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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 19, 2025 -- SEVEN Mustangs boys secure spot in BMC district tournament Heppner’s Alakae Rodriguez jumps to miss pile up against Irrigon. -Tara Eakin Proudfoot The Heppner Mustang boys’ varsity team split their Blue Mountain Con- ference games last week. The Mustangs were beaten by the Grant Union Pros- pectors 54-30, but they then came back and defeated the Irrigon Knights 61-30. With the win over Irrigon, the Mustangs (8-14,2-8) qual- ified for the BMC District Tournament. In the game against the Prospectors, the Mustangs trailed at the end of the first quarter 14-9. Heppner struggled to score in the second quarter and trailed 27-14 at halftime. The shooting struggles continued for the Mustangs as they were outscored 18-5 in the third quarter and trailed 45-19 as the fourth quarter started. Heppner did outscore Grant Union in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t nearly enough, and the Mustangs fell to the Prospectors by the score of 54-30. Mason Orem led the team in scoring with 9 points. He also had 3 re- bounds and 1 assist. Keaton Coiner followed closely with 8 points and 4 re- bounds. Gage Heideman recorded 7 points and 5 re- bounds while Joseph Albi- tre had 5 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals. Marty Medina had 1 point and 2 rebounds Heppner’s Marty Medina takes to the skies in their win against Irrigon. -Tara Eakin Proudfoot for the Mustangs. Caylan Proudfoot didn’t score in the game but he contributed 4 rebounds and 2 assist for the team. Alakae Rodriguez finished with 1 rebound, 2 assist and 2 steals, Tripp Stewart had 3 rebounds and 1 assist while Jackson Coin- er and Jace Wilson each contributed 1 rebound and 1 assist in the game. In a game they had to have to qualify for the BMC District Tournament, the Mustangs stepped up and dominated the Irrigon Knights. In their last game of BMC Conference play, the Mustangs may have played their most com- plete game of the season. A close start to the game saw the Heppner lead 9-8 at the end of the first quar- ter. The second quarter is when Heppner started to pull away. The Mustangs outscored Irrigon 16-8 and led at halftime by the score of 25-16. Heppner then out- scored the Knights 17-6 in the third quarter to take a commanding 42-22 lead entering the fourth. Another strong scoring quarter saw Heppner score 19 points and hold Irrigon to only 8. This was one of the top scoring games of the year for the Mustangs, but what really stood out was the de- fensive pressure and effort Holly Rebekah Lodge monthly meal and BINGO Holly Rebekah Lodge will be hosting their month- ly meal and BINGO Day on Sunday, February 23 at the Lodge Hall in Lex- ington. The meal (which is available for $5) will start at 3pm with BINGO following at approximate- ly 3:30. The cost for a 10 pack of BINGO cards is only $5 and is good for 15-20 games, including 3 blackout games. Everyone is welcome to come and participate whether it’s for just the meal, BINGO, or both. So, grab your friends and come eat, visit, and play BINGO. Watch for signs and the big BINGO banner. Put the Brothers to work for you • Office and Business Printing • Signs, Banners, and much more Chris Sykes Andrew Sykes the team showed through- out the game. A balanced scoring attack saw Gage Heide- man lead the team with 13 points. Gage also had 4 re- bounds and blocked 3 shots. Keaton Coiner followed with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist. Marty Medina erupted for 10 points, had 8 rebounds and 1 assist for the Mustangs. Caleb George re- corded 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assist and he also had 2 steals. Alakae Rodrigues tallied 7 points and had 4 assists while Mason Orem filled up the stat sheet with 2 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and he had 4 steals. Caylan Proudfoot scored 3 points, had 4 steals, 3 assists and 1 rebound for the team and with 2 points each were Joseph Albitre, Jackson Coiner and Jace Wilson. Joseph also had 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals while Jackson had 1 rebound and 3 assists. Rounding out the stats for the Mustangs was Darby Spivey who had 2 rebounds and 2 assists and Tripp Stewart who hauled down 2 rebounds for the team. The Mustang boys’ team will play the last game of the day on Friday at the BMC District Tourna- ment which will be held at the Pendleton Convention Center. Lady Mustangs secure No. 2 seed with dominant win over Irrigon Healy Hisler #3 shoots over an Irrgion defend- er. - Photo by Tara Eakin Proudfoot Heppner 38, Irrigon 21 Heppner’s girls’ basket- ball team wrapped up con- ference play in dominant fashion, defeating Irrigon 38-21 at home to secure the No. 2 seed for the Blue Mountain Conference dis- trict tournament. Hallee Hisler led the Mustangs with a standout performance, scoring 15 points and pulling down five rebounds. Heppner (16-6 overall, 7-3 BMC) took control early, limit- Lily Nichols throws an open court pass to her teamate. - Photo by Susan Hisler ing Irrigon to just three first-quarter points while building an 8-3 lead. A strong second-quarter push saw the Mustangs outscore the Knights 15-5, sending them into halftime with a comfortable 23-8 advan- tage. The sixth-ranked Mus- tangs remained in control after the break, dominating the second half with a 15-3 scoring run to seal the vic- tory. Lily Nichols provided an offensive spark with 11 points, sinking three shots from beyond the arc. Cici Stefani contributed four points and five rebounds in the win. Despite the loss, Alivia Gridley put up a strong ef- fort for Irrigon leading the Knights with 13 points. With the regular season behind them, the Mustangs now turn their focus to the district tournament, where they look to continue their strong play. JV Mustangs Dominate Irrigon in Season Finale, Finish 11-3 The Heppner Mustang boys’ junior varsity team won their final game of the season as they defeat- ed the Irrigon Knights by the score of 68-35. With the win, the JV Mustangs finished the season with an 11-3 record. A quick start by the Mustangs saw them lead at the end of the first quarter 16-7. Another fast paced second quarter also saw the Mustangs score 16 points. Heppner led at halftime by the score of 32-16. The third quarter was much closer, 13-12 in favor of the Mustangs. Heppner led 45-28 as the fourth quarter started. 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