Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Mustang JV
girls nip
Eagles to end
season
By Rick Paullus
A late run helped the
Heppner Mustang JV girls to
a 31 -30 win over the visiting
Wahtonka Eagles on Friday,
Feb. 13 in their final game of
the season. The M ustangs
ended the year with a 10-8
record and were coached by
Chris Rauch.
Members of the team
were junior Sandra Krotzek,
sophomores Lynan Bingham,
L a u rie M urray , C h e lse y
Betsinger, Britney Herbison,
Heather Yocom and Ashley
Zimmerm an and freshmen
Lyndi Patton. Regi Seitz, Sarah
P ric e
and
M ah ale y
Huddleston.
The M ustangs fell
behind 8-5 after one and
trailed 17-11 at the half,
despite four second-quarter
points from Price. Seitz had
four points in the third as they
came back to tie it at 19-19
going into the fourth. Betsinger
had five points in the fourth and
Price hit three of four free
throws including two with 20
se c o n d s le ft to g iv e the
M ustangs a 31-30 lead and
they held on for the win.
P ric e had sev en
points, four rebounds and
three steals. Seitz had six
points, four rebounds and two
s te a ls . P a tto n h ad six
rebounds, six steals and three
assists. M urray had four
rebounds and four steals and
Krotzek had three assists and
three steals.
Heppner 5 6 8 12-31
Wahtonka 8 9 2 11-
30
Heppner- Sarah Price
2 3-4 7, Regi Seitz 3 0-0 6,
Chelsey Betsinger 2 1-2 5,
Lynan Bingham 2 1-2 5, Laurie
Murray 1 2-2 4, Lyndi Patton 2
0-2 4, Heather Yocom 0 0-10,
Sandra K rotzek, Britney
H erbison
and
Ashley
Zimmerman. Team: 127-1331.
3- pts: none.
Wahtonka- Gannon 8
4 - 10 20, Rocha 2 0-0 4,
Prentice 1 0-2 2, Seaboum 1
0-0 2, HilbunO 1-21, Pincock
0 1-2 1, Holland, Green and
Helver. Team: 12 6-16 30. 3-
pts: none.
Mustang JV
boys fly past
Eagles to end
season
By Rick Paullus
The
H eppner
Mustang JV boys ended their
season by easily beating the
visiting Wahtonka Eagles 74-
20 on Friday, Feb. 13. The
Mustangs, coached by Chuck
Matteson, ended the year with
an 18 and 2 record.
The team consisted of
juniors Josh Gutierrez, Kyle
Huddleston. Robert McElligott
and Kory Paullus; sophomores
Roy Proctor, Kyle Carlson,
Dan B asile, M att K enny,
M atthew VanCleave, Mikel
Britt and Rory Kilkenny, with
freshm an Justin D elveaux
floating up from the C-team
the last couple of weeks.
The Mustangsjumped
out to a 16-3 lead after one,
getting six points from Paullus
and four from Britt. They
extended the lead to 33-8 at
the half, getting six second-
q u a rte r
p o in ts
fro m
V anC leave. B ritt had six
points, Gutierrez, Paullus and
V anCleave each had four
points and Proctor hit a 3-
pointer as they increased their
lead to 56-18 after three.
Huddleston had eight points,
Britt six and Proctor four,
including another 3-pointer, as
they coasted to the easy win.
B ritt
led
fo u r
Mustangs in double figures
with 19 points. VanCleave
ad d ed 14 p o in ts and
Huddleston and Paullus each
added 10. Gutierrez had eight
points and Proctor seven.
H eppner 16 17 23
20- 74
Wahtonka 3 5 10 2-
20
Heppner- Mikel Britt
9 1-1 19. Matt VanCleave 7 0-
0 14, Kyle Huddleston 5 0-0 10,
Kory Paullus 5 0-0 10, Josh
Gutierrez 4 0-2 8, Roy Proctor
2 1-2 7, Dan Basile 1 0-0 2,
Robert McElligott 1 0-0 2, Matt
Kenny 1 0-0 2, Kyle Carlson
and Justin Delveaux. Team: 35
2-5 74. 3-pts: Proctor 2.
Wahtonka- Median 2
0-1 4. Jones 2 0-0 4, Smith 1 2-
3 4, Rocha 1 0-0 2, Lick 1 0-0
2, Herrigues 1 0-0 2, Perez 1
0-0 2, Enriquez, Stock, Turner,
Despain, Cyphers and Torres.
Team: 9 2-4 20. 3-pts: none.
Mustang girls
beat Rockets
By Kick Paullus
T he
H ep p n er
Mustang girls’ varsity beat a
stubborn Pilot Rock Rockets
team 53-39 on Tuesday, Feb.
10 in C o lu m b ia B asin
C o n fe re n c e play. T he
Mustangs improved to 6 and
7 in the CBC and 8 and 13
overall and had one game
remaining before facing the
Rockets again on Friday, Feb.
20 in Pendleton at the district
tournament.
The M ustangs took
an early 3-0 lead on a free
throw from Chelsea Britt and
a short jum per by Shanna
R ietm ann. Then after the
Rockets had tied it, Rietmann
scored inside and Britt scored
off a rebound to make it 7-3.
Stefanie Hanson made a lay-
in, Linsey Mitchell scored off
a rebound to make it 11-5.
Brooke Rust scored off a drive
to m ake it 13-7 then fed
Hanson for a lay-in to give the
Mustangs a 15-11 lead after
one.
Hanson hit a running
jumper to open the second, but
the Rockets narrowed the gap
to 18-16 b e fo re B ritt
converted a three-point play
and Rietmann scored twice
inside to make it 25-16. Laurie
Murray hit two free throws
and Britt scored off a rebound
to make it 29-20 at the half.
A fter a R ocket 3-
pointer to open the third,
Mitchell scored off a pass from
Terra Wilson then the teams
traded baskets as Britt scored
twice inside and Rietmann hit
a jumper as the Mustangs took
a 37-29 lead at the end of the
third quarter.
The Rockets got to
within 37-32, but Mitchell hit
a jum per and Hanson hit two
free throws and scored off a
steal and Rust scored off a
drive, then hit two free throws
to make it 47-33. Rietmann hit
a turn around jum per. Rust
sc o re d o ff a p ass from
Mitchell and Wilson hit two
free throws to put the game
away.
Britt had 12 points
and eight rebounds. Rietmann
had 12 points, five rebounds
and two assists. Hanson had
10 points, seven rebounds and
tw o steals. Rust had nine
points, two assists and two
steals and Katie Britt had two
steals.
Heppner 15 14 8 lb-
53
Pilot Rock 11 9 9 10-
39
H eppner Chelsey
Britt 5 2-3 12, Shanna
Rietmann 6 0-0 12, Stefanie
Hanson 4 2-2 10, Brooke Rust
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Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - FIVE
3 3-4 9, Linsey Mitchell 4 0-0
8, Terra Wilson 0 2-2 2, Laurie
Murray 0 2-2 2, Katie Britt 0
0-2 0 and Blair Keithley. Team:
21 11-15 53. 3-pts: none.
Pilot Rock- Hannah
Kirk 5 3-5 13, Kelsey Walker
4 1-2 9, Christina Barkley 2 0-
2 5, Jennifer Ulrich 1 2-2 4,
Stefka Waite 1 2-2 4, Cassie
Eickstaedt 1 0-0 2, Jessie
Westberg 0 2-4 2, Valerie Hall
and Becky Schiller. Team: 14
10-17 39. 3-pts: Barkley.
steals and Katie Britt had nine
points, four steals and four
rebounds. Chelsea Britt had
fo u r reb o u n d s and B lair
Keithley had four rebounds.
Heppner 18 166 16-
56
Wahtonka 8 16 2 6-
32
H eppner- Shanna
Rietmann 5 5-6 15, Stefanie
Hanson 4 1-2 10, Brooke Rust
5 0-2 10, Katie Britt 3 0-0 9,
Terra Wilson 3 1-3 7, Chelsea
Britt 1 0-2 2, Linsey Mitchell 1
0-0 2. Blair Keithley 0 1-41,
Laurie M urray and Lyndi
Patton. Team: 22 8-19 56. 3-
pts: Katie Britt 3 and Hanson.
W ahtonka- Lacey
Lick 4 3-4 11, S. Herman 3 0-0
8, Lindsey Lick 3 0-2 6, L.
Campos 1 3-4 5, S. Hilbum 1
0-0 2, M. Padilla and A. Zabel.
Team: 12 6-10 32. 3-pts:
Herman 2.
Mustang girls
fly past Eagles
By Rick Paullus
The
H ep p n er
Mustang girls’ varsity built a 10
point lead in the first half and
flew past the visiting Wahtonka
Eagles 56-32 on Friday, Feb.
13 on senior night. The game
marked the final home game
for seniors Stefanie Hanson
and Brooke Rust. The win
improved the Mustangs record
to 7 and 7 in the CBC and 9
and 13 overall heading into the
District 7 2A tournament in
Pendleton on Friday, Feb. 20
and Saturday, Feb. 21.
The M ustangs took
an 18-8 lead after one, getting
six p o in ts from S h an n a
Rietmann. four points from
Rust and a 3-pointer from
Katie Britt. Hanson had five
points, including a 3-pointer,
and Britt hit another 3-pointer
as they took a 34-24 lead into
the half.
The Mustangs led 40-
28 after three and got six
points from Rietmann, four
from Rust and a 3-pointer from
Britt as they coasted through
the fourth for the win.
R ie tm a n n led the
Mustangs with 15 points, six
rebounds, three steals and two
assists. Rust added 10 points,
12 rebounds and two assists.
Hanson had 10 points and two
Mustang boys
down Eagles
By Rick Paullus
In the final regular
se a so n hom e gam e, the
H ep p n er M u stan g b o y s ’
v arsity beat the v isitin g
Wahtonka Eagles 66-46 on
Friday, Feb. 13 in Columbia
Basin Conference play. The
Mustangs improved to 13 and
1 in the CBC and 20 and 2
o v e ra ll in se n io rs C huy
Elguezabal, Justin Botefuhr,
Kyler Lovgren, Brian Smith,
Aaron Griffith, Zach Skaggs,
B rian H aguew ood, Luke
Murray and Cody Walton’s
last regular season hom e
game.
The Mustangs head
in to the D is tric t 7 2A
tournament as the number one
seed and will play the winner
of Pilot Rock-Umatilla on
Saturday night, Feb. 21 for the
district championship and the
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Heppner Mustangs Varsity Girls (L-R): back row-Tiffany Piper, Chelsea Britt, Brooke Rust, Head Coach Ron
Brisbois, Susan Southworth. Stefanie Hanson, Terra Wilson; front row-Blair Keithley, Katie Britt, Shanna Rietmann,
Madison Bailey. Not pictured: Linsey Mitchell.
Heppner Mustangs Varsity Boys (L-R): back row-Brian Smith, Matt VanCleave. Zach Skaggs, Head Coach Forrest
McKinnis, Justin Botefuhr, Luke Murray. Brandon Seitz; front row-Brian Haguewood. Gus Torres. Kyler Lovgren,
Cody Walton, Chuy Elguezabal. Aaron Griffith.
H E P P N E R M USTAN G S
H E P P N E R M USTAN G S
vs.
P IL O T R O C K R O C K E T S
P e n d le to n C o n v e n tio n C e n te r
F r id a y , F e b r u a r y 2 0 a t 7 p .m .
U M A T IL L A o r P IL O T R O C k
P e n d le to n C o n v e n tio n C e n te r
S a tu r d a y , F e b r u a r y 21 a t 8 :3 0 p .m .
These businesses & individuals congratulate the Heppner Mustangs
on their winning seasons & wish the teams Good Luck at District and State!
Willow Creek Realty, Talk-n-Tops, and Jerry’s Barbershop - Jerry and JoyceKay • The Elguezabal Family • David. April Chris. Andy, Allison and Camille Sykes • Lexington Auto Body
and Towing • Heppner Gazette-Times • Mick, Shanna. Marcus McCoy and Kory Paullus • Columbia Basin Electric Co-Op • Mayor Bob and Suzanne Jepsen • Phil. Kathy. Jodie and
Kyle Carlson • Dale and Linda Conklin »Tim. Shannon, Brian. Brooke and Bryanna Rust • Ken. Kaedene. Meghan. Madison and Lane Bailey • Mark. Tami. Shelley and Shanna Rietmann
• Murray Drugs Inc., John and Ann • Central Red Apple Market • Stor-4-U • Miller and Sons Excavating • Shamrock Lanes and Pot O' Gold Cafe - Terry Lupinacc: and Lyn Brewer
• Jay, Kelly-Jo. Blair, Sloan and Baillie Keithley • Jim, Shawn. Jesse. Taylor and Nick Kempas • John. Diane. Conor. Rory and Katie Kilkenny • Louis and Betty Carlson • John s Place and
The Video Store • Morrow County Grain Growers • Lott's Electric - Kit and Shirley • Wheatland Insurance Center. Inc. • Sherrell Insurance Agency - Brenda Sherrell • The Kelwayne
Haguewood Family • John. Karen, Aaron. Maggie and Mack • Columbia River Title Co.. LLC - Pam Neal • Ken. Judy. Jared, Sarah and Brent Eckman • John. Kelly. Brooke and Tyler Boyer
• Keith. Angie, Stefanie and Colton Hanson • Devin Oil - Heppner Chevron / Food Mart • Pat, Bobbette. Kody, Torn. Hanna and Ali Lovgren • Wayne. Lori. Brandon and Regi Seitz
• Bank of Eastern Oregon, Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender • Les Schwab Tire Center. Heppner • Pettyjohns Farm Builders Supply, Inc. • Rick. Shelli. Mikel and Braden Britt
• Joe, Linda. Matt. Christy and Katie Kenny • Kim. Gayle and Josh Gutierrez • Heppner Hardware - Cliff, Bev. Peggy. John and Duane • Peterson's Jewelers