Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, March 4,2009 - FIVE
Mustangs fall short of state tournament
Bv Jennifer Wilson
The Mustangs came
within three points o f the
Lakeview Honkers in the
third quarter, but that’s as
close as they got. Lakeview
led the entire game and got
the 51-66 win to advance
to the state tournament in
Pendleton.
The Mustangs strug
gled from the free throw
line, w hile the H onkers
couldn’t seem to miss. Kyle
Fuchs came into the game
for a couple last second
buckets at the end o f the first
and second quarters.
“The kids exceeded
the expectations that many
people had o f them. Their
su ccess w as b ecau se o f
their hard work. We will be
returning 11 o f our 12 play
ers for next year so we hope
to im prove and build on
what we accomplished this
season. Losing Joe Pranger
is going to be a tough spot
to fill. He as a kid that you
could count on to work as
hard as he could every prac
tice and game, and he was
a great leader,” said Coach
David Norton.
Jared Huddleston led
the Mustangs with 14 points,
10 o f which were in the third
quarter. Kyle Fuchs and
Brent Eckman had 12 points
each. Cody Orr chipped in
F o llo w in g is th e
Heppner High School var
sity baseball schedule for
the 2009 season:
-March 17: Pendle
ton JV, 2 p.m.
-M arch 21: at La
Grande, 12 p.m.
-March 24: Mac Hi/
Salem
-March 27-28: Col
fax Tourney.
-Apr. 4: B urns, 1
p.m.
-Apr. 7: at Baker, 2
p.m.
-Apr. 11: at lrrigon,
11 a.m.
-Apr. 14: Pilot Rock,
4:30 p.m.
-Apr. 18: W eston
McEwen, 11 a.m.
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The Lady Mustangs
traveled all the way to Mill
City to take on Santiam last
Saturday in hopes o f play
ing in Pendleton this week
end. After battling for three
quarters, the Lady Mustangs
couldn’t top Santiam, who
went on to w in 44-35.
“ I was proud o f the
g irls’ preparation for the
game and their resulting
perform ance,” said Coach
Mark Dowdy. “They showed
the courage to come to that
road gym and leave it all on
-March
Heppner Senior Joe Pranger gets fouled as he aims for the hoop
during the mustang battle with Lakeview. -Photo by Sandy Mat
thews
six. Joe Pranger, Dan Jef-
fries, Bryan Holland, and
C hris Lien com bined for
seven points for the Mus-
the floor. They earned a lot
o f respect as a result o f that
game.”
The Mustangs led in
the first quarter, were down
by one at halftime, were up
by three at the end o f the
third quarter, and then lost
by nine in the end.
Jessica Hughes start
ed out the game with a three
point bucket and had 10 o f
the 16 points for the Mus-
tangs in the first quarter.
Santiam was play
ing with two all state play
ers. One o f them posted
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F o llo w in g is the
Heppner High School JV
baseball schedule for the
2009 season:
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Mustang JV
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tangs. Jared Hedman, Alex
Pickles, Devin Robinson,
and Jake Bowles also con-
tributed to the team.
Lady Mustangs lose close playoff game on the road
By Jennifer Wilson
Mustang Varsity Six Mustangs received league
Baseball Schedule honors at district tournament
19:
Nixyaawii, 4 p.m.
-March 30: at Stan
field, 4:30 p.m.
-A pr. 3: W eston
McEwen, 12 p.m.
-Apr. 6: Pendleton
Frosh, 4:30 p.m.
-Apr. 7: at Baker, 2
p.m.
Chris Lien fights for the ball against the Lakeview defense in the
state game Friday in Heppner. -Photo by Sandy Matthews
By Jennifer Wilson
Jared H uddleston
and C hris Lien both re
ceived 1st team honors for
the Blue Mountain Confer
ence. Erin Price earned a
spot on the 2nd place Blue
Mountain Conference team
for her outstanding efforts
this past season. Brent Eck
man, JoAnna Patton, and
Jessica Hughes were also
recognized with honorable
mention awards.
NOAA issues monthly climate
summary for Heppner
27 points, but the other
only managed eight points
and was shut down for a
good portion o f the game.
According to pre
The Lady M ustangs out- liminary data received by
rebounded Santiam, 36-25. NOAA’s National Weather
JoAnna Patton had 11 and Service in Pendleton Or
M ercedes G arrett pulled egon, temperatures at Hep
down eight.
pner averaged colder than
“ We will miss our normal during the month
seniors Mercedes, Stepha- o f February.
nie, and Matilda. They were
The average tem
vital to making us the team perature was 35.1 degrees
we were,” said Coach Mark w hich was 3.1 degrees
Dowdy. However, the Mus below normal. High Tem
tangs are looking forward to peratures averaged 43.1
next year as they return 10 degrees, which was 4.0
degrees below normal. The
varsity players.
J e s s i c a H u g h e s highest was 61 degrees on
led the Mustangs with 12 the 3rd. Low temperatures
points. Brynna Rust had averaged 27.2 degrees,
eight points, while Mercedes w hich was 2.2 degrees
Garrett added in six points. below normal. The low
Taighler Dougherty chipped est was 20 degrees, on the
in three points. Catherine 28th.
McElligott, JoAnna Patton,
There were 24 days
and Erin Price all had two
points each. Emily Thomp
son, Stephanie Cutsforth,
The Inland N orth
Lindsay C utsforth, Torri west Musicians will pres
Lovgren, and Matilda Ha- ent Mendelssohn’s “Elijah”
kansson also helped the March 14 and 15.
team out in various ways.
The 40-plus voice
chorale, accom panied by
full orchestra, will perform
Mendelssohn’s most exprès-
with the low temperature
below 32 degrees.
Precipitation totaled
0.86 inches during Febru
ary, which was 0.37 inches
below normal. Measurable
precipitation -at least .01
inch- was received on 8 days
with the heaviest, 0.24 inch
es reported on the 24th.
P rec ip ita tio n this
year has reached 2.00 inch
es, which is 0.69 inches be
low normal. Since October,
the water year precipitation
at Heppner has been 5.62
inches, which is 1.28 inches
below normal.
Snowfall totaled 2.8
inches with at least 1 inch of
snow reported on 1 day. The
heaviest snowfall was 2.5
inches reported on the 26th.
The greatest depth of snow
on the ground was 3 inches
on the 26th.
The o u tlo o k for
March from NOAA’s Cli
mate Prediction C enter
calls for below norm al
temperatures and near nor
mal precipitation. Normal
highs for Heppner during
March are 54.3 degrees
and normal lows are 33.6
degrees. The 30 year nor
mal precipitation is 1.60
inches.
The Nat i onal
Weather Service is an of
fice o f the National Oce
anic and Atmospheric Ad
m inistration, an agency
o f the U.S. C om m erce
Department.
Inland Northwest Musicians schedule concerts
New ATV Safety Laws
FREE online certification
sive w ork, ranging from
fire falling from heaven to
harmonious bliss. Soloists
RaNiel Dunn (soprano),
Teresa Best (alto), Philip
Ruud (tenor), and Harvey
Foreman (bass) are high
lighted performers. For fans
of Handel's “Messiah,” this
piece is a must-see.
The co n certs will
be held at 7 p.m. Saturday,
New safety laws are now in effect for operating quads
and three-wheel ATVs (Class I ATVs) and off-road mo
torcycles (Class III ATVs) on lands open to public use.
(See chart below for age-related timelines.) In order to
make training as convenient as possible, the Oregon
Parks and Recreation Department now offers this free
safety and education program and certification online
on the website www.rideATVoregon.org.
SAFETY TRAINING EXEMPTION: Safety training isn’t
mandatory for riders using an ATV or off-road motorcy
cle for farming, agriculture, forestry, nursery, Christmas
tree growing operations or when riding on private land
M an d a to r y "T r a in in g A g es
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Jan. 1, 2010
30 and u n d er
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40 and under
J a n . 1 ,2 0 1 2
50 an d u n d er
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s a fe ty e d u c a tio n c a r d
March 14, at the Univer
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St., College Place, and at
4 p.m. Sunday, March 15,
at Umatilla High School,
1460 Seventh St., Umatilla.
Both concerts are free, but
donations are accepted and
are tax-deductible. For more
information, call Teresa Best
at 289-4696.
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