FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 3,1999
Mustangs romp TigerScots
Lady Cards dump Touchet;
JVs fall victim
The Lady Cardinals traveled to
Touchet,
Washington,
on
Thursday January 28, in a non
league game.
The JV squad fell victim to
Touchet at the end of two
quarters 8-12.
The Lady
Cardinals were scoreless in the
first quarter allowing Touchet to
score 10 points.
Jeanette Brantley scored three
points
for
lone
before
succumbing to fouls.
Salli
McElligott and Cyndi Heagy
both contributed two points for
the Cardinal team.
The Lady Cardinal Varsity
team dumped Touchet 53-42.
The Lady Cardinals led Touchet
21-11 at the end of the first half
but Touchet came out the third
quarter and scored 19 points to
lone's 14.
The Lady Cardinals stepped up
the fourth quarter, scoring an
additional 18 points to end the
game.
Nikki McElligott had an
outstanding
performance,
leading the Cardinals with 24
points, 11 rebounds and seven
steals. Brandi Brantley stepped
up for the Cardinals with 11
points. Sophomore Jeanette
Brantley suffered a knee injury
during the third quarter and is
currently on the injured list
along with Camie Burnght.
Mustang JVs gain revenge
Stefan Matheny hit two three-
pointers
in the third to help the
The H eppner Mustang JV
Mustangs
to a 44-35 lead after
boys’ basketball team avenged
three.
The
Mustangs
then held on
their only loss of the year by beat
for
the
55-43
win.
ing the visiting Wahtonka Eagles
Matheny led the Mustangs with
on Saturday, Jan. 30, by the score
13
points. Piper and Joe Papineau
o f55-43. The Mustangs improved
each
scored 11 and McCabe
to 11 -1 on the year.
added
nine.
The first period ended in a 12-
Statistics:
12 tie with the help of a Michael
Wahtonka: 12-10-13-8 43
McCabe three-pointer. Chip Piper
Heppner 12-13-19-11 55
Heppner Stefan Matheny 3 5-8 13, Chip
scored nine points, including a
Piper 4 2-2 11, Joe Papineau 4 7-14 11, Michael
three-pointer, in the second quar McCabe 4 0-3 9. Chris Bowman 1 1-1 3, Clint
ter to help the Mustangs to a 25- Bellamy 0 2-3 2. David Norton 0 2-2 2, Darin
Ployhar 16 19-33 55. Three-pointers: Matheny
22 lead at halftime.
By Rick Paullus
photo by Joyce Hughes
Riley Tingue goes for the ball in TigerScot game.
Dickenson.
By Rick Paullus
The Heppner Mustangs easily
defeated the visiting Weston-
McEwen TigerScots, 62-44, on
Friday, Jan. 29. The win moved
the Mustangs to third place in the
Columbia Basin Conference at
four wins and two losses and 10-
6 overall.
Heppner jumped out quickly as
Shane Matheny scored the first
eight points for the Mustangs and
a basket by Tim Dickenson made
it 10-4. The TigerScots closed to
within 10-9, but that was as close
as they would get the rest of the
game. Derek Gunderson, Ryan
Matteson and Dickenson scored
the last five points of the quarter
as Heppner led 19-9 at the end of
one.
The Mustangs didn’t let up in
the second quarter as Jared
Eckman made a couple of short
baskets and Dickenson hit two
more with 3:00 left to make it 28-
11. Craig Scott hit a three-pointer
and Joe Papineau scored to give
the Mustangs a 38-19 lead at half-
No. 21 is Tim
time.
Matheny scored eight more in
the third and Eckman hit for six
as the Mustangs increased their
lead to 59-34 entering the fourth
quarter.
The TigerScots outscored
Heppner 10-3, in a rough and
ragged fourth quarter, but it was
too little, too late, as Heppner eas
ily held on to win 62-44.
Matheny, coming back from his
shoulder injury, led the Mustangs
with 20 points, six rebounds and
three assists. Dickenson added 10
points and nine rebounds, Eckman
finished with 11 points and
Gunderson had five steals.
Statistics
Weston-McEwen: 9-10-15-10 44
Heppner: 19-19-21-3 62
Heppner: Shane Matheny 7 6-6 20, Tim
Dickenson 4 3-4 11, Jared Eckman 5 0-0 10,
Ryan Matteson 3 1-2 8. Craig Scott 1 0-2 3,
Derek Gunderson 1 0-1 2, Casey Evans 0 2-2
2. Joe Papineau 1 1-2 3. Bias Elguezabal 1 0-0
2, Riley Tingue 0 1-2 1, Clint Bellamy, Blake
Knowles 23 14-21 62. Three-pointers: Scott.
Matteson
Weston-McEwen: Clark 3 GW 9, Peterson 3
0-1 8, Eastwood 2 3-7 7, lieuallen 3 0-0 7,
Monaco 2 1-3 5, Grimes 2 0-0 4, Parsons 1 0-0
2. Perrine 0 1-6 1. Tucker 0 1-2 1. 16 9-23 44
Three-pointer: Peterson (2), Lieuallen
Mustangs dropped by Eagles
By Rick Paullus
The visiting Wahtonka Eagles
dropped the Heppner Mustangs,
67-51, on Saturday, Jan. 30. The
game was evenly played except
for the second quarter, which saw
the Eagles’ Jeff Stockett score 16
of his game-high 37 points to help
the Eagles outscore Heppner 23-
9 and take a 36-20 halftime lead.
The Mustangs couldn’t make
up the difference. Shane Matheny
scored 10 points in the fourth quar
ter, but it wasn’t enough as the
Eagles held their 16-pomt lead
through the end.
The Mustangs were led by Tim
Dickenson with 16 points, includ
ing eight for 10 from the free throw
line and eight rebounds. Matheny
ended up with 12 points and two
steals. Ryan Matteson scored nine
points and had two assists. Jared
Eckman scored seven points and
pulled down six rebounds. Derek
Gunderson had four steals and
dished out three assists.
The Mustangs drop to 4-3 in
the Columbia Basin Conference
and to 10-7 overall. Heppner will
hit the road this weekend with
games at Pilot Rock on Friday
night, Feb. 5 and at Sherman
County on Saturday, Feb. 5.
Statistics:
Wahtonka 13-23-18-13 67
Heppner: 11-9-17-14 51
Heppner Tim Dickenson 4 8-10 16, Shane
Matheny 4 4-4 12, Ryan Matteson 3 2-3 9,
Craig Scott 1 1-3 3. Clint Bellamy 1 0-0 2. Bias
Elguezabal 1 0-0 2, C ase y Evans, Derek
Gunderson, Riley Tingue, Joe Papineau 17 16-
22 51 Three-pointer: Matteson
Wahtonka Stockett 12 10-13 37, Baird 3 4-4
10, Yanez 2 0-1 6, Troxel 1 3-5 5, Snyder 1 2-
2 4, Hmatsu 0 2-2 2, Gates 0 1-2 1, Hass 0 1-2
1, Nelson 0 1-2 1. Nicholson, Grey, Porter 19
24-33 67 Three-pointers: Stockett (3), Yanez
( 2 ).
(2). Piper, McCabe
Lady Cards come up shy
A combination of the Lady
Cardinals JV and varsity teams
traveled to Arlington on
Saturday to spar with the
Honkers. The Cardinals came
up shy, 30-32, against the
Honkers at the end of the fourth
quarter.
Junior Brandi Brantley led the
Lady Cardinals in sconng with
11 points followed by freshman
Amellia Peck with nine points.
Brandi Brantley grabbed 10
rebounds for the Cardinals and
Amellia Peck had three steals.
Mustang JVs beat TigerScots
points. Chris Bowman hit a three-
pointer and finished with seven
points.
By Rick Paullus
A strong second half led to a
Heppner Mustangs JV boys’ bas
ketball win over the visiting
Weston-McEwen TigerScots on
Friday, Jan. 29, by the score of
58-47.
The Mustangs led only 23-22
at halftime, but exploded for 35
points in the second half. Stefan
Matheny scored eight of his 14
points, including a three-pointer, in
the fourth quarter.
Michael McCabe led the Mus
tangs with 15 points. Joe Papineau
was also in double figures with 10
Statistics:
Weston-McEwen: 11-11-10-15 47
Heppner 14-9-18-17 58
Heppner: Michael McCabe 7 1-3 15, Stefan
Matheny 4 4-6 14, Joe Papineau 3 4-4 10, Chris
Bowman 2 2-4 7, Clint Bellamy 3 0-1 6, Blake
Knowles 2 1-2 5, Chip Piper 0 1-2 1, Darin
Ployhar 0 0-1 0. 21 13-23 58. Three-pointer:
Matheny (2), Bowman
Correction
Sally Walker's name was
inadvertently omitted from the
picture caption identifying the
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David Brown of Echo scored 12
points for the Cougars in the
first half but the Cardinal
defense was successful in
holding Brown to two points in
the second half. Freshman Brad
Burright scored 13 points,
brought down six rebounds and
grabbed two steals. Mark
McElligott again dominated for
the Cardinals not only in scoring
but also led in rebounding and
captured five steals and blocked
two Cougar basket attempts.
Cardinal varsity falls
In boys' varsity action Ione fell
to the Honkers, 46-52.
Allan Gribskov came on
strong for the Cardinals in the
first quarter, scoring eight
points.
The second quarter seemed to
be slow for the Cardinals as they
scored only two points to
Arlington's eight, ending the
second quarter with Ione trailing
the Honkers by one point, 17-18.
Mark McElligott stepped up
the game in the fourth quarter,
sinking three shots and five free
throws to help the Cardinal
effort. McElligott was pretty
much the front runner for the
Cardinals, leading in scoring
with 18 points and pilfering six
steals. Freshman Brad Burnght
scored a total of nine points and
shot 72 percent from the line.
M ustangs JVs outlast Bulldogs
By Rick Paullus
The Heppner M ustang JV
boys’ basketball team traveled to
Culver on Friday, Jan. 22, and
outlasted the Bulldogs, 56-51.
The Mustangs raced out to a
20-11 lead after one and still led
two to end the third quarter at with Ione in the lead.
The Ione Lady Cardinals
The Lady Cardinals were
27-25 with Ione in the lead.
hosted the Echo Cougars on
Echo then made three baskets scoreless in the second quarter,
Fnday, January 29, and lost in a
and seven out of 15 attempts at allowing the Cougars to sink 12
heartbreaker, 38-36.
the free throw line, lifting them points, ending the first half at 4-
Brandy Bruce of Echo shot one
12 with what looked like might
of two three point shots in the over the Cardinals, 38-36.
be
a Cougar victory.
Lead
scorer
for
the
Lady
first quarter and, at the end of
In the third quarter Nonnee
the first quarter, Echo was up by Cardinals was Nikki McElligott
one point with the score at 14- with 12 points. She also led the Walters and Jennifer Thompson
team with eight rebounds and six shot 100 percent from the free
13.
Ione had difficulty getting to steals. Junior Brandi Brantley throw line. Kristina Powell
the basket in the second quarter, stepped up her game with seven added a basket and a free throw
scoring six points to Echo's nine. points and nabbed eight while Allison Halvorsen sank
two baskets, ending the third
The Lady Cardinals came out rebounds.
In JV girls* action, thè Lady -'quarter with Ione, 15-, and Echo,
in the third quarter and played a
16. Uli. :Ii J i l l • '- • i l l l l f i o d
tough defensive game, allowing o Cardinals ovwdàme the Cougars
Shelby Krebs pretty much
25-23.
the Cougars to score only two
The Cardinals and the Cougars dominated the fourth quarter,
points.
Nikki McElligott
launched in Six points and battled throughout the first scoring eight points for the Lady
Chanssa Gates added another quarter, ending the quarter at 4-2 Cardinals.
J&A
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The Ione boys' varsity put up a
valiant fight before losing to
Echo 38-52.
Ione was outgunned in the first
quarter, scoring eight points to
the Cougars' 21 points, but
managed to hold Echo's
domination the second quarter
with both teams scoring eight
points.
Mark McElligott led the
Cardinal team in scoring with 15
points, including one three-
point bucket in the third quarter.
Lady Cards lose heartbreaker, JVs
overcome Cougars
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Ione b°y s’ varsity puts up
valiant fight in loss to Echo
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OTPR earns
VVPRA honors
36-28 at halftime. Heppner was
outscored 14-10 in the fourth, but
held on for the 56-51 win.
Michael McCabe led the Mus
tangs with 17 points, including a
three-point field goal. Stefan
Matheny added 15 points and was
seven for eight from the free
throw line. Joe Papineau chipped
in with eight points.
Statistics:
Heppner 20-16-10-10 56
Culver 11-17-9-14 51
Heppner Michael McCabe 7 2-3 17. Stefan
Matheny 4 7-8 15. Joe Papineau 3 2-2 8, Chris
Bowman 2 0-2 4, Clint Bellamy 2 0-1 4, Chip
Piper 2 0-1 4, Blake Knowles 1 0-2 2, David
Norton 1 0-2 2, Darin Ployhar 0 0-1 0, Mitch
Matthews 22 11-22 56 Three-pointer McCabe
6C’ team downs
Blue Devils
By Rick Paullus
The Heppner Mustangs “C”
boys’ basketball team used a
strong second half to down the
Condon Blue Devils’ JV team 49-
37 on Monday, Feb. 1. _
David Norton came out on fire
in the first quarter, sconng 11 of
the Mustangs’ 14 points as Condon
could only manage two. But the
Blue Devils came back in the sec
ond quarter to tie the game at 22-
22 at halftime.
The Mustangs used a good de
fense in the second h a lf to
outscore the Blue Devils, 27-15,
to win the game going away.
Norton finished with a game-
high 22 points. Stefan Matheny
added 12 points, including a three-
pointer.
The win improved the “C”
team’s record to 10-3 for the year.
The Mustangs travel to Riverside
on Thursday, Feb. 4, with their
next home game on Thursday,
Feb. 11 against Spray.
Statistics:
Condon: 2-20-9-6 37
Heppner 14-8-15-12 49
Heppner: David Norton 10 2-7 22. Stefan
Matheny 4 3-5 12. Michael McCabe 2 2-2 6,
Brian Rust 2 2-6 6, Brad Bowman 0 2-4 2, Kevin
Drake 0 1-2 1. Brandon Young 0 0-3 0. Kyle
McDaniel 0 0-2 0. Sam Van Liew, Justin Wood.
Jon Bennett. 18 12-31 49 Three-pointer:
Matheny
SympllOIly beglllS
■D k Oregon Tr.il Pro Rodeo
was voted one of the top rodeo
grounds in the Columbia River C Q n C e r t r e h e a i * S a l S
Circuit by Women s Professional
Rodeo Association members.
The Willow Creek Symphony,
Voting was based on the best- under the direction of Ralph
prepared arena ground, with top Wemer, has begun rehearsing
priority given to consistency for its spring concert.
through
all
performances,
Players are needed for the
ground conditions from the first following instruments: clarinets,
through the 12th racer in each saxophones, baritones, french
performance and the extra hom, tuba, and strings. The
attention given to assure safety to symphony will play classical
the women and their horses.
music, sacred music, spirituals
The Walla Walla rodeo was and popular music.
first, OTPR, second, and the
Basic instrument proficiency is
Othello, WA, rodeo, third.
required and musicians of any
Mary Ann and Barry Munkers age are welcome.
received the plaque on behalf of
Rehearsals are held each
OTPR at a luncheon during Tuesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at
circuit finals in Yakima on Jan. the Heppner Middle School band
9. They also received a room.
com m em orative
p o ster
For more information, call
celebrating 50 years of WPRA.
Myma Van Cleave, 676-5448.
(Dr. ‘DonaCd J. Carlson
foot Spedatisi S ?
will be at the Pioneer Memorial Clinic
on February 10th for the diagnosis
and treatment of all foot problems
Heppner
676-5504
Hermiston
567-8750