FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Mustangs sweep league play against
TigerScots, Bulldogs
Mustang Jesse Corbin shows his style as he launches for the
basket over the reaching arms of the TigerScots. -Photo by
Sandra Putman
The Heppner Mustang
boys basketball team got
back to their winning ways
with a sweep of their Co-
lumbia Basin Conference
games this weekend. The
Mustangs, who are 12-3
for the season and 3-2 in
CBC play, dispatched of
the Weston-McEwen Tiger-
Scots by a score of 77-41.
They then travelled to Cul-
ver and beat the Bulldogs
61-39 on Saturday.
The Mustangs were
beaten by the TigerScots
three times last year and this
year’s team was not going
to let that happen again.
Heppner broke the Tiger-
Scot press early and often
to score many easy baskets.
This allowed them to jump
out to a big lead at the end
of the first quarter 20-5.
The Mustangs contin-
ued their hot shooting and
scored 22 points in the
second quarter and Weston-
McEwen scored 15 to make
the score 42-20 at halftime.
In the third quarter,
Heppner more than doubled
up their opponent as the
Mustangs scored 16 points
to the TigerScots’ 7. The
score was 58-27 as the
fourth quarter started.
In that frame Heppner
kept the heat on and out-
scored the TigerScots 19-14
to secure the win 77-41.
A balanced scoring at-
tack saw Patrick Collins get
21 points for the team. He
also had 9 rebounds, 2 as-
sists, 1 blocked shot and 1
steal. CJ Kindle contributed
12 points, 6 assists and 1
rebound in the game. Ross
Cutsforth had 10 points,
7 rebounds and 1 assist.
Jessie Corbin, Weston Put-
man and Logan Grieb all
scored 9 points each in the
game. Putman also had
8 rebounds, 2 assists and
1 steal. Corbin also con-
tributed 5 rebounds and
1 assist. To go along with
Grieb’s 9 points, he also had
2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1
steal for the team. Caden
Hedman had 3 points, 1
rebound and 1 assist. Kevin
Murray and Jake Lindsay
each scored 2 points in the
game and Murray also had
3 rebounds. Kolby Currin
had 1 rebound in the game.
Heppner shot 48 per-
cent from the field and
held Weston-McEwen to
just 35 percent shooting
for the game. Heppner out-
rebounded the TigerScots
by a 36-22 margin. The
Mustangs also had 15 as-
sists on their 31 baskets
scored.
After an early-morning
exit from Heppner and an
almost four-hour bus ride to
Culver, the Mustangs came
out strong and took control
of the game with the Bull-
dogs early. Heppner jumped
out to a 17-9 lead after one
quarter and stretched it to
32-17 at halftime.
A closer second half
saw the Mustangs win the
third quarter 15-11 and the
fourth quarter 14-11. That
made the final score of the
game 61-39 in favor of the
Mustangs.
Collins again led the
team with 22 points, 9 re-
bounds, 1 blocked shot
and 1 steal. Grieb finished
the game with 14 points, 2
rebounds, 3 assists and 1
steal. Kindle had 7 points,
3 rebounds and 2 assists
for the Mustangs. Cutsforth
scored 6 points, had 2 re-
bounds, 2 assists, 1 block
and 1 steal. Corbin and Put-
man each scored 5 points in
the game. They both also
finished with 3 rebounds
and 1 assist each. Corbin
also had 1 blocked shot and
Putman recorded 1 steal.
Currin came in and scored
2 points and Lindsay and
Murray each had 1 rebound
in the game.
The Mustangs shot 53
percent from the field in the
game and 75 percent from
the free-throw line. They
continued their streak of
not being outrebounded in
a game this season as they
controlled the glass in this
one 24-16.
Heppner is currently
the third-ranked team in the
latest OSAA 2A State Bas-
ketball poll. The team has
a CBC game with the Pilot
Rock Rockets this Friday
night in Heppner.
Mustang girls split another week of
conference play
The Heppner Mustang
girls basketball team split
their Columbia Basin Con-
ference games this past
weekend. The Mustangs
(7-9, 2-3) lost a tough home
game to the Weston-McE-
wen TigerScots 42-39 on
Friday night. They then
travelled to Culver and beat
the Bulldogs by a score of
38-32 on Saturday.
In the game against the
TigerScots, Heppner started
out slowly and trailed at the
end of one quarter 19-5.
The team picked it up
in the second quarter and
outscored their opponents
15-8. That cut the Weston-
McEwen lead in half and
the Mustangs trailed at the
intermission by a score of
27-20.
The teams played even
in the third quarter and
the score was 36-29 as
the fourth quarter started.
The Heppner girls worked
hard and pulled to within
one point near the end of
the game. The game could
have gone either way but
the TigerScots held on for
the 42-39 win.
Leading the way for
the Mustangs was Maddie
Lindsay with 16 points, 8
rebounds and 1 blocked
shot. Kelly Wilson added
15 points, 4 rebounds, 2
assists and 1 steal for the
game. Jessica Kempkin
scored 4 points, had 12 big
rebounds, 2 blocks and 1
assist. Sophie Grant had a
good game with 4 points,
4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1
steal. Paige Grieb and Mor-
gan Correa each had 3 re-
bounds for the team. Macy
Gibbs and Kaelyn Lindsay
contributed some valuable
minutes to the team effort
and had 1 rebound each in
the game.
The Mustangs started
the game out strong against
the Bulldogs in Culver.
Heppner led 14-8 at the
end of the first quarter. The
score of the game at half-
time was a little closer, with
the Mustangs only leading
by the score of 18-16.
Heppner outscored the
Bulldogs 11-4 in the third
quarter to stretch the lead
to 29-20.
A fast-and-furious
fourth quarter saw the
Bulldogs nearly catch
the Mustangs a couple of
times. Heppner held off
their charges and finished
up the quarter by outscor-
ing the Bulldogs 12-9. That
made the final score 38-32,
with the Mustangs getting
the win.
Wilson led the team
in scoring with 13. She
also had 3 rebounds and
1 assist. Maddie Lindsay
St. Patrick's Church To Host
Saturday, January 31st
Above: Junior high wrestler Leo Waite struggles to pin an op-
ponent during the Grant Union tourney last weekend. Mustang
high school wrestlers also travelled to compete in the Grant
Union Tourney this past weekend. Jacob Moses (below) and
Tim Jaca (bottom) both represented the Mustang in the tour-
nament. –Photos by Kandy Boyd
BEO INVITATIONAL
-Continued from PAGE ONE competition. The first six
and Wallowa.
The competition begins
at 10 a.m., and Bank of
Eastern Oregon invites the
public to come watch the
athletes compete. Tickets
can be purchased at the
door, and concessions will
be available.
Mark Lemmon, Bank
of Eastern Oregon’s Chief
Financial Officer and Hep-
pner High School wrestling
coach, has been instrumen-
tal in organizing the bank’s
sponsorship of the event.
“The bank’s manage-
ment has been very in-
volved in establishing this
annual tournament and
looks forward to the 2015
Morgan Correa (#23) and Jessica Kempkin (#22) block a Ti-
gerScot shooter during last Friday’s game. The Mustangs lost
the tough game against Weston-McEwen but turned around
to beat the Bulldogs Saturday. -Photo by Sandra Putman
scored 12 points and had
6 rebounds in the game.
Kempkin had 5 points and
hauled down 15 rebounds
to go along with 1 assist.
Correa scored 3 points and
had 3 rebounds for the Mus-
tangs. Grieb contributed 3
points and had 1 rebound.
Grant scored 2 points, had 2
rebounds and 1 assist. Kae-
lyn Lindsay pulled down 2
rebounds and Rylee Koll-
man had 1 rebound in the
game.
The team only has one
game this week, a key CBC
matchup at home with the
Pilot Rock Rockets on Fri-
day night.
Little League registra-
tion for the 2015 season will
take place Tuesday, Feb.
10, and Wednesday, Feb.
11, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
at Heppner City Hall. The
deadline for registration is
Feb. 20.
Boys ages five to 14
and girls ages five to 16
are eligible to play T-ball,
Minors, Majors and Juniors
baseball and softball.
The fee is $40 per par-
ticipant or $75 per family.
Debit/credit cards will be
accepted.
One parent or legal
guardian must be present
to register. Registrants are
asked to bring three proofs
of current residency. Items
Adults $12, Children 10 & Under $6,
Family price $35.
Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, Vegetable,
Bread, Dessert and Beverages
funds raised will be used
toward Parish Hall repairs.
Questions, please call Ashley
at 541-376-8285 or Jill at 541-989-8460.
Reservations gladly accepted!
such as a driver’s license,
one utility bill (i.e. CBEC,
City of Heppner, Miller &
Son’s), a school report card,
and one non-utility bill (i.e.
car registration) are accept-
able documentation. Each
item must show a physical
address and have a cur-
rent date from the past 11
months. Families will also
need a copy of the birth
certificate for each child
planning to register. A copy
of the parent or guardian’s
photo ID is required.
Coaches and volunteers
may fill out an application
at this time.
Any questions, contact
Jesse at 541-256-0740 or
Russ at 541-325-3635.
Chamber lunch meeting
The next lunch meeting Feb. 5, at noon in the Hep- Sweet Productions will 541-676-5536 no later than
of the Heppner Chamber pner City Hall conference cater.
the Wednesday before to
of Commerce will be an all room.
Chamber lunch attend- guarantee a lunch.
entities report on Thursday,
Cost of lunch is $10; ees are asked to RSVP at
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Your Household Hazardous Waste
look for label marked “Warning” and “Danger”
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Delicious, homemade Italian dinner
at the St. Patrick's Parish Hall.
years of the event were
outstanding and we intend
the BEO Invitational to be
a “can’t miss” tournament
on every school’s future
schedule,” said Lemmon.
“We appreciate bank staff
and local citizens who vol-
unteer to help at the event
or sponsor amenities; their
help makes the tournament
run smoothly!”
Anyone who would
like to volunteer to help
or who has any inquiries
concerning the upcoming
event, contact Heppner
High School’s Athletic Di-
rector Greg Grant at 541-
676-9138 or Mark Lemmon
at 541-676-0224.
2015 Little League
registration coming up
HOMEMADE
ITALIAN DINNER!
Mustang wrestlers
take to the mat at
Grant Union
Turn Them In!
FREE
Friday April 10, 2015 Northend Transfer Station 69900
Frontage Lane, Boardman, OR
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Items not accepted: Empty containers, Ammunition, explosives, biological
waste and radio active waste. Question please call 541-989-9500