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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 7,2011 OWGL Mustang boys jump-start basketball season Imbler received a foul call on an offensive rebound by Heppner. The Mustangs made both free throws, ty ing the contest at 21. Pressure at the full court press gave the Mus tangs opportunities, but they couldn’t convert the turnovers by Imbler into points. At the end of the third quarter, the Panthers pulled ahead 26-21. Hep pner was able to pull w ithin three points with 35 sec onds left on the clock, but a final score of 40-35 to Imbler gave the Mustangs the lose. The H e ppner Mustang basketball sea son kicked off on Friday, December 2 with games against the Imbler Panthers at Heppner High. In the g irls’ var sity game, the Mustangs struggled with poor shoot ing, going 12 o f 57 from the field. The Panthers hit a three-point shot at the buzzer to end the first quar ter 8-7 Imbler. Heppner trailed the entire second quarter, which ended 19-11 Imbler. Late in the third quarter, with the Mustangs trailing 21-19, The Mustang girls shot nine for 11 from the line for the game. The varsity boys’ basketball game against the Imbler Panthers showed good promise for the Mus tangs as they shot well from the three-point line and the free throw line, hitting six for six. Heppner led the game from the beginning, with a halftime score of 26- 18. The Mustangs played great defense throughout the game, capitalizing on Panther turnovers. The fi nal score was 58-36 for the Mustangs’ first win. The Mustang bas ketball teams then traveled to Washington on December 3 to play the Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars. The girls photo copied their first game, out- rebounding the Jaguars and taking care of the basketball with only 14 turnovers, but they couldn’t execute their offense effectively, only hitting 3-20 for outside the arc and unable to penetrate the Jaguar defense. Despite struggling offensively, the Mustangs tied the game at 32 with only 3:40 left in regulation. Tri-Cities Prep shot well from outside, though, and finished the Mustangs’ run 42-37. The Heppner boys’ varsity team also fell to the Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars, ending their second game o f the season 50-28. The Jaguars’ quickness on the fast break took advantage of the Mustang turnovers, which plagued Heppner for most o f the game. Both team s will play again this weekend when Heppner hosts the Hoop Classic Tournament, with games on Friday and Saturday. Other teams in the tournament are lone, Cove 3 11 •TRACTION R€ADY * FOR/WINTER CAR TIRES LIGHT TRUCK TIRES BÜJŸ< STARTING AT STARTING AT 33 " 33 " P155/80TR-13 P235/75SR-15 f t EXCEllENT VA10E This Is an excellent value on highway and all season radiais, Oilers a smooth quiet ride and tough steel bell construction. -,a t. 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R eeder honored OWGL board m em bers Tanner Hawkins, Umatilla County President/Environ- ment & Regulations Com mittee Chair, and Charles Remington, Wasco County President, for their contri butions during 2011. Hawkins has served the OWGL as the Umatilla County liaison to the board since 2009 and added the responsibilities of Environ ment & Regulations Com mittee Chair last year. Rem ington was honored for his contributions to the board and his community. During the gala that same evening, the OWGL honored Dr. Tom McCoy with the Distinguished Ser vice Award for 2011. Mc Coy was acknow ledged for his ongoing, dedicated commitment to the wheat industry. He served as presi dent of the League in 2001 after holding several posi tions on the board for the decade prior to his election to the officer team. He cur rently serves as Oregon Wheat Commission Chair. Although unable to attend the gala due to unsettled Super Committee decisions in Washington, DC, Nathan Rea, legislative aide to Congressman Greg Walden, was presented the Above & Beyond Award for 2011. A native of Milton- Freewater, Nathan grew up on a wheat farm and has proven to be an effective and enthusiastic liaison for producers in his state. His father, Dennis, accepted his award for him. Chamber lunch meetings The next chamber meeting will take place on Thursday, December 8 at noon at All Saints Episcopal Church. Dave and Jodene Hughes o f Agape House will give an overview o f all Agape House does to help the communities they serve. Cost of the lunch is $9; Howe’s About Pizza will cater. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP by Wednesday morning of each week. Members are also asked to mark their calen dars for the chamber’s an nual luncheon, which will be held Thursday, January 5 in the All Saints Episcopal Church parish hall. Lunch will be $ 10; Alvin Liu from Cornerstone Gallery will be catering. More information will follow. G et M oving , G et A ctive ! IMPHOUM, iff At TH rttOM tttvttts TO HOI I INC, tffl I s I
