HeppnerGazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March2,2011 -FIVE
Heppner wrestling team places two
and finishes in top 10 at State
The Heppner wres
tling team ’s two district
champions, 112-pound Jar
ed Lemmon and 130-pound
Jarreid Miller, traveled to
Portland to compete in the
OSAA state championships
on February 25 and 26.
The state champi
onship tournament is held
in Veteran’s Memorial Coli
seum on 12 mats with all
classes from 2A/1A to 6A
com peting side by side.
Memorial Coliseum is the
home of the Winterhawks
and formerly the home of
the Trail Blazers. It seats
nearly 13,000 and is on
the National Register of
Historic Places as a war
memorial “to the memory
of our veterans of all wars
who made the suprem e
sacrifice.”
The tou rn am en t
resulted in some historical
firsts for Heppner wrestling,
first wins in the champi
onship bracket, first state
finalist, and first to p -10
team finish.
G oin g in to the
tournament Lemmon was
ranked second in the state
and M iller was ranked
fourth in their respective
weight classes. Both wres
tlers started strong, record
ing Heppner’s first wins in
the championship bracket.
Neither match lasted long
as Lem mon pinned his
Culver opponent in 1:17
while Miller needed just
39 seconds to finish off his
Central Linn challenger.
With the wins, the
two Mustangs advanced
to the semi finals Saturday
m orning and, combined
with the bonus points from
the pins, sent H eppner’s
name to a top-10 slot on
the overhead marquis in
the Coliseum. Heppner was
on and off the leader board
throughout the tournament
and ultimately finished 10th.
Four of the 10 teams from
Heppner’s district finished
in the top-10 including
Crane (6th), Irrigon (8lh),
Pine Eagle (9th), and Hep
pner (10th). Culver won the
2A/1A team state champi
onship for the fourth year
Jared Lemmon (top photo) took second place and Jarreid
Miller (bottom photo) took fourth place in the state wrestling
tournament this past weekend -Photos by Jeremy Lanthorn
in a row.
Lemmon kept the
Mustangs going with a 6-2
decision in thè semi finals,
becoming the first Heppner
wrestler to qualify for the
state championship bout.
Miller, however, lost his
semi final match 3-9 to a
Gold Beach opponent and
dropped to the consolation
bracket where he would
need to win his next match
to stay in the tournament.
“The consolation
bracket at state is brutal for
the loser of the semi finals,”
said Coach Mark Lemmon.
“You go from the anticipa
tion high of a possible state
championship to the pres
sure of a win-or-go-home
match. You face someone
who lost the day before,
had a night to regroup, and
is already on the upswing of
having won a consolation
round. And you only get
about an hour to prepare.”
Miller was up for
the challenge. He jumped
to an early lead with a
takedown, but then was
caught out of position and
nearly pinned. Determined
Lady Mustangs fall to Loggers 64-57
not to go hom e em pty
handed, Miller battled off
his back to regain control
of the match. He eventu
ally pinned the Vernonia
wrestler in the third round,
scoring bonus points for the
team and guaranteeing him
self a medal and a place in
the tournament’s Parade of
Champions. In the consola
tion championship, he lost
to Culver’s Ryan Kasch and
finished fourth. Kasch was
the number one seed and
the older brother of Jared
K asch, whom Lemmon
later faced in the 112-pound
championship.
For the state finals
bouts; the Coliseum floor
is reduced to five mats
and each weight of all size
classifications are wrestled
simultaneously in front of
the several thousand spec
tators. The 2A/1A mat was
the center stage for the 2011
event. Lemmon entered
the championship a heavy
underdog to Jared Kasch
from Culver, a 2010 state
champion and runner up in
the 2011 Reser’s Tourna
ment of Champions.
Kasch scored first
on a takedown but Lem
mon fended him off from
scoring the remainder of the
first round. Lemmon tied
the score at 2-2 in the sec
ond period when he turned
Kasch to his back for near
fall points. After that, it be
came a series of takedowns
for Kasch. He scored three
more takedowns and two
escapes. Lemmon’s only
other score was a third pe
riod escape, but was never
in danger of being pinned
and did not allow any near
fall points. The final score
was 10-3.
“Most o f my life
I ’ve watched and pretty
much idolized the guys in
the state finals,” Lemmon
said. “It meant a lot to me
to get that far. It really
makes all the hard work
worth it. Heppner finishing
as a top-10 team in the state
means we’ve earned some
respect.”
Class of 2015 to host
dodge ball tournament
The Heppner High School class of 2015 is spon
soring a Battle of the Businesses dodge ball tournament
on Thursday, March 10. The tournament will begin at 4
p.m.
Teams must have eight people. The cost to play
is $5 per person.
For more information contact Heppner High
School at 541-676-9138.
Mustangs fall to Cobras 78-46
On February 25 the Heppner Mustangs played
the Central Linn Cobras in the home team’s Cobra Dome
gym. A big crowd with lots of noise pushed Central Linn
past Heppner for a final score of 78-46.
Both teams seemed nervous in the first quarter.
The cobras started hitting from outside, putting the half
time score at 33-18 Central Linn. The Mustangs could
only score 10 points in the third frame as the Cobras
continued their hot outside shooting.
The Mustangs fought hard through the entire
game with elimination on the line. Heppner played
their best in the fourth quarter but could not overtake
the Cobras. Good job to the seniors for their successful
season.
On February 26, the Heppner Mustangs played
the number two Scio Loggers in girls’ basketball in a first
round state playoff game. Although they lost 64-57, they
played tough until the very end of the contest.
Down at the half 37-20, the Mustangs were not
ready to quit. The Loggers continued their fast paced
game into the third quarter as the lady Mustangs found
themselves deeper in the hole, behind by 22.
Heppner responded with a 21-14 third quarter
run which put them six points behind the Loggers going
into the fourth quarter. With a no quit attitude they played
hard the entire game. Senior leadership was evident in
the game as Lindsay Cutsforth scored 13 and Taighler
Dougherty added five rebounds, four steals, four assists
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Tryouts for the 2011 Spray Rodeo will be held
March 26 at 1 p.m. at the Spray Rodeo grounds.
Contestants do not have to be local or Wheeler
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The lone Lady Car the playoffs with a 53-46
dinals saw their 2010-11 win. Portland Waldorf’s sis
campaign come to an abrupt ter duo of Anya and Greta
and painful halt at the hot Conlon accounted for 45
hands of two sharp-shoot of the team’s 53 points. No
ing sisters from Portland other member of the team
Waldorf in the first round of scored more than three
the OSAA State 1A playoffs points.
on Wednesday, February
“ It was a disap
23. The loss bumped the p o in tin g loss and one
lone team from the play that will stay with us for
offs. The team finished the awhile,” said Coach Mike
year with a 20-7 record Garrett. “We had set some
overall.
very high expectations for
Jo Anna Patton was this year’s team and when
the go-to gal in the first you don’t meet those ex
quarter as she put back pectations it is a hard pill
two of her own offensive to swallow.”
rebounds for scores and hit
“ We started the
two free throws to score six game out fairly well and
of the team’s 10 first quarter were controlling the tem
points. Portland Waldorf hit po,” said Coach Garrett. “It
the second of what would was fairly obvious from the
be six three pointers with start who their main scorers
25 seconds left in the first were and I felt that we did
quarter to trail the Cardi a good job on them early
nals 10-8. The Wolfpack in the game. They did a
took the lead in the second good job of pressuring our
quarter and stretched the guards on the outside and
lead to five points in the we had a hard time getting
late going. Collette Cason into our offense. Even with
hit the second of two free the pressure we still shot
throws with 2.3 seconds left the ball 61 times and that
in the half to get the Lady is always one of our objec
Cards within four points, tives. Unfortunately most
didn’t fall and they couldn’t
19-23 at halftime.
W aldorf opened miss in the second and third
the third quarter with a 7-2 quarter. The girls made
run to lead 30-21 with just a big push in the fourth
three minutes gone in the quarter and fought back to
quarter. The Lady Cardi get within four but we could
nals responded with six never quite climb all of the
unanswered points to pull way back. Portland Waldorf
back within three but the did an outstanding job of
Wolfpack came back with a making their free throws
10-2 run to finish the third down the stretch and we
period with their biggest were only able to create 10
steals during the game.”
lead of the day 40-29.
With their season
JoAnna Patton was
on the line, lone battled the leading scorer for the
back in the fourth quarter Lady Cardinals with 16
and outscored the Wolfpack points. She also had ten
13-4 in the first six and rebounds and five steals.
half minutes of the quarter. Beth Morter had one last
When Beth Morter grabbed double-double in an lone
a steal and took it full court uniform, scoring 11 points
for a lay-in with 1:42 re and pulling down 10 re
maining, the Cards were as bounds. Rounding out the
close as they had been since lone scoring was Shadow
the second quarter, 44-42. Kendrick with eight. Col
The Wolfpack deliberately lette Cason with five and
slowed the tempo and held Lacey Thompson, Mary
the ball forcing the Cards to Rietmann and Makenna
foul. In that last minute and Ramos with two each.
half, Waldorf went to the
Although the loss
line 11 times and swished hit him and team hard.
nine. JoAnna Patton hit a Coach Garrett was quick
shot with 29 seconds left to point out that the season
and Shadow Kendrick hit a was a very good one for
jumper with eight seconds the team. “Overall, it was
left but the Lady Cards ran a very successful year and
out of time and chances as x>ne that I will look back
the Wolfpack moved on in on with fond memories.
I couldn't have asked for
a better group of kids for
the 2011 season. They al
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