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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 2023)
(,*+7+HSSQHU*D]HWWH7LPHV+HSSQHU2UHJRQWednesday, December 06, 2023 0XVWDQJER\VFUXVK5HGVLGHV New rules for faster games Landon Mitchell catching some air and scoring for the Mustangs - Photo by Tylynn Cimmiyotti The Heppner High School boys’ varsity bas- ketball team won two of their first three games of the new season. The Mus- WDQJVZKRDUHFRPLQJR൵ of a season last year that VDZWKHPUHDFKWKHVHPL¿- nals at the OSAA 2A State Basketball Tournament. That team brought home some hardware from the state tournament as they won the highly coveted sportsmanship award and added the 5th place trophy to the Mustang trophy case. Heppner lost several key SOD\HUVR൵RIWKDWWHDPEXW returned a few players that saw considerable playing time last year. The Mustangs started WKHLUVHDVRQR൵E\GHIHDWLQJ the Wasco County Redsides by the score of 57-20. Heppner jumped out to D OHDG DIWHU WKH ¿UVW quarter and never looked back. The Mustangs led 41-9 at halftime and 55- DW WKH HQG RI WKH WKLUG quarter. The fourth quarter was played with a running clock because the Mustangs were ahead by more than 30 points. Reserves played most of the quickly played fourth quarter and the Mustangs won the game by the score of 57-20. Landon Mitchell and Mason Orem led the team in scoring with 12 points each. Mitchell also had 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the game. With 10 points each were Thomas Bales and Caden George. Bales also hauled down 7 rebounds and George recorded 4 assists and 4 steals for the team. Keaton Coiner contributed 6 points, Marty Medina had 5 and Cameron Proudfoot scored 2. The team then traveled to Milton-Freewater to take on the McLoughlin Pioneers. Heppner lost the close game by the score of 49-47. The Mustang led the game at the end of the ¿UVWTXDUWHUDQG 24 at halftime. The game tightened up in the third quarter, but the Mustangs still led by the score of 35-33. McLoughlin scored WKH ¿UVW ¿YH SRLQWV LQ WKH fourth quarter to take their ¿UVWOHDGLQWKHJDPH The game stayed close for the rest of the quarter and then the Mustangs missed some key free throws down the stretch. Heppner coach Jeremy Rosenbalm called a time out with only seconds left in the game and set up a play for the winning score. The team ran the play well and got a good look on a three-point shot that hit the back of the rim and bounced R൵ WR JLYH WKH 3LRQHHUV D 49-47 win. Mitchell once again led the team with 14 points, DQGKHDOVRKDGUHERXQGV Caden George battled foul trouble all night but still managed to score 11 points in the game. Cameron Proudfoot scored 9 points and had 5 rebounds for the Mustangs. Bales and Orem pitched in 5 points each and Keaton Coiner scored 3. The next game was a home contest with the Dufur Rangers. The Mustangs won that hard fought game by the score of 52-35. Heppner jumped out to a 14-5 lead after one quarter and led 22-15 at halftime. A close third quarter saw the Mustangs still lead the game by the score of 33-27. The Mustangs took total control in the fourth quarter and outscored the Rangers WRFRPHDZD\ZLWKWKH win 52-35. Mitchell had a good RYHUDOO JDPH ZLWK SRLQWVUHERXQGVDVVLVWV and 4 steals. Caden George pitched in with 12 points, UHERXQGV DQG KH KDG steals. Orem scored 9 points for the Mustangs and with 4 points each were Cameron Proudfoot and Bales. Caleb George contributed 3 points and with 1 point each were Medina and Keaton Coiner. The Mustangs have a busy week ahead of themselves this week as they travel on Tuesday to take on the Union Bobcats. They will then attend the Columbia River Clash Tournament in Umatilla on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The Mustangs’ ¿UVWJDPHRIWKHWRXUQDPHQW will be against the Ontario Tigers. It will be Thursday night at 5:30 in the junior high school gym. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: 021'$<30 Refer a Friend and Get Rewarded By Chris Sykes The Heppner varsi- ty basketball teams are playing with a 35-second shot clock this season. In September 2022, the Oregon School Activities Association approved the implementation of a shot clock rule, bringing Oregon in line with neighboring states like Washington and California. Despite this change, Ione Athletic Di- rector Ryan Rudolf, who also coaches the girls’ bas- ketball team, believes that the shot clock will not sig- QL¿FDQWO\LPSDFWKLVWHDP¶V performance according to a statement he gave to the Hermiston Herald. In addition to the shot clock, there has been a modification to the free- throw rule. The one-and- one free throw system, previously used after seven team fouls, has been elim- inated. Instead, a common foul will now result in the awarding of two free throws starting from the team’s ¿IWKIRXOLQHDFKTXDUWHU$W the end of each quarter, the foul count will reset. This change aims to reduce the risk of injuries and instanc- es of rough play during rebounding opportunities, as stated by BMBOA com- missioner Brian Freels. He also emphasized that these rule changes represent the PRVWVLJQL¿FDQWDOWHUDWLRQV in a single year and that it will take time for everyone to adapt and understand them. Another adjustment pertains to the uniform UXOHVSHFL¿FDOO\UHJDUGLQJ the undershirts worn under jerseys. The new rule al- lows visiting teams, who PD\KDYHGL൶FXOW\PDWFK- ing colors, to wear black undershirts, while home teams will wear white. This ensures a better visual dis- tinction between teams and IDFLOLWDWHVHDVLHULGHQWL¿FD- tion of players. Although the number RIR൶FLDOVLQWKH%0%2$ has increased slightly this season, with 55 officials currently enlisted, it still falls short of the desired number. Last year, the BM- BOA assigned a total of 1,756 games to officials, encompassing both varsity and junior varsity levels. 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