Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 12,2011
Heppner teams pull off wins over Irrigon
- FIVE
Mustang wrestlers win dual trophy,
place 10 of 11 at Riverside Rumble
The Heppner wres Bara 2-2, Garrett Gibbs 2-3,
tling team won the second Tim Nelson 1-2, and Jacob
place trophy in the River Moore 2-1.
side Dual Tournament on
On Saturday the
Friday. The Mustangs won team competed in the River
two of three duals defeat side Rumble and placed 10
ing Colton 54-18 and Irri of the 11 Mustang competi
gon 42-15 before falling to tors in the top six of their
Riverside 48-30 in the final individual weight classes.
match up. The two wins The teams in the tourna
bring Heppner's dual record ment were Colton, Hepp
to 4-2 for the year.
ner, Hermiston JV, Irrigon,
Every H eppner Mac Hi, and Riverside.
wrestler contributed team
F iv e H e p p n e r
points with individual wrestlers, Lemmon, Miller,
match wins in the tourna Maben, Bara, and Nelson
ment.
made it to the tournament
Jared Lemmon, championship bout of their
Shane Miles, Treston Ma- weight classes. Miller came
ben, and Jarreid Miller away a tournament cham
each won all three of their pion, winning all three of
matches. Highlights includ his matches by pin. The re
ed Lemmon defeating a #2 maining four brought home
ranked wrestler in 3A from silver medals.
Colton and Miller defeat
Propheter, Cook,
ing a #10 ranked wrestler Matthew, and Moore all
in 3A from Riverside, both finished fourth while Smith
by first period pins.
won fifth place.
The rem ain in g
Next Friday and
Mustang wrestlers and their Saturday the Mustangs
win loss record in the dual compete in the Oregon
Bailey Bennett and Jake Bowles were two of the top scores in the Mustang games against Irrigon. The girls beat Irrigon
tournament,
including ex Wrestling Classic in Red
54-18. In the boys game the Heppner Mustangs worked hard to stay ahead of the Knights in a 51-49 overtime win. -Photos
hibition matches were Alex mond, one of the largest
by Sandv Matthews
In Heppner on Sat six points each.
The Knights came the win for the Mustangs, Smith 1-2, Earl Propheter wrestling events in the na
2-0, Wade Matthew 1-1, tion.
urday, January 8, the Hep
The Mustangs are to H eppner, defeating 51-49.
pner Mustangs hosted the now 3-1 in league play.
Weston-McEwen the pre
Jake Bowles led Clayton Cook 2-0, Andrew
The girls’ varsi vious night, as a team to be the Heppner scoring attack
Irrigon Knights. The Lady
Mustangs executed well, ty team is improving and reckoned with. With a first with 16 points, including
leading the Knights 27-8 at looking forward to a tough quarter Mustang lead of three three-pointers. Jared
the half. In the second half, schedule next week against 19-12, the Knights fought Hedman had 12 points and
everyone got some action Pilot Rock on Friday at back into the game, com Cody On' had nine with 19
Heppner J V basket hit a shot later in the quarter
as the Mustangs rolled over home and Weston-McEwen ing w ithin two points at the rebounds. Heppner shot 12 ball girls had three games and Sandford make a free
away on Saturday.
Irrigon 54-18.
end of the third quarter. It for 21 from the free throw this past week against lone, throw to close out the scor
Bailey Bennett and
In the boys’ varsity took a three pointer by Jake line and out-rebounded Ir Stanfield, and Irrigon and ing for Heppner and seal a
Taighler Dougherty both game against Irrigon, it was Bowles and free throw from rigon 32-22.
28-25 win at Stanfield. The
managed to win all three.
had 12 points. Lindsay a bam burner in the Hep Cody Orr w ithin the last 30
The Mustangs are
On Tuesday the Mustangs scoring was eight
seconds of the game to seal now 3-1 in league play.
Cutsforth, Alana Wilson, pner gym.
JV’s played lone and came for Gree’nup, seven each for
and Makenzie Correa had
out in there fastest start Correa and Sandford, and
of the year outscoring the six for Seines. Rebound
Cardinals 13-2 in the first ing leaders were Correa
quarter, led by Emma Os- with six and five each for
The Lady Cardi ing up with a little jumper.
min’s seven points, and two Seines and Sandford. The
nals rose to the challenge When she turned around
each from Greenup, Kindle, Mustangs also had 22 steals
of the offensive-minded and a fed Lacey Thomp
Correa and Sandford. The for the game with three each
Nixyaawii Golden Eagles son a pass for the very next
Mustangs kept the offensive from, Sandford, Osmin,
on Friday, January 7, and bucket, the Cards held the
and defensive effort up and Hintz, Kindle, and Seines.
came away with a huge biggest lead of the day
On Saturday the
closed out the first half up
league win 60-55. The game 49-41.
20-4. The third quarter the Mustangs closed out the
was played in the cozy con
The battle contin
Mustangs kept up with the week with a win over the
fines of the “Eagles Nest” in ued and with 1:04 remain
offense with 14 for the Irrigon Knights. They took
Mission, and was one of the ing in the game, Nix hit
quarter. At the end of the control in the first half
lone girls’ highest scoring two free throws to pull
game the Mustangs finished with their press working
games ever.
back within two points,
off with a 42-18 win over and taking a good lead at
The Cards hit the 55-53. The Cards tried to
the Cardinals and were led half 20-12 but could not
court with a tenacious man- slow it down and hold the
by Lilly Sandfords 10 and put them away in the half
to-man defense and kept the ball, forcing the Golden
Emma Osmins nine points. because of to many missed
Golden Eagles from scoring Eagles to foul. The Cards
The rest of the scoring was lay ins. Carrie Haguewood
a field goal during the entire went through a stretch of
Correa, seven; Greenup, and Micha Hintz led the
first quartet. At the end of iciness at the line at just the
five; Hintz, four; and two scoring with seven and six
one, lone led 8-2 with all of wrong time. In that fourth
each for Dougherty, Lem points respectively. In the
Nix’s points coming from quarter, they made just five
mon, Kindle and Gray. The third the Mustangs went
the free-throw line.
of 13 attempts. With 32
team was led in rebounding to half court man to man
Nix got their inside seconds remaining. Stacee
by Aimee Seines and Blake defense and added to the
game going early in the sec Halvorsen hit the second
Greenup with five each and lead with a 10-9 quarter
ond and with two minutes of two shots to build lone’s
three assists from MaKen- over the Knights. In the
gone in the second quarter, margin to three points. The
fourth the Mustangs kept
zie Correa.
erased the deficit. Shadow whole gym knew that Nix’s
The Mustangs fol up the scoring with 11 but
Kendrick returned from an sharpshooters would be
lowed that win with a hard the defense started to beak
injury layoff to score eight looking to put up a three.
fought game against the down along with to many
points of her 15 points in Kristy Miller forced up a
Stanfield Tigers on Friday. turnovers and letting the
the second quarter as the shot from the top of the
After the first quarter both Knights get with in four
Lady Cardinals competed key and Beth Morter made
teams were tied at seven points. The Mustangs got
furiously. Nix had their contact, getting whistled for
apiece, led by, MaKenzie things settled down in the
biggest lead of the game the foul, sending Miller to
Correa’s four points. In the end and pulled out a 41-36
midway through the second the line for three shots and
second the Mustangs turned win. The team was led by
quarter, 14-10 but lone the chance to tie the game.
it on scoring 16 points for Haguewood’s nine points,
closed out the quarter with When Miller missed the
their biggest quarter of the followed by Blake Gree
a 10-2 run to lead 20-16 at middle shot, the Cardinals
year so far with Blake Gree nup’s seven. Micha Hintz
the half.
held a one point lead. After
nup hitting for eight, and with six, Lilly Sandford
Both teams kicked a bad stretch at the line,
Lilly Sandford getting six. with six, Makalya Kindle
up the scoring in the third the Cardinals finally put
To take a 23-10 half time with five, and two each for
quarter. Nix tied the game down the free throws they
lead into the locker room. Amiee Seines, MaKenzie
at 24 and then again at 26 needed. Beth Morter hit a
But that would almost be Correa, Emma Osmin, and
midway through the period. pair with 8.2 seconds on
the end of the offense for Larrisa Gray. Rebound
Behind 21 points in the the clock and Shadow Ken
Heppner. In the third quar ing was led by Seines and
frame, the hosts led briefly drick canned two more with
ter they got no points at all Greenup w ith four each and
37-36 with less than half a 3.3 seconds remaining for
and were struggling at both 19 team steals led by Hintz
minute to play in the third. the final 60-55 margin.
ends of the floor letting the w ith five and three each for
But lone put up 18 points
JoA nna P atton
Tigers get seven points. Seines and Sandford. The
of their own and led by notched a double-couble
Leading only 23-17 going w in puts the JV's record at
one, 38-37, to start the final with 19 points and 14 re
into the 4,h the drought kept four wins and three losses.
quarter of play.
bounds, 11 of those off the
going for almost another Their next game will be
The lone team went offensive glass. Shadow
four minutes before Aimee Friday. January 14. at 3 p.m.
on a scoring rampage in the Kendrick had 15 points and
Seines finally made a layin against Pilot Rock.
fourth quarter, putting up Stacee Halvorsen had 10.
to break the drought. Correa
22 points, w ith the majority Lacey Thompson had six
Cheerleaders-in-training
coming in transition. Once points and nine rebounds Top Photo: Senior Beth Morter shoot« a free throw (luring
they unlocked the secret while Collette Cason had the Cardinals' game against Nixyaawii. Bottom Photo: lone provide halftime entertainment
Shadow Kendrick puts up a jump shot against
of the Nix press, they con six points, six rebounds and sophomore
Nixyaawii last Friday. -Photos by Paula Emmel
verted numerous scoring four steals. Beth Morter had
opportunities either on the four points, nine rebounds through with a game plan
Last Saturday*’s
press break or putting back and six assists.
we put in place all week, game with Arlington was
offensive rebounds. JoAnna
“ I was thrilled," not losing our composure postponed until January 18
Patton scored eight of her said Coach Mike Garrett and handling the press, es but the Lady Cards look to
team high 19 points in the after the monumental win. pecially against one of the the upcoming weekend for
fourth quarter, all on put “We took a big step. It was best teams in the state." He a couple key match-ups.
backs. Stacee Halvorsen, the best game I’ve been also noted that Nixyaawii Condon Whceler on the
a first time starter for the able to coach.” He liked had just two three pointers road is set for Friday and
Cards, scored five points what he saw in almost every and both were contested. “It the teams will host Sherman
in a 30-second span, first aspect of the game. “Execu was a great win there," said on Saturday.
hitting h three and follow- tion. rebounding, following Garrett.
Heppner JV girls bring
home three wins
Lady Cardinals soar above Golden Eagles 60-55
part of the halftime entertainment during the game on Satur
day in Heppner. -Photo by Sandy Matthews