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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 17, 1993 HHS students recognized for achievement Cards defeated at State 1A tourney Front l-r: Sarah Cimmiyotti, Lindsay Waterland, Jon Hanna, Joe Healy, Randy VanEtta, Jeremy Cimmiyotti; middle-Robyn Struthers, Tina Chinen, Beth Cookston, Renee Devin, Char Coe, Holly Eckman, Shawna Morris; back-Tiffanie Munkers, Heather Ripple, Jossie Evans, Toni Cutsforth, Len Brittner, Rick Koffler. Students at Heppner High School were recognized for the Blazer Avia BASIC Improvement Certificates for recognition of academ ic or behavioral improvement. The Portland Trail Blazers, AVIA Group International and Bank of America believe that a lot can be done to correct the student dropout problem if our youth are given extra incentives to strive for educational excellence, said a press release. They also believe that businesses should support their community. Because of this, they have joined forces to present the “ Blazers/AVIA Scholastic Im provem ent C o n cep ts” (BASIC) program. Program activities kick off in September and run through the spring. Student participation is acknowledged through special recognition certificates and other materials provided to teachers for distribution. When the program was initiated in 1984, it included a writing segment and an im provement segment. A reading segfhetit was added in 1986. To data* more than half a million students have been involved in one or more segments. This segment is directed at students in kindergarten through 12th grade. It was developed to provide teachers and counselors with a way to give students an ex tra “ pat on the back” for academ ic or behavioral improvement. The program consists of four phases. Each teacher/counselor can nominate three students per phase for special recognition. All nominated students receive a special recognition certificate that is presented by the classroom teacher. Students within a 1.5 hour driving radius of Portland will have the opportunity to win tickets to a Blazers home game. All other nominees will have the chance to win Blazers memorabilia or merchandise. Students nominated were: Bethani C ookston, Robyn Struthers, Matt Hoobing, Len Brittner, Joe Healy, Jon Hanna, Tina Chinen, Jeremy Cimmiyotti, Lindsey Waterland, Sarah Cim miyotti, Holly Eckman, Toni Cutsforth, Randy Van Etta, Rick Koffler, Jossie Evans, Jeremy Watson, Shawna Morris, Heather Ripple, Renee Devin. Char Coe and Tiffanie Munkers. In recognition of BASIC’s 10th anniversary, all students forestry is changing its techniques today and are emphasizing what is left on the ground in contrast to what is taken from it. In the last 90 years they have made many changes in management of the forests. Clear cutting was a com mon practice for many years. Now they are leaving islands of green in the open areas which is loyhar allowing for better return to the natural state and better health for our forests. They are trying to combine some of the old methods of control of pests and disease with the new techniques such as using biological sprays, etc. Weeds, such as tansy, bullthistle and knapweed, are becoming a great problem. Forestry person nel are cooperating with the Mor row County Weed Control Dist rict to try to eradicate some of these. There is no blanket plan for the management of all the forests across the nation but a design or plan is set up for each specific forest, she said. Special guest for the day was Elaine Belts, district director of the Blue Mountain #10 of OSFGC. The treasurer, Helen Martin, reported that the club had received a check for the local club’s participation in Cycle Oregon VI. I nsurance LIFE * AUTO * HOME * FARM MEDICARE SUPPS * ANNUITIES Come and see us 1 27 N . M a in S t., H e p p n e r Jim Tellechea (34) has to work hard to bring a Viking down Revenge is a powerful motive and the Vale Vikings used it to take a 35-13 victory over the Heppner Mustangs Saturday, November 13 in the first round of the state 2A championship playoffs at Vale. The game was billed as a rematch of the 1992 state cham pionship game which the Mustangs won 24-12, but the game itse lf bore little WESTERN FLANNEL SHIRT Heavyweight 100% cotton flannel 7 Snap buttons Pencil pocket Long tails Lined neck, sleeves and pocket flap CASCADE □ LaCrosse A II ( A O $ 1649 1 LOGGER JEANS | Heavyweight 100% cotton denim Zipper tty Si* suspender buttons 5-pocket work teen Riveted I pockets Snag-resistant fabric i * m on ivrrm “ Forest Health in the Blue Mountains” was the subject for discussion presented by Janel Lacey at the lone Garden Club meeting November 10 at the home of Leila Palmer. Lacey is the resource planner for the Heppner Ranger District of the Umatilla National Forest. She brought out the fact that P $4799 Saw anda times,” commented Likens. Kim Bedortha had a great serving effort, 17 of 17 with 12 points and six aces. Mary Jane McCarty was perfect on 10 points with five points and three aces. April Taylor served nine of 10 with four points. The lady Cards had 20 aces in the Butte Falls game and a ’’phenomenal” two game total of 29. At the net, Melissa McElligott once again dominated with 21 of 24 hitting and eight kills. April Taylor was six of eight with four kills. Jamie Lovett and Suzie Heideman each had three kills. Likens said the whole state tournament scene was a good ex perience for the girls. “ It was their first time there and they definitely had the jitters,” he said. “ I was very proud of the girls. They had a good season and were one of eight teams in the state that got to the playoffs.” Forest Health topic of Garden Club seniors on the current roster. The Mustnags are a combined 39 wins and eight losses during their four years of coach Greg G ran ts’ tenure with the Mustangs. They are a shiny 30-5 in the last three years and Hepp ner has lost only two Columbia Basin Conference league games during that time. The Mustangs have won or tied for three league championships. BOOTLINERS l i e r Melissa McElligott was a force at the net, accounting for half of the lady Cards’ hits. She was 15 for 15 in hitting with four kills. Despite the loss, Likens said the girls played well and weren’t intimidated by the powerful Buckaroos. “ They were definite ly beatable if it hadn’t been for the serving,” he said. The next morning the lady Cards lost to Butte Falls in three games, 15-10, 13-15, 13-15. After winning the first game and leading the other two in the ear ly going, the lady Cards became tentative in their hitting. “ Instead of being aggressive, they went on the defensive and waited for the other team to make a mistake,” commented Likens. lone’s serv ing improved to 90 percent but they still missed serves at the most inopportune times. “ When we missed serves, it always seemed to be at the wrong Vikings end Mustang playoff hopes 35-13 Woolfelt/polypropylene/radiant-tex liner Reflects body heat back to foot A nominated during each of the four phases of the 1993-94 BASIC Im provement segments will be entered in a drawing to attend the BASIC 10 Year Celebration Jam. Three hundred students from around the state will be invited to the Oregon Convention Center on Saturday, April 16 for a special fun-filled day planned in their honor. By Anne Morter The lone lady Cardinals were eliminated after two matches at last w eekend’s State 1A Volleyball Championship Game held at Lane Community College in Eugene. The Cards were defeated by St. Paul in two games in their opening match on Friday and were eliminated from the consolation round the next mor ning by Butte Falls. The lady Cards finished the season with a 15-9 record. After a four year absence from state tournament play, the Cards suffered from a bad case of the nerves as St. Paul, the defending state basketball cham pions, defeated them 15-10, 15-11. Ser ving problems plagued the Cards as they served just 74 percent missing 13 serves. According to head coach Greg Likens, the team played well once the ball was in play but “ when we got back to serve, we had some problems.” S oft, su e d e le a th e r u pper triple-lock stitched to a w ater pro o f m olded bottom Men sizes 6 th ru 13 $43" FRONTIER W ater repeii< triptetock stitched to a water pro o f m olded bottom Men sizes 5 th ru 13 ¡ tiv tirt resemblance. Vale jumped out of the starting gate early on the cold, windy afternoon in Malheur County. The Vikings scored the first two times they had the ball. Cory Maag, a 5’ 10” 180 lb halfback, opened the game with a 29 yard run. Junior quarterback Matt Jacobs hit tight end Larry Ramirez with a 35 yard comple tion to the Viking two yard line and Maag burst over from there for the touchdown. Brian Keller added the first of five pats for a 7-0 Viking lead with 9:51 re maining in the first quarter. Vale scored again five minutes later on a 66 yard drive. Maag was the beneficiary of some slop py Mustang tackling as he gain ed 49 yards on only five carries. Jacobs finished the drive with a one yard plunge for the touchdown. The pat made it 14-0 with 4:25 left in the opening period. The Mustangs settled down and stopped Vale on their next three drives. The defense was led by safety Rick Koffler, comerback Kevin Payne, end Jeff Botefuhr and safety Len Brittner. Heppner got on the board in the second quarter with a 60 yard drive. Birtner used a double reverse for a 30 yard gain and halfback Kevin Payne did the rest of the damage. Payne carried the ball 12 yards to the one yard line, bouncing outside on an off tackle play. K offler scored the touchdown, Brittner added the pat and with 1:51 remaining in the half the score was 14-7- Chris Dickenson intercepted a Ramirez pass with 1:18 to go in the half but Jacobs returned the favor on a Koffler pass. The Vik ings used the clock and their Photo by Joyce Hughes timeouts and drove 61 yards for a back breaking touchdown with only two seconds left on the clock. Ramirez hit Jacobs in the end zone for the score. Jacobs, a 5’ 10” 160 lb junior, had a monster game for the Vikings, scoring three touchdowns and in tercepting three passes with cir cus catches. Vale went into the half with a 21-7 lead and the momentum. The Vikings wasted little time putting the game away in the se cond half. H alfback Dave McPheeters sprinted up the mid dle on the Vikings first play from scrim m age for a 45 yard touchdown run to make it 28-7 with 9:36 left in the quarter. Matt Jacobs scored again to open the fourth quarter with his third touchdown for a 35-7 Vale lead. Heppner scored a touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Bill Schlaich sacked the quarterback and separated him from the hall and Jeremy Cimmiyotti recoverd the fumble. Heppner took over on the Vale 34 yard line. Heppner executed the hook and ladder with Koffler hitting Botefuhr who lateraled to Payne. Payne took the ball 30 yards down to the Viking five yard line. Payne finished the drive with a two yard touchdown run to make the final score 35-13. Vale will host a second round game this Saturday against the Warrenton Warriors, a team that the Mustangs beat last year on their drive to the championship. Despite the loss, Heppner finished the season with an 8-2 record. The Mustangs will be hit heavily by graduation with 13 R estyling E vent R eminder Create Some Magic With Our New Restyling Event Friday and Saturday, Nov. 19 and 20 * Member Jewelers of America. Inc. - Peterson’s % Jewelers T Heppner 676-9200 /
