Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, Wednesday, February 4, 2015
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Colt Character winners announced Mustang boys ground Rockets
HES recently announced the Colt Character winners for November and December (see names
below). –Contributed photo
Heppner Elementary
School has announced Colt
Character winners for No-
vember and December. The
character trait was Manag-
ing Yourself, which includ-
ed time, energy, thoughts
and feelings. Next month
the trait is Treat Others as
You Want to be Treated; it
includes empathy, respect,
kindness and cooperation.
The complete list of
Colt Character winners is
as follows:
Mrs. Morris (kindergar-
ten): Keaton Coiner, Avree
Lathrop, Claire Lindsay,
Hailey McDaniel, Healy
Hisler, Patrick Wolford.
Mrs. Matteson (kinder-
garten/first grade): Mariah
Combe, Caleb George,
Faith Holsinger, Lily Nich-
ols, Rylee Palmer, Maya
Payne, Sophie Rodriguez,
Tripp Stewart.
Mrs. Stewart (second
grade): Jackson Coiner,
John Lindsay, Hallee Hisler.
Mrs. Coiner (third/
fourth grade): Irelynn Koll-
man, Landon Mitchell,
Arianna Worden, Zandra
Masterson, Kyler Wilson,
Caden George, Ethan De-
libertis.
Mrs. Gibbs (fourth
grade): Hayley Akers, Bill
Alldritt, Ty Boor, David
Cribbs, Lexi Gurinko, Per-
rin Furrer, Jacob Lentz,
Paul Lindsay, Ireland
Martin, Trevor Nichols
Madison Palmer, Camryn
Scrivner, Hailey Wenberg,
Brooklynn Wilson, Kath-
erine Wilson.
Mrs. Piper (fifth grade):
Jace Coe, Cody Fletcher,
ZaBrena Masterson, Blane
Mahoney, Hannah Green,
Aubri Rodriguez, Jett Stew-
art, Kylie Boor.
Mrs. Dowdy (sixth
grade): Madison Ashbeck,
Alexis Cutsforth, Hayden
Hyatt, Marlee Mitchell,
Madelyn Nichols, Hannah
Palmer, Jayden Wilson.
Heppner students to compete in
regional FBLA skills competition
Heppner FBLA participants (L-R) Rian Wizner, Taylor
Hamby, Sophie Grant, Jasmine Garcia, Patrick Collins, Erica
Nelson, CJ Kindle, Cara Arbogast and Ryan Smith. Not pic-
tured are Caitlynn Bailey, Meranda Lemmon, Emily Cecil and
Kaelyn Lindsay. –Contributed photo
LA GRANDE, Ore.
(EOU)—Several Heppner
High School students will
be among those attending
the annual Regional Skills
Competition for the Future
Business Leaders of Amer-
ica (FBLA) planned for
Thursday, Feb. 5, at EOU.
More than 400 stu-
dents from 14 regional high
schools have registered to
compete. The event culmi-
nates with a public awards
assembly at 12:30 p.m. in
McKenzie Theatre in Loso
Hall.
Participants will be
tested in 40 different busi-
ness-related fields includ-
ing agribusiness, computer
problem solving, cyber
security, global business,
network design, and sports
and entertainment manage-
ment. Public speaking and
mock interviews are also
scheduled.
The top 10 finish-
ers from each event will
compete at the state con-
ference in Portland April
9-11. From there, the top
contestants advance to the
national competition in
Chicago this summer.
Heppner FBLA advi-
sor Jeannie Collins says
13 Heppner students will
be making the trip. Rian
Wizner and Taylor Hamby
will compete in Hospitality
Management; Cara Arbo-
gast will compete in busi-
ness math and impromptu
speaking; Sophie Grant will
compete in business math;
Meranda Lemmon and Em-
ily Cecil will compete in
Entrepreneurship; Caitlynn
Bailey will compete in
banking and financial sys-
tems and hospitality man-
agement; Kaelyn Lindsay
will compete in banking
and financial systems; Erica
Nelson and Jasmine Garcia
will compete in desktop
publishing; Patrick Col-
lins and Ryan Smith will
compete in sports and enter-
tainment management and
hospitality management;
and CJ Kindle will compete
in sports and entertainment
management.
Aside from Heppner,
FBLA chapters from Baker,
Elgin, John Day, Helix,
Imbler, La Grande, Milton-
Freewater, Nyssa, Ontario,
Pendleton, Stanfield, Union
and Vale are participating.
Member
FDIC
The Heppner Mustang
boys’ basketball team won
its third conference game
in a row when they boys
grounded the flight of the
Pilot Rock Rockets by a
score of 69-30. The Mus-
tangs’ overall record is now
13-3 for the season and 4-2
in Blue Mountain Confer-
ence play.
Heppner started fast
and raced out to a quick
lead in the game, leading
27-4 after one quarter. Great
defensive play by the team
continued to limit the Rock-
ets’ scoring opportunities,
and Heppner led 45-14 at
halftime.
In the third quarter the
Mustangs worked on some
different defensive schemes
that they may need later on
in the season. They also
were able to take a look at
some other offensive sets
that they have been working
on in practice. Heppner out-
scored the Rockets 18-9 in
the quarter and led the game
63-23 entering the fourth
quarter. The teams played
the last quarter close and
the final score of the game
was 69-30.
Patrick Collins record-
ed another double-double
with 22 points and 13 re-
bounds. He also contrib-
uted 3 blocked shots and 1
steal. Logan Grieb had the
hot hand from beyond the
three-point line as he hit 4
of them on his way to 15
points on the night. He also
had 6 rebounds, 3 assists
and 1 steal. Weston Put-
man scored 14 points and
had 5 rebounds to go along
with 3 assists and 1 steal.
Ross Cutsforth chipped in
with 6 points and 10 big
rebounds in the game. Ross
also had 4 assists, 2 steals
and 1 blocked shot. Jesse
Corbin had 5 points and 1
assist for the Mustangs. CJ
Kindle had a good game
with 2 points, 4 rebounds,
5 assists and 1 steal. Jer-
emiah Petzoldt came in and
Patrick Collins goes for the
net during the game versus
the Rockets. Collins was the
Mustangs’ lead scorer on the
night. -Photo by Sandra Put-
man
had a good showing with
2 points, 2 rebounds and 1
assist. Kolby Currin netted
2 points in the game and
Caden Hedman scored 1
point and had 2 rebounds.
Jake Lindsay had 1 rebound
and 1 assist and Kevin
Murray came in and gave
a good defensive effort for
the team.
Heppner shot 47 per-
cent from the field for the
game and held Pilot Rock
to only 27 percent shoot-
ing. Heppner dominated the
boards as they outrebound-
ed the Rockets 43-21. The
Mustangs moved the ball
well and looked to find the
open man. They had 18
assists on their 26 baskets
made in the game.
The Mustangs, who
are currently the fourth-
ranked team in the state,
have a tough week ahead
of them. On Tuesday night
they play the number-three
ranked Stanfield Tigers at
Jeremiah Petzoldt (left) and Caden Hedman show the Rock- home. They then travel to
ets what Mustang defense looks like last weekend. -Photo by Irrigon on Friday to play
the second-ranked Knights.
Sandra Putman
Mustang girls shot down by
Rockets in league play
The Heppner Mustang
girls’ basketball team lost
its Columbia Basin Confer-
ence game against the Pilot
Rock Rockets by a score of
43-29. The Rockets are the
top team in the CBC and
have not been beaten in
conference play.
Heppner struggled to
score in the first half of
play. The Rockets came out
and shot the ball well. They
made several three-pointers
in the first quarter to jump
out to a quick lead in the
game. The Mustangs trailed
at the end of the first quarter
19-5 and it was 33-11 at
halftime.
The Heppner team
came out strong in the third
quarter and outscored the
Rockets 11-6 to get back
into the game. The Mustang
girls also won the fourth
quarter by a score of 7-4.
Their second-half play was
not enough to overcome
the slow start in the first
quarter. The teams played
evenly in the last three
quarters, but it was the first
quarter that doomed the
Mustangs. The final score
of the game ended up 43-29
in favor of the Rockets.
Above: Rylee Koleman (#12) looks for an opening in last
week’s tussle with the Rockets. Despite dominating the sec-
ond half, the girls lost to the Pilot Rock team. Below: Kelly
Wilson was one of the Mustangs’ hot scorers over the week-
end, contributing six points against the Rockets. -Photos by
Sandra Putman
Leading the way in
scoring for the Mustangs
was Maddie Lindsay with
12. Kelly Wilson had 6
points and Paige Grieb
followed with 4. Jessica
Kempkin and Morgan Cor-
rea each scored 3 points in
the game and Sophie Grant
had 2.
The Mustangs take
on the Stanfield Tigers on
Tuesday night and then
travel to Irrigon on Friday
to play the Knights.
7th Annual
LITTLE LEAGUE REGISTRATION
BEO Wrestling Invitational
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 10 th &
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 11 th
Saturday, February 7, 2015
COME SUPPORT THE HEPPNER HIGH
SCHOOL WRESTLING TEAM
SCHEDULED TO COMPETE:
Competition begins at 10:00 a.m.
Adrian ~ Baker City ~ Crane ~ Culver
Elgin ~ Enterprise ~ Grant Union ~ Heppner
Imbler ~ Irrigon ~ Joseph ~ Mac High ~ Pine Eagle
Riverside ~ Union ~Wallowa
Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Concessions available.
beobank.com
at Heppner High School
5:30- 7:30 pm
Heppner City Hall
B oys ages 5-14 & g irls ages 5-16
are eligiBle to participate
Bring birth certificate to verify ages
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