Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 2,2005 - THREE
Mustang JV girls beat Vikings
By Rick Paullus
Mustang JV boys beat Vikings
in third
By Rick Paullus
Mustang JV boys rout Huskies
By Rick Paullus
Big advantages in the second and fourth quarters
helped the Heppner Mustang JV boys to a rout o f the
Sherman County Huskies on Saturday, Jan 29 in Moro by
a score o f 68-42. The win improves the Mustangs' record
to 7 and 5 on the year and they will be at home on Friday,
Feb 4 against the Pilot Rock Rockets before going on the
road on Tuesday, Feb 8 at Weston-McEwen
Justin Delveaux hit a 3-pointer in helping the
Mustangs into a 12-12 tie with the Huskies after one Lane
Bailey then had six points, Quinn Peck four and Tony
Haguewood and Brendan McElligott three each in the
second quarter as they took a 34-23 lead into the half
The Mustangs extended their lead to 49-32 after
three, getting four points from Delveaux, three from Matt
McCabe and a 3-pointer from Bailey Nacho Elguezabal
had eight points and Andre Rauch six as the Mustangs
cruised through the fourth to the easy win
Elguezabal led three Mustangs in double figures
with 14 points, with Bailey adding 13 points and Peck
adding 10 points Delveaux had nine points and Rauch had
eight
Heppner 12 22 14 20-69
Sherman 12 11 9 10-42
Heppner- Nacho Elguezabal 6 2-2 14, Lane Bailey
6 0-0 13, Quinn Peck 5 0-1 10, Justin Delveaux 4 0-0 9,
Andre Rauch 4 0-0 8, Brendan McElligott 2 1-1 5, Tony
Haguewood 1 2-4 4, Matt McCabe 1 1-2 3 and Casey
Maben 1 0-0 2. Team: 30 6-10 68. 3-pts: Delveaux and
Bailey
Sherman- King 5 0-1 11, Mobley 3 2-6 8, Quintano
2 0-0 6, McKinney 2 0-0 5, Walker 2 0-0 4, Ambriz 1 0-0
3, Guzman 1 0-0 2, Shafer 1 0-0 2 and Kilett 0 1-2 1.
Team 17 3-9 42. 3-pts: Quintano 2, Ambriz, McKinney
and King
Aftan Betsinucr makes a basket. Photo by Sandy Matthews
Lane Bailey looks to make a pass. Photo by Sandy Matthews
The Heppner Mustang JV girls used a good start
to beat the visiting Umatilla Vikings 25-17 in a defensive
struggle on Friday, Jan 28 The Mustangs improved to 7
and 6 on the year and will be at home against Pilot Rock
on Friday, Feb 4 and at Weston-McEwen on Tuesday, Feb
8
Regi Seitz had five points, including a 3-pointer,
and Cyde Coil four as the Mustangs took a 9-4 lead after
one and held a I f -7 lead at the half
The Mustangs still led 18-13 after three and Coil
hit a 3-pointer and Katie Kilkenny scored three points in
the fourth as they pulled away for the 25-17 win
Coil finished with eight points, with Seitz adding
seven points, three rebounds and two steals. Kilkenny had
five points and nine rebounds, Lynan Bingham had three
rebounds and two assists, Aftan Betsinger and Baillie
Keithley each had three rebounds and Taylor Kempas had
two assists.
Heppner 9 3 6 7-25
Umatilla 4 3 6 4-17
Heppner- Cyde Coil 3 1-2 8, Seitz 2 2-4 7, Katie
Kilkenny 2 1-3 5, Heather Yocom 1 0-0 2, Lynan Bingham
1 0-0 2, Aftan Betsinger 0 1-2 1, Baillie Keithley 0 0-2 0,
Kylie Doherty, Jenna Bowman, Whitney Matthews, Kelsie
Fox and Taylor Kempas Team: 9 5-13 25. 3-pts: Coil and
Seitz.
Umatilla- Villanueva 1 3-6 5, Chavez 2 0-0 4,
Lâcher 2 0-2 4, Campos 1 0-0 2, Dahlin 1 0-4 2, Manning
0 0-1 0, Mateson 0 0-10 and Lougee. Team: 73-14 17. 3-
pts: none
An 18-10 advantage in the third quarter carried the
Heppner Mustang JV boys to a 48-38 win over the visiting
Umatilla Vikings on Friday, Jan 28 The Mustangs, now 6
and 5 on the year, will be at home on Friday, Feb. 4 against
Pilot Rock before going to Weston-McEwen on Tuesday,
Feb 8
The two teams were tied at 7-7 after one as the
M ustangs got four points from Matt McCabe The
Mustangs took a slim 21-20 lead at the half as Quinn Peck
scored four points, Justin Delveaux hit a 3-pointer and
Nacho Elguezabal had three points in the second quarter
Peck and Elguezabal each had four points during
the third quarter run and Peck added four more points and
Lane Bailey hit a 3-pointer in the fourth as the Mustangs
held on for the 10-point win.
Peck led the M ustangs with 12 points, with
Elguezabal adding nine points and McCabe finishing with
eight points.
Heppner 7 14 18 9-48
By Rick Paullus
Umatilla 7 13 10 8-38
Heppner- Quinn Peck 5 2-3 12, Nacho Elguezabal
3 3-4 9, Matt McCabe 4 0-2 8, Lane Bailey 2 0-2 5, Casey
Maben 2 0-0 4, Justin Delveaux 1 0-0 3, Brendan McElligott
1 1-23, Andre Rauch 1 0-0 2 and Tony Haguewood 1 0-0
2. Team: 20 6-13 48 3-pts: Delveaux and Bailey.
Umatilla- Macias 4 1-1 9, Wilson 4 0-0 8, Navarro
4 0-2 8, Young 1 2-4 4, Apaucio 1 0-0 3, Coleman 1 0-0 3,
Wyland 1 0-0 2 and Campos 0 1-2 1. Team: 16 4-9 38. 3-
pts: Apaucio and Coleman
Lady Cards take win from
Cougars
By Rick Paullus
It was no cakewalk,
but the lone Lady Cardinals
recorded the win over Echo
last Tuesday, Jan 25 in
Echo
The Lady C ards
struggled a bit on offense
against Echo, but stepped up
their defense to withstand
the challenge lone led 10-4
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after one quarter and 19-11
at the half. The Cougars
hung tough in the third
quarter, but the Cards were
able to finally put the game
away for good in the fourth,
winning 38-23.
Amber Patton had an
outstanding effort, racking
up 22 po in ts and 14
rebounds to lead the team
Sara Peck added seven,
Jenny Griffith had six, Kylee
Svetich had two and Emily
Rietmann scored one
“This was a good
win for us on the road We
struggled a bit on offense but
Amber had a huge game and
with the pressure we put on
them
th at
was
the
d iffe re n c e ,” said Head
C oach
Ryan
R udolf.
“Everyone has really worked
hard to make our defense
better and sometimes that
helps when your offense
M ustang girls com e back to
beat Vikings 34-31
Mustang boys lose to Sherman
After jumping out to a lead in the first quarter, the
Heppner Mustang boys’ varsity went cold as the Sherman
County Huskies came back to take a 61 -38 win on Saturday,
Jan. 29 at Moro in Columbia Basin Conference play. The
Mustangs, 2 and 7 in the CBC and 5 and 11 overall, will be
at home on Friday, Feb. 4 against Pilot Rock and at Weston-
McEwen on Tuesday, Feb 8 need to win both games to
have a chance at making the district tournament
The Mustangs took a 17-12 lead after one, getting
six points from Matthew VanCleave; five points, including
a 3-pointer, from Gus Torres; and four points from Rory
Kilkenny. Kory Paullus had four points and Josh Gutierrez
hit a 3-pointer in the second, but the Huskies came back to
take a 32-26 lead at the half
Torres hit a 3-pointer in the third, but the Huskies
extended their lead to 47-34 after three and VanCleave
had all four o f the Mustangs’ points in the fourth as they
couldn’t buy a basket.
VanCleave had 11 points, with Torres adding eight
points and Kilkenny six.
Heppner 17 9 8 4-38
Sherman 12 20 15 14-61
Heppner- Matthew VanCleave 5 1-2 11, Gus Torres
2 2-2 8, Rory Kilkenny 3 0-16, Kory Paullus 2 0-0 4, Matt
Kenny 2 0-0 4, Josh Gutierrez 1 0-0 3, Mikel Britt 1 0-0 2,
Kyle Huddleston, Quinn Peck, Matt McCabe and R J
Farrens Team: 16 3-5 38 3-pts: Torres 2 and Gutierrez.
Sherman- M oore 14 1-2 29, Olsen 4 0-0 10,
Justesen 4 0-0 8, Evan Kaseberg 1 2-2 5, Elliott Kaseberg
2 0-0 4, Mobley 1 0-0 3, Wood 1 0-0 2, King and M
Kaseberg Team: 27 3-4 61. 3-pts: Olsen 2, Mobley and
Evan Kaseberg
Garden Club to meet
The Heppner Garden Club will be meeting on
Monday, Feb 7 at 7 p m at the St Patrick’s Senior Center
Hosts for the evening will be Bert Johannes and Caroline
Keck The program will include a discussion with Renee
Devin on blue birds and wild flowers in the Blue Mountains
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Neighborhood Center of
South Morrow County
Tbe generous giving of tbe communities (organlza
tlons and individuals) to help tbe less fortunate persons
this past year has been extraordinary.
Enthusiasm for our projects was excellent, and we
wish to express a sincere THANK YOU to each and ev
eryone that made tbe food drives, and holiday food and
gift baskets a great success. Thanks to tbe Heppner
High School kids for tbe excellent Job they did with tbe
coat and dollar drive. It was much appreciated.
The outpouring of donated clothes, food and mon
etary support has made tbe Center’s work of providing
assistance to tbe community an ongoing realization.
We expressly wish your New Year to be filled with
happiness.
Janice Skaggs,
Coordinator
Shanna Rietmann looks for the open Mustang. Photo by Sandy
Matthews
An 11-2 run to close
out the game helped the
Heppner Mustang varsity
girls rally to a 34-31 win
over the visiting Umatilla
Vikings on Friday, Jan. 28 in
Columbia Basin Conference
play The Mustangs, 6-2 in
the CBC and 14-3 overall,
will be back at home on
Friday, Feb 4 against Pilot
Rock then at W eston-
McEwen on Tuesday, Feb 8
against the league-leading
Tigerscots
The Mustangs built a
12-9 lead after one, getting
six p o in ts from Susan
Southworth and at the end
o f a defensive second
quarter, Regi Seitz hit a lay-
in on a pass from Terra
Wilson to give them a 16-13
lead at the half
Southworth scored
off a drive and Megan Orr
scored o ff a pass from
Shanna Rietmann to open
the second half and give the
Mustangs a 20-13 lead They
went cold from there tough
as all they could muster was
a free throw from Linsey
Mitchell and two from Seitz
as the Vikings pulled to
w ithin 23-21 after three
quarters
The Vikings went on
an 8-0 run to take a 29-23
lead until Orr scored off a
drive and Madison Bailey hit
a 3-pointer to cut the lead to
29-28 midway through the
fourth Rietmann hit two free
throws to give the Mustangs
a 30-29 lead with 3:10 left
then Bailey and Mitchell
each hit one o f two to make
it 32-29 with 2 12 left After
a Viking basket, Rietmann
hit two o f four free throws
in the final minute to give the
Mustangs a 34-31 lead then
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blocked a shot in the last
seconds, which M itchell
rebounded and held on for
the win.
Southworth scored
eight points, grabbed seven
rebounds and had three
assists. Rietmann added six
points, 10 rebounds and
three assists Orr also had six
p o in ts, along w ith five
rebounds and three assists.
M itchell
had
seven
rebounds, Sarah Price had
four rebounds, Bailey had
two steals and Wilson had
two assists
Heppner 12 4 7 11-
34
Umatilla 9 4 8 10-31
H eppner- Susan
Southworth 4 0-2 8, Shanna
Rietmann 1 4-6 6, Megan
Orr 3 0-4 6, Madison Bailey
1 1-2 4, Linsey Mitchell 1 2-
4 4, Regi Seitz 1 2-2 4, terra
W ilson 1 0-1 2, B lair
Keithley, Sarah Price and
Lyndi Patton Team 12 9-21
34. 3-pts Bailey.
Umatilla- Henry 6 0-
0 12, L andaur 3 0-0 7,
Harvey 3 0-3 6, Phillips 1 0-
1 2, Adams 0 2-2 2, Bieren
1 0-0 2 and Borden Team:
14 2-6 31 3-pts Landaur
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