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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 15, 1999 - SEVEN lone walks away with win over Tigers lone traveled to Stanfield on Tuesday, December 7.The lone JV girls walked away with a win against the Tigers, defeating Stanfield 31-26. Freshman Tracy Griffith led the Lady Cardinals with six points and dished up one assist. Diana McElligott contributed five points and robbed four balls from the Lady Tigers. Jennifer Thompson also had five points to her credit. Jeanette Brantley had an excellent game, with four points, four steals and five rebounds. Cyndi Heagy was the leading rebounder for the Lady Cardinals with six rebounds. Kristina Powell was also a leading force on the boards for the Cardinal team. The lone squad came out at the beginning of the first quarter and were relentless, letting the Stanfield team score only one point to the Cardinals' nine points, By half time the Cardinals were 26 points ahead of Stanfield. The Tigers came out in the fourth quarter and tried to revive their chances by scoring 13. additional points and holding lone to only four points, but their efforts were five points shy of the Cardinals. The JV boys didn't fare as well as their female team members, lone lost to Stanfield, 41-69. Dustin Haguewood scored 12 points, brought down 10 rebounds and scooped out three assists. Dylan Pettyjohn also scored 12 points while Zak Fabian brought in eight points for the Cardinal effort. lone didn't shoot well from the floor, making only 15 of 49 attempts from the field for 31 percent. The Cardinals also found themselves in foul trouble early in the first half with Dustin Haguewood fouling out in the fourth quarter. In varsity action, both teams came out ahead o f the Tigers. The varsity girls defeated Stanfield 51-39. Senior Nikki McElligott and Camie Burright led the Lady Cardinals with 19 points each. McElligott also had 18 rebounds, seven steals and eight assists. Bum ght brought down six rebounds, four steals and three assists. Allison Halvorsen showed great effort by bringing down four rebounds, robbing two balls and handing out four assists for the Cardinal team. The Lady Cardinals shot 75 percent from the free throw line, making three o f four attempts. A last second launch by sophomore Adam Neiffer put the lone men over the Tigers, 67-65. Stanfield started the first half ahead of the Cardinals with a score of 38-32. lone came out in the third quarter to add 17 points and allowing the Tigers to score 16 points. Two three-point missiles by Mark McElligott in the fourth quarter hit their target. Combined with an additional 12 points, the Cardinals came within one point of Stanfield with just seconds left in the game. Adam Neiffer canned the winning shot, bringing home a Cardinal victory. Coach Dennis Stefani said he was pleased with the way his team performed. Mark McElligott scored 24 points for the Cardinals, brought down five rebounds, blocked two Tiger shots, grabbed four steals and handed out four assists for the Cardinals. Brad Burright stored 21 points, brought down nine rebounds and blocked one shot. David Mansfeld scored eight points, robbed one ball from the Tigers and delivered three assists. Cory Bennetto, a well known force on the boards for the Cardinals, walked away with eight rebounds for a total o f 38 rebounds for the season. Heppner C-team boys clip Eagles By Rick Paullus The Heppner M ustang “C” team boys rallied in the fourth quarter to nip the visiting Spray Eagles, 37-35, on Thursday, Dec. 9, to get their first win of the sea son. They are now 1-2. The Mustangs played well in the first quarter, building a 6-2 lead, but went cold in the second and led only 15-13 at halftime. The Eagles came out hot in the sec ond half, building a six point lead in the fourth before the Mustangs began their comeback. Doug O rw ick hit 4-4 free throws and Jerry Shank scored on Freshman Lacey Matteson had a huge game to lead the Heppner Mustangs girls varsity to an easy 60-27 win over the visiting Echo Cougars on Tuesday, Dec. 7. The win im proved the M ustangs’ record to 3-1 on the year. The Mustangs jumped out to a 24-3 lead after one and led 34-15 at halftime. The Mustangs put the game away in the third, outscoring the Cougars 19-0. Matteson hit four three-point ers on her way to 24 points, Births Ulises Rosas Calvillo-a son Ulises Rosas was bom to Teresa and G u illerm o C a lv illo o f Boardman on November 23,1999 at Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 8 lbs. 15 oz. Jovanni Lepolo Gonzalez-a son Jovanni Lepolo was bom to Natalia Felix o f Boardman on N ovem ber 28, 1999 at Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 2 lbs. 15'/iOz. Trent Don Howey-a son, Trent Don, was bom to Raymond and Tami Howey, Hermiston, at Good Shepherd Hospital on November 29, 1999. rhe baby weighed 10 lbs., 1 oz. and measured 21 inches long. He joins a brother, Justin, five, at home. Grandparents are April and Donny Wilson. Heppner Great- grandparents are Bud and Delores Wilson, Hermiston. I By Rick Paullus The Heppner Mustang varsity girls basketball team took second place at the Condon Christmas Tournament over the weekend of Dec. 10-11 after losing to Condon, 53-33. The Mustangs stayed with the Blue Devils in the first quarter, trailing only 7-6 after one and were behind 20-14 at halftime. But the Mustangs came out cold in the second half, getting outscored 33- 19, to suffer their second loss of the pre-season. The Mustangs’ record is now 4-2. Casey Ingraham led the Mus tangs with 11 points, six rebounds and two assists. Ashley Ropp had seven points and three steals. Amy Papineau had five points and five rebounds. San Juanita Elguezabal pulled down six re bounds. To get to the championship game, the Mustangs easily de feated the shorthanded Prairie City Panthers, 62-28. The Pan thers, withjust five players, could not keep up with the Mustangs, falling behind 21-8 after one and 32-15 at halftime. Ingraham scored eight points in the first and third quarters to fin JV girls shoot down C ougars ish with a game-high 18 points. She also had three steals Meghan Bailey had nine points and 12 re bounds. Shelley Rietmann had eight points and 11 rebounds. Ropp hit three three-pointers and finished with nine points and three steals. Trisha Adams grabbed eight rebounds. Lacey Matteson had three steals. Statistics: Game One Prairie C ity -8 7 7 6 - 28 Heppner-21 11 15 15 - 62 Prame City Denton 4 4-10-12, Munyon 3 2-6-8. Anderson 2 2-7-6, Voigt 0 2-5-2 Wheeler 9 10-28-28 T hre e -p o in te rs: none Heppner: Casey Ingraham 9 0-0-18, Ashley Ropp 3 0-2-9, Meghan Bailey 3 3- 6-9, Shelley Rietmann 3 2-2-8, San Juanita Elguezabal 2 1-4-5, Trisha Adams 2 0-0- 4, M arissa M cC abe 1 0 -0 -3 , Lacey Matteson 1 0-1-2, Jenni Patton 1 0-0-2, Amy Papineau 1 0-0-2, Brett Barber, Jodie Carlson 26 6-15-62. Three-pointer Ropp (3). McCabe. Game Two Heppner-6 8 10 9 - 33 C ondon-7 13 16 17 - 53 Heppner: Ingraham 3 5-5-11 Ropp 2 2-2-7, Papineau 2 1-3-5, Adams 0 4-4-4. M cCabe 1 0-2-2, R ietm ann 1 0-0-2, Elguezabal 0 2-3-2, Matteson, Barber! Bailey, C arlson, Patton. 9 14-19-33. Three-pointer: Ropp C o n d o n: J a m ie s o n 6 1 -2 -1 3 , Nicholson 5 0-0-11, Snyder 4 2-2-10, m ! D urfey 4 2-4-10, S. D urfey 1 4-4-6, W ilkin s 1 1-2-3, W iem er, A nderson, Kennedy 21 10-14-53. Three-pointer: Nicholson. C-team girls nipped by Cardinals By Rick Paullus The Heppner M ustang “C ” team girls, with two players from the JV team, lost a close game to the lone JVs, 27-23, in lone on Thursday, Dec. 9. The Mustangs and Cardinals were tied at 14-14 at halftime, but lone outscored Heppner by two points in both the third and fourth quarters to get the win. Jesse Gutierrez hit three three- pointers to lead the Mustangs with nine points and grabbed eight re- bounds. Jesse Kempas hit a three- pointer and grabbed seven re bounds. Kelsie Greenup grabbed seven rebounds and Sarah Eckman, Nikki Sisk and Marci Miller each pulled down five re bounds. Statistics: Heppner- 6 8 4 5 - 23 lone- 8 6 6 7 - 27 Heppner: Jesse Gutierrez 3 0-0-9, Jesse Kempas 1 1-2-4, Paula Spicerkuhn 2 0-0-4, Marci Miller 0 2-2-2, Nikki Sisk 1 0-0-2, Kelsie G reenup 1 0-2-2, Sarah Eckman, Cindy Gall. 8 3-6-23. Three- pointer: Gutierrez (3), Kempas. Sheriff's Report The Morrow County Sheriff s Office (MCSO) reports handling the following business: Nov. 15: MCSO received a a lay-in to get the Mustangs close. report from a subject who said Leland Rill scored on a rebound the former owner of their place to give the Mustangs the lead and keeps coming on the property they held on from there. and taking things. Shank scored nine points to -MCSO received a report o f a lead a balanced scoring attack man driving crazy in the parking with Orwick scoring eight, Kelly ’ lot at His Place in Boardman. Paullus, seven, and Don Adams -MCSO received a request for adding six. a deputy to pick up bad checks at Statistics: Brown's Truck Stop in Irrigon. S pray-2 11 10 12 - 35 -MCSO received a report that Heppner- 6 9 6 16 - 37 someone broke the lock o f a Heppner: Jerry Shank 4 1-4-9, Doug storage shed at Irrigon Mini Orwick 2 4-8-8, Kelly Paullus 3 1-2-7, Storage and stole things. Don Adams 3 0-2-6, Adam Bergstrom 1 1-2-3, Robert Whalen 1 0-2-2, Leland Rill -MCSO received a report from 1 0-0-2, Conor Kilkenny 0 0-3-0, Trevor and Imgon woman that a Rhea, Jon Bennett. 15 7-23-37. neighborhood boy was shooting at the neighborhood pets with a bow and arrow. -MCSO arrested Ronald Gene McGraw for violation o f his grabbed seven rebounds, had two release agreement. assists and three steals. Casey -Heppner Police Department Ingraham scored 14 points and had received report o f a male subject three steals. Shelley Rietmann had trespassing at a residence again. seven points, six rebounds and two -Heppner Ambulance received steals. Meghan Bailey came off a request for an ambulance to the bench to score six points and respond to the Pioneer Memorial Hospital emergency room to grab four rebounds. Statistics: transport a patient to Good Echo- 3 12 0 9 - 24 Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston. Heppner- 24 10 19 7 - 60 -Boardman Police Department, Echo: Buck 2 5-9-9, Thomas 2 2-3-6, MCSO received a report from a Bruce 2 1-2-5, Lewis 1 2-3-4, Terry 0-0- male subject that he was jumped 2-0, Hernandez 0 0-1-0, W. Holben, C. by four individuals. Bruce, Arlstequi, K. Holben. 7 10-19-24. Three-pointers: none. Nov. 16: Oregon State Police Heppner: Lacey Matteson 10 0-1-24, received two disconnected 911 Casey Ingraham 7 0 -1 -1 4 , S h elley calls to a Boardman residence. Rietmann 2 3-3-7, Meghan Bailey 2 2-4- -OSP received report from a 6. Ashley Ropp 1 1-2-4, San Juanita female subject who said a girl Elguezabal 1 0-0-2, Jenni Patton 1 0-1-2, was at her house saying her Amy Papineau 0 1-4-1, Marissa McCabe. mother and father were getting Trisha Adams, Jodie Carlson. 24 7-16- 60. Three-pointer: Matteson (4), Ropp. physical and her father was trying to choke her mother. -HPD received report of a disconnected 911 call from a Heppner residence. The call was not be from the residence and it By Rick Paullus was determined that the line was The Heppner Mustangs JV girls not working. team used a big second half to -OSP received report of a black beat the Echo Cougars, 53-16, in Aura driving at a high rate of speed on 1-84. Heppner on Tuesday, Dec. 7. -MCSO received report from a The M ustangs led 24-14 at halftime, but blew out the Cougars woman in Pendleton that a 29-2 in the second half to win Boardman woman was easily. The win keeps the JV girls threatening her and interfering perfect on the year at 4-0. with a child custody situation. -MCSO received report of Jesse Gutierrez led the Mus horses out on someone else's tangs with 19 points, including property in Irngon. three three-pointers and seven -John Marvin Talbot, 40, steals. Jenni Patton had 12 points Boardman, was arrested for and pulled down 15 rebounds. Assault IV Domestic felony, he Statistics: was lodged at Umatilla County E cho - 7 7 0 2 - 16 Jail with $7,500 bail. Heppner-12 12 10 19 - 53 Heppner Jesse Gutierrez 19, Jenni -Umatilla County Sheriffs Patton 12. Jodie Carlson 7, Meghan Bailey Office arrested Frank D. 5. Sarah Eckman 4, Brett Barber 4. Nikki Battaglia, 20, on a Morrow Sisk 2. Paula Spicerkuhn 23 5-9-53 County Circuit Court warrant for Three-pointer Gutierrez (3). Bailey M ustangs blast Cougars, 60-27 By Rick Paullus Mustang girls take second at Condon contempt of court. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with $20,000 bail. -MCSO received report from a Boardman woman that her three- year-old child was locked in the car with the motor running. -Oregon Department of Transportation received report of a grass fire on 1-84 EB, milepost 168. It was an ODOT controlled bum. MCSO received report from a woman that a male subject was at her residence again and she wanted him cited for trespassing. -OSP received report of a 4x4 piece of lumber in the center land on 84 WB, milepost 152-153. -MCSO received request for a deputy regarding a juvenile problem at Columbia Middle School in Irrigon. -Oregon Forestry Dept, received a report of an unattended fire just before the Blake's Ranch complex. -BPD arrested Rusty Alan McGuire, 42, Longview, WA, for Theft II. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with $6,000 bail. -BPD received a request for an officer for a man who says his wife is leaving the children unattended. -MCSO arrested Deanie Floyd Slover, 44, Boardman, for criminal mistreatment. Nov. 17: MCSO received report o f a wallet stolen and a VISA card used six-seven times. -MCSO received request for assistant for a woman in contacting her niece to notify her o f a death in the family. -OSP received a report from a man in Irrigon that he shot a dog chasing his sheep. Two more dogs got away and caller wanted the owners cited. -Morrow County Road Department received report of a stop sign broken at Columbia Lane/Patterson Ferry Road. MCSO received report of a fire west of Paul Smith Road. It was a controlled bum. MCSO received report of a domestic dispute in a blue Dodge pickup on 1-84. The officer was unable to locate anything. -MCSO received report o f a missing employee on the Forest Service fire crew. The employee was located. -MCSO received request from Services to Children and Families for a deputy to assist with a home visit. MCSO received report of a suspicious vehicle in the area of Imgon Mobile Court. The officer was unable to locate anything. -HPD received report of two- three young people in a small Pontiac driving on the grass at the cemetery.. -MCSO arrested Hugh Eric Hiatt, 34, for Disorderly Conduct, Resisting Arrest and Assaulting a Public Safety Officer. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with $15,000 bail. -MCSO received a report from a Boardman man that he found street signs in one o f his vehicles his son had been driving. -MCSO received report o f a two-vehicle, non-injury accident at the Oasis RV Park in Imgon. -MCSO received report of a Dodge pickup weaving in and out of lanes. The driver was stopped in Boardman and was not drunk, iust tired. Nov. 18: MCSO, Boardman Police Dept., Boardman ambu lance received a report of a man assaulted by another man. The complainant was kicked in the throat and was having trouble breathing. He refused transport. MCSO received a report that a trap set by the government trap per caught the neighbor’s dog. MCSO received a report from a Boardman woman who is con cerned about two dogs that bother her children on the way to school. Oregon State Police, Board- man Police Dept, received a re port of a dom estic dispute in Boardman. It was a verbal argu ment over restraining order paper work. MCSO received a report o f a dog bite to a child at the Irngon Mobile Court. The child was taken to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. MCSO received a request for a deputy at Irrigon City Hall con cerning illegal dumping of trash. MCSO received a report of suspicious circum stances at a Boardman residence. Oregon State Police arrested Julian Velasco-Robles, 18, for Failure to Appear/Driving while License Suspended on a Morrow County warrant. He was lodged at the Umatilla County Jail with $6,000 bail. MCSO received a request for an officer to stand by while a male subject retrieved his belongings. Boardman Police Dept, cited Frank Albert Morgan, Jr., 38, for Assault IV. MCSO received a report from an Imgon woman that her neigh bor shot their cat with a shotgun. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a request for an officer concerning a problem involving drugs. Oregon State Police received a report of a possible drunk driver in a white pickup pulling an Air- stream trailer. MCSO received a report of possible child molestation. Oregon State Police received a report o f a conversation on a CB about a vehicle with a grill smashed in, windows fogged up and flashers on on 1-84, milepost 130 westbound. MCSO received a report of an unlocked door at a Boardman resi dence. MCSO received a report from an Imgon woman that she be lieved her son in Washington was beating on his wife. The woman said she was coming off strong drugs and had homicidal/suicidal urges. The daughter-in-law was okay. Nov. 19: MCSO deputy cited a 17 year old for MIP-tobacco. MCSO received a report of a civil problem concerning a boat the caller wanted to repossess. MCSO received a report of a male subject with a gun who was threatening someone at an Imgon residence. Heppner ambulance received a request for an ambulance at a Heppner residence for an un known problem. MCSO received a report from a Boardm an wom an that the neighbors are stealing her wood. MCSO received a request for a deputy from a Cecil man con cerning a dog in the midst of his sheep. MCSO, Oregon State Police, Arlington, Boardman and Hepp ner ambulances received a report of a male with chest pains. Ar lington requested mutual aid and Boardman did not have a crew. The patient was brought by pri vate vehicle to picked up by the Heppner ambulance and trans V ported to Good Shepherd Commu nity Hospital in Hermiston. MCSO, Boardman and Imgon ambulances received a request for an ambulance for a 60 year old woman who was dizzy and hav ing trouble breathing. Boardman ambulance requested mutual aid and Imgon ambulance responded. The patient was transported from Boardman junction off the Hepp ner ambulance en route to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. Oregon State Police received a report of a man who shot with buckshot a Rottweiler that killed four o f his sheep MCSO received a report of a man who threatened to kill his son and ex-wife in Imgon. The sub ject was believed to have a war rant out for him. He was possibly armed and had a history of being abusive. M CSO relayed a m essage from the Hermiston Police Dept, to deliver a message to a man at an Imgon motel to contact Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. MCSO received a request for a deputy from a man concerning picking up his kids. MCSO received a report of tires slashed, a car graffitied and a mailbox smashed in Imgon. Heppner Police Dept, received a report of a large group of teens hanging around the high school at 8:56 p.m. An officer was unable to locate anyone. MCSO, Imgon ambulance re ceived a request to respond to the Imgon Moose Lodge. One patient was transported. Heppner Police Dept, received a report o f suspicious circum stances with someone attempting to take something out of a shed. The subjects were in a newer white car playing music. MCSO deputy arrested Mike Lynch, 41, on a Tn-County Cor rections warrant for Parole Vio lation. MCSO deputy arrested Kyle Donald Hill, 23, for Failure to Pay Fine/Disorderly Conduct. He was lodged at the Umatilla County Jail with $636 fine. Nov. 20: MCSO, Heppner Police Dept., Heppner ambulance received a report of a 40-50 year old man with a 30.06 gunshot to his hand at a camp above Cutsforth Park. He was brought down by private vehicle and was losing a lot of blood. The subject, who said the gun blew up on him, was air lifted out. Heppner Police Dept, received a 911 call from a Heppner resi dence. An officer found a verbal domestic dispute in progress. The male half of the dispute told the HPD officer to leave and he did with no action taken. MCSO received a report of a threatening phone call in Irrigon. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of possible child abuse in Boardman. It was deter mined to be a verbal dispute only. MCSO received a report o f a dog secured in a black vehicle for a week in Imgon. MCSO received a report of a man lying off Highway 730 across from the school in Imgon. An of ficer was unable to locate anyone. MCSO received a report of a derogatory message with a lot of cursing left on a phone message. The person reporting the incident has caller ID. MCSO, Boardm an Police Dept, received a report of a black lab shot with a BB gun. Heppner Police Dept., Hepp ner ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a woman with a heart problem. The patient was transported to Pioneer Me morial Hospital in Heppner. MCSO, Heppner Police Dept, received a report from a female subject that she brought a male subject who had injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident to Pio neer Memorial Hospital in Hepp ner The patient, who had internal injuries, was transported to St. .Anthony’s Hospital in Pendleton. MCSO received a report of a two-vehicle accident in Imgon. It was a non-injury accident. MCSO received a request to contact a female subject. Boardman Police Dept, ar rested Charles William Davis, 41, on an Imgon Justice Court war rant. He posted bail of $600. MCSO, Heppner Police Dept., Heppner ambulance received a report o f an attempted suicide. M orrow C ounty B ehavioral Health also responded.
