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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 5, 2001 - THREE Mustangs run past Blue Devils, 50-40 By Rick Paullus The Heppner Mustangs used a late run in the first quarter and the third quarter to streak past the Condon Blue Devils, 50-40, on Saturday, Dec. 1, in Condon. The Mustangs were scheduled to travel to Joseph while Condon was to host Elgin. Bad roads cancelled those games, so the M ustangs went to Condon. Playing their first basketball game just one week after their last football game, the M ustangs didn't waste much time making the switch. David Norton scored on a lay-in, Michael McCabe hit a free throw and Norton scored on a rebound basket for a 5-2 lead early. McCabe hit two free throws, then fed Brad Adam s for a lay-in and a 9-4 lead, but the Blue D evils cam e back with a three- pointer to cut the lead to two. The M ustangs then went on a run as Adams scored, Chuy Elguezabal scored on a fast break, Brian Rust hit a three-pointer and Elguezabal converted a three-point play o ff a fast break to end the first quarter with a 19-7 lead. Stefan Matheny fed Norton for a lay-in who then scored again to increase the lead to 23-7. The Blue Devils went on a 10-1 run before Elguezabal hit a three-pointer to make it 26-17. Elguezabal scored o ff a drive, but the Blue Devils closed to within 29-21 at halftime. Norton started out the second half as he started the game, with a lay-in. Rust hit a three-pointer and McCabe scored on a lay-in to make it 36-23. The Mustangs then effectively put the game away as Adams fed Norton and Kevin Drake for lay-ins, and Norton scored on a baseline drive, then scored again on a pass from Elguezabal to end the third with the M ustangs leading 44-25. Norton scored on a rebound basket and M cCabe hit a three-pointer to open the fourth quarter to make it 49-25. Even though the Blue Devils went on a 15-1 run to end the game, it was too little, too late. Norton hit nine o f 15 shots to finish with 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Elguezabal hit four o f five shots on his way to 10 points, dished out seven assists and had two steals. M cCabe had eight points, five rebounds and three assists. Rust had six points, seven rebounds and two blocks. Matheny had three assists and two steals. Brad Adams had four assists and Donald Adams had four rebounds. Todd Shaffer led Condon with 13 points. Statistics Heppner: 19 10 13 6 - 50 Condon: 7 14 4 15 - 50 Heppner-David Norton 9 2-4 20, Chuy Elguezabal 4 1 -1 1 0 , Michael McCabe 2 3-4 8, Brian Rust 2 0-0 6, Brad Adams 2 0-0 4, Kevin Drake 1 0-0 2, Stefan Matheny, Donald Adam s, Luke Murray. 20 6-9 50. Three- pointers: Rust (2), McCabe, Elguezabal Condon-Shaffer 4 2-3 13, Anderson 3 1-2 9, Camine 4 0-2 8, Church 3 0-2 6, Lands 1 0-3 2, Smith 0 2-2 2 .1 5 5-14 40 Three- pointers: Shaffer (3), Anderson (2). Cardinal Booster Club hosts basketball bonanza lone Cardinal Booster Club hosted the lone Basketball Bonanza on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 30-Dec. 1. Team s participating in the tournament were Sherman County High School, Enterpnse High School and Weston McEwen High School. The Enterpnse women took home the first-place trophy, while the Sherman County men won first place in the m en's bracket. lone's Natalie M cElligott sank two free throws late in the fourth quarter on Friday, allow ing the Cardinals to narrowly defeat Weston McEwen for advancem ent to the championship bracket. The Lady Cardinals were tied at six points at the end o f the first quarter. The Tiger Scots pumped in 13 points in the second quarter to take a 19-14 lead at the half, lone bounced back, nailing an additional 11 points to ,tie the score at 25 by the end o f the third quarter. The fourth quarter remained tight and with less than one minute left in the game, the score was tied at 34. Natalie McElligott was fouled and sank the two points that sealed the Cardinal victory. Cyndi Heagy was the leading point producer for the Cardinal squad. Heagy scored 10 points and also brought down four rebounds, Amellia Peck scooped in eight points, captured seven rebounds, seized six Tiger Scot possessions and delivered three assists. Tracy Griffith did an outstanding jo b o f coming o ff the bench to contribute four points and two rebounds and also apprehended one WM possession. Diana McElligott also supplied four points, brought down four rebounds, delivered one assist and seized four steals. Natalie M cElligott scored four points, brought down two rebounds, handed out four assists and apprehended five steals. Kristina Powell scored four points, seized nine rebounds and handed out one assist, Caitlin Orem came o ff the bench to score two points and brought down two rebounds. Also supplying aid to the Cardinals, Barbara Holland had four rebounds and one steal, Salli M cElligott captured two rebounds and had three steals. The Lady C ardinals shot 29 percent from the field and 40 percent from the free throw line. The Cardinals were handed a 39- 57 loss on Saturday, but kept within a respectable score throughout most o f the game. The Cardinals trailed by three points, 9-12 at the end o f the first quarter and by five at the half. It was in the fourth quarter that Enterprise turned up the heat canning 22 points to claim the victory and the first-place finish in the tournament. Natalie McElligott led the point production for her team with 11 points, two rebounds, three assists and three steals. Salli M cElligott scored nine points, seized two rebounds and stole one Savage possession. Diana McElligott donated five points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists to her team's effort. Cyndi Heagy scored four points, brought down one rebound, handed out one assist and captured two steals. Am ellia Peck added another four points to the score, while capturing seven rebounds, three steals and delivering three assists. Kristina Powell also contributed four points, snared six rebounds and delivered one assist. Caitlin Orem came o ff the bench to donate two rebounds, one steal and one assist to her team effort. The Cardinals shot 50 percent from the line on Saturday evening. lone varsity men squared off against Weston McEwen on Friday, narrowly defeating the Tiger Scots, 61-59, to advance in the lone Basketball Bonanza. The lone men commanded a 19-9 lead at the end o f the first quarter but Weston M cEwen closed the lead to seven points by the half. The Cardinals dumped in another 17 points in the third quarter but the Tiger Scots heated up the fourth quarter to make an am azing com eback before allowing lone the victory. Brad Bumght led the score with 16 points. Bumght also contributed five assists, 14 rebounds, three steals and blocked one shot. Ashley Roberts dumped in 13 points, delivered five assists, gabbed five rebounds and acquired three Tiger Scot possessions. Andrew Rietmann scored eight points, delivered two assists, brought down four rebounds and captured four balls. Karl Morgan also contributed eight points, five rebounds, and delivered one assist. Billy G ates scored eight points, delivered two assists and captured one rebound. Adam Neiffer scored six points, delivered two assists, blocked one shot, captured seven rebounds and two steals. Nick Christman did an excellent job of coming o ff the bench and scored two points and distributed one assist for the Cardinals. The Cardinals shot 43 percent from the field and 42 percent at the line. The Sherm an Huskies on Saturday's Basketball Bonanza cham pionship game handed the Cardinals a 50-73 loss. The Huskies led the Cardinals 22-16 at the end o f the first quarter and continued to control the lead throughout the game. Billy G ates launched one basket from the three-point line in the first quarter but it wasn't enough to deter the Huskies who dum ped in eight three-pomt shots throughout the game. Brad Bumght was the main point m anufacturer with 25 points. Bumght also led the team with nine rebounds; four steals and blocked one shot. Karl Morgan scored eight points, captured one rebound and one steal. Ashley Roberts canned five points, delivered two assists and brought down three rebounds. Billy Gates also added five points, delivered three assists and captured one rebound. Andrew Rietmann scored four points, seized two rebounds and two Husky possessions. Cayle Krebs donated two points, one assist and one rebound. Nick Christman canned one free throw in the third quarter, delivered one assist, two rebounds and apprehended two steals. The Cardinals shot 53 percent at the charity stripe and 50 percent from the field. Hands On Science classes planned for kids The winter session o f Hands on Science is scheduled to begin Jan. 11 at the lone and Heppner Elementary schools on non-school Fridays. The Hands on Science Program is a recreational science program open to children in grades one-six. TTiis w inter session will feature classes in "The Great Outdoors". These classes will bring the "Great Outdoors" inside. "The Rocky Road" (grades one- three) will have the students building a rock collection while discovering important physical and chemical properties o f the rocks and minerals they will put into their collection. The students will grow crystals and use gemstones to make a piece of jew elry. Hands on Science area coordinator Sarah Carlson says "This is one of the most fun and interesting classes that HOS offers. After participating in this class, your entire family will be looking for and collecting rocks." "Earth Power" (grades four-six) will present the students opportunities to experience some "truly fun” geological principles. The students will take home samples o f volcanic rocks and ash after building a volcano and watching it blow. They will find micro-fossils and discover the mining processes and importance o f fossil fuels. "This will be the first time 'Earth Power' has been offered in Morrow County, and should prove to be informative and exciting," says Carlson. These two classes will be offered in both lone and Heppner. The lone classes will start at 9:30 a.m. on non school Fridays at the lone Elementary School. The Heppner classes will m eet at 1:30 p.m. on non-school Fridays at the Heppner Elementary School cafeteria. The Hands on Science program is being made available through the Umatilla/M orrow ESD. There is a $45 registration fee. "This fee enables the students to come to class with nothing and leave with lots o f stuff so they can repeat the experiments at home," says Carlson. Scholarships are available. "Individuals might HES fourthgraders look to the sky consider giving a gift o f learning to their child or by sponsoring a child in this program this Christmas." says Carlson. There are eight classes in the session so the session will end on March 15. Registration forms will be sent home from school with your child or forms will be available at the public libraries and post offices in Heppner and lone. The classes are limited to 10 participants. For more information about the program or scholarship information contact Carlson, 422- 7245. lone JV girls defeat Umatilla Ionejumor varsity women easily defeated Umatilla on Thursday, Nov. 29, claim ing a 50-18 victory. Barbara Holland led the Cardinals with 17 points, shooting 50 percent from the field. Holland also grabbed four rebounds and swiped two steals. Meghan McCabe scored eight points, seized six rebounds, delivered four assists and captured six Viking possessions. Eva Chitty added seven points, three rebounds, one assist and five steals to the Cardinal arsenal. Sara Peck supplied six points, captured five rebounds and two steals. Alyssa Rietmann scored four points, apprehended four rebounds, handed out three assists, and robbed five balls. Macarena Esposito scored four points, grabbed one rebound, handed out one assist and captured one Umatilla possession in her very first game o f basketball ever. Missy Baker scored two points, seized four rebounds, five steals and handed o ff one assist. Jamie VandenBnnk scored two points, captured five rebounds, and delivered one assist. Kim M om s seized three rebounds and one Viking possession. Amanda Emery also helped on the boards by bringing down two rebounds. The Cardinals shot 27 percent from the field and 57 percent from the line. Heppner Elementary School fourth grade rocket launchers (left to right): back-Lane Wichman, Jared Huddleston, Brandi Hong, Brian Holland, Jonathan Hendricks. Mary Hays, Jordan Hatfield, Luke Hamner, Curtis Harper, Joshua Caines, Jake Gregory, Brent Eckman, Wacy Coil, Ashley Wolff; front- Kylie VanArsdale, Tyler Robinson, Emily Thompson, Forrest Reed. Brian Taylor, Colter Raver, Kyle Tayloe, Rudi Ramirez. Mark McCabe, Ben Wood, Catherine McElligott, Tori Lovgren, Zach McCarl, Jessica Hughes, Kellee Jones. By Debbie Harper Five, four, three, two, one, blast off. That was the countdown sequence for the 31 rocket students in Mary Haguewood's and Karen Holland’s Heppner Elem entary School fourth grade classes launched W ednesday, Nov. 14. Cara Osmin's and M olly Rill's third grade classes were the rocket recovery teams. And ju st like at NASA, there was a crow d o f interested relatives and bystanders. This year's launch was delayed once for w eather and once for technical difficulties, but took place on W ednesday under excellent weather conditions. M ary Haguewood acted as mission control director. Each student who was waiting on deck to acted as launch director for the astronaut that was launching. Tom W olff and Jay Coil acted as launch engineers and prepped the rocket for launch. In addition to the student's rockets, two special rockets were also launched. The G nom e was only 10.25" long, with a diameter o f only 0.544" and weight o f 0.42 oz. It was launched w ithout a recovery parachute and went highest o f all the rockets. The grande finale was the M ean M achine, with a length o f 78.75", diam eter o f 1.637" and weight o f 5.8 az. - The rockets take two-three weeks to build. Rocket building and launching teaches the students a variety o f skills, and is lots o f fun as well. They do a parts inventory on their rockets when they arrive, then have to study the schematics several times before even beginning assembly. They have to memorize the rocket parts and check off each stage as it's completed. Each student details their rocket to reflect their own unique style. This year one had a Harry Potter theme, several were camouflaged, and many were painted in patriotic red, white and blue. "The biggest thing kids learn from all their work is patience,” says M ary Haguewood. Haguewood has been launching rockets for about 17 years and Holland for about four. Haguewood's interest came about when she and Osm in took a Space Discovery course through Umatilla/Morrow County ESD. It was taught by Dr. Jerry Brown, who had worked for NASA. There they learned about grants, which helped defray costs o f a week-long Space Discovery course at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. The course was sponsored by NASA and the Space Foundation, as well as the Air Force Academy. Haguewood and Osmin were able to attend three different years. "There's phenomenal information out there," says Haguewood. "It's also great to visit with other teachers from around the U.S." Missionary to speak at Christian Life Center The Reverend Bill Jackson, Assemblies o f God missionary to institute," Bill says, "we were Spain, will be the featured guest afforded num erous opportunities speaker at Christian Life Center, to tell people about Jesus and to 535 W Morgan Street, on Sunday, participate in open air ministry. Dec. 9, at 10:30 a.m., according to These public evangelism events have the Reverend Timothy Van Cleave, been quite beneficial." "Church planting entails so many pastor. Spain’s 40 million people can look ministry activities," Diane says. "Street preaching, open-air ministry, back on a long history of traditional radio ministry, personal evangelism Christianity; however, many have and ministry in homes all contribute never moved beyond tradition to personally encounter the gospel, said to the foundation for establishing a new congregation in a community." Jackson. The Assemblies o f God Upon their return to Spam, the is working to establish full-gospel Jacksons plan to bring the church churches across Spain and tram the they currently lead to a self- men and women needed to lead them, supporting status. he said. Today, the fellowship "We will then look for the next includes more than 160 worship opportunity to establish a church," centers where a total o f 11,500 people gather. A Bible school and Bill says, "and begin the process two extension programs are currently o f personal evangelism and leadership training again." training some 70 mimstenal students. The public is invited to attend Bill and Diane Jackson have the Jackson's' missions presentation. served as missionaries to Spam since 1986, working for much of that time with the Spanish Bible Institute in Guadalajara. W hile teaching and admmistrafing the school, they were also involved in church planting, a m inistry that has become their Heppner Gazette-Times prim ary focus. 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 "During our years at the Bible WE PRINT BUSINESS CARDS jt'W S Ü V -X X > She\i > the December 7th BIRTHDAY GIRL! See Page 5!
