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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 7, 2018 Wrestlers finish season at district meet in Joseph Heppner/Ione wres- tlers took to the mats at the OSAA 2A/1A Special District 4 meet in Joseph. Zach Bredfield, in the 145 division, is the only Mus- tang that will travel to the state meet. Other team members that competed at the district level are Trevor Antonucci and Suzanneah Cason in the 120 division; Leo Waite in the 126 division and Carson Brosnan and Charles Cason in the 160 division. Trevor Antonucci and Leo Waite both scored 18 points for the team, Zach Bredfield scored 17, Carson Brosnan scored 10 and Charles Ca- son scored five points for the team. The 2018 Wrestling State Championships will be held Feb. 16-17 at the Veterans Memorial Coli- Zach Bredfield (Heppner/Ione) took second place and will seum in Portland. travel to the state tournament in Portland at the end of the month. -Photo by Kirsti Cason Mustang basketball team takes two conference games The Heppner Mustang boys’ basketball team won two big conference games last week. They defeated the Weston-McEwen Tiger- scots 71-48 and then beat the Culver Bulldogs 54-28. In the rematch of a game that Heppner won by only one point earlier in the season, the Mustangs domi- nated the game at Athena from the opening tipoff. The Mustangs led after the first quarter 14-11. They then blew open the game with a 27 point second quarter. The Mus- tangs scorched the nets with fine outside shooting and got easy baskets when they broke the Weston-McEwen press. The defense held the Tigerscots to 17 points in the quarter and Heppner led the game at halftime 41-28. The teams played near- ly even in the third quarter as Heppner scored 12 points and the Tigerscots had 10. Heppner finished off their opponents in the final frame as they were able to handle the defensive pressure and keep control of the ball at the end. The Mustangs outscored the Tigerscots 18-10 in the quarter to get the win by the score of 71-48. Kevin Smith led the team in scoring with 19 points. He also had 11 re- bounds, two blocks and an assist in the game. Trent Smith hit six three-pointers to finish the game with 18. He also recorded three rebounds, two assists and a steal. Tyler Carter was next with nine points, three re- Senior Alex Lindsay snags a rebound. -Photo by Kirsti Cason bounds and a blocked shot. Wyatt Steagall and Hunter Nichols each scored six points in the game. Steagall also had eight rebounds while Nichols added four rebounds and three assists. Alex Lindsay finished with four points, six rebounds, two assists and one block for the team. Coby Dough- erty had a good all-around Second place match - Zach Bredfield (Heppner/Ione) 12-9 won by fall over Rixon Doman game as he finished with (Crane) 26-17. -Photo by Kirsti Cason three points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals. Gibson McCurry, Justin McAninch and Derek Howard all scored two points each in the game. McCurry also recorded three rebounds, one as- sist and he blocked one shot. McAninch had four rebounds and blocked four Tigerscot shot attempts and Derek Howard had a rebound. Beau Wolters had two rebounds and a blocked shot for the Mustangs. In the home contest against the Culver Bull- dogs, the outcome was never in doubt. Heppner jumped out to a 14-3 lead after one quarter and led The Ione homecoming court was introduced during half-time at the homecoming game last Saturday. Pictured (L-R): Freshman Prince Prince Cameron Jewett and Princess Jessica Medina; Junior Prince Junior Verduzco and 21-10 at halftime. The Princess Anna Hych; Senior Prince Daniel Eubanks and Princess Emily Taylor; Senior King Roman Rodriguez-Sheena and Mustangs then outscored Queen Ariana Estaban; Senior Prince Wyatt McNary and Princess Morgan Orem; Sophomore Prince Paul Taylor and Princess the Bulldogs 33-18 in the Emma Rietmann. Crown Bearers were kindergarteners: Cooper Stefani and Alison Crum. -Contributed photo second half to get the win 54-28. Trent Smith led the Ione homecoming royalty crowned team in scoring with 13. He also had six rebounds, two assist and two steals in the game. Steagall followed with eight points and had two rebounds. Carter was next with six points, four rebounds and 3 assist for the team. Kevin Smith, Nichols, McCurry and Logan Burri- ght each scored 5 points for the Mustangs. Smith also had a rebound and blocked two shots. Nichols recorded three rebounds, two assists and a steal for the team while McCurry had five re- bounds, blocked two shots and Burright had a rebound. Lindsay filled up the stat sheet as he had three points, four rebounds, one assist, one steal and blocked two shots. McAninch scored two points, had four re- bounds, one assist and two shot blocks. Dougherty and Derek Howard scored one point each. Dougherty also had a rebound while Derek recorded a rebound and he blocked a shot. Dakota Howard had two rebounds and Wolters one for the Mustangs. The Mustangs (11-7,6- 1) host the Pilot Rock Rock- ets this Friday night in an important Columbia Basin Conference matchup. CEU credits available! THE BASICS & EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES DATE Tuesday, February 20 TIME LOCATION Heppner City Hall 111 N. Main St. Heppner, OR 97836 REGISTER 12 to 2:30 p.m. This class is free, but registration is required. To register, call 800-272-3900. The Alzheimer’s Association Oregon Chapter is pleased to present these back-to-back community classes in Heppner: “The Basics” and “Effective Communication Strategies.” In the first class, you’ll learn about Alzheimer’s disease detection, causes and risk factors, stages of the disease and treatment. In the second class, you’ll explore how communication takes place when someone has Alzheimer’s, learn to decode the verbal and behavioral messages delivered by someone with dementia, and identify strategies to help you connect and communicate at each stage of the disease. An education program by the Presented in collaboration with ADVERTIZE YOUR BUSINESS HERE! Contact Megan at The Heppner Gazette-Times 541-676-9228 ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
