TEN The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday November 30, 1978
lone vs HHS Friday
Bleacher
Cardinal netters will have
tough act to follow
Radio coverage to be given
CBC basketball action
Seats
With Robb Rush
lone High School Class B Oregon State high school
champions. Kind of has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?
What started out as a mere dream when practice started
is now in fact a reality. Champions the word says it all. The
team, the student body, the teachers, and vicariously
through association even the fans can carry the title
proudly. And in Ione's case, each participant in the football
effort richly deserves the name.
The game Saturday was a championship game. What
more can you ask for? Two powerful undefeated teams. Two
teams playing their hearts out. Two teams who played the
whole game down to the last 15 or 20 seconds before either
side had a real ally in the clock, and the final outcome only
starting to become apparent in the final six seconds. Two
teams who played the whole game with only two points
difference in the final score. Two teams who played different
styles of football, each as effective as the other. It was a
championship game.
I would have written the preceeding no matter who won
the football game. The game was one that when it was over,
each side could look back and be proud of what they did. And
also be assured that the fans would be proud of them as well.
MacLaren came to lone with some outstanding
credentials. They were used to rampaging up and down the
football field behind a maverick buffalo disguised as fullback
Terry Evans, rolling up 50, 60, or 70 points in the process.
Along with the punishing offense came a punishing
defense. Why, one game, the Hawks actually allowed the
opposition to score 14 points. In short, they scored a lot and
didn't get scored on. Kind of one way, but very successful.
Enter the mongoose. What MacLaren didn't expect when
they came to lone was an encounter with a finely tuned,
versatile, smart, well-coached, cool, scoring machine and an
equally qualified defensive unit.
On paper it didn't look too good for the Cardinals. The
Hawks came complete with a definite size advantage, with
two of their team members being scouted by major colleges.
These advantages were offset by the Cardinals' greater team
speed, more versatility, and the quality of qualities (I know
it's corny, but very appropriate) true grit.
It takes a lot of grit for Treve Peterson (if he weighs 135
it's with pads and all) to take on 208 pounds of full steam
one-to-one in the open field. And what about Glen Grebs? The
Hawk noseguard was staring Glen in the face every offensive
play. The noseguard 211 pounds. Glen Grebs 155 (I think
that's pumped up also). Glen did a good job keeping the
defensive man out all day, and that's grit! Grit, guts,
fortitude, moxie call it what you will, it is what lone
football was all about Saturday afternoon.
It is hard to pinpoint the turning point or key play during
the game. Some say that it was the initial score when Kevin
McCabe ran in for a touchdown. Some say it was Dennis
Stefani's diving tackle down the sideline. Some others say it
was holding on fourth down and taking over the ball. Some
votes go to the fumble recovery that Stefani converted into a
30 yard pass completion to Danny McElligott as an
outstanding example of staying with the play and making
something of nothing.
I lean towards the extra points. The touchdown totals
were the same it was only the extra points that were
different. Whether it was the Cardinals' ability to convert
more tries, or their ability to stop the Hawks one more time,
the end result was the same two points.
In reality, maybe there was no key play just a total
concentrated effort.
I want to mention the members of the Cardinal football
team who did not get to see a lot of action this year. I credit
them with a lot of the Cardinal success. A team does as well
in games as it does during the week in practices. The
non-starters are an important cog in the lone football
machine, helping to prepare the starters for the coming
game. You did well. You can't be any better than champions.
Here's to Coach Meyers and Coach LaRue. They have
the faith and the ability to teach and spread the word. Their
attitudes rub off and it shows. After all, their students are
champions.
With only two days of
practice behind their belts, the
lone Cardinals hoop squad
may have a rough time getting
its act together for Friday's
season opener against Hep
pner. Members of the Cards' state
champion football team make
up the backbone of Ione's
basketball team. With the
football season ending only
last Saturday in a 30-28 win
over MacLaren, basketball
has not exactly been foremost
in the minds of most of the
players recently.
Football team members
who will take part in the
basketball program were
given until Wednesday to rest,
leaving them only two days of
practice. Several non
footballers, mostly under
classmen, did hold workouts
earlier in the week.
"It'll be a little difficult for
the opening game," admitted
head coach Del LaRue. "I
imagine they'll be a little
rough."
Fresh from a gruelling but
perfect football season, the
basketball Cards "will be in
condition, I'm not worried
about that. But football condit
ioning and basketball condit
ioning are two different
things," LaRue said.
On the positive side, "we
ought to still have some
momentum" from the win
ningest football season in
recent Cardinal history, the
coach noted "The kids are still
high from last week."
Last year, lone netters
started the season slow, then
came on strong to finish
second behind Arlington in
district tournament action.
LaRue predicted that the
Honkers, who went on to take
the state crown last year,
would be the team to beat
again this season.
Here is Ione's basketball
schedule for the 1978-79 sea
son: Dec. 1 Heppner at Hep
pner 6 p.m.
Dec. 2 Ukiah at Ukiah 4
p.m.
Dec. 9 Powder Valley at
North Powder 4 p.m.
Dec. 15 Heppner at lone 6
p.m.
Dec. 16 Condon at Con
don 4 p.m.
Dec. 19 Condon at lone 4
p.m.
Jan. 5 Echo at lone 4
p.m.
Jan. 6 Arlington at Arling
ton 4 p.m.
Jan. 12 Umapine at
lone 6 p.m.
Jan. 13 Dufur at Dufur 4
p.m.
Jan. 19 Helix at Helix 4
p.m.
Jan. 20 Wheeler Co. at
lone 4 p.m.
Jan. 26 Echo at Echo 4
p.m.
Jan. 27 Arlington at
lone 4 p.m.
Feb. 2 Cascade Locks at
lone 4 p.m.
Feb. 3 Cascade Locks at
Cascade Locks 4 p.m.
Feb. 9 Umapine at Uma
pine 7 p.m.
Feb. 10 Dufur at lone 4
p.m.
Feb. 16 Helix at lone 4
p.m.
Feb. 17 Wheeler at Fos
sil 4 p.m.
Ione's girls basketball
schedule is the same as the
boys, with the exception of a
girls-only Dec. 5 game at
Riverside at 6 p.m. lone girls
also will not play during the
two contests against Uma
pine. Columbia-Blue
golf assn. slates
tourney
The Columbia-Blue Senior
Golf Assn. established a
seven-game tournament ser
ies for the coming year during
a meeting last week . at
Boardman's Willow Run Golf
Course.
The association also re
elected current officers to
their same positions for the
1979 golf season.
Re-elected were Cy Perkins,
Hood River, president and
tournament director; Carroll
Hollen, Condon, vice presi
dent; Clair Pennens, The
Dalles, treasurer; Ron Clark,
The Dalles, secretary.
Tournament action for 1979
is scheduled for The Dalles
Country Club on April 9;
Goldendale Golf Club, May 14;
Milton-Freewater Golf
Course, June 11; Willow Run,
Boardman, July 9; Willow
Creek Country Club, Heppner,
Aug. 13; Husum Hills, White
Salmon, Sept. 10, and Pendle
ton Country Club, Oct. 8.
Tournament director for the
Heppner leg of the tourney is
Clint McQuarrie.
Columbia Basin Conference
basketball action will be
broadcast live over Radio
KUMA-FM on Fridays and
Saturdays throughout the con
ference season, the Pendleton
station announced this week.
In addition to the conference
season games, the FM station
will carry three pre
conference contests.
KUMA sports director Greg
Smith said the Pendleton
station has wanted to broad
cast more Class A games in
. recent years, but was unable
to do so due to committments
to Pendleton High and Oregon
State sports programs. With
the advent of the station's FM
band, however, Columbia
Basin basketball coverage
became possible.
Smith said it was hoped that
play-by-play coverage during
the coming basketball season
would expose more people to
talent in the Columbia Basin
Conference, thus helping to
boost attendance during post
season tournaments.
In Heppner, KUMA-FM, 107
on the FM frequency, is
carried over the city's cable
TV system.
Here is the schedule of
games to be broadcast by
KUMA:
Dec. 2 Weston-McEwen at
Enterprise
Dec. 19 Riverside at Pilot
Rock
Dec. 21 Pilot Rock at John
Day
Jan. 5 Weston-McEwen at
Pilot Rock
Jan. 6 Riverside at Hep
pner Jan. 12 Umatilla at
Weston-McEwen
Jan. 13 Weston-McEwen at
Heppner
Jan. 19 Heppner at Umatil
la
Jan. 20 Pilot Rock at Sher
man x
Jan. 2& Pilot Rock at
Wahtonka
Jan. 27 Riverside at Ore
gon Trail
Feb. 2 Oregon Trail at
Heppner
Feb. 9 Weston-McEwen at
Oregon Trail
Feb. 10 Heppner at
Weston-McEwen
Feb. 16 Riverside at Con
don Feb. 17 Pilot Rock , at
Weston-McEwen
Fall Sports Awards
Story and photos of winners
of athletic awards announced
during Tuesday night Fall
Sports Desserts at Heppner
and lone high schools will
appear in next week's issue of
the Gazette-Times.
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Bill Bellamy
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