Heppner Gazette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 2 0 ,1 9 9 9 - THREE
Mustangs rally to beat Huskies, 56-47
By Rick Paullus
The Heppner Mustangs used
a huge fourth quarter to beat the
visiting Sherman County Huskies,
56-47, on Saturday, Jan. 16. The
win put the Mustangs solidly into
second place in the Columbia Ba
sin Conference at 3-1. Heppner
will travel to Culver on Friday, Jan.
22, in another crucial conference
game.
In a seesaw first quarter, the
Huskies led 9-8, making five of
six free throws. The Huskies held
the lead all o f the second quarter
by as much as six points before
Casey Evans hit a basket and free
throw to cut the lead to 27-24 at
halftime.
With Jared Eckman out with
four fouls, Blake Knowles came
off the bench to play a solid third
quarter, scoring four points to help
the Mustangs to a 33-33 tie.
The Mustangs then went on a
tear as Eckman tied the score at
35 and Tim Dickenson made a
baseline lay-in to make it 37-35.
After a Sherman County basket,
Shane M atheny hit a jum per,
Eckman scored on a nice pass
from Derek Gunderson and Evans
hit a jumper to make it 43-37.
The Huskies hit two baskets to
close the gap to 43-41 before
Eckman hit another basket to
m ake it a four point lead.
Dickenson drove the baseline and
made a reverse lay-in to make it
47-41. Eckman followed a Husky
basket with a three-point play to
make it 50-43, then took a nice
pass from Ryan Matteson to make
it 52-45. The Mustangs scored the
last four points o f the game from
the free throw line to make the
final score 56-47.
“We finally went to the offense
in the second half,” said coach
Chuck Matteson following the
win. “The kids played great de
fense, esp ec ially C asey on
Richelderfer, holding him to three
points. Blake played well in the
third when Jared had foul trouble
and he came in the fourth with
fresh legs.”
Eckman scored 11 o f his game-
high 16 points in the fourth quar
ter. He also had seven rebounds.
Evans finished with 10 points,
eight rebounds and two steals.
Dickenson had 10 points, six re
bounds, five a ssists and two
steals. Matteson led the Mustangs
with six assists, and Gunderson
had four assists and two steals.
Statistics:
Sherman County: 9-18-6-14 47
Heppner: 8 1 8 9 - 2 3 56
Sherman County: Thomas 6 0-0 12;
Gardner 6 8 1 12; Langston 2 3-6 7; Kock
2 2-4 6; Hale; 1 2-5 5; Richelderfer 1 1-2
3; Macnab 1 0-0 2. 19 8 1 8 47. Three-
pointer: Hale.
Heppner: Jared Eckman 6 4 -4 16; Tim
Dickenson 4 2-4 10; Casey Evans 3 4-8
10; Ryan M atteson 1 2 -2 4; Blake
Knowles 2 0-0 4; Derek Gunderson 1 8
2 2; Shane Matheny 2 8 0 4; Craig Scott 1
0-1 2; Bias Elguezabal 1 0-0 2; Clint
Bellamy 1 8 0 2; Joe Papineau. 22 12-21
56. Three-pointers: none.
Tigers out-score Mustangs
p h o to by Joyc« Hugh««
Clint Bellamy plays tough D
By Rick Paullus
Mustangs used a big third quarter
to defeat the visiting Stanfield Ti
gers, 45-40.
Heppner jumped out to an 8-4
lead at the end of one, but trailed
19- 16 at halftime. Blake Knowles
scored 11 points in the third as the
Mustangs outscored the Tigers 16-
8 to take a 32-27 lead. Both teams
scored 13 points in the fourth quar
ter, as the Mustangs held on for
the win.
K now les finished w ith 12
points and tied Stefan Matheny for
high point honors. Matheny hit two
three-pointers in his total. Michael
McCabe also hit a three-pointer
and finished with five points.
Statistics:
Stanfield: 4-15-8-13 40
Heppner: 8-8-16-13 45
Heppner: Blake Knowles 3 6-10 12;
Stefan Matheny 4 2-212; Michael McCabe
2 0 - 6 5 ; Clint Bellamy 2 0-2 4; Joe Papineau
1 2-4 4; Cody Bellamy 1 0-2 2; Chip Piper
I 0-0 2; Chris Bowman 1 0-0 2; Darin
Ployhar 1 0 -0 2; Mitch Matthews. 16 IQ-
26 45. Three-pointers: Matheny (2),
McCabe.
On Saturday afternoon, Jan.
16, the Mustangs againjumped out
in front o f the Sherman County
Huskies, 10-6, after one quarter
and led 26-14 at halftime. Hepp
ner put the game away outsconng
the Huskies by 10 in the third to
take a commanding 42-20 lead.
The Huskies did outscore the
Mustangs 11 -4 in the fourth, but it
wasn’t enough as Heppner won,
46-31.
M atheny hit another three-
pointer and led the Mustangs with
II points. McCabe also hit a three
and scored 10 points. Knowles hit
a three-pomter too. and finished
with nine points.
The JVs are back in action on
Friday, Jan. 22 at Culver.
Statistics
Sherman County: 6-8-6-11 31
Heppner: 10-16-16-4 46
Heppner: Matheny 4 2-211; McCabe
3 3-5 10; Knowles 1 6-12 9; Bowman 2
0-1 4; Piper 2 0-0 4; Papineau 2 0-2 4.
Clint Bellamy 1 0-0 2; Ployhar 1 0 - 1 2 ;
Matthews 0 0-2 0. 16 11-25 46. Three-
pointers: Matheny. McCabe. Knowles
Food handlers class slated
volunteers sought
Crisis line volunteer training
for the Domestic Violence and
Sexual Assault Crisis Line has
been planned for Saturdays
January 30 and Feb. 6 from 9
a.m.-5 p.m. in Boardman.
Volunteers are wanted for
evening and weekend shifts.
Those interested in volunteering
or those wishing to leam more
about domestic violence and
sexual assault are invited to
attend.
Volunteers must be at least 18
years old. The training sessions
are free of charge.
To register or for more
information call the Hermiston
office, 541-567-0424, or the
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Registration
begins for MS
A food handler's class has been
scheduled
for
Wednesday,
January 27, from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
at Heppner High School.
This class is required by the
State of Oregon o f all employees
who handle or prepare food in
food service facilities in Oregon.
People intending to prepare
and serve food at the upcoming
Heppner St. Patrick's Day
celebration should hold a current
food handler's card.
A $10 fee is payable to the
State Health Division upon
successful completion of the
class. Students are asked to pay
by check or money order.
To pre-register, contact BMCC
coordinator, Anne Morter, at
422-7040.
Italian cooking class added
A second session of the Blue
Mountain Community College
class,
Italian
Cooking
Techniques has been added for
winter t“rm.
The class is scheduled for
Thursday evenings, February
18, 25 and March 4 from 6-8
p.m.
Students attending will leam
about pasta, polenta, sauces and
more.
The cost of the class is $30.
Contact BMCC South Morrow
coordinator Anne Morter, 422-
7040, to register.
Devin oil serves first customer
W alk & Roll
Heppner JVs
win two
The Heppner M ustangs JV
boys’ basketball team moved to
8-1 on the year by winning two
games over the weekend, Jan. 15-
16.
On Friday night, Jan. 15, The
Crisis line
p h o to b y Joyco H u g h **
Heppner's Jared Eckman shoots over Tiger defender
By Rick Paullus
The visiting Stanfield Tigers
outscored the Heppner Mustang
boys’ varsity, 74-59, on Friday,
Jan. 15.
The Mustangs jumped out to a
9-4 lead midway through the first
quarter, but went cold as Stanfield
came storming back to take a 13-
9 lead. The final three points were
made on a desperation shot from
half court by the Tigers’ Kam
Alarcon that swished in as the
buzzer went off.
A three-point play by Jared
Eckm an got the M ustangs to
within 16-12 early in the second,
but the Mustangs could get no
closer as the Tigers went on to
lead 35-22 at halftime.
The Tigers kept pouring it on in
the third, leading by as much as
25 at 52-27 before baskets by
B lake K now les and D erek
Gunderson cut the lead to 54-35
going into the fourth quarter.
The Mustangs rallied behind
the th re e -p o in t shooting o f
Gunderson and Ryan Matteson
and got to within 65-56 with 3:15
left. But the Tigers held on and
made enough free throws down
the stretch to get the win.
M atteson scored 15 o f his
team-high 17 points in the fourth
quarter. Eckman finished with nine
points, nine rebounds and two
steals. G underson had eight
points, four rebounds, three assists
and two steals. Casey Evans had
eight points and two steals. Tim
Dickenson finished with nine
points.
The Mustangs dropped to sec
ond place in the Columbia Basin
Conference at 2-1, and 7-5 over
all.
Statistics:
Stanfield: 13-2 2 -1 82 0 74
Heppner: 8 1 8 1 8 2 4 59
Stanfield: Sherman 7 8 3 20; Graham
5 4-9 14; Alarcon 5 2-7 13; Baros 1 7-8 9;
Forel 3 1-57; Pearson 2 2-3 6; Mosier 1
0-0 3; Abercrombie 1 0 -0 2 ; Irving; Weath
erman; Blankenship. 25 1 8 3 5 75. Three-
pointers: Sherman (3), Mosier, Alarcon.
Heppner: Ryan Matteson 6 8 3 17; Tim
Dickenson 3 3 -4 9; Jared Eckman 2 5-69;
Derek Gunderson 3 8 2 8; Casey Evans
4 0-0 8; Shane Matheny 2 8 2 4; Craig
Scott 0 2-2 2; Blake Knowles 1 0-0 2;
Bias Elguezabal; Joe Papineau. 21 1 8 1 9
59. T hree -p o in te rs : M atteson (2 ),
Gunderson (2).
CSEPP to receive shelter kits
Morrow County's Chemical
S to c k p ile
E m e rg e n c y
Preparedness Program (CSEPP)
will receive over 1,200 shelter-
in- place kits, according to a
CSEPP news release.
The kits are* for Morrow
County residents living within
five miles o f the Umatilla
Chemical Depot. The shelter
kits, produced by Safe-T-Tek
Incorporated of Beaverton,
should be delivered to Morrow
County Emergency Management
by the end of January.
The kits contain heavy plastic
sheeting
to cover doors,
windows and vents in a "safe"
room, scissors, rope-type putty,
duct tape and a towel to place
under the door. The kits should
be placed in the designated safe
room and used only in an
emergency, says CSEPP.
Morrow County CSEPP had
planned to distribute the shelter
kits along with the tone alert
radios. Delays in the acquisition
o f tone alert radios have
prompted
emergency
management
officials
to
reevaluate
the
distribution
process for shelter in place kits,
they said.
Morrow County Emergency
Management
is
exploring
several options for distributing
the shelter kits including a bulk
mailing. The kits should be
available for Morrow County
residents by the first week o f
February.
"Morrow County residents
living within five miles of the
Depot who want a kit can call
me at 922-4437," said Dan
Knoll, public information officer
for Morrow County.
Pre-registration has begun for
the MS Walk & Roll, Rain or
Shine, scheduled for Saturday,
April 10, and Sunday, April 11,
in 15 Oregon locations and in
Vancouver, Wash.
The MS Walk is a nationwide
fund-raising event for the
National Multiple Sclerosis
Society involving more than 400
communities and raising more
than $19 million each year. The
Society's
Oregon
Chapter
expects
2,500
participants
statewide to raise $295,000 for
the fight against multiple
sclerosis. The goal for each
walker is to raise $150 in
pledges.
Locally, the walk will be
Saturday, April 10, starting at 9
a.m. in Heppner at All Saints
Episcopal Church (both 5 and
10K).
Walkers raise money by
obtaining and collecting pledges.
Those turning in $75 or more
will receive an MS Walk T-shirt
and can earn other prizes by
raising additional money.
Pre-registration is available by
completing the form in walk j
brochures, available in marty
locations, and sending it to the
National Multiple Sclerosis
Society, Oregon Chapter, 1650
NW Front Ave., Portland, Ore.
97209 or faxing it to (503) 223-
2912.
Participants also may register
by telephone at 1-800-995-0030
or online at www.orcnmss.org..
Sharon Kitzhaber, the First
Lady of Oregon, is this year's
honorary chairperson.
Walk
sponsors include Oregon’s Own
Dollar Store, TV Host, Teva
Marion Partners, Courtesy Ford,
Budget, Les Schwab Tires.
PowerBar, Envoy Global, Inc.,
Round Table Pizza, Pride
Healthcare
and
Telephone
Pioneers of America.
The National Multiple
Sclerosis Society asks that
people remember the National
MS Society in their wills.
Jam es H. Blake of Heppner was the first customer at the new
Heppner Devin Oil Chevron Station on opening day, Wednesday, Jan.
13, Blake is pictured with Devin Oil employee April Wilson.
New station hours, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8
a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, will be in effect until the
convenience store opens.
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