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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 23,2005 Mustangs take third by beating Vikings By Rick Paullus Rietmann hit a 3-pointer at the bu zzer to give the Mustangs a 16-13 lead after one S arah P rice hit a short jumper and Orr scored off a pass from Mitchell to make it 20-15 Rietmann hit another 3-pointer to make it 23-17 and Regi Seitz hit a 3- pointer to give the Mustangs a 27-19 lead at the half Terra Wilson scored off a drive early in the third, Rietmann hit a 3-pointer to make it 32-23, then Price hit one o f two free throws and threw up a desperate 30 foot shot to end the third that w ent in and give the Mustangs a 36-26 lead The V ikings got within 37-31, but Seitz hit one o f two free throws and Rietmann hit two o f two to make it 40-31, Southworth hit three o f four to make it 43-34, but the Vikings went on a 4-1 run to get within 44- 38 Rietmann then hit four of four free throws in the last minute to preserve the win. The Mustangs hit 12 o f 17 free throw s in the fourth quarter as all o f their points came from the line Rietmann had four rebounds and three assists to go with her 21 points, with Southw orth adding seven points, five rebounds and Shanna Rietmann hit all four o f her 3-point field goal attempts and seven o f eight free throws finishing with 21 points to lead the Heppner Mustangs to a 48- 38 win over the Umatilla Vikings at the District 7 2A basketball tournament at the P e n d le to n C o n v en tio n Center on Saturday, Feb 19 With the win, the Mustangs finish third and will play at O akridge on W ednesday, Feb 23 in the first round o f the US Bank/Les Schwab T ires/O S A A 2A state basketball tournament With a win on Wednesday, the M u stan g s w ould need another win on Saturday to advance to the final eight in Pendleton on March'2-5. The Mustangs, now 18 and 6 on the year, traded baskets with the Vikings in the first, as Linsey Mitchell hit a short jumper to open the scoring Rietmann hit a long jumper to make it 4-2, Susan S outh w o rth hit a short jumper to make it 6-4 and Rietmann hit a 3-pointer to m ake it 9-7. A fter the Vikings came back to take the lead, Southworth and M egan O rr scored o ff rebounds, the Vikings hit two free throws to tie it, but tw o steals. Price had six points and five rebounds, Orr had five p o in ts, seven rebounds and tw o steals, Wilson had five rebounds and two assists and Mitchell had four rebounds and four assists The Mustangs had a 36-21, 15 o ffen siv e, rebounding edge and hit on six o f nine 3-point attempts Heppner 16 119 12- 48 Umatilla 13 6 7 12- 38 H ep p n er- Shanna Rietmann 5 7-8 21, Susan Southworth 2 3-5 7, Sarah Price 2 1-2 6, Megan Orr 2 1-3 5, Regi Seitz 1 1-2 4, Linsey M itchell 1 1-2 3, Terra Wilson 1 0-0 2, Blair Keithley, Lyndi Patton and Heather Yocom. Team: 14- 39 14-22 48 3-pts: Rietmann 4, Seitz and Price U m atilla- A shley B orden 3 6-7 12, K atie H enry 3 3-4 9, A ustin Harvey 3 0-2 6, Brianne Bieren 2 1 -4 5 , Leandrea Landauer 1 2-2 4, Aleah P hillips 1 0-0 2, H aley Adams, Mandi Villanueva, E lizab eth L o u g ee and Daniela Campos. Team 13- 42 12-19 38. 3-pts: none lone JV boys end season with a loss Mustang girls rally past Vikings in seeding game 35-31, the Vikings came By Rick Paullus Trailing 29-24 after, three, the Heppner Mustang girls went on a 10-0 run in the fourth to take a 35-33 win o v er th e U m atilla Vikings on Tuesday, Feb 15 at Riverside High School in a seeding gam e fo r the District 7 2A tournament in Pendleton The M ustangs and Vikings tied for third in th e C olum bia B asin Conference with 8 and 4 records and had split their two contests during the year The Mustangs, now 17 and 5 on the year, were to take on Sherman County at 1:30 p.m ., at the P en d leto n C on v en tio n Center and with a win would play W eston-M cEwen on Saturday, Feb 19 at 7 p.m for the d istrict championship. The Vikings pulled out to a 3-0 lead before Terra Wilson hit a jumper to get the Mustangs on the board and Susan Southworth tied it at 5-5 by converting a three-point play. The Vikings scored late to take a 7-5 lead after one Lyndi Patton hit a 3- pointer to open the second and Shanna Rietmann scored o ff a reb o u n d and Southworth scored inside to give the Mustangs a 12-7 lead The Vikings came back with eight straight before Megan Orr hit a 3-pointer to tie it, but Umatilla took a 17- 15 lead at the half. The Vikings went on a 10-3 run, Southworth hit a free throw and Linsey Mitchell hit a short jumper to take a 27-18 lead Orr got a steal and lay-in, Southworth hit one o f two free throws and Patton hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to get the Mustangs to within 29- 24 at the end o f three Wilson scored inside to start the fourth, then Orr hit tw o free th ro w s and scored off a rebound, Wilson hit a long ju m p e r and Mitchell hit two free throws to give the Mustangs a 34- 29 lead The Vikings finally scored to make it 34-31 with 49.8 seconds left, but Sarah Price checked a shot in the lane, grabbdd the rebound and was fouled with 24 3 seconds left. She hit one o f two free throws to make it down and scored with 12 seconds left, but the Mustangs were able to run out the clock and take the win. Orr led the Mustangs w ith nine p o in ts, four rebounds and two assists, with S outhw orth adding seven points, 11 rebounds and five steals Wilson and Patton each had six points, R ietm ann had seven rebounds, three assists and three steals and Mitchell had seven rebounds Heppner 5 10 9 11- 35 Umatilla 7 10 12 4- 33 H eppner- M egan O rr 3 2-2 9, Susan Southworth 2 3-5 7, Terra Wilson 3 0-16, Lyndi Patton 2 0-0 6, Linsey Mitchell 1 2- 2 4, Shanna Rietmann 1 0-0 2, Sarah Price 0 1-31 and Regi Seitz Team 9 8-13 35. 3-pts: Patton 2 and Orr. Umatilla- Harvey 3 5-6 11, Phillips 2 0-0 4, Henry 1 2-2 4, Bieren 2 0-0 4, Borden 2 0-0 4, Adam 1 0-2 2, Landeaur 1 0-0 2 and Campos 1 0-0 2. Team: 13 7-10 33. 3-pts: none Cold Mustangs fall to Huskies By Rick Paullus -■ 'Hem ~ 3 bedroom, 2 bath home 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in Lexington. 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V ir n f (541) 676-9228 days (541) 676-9939 evenings 1 -8 0 0 -3 2 6 -2 1 5 2 wHw.heppner.net )fa ilageJÇcuidCb. REALTOR H \ 1 SOW. Baltimore #5 Heppner, OR 97836 www. heppner. riet 676-5049 The lone boys’ JV team finished their season Saturday, Feb. 12 with a loss to Irrigon 61-38, but Coach Jim Swanson deemed the season a success n ev erth eless. Sw anson enjoyed his team ’s positive attitude and willingness to w ork hard and predicted success for the future. The Irrigon game was an opportunity for the reserves to log more playing time than usual. The J ’s kept in close in the first, trailing ju s t 10-8, but saw the K nights slip away in the second quarter where lone was outscored 17-5, giving Irrigon a halftime lead o f 27- 13 The third quarter was a cold one for the Cards but they came back strong in the fourth quarter, outscoring their opponents 21-18 for the final margin. Dan Long led the team in scoring w ith 11 followed by Justin Archer w ith seven T aylor McElligott and Paul Hams each had six and A lan R ietm ann and W illiam Bergstrom each scored four. Long was the rebound leader for lone with eight while Rietmann had three assists and steals for the team. . “ We played mostly o u r reserv es the w hole g a m e,” said C oach Swanson. “Will Bergstrom, William M eulink, D alton Campbell and Justin Archer gave it everything they had and I was really proud o f them The JV team has been a great group o f players.” Swanson also noted that Irrigon has a great start to their program, as this is their first year in existence Rietmann named to Pacific University Dean’s List Shelley Rietmann o f Heppner has been named to the D ean’s List at Pacific University in Forest Grove To make the Dean’s List, students must complete at least 12 graded hours and earn an academ ic grade point average o f 3.7 or higher R ietm ann is the daughter o f Mark and Tami Rietmann o f Heppner Hitting just 10 o f 49 shots, including three o f 27 in th e second half, the Heppner Mustangs fell to the Sherman County Huskies 38-23 on Friday, Feb. 18 in the District 7 2A basketball tournament at the Pendleton Convention Center. The Mustangs, now 17 and 6 on the year, started out on top as. M egan Orr scored twice for a quick 4-0 lead and after the Huskies came back with six straight, Orr tied it on a lay-in from Susan S outhw orth. The Huskies eventually took a 10-6 lead after one. Lyndi Patton opened the second scoring off a rebound then the team s traded baskets as Orr scored o ff a pass from Linsey Mitchell to make it 12-10, then hit one o f tw o free throws and Sarah Price hit a short jumper to make it 14- 13. Mitchell hit a jumper to make it 18-15, but the Huskies increased their lead to 22-15 lead at the half. In a slow third quarter, Southworth hit one o f two free throws to open St. Patrick’s Senior Center news On M arch 2, Heppner Christian Church volunteers will host the noon meal at St. Patrick’s Senior Center The menu for the day is macaroni and cheese with ham, C alifo rn ia m ixed v e g eta b le s, p ear slices, muffins and cake. The regular meeting o f the Senior Center board was called to order on Feb 16 Seven voting members and one ex-officio member were present for reports and business. The by-laws were amended to state that the board would consist o f not m ore than eight votin g members Duane Jones was welcomed to membership on the board and presented with a copy o f the by-laws. The S atu rd ay breakfast and potato soup lunch are being organized and h elp ers are being solicited for these events on St P a tric k ’s w eekend Everyone is welcome Mustangs watch as ball heads tow ards basket in the final minutes of the game. offensive, but couldn’t take advantage o f the second chance opportunities Heppner 6 9 5 3-23 , Sherman County 10 12 6 10-38 H eppner- M egan Orr 4 1-2 9, Linsey Mitchell 2 0-1 4, Sarah Price 2 0-0 4, Terra Wilson 1 0-0 2, Lyndi P atto n 1 0-0 2, Susan Southworth 0 1-21, Heather Yocom 0 1-2 1, Shanna Rietmann 0 0-10, Regi Seitz 0 0-2 0, Lynan Bingham 0 0- 1 0, B lair K eithley and Mahaley Huddleston Team: 10-49 3-7 23. 3-pts: none Sherm an C ounty- Kayci Sharp 5 0-0 10, Joleen Hill 4 0-0 8, Erin Funkhouser 4 0-2 8, Anna Moore 4 0-0 8, Whitney Nogle 0 2-2 2, M arissa R ieten 1 0-3 2, Stacy Bird 0 0-1 0, Bailey Nogle, Whitney Weedman, Emily Meizner and Kristen VonBorstel Team 18-42 2- 8 38 3-pts: none the quarter, Mitchell scored off a rebound to make it 24- 18 and Terra Wilson scored off a drive to end the quarter with the Huskies leading 28- 20 . 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