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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 26, 2020 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ Published weekly by Sykes Publishing and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve.net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $31 in Morrow County; $25 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $37 elsewhere; $31 student subscriptions. David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor Giselle Moses.........................................................................................Advertising All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5.25 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $6.05 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for pub- lication must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. Mustang boys’ basketball season ends The Heppner Mus- tang boys’ basketball team ended the season with a split of their games at the Blue Mountain Conference District Tournament. The Mustangs lost on the first day to the eventual district champions, the Pilot Rock Rockets, by the score of 50- 46. Heppner then bounced back to take third-place honors by defeating the Union Bobcats 42-34. Against the Rockets, Heppner came out slow and trailed at the end of the first quarter 14-4. In the second quarter, the Mustangs got their feet under themselves and fought back to tie the score at 16-16. The Mus- tangs then took their first lead of the game at 22- 21. Heppner outscored the Rockets 18-11 in the quarter but ended up trailing Pilot Rock at the half 25-22. Heppner saw the Rock- et lead climb to as much as eight points in the third quarter, but the Mustangs outscored the Rockets 11- 10 in the period to only trail 35-33 as the quarter came to an end. The Mustangs quickly tied the score as the fourth quarter started and then took a brief lead. The Rock- ets got the lead right back and even pushed it to eight points, 49-41, before the Mustangs fought back to make it close at the end. The Rockets held on and came away with the win 50-46. Jackson Lehman led the Mustangs with 17 points. He also had six rebounds, three assists and two steals for the team. Joe Sherman was next with 16 points, five rebounds, one assist and one steal. Jayden Wilson scored four points, hauled down 11 rebounds, had three steals season games with Enter- prise. The Lady Mustangs led for most of the game but the Outlaws fought back and held a two-point lead with less than 10 seconds left. Sydney Wilson got the ball and drove the en- tire court to make a layup as time expired to force overtime. The game re- mained close throughout overtime but following a controversial call that didn’t go in the Mustangs favor, Enterprise secured a 40-38 win. Leading scorer for Heppner was Sydney Wilson with 18 points and 14 rebounds, achieving her second double-double of the weekend. Other scorers included ZaBrena Mas- terson and Marlee Mitch- ell with six points each, Madelyn Nichols and Sage Ferguson with three points each and Madison Ashbeck with two points. Ashbeck also grabbed 10 rebounds. Following the tour- nament, all-league honors were announced. The award is based on coaches voting, wherein a coach cannot vote for their own players. Receiving unanimous first team honors was junior Sydney Wilson for her third consecutive year. Honor- able mention was awarded to junior Madelyn Nichols. The girls finished the season with a 14-9 record. With no seniors on the team, Heppner will be re- turning with their entire team next year. Next up for the Lady Mustangs is a first-round state playoff game against the number and blocked a shot. Mason Lehman and Brock Hisler each scored three points for the Mustangs. Mason also had three rebounds and one assist while Hisler also had one assist. Scoring two points for the team was Roy Collins. Gavin Hanna Robinson was next with one point, he also had nine rebounds and two steals. Casey Fletcher had four re- bounds and two steals while Kellen Grant ripped down one rebound in the game. In the third-place game against the Union Bobcats, Heppner came out of the gates fast and took the early lead. The Mustangs contin- ued their strong play and led at the end of the first quarter 13-7. The second quarter didn’t see much scoring by the Mustangs, but they still led the game at halftime 16-14. Union came out and Lady Mustangs advance to state tournament The Heppner girls’ bas- ketball team is advancing to the first round of the state playoffs after capping off their regular season this past weekend at the district tournament in Pendleton. Despite a fourth-place fin- ish for the Lady Mustangs at the district tournament, their state ranking secured them a spot in the state tournament. The girls began their district tournament with a game against the Pros- pectors of Grant Union. The girls split their regular season games against Grant Union. The Mustangs, who were outsized at every po- sition, had to rely on their game plan to overcome that disadvantage. The game was close initially but in the end the girls got hot from the field and pulled away handily. Consecutive three-point baskets in the fourth quarter by Madelyn Nichols, Madison Ashbeck, ZaBrena Masterson and Sydney Wilson secured a lead the Lady Mustangs would not give back. Hep- pner finished with a 47-32 victory. The leading scorer was ZaBrena Masterson with 18 points and 13 re- bounds, while Sydney Wil- son added 16 points and 18 rebounds. Additional scor- ers were Madelyn Nich- ols and Madison Ashbeck with five points and Marlee Mitchell added three points. On Saturday the Hep- pner girls faced off against the Enterprise Outlaws for the third-place game. Sim- ilar to Grant Union, the girls had split their regular Sydney Wilson takes the ball down the court. -Photo by Susan Hisler. one ranked Kennedy Tro- jans in Mt. Angel on Friday, February 28 at 6 p.m. Are you driven to help others? We’re Recruiting Ambulance Drivers Rusty Estes, Emergency Medical Services Director 541-676-2922 Morrow County Health District is hiring on-call ambulance drivers in Boardman and Heppner. • On-Call Pay • Weekday and Weekend Day & Night Shifts • Education and Training Provided • Assistance earning your EMT License Must have a valid Oregon Driver’s License, clean driving record, undergo a background check, and drug screen. We’re also accepting applications for EMTs! Learn more about being a part of a team committed to a Healthier Morrow County! Visit HealthyMC.org “I found my passion for helping people here as a full- time EMT and I’m just getting started.” ZaBrena Masterson maintains control of the ball during the game played against the Enterprise Outlaws last week. -Photo by Susan Hisler. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Kellen Grant goes for the basket. -Photo by Susan Hisler. quickly tied the score, but then the Mustangs took the lead right back. The score was then tied at 24-24 be- fore the Mustangs took the lead back and led at the end of the third quarter 29-27. Heppner dominated play in the fourth quarter and outscored the Bob- cats 13-7. The Mustangs stretched their lead to as many as eight points at 37-29 midway through the quarter. Heppner made sev- eral key free-throws down the stretch to secure the win 42-34. Hisler led the Mustangs in scoring with 19. He also had six rebounds, one assist and one blocked shot. Wil- son had a solid game with 10 points, six rebounds, one assist and four steals. With four points each in the game were Grant and Sherman. Grant also had two rebounds and one steal while Sherman had five rebounds and two assists in the game. Jackson Lehman scored three points to go along with six rebounds, six assists and three steals for the Mustangs. Hanna Robinson had two points, three rebounds and three steals for the team. Mason Lehman had four rebounds and one steal in the game and Fletcher had one re- bound. The Mustangs ended their season with a 14-10 overall record. They fin- ished tied for second (8-4) in BMC season play and ended up the third-place team at the district tourna- ment. Mason Lehman was named to the first team all-conference team and Jayden Wilson and Jackson Lehman were awarded hon- orable mention recognition by the conference coaches. The Mustangs will lose six seniors off of this year’s team. They are Mason Leh- man, Gavin Hanna Robin- son, Casey Fletcher, Kellen Grant, Jorden Sweeney and Kannon Wilkins. They all spent the last four years in the basketball program and will be missed in the future. “They should be thanked and recognized for their hard work and commitment to the Mustang basketball program,” as spokesman said. “Even with the loss of the seniors, the future still looks bright for Mustang boys’ basketball. Heppner returns three starters from this year’s team and three key reserves that saw lots of minutes in games. Look for more good things to come from coach Rosenbalm and Mustang boys’ basketball,” he continued. - Stephanie Rill Heppner’s 38th Annual Wee Bit o’ Ireland Celebration is quickly approaching. Contact Giselle to advertise in our special FULL COLOR St. Patrick’s Day pages! Deadline to be included is March 9th! graphics@rapidserve.net 541-676-9228 188 W Willow Street, Heppner HEPPNER G T azette imes