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Mustang girls fall to Bulldogs By Rick Paullus T h e c o ld - s h o o tin g Heppner M ustang girls’ varsity dropped their first home game o f the year to the Hermiston Bulldog JVs 51-32 on M onday, Dec. 9 to drop their record to 1-2 on the year. The M ustangs held an early lead as Brooke Rust and Lacey M atteson each hit short jum pers for a 4-2 lead but the Bulldogs ran o tf the next 11 points before Stefanie Hanson put in a re b o u n d s b a sk e t w ith 1:40 rem aining in the quarter but Hermiston ended up taking a 15- 6 lead after one. The M ustangs clim bed back into the game getting to with 15-11 on a M adison Bailey 3- pointer and Susan Southworth's lay-in on a pass from Bailey. After a B ulldog basket, Bailey hit a runningjum pertom ake it 17-13 but the Bulldogs w ent on a 7-1 run to close out the first half with a 24-14 lead. The Bulldogs scored first in the third, but Matteson hit a 3- pointer then Tylynn Smith hit a jum per to m ake it 28-19 but the Bulldogs extended their lead to 33-19. M atteson hit a running jum per but the Bulldogs scored the last six points o f the third to take a 39-21 lead into the fourth. Southworth converted a three-point play and M atteson scored o ffa drive to make it 43- 26 but the B ulldogs extended their lead again to 51 -27 before Sm ith hit tw o free throw s and Nikki Sisk converted a three- p o in t p lay to c lo se out the scoring. M a tte s o n led th e Mustangs with nine points, seven re b o u n d s , a n d tw o s te a ls . Southw orth had seven points, Sm ith had five points and four rebounds and Bailey had five points and three rebounds. H erm iston 15 9 15 12- 51 H eppner 6 8 7 11-32 Hermiston: Mykal Bothum 6 1-2 16, Mindy Walchli 4 3-4 11, Ashley Emenck 4 0-0 8, Cynthia Perez 3 0-0 6, Andrea Burrows 3 0-0 6, Amanda D ouglas 1 0 - 1 2 , Helen Hodney 1 0-0 2, Kelley Royer, Britney Wilson and Anne Barnett. Team: 22 4-7 51 3-pt.: Bothum 3. Heppner: Lacey Matteson 4 0-0 9, Susan Southworth 2 2-6 6, Tylynn Smith 1 3-6 5, Madison Bailey 2 0-0 5, Nikki Sisk 1 1-1 3, Brooke Rust 10-12, Stefanie Hanson 1 0-0 2, Jesse K em pas 0 0-2 0, C helsea Britt, Lindsey Mitchell and Tiffany Piper. Team: 12 6-15 32 3-pt.: Matteson and Bailey. Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 18, 2002 - FIVE Mustang JV boys roll past Knights Mustang boys outlast Pirates in overtime By Rick Paullus The H eppner M ustang boys’ varsity withstood a furious late rally by the visiting Riverside Pirates to put out a 54-45 w in in overtim e on Friday, Dec. 13 to rem ain unbeaten at 4-0 in the pre-season. The M ustangs w ill host the South Morrow’ County Tournament on Friday, Dec. 20 and Saturday, Dec. 21 w ith lone, P e n d leto n JV a n d K lick ita t joining Heppner. The M ustangs led 6-5 after one getting all six points from Luke Murray and extended it to 15-9 at the half. Justin Botefuhr scored four points in the third as they increased their lead to 27-20 going into the fourth and led by ten points late as Chuy Elguezabal hit five o f six free th ro w s and D o n a ld A d am s scored four points but the Pirates rallied to tie it up and send it to overtime. The Mustangs outscored the Pirates 12-3 in overtim e getting five points from Murray hitting three o f five free throws, four points from Elguezabal and three points from Brad Adams to pull away for the win. By Rick Paullus Murray led the Mustangs w ith 13 points and had five rebounds and three steals w ith Elguezabal adding 11 points, three steals and three assists. Brad Adam s scored nine points, grabbed 15 rebounds and had two assists, w hile Donald Adams had seven points and grabbed eight rebounds. Botefuhr had 11 rebounds and C onor Kilkenny had six rebounds. H eppner 6 9 12 15 12- 54 R iverside 5 4 11 22 3- 45 Heppner: Luke Murray 5 3- 5 13, Chuy Elguezabal 2 7-1211, Brad Adams 3 3-5 9, Donald Adams 3 1 -2 7, Justin Botefuhr 1 4-6 6, Josh Winters 1 0-0 2, Conor Kilkenny 0 2- 2 2, Brian Smith 1 0-0 2, Tanner Britt 0 2 -2 2, D o u g O rw ick and Brian Haguewood. Team: 16 22-34 54 3-pt.: none Riverside: Brandon Beatty 5 1-2 13, Joe Reese 4 0-0 10, Josh Kegler 2 1-2 5, Joel Strebin 2 1-2 5, Brandon Wedding 2 0-0 4, Shawn Dirksen 1 1-2 4, Burse Duder 1 0-0 2, Andrew Parker 0 2-2 2 and Brandon Richards. Team: 17 6-10 45 3-pt.: Reese 2, Beatty 2 and Dirksen. Mustangs’ defense leads to win over Mustang JV girls nip Pirates in Walla Walla Academy overtime in th e e x tr a p e rio d as By Rick Paullus By Rick Paullus G ood team defense led the H eppner M ustangs’ varsity boys to a 61-47 win over the visiting W alla Walla A cadem y Knights on Tuesday, Dec. 10 to improve their non-league record to 3-0 on the year. The Mustangs will host the South M orrow County Tournament on Friday, Dec. 20 and Saturday, Dec. 21. Luke Murray had the hot hand in the first quarter scoring 11 points as the M ustangs took a 17-11 lead after on and he added five m ore in the. second and Chuy Elguezabal scored six points as they took a 32-25 lead at halftime. T h e M u s ta n g s to o k control in the third outscoring the Knights 16-4 getting eight points from Brad Adams and four more from Elguezabal to take a 48-29 lead and coast to the w in. M urray hit six o f 10 shorts to lend the mustangs with 20 points, hitting eight o f 10 free throws and grabbed six rebounds while Elguezabal hit seven o f 11 shots for 19 points and had six assists, five rebounds and four steals. Adams had 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, five o f them offensive, Justin Botefuhr h a d fiv e r e b o u n d s , C o n o r K ilkenny had three steals and Donald Adam s had two. H eppner 17 15 16 13- 61 Walla Walla 11 14418- 47 Heppner: Luke Murray 6 8- 10 20, Chuy Elguezabal 7 5-619, Brad Adams 5 2-2 12, Justin Botefuhr 1 1- 1 3, Josh Winters 0 2-4 2, Donald Adams 1 0-02, Conor Kilkenny 1 0 - 0 2 , Aaron Griffith 0 1-4 1, Doug Orwick 0 0-2 0, Tanner Britt, Brian Haguewood and Brian Smith. Team: 21 19-2961 3-pt.: none W alla W a lla : Jaren Williams 3 3-4 10, Chad Smith 4 0-0 10, Ryan Agui 2 2-2 7, Caleb Johnson 2 2-3 6, David Christensen 1 1-2 3, Joe Knoblack 1 1-2 3, Stefan Boyd 0 3-4 3, Brian Chinn 1 0-0 2, Jonathon Thomas 1 0-02,ChibuilkeOpara0 1- 2 1 andAndrew Perry. Team. 15 13-19 47 3-pt.: Smith 2, Williams and Agui. Heppner football players chosen for All-State team B rad A dam s, D onald A dam s, Justin B otefuhr and Chuy Elguezabal were chosen to be on the All-State football team. Brad Adams w as chosen as a second-team running back and a first-team line backer. Donald Adam s w as chosen as a third-team offensive line. Justin Botefuhr was picked as a third- team tight end. Chuy Elguezabal w as c h o se n as a first-te a m defensive back. GARDINER'S MEIN'S WEAR HOLIDAY HOURS The H eppner M ustang JV girls w on a tight gam e over the visiting Riverside Pirates, 41 - 40 in overtim e on Friday, Dec. 13 to improve to 2-1 on the year. T he P irates led 11-9 after one as Tiffany Piper scored four points for the Mustangs and Katie Britt hit three o f five free throw s in the second to help tie the game at 18-18 at halftime. Susan Southw orth had five points in the third but the Mustangs trailed 27-26 going into the fourth, but they cam e back to tie it up at 37-37 at the end o f regulation with the help o f a Britt 3-pointer. Lindsey Mitchell scored all four o f the M ustangs’ points th e Mustangs held on for the win. M itchell finished with eight points and six rebounds while Britt also had eight points. Piper finished w ith slx points and four steals, while Blair Keithley had eight rebounds and tw o steals. Heather Yocom had four rebounds and tw o assists and Terra Wilson and Krystal Naims e a c h h a d fo u r r e b o u n d s . H e p p n e r 9 9 8 11 4-41 R iverside 11 7 9 10 3-40 Heppner: Lindsey Mitchell 4 0 - 1 8 , Katie Britt 1 5-9 8, Tiffany Piper 2 2-2 6, Susan Southworth 2 1- 3 5, Terra Wilson 0 4-7 4, Blair Keithley 10-0 2, Heather Yocom 1 0-0 2, Laurie Murray 1 0-0 2, Krista Hendricks 1 0- 0 2 , Lynan Bingham 1 0-0 2, Krystal Nairns 0 0-2 0, Am y Jepsen and Chelsey Betsinger. Team: 14 12-24 41 3-pt.: Britt. The H eppner M ustang JV boys rolled to a 79-41 win over the visiting Walla Walla Academy JVs on Tuesday, Dec. 10 to run their record to 2-0 on the year. The Mustangs w ill travel to lone on Thursday, Dec. 19 and w ill play after the girls’ game at 5:30 p.m. The Mustangs got going early getting six points from Brandon Seitz, five from Jode Coil, including a 3-pointer, and four from Zack Skaggs taking a 21 -8 lead after one. Tyler Boyer hit a 3-pointer in the second half to help the Mustangs extend their lead to 35-18 at halftime. Judd Lemmon and Seitz each scored six points in the third as the M ustangs outscored the Knights 21 -4 in the third, taking a 56-22 lead after three and got nine points from Skaggs and four each from Seitz and Lemmon as they coasted through the fourth to the easy win. By Rick Paullus The H eppner M ustang JV boys used a good first half to get past the visiting Riverside Pirates 37-31 on Friday, Dec. 13 to im prove to 3-0 on the year. The M ustangs will play at lone on Thursday, Dec. 19 with the girls getting started at 5:30 p.m. The M ustangs jum ped out quick taking a 14-2 lead after one getting five points from Zack Skaggs and four from Brandon S e itz an d still led 21-11 at halftime. The Pirates closed to within 26-19 after three but the M ustangs got six m ore points from Seitz in the fourth to hang on for the win. By Rick Paullus A 36-9 advantage in the second half helped the Heppner M ustang J V boys to a 53-16 w in at Condon in their first gam e o f the year. The Mustangs w ill be in lone on Thursday, Dec. 19 w ith the girls getting underw ay at 5:30 p.m. and the boys to follow. After a slow first quarter the M ustangs got their offense going in the second q u arter getting four points from Tyler B oyer and a 3-pointers from Jode Coil to take a 17-7 halftime lead. Zack Skaggs and Aaron Griffith each scored six points in th e th ir d as th e M u s ta n g s extended their lead to 31 -12 after three and Kyler Lovgren scored seven points, Coil six and Josh Gutierrez scored five points in the fourth as they coasted to the win. Lemmon 4 2-3 10, Jode Coil 4 0-0 10. Kyler Lovgren 2 4-9 8, Aaron Griffith 3 0-2 6, Tyler Boyer 1 1-2 4, Josh Gutierrez 1 1-2 3, Cody Walton 1 0-0 2 and Brian Haguewood 1 0-0 2. Team: 32 12-26 79 3-pt.: Coil 2 and Boyer. Walla Walla: Christian Bell 60-1 12, Bnt Balk 4 3-3 12,JonSalis2 1 -2 6, Karl Larce 1 4-4 6, Rouly Guth 2 1- 4 5, Tom Beyer, Jimmy Whilhem, Nick Peterson, Jake Bleth, Devon Blackburn and Aaron Leen. Team: 15 9-1441 3-pt.: Salis and Balk. C o il led a b a la n c e d scoring effort for the M ustangs with 11 points. Bandon Seitz added eight points and Lovgren and G utierrez each added six points. Heppner 4 13 14 22-53 Condon 1 6 5 4-16 Heppner: Jode Coil 5 0-2 11, Brandon Seitz 3 2-2 8, Kyler Lovgren 2 3-4 7, Josh Gutierrez 3 0-0 7, Aaron Griffith 3 0-0 6, Zack Skaggs 3 0-0 6, Tyler Boyer 2 0-0 4, Cody Walton I 0-0 2, Brian Smith 0 2-2 2 and Judd Lemmon. Team: 22 7-1053 3-pt.: Coil and Gutierrez. Condon: Humphrey 1 2-44, Fennem 2 0-2 4, Campbell 1 1-2 3, Griffith 1 0-0 2, Kamerrer 0 1 -4 1, M . Street 0 1 - 2 1 , Potter 01- 2 1, J. Street 0 0-2 0 and Bednar 00- 10. Team: 5 6- 18 16 3-pt.: none Mustang Girls nipped by Pioneers Heppner: Brandon Seitz 6 0-1 12, Zack Skaggs 2 4-6 8, Brian Haguewood 1 2-4 4, Cody Walton 0 2-6 2, Jode Coil 0 2-4 2, Tyler Boyer 1 0-0 2, Eric Torres 1 0-0 2, Kyler Lovgren 1 1-2 3, Aaron Griffith 0 1-4 1, Josh Gutierrez 0 1-21 and Judd Lemmon 0 0-2 0. Team: 1213-31 373- pt.: none R iverside: Andy Wedding 3 2-2 11, Andrew Parker 2 1-1 5, Shawn Dirksen 0 4-6 4, Lee Pritchard 2 0-0 4, Cory Griffin 0 3-4 3, Dustin Swindler 1 0-0 2, Tony Sorenson 1 0- 0 2, Jason Imus 0 2-2 2. Jake Johnson and John Young. #10 M adison Bailey of Heppner guarding M ac-Hi #15 as she tries to bring the ball down the court the Mustangs but they trailed 12- By Rick Paullus 8 after one. They got to w ithin The M ac-H i Pioneers m ade a short shot w ith four seconds left to nip the visiting Heppner M ustang girls’ varsity 38-36 on Saturday, Dec. 14 in a n o n - le a g u e c o n te s t. T h e M ustangs (1 -4) will play in the S outh M orrow T ournam ent, Dec. 20-21. M adison Bailey hit a 3- pointer and scored five points for bigger DISCOUNTS ALL S a n d a l s ( i n c l u d i n g S a l t w a t e r ) : 4 0 % O FT M e n 's R o m e o 's : $ 5 0 a p a ir C a m o H u n tin g B o o ts: $ 5 0 a p a ir M e n 's D re s s S h o e s : 25% OFF All F o o tb a ll, B a se b a ll a n d T ra c k S h o e s : 40% OFF ALL GARBEN G A TE ANTIQUES: 1 5 % OFF ALL FABRICS a n d FABRIC-RELATED ITEMS: 50% OFF SHOE BOX TALK - N - TOPS • FABRIC S ETC. 143 N. Main Street • Heppner • 676-5241 C h e l s e a Britt 0 2- 2 2. Susan Southworth 0 0-2 0. Jesse Kempas 2 E QL (541 ) 676-9218 • 193 N. Main Street • Heppner .iV o U 0 0 0 0 0~ 0 1 ] J d n t i n m H H î __ 0 0 0 0 0 0 O D O O O O O C \ 0 t o t 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18-16 at halftim e w ith the help o f four points from Brooke Rust. The M ustangs trailed 27-22 going into the fourth but rallied to tie it at 36-36 on a basket from Lacey M atteson. who scored nine points in the quarter, but the Pioneers hit the w in n in g basket as tim e was running out. Tylynn Smith nearly won it for the M ustangs but her long 3-pointer at the buzzer hit the rim and bounced out. Matteson hit eight o f 13 free throw s and finished with 16 p o in ts , sh e a ls o h a d th re e rebounds and tw o steals. Rust added seven points and three rebounds, while Sm ith had five rebounds. Stefanie Hanson had three rebounds and tw o steals and Bailey had two steals. M ac-H i 12 6 9 11-38 H eppner 8 8 6 14-36 M ac-Hi: Brittany Garton 4 2-6 12. Lauren Burlingame 2 1-2 0. Meghan Rambo 40-1 8. Erin Harris 3 0-0 6, Emily Hendricks 0 2-2 2. Kelli DeVink 0 0-2 0. Cassie Sears and Becky Haskins. Team: 15 5-13 38 3- pt.: Garton 2 and Burlingame Heppner: Lacey Matteson 4 8-13 16. Brooke Rust 3 1 - 2 7 , Madison Bailey 2 0-0 5, Tylynn Smith 1 2-4 4. Stefanie Hanson I 0-0 2. ALL R E D W IN G B O O T S : 3 0 % O F F Layaway for Christmas Gardner's Men's Wear Heppner: Brandon Seitz 9 2 18, Zack Skaggs 6 4-6 16, Judd Mustang JV boys blow out Blue Devils in second half L a c ro s s e O v e rb o o ts: 25% OFF, 35% OFF ALL P u rs e s : 25% OFF, 30% OFF ALL H ikers: 25% OFF • ALL S n o w b o o ts : 25% OFF FREE Gift Wrapping COLLECTION 0- Seitz led the M ustangs with 12 points and Skaggs added eight. H eppner 14 7 5 11-37 R iverside2 9 8 12-31 more SALES Dec. 24th: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. twenty x 41 Mustang JV boys get past Pirates by six Dec. 22nd: 12-4 p.m . 24.se ven Seitz led the M ustangs w ith 18 p o in ts w ith Skaggs adding 16, Lem m on and Coil e a c h s c o re d 10 a n d K y le r L ovgren finished w ith eight points. H eppner 21 14 21 23- 79 Walla Walla 8 10 4 19- 0 0 0 0 0 » 01 and Nikki Sisk. Team: 11 13-23 36 3- pt.: Bailey.
