Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, February 23,2011
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Mustang boys and girls to compete in weekend state playoff action
In P e n d leto n on
February 18 the Heppner
girls faced Elgin and hung
on for a win in overtim e
in the first round o f Blue
Mountain girls’ district play
offs, extending their season
into the state championship
bracket.
The M ustangs led
by three at the half due to
their defensive effort. Both
teams turned the ball over
too many times but Hepp
ner still held the lead by five
at the end o f third quarter.
In the fourth quarter the
Mustangs only scored three
points as the Huskies scored
eight to tie the score at 29
at the end o f regulation.
Both teams had looks at the
basket but couldn’t convert
for the win.
In the overtime pe
riod Heppner picked up on
offense and score 10 to El
gin’s four to win 39-33.
Bailey Bennett led
Heppner with 16 points and
16 rebounds. Alana Wilson
had 10 points, eight steals,
and six assists. Taighler
Dougherty had six points
and Five steals for H ep
pner.
The varsity M us
tan g b o y s ’ team play ed
Pilot Rock for the final slot
into the state tournament,
beating the Rockets 53-34.
Heppner had their way with
the short handed Rockets,
pulling ahead to a 16-3 lead
in the First quarter. Pilot
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Pictured are: Bailey Bennett (top left), Jared Hedman (right),
and Alana Wilson (bottom left) in district tournament action
last weekend in Pendleton. -Photos by Sandv Matthews
Rock fought back with two
good quarters of play but in
the fourth quarter Heppner
turned up the tempo, scor
ing 15 to Pilot Rocks’ five
for the win.
Cody O rr posted
a double-double with 18
points and 18 rebounds.
Jak e B o w le s ad d e d 12
points. Alex Pickles scored
nine and Ian M urray had
eight for Heppner.
On F e b ru ary 19
in Pendleton in the second
round o f district playoffs,
the Mustangs faced Weston
McEwen for the third time
this season, playing for
third place in the tourna
ment. The Lady Mustangs
were playing better than
the previous day. Leading
the low scoring contest at
the half 18-16. In the third
quarter Heppner failed to
score, giving the TigerScots
an opportunity to pull ahead
by four. In the fourth quar
ter o f play H i^pner started
to find the basket but it was
too late as the TigerScot
won the game 34-25. Ben
nett scored 13 and Lindsay
Cutsforth had five points for
Heppner. The Lady M us
tangs finished right where
they started, in fourth place
in the league, and will travel
to Scio to play the Loggers
on Saturday, February 26,
in the first round o f state
playoffs.
T he b o y s ’ team
played the Stanfield Tigers
for third place in the dis
trict, losing to the Tigers
54-42 for a fourth place
finish in the league. Neither
team played really well as
the first half ended 17-12
StanField. H eppner went
cold in the third quarter not
finding their rhythm until
late in the period. A 24-28
fourth quarter for the Tigers
sealed the win against the
Mustangs.
Orr led all scores
with 19 points and 16 re
bounds. Pickles had nine
and Murray scored six for
the Mustangs.
The Mustangs will
travel to Central Linn to
play on Friday in the first
round of state playoffs.
G ood luck M us
tangs!
Morrow SWCD to hold lone coaches, players receive district awards
board meeting
Top Photo: The lone girls
won second place in Big
Sky District Tournament.
The first round state playoff
game versus Portland Wal
dorf will be played at lone
High School at 6 p.m. today.
Wednesday, February 23.
The cost is $4 per student
and $6 per adult. Middle
Left Photo: lone Coach Mike
Garrett earned the “Stan
Flerchinger Memorial Big
Sky Coaching Award” for
Girls Coach of the Year 2011.
Middle Right Photo: Big Sky
winners from lone for All
League Team were Joanna
Patton-2nd team all-league;
Tanner Rietmann-2nd team
all-league; Zac Orem-lst
team all-league; Beth Mort-
er-lst team all-league; and
Shadow Kendrick-2nd team
all-league. Not pictured are
Steven Holland and Adam Colling, honorable mention team
all-league. Bottom Photos (L-R): Steven Begay, a senior from
Dufur, and Shadow Kendrick, a sophomore from lone, won
the “Jason Halvorsen Spirit of Basketball Awards”. Photos
by Paula Emmet
A Morrow SWCD board meeting will be held
Wednesday, March 2, beginning at 2:30 p.m. at the Ag
Service Center in Heppner.
Agenda items include: previous minutes, trea
surer’s report, written staff report, Connect 2011, WFD
update, 2011-12 budget, and partnership reports.
Meetings of the Morrow SWCD are open to the
public. The meeting location is accessible to persons with
disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing
impaired or for other accommodations for persons with
disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the
meeting to Janet Greenup at 541-676-5452, extension
109.
Juan Young Trust supports music
for eastern Oregon Youth
The O regon East
Sym phony “ P laying for
K eeps” program has re
ceived a grant for $5,000
tow ards scholarships for
music students for the 2010-
11 season.
“The Juan Young
Trust has been a long time
supporter of the OES youth
programs and many o f our
students would not be able
to afford private lessons
w ithout these funds. We
are extrem ely grateful to
the trust for their ongoing
support,” said Lisa-Marie
Patterson, OES Executive
Director. The scholarship
funds allow students to play
in the OES orchestra, in lieu
o f a paying jo b , support
tuition for private lessons
with local music teachers,
provides funds to help with
rental o f instruments and
tuition costs for the youth
en sem b les and retreats.
T he funds also su p p o rt
the annual Summer Music
Camp held at Blue Moun
tain Com m unity C ollege
each summer.
The Juan Young
Trust provides grants to 501
(c) (3) organizations that
promote the health, educa
tion and welfare of children
under 21 years old, in the
state o f Oregon. For more
inform ation on the Juan
Young Trust visit http://
www. gosw. org/j uany oung-
trust.
Household Hazardous
Waste Event
Morrow County will be hosting another
Household Hazardous Waste event FREE of
charge to County residents
Saturday April 23, 2011
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Lexington Road Dept.
3 6 5 W. Hwy 74, Lexington, OR
A c c e p t e d d u r in g th e e v e n t:
Used oil (containers less than 25 gallons) O il filters, Spent Antifreeze,
Automotive batteries, Alkaline & rechargeable batteries, Propane Tanks
(smaller than 25 gal.) Oil based paint, Paint thinners and solvents, Roof
and asphalt patch, Adhesives, glues and contact cement, Caulks sealers
and joint compounds, Lawn and garden chemicals and fertilizers, Pool
chemicals, Household cleaners (including bleach, ammonia, furniture
polish, toilet bowl cleaners, carpet shampoos) Sludge (soil contami
nated with oil smaller than 25 gal. containers) Mercury thermometers,
Florescent lamps, All types of aerosol cons, Used cooking oil, Rood
flares, PCB ballasts, Organic peroxides (hardening agents)
It e m s n o t a c c e p t e d : Empty containers, ammunition, explosives,
biological waste, radioactive waste.
Morrow County Public Works
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