Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 12,2007 - THREE
Lady Cardinals win one, lose three
Cardinals fall to St. Paul
The lone Cardinals
ran into trouble against the
num ber three ranked St.
Paul B uckaroos last F ri
day in lone, losing to the
powerhouse 58-14. A good
sized crowd enjoyed a per
fect night for football as
the Cards hosted their first
OSAA Endowment Game.
Endowment gam es allow
teams to play an extra game
on their schedule w ith a por
tion of the proceeds going to
the OSAA Foundation.
St. Paul put three
touchdowns on the board in
the first quarter and had tal
lied two more in the second
before lone scored on a 60
yard fumble recovery by
Clay Morter. Justin Archer
and Paul Hams connected
on a pass for the point after.
St. Paul scored again as the
half wound down and went
to the locker room leading
44-8.
St. Paul scored twice
in the third quarter, giving
them a 45 point lead and
causing the game go to a
running clock, lone scored
in the fourth quarter on an
18 yard run by Paul Hams,
capping a drive from the St.
Paul 40 yard line.
T u r n o v e r s w e re
costly for the C ardinals.
In the early going o f the
first quarter, with the score
6-0 in favor o f St. Paul, the
Cards put together a nice,
five minute drive. With the
end zone just yards away,
lone fumbled on the goal
line, costing them an almost
sure score and giving the
ball back to the Buckaroos.
M att and Paul Hams block #55 on St. Paul’s team. -Photo by
Teresa Crawford
lone had four turnovers in
the game and all happened
when the Cards were mov
ing the ball and headed for
a score.
“Turnovers were the
story o f the n ig h t,” said
Coach Dennis Stefani. “We
had some good long drives
and showed ourselves we
could move the ball but the
turnovers hurt.”
Stefani was encour
aged in spite o f the lopsided
loss. He noted that after a
sound thrashing at the hands
o f St. Paul last year, the
Cards went into the game
just a bit intimidated. By
halftime, the team was real
izing that they were moving
the ball against their oppo
nent. “A lot o f it is having
concentration and mental
toughness. 1 think we can
be a pretty good football
team. The score didn’t re
flect it but this game wasn’t
a blowout. The team gained
some confidence and found
out they can play with the
big boys.”
Paul Hams led the
C ardinals on the ground,
tallying 142 yards on 23
carries. Justin Archer, who
played QB this week, car
ried the ball six times for
35 yards. K evin Fow ler
returned to the C ardinal
lineup this week as fullback,
carrying the ball seven times
for 11 yards.
In the air, Justin Ar
cher completed 7-20 pass
es for 20 yards. R eceiv
ers included Clay Morter
(2-12) Matt Hams (1-10)
Paul Hams (2-3) and Kevin
Fowler (1-3). The Cardinals
had 210 yards o f total of
fense.
S o p h o m o re, Eric
Jepsen, had 8 tackles in the
game, including one solo.
Several other Cardinals had
six tackles including Kip
Krebs (2 solo) Paul Hams
(3 solo) and Justin Archer
(2 solo.)
The C ard in als go
on the road to Wallowa this
Friday with the game set to
start at 2 p.m.
The lone Lady Car
dinals won their first home
match o f the season, surpris
ing lrrigon in three games,
25-18, 25-15, and 25-20 on
Friday, September 7.
T h e L ady C a rd s
w ere ready to roll when
they hit the court. The team
tallied 91 digs in the match,
led by Kaylee Palm ateer
with 20, and 17 ace serves,
led by Tyree Svetich with
six. Senior Kylee Svetich
led a fierce attack at the net
with nine kills on the night,
helped out by Emily Riet-
mann w ith six.
“The match went re
ally well,” said Coach Bran
di H eidem an. “The girls
kept an upbeat attitude and
came out ready to play.”
On Saturday, lone
tra v e led to the S um m it
Springs Tournament in Con
don compete against Con-
don/Wheeler, Arlington and
South Wasco County.
Game one pitted the
Lady Cardinals against pe-
And the basketball hoops
at either end o f the courts
attract young ball players
from time to time, so this
recreational area proves its
value day in and day out.
The hoops were add
ed more recently to these
courts originally constructed
to attract and accommodate
tennis players and develop
ing, future players. The ups
and dow ns o f the sp o rt’s
popularity have influenced
the use o f the courts, so until
these women started play on
a regular basis, interest had
waned and maintenance had
faltered.
Now, a second net
has been added, replacing
one long ago worn out and
discarded. JoAnne Burleson
has spearheaded an effort
to locate grant money for
p u rch asin g a b ackboard
and a ball machine, and an
other local resident enthused
cReal
Estate
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B y DAVID SYKES
about the potential o f the
courts has pledged a consid
erable amount toward those
costs. The players hope that
such improvements will at
tract even more players and
eventually lead to a way to
get the much-needed resur
facing of the courts.
But the crack s in
the surface do not deter
the players, who occasion
ally might face a surprise
when a ball hits and changes
course. They play faithfully,
and will as long as the fall
weather allows, appreciating
the physical workout and the
always-challenging game.
They range in age from
thirty-something to seventy
something. Their skill levels
range from could-be-a-pro
(in the opinion o f fellow
p lay ers) to “ l played in
school over forty years ago.”
They all hope that more in
dividuals will join them on
the courts. Burleson is now
giving lessons to one young
player in the evenings, and
she is interested in working
as a v olunteer if a program
through the school becomes
a reality. Nancy Propheter
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The Cardinal Boost-
er Club met Tuesday, August
28, at the school library. 13
members were present. Two
parents, Sylvia Sanford and
Glenda Taylor, have come
forward to fill the vacancies
on the lone Site Council.
They will be voted on at the
fall potluck. Penny Krebs
will complete the term va
cated by Karen Padberg.
C o m m ittees w ere
formed to update the club
by-law s and scholarship
application. Sanford and
Sharon Rietmann will check
K
E S
also is interested in coaching
new players, so adults and
young people are encour
aged to contact either to
discuss lessons.
Elks Lodge to host
golf tournament
The Heppner Elks
Lodge will be sponsoring
a golf tournament at Wil
low Creek Country Club
on Saturday, September 22.
Proceeds from the tourna
ment will be donated to the
Elks Children's Eye Clinic
at OHSU in Portland. The
eye clinic is just one o f the
charitable organizations that
the Elks help fund.
T h e to u rn a m e n t
is open to everyone. The
format will be a 18-hole,
4-person scramble with a
shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.
The cost will be $40 per
person. Prizes will be given
out to the w inning teams and
special events. Entry forms
are available at the Lodge
and the g o lf course. For
more information call Marty
Brannon at 676-5288 or the
Lodge at 676-918 1.
CROP MEETING
to be held Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m .
at the lone Grange Hall
the dinner. Arlynda Gates
has ordered buns, condi
m ents and needed paper
products.
It was announced
the club officers had earlier
approved the purchase o f
a metal detector and hel
met decals for the football
team. The Raible family w ill
receive $100 support for
their trip to the state spell
ing competition in Salem.
C h ristin e R aible w ill be
competing.
Gates is compiling
a list o f tasks necessary for
each o f the club activ ities.
A nyone who has helped
in the past with the fall
potluck, Christmas treats,
scholarship committee, or
graduation reception may
contact her w ith information
to help future volunteers.
The club approved
a grant application from
Superintendent Browning in
the amount o f $200 for the
new second grade teacher,
S tefan ie Spivey, to buy
classroom items such as li-
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R udolf and past scholar
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S u p e rin te n d e n t
Browning noted the initial
fall sports programs will be
printed at the school, with
later programs being printed
by the ESD to improve the
overall quality. B usiness
supporters from 2006-2007
will be printed on the backs
o f the fall programs. The
basketball program s will
include the 2007-2008 busi
ness members. Membership
letters to families and busi
nesses for the new school
year will be mailed within
the next two weeks.
Browning will check
with Lindsay Orem to see
why the link to booster club
officers on the web page
doesn't work.
The fall b ack -to -
school potluck is being or
ganized by Kim Thompson
and Susie Stillm an. The
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were donated to the club for
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in the last gam e. K ylee
Svetich had 22 digs, five
kills, one block and two ace
serves to lead the team.
In the final match
o f the day, the Lady Cards
went to the w ire w ith South
Wasco County before fall
ing, 18-25, 25-15, 14-16.
“ It was our best game we
played there,” said Coach
Heideman. “They got there
game back.”
The team recorded
105 digs led by Kaylee Pal
mateer with 29. Palmateer
also had five ace serves and
three kills. The team had 16
kills led by Kylee Svetich
with five. Tiana Camarillo
chipped in three.
“ We p lay ed a lot
o f volleyball in two days,”
said Coach Heideman. "The
preseason is defin itely a
time to work out the kinks
and figure out what works
and what doesn't. The girls
played well for as many
game as they have had.”
Cardinal Booster Club meeting held
Tennis Court News
After years of little
use, the tennis courts at
Heppner Elementary School
have been seeing almost-
daily activity for two years,
and that activity is increas
ing.
Four o f the five lo
cal women who renewed
acquaintances w ith their
rackets those two years ago
continue to m eet on the
courts most mornings at 8
a.m. The more determined
ones play almost without
fail, and a recent newcomer
to Heppner rarely misses
a session. Other players -
some are more recent faces
on the courts - show up
when they can, so as many
as eight women could con
verge on any given morning.
Som e o f the wom en are
interested in late afternoon
play, also.
Weekends might find
tennis matches in play, also.
rennial nemesis, Condon-
Wheeler. Playing the best
two o f three, the Cards were
dow ned in two games 16-25,
19-25.
“ W hat really hurt
us were our errors,” said
Coach Heideman. “We gave
them 11 out o f 25 points in
the first game and 13 o f 25
in the second.” She noted
that the game got off to a
rough start but the team got
back into the match before
watching it slip away. "We
weren’t executing very well.
Not getting our serves over
really hurt us.”
K aylee P alm ateer
led the team in digs with 19
while Kylee Svetich notched
four kills and one block.
In the next match
against Arlington, the Lady
Cardinals suffered from a
“ lack o f com m unication,”
falling to the Lady Honkers
19-25, 13-25. Errors once
again were costly, handing
Arlington 10 o f their points
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