FOUR • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 1,2006
Mustang girls lose at Umatilla Mustang girls knock off first
place Huskies
Mustang boys pull away from
Vikings
Altan Hetsinger takes care of moving the hall against I he l malilla
Vikings. Photo by Sandy Matthews.
By Kick Paullus
The
H eppner
M ustang g ir ls ’ v arsity
couldn't hold on to a third
quarter lead as turnovers and
missed free throws led to a
loss at Umatilla by a score
of 44-36 on Friday. Jan. 27
in
C o lu m b ia
B asin
C o n feren ce play. The
Mustangs are now 4-5 in the
CBC and 6-10 overall.
The M ustangs led
10-6 after one, getting four
points each from Megan Orr
and Sarah Price and still led
21-18 at the half.
The
V ikings
outscored the Mustangs 11-
2 in the third to take a 29-23
lead going into the fourth.
Aftan Betsinger scored off a
pass from Sherilyn Peck and
Orr made one of two free
throws to make it 31 -26 and
Orr hit a 3-pointer to make
it 33-29. The Vikings scored
five straight before Regi
Seitz hit one of two free
throws and Orr hit another
3-pointer to cut the lead to
38-33. Taylor Kempas hit
two free throws to cut the
lead to 4-35 w ith 42.4
seconds left, but that was as
close as they would get as
the Vikings held on for the
win.
Orr finished with 13
points, five rebounds and
four steals with Price scoring
six points and grabbing six
rebounds. Betsinger had six
points and four rebounds,
Peck had five rebounds, two
steal and two assists, Seitz
had four rebounds and three
steals, Lyndi Patton had five
rebounds and Katie Kilkenny
had three steals.
Heppner 10 112 13-
36
Umatilla 6 12 11 15-
44
H eppner- M egan
Orr 3 5-7 13, Sarah Price 3
0-0 6, Aftan Betsinger 3 0-0
6, Lyndi Patton 1 2-7 4,
K atie K ilkenny 1 0-2 2,
Sherilyn Peck 1 0-0 2, Taylor
Kempas 0 2-2 2. Regi Seitz
0 1-5 1 and W hitney
Matthews. Team: 12 10-23
36. 3-pts: Orr 2.
Umatilla- Campos 5
5-9 15, Vandever 2 5-6 9,
Borden 2 0-0 5, Philips 2 0-
1 4, Villanueva 2 0-0 4, Biren
0 2-3 2, Adams 0 2-2 2 and
Lindquist 1 0-0 2. Team: 15
14-21 44. 3-pts: Borden.
Heppner Garden Club to meet
The Heppner Garden Club will be meeting at the
Senior Center on Monday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. The program
will be about wild flowers and include an update on the
blue birds in the Blue Mountains presented by Renee Devin.
Devin has put birdhouses in the mountains and checks on
them regularly. She keeps detailed records on them and of
the wild flowers in the area. Daisy Collins and Dorothy
Jackson are hosts for the evening. The meeting is open to
the public.
on the county fair and St. Pat’s parades; decorates
for Town and Country and she is on the Beautification
commission. She also plays tennis in her “spare” time.
Megan Orr adds two to the Victory against the Sherman County
Huskies. Photo by Sandy Matthews.
By Kick Paullus
A solid defense and
rebounding led the Heppner
Mustang girls' varsity to a
53-42 win over first place
Sherman County Huskies on
Saturday, Jan. 28 in Heppner
in
C o lu m b ia
B asin
C o n fe re n ce play. The
Mustangs, 5-5 in the CBC
and 7-10 overall, will be at
Pilot Rock on Friday, Feb. 3
and back at hom e on
Saturday to face the Irrigon
Knights.
T he
M u stan g s
tra ile d 13-12 a fte r one,
despite seven points from
Aftan Betsinger and a 3-
pointers from Megan Orr.
T hey cam e back in the
second behind seven points
from Katie Kilkenny and five
from Lyndi Patton, including
a long 3 -p o in te r at the
buzzer, to take a 27-18 lead
at the half.
Five p o in ts from
Regi Seitz and four from
Sherilyn Peck helped the
Mustangs extend their lead
to 40-28 after three and Orr
and Kilkenny each had five
points in the fourth as they
coasted to the win.
K ilk en n y led the
Mustangs with 14 points and
seven rebounds, with Orr
adding 10 points and three
a ssists. S eitz had eig h t
points, nine rebounds and
three assists, Betsinger had
seven points and two steals
and Peck had seven
rebounds and three assists.
The
M u stan g s
outrebounded the Huskies
35-20 for the game.
Heppner 12 15 13
12-52
Sherman County 13
5 10 15-43
H ep p n er-
K atie
Kilkenny 5 4-8 14, Megan
Orr 3 3-4 10, Regi Seitz 3
2-3 8, Aftan Betsinger 3 1-1
7, Sherilyn Peck 2 2-5 6,
Lyndi Patton 2 0-0 5, Taylor
Kempas 1 0-2 2 and Whitney
Matthews. Team: 19 12-23
52. 3-pts: Patton and Orr.
Sherm an C o u n ty -
Er. Funkhouser7 3-7 17, K.
Sharp 7 1-2 15,N ogle4 3-8
11, Hill 0 0-6 0, H. Sharp 0
0-2 0 and Em Funkhouser 0
0-1 0. Team: 18 7-26 43. 3-
pts: none.
Morrow County Gun Club news
E leven sh o o ters
braved the wind and rain to
come to M orrow C ounty
Gun Club on Sunday, Jan.
29.
In sin g le s, R oger
M o rtim o re
and
D ick
Goodhead had 21 out of 25
each. Rob A shbeck and
Mark Schlichting had 20 out
of 25 and Steven Crum had
The Morrow County Fair Board meeting will be 17 out of 25. Kyle Wilson,
held Tuesday, Feb. 7, with a time change to 6 p.m. The in the sub-junior category,
meeting will be held at the fair office. The public is invited had 12 out of 25.
In
h a n d ica p ,
to attend the meeting.
Schlichting took 21 out of
25. Mortimore had 20 out of
25 and Ashbeck, Goodhead
Fair Board to hold meeting
and Kelwayne Haguewood
had 19 out of 25.
The gun club greatly
appreciates all who helped
with the cleanup. League
sign-up is still open.
For those who have
not shot at MCGC, your first
shot is free. The next shoot
will be held Sunday, Feb. 5
at 10 a.m.
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Matt Kenny makes the shot against the Umatilla Vikings. Photo
by Sandy Matthews.
By Kick Paullus
Six 3-pointers from
RJ F arren s h elp ed the
Heppner M ustang varsity
boys pull away from the
Umatilla Vikings at Umatilla
winning by a score of 6 1 -46
on F riday, Jan. 27 in
Columbia Basin Conference
play. The Mustangs, 5-4 in
the CBC and 7-6 overall, will
be at Pilot Rock on Friday,
Feb. 3 and back at home
against Irrigon on Saturday.
The first quarter was
back and forth as both teams
took turns leading as Rory
K ilkenny sco red o ff a
rebound and Farrens fed
Matt Van Cleave for a lay-in
to make it 4-2. Van Cleave
tied it at 6-6 on a rebound
basket then hit a free throw
and Farrens hit a 3-pointer
and Kilkenny scored off a
pass from Mikel Britt to give
the Mustangs a 12-8 lead.
F a rren s hits a n o th er 3-
p o in te r ju s t b efo re the
buzzer to give them a 15-12
lead after one.
Kilkenny opened the
second by making one of
two free throws and Farrens
hit an o th er 3 -p o in te r to
make it 19-14 then Matt
McCabe scored off a drive
and L ane B ailey fed
Kilkenny for a lay-in to make
it 23-16. The M u stan g s
p u lled aw ay late in the
quarter as Kilkenny made
two free throws and Farrens
hit two more 3-pointers to
make it 31-17 at the half.
T he
M u stan g s
started the third as they
ended the second as Van
Cleave hit one of two free
throws, McCabe scored off
a steal, Farrens hit another
3 -p o in te r and M cC abe
scored off a drive to make it
39-20. Farrens fed Britt for
a lay-in and Kilkenny hit two
free th ro w s as they
eventually led 43-30 at the
end of three.
M cC abe fed Van
Cleave for a lay-in and hit a
short ju m p e r and M att
Kenny scored off a steal to
make it 50-33 early in the
fourth. Van Cleave scored
off a drive, Farrens scored
off a drive and Kenny hit a
b a se lin e ju m p e r as the
Mustangs coasted through
the fourth for the win.
Farrens hit six o f
seven from the 3-point range
and finished with 22 points,
two assists and two steals,
with Kilkenny adding 12
points and 11 rebounds. Van
Cleave had 10 points, seven
rebounds and three steals,
McCabe had nine points and
two steals and Britt had five
rebounds.
Heppner 15 16 12
18-61
Umatilla 12 7 11 14-
46
Heppner- RJ Farrens
7 2-2 22, Rory Kilkenny 3
6-20 12, Matt Van Cleave 4
2-4 10, Matt McCabe 4 1-2
9, Matt Kenny 2 1-2 5, Mikel
Britt 1 0-0 2, Lane Bailey 0
1-2 1, Ju stin D elv eau x ,
Nacho Elguezabal, Quinn
Peck and AJ Rauch. Team:
21-42 13-22 61. 3-pts:
Farrens 6.
Quilts, bulls and art to take over
Main Street in Hermiston
T he
H erm isto n
Chamber of Commerce is
hosting a weekend event this
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3
and 4 that will include a bull
show, art walk and quilt
show.
The bull show and
au ctio n w ill be held on
Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
It is being sponsored by FFA,
4-H and the Lady Campers.
Three blocks of Main Street
in Hermiston will be fenced
off and the bulls will be
shown and auctioned from
that area.
A q u ilt
show ,
fe a tu rin g local q u ilte r
Marlene Currin, will be held
Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m . T he show w ill be
located at Arloa's (formerly
the Cookie Tree) located on
Hulburt Street in Hermiston.
There will also be a
w alking art show. Local
artist Denise Smith will be
d isp la y in g her artw o rk .
T h irte en a rtists w ill be
d isp lay in g th eir artw ork
th ro u g h o u t
shops
in
Hermiston. A map of each
location will be provided.
To round out the
event, vendors will also be
set up on Main Street.
There are hopes to
make this a yearly event.
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