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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 31,2014 Mustang basketball lands victories over Redsides 64-38. Heppner shared the ball as they had 17 assists on their 28 baskets made. They shot the ball well as they made 60 percent of their Held goal attempts on the night. The Mustangs have not been outrebound- ed in a game all season, and in this game they had more than four times the rebounds than the Redsides did. It was a total team effort in which everyone contributed to the victory. Leading the way in scoring for Heppner was Patrick C ollins with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Weston Putman recorded 16 points and hauled down 9 rebounds to go along with 1 assist and 1 steal. CJ Kindle scored 7 points, had 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal. Logan Grieb also had 7 points, 7 assist, 3 rebounds and 1 steal. Ross Cutsforth and Kevin Murray both had 5 points on the night. Cutsforth also had 5 rebounds and 2 as sists. Kevin hauled down 3 rebounds in the game. Jake Lindsay rounded out the scoring for the Mustangs with 2 points. Jerem iah Petzoldt secured 3 rebounds for the team and Caden Hedman and Kolby Currin had 2 rebounds each. Both teams then trav elled to Halsey for the Cen tral Linn Cobra Holiday Tournam ent earlier this week. Their season resumes Friday, Jan. 9, when they play Pilot Rock on the Rockets’ home court. The girls will play at 6 p.m. with the boys to follow at 7:30. Mustang Kolby Currin keep his eye on the ball as he fights ofT a Redside player during the Dee. 22 game. The Mustangs landed their seventh win of the season, defeating the South Wasco County team 64-38. -Photo by Sandra Putman The Heppner Mustang girls and boys basketball teams got wins over the South Wasco County Red sides on Monday night, Dec. 22. The girls won their game by the score of 53-35 and the boys team prevailed by a score of 64-38. The girls team went into the C hristm as break with a record of 4-4 and the boys team is 7-0. In the girls game, the Mustangs opened the game with a defensive press that led to many steals and easy baskets. They out-jumped to a 19-5 first quarter lead and never looked back. Heppner stretched the lead to 33-7 at halftime and it was 47-23 at the end of three quarters. Maddie Lindsay scored 20 points in the game. She also had 6 rebounds and 1 assist. Kelly Wilson record ed 16 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. Jessica Kemp- kin contributed 8 points and hauled down 8 rebounds for the Mustangs. Kaelyn Lindsay scored 4 points and had 1 rebound in the game. Paige Grieb had 2 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the night. Kacie Grey scored 2 points and had 2 rebounds, and Caitlyn Bailey recorded 2 rebounds and had 1 assist. The Mustang boys team jumped out to a 18-11 lead after one quarter of play and led 35-18 at halftime. Both teams scored 11 points in the third quarter, but the Mustangs doubled up the R edsides in the fourth 18-9 to get the win Above: Lori Moeller Sarich (#30) and Molly Rhea (#22) try to block Mindy Wilson (#31) during the alumni women's bas ketball game last Sunday in Heppner. The blue team of “more experienced” players won the game by the score of 49-39. Be low: Jaden Orr (left) and Shane Matheny prove they can keep it light and have fun even during the intense competition that was the trademark of the alumni men's basketball game last weekend. The blue team ended up defeating the white team 110-106. -Photos by Sandra Putman The Heppner Mustang player who played for the Kaelyn Lindsay (#2) and Macy Gibbs (#3) shut out the South Alumni Basketball games M ustangs in 1976. Two Wasco Redsides during the pre-Christmas game. The Mus were held on Sunday af members of the 1986 State tang girls handily defeated their opponents 53-35. -Photo by Sandra Putman Heppner TSA shows well at conference The Oregon Technol ogy Student Association (TSA) held its fall confer ence at BMCC in Pendleton recently. The first event was Flight Endurance, in which students built and flew a model plane for as long a flight was possible. T he s e c o n d e v e n t was M anufacturing Pro totype, in which students researched, designed and built 20 toys. The toys were then divided am ong the teams and donated to char ity. Heppner TSA donated its share o f the Christmas toys (two large boxes) to the South Morrow County Neighborhood Center. The third event was Structural Design and En gineering, in which students designed and built a box girder beam bridge for an elevated light rail mass transit system. Heppner took first place (Bryan Fowler), second place (Kane Sweeney) and third place (Ross Cutsforth) in Flight Endurance. The ternoon. Alumni games are open to any former HHS graduate and/or spouse of a graduate. There were both men’s and a woman’s games played. In the women’s game, the team o f "more expe rienced” players—or the team whose members may have graduated earlier— won the game by the score of 49-39. The w om en’s game featured players who played as recently as last year, to a Championship team also participated. A very com petitive men’s game saw the blue team defeat the white team by the score o f 110-106. Excellent outside shooting and some high-flying inside play made this game a fun one to watch. This event is a fundrais er for the HHS boys’ bas ketball team and has been held for several years now. Plans are already underway for next year’s games. HHS senior class Texas Hold ’em set for Jan. 10 The Heppner High School senior class Texas Hold 'em fundraiser will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at the Heppner Elks Club. Registration will begin at 5 p.m. with play getting underway at 6 p.m. Cost is $40 for a buy-in. Heppner TSA members (front) Taylor Hamby, Secretary Rylee Wagoner, Reporter Bryan Fowler, Daichi Walters, Treasurer Kai Arbogast, (second row) Kane Sweeney, President Cade Arbogast, (back) Ross Cutsforth, Sergeant at Arms Jesse Boyd, Justus Schoenborn and Vice President Will Lutcher. -Contributedphoto HHS TSA team got third place for its Manufacturing Prototype. In Structural De sign and Engineering, Kai Arbogast and Daichi Wal ters won second place, and Rylee Wagoner and Taylor Hamby won third place. Oregon TSA will hold its winter conference in February and its spring con ference in April. Students Next chamber lunch Jan. 8 from the H eppner TSA Chapter also are making plans to attend the National The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of TSA Conference in Dallas, Commerce will be the chamber’s annual luncheon on TX in the summer of 2015. Thursday, Jan. 8, from noon to 1 p.m. Hie annual meeting w ill be held in the St. Patrick's Senior Center dining room. Cost of lunch is $10; Pudding on the Ritz will cater. Chamber lunch attendees are asked to RS VP at 541 -676- 5536 no later than Monday, Dec. 29, to guarantee a lunch. HHS Honor Society to sponsor blood drive The H ep p n er High School chapter of the Na tional Honor Society will hold a blood drive on Mon day, Jan. 5, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Patrick’s parish hall, 325 Gale St., Heppner. Contact Maddie Lind say, 541 -256-0344, or Petra Payne, 541-676-5466, to schedule an appointment to donate. The A m erican Red Cross asks eligible blood donors to make a resolution to give blood regularly in 2015, beginning with Na tional Blood Donor Month HHS hosts alumni basketball games in January. National Blood Donor Month recognizes the im portance o f giving blood and platelets while honor ing those who roll up a sleeve to help patients in need. It has been observed during January since 1970, and that’s no coincidence. W inter is an especially difficult time to collect enough blood to meet pa tient needs. Unpredictable winter weather can result in blood drive cancelations, and seasonal illnesses, like the flu, may cause some donors to be unable to make or keep blood donation ap pointments. Donors o f all blood types are needed, especially those with O negative, A negative and B negative. With a shelf life of 42 days, red blood cells must be constantly replenished to maintain an adequate sup ply for patients. To learn more about do nating blood or to schedule an appointment, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood. org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s li cense or two other forms o f identification are required at check-in. 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