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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 15,2014 Mustangs defeat Prospectors 51-50 JV Mustang boys sweep week of play The H eppner High School JV boys’ basketball team picked up two more wins this week. T hey tr a v e lle d to Irrigon last Tuesday night and defeated the Knights 46-29. They then went to John Day on Friday and beat the Grant Union Prospectors by a score of 59-50. H e p p n e r h eld th e Irrigon Knights scoreless in the first quarter of play and never looked back from there. The Mustangs led 17- 12 at halftime and stretched the lead to 31 -17 after three quarters. Heppner was able to break the Irrigon press in the fourth quarter and won the game going away. Jesse Corbin led the team in scoring with 13. Ross Cutsforth and Caden Hedman followed with 10 points each. Kevin Murray scored four and Ryan Cecil and Kolby Currin each had three. Weston Putman had two and Jeremiah Petzoldt scored one point. The game with Grant Union was a close one for three quarters. The Prospectors jum ped out to a 12-4 lead after one quarter The Mustangs put up 19 points in the second quarter but still trailed JO- 23 at the half. Hie Heppner team came out of halftime fired up and took control of the game. They outscored the Prospectors 16-6 in the third quarter to take the lead 39-36. Heppner then outscored their opponent 20-14 in the fourth quarter to secure the win. Weston Putman had a big game for the Mustangs as he scored 20 points on the night. Ross Cutsforth ad d ed 14 p o in ts and many big rebounds. Jake Lindsay and Kevin Murray scored six each and Caden Hedman had five points and many assists. Jesse Corbin and Kolby C urrin each had three points and Cade Arbogast two in the win. W ith the w ins this week, that improves the JV Mustangs record to 6-1 for the season. They have two home games this weekend against the Elgin Huskies and the Enterprise Outlaws. Heppner girls falter against Irrigon, GU Mustang #11 Andrew Hatfield looks for a pass in the game against the Irrigon Knights last week. Despite a good team effort, the Mustangs lost 44-78 against the number-one ranked team. The hoys then turned it around Friday to heat (.rant Union 51-50. Photos by Sandra Putman With the Blue Mountain Conference boasting six teams in the top 15 in the state ran k in g s, alm ost every night of league play is a tough one. This past week for the M ustang boys’ basketball team was certainly no exception. Heppner had to play the number-one ranked Irrigon Knights and the number- three ranked Grant Union Prospectors. Both of these games were on the road to make things even tougher. In the game against the Knights the Mustangs lost by a score of 78-44. Irrigon is a very quick team with several really good shooters. Heppner was able to handle their press most of the night but gave up too many offensive rebounds to the Knights, who are a very good team and certainly deserving o f their high ranking. Brian Rill led the team in scoring with 22. JC Putman had nine, Patrick Collins seven and Logan Grieb six. John Day is always a hard place to play and get a win but the Mustangs were able to get a victory there on Friday night. They beat the Grant Union Prospectors by a score o f 51-50. It was a total team effort on both ends of the floor. CJ Kindle and others held GU leading scorer Mitch Moulton to only two points on the night. The Mustang big men stepped up and dominated the glass with many rebounds. It was a great win for the Mustangs. Leading the way was Collins with 21 points and 11 rebounds. JC Putman scored eight points and hauled down 18 rebounds. Rill scored nine and had five rebounds and three assists. To go along with his strong defensive game, Kindle scored eight and had five rebounds and two assists. Andrew Hatfield c o n trib u te d m any key minutes in the game as well as three points and three rebounds. Grieb had two points on the night. The M ustang b o y s’ record now stands at 8-5 for the season. They are 2-4 in league play, but have an opportunity to even that up this weekend hosting Elgin and Enterprise. Phone and Internet Discounts Available to CenturyLink Customers The Oregon Public Utility Commission designated CenturyLink as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier within its service area for universal service purposes. CenturyLink's basic local service rates for residential voice lines are $12.48-$16.55 per month and business services are $20.31-$27.25 per month. Specific rates will be provided upon request. 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Fees, end Surcharges - Applicable taxes fees and surcharges include a earner Universal Service charge earner cost recovery surcharges state and local fees thet vary by area and certain m state surcharges Cost recovery fees are not taxes or government required charges for use Taxes, fees, and surcharges apply based on standard monthly, not promotional, rates © 2014 CenturyLink All Rights Reserved I The Heppner varsity girls’ team lost two league games this past week. Both were close games that could have gone either way for the M ustangs. The girls lost to the Irrigon Knights by a score of 41 -31 and the Grant Union Prospectors 36-35. In the game against the Knights, Heppner trailed at the halfby six points 21-15. They then came out in the third quarter and cut the lead in half 27-24. In the fourth quarter the Mustangs were outscored 14-7 to give Irrigon the win 41-31. Blake Greenup scored nine to lead the team. She also had nine rebounds on the night. Kelly Wilson followed with eight points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists. Maddie Lindsay scored seven points and had 14 rebounds for the game. Kayla Kindle scored three, Paige G rieb and Jessica Kempkin each had two points. Kempkin also pulled down five rebounds. In the game at John Day, the Mustangs jumped out to a 12-4 lead after one quarter. They were then outscored 14-5 in the second to trail at the halfby a score o f 18-17. N either team could score much in the third quarter and the score was tied 24-24 at the end of three. The fourth quarter saw the Mustangs trail by as much as seven points. They then fought their way back to take the lead with only a few seconds left. The Prospectors had enough time left to run a play and score as time ran out in the game. The final score was GU 36 and Heppner 35. RILL RETIRES -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE m o tio n in g aro u n d her classroom filled with books, charts, posters and other personal touches. Finally, in 2006, her moving ended when she sta rte d te a c h in g th ird grade in Heppner, where she has remained until her retirement this year. She says there are many reasons she chose to retire this year, but her family tops the list. “1 felt like I was needed other places. My family needed me to be more available,” says Rill, adding that it has been difficult for her to leave her students when needed. “This is like a family here. You can’t just say, “I’m not going to be here Monday.’ It stresses me no end not to be here.” A ls o , s h e s a y s , changes in federal and state requirem ents have taken some of the joy from teaching. “I’m kind of tired,” she admits. “I’d like to work part time, but I do have a farm to take care of.” Plans for retirem ent include the family farm. She says the crop land is in CRP but, “I’ve got a lot of farm out there, and it needs some upkeep.” Other plans involve, of course, her sons and her 11-year-old grandson Dylan, as well as volunteering with the school. “ I do have new golf clubs, so I’m thinking about some golf,” she says. “I’m still thinking on what else I might do.” That pondering isn’t a sign of boredom. Rill will have plenty o f things to keep her busy for years to come. She says that, aside from working for the school district, she also served on both the MCSD and Blue Mountain Community College boards for a while. “ I ’ve seen a lot o f education from different perspectives,” says Rill. “I’d like to put that perspective to use in making the system better.” She is also involved— not in the singing but in some administration, she stresses—with the Matheny P ro ject. The M atheny Project has so far released one CD with music by H eppner native Sandy Matheny, with all proceeds donated to the spinal cord program at Oregon Health and Sciences University in honor of the late David M atheny o f Lexington. Rill says they are working on a second CD, with a projected release sometime around Valentine’s Day. Proceeds from the second CD will also go to OHSU. Though Rill has a lot to look forward to, she says it’s bittersweet at best to think about leaving the kids she’s taught and loved over the years. “ I ’ m g o n n a m iss the ch allen ges and the ach ie v e m e n ts and the personalities. I’m not gonna miss the paperwork,” she says. “ I ’m gonna hate leaving the kids. I’ll figure out something to keep me involved.” D ig it a l M a m m o g r a m s w il l b e AVAILABLE AT PIONEER M e m o r ia l C l in ic in H e p p n e r o n W e d n e s d a y , J a n u a r y 29 th IN COOPERATION WITH A s s u r e d I m a g in g . Please call Can a t 541-676-2948 fo r an appointment PIONEER MEMORIAL CLINIC Morrow County Health District if E a c e ll «ncc In H e a l t h c a r e \ Heppner's Jessica Kempken, #22, looks for an opening as the Knights press in, as #1 Kelly Wilson and #14 Paige Grieb look to assist. -Photo by Sandra Putman Wilson scored 13 and had three assists and three steals in the game. Lindsay followed with seven points and three rebounds. Micha Hintz scored four points, and had seven rebounds and two assists. Grieb and Kempkin both scored four points on the night. Kindle had two points and Greenup scored one point and had four assists. The team has a great chance to get two wins this weekend when the Elgin Huskies and the Enterprise Outlaws come to town. Heppner schools closed Thursday, Monday There will be no school for students at Heppner Elementary School and Heppner Junior/Senior High School on Thursday, Jan. 16, due to the end of the Semester 1 grading period and Semester 2 class scheduling. School also will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. HHS announces parent conferences Heppner Jr./Sr. High School will host parent-teacher conferences from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23. “This conference is a great time to check up on progress, answer questions regarding recent changes and see all the successes your child is having,” said HHS Head Teacher Greg Grant. For questions, call 541-676-9138 ore-mail grantg@ morrow.kl2.or.us. Heppner pep club plans ‘whiteout’ The Heppner High School Pep Club would like to invite Heppner Mustang fans to wear white to the home games this Friday and Saturday, Jan. 17 and 18. The “whiteout” JV games will begin at 3 p.m. on Friday against Elgin and 1 p.m. on Saturday against Enterprise. Fans are also invited to join the student section as they cheer “extra loud” on every fifth point. HHS freshmen plan baked-potato dinner The Heppner High School freshman class is holding a loaded twice-baked potato dinner during the home basketball games on Saturday, Jan. 25. Dinner will include loaded baked potato, salad, homemade dessert and a drink for $5. Dinner will be s ,ved in the HHS Home Economics room from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. 4-H enrolment deadline Jan. 31 The Morrow County Extension Service says it would like to remind area families that the deadline to enroll in 4-H for 2014 is Friday, Jan 31. For new members or volunteers, sign up for 4-H by contacting the Morrow County Extension Service, 541-676-9642. County member dues are $5 per member and state member dues are $18 per member with a $36 family I cap. M e m b e r s h i p applications are accepted year-round but, in order to be eligible for the 2014 fair, applications and enrollment fees must be received by Jan 31, 2014. Contact 4-H through the Oregon State University Morrow County Extension Service at 541 -676-9642 or visit the website at: http:// extension.oregonstate.edu/ morrow/. i
