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y-The Gazette-Times, Heppner .Oregon, Thursday November 16, 1978 Coach Meyers not making pre-game prognostications Coach Gordon Meyers speaks of the upcoming game with noted reserve, "When you get to the Semi's there aren't any more easy games." "North Powder's only loss this year was to us, 28-22, and we were almost lucky to win." He shudders with remember ance. It was one of the "Cardiac Card" style games. "Remember? We scored with, I think," he says, "1:25 to go." "They're seeking revenge for the only loss." This was the Eight Cards are Big SkyAll-Stars Eight positions on the Big Sky Conference All Star first learn have been filled by lone Cardinals. The Big Sky all-star list, released this week, places Robin LaRue, Terry Starr, Glen Krebs, Dennis Stefani and Kevin McCabe on the first-team offensive roster. LaRue. a six-foot junior, has been a premier pass receiver for the Cards during the season. Starr and Krebs were standouts on Ione's offensive line at the guard and center positions, creating the holes Cards undefeated m o Touchet North Powder Long Creek Mt. Vernon 1 'ulur Wheeler Echo Cascade Locks Arlington 24-20 28-22 52-22 40-8 32-28 48 0 62-26 60-26 20-8 wording of a LaGrande news paper. "It's only a matter of us putting it together. We can't anticipate that we'll beat them just because we have. They're different than Arlington, they have more speed and they're not nearly as big." If the Cards handle North Powder as effectively as Arlington they'll have no problems with the opposition. The question is do the Cards want it more than the Badgers? needed to open up the Cards' outstanding rushing game. Both are juniors. Stefani, as quarterback for lone, ramrod ded the Cardinal offense to an unbeaten season and the Big Sky crown. McCabe consis tently found the holes opened by the Cardinal line, picking up outstanding rushing yard age throughout the season. Stefani, McCabe and Starr were also named to the first-team Big Sky All Star defensive unit Stefani, a junior, as a back, and Starr and McCabe as linebackers. r lone running back Greg I v The lone Booster Club invites everyone to attend a spaghetti feed immediately following the Cardinal-Badger game Saturday afternoon in the high school cafeteria. Great plates of spaghetti and French bread will be Tickets, no passes allowed Named to the second team offensive unit was end Danny McElligott, whose talents as a pass receiver kept many a Cardinal drive alive during the course of the season. Robin LaRue was also named to the second team defense squad, for his hard-hitting performance as lineman. Sophomore Gregg Rietmann received honorable mention for his standout year as defensive lineman. Making up the remainder of the first-team All Star team are Kerry Fagerberg, ' i f ymo' ' J'f ' " s ' , 'S Rietmann picks up long yardage in v ' ! Boosters invite all to enjoy feed served, with prices set at $2.50 for adults and $1.75 for children under 12. Beverage is included in the price of the meal. Proceeds will go toward the lone High School lighting fund. Due to Oregon State Activi ties Association (OSAA) rules, no passes other than OSAA special passes will be honored for the semi-final playoff game this Saturday in lone. , Admission prices set by OSAA are $2.50 for adults and $1.50 for students. Dufur 's 6-3, 195 pound end; Ted Proctor, Arlington guard; and Tom Amsel, standout running back for the Honkers. Also earning berths on the first-team defense were Arlington backs Tadd Wether ell and Jeff Betsinger, along with Honker teammates Tom Amsel and Grant Wilkins in linemen's positions. Dan Fil bin of Dufur made the first team for defensive line man's efforts. Non-Ionians named to the offensive second-team were Larry Holman, end. Echo; Grant Wilkins, end Arlington; Wes Woods, guard, Dufur; 1,,'' if , ' . this rush against Long Creek Tommy Ashbeck, guard, Echo; Ronnie Thomas, cen ter. Wheeler County; Bill Parks, center, Dufur; Tadd Wetherell. quarterback, Arlington; Todd Underhill. quarterback, Dufur; Jeff Bet singer, back, Arlington; Mike Hammel, back, Dufur. Named to the second team defense All-Stars in addition to LaRue were Larry Holman. lineman. Echo; Mike Ham mel. lineman, Dufur; Brett Rhode, linebacker, Echo; Kerry Fagerberg. linebacker. Dufur: and Jeff Corea, back. Echo. y-.
