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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - THREE Mustang boys open CBC with win at Culver B y Rick Paullus The H eppner Mustang varsity boys got th e ir C olum bia B asin Conference season off on the right foot by taking a 46-39 win at Culver on Tuesday, Dec 21 The Mustangs, now 2 and 3 overall, have a non league game at DeSales, WA on Tuesday, Jan 4 before getting back into CBC play at Umatilla on Friday, Jan 7 and at hom e against Sherm an C ounty on Saturday, Jan 8 The M ustangs trailed 8-6 a fte r one as Brandon Seitz had all six points, but they came back to take a 24-18 lead at the half getting seven points, including tw o 3-pointers, from Josh Gutierrez and four each from G us Torres, M atthew VanCleave and Rory Kilkenny in the second quarter The Bulldogs came back to get within 33-30 after three, but the Mustangs got seven points from Torres and four more from Kilkenny to pull away for the win Torres led a balanced scoring effort for the M ustangs with 11 points with Gutierrez adding nine points and Seitz and Kilkenny adding eight points each Heppner 6 18 9 13- 46 Culver 8 10 12 9-39 H eppner- Gus Torres 5 1-2 11, Josh Gutierrez 2 3-4 9, Brandon Seitz 2 4-6 8, Rory Kilkenny 4 0-0 8, Kory Paullus 2 0-0 4, Matthew VanCleave 2 0- 0 4, Mikel Britt 1 0-0 2, Kyle Huddleston, Matt Kenny and Matt McCabe Team: 18 8- 12 46. 3-pts: Gutierrez 2. Culver- O ’Gorman 6 0-2 14, Blood 4 0-2 10, Bodin 1 3-6 5, Roen 2 0-0 4, Rhoan 1 2-2 4 and Chavez 1 0-0 2. Team: 15 5-12 39. 3-pts: O ’G orm an 2 and Blood 2. Chamber Chatter By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir. “2005 and we’re gonna thrive.” It’s a new year. We have change to deal with and Heppner can handle it We come from hardy stock Sometimes we just have to look at new ideas, new venues, put more faces in the mix and get on with it Being down in the mouth won’t solve anything Standing at the bottom of a mountain and looking up doesn’t get you to the top, but heading up one angle at a time will get you there Help us make the trek The Chamber Board o f Directors will be meeting for goal setting on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005 from 10 a m to 2 p m at John’s Place Input from all Chamber members is welcome Board members Victor Vander Does, Nancy Snider, Dave Sykes, Barb Hayes, Bert Houweling, John Murray, Brenda Sherrell, Tim VanCleave and Jeff Bailey, under the leadership o f incoming president Nancy Gochnauer, will be looking at ideas for marketing Heppner Whom do we wish to target? How? Why? What method? The biggest challenge for the entire community is bringing in business and retaining the businesses we have O ther small communities are facing the same challenges We will tell our story. Rural Oregon will stay alive and thrive in 2005. Mark your calendars for the annual Chamber of Commerce luncheon at All Saints Parish Hall on Tuesday, Jan 11, 2005 at 11:30 a m Please RSVP to the Chamber at 676-5536. Then plan to kick up your heels at the annual Town and County Banquet on Thursday, Jan 13, 2005 It’s tradition All will be highly entertained by country western singer, poet and storyteller Marty Campbell, sponsored by CenturyTel Tickets will be available soon Thought for the Week. “It’s easy to say you can’t sing, it’s easier to prove it.” Those who attended the Chamber Christmas luncheon will understand this quote Those who did not missed the only opportunity ever to hear the new female Chamber quartet Sometimes it’s good to have fun Happy New Year Mustang boys hold off Prospectors 50-48 By Rick Paullus After building a big 12-4 lead after one, the H eppner M ustang boys varsity held on to take a 50- 48 win over the visiting Grant Union Prospectors on Thursday, Dec 23 in a non league game The Mustangs evened their overall record to 3-3 and will get back to Columbia Basin Conference play at Umatilla on Friday, Jan 7 and back at home on Saturday, Jan 8 against the Sherman County Huskies The M ustangs jumped out to a 9-0 lead to open the game as Matthew VanCleave hit one o f two free throws, Matt Kenny hit a jum per, B randon Seitz scored off a drive and off a rebound and Rory Kilkenny hit two free throws. Kory Paullus scored on a pass from Gus Torres to make it 11 -2 and Seitz hit one of two free throws to make it 12-4 after one Kilkenny opened the second by making two free throw s and after the P ro sp e c to rs scored five straight, VanCleave scored off a rebound and made two free throws to make it 18-9. Seitz scored off a drive to make it 20-11, Paullus scored inside off a pass from Kenny and Josh Gutierrez hit a 3 -p o in ter, but the P ro sp e c to rs scored five straight to get within 25-20 at the half Gutierrez opened the third with two free throws, Seitz scored off a drive and V anCleave scored o ff a rebound to make it 31-23. Torres scored off a drive and Kilkenny hit one of two free throws, but the Prospectors wouldn’t go away as they closed to w ithin 34-32. VanCleave got a breakaway dunk on a steal and pass from Torres and Kilkenny scored off a rebound to give the Mustangs a 38-34 lead at the end o f the third quarter Torres scored off a drive and Gutierrez hit one o f two free throws to open the fourth, but the Prospectors came back to tie it at 42-42 with five minutes left Seitz scored o ff a rebound and Kilkenny hit tw o free throw s, but the Prospectors came back to tie it at 46-46 with 2:51 left. Seitz scored off a rebound with 1:20 left and Torres hit two free throws with 22.7 seconds left to make it 50- 46 A Prospector basket with 11.6 seconds left cut the lead to two and after two missed free throws they had one last chance, but a shot at the buzzer from inside bounced o ff th e rim giving the Mustangs the win Seitz led the Mustangs with 12 points, 10 rebounds and tw o assists, with Kilkenny adding nine points and 10 rebounds VanCleave had nine points and five rebounds and Torres had three steals and two assists Heppner 12 13 13 12-50 Grant Union 4 16 14 14-48 Heppner- Brandon Seitz 6 1-2 13, M atthew VanCleave 3 3-5 9, Rory Kilkenny 1 7-9 9, Gus Torres 2 2-2 6, Josh Gutierrez 1 3- 6 3, Kory Paullus 2 0-3 4, Matt Kenny 1 1 -2 3 , Kyle H uddleston and M att McCabe. Team: 16 17-29 50 3-pts: Gutierrez. G rant U nion- Thomas 5 0-0 12, Page 5 0- 2 10, K ow ing 4 1-2 9, Moore 3 0-2 6, McClure 2 0-0 5, Thunnell 1 1-2 4, Ferguson 1 0-0 2, Rawlins and Heiple Team: 21 2-8 48 3-pts: Thomas 2, Thunnell and McClure “B” Ponies take win from Weston by one B y Larrv Palmer game ended in regulation tied at 25. In overtim e the The “B” team Ponies Ponies shined, using tough traveled to Weston on Dec defensive p ressu re and 17 to take on the Panthers. getting the lead, pulling out Playing in th e ir second a 30-29 victory. overtime game, the Ponies Chris Wellington and found a way to come out on Brent Eckman both pulled in top eight points each for the The first quarter was team , w ith Luke Young as cold for the Ponies as an following with five points, arctic blast from Jack Frost Jordan Hatfield with four, and the Ponies Were down by Brian Holland with three and W A” D rew Johnson with two points Other contributors B y Larry Palmer w ere Justin Key, Tomas Elguezabal, Lane Wright and The “A” team Ponies rest o f the way, trailing the Zach McCarl took a trip to visit the Panthers 28-14 Heppner 0 8 9 6 5-30 Panthers den in Weston on The fourth saw a lot Weston 10 5 4 6 4-29 Dec 17. The Ponies were more production offensively looking for revenge from from the Ponies as they their last meeting, but the scored 13 points. However, Mindy Smith P anthers had oth er the final score still saw the joins Hair I Am intentions. Ponies dow n and the Mindy Smith, a 2001 The Ponies started Panthers winning 43-27. H eppner High School slow and couldn’t get much The Ponies who graduate, going in the first, trailing the tallied points were Jared and a Panthers 13-6. The second Huddleston with six, Dalton g ra d u a te period wasn’t much better Wellman with three, Spencer o f Mt. for the Ponies as they were Palmer and Josh Shank with H o o d down by 10 at the half, with six each and Braden Britt, Community Bingo back at Senior Center the Panthers leading 22-12. Sam King and Brent Eckman C ollege’s Bingo is back at St 7 P m on Tuesday, Jan 4 After intermission, with two each Joe Pranger School of Patrick’s Senior Center The Everyone is invited to come the Arctic Express hit again also contributed to the team Cosreldc©' new Bingo year will start at and join the fun as the Ponies went cold as effort hasjoined they could muster only two Heppner 6 6 2 13-27 L e a h points in the third and were Weston 13 9 6 15-43 H yatt at MindY Smith looking for the catch up the Hair I Am in H eppner as a nail technician Smith has been doing nails professionally for the past year and is also 3CaÀle a o ) a ^ c working in White Salmon, WA cutting hair She will be working at H air I Am, M ondays through Wednesdays from 9 a m to 5 p m You can cítú irv o f f o f ud. a t contact Hair I Am at 676- 9644 to make a nail From the Mortgage appointment Smith will be Division at S c u jü e , (E a a m e a , p erfo rm in g m anicures, Bank of Eastern Oregon ped icu res, fills, repairs, < Ö C a tie, ÜIWVÚ, 0 1 L c u fetv e polish changes, gel nails, paraffin dips, etc leJarm es/ /io tk /a y n r's/ies cuui £R¿u u ia fí! P rices for nail am / sincere*! j iftanAs fa r services will be Fills- $17, o f f yo u r support ancf Full Set- $30, Manicure- fr itr ttit/iip fiu oup/»Ou! Si 7, Pedicure- $25, and add 7 /• a paraffin dip to any service i/ie y e a r ! . Peterson's Jew elers/ / / T for $5 Tobey & Kim Heppner 676-9200 Christy & Melissa As a special to welcome Smith, during the month o f January, with any H air I Am hair service receive 10 percent off any nail service and 25 percent Member FDIC (5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 -9 1 2 5 • 1 - 8 7 7 - 4 7 2 -6 2 1 7 off a tanning package 10 with the Panthers leading 10-0. The Ponies started thawing out in the second and were down 8-15 at the half The third quarter is when the Ponies got ripped and outscored the Panthers 9-4 and the score was tied at 19 The fourth quarter ended in a stalemate with both side scoring six and the A” team Ponies fall to Panthers 9 L»i ‘I coal £3 Bank o f f “B” team Ponies lose by two against Umatilla By Larry Palmer The U m atilla Vikings cam e to tow n looking to stomp the “B” team Ponies down on Dec 11, but the Ponies had plans of their own and showed the Vikings what it’s like to play at home Both teams came out flat in the first quarter only gardening three points, but in the second the Vikings had tacked on eight to the Ponies five and the Vikings led 11- 8 . In the second half, however, the game got a little tense as the Ponies outscored the Vikings 13-12 and found themselves down by two to start the fourth quarter, 21-23. U sing pressure defense the Ponies made a run at the Vikings and closed the gap and were ready to set them afloat, but the free throws wouldn’t fall and the gam e went into overtime Ready with the hot shot to send them on their way, the Vikings came ready to play and walked away with the victory 35-33. The Ponies had some o u tstan d in g play from buzzer b eater C hris Wellington who made 11 points and Brian Holland who also landed 11 points. Also adding to the team points w ere Tomas Elguezabal and Grant Smith with one point each, Drew Johnson with six and Brent Eckman with three points. Helping round out the team effort were Justin Key, Lane W right, Jordan H atfield, Zach M cC arl and L uke Young Heppner 3 5 13 i0 2 - 33 Umatilla 3 8 12 8 4- 35 “A” team Ponies fall to Umatilla By Larry Palmer The U m atilla Vikings landed in town on Dec 11 to take on the “A” team Ponies The Ponies played valiantly in the first quarter, down 7-10 In the second quarter they were cold, being outscored 4-8 and found themselves trailing 11-18. In the second half, the Ponies came out blazing, but it didn’t do the trick and as time expired in the third, it was Ponies 20, Vikings 28 Once again another cold quarter in the fourth spelled the game for the Ponies, as the final score read Ponies 24, Vikings 41 The Ponies received scoring from Sam King with one point, Spencer Palmer with eight, Josh Shank with four, Jared Huddleston with seven, Matt Holland with two and Brian Holland with two. O ther co n trib u to rs were Joe Pranger, Dalton Wellman, Brent Eckman, Braden Britt, Luke Young and Jordan Hatfield Heppner 7 4 9 4-24 Umatilla 10 8 10 13- 41 lone Legion not to meet in January The lone American Legion and Auxiliary will not be meeting in January *
