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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 6, 1993 Blue Devils prevail over Cards Cardinals thrash Condon 48-0 By Anne Morter The lone Cardinals got back on the winning track last Friday, Oct. 1, thrashing Condon in much the same fashion they were thrashed the previous week. The Cards stymied the Blue Devil of fense, completely shutting them out of the end zone while their of fense racked up 48 points, ending the game early in the fourth quarter. The tone was set when Brian Holtz scored on the first play from scrimmage with a 63 yard run. Quarterback Jared Ashbeck ran in from 12 yards out for the second score and Rodney Ehrmantraut, on a three yard run, made it past the goal for the third score of the first quarter. By the end of the first quarter, the Car dinals led 20-0. All of the first quarter scorers scored again later in the game as did Holtz on a two yard run in the second quarter. The Cards amassed 300 yards of total offense, 204 on the ground and 96 in the air. Holtz was the leading rusher with 78 yards on six carries. In the pass ing department, Ashbeck con nected on four of his eight passes for 70 yards. Backup quarterback Luke Swanson hit two of his seven targets for 26 yards. “ The kids played really well,” commented coach Gregg Riet- mann. He was especially pleas ed with the strong defensive ef fort, holding the Blue Devils to 42 yards of total offense. Next up for the Cards is a road trip to Culver this Thursday, Oct. 7. The Bulldogs should prove to be a formidable opponent with a 4-0 record. Game time is 2 p.m. Photo by Wayne Hams Cardinal quarterback Jarred Ashbeck gets rid of ball just in time. NORENE VETERINARY HOSPITAL Our vacation is over We are back on the job OPEN 9 to 5 Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri., CLOSED WEDNESDAY Evening hours on TUES. & THURS. Open for Emergencies Sat. & Sun. Phone 676-9656 COMING WEEK OF OCTOBER 11th W o r ld P re m ie re 'I V is h a Y e a r w o o d C o u n tr y 's n e w fa v o rite d a rtin ’ sin g s h e r h e a r t o u t in t h i s c o n c e r t s p e c i a l . Lady Cards beat Echo By Anne Morter The lone lady Cardinals split their games last week, escaping with a win at Echo on Tuesday Sept. 28 and losing to Condon at home on Friday, Oct. 1. Against Echo, the Cards were lackluster, and needed a rally in the third game of the match to get away with the win. lone won the first game, 15-13, but lost the se cond 8-15. The lady Cardinals finally started to get it together as Echo began to fade in the third game, which lone won 15-2. Kim Bedortha led the Cardinal scorers with 10 points on 13 of 13 serving. Jamie Lovett added eight points on 11 of 13 serving with three aces. At the net, April Taylor was seven for eight in hit ting with two kills. As a team, the Cardinals serv ed 92 percent and hit 71 percent. In JV action, lone won the first game 15-6 and Echo won the se cond 15-3. Only two games were played because of playing time restrictions. We P rin t (ET/PT) S u n • O c t IO * 9 : 0 0 P M Jilt Vll Wilt. Business Forms Many styles and colors to choose from FREE CONNECT to HBO or the DISNEY CHANNEL HEPPNER T.V. INC. Phone: 676-9663 Gazette-Times 676-9228 ^CHEVROLET By Anne Morter The Ione-Condon game provid ed the fans with some exciting volleyball, at least for the first game. The Blue Devils however, prevailed in two games 18-16, 15-4. In the first game, the lady Car dinals rallied from a 3-11 deficit to tie the game at 14. The went up 15-14 and had several tries at game point. But down the stretch, two back-to-back missed game point serves cost the Cardinals the game. lone never recoverd the momentum of the first game, leaving the door open for the Blue Devils to walk away with the match. “ We lost our intensity (in the second game). The girls have to learn that volleyball is the best of three games, not the best of one,” said coach Greg Likens. At the serving line, the Cards were successful on 41 of 48 at tempts for 85 percent. Their team hitting percentage was 84 percent on 37 of 44 hitting but the hits, for the most part, were soft, mak ing for a low kill ratio. April Taylor and Mary Jane McCarty were both eight for eight at the serving line and had three points each. Jamie Lovett was 10 for 12 serving with three aces. Melissa McElligott also had three aces on six of eight serving. Likens was encouraged by the play of some of his younger players. Suzy Heideman came off the bench to perform well at the net, hitting six of seven with two kills. Lyndee Minster also came off the bench with some excellent sets. “ Our unforced errors cost us and we had a lot of them but it’s been one of the best games we have played,” said Likens. The lone JV team took their match in two games, 15-5, 15-11. Photo by Wayne Hams Cardinals return volley against Condon JV Cards beat Wasco 34-0 By Anne Morter The lone JV football team moved their record to 3-0-1 with a convincing 34-0 win over Wasco County last Monday night, Oct. 4 at lone. The game was close until the Cards exploded for 20 points in the fourth quarter. Cory Baker was the leading rusher for the evening with 169 yards on 14 car lone takes Heppner in volleyball By Anne Morter A more relaxed lone volleyball team took the court Monday night, Oct. 4 against Heppner and came away with a win in two games, 15-5, 15-13. “ The girls played great,” said coach Greg Likens. “ They were relaxed and enjoying themselves. It was nice to watch them play like they should,” he added. As a team, the lady Cardinals served 45 out of 50 for 90 per- eight of nine with four kills. She also had five blocks, three of them stuff-blocks. Jessica Stefani came off the bench with seven of seven serving for five points with three aces. “ Every girl got to play and everyone contributed,” noted Likens. “ The game was fun to watch. We made far fewer of the mistakes that hurt us against Con don.” The Heppner JV team won their match 15-17, 15-9, 15-6. cent. At the net, they hit 35 of 39 for 90 percent, an outstanding percentage. Defensively they tallied 10 blocks, five of those stuff-blocks. April Taylor put together a good game, serving 11 of 13 with nine points and three aces. She also was 10 for 11 hitting with two kills and two blocks. Melissa McElligott was seven for eight at the service line with five points and three aces. At the net, she Fillies back again with wins The Heppner Fillies returned to the volleyball court this fall where they left off last year winning. Seasoned by veterans, the Fillies are 3-0 in league play. Their only losses came in non league play against Riverside and Imbler. In tournament action the Fillies placed second in the Grant Union Invitational. The varsity are led by five seniors: Holly Eckman, Sara Greenup, Jodi Johnston, Alissa Brownfield and Ruth Norton; and four juniors: Char Coe, Rondi Robinson, Jenny Krein and Kelsie Evans. Victories in league play were against Pilot Rock and Wahtonka in three games and Sherman Union in two. Wahtonka proved to be a tough opponent for the Fillies. The Fillies won the first game 15-11, followed by a heartbreaker 14-16, Fillies defeated by lone; JV’s win but came back with strong serv ing in the third game to take a 15-5 win to secure the match. The Fillies are coached by Terri Gentry. In JV volleyball action, the Heppner Fillies are in a building year with a record of 2-3. Despite the young Fillies rough start, they took first place in the Heppner invitational. The girls defeated Imbler, Hermiston, Arl ington, Sherman Union and ad vanced to the championship round with Umatilla. They eliminated Umatilla in two quick games to take the coveted trophy. The JV’s are coached by Bob Sagely and are paced by two juniors, Dani Hill and April Rollis; sophomores Tina Kemp, Jossie Evans, Jessica Sumner, Renee Devin, Heather Ripple; and freshment Lori Moeller, Traci Dickenson and Stormy Howard. Fillies C team 1-2 in league play Over the years some things never change at a quality dealership H ONESTY-I NTEGRl TY-RESPONSIBILITY-SER VICE Doing business for over 45 years in the same old fashioned way o»; The H eppner F illies C volleyball team is improving each week, says coach Nancy Swarat. The Fillies are 1-2 in league play with a victory against Sherman Union and losses to Pilot Rock and Stanfield. They also captured a win over Elgin in non league action. \ J 4 SHERRELL CHEVROLET Hermiston, Oregon Phone 567-6487 ries and two touchdowns. Joe Bacon added 53 yards on 12 car ries. Quarterback Luke Swanson was 5-12 in the passing depart ment for 108 yards. Steve Allen was his favorite target, catching four passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns. The Cardinals generated 327 yards of total offense, 219 rushing and 108 passing. \ The Fillies are led by freshmen setters Lindsey Waterland and Toni Kemp along with sophomore Angela DeBo. They are joined by sophomores Beth Cookston. Stephanie Skultety and freshmen Nicole VanEtta, Cim- mie Huth, Mandi Gutierrez and Mindy Qualls. \ Family Pet Center 1350 6th Street, Umatilla, 922-2687 4 across from Key Buy Foods J J Open 9 a.m .-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Birds, fish, dog and cat supplies 4 Pro-plan and Nutro Max dog and cat food j 0 * The Heppner Fillies ran into strong serving and defense as they were defeated by the lone Cardinals 5-15, 13-15 Monday evening Oct. 4 in lone. In the first game, lone jumped to a 7-1 lead before senior Jodi Johnston started the ball rolling for the Fillies. Johnston made four points for the Fillies bring ing the score to 5-7, but that’s all Heppner would score as the lone defense proved to be too much and Heppner lost 5-15. The second contest, the Hepp ner Fillies came out with force and held a commanding 11-2 lead, lone, however, wouldn’t give up and fought back to tie at 11 points. Both teams played even to the 13 point then lone slipped by with a slim 13-15 victory. The Fillies were plagued all night by missed net shots and played without setter Holly Eckman. The JV. girls were victorious Monday night against lone JV’s winning two out of three 15-17, 15-8 and 15-6. It took three games for the young Fillies to beat the Cardinals, who played with six varsity team members. In the first game the Fillies took an early 11-4 lead but couldn’t hold it as lone closed the gap to 14- 13. The Cardinals finally pull ed off the win with a 17-15 thriller. The next game. Heppner easi ly won the game with strong ser ving from Jossie Evans to take a 15- 8 victory. The third and final match saw Heppner win 15-6 with the Fillies playing tough defense.
