FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Mustang wrestlers bring home first place trophy
pace for the M ustangs,
winning matches against
opponents from Barlow and
La Grande to adv ance to the
championship semi-finals.
In the semi-finals he lost by
one point to a wrestler from
The Dalles Watonka. Coil
finished the tournam ent
placing fourth.
Austin Harris, Jar-
reid Miller and David Bem-
tsen each advanced to the
consolation championship
in their weight classes. All
faced tough opponents from
6A schools in the finals and
came up short of the win.
Tyler R obinson,
Chance Day and Tim Nel
son had strong performanc
es and finished with two
wins apiece. John Nelson,
Wade Matthew and Gar-
The Heppner wres
tling team traveled to La
Grande to compete in the
Muilenburg Invitational.
The tournament represent
ed some o f the toughest
competition the Mustangs
will face all season with
teams from IA/2A to 6A
schools.
The Mustang wres
tlers proved that they are
not afraid to mix it up w ith
big schools and came aw ay
with the small school first
place trophy for the second
year in a row. This year,
however, it w asn’t even
close. Heppner finished 50
points ahead of the nearest
1A/2A team in the tourna
ment and 10 points ahead
of fellow Morrow County
School, Riverside.
Wacy Coil set the
rett Gibbs also added team
points w ith w ins during the
tournament.
Andrew Bara and
Conner Pappas got their
first w ins of the season in
exhibition matches against
Mac Hi opponents.
Results by w restler
were: 103 - Austin Harris,
1-2; 119 - Alex Smith, 0-2;
130 - Jarreid Miller, 3-2,
and Earl Propheter, 0-3;
135 - John Nelson, 1-2,
and Wade Matthew, 1-2;
140 - Andrew Bara 1-2;
145 - Conner Pappas, 1-2;
152 - Tyler Robinson, 2-2;
160 - Chance Day, 2-2; 171
- Wacy Coil, 3-2, and Gar
rett Gibbs, 1-2; 189 - Tim
Nelson, 2-3; 215 - David
Berntsen, 3-2; 285 - Jacob
Moore, 0-2.
Lady Mustangs win championship
game at Columbia River Classic
The Lady M us
tangs finished a success
ful weekend, winning the
championship game of the
Columbia River Classic
over Riverside 49-20.
Sloppy play con
tributed to the low scor
ing first half as Heppner
went to the locker room
ahead 13-10. Playing with
an increased intensity, the
Mustangs scored 23 points
in the third quarter to take a
commanding lead over the
Pirates.
T o rri L o v g re n
scored 16 points, followed
by Joanna Patton with 11
points. Lovgren and Brynna
Rust were named to the All-
Tournament Team.
Pictured are the Lady Mustangs after winning the champion
ship game at the Columbia River Classic. -Contributed Photo
On Friday night,
H eppner started strong
against M ac-Hi to race
out to a 14-0 lead after
one quarter of play. Mac-
Hi came back and pulled
within seven at halftime,
21-14.
F iv e M u sta n g s
scored against the Pioneers,
led by Rust and Lovgren,
each with 12 points. Erin
Price chipped in with eight
points and Jessica Hughes
and Joanna Patton each
with five a piece.
The Mustangs will
be traveling to Irrigon on
Friday and to Stanfield on
Saturday.
Cardinals fall to Pilot Rock
lone takes win over Pilot Rock Lady
The lone Lady Car points and six boards while the last quarter and gave
The lone Cardinals
used an 18-3 third quarter
to erase a three point half
time deficit and take a 51-
43 road win over Pilot Rock
on Tuesday, December 8.
The non-conference win
moved the Cards’ record to
2-2 in the young basketball
season.
Zac Orem led the
team in scoring with 16
points, shooting 47% from
the floor. Matt Hams was the
only other Cardinal in dou
ble figures with 11. Overall
the team shot 36% from the
floor (21-59.) Hams led the
team in assists with seven
w hile Tanner Rietmann
tallied a team high five
steals and Adam Collin led
the rebounding effort with
eight, six of those on the
offensive glass.
“This was a needed
dinals overcame a slow first Briana Peterson chipped in up some easy rebounds and
half to provide their crowd with five points.
scores.” Despite the loss.
a little excitement in a close
“This was a tough Coach Garrett was not dis
loss on the road to 2A Pilot game against a good Blue pleased. “Overall, this was
Rock on Tuesday, Decem Mountain Conference op a good game for us. Helix,
ber 8. After scoring just five ponent. Pilot Rock has a Nix, and Echo all have tall
points in the first half, lone lot of height and we did a athletic posts and playing
outscored the Lady Rockets good job in the first three this tough preseason sched
26-24 in the second half and quarters of controlling the ule will help prepare us for
led the game by as many as interior,” said second year those teams.”
six points in the third quar head coach, Mike Garrett. lone (1-4) 2 3 14
ter. However, the overall “We found our offense in 12= 31
point output fell just short the second half and really Beth Morter 14, Stefanie
as the team lost 34-31.
started to move the ball Archer 7, Briana Peterson
Beth M orter led around the floor well. Our
5, Tyree Svetich 2, Mak
the third quarter flurry on full court defensive pres
enna
Ramos 2, Collette
Gunner .lessen shoots agains Pilot Rock. The Cardinals beat her way to a team high 14 sure worked well in the
Cason
1.
points. She also had nine third quarter and we went
Pilot Rock51-43. -Photo by Theresa Crawford
Pilot
Rock
5 5 5
rebounds and four assists. on a nice run. It seemed
w in,” said Coach D en leading scorer to just four Stefanie Archer added seven like we got a little tired in 19= 34
nis Stefani. “It was a hard points.” He noted that it was
fought game that was really Pilot Rock’s first game of Lady Cardinals lose two at Enterprise Winter Classic
decided in the third quarter. the season and he expects
The shorthand lone fense. Turnovers and poor ing game to coach,” said
Tanner (Rietmann) did a the Rockets to be ready for Lady Cardinals lost two FG percentage are still Coach Mike Garrett. “We
great job o f controlling a rematch, scheduled for games at the Enterprise giving us problems but I would go on a run, then they
the post and holding their December 29 in lone.
Winter Classic but showed am seeing improvement would. We got ourselves
effort and promise in the in both areas,” said Coach in foul trouble and I was
two day affair. Family obli Mike Garrett. “We were a pleased with how the kids
gations and injuries limited little short handed for this came off the bench and
the roster to just eight play tournament so we were not played. Our depth will be
able to spend as much time our strength this year and
ers over the weekend.
The team opened in the full court sets as 1 the ability to pressure the
high 30 points. Zac Orem 18 and Tanner Rietmann
chipped in with 15 while chipped in with 15 points. the tourney against host typically like but it gave us other team both on defense
the Rietmann brothers com The team shot 48% from Enterprise. The Outlaws an opportunity to work on and offense w ill determine
bined for 27 points, Evan the floor on 32-67 shooting. led 12-5 after one and 20-9 some different half court how far we go this sea
with 14, and Tanner with The Cards dominated the at the half. The lead looked defensive sets that we will son.”
The Cardinals will
13. RJ Ramos led the team boards 42-26 led by Tan safe for the hosts as they use once league starts.”
A
big
third
quarter
kick
off
league play this
in rebounds with 13 as well ner Rietmann with 10 and built a 26-13 lead going into
Friday
night
against Ho
for
Joseph
was
the
d
if
the
fourth
quarter.
How
as steals with six. Ramos Adam Collin with eight.
ference
in
the
Saturday’s
rizon
Christian
in lone.
ever,
the
Lady
Cards
pooled
and Orem each tallied six Three players had five as
consolation
game.
lone
led
After
a
non-league
game
their
energy
and
put
on
assists.
sists each (RJ Ramos, Orem
10-6
after
one
and
trailed
on
Saturday
at
Riverside,
a
killer
press
that
rattled
Coach Stefani was and Hams.)
pleased with the team ’s
“This was a great the Lady Outlaws. In that by just one point at the half, the Cards will host league
effort and was especially win for us,” said Coach fourth quarter, the Lady 20-21. The Lady Eagles power. Helix on Tuesday,
pleased with the bench. Dennis Stefani. “We came Cards scored more by two outscored lone 13-5 to take December 22 in Helix,
“Evan Rietmann had a great out and got running early than they did in the first the biggest lead of the game lone (1-5) 5 4 4
game coming off the bench and took control of the tem three quarters but came up 34-25 at the end of three. 15= 28
and scoring 14 points for po.” He was also pleased short in the end, falling to However, the Cards gave Makenna Ramos 9, Beth
it a last ditch effort early in Morter 8, Tyree Svetich 5,
us.”
with the way the offense Enterprise 32-28.
the
fourth to close the gap to
M
akenna
Ramos
Saturday, the Car ran. “I also thought it was
Stefanie Archer 4, Mary
as
little
as four points before
led
the
team
in
scoring
with
dinals had a rematch with our best performance of
Rietmann 2.
Enterprise, a team they had running our motion offense nine points. Beth Morter Joseph forced them to foul
added eight and Tyree Svet- and eventually pulled away Enterprise 12 8 6
lost to a week prior. This so far this season.”
6 = 32
week was a different story
The Cardinals will ich added five. Stefanie for the 50-42 win.
Beth M orter led
though as the team built a kick off league play this Archer and Morter led the
commanding 28-13 first Friday when they host Ho rebounding effort with six the team in scoring with 17 lone (1-6) 10 10 5
quarter lead and extended rizon Christian. The team each and Tyree Svetich, points. She also had eight 17= 42
that to 45-25 at half time, will travel to Riverside for M orter and Ramos each rebounds and three assists. Beth Morter 17, Mak
Makenna Ramos had 13 enna Ramos 13, Stefanie
lone kept it up in the sec a non-conference game tallied two assists.
“ I w a s r e a l l y points and nine rebounds. Archer 6, Tyree Svetich 3,
ond half to notch a 78-60 on Saturday and will play
victory.
another league opponent pleased with the total ef Freshman Lacey Thompson Collette Cason 2, Lacey
Matt Hams scored on December 22 when they fort the kids put out against had a good effort with four
Thompson 1.
Enterprise. They are an rebounds, three blocked
33 points to again lead the travel to Helix.
Joseph
6 15 13
athletic and physical team shots and two assists.
team . Zac Orem added
16
=
50
“This was an excit-
that is very patient on of-
lone takes first place in Enterprise
Winter Classic Tournament
The lone Cardinals
won the Enterprise Winter
Classic Tournament last
weekend, running away
from Joseph in the open
ing game on Friday and
cruising to a decisive win
over the host, Enterprise on
Saturday. The wins moved
the Cardinals’ season record
to 4-2.
It took just a cou
ple minutes o f play for
the Cardinals to establish
dom inance over Joseph
on Friday, December 11,
in their opening game. At
the end of one quarter, the
Cardinals led 24-10, a lead
they lengthened to 27-20
by the half. lone shot 51%
from the floor and had four
players in double figures in
the win.
“Our press set the
tempo of the game,” said
Coach Dennis Stefani. “We
were able to create a lot of
turnovers early and turn
them into points.”
Matt Hams shot
a sizzling 64% from the
floor on the way to a game-
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