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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 21, 1996 C ard boys secure state trip Reach your C ustom ers Advertise in the Gazette-Times to place your Classified or Display Ad Call 676-9228 Heppner Fillies avenge earlier C a rd in a ls celeb rate win lone athletes all.league picks ^oss *° Sherman County Jacob T aylo r goes up for layin The lone C ardinals got another slow start on Saturday, Feb. 17, against the Helix Grizzlies, but did what they had to do in the finish to secure a fifth straight berth at the state tournament in Baker City on February 28-29 and March 1-2 by winning, 69-65. The Cardinals found them selves in a 17-10 hole after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Cards made a run to cut the Grizzly lead to two points at 32-30 at the break. Marc Orem led the second quarter charge, scoring 10 of the Cardinals points in the pivotal quarter. Jon Garrett also hit two three-pointers in the quarter to help close the gap. In the third quarter, the Car dinals kicked into another gear, upping the defensive and of fensive pressure. The defensive pressure caused several Grizzly turnovers and the offensive pressure led to some quick buckets for the Cards. lone was led in the third quarter by Kel ly Morgan who scored eight points, had two steals and caused other turnovers. The Cards entered the final stanza with a 52-46 lead and never trailed. Helix made a rush in the last minute, scoring seven points as the Cards seemed to think the game was in hand and relaxed a little early. Hannes Kreft and Ben Maney led the Helix onslaught with 20 points apiece, followed by Casey Peters with 16. The Car dinals answered with balanced scoring. Four players scored in double figures, led by Orem with 14, followed by Garrett and Morgan with 12 and Joe Bacon with 10. Luke Swanson and Jake McElligott followed closely behind with eight each. Strong contributions off the bench by Garrett, McElligott, Jacob Taylor, and Petr Hybs were instrumental in assuring the Cards the win. Orem and Morgan both had good shooting nights, shooting 75 percent from the floor. Swanson led on the boards with nine rebounds, followed by Bacon with eight caroms and four assists. McElligott led the defensive effort with four blocked shots and one steal. Sw anson contributed f o ur ; steals to the effort. ' Luké S w anson (14) picked up first team allstars honors STATS: lone 29 7-14 69. Allen 2 1 - 1 5 , Swanson 3 2-2 8, McElligott 4 0-0 8, Gar rett 4 0-0 12, Bacon 4 2-4 10, Orem 6 2-4 14, Morgan 6 0-112, Hybs 0 0-2 0, Taylor. Helix 23 1 2-19 65. R. Raymond 3 0-0 6, T. Raymond 1 0-0 3, Kreft 7 0-0 20, Maney 7 6-8 20, Peters 5 6-1116. Whaley, Kosey. Lindsay W aterlan d fights for a rebound. No 12 is M indy Binschus, 24 is Toni K em p By D o nna M oeller The Heppner Fillies came out Saturday night, Feb. 17, with the determination to avenge their Feb. 13 loss at Sherman County. The Fillies led the en tire game, beating Sherman County 39-33. The girls played tough defense and offense. "Each player on this team gave a little extra that contributed to the w in," said coach John Boy er. "W e played our toughest game both physically and men tally." Lori Moeller played 3/4 of the game with a split over her right eye, which required seven stit ches at the completion of the game to repair. Senior Jossie W asco Co. downs Cardinals determined the final score as The lone Cardinals ran into the Cards fouled to try to get Wasco County, or, you might the ball back. say Eric Balentine, on Friday, According to coach Del Feb. 16, and came out on the LaRue, "The Cardinals played short end, 64-53. Balentine hit hard and with a lot of heart. We a game-high 36 points on 12 of had the opportunity to win the 16 shots from the floor and 12 district championship if only a of 15 from the charity stripe. He few shots had dropped." also contributed 13 rebounds to Balentine was unstoppable the Redsides' effort. with his shooting accuracy as Meanwhile, the Cardinals the Cards were all over him a shot a miserable 30 percent few times and the ball still from the floor, hitting only two dropped in. Luke Swanson of 22 from the three-point range was the scoring leader for the for nine percent. As a result, Cards with 11 points, followed the Cards were down early in by Joe Bacon with 10. Bacon the first quarter by 10 points. also led the Cards with 11 re Wasco extended that lead to 14 bounds for a double-double. early in the third quarter before Steve Allen dished out six the Cardinals mounted a come assists. Both Jake McElligott back effort to get within four and Jacob Taylor came off the points with less than five mi bench and allowed the Cards to nutes to go. The Cards had the stay close. ball and a chance to cut the lead STATS: lone 22 7-12 53. Allen 3 2-2 8, to two, but a steal off of a dou Swanson 5 1 - 2 1 1 , Garrett 2 0 -0 6 , Bacon 5 0-0 10, Orem 1 0-2 2, Morgan 1 0-0 2, ble team and a layup by the Taylor 1 3-4 5, Hybs 1 0-0 2. Redsides' Gary Delco thwarted Wasco County 22 20-29 64. G. Delco 4 the effort. Redsides free throws 3-4 11, Balentine 12 12-15 36, Russell 3 Lady C ard n am ed to allstars St. Patrick’s Senior Center Bulletin Board 1-4 7, Chastain 2 4-4 8, R. Delco 1 0-0 2. When You Need LETTERHEAD & Jo e Bacon (24) and M arc O re m n am ed 2nd team allstars. ENVELOPES o n u , T „d„, •Free price quotes •Fast service rr G3Z6tt6 •Free pickup & delivery 676-9228 Evans had a good game, scor ing five points and was there for rebounds and defense. Tina Kemp and Jaci Hughes led the scoring with seven points each; Lori Moeller had six, with Lexi Matteson and Evans each ad ding five points. Jill Barber had four points; Stormy Howard had a nice three-point shot and Annie Hisler added two free throws to round out the scor ing. The Fillies ended their re gular season play with an 8-4 record, securing the third place position at District. The Fillies will play the Weston-McEwen TigerScots at the Convention Center in Pendleton, Friday » night Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. Luke Swanson of lone High School was named to the Big Sky Conference East Division boys' all league first team and Melissa McElligott and Suzy Heideman were named to the girls' all league first team. Joe Bacon and Marc Orem, both IHS, were named to the second team. Other Big Sky all league selections are as follows: first team bovs-Ben Maney, Helix; Randy Shaffer, Wheeler; Bi Lathrop, Condon; and Je miah Hart, Echo; second te, boys-Hanes Kreft and Ca< Peters, Helix; and Ben Can bell, Echo; first team gii Margaret Schott, Condon; Je Fisher and Kelly Brownit Echo; second team girls-Ca? Seeger, Echo; Kelly Potter a Sarah Campbell, Wheeler; a LeAnn Barnett and Kacee K< nedy, Condon. The lone preschool children and teachers presented table decorations made by the children and had dinner with the seniors at the center on Valentine's Day. The children really brightened up the day. There were 129 people present for the dinner. Six meals were home delivered and one meal was taken out. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints served. Ruth Bergstrom and John Hanna each received a chocolate rose as a door prize. Vern Batty won the meal ticket and Bob Taylor, the bingo ticket. The Senior Center Board met following the meal. The menu for the birthday dinner Feb. 28 will be baked chicken, baked beans, coleslaw, carrot sticks, bran muffins and fruit. Members of the Catholic Church will serve. Quilt raffle tickets were sold at the First Interstate Bank Fri day, Feb. 16, by Velma Wight, Doll Campbell, Ralph and Barb Struthers, and Eleanor and Tom Gonty, working in two hour shifts. No one played cards Friday afternoon at the center. The bus did not go to Hermiston Saturday night, as only three people had signed up to go. Eight seniors saw the first half of the movie, "Dr. Zhivago", Sunday evening. The rest was shown Monday evening. The tape was loaned by Irene Swanson. Volunteer some time to help with the seniors' part of the St. Patrick's celebration. Sign-up sheets will be at the center for work shifts for the breakfast at the fairgrounds, the soup and roll lunch and the pie and coffee sale at the center. Fruit pies are needed also. More seniors are needed to sell chances on the quilt. Dates to remember: Tuesday and Thursday exercise, 10 a m.; Wednesday blood pressure clinic, 11 a m., senior meal, noon] quilting 1 p.m.; Friday cards, 2 p.m.; Sunday movie, 6 p.m. There will be a Housing Authority meeting at the center on Monday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m.
