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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 16,2013 Junior Mustangs wrap up successful season The Heppner Junior High basketball A and B teams. Front (L-R): Zach Bredfield, Reno Fer guson, Peyton Lehman, Keegan Gibbs, Hunter Nichols, Carson Brosnan, Zavier Glover and Trent Smith. Middle (L-R): Derek Howard, Coach Mike F.hrsam, Dakota Howard, Kaden Corbin, Kevin Smith, Alex Lindsay, Sam Berry, Gibson McCurry, Cody Wizner, Cason Mitchell and Coach Luke Swanson. Top (L-R): Jake Lindsay, Tim Jaca, Kolby Currin, Kane Sweeney, Logan Grieb, Kevin Murray, Caden Hedman, Bryan Fowler and Coby Dougherty. -Contributed photo The Heppner Junior High School Mustang A team finished up a success ful season last week by de feating the lone Cardinals 31-19. With that win, the team ended the year with a record of 14-4. The Mustangs applied strong man-to-man defen sive pressure to get many steals and score early in the game. The team’s many of fensive sets and plays were also working. This led to scoring opportunities, and the Mustangs cashed in. The halftime score was 19-7 in favor of the Mus tangs. The second half saw many players rotate in for the team. The intensity level was high as the team wanted to win their last game of the year. More strong defense and a well- executed offense led to the final score of 31-18. Logan Grieb led the Mustangs with 13 points, seven rebounds and six steals. Caden Hedman Bv Jordan Jones This coming week, the Mustangs have a couple of basketball games. Both the girls’ and the boys’ varsity teams have a game on Friday, Jan. 18, at 5 p.m. against the Pilot Rock Rockets. During the Friday game, the Heppner Mus tang softball team will be holding a tostada feed. Both varsity teams also have a game the next day, on Saturday, Jan. 19, at 4 p.m. at Stanfield. The last game for this upcoming week will be on Tuesday, Jan. 22. This game will take place at Condon, and will start at 6 p.m. The senior for this week is Austin Gutierrez. His par ents are Craig and Debra Gutierrez, and he has one sibling, Justin Gutierrez. Gutierrez’s favorite food is pizza and his favor ite color is blue. Gutierrez enjoys golfing in his spare time. Heppner High news contributed eight points and four rebounds. Kevin Murray scored six points and had six rebounds for the game. Jake Lindsay and Kane Sweeney both finished with two points each. Mustang coach Luke Swanson commented after the game on how proud he was of this group of boys for having such a success ful season, and said it was a pleasure for him to coach them this year. When Gutierrez isn’t golfing, he is working on his extracurricular activi ties, which involve being the ASB secretary and the FBLA vice president. After high school, Guti errez plans on going to col lege either at Oregon State University or the University of Idaho. Gutierrez wants to pursue a degree in business marketing. He also wants to get an apprenticeship in the PGA. Do you receive infusion or injection therapy on a regular basis? If you do and you would like to avoid the cost and hassles of traveling to receive this therapy, Pioneer Memorial Hospital may be able to help you. Mustangs sweep weekend league play The Heppner Mustangs swept the competition in league play last Friday and Saturday at the Heppner High School gymnasium. Friday night’s match up was against the Elgin Huskies. The Lady Mus tangs put the leash on the Huskies in the first quarter of play with their defense, holding Elgin to two points. The Mustangs were also shooting well, with almost half their shots falling through the hoop. The end resulted in a 48-19 win for the girls. The boys’ game was also a slug-out for the Mus tangs. A low-scoring first half by both teams wouldn't give away the night’s domi nant team. The second half showed an increased in tensity by the shorter Mus tangs. In the fourth quarter, Heppner took control for good and sealed their first league win 36-32 over the Huskies. Saturday night's much- anticipated contest with the two top contenders in the Blue Mountain Conference put the Lady Mustangs up against the Enterprise Out laws. The Outlaws boasted a 7-0 BMC record, with the Mustangs right behind them at 6-1 BMC. The game started hot for the Outlaws, going up 13-1 early in the first frame. The Mustangs, though, didn't panic as they settled down and began their march back into the contest. A three-point shot by Blake Greenup at the end of the first half put the Mus tangs within three points of the Outlaws, 24-21. The Outlaws held on to the lead throughout the third quarter. In the final quarter, at the four-minute mark, Emma Osmin drove to the hoop, drawing the fifth foul on the Outlaws' best offensive player. The Mustangs took advantage, taking the lead away as time wound down. Good free-throw shooting down the stretch and a huge rebound advantage on the night allowed the Mustangs to even the league posi tion at the top of the BMC with a 46-43 win over the Outlaws. For the second night in a row, the boys’ team showed guts and ambition against the Outlaws. Offen sively, it was a better night for the Mustangs, with a balanced scoring attack. It was their will to win that put the Mustangs on top when the contest was over, beating the Outlaws 51-48 for their second win in the BMC league season. Every team in the league has played each other once in league play so far. An exciting second half is sure to follow in the com ing weeks. The Mustangs next host Pilot Rock Jan. 18 at Heppner High School. Games begin at 3 p.m. with varsity play tipping off at 6 p.m. lone elementary awards self-control lone Community School Elementary handed awards out to students in kindergarten through sixth grade who exhibited good self control, lone Elementary talked about what it met to have good self-control, and students worked to have the ability to control their emotions, words, ac tions and impulses. Students receiving awards were: kindergarten-Katie Spivey, first grade-John McElligott, second grade-Madison Orem, third grade-Katelyn Thompson, fourth grade-Abi Pringle, fifth grade-Jill Rudolf, and sixth grade-Sydney Stéfani. -Contributedphoto HES holds geography bee In many cases our physicians can work with your doctor to allow you to have your medication administered here, close to home. Local residents are currently receiving medications to treat Crohn's Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, some types of Anemia and other chronic conditions on an out patient basis at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. IV antibiotic treatment for Osteomyelitis and other conditions is also available at the hospital on an out-patient basis. We do not administer chemotherapy. For more information, please contact Director of Nursing Molly Rhea at 541 676 9133 - - . PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL & NURSING FACILITY M orrow County Health District f x í í l l p n t f In He zlthrjire Top (L-R): Nicole Propheten Drew Coe, Evan Kollman, Casey Fletcher, Jorden Sweeney, Keegan Gibbs, Cody Wizner, Kellen Grant and Zach Bredfield. Bottom (L-R): Leo Waite, Cason Mitch ell, Jaiden Mahoney, Claire Grieb, Jacee Currin and Olivia Schmidt. - Contributed photo A popular event held each January at Heppner Elementary School is the National Geographic Bee, which is sponsored by Google. Students in grades three through six, and a host of family members, looked on as 15 young geographers answered questions in the HES gym on Wednesday, Jan. 9. John Flaherty, social studies teacher at Heppner High School, served as the moderator for the event. Student contestants were Drew Coe, Cason Mitchell, Olivia Schmidt, Jacee Cur rin, Evan Kollman, Jorden Sweeney, Zach Bredfield, Claire Grieb, Cody Wiz ner, Nicole Propheter, Leo Waite, Casey Fletcher, Kel- len Grant, Keegan Gibbs and Jaiden Mahoney. Stu dents all wore matching sjiirts that displayed a globe of maps and boasted “2013 HES Geography Bee.’’ Following the prelimi nary round, Olivia, Leo, Jacee, Zach, Kellen and Cody earned their way into the final round of competi tion. Progressing to the championship round were Zach and Cody, with Zach emerging as the HES cham pion and Cody as runner- If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available and that help Is FREE of charge. If Y O U have a fam ily m em b er w ho suffers from gam bling addiction, Y O U can also receive F R E E treat m ent even if the g am b ler is not receiving treatm ent. If you are a resident of M orrow County and you wish to take advantage of the services ab o ve or desire m ore information, P lease call any of the following num bers to set up a LO C A L appointm ent or just to talk: Bobby Harris @ 5 4 1 -6 7 6 -9 9 2 5 or 5 4 1 -2 5 6 -0 1 7 5 Community Counseling Solutions (CCS) @ 541-676-9161 O R 1 -8 7 7 -6 9 5 -4 6 4 8 (1 -8 8 8 -M Y L IM IT ) up. Zach will take a test to qualify for the next round of the competition, which culminates in Washington, DC in May. Contestants and their families were treated to cookies and treats from around the world at the conclusion of the geogra phy bee. Softball fundraiser Friday The Mustang softball team will be having a din ner to raise money for the program during the home basketball games versus Pilot Rock this Friday. The cost is $5 per per son and will include a tosta da, homemade salsa, rice, beans, dessert and a drink. Proceeds will help the Mustang softball team pur chase equipment for the 2013 season.
