EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Heppner Elementary competes Mustangs grapple at Riverside,
Mac-Hi
in LEGO tournament
Contributed by Madison
Palmer, HES sixth-grade
class
On Dec. 3, Heppner Ele-
mentary sent seven students
to the FIRST®LEGO®
League (FLL) Qualifying
Tournament at Eastern Or-
egon University.
Students involved were
Samuel “Jacob” Finch,
Adan Guerra, Ireland Mar-
tin, Madison Palmer and
Daemon Worden of the
“Heppnerds,” and Jack-
son Coiner and Morgan
Cutsforth of the “Heppner
Programmers.”
At the competition, the
teams gave a presentation,
showed off their programs
and robot, and showcased
teamwork throughout the
day. Although they didn’t
receive any awards or a
chance to proceed on to
the state competition, the
students said it was a great
day of learning and fun.
Heppner Elementary LEGO competitors (back L-R) Ja-
cob Finch, advisor Jason Palmer, Jackson Coiner, Morgan
Cutsforth, (front L-R) Adan Guerra, Ireland Martin, Madison
Palmer and Daemon Worden. -Contributed photo
After bad-weather cancellations,
Mustangs go on winning streak
After having to cancel
their home tournament be-
cause of bad weather, the
Heppner Mustang boys’
basketball team finally
got back on the court and
won their last three games.
The Mustangs defeated the
Condon-Wheeler Knights
by the score of 70-33, the
Irrigon Knights 52-38 and
the Grant Union Prospec-
tors 56-42.
In a game that had been
postponed for a week, the
Condon-Wheeler Knights
were finally able to get
over the hill for a game.
Heppner came out with
a strong defensive effort
early in the game and took
a quick lead. The Mustangs
jumped out to a 21-6 lead
after one quarter. Heppner
substituted freely in the
second quarter and led at
halftime by the score of
32-16. A big third quarter
saw the Mustangs score 23
points and hold the Knights
to seven. The score entering
the fourth quarter was 55-23
and once again the Mustang
bench got lots of playing
time. The final score of the
game was 70-33.
Logan Grieb led the
Mustangs with 19 points,
5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2
steals. Nikolas Dias Mar-
tins introduced himself to
the home crowd with 13
points, 1 rebound, 1 assist
and a steal. Kevin Smith
scored 9 points and had 5
rebounds and 2 steals. Ca-
den Hedman had 8 points,
3 rebounds and 1 assist.
Jake Lindsay contributed 7
points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist
and 5 steals. Alex Lindsay
had 6 points, 5 rebounds
and an assist. Hunter Nich-
ols scored 3 points and had
4 rebounds and 1 assist.
Coby Dougherty also con-
tributed 3 points and had 2
rebounds and a steal. Beau
Wolters scored 2 points and
hauled down 6 rebounds.
Kevin Murray had 3 re-
bounds and 2 steals while
Wyatt Steagall had 2 re-
bounds, 3 blocked shots and
a steal. Gibson McCurry
ripped down 3 rebounds for
the Mustangs.
Against the 3A Irrigon
Knights, Heppner knew
they would be in a battle
from the start. The Mus-
tangs trailed 8-7 after one
quarter and 21-15 at half-
time. After an inspiring
halftime speech by coach
Jeremy Rosenbalm, Hep-
pner came out and took
control of the game. The
team picked up defensive
intensity and was able to
get more of its shots to fall.
The Mustangs outscored
the Knights 21-7 in the third
to take the lead 36-28 as
the fourth quarter started.
Heppner did not let up the
rest of the game and they hit
some big free-throws down
the stretch to seal the vic-
tory by the score of 52-38.
Jake Lindsay led the
team with 19 points, 5 re-
bounds and a steal. Grieb
got a hot hand in the second
half and finished with 17
points, 6 rebounds and 1 as-
sist. Hedman had a double-
double with 12 points and
11 rebounds. Smith and
Steagall scored 2 points
each in the game. Steagall
also had 5 rebounds and
Smith had 2 rebounds and a
blocked shot. Dias Martins
finished the game with 2
rebounds and a steal.
Heppner traveled to
John Day to take on the
Prospectors last Saturday
night and won by the score
of 56-42. In a quick-paced
first quarter, the Mustangs
jumped out to a 17-14 lead.
Once again the team turned
up the defensive pressure
and held the Prospectors to
only six points in the second
quarter while the Mustangs
scored 13 to take a 30-20
lead into halftime. Heppner
continued to stretch out the
lead to take a 45-31 lead at
the end of three quarters.
The teams then played even
in the fourth and the Mus-
tangs got the win 56-42.
Jake Lindsay once
again led the team with 21
points. He also had 4 re-
bounds and 3 steals. Smith
was next with 10 points, 7
rebounds and 1 assist. Hed-
man finished with 9 points,
9 rebounds and 3 assists.
Grieb had a good all-around
game as he scored 9 and
had 7 rebounds, 3 assists
and 2 steals. Dias Martins
finished the game with 7
points, 1 rebound, 1 as-
sist and 3 steals. Murray
chipped in 6 points, 6 re-
bounds and 2 assists. Stea-
gall had 2 points, a rebound
and a steal. Alex Lindsay
also scored 2 points and
had 1 rebound and an assist.
McCurry hauled down a
rebound in the game for the
Mustangs.
The Mustangs have a
record of 4-1 and have two
games scheduled this week
with the Echo Cougars and
the Western Mennonite
Pioneers.
The Heppner/Ione
wrestling team competed in
two events this past week.
Friday night the Mustangs
were in Boardman wres-
tling against Irrigon and
Riverside. On Saturday
the team traveled to Mil-
ton-Freewater to compete
in the Mac-Hi Christmas
Tournament. The Mac-
Hi Christmas Tournament
included nine total teams
from Oregon and Wash-
ington, ranging from 2A to
6A sizes.
The competition in
Boardman was a head-
to-head dual format. The
Mustangs were only able
to cover seven of the 14
weight classes, but won
the majority of the matches
wrestled in both duals.
Trevor Antonucci got
the team started against
Irrigon with an exciting 15-
14 decision at 113 pounds.
Leo Waite followed up
with a second-round pin at
126 pounds. Heppner lost
the next three matches in a
row but then picked up pins
from Jacob Wallace at 182
pounds and Cord Flynn at
220 pounds.
The dual against Riv-
erside started off similarly
with a back-and-forth bat-
tle from Antonucci, who
held off the eighth-ranked
wrestler in 3A to win by
a score of 11-8. The Mus-
tangs picked up their next
win at 145 pounds with a
pin from Carson Brosnan.
Top: Cord Flynn works for a pin against an Irrigon opponent
at Boardman last week. Bottom: Trevor Antonucci grapples
with a Mac-Hi wrestler at the Mac-Hi Christmas Tourna-
ment, where he walked away with a silver. -Photos by Kirsti
Cason.
Wallace, at 182 pounds, and
Flynn, wrestling up to 285
pounds, again finished off
the competition with pins.
Flynn again led the
Mustangs in the Mac-Hi
tournament, dominating in
all of his matches and win-
ning by pin over opponents
from Mac-Hi, Southridge
and Kamiakin, WA.
Antonucci also made it
to the finals at 113 pounds
before losing and finishing
with a silver medal. Hep-
pner/Ione’s other placer
was Waite, who finished
fourth. Brosnan also won a
match by fall to score team
points at 152 pounds.
Also competing for
Heppner/Ione were Zach
Bredfield, Charles Cason,
JD Aleksa and Ethan Hol-
mgren.
4-H enrollment began Oct. 1
Deadline for 2017 fair enrollment is Dec. 30
The enrollment dead-
line for 4-H members wish-
ing to participate in the
2017 Morrow County Fair
is fast approaching. While
membership applications
are accepted year-round,
in order to be eligible for
fair, applications must be
received by Dec. 30.
For new members or
volunteers, sign up for
4-H now by contacting the
Morrow County Extension
Service, 541-676-9642.
Current 4-H members and
volunteers should have
received a re-enrollment
packet in the mail. County
member dues are $5 per
member and state member
dues are $18 per member
with a $36 family cap.
4-H is the nation’s larg-
est out-of-school, positive
youth development organi-
zation. For more than 100
years, 4-H has offered op-
portunities for youth and
families to master new chal-
lenges, experience growing
independence, feel a sense
of belonging and to give
back to our communities.
4-H is a positive youth
Whether you’re planning for next year’s
working capital, expansion, or equipment…
now is the time to come visit BEO.
development program and
can provide partnership
opportunities with families
and volunteers to create an
educational atmosphere
within various project ar-
eas. These projects are tools
to help youth learn life
skills through competi-
tion, team work, commu-
nity service, challenges
and success. Through the
4-H experience, members
have potential to grow in
knowledge, skill, citizen-
ship and leadership. 4-H
opportunities include:
-Working with adult
volunteers
-Working with a di-
verse group of youth as a
team
-Feeling a sense of ac-
complishment
-Developing and prac-
ticing leadership
-Receiving recognition
for their efforts
-Participating, at all
levels, in a safe environ-
ment
-Service to others
-Having fun
Contact 4-H through
the Oregon State University
Morrow County Extension
Service at 541-676-9642 or
visit the website at http://
extension.oregonstate.edu/
morrow/.
Chamber annual
meeting Jan. 5
The next meeting of the
Heppner Chamber of Com-
merce will be the chamber’s
annual meeting on Thurs-
day, Jan. 5, at noon in the
St. Patrick’s Senior Center
dining room.
Along with the annual
meeting, the chamber will
also see a presentation by
three Heppner High seniors
who have been working
with a local business and
want to share about their
project.
Cost of lunch is $10;
JoAnn Lear with Pud-
ding on the Ritz will cater.
Chamber lunch attendees
are asked to RSVP at 541-
676-5536 no later than
Jan. 2.
POACHING CASE
-Continued from PAGE ONE
Happy holidays from our family to yours.
Heppner & Ione Branches
OSP is seeking information on this mule deer buck that was
poached and left to waste outside of Heppner. -Photo courtesy
of Oregon State Police
Term Loans
Member FDIC
Lines of Credit
Ag & Commercial Real Estate Loans
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tion should contact
OSP Senior Trooper Brian
Jewett at 541-980-6081 or
OSP dispatch at 541-922-
5751 and reference case
number SP16-426087.
Information leading to
an arrest could be eligible
for a TIP (Turn In Poachers)
reward.
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