Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 18 , 2023 -- SEVEN
Mustang boys split
weekend play
Elks holds 2023
Hoop Shoot
Colt Wrestling off to
busy start
Matheny advances to state
shoot
Trevor Nichols (#2) takes a three point shot during
game against Stanfield. -Photo by Tylynn Cimmiyotti
First place for eight- to
nine-year-olds, Sonny
Matheny and Ella Mull-
ins. -Contributed photo
First place for 10- to
11-year-olds, Max Lind-
say and Kamryn Dicken-
son. -Contributed photo
First place for 12- to
13-year-olds, Jace Wilson
and Lizzie Ginn.
-Contributed photo
On Dec. 18, the Hep-
pner Elks Lodge sponsored
the annual local hoop shoot
contest at Heppner Elemen-
tary School.
Local shoot participants
were Kathryn Knowles,
Berkley Hanna, Hannah
Sumner, Whitlie Duncan,
Ella Mullins, Leo Ashbeck,
Lucas Matheny, Richie
Brahn, Urijah Wedding,
Preston Milligan, Mack
Sweeney, Logan Rice,
Sonny Matheny, Morgan
Milligan, Mikalie Dun-
can, Kamryn Dickenson,
Payton Matheny, Joel Wil-
son, Jasper Hanna, Colden
Hoeft, Charlie Mullins,
Keller Sweeney, Jonny
Ashbeck, Max Lindsay,
Abby Sumner, Lizzie Ginn,
Kord Dickenson and Jace
Wilson. Each shot 10 free
throws, rested, and then
shot 15 more for a total
of 25.
The first place honors
were as follows: eight- to
nine-year-old girls, Ella
Mullins; eight- to nine-year-
old boys, Sonny Matheny;
10- to 11-year-old girls,
Kamryn Dickenson; 10-
to 11-year-old boys, Max
Lindsay; 12- to 13-year-old
girls, Lizzie Ginn; and 12-
to 13-year-old boys, Jace
Wilson.
The first place win-
ners advanced to the East
District Hoop Shoot held
on Jan. 8 at Heppner Jr./
Sr. High. Sonny Matheny
earned his way to the state
Hoop Shoot by winning
the eight- to nine-year-old
boys’ group, making 17 of
25 free throws. Matheny
will attend the Oregon Elks
State Hoop Shoot in Silver-
ton on Feb. 18.
Mullins placed fourth,
Lindsay placed sixth, Dick-
enson placed fourth, Ginn
placed fifth and Wilson
placed second.
Heppner participants
competed against shooters
from the East District lodg-
es, which include Baker
City, Bend, Burns, Con-
don, Enterprise, Heppner,
John Day, Madras, Mil-
ton-Freewater, Ontario and
Prineville. Before the shoot,
participants and their fam-
ilies were treated to a free
lunch sponsored by the
Heppner Elks Lodge.
“It was a successful
event for the kids, and I ap-
preciated the support from
the Heppner Lodge, the four
high school girls’ basketball
team members and other
community volunteers for
rebounding, line judging
and score keeping,” said
East District Hoop Shoot
Director Corey Sweeney.
David Cribbs (#1) lays up ball during the Mustangs’
game on Saturday. -Photo by Tylynn Cimmiyotti
Landon Mitchell (#12)
jumps for the ball at the
start of the game against
Stanfield on Saturday.
-Photo by Tylynn Cimmi-
The Heppner Mustang
boys basketball team split its
Blue Mountain Conference
games last weekend. The
boys beat the Weston-McE-
wen TigerScots 56-45 and
then lost to the Stanfield Ti-
gers 63-61. The Mustangs’
overall record is 11-4 and
their conference record is
1-2. They are currently the
eighth-ranked team in the
OSAA 2A State Basketball
rankings.
The game in Athena
against the TigerScots was a
good one for the Mustangs.
They led after the first quar-
ter 15-9, and 27-22 at half-
time. Heppner outscored
the TigerScots 15-10 in the
third quarter to lead 42-32.
The fourth quarter saw the
Mustangs hang on to their
lead and get the win by the
score of 56-45.
A balanced scoring at-
tack was led by Landon
Mitchell with 12 points.
David Cribbs recorded 11
points and Tucker Ashbeck
finished with 10. Trevor
Nichols and Caden George
both had eight points in the
game. Cameron Proudfoot
finished with five points,
and Thomas Bales had two.
It was a tough-as-nails
game against the Stanfield
Tigers on Saturday night.
Heppner jumped out to a
quick 15-9 lead after the
first quarter and also led at
Tucker Ashbeck (#0)
fouled on the shot during
the game Saturday. -Pho-
to by Tylynn Cimmiyotti
halftime 30-23. The third
quarter was close as the
Tigers outscored the Mus-
tangs 13-12 but still trailed
42-36 as the fourth quarter
started. A back-and-fourth
final quarter saw the Ti-
gers pull within one point
at 51-50 midway through
the quarter. Stanfield took
the lead 52-50 with two
minutes left in the game,
but Heppner fought back to
tie the score with a minute
to go. Stanfield then took
a one-point lead, but the
Mustangs got a big bucket
to take back the lead 61-60
with 25 seconds left. Stan-
field worked the ball around
and hit a big three-pointer
at the end of the game to
get the win by the score of
63-61.
Another balanced
scoring night had Ashbeck
leading the team with 16.
Mitchell finished with 15
points and George had 12.
Cribbs scored 11 points,
and Proudfoot five. Nich-
ols had two points for the
Mustangs.
The Mustangs will look
to get back to their win-
ning ways in conference
play this weekend as they
first travel to Enterprise to
play the Outlaws on Fri-
day night. On Saturday the
team will host the Irrigon
Knights.
JV boys fall short
against Tigers,
TigerScots
The Heppner Mustang game was Caleb George.
junior varsity boys bas-
In the game with the
ketball team lost both of Stanfield Tigers, the Mus-
its games last weekend tangs trailed after the first
to bring its overall sea- quarter 13-12, and 28-20
son record to 7-3. The JV at halftime. Stanfield was a
Mustangs lost a close one point better than the Mus-
to the Weston-McEwen tangs in the third quarter
TigerScots 38-36 and then and led 41-32. The Tigers
were beaten by the Stanfield stretched out their lead in
Tigers 50-35.
the fourth and won by the
The game with the Ti- score of 50-35.
gerScots saw the Mustangs
Bales led the team in
fall behind 13-7 after the scoring once again with 12
first quarter. Heppner was points. Wight was next with
behind 26-20 at halftime eight points, and George
and then played really hard finished with six. With three
and closed the gap to only points each in the game
trail 31-30 and the end of were Orem and Cunning-
the third quarter. A close ham. Wilson recorded two,
fourth quarter saw the Mus- and Lane Critchlow fin-
tangs lose by the score of ished with one point for the
38-36.
Mustangs.
The Mustangs were led
The JV team will travel
in scoring by Thomas Bales to play the Enterprise Out-
with 11 points. Owen Cun- laws on Friday and then
ningham had nine points, they will host the Irrigon
The Heppner Mustangs (#5 BMC, #22 2A) traveled and Cooper Wight five. Knights at 2:30 p.m. on Sat-
to Weston on Friday to take on the Weston-McEwen With three points each were urday. They will then have a
Mason Orem, Joseph Albi- home game against the Ione
TigerScots (#4 BMC, #17 overall). After a tough,
tre and Conner Wilson. Fin- Cardinals on Monday night
close game, the Mustangs fell to the TigerScots
ishing with two points in the the 23 rd at 6 p.m.
41-42. Saturday, the Mustangs hosted the Stanfield
Tigers (#1 BMC, #4 overall). The girls played hard
but couldn’t keep up and fell to the Tigers 20-59.
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the ball against Stanfield on Saturday while Hailey
Wenberg (#22) make her way up court. -Photos by
Tylynn Cimmiyotti
Mustang girls struggle
in weekend play
Colt Wrestling started its short season with a bang last
Thursday with a packed house. Heppner High School’s
cafeteria was filled with Heppner-area students in kin-
dergarten through fifth grade who showed up to learn
the basics of wrestling from high school coaches and
athletes. Pictured top: Heppner High School wrestler
Kylie Holden (right) coaches two youngsters on the
fine art of taking down an opponent.
-Photo by Andrea Di Salvo
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