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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Mustangs split conference play, hold on to irst in league Kaden Clark (10), Kevin Murray (20) and CJ Kindle (24) form a screen in front of the Stanield Tigers as they wait for the rebound. -Photo by Sandra Putman The Heppner Mustang boys’ basketball team split its games last weekend in Columbia Basin Confer- ence play. They lost at home to the ifth-ranked Irrigon Knights by a score of 49-42. They then rebounded with a win on the road by defeat- ing the 12 th ranked Stanield Tigers 44-43. The Mustangs (16-2, 6-1) are in irst place in the CBC standings and currently the number-two team in the OSAA 2A state basketball rankings. Against the Knights, Heppner came out a little slow and Irrigon forced the tempo of play. The score af- ter the irst quarter saw the Knights leading 16-11. A lid seemed to be on the basket in the second quarter for the Mustangs as they could only score seven points. Irrigon doubled them up as they scored 14 points and led 30-18 at halftime. Heppner came out in the second half and out- scored the Knights in both quarters, 11-9 in the third and 13-10 in the fourth. This allowed the Mustangs to pull within three points with just under one min- ute left in the game. Hep- pner was forced to foul the Knights and they made several free-throws at the end of the game to preserve the victory 49-42. CJ Kindle led the Mus- tangs with 17 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Patrick Collins followed with 14 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal and a blocked shot. Logan Grieb scored 5 points, had 5 re- bounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and a blocked shot. Ca- MILES & den Hedman chipped in 4 points and an assist on the night. Weston Putman had 2 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals for the team. Kaden Clark contributed 2 rebounds and Kevin Mur- ray had 4. In the game at Stan- ield, the Mustangs came out of the locker room and took control of the game early. They led 13-8 at the end of the irst quarter and 28-21 at halftime. Both teams scored nine points in the third quarter and the Mustangs still led the game by a score of 37-30. The teams traded runs in the hard-fought fourth quarter, but the Tigers got the best of the Mustangs by a score of 13-7. Heppner led the game by one point as Stan- ield ended up with the ball under their own basket with only one second left on the clock. They inbounded the ball and put up a shot at the buzzer but it bounced off of the rim. The Mustangs were able to hold on and get the win 44-43. Leading the way in scoring for Heppner was Putman with 17. He also grabbed 5 rebounds, had an assist and 2 steals. Grieb followed with 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and a blocked shot. Collins was next with 7 points, 14 re- bounds and 2 blocked shots. Kindle scored 6 points, had 7 rebounds and 2 assists in the game. Hedman scored 2 points and had 3 rebounds and 2 assists for the Mus- tangs. Clark also scored 2 points and had a rebound and a steal. Lindsay had a rebound in the game. The Mustangs continue CBC play this weekend as they travel to Athena to take on the Weston-McEwen TigerScots on Friday night. The will then host the Cul- ver Bulldogs on Saturday. Mustangs take six medals at BEO Invitational Smith named Outstanding Wrestler The Mustang wrestling team had a rare home ap- pearance on Saturday at the Bank of Eastern Oregon Invitational tournament. Thirteen teams from eastern Oregon from 1A to 4A, plus Hermiston’s JV, competed. Mac-Hi was the overall team winner and River- side was second. Heppner inished fourth, with six of the 11 Mustangs winning medals. At the end of the day the Mustangs had three wrestlers competing on the new Mustang mat under the spotlight in the champion- ship inals for their weight classes. Trevor Chamberlin, a freshman, wrestled at 106 pounds and made it to the inals before being defeated by a junior from Adrian in the championship bout. Senior Ryan Smith, wrestling in his inal home tournament, inished with a championship at 113 pounds. Smith was also voted by the coaches as the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. Cord Flynn was the third Mustang to compete in the championship bout in his weight class of 220 pounds. Flynn inished with a silver medal. Carson Brosnan, a freshman, won his first high school medal, claim- ing a bronze at 126 pounds with a pin over a Mac-Hi opponent in the consolation championship. The Mustangs’ other senior, Will Lutcher, also inished his inal home tour- nament with a strong show- ing by winning a consola- tion championship bronze medal at 145 pounds. Heppner’s other medal- ist was Tim Jaca, inishing fourth at 152 pounds. Also competing for the Mustangs were Leo Waite, Zach Bredield, Charles Ca- son and Sabashtian Futter. The Mustangs will be competing in their last regu- lar season tournament in Halfway on Saturday. Mustang wrestler Carson Brosnan puts a choke-hold on a Mac-Hi opponent during last weekend’s BEO Invitational in Heppner. Brosnan won his irst high-school medal at the tour- nament. -Photo by Kirsti Cason HES announces perfect attendance, honor card winners John Gould of Les Schwab Tire Center handed out the Pride in Performance irst semester perfect attendance certiicates to 26 HES Students. Six lucky students were drawn to receive gift cards donated by Les Schwab. -Contributed photo High stakes didn’t keep Heppner’s Weston Putman and a Stanield player from sharing a sense of camaraderie on the court last weekend. -Photo by Sandra Putman South Morrow scholarship board elects oficers At the annual meet- ing of the South Morrow County Scholarship Inc., new member Adam Mc- Cabe of Ione was elected president. Ginger Bowman was elected vice president; Del LaRue was elected trea- surer, and Brandi Sweeney, secretary. MILES OF SMILES Board members serv- ing are Martha Munkers, Sharon Harrison and Carri Grieb. The South Morrow County Scholarship Trust was established several years ago to provide funds to grant scholarships to graduating seniors from Heppner and Ione High Schools and to take the place of the Troedson Scholarship fund, which will be discontinued in the year 2023. Application for this year’s scholarships will be available in the form of computer disk at Heppner High School and Ione High School starting in March. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Our success... It's All About Kids, Employees, & Customers!! Mid Columbia Bus Company provides a family atmosphere for the employees to come to work each day and know they are appreciated. NOW HIRING SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS Starting Wage $11.75/Hr. Apply at: Mid Columbia Bus Co. 541-676-5861541-481-7551 Heppner Elementary School has announced perfect attendance for the second quarter and first semester of the 2015-2016 school year. Second Quarter Sixty HES students achieved perfect attendance for second quarter 2015- 2016. They are as follows by class: Mrs. Morris—Naomi Propheter, Tyler Rice, Jace Wilson. Mrs. Matteson—Jaysi Dompier, Healy Hisler, Quaid Jensen, Avree Lath- rop, Claire Lindsay, McK- enzie Maben, Lita Nelson, Maya Payne, Natalie Piper, Mason Seitz, Logan Turner. Mrs. Stewart—Caleb George, Owen Guerra, Zaleta Masterson, Sarah Munkers, Lily Nichols, Rylee Palmer, Austin Wil- lis. Mrs. Matheny—Ma- kiyah Christian, Jackson Coiner, Sierra Greenup, Kadie Henrichs, Hallee Hisler, Saige Jensen, Aden Lathrop, John Lindsay, Isi- ah Martin, Keeley Nairns, Damien Sheoships-Ball, Nickolas Wenberg, Lynn Williams. Mrs. Gibbs—Morgan Cutsforth, Caden George, Zandra Masterson, Teagan Ramsey. Mrs. Piper—Dillan Doyle, Adan Guerra, Ire- land Martin. Mrs. Rosenbalm—Ma- son Alleman, Kylie Boor, Ty Boor, Conor Brosnan, Jace Coe, Zander Fisher, Paul Lindsay, Trevor Nich- ols, Madison Palmer, Au- briana Rodriguez, Joseph Sherman, Katie Wilson. Mrs. Coiner—Ka- son Cimmiyotti, Kassidy Henrichs, Brock Hisler, ZaBrena Masterson, Felix Matthew, Derrick Smith, Kegan Steagall. First Semester Twenty-six students achieved perfect attendance for first semester 2015- 2016. They are as follows: Mrs. Morris—Naomi Propheter, Tyler Rice, Jace Wilson. Mrs. Matteson—Healy Hisler, Logan Turner. Mrs. Stewart—Caleb George, Zaleta Masterson, Austin Willis. Mrs. Matheny—Jack- son Coiner, Kadie Hen- richs, Hallee Hisler, Isiah Martin, Keeley Nairns. Mrs. Gibbs—Morgan Cutsforth, Zandra Master- son. Mrs. Piper—Dillan Doyle, Ireland Martin. Mrs. Rosenbalm—Ky- lie Boor, Conor Brosnan, Jace Coe, Zander Fisher. Mrs. Coiner—Ka- son Cimmiyotti, Kassidy Henrichs, Brock Hisler, ZaBrena Masterson, Der- rick Smith. Honor Card HES also has an- nounced that 60 students achieved Honor Card status for the second quarter, as follows: Mrs. Morris—Mary Ashbeck, Hannah Bran- non, Addison Coe, Havin Gray, Isabel Payne, Naomi Propheter, Gage Williams, Jace Wilson, Eva Worden. Mrs. Matteson—Ke- aton Coiner, Jaysi Dom- pier, Brooklyn Hendricks, Healy Hisler, Avree Lath- rop, Claire Lindsay, Hailey McDaniel, Maya Payne, Natalie Piper, Alakae Ro- driguez, Mason Seitz, Tripp Stewart, Aireana Warner, Patrick Wolford. Mrs. Stewart—Journey Cavan, Lane Critchlow, Elizabeth Finch, Caleb George, Owen Guerra, Faith Holsinger, Levi Ma- ret, Zaleta Masterson, Sarah Munkers, Lily Nichols, Rylee Palmer, Sophie Ro- driguez, Brady Williams. Mrs. Matheny—Jack- son Coiner, Ally Green, Hallee Hisler, John Lind- say, Keeley Nairns, Lynn Williams. Mrs. Gibbs—Morgan Cutsforth, Caden George, Irelynn Kollman, Landon Mitchell, Arianna Worden. Mrs. Piper—Jacob Finch, Jake Lentz, Ireland Martin. Mrs. Rosenbalm—Ky- lie Boor, Conor Brosnan, Jace Coe, Cody Fletcher, Paul Lindsay, Trevor Nich- ols, Madison Palmer. Mrs. Coiner—Kason Cimmiyotti, Hannah Finch, Brock Hisler. THEY ARE HERE! HAL BERGSTROM Mustang February 5th, 2016 2-4 pm Championship at MCGG, Lexington We will be serving refreshments and Hoodies and Tees Retirement open house for celebrating with him at that time. 38 YEARS OF SERVICE! 217 North Main St., Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959