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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 2,2005 Mustang boys fall to Vikings Lady Cards win two B\ Kick Patitili* Kory Paullus make* the *hot for two. Photo by Sandy Matthews The Heppner VanCleave inside for a lay- Mustang varsity boys fought in, then hit a jumper at the back to get within two buzzer to get within 35-31 several times after getting after three behind by eight in the fourth VanCleave scored quarter, but couldn’t get all off another assists from the way back in losing 51- Farrens to open the fourth, 47 to the visiting Umatilla but the Vikings scored six Vikings in Columbia Basin straight to take a 41 -33 lead Conference play on Friday, VanCleave scored off a drive Jan 28 The Mustangs, now then Torres fed Kory Paullus 2- 6 in the CBC and 5-10 for a lay-in and scored off a overall, will be at home on tip-in to cut the lead to 41- Friday, Feb 4 and will be at 39 The teams traded baskets Weston-McEwen on as Gutierrez hit a running Tuesday, Feb 8 in CBC play. jumper to make it 43-41, The Mustangs got VanCleave scored off a drive off to a good start as to make it 45-43 and Paullus Matthew VanCleave scored hit a jumper from the free off a pass from Josh throw line to make it 47-45 Gutierrez, Rory Kilkenny hit with 1:35 left After a Viking a jumper and VanCleave basket, Kenny hit a baseline scored seven straight points jumper with one minute left to give them an 11-7 lead to make it 49-47, but the The Vikings sandwiched two Vikings hit two of four free 3- pointers around and R J throws in the final 22 Farrens 3-pointer to get seconds to hold off the within 14-13 after one Mustangs They went cold with VanCleave led the too many turnovers in the Mustangs with 21 points and second however, getting just 11 rebounds, with Farrens a free throw from Gutierrez added seven points and four and a VanCleave lay-in as the assists. Torres had seven Vikings took a 20-17 lead at rebounds, three assists and the half. two steals Gutierrez had The Vikings scored three steals and two assists first to open the third, but the and Kilkenny, Paullus and M ustangs came back as Mikel Britt each had five Farrens fed VanCleave for a rebounds. lay-in then scored off a drive Heppner 14 3 14 lb- to get within 22-21. After 47 five straight by the Vikings, Umatilla 13 7 15 lb- Matt Kenny hit a short 51 jumper, then the teams Heppner- Matthew traded baskets the rest of the VanCleave 10 1-1 21, R J quarter as Gus Torres hit Farrens 3 0-0 7, Gus Torres along jumper, Kilkenny a 2 0-1 4, Kory Paullus 2 0-0 short jumper, Farrens fed 4, Matt Kenny 2 0-0 4, Rory Kilkenny 2 0-0 4, Josh Gutierrez 1 1-2 3, Mikel Mark of Britt and Matt McCabe Team: 22 2-4 47. 3-pts: Excellence Farrens. Umatilla- Campos 7 0-2 17, Olvera 7 1-1 15, Jensen 5 1-4 12, White 2 1- 2 5 and Palomino 1 0-0 2. 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Inc., your lo cally owned A op e ra te d e le c tric utility The lone Lady Cardinals kept up their Big Sky Conference rampage with two wins last weekend including a huge come-from-behind victory against Condon on Friday, Jan 28 and a Saturday, Jan 29 win at home against Cascade Locks The Cards now have a 9-0 league record and are 9-7 on the season lone’s league streak looked to be in serious danger for the first three quarters of the Condon game Although only down 5-4 after one quarter, they were trailing 13-6 at the half and were having difficulty getting points on the board Even after three quarters, the situation did not look promising with the score at 18-8 in favor of Condon. However, the fourth quarter treated the lone fans to one of the most thrilling comeback victories in recent times, led by a group of freshman who were determined not to lose lone’s 21-point effort in that quarter, coupled with Condon being held to just three led to the final score of 31- 21 in favor of lone Freshman Kaylee Palmateer, starting in place of the injured Alyssa Rietmann, played like a seasoned veteran, knocking in six points in that critical fourth quarter Emily Rietmann, another ninth grader, made key steals and added six points herself, staying cool in the pressure cooker Condon gym Kylee Svetich, also a frosh, added two points in the fourth Amber Patton led all scorers in the game with 12 points and recorded several key blocked shots. Jenny Griffith scored five points but her biggest contribution to the game was dogging Condon’s Katie Humphrey for the entire game, holding her to just seven points. The last time the two teams met, Humphrey scored 20 Coach Ryan Rudolf was ecstatic with the win. “The fourth quarter was great Our press finally worked and we went on an 11-0 run to finally take the lead,” he said. “Condon tied it at 21 but great defense by everyone and finally hitting some shots secured the victory. The girls never gave up and I think that was really the key to the win.” On Saturday night, a scrappy Cascade Locks team stuck with the Cards for longer than they would have liked, but the team pulled through in the end to record a 40-30 win lone had a sluggish first quarter scoring only three points and only took a 14-9 lead with them to the locker room. The offensive output picked up in the second half for both teams, although the Lady Cards were able to maintain a 26-18 advantage after three quarters and stay just ahead of their opponents in the fourth quarter for the final 10-point margin. Patton again led the team with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Sara Peck and Svetich each added six, Griffith had three, Palmateer and Rietmann each had two and Kayla LaRue had one point. “We didn’t play that well against Cascade Locks. They were pretty scrappy and we let them hang around and keep the score close. We played just good enough to win,” said Coach Rudolf. “We are continuing to play good team defense We just need to continue to get better every game to get us ready for District,” he added Cardinals lose to Echo The lone Cardinals looked tired and unfocused in the Tuesday, Jan. 25 loss to Echo Down 13-8 after one quarter, the Cards were still within striking distance at the half, down 21-29. However, Echo widened the lead after halftime, leading 42-27 at the end of three and coasted home with the win 50-37. Nick Christman led the Cardinals with 10 points, followed by Tony Bolin with nine and Tyler Brown with eight Rounding out the scoring was Arthur Ekstrom with four, Kelly Thompson with three and Alan Rietmann with three. Ekstrom was also credited with a strong defensive effort Bolin led the team with five assists and Brown led the rebounding effort with eight, although the taller Cougars out-rebounded the Cards teamwise, 31-29. “We didn’t play well,” said Coach Dennis Stefani. “We looked tired and seemed to have lost focus I hope the loss will wake us up and get us focused ” Greenfield Grange plans Valentine’s fun last weekend, winning on the road at Condon on Friday, Jan 28 and also at home on Saturday, Jan 29 against Cascade Locks The Cards Big Sky record now stands at 7-2 and they are 12-5 overall At Condon on Friday, the Cardinals played in the lead for most of the game but lacked their offensive spark, lone led 10-8 after one quarter and 20-14 after two. The Cards widened the lead a bit in the third period, scoring 12 points to their opponent’s seven, but the fourth quarter was almost even, leading to the final winning margin of nine points, 40-31. Tyler Brown and Nick Christman shared high point honors with 11 points each. Tony Bolin chipped in six, Kelly Thompson and Arthur Ekstrom each had four and Tyler Raible and Alan Rietmann each added two. Brown led the team with three assists and 13 rebounds. The Cardinals were out-rebounded by Condon, 36-27. “The defense looked quite a bit better but we seem to be having some problems with the offense,” said Coach Dennis Stefani “The whole team played great defense and Tyler Brown did a great job on the boards.” On Saturday night, the Cardinals offense began to click again as they outscored Cascade Locks 68-47. lone raced out to an early 14-2 lead and led 37-18 by the half, capitalizing on Cascade Locks’ 36 team turnovers The Cards continued to build on that lead, scoring 20 points in the third quarter and coasting home for.,the win. Bolin scored 17 points to lead tne team in scoring and also dished out five assists. Christman and Thompson each scored 11, followed by Raible and Dan Long with six each, Ekstrom and Rietmann with four each and Paul Hams with two. Bolin had a great game, running the point. “This was one of Tony’s best all-around games of the year,” said Coach Stefani. “It feels good to see our offense click again. We also played great defense, causing 36 turnovers.” Cardinal JVs take two The lone Cardinals’ JV team racked up 64 points, two nights in a row, defeating Condon on the road on Friday, Jan. 28 and handling Cascade Locks at home on Saturday night, Jan. 29. The Cards used a full court press to come up with 22 steals against Condon. After a fairly even first quarter, the Cards rolled through the next two, building up a 36-18 halftime lead and a 52-31 third quarter advantage. Condon made a gallant run in the fourth quarter, scoring 21 points but the Cards still maintained their lead and won 64-55. Dan Long had an outstanding game scoring 26 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Paul Hams had 10 points in the game, followed by Alan Rietmann and John Walton with eight each, Justin Archer with six, William Bergstrom with four and Kip Krebs with two. Hams was the assist leader with six and Taylor McElligott led with five steals. Walton had three blocked shots. Coach Jim Swanson was pleased with the effort, especially liking the effective full court pressure and great movement on offense. On Saturday night, the JVs again raced out to an early lead, holding a 16-2 advantage after one and a 38-13 lead at the half But Cascade Locks came to life in the third period, outscoring the Cards 26-11 to pull within ten. A strong final quarter held off the challenge, resulting in the final score, 64-48 in favor of the Cardinals. Long led the team in scoring with 18 points, followed by Hams with 13. Walton came in with nine, followed by Rietmann and Krebs with seven each, Archer with five, McElligott with three and Kyle Palmateer with two. “They played some of their varsity players in the third and fourth quarter and cut our lead from 25-9,” said Coach Swanson. “Our kids really held their own though. I was really proud of them.” IMS “A” team drop two at Helix tournament By Beth Morter WE Greenfield Grange in Boardman is looking for The lone Middle talented Helix team that PRINT your couples to enter a contest about “How well do you know School girls’ “A” team showed no mercy. on Feb 14,2005. There will be prizes awarded traveled to Helix for a three- In the first half, the COMPUTER and fun mate?” for all game tournament on Cardinals scored eight The evening will begin with a potluck at 5 p.m., but Helix scored 25 FORMS the contest at 6 p m , and the regular meeting ofthe Grange Saturday, The Jan first 29. game was points, points. In the second half, the Heppner Gazette- Times 676-9228 I a will be held at 7 p.m. If you wish not to enter the contest, you are welcome anyway. The contest is free to enter, so bring your mate out for a fun time. For more information, call Jane Dean at 481-5223. Heppner Elks February Ladies Night Thursday, February 3 starting at 6 p.m. & Ì G f o u r th A n nu al Chinese p in n e r 3 with the grasshopper f i t t e r s (Ronda Helfrecht and LeAnn Wright) È S e rv in g £rab JO uff», Qarlic £bielu?o ^WWt AINI N5OUr JOotk ^ibs, Pork ^Criwl jÇ\t9, ^Tortini« Rookie g e rb e t HEPPNER ELKS 358 " th e n rn m d t Mrrt " 142 North Main TT~EL I Cardinals win two against Condon and Cascade Locks The lone Cardinals got back on the winning track » I s E l l IS against Echo. The girls played two 20-minute running halves In the first half, lone scored five points and Echo scored eight, making for a tight game In the second half, lone scored five points again, but Echo scored 12 points, leaving the final score at 20-10 Echo Brenna Rietmann lead the Cardinals scoring five points, followed by Tiana Camarillo and Beth Morter with two points each and Beka DesBouillons with one. “The team came out a little sluggish Echo, We offer distinctive designs but seemed to against pick it a & lovely ensembles. Come little in the second half,” up said see the Stylart collection of elegant yet affordable Coach Lynn Dee Ramos “They had a lot of looks at wedding invitations. the basket, but the ball just stylart* didn’t seem to drop in for us.” H eppner Gazette-Tim es In the second game 676-9228 of the day, lone came up 188 West Willow, Heppner against a tall, fast and ‘Widdinfl *BcCCs in your future? Cardinals came alive and scored 12 points, but the Grizzles again outscored them, leaving the final score at 49-20 Helix. Camarillo led the Cardinals with six points, followed by Tori Heagy with four points. Heather Wiggers, Rietmann, Morter, DesBouillons and Brianna Peterson scored two points each “We just couldn’t seem to find a fit that would work and shut down Helix. We only shot 17 percent from the free throw line and that really hurt us,” said Coach Ramos “The girls hustled, but in the end we came up short.” Marriage License Jan. 25: Chad Alan Landon, 38, Umatilla and Connie Lee Johnson, 38, Umatilla I
