Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 11,2013 - THREE
HHS girls and boys bring home trophies
HHS Mustang
wrestlers start season
Blake Greenup, Brian Rill named MVPs
The Heppner High
School Boys and G irls
Varsity Basketball teams
kicked off the new season
by bringing home the
cham pionship trophies
for the Warrenton Warrior
T ip -O ff T o u rn a m e n t.
Both teams played good
competition and won both
of their games.
The girls’ team played
Warrenton first and defeated
the Warriors by a score
o f 51-45. It was a close
game early in the contest
as the score was 10-9 in
favor of Warrenton after
one quarter of play. With
several fast break baskets
and good outside shooting,
the Mustangs outscored
the Warriors in the second
quarter 17-4 to take a 26-
14 lead at halftime. The
W arrenton press led to
some easy baskets for the
Warriors as they outscored
the Mustangs 20-8 in the
third quarter.
Heppner
then put on a press of their
own and outscored the
Warriors 17-11 in the fourth
quarter to get the win. The
game was stopped for a
while near the end as Paige
Grieb suffered a broken
nose. She was going for
a loose ball and was run
into by a Warrenton player.
After a trip to the Astoria
hospital, she was able to
return the next day and
cheer on her team from the
sidelines.
Blake Greenup led the
Mustangs in scoring with
14 and Kelly Wilson had
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10. Kayla Kindle followed
with 8 points and Maddie
Lindsay scored 7. Micha
Hintz was next with 6 and
G rieb scored 2. Kindle
hauled in 8 rebounds and
Lindsay had 5. Hintz led the
team in assist with 5.
In the boys’ game
from F riday night the
M ustangs tram pled the
Warrenton Warriors by a
score of 57-28. Heppner
started the game fast and
never looked back as they
led 25-2 after one quarter.
They then led by a score
o f 38-11 at halftime. O f
the 38 points at half, 26 of
them were scored off of
fast break opportunities.
The Mustangs outscored
the Warriors 19-17 in the
second half to win by the
score of 57-28. Brian Rill
led the boys in scoring with
16 and CJ Kindle was next
with 9 points. Freshman
Logan Grieb made his first
start o f his high school
career and finished with
8 points, 6 rebounds and
6 assist for the game. JC
Putman had 6 points and
6 rebounds. Tate Gentry
and Andrew Hatfield each
scored 5 points and Jesse
Corbin and Ross Cutsforth
both fin ish e d w ith 4.
Wes Putman had 3 and
Patrick Collins 2 points.
Rebounding was led by
Grieb, Collins and Putman
with 6 each and Andrew
Hatfield had 5. Following
Grieb with 6 assist were
Corbin and Kindle with 3
each.
On Saturday both
teams played the Knappa
Loggers. The girls’ team
won a hard-fought contest
by a score of 42-30. The
score o f the close game
was 23-20 at halftime in
favor of the Mustangs. The
Loggers did take the lead in
the third quarter for a short
time, but the Mustangs then
took control of the game by
outscoring Knappa 10-4 in
the fourth quarter for the
final margin o f victory.
Greenup again led the team
The Heppner High
School Mustang wrestling
team started off the 2013-
2014 season in llermiston
on Saturday December 7.
Heppner’s Ryan Smith
(1061bs), Jared Lemmon
(1381bs) and Treston Ma-
ben (1601bs) teamed up
with Hermiston wrestlers
to form a fourth entry into
the four-way dual that in
cluded Hermiston’s varsity,
HHS boys’ team LR- Coach Jeremy Rosenbalm, CJ Kindle, Lewiston and Post Falls.
Logan Grieb, Jaden Orr, JC Putman, Patrick Collins, Brian
Smith won all three of his
Rill, Ross Cutsforth, Andrew Hatfield, Weston Putman, matches, two by pin. Lem
Jesse Corbin, Tate Gentry.
mon and Maben went 2-1
for the day, each winning
two by pin.
Will Lutcher (1381bs),
Jesse Boyd ( 1381bs), Jacob
Moses ( 1601bs), Joe Garcia
(160!bs) and Cord Flynn
competed for Heppner in a
separate individual tourna
ment.
Lutcher won both bouts
by fall and Boyd won his
two, one by fall and one by
technical fall.
The Mustang grap-
piers next compete Friday.
December 13, and Satur
day, December 14, in La
Grande in the expected 22-
team Muilenburg Tourna
ment that features teams in
classifications 1A-6A from
Oregon, Washington and
Idaho.
Heppner High School
Wrestling Schedule
HHS girls’ team LR- Coach Melissa Lindsay, Rilee Kollman,
Jessica Kempkin, Maddie Lindsay, Caitlynn Bailey, Paige
Grieb, Blake Greenup, Kayla Kindle, Micha Hintz, Coach
Jeromy Wilson. Not Pictured- Kelly Wilson, Maci Gibbs.
in scoring with 14 points.
Kindle followed with 12
and Wilson had 11. Hintz
and Lindsay each scored 2
and Macy Gibbs chipped in
1 point. Greenup also had
10 rebounds for the game
and Lindsay and Kindle
fo llo w ed w ith 6 each.
Jessica Kempkin hauled in
5 rebounds and Wilson 4.
Hintz had 4 assist, Greenup
3 and Wilson 2.
The Mustang boys’
team played a very strong
Knappa team and won by
a score of 68-56. The game
was tied after one quarter
14-14, and Heppner led
27-26 at halftime. At the
end of the third quarter the
Mustangs only led 44-41.
Heppner then went on to
outscore the Loggers 24-15
in the fourth quarter to get
the win. Collins had a big
game with 27 points and
16 rebounds. Rill scored 16
and had 8 rebounds and 5
assist. JC Putman chipped
in 11 points, 14 rebounds
and 2 assists. Kindle had
6 points, 8 rebounds and
4 assist. Grieb scored 5
points, had 6 rebounds and
5 assists. Hatfield rounded
out the scoring w ith 3
points.
Blake Greenup was
honored as the MVP of the
g irls’ tournament. Kelly
Wilson and Kayla Kindle
were on the all-tournament
team. On the boys’ side,
Brian Rill was named the
tournament MVP. Named
to the boys’ all-tournament
team for Heppner were JC
Putman, Patrick Collins and
Logan Grieb.
The Mustangs play
in Imbler on Tuesday and
then host a tournam ent
this weekend. The teams
attending are Arlington,
Crane and lone.
Grant recipients announced
The Morrow County senior high schools’ artist-
C u lt u r a l C o a l i t i o n , in-residence programs; Sam
supported by O regon’s Boardman Elementary and
Cultural Trust Foundation, Windy River Elementary
announces the following s c h o o l s ’ r h y t h m
grant recipients for 2014 in s tr u m e n ts ; M orrow
projects in Morrow County County Historical Society
schools and communities: Chronicles and Hampstead
Windy River Writing Stage Co.
F estival; O regon Trail
A p p lic a tio n s fo r
Library District (Irrigon, the 2015 cultural based
B o a rd m a n , H e p p n e r) activities in Morrow County
historical books; Irrigon are now being accepted.
and B oardm an ju n io r/
Projects supported in the
past have also included
quilting and art groups,
art d is p la y s , cul t ur al
entertainm ent structures
and kids' activities for parks.
G rants can be aw arded
for up to 50 percent o f
the total project cost. For
complete guidelines and
application forms, contact
Susan Russell at 541-481-
4277 or smsel@hotmail.
com/
Friday, Dec 13-4, p.m., Muilenburg, La Grande
High School.
Saturday, Dec 14-10 a.m., Muilenburg, La
Grande High School.
Thursday, Dec 19-4 p.m., Heppner Duals,
Heppner High School.
Saturday. Dec 21-10 a.m., Mac Hi Christmas,
McLaughlin HS (Mac Hi) Tournament, Milton
Freewater.
Saturday, Dec 28-10 a.m., Freeberry, Pendleton
High School.
Friday, Jan 3-2 p.m., Jo Hi Cosgrove, Joseph
High School.
Saturday, Jan 4-10 a.m., Jo Hi Cosgrove,
Joseph High School.
Saturday, Jan 11-11 a.m.. Riverside Rumble,
Riverside High School, Boardman.
Friday, Jan 17-8 a.m., Oregon Classic,
Deschutes County Fairgrounds Dual Tournament.
Saturday, Jan 18-8 a.m., Oregon
Classic, Deschutes County Fairgrounds Dual
Tournament.
Friday, Jan 24-5 p.m., Heppner 5 Way, Heppner
High School.
Monday, Jan 27-4 p.m.. La Grande JV, La
Grande High School.
Saturday, Feb 1-10 a.m. Irrigon, Irrigon High
School Tournament.
Saturday, Feb 8-10 a.m.. Bank Of Eastern
Oregon Invitational, Heppner High School Invitational.
Saturday, Feb 15-10 a.m.. Pine Eagle,
HalfwayToumament.
Saturday, Feb 22-10 a.m.. District, Elgin High
School.
Friday, Feb 28-8 a.m.. State, Memorial
Coliseum.
Saturday, Mar 1-8 a.m., State, Memorial
Coliseum.
Pasta dinner to be
served at tournament
The Heppner eighth grade parents will be serving
a pasta bar dinner during the Heppner High School
tournament this Friday, Dec. 13.
The meal includes pasta with chicken Alfredo or meat
marinara sauce with a salad, roll, drink and dessert for
$5 each.
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