SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 12,2007
Mustangs' wrestling team begins first week of season in
Milton Freewater and Culver
Mark Lemmon
The Heppner Mus
tangs wrestling team opened
up their season with a strong
showing on Monday, De
cember 3, in Milton Free
water. The team was short
handed due to the success
of the football team, but
was still able to take five
wrestlers to the tournament.
Each of the wrestlers com
peted in three matches, w ith
a combined record of nine
wins and six losses on the
night.
Two wrestlers went
undefeated. Chance Day
and Michael Hawkes both
won three matches. Day not
only won three matches, he
pinned all of his opponents
without allowing a point to
be scored against him. Of
the three, only one made it
past the first round before
being pinned early in the
second round.
Hawkes also domi
nated all of his opponents
by pinning two and winning
one by technical fall, mean
ing he outscored the other
wrestler by fifteen points.
Dillon Lutcher also
had a winning record for the
night, going 2-1 in his three
matches. “Dillon is like a
little machine,” assistant
coach Brian Lemmon said.
“He just keeps attacking his
opponents until he wears
them down. He’s one of the
younger and smaller wres
tlers we have on the team, so
he gets worked pretty well in
practice. But he’s not afraid
to mix it up with anyone. I
By
expect him to develop into
quite a wrestler.”
Also competing for
the Mustangs were Trent
Miles and Tyler Robinson.
Miles won his first match by
a pin in the second period.
After getting slow starts in
his other two matches, he
mounted comebacks that
just fell short. Miles fought
back and was actually lead
ing late in his final match
before getting caught in bad
position, reversed and then
pinned.
Even though Rob
inson lost all three of his
bouts, the score was close
and he was competitive in
them before making mis
takes that ended the matches
by pin. "We’re a young team
in a young program,” said
head coach Troy Morgan.
"W e’re focusing on not
making mistakes that beat
ourselves.”
The Mustangs then
traveled to Culver on De
cember 7 and 8 to compete
in the Culver tournament.
The tournament was a dou
ble elimination, two day
tournament hosted by last
year’s state wrestling cham
pion Culver Bulldogs. There
were a total of 27 teams in
the tournament, ranging
from 1A to 5A. Four Mus
tangs competed. Chance
Day, Michael Hawkes, Jar-
reid Miller and Tyler Rob
inson.
Three of the wres
tlers successfully advanced
to the second day of the
tournament, Chance Day,
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Robinson.
After receiving a
first round bye. Day won
his next bout against Mike
Cassaro from Reedsport,
the sixth ranked wrestler in
Oregon 3A at 140 pounds.
Day won 12-9 in a tough
battle that came down to
the final seconds. He would
make it to the quarterfinals
in the championship bracket
before falling to Ciabe For
rester from Glide, the num
ber one ranked 3A wrestler
in Oregon in the 145 pound
weight class. Day was the
last Mustang eliminated
from the tournament by
loosing his final bout by fall
despite leading in points for
the entire match.
Tyler R obinson,
competing at 140 pounds,
came back after loosing in
the first round of the tourna
ment to win his next match
in consolation. Robinson
dominated his opponent
through the first round be
fore winning by a fall in the
second round. Robinson
ended the tournament with
a 1 -2 record.
Making his debut as
a Mustang wrestler. Grant
Smith traveled with the team
and competed in an exhibi
tion match. Smith won the
match by pinning his op
ponent early in the second
round.
Heppner will have
its first home competition
on Thursday, December 13,
hosting Riverside, Umatilla
and Union at 5 p.m. The
final home match will be on
January 17 at 4 p.m.
The ju n io r high
wrestling team begins prac
tice on December 10 at
the high school right after
school. Competition for the
junior high begins on Janu
ary 17 in Pendleton.
lone JV boys fall
to Enterprise
A day of sitting and
waiting wasn’t the best prep
aration for the lone Boys’
JV team as they lost to host.
Enterprise in a morning
match-up on Saturday, De
cember 8, 36-57. This was
the same team the Cardinals
had defeated the previous
Saturday in lone 47-44.
The Cards trailed
10-4 at the end of one quar
ter and 27-14 at the half.
Thirteen turnovers in the
third quarter alone didn’t
help the effort as the Out
laws stretched out their lead,
43-20 after three quarters,
lone finally got their game
together in the fourth quar
ter, outscoring the Outlaws
16-14 but it was too little,
too late by then.
RJ Ramos led the
scoring effort w ith 10 points.
Tanner Rietmann added
eight followed by Gunner
Jessen with seven. Also
scoring for lone was Marco
Juarez with four, Kevin
LaRue with two and Dalton
Campbell, Luke Bradfield
and Alex Rietmann with
one each.
Coach Jim Swan
son commended the hustle
of Luke Bradfield, Dalton
Campbell and RJ Ramos.
“They really tried to get the
rest of the team going,” he
said.
Dalton Campbell led
the team in rebounds with
eight and RJ Ramos and
Marco Juarez had three
steals each.
“This has always
been a hard game for the J V
team. They make the long
bus ride and then sit through
the varsity games all day
Friday. But the experience
of staying with the Enter
prise kids is fun for them.
We just played a step behind
and without much energy,”
said Swanson.
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Cardinals take third in
weekend tournament
The lone Cardinals wrapped up third place in the
Enterprise Tournament the weekend of December 7 and 8,
following up a lackluster loss to Wallowa on Friday with
a good team effort against Enterprise on Saturday.
The Cards looked like a team who had not enjoyed
a slippery, snowy ride over the Blues on Friday. Hanging
close in the early going, the Cardinals trailed Wallowa by
three at the end of one and led by one at the half, 24-23.
A frosty third quarter is where the Cougars took control
of the game, opening up a 40-33 third quarter lead. The
Cardinals made a bit of a run in the fourth quarter but could
never close the gap, losing the game 52-47.
lone shot 34% from the field, missing a number of
close-in shots. From outside the three point arc, lone hit
five of 11 attempts. However, hot shooting from Wallowa
negated that effort as they nailed seven three pointers.
The Cards continued to struggle from the free throw line,
making just 6 of 16 for 38%.
Alan Rietmann led the team in scoring with 11
points. Six other Cardinals contributed in the scoring de
partment including Paul Hams with nine, Matt Hams with
seven. Kip Krebs w ith six, Justin Archer and Clay Morter
with five each and Kevin Fowler with four.
Clay Morter with seven rebounds and two blocked
shots and Kevin Fowler with five rebounds and two blocked
shots led the effort under the basket. Alan Rietmann paced
the offense with four assists and three steals.
“The kids had a tough bus ride up to Enterprise and
never got going at all,” said Coach Dennis Stefani. “We
played with no energy and allowed Wallowa to control the
game.” He did note there was a lesson to be learned from
the outing however. “If we learned something from this
game, it was to always be ready to play with intensity.”
lone JV boys take win on second
day of Bonanza play
It took a game to shake off the rust but the lone
Boys’ JV team won on the second day of the lone Bas
ketball Bonanza to wrap up third place the weekend of
November 30 and December 1.
Jitters turned into turnovers in the Friday contest
against the Riverside JVs. Scoring just five points in the
first half, the young Cardinals found themselves in a hole
they couldn’t get out of. However, Coach Jim Swanson
was happy to note that the team outscored Riverside by a
point in the second half in the 27-47 loss.
Tanner Rietmann led the team in scoring with 11
points. Dalton Campbell and Gunner Jessen each had four,
RJ Ramos had three, Alex Rietmann and Thomas Holland
each had two and Luke Bradfield added one. Tanner Riet
mann and Luke Bradfield each grabbed five rebounds and
Gunner Jessen picked up five steals.
“They never quit," said Coach Swanson. “I was
proud of how they finished the game.”
On Saturday, lone again got behind in the first quar
ter, trailing Enterprise 9-17 at the end of the first quarter.
But by outscoring the Outlaws 14-7 in the second, they
pulled to within one at the half, 23-24. Enterprise opened
up a six point margin by the end of three but the Cardinals
outscored their opponent 12-3 in the final frame to take
the exciting 47-44 win.
Tanner Rietmann led the team in scoring with 19
points. Gunner Jessen was also in double figures with 10.
Also scoring for lone was RJ Ramos with seven, Matt
Coleman with four, Alex Rietmann with four and Marco
Juarez with three.
“From the start, the team hustled and played with
great intensity which is what I want,” said Coach Jim
Swanson. He noted Tanner Rietmann had a great all-around
game with 19 points, 6 rebounds and four steals. Kevin
LaRue had a good outing under the basket with seven
rebounds and Gunner Jessen kept the team moving, run
ning the point.
“It was a great win against a 2A team. We played
much better than our first game,” said Swanson.
Mustang Wrestling Schedule
Dec. 13 - Heppner Invite at 5 p.m.
Dec. 15 - Baker-Dual Tourney at 10 a.m.
Dec. 18 - Sherman County at 6 p.m.
Dec. 22 - Elgin Tourney at 11 a.m.
Jan. 5 - Riverside Rumble at 10 a.m.
lone Basketball Schedule
Dec. 15 - at Dufur, 1 p.m.
Dec. 18 - at Riverside, 3 p.m.
Dec. 20 - South Wasco at lone, 3 p.m.
Dec. 21 - at Pilot Rock, 3 p.m.
Dec. 28 - Pilot Rock at lone, 3 p.m.
Dec. 29 - Stanfield at lone, 1 p.m.
Jan. 4 - Condon/Wheeler at lone, 3 p.m.
Jan. 5 - at Cascade Locks, 2:30 p.m.
lone Middle School Basketball Schedule
Dec. 14 - South Wasco at lone, 2 p.m.
Dec. 15 - at Heppner (boys), 9 a.m.
Dec. 15 - lone Tournament (girls), 9 a.m.
Dec. 20 - at Dufur, 3 p.m.
Jan. 4 - Condon at lone, 4 p.m.
Jan. 5 - at Fossil, 11 a.m.
Mustang Basketball Schedule
December 14 - Pilot Rock at Heppner, 3 p.m.
December 15 - Union at Union, 1 p.m.
December 21,22 - Joseph Tourney, 3 p.m.
December 27 - Riverside at Heppner, 1 p.m.
December 28, 29 - Heppner Toumey, TBA.
H JH Boys/Girls Basketball Schedule
December 13 - at Sunridge (B-A/B) at 4 p.m.
December 15 - Heppner Toumey (B-A/B) at 9 a.m.
January 4 - Pilot Rock at Pilot Rock (G-A/B) at 5 p.m.
January 5 - Condon Toumey (G/B-A/B) at 9 a.m.
January 10 - The Dalles at Heppner (G-A/B) at 4 p.m.
January 11 - Echo Girls (Cove also) at Echo (G-A/B) at
9 a.m.