Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 11, 2015
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Mustangs ranked third in state after split Local players make
2015 East Shrine
weekend
All-Star team
The Heppner Mustang
boys basketball team won
one game and lost one last
week in Columbia Basin
Conference play. The Mus-
tangs (14-4, 5-3) are cur-
rently the third-ranked team
in the state. They team beat
the fourth-ranked Stanfield
Tigers 59-58 on Tuesday
night. They then travelled
to take on the number-one
team in the state, the Irrigon
Knights, and lost that game
by a score of 66-48.
In what was a close
game throughout, Stanfield
led at the end of the first
quarter 20-14. The Mus-
tangs outscored the Tigers
19-9 in the second to take
the lead into the locker
room 33-29 at halftime.
In the third quarter,
the Tigers made a run and
scored 21 points while the
Mustangs collected 14.
Stanfield had the lead
50-47 as the fourth quar-
ter started. Another close
quarter saw the Mustangs
trail by five points with
just seconds left. Logan
Grieb made a three-pointer
to bring the team within 2
points. Heppner had to foul
quickly to force the Tigers
to shoot free throws or they
would be able to run the
clock out.
With only 10 seconds
left in the game, the Mus-
tangs had to foul the Tigers
six times to get them into
the bonus and to the free-
throw line. They pressured
the Tigers and fouled them
as soon as they touched
the ball. The seventh Hep-
pner team foul sent a Tiger
player to the line with 2.3
seconds left in the game.
He missed the front end
of the one and one and CJ
Kindle grabbed the long
rebound. He turned and
rushed to center court and
shot the ball as time expired
and the buzzer sounded.
He was fouled on the shot
and fell to the floor hard.
Kindle was awarded three
free-throws for his effort.
He calmly stepped to the
line all by himself and made
the first two shots to tie the
score. Stanfield then took
a timeout to try and “ice”
him. After the timeout he
toed the line, took a deep
breath and made the final
free-throw to give the Mus-
tangs the win 59-58.
Logan Grieb led the
Mustangs in scoring with
16 points. He also had 3
rebounds, 2 assists and 1
blocked shot. Kindle fin-
ished the game with 13
points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
and 2 steals. Patrick Col-
lins also scored 13 points,
had 12 rebounds, 1 assist
and 2 blocked shots in the
game. Jesse Corbin played
some valuable minutes and
chipped in 8 points and had
2 rebounds. Ross Cutsforth
finished with 4 points, 7
rebounds, 1 assist and 1
blocked shot. Weston Put-
man was solid as ever and
scored 3 points, had 7 re-
bounds and 1 steal. Kevin
Murray gave the team a
strong effort and scored 2
points, had 2 rebounds and
1 steal.
Heppner was outshot
by the Tigers from the field
CJ Kindle steadies his aim
at the free-throw line. His
eye for the net gave the Mus-
tangs their 59-58 victory over
Standfield. -Photo by Sandra
Putman
50 percent to 40 percent, but
the Mustangs controlled the
backboards, outrebounding
Two local athletes have for Weston-McEwen High.
been named to the
Oregon’s 63 rd
2015 East Shrine
annual East West
All-Star team.
Shrine All-Star
Heppner High
Football Game,
S c h o o l ’s J o h n
which benefits the
Propheter, offensive
Portland Shriners
lineman/defensive
Hospital for Chil-
lineman, was se- John
dren, will take place
lected to the East Propheter
Saturday August
team. Heppner ’s
1, 2015 in Baker
Jesse Corbin, defensive City, OR. Parade time and
back/wide receiver, was game time
selected as alternate to the a r e t o b e
team.
determined.
“Both are deserving More infor-
of recognition,” said HHS mation on
Athletic Director Greg t h e g a m e
Grant.
and the
Also chosen as an alter- t e a m s i s Jesse Corbin
nate for the east team was available at
Levi Papineau, offensive http://www.eastwestshrine-
lineman/defensive lineman football.com/.
HES announces
honor card winners
Heppner’s Weston Putman jumps for the net while Ross
Cutsforth blocks in the game against the Irrigon Knights.
-Photo by Sandra Putman.
Stanfield 36-25.
Irrigon is the defend-
ing state champion and
they feature the last two
“players of the year” in 2A
basketball. Heppner was
outscored in every quarter
of the game but they played
hard to the very end.
The Mustangs trailed
20-13 after one quarter of
play and Irrigon outscored
the Mustangs 17-15 in the
second quarter to make it
37-28 at halftime.
It was close again in
the third, but Irrigon won
that quarter 13-9 to make
the score 50-37 as the game
entered the fourth quarter.
A 16-11 advantage for the
Knights in the quarter made
the final score of the game
66-48.
Collins continued his
streak of double-doubles as
he went for 18 points and
had 12 rebounds. Putman
followed him with 12 points
and 7 rebounds. Grieb had 7
points in the game and also
recorded 2 rebounds and 2
assist. Kindle had 5 points,
3 assist and 1 steal for the
night. Cutsforth chipped in
4 points, 3 rebounds and 1
assist and Caden Hedman
scored 2 points and had 2
rebounds for the Mustangs.
The Mustangs shot 44
percent from the field in
the game to the Knights’
55 percent. Heppner once
again won the battle of the
boards, this time with a 26-
13 advantage.
Heppner will travel to
play the Weston-McEwen
TigerScots on Friday night.
It will be Senior Night on
Saturday when the team
hosts the Culver Bulldogs
in their last conference
game. Mustang senior boys
and their families will be
honored for their commit-
ment to the program. The
seniors are Jesse Corbin,
Jerimiah Petzoldt and Ross
Cutsforth.
‘Why BMCC?’ poster contest spurs
creativity in Morrow County students
Why BMCC? That’s
the question Blue Moun-
tain Community College
asked students in Morrow
County who participated
in a poster contest to show
why students choose to
attend BMCC after high
school graduation. One
contest entry was selected
from each of the three par-
ticipating Morrow County
high schools, with the win-
ner taking home $250.
Heppner winning poster.
Heppner winners were
Demi Schmidt, Olivia
Schmidt, Katlyn Harper and
Marissa McKague of Hep-
pner High School. Other
county winners were Britta-
ny Zuercher of Irrigon High
School and Dixie Gonzalez
of Riverside High School.
The posters will be used
for marketing purposes for
BMCC. The scholarships
were funded by the BMCC
Foundation Board’s discre-
tionary fund.
Each poster entry was
required to contain creative
original artwork and text
designed to answer the
question of why students
should consider attending
BMCC upon graduation.
The contest was the
Are You Known As A Christian?
In John 13:35 Jesus said, "By this shall all men know
that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to an-
other. How do you treat those you love? Don't you
take every opportunity to get together with them.
My children live so far away I only see them once or
twice a year. I always yearn for it to be far more
often. When we get together, sometimes we have
special activities and sometimes not: we just hang
out. But it's wonderful just to be with them regard-
less. Don't miss out on a Cmistian heritage. Find
a Bible believing church and join them every time
they get together. People will conclude that you re-
ally are a Christian. (And maybe you actually will
be!)
Heppner winners Demi Schmidt, Olivia Schmidt, Katlyn
Harper and Marissa McKague. -Photo courtesy of Morrow
County School District
brainchild of South Mor-
row County residents and
longtime BMCC support-
ers Chris Brown and Louis
Carlson. They said their
hope was that the contest
would inspire a thought-
ful process for students to
consider BMCC as an op-
tion after high school, as
well as to enable a student’s
parents to better understand
the opportunities for tuition
cost savings, workforce
training opportunities and
a jump-start on a four-year
degree at a local community
college.
Join us for
Valentine's Day Dinner
Saturday evening
February 14th
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Filet Mignon with
sauteed shrimp and scallops
or Parmesan Crusted Halibut
Served with wild rice and fresh
sauteed vegetables
•Includes soup or salad and dessert •
Heppner Elementary
School has announced 72
honor card winners for the
second quarter of the 2014-
15 school year. Winners are
as follows (by class):
Mrs. Morris-8: Keaton
Coiner, Jaysi Dompier,
Brooklyn Hendricks, Healy
Hisler, Claire Lindsay, Hai-
ley McDaniel, Alakae Ro-
driguez, Patrick Wolford.
Mrs. Matteson-11:
Mariah Combe, Lane
Critchlow, Caleb George,
Faith Holsinger, Wyatt
King, Lily Nichols, Rylee
Palmer, Maya Payne, Nata-
lie Piper, Tripp Stewart,
Logan Turner.
Mrs. Stewart-8: Jack-
son Coiner, Ally Green,
Sierra Greenup, Hallee
Hisler, Aden Lathrop, John
Lindsay, Keeley Nairns,
Lynn Williams.
Mrs. Coiner-8: Keegin
Chitty, Morgan Cutsforth,
Ethan Delibertis, Caden
George, Irelynn Kollman,
Zandra Masterson, Landon
Mitchell, Arianna Worden.
Mrs. Gibbs-8: David
Cribbs, Paul Lindsay, Ire-
land Martin, Trevor Nich-
ols, Madison Palmer, Hai-
ley Wenberg, Brooklynn
Wilson, Katie Wilson.
Mrs. Piper-16: Mason
Alleman, Harley Ann An-
derson, Kylie Boor, Conor
Brosnan, Jace Coe, Kaden
Combe, Zander Fisher,
Cody Fletcher, Hannah
Green, Brock Hisler, Brian
Lindsay, Blane Mahoney,
ZaBrena Masterson, Aubri-
ana Rodriguez, Jett Stewart,
Roen Waite.
Mrs. Dowdy-13: Alexis
Cutsforth, Kendall Dowdy,
Sage Ferguson, Brinley
Furrer, Jackson Lehman,
Marlee Mitchell, Madelyn
Nichols, Hannah Palmer,
Serenity Rodriguez, Gen-
evieve Smith, Aimee Tur-
rell, Jayden Wilson, Blake
Wolters.
HES announces
perfect attendance
Heppner Elementary
has announced that 66 stu-
dents achieved perfect at-
tendance for the second
quarter of the 2014-15
school year and 41 students
achieved perfect attendance
for the first semester 2014-
15.
Following are those
with perfect attendance for
the quarter (by class):
Mrs. Morris: 5—Car-
ly Bash, Keaton Coiner,
Brooklyn Hendricks, Healy
Hisler, Claire Lindsay.
Mrs. Matteson: 6—
Mariah Combe, Owen
Guerra, Natalie Piper, So-
phie Rodriguez, Logan
Turner, Connor Wilson.
Mrs. Stewart: 13—Jes-
se Bowles, Makiyah Chris-
tian, Jackson Coiner, Tren-
ton Delibertis, Ally Green,
Hallee Hisler, John Lind-
say, Amelia Manning, Isiah
Martin, Zaleta Masterson,
Keeley Nairns, Nickolas
Wenberg, Lynn Williams.
Mrs. Coiner: 7—Dylan
Christian, Hailey Cimmi-
yotti, Morgan Cutsforth,
David Devilbiss, Amber
Manning, Zandra Master-
son, Teagan Ramsey.
Mrs. Gibbs: 8—Hay-
ley Akers, Bill Alldritt, Ty
Boor, Adan Guerra, Ireland
Martin, Johnny Resch, Hai-
ley Wenberg, Katie Wilson.
Mrs. Piper: 14—Mason
Alleman, Amelia Baker,
Kylie Boor, Conor Brosnan,
Kason Cimmiyotti, Zander
Fisher, Cody Fletcher, Han-
nah Green, Brock Hisler,
Joseph Sherman, Derrick
Smith, Kegan Steagall,
Jonathon Waddell, Wyatt
Wilhelm.
Mrs. Dowdy: 13—
Hayden Hyatt, Mikel Jaca,
Jackson Lehman, Marlee
Mitchell, Madelyn Nich-
ols, Kael Osmin, Hannah
Palmer, Kevin Rea, Di-
ana Rodriguez, Genevieve
Smith, Tyson Vawser, Syd-
ney Wilson, Blake Wolters.
Those achieving per-
fect attendance for the first
semester were (by class):
Mrs. Morris: 3—Ke-
aton Coiner, Healy Hisler,
Claire Lindsay.
Mrs. Matteson: 4—
Owen Guerra, Sophie Ro-
driguez, Logan Turner,
Connor Wilson.
Mrs. Stewart: 6—Hal-
lee Hisler, John Lindsay,
Amelia Manning, Isiah
Martin, Zaleta Masterson,
Nickolas Wenberg.
Mrs. Coiner: 6—Hai-
ley Cimmiyotti, Morgan
Cutsforth, David Devilbiss,
Amber Manning, Zandra
Masterson, Teagan Ramsey.
Mrs. Gibbs: 5—Bill
Alldritt, Ty Boor, Adan
Guerra, Ireland Martin,
Hailey Wenberg.
Mrs. Piper: 8—Ame-
lia Baker, Conor Brosnan,
Kason Cimmiyotti, Zan-
der Fisher, Cody Fletch-
er, Brock Hisler, Derrick
Smith, Kegan Steagall.
Mrs. Dowdy: 9—Mikel
Jaca, Jackson Lehman,
Marlee Mitchell, Kael
Osmin, Hannah Palmer,
Genevieve Smith, Tyson
Vawser, Sydney Wilson,
Blake Wolters.
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