Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 17, 2018
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Cross country skiers spend
day at Kelly Prairie
Wrestling invitational
tournament this Saturday
Cross country skiers enjoy the sunshine at Kelly Prairie. -Contributed photo.
Leo Waite competes in 2017 BEO Invitational Wrestling tournament. -Contributed photo.
Bank of Eastern Or-
egon announces the Bank
of Eastern Oregon’s 2018
Invitational Wrestling
Tournament to be held at
Heppner High School on
Saturday, Jan. 20. The com-
petition begins at 10 a.m.,
and the public is invited
to attend and watch these
talented athletes compete.
Tickets can be purchased
at the door and concessions
will be available.
Mark Lemmon, Bank
of Eastern Oregon’s chief
financial officer and Hep-
pner High School wrestling
coach, has been instrumen-
tal in organizing the bank’s
sponsorship of the event.
“The bank’s management
has been very involved in
establishing this annual
tournament and looks for-
ward to the 2018 competi-
tion. The first nine years of
the event were outstanding
and we intend the BEO
Invitational to be a can’t-
miss tournament on every
school’s future schedule,”
said Lemmon. “We appre-
ciate bank staff and local
citizens who volunteer to
help at the event or spon-
sor amenities; their help
makes the tournament run
smoothly.”
If you have any ques-
tions concerning the up-
coming event, please con-
tact Heppner High School’s
Athletic Director, Greg
Grant, at 541-676-9138 or
Mark Lemmon at 541-676-
0224.
The Arbuckle Nordic
Club enjoyed spring skiing
conditions on their Satur-
day trip Jan. 13. The eight
skiers spent the day skiing
in the Kelly Prairie area.
Kelly Prairie is a preferred
place to start out the ski
season as it boasts fairly
flat terrain and has many
fingers leading away from
the main prairie to explore.
If snow conditions remain
favorable the group will
continue to ski each Satur-
day. They meet at 9 a.m. at
the Heppner City Park and
everyone is invited to join
them. For more informa-
tion, contact Steve Brown-
field 676-9696, Bill Ewing
676-9119, or Dan VanLiew
676-5050.
Heppner Junior High girls win
four of five games
Mustangs win two at home
The Heppner Junior High girls’ basketball team had a busy weekend playing Irrigon, Ione,
Helix, Boardman and Echo with only one loss. Pictured is Heppner’s B Team (L-R): Ireland
Martin, Zandra Masterson, Hailey Cimmiyotti, Camryn Scrivner (in back), and Alex Cavan.
-Contributed photo.
Justin McAnnich prepares to shoot while Hunter Nichols assists in the game against Elgin.
Photo by Staci Osmin.
The Heppner Mustang
boys’ basketball team opened
their conference season with a
pair of wins at home over the
weekend. The Mustangs (7-6,
2-0) beat the Stanfield Tigers
58-40 and then defeated the
Weston-McEwen Tigerscots
by the score of 64-63.
Heppner started the game
with Stanfield by playing some
lock-down defense. The Mus-
tangs led the game 14-2 after
the first quarter. They also led
at halftime by the score of 29-
13. Heppner then exploded for
20 points in the third quarter
to take a 49-25 lead into the
final frame. The Mustangs
substituted freely in the fourth
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HIRING
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quarter and were outscored
15-9 by the Tigers. It was too
little-too late for Stanfield and
the Mustangs came away with
the victory 58-40.
Trent Smith led the team
in scoring with 15. He also
had one rebound, one assist
and a steal. Tyler Carter and
Justin McAninch each scored
10 points in the game. Carter
also had seven rebounds while
McAninch recorded six re-
bounds, one assist and four
blocked shots. Wyatt Steagall
scored eight points, hauled
eight rebounds and had a
steal. Hunter Nichols chipped
in six points, five rebounds,
two assists and three steals.
Kevin Smith finished with four
points, five rebounds, three as-
sists, one steal and he blocked
six shots. Alex Lindsay scored
two points in the game as did
Dakota Howard. Dakota also
recorded two rebounds. Coby
Dougherty scored one point,
had one rebound and an assist
for the team. Beau Wolters
ripped down six rebounds
and had two assists. Gibson
McCurry had a rebound for
the Mustangs.
It was a close game
throughout with the Tigerscots
that came down to a play at the
very end for the Mustangs to
get the win. Weston-McEwen
led at the end of the first quar-
ter 19-15. Heppner battled
back to outscore the Tigerscots
24-14 in the second quarter
to take a 39-33 lead into the
halftime break. The Tigerscots
held the Mustangs to only 10
points in the third while they
scored 18 themselves to take
a 51-49 lead into the final
stanza. Both teams traded
leads in the fourth quarter and
the Tigerscots led the game
by two points with only five
seconds left in the game. The
Mustangs called a timeout
and had possession of the
ball right in front of their
own bench. Coach Jeremy
Rosenbalm drew up a play to
get a score and win the game.
The play worked to perfec-
tion as Carter passed the ball
in to Kevin Smith, who had
posted up under the Mustang
basket. He caught the pass
and scored the winning basket
with only one second left in
the game. Weston-McEwen
attempted a desperation shot
at the buzzer that fell short
and the Mustangs got the win
in the exciting game by the
score of 64-63.
Once again the Mustangs
were led in scoring by Trent
Smith. He poured in 20 points
and also had two assists, two
steals and one rebound. Lind-
say had 10 big points, two
rebounds and an assist. Mc-
Curry scored eight points, had
five rebounds, two steals and
blocked two shots. Carter had
seven points, three rebounds,
two assists and two steals for
the Mustangs. Kevin Smith
scored six points in the game
and also had eight rebounds
and a steal. Wyatt Steagall also
scored six points and ripped
down five rebounds, had two
blocks and a steal. Nichols had
three points, four rebounds,
four assists and two steals for
the team. Wolters pitched in
two points, three rebounds
and a steal on the night while
McAninch had two points,
four rebounds and an assist.
Now the Mustangs hit
the road for their next four
conference games. The team
will travel to Culver and play
the Bulldogs on Thursday, Jan.
18. They will then go over the
hill to battle the Pilot Rock
Rockets on Saturday, Jan. 20.
Pizza party meet
and greet to be held
Christian Life Center will host a meet and greet for
Heppner kids in grades five through ten at Two Old Hags
Pizza on Jan. 19 from 3 – 5 p.m.
Troy McGill, new associate pastor for CLC, is hosting
this event to get to know the kids in the community and
for them to get to know him.
Bank of Eastern Oregon’s
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Heppner High School
Hosted by
the Heppner Mustangs
Tickets may be purchased at the door. Concessions available. Wrestling begins at 10:00am.
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