FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 9,2013
Mustang wrestlers take
sixth in tournament
Basketball keeps rolling
through the holidays
Take third among district teams
The Heppner wrestling
team competed in the 17-
team C osgrove-Eschler
tournament in Joseph, OR
on Friday and Saturday,
Jan 4-5. The Mustangs
finished sixth overall as
a team and third among
2A/lAteams. Vale won the
tournament.
Ryan S m ith (1 0 6
pounds), Earl Propheter
(160 pounds), Tim Nelson
(220 pounds) and John
Propheter (285 pounds)
made it to the champion
ship semifinals on Saturday
morning before each of
them suffered their first
tournament loss. Nelson
went on to win the conso
lation bracket champion
ship and claim a third-
place medal. Smith and
Earl Propheter finished
fifth, while John Propheter
finished fourth.
Heppner had a total of
six wrestlers place in the
top six of their respective
weight classes. Other Mus
tang placers were Treston
Maben, third at 152 pounds,
and Alex Smith, fifth at 138
Top: Alex Smith finishes this match with a pin after being down
by five points with only five seconds left on the clock. Bottom:
Will Lutchcr besting an opponent during the tournament in
Joseph. Photos bv Alita Nelson
pounds.
at home on Thursday, Jan.
The Mustangs are next 10 at 5 p.m.
Junior Mustangs trample
opponents in double-header
M ustang basketball
kept on rolling through the
holiday break.
On Dec. 21, Heppner
hosted Weston-McEwen.
The girls took the win in the
contest with a final score of
57-52. It was a rough game
on the court with 50 fouls
combined for both teams.
Everyone on Heppner’s ros
ter saw some action. Baity
Bennett led the Mustangs in
scoring with 18.
In the following con
test, the boys lost to the
TigerScots 68-51. The Mus
tangs failed to score in the
final frame in their loss.
Stephen Thompson led the
Mustangs in scoring with
16.
The next day, H ep
pner traveled to Union to
play the Bobcats. The Lady
Mustangs found themselves
down by 10 beginning the
final quarter of play. The
Mustangs increased their
pressure in the fourth quar
ter, holding the Bobcats
to six points. In the final
minute o f play, Heppner
had two and a half steals
for layins, and a three-point
shot that hit with 10 seconds
left on the clock, sending
the game into overtime. The
Mustangs had the momen
tum and finished the game,
winning 64-60.
The boys, struggling
with their offense, lost to
the Bobcats 63-44 during
their fast-paced game with
the home team.
Heppner took a break
from league play when it
went on to host its Christ
mas tournament on Dec. 28-
29. The Mustangs played
Hermiston JV on Friday
night. Both Heppner teams
played well, the boys win
ning 58-52 and the girls
winning 47-36 to advance
to the final games on Sat
urday.
The next day, the girls
played the Mac-Hi Pio
neers of Milton-Freewater.
They continued playing
good ball, beating their
opponents 59-25. Heppner
shot 13-16 from the charity
stripe. Alana Wilson led
the Mustangs in scoring
with 17.
The boys ran into a
very good team in the Ho
rizon Christian Hawks; the
final score was all Hawks
in a 58-22 loss for the Mus
tangs.
Resuming league play
on Friday, Jan. 4, the Mus
tangs traveled to John Day
to play the Grant Union
Prospectors.
The girls played slug
gishly after a break in action
but found their game.. .and
Baily Bennett under the
basket. She led Heppner
in scoring with 27 points.
The M ustangs won the
contest 50-44. The girls are
now 9-1 overall and 4-1 in
Blue Mountain Conference
(BMC) play, with their only
loss to Pilot Rock.
In the boys’ game at
Grant Union, the Mustangs
lost 60-52. Heppner hit 8-9
free throws in the contest
but couldn’t stop the Grant
Union team from grabbing
the win. The Mustang boys
are 2-7 overall and 0-5 in
BMC league play.
W ith th re e leag u e
games in six days this week,
the Heppner Mustangs are
busy. Tuesday night, Jan.
8, the Mustangs traveled to
Irrigon to play the Knights.
Game results were unavail
able at press time.
Elks hoop shoot winners
announced
Season record 13-4 going into final game
man led the team in scoring
with 17 points. He also had
five steals and four assists.
Kevin Murray and Logan
Grieb both scored eight,
and Alex Lindsay had four.
Jake Lindsay scored two
points and had six assists.
In the second game,
the Mustangs beat the Ho
rizon Christian Hawks from
Hood River. The final score
was 43-21. Another quick
start by the Mustangs gave
them a 22-10 halftime lead
that they would not give
up. Grieb led the Mustangs
with 14 points, five steals
and five rebounds. Hedman
On Saturday, Jan. 5,
the Heppner Junior High
School Mustangs A team
traveled to Arlington for a
pair of games.
In the first game of the
m orning, the M ustangs
beat the Arlington Honkers
by a score of 39-25. Hep
pner started the game in a
defensive press that led to
many steals and fast break
baskets. The quick start car
ried on to halftime, where
the Mustangs led the game
24-8. In the second half, all
the team members got into
the game and contributed
to the victory. Caden Hed-
followed with 12 points.
Kolby Currin had a big
game scoring seven points,
and hauling down seven
rebounds and four steals.
Jake Lindsay had another
strong performance with
three points, five steals and
four assists. Tim Jaca also
scored three points, and
Alex Lindsay and Murray
had two each. Murray also
had six rebounds.
The M ustang record
now sits at 13-4 with only
one scheduled game fe-
maining. That one game is
a home game this Friday
against the lone Cardinals.
Some of the participants in the Heppner Elks Hoop Shoot, held Dec. 16 at Heppner Elemen
tary School. -Photo by Megan Futter
The Heppner Elks Club
held its annual Hoop Shoot
on Dec. 16 at Heppner El
ementary School. Winners
are as follows:
Girls 8-9: First, Sydney
Wilson.
G irls 10-11: F irst,
Tresslyn McCurry; second,
Students who gave up Saturday say they'd do it again Alison Cecil.
Girls 12-13: First, Syd
Saturday, Dec. 1, was that the day turned out to and that it was worth their ney Stefani; second, Sophie
“Art Day” at Central Wash be a fun-filled time.
time.
Grant; third, Carsyn Rios;
ington University in Ellens-
After a slightly late
Andrea Lezama said, “I and other participant, Kacie
burg, WA.
arrival, the students all got would definitely attend an Gray.
T hanks to a g ran t to enjoy a two-hour studio other event like this. It was
from the lone Education experience. Some students worth the wait and worth
Foundation, teacher Orissa enjoyed drawing, while our time.”
Burghard was able to take others engaged in sculpture,
“The field trip to Cen
three students up in the van watercolor and/or darkroom tral Washington University
for this first annual event. photography.
was an amazing learning
RSVP of Eastern Or
Many other students
The darkroom was a experience,” said another
were unable to go, as they unique experience, where student, Sam Gilbert. “The egon, in partnership with
were involved in the basket students actually developed classes were very helpful AARP of Oregon, will host
ball bonanza.
their film and watched as in sections o f art that I am a driver safety training
“Giving up a Saturday the images emerged.
interested in. I learned ways workshop at Pendleton City
to try something new takes
This was followed by a to take my interest in art to Hall, 500 SW Dorion Av
enue in Pendleton, OR, on
courage,” said Burghard. pizza lunch and then a tour the next level.”
“Giving up a Saturday to of the art building, more
Even Burghard said she Saturday, Feb. 16 from 8:45
drive six hours round trip studio time and dinner.
felt that she gained ideas a.m. until 4 p.m. A lunch
for a field trip is impres
The students who chose and inspiration from the break is scheduled from
sive.”
to ride in the van all said visit. After looking in on noon until 1 p.m.; no lunch
All who went agreed they would do it again all of the different experi is provided, so participants
ences, Burghard was most are asked to bring their own
impressed with the ceram lunch.
The class is open to
rescription rofiles available ics demo and the drawing
all
ages,
but is focused on
class.
upon request all pharmacy for
those
aged
50 and older.
“I would love to do this
The
cost
is
$12
for AARP
again, and I am so grate
members;
members
will
ful to the lone Education
need
to
have
a
member
Foundation for the oppor
tunity to go this year,” said ship card to take advantage
of the discount. The cost
Burghard.
is $14 for non-members.
heck out dub daily lunch specials
Art Day at Central
Washington University
Boys 8-9: First, Derrick
Smith; second, Gaige Fut
ter; third, Blake Carter; and
other participants, Brock
H isler, Cody F letcher,
David Cribbs, Joe Sher
man, Jett Stew art, Jace
Coe, Mikel Jaca and Brian
Lindsay.
Boys 10-11: F irst,
Keegan G ibbs; second,
Tyler Carter; third Drew
Coe; and other participants,
Sabashtian Futter, Casey
Fletcher, K ellen G rant,
Jorden Sweeney and Angel
Matthew.
B oys 12-13: F irst,
Kevin Smith; second, Alex
Lindsay; third, D akota
Howard; and other partici
pants, Gibson McCurry,
Austin Carter and Kane
Sweeney.
The first-place winners
will advance to the District
Hoop Shoot in Hermiston
on Jan. 19.
Driver safety training
scheduled in Pendleton
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