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.
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lone running back Greg
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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,
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Rietmann picks up long yardage in
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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;
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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.
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