Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 2, 2022 -- SEVEN
Mustangs enter second half of league play A View from the Hill
Teams completed a three-game week heading into the final four
games of the regular season
ZaBrena Masterson goes in for the layup. -Photos by Damon
Brosnan.
Hailey Wenberg drives for the basket.
By Blake Carter
After a short week the
Mustangs returned to action
as they hit the final stretch
of their regular season. The
teams hosted Enterprise
on Tuesday, marking the
sixth league game and the
halfway point of the league
season. Friday Heppner
would stay at home as the
Prospectors of Grant Union
came to town. Heppner fin-
ished the week on the road
at Stanfield, for two games
that will play huge roles in
the final BMC standings.
Tuesday was a short
day, where only the varsity
teams would compete. The
Lady Mustangs hosted a
strong Outlaw team, who
currently sit in third place at
4-1. Heppner would battle
all night but fall just short as
Enterprise held on for a 45-
41 victory. Enterprise came
out of the gates fast, jump-
ing out to an eight-point
lead. The second quarter
was the complete opposite
of the first quarter, Heppner
quickly erased the eight-
point first quarter deficit
and tied up the game at
halftime. Freshman Kadie
Henrichs scored eight first
half points to lead the Mus-
tangs. Enterprise once again
would jump out to an early
lead in the second half,
using a 15-8 third quarter
to retake the lead, 36-29.
Much like the second quar-
ter the Mustangs quickly
fought back and kept the
game within one score until
the closing seconds. Enter-
prise would knock down
two late free throws to close
the door on the Mustangs
as they grabbed the narrow
win. ZaBrena Masterson
led the Mustangs with 13
as Kadie Henrichs followed
with eight. Heppner fell
back to sixth place, looking
to move up quickly in the
second half of the schedule.
Girls’ stats vs Enter-
prise: Zandra Masterson,
seven points, one rebound;
Hadlie Nation, two points,
one rebound; Brook Wilson,
two points, two rebounds;
ZaBrena Masterson, 13
points, four rebounds; Hal-
lee Hisler, seven points,
three rebounds, two steals;
Morgan Cutsforth, two
points; Katie Spivey, one
rebound; Kadie Henrichs,
eight points, one rebound,
one steal.
The Mustang boys
squad solidified a spotless
league record at 6-0, with a
67-26 beatdown of the Out-
laws. Enterprise scored the
first bucket of the game, but
that would be the only lead
the Outlaws held all night.
Heppner used a quick start
to build an early 11-point
lead. Enterprise scored 12
first quarter points, after
that the Outlaws only mus-
tered up 14 points in three
quarters. Heppner quickly
doubled their lead with
a 16-2 second quarter, as
Heppner led 39-14 at half.
Heppner would continue
their success in the second
quarter as they grew the
lead to 61-24 at the end
of the third quarter, before
closing out the game on
their way to a dominant
win. The Mustang posts
bullied Enterprise all night
long as Kason Cimmiyotti
scored 16 and Tucker Ash-
beck followed with 15.
Boys stats vs Enter-
prise: Tucker Ashbeck, 15
points, one rebound, two
steals; David Cribbs, two
points, two assists, one
rebound; Trevor Nichols,
three points, one rebound,
two steals; Caden George,
three assists, one rebound;
Landon Mitchell seven
points, two rebounds; Cam-
eron Proudfoot, one point,
two rebounds; Derrick
Smith, three points, two
rebounds, two steals; Kason
Cimmiyotti, 16 points, four
rebounds, one steal; Blake
Carter, two points, three
rebounds; Brock Hisler,
10 points, two assists, two
rebounds, one steal; Joe
Sherman, nine points, two
assists, four rebounds, one
block; Brian Lindsay, five
rebounds.
Grant Union made their
way to Heppner on Friday
afternoon where the girls
varsity team picked up a
huge win over the Pros-
pectors, 37-35. This game
remained a close one all the
way until the final buzzer.
Grant Union gained an early
four-point lead after the first
quarter, but the Lady Mus-
tangs were able to cut the
deficit in half at halftime,
15-13. Heppner would use
a strong third quarter to take
a 25-20 lead into the final
period. The game remained
a back-and-forth contest,
luckily the Mustangs were
able to pull out the victory
in the closing moments.
A strong second half from
ZaBrena Masterson led the
charge for the Mustangs
as she scored nine, Hailey
Wenberg added seven in
the win.
Girls’ stats vs GU: Han-
nah Finch, one point; Zan-
dra Masterson, five points,
three rebounds, three steals;
Hadlie Nation, six points,
seven rebounds; Brook
Wilson, two points; ZaBre-
na Masterson, nine points,
three rebounds, two steals;
Hallee Hisler, six points,
four rebounds, one steal;
Hailey Wenberg, seven
points; Kadie Henrichs, one
point, one rebound.
The varsity boys also
picked up another win as
they cruised past Grant
Union 71-34. Heppner re-
mained in control of the
entire contest. A quick start
and strong finish were a
recipe for success for the
Mustangs.
Heppner traveled to
Stanfield the following
day where the girls’ team
couldn’t keep up with the
fast-paced Tiger attack as
they lost 54-24. The Lady
Mustangs were able to keep
it close for most of the first
quarter, as Zandra Master-
son sank a three at the end
of the first quarter to keep
the game within four at 11-
7. From that point on the Ti-
gers took control. Stanfield
dominated the Mustangs
in a 20-6 third quarter, as
the lead quickly grew from
four, to 14. Stanfield would
continue the momentum
into the third quarter as they
quickly ran away from the
Mustangs.
Girls’ stats vs Stanfield:
Hannah Finch, one point,
one rebound, one steal;
Zandra Masterson, eight
points, three rebounds,
one steal; Hadlie Nation,
three points; Brook Wilson,
one rebound, one steal;
ZaBrena Masterson, four
points, two rebounds; Hal-
lee Hisler, four rebounds;
Morgan Cutsforth, four
points; Katie Spivey, one
point, one rebound; Hailey
Wenberg, three points, three
rebounds, one steal.
The Mustang boys’
varsity suffered their first
league defeat at the hands
of a 61-55 effort from Stan-
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will be used in the menu or
as a discussion topic on its
special day, the 14 th .
The Super Bowl LVI
will be on TV on the 13 th ,
so several residents and
staff will be keeping an eye
on the action and enjoying
some snacks. Each quar-
ter’s score will be of special
interest to the persons who
have made some selections
on the game board. Of in-
terest to some residents on
the 20 th could be the tele-
vised NBA All-Star game,
as well. That morning’s
discussion will probably be
pets since it is designated
Love Your Pet Day.
The special Valentine’s
lunch on the 14 th is always a
pleasant occasion. And the
apartment doors will be dis-
playing the Valentine crafts
the residents were working
on last week. On the 18 th ,
they will begin working on
a St. Patrick’s Day craft,
following on the 28 th with
applying their talent to
making floral designs, as
that will be National Floral
Design Day.
One favorite activity
every February calls for
some sensitivity, and on
the 17 th , residents and staff
will be especially tuned into
Random Acts of Kindness
Day. Memories of such
actions usually stimulate
an interesting morning dis-
cussion.
Many residents have
seen several presidential
elections, so they will have
plenty to add to a discussion
on Presidents’ Day on the
21 st .
And residents and staff
will have plenty to say if
a new neighbor should
choose to move into the
Terrace this month: “Wel-
come.” “So glad to see
you.” “This is so great.”
They view new experiences
and new faces as great con-
tributions to life on the hill.
Local students
named to EOU
dean’s list
Hunter Nichols, Hep-
pner, Payton Miller, Ione
and Eva Martin, Lexington
have been named to the
Eastern Oregon University
Dean’s List for the 2021
fall term. EOU named 565
students to the dean’s list.
Qualifying students
achieve and maintain a
grade point average of 3.5
or higher on a 4.0 scale
while completing a mini-
mum of 12 hours of graded
EOU coursework. The full
list is available at eou.edu/
ua/deans-list.
EOU congratulates
each of these high-achiev-
ing students and acknowl-
edges their dedication to
academic excellence. As
Oregon’s Rural University,
EOU serves as a center
for education, culture, and
scholarship. Students re-
ceive personal attention
from their professors while
building strong relation-
ships with peers and men-
tors.
Ladies’ Night Dinner
C hiCken or S eafood
f ettuCCini
Thursday, February 3rd
6:30 pm
Hosted by Patti Pappas & Giselle Moses
Potato Bar & Salad Bar
including
Valby Lutheran Church
Valby Road
Ione Oregon. 97843
field. The Tigers took con-
trol early, extending the
lead out to double digits
early in the ball game. Hep-
pner tried to make a couple
runs, however the Tigers
hot shooting pushed them
out to a 33-16 lead with five
minutes in the second quar-
ter. Heppner would hold the
Tigers scoreless for the next
seven minutes of play, as
they used their defense to
spark the offense. Heppner
went on a 22-0 run from the
second quarter and into the
third quarter. Heppner made
it 33-31 at halftime, before
extending the run into a 38-
33 lead early in the third.
Stanfield quickly responded
as they used a 9-0 run to
take the lead right back,
42-38. Stanfield would con-
tinue to maintain the lead;
the Mustangs would pull
within a point before Stan-
field quickly regained the
four-point lead. Stanfield’s
scorching hot shooting per-
formance put them back
in front of Heppner in the
league standings.
Boys’ stats vs Stanfield:
Tucker Ashbeck, 10 points,
six rebounds; David Cribbs,
three points, one assist,
one steal; Caden George,
seven points, one rebound;
Landon Mitchell, nine
points, five rebounds, two
steals; Kason Cimmiyotti,
two points, two rebounds,
one steal; Brock Hisler,
five points, one assist, three
rebounds, four steals, one
block; Joe Sherman 19
points, two rebounds, two
steals.
Heppner will now
be away from home next
weekend, as they travel for
their annual Enterprise and
Union road-trip. Heppner
will be in Enterprise Friday
night, before heading over
to Union on Saturday. The
Heppner wrestling team
will be hosting their annual
Bank of Eastern Oregon
meet while the basketball
teams are away. Games be-
gin at 3 p.m. on Friday, and
1 p.m. on Saturday.
By Doris Brosnan
With sadness, the res-
idents and staff at Willow
Creek Terrace learned of
Norma French’s passing
away recently, just months
after Raymond preced-
ed her. Fond memories of
these two vivacious people
who lived with them for
several years will linger.
The Willow Creek Ter-
race community view the
weather as still too chilly
for outdoor activities, so
they appreciate being warm
and being among neighbors
to visit with and share some
activities with. Today, will
some residents and staff be
wondering if Punxsutaw-
ney Phil sees his shadow?
Groundhog Day trivia con-
tributed to a fun start of
the day.
A new young face is
another welcome addition
to the staff, and residents
look forward to working
with Hailey Holmgren. She
has joined the community
in time to get in on Rita
Bowman’s birthday cele-
bration on the 8 th , when Rita
will turn 94.
One of the highlights
for some of the residents
each day is the morning
exercise followed by the
discussion group because
both can be stimulating.
Often times, the topic of a
day will stem from the na-
tional or world day of spe-
cial recognition, so on the
8 th , the Boy Scouts might
be discussed, as it will be
the organization’s 112 th
birthday. Pizza apparently
gets a special day on the
9 th , so the lunch menu might
be a greater focus than the
morning discussion of this
favorite of many that came
to America in the late 19 th
century with Italian im-
migrants. Cheddar cheese
must be included in the
menu on the 13 th , its day of
recognition, but one might
have to guess how Nutella
Homemade Chili
Dessert
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