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. Individuals
who are 17 years o f age
(16 with parental consent
in some states), weigh at
least 110 pounds and are in
generally good health may
be eligible to donate blood.
High school students and
other donors 18 years o f
age and younger also have
to meet certain height and
weight requirements.
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