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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner Oregon Wednesday, January 26, 2000 Mustang girls beat Stanfied Tigers Mustang boys fall to Tigers in OT, 63-62 By Rick Paullus By Rick Paullus The Heppner Mustang boys’ varsity lost a war of attrition to the visiting Stanfield Tigers, 63-62, in overtime on Friday, Jan 21. The loss dropped the Mustangs’ CBC record to 2-3 and their over all record to 9-8 overall. The M ustangs lost Joe Papineau early in the third quar ter after he sprained his ankle, and lost B lake K now les, Ryan Matteson and Clint Bellamy to fouls, but still battled the Tigers to the end. The game was tied at 60- 60 in overtime when the Tigers’ Kain Alarcon hit a three-pointer with 18 seconds left Michael McCabe scored with four seconds left but the Tigers held onto the ball out o f bounds as the buzzer went off. The Tigers took a 12-7 lead after one quarter, but Papineau scored on a three point play, hit a lay-in on a nice pass from Knowles and hit a short jumper. McCabe then scored on a rebound basket to give the Mustangs a 16- 14 lead. A th re e -p o in te r by McCabe gave the Mustangs a 19- 18 lead but the Tlgers came back to lead 27-23 before a basket by Knowles closed out the first half with the Tigers ahead. 27-25. Knowles started out the third quarter with a basket to tie the score at 27-27 and McCabe and Bellamy scored to make it 31 -29. Knowles scored on a rebound basket to give the Mustangs a 33- 31 lead but the Tigers came back to take a 37-36 lead after three. Bellamy scored six points and McCabe hit two free throws as the Mustangs took a 44-41 lead. Matteson hit a free throw and a lay-in on a nice pass from Craig Scott to increase the lead to 4 7 - 43. The Tigers came back to tie the game but Matteson scored on a rebound basket and McCabe hit a lay-in on a nice pass from Stefan Matheny to make it 51 -47. Scott hit a lay-in to make it 54- 51 but the Tigers came back to take a 56-54 lead. McCabe hit two free throws to tie it at 56-56 with p no to oy Joyce Hughes Blake Knowles streatches for a rebound against Stanfield. l : 13 left. The Tigers missed two free throws with 15 seconds left and the Mustangs controlled the rebound and called timeout at set up a last shot. Matteson took the ball down the baseline and made a short jump shot with two sec onds left but was called for an offensive foul, his fifth, taking away the basket. Matheny hit two free throws to open the overtime period but the Tigers came back to take a 59-58 lead. McCabe hit two free throws to give the Mustangs a 60- 59 lead but the Tigers came back to tie the game with two minutes left, then won the game with Alarcon's basket. McCabe led the Mustangs with 22 points, including 9-10 from the free throw line, pulled down nine rebounds and had four steals. JV boys hold on to beat Tigers By Rick Paullus The Heppner Mustang JV boys took a 16-10 lead after one and held on to beat the visiting Stanfield Tigers, 43-40. on Friday, Jan. 21. The Mustangs led 33-29 going into the fourth, but the Tigers came back to tie it at 37-37 late in the quarter. Brian Rust hit back-to- back runmngjumpers from inside the key, the last with 1:15 left, to give the Mustangs a 41-37 lead. The Tigers got to within 41-40. but Kevin Drake made two tree throws with three seconds left to clinch the game for the Mustangs. The win improved the Mus tangs’ record to 7-6 on the year. Brad Adams hit three three- pointers and finished with 11 points to lead the Mustangs. Rust fin ished with 10 points and Justin Wood played a strong game off the bench and finished with nine points. Statistics: Stanfield 10 12 7 11 - 40 Heppner 16 10 7 10 - 43 Heppner Brad Adams 3 2-211, Brian Rust 4 1 -3 10, Justin Wood 4 1-2 9. David Piper 3 0-0 6, Kelly Paullus 2 0-14. Kevin Drake 0 2-2 2. Donald Adams 0 1-2 1, Sam Van I lew 0 0-3 0. Brad Bowman 0 0-1 0. 16 7-16 43 Three-pointers: B Adams (3). Rust Band plans pop can drive The Heppner High School Band has planned a pop can drive for the weekend after the Super Bowl. Band members ask that people save their cans for pickup next Friday or Saturday, February 4-5. The band is raising money to help pay for transportation and lodging costs for a trip to Coeur d' Alene. At Coeur d' Alene, the band plans a performance at the Silverwood theme park to offset costs to attend the park. They also plan to check out band programs at area colleges. W hy live with a diet that says no pizza, no cake, no fun? (Now there’s no reason to.) Now Weight Watchers easy I '2*3 Success Plan lets you en|oy any food you crave' B ellam y had 12 points and grabbed five rebounds. Knowles had eight points and three assists. Papineau had eight points in lim ited playing time. Matteson had seven points and nine rebounds. Scott had five assists and three steals. The M ustangs have home games this weekend against Pilot Rock on Friday and Wahtonka on Saturday. Statistics: Stanfield: 12 15 10 19 7 - 63 Heppner: 7 18 11 20 6 - 62 Stanfield: Graham 10 5-8 25, Alarcon 8 1-4 19, Darre 2 2-11 6, Baras 2 0-0 5, Irving 2 0-0 4. Scott 1 0-0 2, Veliz 1 0-0 2. 26 8-23 63 Three-pointers: Alarcon (2), Baros Heppner: Michael McCabe 6 9-10 22, Clint Bellamy 5 2-2 12. Blake Knowles 4 0-1 8, Joe Papineau 3 2-4 8, Ryan Matteson 2 3-4 7. Craig Scott 1 1-2 3. Stefan Matheny 0 2-4 2, Chip Piper 0 0-0 0. Brian Rust 0 0-0 0. Sam Van Liew 0 0- 0 0 21 19-27 62 Three-pointers: McCabe Gun Club news By Sandi Day The freezing rain and snow couldn’t keep the shooters away from the Morrow County Gun Club’s first weekend o f league shooting on Sunday, Jan. 23. The fire and warm food kept every body thawed out between shoots and made for a fun afternoon. The leaders at the 16 yard line were C urt Day and H arvey Childers, and then a three-way tie betw een M ick Sharp, M ark Schlichting and Rob Ashbeck. Ashbeck also lead the way at the handicap line, followed by Curt Day and Roger Mortimore. The club will shoot at 9 a m. next Sunday due to the Super Bowl and will change to Saturdays throughout February for Colt bas ketball. The Heppner Mustang girls’ varsity used a good second half to beat the visiting Stanfield Ti gers, 50-39, on Friday, Jan. 21. The win improved the Mustangs’ record to 3-2 in the CBC and 10- 7 overall. Ashley Ropp hit two three- pointers as the Mustangs blew out to a 15-5 lead after the first quar ter. But the Tigers came back to trail just 21 -19 at halftime. Shelley Rietmann had eight points and Casey Ingraham hit for six as the Mustangs took a 35-28 lead at the end of the third quar ter. Ropp made a free throw and another three-pointer to start the fourth to increase the lead to 11. San Juanita Elguezabal hit a free throw and Lacey Matteson had a steal and lay-in to increase the lead to 42-30. The Mustangs made 6-8 free throws to hold off the Tigers the rest of the way. Rietmann finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and four steals to lead the Mustangs. Ropp ended up with 13 points and had two assists. M atteson had 10 points. Ingraham had eight points and three steals. Amy Papineau pulled down 10 rebounds. The M ustangs have hom e games with league-leading Pilot Rock on Friday, Jan. 28 and Wahtonka on Saturday, Jan. 29. Statistics: Stanfield: 5 14 9 11 - 39 Heppner: 15 6 14 15 - 50 Stanfield: Gibbs 6 2-3 14, St. Davis 3 0- 0 6, Sa Davis 2 0-0 5, Pomeroy 2 1 -2 5, Marcum 2 1 -2 5, Irving 0 2-4 2, Mills 0 2-2 2. 15 8-13 39. Three-pointers: Sa. Davis. Heppner: Shelley Rietmann 5 4-4 14, Ashley Ropp 4 1-213, Lacey Matteson 4 1 - 1 10, Casey Ingraham 4 0-0 8, San Juanita Elguezabal 0 4 -6 4 , Amy Papineau 0 1-2 1. Trish Adams 0 0-0 0, Manssa McCabe 0 0-0 0, Jenni Patton, Brett Bar ber, Meghan Bailey, Jodie Carlson. Macy Rhea. 17 11-15 50. Three-pointers: Ropp (4), Matteson. Mustang fC? team girls fall to Rockets •» *» Now' Weight Watchers has a whole new approach to weight loss - th e 10% d ifferen ce ! - H i * ' Have you been to Weight Watchers lately' Sarah. Duchess o f York The Heppner Mustangs “C” team girls got off to a slow start, falling behind 19-2 after the first quarter and couldn’t overcome it, falling at Pilot Rock, 42-26, on Tuesday, Jan. 18. The Mustangs outscored the Rockets 24-23 the rest o f the game but could get no closer than 10 points. Sarah Eckman had four points in the third and finished with a team-high eight for the game. Jesse Kempas had five in the fourth and seven for the game. Kelsey Greenup ended up with six points and grabbed several re bounds. Statistics: Heppner: 2 8 6 10 - 26 Pilot Rock: 19 4 7 12 - 42 Heppner: Sarah Eckman 2 4-6 8, Jesse Kempas 2 3-6 7, Kelsey Greenup 2 2-5 6, Paula Spicerkuhn 2 0-0 4, Nikki Sisk 0 1 -4 1. Marcy Miller 0 0 -0 0 .8 1 0 -2 1 26. Three-pointer: none. JV boys defeat Cascade Locks The lone junior varsity men Jeremy Rietmann aided Neiffer were only able to play two on the boards with six rebounds. Dylan Pettyjohn also contributed quarters due to low numbers on the Cascade Locks team on eight points and snared seven Friday, January 21, but lone steals for the Cardinal effort. lone started the first quarter defeated the Pirates, 28-13. with a tight score of 10-9 but Adam Neiffer led the team really heated up the second with 12 points, shooting 100 quarter, adding 18 points while percent from the free throw line. holding Cascade Locks to two Neiffer also captured six baskets. rebounds and seized six steals. B u c k v an m s SUPER B 0 W I PARTY! Mh the game with mm ] JVf! HEPPNER: United Methodist Church • 175 West Church Thursdays 6:30 p.m. HERMISTON: FUN FOR EVERYONE! DOOR PRIZES Senior Center • 435 West Orchard Mondays 6:30 p.m. Bucknum’s caps and t-shirts Join any meeting anytime! For more information call weekdays 8:30 am to 5:00 PM Drawings throughout the game ( 503 ) 297-1021 (or tall free 1-877-297-1021) f 'C* team boys lose at Pilot Rock By Rick Paullus The Heppner M ustang “C ” team boys traveled to Pilot Rock on Tuesday. Jan. 18 and suffered a 67-56 loss in a roughly played game. Conor Kilkenny scored four points in the first quarter as the Rockets took a 11-10 lead after one. Kelly Paullus scored 14 points in the second quarter, but the Mustangs still trailed 32-28 at half time. The Rockets broke the game open in the third, outscoring the Mustangs 22-11 to take a 54-39 lead. The Mustangs made a run in the fourth, getting seven points By Rick Paullus Every food has a POINTS value Stay within your POINTS range and lose weight! j p ho to by Joyce Hughes Amy Papineau (34) wrestles for a loose ball. No. 32 is Shelly Rietmann. Lots and Lon of FREE FOOD Gift certificate & More! (must be present to win) BiiCimiCfii's Tavern Heppner from Donald Adams, but couldn’t get back into it. Paullus finished with 18 points, hitting 8-11 free throws to lead the Mustangs. Adams finished with 15 while Kilkenny ended up with eight. Jon Bennett. Doug Orwick and Josh Winters each scored four points. The Mustangs’ record stands at 4-4 on the year. Statistics: Heppner: 10 18 11 17 - 56 Pilot Rock: 11 21 22 13 - 67 Heppner; Kelly Paullus 5 8-11 18, Donald Adams 6 3-9 15. Conor Kilkenny 3 2-4 8. Jon Bennett 2 0-0 4. Doug Orwick 2 0-0 4, Josh Winters 1 2-4-4, Adam Bergstrom 1 0-2 2, Jerry Shank 0 1-2 1. Leland Rill 0 0-2 0, Trevor Rhea 0 0-2 0, Cory Breeding 0 0-0 0, 20 16-36 56 Three-pointers: none. f Mustang JV girls use big second half to down Tigers By Rick Paullus The Heppner Mustang JV girls outscored the visiting Stanfield Tigers, 32-10, in the second half to win going away, 52-28, on Fri day, Jan. 21. The Mustangs jumped out to a quick 15-6 lead after one, but the Tigers came back to trail just 20- 16 at halftime The game was tied at 24-24 early in the third before the Mus tangs’ defense took over, shutting the Tigers down. Brett Barber led the way with eight steals and four assists to go along with 14 points. Jodie Carlson also had 14 points on 7-10 shoot ing and five rebounds. Meghan Bailey hit a three-pointer and fin ished with 12 points and led the Mustangs with six rebounds. Sa rah Eckman had five steals and Marcy Miller had six points. The win improved the Mus tangs’ record to 9-3 on the year. Statistics: Stanfield: 6 10 6 4 - 28 Heppner: 15 5 14 18 - 52 Heppner: Brett Barber 7 0-2 14. Jodie Carlson 7 0-0 14. Meghan Bailey 4 3-4 12. Marcy Miller 3 0-0 6. Jenm Patton 1 0- 0 2, Sarah Eckman 1 0-0 2, Nikki Sisk 1 0- 0 2, Jesse Gutierrez 0 0 -0 0, Paula Spicerkuhn 0 0-0 0. 24 3-6 52. Three- pointers: Bailey. Ione 'C team loses to Condon The lone "C" team men traveled to Condon on Saturday, January 25, losing to the Condon team 45-19. Richard Campbell led the team with eight points and seized two steals. Andrew Rietmann led on the boards, capturing 12 rebounds. Coach Jim Swanson praised the efforts of the lone squad. "They played great the last three quarters. It was a good team effort; we fell way behind in the first quarter and just couldn't make up the difference," Swanson said. JV girls defeat Cascade Locks The lone JV ladies defeated Cascade Locks. 49-19, on Friday, January 21. The Pirates remained scoreless the first quarter with the lone Lady junior varsity scoring 12 points. Cascade Locks scored four points in the second quarter for a half time score of 20-4. Cyndi Heagy scored 12 points for the Lady Cardinals with the aide of Jennifer Thompson with u rn m * W* ■ Tr-* 10 points, Diana McElligott with eight points and Tracy Griffith with six points. McElligott also captured six steals. Jeanette Brantley and Tracy Griffith displayed great defense with two blocked shots each. Heagy also led the boards with nine rebounds and was helped out by Jennifer Thompson with eight rebounds. Salli McElligott, a vital team player, led the team in assists. ’& ' r K 'Valentine's ‘Day is almost Here! Order gifts now to be delivered on February 14 at home, school or work in the Ione-Heppner area. There* are* two- choice*, $10 e*a*cK: 1) ay stuffed* cu u n w il, small* box* o f chocolate* and* stickers* ( all* with* a* Valentirve*’* theme*) 2 ) a* single* red* rose* w ith a* small* box* o f chocolates* To order, call Shelly, 4 2 2 -7 2 4 3 All proceeds benefit Creative Care Preschool o f lone 9
