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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.