FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 13, 2002 lone varsity men play hard to overcome Echo lone varsity men conquer Wheeler Adam N eiffer gets the rebound against Echo photo by Debbie Radie accosted four Cougar possessions. Ashley Roberts scored six points, brought down four rebounds and delivered two assists. Billy Gates added five points, grabbed four rebounds and passed out two assists. Adam N eiffer scored four points, including the two-point basket that he incurred when he drove through the middle and out- jumped Echo, causing his untimely injury. Neiffer also captured five rebounds and delivered one assist. Adam McCabe contributed two points, one rebound and two assists. Karl Morgan and Tyler Raible donated two points each, w hile team member, Nick Christman, scored one point in the fourth quarter. The Cardinal men will play South Wasco County at 3:30 pm on Friday. Feb. 15, in Umatilla. lone varsity men played a hard game on Saturday, Feb. 9, to overcome Echo, 53-40. The last time lone played Echo, lone led the entire game until the last four minutes, when Echo pushed their game to narrowly slip past lone. Although lone had a 27-15 lead at the half, they didn’t relax too much in the second half, lone team m ate, Adam N eiffer, suffered a broken arm at the end o f the third quarter, causing tensions to run high for the remainder of the game. Even w ithout their speedy team member, the C ardinal men continued to m aintain a respectable lead to take the win and earn the number-two seed into the district tournament. Brad Burright scored 31 points, apprehended 21 rebounds, handed out one assist and lone JV women annihilateUmatilla lone ju n io r varsity women annihilated Umatilla on Friday, Feb. 8. The Cardinals held the Vikings to only two points in the first and third quarters. The Cardinals made 13 of 19 attempts at the free throw line to seal the 57-15 victory. Sara Peck led the team with 14 points, nine rebounds and six steals. Eva Chitty also canned 14 points, grabbed seven rebounds and two steals. Emily Key scored five points, grabbed five rebounds, led the team with ten steals and dished out four assists. Meghan McCabe scored four points,, captured three rebounds and sw iped four Viking possessions. Alyssa Rietmann scored four points, captured five rebounds, three steals and handed out one assist. Amanda Emery scored four points and apprehended three rebounds. Megan E. McCabe scored three points, seized six rebounds, and five steals. Missy Baker scored two points, grabbed three rebounds, one steal and delivered two assists. The Cardinals had a total of 35 steals and 46 rebounds for the game. Cardinal JV girls defeat Echo lone junior varsity women defeated Echo, 36-17, on Saturday, Feb. 9. Sara i^eck led the team on the scoreboard With 10 points. Peck also apprehended nine rebounds, one steal and dished out one assist. Emily Key scored eight points, grabbed five rebounds, five steals and delivered one assist. Megan E. McCabe scored four points and led the team with 14 rebounds. Missy Baker scored four points and captured one rebound. Tracy Griffith scored three points, seized eight rebounds, and delivered one assist. Eva Chitty scored two points, swiped two Cougar possessions and grabbed two rebounds. Jamie VandenBrink added two points, one rebound and two steals to the team quest. Macarena Esposito scored two pints, grabbed three rebounds and swiped one Echo possession. Alyssa Rietmann scored one point, captured four rebounds and delivered one assist. Brad Burright rejects an attempted basket by Wheeler lone varsity men conquered Wheeler, 61-44, on Friday, Feb. 2. lone was hot in the first quarter dumping in 18 points, with the Falcons nearly matching them point for point to end the quarter, 18-16. lone had pulled away with a five-point lead by the half but Wheeler seemed to be running out of gas in the third and fourth quarters, to hand lone the win. Brad Burright led the Cardinals on the scoreboard with 36 points. Burright also led his team on the boards with 11 rebounds, while delivering four assists, seizing six steals and blocking two Falcon shot 1 Lady Cardinals claim victory over Cougars lone Lady C ardinals claim ed another victory on Saturday, Feb. 9, against the Echo Cougars, lone commanded a 20- 7 lead at the end of the first quarter and continued to pummel the Cougars for a 57-22 victory. Natalie McElligott led the Cardinals with 23 points, three rebounds, five steals and four assists. Kristina Powell had an excellent game, adding 16 points, three rebounds, three steals, five assists and blocking one Cougar point attempt. Diana McElligott scored six points, grabbed two rebounds, one steal and two assists. Caitlin Orem added four points, captured two rebounds, one steal and handed out one assist. Cyndi Heagy scored three P r i n t B u s i n e s s C aijd sp o in ts and captured three rebounds. Salli McElligott scored three points, led the team with six rebounds, seized four steals and passed out two assists. Freshman, Barbara Holland, scored two points, grabbed three rebounds, one steal and one assist. The Cardinals shot 59 percent from the free throw line and 40 percent from the field. The C ardinals have secured the second seed at the d istrict tournament and will play Dufur on Friday, February 15, at 1:30 pm in Umatilla. Valentine’s Day Is HERE! T hursday. February 14th Flowers... Candy... Wine... G ift Baskets... Cards... and 'go much morel Heppner Gazette- Times 676-9228 676-9158 Serving Heppner Lexington & lone St. Pat’s Parade participation invited St. Patrick’s Day is little over a month away and the crews for Heppner's Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, “A Wee Bit o’ Ireland.” are gearing up to make this year’s celebration every bit as festive and homespun as the previous 18. One of the events that is a highlight every year is the parade on Saturday, March 16, at 1 p.m. Craig Strobel, chairman of the Parade Committee, is putting out the call for entries for the parade. Past entrants are being invited to come join the fun again this year and new entries are alw ays eagerly encouraged, particularly if they feature an Irish theme. All comers are welcome to place an entry in the parade. Last year a family visited from the Tri-Cities area and won a prize in the Irish Character division. “This year, you might be the winner,” said Strobel. “ But everyone who enters is a winner, and it’s all about having fun and enjoying the festivities.” Categories for participation include Irish float, Irish Character, Irish Bicycle, Irish Golf Cart, (you get the idea), Bands and Drill Teams, Antique Vehicles, and Irish Open Class (commonly called “ M iscellaneous” ). The only request is that equestrian entries be reserved for the Fair and Rodeo Parade in August. Entry forms are available by phoning the Heppner Chamber of Commerce, 676-5536, or Strobel at 676-9224. In addition, forms will be available at Van Marter and Kahl Insurance in Heppner, or can be downloaded from the H eppner W ebsite, www.Heppner.net. Christina Powell rebounds, Barbara Holland there to assist The lone varsity women grabbed two rebounds and seized hosted W heeler on Friday, one Falcon possession. Salli February 8. The Lady Cardinals McElligott added nine points, struggled to overcom e the apprehended two rebounds, two Falcons with Wheeler answering steals and delivered one assist. every lone point with one of their Barbara Holland scored three own. lone women trailed points, captured four rebounds, Wheeler by one point at the half five steals, handed out one assist and continued the dogfight trailing and blocked one shot attempt. by one point again at the end of Cyndi Heagy scored one point and the third quarter. The Cardinals grabbed two rebounds. Kristina commanded the lead in the fourth Powell added one point, led the quarter and continued to score a team with seven rebounds, total of 24 points to take the 48- blocked one shot attempt, swiped 34 win. two Falcon possessions and led Natalie McElligott led the the team with six assists. Caitlin team with 23 points, six rebounds, Orem also blocked one attempt two steals and one assist. Diana for a W heeler point, w hile McElligott scored nine points, teammate Emily Key aided the team thievery with two steals. lone JVs down Heppner lone ju n io r varsity women defeated Heppner, 35-24, on Tuesday, February 5. Alyssa Rietmann and Missy Baker led the Cardinals with eight points each. Rietmann also contributed four rebounds and led the team with eight steals. Baker apprehended two rebounds, two steals and passed out one assist. Sara Peck scored five points, captured six rebounds, four steals and three assists. Emily Key scored five points, apprehended two rebounds, seven steals and delivered two assists. Barbara Holland contributed three points, seven rebounds and one assist. Eva Chitty scored two pints, grabbed one rebound and delivered one assist. Little League meeting set A Heppner Little League meeting will be held Wed., Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. at GD’s Restaurant in Heppner. The m eeting has been scheduled to plan and organize the upcoming baseball and softball season. Anyone interested in helping is invited to attend. The public is welcome. Pesticide training workshop planned A roadside and irrigation canal pesticide training workshop, for those responsible for the application of pesticides to right of ways, is planned for Thursday, Feb. 28, at the BMCC West Campus in Hermiston from 7:30 a m. to 12:30 p.m. The w orkshop is sponsored by the Oregon State University Extension Service. Umatilla/Morrow counties and the Hermiston Irrigation District. The agenda is as follows: 7:30-8 a m.-coffee and donuts; 8- 9 a.m .-D ale C arpenter with Baker-Petrolite, “Moss Control in Ditches”; 9-10 a.m.-Bob Parker, W ashington State U niversity professor, “Roadside and Ditch Weed Control”; 10-10:15 a.m.- break; 10:15-1 1:1 5-D ale Carpenter, “ Moss Control in Ditches” continued; 11:15-12:15- Ranie Nomura, DEQ, Portland, “ R equirem ents for A quatic Pesticide Applications". 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