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llrppner (layette-Times. Hrppncr. Oregon Wednesday, February 21. 1990 - UVE
Girls make history with District win
Cards end season with split weekend
By Ann«» wm i «» i
For the first time tn lone High
School history. the girls hjskcthall
team won the District 3B Tourna
ment to advance to the state itMirna
ment as the Big Sky 's number one
team The l.ady Cards traveled the
path o f least resistance, defeating
their first nnind foe. VVheeler of
Fossil, 67-40, to sevs up the district
championship ansi the trip to Baker
City with just one game Defending
state champion Wheeler, adsaixes to
the sute tournament as the Big Sky
League's number two team after
defeating Helix on Saturdas night
No one said it would be easy and
the ludy Cards found Wheeler in a
cantankerous mood, wanting scry
much to asenge the two losses lone
inflicted on them this season In the
first quarter, the littery Cards built
a 12 5 lead hetorc \k heeler respond
ed The period ended with the Car
dinals holding a slim 12 11 lead In
that same quarter, Wheeler ace
Sucie (leer picked up three I. mj I v and
lone'» Joe Cupps was tagged with
two
Wheeler quuklv nabbed the lead
in the second quarter but Nancy
Mortcr drosc the kes to make a las
in to recapture the lead Ihe Falcons
responded with a bucket from the
By Anne M orler
Die lone boys wrapped up their
season last weekend by upsetting the
Culver Bulldogs on Friday and los
mg a hard fought battle to defending
state champion. Sherman County on
Saturday in district tournament play
The Cards end their season with an
overall record o f 9 14
On Friday afternoon. lone came
from behind to upset the favored
Bulld>>gs in the second halt Culser.
sporting a season record o f 14 b.
tailed to respond to the Cardinals
tourth quarter charge, ending up on
the short end o f the score 47 44
In the first quarter, the Cards had
trouble negotiating the Culser lull
court press, but the Bulldogs were
unable to capitalize, shooting cold
ly from the outside lone ended the
quarter down. 8 11 In the second
quarter, tough defense by Culser aivl
cold shooting hs lone kept the Car
dinals in the hole Die Bulldogs took
a 24-18 lead to the locker room at
the half The Cardinals pulled within
two points at the end of the third
period. 27 24. and finally within one
[>>int )ust into the fourth quarter
with 4 14 to go in the game, (iahe
Garcia hit a three pointer to gise
lone its first lead ol the game and a
lead they never relinquished They
huilt their lead to eight points. 14 1|.
hetorc Culser accd a three pointer to
get within fisc points, 44 44 Die
Cards rescinded with a full court
(xiss from Garcia to Garrett for a lay
in Culser hit another three pointer
hut Garrett lulled two tree throws to
ice the Cardinal victory
Mike Garrett led all scorers with
20 points followed by Jim Das icon
anil ( iahe < iarcta w ith nine each Die
Cards out rebounded the Bulldogs
44 24 with Garrett grabbing 17 and
Davison (Hilling down 1 4 Culver
nunaged iust six offensive rebounds
the entire game, compared to lb tor
lone, a key to the win. says coach
Del I-aKuc Garcia dished out five
assists ami David W agenblast hand
ed out tour Garcia had three steals
to pace the Cards
According to LaKuc, the key to
wm was the rebounds and "super
defense in the second halt " He said
ihe Cards decided at halftime, when
they were down by just five points,
they could play with Culser He was
also pleased that the team was able
to hold Culver's main scoring
threats, Tony Ybarra ami Kyan Sim
mons to 1.4 points each
Jo Cupps (41) goes for layin aqamsl Falcons
Photo by WjiytHi Harn»
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Photo by Wayn# Ham»
The ‘cute' dance team entertained the crowd at halftime
n aselin c but sophom ore R a n
Morgan knocked in two tree throws
to give lone the lead for good Senior
point guard Linda Mortcr was red
hot from the top of the k e s. scoring
II points in the first hall, including
one three pointer
Her younger
sister, sophomore Nancy Mortcr.
came oil the' bench to rack up several
key steals and nine |>unts m the sc
corn! quarter Ihe quarter ended
w ith the I .ads Cards up hs 14 points
44-20
In many games, a fourteen (mint
halltime lead would make a team teel
safe, but not against Wheeler In the
third quarter, the Cards offense tem
porarils stalled as fouls continued to
take their loll Both teams felt the
fouls as W heeler 's Stacie ( ieer pic k
ed up her last two touls within ten
seconds to retire to the bench Jo
Cupps and Darcce Padberg each
picked up their tourth personal late
in the quarter Die Falcons capitali/
ed on the Cardinal lull to pull within
six points in ihe late going hetorc
tone got back on track, scoring six
unanswered points to lead 4t> U at
the quarter's end
To the delight of the large lone
delegation and the enthusiastic com
mutiny hand
1-ady Cards ex
plodcd in the foffrth quarter, scoring
21 points to Wheeler's six Jo Cupps
came to life, scoring 14 of her game
high 14 punts and it was lights out
for the tired Wheeler squad
Jo Cupps was assisted in the scor
ing department by Linda Mortcr
w ith 14 punts and N ano Mortcr
vcith II The Cards pilled down a
season high rebound total of 44
hoards, comptred to 2 4 tor Wheeler
Jo Cupps grabbl’d I I followed by
Amy Wagcnblast with 10. kart
Morgan with nine and Mary Cupps
with eight Jo Cupps handed out
seven assists and njbhcd five steals
to pace the Cardinals lone shot
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lot 45 pctcviu trom the field
and a sizzling 24 28 from the line lor
Mb percent Ihe I aleons shot pmr
l\. making iust 2 ' percent from the
floor and 41 percent from the line
Coach Dana Heidcman was hap
ps with the histors making win
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While he admitted a tew shaky
moments, he said the girls played
lough and did an espec ially good |ob
rebounding
He credited Nancy
Mortcr lor outstanding play otf the
bench and I inda Mortcr for taking
control of the game "S h e made
everything g o ." says Heidcman
Next stop tor the ( ardiruls is the
State B Basketball tournament in
Baker. March 1 4 Throughout the
eighties, the Big Sky League s
representatives have dominated the
stale tournament play The Lady
Cards enter the state meet with a
season record of 14 I and ranked
number one in the final ( lass B p>ll
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