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.
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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.”
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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
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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/.
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