Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - THREE
Ione boys’ ‘C ’ wins fìnal game
The lone boys’ ‘C’ team won
their final game versus the
Umatilla JV team, 40-32, at lone
on Saturday, Feb. 8.
“This was our best all
around fame,” said coach Jim
Swanson. “Eleven out of 12 kids
scored and everyone contributed
all they could. Mike Radie had an
outstanding game, along with
A rthur Ekstrom with his
rebounding and Cody Bergs tom
hitting two three-pointers. 1 was
really proud of them.
Radie made six points
and had 10 rebounds, eight assists
and five steals. Bergstrom scored
six points and had one rebound,
one assist and one steal. Ekstrom
made five points and had eight
rebounds, one assist and one steal.
John Collin also added five points,
two rebounds, one assist and one
steal. Cayle Krebs scored four
points, made five rebounds and
one steal. Curtis Thompson also
made four points and added two
rebounds. Jeff Hunt added three
points, four rebounds, two assists
and three steals. Taylor
McElligott made two points, three
rebounds, one assist and one steal.
Tyler Raible made two points,
three rebounds and one steal. Til
Tullis also made two points and
added two rebounds and one
assist. Tim Doherty made one
point, one rebound, one assist and
one steal and Gene Ball chipped
in one rebound and one steal.
lone had 25 turnovers,
compared to Umatilla’s 13.
Mustang girls’ ‘C’ team shows grit
By Molly Rhea
Since the Heppner girls’ ‘C ’ team schedule is officially in the books
it is high time to publish a little news about their season.
With 26 girls out for basketball this season coaches were able to
form three teams, varsity, junior varsity and ‘C’ team. Since most
basketball teams need eight to 10 players, each of these teams have
“floaters”, girls that move between teams to fill in as back-up in needed
positions.
This year's C team consisted of eight players: two sophomores, Blake
Allstott and Jessie Woodward, who functioned as co-captains and
lead insurgents throughout the year, and six freshmen. The coach and
the girls all learned a lot and for the most part, had a great time in the
process.
Two of the freshmen, Blair Keithley and Cara Kennedy, floated up
to JV throughout the season, with Allstott, Woodward and Terra Wilson
dressing down for the final four JV away games.
Being the “low team on the totem pole” both boys’ and girls’ ‘C ’
teams have the unenviable distinction of 6 a.m. practice. Contrary to
what the coach expected, these girls consistently showed up well before
the appointed hour, ready and willing to put themselves through an
hour-and-a-half of sweat-filled drills.
This team was consistently tenacious and had a never-quit attitude.
Their worst game had to be at Spray where their varsity-laced team
beat the Heppner girls, 64-31. If you were watching the game and
weren’t privy to the scoreboard you would have thought the tally was
very close. The girls never let up and refused to let down. Their
coach was never more proud of them.
At wing and point guard, freshman Terra Wilson was the leading
scorer, averaging 13 points, three steals and six rebounds per game.
She also ended the season with 15 assists to her credit. Terra always
seemed to be able to get to the right spot.
Blair Keithley suffered a severe ankle sprain early in the season and
had to sit out two games. She returned to the team with an even
stronger resolve, earning the nickname “The Animal” due to her
relentless rebounding and strong inside play. Keithley averaged six
points, 2.8 steals and 9.6 boards per game. In the 11 games she
participated in, Blair led the team with 16 assists.
Until late in the season, Jessica Wainwright came off the bench as
the versatile sixth man. With her height (5’9”), speed and unmerciful
defense she could go in for any position; with her endurance she could
be left in almost interminably. Wainwright averaged 2.5 points, three
steals and 4.8 rebounds per game.
Jessie Woodward started at post all season, averaging 2.5 points,
three steals and 3.5 rebounds per game. Every week Jessie showed
more confidence and aggressiveness under the basket.
Cara Kennedy functioned as a court leader playing point guard. Her
tough defense often put her in foul trouble. Cara averaged 3.27 points,
2.82 steals and 2.62 rebounds per game. She played through injuries
until being sidelined for the final two games.
Emily Bergstrom came off the bench as a strong post player. Emily
displayed an excellent eye for the court, to scope out the open man or
potential weakness in the opponent. Her passes were like bullets;
most people admired the intended receiver for being brave enough to
catch them. Bergstrom finished the season strong, demonstrating an
ability to drive to the basket and not let the defense rattle her. Emily
averaged three points. 1.5 steals and 3.5 rebounds per game.
Coming out for basketball for the first time since her Colt days, Jenny
Whalen demonstrated strength and resolve. She was easily the most
improved player as observers could watch her skills, along with her
confidence, increase every week. Jenny was never afraid to question
what she was told, but then, when she received an answer, never
failed to attempt whatever was requested. Jenny worked hard each
and every practice and was an inspiration for everyone.
Blake Allstott was a true team leader in never quitting. She never
wanted to come out of the game, even when it became very difficult.
When Kennedy, one of our starters, was out with an injury for their
last two games the decision had to be made to play with just seven, or
ask a JV player to fill in our roster. The captains decided and the
team agreed that they would rather finish the season as a team, and
risk dropping the final two games, rather than have help and more
possibly win. They did lose the final two games, by four and two
points respectively, but in doing so they won their coach’s respect
forever.
The ‘C ’ team finished with a record of four and nine. Many of those
in the loss column were quite close; several of those losses were most
likely the fault of an inexperienced coach.
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Elks Most Valuable Students selected
Shelley Rietmann
Heppner High School
senior Shelley Rietmann and lone
High School senior Adam Neiffer
have been selected for first place
for the Heppner Elks Club Most
Valuable Student Scholarship
contest. They each won a $700
scholarship.
Rietmann and Neiffer
competed against students from
Condon, Baker city, Enterprise,
LaGrande, Pendleton, Milton-
Freewater, The Dalles, Hood
R iver and H erm iston in the
district contest at the Milton-
Freewater Elks Lodge on Feb. 10.
Rietmann won first place in the
district girls’ contest and will
advance to the state contest set
for Saturday, Feb. 23, at the
Cottage Grove Elks Lodge. She
received $ l ,600 for her first-place
district finish and will represent
the Northeast District Elks at the
state contest.
Seniors Sam Van Liew,
HHS, and Kristina Powell, IHS,
received second place in the local
contest and earned a $300
scholarship and Colin McElligott,
IHS, and Meghan Bailey, HHS.
earned third place and a $200
scholarship.
Rietmann is the Heppner
High School student body
president and is active in OSSOM.
the Wild Horse Club, Outdoor
Club, National Honor Society and
4-H. She also participates in
volleyball, basketball and softball.
The daughter of Mark and Tami
Rietmann of Heppner, she plans
to major in biology in college.
Neiffer was a member of
student council his freshman and
junior years and is active in
N ational Honor Society, the
Adam Neiffer
International Club, his church
youth group and 4-H. He was an
Outdoor School counselor and
Peewee Basketball student coach
and participates in football,
basketball and tennis. He is the
son of Duane and Linda Neiffer
of lone.
Van Liew was secretary/
treasurer in student government
his freshman year and was active
in FFA, 4-H, Campus Life,
National Honor Society, the Pep
Band. Drama Club, Outdoor Club.
OSSOM and the Wild Horse Club.
He also participated in football,
basketball, golf and track. He is
the son of Dan and Sandra Van
Liew, Heppner.
Powell is a member of
Drama Club, National Honor
Society and the lone Youth Group.
She also participated in basketball
and volleyball at lone High
School. She is the daughter of
John and Ronda Powell of lone.
McElligott is a member
o f the lone Youth Group,
OSSOM,
G reat
AUK,
International Club, Drama Club
and St. William’s Catholic Church
and is senior class representative.
He also was a member of the
lone High School football,
basketball and tennis teams. He
is the son o f Jim and Eileen
McElligott of lone.
Bailey participated in
volleyball and basketball,
OSSOM, the Wild Horse Club,
rodeo and 4-H. She was also a
cheerleader and student council
business manager. The daughter
of Ken and Kaedene Bailey of
Heppner, she plans to attend either
the University of Idaho or Eastern
Oregon University.
Lady Cards down Dufur
The lone Lady Cardinals
defeated Dufur on Friday, Feb. 15,
to try for the second seed spot at
the state 1A basketball
tournament.
The Cardinals trailed
Dufur 8-9, at the end of the first
quarter and then took the lead
near the end of the second quarter
for a score of 17-15 at the half.
Both teams were equally matched
in the third quarter as well, with
lone leading with a scant three
points, 26-23. The Cardinals
pulled out all the stops in the fourth
quarter, adding 18 points to secure
the 44-32 victory.
The Cardinals advanced
to square off against South Wasco
County on Saturday, Feb. 16. The
Cardinals had defeated SWC
earlier in the season but were
plagued with injuries and could
not get a lead, losing the game 25-
38.
N atalie M cElligott
launched 27 points for the
Cardinals. McElligott also led the
team with 12 steals, grabbed six
rebounds, blocked two shot
attem pts and delivered three
assists. Diana McElligott scored
16 points, captured four rebounds,
six steals and passed out two
assists. Cyndi Heagy scored eight
points, apprehended 10 rebounds.
four steals and delivered one
assist. Kristina Powell scored
five points, led the team with 14
rebounds, swiped one steal,
blocked two shots and delivered
five assists. Emily Key came off
the bench to score three points.
Caitlin Orem scored two points
and blocked one shot attempt.
Barbara Holland scored two
points, seized nine rebounds, six
steals, blocked four shot attempts
and delivered one assist.
Tobacco coalition
plans meeting
A meeting of the
Tobacco Education/Prevention
Coalition for Morrow County will
be held Thursday. Feb. 21, at 7:30
a.m. at the Extension Office
Conference Room.
The meeting will
include an update on the smoke
free workplace law. an update on
the Cham ber o f Comm erce
presentation, welcom ing o f
student participants, information
from Addiction. ETS and Healthy
Teen workshops, the Statewide
Tobacco
Prevention
and
Education conference at Salishan
March 4-6 and other topics
Sam Van Liew
Colin McElligott
Kristina Powell
Meghan Bailey
Mustang girls couldn’t keep up
with top-ranked
Rockets
Bv Rick Paullus
They stayed with the Rockets
for aw hile, but the Heppner
Mustang varsity girls went into a
scoring drought in the second
quarter and the top-ranked Pilot
Rock Rockets took advantage,
pulling away for a 74-33 win on
Tuesday, Feb. 12, in Pilot Rock.
The Mustangs trailed by four at
15-11 in the second quarter but
the Rockets went on a 22-2 run
to end the first half and a 23-5
run through the third and into the
fourth to put the game away. The
M ustangs’ Colum bia Basin
Conference record fell to 7 and
6, and their overall record to 11
and 10.
Jodie Carlson scored on a
pass from Shanna Rietmann to tie
it at 2-2. Jesse Kempas made one
of two free throws to make it 6-
3, then Brett Barber hit a short
jum per and Kelsey Greenup
scored on a pass from Tylynn
Smith to make it 8-7. The Rockets
scored the next seven points to
take a 15-7 lead after one.
Meghan Bailey hit two free
throws to open the second and
Carlson hit another jumper on a
pass from Rietmann to make it 15-
11, but the Rockets scored seven
straight before Smith scored on a
rebound basket. The Rockets
went on their run to take a 37-13
lead.
Rietm ann scored on a
rebound to open the third but the
Rockets scored 14 straight points
before Carlson hit a jumper to end
the third w ith the Rockets leading
51-17.
The Rockets had a 60-18 lead
before Rietmann scored. Brooke
Rust hit a jumper. Madison Bailey
hit a three-pointer and Greenup
hit a running jumper to make it 63-
27. Rust had a rebound basket and
Greenup hit two jumpers to finish
out the scoring for the Mustangs.
Greenup led the Mustangs
with nine points and pulled down
five rebounds, with Rietmann
adding four points, nine rebounds
and two assists. Carlson had six
points and six rebounds. Barber
had five rebounds and Kempas
had two steals.
The
M ustangs
hurt
themselves with 36 turnovers.
Statistics
Heppner: 7 6 4 16 - 33
Pilot Rock: 15 22 14 23 - 74
Heppner-Kelsey Greenup 4
1- 2 9. Jodie Carlson 3 0-0 6.
Shanna Rietmann 2 0-14. Brooke
Rust 2 0-0 4. Brett Barber 1 0-2
2. Madison Bailey 1 0-0 3. Tylynn
Smith 1 0-0 2. Meghan Bailey 0
2- 2 2. Jesse Kempas 0 1-2 1,
Stefanie Hanson, Nikki Sisk. 14
4-9 33. Three-pointers: Madison
Bailey.
Pilot Rock-Jobes 5 4-6 14.
McLaughlin 7 0-0 14. Mitchell 7
0-3 14. Doherty 4 0-3 9. Kinkead
1 4-4 6, Voeler 1 3-4 6. Krosting
3 0-0 6. Robles 2 1-2 5.30 12-22
74. Three-pointers: Doherty.
Vogler.
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