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TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 12, 1994 Cardinals snare first league win By Anne Morter The lone Cardinals snared their first league win last Fri day, Oct. 7, with a 48-12 deci sion over the Condon Blue Devils in a game played on the road. The win moved the Cards league record to 1-2 and their season mark to 2-3. According to Coach Gregg Rietmann, the first quarter was a battle of ball control. The Cards scored on their first drive down the field. Then Condon's possession ate up the majority of the period. In the second quarter, the Cards' defense toughened up, forcing the Blue Devils to give the ball up repeatedly. At the same time, the lone offense went to town, scoring five touchdowns and pushing the halftime score to 36-0. Condon got on the board with a touchdown in the third quarter and again in the fourth, but the Cards matched them each time, easily romping to the win. The Cardinals played a balanced game, netting 191 yards on the ground and 193 in the air for 384 yards of total of fense. Condon, behind the run ning of John Hawk, had 238 rushing yards but just three yards in the air. The Cards' ground attack was led by Jared Ashbeck with 151 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Greg Holtz scored twice, the first on a 60 yard pass run and the other a 35 yard punt return. Rodney Ehrmantraut scored in the third period on a 12 yard run and Marc Orem caught the second Fillies beat Pilot Rock By Donna Moeller On Thursday, Oct. 6, the Fillies traveled to Pilot Rock, winning the match in two games, 15-3 and 15-12. The Fillies jelled well on the < ourt, showing a great team ef fort. Char Coe had seven straight serves in the first game with one ace. Rondi Robinson, Lori Moeller and Coe played a serious game at the net, with blocks and successful spikes. Robinson also had two ace spikes for the night. Kelsie Evans and Stormy Howard displayed good hustle in the back court. Jenny Krein Player of Week Oct. 2-8 #21 Chad Skroch QB/DB 170 lb Sr continued to quarterback the team, while Traci Dickenson, Annie Hisler and Tina Kemp added to the team effort. The junior varsity won in three games, 11-15, 15-12 and 15-10. Angela DeBo had eight straight points in game three. Jossie Evans was the main in timidation at the net with three kill spikes for the night. The C team lost in two games 14-16 and 7-15. The next home game for the Heppner Fillies will be Thurs day, Oct. 20, against Weston-McEwen. Player of Week Sept. 25-Oct. 1 C-Team 5 ’8' Oct. 2-8 So. Players of the w eek are sponsored by M u s ta n g /F lllie 21 Coast to Coast Les Schwab First Interstate Bank Ployhar Insurance Murray Drugs Bank of Eastern Oregon Miller 8c Son Welding Roger Britt Pumping 8«. Green Feed 8c Seed Dump Truck Van Marter 8c Kahl Cals BP Service Insurance Devin Oil Co. Court Street Market D 8c L Repair Kinzua Resources R 8c W Drive In MCGG Pettyjohn Building Supply Heppner Auto Parts Kate's Pizza Heppner Gazette-Times Old and Unimproved. of two Luke Swanson touch down passes for a 39 yard touchdown reception. Swanson tallied 193 yards passing, completing six of his 11 attempts with no intercep tions. Besides the scoring runs by Holtz and Orem, Swanson connected with Randy Scott for a 53 yard gain and Ashbeck for a 35 yarder. Coach Gregg Reitmann was pleased with the first league win, especially the defensive efforts. "It was our best defen sive game of the year," he said. The Cards face Culver Thurs day evening, Oct. 13, in lone. The Cardinals must beat Culver and the remainder of their league opponents to keep their playoff hopes alive. Game time is 7:30 p.m. Fillies lose to W-M By Donna Moeller Weston-McEwen beat the Heppner Fillies in conference play on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 4-15 and 8-15. Char Coe and Kelsie Evans lead at the service line. Rondi Robinson had two kills at the net, while Coe and Lori Moeller both had several successful spikes. Jenny Krein and Stor my Howard worked well in the back row as setters. The junior varsity won in three games, 5-15, 15-7 and 15-9. Jessica Sumner had seven straight serves in the third game to help secure the match. The C team won in two games 15-12 and 15-7. Deadline nears for wool contest By Anne Morter The deadline for the District 5 "Make It Yourself With Wool" contest is approaching fast, reminds Maureen Krebs, district director. The contest will be held Friday, November 11, in lone. Contestants must have their completed registra tion forms returned to Krebs no later than October 28. Garments are judged on style and construction and must be at least 60 percent wool. Win ners will be announced at a style show open to the public in the afternoon. The District 5 contest is open to residents of Morrow, Gilliam, Umatilla, Wasco, Sher man, Wheeler and Hood River Counties. Men and women are eligible to compete in four age groups: pre-teen (12 and under), junior (13-16), senior (17-24) and adult (over 24). Categories are determined by the contestant's age as of December 31, 1994. Winners in the junior and senior divisions will advance to state level com petition to be held in conjunc tion with the Oregon Sheep Grower's convention Dec. 3 in Hood River. A state junior and senior winner will then ad vance to national competition to be held in Washington, DC, in February. Entry forms are available from local County Extension agents, many local fabric stores or from Krebs. Additional con test information may be obtain ed from Krebs at (503) 422-7548. Mustangs whip Tigers, 20-0 The Heppner Mustangs traveled to Stanfield Friday Oct. 7, and brought with them a rock hard defense whipping the Tigers, 20-0. The Mustang defense wasted no time setting up the offense with great field position. Sophomore Jim Schlaich step ped in front of a Mark Newman pass and returned it to the Stanfield 15 yard line. Quarter back Brian Koffler ran the op tion for 14 yards and Junior running back Shaun Hisler bulled into the end zone from a yard out for the touchdown. The pat was wide left and Heppner led 6-0 with 9:22 re maining in the quarter. The defensive effort was tough from end to end. Schlaich, Hisler, John Qualls, Jon Hanna and Chris Sykes along with the rest of the defen sive team, limited the Tigers to seven first downs and only 164 yards total. The Mustangs scored early in the second quarter on a 50 yard drive. Hisler ripped off con secutive runs of 13, 12, and 11 yards to put Heppner in scor ing position, Senior Fullback Chad Skroch scored the first of his two touchdowns on the night, with a six yard blast to put Heppner up 12-0 after a missed pat run. While the Mustangs defense continued to administer an old fashion butt whipping to the Tigers' offensive, the offense of the Mustangs sputtered. Hepp- Lady Cards beat Condon By Anne Morter The lone lady Cardinals ad vanced their league record to 5-0 with a win Friday, Oct. 7 over the Condon Blue Devils. Faced with a much improved Condon team, the Cardinals needed three games to defeat the Devils in Condon, 15-8, 13-15, 15-11. Due to a late arrival in Con don, the lady Cards weren't as warmed up as their coach would have liked but they pro duced a solid game for the win in the first game. In the second game, Condon used a packed gym and a rowdy homecoming crowd to jump out to a big lead, lone rallied but it was too little and too late. The third game, the Cards took advantage of a slow start by Condon and jumped to a 10-1 lead, led by Jessica Stefani's 10 straight points. Condon wasn't about to go down easy in the third game but the Cards proved to be too strong. The lady Cards served 92 percent as a team with perfect serving by Kim Bedortha, Becky Wagenblast and Allison Sullivan. Melissa McElligott was the leading scorer with 12 points. In serve receives Bedortha led with 94 percent on 16 at tempts. Stefani recorded a 100 percent success rate on six receives. The team recorded 100 per cent blocking, led by Sullivan with seven blocks and four stuffs. McElligott had three blocks with two stuffs and Suzie Heideman also had three with one stuff. Heppner Booster Club STEAK FEED & AUCTION It’s been hard to find ways to improve upon America's most popular ski jacket, the Bugaboo l»arka7 i we haven’t. Featuring our famous Interchange System “ 100% nylon Bergundtal Cloth outershell. Zip-out Alpen |l leece liner. Radial Sleeve.” Snap-closed, front storm flap.| Elastic waist. Hook and loop adjustable cuffs. ►Columbia Sportswear Company Dinner - *7 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Auction at 8 p.m. Dinner will include: BBQ Steak, Baked Potato, Salad, Homemade Bread, and Dessert. LEE ANSOTEGUI AND CREW WEAR 193 N Main St Saturday - October 15, 1994 Heppner Elks Club Steaks Cooked By G a rd n e r’s M ENS 676-9210 Heppner Photo by Joyce Hughes Jim Schlaich (35) pushes away a Stanfield player to gain some yardage for the Mustangs ner fumbled away three drives led 20-0 with 5:38 left in the of the first four in the second game. The Tigers were stopped by half and were their own worst the Mustangs on the final drive enemy. by a Dickenson interception. With the game clock running The win brings the Mustangs down, the Tigers were stopped league record to 2-1 and 5-1 on by the Mustangs on their own 40 yard line. The Mustangs us the season. This week is a bye ed their toe-to-toe double wing for Heppner. The Mustangs formation to spring Skroch then travel to Pilot Rock Oct. 21 loose for a 40 yard touchdown and finish the regular season run. Chris Dickenson added with home games against Wan- the running pat and Heppner tonka and Weston McEwen. Some Auction Items: Sea Hawk tickets, Round-Up tickets, Oregon vs Arizona tickets, Tri City Chinook tickets, BlackHills Cold Ring, Fishing trips, 100 gallons of gas, and much, much, more. Ad Sponsored by Colum bia Basin Electric Cooperative. Inc. mm * , Photo by Wayne Hams Lady Cards play Condon tough keep the Cards going. Mary Jane McCarty led the At the net McElligott had 18 team in setting with 96 percent good hits with six kills but the on 26 sets. Wagenblast record lady Cards had no shortage of ed 84 percent on 27 sets and hitters as Sullivan, Heide Lynde Minster came off the man, Wagenblast, McCarty bench with some strong sets in and Bedortha all had strong the first and third games to performances. 13 years old and still on the phone! S appy B irthday ftttisonl October 12 Love, Mom, Dad, Chris, Andy & Camille
