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The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, October 6, 1977 FIVE lone spikers hit the skids Cards fall lone saw its three-game unbeaten streak come to an end Friday when Mitchell pushed across a two-point conversion with 1:30 left on the clock to break a tie and pull out a 24-22 victory over the Cards. Trailing throughout most of the game, Mitchell remained in striking distance and tied the score on a 10-yard Keys to Keys pass with brother Jim pitching and brother Pat catching. The go ahead points dropped the Cards to 3-1 on the year and ended the pre-league portion of their schedule. The Cards carried a 10-0 lead into the intermission with the help of a tight defense and some breakaway running by Gari Gaustad. The soph, back picked up 160 yards on 10 carries in the game as lone totaled 210 yards of offense to 290 for Mitchell. Ione's. pass ing attack was limited to 32 yards as quarterback Dennis Stefani completed five of 14 passes for 32 yards and three interceptions. The defense, which became a bit more porous in the second half, was anchored by Kevin McCabe who was in on 17 tackles including four solo stops. Terry Starr was credit ed with 11 assists and five tackles while John Lindstrom racked up seven assists and three tackles. Robin La Rue was in on 10 tackles including six unassisted plays and a quarterback sack in the end zone for a safety. The Cards took the opening . kickoff but on a fourth and three situation Stefani was intercepted. A 40-yard Logger pass play put the ball in scoring position when Stefani Prep football Friday, October 7 Riverside at Wasco County, 7 p.m. lone at Wheeler, 7:30 p.m. Heppner at Sherman County, 8 p.m. i M i I bo covered a fumble at the Card 31.Gaustad broke loose for a 60-yarder to the Mitchell 5 before Stefani carried for the score from two yards out. McCabe grabbed the conver sion pass from Stefani for an 8-0 lead. After an exchange of punts, LaRue nailed Keys in the endzone and lone carried a 10-0 lead at halftime. Mitchell took the second half kickoff and marched 70 yards before Gaustad ended the drive with an interception in the end zone on fourth and five. On second down another Stefani aerial was intercepted and returned to the one where a TD plunge and conversion closed the gap to 10-8. Gaustad got the Cards moving again with a 50-yard burst to the Logger 19. On fourth and one from the ten Stefani kept the ball for a first Meyers, "Quite a A couple of key defensive errors and an untimely inter ception cost lone their fourth straight victory in a game that Card Coach Gordon Meyers said was a tough one to lose. "They played as well as they could on that particular day, but it simply wasn't quite good enough," Meyers said of his team's 24-22 loss to Mitchell Friday. Meyers said one area where the Cards needed work was their passing game which managed only 32 yards for the game. Sports ELqc Girl's Thursday, October 6 Hermiston at Heppner, 4 p.m. Tuesday, October 11 Condon at Riverside, 5 p.m. Wasco County at lone, 5 p.m. Sherman County at Heppner, 5 p.m. Jr. varsity football Monday, October 10 Pilot Rock at Riverside, 6 p.m. perfectly p!sin, ivicb f la denim jeen everyona has 1 I 4 a and goal at the seven and then went over from the two for Ione's second touchdown. Mitchell came back to tie the score on a short run after the Loggers returned the kick 50 yards to the Card 32. Putting on a drive of their own, the Cards moved to the Logger 25 as Gaustad ran for 30 and Stefani hit McCabe for eight. A penalty gave lone a first down at the 12 and on fourth and eight, Stefani rolled to his right and found Danny McEUigott in the end zone for a 22-16 lead. The Loggers moved quickly downfield with a couple of long passes, and a penalty gave Mitchell a first and goal at the 10. The Keys brothers then did their thing and Eric Clark carried on a sweep for the conversion which saddled lone with its first loss of the season. scare. Summing up the effort, Meyers said, "We lost a little of our snap in the fourth quarter but I think we gave Mitchell quite a scare." Despite the loss, the Cards will carry a clean slate into league play as they travel to Wheeler this Friday for the team's first night game of the year. Wheeler is winless in three starts but Meyers said the Cards can't afford to take them lightly. "They are a young team, just like us," Meyers said. "They look like a hard hitting team." volleyball The dl-new pro-voshod, on ivciiing for... .now ot MEN'S UIEAH Heppner 676-9218 4n,,v .-. l rf'M vvf J : W'-.rV XIv;Kv"v . A . , , ,' . .. '" . Close.... 38 percent successful Taking advantage of excel lent weather conditions and an abundant game population, hunters from across the state poured through Heppner last week for the Saturday opening of deer season. Game biologist, Glenn Ward, estimates the Heppner Big Game Management Unit will see a 30 per cent increase this season over last year's total of 7,500 hunters. He said the anticipated 10,000 hunters should up the total buck take to 3,200 some 700 more than last year. For the opening weekend, Ward said hunters experienc ed a 25 to 38 per cent success FALL & JESTER if V WRANGLER SPORTSWEAR FOR WOMEN m MOW i. Danny McElligott's attempt for a diving catch comes up short as the ball glances off his fingers. Mitchell handed the Cardinals their first loss of the season Friday, 24-22. 10,000 hunters zero in rate, depending on lacation. Larger bucks were taken mainly in the higher eleva tions but deer were consider ed to be in good physical condition throughout the unit. From a legality standpoint, Ward said the hunters were fairly orderly although three bulls, two spikes and one doe were taken illegally and several tresspassing and re stricted vehicle complaints were reported. Overall, Ward said the large number of animals turned the opening days of the season into a "leisurely operation" as hunters were able to locate game near their camps with SPORTSWEAR CLOSEOUT m wr?ncov:f J SUC -gjjaallas 4-PIECE COORDINATES PANTS tgOO J575 VESTS $1175 BLAZER 2650 BLOUSES 1575 NEW SELECTION Baby Gro out too much tracking. The outlook for the remain der of the season looks good since recent rains have start ed a new growth of forage. Ward said if the winter feed continues to grow, the game should improve their physical condition as the season pro gresses. RUBBER STAMPS 676-9228 KNIT CLOTHING FOR INFANTS & TODDLERS The lone volleyball team found the ball bouncing the wrong way for them last week as the Cards lost two matches and finished third among four teams at the Riverside Invita tional Saturday. The Cards started the week with a straight-game loss to Sherman County. Darcy Rea was leading scorer with seven points as lone lost the games 15-3 and 15-7. Earlier, the JV Cards lost two close games, 15-12 and 16-14. Robin Leavitt Riverside second in tournament Riverside got on the winning track with a straight-game victory over Wasco County before coming home to finish second in their own Invitation al volleyball tournament Sat urday. Marilee Hellberg led the way against Wasco, scoring on 12 of 13 serves while Kathy Monjay had a 10 for 10 day at the serving line. Riverside won the match with game scores of 15-4 and 16-14 as Dawn Johnson contributed five sets and Marchelle Mc Guire added three spikes. Riverside's B team lost their match as did the C team which was paced by Jyl Hobb's nine points. contest Saturday Youngsters aged 8-13 are reminded that Saturday, Oct. 8, is the day for the punt, pass and kick competition to be held at the Hermiston Jr. High football field beginning at 9:45 a.m. n PRICES EFFECTIVE OCT. 7 & 8 i . Court St. Oregon Chief SMOXED Picnic jjfEsc Moms U J. Bar-b-qued Chickens mm iviiwi Padfic Cocktei Shrimp 4V2 Red Delicious Apples b- Large Tomatoes &. 45 c Green Peppers uchQc Carrots Dry Onions No. 1 Spuds IMS. BAG AQC was leading scorer with nine points. On Thursday, lone lost to Arlington 15-6 and 15-0 while the JVs dropped two games 15-7 and 15-12. Leavitt led the Cards with 10 points in the JV match. Traveling to Riverside on Saturday, lone lost matches to Umatilla and the host team before beating the Umatilla JVs for a third place finish. Grace McEUigott was the leading Card scorer with 15 points for the tournament. In the Saturday tournament, Riverside beat lone and Uma tilla B team in straight games before losing the champion ship match to Umatilla A team. Kathy Monjay led the hosts with 23 points for the tournament as captain Cheryl Stubblefield added 17 points and Dawn Johnson scored 13. WORK & I I HUNTING BOOTS FAMOUS MAKERS SALE 9 95 AND UP I JU5I AKKIVtU! 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