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FO U R - Heppner Gazette-Tim es, Heppner. Oregon W ednesday, February 18. 1998 Heppner varsity girls thrash Eagles, 57-46 Lundquist makes Heppner stop ;& By Molly Rhea The Heppner varsity girls thrashed the Wahtonka Eagles, Friday, February 13, winning 57- 46 on the Mustangs' home court The Mustangs led by six points, 15-9, after the first quarter and then more than doubled that margin to lead 34-20 at the half. At one point in the third quarter the Mustangs were ahead by 19 points before the Eagles took wing to score 12 unanswered points, narrowing the lead to seven. Heppner was ahead by nine points, 45-36, at the close of three. The Mustangs cruised through the final stanza making the 57-46 point victory look easy. Casey Ingraham led all scorers with 17 points. Mindy Binschus hit for 12 points and flowered down eight rebounds. Petra Elguezabal and Annie Hisler each put in eight points. Elguezabal led the Mustang rebounding efforts with 10 boards and grabbed five steals. Hisler came up with six rebounds while dishing out three assists. Britney Schneidt led Wahtonka *4. V scoring with 14 points with Katie Lewis adding 10. Wahtonka 9 11 16 1 0 - 4 6 Heppner 15 19 11 12 - 57 Wahtonka (46) Schneidt 5 4-8 14, Ziegler, Matherly 0 2-2 2, T. Lewis 4 0- 0 8, Stranz 0 2-3 2, Eagy, Hager 4 0-0 8, K. Lewis 4 2-2 10, Boska I 0-0 2. Totals 18 10-15 46. Three point goals, none Total fouls 15, Fouled out, none Heppner (57) Ingraham 8 1-2 17, Hisler 3 2-3 8, Binschus 4 4-4 12, Childers, Boyer, Barber 2 1-2 5, Greenup 1 0-0 2, Healy I 1-2 3, Matteson I 0-0 2, Mabcn, Elguezabal 2 4-5 8. Totals 22 13-18 57. Three point goals, none. Total fouls 17, fouled out, none. lone varsity boys win crucial game By Adam Neiffer The lone Cardinals boys’ var sity basketball team won an es sential league game in Helix against the Grizzlies on Saturday, Feb. 7, 51-44. The Cards fell to second place in the Big Sky Con ference and they were not about to take themselves out of the hunt for district. Defense proved to be the key in the game, particularly in the first half, as lone held the Griz zlies to a mere 12 points, just a fraction of the two teams’ first meeting, when Helix scored 46 points in the opening two quar ters. Not only did lone dominate the game on the defensive side of the court, but they were also able to execute offensively. The half time scoreboard read 22-12. lone continue their intensity after some encouragement in the third quarter, but their endurance failed them during the final eight minutes, as Helix outscored them, 22-12. The Grizzlies’ last-minute Heppner Jvs out-distance Eagles By Molly Rhea The Heppner girls' JV team put up consistent scoring throughout the contest to out-distance the fledgling Wahtonka Eagles, 35- 32, on Friday, February 13. Ashley Ropp got the Mustangs out to a quick start by sinking two treys before the Eagles managed to post a point. Heppner led by two points after the first quarter and carried that same slim edge into the halftime break. Heppner gained ground in the third period. out-scoring Wahtonka by six points, to lead 27-21 going into the final frame. The Eagles winged in six points compared to only two for the Mustangs early in the fourth to again narrow' the margin to two points. The score was locked at 29-27 for several minutes, then the Eagles hit three free throws to pull ahead by a point. The Heppner squad responded to the challenge w ith four points, while Mustang JV boys lose to Eagles By Rick Paullus The Wahtonka Eagles JV bas ketball team traveled to Heppner on Friday, Feb. 13. and defeated the Heppner Mustang JVs. 51 -39. The Eagles jumped out to a 9- 1 lead after one quarter and ex tended it to 15-1 in the second. The Mustangs started pressing and battled back to tie the game at 15-15, and eventually led 19- 15 at halftime The Eagles came back to take a 28-27 lead into the fourth quar ter and outscored Heppner 23-12 to take the w in, 51 -39. The Mustangs were led by Craig Scott with nine points, in cluding a three-point field goal. Michael Schonbachler and Ryan Matteson each scored six. Statistics: Heppner: 1 18 8 12 - 39 Wahtonka: 9 6 13 23- 51 \ Heppner: Scott 3 2-4 9, Schon bachler 2 2-2 6, Matteson 2 1-2 6, Kris Paullus 2 0-0 4, Blake Knowles 1 1-6 3, Cody Bellamy 1 0-0 3, Darrin Ployhar 1 0-2 3, Joe Papineau 0 3-8 3, Bias Elguezabal 1 0-0 2, Brian Knowles, David Bates. Totals: 13 9- 24 39. Three-point field goals-Scott, Matteson, Bellamy, Ployhar. We Print Business Cards Gazette-Times the Wahtonka girls put in another two. Leading by a single point, with only seconds remaining Ropp was fouled in the act of shooting. She hit both shots to clinch the win. Heppner’s Amy Papineau led all scorers with nine points, while Ropp scored eight points, grabbed six rebounds and had three steals. Kim Pointer led the rebounding effort with 10. Wahtonka was led by Jessie Ziegler with seven points. W ahtonka 7 9 5 11 - 32 Heppner 9 9 9 8-35 W ahtonka (32) Stapish 1 1-1 3, Frost 1 0-2 2, Biechleer I 2-4 4, Sprenger, Velador, Krol I 2-3 4, Matherly, Lcatherbury 2 1-5 5, Ziegler 2 3-7 7, Slephens I 0-0 2, Peters, RadclifTe, Treichel, Cartwright, Baska 2 1-2 5. Totals 11 10-24 32. Three point goals - none Total fouls 15, fouled out, none. Heppner ( 35) Ropp 2 2-2 8, Greenup I 0-0 2. Rhea, Kahl, Maben 1 0-3 2, Sykes 2 0-0 4, Pointer 1 2-4 4, Clough I 0-0 2, Papineau 3 3-7 9, Adams 2 0-0 4. Totals 13 7-16 35. Three point goals - 2, Ropp - 2 Total fouls 23. fouled out, Sykes. Mustangs JV rally By Rick Paullus The Heppner Mustang JV bas ketball team rallied in the fourth quarter against the Umatilla Vi kings on Saturday, Feb. 14, but came up short, losing 61-59. The Mustangs were down by only one after the first quarter, at 12-11. The Vikings increased their lead to 30-25 at halftime and came out in the third quarter hot, outsconng the Mustangs 24-13 to take a seemingly comfortable lead at 54-38. The Mustangs came out press ing in the fourth quarter and Ryan Matteson and Craig Scott hit con secutive three-point field goals to get them back in the game. The Mustangs got to within one point, at 60-59, with one minute left, but couldn't make the shot to give them the lead. A final shot at the buzzer failed and the Mustangs lo st, 61-59. The Mustangs were led by Matteson, with 13 points and Scott, who scored 10. David Bates and Joe Papineau each added eight points. Statistics: Heppner: 11 14 13 21 - 59 Umatilla: 12 18 24 7 - 6 1 Heppner: Matteson 4 4-6 13, Scott 3 3-7 10, Bates 2 4-4 8, Papineau 2 4-7 8, Blake Knowles 2 3-10 7, Bias Elguezabal 2 0-2 4, Kris Paullus 1 0- 0 3, Brian Knowles 0 2-4 2, Mike Schonbachler 1 0-0 2, Cody Bellamy 1 0-0 2, Darrin Ployhar Totals: 18 20- 40 59. Three-point field goals-Matte- son, Scott, Paullus. Come Share With Us At W illow C reek B ap tist C k u rck Worship Service at 3 p.m . M e e tin g in th e 7 th -d a y A d v e n tis t C h u r c h 5 6 0 N orth M inor SPORTS SCHEDULES siege came too late and the game ended with lone on top, 51-44. lone’s Jake McElligott led all scorers with 19 and Kiel G rabenhorst added 11. Marc Orem made his contribution on the glass, grabbing 10 rebounds. Tyson Raymond scored 17 points for the Grizzlies, and not far behind was Chris Peters, who added 12 points and 17 rebounds. Statistics: lone: 12 10 17 1 2 - 5 5 Helix: 7 5 10 2 2 - 4 4 IHS seniors to sell buttons By Kara Miller The lone High School senior class is making and selling photo buttons of the Cardinals’ boys and girls teams and individual play ers. The buttons will be made by order only. Interested persons can order buttons by contacting Kara Miller, Brenda Burright, Jenny Sullivan or class advisor, Dale Holland, Jr. Speaker of the House Lynn Lundquist was in Heppner last week, spending time at the schools and attending a question and answer session at Yaws restaurant later in the afternoon. Lundquist addressed issues facing the legislature in the next session, including school financing and funding of transportation and roads projects. Lundquist said he is definitely going to run again for the speaker position. Adams to celebrate 50th anniversary worked in the timber industry for most o f his life. He retired after working 12 years custodian at Spray School. Joyce was bom and raised in the Spray area, graduating from Spray High School before her marriage to Odell. She has worked as a homemaker raising her daughter Candy. They now enjoy spending time with their grandchildren and great grandchildren. Odell and Joyce Adams will observe their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, Feb. 28, at the 'Rock' across from the Assembly o f God Church in Spray at 1 p.m.. Odell and Joyce were married Feb. 27, 1948, at Goldendale, Washington. They have lived in Spray all 50 years o f their marriage. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1943-1946 during World War II, Odell Campus Life group holds pizza feed IMS boys wrap up successful season By Adam McCabe The lone Middle School boys ended their middle school season with a record o f 8-4, the best record the eighth graders have had since they were sixth graders. Four eighth graders, seven sev enth graders and seven sixth grad ers played. Their season started with a win against Echo at lone on Dec. 13, 38-26. The next game was against Helix on Dec. 20. lone won again, by a score of 43-34. They beat Echo on Jan. 9,21 -12, and on Jan. 10, they traveled to Helix in stormy weather to pull another win out of their hat, 36-21. Condon handed the boys their first loss on Jan. 16, 30-23, in a hard-fought game. The next day, they traveled to the Helix Tour nament. lone first played Echo and won, 28-22. They played Condon and lost 47-28. lone then traveled to Arlington and lost, 44- 29. It was a bad game for lone, but the next day, they traveled to Fossil, played hard, and won, 38- 28. On Jan. 30, lone traveled to Echo and won by one point, 28- 27. Feb. 5, the IMS boys played Arlington again, but this time with a different attitude. They played hard and won, 44-25. On the last game of the season with the Condon Demons, Feb. 6, lone played hard, but lost by 11 points, 40-29. “It was a great sea son with good attitudes,” said coach Holland. Year End Statistics Points-A. McCabe 63, A. Neiffer 86, B. Burright 116, C. McElligott 9, K. Morgan 21, K. Rea 16, C. Krebs 4, M Radle 17, B. Gates 42, C. Grubaugh 1, A. T w orek 4, A. Rietmann 19, P Neiffer 33. C. Th ompson 5, J. Hunt 5, T. Doherty 4, J. Collins 8; Assists-A. McCabe 15. A. Neiffer 23, B. Burright 5, C. McElligott 6, K. Morgan 1, K. Rea 4, C. Krebs 2, M. Radie 3, B. Gates 5. C. Grubaugh 2, A. Tworek 2, A. Rietmann 3. P. Neiffer 8, T. Doherty 3; Steals-A. McCabe 11, A. Neiffer 28, B Burright 8, C. McElligott 7, K. Morgan 2, K. Rea 4, C. Krebs 4, M. Radie 4. B Gates 9, C. Grubaugh 1, A. Tworek 6, A. Rietmann 13, P. Neiffer 19, C. Thompson 2, J. Hunt 10, T. Doherty 7. J. Collins 5; Rebounds-A. M cC abe 4 5 , A. N e iffe r 34, B. Burright 88, C. McElligott 8, K. Morgan 19, K. Rea 10. C. Krebs 18. M. Radie 15, B. Gates 30, C. Grubaugh 5, A. Tworek 13, A. Rietmann 11. P. Neiffer 9, C. Thompson 1, J. Hunt 7, T. Doherty 4, J. Collins 4. Teens enjoy at Campus Life Pig-Out be used for upcoming activities. Hermiston and Pendleton are other communities that have had successful Campus Life groups in operation for several years. Greg and Terri Lynch, and Joe and Samarra VanDoom are the leaders of the local group. They are under the guidance of the YFC-Pacific Northwest Regional Office in Tacoma, WA. Campus Life meetings are scheduled for Monday evenings from 7:17-8:38 p.m. Any area high school students are welcome to attend. For more information, call 676-5759 or 676-9687. The Heppner Campus Life group held their Pizza Pig-Out Kick-Off Monday, Feb. 9. A to tal of 53 high school students par ticipated, with 20 Papa Murphy’s pizzas consumed. Campus Life is tied to Youth For Christ, a non-denominational Christian organization which has been reaching out to youth for 52 years. The Heppner Campus Life group is supported by several lo cal community members, busi nesses and churches, with over $3,000 donated to the group last fall. A full-size bus has also been donated to the group, which will Lady Cards lose to Condon By Kara Miller The Condon Blue Devils took over first place in the Big Sky East division with a 62-35 victory over the lone Lady Cardinals Fri day, Feb. 6. Condon’s Kacee Kennedy put in the first two points of the game with free throws two minutes into the quarter. The Cardinals fin ished the remaining six minutes scoring 12 to 16 behind the Blue Devils. Kennedy opened the second quarter with a quick shot from baseline on a pass from Molly Durfey. This was the spark Con don needed to take control. The ailing visitors couldn’t keep up with the onslaught from fresh Devils substitutes. The buzzer rang with 36-16 on the board at halftime. The second half was much like the first, as the Blue Devils kept the momentum over the Lady Cards and finished the game 62- 35. Nikki McElligott led the Car dinals scoring with 10, Kara Visit Our WEB SITE At fmw.beobank.com Miller followed with nine and Brenda Burright added seven. Condon’s Kennedy led all scor ers with 17. Statistics: lone: Krebs 1 1-2 3, McElligott 6 0- 0 12, Miller 3 1-2 9, C. Burright 0 1- 2 1, B. Burright 3 1-4 7, B. Brantley 1 1- 2 3, Sullivan, Halvorsen. Totals: 14 5-12 35. Three-point field goals: Miller (2). Rebounds: lone 26. Total fouls: 14. Condon: Kennedy 8 1-1 17, Selby 4 0-2 12, Schott 4 3-511, Farrar 0 2- 2 2, A. Durfey 0 2-2 2, Schaffer 1 0-0 2, Barnett 3 1-2 8, M. Durfey 3 2-2 8, McGuire, Osterlund, S. Durfey. To tals: 23 11-16 62. Three-point field goals: Selby (4), Barnett Rebounds: Condon 38 (M. Durfey 10). Total fouls: 17. The Heppner High School has released its first semester honor roll. To be included on the honor roll, students must earn a grade point average of 3.5-4. To be on the honorable mention list, stu dents must earn a GPA of 3.-3.49. Following are the students who have qualified: Senior honor roll: Petra Elgu ezabal, Genny Sneddon, Travis Wilhelm; honorable mention- Mindy Binschus, Emmet Evans, Jonas Healy, Miles Hill, Annie Hisler, Lexi Matteson, Joshua Roy, Jessica VanWinkle. Junior honor roll: Jill Barber, Brooke Boyer, Timothy Dicken son. Maja Dietiker, Kathleen Greenup, Jaclynn Hughes, Sarah Monahan; honorable mention- Blas Elguezabal, Derek Gunder son, Janelle Healy, Christine Kenny, Shane Matheny, Riley Tingue. Sophomore honor roll: Trisha Adams, Lindsay Greif, Casey In graham and Matthew Van Liew, all 4., Cody Bellamy, Stephanie Clough, Leah Denton, Abby Kahl, Laurie M ichael, Corey Miller, Justin Nelson, Kimberly Pointer, Macy Rhea, Ashley Ropp, Michael Schonbachler, Heidi Turrell; honorable mention- Joseph Bourne, Chris Bowman, Jeff Cumn, Amy Drake, Kristen Marshall, Mitch Mathews, Amy Papineau, Tracy Rankin, Luiza Saenz, Jeffrey Sneddon, Allison Sykes. Freshman honor roll: Amber Flaiz, Marissa McCabe, Craig Scott, Amanda Sneddon, Scott VanWinkle, Lindsey Ward; hon orable mention-Krista Adams, Elizabeth Baker, Blake Knowles, D anielle M cD owell, Tara Ozment, David Piper, Maria Saenz, Melinda Smith, Brandon Young. Eighth grade honor roll: Jonathan Bennett and Shelley Rietm ann, both 4., M eghan Bailey, Bradley Bowman, Jodie Carlson, Jessica Gutierrez, Stefan M atheny, Brian Rust, Paula Spicerkuhn, Molly Turrell; hon orable mention-Claire Anderson, Brett Barber, Kevin Drake, Tasha Hollis, Heidi Kurts, Michael McCabe, David Norton, Walter Olson, Julie Proctor, Leland Rill, Samuel Van Liew. Seventh grade honor roll: Dou glas Orwick 4., Sally Calvert, Dawn De Boer, Clayton Hender son, Daniel Jepsen, Conor Kilk enny, Lacey Matteson, Marcy Miller, Ashley Ward; honorable mention-Bradley Adams, Donald Adams, Tracy Baker, Cindy Gall, Rachel Howard, Nicole Wilson. Sadie Hawkins dance set at HHS A Sadie Hawkins dance will be held at Heppner High School on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 9 p.m.-midnight at the HHS cafeteria. Cost is $2 for singles and $3 for couples. Photographs will be available for $5. Arts & crafts club to meet Schedules: • Bovs • Girls JV * Junior High HHS/HJH list honor students Member FDfC The Morrow County Creative Arts and Crafts club will meet for lunch and a short meeting Thursday, Feb. 26, at Kate's. The meeting will include the discussion of plans for upcoming activities. Guests are welcome to attend.
