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A 'H v> . • ' . -‘f » **; Cardinals stampede into unfamiliar territory By Anne Morter As the lone girts stampede into this week's state tournament in Baker C ity. they arc treading on un familiar ground These girls, who have never made it to a district tour nament. much less a state meet, enter the weekend as the Big Sky leag u e 's undisputed number-one team and as the stale's top-ranked Class B girls team Heady stuff for a hunch that didn’t even make it to the district tournament last season What turned last year's slightly better than average team into domi nant force in the Big Sky Ixaguc land hopefully the state) this year ’ Some say the writing was on the wall last year when local farmer. Dana Hcidcrnan climbed oft his tractor to take the reins of the struggling pro gram His first move was to tag the five juniors on the squad as starters What he discovered was basketball chemistry with a few rough edges Hcidcrnan inherited a group of talented girls and the girls got a coach who preached defense and teamwork and meant it His other secret is the lucky lifesavcrs he dispenses before each game, a tradi lion that continues this year The combination has heen successful also due to the obvious mutual respect between coaches and athletes laast year Hcideman and the lady Cardinals produced a respectable record and the first winning season the Cards had seen in a while but missed out on a trip to the district tournament on the basis of " a u /i” punts During last year's cold snap, lone was forced to cancel several games, and with no time to make them up. the district had to resort to the theoretical " a u /i” system where each win or l«>ss has a punt value at tached Unfortunately, when all the tallying was done, the Cards came up short, but you get the feeling that the missed opp>rtunity has been ct ched in their minds as a goal for this year This year Hcidcrnan is no longer the rookie high school coach and his starters arc seasoned seniors The bench is stronger too with a crop of talented sophomores and a stable Coach Dana Heideman ot lightning quick treshmen. all nip ping at the heals of the seniors for playing time In addituvn. the girls are playing with a new confidence and determination unknown to them last year Heideman claims the main reason for the improvement was the team s participation in a local sum mer league Somehow or other, he convinced the girls to climb out of their wheat trucks or send their babysitting charges home early and rcpirt to the gy m tor evenings of hot sweaty summcrlimc basketball rhe sweat paid oft as they played about ten games against the likes ot Her miston and Pendleton- and won They also took fourth place i>ut of fifteen teams at an A A l! tournament in Yakima where the teams came from mostly larger towns from all over Oregon. W ashington and Idaho Success breeds confidence and that confidence has been quite evident this seavin The I-ady Cards started the year winning and ended the year winning big They cruised to championships in the Morrow County and Condon Tournaments before suffering their only loss o f the season to cross- league nemesis Wheeler of Fossil in early December The three punt overtime loss set up a stand-off bet ween the two teams for top-dog status in the league By the time Wheeler came to tow n on February 2. the lardy Cardinals had made some changes in their offense and souped up their defense to send the Falcons home with a 2 1 punt defeat The teams were matched again in the first round of the district champion Pirates stage comeback By Marty Sufer The Pirates came back from a tough lo s s to Umatilla the previous weekend to stage a homecoming blow out against the Stanfield Tigers Hie I igers nude only one field goal in the first p-riod. and the score at the half was 58 I ' All members of the varsitv team scored with the exception of Matt Andreason who is still recovering from a leg iniury He is expected to see action at the Regional play offs Scott Timms, senior wing, made punts breaking an existing River side record of 42 Bill Byrd scored 12 punts. Jason Lipe, 11 and Mike Tallman 10. Ailala Aina led the Tigers with l*J punts Klvrrsld* 23 35 2« 21 IWI Sunftrld 2 II 10 27 50 Klvrrsidc (lOHl I .liman 2 3-4 10. IHkr V 2 2 0. Hill 0 3-5 X; | arson 2 2-4 6; I tmms Ift H <* 4.X; llobtM 2 0-0 4; Hvrd 4 4-7 12; M orn 3 0-0 6; I Ipr 4 3-5 II; Hvdrr I 0-0 2; MetInmHigh I) 3-4 3. loxals XM 214-40 100 M.i.rwid (50i Swanson I 0-0 3; Moor» I 12 3; Xma Ml -4 I»; (.ravhml I 0-0 2; Crmf Ion 8 02 17; Politic 2 OO 4; Collingsworth I (Ml 2 lotah 23 2 H 50. 3-point goals-Swanson I, ( ratio n I, 1 allm an I, I Im irn 3. lo u lrd out Polk V I olal fouls Slanflrld 25. klvrrsld» M Five Pirates named to CBC All Stars By Marly Sufer Five Pirates, two boys and three girls were named to the Columbia Basin Conference All Star Basket ball team Saturday, in an awards ceremony following the champion ship games Shanna Fvans and Marty Suter earned spits on the CBC girls sc cond team, and |umor April Morgan received an honorable mention Pirate boys’ co captains Scott Timms and Mike Tallman were named to the first team and honorable mention The Riverside p*p band won the Bateman award for the best pep band at the tournament, and the Pirate Cheerleaders received the girls' spirtsnunship award CBC champion Pirates will be in action at the regional basketball t><ur nament March 2 and ' in Pendleton Riverside can't keep early lead; loses to Tiger-Scots By Marty S uter On Tuesday. Feb 20. the River side Pirates jumped out early with 10 first quarter punts by Shanna l vans, hut Weston McEwen controlled re hounding and couldn't be stopped in the second half Riverside went cold in the second halt, letting Dawn Shepard and Joy Glidewcll shoot from the inside and draw fouls from Riverside The Pirates let Weston McFwen score I ft unanswered punts and were left in the dust Shepard and Glidewcll each six tcet tall and forward Colby Cumni ings. 5’ 10” , combined to score 21 of Weston-Me Ewen's 23 second quarter punts Riverside slimmed the Tiger Scots lead to seven punts with two minutes left before a basket by Shepird and a p u r of tree throws by Kami Albert put the game out of reach I'm glad we came down here to plav Wc showed that we can com p*te after our loss to Stanfield,” said coach Dirk Dirksen April Morgan was benched with a cut knee She will be back for the 7A tournament Friday Shepard led Nk cston w ith an all- time high of 27 I vans scored 20 punts to spur Riverside Klvrrsld» 15 6 * 13 4il Wrstnn-Mclwm M 23 8 13 53 Klvrrsld» i 40 i Sulrr 3 2-4 8; 1 vans * 2-3 20; llrllhrrtt 2 0-0 4; W»f/»l. Shmi 2 1-3 5; S*»| 0 1-3 t; (Hsnn I 0-0 2; Xmmons; Vandrvrnlrr I dal 17 4-1.1 40 VVrsiiat \|«tw»n i 53 i I aruliaii I 2-4 4; k Mhrfi X 2-2 6; Shrpard 12 2-4 27; Hansrtl 0 2-4 2; Brodv 0 12 I; l.lidrvvrll 3 2-3 8. < ummings I V4 5; Juan. < Xlbrri. kirk 1 dak 20 14-24 53 'point goalv Shrpard I. toulrd out Brodv I oial fouls Klvrrsldr 14. VSrslon Mctwrn 15. TmhniraJ foul-Sutrr I. Three to represent RHS at Citizen Bee Contest By Marly S uter Riverside High School will have three representatives at the regional Citizen Bee contest March 31 in 1 aG rinde Last year's regional winner. Jim Meyers, will join classmates. Stcsc Connor anxl Randy Beard at the con test Senior Steve I arson is an alternate The Citizen Bee contest requires knowledge of U S History , govern ment. economics and current events Cash prizes are awarded to the top three finishers at regionals with the ti>p six progressing on to the state competition. ship Once again, the Cardinals outran and outshot their opp>nents for a 27 punt victory The season vaw the Lady C ar dinals march (heir way up the rank ings to occupy the top s p a in the latest Class H girls basketball pxll The pre season p>ll found them ranked a pleasant number six The two subsequent listings placed them in (Jxe number three sh* behind Alsca and Wheeler The Cards dispvsed of Wheeler in person and Alsea (near Cixrvalln) self-destructed on its own. failing lo qualify for the state tivur nament While the coaches and the team are enjoying this status, they are certainly not dwelling on it since the poll doesn't nxcan much once the state tournament cranks up Since their district triumph, coach Hcidcrnan \a s \ the girls have been practicing hard but "th e waiting game is tough At this p unt in the season we've done about all we can do Now we just have to stay sharp " He says the girls arc all healthy and ready lo go but they arc a bit nervous about this new ex perience "They d»»n't know what to expect,” says Heideman W hates cr happens in Baker C ity. this group of girls will he able to remember this season as a special one They have combined their talents to go farther in p*st season play than any other girls team in lone High Sch*»>l history has gone And while it might be uncharted territory for them, the lone Lady Cardinals look like they belong here Third times the charm By Scott Jo h n sto n The Fillies met up with the River side Pirates in the final match of the district tiHimament Riverside beat Stanfield 40 17. to gain a \p * in the final game Hcppncr beat their Mor row County rivals for the third time this season and earned a sp*t in the regional tournament March 2 and * Hcppncr had a slim. 13 10 lead after the first quarter and increased its lead at the beginning of the sc cond quarter to seven punts before the Pirates battled back to close the gap to just a single punt at halttime The Fillies came out strong in the third quarter as thes outscorcd the Pirates, lb ft. and took a 34 28 ad vantage into the final period Hepp ncr put the game init of reach in the final quarter as the Fillies outscorcd the Pirates. 23 11 Jennifer Currin. who was named T ournam ent K U M A ’» Most Valuable Player, led the Fillies with 18 points, seven steals and seven re- Mustangs defeat Eagles 65-39 for second place berth at regionals By Bob Krein On Saturday. February 24, the H cppncr M ustangs faced the W'ahtonka Ragles The game would decide who would advance to the Regional Toumanxcnt as the second place team and who would go home The Fagles were 11 and 10 in season play and 4 ^ e coming off a big win The game started out fast paced and the Mustangs nad the advantage early on The Mustangs' defense shut down Doug Kirchhofer. the CBC's third leading scorer, who made 37 punts the night before He sh«8 only 4 18 from the field Mean while Slater Mitchell and Russell Britt were blistering the nets as they combined for 37 of the Mustangs 14 halftime punts The Mustangs hung on to a 2b punt win. ft5 to 30 The Mustangs were lead by Slater Mitchell who scored a career high 20 punts shooting 14 for 17 from the field and ripping down 20 rebounds Britt scored 20 punts, pulled down 10 boards and dished out five assists Britt also received the KUMA Tournament 'Most Valuable Player’ award Britt and Mitchell were nam cd to the CBC All-Star team Britt made first team honors and Mitchell received second team honrs Die Mustangs will advance to the regional tournament this Friday and Saturday Friday the Mustangs will face Grant Union Prospectors from John Day at 3 p m ., in a loser out game at the Pendleton Armory The winner will advance to Saturday’s game Hrppnrr 24 15 15 It 45 U ahtonka 15 8 8 8 3<i Hrppnrr (45l Drvln 2-8 2-2 4; B. H«tri> 1-3 0-0 2; M tuhrll 14-17 1-2 2«; Brill 8-20 3-3 20, krrin 0 -1 0-0 0; C. Prdr» 0-2 0 2 0; Prttvjoftn 2-2 0-0 4; J Brill 0-2 0-0 0; ( Kuan I -4 0-0 2; I nnnor 0 -1 0-0 0; Kalhlain 1-3 0-0 2. totals 24-43 4-4 45 3 point Koalv Hrppnrr 1-4. K Brill 13: I Irvin 0 -1 Wahtonka I I I Met ail 1-7. kir ihhofrr 0-4. houlrd oul-aonr Krbounds. Hrppnrr 44 iMIlthrll 20l Wahlonka 18 iklrihhofrr 8>. VsMsts Hrpp«»rr 10 <K KrXt 5l VSahlonka 8 (four vvilh Ivvol S(rals Hrppnrr 4 ifour with onrl, Wahlonka 8 (B rlltlr 31. Turnovrrs Hrppnrr I t , Wahlonka II. total fouls Hrppnrr 18. Wahlonka 4. Pirates take top seed in Regionals By Marty S uter The Pirates skipp'd the district tournament and automatically ad vanccd lo play the District 8A chant pions March 2 in Pendleton to deter mine the region’s top seeds in the state class A tournament Riverside used their full court press to ignite their last break and jumped to a 17 punt lead in the first quarter, but Weston Me Twen refus ed to give up Mike Tallman spark cd the Pirates with six of his 17 punts in the first quarter " It you’re going to rftn you’ve got to press,” said Ray Tracy The Tiger Scots rallied in the second and third quarter behind their lineup of mostly sophomores Bryan Pickard, a 6 ’ I " sophomore led the young team with 24 punts and 22 rebounds Weston McEwen out rebounded the towers of River side 39-30 "‘They (W eston McEwen) played well They came out w ith sonic defensive pressure. " Tracy said Riverside's lead was cut to nine several times in the fourth quarter before Scott Timms fired Timms, who had six steals in the game, picked up the temp* to icc the game, by feeding Bill Byrd for a lay in and Timms hit a three punter all in 30 seconds Klvrrsldr 25 10 12 24 71 Wrston-MrFvrrn * 13 17 11 44 Klvrrsldr (71) INkr I (Ml 2; Bvrd 4 0-0 12; Mrlkvnovnh 3 .3-4 4; Tallman 7 1-2 17; ttmnw 0 l-l 18; I arsrn I 0-0 2. X n d r m a I (M> 2; Mrvrrv 2 1-2 5; I Ipr 2 <M> 4; Hill. Hohtw, Hvdrr. Total* 31 4-4 71. W mnn-Mr> » m (44) IV karri 10 V i 24; BJorktand 2 04) 4; Rrfrr 5 0 -1 1 1 ; Rain natrr I 0-0 2; H a h n s 2 2- 3 4; I arrow, t*upn. Hrarn. Miafrr Total» 21 5-7 44 Photo by Joyca Hugh*« Angie Currin makes pass dur ing Riverside game Photo by Joyca Hugh«*» Jennifer Currin and Russell Britt received the KUMA Most Valuable Player award Riverside matmen take second at District By Marty S uter The Riverside Pirate Wrestling team did well in their first district competition at Elgin, January I ft and 17. earning second place with 127 5 punts Elgin won the 10 team meet with 144 5 punts and Crane was third Jim ketiscv was district champ in the 98-lb, class with a ft 5 decision over Shawn Grandecn of Elgin Pirate Rudy Elores was second in the Ift8 Ih class, losing 17-1 to Tons Brown ot Imblcr Both Kenscy and Elores adv anccd to the State ( la ss \ W restling C h am pionships at Western Oregon State College. Jan 2 3 24 Other Pirates plac ing at the district meet were Jon VanGorder, Ben Cook, ami Marco Reyes, third place. Ered Flores. Jon Horn and John McDonough, fourth place, Steve Sinor and Andrew Timpy, tilth place The Riverside wrestlers will move up to Class AA competition next year Ladv Pirates win one, lose one at district By Marty S uter The “ third lime was the charm ” for the l ady Pirates in the opening game of the District 7A playoffs against the Stanfield Tigers Stanfield, who defeated Riverside The Pirates got the ball inside to Morgan who responded with It) (sunts in the first quarter Stanfield connected w ith only five ot 45 attempts from the held, and w a s thwarted by the Pirate defense who forced I1) turnovers, II of which were steals \piil Morgan led the Pirates with 20 js'ints and nine rebounds Mary Suter added seven [xoints and had five steals 12 points, and Marts Suter added Riverside played Hcppncr Satur 10 day tor second in district, but were Valeric Winbornc and Micki unsuccessful The Pirates finished Svetich led all scorers with lr< points the season with an 11 II record each Klvrrsldr 13 4 10 8 44) Stanflrlcl 8 13 10 12 43 SI an Hr Id 3 6 4 4 17 K lvrrsldr 2 5 12 4 28 Klvrrvldr i-401 Morgan 10(31 20; Sulrr K lvrrsldr (28l Xnumms 0 1-2 1; Short 0 I 5-7 7; 3 vain 2 13 5; Short I 04)2; Iradrr 1- 2 I; 3 a n d r v r n t r r 0 O-1 0; Hrlltx iy I 0 - X 0 132 0; 3 andrvrntrr I (30 2; llrllhrrg I 2 Wrl/rl I III 2, Siili-i ' 2 4 III Ivans * 2- 4 12, Iradrr. SrcI totals 8 h-17 28 0-2 2; Seri I 130 2. VSrt/rl; \nunons. ( IH**i ralati 17 s 14 4 (i Siandrld l43| ( havrr 4 (M) 8; (.rlfTln I Manflrld 1 17) llotromh 0 1-2 I; Davi» I 1-2 3; Xvrtkh 3 10-12 16; H Inhornr 6 4 4 (30 2 Marvum; Chavra I (31 2; ( »rlfTln I 16. Ilunimrll 0 0-1 0. Hrrd. Davis. Mar X 7 7; HwnmM I o il 2; ( ooprr I M X; cum. ( ooprr. Ilotconih. tna totals 14 Hrrd. Ina Iolal» 5 7-13 17. 15 14 4' X polnl goals nonr. tinik-d out-nonr. 3-point Koalv S ulrr 2 lo u lr d out none total fouls Klvrrsldr 14. sianflrld 14 to ta l fouls M andrld 17, K lvrrsldr I * a week earlier, played without Valeric W mho me and Micki Svetich who had been suspended tor disciplinary reasons, but April Morgan was back in the lineup tor the Pirates* Lady Pirates fall flat at final home game By Marly S uter The l.udy Pirates fell flat in their final home game, preview of the District 7A tournament opening game TTie Pirates were down 8 2 at the end of the first quarter and 21 7 at the end of the half Sophomore Patricia Wet/el came off the bench in the third quarter showing a lot of hustle, hut was unable to pump the rest of the team Riverside played without starter April Morgan who injured her knee The Pirates were out rebounded, 3ft 17. and out shot at the foul line Shanna I vans led the Pirates with «A We Stand Behind Our Motto YOU CAN'T BEAT OUR DEAL Find A Better Price • We ll Match It SHERRELL CHEVROLET PO BOX 209 H E R M IS T 0 N .0 R * i _ t ■ 97838 567 6487 I ow Prices A Quality Service Tor ( h e r 4i> W ars '4 »• I siuik I s Nikki Bnsbois had 14 (siinis and eight rebounds tor the Fillies Kim Stookey also added 14 points After the game the CBC All Star team s were announced Nikki Brishois w a s named lo the tirst team and Jennifer Currin was named to the second team The f illies, 15 7. now play the Grant Union Prospectors this J-ruLiy in Pendleton The Prospectors arc 17 5 and the second place team out of District 8 The Fillies and Pro spectors will play at I 30 p m at the Pendleton Armory It the Fillies win, they will face the loser ot the Weston McE wen Imblcr game, with the final state playoff berth up for grabs Hrppurr 13 ID 16 23 62 K ivcim .I. III 12 6 II X4 HrpfMM-r 162) Brfcvhntv 44 6-8 14. J. ( ur mi ’ 1» 4 < 18. V ( limn 2 | IMI 4. Mi»>krv 4-11 6-6 14; I’lliiwr 13 14 3; Johnston I I IMI 2; lurkrr (M) 12 I; HrovvnfVHd 1-3 IM) 2; Kkmaii n I n I 0. I.rrrnup 12 2 2 4 Total» 21 47 2(3 28 62 Klvrrvldr i.34) Morgan 3-7 (3X1 6, Sutrr I < 2 2 4 I vans 5 10 13 l 10. Short X J 13 (I f. Wtfad I I I x t V amlrvrnlrr 132 2 4 2 : lleUbcrf 3 - 4 ( 306 ; IN mm 0 I 2 2 2 . sol (3 1(30 0. I riulrr 0 4 (30 0. Xn.monc tuUl 16 44 7 14 X4
