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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 28,2007 Mustang girls hold off Cobras 63-51 to advance to second round of state B> Kick Paullus T he H eppner M ustang g irl’s basketball team almost let a 12-point third quarter lead slip away, but hit 8-10 free throws in the final 1:18 to hold off the visiting Central Linn Cobras 63-51 on Saturday, February 24, in the first round of the Les S chw ab/U S Bank O SA A C lass 2A state tournament. The Mustangs, now 21-3, will advance to the final eig h t at the P en d leto n C on v en tio n C en ter and w ill play Nestucca, the number two seed from the N orthw est L eague at 1:30 p.m . on T h ursday, M arch 1. Nestucca beat Lakeview 41 - 30 on Saturday to advance to Pendleton. The M ustangs fell behind 3-0 early but finally got going w hen A ftan Betsinger completed a three- point play and Megan Orr scored on a pass from Lyndi Patton. The team s traded b a sk e ts then as K atie Kilkenny fed Orr for a lay up to m ake it 7-7. The M ustangs then went on a little run when Kilkenny hit a short jumper, Orr hit two free throw s and then fed Amber Patton for a lay-up to make it 13-7. Regi Seitz scored off a rebound as the Mustangs would eventually take a 15-11 lead after one. They went on a 9-0 run to start the second as Taylor Kempas hit one of two free throws and then fed Amber Patton for a lay-up, ¿Ql>7 < >:-> A A U b L* Set ? n. , .‘ A !!•.*!• Sf.«h r UNO» Patton hit two free throws and Orr had back-to-back steals and lay-ups to make it 24-11. The Cobras cut the lead to five before Seitz scored off a rebound and hit a three-pointer to make it 29-19. Seitz hit a running jum per and a long three- pointer as the Mustangs took a 34-25 lead at the half. The M ustangs stretched their lead to 39-17 early in the third as Betsinger scored off a drive, hit one of tw o free throw s and Kilkenny scored off a pass from Orr. The Cobras came back with an 8-0 run before Seitz hit a three-pointer to make it 42-35. Lyndi Patton hit a three-pointer as the Mustangs took a 45-40 lead into the fourth quarter. After a Cobra basket to open the fourth, Betsinger scored twice inside to make it 49-42 but they came back to get within two before the M ustangs w ould put the game out of reach. Kilkenny scored off a rebound, Lyndi Patton hit three of four free throws, Orr hit two more, and Seitz hit one of two to make it 59-49 with :32.5 left. After a Cobra basket, Orr hit two more free throws and B etsin g er sco red o ff a rebound ju s t b efo re the b u zzer to clo se out the scoring. S eitz led three Mustangs in double figures w ith 16 p o in ts, nine rebounds, three steals and two assists. Orr added 14 points, six steals, and four assists, B etsinger had 12 points and seven rebounds, Kilkenny had eight points, eight reb o u n d s and two assists, Lyndi Patton had MESS* b0ys fa" '° L08gers * Andre Rauch. The Loggers By Rick Paullus The H eppner M ustang boy’s basketball team had their season come to an end at K nappa on Friday, February 23, by a score of 84-67 in the first round of the Les Schwab/US Bank OSAA Class 2A state tournament. The Mustangs, co ach ed by F orest M cK innis, fin ish ed the season with a 14-11 record and said goodbye to seniors RJ Farrens, Aaron Allstott, Tony H aguew ood, Justin D elv eau x , and B rendan McElligott. The M ustangs trailed just 17-14 after one, getting four points each from F a rren s, D elveaux, and •> outscored the Mustangs 29- 19 in the second, as Nacho E lguezabal scored eight points, Jared Huddleston hit tw o th re e -p o in te rs and Farrens one, and took a 46- 33 lead at the half. Elguezabal had eight more points, Rauch five, and H u ddlesto n hit an o th er th ree, but the L oggers stretched their lead to 69-51 a fte r th ree q u a rte rs. McElligott had five points, including a three-pointer, Allstott had four points, and Farrens hit a three-pointer in the fourth but the Loggers kept their lead and took the win. Now a member of Regional Multiple Listing Service To better serve our real estate clients David Sykes Real Estate has joined RMLS™, the largest REALTOR -owned Multiple List ing Service in the Northwest. Your property listed with us now receives exposure to member agents in 43 Oregon and Washington counties, with a network o f over 13,000 subscribers in Oregon and Washington. Currently, the RMLS™ system contains approximately 24,000 on-market listings (of which over 18.000 fall in the residental property category), and over 750,000 total listings. Contact David Sykes to discuss listing your property or learning more about RMLS™ and other marketing ideas we have for your property. 188 W. Willow P.0. Box 337 Heppner, OR 97836 (541) 676-9228 1-800-326-2152 E-mail: david@sykesrealestate.net Cell (541) 980-6674 Website: SykesRealEstate.net Fax (541)676-9211 I Elguezabal led the M ustangs with 18 points w ith F arren s adding 12 p o in ts and R auch and H uddleston each adding nine. Heppner 14 19 18 16-67 Knappa 17 29 23 15- 84 H eppner - Nacho Elguezabal 7 4-5 18, RJ Farrens 4 2-2 12, Andre R auch 4 1-2 9, Jared Huddleston 3 0-0 9, Aaron Allstott 3 0-0 6, Brendan McElligott 2 0-0 5, Justin D elveaux 2 0-0 4, Lane B ailey 1 0-0 2, D alton W ellm an 1 0-0 2, Tony Haguewood, Sam King. 27 7-9 67. T hree-pointers - H uddleston w ith three, F arren s w ith tw o, and McElligott with one. Knappa - R. Isom 9 0-0 27, Riffe 7 0-0 17, West 7 1-1 15, Baker4 l-3 9,A ho 2 1-1 5, P. Isom 1 3-4 5, Gjovik 0 2-2 2, Montgomery 1 0-0 2, Boardman 1 0-0 2. 32 8-11 84. Three-pointers - R. Isom with nine and Riffe with three. four rebounds and three assists. Amber Patton had five rebounds and Kempas had two assists. Central Linn 11 14 15 11-51 Heppner 15 19 11 18-63 C en tral Linn - M odderm an 7 7-15 21, . * i Booth 5 6-7 17, Calderou 4 0-2 8, K illinger 2 0-0 4, G eorge 0 1-4 1,W olfe, G ilbert. 18-57 14-28 51. Three-pointer - Booth. H eppner - Regi Seitz 6 1-216, Megan Orr 4 6-6 14, Aftan Betsinger 5 2- 3 12, Katie Kilkenny 3 2-5 8, Lyndi Patton 1 3-4 6, A m ber P atton 2 2-2 6, Taylor K em pas 0 1-3 1, Sarah Price, Sherilyn Peck. 21-58 17-25 63. T h ree- Megan Orr puts up a hook shot during the State game against pointers - Seitz with three Central Linn Saturday. I'he Heppner Mustangs take the win and L. Patton with one. m ■ U; j P £ \ f Iti 63-51 advancing them to Pendleton Thursday at 1:30 p.m. to play against Nestucca. -Photo l>x Saudi Matthews Si. Patrick’s Day Motocross to be held The O regon Trail Pro R odeo’s St. Patrick's Day Motocross will be held Saturday, March 17, at the M orrow C ounty F airg ro u n d s. Races w ill begin at 9 a.m. Admission is $5 and children six and under may get in for free. Motorcycle classes are: 50cc (5 and under), 50cc (6+), 65cc (8 and under), 65cc (9+), 80-85cc beginner, 80-85cc ex p ert, 125cc b eg in n er, 125cc ex p ert. 250cc b eg in n er, 250cc expert, combined beginner, combined expert, women's only, and over the hill 40+. Quad classes are: ages 6 and under, ages 7-11, quad b eg in n er, quad ex p ert, women’s only, and over the hill 40+. Sponsors for these races are MCGG, Devin Oil, In c., R am os B ro th ers R anches, J.D . W ilson C o n stru ctio n , Bank o f E astern O regon, Les Schwab Tire Center, RSC E q uipm ent, LRJ Farm s, MCGG G reen Feed and Seed, Oregon Powersports- Suzuki. Cycletown - Honda/ Yamaha. Lexington Auto Body, and P etty jo h n s Builders Supply. Barrel racing will consist of the better of two runs. In the heat races, each rider will ride two races with each race being scored sep arately and averages based on a point system that will be used to determine the overall winner. There will be no qualifiers. Entry p rices for barrels and heat races are: $25 each class for 80-85cc and above including women and 40+ (motorcycles); $10 each class for 50ce and 65 cc (m o to rcy cles) trophy class only; $25 each class for b eg in n er and ex p ert including women and 40+ (quads); and $10 each class for age classes up to age 11 (quads) trophy class only. For more information about these races call 541-422- 7559. 541-676-5583, and 541-561-5356. Pit bike races will be held for an entry fee of $25. The classes are pit bike I lOcc and pit bike 50cc. Pit bike races are sponsored by www.madminismx.com. For more information about pit bike races call 509-366- 9055. Signups will begin at 7 a.m.. the riders will meet at 8:30 a.m. and the races will start at 9 a.m. There will be no additional signups. Morrow County Gun Club news Heppner Mustang Senior Lyndi Patton makes a pass contributing to the Mustangs win against the Central Linn Cobras in the first round the State Playoff game. Little League meeting to be held - Photo hv Saudi Matthews A L ittle League m eetin g being held on Monday, March 5, at 7 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center. For more information call 676-8469. AN AMERICAN REVOLUTION The Simple Way To Buy A New Cart - Know What The Dealer Is Making - - Know What You Are Paying - 2007 Silverado Ext. 4x4 V8, Auto Trans. Tow Pkg. P. Windows, P, Locks, P Seats, Cruise. Stock No. 6815 Retail Pnce $31.140 ALL VEHICLES CLEARLY POSTED WITH THE PRICE YOU PAY. Our Discount $2,225 / Factory Rebate $3.000 We make S500 - You save thousands! Customer Price: S25.91 500 SHKRRS1L CHiYJtQLET The Most Trusted Same In The Car Business NEW CARS - 567-6487 • HERMIST0N, OR - 800-567-6488 • USED CARS - 567-3919 \ T w elve sh o o ters enjoyed a nice afternoon at the club. S in g les - M ark S c h lic h tin g , 23; Je ff Cutsforth. Harvey Childers, and Steven Crum, 22; and Dick Goodhead, 20. Sub juniors - Tyrel Walker, 13; John Wilson and Austin Harris. 8. Annie Oakleys were shot with Goodhead winning one and Rob Ashbeeh and Childers each winning two. The next shoot will be Sunday, March 4, at noon. CUSTOM BANNERS A ny Size Lots off C olors Logos & G ra p h ic s NakM Crmat Advertising! Heppner G a z e t t e 676-9228 \
