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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - FIV£ Mustang boys use second half Mustang girls open with win Mustang “C” team open with a win to get by Cardinals over Vikings it 15 Donald Adams takes a shot as he is guarded by #10 of lone Bv Rick Paullus A fter an even first half, the H eppner M ustang b o y s’ v a rs ity o u ts c o re d th e lo n e C ardinals 33-19 in the second half to pull away for a 61 -47 win in the first game o f the season for both teams. The Cardinals opened the g am e h ittin g tw o three- pointers, but Luke M urray hit a long jumper, Brian Smith hit two free th ro w s th en fed C huy Elguezabal for a lay-in, Connor K ilkenny scored o ff a rebound and Brian Hague wood hit a short ju m p er to give the M ustangs a 10-7 lead. Another three-pointer by the C a rd in a ls tied it up, Elguezabal scored off a drive but the Cardinals scored to tie it 12- 12 after one. Brad Adam s scored off' a pass from Justin B otefuhr to open the second, Elguezabal scored from Botefuhr, Adam s fed M urray and Tanner Britt for lay-ins, hit a running jum per and added tw o free throw s to make it 24-19 but the Cardinals got back to w ithin one. Kilkenny s c o re d o f f a p a s s fro m E lguezabal and hit tw o free throw s but the Cardinals tied it at 28-28 at halftim e. T he C ardinals scored first in the third but the Mustangs scored the next 12 as B otefuhr hit a jum per, Elguezabal hit a three-pointer and scored o ff a drive, then fed Botefuhr twice for lay-ins and A dam s hit a free throw to m ake it 40-30. The teams traded baskets as Britt hit a baseline jum per, Josh Winters scored o ff a pass from Kilkenny and H a g u e w o o d hit a short jum per as the M ustangs took a 46-37 lead after three. A C ardinal three-pointer pulled them to within six to open the fourth but the Mustangs went on a 15-0 run to put the gam e aw ay. B otefu h r scored o ff a rebound, Adam s fed Murray for a lay-in, B otefuhr scored o ff a nice pass from Elguezabal and m ade a free throw, A dam s hit a jumper, Kilkenny and Smith each hit a free throw and Elguezabal sco red tw ice on lay -in s o ff drives. The Cardinals scored the final seven points to m ake the ending score 61-47. Elguezabal hit six o f 11 shots to finish w ith 15 points, had four assists and three steals with Botefuhr hitting five o f six shots for 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds. A dam s hit four o f seven shots for nine p oints, grabbed nine rebounds and had three assists. Kilkenny had seven points and six rebounds and Smith grabbed seven rebounds. H eppner 12 16 18 15- 61 lone 12 16 9 10-47 Heppner: Chuy Elguezabal 7 0-3 15, Justin Botefuhr 5 1-2 11, Brad Adams 3 3-5 9, Connor Kilkenny 2 3-8 7, Luke Murray 3 0-0 6, Tanner Britt 2 0-0 4, Brian Haguewood 2 0-0 4, Brian Smith 0 3-4 3, Josh Winters 1 0- 0 2, Doug Orwick, Donald Adams and Aaron Griffith. 25 10-2261 3-pt.: Elguezabal. lo n e: B row n 4 1-2 12, Christman 4 3-4 12, Krebs 4 0-2 8, Gates 2 0-0 6, Radie 2 0-0 4, Morgan 1 1- 23, Rietmann 1 0-0 2, K. Thompson, C. Thompson Ekstrom and Raible. 18 5-10 47 3-pt.: Brown 3, Gates 2 and Christman. Chelsea Britt and Tylynn Smith going for the rebound By Rick Paullus The Heppner Mustang g irls ’ varsity opened their season with a 54-40 win over the lone Cardinals in lone on Tuesday, Dec. 3 using a 15-4 advantage in the third quarter to pull away. The Mustangs took an early 8-2 lead and eventually led 13-9 after one but the C ardinals cam e back to take a 21 -16 lead midway through the second. Stefanie Hanson scored on a pass from Shanna Rietmann and Lacey Matteson hit a turn around jum per to get the Mustangs to w ithin one, the Cardinals cam e back w ith a basket, Rietmann hit two free throws and after another lone basket M atteson hit another jum per and Rietm ann hit a th re e -p o in te r to g iv e th e M ustangs a 27-25 lead at halftime. M atteson scored five m ore points, H anson hit a three-pointer and Chelsea Britt h it a sh o rt ju m p e r as the M ustangs extended their lead to 42-29 after three. The Mustangs kept up the pressure as Brooke Rust s c o re d o f f a d riv e a n d Rietmann scored offa steal and assist from M adison Bailey. The C ardinals cut the lead to 48-36 but Susan Southworth scored on a break on a pass from Hanson and Matteson hit a running ju m p er to put the game away. Lady Cardinal’s win lone Basketball Bonanza CHRISUtAS SHOPPlMi a/JHllRRAR’S DRU6 and IRC C0UMIRR ROSE... Creative Gift Baskets! , , Cards Candy Stocking Stuffers! Check Out Our WISH LIST REGISTRY! Order your Holiday Centerpiece from the Country Rose Open Sundays from 12-4 p.m. Free Gift Wrapping M umujï D auj 217 North Main • Heppner 7At Country Rost 676-9158 233 N Main • Heppner Serving Heppner Lexington t lone 676-9426 This year’s girl's first place trophy in the lone Basketball Bonanza Tournam ent, held Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7, in lone, went to the lone Lady Cardinals after th ey d e fe a te d the U m a tilla Vikings, Saturday night, 6 3-51. Magnetic Door Signs Order Yours Here Heppner Gazette- Times 676-9228 M atteson finished with 15 points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists. Rietmann scored 12 points, grabbed six rebounds and had tw o assists. Hanson had seven points, three steals and two assists. Britt had seven points, Tylynn Smith had five rebounds and tw o steals, Bailey had two assists and two steals and Southw orth had five rebounds. H eppner 13 14 15 12- 54 lone 9 16 4 11-40 Heppner: Lacey Matteson 6 2-4 15, Shanna Rietmann 3 5-6 12, Stefanie Hanson 2 2-24 7, Chelsea Britt 2 3-3 7, Brooke Rust 3 0-1 6, Susan Southworth 2 0-0 4, Tylynn Smith I 0-0 2, Jesse KempasO 1-21, Nikki Sisk and Madison Bailey. 19 12- 20 54 3-pt.: Matteson, Rietmann and Hanson. lone: Natalie McElligott 6 0- 2 14, Barbara Holland 4 0-0 8, Diana McElligott 3 1-3 7, Sara Peck 2 1-3 5, Tracy Griffith 1 1-23, Jennifer Griffith 1 0-02, EvaChitty, Emily Key,Caitlin Orem, Alyssa Rietmann, Missy Baker and Ashley Grams. 17 3-10 39 3-pt.: N. McElligott 2. R on Paullus takes the basketball in for a lav-in By Rick Paullus After a tight first quarter, the Heppner M ustang boys “C” team ran away from the Umatilla Vikings 66-44 in the first game o f th e y e a r in U m a tilla on Thursday, Dec. 5. The M ustangs will play at Mac-Hi on Thursday, Dec. 12 and will host Stanfield at 5:30 p.m. on M onday, Dec. 16 for their next games. The team s were tied at 12-12 after one as the Mustangs Roy Proctor scored five points including a three-pointer. The M ustangs took a 32-27 lead at halftime getting four points each fro m R o ry K ilk e n n y and M atthew VanCleave and three points each from Mikel Britt and Kory Paullus. They extended their lead to 48-38 after three getting six points from Paullus and four each fro m M a tt K e n n y an d V a n C le a v e . T he M u s ta n g s coasted to the win as Proctor hit tw o m ore three-pointers and Kilkenny scored four points in the fourth quarter. Paullus led a balanced scoring effort with 13 points, w hile Proctor added 11, including three three-pointers. VanCleave had 10 points, Kilkenny nine and Kenny had eight points. H eppner 12 20 16 18- 66 Umatilla 12 15 11 6-44 Heppner: Kory Paullus 6 1- 2 13, Roy Proctor 4 0-0 11, Matthew VanCleave 4 2-4 10. Rory Kilkenny 4 1 -5 9, Matt Kenny 3 2-2 8, Mikel Bntt 2 1-1 5, Riley Wight 2 0-0 4, Robert McElligott 1 0-02, Kyle Carlson 1 0- 1 2, Kyle Huddleston 0 2-2 2, Dan Busile 0 0-2 0 and Josh Lankford. 27 9-20 66 3-pt.: Proctor 3. I matilla: Rouston 82-521, Navarro 5 0-1 10, T. Wilson 1 2-2 4, Ashbeck 1 0-0 3, Madsen 1 0-1 3, Roberto 1 0-0 2, C. Wilson 0 1-2 1, Louger 00-10, Stine, Montalino and McLane. 17 5-12 44 3-pt.: Rouston 3, Madesen and Ashbeck. lone High School Fall Sports Awards/Dessert lo n e H ig h S c h o o l ath letes receiv ed fall sports awards at a dessert held in the new ly rem odeled cafeteria on T u esd ay , N ov. 26. A th letic director Dean Robinson passed out pins to the girls’ volleyball team for placing second in the state for 1A schools with a 3.82 GPA. The boys' football team received pins for placing second in com bined 1A and 2A level schools in the state with a 3.50 GPA. D e b b ie R a d ie a n d Darlene M arquardt presented a video o f highlights o f the football and volleyball seasons. Diana M cElligott and M ike R adie, W endy’s H igh School Heisman Award winners, received bronze m edals from principal Mike Stuart. McElligott also received a silver m edal for being a state w inner. Cardinal football coach Dale H olland thanked all the people w ho helped m ake the football season a success. He read a farewell letter from senior m anager Cody Bergstrom who c o u ld n 't a tte n d th e a w a rd s program . The team signed a football to present to Bergstrom. Players receiving awards were: Most Improved- Austin Arballo; M o st I n s p ir a tio n a l-A s h le y Roberts; Big Stick Award for incredible offense and defense- Cayle Krebs; and Most Valuable Player-Andrew Rietmann. V o lle y b a ll c o a c h e s C harity M cElligott and Cathy McCabe presented gifts to Mary Rietmann and MaKenna Ramos for being ball girls, and Kayla LaRue and Emily Rietmann for taking stats at district and state tournaments. Coach McElligott noted several school volleyball records w ere broken this year: Diana M cElligott-points scored (231) and kills (252); N atalie M cElligott-blocks (165); and M eghan M cC abe-sets (801). Players receiving awards were: Most lmproved-Tracy Griffith; M ost I n s p ir a tio n a l- A ly s s a Rietm ann; and M ost Valuable Player-Diana McElligott. L-R: Andrew Rietmann, Ashley Roberts, Cavie Krebs and Austin Arballo. L-R: Alyssa Rietmann, Diana McElligott and Tracy Griffth. lone JVs lose to Enterprise Playing their first game o f the season, the lone b o y s’ JV team lost to the 2A JV team from Enterprise 49-35. “I was very pleased w ith th e e ffo rt o u r k id s g a v e ,” c o m m e n te d C oach Jim Swanson. 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