FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 31, 2003
Mustang girls beat Tigers in CBC
By Rick Paullus
The
H eppner
Mustangs girls v arsity got their
f ir s t C o lu m b ia
B a s in
C o n fe re n c e w in o v e r the
Stanfield T igers, 44-37, in
Stanfield on Saturday, Dec.
20. The M ustangs held the
Tigers to ju st 12 points in the
second half to even their CBC
rec o rd at 1 an d 1 and
improved their overall record
to 2 and 4.
K atie B ritt hit a 3-
pointer as the M ustangs took
an 11 -9 lead after one, but the
Tigers cam e back to take a
25-24 lead at the half, despite
six p o in ts fro m S te fa n ie
Hanson and five from Brooke
Rust in the second.
Shanna Rietmann had
six points and C helsea Britt
three as the M ustangs took a
slim 33-32 lead after three.
M adison B ailey had three
points in the fourth as they
pulled away for the win. The
Mustangs hit five o f seven free
throws in the fourth to hold off
the Tigers.
Hanson and Rietmann
each had eight points and Britt
and Bailey each scored seven
points to lead the Mustangs.
H eppner 11 13 9 11-
44
Stanfield 9 16 7 5-37
H eppner- S tefan ie
H anson 4 0-0 8, Shanna
Rietmann 4 0-0 8, Chelsea Britt
1 5-6 7, Madison Bailey 3 1-2
7, Brooke Rust 2 1-1 5, Katie
Britt 1 2-3 5, Blair Keithley 1
0-0 2, Susan Southworth 1 0-0
2 and Tiffany Piper. Team: 17
9-12 44. 3-pts: K. Britt.
S ta n fie ld -
N anci
Sandoval 2 5-6 9, Jessica
E rw ett 4 1-6 9, C atherine
Zielke 2 2-5 6, Rosa Bautista 0
4-6 4, Bridged Packard 1 2-4
4, Nicole Mills 1 0-0 3 and
Elizabeth Surber 1 0-3 2. Team:
11 14-30 37. 3-pts: Mills.
Mustang girls fall short against Irish
By Rick Paullus
The
H eppner
Mustang girls varsity lost to the
visiting DeSales Irish 57-47 in
a n o n - le a g u e g a m e on
M onday, D ec. 22 as th eir
fourth quarter rally fell short.
The M ustangs fell to 2 and 5
on the y e a r and w ill play
R iv e r s id e a t h o m e on
S a tu rd a y , J a n . 3 a n d a t
H erm iston JV on M onday,
Jan. 5 to close out the non­
league part o f their schedule.
Shanna Rietmann had
four points in the first and
Madison Bailey five, including
a 3-pointer, in the second, but
the M ustangs trailed 29-21 at
the half.
The Irish went on a 6-
0 run to open the third before
B ailey finally scored for the
M ustangs at the four m inute
mark o f the quarter. Rietmann
hit two free throws and Susan
Mustang girls rally to beat Panthers M ustang JV boys hang on to beat
Prospectors
3- pointer. Rust scored inside
By Rick Paullus
The
H eppner
M u stan g g irls v a rsity fell
behind early, but rallied to beat
the visiting Imbler Panthers 46-
38 on Saturday, Dec. 27. The
win im proves the M ustangs
score to 3 and 6 on the year,
as th e y h a v e n o n -le a g u e
g a m e s a t h o m e a g a in s t
Riverside on Saturday, Jan. 3
a n d a t H e r m is to n JV on
M o n d a y , J a n . 5, b e fo re
getting into C B C play the
following weekend.
Stefanie H anson hit
one o f tw o free throw s and
Brooke Rust hit tw o, but the
P a n th e rs to o k a 6-3 lead
m id w ay th ro u g h th e first
quarter. Linsey M itchell and
Katie Britt hit ju m p e rs and
Hanson scored o ff a pass from
Shanna Rietm ann to give the
M ustangs a 9-6 lead, but the
Panthers scored tw ice late to
take a 10-9 lead after one.
M adison B ailey hit a
3 - p o in te r a n d R ie tm a n n
scored o ff a rebound to open
the second, then R ust got a
steal and lay-in to m ake it 16-
12, but the P anthers cam e
back to take an 18-16 lead.
Terra W ilson hit tw o free
throws and Rust got a rebound
basket and after the Panthers
tied it at 20-20, Britt hit a long
ju m p er and one o f tw o free
throws. Rust hit a 3-pointer at
the buzzer to give the Mustangs
a 26-20 lead at the half.
In the third quarter,
H anson hit a short ju m p e r to
m ake it 28-22, then Britt hit a
o ff a pass from M itchell and
R ietm ann scored to m ake it
35-26. The Panthers wouldn’t
go aw ay though scoring six
straight before Wilson scored
o ff a pass from Rietmann and
a fte r an Im b le r sco re the
M ustangs lead was cut to 37-
34 after three.
Susan Southworth hit
tw o o f four free throw s and
W ilson hit a ju m p e r to open
the fourth and increase the lead
to 41-34. R ust hit a short
jum per to make it 43-36, then
R ietm ann scored o ff a pass
from C helsea B ritt w ith 40
seconds left to m ake it 45-38
and w rap up the win.
Rust led the Mustangs
w ith 13 points, four rebounds
and four steals. K atie Britt
added eight points. Rietmann
had six rebounds, three steals
and three assists. Southworth
h a d s e v e n re b o u n d s a n d
Hanson had three assists.
H eppner 9 17 11 9-
46
Im bler 10 10 144-38
Heppner- Brooke Rust
5 2-2 13, Katie Britt 3 1-2 8,
Shanna R ietm ann 3 0-0 6,
Terra Wilson 2 2-2 6, Stefanie
H anson 2 1-7 5, M adison
B ailey 1 1-2 4, Susan
Southworth 0 2-4 2, Chelsea
Britt 0 0-2 0 and Blair Keithley.
Team: 16 9-19 46. 3-pts: Rust,
Bailey and K. Britt.
Imbler- Ritter 5 4-414,
Hall 5 0-0 10, Hill 3 0-2 6, Kline
2 0-0 4, Griffith 1 0-0 2 and
Clinkenbread 1 0-0 2. Team: 17
4- 4 38. 3-pts: none.
Mustang JV boys beat Panthers in
first half
Mustangs earn win over Panthers
By Rick Paullus
By Rick Paullus
A 34-14 lead at the
h a lf c a rrie d th e H e p p n e r
M ustang JV boys to a 66-31
w in over the visiting Im bler
Panthers on Saturday, Dec. 27
to im prove their record to 6
a n d 1 on th e y e a r. T h e
M u s ta n g s w ill be a t th e
Hermiston Frosh on Monday,
Jan. 5 and at W ahtonka on
Friday, Jan. 9 before returning
h o m e a g a in s t C u lv e r on
Saturday, Jan. 10.
The Mustangs jumped
out to a 17-7 lead after one,
getting six points from M att
K enny and four each from
Mikel Britt and Rory Kilkenny.
They increased their lead to 20
points at the half, getting nine
points from Kory Paullus, four
from Kilkenny and three from
Britt in the second quarter. Britt
had seven points in the third,
as the M ustangs led 47-25
after three and K ilkenny had
eight points and Paullus five as
they coasted to the easy win.
K ilk e n n y le d th e
M u stan g s w ith 18 p oints.
Paullus added 16 points and
Britt added 14. Dan Basile and
Kenny each had six points.
H e p p n e r 17 17 13
19-66
Im bler 7 7 11 6-31
H eppner-
R ory
Kilkenny 7 4-6 18, Kory Paullus
7 2-4 16, Mikel Britt 6 2-3 14,
M att K enny 3 0-0 6, Dan
Basile 1 4-7 6, Josh Gutierrez
2 0-0 4, Kyle Huddleston 1 0-0
2 and Kyle Carlson. Team: 27
12-20 66. 3-pts: none.
Imbler- Myers 4 0-1 9,
Davidson 4 0-0 8, Campbell 2
1-4 6, Cline 2 0-0 4, Hughes 1
0-0 2, flo h n stad t 1 0-0 2,
H ard er 0 0-2 0, K em f,
Wheeling, Smithe and Fulfer.
Team: 14 1-7 31. 3-pts:
Campbell and Myers.
Mustang girls beat Tigers in CBC
By Rick Paullus
The
H eppner
Mustangs girls varsity got their
f ir s t C o lu m b ia
B a s in
C o n fe re n c e w in o v e r the
S tanfield Tigers, 44-37, in
Stanfield on Saturday, Dec.
20. The M ustangs held the
Tigers to ju st 12 points in the
second half to even their CBC
rec o rd at 1 and 1 and
improved their overall record
to 2 and 4.
K atie B ritt hit a 3-
pointer as the M ustangs took
an 11 -9 lead after one. but the
Tigers cam e back to take a
25-24 lead at the half, despite
s ix p o in ts fro m S te fa n ie
Hanson and five from Brooke
Rust in the second.
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Shanna Rietmann had
six points and C helsea Britt
three as the M ustangs took a
slim 33-32 lead after three.
M adison B ailey had three
points in the fourth as they
pulled away for the win. The
Mustangs hit five o f seven free
throws in the fourth to hold off
the Tigers.
Hanson and Rietmann
each had eight points and Britt
and Bailey each scored seven
points to lead the Mustangs.
H eppner 11 13 9 11-
44
Stanfield 9 16 7 5-37
H eppner- S tefan ie
H anson 4 0-0 8, Shanna
Rietmann 4 0-0 8, Chelsea Britt
1 5-6 7, Madison Bailey 3 1-2
7, Brooke Rust 2 1-1 5, Katie
Britt 1 2-3 5, Blair Keithley 1
0-0 2, Susan Southworth 1 0-0
2 and Tiffany Piper. Team: 17
9-12 44. 3-pts: K. Britt.
S ta n f ie ld - N a n c i
S andoval 2 5-6 9, Jessica
E rw ett 4 1-6 9, C ath erin e
Zielke 2 2-5 6, Rosa Bautista
0 4-6 4, B ridge« Packard 1
2-4 4, N icole M ills 1 0-0 3
and Elizabeth Surber 1 0-3 2.
Team : 11 14-30 37. 3-pts:
Mills.
A
s h o r t- h a n d e d
H e p p n e r M u s ta n g b o y s
varsity team earned a hard-
fought w in over the num ber
five ranked Imbler Panthers by
a score o f 50-42 on Saturday,
Dec. 27 in H eppner to run
their record to 8 and 1 on the
year. T he M u sta n g s have
another non-league gam e at
the Hermiston JV on Monday,
Jan. 5 before getting back to
C olum bia Basin Conference
play at W ahtonka on Friday,
Jan. 9 and at hom e against
C ulver on Saturday, Jan. 10.
The Mustangs jumped
out to an early lead as C huy
Elguezabal hit a jum per, fed
Luke M urray for a lay-in on
the fast break and hit two free
throw s for a quick 6-0 lead.
E lguezabal hit a 3-pointer,
M urray scored o ff a drive and
Kyler Lovgren fed Brian Smith
for a lay-in to m ake it 13-4.
M u rray th en sc o re d o f f a
rebound, but the Panthers got
to within 15-11 after one.
T h e P a n th e rs th en
went on a 13-4 run to start the
se co n d as M u rra y sc o re d
twice for the Mustangs. Justin
B otefuhr scored inside and
M urray scored o ff a rebound,
but the Panthers took a 26-
23 lead in to th e h a lftim e
break.
T he Panthers scored
first to open the third, but the
Mustangs came right back with
a G us Torres ju m p e r and a
B o te fu h r re b o u n d b ask et.
Torres then scored inside o ff
a pass from Murray, then hit a
3-pointer to m ake it 32-28.
After a Panther basket, Torres
scored twice inside to give the
M ustangs a 36-30 lead after
three.
M urray scored o ff a
drive and Botefuhr hit two free
throws to open the fourth, then
Sm ith scored twice inside for
a 44-32 lead. A fter a Panther
basket, Torres hit a 3-pointer
and after five points by the
Panthers, he hit another to seal
the win.
T o rre s
le d
th e
M ustangs with 17 points, five
ste a ls an d fo u r reb o u n d s.
M urray added 14 points and
six rebounds. Sm ith had nine
b lo c k e d s h o ts a n d se v e n
rebounds. Botefuhr had eight
rebounds and tw o blocked
shots, E lguezabal had four
rebounds and three assists and
Lovgren had three rebounds
and tw o assists.
H eppner 15 8 13 14-
50
Im bler 11 15 4 1 2 -4 2
Heppner- Gus Torres
7 0-0 17, Luke Murray 7 0-0
14, Chuy Elguezabal 2 2-2 7,
Justin Botefuhr 2 2-2 6, Brian
Smith 3 0-0 6, Kyler Lovgren
0 0-3 0 and Matt Kenny. Team:
21 4-4 50. 3-pts: Torres 3 and
Elguezabal.
Im bler-
T anner
M cIntosh 9 0-0 20, A llan
M cD onald 3 0-0 7, Travis
Hoskins 3 0-0 6, Trevor Crow
2 0-0 5, Jayce Hewitt 2 0-0 4
and Max Nilsson. Team: 19 0-
0 42. 3-pts: M cIntosh 2,
McDonald and Crow.
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By Rick Paullus
The
H eppner
M u sta n g JV b o y s b u ilt a
comfortable lead then held on
to b e a t th e G ra n t U n io n
P rospectors 51-48 in John
D ay on Tuesday, Dec. 23 to
im prove to 5 and 1 on the
year.
T he team s w ere tied
at 14-14 after one as M atthew
VanCleave and Rory Kilkenny
each had four points. T he
M ustangs then took a 27-24
lead at the h a lf getting five
points from Josh Gutierrez and
four each from M att K enny
and VanCleave in the second
quarter. Kenny had four points
in the third as the M ustangs
increased their lead to 40-33
after three.
Mikel Britt scored on
a pass from G utierrez to give
the M ustangs a 48-42 lead
and Kenny hit one o f two free
throw s w ith tw o m inutes left
to m a k e it 4 9 - 4 2 . T h e
Prospectors didn’t quit though,
scoring six straight to get within
49-48 w ith 14.8 second left.
K enny hit tw o o f four free
throws in the closing seconds
as the M ustangs held on for
the win.
K enny
le d
th e
Mustangs with 13 points, with
B ritt a n d K ilk e n n y e a c h
s c o r in g
n in e
p o in ts .
VanCleave finished with eight
points.
H e p p n e r 14 13 13
11-51
G rant U nion 14 10 9
15-48
Heppner- Matt Kenny
4 5-11 13, M ikel B ritt 4 1-2
9, R ory K ilkenny 4 1-2 9,
M atthew VanCleave 4 0-2 8,
Josh G utierrez 2 1-2 5, Dan
B a s ile 2 0 -0 4 , K y le
H uddleston 1 0-0 2, K ory
P au llu s 0 1 - 2 1 and K yle
Carlson. Team: 21 9-23 51.
3-pts: none.
G rant Union- Heiple
6 0-0 17, C oxen 4 5-6 13,
M ascall 4 2-2 10, Ferguson 3
0-0 6, H errera 1 0-0 2, Reed
1 0 -0 2 , J o h n s 0 0 -2 0,
Sprouffske and Page. Team:
19 7 -1 0 4 8 . 3-pts: H eiple 5.
Mustang girls fall short against Irish
By Rick Paullus
The
H eppner
Mustang girls varsity lost to the
visiting DeSales Irish 57-47 in
a n o n - le a g u e g a m e on
M onday, D ec. 22 as th eir
fourth quarter rally fell short.
T he M ustangs fell to 2 and 5
on the y e a r and w ill play
R iv e r s id e a t h o m e on
S a tu rd a y , J a n . 3 a n d at
H erm iston JV on M onday,
Jan. 5 to close out the non­
league part o f their schedule.
Shanna Rietmann had
four points in the first and
Madison Bailey five, including
a 3-pointer, in the second, but
the M ustangs trailed 29-21 at
the half.
The Irish went on a 6-
0 run to open the third before
B ailey finally scored for the
M ustangs at the four m inute
mark o f the quarter. Rietmann
hit two free throws and Susan
S o u th w o rth s c o re d th re e
points, but the Irish took a 44-
28 lead after three.
Rietmann hit a jum per
and a 3-pointer and Bailey got
a steal and lay-in to get the
M ustangs w ithin 47-35 and
B ailey hit one o f tw o free
throw s and Brooke Rust hit
tw o with 1:45 left to get them
within 49-38. Rietmann, Bailey
a n d S o u th w o rth e a c h h it
jumpers to get them within 55-
44 and Rust hit a 3-pointer as
the clock ran out.
B a ile y
le d
th e
M u stan g s w ith 14 p oints,
seven rebounds, tw o steals
and tw o assists. R ietm ann
a d d e d 11 p o in ts a n d six
rebounds. S outhw orth had
eight points, seven rebounds
and tw o steals. C helsea Britt
had six rebounds, three steals
an d tw o a s sis ts . S te fa n ie
H anson and Katie B ritt each
had tw o steals and Rust had
two assists.
H eppner 14 7 7 19-
47
DeSales 17 12 15 13-
57
H ep p n er- M adison
B ailey 6 1-3 14, Shanna
R ietm ann 5 0-0 11, Susan
Southworth 2 4-7 8, Stefanie
Hanson 2 0-0 5, Brooke Rust
12- 2 5, Tiffany Piper 0 2-2 2,
Blair Keithley 0 2-2 2, Chelsea
Britt 0 0-2 0, Katie Britt 0 0-3
0 and Terra Wilson. Team: 16
11-21 47.3-pts: Bailey, Hanson,
Rietmann and Rust.
D eS ales-
A ndrea
W right 7 4-5 18, M argot
Robison 3 0-0 7, Ashley Cox 1
4-6 6, Nicole Moramarco 2 2-
4 6, Sarah Spiess 2 2-2 6, Sarah
Rusch 2 0-0 5, Kelly Tuggle 1
3-6 5, Megan Stull 2 0-0 4 and
Shannon Wolford. Team: 20
13- 23 57. 3-pts: Rusch and
Robison.
Local student takes third in
wrestling competition
Jode Coil, a student at
H eppner H igh School, took
third in his w eight class in a
wrestling tournament in Union
on M onday, Dec. 29. Coil
iw restles for R iverside H igh
School.
“He has been working
r e a l ly h a r d ,” s a id R H S
w restling coach Dave Boyd.
“H e is doing lots o f good
things for us.”
Jode Coil
Local hoop shoot competition scheduled
The H eppner Elks L odge has scheduled this y e a r’s
local H oop Shoot com petition for Sunday, Jan. 4 at
the lone School gym nasium s. All area youth w ho are
at least eight years o f age, but not m ore than 13 years
o f age, as o f April 1, 2004, are encouraged to attend
and com pete. Sign-up for both girls and boys will be
at 1:30 p.m. Boys com petition will be held in one gym ,
girls in the other.
Local co-chairs o f the event are M arc O rem and
Dean Robinson. The Elks have sponsored the annual
H oop Shoot affair for m any years. All participants will
receive a certificate o f accom plishm ent. Local winners
in each age group w ill go on to com pete in the D istrict
com petition in H erm iston later in January. There are
no fees to participate.