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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 22, 2003 HES holds annual National Geographic Bee Winner of the HES National ( ¿eographic Bee, sixth-grader Spencer Palmer, with HES teacher Karen Smitb-f Griffith. A m undsen, Scott and B y rd a ll e x p lo r e d w h ic h continent? The South Shetland Islands, which are claimed by the U n ited K in g d o m , C h ile and Argentina, are all along the coast o f w hich continent? These are tw o o f the questions asked o f students o f Heppner Elementary School during the annual National Geographic Bee on Jan. 13. This com petition is sponsored each year to encourage interest among young in the geo g rap h y and peoples o f the world. HES students in grades four, five and six took a qualifying test in December, and as a result o f th at test, fo u rte en y o u n g geographers landed spots in the b e e . F o u r th g r a d e r J u s tin G utierrez w as jo in e d by fifth graders A shley W olff, E m ily T h o m p so n , Jo rd a n H a tfield , B ry n n a R u s t a n d J a re d H uddleston, and sixth graders S p e n c e r P a lm e r , M a g g ie A rm ato, Grant Sm ith, Sherilyn Engagements Peck, T aylor D isque, Jordan Shepherd, and D illon Lutcher. T h e s e c o n te s t a n t s a n s w e r geography questions “spelling bee style” which were asked by teacher Karen Smith-Grifilth. A fter the prelim inary rounds, six contestants remained. Spencer, M aggie, Joe, Taylor, Em ily and Dillon. At the end o f the final round o f questioning, Spencer and Maggie remained in th e c o m p e titio n . In th e cham pionship round, Spencer correctly identified the peso as the c u rren cy o f M exico and A rgentina which have the same name but different values. S p e n c e r r e c e iv e d a m e d a l fro m th e N a tio n a l G eographic Society, and took a written test that will determine if he m oves to the next level o f c o m p e titio n , th e S ta te Geography Bee. By the way, the answ er to both o f the questions at the b e g in n in g o f th is a r tic le ... Antarctica. '»nr» Boyer-Rietmann Mr. Dan B oyer and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Rietm ann wish to announce the engagem ent o f their children, Becky Boyer to Ed Rietmann, both o f lone. The couple will be m arried Feb. 22,2003 in Silverton. Riney-Olsen Cardinals overtake Falcons in overtime win The lone G irls Varsity laced the W heeler Falcons Girls Varsity in their first Big Sky league gam e, Friday, Jan. 10. N either team was able to score in the first quarter as shot after shot bounced o ff o f the rim and as the b e g in n in g o f the second quarter started the score stood at 4-2 in the Falcons favor. The Cardinals then picked up the pace and rallied to a 19-13 h a lf time lead. In the second h a lf the Falcons slow ly crept tow ards lo n e ’s lead and at the end o f regular tim e the score w as tied at 3 4 -3 4 and th e g am e w as heading into overtime. D e s p ite h a v in g tw o s p r a in e d a n k le s , N a ta lie McEUigott scored 26 points for the Cardinals during the first four quarters. The Cardinals looked to McEUigott in over time to carry them to the win as she scored all five o f the C ardinals’ overtim e points. G r e a t d e f e n s e fro m Diana McEUigott and Emily Key stopped the Falcons all game long an d th a t d id n o t c h a n g e in overtime as they held the Falcons to ju s t one p o in t g iv in g th e Cardinals a 39-35 win. T he C ardinals had 25 steals for the gam e and 10 o f those came from Emily Key who also had four assists. D ianna McEUigott had six points going four o f four from the free throw line. Tracy G riffith added tw o points. lone boys face defeat against Wheeler The lone b o y s’ varsity team w as hit w ith a 10-point d eficit as the W heeler b o y s ’ varsity team cam e geared up for Big Sky league play, Friday, Jan. M Cardinal Booster Club recognizes school supporters On Jan. 10, at the lone Cardinals home game, local business representatives were acknow ledged for their support of the lone School activities. The Cat dinal Booster Club and community appreciate the support from our local businesses. Businesses recognition included: Morrow County C rain Growers, Les Schwab, Wheatland Insurance and the Woolery House. Lady Cards handed W e d d in g first Big Sky loss by Proudfoot-Adams M egan Proudfoot and L e if A dam s w ere m arried Dec. 16, Blue Devils The defending State 1A C ham pions, the C ondon Blue D e v ils h a n d e d th e lo n e Cardinal’s girls’ varsity their first B ig Sky loss 66-37, Saturday, Jan. 18. T h e C a r d in a ls (8 -6 overall, 3-1 Big Sky) never really found a rhythm m ainly due to tough defensive pressure that limited Barbara Holland to four points and Sarah Peck to ju st two. N atalie M cEUigott top scored for the Cardinals with 13 points and Diana McEUigott had 11 points. Tracy Griffith brought in tw o points and Jenny Griffith added one. lone JV girls gain win over Condon T he C ardinals G irls JV *et ttefcauppfor,the gam e early F®* M iia u y i T he C ardinals found against the Condon Girls JV and th e ir feet a n d m a tc h e d th e nev er tra ile d taking a 4 6-30 Falcons 19-point second quarter victory, Saturday, Jan. 18. to go into the locker room down D efensive pressure on ju st 36-26. the perim eter by Jenny Griffith, lo n e m a n a g e d to Eva Chitty and Ashly Grams was outscore W heeler in the second key to the w in and a great team h a lf 37-31 but fell short o f the effort on offense also saw all victory, losing 67-63. seven players score for a second night in a row. N in e o u t o f th e 10 G riffith and G ram s led C ardinal players scored during the Cards with 15 and nine points the game. Tyler Brown and Kelly respectively followed by Alyssa Thom pson w ere in the double R ietm ann w ho had eight. Kim digits, w ith B row n scoring 17 M orris had 6 points A bby Key points and Thompson bringing in and A m anda Em ery had three 13. K arl M org an h ad seven points and Eva C hitty added points and Billy Gates hit tw o 3- two. pointers for six points. C urtis Thompson made six points, Mike R adie added five, C ayle K rebs c h ip p e d in fo u r, A n d re w R ietm ann had three and Tyler Raible had tw o points. The lone C ardinal’s JV boys w ere paired against the Condon Blue Devils who handed them 43-29 loss, Saturday, Jan. 18. T h e lo n e JV g ir ls After trailing by as many continued their winning streak as as 10 points the C ardinals were they easily defeated the Umatilla heading into the forth quarter tied girls “C ” team, 51 -38, on Friday, at 23-23 after excellent defense Jan. 10. allowed the Blue Devils only two The Cardinals raced out p o in ts in th e th ird q u a rte r. to a 27-12 first h alf lead due to a H ow ever, C ondon exploded in s tr o n g f u ll c o u r t p r e s s u r e the forth with 20 points and the defense. A slow third quarter by C ardinals could not m atch the both team s left the scores at 33- effort bring them to their 43-29 16 but the C ardinals regrouped loss. and took control again in the C urtis Thom pson and fourth giving them the win. Dan Satterly had a combined 20 A sh ly G ra m s to p p ed scored for the Cardinals with 16 o f the 29 points w ith 10 each, Tyler R aible had four points, points, Jenny ( in firth and Alyssa M ike Radie had three and Gene Rietm ann both had nine points. Ball added tw o points. Kim M orris scored eight points, Eva C hitty had five and Abby We Print Com puter H m u Key put up tw o points. Cardinal JVs handed loss by Blue Devils lone JV girls defeat Umatilla Katie Riney and Mike Olsen M ike Olsen and Katie Riney have announced their plans to be m arried at a M ay 3, 2003 cerem ony at the U nited Church o f Christ in Condon. The bride-elect is the daughter o f D ave and Sara Riney o f C ondon, and the parents o f the groom -to-be are Rick and Eudora O lsen o f Rock Creek. G randparents o f the couple are Jiggs and Rita Bowman and Al and Linda Riney, all o f Heppner and Peggy Dean Riney ofCondon, and Carroll Olsen ofO lex. The couple is currently living in Albany. Riney is employed as a dental assistant in Salem and Olsen works as a pipe fitter for Advance Mechanical. Cardinals bring down a win over Blue Devils in the fourth, sealing the victory T he lone Boys Varsity im proved their Big Sky league record to 2-2 after winning their second straight gam e in a row against the C ondon Blue Devils 57-50, Saturday, Jan. 18. The ( animals again used their running gam e early to take an 30-22 first h alf lead. The Blue Devils held lone to just six third- quarter points to cut lone’s lead to just tw o points. Not wanting a loss, lone put out a strong fourth quarter effort gaining 21 points over the Blue Devils. Tyler B row n scored 22 points, going four for four from th e fre e th ro w lin e . K e lly T hom pson and C ay le K rebs contributed 12 points each, Billy G a te s h a d e ig h t , A n d re w R ietm ann had tw o and Karl M organ added one point. H e p p n e r G m x e tle -T im e To The B E S T PO PPA & B A D D Y ! H appy 75th B ir th d a y ! W e Print Business Cards Heppner G a z e tte -T im e L ove , M e, B ra n d o n & G a r r e tt 2002 on the beach at St. T hom as, U.S. Virgin Islands. The bride w ore a linen slip dress sew n by her m other and carried a bouquet o f tropical flowers. Proudfoot is the daughter o f Sue and Paul Proudfoot o f lone. She graduated from H erm iston High School in 1998 and attends Eastern Oregon University. A dam s is the son o f Lawrence A dam s, M .D., o f Pendleton and the late Sallyann C lause, M .D. H e is the 1999 graduate o f Pendleton High School and is currently attending B lue M ountain Community C ollege. The couple resides in lone. Cardinals see victory against Grizzles The lone Boys Varsity show ed they still believed they c o u ld m ak e a run a d istric t p l a y o f f s as th ey forced the tempo early in their game against the Helix Grizzlies giving them a 37-28 lead at halftim e, Friday, Jan. 17. T he G rizzlies how ever w ould rally back to within four points at the end o f the third quarter but that w as as close as they w ould get as the Cardinals outscored Helix 28- 25 taking a 77-70 victory. Tyler Brown had a game high with 21 points, while Kelly T hom pson added 17 and Carl M organ brought in 16 points. Cayle Krebs scored eight points and Andrew Rietmann put up six points going 100 percent from the charity stripe. Billy Gates sank ~ two 3-pointers for his six points and M ike R adie added three points. Cardinal JV girls overpower Cougars A c c o r d in g to K a ri Morgan, the lone girls’ JV coach, h e r te a m h a s “ re a lly c o m e together this season” and at the m om ent “are playing their best e v e r b a s k e tb a ll.” T h is w as proven yet again on the court as the Cardinals dow ned the Echo C o u g a r s g i r l s ’ JV 4 8 - 1 9 , Saturday, Jan. 11. A shly G ram s, A lyssa Rietmann and Kim M orris each put up 12 points. 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