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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 22, 2025 -- SEVEN Heppner boys prepares for Stanfield after tough BMC losses Lady Mustangs roll over Prospectors ahead of key matchup #3 Senior Marty Medina flies high to shoot over Grant Union defender. -Photo by Brian Blake #0 Freshman Gage Heide- man goes up for a basket vs Grant Union. -Photo by Brian Blake #4 Junior Joseph Albitre avoids a Grant Union de- fender in mid air. -Photo by Brian Blake #2 Hallee Hisler goes up for #1 Ciciley Stefani takes her #15 Lily Nichols floats a shot by Grant Union. - Photo by 2 of her team high 20 points shot agianst Grant Union. Susan Hisler vs Grant Union. - Photo by - Photo by Susan Hisler Susan Hisler The Heppner Mustang boys’ basketball team faced two hard-fought losses in Blue Mountain Conference play this past weekend. The Mustangs (7-9, 1-3) fell to the Grant Union Prospectors 52-39 and the Weston-McEwen Tiger- Scots 52-49. Grant Union started strong, scoring the first four points, and Heppner was unable to close the gap throughout the game. By the end of the first quarter, Heppner trailed 16-9. A three-pointer by the Pros- pectors early in the second quarter stretched their lead to 10, and they held a 24-13 advantage at halftime. The third quarter saw Grant Union extend their lead to as much as 17 points, with the Mustangs being outscored 17-12. Heading into the fourth quarter, the score was 41-25. Despite a late rally where the Mus- tangs outscored the Pros- pectors 14-11, the effort came up short, ending in a 52-39 defeat. Gage Heideman led the Mustangs with 14 points and seven rebounds. Mason Orem contributed 10 points, three rebounds and one assist. Other key players included Keaton Coiner with six points and three re- bounds, and Caylan Proud- foot, who had four points and three assists. Caleb George was instrumental with five assists and two rebounds. Against the Weston-McEwen Tiger- Scots, the Mustangs came out strong, building a 19-11 lead by the end of the first quarter. They maintained control through much of the second quarter until the TigerScots tied the game at 25-25 with just over a minute left in the half. A late three-pointer gave Weston-McEwen a 28-27 lead at halftime. The third quarter fea- tured three ties, the last at 39-39. Weston-McEwen pulled ahead by four, but Heppner responded to cut the lead to 43-41 entering the fourth. The Mustangs tied the game at 43-43 and briefly regained the lead at 45-43 before the TigerScots surged ahead. Despite a well-designed final play for a three-pointer, Heppner’s shot missed, and they fell 52-49. Keaton Coiner led the scoring with 15 points, five rebounds and a blocked shot. Joseph Albitre added 11 points, five rebounds and three assists. Mason Orem had 10 points, four rebounds, and a game-high seven assists. Caleb George contributed six points and two assists, while Jackson Coiner added five points and three rebounds. The Mustangs will play one Blue Mountain Confer- ence game this week, trav- eling to Stanfield to face the Tigers on Friday, Jan. 24. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. The Heppner Lady Mustangs secured their sev- enth consecutive win with a dominant 59-24 victory over Grant Union on Jan- uary 16th. The Mustangs (12-3) took an early lead, finishing the first quarter ahead 19-3, and never re- linquished control. Hallee Hisler scored 12 of her game-high 20 points in the first quarter alone. The Mustangs extend- ed their lead to 26-8 by half- time and 52-17 by the end of the third quarter. Fresh- man Isa Payne contributed 11 points, and sophomore Healy Hisler added 8 points to the scoreboard. In the fourth quarter, the coaches pulled the starters and gave all players time on the court. With a big game against Weston-McEwen coming up on Saturday, this win provided a strong boost for the team. Starter Delaney Stefani was sidelined with an ankle sprain and missed both games. Weston-McEwen overpowers Lady Mustangs 44-32 JV Mustangs improve to 8-1 with two wins #23 Kadie Henrichs hangs in #3 Healy Hisler drives past #5 Katie Spivey fires a three Weston McEwen defender. the air vs Weston McEwen. against Weston McEwen. six points in the quarter, - Photo by Susan Hisler - Photo by Susan Hisler - Photo by Susan Hisler (L) #2 Mason Haugen #22 Darby Spivey The Heppner Mustang JV boys’ basketball team ran its season record to 8-1 with two wins last week. The JV Mustangs beat the Grant Union Prospectors 48-43 and then defeated the Weston-McEwen Tiger- Scots by the score of 49-15. In the game with the Prospectors, the teams start- ed the game out evenly matched. The score at the end of the first quarter was tied 13-13. Darby Spivey led the Mustangs in the quarter with six points. Mason Haugen hit a three, and with two points each were Tripp Stewart and Jace Wilson. Heppner outscored Grant Union in the second quarter 9-4 to lead the game at halftime 22-17. Alakae Rodriguez scored six points in the quarter and Gage Heideman contributed three for the Mustangs. A 13-10 scoring ad- vantage in favor of the Mus- tangs in the third quarter extended the Heppner lead to 35-27 as the final frame started. Wilson exploded for 10 points in the quarter and Haugen chipped in two. The Prospectors made a run at the Mustangs in the fourth quarter and cut the lead down to two points late in the game. The Prospec- tors outscored the Mustangs 16-13 in the quarter to make things interesting. Heppner stepped up to play some great defense and they hit four free throws with only seconds left in the game to secure the win by the score of 48-43. Wilson led the team in scoring with 16 points. Rodriguez followed with eight points and Spivey six. With five points each were Stewart and Haugen. Proudfoot finished with four, Heideman three and Brody McDaniel one. Heppner traveled to Athena to play the Tiger- Scots and the Mustangs controlled the game from the start. Heppner outscored the TigerScots 12-2 in the first quarter. Spivey scored and with two points each were Stewart, McDaniel and Wilson. Another big scoring quarter by the Mustangs, where they outpaced the Ti- gerScots 15-3, led to a 27-5 lead at the half. Rodriguez led the team in the second quarter with five points, Heideman had four, and with two points each were Proudfoot, McDaniel and Wilson. The Mustangs beat the TigerScots 10-4 in the third quarter to lead 37-9. Stewart tallied five points in the quarter, while Ma- son Seitz and Wilson each recorded two. Spivey made a free-throw for one point in the quarter. Another strong scor- ing quarter in the fourth saw the Mustangs outpace the TigerScots 12-6 to take the victory by the score of 49-15. With five points each in the final frame were Seitz and Wilson, while Haugen had two. A balanced scoring attack that saw everyone on the team score in the game was led by Wilson with 11. Scoring seven points each were Seitz, Stewart and Spivey. Rodriguez finished with five points, McDaniel and Heideman had four, and with two points each were Proudfoot and Hau- gen. The JV Mustangs have one game this week when they travel to Stanfield to play the Tigers on Friday at 4:30 p.m. DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM The top-ranked Tiger Scots of Weston-McEwen dominated the Heppner Lady Mustangs on Satur- day, cruising to a 44-32 victory. Both teams experi- enced early game jitters, but Weston-McEwen settled down with an 11-2 run and extended their lead to 24-4 by halftime. Heppner’s Kadie Hen- richs went to the bench in the second quarter after picking up three early fouls, and the Lady Mustangs managed only four points in the first half. Hallee Hisler was held to just five points for the game. We s t o n - M c E w e n ’s Charlotte Hansel led all scorers with an impressive 21 points, while teammates Kelsey Graham and Addy Hall contributed 8 points apiece. Kadie Henrichs led Heppner with 11 points, adding multiple rebounds and free throws in an all- around effort. The Lady Mustangs will look to re- bound next Friday against Stanfield, another top team in the state 2A rankings. Weston-McEwen and Stan- field continue to sit high in the standings. The Heppner band, directed by Brook Baker, performed hits during the Heppner vs. Grant Union game last Friday night in Heppner. - Photo by Susan Hisler WWW.HEPPNER.NET Submit News, Advertising & Announcements Letters To The Editor Send Us Photos DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM Start A New Subscription FENCING Do You Have Something to Share? Lancaster Fencing LLC is looking to gain some local clientele. With over 10+ years experience, I am confident I can deliver 100% customer satisfac- tion. 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