FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, January 26, 2000 Cardinals defeat Echo Lady Cardinals easily defeat Central Christian The Lady Cardinal varsity squad easily defeated Central Christian, 83-22, on Tuesday, January 18. at home. lone jumped way ahead of their opponent in the first half, leading the central Oregon team, 37-16. Central Christian was only able to score an additional six points in the second half while the Lady Cardinals gained an additional 46 points by the end of the game. Allison Halvorsen led the Lady Cardinals with 17 points, while senior Brandi Brantley scored 13 points, shooting 75 percent from the tree throw line. Brantley also added five rebounds and four steals to her arsenal. Amellia Peck scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Peck handed out four assists and aided the lone squad's larceny by grabbing five steals. Nikki McElligott nabbed five steals and dished out six assists to her teammates. Shelby Krebs was the leading rebounder with eight rebounds. Krebs also blocked two Central Christian shots and contributed 10 points to the Cardinal effort. p ho to by Debbie Radie The lone Pee Wee boys basketball team Cardinals boys varsity loses to Cascade Locks The lone boys varsity lost to Cascade Locks, 58-63, in lone January 21. The first half of the game was tight, ending with lone, 24. Cascade Locks 26. The second half was just as close as the first, but the Pirates again outscored the Cardinals. Korey Morgan scored 18 points, which included a three- point bucket in the fourth quarter. Mark McElligott heated photo by Debbie Radie Allan Gribskov goes up for shot against Echo up the court with 13 points, with one three-point shot in the fourth quarter as well. McElligott also captured nine rebounds and blocked one Pirate attempt. Brad Burright fought a tough contest, contributing 11 points, 13 rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots. Cory Bennetto was also a tough force on the boards, bringing down 10 unanswered attempts at the bucket. Lady Cardinals continue winning streak The Lady Cardinal varsity team continued their winning streak with a win over the Cascade Locks Pirates on January 21, 64- 25. Nikki McElligott tallied 23 points, shot 67 percent at the free throw line, confiscated 19 rebounds; raided five steals and handed out six assists to her teammates. Allison Halvorsen contributed p ho to by Debbie Radie The Pee Wee girls basketball team shows its stuff 13 points and continues to step up the level of her play. Halvorsen shot 100 percent from the three-point territory, canning three buckets launched from the three-point line. Brandi Brantley scored 10 points, grabbed eight rebounds and handed out two assists. Shelby Krebs grabbed three steals and Kristina Powell aided the lone effort at the boards, grabbing six rebounds. Booster Club evaluates tournaments H t" ■ \\ - pho to by Debbie Radie Cami Burright goes for two of her 17 points against Echo lone hosted the Echo Cougars on January 22 and was victorious on all accounts, defeating the Cougars in four games. The Lady Cardinal JV team defeated the Cougars, 49-20. Diana McElligott led the Cardinals with 10 points and grabbed six rehounds. Nonnee Walters was the co-conspirator with nine points. Olivia Thompson contributed six points and seven steals. Tracy Griffith continues to improve her level of play, adding six points to the Cardinal effort. Jennifer Thompson and Salli McElligott each grabbed five steals. Jennifer Thompson also blocked two Cougar snot attempts, while Salli McElligott contributed five points to the Cardinal score and handed out five assists to her teammates. The leader on the boards for lone was Jeanette Brantley, who brought down seven rebounds. The lone JV men defeated Echo. 60-34 Adam Neiffer was the lead scorer for lone with 14 points. Neiffer also seized six steals from the Cougars. Jeremy Rietmann contributed 13 points and blocked one attempt by Echo for a two-point basket. Dustm Haguewood and Zac Fabian each provided 11 points to the Cardinal cause Dylan Pettyjohn added seven points. robbed 10 balls from the Cougars and brought down five rebounds. Adam McCabe led the team in defensive rebounds, grabbed two steals and shot 100 percent from the free throw line. lone outscored Echo in each quarter with the exception of the fourth quarter in which Echo held lone to only six total points for the quarter. The Lady Cardinal Varsity team totally dominated the Cougars, defeating Echo 64-20. Camie Burright unleashed 17 points and supplied five assists for the Cardinals. Nikki McElligott contributed 14 points and was very effective under the basket capturing 14 rebounds for the lone team. Allison Halvorsen led the Lady Cardinals in team assists and Brandi Brantley came to the aid of McElligott on the boards with four rebounds. The lone varsity men defeated Echo 43-35 Echo struggled to get a lead on lone but Mark McElligott wouldn't allow it. McElligott canned three three-point shots to delay the Cougars. McElligott scored 18 points, captured six rebounds and handed out three assists. Korey Morgan and David Mansfeld each added seven points to the Iqne score. Morgan and Mansfeld each launched a successful missile from the three- point territory in the first quarter. rriri*}* f't I • • 'V ; The Cardinal Booster Club, at their January 3 meeting, evaluated December tournaments at lone High School. According to club members, the hospitality rooms were well received by coaches and referees, however, it was suggested that they be moved closer to the kitchen next year, perhaps to the music room. Wheatland Insurance and Beecher's Cafe sponsored the hospitality room for the lone Basketball Bonanza. The Bank of Eastern Oregon joined the others to sponsor the hospitality room for the South Morrow County Tournament. Members voted to do away with the sportsmanship trophies for the Basketball Bonanza. It was agreed the tournament was too short, the crowds too small for some teams and there were too many different referees to pick winning teams. The club will not sponsor an alumni golf tournament due to the work involved and no one coming forward to be in charge. It was agreed members would be interested in helping with the bike race as a fund raiser. Charity McElligott will contact the race organizers and report back to the club. The new detachable team bleacher seat cushions were paid for by money from the Lloyd Morgan Memorial Fund. Members discussed ways to acknowledge donations to the school. It was suggested donations be printed in the basketball programs and listed in the yearbook each year. The club will sponsor a sports trivia contest at home games. Winners will receive a hot dog and soft drink. Members agreed to sell pizza slices and salad at the Condon game Saturday, January 8. Donations to the club in the past month included: a quilt to raffle made by Loa Henderson; cases of bottled water from Janet and Dennis Stefam; a cash donation from Virginia and Lyle Peck; sponsorship of the tournament hospitality rooms by Wheatland Insurance, Beecher's Cafe and the Bank of Eastern Oregon; and the bleacher seat cushions by the Lloyd Morgan Memorial Fund. The next meeting of the Cardinal Booster Club will be Monday, February 7, at 7 p.m. at the high school library. pn o io D y The ever popular lone pep band entertains the crowds at home games fCf team succumbs to Stanfield The lone "C" team traveled to Stanfield to challenge the Tigers in a game of round ball on Thursday, January 20. lone succumbed to Stanfield, losing 67-23. Karl Morgan led the Cardinal effort with six points, eight rebounds and three blocked The lone Junior Varsity men second quarter. Zac Fabian also outscored Central Christian, 81- conned a three-point shot and 27, in a home game January 18. Cayle Krebs contributed a three Dylan Pettyjohn led the point bucket in the fourth Cardinal attack with 15 points, quarter. Zac Fabian also scored 14 14 rebounds and five steals. points but Fabian additionally Jeremy Rietmann scored 14 points, seized five steals and handed over six assists and captured three steals before his passed out five assists. The team shot an astounding 71 reign of terror was finished. percent from the three-point area. Dustin Haguewoood, another Rietmann hit two buckets from constant Cardinal force, scored the three-pomt territory in the 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds. TM each. Jennifer Thompson added seven points to the score while Tracy Griffith earned five points. Olivia Thompson had eight steals and Nonnee Walters robbed seven balls from Central Christian. Salli McElligott led the lone squad with assists. The Lady Cardinals were tough on the boards. Tracy Griffith grabbed nine rebounds with the help of Cyndi Heagy, who brought down seven rebounds. 1 4 J < $ ew J r„ Bv South Dakota Gold "... the wearing of seven golden rings ¿jroujted together and freely moving will fulfill your heart's desires." 'C team boys lose to Umatilla lone's "C" team men lost to Umatilla, 37-54, January 18.. Richard Campbell led the Cardinal effort with 16 points and captured three steals. Andrew Rietmann scored eight points and brought down six rebounds. Coach Jim Swanson was pleased with the level of play. "The lone men played good defense on a tough team. Umatilla took over the offensive rebounds and that hurt us," said Swanson.' 7» ÎÂJiili f ê i n f i lone JV girls victorious over Central Christian lone's junior varsity girls proved just as victorious as their varsity teammates in their game against Central Christian January 18. Inexperience plagued Central Christian before they fell to the Cardinals, 60-5. Four lone team members led the Cardinal crusade. Diana McElligott, Nonnee Walters, Olivia Thompson and Sheena Christman scored eight points shots. Cayle Krebs added five points while Colin McElligott and Mike Radie hit the boards, grabbing four rebounds each. 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