Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 2015)
FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 9, 2015 Mustangs open basketball season with win over Bulldogs In the fourth quarter, Heppner controlled the pace of the game and made some critical free throws down the stretch. Nyssa outscored the Mustangs 17- 16 in the quarter, but it was not enough as the Mustangs won the game 59-54. Logan Grieb led the team in scoring with 24. He also had seven rebounds and four assists in the game. Patrick Collins started a string of double-doubles with 18 points and 12 re- bounds on the night. CJ Kindle followed with seven points, four rebounds and three assists. Weston Put- man chipped in ive points and four rebounds for the Mustangs. Kevin Murray stepped in and scored three points and pulled down four rebounds. Caden Hedman had two points, one rebound and two assists for the team. Jake Lindsay, Kolby Currin and Kaden Clark all played signiicant minutes in the game and pulled down one rebound each. Heppner shot 49 per- cent from the field over- all and was 17-32 from the free-throw line for 53 percent. The Mustangs dominated the boards as they out-rebounded Nyssa 36-22. The next action for the team is this Tuesday when they travel to Arlington to face the Honkers. They will then host the Hep- pner Kick-Off Classic on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 11-12. Heppner will play the Knappa Loggers on Friday night and then face the Crane Mustangs on Saturday afternoon. Heppner’s Caden Hedman outruns a Bulldog in the Mustangs’ irst game of the season. The ‘Stangs won the season opener by 59-54. –Photo by Sandra Putman The Heppner Mustang basketball team won their first game of the season by defeating the Nyssa Bulldogs 59-54. The team has had only four days of practice so far this season because every member of the team played in the State Championship football game last Saturday. The Mustangs started the game fast and moved the ball well. They raced out to a 17-12 lead after the first quarter. Things slowed down a little bit in the second quarter and Hep- pner could manage only six points as Nyssa scored 13. The halftime score was 25- 23 in favor of Nyssa. A big third quarter saw the Mustangs outscore the Bulldogs 20-12. Heppner shot the ball well and at- tacked the basket with pas- sion. The score at the end of three quarters had Heppner Kevin Murray blocks a Nyssa player during Saturday’s game. in the lead 43-37. –Photo by Sandra Putman Mustang wrestling rules the mat in opening tournament The Heppner Mustang wrestlers kicked off the sea- son Saturday in a ive-way dual tournament in Irrigon. The teams present were Grant Union, Hermiston JV, Irrigon, Echo/Stanield and Heppner. Heppner won two out of four duals as a team, de- feating Echo/Stanield and Hermiston JV. Despite a short one- week of practice due to the success of the football team, every Mustang won a match during the tournament or in exhibition rounds. Cord Flynn led the Mustangs with five wins by pin. Flynn covered the 220 and 285 weight classes in the duals, matching up to the opponents’ best wres- tler in either weight class. Weighing in at around 210 pounds, he was disadvan- taged by up to 80 pounds in some matches. Heppner’s other two returning wrestlers also had successful showings to start the season. Senior Will Lutcher had a winning record for the day, winning two and losing one close decision. Junior Tim Jaca went 2-2 with two wins by pin. The Mustangs had ive freshmen debut their high school careers at the tour- nament. All ive managed a win during the day. Jacob Wallace, wrestling in his irst-ever matches with only one week of practice, came away with two wins by fall. Trevor Chamberlin earned two wins, both by deci- sions. Leo Waite, Carson Brosnan and Zach Bredield also each claimed their irst high-school wins. The Mustangs will get tested next weekend as they compete at the Muilenburg tournament in La Grande. The Muilenburg is a two- day tournament featuring more than 20 teams from Oregon, Washington and Idaho ranging in size from 1A to 6A. Heppner girls open basketball season Heppner JV loses tough game by narrow margins Heppner’s Jessica Kempken tips off against Nyssa in last Sat- urday’s game. The Mustang girls lost the non-league opener 16-47. –Photo by Sandra Putman Above left: Jackson Lehman (10) shows that Mustangs don’t go down easily as he battles a Nyssa player under the net. Above right: Mustang Cason Mitchell (11) watches for the rebound during a tough JV game last week. –Photos by Sandra Putman The Heppner Mustang junior varsity basketball team lost a tough game with the Nyssa Bulldogs by a score of 43-40. With injuries to mem- bers of this team from foot- ball season, several fresh- men were forced into their first high school action against a 3A-level JV team. They did very well and even had a couple of shots at the end of the game to tie the score. The game was close from the very beginning and the irst quarter ended in a 9-9 tie. Nyssa outscored Heppner 10-7 in the second to lead at halftime 19-16. In the third quarter, Kolby Currin had the hot hand and he scored 14 points to help the team blitz the Bulldogs 16-4 in the quarter. Heppner led 32-23 at the end of the third quarter. The fourth quarter saw the Mustangs cool off as they could only manage to score eight points. Nyssa rallied to score 20 in the quarter and get the win by the score of 43-40. Currin led the team in scoring with 19 on the night. Wyatt Steagall, Dakota and Derek Howard each scored four points in the game and all three pulled down many big rebounds. Trent Smith added three points for the Mustangs, and with two points each were Coby Dougherty, Hunter Nichols and Gibson McCurry. Jake Lindsay pushed the ball up the loor all game long and recorded numerous assists to his teammates. The next action for the JV team will be on Tuesday at Arlington. They will then be off until Dec. 18, when they travel to Imbler to take on the Panthers. Irrigon moves to 3A Irrigon will move from 2A to 3A in OSAA classi- ications starting in the 2016-17 sports season. Irrigon and Burns will both move to the 3A Eastern Oregon League, joining current members Vale, Nyssa, Umatilla and Riverside. Irrigon leaves behind in the 2A Columbia Basin Conference Heppner, Stanield, Pilot-Rock, Culver and Weston-McEwen. Heppner Gazette Times 541-676-9228 david@rapidserve.net Order Your Christmas Wreaths Today! Custom Designed to Fit Any Décor Dress Your Holiday Party Table With a Centerpieces from Country Rose The Country Rose Flowers with a Personal Touch 217 N. Main St., Heppner 541-676-9426
