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Page H. THE GAZETTE-TIMES, Heppner. OR. Thursday. Oct. 28. 17 .- 1 ' : i j ,-4 The fes gamer around head coach Rebekah Randall. All smiles because of their common large lead, from left the girls are Deb Holland. Randall. Teresa Peck and Janice Healy. I I . t r - ti 2 v feYV " - ( r7; ! i ;? Diane Holland S M I smosnes o backhand if. over the net. Maureen Healy (14) and Teresa Peck (12) look on. IY-y j - M' - "" - i -1 t f i no Karate. Janice Hoaty (20) ' goes high In the air to tplke a shot at Hermiston defenders. Looking It Tereta Peck and Deb Holland. They bounce over to Uieir waiting coach and huddle like a football team. The manager gives them water. They laugh and smile. While most huddles work at strategic terms, this group seems to have more trouble thinking of what to yell when their huddle disembarks. They have little trouble back on the court. "Hey, you guys, I don't like that 'Stomp 'em' one. Let's just say, 'Let's go."' Either way, Heppner's Fillies, undefeated in conference games with only a pair of dual falls in a tourney, have built themselves into district contenders with hopes of state playoffs. Rebekah Randall's Fillies, (that's female Mustangs), haven't had the crowd support that turns out for the Mustang grid clashes. They haven't had the publicity or the community awareness. But it hasn't seemed to bother them much. Since those losses in a tourney at Dayville, Heppner has won nine clashes in a row, including two wins over AAA Hermiston. They' are assured of a district berth even before the sub-district match, slated for Tuesday, November 2, in Condon. Because the Fillies are one of the two top teams in the Columbia Basin Conference West, they receive a first round bye and automatically head towards district hopes. District will be played on Saturday, November 6, in Pendleton at Blue Mountain Community College. Down the line, the 12 Fillies have improved drastically since the beginning of the year. Maureen Healy has improved 100 per cent in the last two weeks, according to Randall. Miss Healy, the younger of two sisters on the squad, has moved into the top spiker spot for Heppner. Teresa Peck, a newcomer who has been out due to an auto accident, came out last week and according to the Heppner mentor, will help the team a lot. Vtcki Edmundson. the team's top server with 80 points In 11 games, is also a good setter. Diane Holland, who was named to the all-tourney squad at the Dayville tourney, is an all-around player who would be a welcome addition to any squad. Darla Cooper, who Randall calls the best all-around player on the team, has 73 points in serves and is a constant spirited reminder to teammates with yells of encouragement. Janice Healy is called a good spiker and an improved server. Jackie Mollahan has come on in the last couple weeks as a respected server among HHS foes. Deb Holland is termed an excellent back row digger and a good spiker. Lori Rea. who is used only to serve, packs a big punch in her small frame and has come up with S3 points on serves for Heppner. Bonnie Schiller, a senior player, is capable of taking anyone's place. Randall said. Schiller is joined by junior G-T Photos & Story By Wil Phtnney Shelley Thompson and sophomores Marie Vocom and Tammy Lucas, who Randall calls good all around players who can be substituted in when needed. Tea stats art Impressive for the Fillies. They have won six of their nine victories in two games. Down the line, here are the Filly wins: Long Creek in three games, IV II; 11 IS and 1VII; back to bark tosses to Dayville in two games J IS and US. then to Union, IV 10. 3 IS and J IS; from then, It has been all wins. Wasco was the first of the four league triumpha, IS II, IMS and IVIJ. then Condon. IV? and IS . Sherman County, IS II and ISf; and Riverside, IVI3 and 1VS. Tuesday, tone was added to the list. In non -conference gamea. Hrppnrr has whipped lone 14 U and 1VI. Riveriide ISS and 17 IS; and Hermiston, an AAA team, twice. The first time it took three games, US. 1V7 and ISt But Ust Thursday. In what Randall ca!ld In niW best performance, Heppner outplayed Hermiston, IVI and IS The FiHiet have out scored Iheif opponents, tto 271. Thai's an average. In games, of m win, 13 310 In conference games, the stats art even better. They art outscaring their CnC foes. 133 tS. That's a game avers of 14 HO 3 And the Fillies art Improving At district Saturday, their toughest game will protxiWr tvolvt to Oregon Trail High School, w hk-h has Incorpocsled 4 mark. While Heppner's grVlWa continue to win. the Flit will Kay on that shelf IM they're rsttlin" It. They'rt winners, trw. and they know It. j l v nTYrs a snm s .ji i "Si j i Jpiiim i fjfS':. v i o fcimii n hi - - - fin hit "isarr mtu siissxsi sr-"J v -) 3 Top server Vickl Edmunson Is averaging better than eight points per game. r , i - f 'f . VM.' , I V 1 7 ; f 1 1 '::;.. ... itvuv'V..., m A in Li I j ' r1 . ap-, ,J S 'w T . I " ... t tj.t ' Called the loom's all-around player, Darla Cooper bumps the volleyball over the net. Cooper It alto the lloor gentral. Fillies remain 1st after lone win Heppner's Filly netters slip ped past a stubborn lone Cardinal squad Tuesday night to retain their unbeaten sta tus. The win pushed lone into a corner in the standing of the Columbia Basin Conference west. action. A close, 15 14 tally wa followed by a 15-5 rout. ' For lone, high scorer was Darcle Rea with nine points. lone took the Junior varsity match. Marie Yocom scored 10 points in a losing effort lone smacked Heppner, 15-4, t y V " , :Mf.l rViJ Dorcy Rea Heppner, now 5-0 and as sured of a berth In the district tourney next Saturday In Pen dleton, slapped the Cards back to 2-3. Scores from around the league were not available. Darla Cooper scored 12 points to lead the Fillies to their two game win in varsity Darla Cooper U-15 and 1 5-13. The JVs ended their season with a respect able. 6-3 record. Ione's Martha .t McElligott scored 10 points to i pace the victors. There was no Junior JV. match for the freshmen. Hep-1 pner netters finished with a 2-8 ' mark. Blazers-Sonics, Cavs-Knicks tied The Blazers and Sonics are locked In a tie for the lead in the fifth and sixth grade, while the Caveliers and Knicks are bumping horns in third and fourth grade in Little League basketball in Heppner. The Blazers opened their eight week season last Sat urday with a 10-8 nipping of the Lakers. The Blazers, coached by Jim Ackley. slip ped past Henog's Lakers, sponsored by the Bank of Eastern Oregon. The Sonics, coached by Chris Borgen, new head bas ketball coach at Heppner High School, bombed the Suns, the Odd Fellow sponsored club, coached by Lutach. The games left the Blazers and Sonics at 1-0 and the Sum ' and Lakers at 0-1. " In third and fourth grade 5 action, the Caveliers over' came a freethrow point by the Celtics to grab a 2-1 victory ' and a share of the league lead.' The Knicks mustered a little better offense, tripping the Jazz at 14 8. The games leave the Cave liers and Knicks at 14 and the Celtics and Jazz at 0-1. The Caveliers are coached by Herzog and sponsored by the Elks. The Celtics, coached by Ackley, are sponsored by Columbia Basin; the Knicks. coached by Borgen, are spon sored by Kinzua; and Jazz, coached by Lutsch, are spon sored by Gardner's. 1 Rleimann paces IJH lone Junior High'a Gregg Rietmann ran for four touch downs and four extra point conversions to lead lone past Wasco County last Thursday, 334. The lone club, undefeated, used runs by Rietmann of 10, five, and five yards. He also blocked a punt and recovered it In the end zone for the fourth touchdown. Scott Martin had a hand in on the PATs, throwing three times to Rietmann for six points and Rietmann ran the other In. -i The lone club faces Condon today (Thursday). USE IT-NOVEMBER 6th OS His USfe , Attend tho Annual Membership Mealing of Columbia Dasin Elec tric Coop at the Condon Grade School on November 6th. Lunch at 12:15 p.m. Meeting starts at 1:15 p.m. It's your busnsj"Cosf your vole. ; Columbia Basin Electric Coop Serving 3,010 square miles In five counties.
