Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 10, 1997 - THREE
varsity ground Rockets
Condon Blue Devils hex By Cardinal
Salli McElligott
and
Neiffer
Mustang girls varsity team The Adam
lone varsity boys’ basket
photo by Joyce Hughes
Heppner's Petra Elguezabal guards Condon's big post player
By Molly Rhea
It was a close matchup between
the Heppner Mustangs and the
Condon Blue Devils on Tuesday,
December 2, with the defending
1A state champions Condon
winning 51 -44 in the non-league
girls basketball season opener.
The Mustangs managed to stay
close throughout the first three
quarters and, with five minutes
remaining in the game, Heppner
tied up the score at 39. Condon
called for a timeout and was able
to put a hex on the Mustangs and
grab the momentum as they
whirled back to a solid lead and
took the victory.
Condon's Kacee Kennedy led
all scorers with 17 points and
Molly Durfey added 12 for the
Blue Devils.
Seniors Annie Hisler and Petra
Elguezabal shared top scoring
honors for Heppner with 10
points apiece. Elguezabal pulled
down 12 rebounds; Mindy
Binschus scooped six boards; and
Hisler grabbed five rebounds
along with three steals.
ITie teams matched up on free
shots-Heppner hit 13/20 free
throws while Condon went 13/21
from behind the charity stripe.
The next matchup between
these two scrappy teams will be
well worth a January trip to
Condon to witness the outcome.
H eppner
8
12 15
9 - 4 4
C ondon
10
11 18 12 - 51
lleppner (44) - Ingraham 2 0-0 4,
Hisler 3 3-3 10, Binschus I 2-2 4,
Hughes I 3-5 5. Boyer I 0-0 2, Barber 1
0-0 2, Healy 0 0-0 0, Matteson 3 1-2 7,
Mabcn 0 0-0 0, Elguezabal 3 4-8 10.
Totals 15 13-20 44 Three-point goals -
I, Hisler. Total fouls 20, fouled out -
none.
Condon (51) - Nicholscn 0 2-2 2, Farrar
0 0-0 0, A Durfey 4 0-0 2, Kennedy 7 3-
6 17, Barnett 2 0-0 4, Schott 2 I-? 5,
Ostcrlund 3 3-4 9, M. Durfey 4 4-7 12,
S Durfey 0 0-0 0 Totals 19 13-21 51.
Three point goals - 0. Total fouls 18,
fouled out - Schott
ball team defeated the Pilot Rock
Rockets at lone Friday, Dec. 5,
64-42, in non-league basketball
action.
lone outplayed the Rockets
throughout the entire game, out-
scoring them in every quarter.
The halftime score was 34-20, a
deficit from which the Rockets
never recovered. Kiel Graben-
horst, a recent Goldendale trans
fer, led the Cardinals in scoring
with 22-among them, four threes.
He also had five assists and a
team-high seven steals. Coach
D ennis Stefani rem arked of
Grabenhorst, “H e’s helped us
quite a bit because Jake (McElli
gott) and Marc (Orem) are really
the only varsity players back.
McElligott had 16 points to go
along with his five assists and
eight rebounds. Orem also had a
good game, adding 10 points and
10 rebounds to the effort. “He had
a good defensive game,” said Ste
fani of Orem.
Pilot R ock’s Shawn M c
Laughlin led all scoring with 24
points. Second for Pilot Rock,
Jason Harris, contributed 12
points.
lone hosted Heppner Tuesday,
Dec. 9.
lone: 16 18 15 15-64
Pilot Rock: 8 12 12 10-42
Legion party
Members of the American
Legion and Auxiliary will hold
their Christmas Party at the home
of Amie and Rita Hedman at 465
Chase St. Sunday, Dec. 14.
A
potluck dinner will begin at 1:30
p.m. Ham and scalloped potatoes
will be furnished.
By Molly
Rhea
The Mustang varsity traveled to
Crow on Friday, December 5, to
participate in a four-team
tournament. The varsity girls
defeated the Yoncalla Eagles, 54-
37, on Friday evening to advance
to the championship on Saturday,
but were unable to get the ball to
fall on Saturday against the Crow
Cougars and lost, 40-50.
With nine Mustangs kicking in
These fired up JVs will be in
points,
the Heppner squad
action again on Thursday,
literally
ran
away with the game
December 11, at lone.
On
Friday, December 12, they start on Friday night. Leading 26-8 at
off the action at 1 p.m. as the halftime, the Mustangs trotted
Mustangs face off against the through the second half to an
easy win.
Riverside Pirates
Jill Barber led the Mustang
Heppner 12 8 4 14 - 38
scoring
effort with 12 points,
Condon 9 6
6 5 - 26
including a perfect 8-for-8 from
Heppner (38) Ropp 3 0-0 6, Clough 1 behind the chanty stnpe. Lexi
0-0 2, Pointer I 1-4 3, Kahl 0 2-3 2,
Matteson was credited with nine
Rhea 2 0-0 4, Adams I 3-5 5, Greenup 3 points while Petra Elguezabal put
0-0 6, Watkins 0 0-2 0, Papineau 2 0-3
in eight counters, grabbed 10
4, Sykes 3 0-0 6. Totals 16 6-17 38
rebounds and three steals. Annie
Three point goals - 0. Total fouls 14
Fouled out - none
Hisler had eight points and three
Condon (26) Anderson 0 0-0 0, Reed 2 steals.
Six of Hisler’s points
0-0 4, Parm 0 0-0 0, A. McCall 2 0-0 4,
came
from
behind the three-point
Weimer 0 0-0 0, Fritz 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-
line.
0 0, Wilkins I 0-0 2, Powell 1 0-0 2, L.
The Mustangs got off to a slow
McCall 1 0-0 2, Jamieson I 3-4 5,
Standiford 3 1-3 7. Totals 11 4-8 26 start and struggled throughout
Three point goals - none. Total Fouls the very physical Saturday game
17. Fouled out - none
against the Crow Cougars.
Although the Mustangs were
down by seven at the half, they
president of the National Associa came charging back in the third
tion of Wheat Growers (NAWG), quarter to tie up the game. Foul
told Oregon wheat farmers at the trouble and poor shooting did
nothing to help the Mustang
71st annual convention of the
effort and the Cougars slashed
Oregon Wheat Growers League. their way back into control of the
McLain, a North Carolina farmer, ball game to take the win.
said he is “trying to unite our in
Jaci Hughes led the Heppner
dustry more,” and seeks a “stron scorers with eight points prior to
ger, brighter future.”
fouling out in the third quarter.
McLain said NAWG is focus Hisler, Barber, Matteson and
ing on more funds for research; Elguezabal all scored six points
improve crop insurance program; in the losing effort.
Elguezabal pulled down 12
the Conservation Reserve Pro
gram; trade; and biotechnology. rebounds and Barber had eight
NAWG changes underway will boards, while Matteson had
include a new position, chief ex seven rebounds and four blocked
ecutive officer, to be filled by the shots.
The varsity played at lone on
summer of 1998.
Tuesday, December 9, and will
Idaho farmer Bill Flory will host the Riverside Pirates on
become NAWG president at the Friday, December 12. Tuesday,
national convention early next December 16, the varsity
year. Oregon’s Jim Stonebrink, Mustangs play host to the Echo
Wallowa, will become NAWG Cougars.
vice president. Stonebrink is a
yast president of the OWGL.
In their first match of the
season the Heppner JV girls led
the entire game to defeat the
Condon Blue Devils, 38-26.
Consistent effort and balanced
scoring were in evidence with
nine of the 1U JV Mustangs
contributing to the final tally.
Kathleen Greenup, Ashley
Ropp and Allison Sykes each
scored six points to lead the
Mustangs. Sykes also led the
rebounding effort, pulling down
six, while Amy Papineau and
Macy Rhea each grabbed five
boards. Greenup was credited
with three rebounds, four steals
and two assists. Trisha Adams
had five points, three boards and
three steals.
Wheat Growers meeting held
Wheat growers must "take
change by the hand or it will take
you by the throat,” Phil McLain,
Obituary
Virginia W hitaker
Virginia Whitaker of Grand
Cooley,
Washington,
died
Thursday, December 4, 1997, at
her home. A memorial service
was held on December 8 at the
Faith Community Church in
Electric City, Washington.
Mrs. Whitaker was a long-time
resident of Heppner and active in
the Christian Women's Club.
Her husband, Hal Whitaker,
taught vocational agriculture at
the Heppner High School.
Mrs. Whitaker is survived by
her husband of Coulee Dam,
WA.; a daughter, Mickey Gnbble
of Centralia, WA.;
step
children Sheary Mowery of
Troop, TX; Vicki Mow! in of
Chesapeake, VA; Ray Whitaker
of Sublet, KS; 12 grandchildren
and 13 great-grandchildren
She was preceded in death by
her daughter, Judy Gochnauer,
and
grandson,
Kenneth
Gochnauer.
Memorial gifts, for those who
wish, may be sent to Stonecroft
Ministries. P.O. Box 9609,
Kansas City, MO. 64134
photo by Joyce Hughes
lone Boys in action against Pilot Rock
lone JV boys suffer tough loss
By Brad Burright
and Colin McElligott
making the score Pilot Rock, 31,
lone, 10.
In the third quarter, lone scored
eight points while the Rockets
scored 12. lone’s top scorer this
quarter was Jacob Neiffer with
four, while Shawn Moon and Jer
emy Rietmann came up with two
points each. The top scorer for
Pilot Rock was Golden with three
points, while Arakacki scored one
and Hinkle and Van Pelt both
came up with two points each, for
a score of Rockets, 43, lone, 18.
The Pilot Rock Rockets had it
The lone Cardinals JV boys’
team suffered a tough loss against
the Pilot Rock Rockets, 60-24
In the first quarter, the Cardi
nals were down by nine, with
lone, 4-Pilot Rock, 13. All four
points were scored by Korey
Morgan. For Pilot Rock, Lem
mons scored four points, Hinkle,
four, Van Pelt, three, and
Michael, two to end the first quar
ter.
The second quarter was nearly
the same in scoring. lone had six
and the Rockets got 18 more.
lone: 4 6 8 6-24
Pilot Rock: 13 18 12 17-60
points, and Mandy Sneddon and
The Mustangs began their Krista Adams, each with two
season Thursday, Dec. 4, with a points.
The game was tied 10-10 at the
23-19 win over the Weston-
half,
but the Heppner Mustangs
McEwen Tiger Scots.
charged
ahead in the third quarter
Mindy Smith had a team high
five points and 14 rebounds to go with a 21-16 lead.
Heppner didn’t lack for support
with her three steals. San Juanita
Elguezabal scored four points on the bench with Rollie
and had four steals. Jenni Patton Marshall, Ron Bnsbois for the
had a team high five steals to go coaching and Dana Reid and
with her four points. Manssa Becky Weseman as assistants.
McCabe scored three points and
had 12 rebounds.
Other key players for Heppner
include Lindsey Wand with three
By Merilee McDowell
Heppner
Yoncalla
15 11 12 16 - 54
3
5
12 17 - 37
Heppner (54) Ingraham 3 0-0 6, Hisler
3 0-2 8, Binschus 0 1-21. Childers 0 0-0
0, Hughes 2 1-25, Boyer I 1-33, Barber
2 8-8 12, Greenup 0 0-1 0, Healy 0 0-0
0, Matteson 4 1-3 9. Mabcn I 0-0 2,
Elguezabal 4 0-0 8 Totals 20 12-21 54.
Three-point goals 2, Hisler - 2. Total
fouls 15, fouled out - none
Yoncalla (37) Gilbert 1 0-0 2, Means I
0-0 2, S Wheeler I 0-0 2, K. Bendele 4
0-3 8, M Wheeler I 1-2 3, Johnson 0 0-
0 0,S Bendele 5 3-3 13, Williams 1 3-4
5, Hickelhier 0 0-0 0, Brownson I 0-0 2,
Duncan 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 7-12 37.
Three point goals - none. Total fouls 16.
Fouled out - none
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Childers 0 0-0 0, Hughes 1 6-8 8, Boyer
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Total fouls 24, fouled out Hughes,
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mile north of Heppner.
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lone suffered defeat in their first
non-league game of the season,
scoring only six. The game ended
with lone, 24, Pilot Rock, 60.
“They are very young and inex
perienced, said coach Scott Bum-
ght. “However we are still pro
gressing.”
The lone Cardinals’ next game
is at Sherman-Long Creek for the
Wasco County Tournament, at 1-
3 p.m.
HHS girls' C-team wins first game
M ustang g irls' varsity win
one, lose one in tournam ent
Heppner JV girls defeat Devils
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