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
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