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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 8, 1999 C ards handed tough loss lone ended the first quarter up The lone Lady Cardinals were by three points, but the Pilot Rock handed a tough loss on Nov. 30 against the Pilot Rock Rockets. team had a big quarter in the next The Lady Cardinals succumbed period, scoring another 17 points. to the Rockets, 51 -50, in their first By halftime, the Rockets had a 29- 21 lead on the Lady Cardinals. game of the season. lone’s big quarter came in the Seniors Nikki McElligott and Camie Burright led the Lady Car third, when lone added another 15 dinals on their quest. McElligott points to the Cardinals’ score, scored 22 points, brought down keeping Pilot Rock down to nine seven rebounds, dished out three points. Nonnee Walter launched 'assists and blocked one Rocket a three-point bucket in the third shot. Camie Burright scored 18 quarter. points, brought down four re Junior Allison Halvorsen bounds and dished up two assists. showed inspiring hustle by nabbing She also canned three shots from two steals from the Rockets. three-point territory. fCf team boys lose to Vikings by Rick Paullus The Heppner Mustang boys "C" team couldn't stay up with the visiting Umatilla Vikings, losing 72-34 on Monday, Dec. 6. The Mustangs were down just 12-6 after one but fell behind 38- lb at halftime. The Mustangs played well in the fourth quarter, getting seven points, including a three-pointer from Kelly Paullus and four points from Adam Bergstrom. Paullus led the Mustangs with 15 points with Donald Adams, Conor Kilkenny and Bergstrom each scoring four. The "C" team is back in action on Thursday, Dec. 9, at 5;30 p.m. with the girls playing Pendleton and the boys playing the Spray JVs. Statistics Umatilla 12 26 15 17- 72 Heppner 6 10 4 14-34 Heppner - Kelly Paullus 4 4-9- 15, Donald Adams 2 0-5-4, Conor Kilkenny 2 0-2-4, Adam Bergstrom 2 0-0-4, Josh Winters 1 0-0-2, Trevor Rhea 1 0-2-2, Robert Whalen 1 0-1-2, Doug Orwick 0 0-1-1, Leland Rill, John Bennett, Cory Breeding, Jerry Shank. 14 5-21-34 3 pt - Paullus. JV boys fall short at Joseph The Heppner Mustang JV boys basketball team fell behind early and nearly came all the way back but fell to the Joseph Eagles, 47- 46, in Joseph on Saturday, Dec. 4. The Mustangs fell behind 15-6 after one and were behind by as much as 16 in the second half before mounting a comeback. Brian Rust hit a three-pointer and Justin Wood hit five of six free throws in the fourth to lead the comeback. The Mustangs took the lead by one with 10 seconds left, but the Eagles scored with five seconds left to take the win. Rust hit on three three-pointers on his way to 13 points and Wood ended up hitting eight of 10 free throws, scoring 10 points. Chip Piper and Sam VanLiew each added eight points. The JVs' next game will be in lone with the girls' game beginning at 5 p.m. Heppner 6 12 12 16-46 Joseph 15 11 13 8 -47 Heppner- Brian Rust 5 0-3-13, Justin Wood 18-10-10, Chip Piper 4 0-3-8, Sam VanLiew 4 0-08, Brad Adams 1 3-4-5, Brad Bowman 1 0-0-2, Brandon Young, Brian Sweeney, 16 11- 20 46. 3 pt - Rust 3. Tone Cardinals lose to Rockets The lone Cardinal varsity men couldn’t quite keep up with the Pilot Rock Rockets, losing their first game of the season. 88-60, on Nov. 30. Brad Burright, a powerhouse for the lone team, was the lead ing scorer for the Cardinals with 16 points. Burright also brought down the most rebounds for lone, accompanied by Cory Bennetto who had 11 rebounds to his credit. Bennetto also was noted as a key player by coach Dennis Stefani, who said, “Bennetto did an excel lent job on the boards for our team.” Mark McElligott and Jacob Neiffer hit the only two three- point shots in the game, McElligott in the second quarter and Neiffer in the fourth quarter. Coach Stefani said he was impressed with Korey Morgan. “He (Mor gan) did an excellent job of bring ing the ball down the court for us,” said Stefani. Morgan also had three steals from the Pilot Rock team. Senior Allan Gribskov shot 80 percent from the free throw line for the Cardinals and contributed 12 points to the Cardinals. The lone men out-rebounded the Pilot Rock team pulling down 47 of the 90 rebounds. Lady Card JVs fall to Pilot Rock The Lady Cardinal JV team fell to the Pilot Rock Rockets on Nov. 30, losing the game, 54-20. Sophomore Salli McElligott and freshman Tracy Griffith each brought six points to the Cardinal score. lone was able to keep the first quarter tight, ending the quarter at 7-6, but Pilot Rock pulled away in the second quarter and the Lady Cardinals were unable to keep up with the Rockets. McElligott canned the only three-point shot for the Cardinals, while Griffith shot 75 percent from the floor. Mustang JVs beat Condon lone teams participate in basketball tourneys The lone Cardinal basketball teams traveled to the other side ot the Blue Mountains to play in tournaments the first part of the month, with the lone varsity teams participating in the Enterprise Tournament and the junior varsity teams participating in the Wallowa Tournament. On Dec. 3, the lone varsity boys suffered a loss at the hands of Enterprise, 47-45. At the end of the third quarter, lone had a 17 point lead but Enterprise had a huge fourth quarter, scoring 23 points and holding the Cardinals to only four points. Brad Burright was the leading scorer for the lone team with 16 points, aided by Korey Morgan and his 10 point contribution. Cory Bennetto was the leading rebounder for the Cardinals. On Dec. 4, the Cardinals chal lenged Wallowa High School, fall ing to Wallowa, 42-34. Mark McElligott was the high scorer for lone with 16 points. McElligott also grabbed three steals and handed off five assists. David Mansfeld contributed six points to the Cardinal effort, shoot ing 60 percent from the floor. Bennetto was again the reckon ing force on the boards, leading the Cardinals in rebounds. The Lady Cardinal varsity team relentlessly hammered Wallowa by defeating the Cougars, 46-18. Nikki McElligott scored 17 points, grabbed 23 rebounds and had five steals. Allison Halvorsen scored 13 points, pulled down 12 rebounds, dished out three assists and also took two steals to her credit. Camie Burright lead the Lady Cardinals with eight assists. The lone ladies returned on Saturday to defend their winning streak by squaring off against Enterprise. The Lady Cardinals went into double overtime before losing to Enterprise, 53-51. Nikki McElligott was once by Rick Paullus again lone’s lead scorer with 25 points, followed by Camie Burright with 18 points. Burright made 75 percent of her free throw attempts, while McElligott re mained a dominant force, leading the team in rebounds, assists, blocked shots and steals. While the varsity teams com peted in Enterprise, the junior var sity teams were in a battle of their own in Wallowa. Both the Lady Cardinals and the Cardinal boys brought home the second place tournament honors. Stats for the lone JV boys were unavailable at presstime. The Lady Cardinals JV team competed against Enterprise for their first game of the tournament, defeating Enterprise, 25-15. Jeanette Brantley led the Lady Cards with six points. Nonnee Walters contributed five points, one a three-point shot in the sec ond quarter. Jennifer Thompson and Diana McElligott contributed four points each to the Cardinal cause. Enterprise jumped out in the first quarter, leading the Cardinals, 3-1, with Salli McElligott the lone scorer for lone. The Cardinals came out in the second quarter unloading nine points and holding Enterprise to a scoreless quarter. Once again, Enterprise out- scored the Cardinals in the third quarter, making seven points to lone’s four points, but lone came back and gave their all, scoring an additional 11 points and holding Enterprise to five points in the fourth quarter. The Lady Cardinals returned on Saturday to play against Pilot Rock, falling to the Rockets, 34- 24. Freshman Caitlin Orem lead the lone team with six points, aided by Cyndi Heagy and Jennifer Th ompson, each with four points. Salli McElligott shot 67 percent at the free throw line for lone. JV girls down Condon by Rick Paullus The Heppner Mustang girls JV basketball team won their first game of the season, beating the visiting Condon Blue Devils, 42- 31, on Tuesday, Nov. 30. After falling behind by nine after one quarter, the Mustangs shut out the Blue Devils 13-0 in the second to take a 17-13 halftime lead. The Mustangs pulled away in second half for the 42-31 win. Meghan Bailey and Brett Barber led thfe MUstangs with 12 points each. Jenni Patton added eight. Jesse Gutierrez and Barber each hit three-pointers. Condon 13 0 6 12-31 Heppner 4 13 12 13-42 Heppner - Meghan Bailey 6 0-4- 12, Brett Barber 5 1-4-12, Jenni Patton 4 0-0-8, Jesse Gutierrez 2 0-0-5, Jodi Carlson 1 0-0-2, Sarah Eckman 1 0-0-2, Jesse Kempas 1 0-2-2, Kelsey Greenup 0 0-0-0, Paula Spicer-Kuhn 0 0- 0-0,. 20 1-10-42. 3pt - Barber, Gutierrez. Boardman chamber plans speaker Jonathan Ferrari will be the featured speaker at the December 15 Boardman Chamber of Commerce meeting. The Chamber Board of Directors and committee chairs will also be recognized for 1999 leadership and service responsibilities. Ferrari is a community development intern with the University of Oregon RARE Program. While in Boardman he will focus on the process of development of a Boardman downtown master plan. Those wishing to purchase a lunch for the Chamber meeting must RSVP, 481-2571 or 481- 3014. by Monday, December 13. The Heppner Mustang boys' JV basketball team won their first game of the season over the visiting Condon Blue Devils, 43- 33, on Tuesday, Nov. 30. The Mustangs were down 9-8 after one despite David Piper’s six points in the quarter. Brad Adams scored eight points in the second quarter as the Mustangs came back to take a 20-17 lead at halftime. The Mustangs blew open the game in the third quarter, outsconng the Blue Devils 16-5, and hung on in the fourth for the ten point win. Brian Rust led the Mustangs JV girls remain perfect with Joseph win by Rick Paullus After falling behind 10-3 after the first quarter, the Heppner Mustang JV girls' team used a huge second half to easily beat the Joseph E-gals, 55-27, in Joseph on Saturday, Dec. 4. The Mustangs used two three- pointers by Jesse Gutierrez in the second quarter to stay close as the halftime score was 20-15. The Mustangs came out smoking in the third quarter, getting seven points each from Meghan Bailey and Brett Barber and outscoring Joseph 21-2 to take a 36-22 lead after three. Barber scored seven and Jodie Carlson add six as the Mustnags A Great Big THANK YOU To All Who Made Stroll Heppner & -*r The Ligh't Parade A HUGE SUCCESS! afe" lone JVs lose to Rockets Jeremy Rietmann seemed to be on a mission, scoring 13 points for the lone boys’ JV basketball team against the Pilot Rock Rockets on Nov. 30. Rietmann had an excellent game, blocking two Rocket bas kets and nabbing two steals from the Rockets. lone was unable to overcome the Rockets, however, losing their T o o n e and. a ll “A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR” from the Heppner Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants Committee T'- first game, 79-44. Dustin Haguewood scored eight points for the lone men, shooting 100 percent from the free throw line and had 16 rebounds. Adam McCabe shot 50 percent from the floor and checked one Rocket shot. Adam Neiffer led the team with assists. The lone men shot 22 percent from the floor and 46 percent from the free throw line. Seniors plan New ___ . j L C3T S li<VC p 3 T t \ “Steppin’ Lively Into The 21 st Century” will be the theme of the St. Patrick’s Senior Center New Year’s Eve party on Friday, Dec. 31 from 10:30 p.m.-12:30a.m. “We’re planning to have some fun reminiscing about the 20th Century, planning and prophesy ing the 21 st and a whole lot more,” says a spokesperson. Guests may bring potluck fin ger food. Drinks will be provided. Anyone needing transportation may call the senior center office, 676-9030. sm w m o aiL E fts. A certification course for young riders will be held at Columbia Basin Electric Co-op on Dec. 18 beginning at 9 a.m. Anyone operating a snowmobile must have a valid driver’s license or certificate. There is no age limit and no charge for the course. Pre-register by calling 676-5401 or 989-8342. For Ch riot mao Shopping 1 2 - 4 p.m . * FIN LE Y BUTTES LANDFILL M ajor P a r a d e & R e in d e e r S p o n so r -^r didn't let up, outscoring the E- gals 19-5 to win going away, 55- 27. Barber finished with 14 points and five steals and Sarah Eckman had eight points. Carlson had eight points and six rebounds and Gutierrez had seven points and four assists. Jenni Patton had 14 rebounds and four steals. Kelsey Greenup grabbed six rebounds. Heppner 3 12 21 19-55 Joseph 10 10 2 5 - 27 Heppner - Brett Barber 5 4-6-14, Jodie Carlson 4 0-0-8, Sarah Eckman 3 2-2-8, Jessie Gutierrez 2 1-2-7, Meghan Bailey 2 3-4-7, Jenni Patton 1 3-4-5, Kelsey Greenup 2 0-0-4, Jessie Kempas 1 0-2-2. 20 13-20-55. 3 pt - Gutierrez 2. WE ARE OPEN SUNDAYS j&f "Contributors: Columbia Basin, East Oregonian, Murray Drugs, Les Schwab, Klamath First, Morrow Development Corporation, Bucknums, Peterson's, Gardner's and Central Red Apple. "Parade: Bob Kahl, Abby Kahl, Darrel Raver A Judges. "Special thanks to Bert A Kim Houweling, owners of Central Red Apple; Dave Sykes, Heppner Gazette; Kim Bach, BEO; Green Feed; Craig Office Supply and Santa for making the photos possible. "For the Live Nativity by Hope and Valby Lutheran churches and All Saints Episcopal Church, participants and livestock. "Music provided by the HHS band and the Junior/Senior Choir. "The 20 light parade entrants who put in long hours to create an event for the enjoyment of the Willow Creek Valley. * Those who provided food A beverages for people “strolling" Heppner. "All who attended the “KNOW" dance party. "Everyone who joined the community event. with 11 points and Piper and Adams each had 10. Statistics Condon 9 8 5 11 - 33 Heppner 8 12 16 7 -43 Condon - Durfey 5 2-3-12, Bednar 2 2-7-6, V. Lantis 2 0-1- 4, Z. Lantis 1 1-5-3, Clark 1 1-2- 3, Allen 1 0-0-2, Smith 0 1-2-1, Winters 0 1-2-1, D. Campbell 0 0-1-0, Messenger, Kilgore, Howard 12 9-26-33. Heppner - Brian Rust 5 1-2-11, David Piper 5 0-0-10, Brad Adams 5 0-2-10, Sam VanLiew 2 0-0-4, Justin Wood 2 0-0-4, Brandon Young 0 2-5-2, Brian Sweeney, Brad Bowman 2 points. 20 3-9-43. December 12th * It ~ 19th Murray 'Drugs/Country %)se Gardner's Men's ‘Wear i Peterson's Jewelers Coast to Coast Sfioe ‘Sox. Merry Chridtmxid!
