FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 5,2012
Lady ‘Stangs charge into
basketball season
The H eppner Lady
Mustang varsity basketball
season began on Friday,
Nov. 30, at home against
the Imbler panthers.
The Panthers have al
ways been a tough opponent
in pre-season play, and this
contest was no different. In
the first half, the two teams
matched up fairly evenly,
lmbler’s high-post pick and
roll was effective against
Heppner’s main defense.
Meanwhile, the Mustangs
were executing their own
offense effectively, moving
the ball and finding the open
shot. Getting it inside to the
bigs created looks from the
outside.
Tied at the half, 22-
22, the Mustangs began to
unravel Imbler's offense,
outscoring them 16-3 in the
fourth quarter and crashing
the boards for rebounds.
I he final score showed
Heppner on top 49-31 for
the win. Baily B ennett
scored 16 and Makenzie
Correa added 11 for Hep
pner.
They looked sharp for
their first contest o f the
2012-13 season. This year’s
team has five seniors, three
juniors and three sopho
mores on the roster. They
look to be a well-rounded
team this year.
Heppner will host a
tournament on Dec. 7-8,
inviting Crane, Wallowa
and lone. The girls will
play Friday at 4 p.m. and
the boys’ first game will
follow.
Junior high basketball starts
season
The Heppner Junior
High School M ustangs
basketball teams opened
their season at a three way
tournament in Stanfield
on Nov. 17. The A team,
which is made up of most
of the seventh and eighth
grade members of the team,
finished the day with a 2-1
record.
The Mustangs lost their
first game of the day to a
strong Stanfield team, 51-
29. The game was close
through the first half, but
the constant pressure and
the size of the Tigers even
tually wore the team down.
Leading the way in scoring
for the Mustangs was Lo
gan Grieb with 16 points.
Jake Lindsay had seven and
Caden Hedman scored four.
Grieb also had a team high
of five rebounds, and Kevin
Murray added four.
In the second game,
against Echo, the M us
tangs came out strong and
dominated the entire game.
They beat the Cougars with
a score of 34-10. A balanced
scoring attack was led by
Alex Lindsay and Kevin
Smith with seven points
each. Hedman had six, and
Grieb and Bryan Fowler
both scored four. Kolby
Currin, Kane Sweeney and
Jake Lindsay all had two
points. Smith also did some
major damage on the back-
boards as he recorded 13
rebounds, and Alex Lindsay
was next with seven. Coby
Dougherty had five assists
for the game.
In the final game of
the day, the Mustangs sunk
the ship o f the Riverside
Pirates by a score of 24-13.
A close game for most of
the contest, Heppner used
some full-court pressure to
seal the victory in the end.
Leading the way in scoring
was Grieb with 17 points,
w hile M urray had four
and Hedman finished with
three. Grieb also led the
team with nine rebounds,
while Murray secured eight
and Hedman, seven. Jake
Lindsay was a shooter’s
best friend as he dished out
six assists for the game.
Mustang coach Luke
Swanson commented that
he was pleased with his
team’s performance on the
day. He says he knows the
boys will continue to work
hard in practice and im
prove in certain areas.
“ I’m looking forward
to a great season with this
team,” Swanson said.
Oregon Trail Library
District celebrates 20 years
In 1992, the Oregon
Trail Library District was
formed to serve the com
munities of Boardman and
Heppner. At that time, there
were no com puters and
no internet at the librar
ies. Now, the district has a
website, online databases
and Wi-Fi, as well as many
computers for the public
to use.
The district belongs to
the Sage Library System,
with a shared catalog of
more than one million items
from more than 75 libraries,
including several commu
nity colleges and Eastern
Oregon University. The
district also has an early
literacy outreach program
with a storyteller who vis
its day cares and Headstart
classes in Boardman, Hep
pner and Irrigon.
The community of Ir
rigon joined the library
district in 2000 and, on Nov.
29, the district broke ground
for the new 6,000-square-
foot library facility there.
OTLD invites everyone
to join them in celebrating
the district’s 20 years of
progress, including refresh
ments and the chance to see
the plans for the new Irrigon
branch from 4-8 p.m. on
Wednesday, Dec. 12, in
Heppner and on Monday,
Dec. 10, at 200 South Main
Street in Boardman.
Mustang wrestlers launch
season in big way
The H eppner w res
tling team launched its
2012-2013 season at the
Enterprise Kickoff Tour
nament on Friday, Nov.
30. Overall, the Mustangs
finished third of 12 teams
behind first place Clarkston,
WA and second place Mac
Hi. Individually, six Mus
tangs placed in the top four
of their respective weight
classes, including three
champions.
After a first-round bye,
junior Jared Lemmon won
his next three matches by
fall at 132 pounds, includ
ing a 13-second pin over
his Baker opponent in the
By Jordan Jones
The Mustang football
boys had a good season.
Now that football and vol
leyball are over, it is time to
start cheering on our Mus
tangs for basketball season.
The basketball varsity girls
won a victory against the
Imbler Panthers last week.
The girls next have a basket
ball game on Friday, Dec. 7;
this game will be against the
Crane Mustangs at 6 p.m.
The boys varsity will also
have a basketball game on
Friday, Dec.7, against the
Crane Mustangs; this game
will take place at 7:30 p.m.
The boys and girls varsity
basketball teams will both
have games on Saturday,
Dec. 8. the who and when
are yet to be determined.
Our first senior for the
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Whooping Cough Vatdnes
she can study the different
styles.
This week’s other se
nior is Emma Kate Osmin;
her parents are Amy Betts
and Jess and Staci Osmin.
She has four siblings, Har
ley and Reagan Davis, and
Shayna and Kael Osmin.
Osmin’s favorite color is
purple and her favorite
food is homemade mac and
cheese. She is involved in
volleyball, basketball, track
and 4-H. In Osmin’s spare
time, she enjoys going to
the mountains with her fam
ily, being a role model to
her siblings, and staying out
late with her friends. After
high school, Osmin would
like to attend Linn Benton
Community College and
major in physical therapy.
Pictured scooping the first shovel-full of dirt are Anne Spicer,
OTLD board chair (left), and Barb Huwe, OTLD board
member (right). Other OTLD board members not pictured
are: Blaine Ganvoa, Sally Walker and Alice Ellis. -Contributed
photo
by the library district and
the Irrigon Friends of the
Library,” stated District Di
rector Marsha Richmond.
“We will be so pleased
to finally have a building
in Irrigon so we can retire
the old bus!” added OTLD
Chairman Ann Spicer.
Work on the building is
expected to take up to a year
before it will be open to the
public. “We plan to be open
and all moved in to the new
building by this time next
year,” said Richmond.
Handel’s Messiah
to be presented in
Echo
a t Murray's Drug in Heppner
Wellness
Drinks
ONLY $3.00!
Morrow County Health Departm ent w ill also be offering
f R il Hu shots and Tdap (whooping tough) vatdnes a t this
rime to those without insurante coverage.
MORROW COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
120 S. Main St. • P.O. Box 799
Heppner, OR 97836
(541)676-5421
week is Michaela Alyssa
Whalen. Her parents are
Ronald and Chris Whalen;
she has three siblings.
Whalen’s siblings are Rob
ert Whalen, Zach Whalen
and J e n n ife r W halen.
Whalen does not partici
pate in any extracurricular
activities; however, she
does enjoy reading, writing,
watching movies and play
ing video games. Whalen’s
favorite colors are blue and
pink; her favorite food is
orange chicken from the
Golden Palace. After high
school, Whalen would like
to move to Michigan for
a few years so she can
obtain a job and continue
her education in writing or
journalism. She says she
would like to continue her
education in writing so that
Library district breaks ground
for new Irrigon branch
Heppner schools to
hold winter concert
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fourth at 145 pounds; and
Earl Propheter, fourth at
170 pounds.
Freshman Will Lutcher
and sophomore Jesse Boyd
each picked up a win during
competition and went 1-1
for the day.
Next Friday and Sat
urday, the Mustangs travel
to La Grande to compete
in the Muilenberg Tourna
ment that includes 1A to
6A teams from all over Or
egon, as well as teams from
W ashington and Idaho.
Annually, it is the largest
w restling tournament in
Eastern Oregon.
Heppner High news
On Nov. 29 at noon, the
Oregon Trail Library Dis
trict held a groundbreaking
ceremony for the start of
construction on the OTLD
Irrigon Branch Library. The
new building will attach to
the Irrigon City Hall and
will share a common lobby.
The library building will be
approximately 6,000 square
feet, including a children’s
area, reading areas and a
public meeting room.
“We are excited to be
finally starting construction
Heppner Elementary School and Heppner Junior/
on this much-needed branch
Senior High School will hold a joint winter concert next
library for Irrigon. This is
Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 6 p.m. in the HES gym. The com
the result of six years of
munity is invited to attend.
hard work and fundraising
We have been working closely with
Murray's Drug to begin offering
Tdap (Whooping Cough) vaccine to
M u M u j'i Medicare Part D Clients and we will
be holding a joint clinic to help "KICK
OFF" this new service!
championship finals.
Tim Nelson also finally
pinned his way to a champi
onship at 220 pounds after
falling behind in the second
round of the championship
bout 3-2.
S o p h o m o re Jo h n
Propheter weighed in at
205 pounds but wrestled up
in the 285-pound bracket.
Despite giving up a sizable
disadvantage in size, he
won both his matches and
brought home his first gold
medal o f his high-school
career.
Other Heppner placers
were Treston Maben, third
at 160 pounds; Alex Smith,
The Inland Northwest
Chorale & Orchestra will
present performances of
H andel’s Messiah at the
Echo Community Center
Ballroom, 20 So. Bortanza,
Echo, OR next week. Per
formance times are 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 14, and 4 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15.
The chorale and or
chestra, under the direction
o f R. Lee Friese and ac
companied by Myma Van
Cleave on the harpsichord,
will present the Christmas
portion of Handel’s Mes
siah.
Included will be selec
tions such as And the Glory
of the Lord, For Unto Us a
Child is Bom, Hallelujah
Chorus and Amen Chorus,
as well as arias sung by
soloists RaNiel Dunn, so
prano; Mary Finney, alto;
Phillip Ruud, tenor; and
Harvey Foreman, bass.
Both concerts are free.
However, due to past popu
larity of these concerts, all
interested in attending are
asked to contact the Inland
Northwest Musicians office
at 541 -289-4696 or inwm@
machmedia.net with a res
ervation request for their
preferred performance time,
including nam e, phone
number and number in the
party.
Donations will be ac
cepted at the door. A recep
tion follows each concert,
enabling the audience to
meet and greet the perform
ers.
For additional infor
mation or questions about
Inland Northwest M usi
cians. playing or singing in
one of the ensembles, or the
concerts, check the website
above, visit their Facebook
page, or contact Judi Mason
at judimasn@eoni.com or
541-314-5407, or R. Lee
Friese at 541-377-1865.
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