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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 16, 2002 - THREE Mustangs overcome slow start to beat Eagles By R ick Paullus The Heppner Mustang var sity boys overcame a sluggish start, outscoring Wahtonka, 43- 18, in the second and third quar ters, to beat the Eagles, 76-44, at The Dalles on Friday, Jan. 11. The sixth-ranked Mustangs im-. proved their Columbia Basin Conference record to 3-0 and their overall record to 10-1. Stefan Matheny hit a three- pointer in the first quarter as the Mustangs struggled to an 11 -8 lead. Chuy Elguezabal scored 10 points and David Norton scored seven in the second as the Mus tangs took a 34-17 lead into half time. The Mustangs kept up the pressure in the third, extending their lead to 54-26 with the help of Norton’s six points, Matheny’s five, including an other three-pointer, and Brian Rust’s five points, including a three-pointer. Rust added nine points and Michael McCabe, six, as the Mustangs coasted through the fourth, taking the 76-44 win. Norton led five Mustangs in double figures with 17 points and eight rebounds. Rust added 16 points and eight rebounds. Elgu ezabal had 14 points, seven re bounds and three assists. Matheny had 12 points and four assists. McCabe had 10 points, six rebounds and four assists. Brad Adams pulled down 14 re bounds and Kevin Drake had 11 rebounds. Statistics Heppner: 11 23 10 22 - 76 Wahtonka: 8 9 9 18 - 44 Heppner-David Norton 7 3-5 17, Brian Rust 7 0-2 16, Chuy Elguezabal 4 6-8 14, Stefan Matheny 5 0-0 12, Michael McCabe 3 4-4 10, Brad Adams 2 1-4 5, Kevin Drake 0 2-2 2, Josh Winters 28 16- 25 76. Three-pointers: Matheny (2), Rust Second half surge carries Mustangs to win over Bulldogs By R ick Paullus The sixth-ranked Heppner Mustang varsity boys needed a 38-21 advantage in the second half to pull away from the scrappy Culver Bulldogs and eventually took the win, 57-39. on Saturday, Jan. 12. in Heppner The win improves the Mustangs' CBC record to 4-0 and their overall record to 11-1. The Mus tangs will host Weston-McEwen on Friday, Jan. 18, and will travel to Stanfield on Saturday, Jan. 19, for their next games. Brian Rust hit a short jumper and Michael McCabe hit two free throws to give the Mustangs a 4- 1 lead, but the Bulldogs came back to take a 5-4 lead. McCabe hit a free throw to tie it up and Stefan Matheny hit two free throws to again tie it at 7-7 after one quarter Brad Adams hit a free throw to open the second quarter and, after the Bulldogs came back to tie it again, Matheny hit a three- pointer to start a run. Chuy Elgu ezabal scored on a pass from David Norton who then scored off a steal by Kevin Drake. Matheny made a free throw to make it 16-8 but the Bulldogs made a run themselves to get within 16-14. Adams made a free throw and McCabe scored to make it 19-14. but back came the Bulldogs to cut it to 19-18 at halftime. Elguezabal hit a running jumper and McCabe scored off an inbounds play to open the lone JV men stun Stanfield ( 2 ). third quarter Norton then hit two short jumpers, Matheny hit a jumper and Elguezabal scored to make it 31-20. Adams hit a jumper and Matheny hit a free throw as the Mustangs took a 34- 24 lead into the fourth quarter. Norton scored off a drive to open the fourth. The Bulldogs hit a three-pointer, then Matheny hit a short jumper and Norton scored off a rebound to make it 40-27. ( ulver came back with another three-pointer. Norton hit a re bound basket and McCabe got a steal and a lay-in but the Bull dogs cut the lead. to 44-34. Matheny hit a short jumper off a drive. Rust hit a free throw and McCabe had another steal and lay-in. The Bulldogs got within 50-39, but that was the end of their scoring as Matheny hit four of five free throws, Norton hit one and McCabe scored off a rebound to end the game Matheny hit nine of 13 free throws and finished with 18 points, three steals and three re bounds. Norton hit six of 11 shots for 13 points and had five rebounds and two steals. McCabe had 13 points, four rebounds and two steals; Adams had five re bounds and Elguezabal had three assists. Culver 7 11 6 15 - 39 Heppner: 7 12 15 23 - 57 Culver-Lewis 5 4-6 15, Whitaker 4 2- 2 12. Herman 3 0-1 6. Cloud 1 0-0 2, Ricketts 1 0-0 2. Dix 1 0-0 2 15 6-11 39 Three-pointers Whitaker (2), Lewis Heppner: Stefan Matheny4 9-13 18, David Norton 61-213. Michael McCabe 5 3-4 13, Chuy Elguezabal 3 0-0 6, Brad Adams 1 2-4 4 Brian Rust 1 1-3 3. Kevin Drake, Josh Winters. 20 16-26 57 Three- pointer Matheny Cardinal JVs give Tigers victory Wahtonka: Foster 10 0-0 23, Evans 5 0-0 10, Campos 2 1-4 5, Velador 1 0-0 2, Ruggles 1 0-0 2, Young 0 2-2 2, Gray. 19 3-6 44 Three-pointers: Foster (3). Heppner JV girls win two By R ick Paullus The Heppner Mustang JV girls got two big wins last week end. traveling to The Dalles and beating the Wahtonka Eagles handily, 47-11, on Friday, Jan. 11, and beating the Culver Bull dogs, 39-21. on Saturday, Jan. 12, in Heppner. Their record is now 7-2 on the year. The Mus tangs will play Weston-McEwen at home on Friday, Jan. 18, and travel to Stanfield on Saturday, Jan. 19. Linsey Mitchell scored four first-quarter points to help the Mustangs to an 8-3 lead after one in Wahtonka. Stefanie Hanson had five points in the second quarter as the Mustangs extended their lead to 18-7. Mitchell added eight points in the third to make it 31-9 going into the fourth. Marcy Miller had six points in the fourth as the Mustangs left no doubt as to the outcome. Mitchell led the Mustangs with 15 points and 10 rebounds, with Madison Bailey adding nine points, eight steals, four assists and three rebounds. Miller had six points and six rebounds; Chelsea Britt had four rebounds and three steals; and Tiffany Piper had four steals. Statistics Heppner: 8 10 13 16 - 47 Wahtonka: 3 4 2 2 - 11 Heppner-Linsey Mitchell 7 1-1 15, Madison Bailey 3 3-4 9, Marcy Miller 3 0- 2 6, Stefanie Hanson2 1-7 5, Tiffany Piper 2 0-0 4, Chantea Macaulay 1 1-5 3, Nikki Sisk 0 2-3 2, Blair Keithley 1 0-0 2, Brooke Rust 0 1-21, Chelsea Britt 0 0-4 0. 19 9-28 47. Three-pointers: none. Wahtonka: Lacy 2 0-0 4, Campos 1 1- 6 3, Aguirre 1 0-0 2, Harmon 0 1-4 1, Washinton 0 1-2 1, Terrell 0 0-2 0, Gonzales 0 0-2 0. 4 3-16 11. Three- pointers: none. Britt had six first quarter points against Culver to help the Mustangs to a 10-7 lead after one. Rust and Piper had four points each in the second as they extended their lead to 20-9 at halftime. Rust added four more points in the third and Miller added four points in the fourth as the Mustangs didn’t let up, taking the 39-21 win. Britt finished with 13 points, nine rebounds and four steals, with Rust adding 10 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals. Hanson had six points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals. Macauley had six rebounds, Miller grabbed four rebounds and Bailey had three assists. lone junior varsity men stunned Stanfield by handing them a 40-34 loss on Jan. 8. lone trailed by three points at the end of the first quarter, gained a two-point lead by the half and then trailed by five points at the end of the third quarter. The Cardinals stepped up their level of play and dumped Statistics in 17 points in the fourth quarter Culver: 7 2 5 7 - 21 Heppner: 10 10 9 10 - 39 to take the win. Culver-McWilliams 3 2-8 8. Alley 1 Mike Radie led the lone 2- 20 4, Fox 1 2-2 4, Kenyon 1 0-0 2, Nor squad on the scoreboard with 13 ris 1 0-0 2, Lytle 0 1-31, Miller 0 0-4 0. 7 7-27 21. Three-pointers: none. points. Radie also contributed Heppner-Britt 6 1-2 13, Rust 4 2-2 three rebounds, and two assists. 10, Hanson 3 0-2 6. Piper 2 0-0 4. Miller 1 Nick Christman scored eight 2-2 4, Bailey 0 2-2 2, Macauley 0 0-2 0, Sisk, Mitchell. 16 7-13 39. Three-pointers: points, shot 100 percent at the none. free throw line, grabbed five re bounds and pilfered one Tiger Early lead carries Mustangs to win By R ick Paullus A 19-5 lead after one helped carry the Heppner Mustang var sity girls to a 57-31 win over the visiting Culver Bulldogs on Sat urday, Jan. 12. The win improves the Mustangs’ Columbia Basin Conference record to 3-1 and their overall record to 7-5. The Mustangs host Weston-McEwen on Friday, Jan. 18, and travel to Stanfield on Saturday, Jan. 19, for their next games. The Mustangs jumped out to a 7-1 lead, getting lay-ms from Shanna Rietmann, Brett Barber and Lacey Matteson, plus a free throw from Meghan Bailey Tylynn Smith scored on a pass from Matteson. Rietmann scored, then Matteson scored off a pass from Barber. Matteson also hit a short jumper and scored off a rebound to make it 17-3. Matte son scored to end the first quarter then made a lay-in to open the second. Kelsey Greenup hit a short jumper off a drive to make it 23-5. Barber hit a running jumper and Bailey hit a short jumper to make it 27-7, but the Bulldogs went on an 11-0 run before Greenup hit a baseline jumper to end the first half with the Mus tangs leading 29-18. The Bulldogs scored to open the third quarter to narrow the gap to 29-20, but that was as close as they would get Barber hit a jumper, then fed Matteson for a lay-in. Bailey hit a short jumper. Barber scored off a re bound, Jesse Kempas hit a three- pointer and Barber hit a lay-in to end the third quarter with the Mustangs leading 42-20. Matteson opened the fourth scoring eight straight points be fore the Bulldogs hit a three- pointer to make it 50-23. Kempas Mike Radio guards Stanfield player answered with another three- pointer, Barber scored and Brooke Rust scored off a rebound to make it 57-23. The Bulldogs scored the game’s last eight points to make the final 57-31. Matteson hit 11 of 18 shots and finished with 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Barber hit six of 11 shots for 12 points, two assists and two steals. Rietmann had six rebounds and three steals; Smith had six re bounds and two steals; and Greenup had five rebounds. Statistics Culver: 5 13 2 11 - 31 Heppner: 19 10 13 15 - 57 Culver-Alien 4 2-5 10. Giocos 4 1-4 9. Miller 2 0-0 5. Alley 1 3-4 5. Hagman 0 1-2 1. Fox 0 1-2 1. 11 8-17 31. Three- pointer Miller Heppner-Lacey Matteson 11 0-0 22. Brett Barber 6 0-012. Jesse Kempas 2 0- 2 6, Meghan Bailey 2 1-2 5, Kelsey Greenup 2 0-0 4, Shanna Rietmann 2 0-0 4, Tylynn Smith 1 0-0 2, Brooke Rust 1 0- 0 2. Jodie Carlson. Stefanie Hanson, Nikki Sisk 27 1-4 57 Three-pointers: Kempas (2). Central to offer cooking classes Central Market in Heppner will offer monthly cooking classes starting in February in the market deli department. Mike and Kim Armato will demon strate cooking techniques, ideas and recipes to class participants. The Armatos will offer their first class on antipastos, fried olives and meat and cheese plat ters. Appropriate wine selection and sampling will be a part of the class also. The class will be held on Thursday, Feb. 28, from 7-9 p.m. Contact Central Market Deli Department to reserve a place in the class. Cost is SI5 per person with a maximum of 10 people photo by Debbie Radie possession Karl Morgan buck eted eight points, seized a team- high of nine rebounds, delivered two assists, sw iped one steal and blocked one Stanfield attempt for two points. Cayle Krebs added four points, four rebounds and one steal. Johnny Collin hit a th ee-point bucket in the fourth quarter and captured two re bounds. Curtis Thompson scored two points and seized two re bounds. Arthur Ekstrom scored two points and apprehended one rebound. Aiding the Cardinals on the boards were Til Tullis. Jeff Hunt, Tim Doherty, Taylor McElligott, Tyler Raible and Cody Bergstrom. Mustang girls nip Eagles By Kick Paullus and three assists. Tylynn Smith grabbed six rebounds. Kelsey Greenup had five rebounds and Jesse Kempas and Brett Barber each had two steals. The Heppner Mustang var sity girls outscored the Wahtonka Eagles, 6-4. in overtime, to take a 38-36 w in at The Dalles on Fri Statistics day. Jan. 11. Hpppner: 8 2 11 11 6 - 38 The Mustangs took an 8-2 Wahtonka: 2 10 8 12 4 - 36 Heppner-Meghan Bailey 5 5-8 15, lead after one but scored just two Shanna Rietmann 2 3-4 7. Brett Barber 2 points in the second quarter as 1-4 5. Lacey Matteson 1 2-4 4. Tylynn the Eagles took a 12-10 lead at Smith 2 0-0 4, Jesse Kempas 0 2-2 2 Kelsey Greenup 01-31, Jodie Carlson 12 halftime. 14-25 38 Three-pointers: none Shanna Rietmann scored four Wahtonka West 4 7-8 15. Lick 3 1-3 points and Meghan Bailey, three, 7, Eagy 3 0-0 6, Gonzales 1 1-2 3, Schulz 0-0 2, Lewis 0 2-2 2, Aguire 0 1-2 1 1 2 to help the Mustangs regain the 1 12-17 36 Three-pointers: none lead at 21-20 after three. Bailey scored six points and Rietmann, three, in the fourth, but the Ea gles tied the game at 32-32 at the end of regulation Bailey scored The Greater Eastern Oregon four points and Lacey Matteson Development Corporation made two free throws as the (GEODC) annual membership Mustangs escaped with the two- and board of directors meeting point win. will be held Friday. Jan. 25. at 10 Bailey led the Mustangs with a.m. at the Stetson's Steakhouse 15 points and eight rebounds, in Pendleton. five of them offensive. Rietmann Those who w ish to attend arc added seven points. 10 rebounds asked to RSVP at 276-6~45 GEODC to meet photo by Debbie Radie Eva C hitty and Sara Peck fight for rebound against Stanfield The lone Cardinal junior var sity women had a solid lead through the third quarter during their game against the Stanfield Tigers on Jan. 8. but made only four of 10 attempts at the free throw line in the fourth quarter to give the Tigers a 25-26 victory. Sara Peck scored the team- high of 12 points, brought down four rebounds and seized four steals. Eva Chitty scored four points, netted three rebounds, took over eight Stanfield posses sions and delivered one assist. Megan E. McCabe scored four points, grabbed three rebounds and two steals. Barbara Holland lone JV girls outscore Cougars lone junior varsity girls came out strong in their game against the Echo Cougars on Jan. 11, outscoring the Cougars. 28-16. The Cardinals played exceptional defense, holding the Cougars to single digits throughout most of the first three quarters. Leading lone on the score- board was Barbara Holland w ith 10 points, Emily Key w ith eight points and Alyssa Rietmann w ith R e a d y For H un tin g and Horses 1583 acre ranch near Heppner. Includes four bedroom, three bath home with office and game room, sports court, 20-stall horse barn, tack/wash room, large shop, corrals, holding pens, two ponds, dog kennels and much more. Great deer and bird hunting. 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