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,
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Knappa 17 29 23 15-
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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
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C en tral Linn -
M odderm an 7 7-15 21,
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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