FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 8,2006
Cardinals log two wins and one Mustang boys pull away to beat
loss
Knights
had 13 points, including two
The lone Cardinals
boys’ varsity had a tough
T uesday but a b rig h te r
weekend, logging a loss and
two wins over the past week.
The C ard s reco rd now
stands at 8-4 in league, 12-8
overall.
On Tuesday, Jan. 31,
lone h o sted N ix y aaw ii,
falling to the quick-moving
v isitors 73-48. The ever
improving Golden Eagles
jumped out to an early lead
and the Cardinals were never
able to respond, trailing 21-
8 after one quarter, 36-22 at
the h alf and 53-38 after
three.
The Cards suffered
another cold shooting night,
connecting on just 16 of 69
shots for 23 percent, while
also
n o tch in g
an
uncharacteristically high
num ber o f tu rn o v ers.
N ixy aaw ii also held a
significant rebounding edge,
41-27.
Tyler Brown led the
Cardinals in scoring with 12
points, followed by Tony
Bolin with 11 and Kelly
Thompson with 10 points.
Brow n was the leading
rebounder for the Cards with
six, while Thompson led the
team with four steals. Paul
Hams and Bolin each had
two assist^.
“O nce again we
didn't seem focused,” said
Coach Dennis Stefani. “We
struggled from the start and
it c o n tin u e d the w hole
gam e.” He was quick to
note,
how ever,
that
Nixyaawii put together a
great game.
On Friday, Feb. 3,
the Cards visited Arlington
where they logged a solid
57-36 win. lone led 31-14 at
the half and strung together
a good second half, using a
good variety o f play er
com binations to grab the
win.
Bolin led all scorers
with 20 points. Dan Long
th re e -p o in te rs from the
baseline and Thompson had
11 points.
lone ru led the
b oards w ith a 52-25
re b o u n d in g ad v an tag e.
Brown, Long and Nik Kamp
each had 10 reb o u n d s.
Brown also dished out five
assists and Bolin had three
steals to pace the team.
“This was a good
solid win for us,” said Coach
Dennis Stefani. "We needed
this win to start turning
things around. The bench
got to play some minutes
which only helps us later
on.
Dufur came to town
on Saturday afternoon. Feb.
4, looking to knock off the
C ard in als. A slow first
quarter ended with the Cards
leading 9-4, but lone got
rolling in the second period,
outscoring the Rangers 23-
13 to take a 32-17 halftime
lead. The Rangers heated up
at the end of the third quarter
and into the fourth to pull
within six midway through
the final period, but the
Cards fought them off for the
57-46 win.
Brown led all scorers
w ith 21 po in ts. A lso in
double figures for lone was
Thompson with 13 and Bolin
with 11.
The C ards held a
slight 38-34 rebounding
edge, led by B o lin ’s 10
boards.
Brown
and
Thom pson each had five
a ssists. K am p had four
blocked shots.
“This was a great
win for the te am ,” said
Coach Dennis Stefani. “We
have had a difficult time as
of late and are trying to
rebuild by taking small steps
at a tim e.” He noted that
Tyler Brown had a strong
gam e and that K elly
Thompson did a terrific job
shutting down Dufur's best
player, holding him scoreless
in the first half.
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Grant workshop scheduled
Blue Mountain Community College has scheduled
a one-day workshop entitled, “Getting a G rant,” for
Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the Morrow County Extension
Office in Heppner. The class will run from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. Participants should bring their own lunch. The cost of
the workshop is $20 and pre-registration is required.
This one-day seminar will introduce participants to
the basics of getting a grant and then what to do once a
grant has been received. Topics covered include:
Demystifying the grant-seeking process; Identifying funding
sources; Framing the project; Elements of the proposal;
and What to do once you get a grant.
Susan Plass, BMCC’s Director of Grants, will
present the workshop. Plass has over 20 years experience
in the field of grants and proposals.
Participants should bring their own lunch. Pre
registration is required and may be done by contacting Anne
Morter. BMCC Coordinator for South Morrow County,
at 422-7040.
Mustang boys use big second half to
beat Rockets
By Kick Paullus
The
H eppner
Mustang varsity boys broke
open a tight game in the third
and carried it into the fourth
to beat the visiting Irrigon
Knights 64-29 on Saturday,
Feb. 4 in Columbia Basin
C o n fe re n ce play. The
Mustangs, 8-4 in the CBC
and 10-6 overall, will finish
out the regular season at
Stanfield on Friday, Feb. 10.
M att
K enny
completed a three-point play
to open the scoring, but the
Knights came back with four
stra ig h t b efo re
Rory
Kilkenny scored off a drive
to make it 5-4. Kenny hit two
free throws, Matt McCabe
hit a baseline jumper and RJ
Farrens hit a 3-pointer, but
the Knights came back with
five straight including a long
3-pointer at the buzzer to cut
the lead to 12-11 at the end
of the first quarter.
Kilkenny broke a 13-
13 tie early in the second
with two rebound baskets
and McCabe hit two free
throws then he hit a short
jumper and one of two free
throws to make it 22-15.
Justin D elveaux hit a 3-
p o in te r to clo se out the
second with the Mustangs
leading 25-17.
The Mustangs came
out hot in the second half,
with Kenny hitting a short
jumper, Farrens hitting a 3-
pointer and Matt Van Cleave
scoring inside to make it 32-
17. McCabe hit a jumper,
Kenny scored off a pass from
Farrens, Van Cleave scored
off a rebound and Mikel Britt
scored off a pass from Lane
Bailey to make it 40-21.
Kilkenny scored twice off
rebounds to end the third
with the Mustangs leading
44-21.
Van Cleave scored
inside, Farrens hit another 3-
pointer, Bailey scored off a
drive and Nacho Elguezabal
scored off a rebound to make
it 53-23. Quinn Peck then
scored six straight and Andre
Rauch scored off a pass from
Bailey to make it 61 -25, then
Nathan Van Cleave hit one
o f tw o free th ro w s and
D elveaux hit a b aselin e
ju m p e r to clo se out the
scoring.
The Mustangs, who
hit 31 of 60 shots for the
game, were led by Kilkenny
w ith 13 p o in ts and 10
reb o u n d s, w ith F arren s
adding nine p o in ts, five
assists and four steals. Kenny
had nine points, Peck had
five stea ls and four
rebounds, Britt had eight
rebounds and Bailey had five
steals and two assists.
Heppner 12 13 19 20-
64
Irrigon 116 4 8-29
Heppner-
Rory
Kilkenny 6 1-513, Matt Kenny
3 3-3 9, RJ Farrens 3 0-0 9,
Matt Van Cleave 3 1-2 7,
Quinn Peck 3 0-0 6, Matt
McCabe 2 2-2 6, Justin
Delveaux 2 0-0 5, Mikel Britt
1 0-2 2, Lane Bailey 1 0-0 2,
Nacho Elguezabal 1 0-0 2,
Andre Rauch 1 0-0 2 and
Nathan Van Cleave 0 1-2 1.
Team: 26 8-16 64. 3-pts:
Farrens 3 and Delveaux.
Irrigon- Nunn 5 4-4
15. Griffin 4 0-0 8, Anthony 3
0-4 6, Burnett and Rivera.
Team: 12 4-8 29. 3-pts: Nunn.
Ponies split with Sunridge
By Sarah Kendrick
half, the score was Ponies
18, Broncs 4. In the third
quarter, the Ponies were
sloppy and only scored three
points - all on free throws.
However, the Ponies got
their offense going in the
fo u rth q u a rte r w ith fast
break assists from Brandi
Hong and Erin Price. The
final score was Ponies 29,
Broncs 13.
C a t h e r i n e
M cElligott led the Ponies
w ith 11 points and Torri
Lovgren added six points.
C oach
M elissa
Coiner was pleased with the
way that the Ponies passed
the ball in the open court.
"We handled their press very
w ell and got som e easy
baskets,” she said.
On Feb. 2, the
Heppner Ponies traveled to
P en d leto n to play the
S u n rid g e B roncs. The
Heppner B team had a good
start with six points in the
first q u arter, but in the
second and third quarters,
they only scored four points.
The Broncs won with a final
score o f 21-16. Lindsay
Cutsforth led the team with
six p o in ts and B rooke
Thompson, Cassi Day and
Natalie Rauch also scored
for the Ponies.
In the second game,
the A team came out with a
strong start. They held the
Broncs scoreless in the first
quarter while putting up 11
points themselves. At the
Willow Creek Singers seeking new
members
Boy.”
The Willow Creek
S in g ers
have
begun
rehearsing for their spring
concert and they are seeking
new members. Rehearsals
are held each Tuesday from
7 :3 0 -8 :3 0 p .m ., at the
Heppner Elementary School
band room . The spring
concerts will be held in April
and the songs include
arrangem ents o f “Follow
Me, My Love,” Go Ye into
All the World” and “Danny
The Willow Creek
S in g ers
include
approximately 20 adults and
yoath from M orrow and
Umatilla counties and the
director is R. Lee Friese of
A thena.
The
only
requirement for joining the
group is a love for music.
Interested persons may call
Myma Van Cleave at 676-
5448 for more information,
or simply show up at the next
rehearsal.
HEPPNER ELKS 358
676-9181
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"Where f riends Meet"
142 N orth Main
Saturday. February tSfb -
lO P tfi A n n u a l o f the Heppner Elks Lodge
Ladies Tea
~
1:30 p.m.
Lodge & Initiation
~
2 :0 0 p.m.
Prime Rib Dinner ~ 6:30 p.m.
Quinn Peck hustles to keep the ball. Photo by Sandy Matthews.
By Kick Paullus
The
H eppner
Mustang varsity boys used a
43-23 ad v an tag e in the
second half to come back
and beat the Pilot Rock
Rockets 65-52 in Columbia
Basin Conference play on
Friday, Feb. 3 in Pilot Rock.
With the win, the Mustangs,
now 7-4 in the CBC and 9-6
overall, moved ahead of the
Rockets into third place in
the conference and will close
out the regular season at
second place Stanfield on
Friday, Feb. 10.
The M ustangs led
13-11 after one getting five
p o in ts from M att Van
C leave, but the R ockets
came back to take a 29-22
lead at the half, despite four
points from Van Cleave and
a 3 -p o in te r from Lane
Bailey.
The Rockets still led
46-41 after three despite
seven points each from Rory
Kilkenny and Matt McCabe,
including a 3-pointer at the
buzzer. The Mustangs went
on an eight points run to
open the fourth to take
control of the game and went
on to hit nine of 11 shots and
pull away for the win. RJ
Farrens scored 10 points.
in clu d in g a 3 -p o in ter,
K ilkenny had six points,
Matt Kenny hit a three and
Van Cleave had a dunk to
help them get the win.
Farrens finished with
15 points and five assists,
Kilkenny had 13 points and
11 rebounds and Van Cleave
had 11 points and two steals.
McCabe had nine points,
two steals and two assists,
Kenny had seven rebounds,
M ikel B ritt had five
rebounds and Bailey had two
assists.
H eppner13 9 19 24-
65
Pilot Rock 11 18 17
6-52
Heppner- RJ Farrens
4 6-9 15, Rory Kilkenny 5
3-7 13, Matt Van Cleave 5
1-2 11, Matt McCabe 4 0-2
9, Matt Kenny 2 0-0 5, Lane
Bailey 2 0-0 5, Quinn Peck
1 2-2 4, Mikel Britt 1 0-2 2,
Justin Delveaux 1 0-0 2,
N acho E lg u ezab al and
Andre Rauch. Team: 25 12-
24 66. 3-pts: Farrens, Bailey,
McCabe and Kenny.
Pilot Rock- Byrnes
21. Howard 8, Hoover 8,
Graham 7, Doss 6, Norquist
2, H um phreys, B ronson,
King and M urray. 3-pts:
Hoover 2 and Howard.
Red and Gena Leonard
Foundation scholarships
available
students who: are not at the
The Red and Gena
L eonard F o u n d atio n is
a ccep tin g
sch o la rsh ip
applications from students
who will graduate this year
or have graduated in the past
or obtained a GED from
A rlin g to n ,
B oardm an,
C ondon, Echo, F o ssil,
Heppner, Hermiston, lone,
Irrig o n ,
M onum ent,
P en d leto n , Pilot R ock,
Spray, Stanfield, Ukiah or
U m atilla high sch o o ls.
S tudents must attend an
a cc re d ite d
co lle g e,
u n iv ersity , com m unity
college, vocational, trade or
technical program based in
Oregon; exceptions will be
made only if the training they
seek is not o ffered in
Oregon.
It is the intent of the
Red and G ena L eonard
F o u n d atio n to b en efit
average students of good
character with poor financial
circumstances who have a
d esire to seek fu rth er
educational opportunities,
but due to th eir lack of
scholastic performance, their
a b ility
to
receiv e
scholarships may be limited.
In the selection process,
priority will be given to
top aca d e m ica lly ; have
limited financial resources;
4show the ability to be or
become upstanding citizens;
have an interest in a blue-
collar trade. Applicants do
not have to be current high
school g rad u ates. The
Foundation has a strong
interest in helping adults
retu rn to school fo r
e d u catio n or ad d itio n al
tra in in g to b e tte r th e ir
position in the workplace
and the community.
Applications may be
obtained from high school
counselors, at BMCC, or by
contacting Tracy Gammell at
(541) 564-9177. Deadline to
subm it an ap plication is
Wednesday, March 15. For
more information, contact
Tracy Gammell, Executive
Director, P.O. Box 1024,
Hermiston, OR 97838, or
(541) 564-9177.
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