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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Mustang JV girls split over weekend Mustang JV boys drop two By Rick Paullus By Rick Paullux Kelsie Fox goes for a loose ball. Photo by Sandy Matthews After losing 52-30 to the W eston-M cE w en T ig ersco ts at hom e on Friday, Jan 21, the Heppner Mustang JV girls traveled to Stanfield and beat the Tigers 51-30 on Saturday, Jan. 22. The Mustangs, now 6 and 6 on the year, will be at home on Friday, Jan 28 against Umatilla and at Sherman County on Saturday, Jan. 29. The M ustangs jumped out to a 6-0 lead against the Tigerscots thanks to four points from Whitney Matthews and were tied 8-8 after one. They went cold in the second and trailed 28-11 at the half They fell further behind at 40-16 after three and Cyde Coil had two 3- pointers in the fourth as the M ustangs ou tsco red the T igerscots 14-12, but it wasn’t nearly enough Coil had six points and tw o assists, K atie Kilkenny had six points and five rebounds and Regi Seitz had five rebounds and two steals. It was ju s t the opposite in Stanfield as the Mustangs took a 15-9 lead after one, getting nine points from Seitz and extended it to 34-11 at the half, getting five points, including a 3-pointer from Coil Kylie Doherty had four points in the third as Stanfield got to within 44- 24, but the M ustangs coasted through the fourth for the win. Seitz finished with 11 points and two steals, with Doherty adding eight points and five rebounds and Coil scoring seven points, six steals, four rebounds and two assists. Kilkenny had 14 rebounds and three steals, Lynan Bingham had six rebounds and two steals, Jenna Bowman had four rebounds and two steals, Matthews had three assists and two steals, Kelsie Fox had six points and tw o assists, Aftan Betsinger had five rebounds and Mahaley H uddleston and T aylor Kempas each had two steals W esto n -M c E w en 52, Heppner 30 Weston-McEwen 8 20 12 12-52 Heppner 8 3 5 14-30 W esto n -M c E w en Riddle 4 5-6 14, Williams 3 4-6 11, S. Smalley 4 2-5 10, Thul 3 1-6 7, Penaloza 2 1 -2 5, C. Sm alley 1 1-2 3, Johnson Q 1-4 1, Johnston 0 1-21, Thompson 0 0 -1 0 and Griggs. Team: 17 16-34 52 3-pts: Riddle and Williams. Heppner- Cyde Coil 2 0-0 6, Katie Kilkenny 3 0- 0 6, Whitney Matthews 2 0- 0 4, Lynan Bingham 1 1-3 3, Regi Seitz 0 305 3, Kylie D oherty 1 0-0 2, Aftan Betsinger 0 2-2 2, Baillie Keithley 1 0-1 2, Mahaley Huddleston 1 0-0 2, Heather Yocom, Kelsie Fox, Jenna Bow m an and T aylor Kempas. Team: 11 6-11 30 3-pts: Coil 2. H eppner 51, Stanfield 30 Heppner 15 19 10 7- 51 Stanfield 9 2 13 6-30 Heppner- Seitz 3 5- 5 11, Doherty 3 2-2 8, Coil 3 0-0 7, Fox 4-6 6, Matthews 2 0-0 4, Betsinger 0 4-6 4, Bingham 1 1-2 3, Keithley 1 0-0 2, Bowman 0 2-4 2, Huddleston 10-12, Kempas 1 0-0 2, Kilkenny 0 0-1 0 and Yocom. Team: 16 18-27 51. 3-pts: Coil Stanfield- Blackburn 3 2-5 8, Rodriguez 2 4-8 8, Caldera 2 1-8 5, Walchi 2 1- 6 5, Weatherman 1 2-4 4, Hendrix 0 1-21 and Rojas Team: 10 11-33 31. 3-pts: none Creative Arts group to meet The m onthly meeting o f Morrow County Creative Arts and Crafts is being held at GD’s at 1 p m on T hursday, Jan. 27. W orkshops in oils, w ater colors, colored pencil and scratchboard for 2005 will be discussed and the schedules chosen This is an open meeting and the public is invited to attend. Classes are also open to the public beginners and experienced artists are all welcome If you would like to be notified o f any o f the workshops, please contact Sandra Haynes at 676-8000 C USTO M BANNERS H ep p n er Gazette-Times pir W r J I r J ir J lr f lr J M r J I ip i 3 Heppner Elks February Ladies Night 3 Thursday, February 3 starting at 6 p.m. 3 f o u r t h A n n u a l £ H in e * c p i n n e r w ith the g ra s s h o p p e r ^ i s t e r s 3 (Ronda Helfrecht and LeAnn Wright) t £ £ £ I S e rv in g I £ r a b /3 u ffs (garlic £hiclten ^$weet and >$©ur J^ibs f } o rk ^C rie4 ^ i c e , f o r t u n e R o o k ie JMierbet l HEPPNER ELKS 358 £ 676-9181 ■ T J « rJ « B I "Where Friend* Meet" 142 North Main in - J r i3 i £ After getting beat at home on Friday, Jan 21 by a score of 64-40 by the Weston-McEwen Tigerscots, the Heppner Mustang JV boys were nipped by the Stanfield Tigers 47-46 on Saturday, Jan 22 in Stanfield The Mustangs, now 5 and 5 on the year, will be at home against Umatilla on Friday, Jan 28 and at Sherman County on Saturday, Jan. 29. The M ustangs fell behind early against the Tigerscots trailing 11-3 after one, but came back getting six points from M att M cCabe and four from Tony Haguewood to trail 24-17 at the half The Mustangs still trailed 38-27 after three quarter, but the Tigerscots went on a roll in the fourth, despite four points from Quinn Peck and a 3-pointer from Lane Bailey, to pull away for the win Nacho Elguezabal led the Mustangs with 10 points, with Peck adding eight points and McCabe adding six McCabe had four points in the first quarter to help the Mustangs to a 13-12 lead after one against the Stanfield Tigers. Peck had four points and R.J. Farrens had three as the Mustangs took a 26-21 lead into the locker room. Justin Delveaux had a 3-pointer in the third, but the Tigers came back to take a 34-32 lead after three quarters. Elguezabal had eight points and McCabe hit four o f four free throws in the fourth, but the Tigers were able to hang on for the one-point win. Elguezabal had 12 points, with Peck and McCabe each adding eight points. Weston-McEwen 64, Heppner 40 Weston-McEwen 11 13 14 26-64 Heppner 3 14 10 13-40 Weston-McEwen Schroeder 9 2-2 20, Brachean 4 0-0 10, McGuffery 2 3-5 8, Tamphins 2 3-8 7, Eastwood 3 0-0 6, C. Watts 2 0-0 4, Arteaga 1 2-3 4, Froese 1 0 -1 2 and Culais 1 1-43. Team: 25 11-23 64. 3-pts: Brachean 2 and McGuffery Heppner- Nacho Elguezabal 5 0-2 10, Quinn Peck 2 4-6 8, Matt McCabe 2 1-2 6, Lane Bailey 2 0-0 5, Tony Haguewood 2 0-2 4, Andre Rauch 1 1-4 3, Brendan McEUigott 0 2-4 2, R.J. Farrens 0 2-2 2, Justin Delveaux and Casey Maben Team: 14 10-22 40. 3-pts: Bailey and McCabe Stanfield 47, Heppner 46 Heppner 13 13 6 14-46 Stanfield 12 9 13 13-47 Heppner- Elguezabal 6 0-1 12, Peck 4 0-0 8, McCabe 1 6-6 8, Delveaux 2 0-0 5, Rauch 1 1-2 3, McEUigott 0 2-6 2, Maben 1 0-2 2, Farrens 0 3-4 3, Bailey 1 0 -1 2 and Haguewood 0 1-2 1. Team: 16 13-24 46 3- pts: Delveaux. Stanfield- Mill 4 2-4 10, Ellis 2 3-4 9, Challis 2 5-6 9, Ibarra 2 1-6 5, Ramos 2 0-0 4, Whelan 2 0-0 4, Watson 1 1-2 3, Wyckoff 1 0-0 2, Baros 0 1-21 and Veisca 0 0-2 0. Team: 16 13-26 47. 3-pts: Ellis 2. Lady Cardinals win two over weekend The fortunes o f the lo n e Lady C ardinals continued to improve with tw o big wins over the weekend, bringing their Big Sky record to 5-0. On Friday, the Lady Cards visited Wheeler in a see-saw gam e that saw numerous lead changes lone was up by one after the first quarter, down by two at the half and down by five after three However, it was a big 18-point fourth quarter that brought the Cardinals to their finals winning margin of one point, 48-47. Amber Patton lead all scorers with 20 points, Jenny Griffith also had a big night with 12 points and Sara Peck added eight “ This was a hard fought victory. Fossil is always a tough place to play and anytime you can win there it gives a huge boost n confidence,” said Coach Ryan Rudolf lone then hosted Condon in the Saturday match-up for another critical league game lone fans know that lone vs Condon games are alw ays h ard -fo u g h t matches and usually close This one was no exception as the Lady Cardinals eked out a 37-35 win that came right down to the wire. The C ards w ere down 20-17 at the half and still trailed by two points at the end o f three quarter, 30- 28. Jenny Griffith hit a big shot with just under a minute left to put lone in front. Condon went to the line to shoot tw o with under 20 seconds left, but missed both Katee Humphrey of Condon gave the Cards fits, scoring 20 out o f her team’s 35 points. Jenny Griffith led the lone scoring with 12 points, followed by Amber Patton and Sara Peck with nine each “This was a big win for us Anytime you beat Condon is important,” said Coach R udolf “This win puts us in good position at the halfway point in league play.” lone Legion Auxiliary to meet Thursday for adults & every Friday to the public. SATURDAYS are always open for parties! By Rick Paullus The Weston-McEwen Tigerscots showed why they are ranked number three in the state as they built a 27-16 lead at the half and coasted to a 60-38 win over the Heppner Mustang varsity girls on Friday, Jan 21 in Heppner in Columbia Basin Conference action The Mustangs, now 3 and 2 in the CBC and 11 and 3 overall, have a key CBC game at home against Umatilla on Friday, Jan 28 before going to Sherman County on Saturday, Jan. 29 Megan Orr had four points and Susan Southworth three, but the Tigerscots took a 19-7 lead after one and kept it going in taking the 21-point lead at the half Shanna Rietmann had six points in the second, including a 3-pointer Orr had a rebound basket and Southworth hit two free throws, but the Tigerscots built their lead to 45-20 midway through the third Orr scored six straight and Sarah Price scored off a rebound to cut the lead to 47-28, but the Tigerscots built their lead to 52-28 after three Linsey Mitchell hit a short jumper and Madison Bailey hit a running jumper then got a steal and a lay-in to make it 56-38 then Orr hit two free throws and Lynan Bingham scored off a rebound to close out the scoring for the Mustangs Orr finished with 14 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had three steals Rietmann had six points, Mitchell had eight rebounds, Price had six rebounds, Southworth had five rebounds, Terra Wilson had four rebounds, Lyndi Patton had three steals and Bailey had two steals. Weston-McEwen 19 18 15 8-60 Heppner 7 9 12 10-38 Weston-McEwen- Paredes 11 1-2 24, Johnson 8 1-1 21, Thompson 3 0-2 6, Bonifer 2 0-0 5, Baker 1 0-0 2 and Riddle 1 0-0 2. Team: 26 2-5 60. 3-pts: Johnson 4, Bonifer and Paredes. Heppner- Megan Orr 6 2-2 14, Shanna Rietmann 2 1-4 6, Susan Southworth 1 3-4 5, Madison Bailey 2 0-0 4, Linsey Mitchell 1 1-2 3, Terra Wilson 1 0-2 2, Sarah Price 1 0-2 2, Lynan Bingham 1 0-0 2, Lyndi Patton, Blair Keithley, Regi Seitz and Mahaley Huddleston Team: 14 7-16 38. 3-pts: Rietmann Mustang girls pull away for win at Stanfield By Rick Paullus A 19-9 advantage in the fourth quarter helped the Heppner Mustang varsity girls to pull away for a 49-36 win over the Stanfield Tigers on Saturday, Jan. 22 in Stanfield in Columbia Basin Conference play The Mustangs improved to 4-2 in the CBC and 12-3 overall and will be back in CBC action with a key game at home against the 5 and 0 Umatilla Vikings on Friday, Jan. 28 before making the trip to Sherman County on Saturday, Jan. 29. Lyndi Patton had four points, including a 3-pointer, as the Mustangs took a 10-6 lead after one and Madison Bailey and Sarah Price each had four points in the second as they extended their lead to 22-14 at the half Terra Wilson hit a jumper early in the third, then Megan Orr hit one o f two free throws, then scored off a pass from Susan Southworth Sarah Price hit one o f two free throws and Shanna Rietmann scored off a rebound to make it 30-20 late in the third, but the Tigers went on a 7- 0 run to end the third, trailing just 30-27. Bailey scored off a drive to open the fourth and after the Tigers got to within one at 32-31, Price scored off a pass from Bailey and Linsey Mitchell scored off a rebound to make it 36-31. Bailey hit a 3-pointer to make it 39-33, then Rietmann and Southworth each hit two free throws to make it 43-34 The Tigers came back with a basket, but then missed five straight free throws and Orr scored off a pass from Rietmann and Southworth hit one o f two free throws with 1 43 left to make it 46-36. Wilson hit one o f two free throws and Orr hit two more in the final minute to seal the win Bailey finished with nine points, four rebounds and two assists Price also had nine points and nine rebounds Orr had seven points, 12 rebounds and four steals, Wilson had seven points, Rietmann had eight rebounds, all o f them offensive, and four assists, Southworth had six rebounds and three steals and Mitchell had five rebounds Heppner 10 12 8 19-49 Stanfield 6 8 13 9-36 Heppner- Madison Bailey 4 0-1 9, Sarah Price 4 1- 3 9, Terra Wilson 2 3-5 7, Megan Orr 2 3-4 7, Susan Southworth 1 3-4 5, Shanna Rietmann 1 2-2 4, Linsey Mitchell 2 0-0 4, Lyndi Patton 1 1-2 4, Blair Keithley and Regi Seitz. Team 17 13-21 49. 3-pts Bailey and Patton Stanfield- Madison 5 0-2 10, Sandoval 3 2-6 10, Erwert 3 1-2 7, Walchi 1 1-4 3, Bantista 0 2-4 2, Davis 1 0-0 2 and Surben 1 0-0 2 Team 14 6-18 36. 3-pts: Sandoval Lady Cards defeat Wasco THERAPY POOL every THURSDAYS 'Adult Swim' 10 a m. - 2 p.m. by appointment $5 an hour Group rate available Mustang girls lose to No. 3 Tigerscots The lone Legion Auxiliary monthly meeting will be held Tuesday, Feb 1, 2 . at the Legion Hall at 1 p m Starting in February, the Willow Creek W ater Park will open the Wednesday, January 26,2005 - THREE FRIDAYS 'Public Swim' 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Admission $1.50 There will be a life guard on duty. Children nine and under must be accompanied by an adult. Children 10 and over must be able to swim. For appointments or more information, call Merry at 676-5756 or 676-5752 The lo n e Lady Cardinals left Wasco County last Friday night with a big win u n d er th eir belt, defeating the Redsides 39-26 in a key Big Sky Conference match up The win runs the Cardinals record to 6-0 in the league and 7-7 overall The Cardinals were in c o n tro l from the beginning, leading 12-4 after one and taking an 18-9 lead to the locker room The third quarter was evenly played with each team scoring 10 points, but the Lady Cards kicked it in the fourth quarter \ for the final margin, winning 39-26 Three players scored in double figures, led by A m ber P atto n w ith 14 points, with Sara Peck and Jenny Griffith adding 10 points each Patton was also fierce on the boards, pulling down 14 rebounds Peck brought in 10 rebounds “ I ’m very pleased with the victory,” said head coach Ryan R udolf “The g irls are really playing together as a team We are playing consistently every game ” \
