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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 20, 1999 - THREE Ione takes first place trophy at Dufur The Lady Cardinal volleyball squad proved why they are defending state champions, bringing home the first place trophy from the Ranger Volleyball Tournament in Dufur this weekend. A total of 13 teams from Oregon and Washington participated in the tournament. All teams were fairly equal in their level of play and the tournament proved to be an excellent competition for all teams attending. The Lady Cardinals squared off with Klickitat for their first match. Klickitat moved around the court well and was quick to capitalize on the faults of the lone team but the Cardinals adjusted and downed the Vandals in a tight match, 15-13, 15-10. Erin Crowell, Nikki McElligott, Charissa Gates and Amellia Peck served 100 percent for the Lady Cardinals. Nikki McElligott and Camie Burright led the team in hits. The score was tied in game three when Camie Burright dug up a pass off of a diving dig that Charissa Gates set up for Diana McElligott. Diana tipped into the open hole in the middle of the court, changing the tide for the Cardinals. Overall the team served 94 percent and hits were 93 percent. lone defeated Perrydale in their second match of the tournament. The lone squad served 91 percent and hit 89 percent at the net. Camie Burright, Charissa Gates, Amellia Peck, and Diana McElligott served 100 percent for the Cardinals. The Cardinals were down by one point in game two when Erin Crowell had a significant ace serve to tie the score. Burright played exceptional ball at the net, shooting a tip down the line in game two to bring the Cardinals over the Pirates. Charissa Gates led the team in set assists. Nikki McElligott is credited with several kills at the net. The third match for lone was far easier than the first two. The Lady Cardinals dominated Columbia Christian, 15-4, 15-6. Erin Crowell led in set assists and served 100 percent for the Cardinals. Charissa Gates, Amellia Peck and Diana McElligott also served 100 percent. Brandi Brantley hit hard at the net, sending several balls across court. Camie Bumght led the team in spikes and had effective blocking for the Lady Cardinals. Nikki McElligott was able to get a huge kill off of a serve return from Columbia Christian. The lone team served 93 percent and hit 92 percent at the net. In the fourth match the Cardinals competed against Days Creek, defeating them easily the first game, 15-3. The Wolves came back in the second game to prove why they were at the state championship last year. The lone squad came out on top, defeating the Wolves, 16-14, in what seemed to be a dog fight to the finish. The Lady Cardinals performed well at the net, hitting 97 percent, and brought in 86 percent of the serves they sent over. They also played tough defense, blocking 85 percent of the hits at the net. Camie Burright was the lead scorer for lone with 10 points. Burright also led the team with spikes and kills, while Amellia Peck sent over the final point of the game which was unanswered by Days Creek. lone advanced to the championship bracket to play AI sea in what seemed to be a repeat of the state championship match of last fall. Alsea came out tough and gave the Cardinals a challenging match but it was once again lone that came out on top, defeating Alsea, 15-12, 8- 15, 15-6. The team as a whole served 86 percent, hits were 90 percent and blocked 86 percent of the hits from the opponent. Erin Crowell served an impressive ace to start out the first game; Crowell also led the team in set assists. Charissa Gates and Nikki McElligott served 100 percent for lone. McElligott also had 27 spikes to her credit, along with four kills. Camie Burright was the lead scorer for the Lady Cardinals with 11 points. After taking Alsea out of the tournament, the Lady Cardinals played against Stevenson. Stevenson won the Ranger tournament two consecutive years prior to this year and was on a mission to make this the third. lone welcomed the challenge and, after battling out three games, defeated the Bulldogs, 15-9, 14-16, 15-9. Charissa Gates led the team in set assists. Camie Burright came through for the Lady Cardinals, serving three aces to Stevenson and tipped to the open spots in the first game. Bumght also led in hits and kills along with teammate Nikki McElligott. Sophomore Salli McElligott had a monumental kill off of a serve receive for the lone squad Nikki McElligott played tough on the net in the third game. Inconsistent serves plagued the Bulldogs the first match and the Cardinals forced errors on the part of the Stevenson team in game three, taking them out ot the game to win the match. Coach Charity McElligott was pleased with the performance ot the entire team. "The bench did an outstanding job of stepping in and playing good team ball. All teams present were top level teams and all matches were tough," she said. VB team loses league match The Heppner Varsity Volleyball team lost their first league game of the season against the Weston-McEwen Tigerscots in three, 15-8, 6-15 and 8-15, in a home game October 12. Despite the loss, the Mustangs had an 87 percent serving record and 85 percent receiving. Casey Ingraham struggled at the serving line, with four serves, three of those errors, for only 25 percent, but was 94 percent in receiving with 16 receives and only one receiving error. She also made seven kills and six dinks. Kim Pointer had 88 percent serving with nine serves and one error, as did Allison Sykes. Sykes made seven service points and Pointer, five. Pointer also had eight kills, two dinks and was 88 percent in receiving, with a 15-2 record. Five Mustangs had one hundred percent serving- Kahl at 8-0 with five service points, Ashley Ropp at 7-0 with three service points and Katie Shemtt, Stephanie Clough and Leah Denton, each with 2-0 and one service point apiece. Trisha Adams was 85 percent at the serving line at 7-1 and had four service points. Amy Papineau was 75 percent with 4-1 and had two service points. Ropp made three service points. Adams and Sherritt both had 100 percent receiving, with 2-0 each. Sykes was 83 percent receiving at 5-1 and Clough and Papineau were both 75 percent, with 6-2 and 3-1, respectively. Macy Rhea had 66 percent receiving at 4-2. Amy Drake made 10 blocks for the Mustangs and six players each made one-Ingraham, Ropp, Adams, Papineau, Sherritt and Denton. Jubilee Christian defeats lone By Bob & Cathy Gates The Jubilee Christian Warriors defeated the lone Cardinals last Friday by the score of 30-20. lone intercepted a Warrior's pass on their first series but the Warriors did the same on lone's first series, running the ball back to lone's six yard line, where lone's defense held the Warriors on downs. lone was able to score first on a 55 yard run by Dan Scott. Zak Fabian ran for the two point conversion. * Jubilee Christian answered back with an 85 yard touchdown run, but lone's defense stopped the two point conversion. lone led 8-6 at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter's only score was lone's Korey Morgan scoring six points on a one yard quarterback sneak. At half time the score was 14-6. The third quarter was a disaster for the Cardinals as the Warriors scored three touchdowns on runs of 52, 21, and two yards. The score at the end of the third quarter was 24-14. In the fourth quarter the Warriors scored again, this time on an 18-yard pass. lone was able to score one last time as Koby Rea completed a 20-yard pass to Dan Scott as the buzzer sounded ending the game* • The final score was 30-20. Cardinal notes: lone's Dan Scott rushed 19 times for 202 yards, and Cory Bennetto and Jacob Neiffer made several big plays on defense. lone is at Condon this Friday, Oct. 22. Hope, Valby change schedule Valby Lutheran Church in lone and Hope Lutheran Church, Heppner, have a change in their worship schedule this Sunday, October 24. Valby Lutheran Church will hold worship service and Sunday school at 11 a.m., followed by a potluck lunch and congregational meeting. Hope Lutheran Church will have worship service at 9 a.m., followed by Sunday school at 10 a.m. lone VB team defeats Condon Blue Devils The lone Cardinals hosted the ( ondon Blue Devils on Friday, October 15. lone promptly defeated the Blue Devils the first game. 15-4, but the Condon squad startled the Lady C ardinals, beating them in the second game. 9-15. The Cardinals pulled out all the stops to deteat Condon in game three, 15-10. Diana McElligott led the lone team with 10 points, followed by ( hanssa Gates with nine points. Gates also led the team in set assists. Nikki McElligott was dominating on the net with 20 spikes, 13 kills and eight dumps. Camie Burright was also Justice Court _____Report The Justice Court office at the courthouse annex building in Heppner reports handling the fol lowing business: Paul Anthony Launtson, 19, Heppner-Violation of the Basic Rule, 36 mph in a 25 mph zone, $82 fine; Robert R. Maloney, 75, Port- land-No Deer Tag for Unit 44, $54 fine; Martin R. Brouwer, 73, Port- land-No Deer Tag for Unit 44, $54 fine; Martin R. Brouwer, Jr., 48-No Deer Tag for Unit 44, $54 fine; Stacy Rachelle Pruitt, 22, Buckley, Wash.-Unlawful U-turn, $54 fine; John Phillip Looney, 18, Hepp- ner-Excessive Noise-Engine Ex cessive Noise-Tires, $212 fine; Jason Lee Glover, 30, Tigard- Illegal Possession of Deer, $152 fine; Donald E. Goss, 57, Portland- Illegal Motorized Travel to wit: ODFW Cooperative Access Pro gram. $152 fine, No Deer Tag for Unit 44, $54 fine; David Louis Hansen, 47, Port- land-Disobeying Traffic Control Device, $117 fine; Clifford Joel Dougherty, 36, Heppner-Violation of the Basic Rule, 75 mph ,in a 55 mph zone, $72fine; >ja Del D. Skinner, 27, Gresham- Failure to Drive Right on Curve, $127 fine; Jason A. Bathurst, 23, Hermiston-Failure to Register Vehicle, $54 fine, Violation of the Basic Rule, 35 mph in a 25 mph zone. No Motorcycle Endorse ment. Driving Uninsured, $398 fine; Ana Erazo, 28, Heppner-Main- taining a Dog as a Nuisance, $58 fine. COPY PAPER Ream • Carton Gazette-Times forceful on the net with 14 spikes and four kills. Shelby Krebs did a nice job in the front row and is credited for having a kill at a very critical point in the game which helped to shift the momentum from Condon to lone. The Cardinal JV squad also took three games before downing the Blue Devils, 15-12, 12-15, 15-8. Ashley Carmack belted over 20 points for the lone team. Allison Halvorsen had an excellent match and came away from the game with nine spikes, three kills, two dumps and five points. Game three was proving to be equally as tight as the first two until Molly Barrow made an incredible save on a bad pass, getting the ball in the air for her teammate to spike down the line, switching the momentum of the game in the Cardinal favor. 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