Mustangs lose to Stanfield
The Heppner Mustang
boys’ basketball team lost
their only game of the week
to the Stanfield Tigers by
the score of 67-62.
Heppner jumped out
to a quick three-point lead
to start the game and con-
trolled the entire first quar-
ter. They led at the end of
the first quarter 15-11.
There were two ties in
the second quarter with the
last one being at 23-23. The
Tigers then took the lead for
the rest of the quarter and
led at halftime 31-30.
The Mustangs took the
lead two times in the third
quarter with the greatest ad-
vantage being a seven-point
lead at 41-34. Stanfield then
closed the gap to 45-41 as
the third quarter came to
an end.
Heppner continued to
lead the game until the Ti-
gers tied the score at 49-49.
Stanfield then took the lead
and would not surrender it
the rest of the game. The
Tiger lead never got to
more than six points in the
quarter and the Mustangs
even closed the gap to two
points once in the quarter.
The Mustangs were forced
to foul and the Tigers made
their foul shots to keep their
lead intact. Stanfield won
the contest by the score of
67-62.
Brock Hisler led the
Mustangs in scoring with
17. He also had five re-
bounds in the game. Jayden
Wilson followed with 15
points, six rebounds, one
Brock Hisler led the team making 17 points vs. Stanfield. -Photo
assist, one steal and he
by Susan Hisler.
blocked two shots. Mason
Lehman scored 13 points,
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had four rebounds, three
assists and a steal. Casey
Fletcher had five points
and a rebound for the team.
With four points each were
Gavin Hanna Robinson
and Joe Sherman. Gavin
also had three rebounds
and two steals. Sherman
pitched in a rebound and
two assists to go along
with four points. Roy Col-
lins and Jackson Lehman
each had two points in the
game. Jackson also had five
rebounds, five assists and a
steal. Kellen Grant hauled
down four rebounds while
Kason Cimmiyotti also had
four rebounds and a steal.
Kannon Wilkins recorded
a rebound for the Mustangs.
The JV Mustangs also
lost to the Tigers by the
score of 45-29. Tucker Ash-
beck led the team in scoring
with seven points. Derrick
Smith was next with six
and with five points each
were Cody Fletcher and
Blake Carter. David Cribbs
scored four points and Trev-
or Nichols had two.
The Mustangs have a
home game this Thursday
night when they host the
Pilot Rock Rockets. On
Saturday they travel to John
Day to take on the Grant
Union Prospectors.
District celebrates
improved
graduation rate
The Oregon Depart-
ment of Education re-
leased graduation rates for
school districts in Oregon
on Thursday, January 23.
These are 2018-19 gradua-
tion rates.
The Morrow County
School District improved
its overall graduation rate
by more than five percent-
age points, from 82.86 per-
cent in 2017-18 to 88.02
percent for 2018-19. This
is the four-year cohort rate,
which means students who
earned their regular diplo-
mas within four years of
high school. The 2018-19
four-year cohort consists of
students who first entered
high school in 2015-16.
ODE also reported the
four-year cohort completer
rate, which includes stu-
dents who earned a stan-
dard high school diploma,
as well as those who were
awarded an extended high
school diploma, adult high
school diploma or GED
(General Education Diplo-
ma), within the four years
being measured. Morrow
County’s four-year com-
pleter rate is 92.81 percent.
Dirk Dirksen, district super-
intendent, said the district
had seven students who
earned their GEDs and are
included in that rate.
Irrigon Jr/Sr High had
an 89.83 4-year rate and
a 94.92 4-year completer
rate. Heppner Jr/Sr High
had a 97.30 4-year rate and
a 97.30 4-year completer
rate. Riverside Jr/Sr High
had a 96.30 4-year rate and
a 98.15 4-year completer
rate. The District rates were
88.02 4-year and 92.81
4-year completer.
Dirksen said that while
the district is well above the
state average for gradua-
tion, they continue to focus
on strategies to improve
graduation outcomes. “Our
staff and partner agencies
focus a lot of attention on
making positive connec-
tions with students and
families and addressing
individual student needs,”
Dirksen said.
Students to collect donations
Heppner math students
will be collecting donations
for Doernbecher Children’s
Hospital in Portland now
through February 14. Drop
boxes are available at Mur-
ray’s and churches in the
community.
Donation items re-
quested include art and
school supplies, books,
toys and games. All donated
items must be new. Cash
and checks payable to HHS
will also be accepted, with
those dollars being used to
purchase needed items.
For additional informa-
tion contact Troy Morgan
at Heppner High School,
541-676-9138.
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Febru ary 1st
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12TH ANNUAL
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February 2, 2020
Noon to 3pm
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Introductions @ 12:30 pm
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