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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 17, 2001 Mustang kennels Bulldogs By Molly Rhea The M ustang varsity team easily kenneled the Culver Bulldogs on Saturday, January 13. Heppner team ed a relentless defense with aggressive offense to outscore C ulver in every quarter. Shelley Rietmann again led the M ustang charge with 21 points, shooting a perfect nine for nine from the field and three for four from the charity stripe. Rietm ann also nabbed six rebounds with her usual tough play under the basket. Lacey Matteson contributed all around the court with seven points, seven assists and six boards for the Mustangs. The win put the M ustangs 3-1 in the Colum bia Basin Conference and 8-4 overall. The Mustangs travel to Athena on Friday, January 19, to tangle with the TigerScots, then host the Stanfield Tigers on Saturday, January 20. W eston-M cEwen varsity is currently 2-2 in CBC and 7-5 overall, while Stanfield's standings are a mystery since their coach evidently is not calling in their home games. Heppner 10 16 17 9 - 52 Culver 5 7 12 5 - 29 Heppner (52) Kempas 1 2-2 2, Barber 1 1-2 4, Elguezabal 1 4-5 6, Matteson 2 3-4 7, McCabe 0 0-10, Patton 1 0-2 2, Bailey 00 2-2 2, Rietmann 9 3-4 21, Carlson 3 0-3 6, Greenup 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 15-25 52 Culver (29) Lytle 2 0-0 4, Ruthbum I 3-4 5, Webb 1 1-2 3, Macy 3 1-1 7, Powell 0 1-2 1, Allen 3 2-6 8, Whitaker 0 1-2 I, Miller 0 0-2 0, Stirewalt, Torres Totals 10 9-19 29. 3 point goals - Heppner 1 (Barber), Culver 0. Rebounds - Heppner 32, Culver 19 Total Fouls 17, Culver 19. Fouled out - Bailey lone Lady Cardinals fall to So. Wasco Co. The lone Lady Cardinals had trouble getting shots to fall in at Mauptn on Friday, Jan. 12, and fell to South Wasco County, 43-21. The Cardinals had a nearly dry first half with only two points scored in the first quarter and an additional three points in the second quarter, allowing the Redsides to lead, 27-5 at the half. The Cardinals doubled their score in the third quarter and outscored South Wasco in the fourth quarter, 11-8, but the damage in the first half was too great for the lone squad to recover from. Natalie McElligott led the Cardi nal scorers with eight points, six o f those launched from the three- point area in the second half. The freshman also captured two re bounds and led the Cardinal larceny with four steals. Allison Halvorsen canned five points, captured three rebounds and robbed one Redside possession. Amellia Peck added three points and seized six rebounds for the team. Knstina Powell scored two points, brought down four rebounds, stole one ball and delivered one assist. Olivia Thompson scored three points in the fourth quarter, grabbed one rebound and handed out two assists. Cyndi Heagy did a terrific job for lone, capturing five rebounds, one steal and delivering two assists. Cardinal varsity men defeat Wheeler Falcons TTie lone Cardinal varsity men defeated the Wheeler Falcons, 67- 52, on Saturday, Jan. 13. lone kept a slim lead throughout the first half, leading 26-20. Wheeler matched lone point-for-point in the fourth quarter with each team adding 19 points to their score, but the Cardinals netted an additional 22 points in the third quarter, sealing the fate o f the Falcons. Brad Burright was the leading scorer for lone with 16 points. Bumght also added one assist, three rebounds and two steals to his team's endeavors. Aaron Brown scored 10 points, delivered five assists, captured eight rebounds, grabbed one Falcon point producer for lone with 10 points. M organ also added one rebound, one assist and one steal to his team's effort. Koby Rea added seven points, one rebound, six assists and one steal. Brian Gutierrez scored six points, seized two rebounds, delivered two assists and nabbed two steals. Andre Rietmann netted two points, three rebounds, one assist and two steals. Billy Gates and Cayle Krebs each scored two points and delivered one assist. lone fCf team handed loss The lone "C" team men were handed a loss by Spray on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The Spray Eagles junior varsity defeated the Cardinals, 28- 11 . Derek Campbell led the lone team with four points, two rebounds and three steals. Til Tullis aided in the scoring leadership with four points and two rebounds. Freshman Paul Neiffer scored two points, captured eight rebounds and three steals. Helping on the boards were Aaron Tworek with three rebounds, Jeff Hunt with eight, Tim Doherty with two and Curtis Thompson with one. lone had a difficult time playing the first three quarters, but came alive in the fourth quarter. Coach Jim Swanson commented on his team performance, "Ninety percent o f our turnovers were in the first half. We are playingjunior varsity and a few varsity-level players which makes it difficult to be competitive. The team is glad to have the games to play. The guys play with their entire hearts." By Molly Rhea The Heppner varsity girls took a 13 point lead into the locker room at half time on Friday, January 12, then coasted through the second h alf to pluck the W ahtonka Eagles, 45-34. Shelly Rietmann had a stellar game, racking up 26 points along with five rebounds. M anssa M cCabe played strong all game, anticipating rebounds, handing out assists and creating turnovers, along with scoring seven points. Lacey M atteson's stats included seven points, five steals and four assists. The M ustangs are playing heads up basketball, while displaying team work and selflessness. With Pilot Rock possession and blocked one shot attempt. Adam Neiffer contributed 10 points, three assists and five rebounds. Korey M organ scored eight points, handed off seven assists and captured three rebounds. Cory Bennetto scored eight points, seized eight rebounds and blocked one W heeler attem pt for a basket. Dustin Haguewood had an out standing game, adding eight points, one assist, four rebounds and one steal to the Cardinal tyranny. Brooks Rea added five points, delivered two assists, detained two rebounds and robbed one Falcon possession. Karl Morgan entered the game in the fourth quarter and added an additional two points to the lone score. points, three rebounds, two steals and one assist to the Cardinal crusade. Diana McElligott scored six points, grabbed six rebounds, three steals and delivered four assists. Amellia Peck added four points, seized five rebounds, one steal and handed out one assist. Kristina Powell dispensed two points, five rebounds, handed one assist and led the team thievery with five steals. Olivia Thompson scored two points, seized two rebounds, three steals and gave out one assist. Korey Morgan scored 10 points and delivered three assists. Adam Neiffer added eight points, two assists, four rebounds and robbed two Redside possessions. Corey Bennetto contributed seven points, two assists, 10 rebounds and two steals to the team effort. Brooks Rea scored four points, apprehended two rebounds and grabbed two steals. Aaron Brown scored three points, captured nine rebounds and nabbed two steals. » Wahtonka 8 6 11 9 - 3 4 Heppner 11 16 8 1 0 - 45 Wahtonka (34) Caldwell I 0-0 2, Ziegler 2 0-0 4, Btechler 5 3-4 13, Triechel 0 1-21, Stephens 1 0-0 2, West 1 0-0 2, Eagy 4 2-2 10, Basargin, Matherly. Totals 14 6-9 34. Heppner (45) Barber 0 2-2 2, Matteson 2 2-7 6, McCabe 2 3-6 7, Bailey I 2-2 4, Rietmann 10 6-7 26 Elguezabal 0 0-2 0, Carlson, Greenup, Patton, Kempas Totals 15 15-26 45. 3 point goals - none. Rebounds Wahtonka 23, Heppner 22. Total fouls - Wahtonka 20, Heppner 13. Fouled o u t- Ziegler Garden Club donates to assisted living project lone junior varsity men were handed a loss by South W asco County. The Cardinals fell short to the Redsides, 43-37. The lone squad was ahead o f South W asco County at the half, leading 18-12, but a nearly scoreless third quarter put them behind the Redsides, 25-20, at the beginning o f the fourth quarter. Karl M organ led the Cardinals with 14 points, three rebounds and one steal. Andrew Rietmann added seven points, four rebounds, five steals and blocked one Redside shot attempt. Brian Gutierrez scored six points, captured one rebound and grabbed one steal. Billy Gates supplied five points, five rebounds, two assists and tw o steals to his team's endeavors. Zac Fabian scored five points and snared one rebound. Koby Rea did an outstanding job on the boards, apprehending nine rebounds. Rea was also responsible for three steals. G a rd e n C lu b P re s id e n t P e g g y C o n n o r p re s e n ts a c h e c k to S u zan n e J e p s e n o n b e h a lf o f th e a s s is te d liv in g p ro je ct. Suzanne Jepsen, chair o f the W illow Creek Valley Assisted Living project spoke to the Heppner Garden Club about assisted living at the January Garden Club meeting. The Garden Club presented Jepsen a check for $100 to be used for the assisted living fund. "Suzanne gave a very informed and well-planned program," said Garden Club President Peggy Connor. "Their com m ittee has worked hard and diligently for this to succeed and need to be com mended for their commitment and hard work. This will really benefit Heppner's junior varsity girls continue to struggle, losing a close game to W ahtonka's JVs, 24-29, on Friday, January 12. After a slow start in the first quarter, the young Mustangs pulled within two points going into the locker room for the break. Although Heppner played with them throughout the second half, the Mustang JVs were unable to overtake the fledgling Eagles and dropped the game by five points. Stephanie Hanson led the Mustang scoring with six points, with Tylynn Smith and Kelsey Greenup adding five points apiece to Heppner's total. Wahtonka's Lacey Licks led all scorers with 10 points. Wahtonka Heppner 10 2 4 6 10 7 - 29 7 7-24 Wahtonka team totals - 11 7-17 29. Heppner team totals - 10 4-12 24. Kempas 0 0-2 0, Hanson 3 0-2 6, Rust, Sisk I 1-3 3, Penturf, Miller, Smith 2 1-1 5, Greenup 2 l-l 5. Total fouls - Wahtonka 21, Heppner 20. County telecommunications plan available The final M orrow County Tele com m unications Plan is now available. The plan describes how telecommunication is used currently in the county and recommends goals for improvements. The plan is the result o f over a year o f work by community stake holders representing health care, education, small business, govern m ent, industry and economic development. Goals include providing education on how to use telecommunications in business development; developing an integrated high-speed county telecommunications network and advocating for broadband Internet access in every community in the county. The plan was produced by Greater Eastern Oregon Development Corporation with support from the Morrow County Court and Oregon Economic and Community Develop ment Department. To request an e-mail copy o f the plan, contact gmartm@orednet.org. Hard copies are available from Andrea Denton at Morrow County at 676-5620. our com m unity and is worth any and all support we can give." The Garden Club decorated the Elks Club for the Town and Country banquet held Jan. 11 with the theme, "Coming Together". Different scenes o f what brings people together were depicted at each table. The colors green and white were displayed about the room and green and white candles were used to compliment the scene. The Garden Club has decided to start their meetings at 6:30 p.m. on the first Monday o f the month. The public is welcome to attend. lone school schedule lone Schools have announced its January m onthly calendar: Thursday, Jan. 18-high school basketball c team boys vs. Condon, 6 p.m. at lone; Friday, Jan. 19-school is in session, high school basketball vs. Cascade Locks, 5 p.m. at lone; Saturday, Jan. 20-middle school basketball vs. Echo at Echo, 10 a.m., high school basketball vs. Echo at Echo, 1 p.m.; Tuesday, Jan. 23-high school basketball, jv vs. Stanfield, 5 p.m. at lone; Thursday, Jan. 25-middle school basketball vs. Dufur, 4 p.m. at lone, high school basketball c team boys vs. U m atilla at Um atilla, 5 p.m.; Fnday, Jan. 26-no school, middle school basketball at Helix, 1 p.m., high school basketball at Helix, 3 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 27-middle school basketball vs. Echo, 10 a.m. at lone, high school basketball vs. Arlington, 1 p.m. at lone. MORROW COUNTY GRAIN GROWERS OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION 2 0 0 1 GROWER M EETIN G uare: rnaay, t-eDruary yin Location; Willows Grange Hall in lone Time: 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Lunch will be provided.) MEETING AGENDA: 7:00-7:30 p.m. Coffee and Doughnuts 7:30-8:00 a.m. Chris Zita, Syngenta Seed Treatments: 8:00-8:30 a.m. Don Horneck, OSU Extension, Hermiston: Crop protectant label updates. Adage label for 2001. Æ ec/a/sy Nitrogen issues; soil nutrient management under drought conditions. ¿si/ <Jter/lsup 8:30-9:00 a.m. Steve Petrie, OSU Columbia Basin Ag. Research Center, Pendleton: Nitrogen management in DNS wheat to increase grain protein 9:00-9:30 a.m. Bryan Kliewer, Monsanto: Chemical fallow strategies with Roundup, understand ing value in Roundup ready wheat 9:30-10:00 a.m. Tom McCoy, Oregon Wheat Growers League: Upcoming Farm Bill and agricultural issues 10:00-10:15 a.m. Break 10:15-10:40 a.m. Dave Pranger, Morrow County Weed Control District: Noxious weed updates and viable options in noxious weed control programs U of Wyoming releases honor roll University o f W yom ing in Laramie has announced its honor roll for the 2000 fall semester. The honor roll consists o f under graduate sophomores or above who earned a 3.4 or better grade point average and freshmen who have earned a 3.25 or better. Local students who qualified are beating league powerhouse Sherman County, the Mustangs know they need to improve each week to have a shot at returning to the state tournament again this year. lone JV men lose to So. Wasco By Molly Rhea Cardinal varsity men lose to So. Wasco Co. lone Cardinal varsity men lost to South Wasco County, 50-45, or Friday, Jan. 12. lone trailed by seven points at the half, outscored the Redsides in the third quarter, but fell shy by five points at the end o f the game. Brad B um ght was the leading point producer with 13 points. B um ght delivered two assists, captured four rebounds, three steals and blocked one shot. The lone junior varsity men easily defeated W heeler in two quarters o f play on Saturday, Jan. 13, 29-19. lone dumped in 19 points and nearly kept their opponent scoreless in the first quarter, allowing Wheeler only two points. Wheeler retaliated in the second quarter, adding 17 points to their score, but lone added an additional 10 points, which made it impossible for the Falcons to overcome lone. Karl Morgan was again the leading HHS JV girls lose close one Lady Cardinals easily defeat Wheeler The lone Lady Cardinals easily defeated Wheeler, 49-33, on Satur day, Jan. 13. Natalie McElligott canned three baskets from the three-point area to lead the Cardinals with 14 points. McElligott also seized two rebounds, two steals, delivered four assists and blocked one Falcon attempt for a basket. Allison Halvorsen also contnbuted 14 points, while apprehending five rebounds, two steals and delivering two assists. Cyndi Heagy added six Mustang varsity girls pluck Wahtonka Eagles Ione JV men defeat Wheeler in two quarters 10:40-11:00 a.m. Jim Swanson, Wheatland Insurance: Program updates and comprehension Eric Schonbachler and Michael Schonbachler, both Heppner. 11:00-11:30 a.m. Kim Kidwell, WSU: Spring Club Wheat Program and Facultative Wheats 11:30-12:00 p.m. Kim Campbell, USDA-ARS/WSU: WE PRINT Club Wheat Breeding Program 12:00-12:30 p.m. Larry Lutcher, OSU Extension, Heppner: BUSINESS CARDS Problems, Challenges and Opportunities with Chemi cal Fallow (Oregon Recertification and CCA credits have been applied for.) Heppner Gazette-Times 676-9228 I 11 »
