FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 10,2010
lone wins Sportsmanship Award in state tournament Lady Mustangs finish fourth at state tournament
The lone Cardinals
ended their season on a
disappointing note, being
swept out o f the State 1A
Tournament last weekend
after losing tw o gam es.
H o w ev er the C a rd in a ls
were able to revel in the
sta te to u rn am en t a tm o
sphere of Baker City and
enjoyed being a member of
the 2009 “Elite Eight" and
the team was honored with
the tournament Sportsman
ship Award.
The Cardinals faced
Mohawk in the tournament
opener on Thursday, March
4. Early in the first quarter,
the Cardinals hung tough
tra ilin g ju st 12-14 w ith
3:14 showing on the clock.
However, Mohawk shifted
gears on the offensive end
o f the court to match their
intense defense on the other
end and finished the first
period with a 9-2 run to
lead 23-14. Mohawk blew
the game open in the second
quarter when they found
their stroke from the out
side, hitting six threes in the
frame, including a stretch
o f four three point shots
in a row. The Indians led
51-26 at the half. Mohawk
led by as much as 37 in the
fourth quarter, punctuated
by a spifiy dunk by Mo
hawk star, Cord Wilkins.
The Cardinals finished the
game with a 19-7 run but it
was too little and too late
as Mohawk took the game
86-62.
Matt Hams led the
lone scorers with 24 points.
Zac Orem was the only
other Cardinal in double
figures with 17. The Cards
shot 54% from the field but
M ohawk did a bit better
with 59% shooting for the
game.
“The physical play
o f Mohawk was too much
for us in the first half,” said
Coach Dennis Stefani. “I
believe our boys learned a
lot about the intensity level
needed to play at the state
final level.”
The loss sent the
C ard s to the b re a k fa st
bracket where they met up
with the 2009 State Cham
pions, Powder Valley. lone
jumped out to the early lead
and built as much as nine
point m argin, 12-3, and
held onto that lead through
out the first and second
quarters. Powder Valley’s
Trenton scored the last nine
points of the third quarter as
the Badgers took the lead
and built on it. At the start
of the fourth. Powder Valley
led 52-47. The Badgers put
together a 29 point fourth
quarter while holding the
Top Photo: #11 Matt Hams takes it up against Mohawk Indi
ans in the first game of the state tournament. Bottom Photo:
Tanner Rietmann wears #13 Trenton Dixon (Powder Valley
Badgers) on his back in the second game of the state tourna
ment. Photos by Theresa Crawford
Cards to 16 to take the 81-
63 win.
Matt Hams, named
the Q w est Player o f the
Game for the second time
in the tournament, led the
team in scoring with 19
points. Zac Orem added
15 and RJ Ramos chipped
in with 10. The Cardinals
encountered foul trouble in
the game which hurt their
rebounding effort. The Bad
gers dominated he boards
58-36. Gunner Jessen led
lone with eight rebounds.
“ We played pret
ty well in the first half,”
said Coach Dennis Stefani.
“Then we got in foul trouble
and our defense and re
bounding suffered.”
W hile the losses
w ere a tough way to go out,
the Cardinals celebrated a
fine season, highlighted by
a thrilling second place fin
ish in the Big Sky District
Tournament and two excit
ing state playoff games.
HHS JV Baseball Schedule
March 16 - at Pendleton, 4 p.m.
March 29 - at Pilot Rock, 4:30 p.m.
April 2 - Grant Union at home, 10 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.
April 8 - at Umatilla, 4 p.m.
April 12 - Pilot Rock at home, 4:30 p.m.
April 15 - at Stanfield, 4:30 p.m.
April 19 - Umatilla at home, 4:30 p.m.
April 23 - Stanfield at home, 10 a.m.
April 26 - Pendleton at home 4:30 p.m.
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Pictured are the members of the Lady Mustangs basketball
team. The team placed fourth in the 2A state tournament.
-Contributed Photo
Erin Price drives to the basket during last Wednesday night's
game against Portland Christian. -Photo by Sandy Matthews
The teams played close in
the second half but the lead
was too much for Heppner
to overcom e as Portland
Christian won 66-43. Pat
ton’s 16 points led the team
in scoring. Lovgren and
Hughes chipped in with five
points apiece.
T he L ady M u s
tangs had to shake off their
defeat W ednesday night
q u ic k ly as th ey play ed
Thursday morning against
the Lakeview Lady Honk
ers. Heppner started slow
after their exhausting game
the night before, as Lakev
iew jumped out to a 6-4 lead
after the first quarter. In a
back and forth second quar
ter Heppner w ould respond
to take a 22-17 half-time
lead. The Lady Mustangs
outscored Lakeview by four
points in the third quarter
and the teams played even
in the fourth quarter. Price
led the team in scoring with
15 points. Hughes and Rust
chipped in with nine and six
respectively.
The five M ustang
seniors leave their legacy as
their final season ends with
a 19-4 record and one o f the
top teams in school history,
according to their record
and state placing.
Portland Christian 66, Hep
pner 43
H eppner 13 13 8 9 - 43
Ptld. Christian 16 26 15 9 - 66
Leprechaun Fun Run
to be held March 13
The Leprechaun Fun
Run will be held again this
year on March 13 for kin
dergarten through 6,h grade
children. Applications are
available at the schools and
Heppner Chamber Office.
Each participating child will
need a parent’s signature be
fore running.
The Fun Run starts at
the Heppner Library /Museum
City Park, down Main Street
to the comer of Les Schwab
and back to the finish line in
the center of Heppner’s Main
Street. Participants need to
meet at the Park by 11:15.
Runners will follow the lepre
chaun and the magic gold dust.
A pot of gold dollars is at the
end of the fun; one dollar for
each participant.
HHS JV Softball Schedule
March 20 - at Grant Union (double header), 11 a.m.
March 29 - Riverside at home (two five-1nning games),
3 p.m.
April 15 - at Riverside (double header), 3:30 p.m.
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Five Heppner se
niors went into their game
Saturday m orning at the
Pendleton Convention Cen
ter against Scio knowing
that this would be the last
time they would play to
gether on the basketball
court. They made the most
o f the opportunity by beat
ing the Scio Loggers and
earning 4,h place in the 2A
State T ournam ent. Erin
Price also came away with
some extra hardware as she
was named to the 2nd team
all-tournament for her ef
forts as she scored 34 points
over three games.
P lay in g in th eir
third game in four days,
both team s scrapped and
clawed in a sloppy game
that included turnovers,
elbows, and blood. Price
left in the third quarter after
receiving an inadvertent
elbow to the face. A bloody
nose would not deter her
from playing in her final
game in blue and gold.
Heppner used a full
court press to jump out to
an early lead. Leading 17-
12 after the first quarter,
Heppner held off the first
o f many Scio rallies in the
second quarter and took
an eight point lead into the
locker room. The final Log
ger rally came in the final
two minutes after Heppner
had pulled to a 12 point
lead, Scio got back within
two points. During the rally,
Price fouled out and had to
watch the last 1:22 from the
bench. Torn Lovgren, Jessi
ca Hughes and Brynna Rust
all hit clutch free throws
down the stretch to seal the
victory. The Lady Mustangs
finished with their high
est placing since winning
the state championship in
1985-86.
Price and Lovgren
led the team with 15 points
apiece. H ughes finished
with 10 points and Joanna
Patton had nine points and
eight rebounds.
H e p p n e r s ta rte d
the tournam ent w ith the
daunting task o f playing the
undefeated and number one
ranked Portland Christian
Royals. The Royals came
into the game averaging
over 74 points per game
and on two occasions had
scored in the 9 0 ’s. The
Lady M ustangs handled
the Portland Christian full
court press and were able
to force Portland Christian
turnovers to pull w ithin
three points at the end of the
first quarter. Portland Chris
tia n ’s 26 second quarter
points and up tempo style
o f play would prove to be
the difference in the game
as they took a commanding
42-26 lead into halftime.
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Heppner- Patton 16; Lovgren
5; Hughes 5; Price 4; Rust
4; Wilson 4; Cutsforth 3;
Dougherty 2; Rauch; Col
lins; Bennett; Thompson.
Portland Christian- Malt-
man 21; Niebergall 16; J.
B eliel 13; G uthridge 6;
Schroeder 4; M. Beliel 3;
Arnold 3; Smith; Hutchin;
Perry; Remington.
Heppner 45, Lakeview 38
H H S 4 16 19 6 - 45
L H S 6 11 15 6 - 38
H eppner- Erin Price 15,
Jessica Hughes 9, Bryn
na Rust 6, Torri Lovgren
6, Taighler Dougherty 4,
Lindsay Cutsforth 3, JoAn-
na Patton 2, Alaina Wilson.
Lakeview- Kinsey Seaton
13, Katie Stofleth 6, Kait-
lin Shuffield 5, Courtney
Wilson 5, Jessenia Bryant
4, Kati Hall 3, Donna Cahill
2, Mariah Grant.
H e p p n e r 6 1 , Sc i o 53
SHS 12 7 17 17 - 53
HH S 17 9 20 15 - 61
Scio - Sami DeVore 21, Ha
ley Guest 15, Marcy Ortiz
6, Riley Graham 6, Amber
Stover 3, Cassandra Temple
2, Laiken Pearson, Jordan
Lundgren, Ellie Ferguson.
H eppner- Erin Price 15,
Torri Lovgren 15, Jessica
Hughes 10, JoAnna Patton
9, Brynna Rust 7, Lindsay
Cutsforth 5, Alana Wilson,
Taighler Dougherty, Emily
Thompson.
HHS Varsity
Baseball
Schedule
March 16 - at Pendleton,
4 p.m.
March 19 - at Grant
Union (double header), 9
a.m.
March 22 - Riverside
Tourney, 9 a.m.
March 23 - Riverside
Tourney, 9 a.m.
March 30 - Pendleton at
home, 4 p.m.
April 2 - Grant Union at
home, noon.
April 3 - at Bums (double
header), 1 p.m.
HHS Varsity
Softball Schedule
March 19 - Umatilla at
home (double header),
noon.
March 26 - Union Tourna
ment, TBA
March 27 - Union Tourna
ment, TBA.
April 3 - Grant Union at
home (double header), 11
a.m.
April 6 - Weston McEwen
at home, 4:30 p.m.
April 10 - at Stanfield, 11
a.m.
April 13 - at Umatilla
(double header), 4 p.m.
April 16 - Irrigon at
home, ll a.m.