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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 9 ,1 9 9 8 Mustangs beat Cardinals Mustangs lose to Vikings By Rick Paulk» The visiting Umatilla Vikings beat the Heppner Mustangs, 73- 53, on Friday, Dec. 4. The Vikings made nine three-point field goals, six by C.J. Savage, and made 16 of 22 free throws to hold off the Mustangs. The Mustangs took an early 3- 2 lead on a three-point play by Casey Evans, only to see the Vi kings score the next eight points to lead, 10-3. Tim Dickenson scored four straight, but the Vi kings scored five to increase their lead to 15-7. A Dickenson basket and a steal and lay-in by Evans cut the lead to four, but a Vikings basket made the first quarter score 17-11. A basket by Craig Scott cut the lead to 19-17 midway through the second quarter. The Vikings then scored the next 10 points to take a 29-17 lead. A Scott basket cut the lead to 10, but the Vikings outscored Heppner 5-2 to make the halftime score 34-21. The third quarter was no bet ter as the Mustangs were out- scored 16-11 to fall behind 50-32 going into the fourth quarter. Ryan Matteson highlighted a fast-paced fourth quarter by hit ting two three-pointers, but the Mustangs could get no closer than 15 points. Dickenson led the Mustangs with 22 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots. Scott added 10 points and Jared Eckman pulled down six rebounds. Evans had five points, five assists and three steals. Stats: Umatilla: 17-17-16-22 73 Heppner: 11-10-11-21 53 Umatilla: Savage 7 0-0-20, Mclver 7 4-5-19, Shannon 3 3-7 9. Rohde 3 0-0-6. Salas 2 1-2-6, Bow 1 2-2-5, Morris 0 4-4- 4. Kelly 1 0-0-2, Cleaver 0 2-2-2. 24 16- 22 73. Heppner: Tim Dickenson 10 2-7-22, Craig Scott 4 2-2-10, Ryan Matteson 2 0- 0-6. Casey Evans 2 1 -1 -5 , Joe Papineau 2 0-2-4, Jared Eckman 1 0-0-2, Derek Gunderson 0 2-6-2. Bias Elguezabal 0 2- 2-2, Blake Knowles 0 0-1-0. 21 9-21 53 Three pointers: Umatilla-Savage 6. Mclver, Bow. Salas. Heppner-Matteson 2 . Special Gift« for the Jf Guy on Your List... By Rick Paullus IONE AUTO PARTS 425 W. Main, lone 4 2 2 -7 3 3 7 ^ a o o e p te d K ara! lone Community Christmas ^ O p en!H ouse * Friday, December 18th 10 a.m . u n til 3 p.rtu * * # It's the ¡Holiday Season once again! The fottcnving LocaI merchants invite you to come join in the festivities. There zvitt be door prizes and plenty of refreshments provided. The Mustangs got back on the winning track on Saturday, Dec. 5, at lone by beating the young Cardinals, 63-29. Ryan Matteson got the Mus tangs going with a three-pointer and Jared Eckman made a free throw and then a three-point play to make it 7-0. The Cardinals’ Patrick Davidson had a three- point play to make it 7-3 before Tim D ickenson scored four straight and Craig Scott had his own three-point play to make the score 14-3. Korey Morgan made a basket to cut the lead to 14-5. Casey Evans then made two free throws and a lay-in. Eckman made a bas ket and Evans hit another free throw to make it 21-5, Mustangs, at the end of the first quarter. The Mustangs hit eight o f 10 free throws in the quarter. The Mustangs continued pour ing it on in the second quarter and, after Matteson hit two straight three-pomters, the Mustangs led 32-9. The Cardinals fought back and a long three-pointer by Jacob Neiffer at the buzzer made the halftime score 33-16. Matteson scored 10 o f the Mustangs 12 points. The Mustangs outscored the Cardinals 12-8 in the third quarter to take a 45-24 lead in to the fourth quarter. The fourth quarter was all Mustangs as they outscored lone 18-5. Riley Tingue came off the bench to score four points and Derek Gunderson hit a three- pointer for the Mustangs. Eckman led the Mustangs with 16 points, seven rebounds and five steals. Matteson scored 13 points, including three three-pointers. Evans had seven points, nine re bounds, six assists and four steals. Brad Burright led the Cardinals with seven points and Allan Gribskov had six points. Stats: lone: 5-11-6-5 29 Heppner: 21-12-12-18 63 Heppner: Jared Eckman 6 4-6-16, Ryan Matteson 4 2-7-13, Craig Scott 3-1- 1-9, Tim Dickenson 3 2-2-8, Casey Evans 2 3-4-7, Riley Tingue 2 1-2-5, Derek Gunderson 1 1-2-4, Joe Papineau 1 0-0- 2. Bias Elguezabal. 22 14-24 63. Three pointers: Matteson 3, Gunderson, Scott. lone: Brad Burright 3 1-3-7, Allan Gribskov 3 0-0-6, Josh Reynolds 2 0-0- 4, Patrick Davidson 11-1-3, Jacob Neiffer 1 0 -0 -3 , Dustin Haguewood 1 0 -0 -2 , Korey Morgan 1 0-0-2, John Ferguison 1 0-0-2. 13 2-4-29. Three points: Neiffer. Mustang JV boys open with win TOOLBOXES (in various sizes) Battery Chargers C h r la t m a a C a s h M Y THANKS By Rick Paullus •* * # Bank, o f Eastern Oregon lone K ey Lock — lone Repair MCGG - lone M arket ~ lone C ity H all U.S. Pont Office — Beecher Restaurant Office Cafe ~ lone C ity L ibrary ^ Wheatland Insurance Center, Inc. üljjf Woolery Bed and Breakfast The M ustangs opened the 1998-99 basketball season by avenging an overtime loss to the Condon Blue Devils by a convinc ing 56-46 win on Tuesday, Dec. 1. Heppner jumped out to a 12-4 lead early in the first quarter with Tim Dickenson, Casey Evans and Jared Eckman each scoring four points. Dickenson picked up his third foul with 2:54 left with the Mustangs up 18-10. The Blue Devils closed the fast-paced first quarter down by five at 22-17. Evans finished with eight points in the quarter. The second quarter was con siderably slower as both teams cooled off and five straight points by Condon’s Josh Gawith closed the gap to 26-24. But a basket by Blake Knowles and two baskets by Craig Scott made the halftime score 32-24. The Mustangs blew the game open in the third quarter, outscoring Condon, 14-5. Hepp ner outscored the Blue Devils 10- 1, with Eckman scoring four, to take a 46-29 lead into the fourth quarter. Evans hit a three-pointer to give the Mustangs their biggest lead at 51-31 before Condon ral lied to make the score close. Condon’s Todd Shaffer hit a three- pointer to make the final score 56- 46. Shaffer and Gawith lead all scorers with 14 points each. The Mustangs were led by Dickenson and Evans with 12 points each. Scott scored nine points and Eckman had eight points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots. Ryan Matteson fin ished with five points and three blocked shots. Bias Elguezabal came off the bench to gather six rebounds. “The kids did a good job and we got to look at everybody. We had a lapse in the second quarter, but came back in the second half to put the game out o f reach,” coach Chuck Matteson said after the game. Stats: lo the citizens of Morrow County, friends and associates, who have supported me during the past 12 years. Also, thanks to all who attended or sent cards for my “Get Out Party” last Saturday evening and for the kind remarks and humorous roasting. The many gifts from associates and friends were overwhelming! A special thanks to those county employees who worked so hard and long to make the evening so memorable. I shall be forever grateful. Judge Louis Carlson L IE A P Energy Assistance Program W e w ill be in Heppner on Decem ber 1 5th Call for an appointment 1-800-752-1139, ext. 113 CAPECO YEAR END TAX PLANNING Condon: 17-7-5-17 46 Heppner: 22-10-14-10 56 Condon: Gawith 4 6-9-14, Schaffer 5 3-3-14, Smith 2 2-2-6, Lathrop 2 0-0-4, Mecham 1 2-3-4, Camine 1 0-1-2, Nelson 1 0-0-2, Barnett, Allen, Stinchfield. 1613- 18-46. Heppner: Tim Dickenson 5 2-4-12, Casey Evans 5 1-3-12, Craig Scott 4 1-2- 9, Jared Eckman 4 0-0-8, Ryan Matteson 2 1-2-5, Blake Knowles 2 0-0-4, Derek Gunderson 1 0-0-2, Bias Elguezabal 1 0- 0-2, Joe Papineau 1 0-0-2, Riley Tingue. 25 5-11-26. Three points: Condon-Shaffer, Hepp- Computer Set Up Daniel Van Schoiack, CPA 6 7 6 -9 9 7 1 ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssa “An interest-free loan for Christmas shopping?” ner-Evans. Swanson scores for EOU basketball The Mountaineers eventually lost to Concordia, 65-57, but Swanson's trey gave them a 40- 39 advantage with 9:12 left in the game. Swanson is 12th in the Cascade Collegiate Conference in three-point shooting at 34.8 percent (eight o f 23 in five games). lone High School alumnus, Luke Swanson, a sophomore at Eastern Oregon University at LaGrande and a member of the EOU Mountaineer varsity basketball team, hit a trey in the EOU game against Concordia University. Swanson, the son of Jim and Monica Swanson of lone, added 10 points off the bench. M a n ie r fD IC G-T FOOTBALL PICKS CONTEST Each week through football season, the below football “experts” will test their gridiron knowledge by picking winners o f games in both the pres and college. PICK THE WINNER! Bold-Pro Minnesota § Baltimore Oakland Chris Sykes Greg Grant Butch Laughlin Larry Mills 0 0 0 □ □ □ □ 0 □ Buffalo Denver @ NY Giants Dallas @ Kansas City NY Jets @ Miami Pittsburgh @ Tampa Bay Atlanta @ New Orleans Washington @ Carolina Arizona <§ Philadelphia Detroit (3 San Francisco New England @SL Louis Tennessee @ Jacksonville LAST WEEK'S RIGHT SCQfiE WRONG □ □ 0 0 0 0 0 □ □ □ □ □ □ 0 0 0 0 □ □ □ 0 □ □ @ TOTAL SC O R E RIGHT WRONG 0 Dennis Stefani Les Payne Kim Gutierrez Rick Paullus _ Jensen 0 0 0 0 0 0 □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 0 □ □ □ □ 0 0 0 0 0 □ 0 0 □ □ □ □ □ □ 0 0 □ □ 0 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 0 0 0 0 □ □ □ □ 0 0 □ □ 0 George Koffler Molly Rhea , Stef In t r o d u c in g 0 0 0 0 □ □ □ □ □ □ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 □ □ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 □ □ 0 □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 8 4 8 4 8 4 7 5 8 4 8 4 8 4 7 5 □ 8 4 4 ^ 3 88 52 86 42 91 49 Æ ^ 101 & 39 97 43 80 91 49 96 44 96 44 88 52 93 47 95 45 □ 0 □ 0 60 0 0 CHRISTMAS CASH: (¡»at fx p trt tn ta Tna T h a t’s right! From now until December 19th, you can get a loan o f up to $ 1 ,0 0 0 in interest- free CHRISTM AS CASHm to use fo r Christmas shopping in the local area. You have until January 31st o f next year to spend it. And you have 10 fu ll months to pay it back-w ith no interest and no fees, period! 0 You can use your "cash" a t the participating merchants in Heppner, Lexington, lone, Condon, or Arlington. □ Stop in today a t any Bank o f EO branch and sign up fo r your CHRISTMAS CASHTKI. It only takes about 3 0 minutes for approval. Then your Christmas shopping can begin! Bank o f Eastern Oregon "A ro un d th e corner, n o t aro u n d th e s ta te “ Arlington 454-2636 Heppner 676-9125 lone 422-7466 Condon 384-3501 8 m * or E ts itn Orugon « m aking « to ttl o lt X OOOot C hnttm at C u t) avakaOfe to d o n l wax loo long to tlg n up1 D etails o l th» program in d » n»tot participating m archanls Is svsMable s i sny b a r* o f Esslam Oregon branch ( & ) Nr. 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