FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Heppner Jr. High volleyball ends season as champions
Cardinals defeat Cougars
By Justin Archer
T he Echo C o u g a rs
lost the coin toss, so the lone
Cardinals got to receive the ball
at the start o f the game.
The ball was caught
by Clay Morter who ran about
25 yards before being tackled.
The Cardinals kept going up
the field getting more and more
first downs. Then, on a sweep,
Justin Archer ran the ball for a
touchdown. The field goal was
not good. The score w as 6-0
Cardinals.
T he E cho C o u g ars
then received the ball and
w ere tackled by a num ber o f
Cardinal players. The Cougars
could not get a first down. The
C a rd in a ls th en to o k over,
making another touchdown by
Alan Rietmann.
T he E cho C o u g ars
tried again and m anaged to
make their way up the field to
m ake a touchdown. The two-
p o in t c o n v e rsio n w as not
good. The score w as 14-6,
lone.
Jr. High 7,h Grade Volleyball C hampions: “B” T eam -C oach Cindi Doherty, Kendra Rayburn, Kate
The C ardinals cam e
Kendrick, Brittney Booth, Stephanie Kill, Jessica Connor, Melissa Robbins-West, Kassey Wilson and
Sherilyn Peck
Jr. High 8'" Grade Volleyball Champions: “A" Team - Coach Dana Reid, Aftan Betsinger, Jenna
Bowman, Katie Kilkenny, Taylor Kempas, Cyde Coil, Megan Orr, Kylie Doherty, Kelsie Fox, Whitney
Matthews and Baillie Keithley
Echo B-C Tournament 1*'& 2nd Place and Sportsmanship Award: “ B” & “C ” T eam s-C oach Dana
Reid, Stephanie Rill, Jessica Connor, Kelsey Wolfe, Jenna Bowman, Marcedes Garrett, Maggie Armato,
Brittney Booth, Kaylee Helfrecht, Melissa Robbins-West, Katie Moore, Kendra Hendricks, Kathryn
Strouse, Kelsie Fox, Baillie Keithley, Sherilyn Peck, Kassey Wilson, Chelsey Hedman, not pictured
Stephanie Cutsforth
Twenty-eight seventh
and eighth graders hit the
v o lle y b a ll
c o u r ts
in
September. The large turnout
resu lte d in c re a tin g three
team s (“A ” , “ B ”, and “C ” )
w ith som e players floating
between teams to increase the
amount o f playing time and to
help strengthen the team s
during competition to create
o p p o r tu n itie s fo r m o re
improvement.
Im provem ent w as a
highlight during the season.
The seventh graders learned
the basic fundamental skills,
w hile the “A” Team, due to
the exceptional talent, learned
very advanced skills and were
able to capitalize on these
skills during competition.
The Heppner Jr. High
volleyball teams finished with
very successful seasons. The
“A" Team finished undefeated
w ith a 14-0 record and for
many o f these girls, they were
Eighth Grade Cham pions for
a second year in a row, while
the “ B” Team finished as the
Seventh Grade Champions.
T he “B ” and “C ”
Teams participated in the Echo
B-C Tournam ent and ended
their season w ith first and
second place finishes. The “C”
Team gave the “B” Team a run
• fo r th e i r m o n e y in th e
cham pionship gam e, but the
“ B" Team cam e out on top.
Heppner placed three
m e m b e rs on th e A ll-
T o u rn a m e n t T eam (Je n n a
Bow m an, Sherilyn Peck and
M elissa R obbins-W est) and
the “C ” Team capped o ff the
to u r n a m e n t
w ith
th e
Sportsm anship Award.
H eppner Jr. High is
full o f n a tu ra lly ta le n te d
athletes and w ith their great
attitudes will contribute greatly
to the M ustang vo lley b all
program in the future.
DA’s report
Luis A ngel L opez was convicted o f B u rg lary -1, a
Class-A felony. Lopez was sentenced to 36 months superv ised
probation, 90 days in jail, 80 hours o f com m unity service and
paym ent o f $ 1214 in fines, fees and restitution. Lopez was
also convicted o f Theft-2, a Class-A m isdem eanor. For this,
he w as sentenced to 180 suspended days in ja il, 24 m onths
bench probation and paym ent o f $ 124 in fees.
back w ith a strong offense
m aking other touchdow ns by
C o ry P e te r s o n a n d C la y
Morter. The C ougar’s offense
didn’t go that well. There were
m any bad punts and som e
b lo c k e d p u n ts . O n o n e
blocked punt by A iden Burt
a n d C o ry P e te rs o n , A la n
Rietmann picked it up to walk
in for the touchdow n. A t the
end o f the first h a lf the score
was 41 -6 Cardinals.
T he C ardinals cam e
back in the second h alf to kick
off. T he C ougars ran back to
be ta c k le d b y D a lto n
C am pbell, M att C olem ann,
and RJ Ram os. The ball was
fumbled many tim es and was
recovered by Paul Ham s and
o th e r te a m m a te s . In th e
se c o n d h a lf th e C o u g a r ’s
offense seem ed to be running
sm oothly. They m ade m any
touchdow ns and good plays.
For the C ardinals, G unner
Jessen and P eterson m ade
some good runs up the field.
O n d e f e n s e th e
C a rd in a ls had so m e good
tackles by K ip K rebs, w ho
also had m any good blocks.
Luke B radfield m ade som e
tackles along with Colemann,
and Kevin Fow ler who made
som e catches throw n by Paul
Hams. The final score was 41 -
36, Cardinals.
N ext w eek
th e
Cardinals trav el to Arlington to
play their last game.
Marriage
Licenses
Oct. 10: M ic h a e l
Loren Adkins, 21, Hermiston
and Kristi Kay Bloodsworth,
19, Hermiston.
Oct.
13:
Jose
M e n d o z a C e r v a n te s , 2 1 ,
H e rm isto n and E sp e ra n z a
Ortiz M endoza, 21, Umatilla.
Oct. 2 0 : C a r lo s
C h a c o n E n r iq u e z , 4 4 ,
H e r m is to n a n d M ib ia I.
A lv a r e s
D e rm a ,
24,
Hermiston.
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Colts beat Simplot to win championship
By Rick Paullus
T he H eppner C olts
outlasted Sim plot to take the
H e r m is to n
G rid
K id s
cham pionship by a score o f
18-12 on Saturday m orning,
Oct. 25 in H erm iston. The
C olts finished o ff the year a
perfect 8 and 0 in winning the
championship, after finishing
second a year ago. The Colts
also w on the title five years
ago.
Sim plot had the ball
first, but the C olts defense
stopped them on dow ns as
Jordan H atfield m ade tw o
tackles for loss to give the
C olts the ball at the Sim plot
35-yard line.
C hance Day ran for
three yards and then for four
more, after an offside penalty
on Simplot, for a first down at
the 23-yard line. After another
offside penalty, Wacy Coil ran
for 13 yards and Jake Gregory
took it to the four w here Day
took it in for the touchdow n.
The kick was no good, but the
Colts led 6-0 midway through
the first quarter.
T he C o lts d e fe n se
stepped up again as B rent
Eckm an, Bryan H olland and
G reg o ry m ade tack les for
losses during Sim plot’s next
drive. The Colts w ere unable
to m ove the ball and Sim plot
put together another drive late
in the second quarter, but Day
and Eckm an knocked dow n
passes to end the threat and
the half with the Colts clinging
to a 6-0 lead.
The Colts took the ball
on the opening possession o f
the second h a lf and w ent to
work as Coil ran twice for 13
yards and Day ran for four.
Two personal foul penalties on
Simplot m oved the ball down
to the Sim plot 15-yard line.
A fter an offside penalty and
faced w ith a third and five,
Eckman hit Jared Huddleston
in the end zone for a 10-yard
touchdow n. The kick w as no
good, but the C olts led 12-0
m id w ay th ro u g h the th ird
quarter.
Sim plot cam e right
back driving down the field to
score their first touchdow n o f
the day on a 23-yard run. The
kick w as no good and the
Colts led 12-6 late in the third.
The Colts cam e back
to answ er, putting together a
drive, as Coil ran for five and
E ckm an ran tw ice for seven
and a first dow n. A fter tw o
m otion penalties, Coil took a
pass from Eckm an 10 yards
and Holland ran five yards for
a first dow n at the 35-yard
line. Eckm an hit H uddleston
for a 15-yard gain, Coil ran for
five, but a m otion penalty
brought it back and H olland
w ent 16 yards to the seven.
Eckman took it around the end
on a bootleg for seven yards
and a touchdow n. T he kick
was no good, but the Colts led
18-6 early in the fourth.
S im plot cam e right
back with a score o f their own
on a 33-yard run. T he kick
was no good, so the Colts led
18-12 w ith 2:45 left in the
fourth.
Eckman ran for seven
yards on first dow n. A fter an
incom plete pass, H olland ran'
for 11 yards and a defensive
penalty took the ball to the 37-
yard line. O n third and seven,
H olland w ent around end for
17 yards to the 28-yard line.
D ay broke for a touchdow n,
but a penalty brought it back
to the thirty-two. Zack McCarl
w ent for five and H olland
picked up eight, but Sim plot
took over on dow ns at their
ow n 2 2 -y ard line w ith 13
seconds left. T he clock then
ran out giving the Colts the win.
T h e C o lts w e re
coached by John M cC abe,
Kelly Fox and M ike Doherty.
C olts 6 0 6 6 - 1 8
Sim plot 0 0 6 6-12
First Quarter
Colts- Chance Day four-
yard run (kick failed) 2:43
Third Quarter
Colts- Jared Huddleston
10-yard pass from Brent Eckman
(kick failed) 4:27
Simplot- #9 23-yard run
(kick failed) 1:27
Fourth Quarter
Colts- Eckman seven-
yard run (kick failed) 5:02
Sim plot- 33-yard run
(kick failed) 2:45
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