Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Two Mustangs win district wrestling
championships
F o u r M u s ta n g
wrestlers will compete in
the OSAA state champion
ships at Portland’s histori
cal Memorial Coliseum on
February 24 and 25, includ
ing two district champions.
O verall, the num ber o f
wrestlers Crane and En
terprise brought to the dis
trict tournament was insur
mountable for Heppner, and
the team finished third of 11
teams for the third time in
the last four years. Ten of
the 12 Mustang competi
tors brought home district
medals.
Heppner had three
district finalists for the first
time in team history, sopho
more Jared Lemmon, senior
Garrett Gibbs and junior
Tim Nelson. All three en
tered the tournam ent as
the number two seed after
having lost to the num
ber one seed in a previous
meeting.
After a scoreless
first round in the 120-pound
finals bout, Lemmon burst
free on a lightning quick es
cape in the first fraction of a
second of the second round.
That one-point, split-second
move proved to be the dif
ference between district
champion and runner-up.
Lemmon held his opponent
scoreless for the remainder
of the match to become the
first Mustang to win two
district titles.
G ib b s ’s d is tric t
championship followed a
completely different script,
but a familiar one for the se
nior who competed in four
different weight classes
ranging from 182 pounds
to 285 pounds during the
season. After five and a
half minutes of several lead
changes, and a score at 9-9
with 25 seconds left in the
match, he pinned Joseph's
Matthew Staigle to claim
his first district gold medal
and trip to state at 182
pounds.
N elson gave his
E n terp rise o p p o n en t a
tough match and was lead
ing 4-2 late in the second
period o f the 220-pound
championship bout before
being reversed and pinned.
It will also be his first trip
as a competitor to Memorial
Coliseum.
The M u s ta n g s ’
fourth state qualifier, Tres-
ton Maben, took the hardest
route possible to state. Ma
ben, seeded second going
into the tournament, lost
his first match to unseeded
Josh Higginbotham from
Enterprise. Maben battled
his way through the con
solation bracket to again
face Higginbotham for the
consolation championship.
This time he won by fall.
B ecause M aben h ad n ’t
faced the loser of the cham
pionship match during the
tournament, his third place
finish earned him a wrestle-
Wednesday, February 22,2012
- FIVE
Spirit of Basketball
awards given
Cathy Halvorsen (L) presents the Jason Halvorsen “Spirit of
Basketball” award to female winner JoAnna Patton (K) of the
lone Lady Cardinals. The male w inner w as Jake Wells of the
Horizon Christian Hawks. -Photo by Paula Emmel
Top: Jared Lemmon faces off against an opponent during
the district finals. Lemmon won a district championship and
a slot in the state finals. Bottom: Garret Gibbs rides wres
tles his opponent into submission and himself into a district
championship. -Photos by Jeremy Lanthorn
off for a state berth against
Cody Davis from Crane.
Maben came out on top of
a wild 18-16 score with the
entire gym o f spectators,
coaches and wrestlers on
their feet nearly drowning
out the final whistle.
Six other Mustangs
brought home medals by
lone pep band
honored at districts
placing in the top six of
their individual weight class
as follows: Alex Smith, 3rd;
Wade Matthew, 4lh; Kaytee
Burghard, 6lh; Earl Proph
eten 3rd; Andrew Bara, 5"';
and John Propheten 6lh.
Jesse Boyd and Jacob Mo
ses also competed for Hep
pner.
lone players recieve awards
Several members of the lone basketball teams received First Team and Honorable Mention
awards during district finals in Hermiston. Top Left: Big Sky Districts Awards Honorable
Mention winners Lucas Jobes and Steven Holland. Bottom Left: Big Sky Districts Awards
First Team winners Shadow Kendrick and JoAnna Patton. Above Left: Big Sky Districts
Awards First Team winner Zac Orem. Above Right: Honorable Mention winners Makenna
Ramos, Lacey Thompson and Stacee Halvorsen. -Photos by Paula Emmel
Road bowling
returns on St. Pat’s
H ep p n er’s Irish
Road Bowling event will
draw the St Patrick’s Day
weekend celebration to a
close on Sunday, March 18.
Participants in this event
will gather on Sunday af
ternoon before the 1:37
p.m. activity commences.
Participants must be 18
years or older.
This Irish sport that
dates back to the 1600s .was
played in America by the
Irish troops in West Virginia
during the Civil War. In
recent years, a resurgence
of interest in the sport has
developed in both Ireland
and the United States. Hep
p n er’s event has gained
popularity since it was first
offered in 2006, and entries
are limited (maximum of
17 teams), so interested
persons should pick up
entry forms at the Chamber
o f Commerce office, fill
them out and return them
with payment as soon as
possible.
Teams o f two to
four members compete over
a course of approximately
one mile by tossing the
iron-and-steel “bowls.” The
bowls weigh 28 ounces and
are slightly smaller than a
tennis ball. The team that
completes the course with
the fewest tosses wins.
Each participant
must pay $5 to play. The
purse is then divided, with
half going into the St. Pat
rick’s weekend fund and
half being divided among
the top three teams. Names
of the winning team's mem
bers will be added to the
trophy that is on display in
the window of Peterson's
Jewelers.
The starting point
o f the course will be on
Balm Fork Road. Specta
tors are welcome at the
event but are cautioned
to remain a safe distance
from the action; the bowls
are heavy and have been
known to break bones in
unfortunate situations.
Due to the Morrow County Fee schedule order No. O R-20-2011 as of
january 1,2012 the Morrow County transfer stations will Increase their
fees 2 0 % for removal of waste. Due to.inflation of annual operating cost
and other expenses beyond our control.
Morrow County would like to encourage and
remind you the free disposal of latex and
enamel paints, computers, computer towers and
televisions free of charge. Remember residence
are still allowed to dump the large appliances
and household items such as refrigerators,
stoves, dishwashers, washer/dryers, water
heaters, mattresses, sofa, loveseats and lounge
chairs free of charge. Thank you. North end
Transfer Station, 69900 Frontage Lane, Boardman, OR. 97818. South
end Transfer Station 57185 Hwy 74, Lexington, OR. 97839. Both hours
of operation 9:00 - 4:00 Saturday and Sunday. Any questions or con
cerns may be addressed to (541) 989-9500.
t
Ione 4-H field trip
Above: The gym was ecstatic when the lone pep band played.
The spectators especially enjoyed drummer Justin Estabrook,
w ho recently joined the pep hand. Top to bottom (L-R): Dnims,
Justin Estabrook; tuba, Gorge Aguilar; trumpets, Oscar and
Joel Peterson, and Maggie Flynn; trombones, Robert Baker
and kaitlvn G arrett; keyboard, Yvonne Morter; tambou
rine, Melinda Morter; clarinet, Erin Heideman; saxophones,
Donna Thompson and Karsen Rios; Bass/eleetric guitar, Austin
Morter; and trum peter and band leader, Jordan Bemrose.
Below: Band members receiving the trophy for the entire band
are (L-R): Gorge Aguilar, Austin Morter, Justin Estabrook,
Yvonne M orter and, in front, Melinda Morter. Photos by
Paula Emmel
Lady Cards receive
sportsmanship award
Top: lone 4-H Food and Clothing Club members w ith Conagra
Lamb-Weston production manager Jim Quam and plant man
ager Neal Flyg, who both helped give the 4-H members a tour
of the plant. Bottom: Another stop on the 4-H tour was Aunty
Ida's Quilt Shop in Hermiston. (L-R): Jan Mayer, Project Li
nus coordinator for Lmatilla/Morrow County; Morgan Orem;
Emily Rea; Junior Sewing Club Leader Rebecca Jepsen and
Austin Carter. They all made one or more colorful polar Heece
blankets to donate to Project Linus. Some of the blankets will
be given to the Morrow County Sheriff's Office to give out to
abused children. -Contributedphotos
The lone girls' basketball team received the roving banner for
2012 Big Sky Sportsmanship Award. (L-R); Emily Holland,
Charlette Burghard, Lacey Thompson, Dominika Senker-
ikova, Lauren Garrett, Stacee Halvorsen, Jaqueline Juarez,
Makenna Ramos. Shannon Metcalfe, Mary Rietmann, JoAnna
Patton. Jasmine Verduzco and Shadow Kendrick. -Photo by
Paula Emmel
lone girls, boys make academic all-state
average GPA of 3.85, fin Wallowa, eighth; Damascus 3.83 GPA. North Cla<
top 10
ishing second only to the Christian, ninth and C.S. mas C hristian was s
The lone girls' bas
ketball team finished sec
ond academically of all IA
schools in the state, qualify
ing for the Dairy Farmers of
Oregon Academic All-State
top ten.
The girls had an
Adrian girls’ basketball
team with a 3.90 GPA.
In other girls’ re
sults, St. Paul and Triad tied
for third with a 3.82 GPA.
Elkton was fifth; Country
Christian, sixth; Umpqua
Valley Christian, seventh;
Lewis Academy, 10,h.
The lone boys' bas
ketball team also made the
cut. tying for 10,h place with
Life Christian, each with an
average 3.59 GPA.
Triad took first in
the boys’ category with a
ond; Damascus Christ
third; Country Chris
and Southwest Chris
in a tie for fourth; Ump
Valley Christian, sixth;
fur and North Lake in ¡
for seventh; and Wallc
ninth, with a 3.6 GPA.