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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 11,2006 - FIVE lone boys’ varsity logs 2 wins Heppner Schools Calendar The lone B oy’s V arsity b ask etb all team logged two wins this past weekend, opening play in the Big Sky Conference with victories over Helix and Central Christian. H elix hosted the C ardinals on Friday and looked like they wanted to give the Cards a run for their money. A tight first quarter saw the scored knotted at nine and the second quarter w asn’t much better with lone sco rin g 11 to the Grizzlies' five to lead 20-14 at the half, lone settled down in the second half, leading 34-22 at the end of three and stretching the lead out in the fourth for the final 49-30 margin. Tyler Brown led all scorers with 20 points. Two other Cardinals scored in double fig u res, K elly Thompson with 13 and Paul H am s w ith 10. Brown grabbed nine reb o u n d s, Brown and Tony Bolin each had three assists and Thompson had six steals to pace the team. Nik Kamp had a good rebounding effort also with eight boards. The Cards out- rebounded Helix 36-29. C oach D ennis Stefani noted that Tyler Brow n had a good all- around performance in the physical contest. He also was pleased w ith Nik Kamp’s rebounding and the terrific defensive game by Kelly Thompson. “Helix gave us all we wanted." said Stefani. “They took us out of our game for two quarters but then we started to get things going." On S aturday, the Cardinals returned to their home court for the first time in almost a month, hosting Central Christian. C en tral C h ristian jumped out to an early lead but the C ardinals battled back, taking control of the game and holding it for the rest of the outing. lone led 14-9 after one, 35-0 at the half and 61-40 after three. The final score was lone, 84, Central Christian, 59. K elly T hom pson scored 26 points to lead four C ard in als into d ouble figures. Tony Bolin had 20, Tyler Brown, 15 and Paul Hams, 10. lone m aintained a small rebounding edge, 45- 38 over the opponent, led by Brown with 13 and Bolin w ith 10. Bolin also recorded nine assists and six steals, narrowly missing a triple double (20 p o in ts, 10 rebounds, nine assists.) Coach Stefani said he was pleased with the game. “Tony Bolin had a real solid game for us,” said Stefani. “ I felt we finally played a good sound game. E veryone got in and everyone performed well.” . Following is the Heppner School calendar for January: Wed., Jan. 11- HHS Site Council, 7 a.m.; HHS Booster Club 7 p.m. Thurs.. Jan. 12-HES 3-4 Science Club; JH B-ball B/G A/B, 4 p.m.; B-ball B/G C , 4 p.m.; B-ball B/JV Hermiston, 5 p.m. Fri., Jan. 13-B-ball B/G JV/V, 3 p.m. Sat., Jan. 14-B-ball B/G JV/V at Culver. 1 p.m.; JH b-ball B/G A at Morn, 10 a.m. Mon., Jan. 16-Holiday-Martin Luther King Day, no school; Morrow County School Board Meeting, 7 p.m., HES. Tues., Jan. 17-B-ball B/G C, 5:30 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 19-HES 5-6 Science Club; B-ball B/G C, 6 p.m. Fri., Jan. 20-School Day; B-ball B/G JV/V at Weston, 3 p.m. Sat., Jan. 21 -B-ball B/G JV/V, 1 p.m.; JH B-ball G A/B, 9 a.m., JH B-ball B A/B at Pendleton, 9 a.m. Mon., Jan. 23-CEC meeting, HES 7 p.m.; B-ball B/G C, 6 p.m. Tues., Jan. 24-JH B-ball G A/B, 4 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 26-B-ball B/G C at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m. Fri., Jan. 27-B-ball B/G JV/V at Umatilla, 3 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28-B-ball B/G JV/V, 1 p.m.; JH B-ball G A/B at Helix, 9 a.m. Mon.; Jan. 30-B-ball B/G C at Umatilla 6 p.m. lone middle school girl's team win one, lose one D A’s Report Morrow County District Attorney David C. Allen has released the following report: -Juan Carlos Guzman Madrigal was convicted of Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, a Class C Felony, Possession of a Controlled Substance and Driving While Suspeneded. Madrigal was sentenced to 24 months probation and ordered to complete 80 hours of community service, submit to drug evaluation and follow-up treatment, and pay fines, fees and assessments of $2,458. -John Brandon Paradise was convicted of violation of probation for Attemping to Elude A Police Officer. Probation was extended for one year. -Dean Laroy Staten was convicted of Physical H eppner M ustang Harrassment, and was ordered to complete 20 hours of girls’ basketball team will community service and pay fines, fees and assessments of hold a soup feed at Heppner $526. High School on Friday, Jan. 13, during the Pilot Rock School District meeting rescheduled games. The d in n er w ill Morrow County School District Board meeting will be held include soup, roll, cookie and coffee or punch. Cost is Monday, January 16, at 7 p.m. at Heppner Elementary School. $5 per person. A work session will precede the meeting. Both the work session and the regular meeting are open to the public Mustang girls’ soup feed Friday Life comes with standard safety features. They’re all around you. Gambling can have its own safety features When you gamble Set a budget. Set a time limit. Play safe, B tw tinvp Sixth grader Mary Rietmann tries to work the hall inside for the Cardinals. By l iana Camarillo and Tori Heagy On Friday, January 6, the lone Middle School basketball teams traveled to H elix to take on the Grizzlies. The girls suffered a loss when they finished their A-team game, 3-40. The Cardinals were out one o f their starters, Stefanie A rcher, due to sickness. S co rin g for lo n e w ere Heather Wiggers with two and JoAnna Patton with one. The lone boys stayed paced with the Grizzlies early in their game and went to the locker room tied 11-11 at halftime. The Grizzlies took control in the second half and went on to win 30-19. On S atu rd ay the team s m atch ed up ag ain st the Sherman County Huskies. The lone girls lost their gam e, 15-25. L ead in g scorers for the C ardinals were JoA nna Patton and Tyree Svetich, both with three p o in ts. M ariah Bradfield, Brianna Peterson, and Heather Wiggers each had two points. The lone boys once again stayed on pace early, but fell behind 28-20 at the end of the third quarter. At that point Coach Mike Garrett challenged his team to “Hold them at 28.” The players responded and outscored the Huskies, 8-0, in the fourth quarter sending the game into o v e rtim e . In the overtime period, the Cards did not forget their challenge and held the H u sk ies scoreless again, finishing off the gam e w ith a 34-28 victory. lone Cardinals boys varsity break even com m anding 30-10 first The lone Cardinals Boy’s Varsity team ended up with a long Christmas break due to a w eather cancellation before Christmas, but the team did take the court twice after the holiday, recording one win and one loss. The Cards traveled to Irrigon on Dec. 29 to challenge the Knights. After shaking off a bit of holiday rust, the Cardinals jumped out to a 19-8 first quarter lead, lengthening the lead to a 33-13 halftime margin. The Knights continued to fight hard, cutting the opponents’ lead to 15 in the third quarter and hanging with the Cards in the fourth. The final score was 62-48 in favor of lone. Kelly Thompson led three Cardinals into double figures with 18 points. Tony B olin had 17 and Tyler Brown added 13. Brown also had a fine rebounding e ffo rt w ith 14 bo ard s, leading the team to a 37-23 margin. “It was good to get back on the court after a long layoff. We played like we had been away for a while," said coach Dennis Stefani. “The kids did a gtxxl job of getting a big lead early and allow ing e v ery o n e to get som e playing time." The following night, the C ard s took on the H erm isto n JV s in Hermiston. The Bulldogs put a tall, fast-moving team on the floor that immediately ju m p e d out to a q u a rte r ad v an tag e. However, the Cards pulled to within 15 at the half, 45- 32, and finally to within 10 p o in ts d u rin g the th ird quarter before the Bulldogs used their depth to pull away for good. The final score was 74-55. Hermiston. The Cards had three players in double figures again that night, led by Tony Bolin with 15 points, Tyler Brown with 13 and Nick Kamp with 10. “This was a great game for us to play before startin g o ur league sc h e d u le ." said coach Stefani. “Hermiston always puts out great teams for us to play. Even though we lost, the kids come away from these ty p es o f g am es learning quite a bit. I think if we could have come out of the gates playing well, this could have been a closer game." Tiffany Piper earns 4.0 T iffan y Piper, a stu d en t at Mt. H ood C om m u n ity C o lleg e in Troutdale. received a 4.0 for fall term. She is currently enrolled in the mental health/ human services associate d egree program and is eligible for the co lle g e ’s president’s list. A 2(X)4 graduate of Heppner High School. Piper is the daughter of Dave and Pam Piper of Heppner.
