght led lone on
the boards with five. lone’s defense
kept Echo’s Browning to seven
points, and Casey Seeger to only
eight, as the Cards put away the
45-42 win and secured second
place in the Big Sky East with a 4-
1 record for the season.
winning streak
The lone Cardinals jumped out
to an early lead against Wheeler,
Saturday, Jan. 18, and they never
looked back, lone beat the Falcons,
96-45.
Luke Swanson had an outstand
ing game, scoring 20 points in the
first quarter. Swanson finished the
game with 27 points, five rebounds
and seven assists. He shot 58 per
cent from the field, and was 100
percent on the free throw line.
Jon Garrett and Jake McEUigott
followed Swanson in scoring with
14 points each. They both shot 86
percent from the field. Joe Bacon
The Lady Cards JV squad was
idle over the weekend, but will see
action again this coming weekend
at home against the Condon Lady
Blue Devils.
The lone Cardinal junior varsity
team crushed the Wheeler Falcons,
66-43, for the Cardinals’ fifth win
o f the season. “ It was our best
overall game of the season. Our
defense finally clicked,” com
mented head coach Dean Robin
son.
The Cardinals were leading 32-
24 at the half and held the lead the
rest of the game. Overall, the team
stole the ball 20 times and blocked
six shots.
Freshman Alan Gribskov led the
team with 14 points and two re
bounds, follow ed by Patrick
Eberhard and Nathan Rietmann,
each with 13 points. Randy Scott,
also one of the leading scorers,
dumped in 12 points and one as
sist. Mark McEUigott scored eight
points and had eight assists. Other
scorers includes Pete Cantu with
four and Steve Crum with two.
Mustang girls get victory over
Pilot Rock Rockets
By Shelby Krebs
Kelly Morgan grabs a rebound against Helex.
By Shelby Krebs
In preseason, it was said it was
going to be lone’s toughest game
of the season. But lone held their
heads high as they beat the Helix
Grizzlies Tuesday, Jan. 21, 72-43,
and snapped the Grizzlies’ 10-game
winning streak.
Jake McEUigott led the Cardinals
in scoring, with 20 points. He also
pulled down 11 rebounds. Jon Gar
rett came off the bench to score
14 points for the Cards, plus had
six boards and three assists.
Luke Sw anson scored 12
points, while Steve Allen had nine.
Marc Orem and Joe Bacon checked
Kemp named
scholarship
semifinalist
Lori Moeller blocks a Rocket shot. No 4 is Casey Ingraham
scoring effort Annie Hisler led
bv Molly Rhea
The Hcppner Mustang girls the Mustangs' herd with 13 points,
managed to jettison the visiting including a three point goal and
Pilot Rock Rockets on Tuesday, went two for two at the charity
January 21, 47-40 This weather- stripe Hisler also pulled in four
related makeup game was marked rebounds, three steals and dished
out an assist.
by vastly contrasting halves.
Mindy Binschus played strong
The Rockets blasted through the
first half with hot shooting and with eight points, three boards and
strong rebounding Almost too two steals. Lon Moeller pulled
hot to handle, they outscored the down 10 rebounds, grabbed four
Mustangs 16-9 in the first quarter steals, and was credited with an
and 12-6 in the second to finish assist to go along with her six
the half w ith a 28-15 lead and the points Lexi Matteson also scored
six points, snagged four rebounds,
Pilot Rock boosters on their feet
The Heppncr fans are in hopes two steals and two assists
Jaci Hughes popped in six
that Coach John Boyer recorded
points,
captured four steals and
whatever it was that he said during
dished
out three assists
Jill
the break The third quarter was
Barber
had
six
steals,
four
as if a different set of girls show ed
up. as the Mustangs took the bit in rebounds, four points and an
their teeth and went on a 15-0 assist. Casey Ingraham had two
scoring run to effectively defuel points along with two rebounds
the Rockets and finish the third and Brooke Boyer had a bucket, a
rebound, a steal and an assist
period leading 30-28
The
Mustangs
shot
an
The Rockets attempted to
outstanding
77
percent
from
the
resurrect their press in the fourth
but they were unable to rein in the line, hitting 10 for 13, while the
Mustangs as the Heppncr squad Rockets only converted four of 13,
poured in 17 points for a final for a dismal 31 percent In the
score 47-40
Pilot Rock's turnover department. Pilot Rock
Amber Evans, a 5'9" junior, scored blew their possession 27 times
all 12 o f the Rockets' points in while the Heppner squad was
the fourth quarter Evans led all charged with 19 blunders
In this wild and crazy match, the
scorers with 18 points The four
Heppner
squad again won by
other Rockets who scored were
playing
the
second half game To
able to post no more than six
succeed
against
a more consistent
points apiece
team,
the
Mustangs
will need to
Once again eight members of
sequence
two
halves
of solid
Bovcr’s team contributed to the
basketball.
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and Kelly Morgan pulled down eight
boards. Bacon had 10 points, while
Morgan had eight
Head coach Del I.aRu said his
team had an "unreal first quarter."
He also added that “it was one of
those situations where everybody
just continued what we got started
Box score lone-Allen 3 0-0 ?, Swan
son II I-I 27, McElligoli 6 2 3 14. oar
rett 6 2-3 14, Bacon 5 0-0 10, Orem o 0-0
12, Crowell I 0-0 2: Morgan 4 0-0 8, Scott
I 0-0 2; Taylor 0 0-0 0 Totals 43 4-0 96
Wheeler-kirby I 1-3 4, G Williams 4
2-2 11, B L mv m 7 1-6 15. J I e»%
0 4. Cody 0 0-0 0, Ward 0 0 ' o 1 -
0-0 0; J Williams 0 0-0 0. McNeil .*
I I ; Shaffer 0 0-0 0; Crouch
Monette 0 0-0 0 Totals 19 5-14 4
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IMS girls earn tourney fourth
Cardinal JVs crush Wheeler Falcons
By Jerem y Rietmann
FIVE
lone Cardinals beat W heeler
Falcons, 96-45
By Shelby Krebs
lone (45): Boor 2 0-0 5, Anderson 1 4-
5 6, Haguewood 1 7-8 9, McEUigott 0 1-1
1, C. Bumght 3 2-5 8, B Bumght 1 0-2 3,
K Bumght, Heideman 6 1-5 13 Totals 14
15-27 45
Echo (42): A Lewis, J Lewis, Fisher 4
3-4 11, Holben, Browning 1 4-6 6, Bevan
2 0-0 4, Seeger 3 1-2 8, Moreno 3 3-7 9,
Madison 1 2-2 4 Totals 14 13-21 42
Three-point goals: Echo-Seeger, lone-
Boor, B Bumght Fouled out: Echo-Bevan,
lone-B Bumght Total fouls: Echo 17, lone
18
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Toni Kemp
Heppner High School senior
Toni Kemp has been notified that
she is a semi-finalist in the 1996-
97 Coca-Cola Scholars Program.
Kemp was selected for her
"outstanding
leadership,
achievements and potential", said
J Mark Davis, executive vice
president of the Coca-Cola
Scholars Foundation
O f the 1.821 semi-finalists. 151
will be selected as finalists to
attend the 1997 Scholars Weekend
to be held in Atlanta April 3-6 Of
the finalists. 51 will be awarded
national scholarships of $20,000
and 100 will receive regional
scholarships of $4.000 each
Kemp, the daughter of Gary and
Marcia Kemp of Lexington, plans
to attend Oregon State University
next fall, majoring in agriculture
business She hopes to have a
career in international marketing
Kemp is president of the
Heppner FFA Chapter, a member
of National Honor Society,
OSSOM and senior class vice-
president
Justice Court
Report
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse annex building in Hepp
ner reports handling the following
business during the past week:
Clarence LeRoy Proctor, 44,
Lexington-Violation of the Basic
Rule. 71 mph in a 55 mph zone,
$77 fine.
in with six each. Allen and Bacon
shot 100 percent from the free
throw line.
The lone fans had been looking
forward to this game all season,
and head coach Del LaRue said his
team “came out ready to play, and
rebounded well. Defensive was the
key.”
Box scores: Iotie-Allen 3 2-2 9; Swan
son 5 0-0 12; McEUigott 8 4-6 20; Garrett
6 0-0 14; Bacon 2 1-16; Orem 3 0-0 6;
Crowell 0 2-2 4; Morgan 0 0-0 0; Scott 0
1-2 1; Taylor 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 10-13 72.
Helix-R Raymond 2 0-2 4; Walker 0 1-
2 1; B Maney 8 4-6 21; Peters 5 3-6 13; T.
Raymond 1 0-0 2; Whaley 0 0-1 0, Peters
C. 1 0-0 2; Campbell 0 0-0 0; B Maney 0
0-0 0; Smith 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 8-21 43.
The lone Middle School Lady
Cardinals competed in the Helix
Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 25,
and received fourth place.
The Lady Cards just can’t seem
to stop those Lady Cougars The
first game saw
lone lose to
Echo, 31 -29. At the end of the first
quarter, the Cardinals trailed by
two, and stuck with it until one
minute remaining in the half. Echo’s
Audrey Yunker canned two three-
pointers and another bucket to give
the Cougars a 10 point advantage
that lone couldn’t overcome.
Amellia Peck led the Lady Cards
in scoring with nine points, fol
lowed by Chanssa Gates with eight.
Shelby Krebs and Salli McEUigott
each had five, Jennifer Thompson,
two, and Jeanette Brantley, one
Yunker led Echo w ith 21 points,
while Tia Thomas added six
The Lady Cards played the He
lix Grizzlies for a shot at tluni place,
but. despite “great hustlt and de
termination”. were defeated 32- v i
Allison Halvorsen and Krebs led
lone in scoring with eight .
each. Gates and Thompson cl
ed in with four each, and Peck.
Nonnee Walters and Diana M
Elligott chipped in two apiece.
Head coach Steve Schaber said
his team “improved immensely at i
everybody played well.”
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Cards dominate Cougars, 70-53
By Je re m y Rietm ann
The lone C ardinals seized
another victory with a dom inat
ing 70-53 win against the Echo
C ougars. The C ards trailed by
eight at the quarter, but inch
ed ahead of the C ougars at the
half by one point. The C ar
dinals led the rest of the gam e
and finished w ith a 17-point
victory. H ead coach Del LaRue
com m ented, " It w as a big win
for us; it put us in the driv er's
se a t."
The leading scorers were lake
McEUigott and Marc O rem with
16 points each. McEUigott also
tore dow n 10 rebounds They
w ere followed closely bv 1 uke
S w anson with 12 points and
one blocked shot. Joe Bacon
racked up nine points Jon Gai
rett threw in seven; and Steve
Allen followed up w ith four
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The varsity Mustang girls may
have been playing a low key
defense, but they still had the
visiting Stanfield Tigers chasing
their tails as Heppner trotted to a
69-16 win on Saturday . January
25.
The quarter scoring breakdown
was 15-6 for the first. 32-7 at the
half and 51-13 for the third
j quarter. The game ended at 69-16
with Heppner playing four
sophomores and a freshman for
most of the fourth
Eleven Heppner girls suited
down, and every one of them
I scored
Lori Moeller led all
scorers with 14 points, seven
rebounds and two steals
Janelle Healy revealed some of
yvhat she is capable of by scoring
12 points and scooping four
rebounds and a steal She yvas also
credited with one assist Annie
Hisler play ed tough, scoring nine
points, yvhile capturing three
boards and tyvo steals. Mindy
Binschus matched her four points
with four rebounds and her steal
yvith an assist
Jill Barber hit for eight points,
grabbed a board and two steals,
while dishing out two assists
Brooke Boy er also popped in eight
points and captured three steals
Lexi Matteson had four points,
five rebounds, and one assist
Casey Ingraham scored four
points, had an assist and two
rebounds
Heppner fans yvere happy to see
Jessica Maben back in the line up
after a long bout yvith mono On
this, her first outing, she scored
tyvo points, and pulled down five
rebounds
Jaci Hughes and Kathleen
Greenup also each scored two
points
Hughes grabbed two
rebounds and four steals, while
dishing out two assists Greenup
gets credit for one board and one
steal
Now with only five regular
season games to go, Heppner
travels to Pilot Rock on Friday,
January 31, and will play host to
Sherman County on Saturday.
February 1
The Heppncr girls suffered their
only league loss at the hands of the
Sherman County Huskies, and
their notorious officials, on
January 4 It looks as though the
Mustangs might be ready to stomp
some dogs when the Huskies mush
into town this Saturday
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By Shelby Krebs
The lone Middle School boys’
basketball team competed in the
Helix Tournament, Saturday, Jan
25, and received third place.
For the opening game, they
played the Echo Cougars and lost
42-23. Korey Morgan led the Car
dinals in sconng with eight points.
Jeremy Rietmann had seven; Adam
McCabe, four; and Brad Bumght
and Dustin Haguewood each aJ led
two.
Although their shot at the first-
place trophy was gone, the ( irdi-
nals came back and beat the Helix
Grizzlies for third place lone
outscored Helix, 65-51 Morgan
had an outstanding game, scoring
26 points. Bumght had 13 points,
w hile Rietmann added eight Helix’s
Parker led the Grizzlies with 20
points.
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