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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday. February 7,2007 - FIVE M u stan g JV boys sp lit over the w eekend H epp ner JV girls w in tw o By Rick Paullus A fter downing the Union B obcats 45-27 on Friday, F eb ru ary 2, the Heppner Mustang JV boys dropped a hard-fought 49- 48 decision to the visiting Weston-McEwen Tigerscots on Saturday, February 3. The Mustangs, now 14-4 on the year, will end their season at home against the Stanfield Tigers on Friday, February 9. The Mustangs had a narrow 8-7 lead after one in Union, getting four points from Tim H auer, but stretched it to 19-12 at the half. H auer and D aulton W ellm an each had four points in the third as the Mustangs took a 33-21 lead after three. Joe Pranger had four points in the fourth as they continued to pull way for the win. Hauer led the way with 10 points. Sam King added eight points and Bryan Holland had seven points. A g a in st the Tigerscots, King had four points in the first but the Mustangs trailed 10-9 after one, but came back to take an 18-16 lead at the half. Hauer and Braden Britt each had four points in the third, but the Tigerscots tied the game at 33-33 after three. B ritt scored six fo urth- q u a rte r p o in ts but the Tigerscots hit one of two free throws with 12 seconds left to take a one-point lead. The Mustangs had a chance to get the win but two good shots would not fall. Britt had 10 points with Hauer adding seven. Heppner 45, Union 27 Heppner 8 11 14 12- 45 Union 7 5 9 6-27 H ep p n er - Tim Hauer 4 2-2 10, Sam King 4 0-6 8, Bryan Holland 2 2-2 7, Chris Lien 2 0-0 5, Joe Pranger 2 0-0 4, Daulton Wellman 2 0-0 4, Braden B ritt 1 1-2 3, Jason Houweling 1 0-0 2, Jordan H atfield 0 2-2 2, G rant Smith, Sean Murray, Brent Eckman. 18 7-1445. Three- pointers - Lien and Holland. U nion - B rian Savely 3 0-0 6, Brad Savely 0 1-2 1, Camelious 1 1-2 4, C. Stout 2 0-0 4, Smith 1 0- 0 3, J. Stout 1 1-1 3, Langford 1 0-0 2, Gore 1 0- 0 2, Griffith 1 0-0 2, Warren 0 1-2 1. 11 4-7 28. Three- pointer - Comelious Smith. Weston-McEwen 10 6 17 16-49 Heppner 9 9 15 15- 48 Weston-McEwen - Duke 7 1-3 18, Cain 5 0-0 10, O. H egdal 2 2-5 6, Nelson 2 2-5 6, Davidson 2 0-0 4, Leon 1 0-0 2, C. Hegdal 1 0-2 2, Webb 0 1-2 1, Watts 0 0-2 0, Riete 0 0-2 0. 196-21 49. Three-pointer - Duke with three. Heppner - Britt 4 2- 6 10, Hauer 2 3-5 7, Eckman 1 2-2 5, Wellman 2 1-2 5, Murray 1 1-2 4, King 2 0-4 4, Lien 2 0-0 5, Hatfield 2 0- 1 4, Pranger 1 2-3 4, Holland 0 0-1 0, Smith, Houweling. 17 11-2648. Three-pointers - Eckman, Lien, and Murray. Rick Paullus The H eppner Mustang JV girls put two more wins on the board last w eekend by w inning at U nion 51-33 on Friday, February 2, and 53-31 over the W eston-M cE w en T ig ersco ts on Saturday, February 3, at Heppner. The Mustangs, now 16-2 on the year, will wrap up the season at home against Stanfield on Friday, February 9. In U nion, the Mustangs took an 11-2 lead after one, getting six points from Kristen Van Cleave. They extended the lead to 27-11 at the half with five points from Kelsie Fox and four from Van Cleave in the second quarter. Van Cleave had four more in the third as they increased their lead to 38-16 after three. Catherine McElligott had four points and Brynna Rust three in the fourth as they coasted to the win. Van Cleave led the M ustangs with 14 points. Fox added 10 points and McElligott and Rust each had six points. A g ain st the H eppner - M egan Tigerscots, Van Cleave again Orr 6 0-0 13, Lyndi Patton 4 2- 5 10, Amber Patton 2 1-2 got the Mustangs going with 5, Regi Seitz 1 1-2 3, Sarah five points in the first to help Price 10-12, Katie Kilkenny them to a 10-6 lead. She 1 0-0 2, Aftan Betsinger 1 scored five m ore in the 0-0 2, Sherilyn Peck, Taylor second as they pushed the Kempas, Kylie Doherty. 16 lead to 29-15 at the half. Van Cleave, Emily 4-10 37.Three-pointer - Orr. T hom pson, and Brandi Union - Reynolds 8 0-2 16, Stratton 5 4-4 14, Hbng each had four points Walker 1 4-5 6, Anderson 1 in the third as the Mustangs 3- 4 5, Courtney 2 0-0 4, took a 44-23 lead going into Williams 1 2-2 4, Bauer 1 0- the fourth. Van Cleave again led 0 2. 19 13-17 51. Three- the Mustangs with 14 points pointer - none. and seven rebounds. Hong and Thompson each added six points. Jessica Hughes and Rust each had five Mustang girls suffer first league loss at Union By Rick Paullus T he H eppner Mustang girls suffered their first B lue M ountain C o n feren ce loss o f the season at Union on Friday, February 2, as the Bobcats pulled away in the fourth quarter for 51-37 win. The Mustangs fell to 10-1 in the BMC and 16-3 overall with the loss. The Bobcats took an 8-6 lead after one and increased it to 24-16 at the half, despite five second- quarter points from Megan Orr. Orr had six points in the third. The Mustangs cut the lead to 34-29 after three with the help of six points from Lyndi Patton. The Bobcats pulled away for the win. Orr had 13 points, six steals, and three assists and Lyndi Patton added 10 points and two steals. Amber Patton had six rebounds, four steals and two blocked shots, Katie Kilkenny had seven rebounds and three assists, and Regi Seitz had two steals. Heppner 6 10 13 8- 37 Union 8 16 10 17-51 Heppner Little League to hold registration and tryouts Registration for the 2007 Heppner Little League season w ill be held on W ednesday, F ebruary 7; Thursday, February 8; and Friday, February 9, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. each night at the Heppner Neighborhood Center. Boys, ages 5-12 and girls 5-14 are eligible to enroll to play T-ball, Minors and M ajors baseball and so ftb a ll. R eg istratio n is required even if the child has played previously and at least one parent or legal guardian must be present. The cost is $30 per child and $60 per family. If this is your child’s first time playing or the league does not have your child’s information from last year, bring three proofs of resid en cy (m u st have physical address) and a copy of your child’s original or sta te -c e rtifie d birth certificate. A driver’s license or utility bill is acceptable documentation. At th is tim e the league is accep tin g applications for coaches and v o lu n te e rs. T his year, a p p lic a n ts w ill need to provide a photo ID/Driver’s License. Tryouts will be held at the following times and places: Major boys baseball - M arch 15 at 4 p.m. at George Waterland Field. Major girls softball - March 15 at 4 p.m. at Bob Kilkenny Field. Minor boy baseball - March 20 at 4 p.m. at Shad Hisler Field Minor girls softball - March 20 at 4 p.m. at Bob Kilkenny Field T-ball will not be having tryouts. The d ead lin e for signups is February 28. For more information call Sandi Putman at 676-8469. Little League is the world’s largest youth sports program with more than 2.8 million children and 1 million volunteers in more than 100 c o u n trie s. For m ore information on Little League v isit the L ittle League w eb site at www.littleleague.org. Valentine s Day ~ Wednesday, Feb. 14th N o w t a k i n g o r d e r s f o r f lo w e r s ! ! C a ll t h e F lo r a l D e p t ., 6 7 6 -9 4 2 6 I D e l i v e r y t o h o m e , s c h o o l o r o ffic e , We have Candy Wine, (Hallmark Cards, Valentine's Jezvelry and (Purses February Espresso Special... Bubblequm Frappe* ~ any size, 1/2 off Chocolate Covered Cherry Mochas - .2S< off £oup and Two Breadsticks for $3 — j / j YOCREAM r i o z t N • y o g u r t Two varieties daily! TRY OUR NEW FROZEN NON FAT YOGURT TREATS! Yo S u n d a e s • Yo M o ch as Yo L a tte s • Yo S h a k e s • Yo F lo a ts ^ thing ' j Dtuj Serving the Heppner, Lexington and lone communities 217 North Main, Heppner Phone 676-9158 Floral 676-9426 \ M orrow C ounty Horse 4-H to hold clinic The Morrow County Horse 4-H will hold a clinic with World Class Grand Prix Show Ju m p er Jam al El Jadidi on April 21 and 22 at the M orrow County Fair Grounds. S essio n s w ill be o ffered for b eg in n er, intermediate and advanced riders. There will also be one session on the flat for those people that don’t want to jump. Sunday sessions will focus on course work. The cost is $165 for Saturday and Sunday, $85 for Saturday only, and $25 to Audit Also featured w ill be St. G eorge Tack, Mr. El Jadidi’s own line of quality tack. For m ore information or to register call 676-9748 or 774-253- 9606. Slots are limited. El Jadidi competed in World Cup Qualifications, and is a contender for the 2008 O lym pics. You can visit his web site at www.K>lcxxx]uestriancenter.axii HES Calendar Feb. 9: Teacher Inservice Feb. 10: Chess Tournament Feb. 12: Chess Mates, Morrow County School Board Meeting 7 p.m. at Sam Boardman Elementary. HES Magazine Drive starts and continues through February. Feb. 19: President’s Day No School Feb. 20: Community Education Committee Meeting 7 p.m. at Heppner High School HHS FFA members attend show in Portland ! $temem6er your Sweetheart on Valentine's (Day I | a ssists and tw o steals, McElligott had four steals and three assists, and Erin Price and Fox each had two steals. Heppner 51, Union 33 Heppner 11 16 11 13-51 Union 2 9 5 17-33 Heppner - Kristen Van Cleave 7 0-0 14. Kelsie Fox 4 2-3 10, C atherine McElligott 3 0-0 6, Brynna Rust 2 2-5 6, Jessica Hughes 2 0-0 4, Sarah Milner 2 0-0 4, Torri Lovgren 1 1-2 3, Maggie Armato 1 0-0 2, Erin Price 1 0-0 2, K aylee H elfrecht, M elissa West, Kassi Wilson. 23 5-10 51. Three-pointer - none. Union - Courtney 2 2-4 8, Poe 2 3-6 8, Longwell 1 2-2 4, Ceraves 1 1 -2 3 , Wagoner 1 2-6 4, Johnson 1 0-0 2, W alenta 1 0-0 2, Josephson 1 0-0 2, Sanders 00-1 0. 10 10-21 33. Three- pointers - Courtney with two and Poe with one. H eppner 53, Weston-McEwen 31 Weston-McEwen 6 9 8 8-31 Heppner 10 19 15 9- 53 Weston-McEwen - Zeller 5 3-4 13. Weber 1 5-8 7, Hasenbank 1 2-4 5, Ch. Dewitt 1 1-3 3, Ca. Dewitt 1 0-0 2, Porter 0 1-4 1, Uptian 0 0-4 0. 9 12-27 31. Three-pointer - Hasenbank. H eppner - Van C leave 6 2-6 14, Brandi Hong 2 2-5 6, Em ily Thompson 2 2-2 6. Price 2 0-1 4, Hughes 2 1-2 5, Fox 2 0-2 4, W est I 1-2 3, Armato 1 0-1 2, Mercedes Garrett 1 0-0 2, McElligott 1 0-0 2, Rust 0 2-2 2. 21 11- 25 53. T h ree-p o in ters - none. M o rro w Countv Horse 4 -H to hold clinic O n Tuesday, January 30, 10 stu d en ts from the Heppner FFA Chapter attended the N orthw est Ag Show in Portland. T h e group went to Portland on Monday, stayed at a local hotel and hit the show with a mission of each of the kids getting as many b u sin ess cards and m aking as many good Pictured are members of the HHS FFA that i m p r e s s i o n s / Show in Portland c o n tacts as possible. Their assignment The attending also in clu d ed g ath erin g students included: Esgar information and knowledge Sanchez, Taylor D isque, for future Ag Sales, Ag Whitney Matthews. Brynna Issues, Ag Communications R ust. Em ily T hom pson, and Public Speaking contests Luke Basile. Lane Wright. and assignments. D alton W ellm an. Torri attended the Northwest Ag Lovgren and Jessica Hughes. Angie Hughes went along to help A d v iso r Beth D ickenson as a parent chaperone. St. Patrick’s/St. William’s youth enjoy party The m en ’s group from St. Patrick’s and St. William's parishes recently treated a deserving group of youth to an afternoon of bow ling and pizza. The youth have volunteered their time in the last year as alter servers at their respective parishes. The a lte r servers attending the party included Tom as and N acho Elguezabal, Emily, Rachel and Steven H olland, Jaqueline Jaurez, Ian and Sean Murray, Zac Orem, C onner Pappas, Joe and Justin Pranger and Lilly Sanford. R ep resen tin g the (L-R) Joe and Justin Pranger. Tomas F^lgue/.ahal and Will Holy Name Society were Lutcher. | Craig Holland, Ken Turner, L utcher, Dave . L arry Pranger, Barney Lindsay, I and Father Gerry Condon.
