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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon lone takes important win over Echo By Rhonda Wilhelm and Colin McElligott The lone Cardinals High School boys' basketball team beat the Echo Cougars on Friday, February 3, 82-67. This game determined who will go to districts. lone beat Echo both match ups this season. lone had 12 wins and eight losses; Echo had 13-8. lone and Echo tied at 24 at the end of the first quarter. Echo got by lone during the second quarter by two points, 42-40. The third quarter the Cardinals pulled ahead, out-scoring the cougars, 16-11. At the end of the third quarter the Cardinals scored 26 points to the Cougars' 14 points. This gave the Cards a 15 point win. "This was a huge win for us," said lone coach Stefani. Echo 24 18 11 14-67 lone 24 16 16 2 6 -8 2 J. McElligott 10 2-2 24; Orem 6 5-6 17; Grabenhorst 13 5-10 32; M. McElligott 1 2-4 4; Gnbskov 1 3-5 5; Rietmann, Crum, Morgan, Neiffer, Moon, and Bennetto 0 0-0 0 lone 3-pomt goals, J. McElligott 2, Grabenhorst. Mustangs lose to Umatilla By Rick Paullus The Heppner Mustangs trav eled to Umatilla on Saturday, Feb. 14 and handled the league-lead ing Vikings for three quarters, but a disastrous fourth quarter gave the victory to the Vikings, 88-63. A combination of foul trouble and a trapping half court defense led to the Vikings outscoring Heppner 31 -4 in the fourth quar ter. The Vikings made 25-37 free throws for the game, compared to the Mustangs 10-14. A high-scoring first quarter saw the Vikings take a 22-20 lead. The Mustangs outscored Umatilla 23-15 in the second to take a 43- 37 lead into halftime. The Vikings came out in the second half hot, but Heppner still held a 59-57 lead. That didn’t last long as the Vikings pulled away for the win. The Mustangs were led by Chris Anthony with 19 points. Tim Dickenson chipped in with 12 points and Derek Gunderson hit three three-pointers and fin ished with 11 points. Jaime Olivera led Umatilla with 29 points. The Mustangs are back in ac tion on Saturday, Feb. 21 as the Stanfield Tigers come here in the final regular season game. Statistics: Heppner: 20 23 16 4 - 63 Umatilla: 22 15 20 31 -8 8 Heppner: Anthony 8 3-319, Dick enson 3 6-9 12, Gunderson 4 0-011, Jared Eckman 4 0-1 8, Shane Ma- theny 2 0-0 4, Casey Evans 2 0-0 4, Blake Knowles 1 0-0 2, Ryan Matte- son 1 0-0 2, Kris Paullus 0 0-1 0, Bias Elguezabal 0 0-0 0, Brian Knowles 0 0-0 0, David Bates 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 10-14 63. Three-point field goals- Gunderson (3). Umatilla: Olivera 9 9-13 29, Gust 6 3-5 14, Shannon 5 4-6 14, T. Johnson 3 1-1 7, Moe 4 2-2 10, Cleaver 1 2-2 4, Campos 1 2-4 4, Kelly 11-2 3, Savage 1 0-0 2, Rohde 0 1-2 1, Mclver, A. Johnson. Totals 31 25-37 88. Three-point field goals- Olivera 2. Heppner eight graders complete successful season By Rick Paullus The Heppner Ponies eighth grade boys’ basketball team re cently completed a successful season by winning an eight-team tournament in Umatilla on Satur day, Feb. 7. The Ponies, coached by John McCabe, had nine wins and one loss in the regular league season. In the tournament play begin ning on Jan. 10, the Ponies re ceived a first-round bye and then lost a close game to Umatilla by two points. The Ponies came right back to beat Columbia by two points and finished in third place. The Ponies then traveled to Pendleton on Jan. 23-25 for an other tournament. Playing against bigger 4A schools, the Ponies lost all four games they played against Walla Walla, White Swan, La Grande and Boise. Heppner then traveled to Uma tilla and won their first game against the La Grande B team, then beat John Day to set up a rematch against the La Grande A team that defeated the Ponies in Pendleton. The Ponies came out on top, 41-34, to take the tournament’s first place trophy. The Ponies were led by Michael McCabe who scored 64 points in the three games and was named MVP and placed on the All-Tournament first team. Stefan Matheny also was named to the All-Tournament first team. Other members of the team were Travis Bellamy, Brian Rust, David Norton, Sam VanLiew, Brad Bowman, Kevin Drake, Josh McKinney and Jon Bennett. Leland Rill and W alt Olsen played on the regular season team. DA to speak Morrow County District Attor ner. Woods will speak on his ex ney Earl R. Woods will be the periencing serving in the National guest speaker at the meeting of Guard in Bosnia. the United Methodist Women, The community is invited to scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. attend. 25 at 7 p.m. at the church in Hepp- Cards win final league game over Wheeler By Kara Millar The lone Lady Cardinals were hosts to the Wheeler Falcons for their last league game o f the 1997-98 season. The C ards cruised to an 87-37 victory to end their basketball season at home. The traditional “final game farewell” was given by junior Niki Sullivan to seniors Brenda Bumght and Kara Miller. They were honored for their last home game with introductions and flowers for their parents, Scott and Cindy Burright, and George and Nancy Miller. Gaining the ball at the tip-off, the Cards were quick to take a large lead. With Wheeler getting into foul trouble early and hav ing only six players, the ending was predictable. Brenda Bumght finished with a game-high 18 points, followed closely by Camie Burright with 16, Nikki McElligott, 15, and Kara Miller and Brandi Brantley each adding 13. The defense worked hard, picking off 19 steals from Wheeler and capitalizing on the Falcons’ missed shots. The Lady Cards locked in their second seed spot in the Big Sky District Tournament and will meet Dufur in the tournament’s first game on Friday, Feb. 20 at 1:30 p.m. at the Hermiston High School gym. Statistics: lone: McElligott 5 4-6 15, Miller 5 1-2 13, C. Burright 8 0-0 16, B. Burright 8 2-2 18, Sullivan 3 1-5 7, Halvorsen 1 2-7 5, Brantley 6 1-2 13. Totals: 36 11-24 87. Three-point goals: M iller (2 ), H alvorsen, McElligott. Rebounds. 53 (McElligott 13, Sullivan 8). Assists: Miller (3). Brantley (3). Steals: 19 (B. Burright 5, C. Burright 4). Blocked shots: McElligott. Mustang girls sink Vikings in Valentine's Day Massacre By Molly Rhea The varsity Mustang girls took no prisoners on Saturday, February 14, when they sunk the Viking ship in a 60-27 point victory. The Heppner squad hit six three-point shots, with 10 of the Mustangs contributing to the bottom line. Leading by only five points at halftime (23-18), the Mustangs leaned into the traces for the second half to out-score the Vikings 32-to-9. Annie Hisler led all scorers with 17 points; she also grabbed five steals, four rebounds and dished up two assists. Hisler, Lexi Matteson and Jill Barber each put in two treys. Petra Elguezabal pulled down seven boards to lead the Mustang rebounding effort. Cherra Charlo scored 11 points for the Vikings. With the Columbia Basin Conference heading into the final weekend of regular season play, the Mustangs look to be locked into third place going into the district playoffs. Heppner hosts last place Stanfield on Saturday, February 21. Heppner 15 8 16 21 - 60 Umatilla 11 7 2 7 - 27 Heppner (60) Ingraham I 3-4 5, Hisler 7 1-217, Binschus 3 0-0 6, Childers I 2- 2 4, Boyer I 0-0 2, Barber I 2-2 4, Greenup 0 4-9 4, Healy 2 0-0 6, Matteson 3 0-0 8, Maben, Elguezabal 2 0-0 4. Totals 21 12-19 60. Three point goals, 6, Hisler 2, Healy 2, Matteson 2. Total fouls 11, fouled out, none. Umatilla (27) Leyva, Baumgart, Robeldo 1 0-0 2, Clark, N Kik 3 0-0 6, D. Kik 0 1-21, Healy 1 1-2 3, Charlo 5 0-0 11, Derby, Tuel 1 2-2 4, Yberra. Totals 11 4-6 27. Three point goals, Charlo Total fouls, 19, fouled out, none. CBC Girls Basketball Standings League Season L W L W 3 16 2 Weston-McEwen 8 5 15 8 2 Sherman Co 14 7 8 3 Heppner 11 9 5 5 Pilot Rock 6 12 10 5 Wahtonka 7 13 8 2 Umatilla 4 16 0 10 Stanfield Wednesday, February Mustangs lose to Eagles 69-64 By Rick Paullus The Wahtonka Eagles came to Heppner on Friday, Feb. 13 and dropped the Mustangs, 69-64. The Eagles made nine three-point field goals in the victory, com pared to eight for the Mustangs, with Chris Anthony getting six of them. Anthony scored the first four points for the M ustangs, but Heppner still trailed 4-5 before Jared Eckman had back-to-back steals and lay-ms to make it 8-5. Anthony hit two three-pointers to give the Mustangs a 14-11 lead at the end of one. The Eagles took control of the second quarter, hitting four three- pointers and outscoring the Mus tangs 18-10 to lead 29-24 at half time. The third stanza was a high scoring back-and-forth quarter that saw the Mustangs take a 34- 32 lead on a Derek Gunderson three-pointer. The Eagles went on to lead 52-42 after hitting four three-pointers. A three-pointer by Anthony and a basket by Shane Matheny closed it to 52-47 at the By Kara Miller The lone Lady Cardinals were on the road again, Saturday, Feb. 7, this time in Helix for the sec ond meeting with the Grizzlies. The Cards defeated the Grizzlies, 66-30. The Cardinals’ Niki Sullivan put the first basket in off the jump ball. The quarter was an offensive match-up, as both teams used their halfcourt pressure. lone ended with a considerable lead, 19-6. Loretta Picard of Helix made the first points of the second pe- nod, but lone answered with five more quick points. Helix turn overs meant lone points as the Lady Cards widened their lead to 35-10 at the half. Nikki McElligott opened the third with a quick short jump shot assisted by Brenda Burright from the top of the key. Camie Bumght closed the period with a three- point buzzer shot to put the scoreboard at 53-20. lone ended the game 66-30 to keep their district berth hopes alive. HHS c-team girls nip Condon 30-24 game high of 15 points and The Heppner Mustangs beat grabbed six rebounds. Mindy the Condon Devils on Tuesday, Smith led the team with 12 February 10, in Heppner, 30-24. rebounds and scored five points. The Mustangs were ready for a Lindsey Ward pulled down six victory over Condon having lost boards and Jenni Patton added to them throughout their season. four points. This time Heppner met them This young girls' C-team had a with their own full court press great season, playing the and broke through Condon's majority of their games against press. Coach Rollie Marshall JV teams. Their win against said, "The team played their best Condon was their final game. defense game this year against Statistics: Condon. I'm really proud of their Heppner 10 5 10 5 30 great team effort." Condon 6 1 1 4 3 24 Marissa McCabe scored a end of three. Anthony opened the fourth quarter with a long three-pointer to cut the lead to two. But the Mustangs could not get any closer as the Eagles kept hitting clutch shots and just enough free throws to hold off the Mustangs. The Mustangs were led by Anthony, who had a game-high 28 points. Eckman finished with 14 points and three steals. Tim Dickenson had 10 points and nine rebounds. The Eagles were led by Derek Hinatsu with 17 points, including five three-pointers. Statistics: Heppner: 14 10 23 17 - 64 Wahtonka: 11 18 23 1 7 - 6 9 Heppner: Anthony 10 2-2 28, Eck man 6 2-4 14, Dickenson 4 2-2 10, Gunderson 2 0-2 6, Matheny 1 2-2 4, Casey Evans 0 2-4 2, Ryan Matte- sen 0 0-0 0, Bias Elguezabal 0 0-0 0, B. Knowles 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 10-16 64. Three-point field goals-Anthony (6), Gunderson (2). Wahtonka: Hinatsu 6 0-0 17, Stocked 6 1-2 14, Cervantes 5 1-2 12, Mitsas 4 2-5 12. Awmiller 0 5-8 5, Baird 1 3-5 5, Troxell 1 0 -0 2, Por ter 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 12-22 69. Three-point field goals: Hinatsu (5), Mitsas (2), Cervantes, Stocked. Cardinals beat Echo Cougars 13 to end the half at 51-15. lone forced Echo to make 40 The Lady Cardinals jumped turnovers in the game and ended out to a quick lead and never the Cougars’ playoff hopes with looked back as they clinched vic the 81-27 victory. tory over their rival for the sec Statistics: ond place seed in the Big Sky lone: Sybil Krebs 1 0-0 2, Shelby East, the Echo Cougars, 81 -27, on Krebs, Gates 2 0-0 4, McElligott 9 5- 7 23, Miller 6 0-1 15, C. Bumght 8 1- Friday, Feb. 13. Opening the game with the tip, 7 17, B. Burright 4 0-1 8, Brantley 1 the Cardinals were unable to 2-2 4, Sullivan 3 0-0 6, Halvorsen 1 0-0 2. Totals: 35 8 -18 81 Three-point make the short shot on the first field goals: Miller (3). Rebounds: 32 attempt, but a steal from the other (McElligott 9). Assists: 23 (B. Bumght end and a baseline cut by Kara 11). Steals: lone 29 (Miller 9, B. M iller with a pass to Brenda Burright 8). Blocked shots: 1 Burright put the first two points (McElligott). Turnovers: 16. Total fouls: 15. on the board. Defensive pressure Echo: W. Holben, A. Lewis 2 0-0 helped the lone team put in 33 4, J. Lewis 2 1-2 5, Thomas 1 0-0 2, points to Echo’s two in the first J. Holben 2 0-1 5, Busk, Moreno 0 2- 2 2, Madison 2 5-8 9, Neely. Totals: quarter. Camie Bumght put in a nice 9 8-13 27. Three-point field goals: J. Holben. Rebounds: 36 (Moreno 9). baseline jumper off an assist by Assists: 6 (Moreno 2, W. Holben 2). B. Bumght to start the second Steals: 11 (Madison 4 ). Blocked quarter. lone outscored Echo 18- shots: J. Lewis. Turnovers: 40. Total By Kara Miller fouls: 14 * Lady Cards beat Helix Lady Grizzlies 18,1998 - THREE ll JV Mustang girls maroon Vikings By Molly Rhea The JV Mustang girls put together a huge second half to maroon the Vikings, 41-36, in Umatilla on Saturday, February 14. The game started out slow with neither team able to score until Trisha Adams hit a free throw with 2:36 remaining in the first quarter, and the score after one was 3-4, Wahtonka's favor. In the second quarter the Mustangs were outscored 12 points to seven and trailed 10-16 heading into to the locker room for the halftime break. Whatever Coach Dana Reid said to the Heppner team at the half must have been the right stuff because the Mustangs came out fired up and scored 14 points while holding the Vikings to three, to put Heppner up by five, 24-19. Kathleen Greenup led the Mustangs in the fourth quarter scoring nine of her 11 points, seven of those from behind the free throw line. The five-point margin proved to be enough as both squads put in 17 points in the final quarter. Eight of the nine Mustangs posted points for the contest, with Greenup leading the Heppner scorers with her 11. Kim Pointer added 10 points and five rebounds. Jessica Maben pulled down 12 rebounds and scored six points for the Mustangs. Umatilla freshman guard, Desirae Kik led all scorers with 17 points. The Stanfield teams will be in town on Saturday for the final JV girls game of the season. Heppner 3 7 14 1 7 - 4 1 Umatilla 4 12 3 17 - 36 Heppner (41) Ropp I 0-4 2, Clough, Pointer 5 0-0 10, Rhea 2 1-3 5, Adams 0 1-21, Greenup 2 7 -8 II , Papineau I 1 -3 3, Maben 3 0-2 6, Sykes 11-2 3. Totals 15 11-24 41, Three point goals, none. Total fouls 26, fouled out - Sykes. Umatilla (36) Canare, Leyva, White 2 4-4 8, Robeldo 0 2-4 2, Clark 0 1-21, Kik 6 5-12 17, Healy 0 1-21, Baumgart 0 2-2 2, Master I 0-1 2, Tuel 1 1-3 3. Totals 10 16-30 36. Three point goals, none. Total fouls 22, fouled out - Baumgart, technical foul - Robeldo FAX Send or R eceive Gazette-Times 676-9211 lone Middle School Student of the Month February 20th-2 1st - Friday and Saturday One Hundred and One Anniversary Celebration Fridaydiningat, 6 p.m.; Saturday registration starting at 10 a.m., Ladies’ Champagne Tea and Cards at 1:30 p.m., Lodge at 2 p.m., Crab Feed at 6 8:30 p.m., and Dancing with bands upstairs and downstairs from 9 p.m. on. ALL THIS FOR #35 PER COUPLE! February 82nd ~ Sunday Sunday breakfast from 8 11 a.m. ALL YOU CAN EAT for *5. February 24th - Tuesday Scouts Blue and Gold Award Banquet. March 8th - Thursday Ladies’ Old Timers’ and PER Night. Dinner at 6 p.m.; Lodge and Recognition at 8 p.m. The Dining Room is open every Friday and Saturday night from 6-9 p m with good food and service at reasonable prices We apologize for the delay on Saturday night The cook had a family emergency. 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