Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - FIVE
Mustang wrestlers compete in first home meet of the season
By Mark Lemmon
The Heppner Mus­
tangs had their first home
w re s tlin g m e et o f th e
2007-2008 season on Thurs­
day night. The event was
the H eppner Invitational
tournam ent that included
R iverside, U m atilla and
Union/Powder.
Riverside and Uma­
tilla are 3A schools. Union/
P ow der is in the OSAA
w restling 2A /1A special
district 4 with Heppner.
A total o f 40 wres­
tlers competed in the tourna­
ment, o f which seven were
ranked in the top 10 in their
weight and school class. The
wrestlers competed in two to
four man brackets and wres­
tled in a round robin format
with each competitor facing
off individually against all
others in the bracket.
The Mustangs wres­
tled a combined total o f 24
matches, winning eight and
losing 16.
“ We’re moving up
to a true varsity schedule
this year for the first time,”
said coach Troy Morgan.
“We’re facing tough com­
petition and w e’re taking
a few lumps right now, but
it will take this program to
the next level. These boys
are already showing great
progress.”
T h re e w r e s tle r s ,
Chance Day, 145 lbs, Jar-
reid M iller, 119 lbs, and
Grant Smith, 112 lbs, each
won two o f three matches
and placed second in their
respective brackets.
Trent Miles and Ty­
ler Robinson both won one
out o f three matches, placing
third in their brackets.
Also com peting in
the tournament for the Mus-
The Heppner wres­
tling team also traveled to
Baker on Saturday to com­
pete in the Baker Dual tour­
nament. A wrestling dual is
a team event where teams
face off against each other
one weight class at a time.
Points are scored for the
team based on how' the indi­
vidual wrestlers w in. Twelve
teams competed in the event
including 3 A Vale, 4A Baker
and Parma, Idaho.
Heppner had a tough
draw to start the tournament,
facing 2006-2007 district
champion Elgin in the first
round. O f the 10 matches
wrestled, the Mustang team
won four including pins
from Jarreid M iller and
Spencer Palmer. Heppner
jumped into a quick 6-0 lead
after the pin from Palmer in
the dual’s first match but in
the end lost by a score o f
24-36.
The Mustangs then
had a second round bye
before meeting Vale in the
double elimination tourna­
ment. The dual started out
at the 145 pound w eight
class. Heppner again started
out with a 6-0 lead after a
pin from Chance Day. Vale
won the next three matches
before M ichael H aw kes
added six points to the Hep­
pner total with a pin at 189
pounds. Grant Smith and
Jarreid Miller were the only
other Mustangs to get wins
in the dual, both winning by
default. The final score was
Heppner 24 Vale 48.
The Heppner wres­
tling team was back in ac­
Pictured (Top photo to bottom photo) are Spencer Palmer,
Justin Vocom, and Jarreid Miller during recent matches this
tion Tuesday night at Sher­
past week. The Mustang wrestlers will be on the road again this man County and will wrestle
weekend. -Photos by Autumn Morgan
again on Saturday at the
tangs were Dillon Lutcher, Justin Yocum and Michael Union Holiday tournament.
Spencer Palmer, Wacy Coil, Hawkes.
Cardinals come from behind to beat Dufur
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mas, traveling to Riverside
on Tuesday, hosting South
Wasco County in another
league game on Thursday
and traveling to Pilot Rock
on Friday.
lone
( 3 - 2 ,
1-0) 11 11 13 22 - 57
D u fu r 14 16 8 5 - 43
lone - Paul Hams 17, Alan
Rietmann 9, Kevin Fowler 9,
Kip Krebs 8, Justin Archer
6, Matt Hams 6, Clay Morter
2, Cory Peterson , R.J. Ra­
Paul Hams takes a shot during Saturday's win over Dufur.
-Photo by Theresa Crawford
The lone Cardinals
came from behind in con­
vincing fashion to take a
57-43 win over Dufur on the
road Saturday, December
15. Turning up the hustle a
notch or two and concentrat­
ing on defense in the second
half, the Cards shut down
the hot-shooting the Rang­
ers exhibited in the first half
to grab the win in their first
league contest o f the year.
Trailing 22-30 at the
half, the Cards returned to
the court and put up seven
unanswered points, includ­
ing a three-pointer and a put-
back from Kevin Fowler, to
close the gap to one. And
while the Cardinals m an­
aged to tie the game twice
in the third quarter, they
co uldn’t w restle the lead
aw ay from the R angers.
At the end o f the quarter,
the Cards trailed by three,
35-38.
T h e m o m e n tu m
shifted lone’s direction in a
big way in the fourth quarter.
Early on, Matt Hams canned
a long two pointer and his
brother, Paul, hit a free
throw to tie the score at 38.
Then Matt Hams got away
on a fast break, followed
shortly by Alan Rietmann
stealing the ball and mak­
ing a lay-up. Paul Hams hit
a jumper and Justin Archer
hit a free throw to squeak out
a 45-38 lead. With over five
minutes gone in the quarter,
Dufur finally put a point on
the board, hitting the second
o f two free throws but the
lead o f 47-39 didn’t feel all
that secure. Alan Rietmann
then cam e up big, steal­
ing an inbounds pass, and
getting fouled on the shot.
With both the bucket and the
free throw good, the Cards
had a little breathing room.
The Rangers were forced
to foul, giving the Cards 11
attempts from the free throw
line in the last two minutes.
When the dust settled, lone
outscored Dufur 22-5 in the
final frame to take the win.
Paul Hams led the
Cards in scoring with 17
points, nine o f those coming
in the fourth quarter. Kevin
Fowler and Alan Rietmann
each added nine and Kip
K rebs had eig h t. Kevin
Fow ler also had a good
night on the boards, leading
the team with 10 rebounds.
Clay Morter tallied six steals
while Paul Hams and Alan
Rietmann each had three
assists to pace the team.
“The kids played a
terrific second half o f de­
fense,” said Coach Dennis
Stefani. "Holding Dufur to
13 second half points was a
total team effort. This was
a good come-from-behind
win.”
The Cardinals face
a busy week before Christ­
mos, Tanner Rietmann, Matt
Coleman, Dalton Campbell.
Dufur - Brandon Young 19,
Cody Fishman 7, Steven Be­
gay 5, Tyler Tibbets 4, C.J.
Forrest 3, Clarence Meamus
2. Matt Hammel 2, Dustin
Miller 1, Austin Holland, Ja­
son Begay, Shayo Danielle.
3-point field goals - lone 2,
Dufur 5. Free throws - lone
15-24, Dufur 8-14. Fouls -
lone 14, Dufur 14.
Ione JV boys lose to Dufur
An lone player tries to get past Dufur’s defense. -Photo by The­
resa Crawford
Heppner football players make
All-State Teams
The names o f Oregon football players w ho made
the 2A All-State football teams were recently released.
Five players from Heppner made the teams this year.
The teams are as follows.
Offense
Q u arterb ack : First Team - Nevin Lewis o f
Culver; Second Team -K asey Clemens o f Lakeview;
Honorable Mention - Cort Cox o f Lost River and Na­
than Adams o f Oakland.
R unning Back: First Team - Lane Bailey o f
Heppner, Christ Haskins o f Lost River, and Matt Cle­
mens o f Lakeview; Second Team - Travis Copeland o f
Pilot Rock, Nic Dodson o f Oakland, Adrian Rodriquez
o f Kennedy, and Brock Sarbeck o f Scio; Honorable
Mention - Adam Sigle o f Nestucca, Harold Down o f
Lakeview, and Sean LaCoste o f Central Linn.
Tight Ends: First Team - Dennis Kenney of
Heppner; Second Team - Thomas Griffen o f Culver;
Honorable Mention - Charlie Sutton o f Nestucca and
Solomon Sturgill o f Oakland.
Receivers: First Team - John Pflaum
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land Christian and Andrew Young o f Oakland; Second
Team - Gerald Speas o f Culver and Nathan Hernandez
o f Lost River; Honorable Mention - Cody Hutchin o f
Portland Christian, Cole Damuth o f Lakeview, and Jeff
Evangalista o f Oakridge.
Offensive Line: First Team -N ach o Elguezabal
o f Heppner, Andre Rauch o f Heppner, Andrew Carlton
o f Lost River, Aaron Hutchinson ofSantiam , and Matt
Zachery o f Culver; Second Team - Sam Farioto o f
Union, Washi Collins of Chiloquin, Jacob Cottier o f
Oakland, Michael Barrett o f Oakridge, and Brendan
Diedrich o f Lakeview; Honorable Mention - Andy
Kephardt o f Oakridge, Matt Allen of Pilot Rock, Andy
Sommerville of Corbett, John Benthin of Knappa, Matt
Hurliman o f Nestucca, Logan Seal of Portland Christian,
Joseph Broussard o f Lost River, Donovan Gonzalez,
of Monroe, Brandon Lindsay o f Central Linn, Austin
Carlson of Scio, Jordan Lane of Salem Academy, Lucas
Dusatko o f Lost River.
Defense
Defensive Line: First T eam -N acho Elguezabal
o f Heppner, Andre Rauch o f Heppner, Tyler Ogelsby
o f Oakridge, and Aaron Hutchinson o f Santiam; Sec­
ond Team - Sam Farioto o f Union; Andrew Carleton
o f Lost River, Sean Howard o f
G le n d a le , and
Austin Carlson o f Scio; Honorable Mention - JJ Porter
of Corbett, John Benthin o f Knappa, Greg Thompson of
Portland Christian, Chad Blanton of Chiloquin, Laramie
Heaton o f Lost River, Michael Barrett o f Oakridge,
Jordan Lane o f Salem Academy, and Garrett Moritson
o f Culver.
Linebacker: First Team - Lane Bailey o f Hep­
pner, Austin Hobbs o f Bonanza, Brendan Diedrich of
Lakeview, and Austin Alley o f Culver; Second Team
- Wacy Coil o f Heppner, Travis Copeland o f Pilot
Rock, Brock Sarbeck of Scio, and Trevor Simmons
o f Oakland; Honorable Mention - Rob Calloway of
Corbett, Peter Schons o f Nestucca, Nathan Rowlett
o f Portland Christian, Damon Lerman o f Chiloquin,
Harold Down of Lakeview, Zac Brown of Central Linn,
Anthony Hammock of Oakridge, and JayJay Dickson
o f Glendale.
Defensive Back: First Team - Dennis Kenny
o f Heppner, Matt Clemens o f Lakeview, Dakota Ma­
this o f Oakland, and Tyler Warren o f Culver; Second
Team - Jake Boyd of Oakridge, Chance Bandy o f Pilot
Rock, Cody Hutchin of Portland Christian, and Cort
Cox o f Lost River; Honorable Mention - Jordan Kiely
of Lakeview, Adam Opien o f Monroe, Dylan White
ofSantiam, Matt Ellis o f Stanfield, Tyler Richwine of
Nestucca, and Wil Burgess o f Elgin.
Special Teams
P u n ter: First Team - Nathan Hernandez o f
Lost River; Second Team - Trevor Laurent of Corbett;
Honorable Mention - Adrian Rodriquez o f Kennedy.
Kicker: First Team - Nathan Hernandez o f Lost
River; Second Team - Matt Larson o f Portland Chris­
tian; Honorable Mention - Nevin Lewis o f Culver
Special Awards
Defensive Player of the Year: Andre Rauch
of Heppner.
Offensive Player of the Year: Nevin Lewis of
Culver.
Linem an of the Year: Nacho Elguezabal of
Heppner.
Coach of the Year: Kurt Davis o f Culver.
The lone Boys’ JV team watched a halftime tie
erode in the second half, losing to Dufur on the road on
Saturday, December 15, 32-43.
With the score tied at 18 at the half, Dufur charged
out in the third quarter, outscoring the Cardinals 12-5.
Dufur w idened the gap by four more points in the fourth
for the final margin.
Matt Coleman and Gunner Jessen led the Cardinals
in scoring with eight points each. Also scoring for lone
was RJ Ramos, Tanner Rietmann and Kevin LaRue with
four each and Dalton Campbell and Alex Rietmann with
two apiece.
Tanner Rietmann led the rebounding effort with
seven. Thomas Holland added six followed by Kevin
LaRue with five and Luke Bradfield with four. Dalton
Campbell nabbed three steals in the contest.
"We did a lot better running the ball and we started
playing much better on defense,” said Coach Jim Swanson.
"I thought Matt Coleman played a good game and Thomas Brent F.ckman and Jared Huddleston play solid defense against
Holland made a big difference in his play at post. We just the Kockets Friday Night. Photo hy Sandy Matthews
need to put four quarters together.”
lone Basketball
Mustangs win first league game
Mustang Wrestling
Schedule
Dec. 22 - Elgin Tourney at
11 a.m.
Jan. 5 - Riverside Rumble
at 10 a.m.
Jan. 17 - Heppner Invite at
4 p.m.
2007-2008 Mustang
Basketball
December 21, 22 - Joseph
Tourney, 3 p.m.
December 27 - Riverside
at Heppner, 1 p.m.
December 28, 29 - Hep­
pner Tourney, TBA.
January 4 - Enterprise at
Schedule
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,
I p.m.
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lone Middle School
Basketball Schedule
Dec. 20 - at Dufur, 3 p.m.
Jan. 4 - Condon at lone, 4
p.m.
Jan. 5 - at Fossil, 11 a.m.
Jan. 8 - at Arlington, 4
p.m.