Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 25,2006 - THREE
Mustang girls lose two close
ones at Camas
Mustang girls lose to Vikings,
Huskies
By Rick Paullus
By Rick Paullus
T he
C am as
tournament w asn't kind to
the Heppner Mustang varsity
girls as they lost to Ranier in
overtime 42-38 and then to
Estacada 35-29 on Dec. 28
and 29 to drop to 4 and 5 on
the year.
In the opening game,
M egan O rr sco red five
points in the first and Aftan
Betsinger scored eight points
in the second as the
Mustangs took a 19-12 lead
at the half. Ranier came back
in the third to take a 29-23
lead, but the Mustangs got
six points from Regi Seitz
and fo u r from K atie
Kilkenny in the fourth to tie
it at 37-37 at the end o f
regulation. Ranier outscored
the Mustangs 5-1 in the extra
period to take the win.
Orr led the Mustangs
will 11 points with Seitz and
B etsin g e r adding eight
points each and Kilkenny
added seven.
On the next night,
Seitz scored six points and
Orr hit two 3-pointers, but
the Mustangs trail 19-16 at
the half. Estacada outscored
the Mustangs 9-4 in the third
and they couldn't recover
despite five points from Seitz
in the fourth.
Seitz led the way
with 11 points with Orr
adding eight points.
Ranier 42, Heppner
38
Heppner 6 134 14 1-
38
Ranier 0 12 17 8 5-
42
H ep p n er- M egan
O rr 4 2-2 11, A ftan
Betsinger 2 4-7 8, Regi Seitz
2 4-6 8, Katie Kilkenny 2 3-
8 7, Lyndi Patton 1 0-0 2,
Sherilyn Peck 0 2-3 2, Taylor
Kempas, Whitney Matthews
and Lynan Bingham. Team:
11 15-26 38. 3-pts: Orr.
Ranier- Jackson 5 2-
4 12, Schwegler 5 1-1 12,
Wright 3 0-0 6, Burnett 3 0-
0 6, Stachley 1 2-2 4, Benson
0 1-41, Yeoman 0 1 -2 1 and
Getzlaff 0 0-2 0. Team: 17
7-15 42. 3-pts: Schwegler.
E sta ca d a
35,
Heppner 29
Estacada 8 119 7-35
Heppner 6 104 9-29
Estacada- Jackson 4
3-4 11, White 4 2-2 10, Elliot
3 0-0 6, Ferrante 2 0-0 4,
Beck 1 0 -1 2 , Hager 0 1-2 1
and Crosby 0 1-2 1. Team:
14 7-11 35. 3-pts: none.
Heppner- Seitz 4 3-
6 11, Orr 3 0-0 8, Peck 1 2-
2 4, Patton 1 0-0 2, Kilkenny
1 0-2 2, Betsinger 1 0-2 2,
K em pas, M atth ew s and
Betsinger. Team: 11 5-12 29.
3-pts: Orr 2.
Mustang girls hold off Rockets
By Rick Paullus
The
H ep p n er
Mustang varsity girls rallied
in the second half to beat the
visiting Pilot Rock Rockets
50-46 on Friday, Jan. 13 in
Columbia Basin Conference
play to improve to 3 and 2
in the CBC and 5 and 7
overall.
The Rockets led 10-
7 after one and 25-19 at the
half, but Sherilyn Peck had
seven points and Megan Orr
five, including a 3-pointer, as
the Mustangs came back to
take a 35-34 lead going into
the fourth quarter. Orr and
Regi Seitz each had four
points in the fourth as the
M ustangs held on for the
win.
Peck led a balanced
sco rin g a ttack w ith 10
points, six rebounds and
three steals. Aftan Betsinger
had nine points and eight
rebounds and Orr had nine
points, seven rebounds four
assists and three steals. Katie
Kilkenny had eight points
and eight rebounds, Seitz
had eig h t p o in ts, four
rebounds and two assists and
Whitney Mathews had two
assists.
H eppner 50, Pilot
Rock 46
H eppner7 12 16 15-
50
Pilot Rock 10 15 9
12-46
Heppner- Sherilyn
Peck 4 2-6 10, A ftan
Betsinger 4 1-2 9, Megan
Orr 3 2-2 9, Regi Seitz 3 2-
2 8, Katie Kilkenny 4 0-2 8,
Lyndi Patton 1 1-4 3, Lynan
Bingham 1 0-0 2, Taylor
Kempas 0 1-21 and Whitney
Matthews. Team: 20 9-20
50. 3-pts: Orr.
Pilot Rock- Barkley
5 2-2 17, Waite 4 0 -1 8 , H.
Kannard 1 4-7 6, A. Kannard
2 1-2 6, Eickstaedt 2 1-5 5,
Hall 1 0-0 2 and Winnett 0
2- 2 2. Team: 15 10-19 46.
3 - pts: B arkley 5 and A.
Kannard.
HHS boys to
hold fundraising
dinner
The Heppner High
School b o y s’ b asketball
program is h o ld in g a
fu n d ra isin g d in n e r on
Saturday, Jan. 28 during the
gam e ag ain st Sherm an
County. The dinner, which
includes spaghetti, rolls,
salad and dessert, will begin
at 3 p.m. Cost for the dinner
is $5.
Everyone is invited
to come out and enjoy the
game and good food.
Inspires Cancan
dancing.
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A fte r lo sin g
a
heartbreaker at home to the
U m a tilla V ikings, the
Heppner M ustang varsity
girls lost at M oro to the
Sherman County Huskies
44-25 on Jan. 6 and 7 in
Columbia Basin Conference
play. The Mustangs fell to 2
and 2 in the CBC and 4 and
7 overall.
The Vikings led 9-6
after one, 2 3 -18 at the half
and 38-32 after three, before
the Mustangs rallied behind
A ftan B e tsin g e r’s seven
points and Regi Seitz’s four
points in the fourth quarter
to finally take the lead. They
couldn’t hold it though as the
Vikings came back to take a
53-51 win.
B etsin g e r led the
Mustangs with 14 points, 12
rebounds and there steals
with Lyndi Patton adding 10
points and two assists. Seitz
had nine points, four steals
and three assists. Megan Orr
had 14 re b o u n d s, th re e
assists and two steals and
K atie K ilkenny had four
rebounds.
T he next day at
S h erm an C ounty, the
M ustangs got four points
from Seitz and a 3-pointer
from Patton as they were
tied at 11-11 after one, but
the Huskies pulled away to
lead at the half 20-13. they
increased the lead to 31-17
after three and hit six of eight
free throws down the stretch
to hold off the Mustangs and
take the win.
S e itz had eig h t
points and five steals with
Betsinger adding six points
and four steals. Sherilyn
Peck had six rebounds and
three steals, O rr had six
steals and th ree a ssists,
Kilkenny had four rebounds
and two assists and Whitney
Matthews had five rebounds.
U m a tilla
53,
Heppner 51
Umatilla 9 1415 15-
53
Heppner 6 12 14 19-
51
Umatilla- Borden 5
6-8 16, Landeaur 4 0-2 9,
Campos 3 3-4 9, Villanueva
3 1-2 7, A dam s 3 0-2 6,
Phillips 2 0-0 5 and Vandever
0 1-2 1. Team: 20 11-20 53.
3-pts: Phillips and Landeaur.
H ep p n er-
A ftan
Betsinger 6 2-6 14, Lyndi
Patton 4 1-2 10, Regi Seitz
4 1-5 9, Katie Kilkenny 2 1-
2 5, Sherilyn Peck 2 1-1 5,
Megan Orr 2 0-0 4, Taylor
Kempas 1 0-0 2 and Whitney
Matthews 1 0-0 2. Team: 22
6-16 51. 3-pts: Patton.
Sherman County 44,
Heppner 25
Heppner 11 2 4 8-25
Sherman County 11
9 11 13-44
Heppner- Seitz 4 0-
0 8, Betsinger 2 2-2 6, Peck
2 0-0 4, Patton 1 0-0 3, Orr
1 0-0 2, Kilkenny 1 0-0 2,
Matthews 1 0-0 2, Kempas,
Bingham and Kylie Doherty.
Team : 11 2-2 25. 3-pts:
Patton.
S herm an C ounty-
S h arp 6 1-3 13, Er.
Funkhouser 4 3-4 12, Hill 6
0-1 12, Nogle 2 2-2 6, Em.
F u n k h o u ser 0 1 - 2 1 and
Meiser 0 0-1 0. Team: 18 7-
13
44.
3 -p ts:
Er.
Funkhouser.
Mustang JV girls split over
weekend
Bv Rick Paullus
After dropping a 41-
22 decision to the Weston-
M cE w en T ig e rsc o ts on
Friday, Jan. 20 in Athena, the
Heppner Mustang JV girls
came home and soundly beat
the Stanfeld Tigers 38-19 on
Saturday. The M ustangs,
now 8 and 7 on the year, will
be at Umatilla on Friday, Jan.
27 and will be back home on
Saturday, Jan. 28 to face the
Sherman County Huskies.
The Mustangs were
tied with the Tigerscots at 6-
6 after one and actually led
12-10 at the half, but were
o u tsc o re d 31 -1 0 in the
second half.
Kelsie Fox led the
Mustangs with eight points,
with Kaylee Helfrecht and
Sarah M ilner each adding
four points.
Fox had six points in
the first q u a rte r as the
Mustangs took a 14-6 lead
after one against the Tigers
on Saturday. They continued
to lead 19-12 at the half.
They then led 23-15 after
three, but Milner and Baillie
Keithley each added four
points in the fourth as the
M ustangs coasted to the
win.
Milner led the way
with eight points and two
assists, with Fox adding five
rebounds and two steals to
her six points. Keithley had
six points and two steals.
Melissa West had five steals
and two assists and Kylie
Doherty had four rebounds.
W e sto n -M c E w e n
41, Heppner 22
Heppner 6 6 7 3-22
W eston-McEwen 6
4 12 19-41
Heppner- Kelsie Fox
4 0-2 8, Sarah Milner 2 0-1
4, Kaylee Helfrecht 2 0-0 4,
Lynnell Bowie 0 2-2 2, Kylie
Doherty 1 0-0 2, M elissa
W est 0 1-1 1, M aggie
A rm ato 0 1-2 1, Chelsey
Hedman, Baillie Keithley,
Kassie Wilson, Vickie Koch,
S tep h an ie C u tsfo rth and
Mercedes Garrett. Team: 9
4-8 22. 3-pts: none.
W eston-M cE w en-
Zeller 4 0-1 8, Ramirez 3 1 -
2 7, Johnston 1 4-4 6, Thul
3 0-1 6, G riggs 2 0-3 4,
Dobbs 1 1-4 3, Sampson 1
1-2 3, Thompson 1 0-0 2,
Weber I 0-0 2, Cain 0 0-2 0
and Miley 00-1 0. Team: 17
7-17 41. 3-pts: none.
H ep p n er
38,
Stanfield 19
Heppner 14 5 4 15-
38
Stanfield 6 7 24-19
Heppner- M ilner 2
4-4 8, Fox 3 0-4 6, Keithley
2 2-2 6, Wilson 1 2-5 4, West
2 0-0 4, Doherty 0 3-8 3,
Armato 1 0-0 2, Cutsforth 1
0-0 2, Helfrecht 0 2-2 2,
Garrett 0 1-2 1, Koch 0 0-3
0, H edm an- 0 0 - 1 0 and
Bowie. Team: 12 14-31 48.
3-pts: none.
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Mustang girls beat Bulldogs
By Rick Paullus
An 18-6 advantage
in the first quarter carried the
Heppner M ustang varsity
girls to a 46-35 win over the
C u lv e r
B ulld o g s
on
Saturday, Jan. 14 at Culver
in
C o lu m b ia
B asin
C o n fe re n ce play. The
Mustangs are now 4 and 2
in the CBC and 6 and 7
overall.
Katie Kilkenny had
10 points and Megan Orr
had four points in the first
quarter and Regi Seitz had
eight points in the second as
the Mustangs took a 30-18
lead at the half. Kilkenny had
five points and Lyndi Patton
hit a 3 -p o in te r as they
increased their lead to 40-26
after three and Orr had four
points in the fourth as the
M ustangs coasted to the
win.
Kilkenny led three
Mustangs in double figures
with 15 points and pulled
down eight rebounds. Orr
had 12 points, five rebounds,
five assists and two steals
and Seitz had 12 points and
seven rebounds. Patton had
three steals and two assists,
Aftan Betsinger had nine
reb o u n d s and T ay lo r
Kempas had four rebounds.
Heppner 46, Culver
35
Heppner 18 12 106-
46
Culver 6 12 8 9-35
H ep p n er-
K atie
K ilkenny 6 3-4 15, Regi
Seitz 5 2-2 12, Megan Orr 5
2- 2 12, Aftan Betsinger 2 0-
1 4, Lyndi Patton 1 0-0 3,
Lynan Bingham 0 0-2 0,
Whitney Matthews 0 0-2 0,
Sherilyn Peck and Taylor
Kempas. Team: 19 7-13 46.
3- pts: Patton.
Culver-Wofford 6 1-
3 13, K. Kinley3 1-49, Lang
3 0-0 6, Thompson 2 0-1 5,
Ruiz 1 0 -0 2, K raft and
Jones. Team: 15 2-8 35. 3-
pts: K. K inley 2 and
Thompson.
Heppner JV boys sweep two
By Rick Paullus
T he
H eppner
Mustang JV boys held on to
get two narrow wins over
the w eekend b eatin g
Weston-McEwen 61-59 on
Friday, Jan. 20 in Athena and
holding off Stanfield 39-36
on Saturday to win their
sixth game in a row. The
Mustangs, now 8 and 3 on
the year, will be at Umatilla
on Friday, Jan. 27 and back
at home for Sherman County
on Saturday, Jan. 28.
In A th en a, Lane
bailey had six points as the
Mustangs jumped out to a
19-8 lead and still led 30-25
at the half. Bailey had nine
points, including tw o 3-
pointers, in the third as they
still led by five at 47-42 and
they held off the Tigerscots
in the fourth to get the win.
N acho Elguezabal
and B ailey each had 17
points to lead the Mustangs,
with Andre Rauch adding
eight points.
Elguezabal had five
points as the Mustangs and
Stanfield Tigers were tied at
10-10 a fte r one and
eventually took a 23-19 lead
at the half. They built their
lead to 35-24 getting 12
points from Elguezabal, but
had to hang on getting two
clutch free throw s from
Justin Delveaux in the final
seconds.
Elguezabal led the
way with 19 points, with
Delveaux adding six points.
H ep p n er
61,
Weston-McEwen 59
Heppner 1911 17
14-61
Weston-McEwen 8
17 17 17-59
H ep p n er-
L ane
B ailey 6 3-5 17, N acho
Elguezabal 8 1-5 17, Andre
R auch 4 0-1 8, Ju stin
Delveaux 1 2-2 4, Aaron
A llstott 1 2-6 4, N athan
VanCleave 1 1-2 3, Nathan
Kennedy 1 0-0 2, Dalton
W ellm an 1 0-2 2, Jason
Houweling 1 0-0 2, Tony
H aguew ood 1 0-5 2 and
Brendan McEUigott. Team:
25 9-28 61. 3-pts: Bailey 2.
W eston-M cE w en-
Duke 6 3-4 15, Aldrich 3 1-
1 9, Alford 0 8-12 8, Jones
14-126, Huntsman 2 1-55,
Fairbanks 1 2-2 4, Curtis 1
1- 2 3, Giger 1 0-0 2, Webb
1 0-0 2 and Stormy 1 0-0 2.
Team: 17 20-38 59. 3-pts:
Aldrich 2.
H ep p n er
39,
Stanfield 36
Heppner 10 13 12 4-
39
Stanfield 10 9 5 13-
36
H e p p n e r -
E lg u ezab al 8 3-3 19,
D elveaux
1 4 -4
6,
H aguew ood 2 0 -0 4,
McEUigott 1 0-0 2, Allstott
1 0-0 2, Rauch 0 2-2 2,
VanCleave 0 2-4 2, Kennedy
1 0-0 2, B ailey and
Houweling. Team: 14 11-13
39. 3-pts: none.
Stanfield- Hawkins 3
2- 3 8, D. Doran 3 2-6 8,
Carillo 2 0-0 4, Irving 3 0-0
6, C. Doran 0 4-4 4. Esquival
1 0-3 3, W helan 1 0-0 2,
Nichols 0 1-1 1, Carillo 0 1-
2 1 and Baros. Team: 13 10-
19 36. 3-pts: Esquival.
Mustang girls lose at Weston-
McEwen
five steals with Regi Seitz
By Rick Paullus
T he
H eppner
M ustang v arsity g irls
dropped a hard-fought 46-
35 decision to the defending
state cham pions W eston-
M cE w en T ig ersc o ts on
Friday, Jan. 20 in Athena in
Columbia Basin Conference
play. The Mustangs dropped
to 4 and 3 in the CBC with
the loss and will be at
Umatilla on Friday, Jan. 27
before returning home for
S herm an
C o u n ty
on
Saturday, Jan. 28.
Lyndi Patton had
four points and Sherilyn
Peck th re e , but the
Tigerscots took an 18-14
lead after one and extended
it to 25-19 at the half despite
a 3-pointer from Megan Orr.
The Tigerscots continued to
pull away in the second half
to take the win.
Orr finished with 10
points, five rebounds and
adding six p o in ts, eight
rebounds and three steals.
Katie Kilkenny had six points
and 12 rebounds, Patton had
six points and two steals,
Aftan Betsinger had four
rebounds and two assists and
Peck had two steals.
Heppner 14 5 4 12-35
Weston-McEwen 18 7
8 13-46
Heppner- Megan Orr
2 5-6 10, Lyndi Patton 3 0-0 6,
Regi Seitz 3 0-1 6, Katie
Kilkenny 3 0-2 6, Sherilyn
Peck I 3-8 5, Kylie Doherty 1
0-0 2, Aftan Betsinger,
Whitney Matthews, Taylor
Kempas and Lynan Bingham.
Team: 13 8-17 35. 3-pts: Orr.
W eston-M e Ewe n-
Tuner 5 4-5 14. Tucker 4 0-0
9. Bonifcr 3 1 -2 7. Baker 2 2-2
6, K. Griggs 1 0-0 2, Riddle 0
2-2 2. Williams 0 2-2 2,
Penaloza 1 0-0 2, Smalley I 0-
0 2 and N. Griggs. Team: 17
11-13 46. 3-pts: Tucker.