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TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 16, 2005 IMS teams play coed against Fossil Lady Cards finish season with Cardinals win at Echo By Bcih M orter The lone Cardinals Long with nine, which were the “ A” team gam e, the two wins season, winning a squeaker needed a win against Echo all sco red in the fo u rth The lone M iddle School “A” and “B” teams had an opportunity to mix the teams up on Feb 11 They challenged Fossil to coed gam es It was the Cardinals last home game In the first quarter, the Cardinals scored two points and Fossil scored four In the second quarter, the Cardinals scored two p o in ts again and Fossil scored four points again with a lead at halftime o f 8-4 In the third quarter, the Cards scored seven points and Fossil only scored six In the fourth quarter, the Cardinals scored four points and Fossil scored two points, but Fossil ended up with the win at 16- 15. Kevin LaRue was the to p sco rer for the Cardinals with five points, Tanner Rietmann came in second with four points and Alex Rietmann, Beth Morter and S tefanie A rcher all scored two points each “ This w as a fun game Fossil’s numbers were down this year so we played two games that were coed and it worked out real well I was very impressed with how the kids played together and almost pulled off the w in ,” said C oach M ike Garrett In the first quarter of Cardinals scored 12 points and Fossil only scored five, lone taking off to an early lead However, in the second quarter, the Cardinals only scored four points and Fossil came alive and scored 12 points, leaving the score at halftime 17-16, Fossil. In the third quarter, the Cards scored 11 points and Fossil scored eight, the Cardinals taking the lead back In the fourth and final quarter, the Cardinals scored 14 points and Fossil only scored seven The Cards came out with the victory, 41-32. Clay M orter made 14 points, Cory Peterson 10 and Stormy Kendrick nine Matt Hams made four points and Brenna Rietmann and Tiana Camarillo both scored two points. “ The kids played well It is always difficult to get a feel for the game when you haven’t played together before,” said Coach Garrett “ Lynn Dee Ramos and Dawn Eynetich are doing a great job with the girls’ program and it showed with Brenna R ietm ann and Tiana Camarillo stepping in and running our plays, learning our press and playing good fundamental basketball This was a good experience for all o f the kids.” The lo n e Lady C ard in als finished th eir regular season with two wins last weekend, Feb 11 and 12, defeating Helix on the road on Friday and getting by W heeler at home on Saturday With those wins, lone's Big Sky record moves to 14-1, with an overall record o f 15-8 The Lady C ards used a big first quarter to get in front o f the physical Helix Lady Grizzlies lone jumped out to a 16-2 lead before Helix got things together to pull within seven at the half, 24-17 The scoring stayed tight after the half with the Cardinals holding a 38-29 edge at the end o f three and staying strong for the win, 49-39 Amber Patton led the team in scoring with 15 points followed by Jenny Griffith with 10, Sara Peck with nine, Emily Rietmann with seven, Kylee Svetich with five and Ashly Grams with three Peck had a strong game with 11 rebounds and four blocked shots Jenny Griffith came up big with eight rebounds and six steals “We had a great first quarter and that was the difference in the game,” said Coach Ryan Rudolf “ Helix played a very physical game and played tough after the first quarter The girls did a good job o f regrouping in the second half to secure the win ” On Saturday, lone hosted Wheeler for their final home game o f the regular IMS boys’ “B” team lost to Goslings By Beth M orter The lo n e M iddle School b o y s’ “ B” team played Arlington on Feb 4. In the first quarter, the Cardinals made no points and the Goslings scored two In the second quarter, the Cards scored two points, but the Goslings scored eight and by halftime the score was 10-2. In the third quarter, the Cards scored no points and the G oslings scored eight In the fourth quarter, the Cardinals put up a fight and scored eight points while the Goslings scored seven, with a final score o f 25-10, Goslings Tanner R ietm ann and G unner Jessen both scored four points and Kevin LaRue scored two point “ T he kids played their best game o f the year,” said Coach Mike Garrett “I •have been very happy with the progress o f my 6th and 7th graders who have played on the “B” team and I am looking forward to coaching them again next year.” 27-23. The Lady C ards took an early lead and led 10-7 at the end o f the first quarter But Wheeler took a d v an ta g e o f a listless second and third quarter to pull ahead, leading 13-11 at halftime and 18-17 at the end o f three Just in time, the Cardinals found a spark at the end o f the third quarter and o u tsco red their opponents 10-5 in the final period to get ahead for good Patton had 11 points and eight rebounds, while Griffith scored six points and gathered up seven boards Also scoring for the Cards w ere G ram s w ith four, Alyssa Rietmann and Svetich with two and Sara Peck and Emily Rietmann with one Coach Ryan Rudolf said the game was a tough one to win “We started the gam e well and finished strong but we had no energy during the second and third quarters Wheeler did a good job o f slow ing the game down and that frustrated the girls,” he said Rudolf also noted that subbing in some o f the younger players in the third q u a rte r seem ed to boost the team ’s energy. “Their energy helped spark the starters in the fourth quarter where we finally got the lead and held onto the win,” he said The Lady Cardinals will now focus on the Big Sky D istrict Tournament where they are scheduled to play at 3 p m on Friday at Umatilla High School Men’s Breakfast to be held The Men’s Breakfast for residents and visitors of Heppner, lone, Lexington, Hardman and surrounding area will be held on Sunday, Feb 20 from 8-9 a m. at Christian Life Center and hosted by the Willow Creek B aptist m en’s group All men are invited and encouraged to bring their sons and/or daughters. The purpose o f the breakfast is to encourage men to be better husbands, fath ers and role m odels within their families and communities last Tuesday night, Feb 8 to maintain their ranking in the Big Sky Conference and it became evident early on that they came ready to play E cho had prev io u sly defeated the Cardinals but after staying close for the first quarter, the Cougars couldn’t deal with the Card’s sticky defense, losing the contest 51-28 The first quarter was a low scoring affair with lone leading ju st 10-7 at its co n clu sio n But as the Cardinals began to warm up, scoring 14 points in the second, while the Cougars struggled to just score five, leaving the score at halftime, 24-12 lone lengthened its lead to 37-21 after three before cruising home for the victory in the fourth Nick Christman led the team in scoring with 13 points followed by Kelly Thompson with 11 and Dan quarter Tony Bolin brought in seven points, Tyler Brown five, Tyler Raible four and Alan Rietmann two Brown led the team in rebounding with 12 and assists with four and Thompson tallied five steals to lead that category The C ardinals shot 43.8 percent from the floor and held E cho to ju st 26.8 percent. “This was probably one o f the best defensive game that I have ever seen by kids that I’ve coached” said Coach Dennis Stefani “Kelly and Nick did a great job o f keeping the ball out of their point guard’s hands while Tyler Brown and Tony Bolin did a great jo b o f rebounding.” Stefani also noted that Long had a fine fourth quarter, scoring nine points to put the game out o f reach. “This was a great team effort from all,” said Stefani Cardinals finish season with wins The lone Cardinals finished th e ir Big Sky C o n fe re n ce sch ed u le in Helix on Feb 11, with a win then returned home Feb 12 to finish the regular season w ith a win o v er the Hermiston Sophomores On Friday, Tyler Brown lit up the scoreboard with a career-high 38 points, shooting 67 percent from the floor (16 o f 24) including two 3-pointers. He led the Cards to a 26-6 first quarter ad v an tag e and a 41-29 halftime lead. lone continued th e ir stro n g play in the second half, winning the game 81-61 Along with Brown’s 38 points, Nick Christman added 12 points, (shooting 45 percent) and four steals, while Tyler Raible netted 10 points and 11 rebounds Tony Bolin had eight points and eight steals, while Kelly Thompson had 10 assists. WHICH BAFTfRY IS RIGHT FOR YOU? Ask the professionals a t te s Schwab. B iffèrent vehicles req u ire different craoking amps. At te s Schwab, we ll make sore the battery you get Is the rig h t one fo r yoo. “Tyler Brown had a great game for us scoring a career high 38 points,” said Coach Dennis Stefani. “The kids did a good jo b o f running the court as shown by the 81 points we put on the scoreboard.” On Saturday, the Cards had three players in double figures and got the 66-52 win, but found the Hermiston Sophomores to be a team that just wouldn’t go away. 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