Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 8, 2023 -- SEVEN
Lady Mustangs look Mustangs boys scorch Finch makes her
to redeem themselves opponents
mark in Vanguard
over TigerScots Friday
track
Katie Spivey takes a
shot in the game against
Irrigon. -Photo by Tylynn
Cimmiyotti
Last week ended with
another round of tough
losses for the Heppner Mus-
tangs girls basketball as the
team dropped three places
to land as the 25 th -ranked
team for OSAA.
They’ve got one more
game this week before Dis-
tricts, in a lineup against
the Weston-McEwen Ti-
gerScots on Friday, Feb.
10, which also happens
to be their senior night. It
will also be an opportu-
nity for some payback, as
Weston-McEwen is a team
that the Lady Mustangs
fell to by only one point
in the last minutes of the
game when they played
the TigerScots previously.
This Friday’s game will
certainly be one to watch
as the Mustangs continue
to play some strong ball and
will be looking to redeem
themselves.
On Friday, Feb. 3, the
Mustangs played the En-
terprise Outlaws on their
own home court. Heppner
scored the first game points
when Hailey Wenberg put
her free throws in after be-
ing fouled on the shot. En-
terprise quickly answered
back with four points of
their own. At 5:46, the
score was 2-6, Enterprise.
The Mustangs continued
to fight and came close to
overtaking the Outlaws but
ended the first quarter close
behind, 9-11.
In the second quarter,
the girls from both sides
came out playing hard and
fast. At 6:06 in the second,
the score was 11-15; min-
utes later, the Mustangs
scored again. The Outlaws
never let the Mustangs
catch up; even as they add-
ed more points to the board,
so did their opponent. The
score was 19-22 with 1:21
left in the first half. Had-
lie Nation was at the line
shooting with 19 seconds
on the clock. Unfortunately,
neither fell, and Enterprise
got the rebound and hustled
down the court to score on
the buzzer. The first half
ended with the Mustangs
only behind by five points,
19-24.
In the second half, Hep-
pner worked to catch up and
came within three points of
the Outlaws. The Outlaws
again closed out a quarter,
adding some points on the
buzzer at the end of the
third. Heppner kept posses-
sion of the ball more during
the second half but strug-
gled to add points to the
board. The Outlaws added
to their lead; the final score
was 30-39, Enterprise.
Hallee Hisler and Had-
Hadlie Nation is met by
defenders while run-
ning the offence against
Irrigon. -Photo by Tylynn
Cimmiyotti
lie Nation led the Mustangs
with six points, and Zandra
Masterson added five more.
Stats: Zandra Master-
son: 5 points, 6 rebounds,
2 fouls, 1 steal, 1 turnover.
H. Hisler: 6 points,3 re-
bounds, 2 fouls 4 steals, 2
fouled. H. Nation: 6 points,
4 rebounds, 3 fouls, 3 steals,
2 turnovers, 3 fouled. Zal-
ita Masterson: 3 points, 2
rebounds, 1 foul, 1 steal,
1 fouled. A. Gerry: 2 re-
bounds, 1 steal, 4 turnovers.
M. Cutsforth: 2 rebounds, 1
foul, 2 turnovers. K. Spiv-
ey: 4 points, 2 rebounds,
1 turnover. H. Wenberg:
2 points, 3 rebounds, 2
fouls, 4 steals, 1 turnover,
2 fouled. K. Henrichs: 4
points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals,
1 fouled.
On Saturday, the Hep-
pner Mustangs traveled
to Irrigon to take on the
Knights. They were met
with a fast offense and
a tough defense, but the
Mustangs still had to play
their game. Irrigon put the
first points on the board,
and Heppner was behind
no more than five points
before they worked around
the deficit and pulled ahead
by one point in the second
quarter. Heppner didn’t
keep the lead for long, and
the first half ended with Irri-
gon leading by three, 15-18.
The second half of
the game stayed in favor
of the Knights, Heppner
only scoring 13 to their 19
points. The final score was
28-37. Hallee Hisler led the
Mustangs with eight points
and six rebounds.
Stats: Zandra Master-
son: 4 rebounds, 5 fouls, 2
steals, 2 turnovers. H. His-
ler: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2
fouls, 2 steals, 5 turnovers,
1 fouled. H. Nation: 1 point,
2 rebounds, 1 foul, 1 steal, 3
fouled. A. Gerry: 4 points,
3 rebounds, 3 fouls, 1 steal.
M. Cutsforth: 3 points, 2
rebounds, 2 fouls, 1 steal, 1
turnover, 1 fouled. K. Spiv-
ey: 4 points, 1 rebound, 3
fouls, 1 steal. H. Wenberg: 4
points, 5 rebounds, 1 foul, 1
steal, 2 turnovers, 2 fouled.
K. Henrichs: 4 points, 1
rebound, 3 fouls, 1 steal, 1
turnover.
Landon Mitchell takes
a shot over a defend-
er as Tucker Ashbeck
looks on. -Photo by Lane
Critchlow
The Heppner Mustang
boys varsity team contin-
ued its winning ways with
two more Blue Mountain
Conference victories this
past weekend. The Mus-
tangs (17-4,7-2) beat the
Enterprise Outlaws 68-41
and then defeated the Irri-
gon Knights by the score
of 81-46.
Against the Outlaws,
the Mustangs started out
fast by doubling up the
Outlaws at the end of the
first quarter by the score of
18-9. Heppner outscored
the Outlaws 12-8 in the sec-
ond quarter to lead 30-17 at
halftime. The Mustangs ex-
ploded for 21 third quarter
points to extend their lead
to 51-28 as the final quarter
started. Heppner then out-
scored the Outlaws 17-12 in
the fourth quarter to win the
game by the score of 68-41.
Landon Mitchell led
the team in scoring with 18
points. Tucker Ashbeck had
a good game with 14 points
and nine rebounds. Caden
George scored 11 points
and David Cribbs had eight.
With five points each were
Cameron Proudfoot and
Mason Orem. Cooper
Wight followed with three,
and with two points each
in the game were Trevor
Nichols and Thomas Bales.
The Mustangs traveled
to Irrigon and had their
On Saturday, Feb. 4, the
Heppner High School mid-
dle-school wrestling team
traveled to Milton-Freewa-
ter to compete in the Central
Middle School Wrestling
Tournament.
The team accumulated
141.5 team points, and 12
Mustangs placed in the top
six. Of those, six were in the
top three, earning medals.
Wrestlers who placed
were: Zariah Martin, first
place; Emillia Cavan-Har-
ris, second place; Irelyn
Tarvin, second place;
Lincoln Ellsworth, sec-
ond place; Elijah Quil-
ter, second place; Alakae
Rodriguez, third place;
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as a Vanguard track athlete
in the 600 meter at the
Westmont On Your Marks
Open on Saturday, Jan. 28.
She finished second overall
with a time of 1:44.35 and
claimed the eighth spot on
the Vanguard all-time top-
10 list.
Heppner JV boys
gun down Outlaws,
fall to Knights in
split weekend play
Middle school wrestlers take
top spots in tournament
FEEL THE SPEED,
EVEN AT PEAK TIMES.
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Hannah Finch
Hannah Finch of Hep-
pner, currently a Freshman
Thomas Bales (#21)
at Vanguard University in
takes a shot over an Irri-
Costa Mesa, CA, is con-
gon defender. -Photo by
tinuing to make her mark
Tylynn Cimmiyotti
on the track. Finch, who
game clicking from the
ran for the Heppner High
opening tipoff. They shared
School track team until her
the ball well and had their
graduation, made her debut
fast break going. Heppner
jumped out to a quick 25-4
lead at the end of the first
quarter. A 17-point second
quarter pushed the Heppner
lead to 42-16 at halftime.
Both teams scored well in
the third, but the Mustangs
still won the quarter 26-20,
to lead 68-36 as the fourth
quarter started. Reserves
The Heppner Mustang
for both teams played the
JV
boy’s
team split their
final quarter with a running
games
this
past weekend,
clock because of the score
beating
the
Enterprise
Out-
difference of over 30 points.
laws
53-35
but
then
losing
Heppner won the game by
to the Irrigon Knights by the
the score of 81-46.
Ashbeck led the team score of 40-32.
In what may have
in scoring with 21. Mitch-
been
their best game of
ell was next with 12 points
the
season,
the Mustangs
and Cribbs had 11. George
avenged
an
earlier
defeat at
scored 10 points in the
the
hand
of
the
Outlaws
in
game and Nichols nine.
Enterprise.
The
Mustangs
Finishing with five points
each were Proudfoot and jumped out to an 11-7 lead
Owen Cunningham. Bales at the end of the first quar-
was next with four, and with ter and then led 23-16 at
two points each were Wight halftime. Both teams scored
eight points in the third and
and Jackson Coiner.
The Mustangs have the Mustangs still led the
their final conference game game 31-24. A huge fourth
at home this Friday night as quarter saw the Mustangs
they host the Weston-McE- erupt for 22 points, and they
wen TigerScots. It is also held the Outlaws to only 11.
senior night, where the Heppner won the game by
senior players from both the the score of 53-35.
Mason Orem had a big
boys’ and girls’ teams and
game
and led the team in
also the band members will
scoring
with 20 points.
be honored for their hard
Thomas
Bales
finished with
work and commitment to
12
points
and
Cooper
Wight
Heppner High School and
had
10.
Owen
Cunningham
the community.
was next with seven, and
with four points in the game
was Joseph Albitre.
The JV Mustangs
struggled to get going in
the cold Irrigon gym and
trailed at the end of the first
quarter 7-2. Irrigon led 20-9
at halftime and 29-14 at the
end of the third quarter. The
Mustangs warmed up some
in the final frame and cut
the Irrigon lead to six points
at one point but couldn’t
get it any closer. Heppner
outscored Irrigon 18-11 in
the fourth quarter but still
lost the game by the score
of 40-32.
Wight led the Mustangs
in scoring with 11. Orem
was next with six points
and Cunningham had four.
Scoring three points each
in the game were Albitre
and Caleb George. Bales
and Conner Wilson had
two points each and Lane
Critchlow scored one.
The JV team has two
games left on the season.
First is a rematch with the
Irrigon Knights at home
on Tuesday night at 6 p.m.
Their final game of the sea-
son is Friday at 4:30 p.m.
against the Weston-McEw-
en TigerScots.
Water control district to
meet
Kayden Hudson, fourth
place; Shane Angelakis,
fifth place; Brody Knutz,
fifth place; Mason Seitz,
The Heppner Water
sixth place; Quaid Jensen,
Control
District will hold a
sixth place; and Tyler Rice,
meeting
Thursday, Feb. 9,
sixth place.
at the Ag Service Center in
Heppner beginning at 6:30
p.m. Meetings of the Hep-
pner Water Control District
are open to the public.