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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 22, 2023 Mustang girls end season Mustangs take second at districts, head to state playoffs strong, place fourth in districts Tucker Ashbeck, All-Confer- ence First Team Landon Mitchell, All-Con- ference First Team The Heppner Mus- tang boys basketball team punched its ticket to the OSAA 2A State Basket- ball playoffs with a sec- ond-place finish at the Blue Mountain District Tourna- ment. The Mustangs (19- 5) won their first game at districts, beating the Grant Union Prospectors 78-47, but then lost to the Stanfield Tigers in the district cham- pionship game by the score of 59-52. Heppner will start its journey to the final eight championship site, the Pendleton Convention Cen- ter, by travelling to play the Oakland Oakers this Sat- urday, Feb. 25. Game time has been set for 3 p.m. at Oakland High School. The Oakers tied for third place in their conference but then battled through to win their district championship and get to host a first round playoff game. They finished as the eighth-seeded team into the state playoffs, and the Mustangs are seeded ninth. At the BMC District Tournament, Heppner start- ed out fast against the Pros- pectors. The Mustangs led 15-6 at the end of the first quarter and stretched the lead to 38-21 at halftime. Another big scoring quar- ter of 23 points in the third quarter put the game out of reach when the Mustangs now led the game 61-35. Heppner also outscored Grant Union 17-12 in the fourth to win by the score of 78-47. A balanced scoring at- tack that had five Mustangs in double figures was led by Tucker Ashbeck with 17 points. Ashbeck recorded another double-double in the game as he also fin- ished with 15 rebounds. Trevor Nichols was next with 16 points, which in- cluded four three-point- ers. Caden George finished with 12 points, and with 10 points each in the game were David Cribbs and Landon Mitchell. Cribbs also hauled down five re- bounds, and Mitchell re- corded eight rebounds and four assists in the game. Cameron Proudfoot fin- ished the game with nine points, and with two points each were Mason Orem and Owen Cunningham. That win moved the Mustangs into the district championship game against the Stanfield Tigers. The teams had split their regu- lar season matchups with each team winning on the other team’s home floor. A packed house of blue and gold filled the convention center with excitement. The game saw Stan- field get off to a hot start shooting the ball and that continued for most of the game. Stanfield jumped out to a 19-14 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Tigers doubled up the Mustangs 14-7 in the second to lead 33-21 at halftime. It was a better second half for the Mustangs as they outscored the Tigers 31-26, but it wouldn’t be enough to get any closer than the final score of 59-52. Heppner was led by David Cribbs, All-Confer- ence Second Team Trevor Nichols, All-Confer- ence Honorable Mention Nichols with 16 points, which included four three-pointers. Ashbeck was next with 11 points and seven rebounds. With eight points each in the game were Proudfoot and George. Cribbs finished with five, and Mitchell had four points to go along with nine rebounds. The BMC All-Confer- ence teams were announced after the game. These awards are voted on by the coaches in the conference and a coach cannot vote for his own players. Heppner was honored to have four players that received rec- ognition. Tucker Ashbeck and Landon Mitchell were chosen to the first team. Da- vid Cribbs was voted onto the second team, and Trevor Nichols was an honorable mention selection. Idaho House passes Greater Idaho bill The Idaho House of Repre- sentatives voted in favor of the “Greater Idaho” bill last week. The bill, numbered HJM 1, authorizes Idaho legislators to begin talks with Oregon about relocat- ing the state line they share. During debate on the floor of the House, proponents of the bill cited the desirability of applying Idaho law to eastern Oregon as a way to push Oregon drug laws far- ther away from Idaho’s cur- rent population. They also cited an economic analysis published last week for the Claremont Institute which shows that rural Oregon counties would be a net benefit to Idaho financially. A press release on the Greater Idaho movement’s website, greateridaho.org, said, “We are asking Ore- gon Legislature leaders to give this idea a hearing in Oregon. Eastern Oregon deserves a chance to pres- ent this proposal to Oregon state leaders.” Lily Nichols fights for the ball against Weston players Hadlie Nation, All-Confer- ence Honorable Mention Hallee Hisler, All-Conference Second Team By Tylynn Cimmiyotti The Heppner Mustangs girls basketball ended the season strong at Districts, finishing as the fourth- ranked Blue Mountain Con- ference girls team. They came out on top Friday to beat the Irrigon Knights for the first time this season and fell by only three points to Weston-McEwen Saturday night. In all-conference selec- tions, Hallee Hisler made second team and Hadlie Na- tion received an honorable mention. These awards are voted on by the coaches in the conference, and coaches cannot vote for their own players. The girls and their de- fense showed up to shut Irrigon down on Friday night. They outscored Irri- gon 14-7 in the first quarter and tied 9-9 in the second quarter, ending the first half in the lead, 23-16. Irrigon fought back in the third quarter (5-10), Heppner just narrowly keeping their lead, but Hep- pner did not let their intensi- ty slip, and they finished the fourth quarter outscoring Irrigon 11-6. The final score was Heppner 39, Irrigon 32. Hallee Hisler led the Mustangs with nine points and seven rebounds, and Hailey Wenberg added eight points and nine re- bounds to lead their team to victory over the Knights. Stats: Zandra Master- son: 6 rebounds, 3 fouls, 5 points, 3 assists, 8 turn- overs, 2 blocks, 4 steals. H. Hisler: 7 rebounds, 3 fouls, 9 points, 1 assist, 6 turnovers, 3 steals. H. Na- tion: 3 rebounds, 2 fouls, 4 points, 1 assist, 2 turnovers, 2 steals. K. Spivey: 6 re- bounds, 4 points, 1 assist, 2 turnovers, 1 block, 1 steal. H. Wenberg: 9 rebounds, 2 fouls, 8 points, 8 turn- overs, 2 steals. A. Gerry: 1 rebound, 4 points. M. Cuts- forth: 3 rebounds, 2 points, 1 assist, 4 turnovers, 1 steal. K. Henrichs: 3 rebounds, 2 fouls, 3 points, 2 turnovers, 2 steals. The Heppner Mus- tangs met the Weston-McE- wen TigerScots for their season’s final game on Sat- urday afternoon. The Mustangs came out looking tired from the day before and ended the first half trailing by 15 points, but the second half was a whole new game. Heppner outscored the TigerScots in both final quarters, quickly closing the gap. The last three minutes of the game were absolute nailbiters. Heppner was only down by two points, running a full-court press to keep the ball on their side of the court and working hard not to foul since Weston McEwen was already in the bonus. Heppner was not going down without a fight. In the game’s final minutes, Weston scored one point on the free throw line, and Heppner could not get an- other shot in. In the end, though, it still felt like a team that was on top. The Mustangs came from the back and were within reach of a win. Not one time did the Mustangs stop pushing for that W. The final score was 43-46, Weston-McE- wen. Hallee Hisler once again led the Mustangs with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Hadlie nation added 12 points, nine rebounds and seven steals to help the Mustangs out. Stats: Zandra Master- son: 7 rebounds, 4 fouls, 3 points, 2 assists, 6 turn- overs, 2 steals. H. Hisler: 13 rebounds, 5 fouls, 20 points, 6 turnovers, 4 steals. H. Nation: 9 rebounds, 3 fouls, 12 points, 1 as- sist, 4 turnovers, 7 steals. K. Spivey: 1 rebound, 1 foul, 5 points, 1 turnover, 1 block, 1 steal. H. Wen- berg: 8 rebounds, 2 fouls, 1 point, 3 assists, 5 turnovers, 3 steals. A. Gerry: 3 re- bounds, 2 fouls, 1 turnover. M. Cutsforth: 1 turnover. L. Nichols: 3 turnovers. K. Henrichs: 5 rebounds, 4 fouls, 2 points, 1 assist, 3 turnovers, 3 steals. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS 5:00 P.M. Lunch & Dinner Menu Wed: Sweet n sour chicken, pork fried rice, and 2 egg rolls for $8. Thursday: Teriyaki Chicken Burger with chips for $8. Friday: Southwest Chicken Salad for $8. 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