SIX- Heppner Gazette-Time«, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday January 15, 1W2
PMH Auxiliary
to hold raffle
Mustangs open league play with wins
By Jeremy Maddern
The Pioneer M emorial
Hospital Auxiliary recently
reorganized after many years, is
raffling a handmade wooden
rocking horse as a fundraiser.
The horse, made and donated
by Lowell Jones, is on display at
Gardner’s Men’s Wear. Tickets
will be available at Gardner’s or
by contacting Tonya Jones or
Delia Robinson. Tickets are $1
each or six for $5.
The group plans several other
fund raisers including an Amish
quilt raffle, and will meet every
month to organize activities at the
nursing home and fund raising
events. “ Although the Jan. 9
meeting was well attended, more
members are very welcome and
needed. This is promising to be
a fun and busy group,” said a
club spokesperson.
The next meeting is scheduled
for Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. upstairs at
Kate’s Pizza.
The Mustangs opened up
league play last Friday, Jan. 10
at home with a 60-21 victory
against the Wahtonka Eagles. The
Mustangs had no problem with
the Eagles, jumping out to a big
lead after the first quarter. With
a swarming press and an offen
sive onslaught the Mustangs
cruised to a 45-9 halftime lead.
The Mustangs were in complete
control and slowed the pace down
with their halfcourt offense in the
second half. The Mustangs emp
tied their bench in the fourth
quarter and posted a 60-21
victory.
Rick Koffler and Ryan Currin
led the Mustangs with 10 points
each.
Saturday the Mustangs con
tinued their defense of the league
championship by beating last
year’s league runner-up Umatilla,
90-57. The first half saw a very
physical close game.
The Mustangs saw only a
three-point lead at halftime but
began to pull away in the second
half. The Mustangs defense held
the Vikings to only four points in
the third quarter and put on an
offnesive show to put away the
Vikings. However, the Mustangs
couldn’t control senior guard
Rusty Green who led all scorers
with 28 points.
C harlie Rathbun led the
Mustangs with 19 and Tony Burt
came off the bench to provide
another big game with 17 points.
Rick Koffler and Jason Britt each
had 11 and Ryan Currin had 10.
Theater group
to meet Jan. 18
Photo by Joyce Hughes
Ryan Currin (24) tries a hook shot against Wahtonka
Photo by Joyce Hughes
Rick Koffler (35) has shot blocked. No. 31 is Scott Coe
Lady Cardinals start league
play with two wins
By Anne Morter
The lone Lady Cardinals
started their league season with
two wins this past weekend, in
cluding an important victory over
Sherman County. Both games
were played on the road. The
Lady Cards now boast a season
record of 10-1 and a league mark
of 2-0.
On Friday, Jan. 10, the Cards
used their tough defense to stymie
Helix in the early going, holding
them to just five points in the first
half. The Grizzlies, who put up
a much better fight in their last
outing against lone, couldn’t
muster a challenge this time as the
Cards rolled to a 44-21 win.
Kari Morgan led all scorers
with 12 points. Jannie Cupps and
Danielle Stefani helped out with
eight points each. Morgan’s nine
boards led the Lady Cards to a
30-25 rebounding edge. Cupps
nabbed four steals and Stefani had
two assists to pace the team.
The Lady Cardinals shot 18 out
of 40 from the floor for 45 per
cent and six of 11 from the free
throw line for 54 percent.
On Saturday, the Lady Cards
scored the first two baskets
against powerful Sherman Coun
ty and kept that lead for the en
tire game, ending with a nine
point victory. 43-34. Sherman,
ranked third in the latest Class 1A
coaches’ poll, had trouble with
the Cards sticky full-court press,
while the Cards struggled with
bad passes and turnovers.
At the end of the first quarter,
lone held a slim 12-10 lead. By
halftime, they had stretched it out
to a 25-18 margin. The Huskies
edged closer in the final quarter
until Kari Morgan fired off nine
of her 21 points (and nine of the
team’s 11 points for the quarter)
to preserve the win.
Sherman's 5’10 and 5'11 re
bounding duo led them to a slight
edge, 23-21. Kari Morgan led the
Cards with 13 boards. She also
had six steals, while Nancy
Morter and Crystal Minster each
had two assists.
lone shot 18 of 49 from the
floor for 35 percent and six of 11
from the line for 55 percent.
Sherman made 13 of 42 for 31
percent from the field and eight
of 14 for 57 percent from the line.
Coach Dana Heideman said the
team was a little apprehensive
about taking on the Huskies since
they had beat them at district last
year and had been highly ranked
Photo by Wayne Hams
Jannie Cupps finds the loose ball
in the polls. “ I told them if they
were that scared, maybe we
should just forfeit. That seemed
to fire them up." he said.
Heideman credited the defense
with an outstanding game, noting
that they had held a good team to
just 34 points. "It was a big win
for us," said Heideman.
By Becky Wagenblast
The lone Middle School lady
Cardinals traveled to Echo and
trounced the Echo Cougars on
January 9. The teams had met
earlier with lone winning a close
game by five points, so the Cards
were looking for another tough
game. lone came out fired up and
won this game too, 39-20.
The score at the end of the first
quarter was 9-3 lone’s favor.
In the second quarter lone us
ed their press for an advantage in
the game. Suzy Heideman.
Lynde Minster and Dawn Boor
did a good job on defense mak
ing key steals. Melissa McElligott
led the scorers in the first half
with 10 points, most off the fast
break. The Cardinals led 20-13
going into the half.
lone played excellent team
work in the third quarter and easi
ly broke Echo’s press. In the
fourth quarter the Cards kept up
the fast break and scored 11
points Becky Wagenblast had the
only three-pointer of the game
The final score was lone 39, Echo
The Lady Cards nave just one
game on their weekend agenda,
at home against Echo on Friday.
Originally, they were scheduled
to play Arlington on Saturday but
Arlington is not fielding a girls’
team this year. The game to
watch this weekend will be Sher
man at Condon on Saturday.
Currin wins at Yakima rodeo
Less than a month after the
conclusion of the National Finals
Rodeo, that championship feeling
is still in the air with three of the
12 Professional Rodeo Cowboys
Association regional circuits con
ducting finals rodeos over the
weekend of Jan. 3-5.
Ron Currin, a local steer
wrestler downed three steers in
14.6 seconds to win $1,736 at the
Columbia River Circuit Finals
Rodeo in Yakima, WA.
In the Pacific Northwest, John
Turney o f Spokane, Wash.,
recovered from a third-place
finish in the first round of
bareback riding to top the second
and third rounds and the average
for a total payoff of $2,222. That
put him ahead of newly crowned
world champion Clint Corey of
Kennewick, WA.. who finished
second at the Columbia River
Circuit Finals with $1,045.
Another comeback was staged
by saddle bronc rider Shawn
Henry of Cayuse, who, after fail
ing to place in the first round,
moved up to second spot in the
second round and won the third
to top the average and pocket,
$1,805.
In bull riding Scott Raley of
Vancouver, WA., scored 257
points on three rides to win the
event and $1,763.
Calf roping winner was Dave
Lexington Grange
has Christmas party
By Delpha Jones
Lexington Grange met for their
Christmas meeting with a potluck
dinner. Santa and goodies, on
Dec. 16.
The meeting was called to
20 .
Melissa McElligott led all order by the master Joe Yocom.
scorers with 14 points. Suzy Officers’ reports and applications
Heideman pulled down seven re for four members and one
bounds helping the Cardinals to transfer were read.
a total of 30 boards and had seven
A lovely program by the Sun
steals. Lynde Minster led lone in day School classes of the Hepp
assist dishing out four of the 10. ner First Christian Church was
The Cards had a total of 18 steals greatly enjoyed under the direc
and shot 35 percent from the tion of Rosalee Scharon. Music
was provided by Betty Mar-
field.
Coach Steve Schaber com quardt. Following the program
mented. "The girls are coming Santa appeared, giving bags of
together as a complete team play goodies.
The next meeting will be Jan.
ing team ball."
lone plays in Heppner at 10 20 and will be men's night, with
a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18.
pancakes cooked by the men.
Kenneth Smouse, legislation
chairm an, will bring the
program.
Market Report
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A Heppner Intergeneration
Theater meeting has been set for
Saturday, Jan. 18 at II a.m. at
Kate’s Pizza. The theater group
is planning a St. Patrick’s Day
pageant “ Erin Came to County
M orrow.” The pageant will
feature skits, music and dances.
Anyone interested in perform
ing or working on the pageant is
invited to attend.
Health Care
council to meet
The Morrow County Health
Care Council will meet in Lex
ington on January 16. at the Mor
row County School District Of
fice at 7 p.m. The public is
welcome to attend.
Cannon of Hermiston, who had
a combined time of 27.7 seconds
on three head and collected,
$2,222. David Inman of Colfax,
W A ., and Tim F uller of
Lewiston, ID. won the team rop
ing with a three-steer time of 23.3
seconds worth $641 each.
The biggest check of the
weekend in Yakima went to bar
rel racer Wynette Dale, whose
combined time of 40.88 seconds
on three rounds earned her
$2,361.
Kelsey Felton of Lewiston,
Idaho, won the rodeo’s all-around
cowboy title with $1,293 in calf
and team roping.
At the Mountain States Circuit
Finals in Cheyenne, the big win
ner was Ricky Lauridsen of Erie,
Colo., who was named the top
all-around cowboy thanks to a
combined payoff of $2,015 in calf
roping and team roping.
Lauridsen paired with Wade
Masters of Durango, Colo., to
win the team roping event and
$1,016. He placed third in calf
roping, good for $999.
K.C. Jones of Pueblo, Colo.,
won calf roping and $1,374.
R.C. Patterson of Kim, Colo.,
finished fourth in the first round
of bareback riding but bounced
back to win the next two rounds
and the average to bring his total
payoff to $1,936. Another Kim,
Colo., cowboy. Bliss Mayhan,
won the bull riding and collected
$1,624.
Two-time NFR qualifier Craig
Latham of Kaycee, Wyo., won
the saddle bronc riding event and
$1,437. Steer wrestler Ray
Dorenkamp of Lamar, Colo.,
pinned three steers in 15.8
seconds for the $1,187 bulldog-
ging victory.
World team roping champion
Bob Harris of Gillette, Wyo.,
won the most money in the cir
cuit finals steer roping competi
tion with $1,240, but first-place
honors went to another perennial
NFR qualifier, J.D. Yates of
Pueblo, Colo., who landed
$1,127.
The barrel racing winner was
Kristie Peterson of Elbert, Colo.,
with a three-round time of 53.79
seconds worth $1,874.
After blazing to six first-place
finishes at the NFR and coming
within bumping distance of eight
time world champion Charmayne
Rodman, barrel racer Twila
Haller of Phoenix, Ariz., con
tinued her impressive showing at
the Turquiose Circuit Finals,
winning all three rounds and the
average for a reward of $2,727,
the biggest check of the rodeo.
Also fresh from the NFR was
PRCA Rookie of the Year Brent
Lewis ofPinon, N.M ., who top
ped calf roping for $2,045, and
Martin Lucero of Villa Nueva,
N.M., who paired with Steve
Purcella of Roswell, N.M. to win
the team roping competition and
$1,441 each. Other Turquiose
Circuit Finals winners included
Jeff Cordova of Peoria, Ariz.,
bareback riding ($1,916); Steve
Dollarhide of Wikieup, Ariz.,
saddle bronc riding ($2,197);
Brent Althoff of Oracle, Ariz.,
bull riding ($1,515); and Bob
Ryan of Chandler, Ariz., steer
wrestling ($1,969).
Circuit finals winners, as well
as circuit champions, qualify for
March 18-21 Dodge National
Circuit Finals Rodeo in Pocatello,
Idaho.
Valentine’s Day
is February 14th.
This Valentine’s Day, remember your friends
and loved ones with the cards which do it
best. Our Hallmark cards will help you
express in words what you feel in your heart.
Come shop our Valentine’s Day display to find
the cards and gifts that will be remembered.