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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 1,2008 lone defeats Condon/Wheeler 44-14 Two and a half shaky minutes in the second quar ter made it close but the lone Cardinals came on strong in the second half to defeat Condon/Wheeler 44-14 last Friday night in Condon. The C ards scored first driving in from their own 24. Cory Peterson had two long runs in the drive and punched in w ith the touchdown on a three yard run with 6:19 left in the first quarter. The point after was no good. Early in the second quarter, the Cards looked poised for another score with a first and 10 on the 12. H ow ever the K night defense held and lone turned the ball over on downs on the C/W six yard line. But Con don/Wheeler had trouble of their own. They lost a yard on first down and were pe nalized half the distance to the goal on second. On third down Clay Morter sacked the quarterback in the end zone for the second time in as many games, scoring a safety and making the score 8-0 in favor o f lone. A fte r th e sa fe ty , C/W punted and the C ar dinals took o v e r on the Knight 47. On the first play from scrimmage, RJ Ramos connected with Clay Morter for a 56 yard touchdow n pass. With the point after good, the Cards were up 16-0. C/W w a sn ’t done though. Pushing through the Cardinal defense, the Knights found the end zone for the first time in the game w ith 2:09 rem aining. In Photos by Theresa Crawford short order, the Knights had the ball back, recovering on onside kick. Two plays later, they connected on a 42 yard pass play to score. With the extra points good, the game was suddenly all too close, 16-14. An extended h alf time for both Condon and Wheeler to introduce their homecoming courts gave the Cardinals time to regroup and refocus. On lone’s first play from scrimmage, Cory Peterson broke free for a 46 yard touchdown run. Alex Rietmann ran in the point after. After short circuit ing a C/W drive, the Cards took over on their own 13 and put together a sustained drive that ended up with Cory Peterson punching in from less than a yard out. On the Cards’ next possession, Cory Peterson broke free for his fourth touchdown o f the day, a 58 yard scamper. Alex Rietmann put the icing on the cake w ith a 54 yard touchdown run with 1:15 remaining in the game. lo n e ta llie d 443 Heppner volleyball team ranked fifth in state yards o f total offense in the game and held the Knights to 170. Cory Peterson led the rushing attack with 245 yards on 20 carries. Alex Rietmann had 52 yards on three carries and Tanner Rietmann had ten carries for 42 yards. Quarterback RJ Ramos was 5-8 in passing for 91 yards. Clay Morter was the top receiver with 88 yards on three receptions. “Take away the sec ond quarter and we played very well,” said Coach Den Heppner players listen to advice from their coach, Pam Dowdy. nis Stefani. “ We told the -Contributed Photo kids at halftime that we were fundamentally a better team than they were. It’s about fundamentals and playing every play like it’s the last one y o u ’ll get to p lay .” Coach Stefani was encour aged about the improvement he has seen in the team. “Ev ery day we get a little more p o lish ed . We saw som e incredible blocking on the line that w asn’t there at the beginning o f the season.” Micah Stillman had 18 tackles, 14 o f those as sists. Alex Fetterhoff had 11 with one quarterback sack and Clay Morter had 10 with two quarterback sacks. Alex Rietmann threw in eight. “1 like seeing that our defensive line is doing most o f the tackling,” said Coach Stefani. Next up, the Cards travel to Maupin to take on South Wasco County this Friday at 7 p.m. “It’s start ing to m atter now,” said Stefani as the Cards size up their chances to make the playoffs. Winners announced for WCCC ladies club Eddi Skow Tournament Willow Creek Coun try Club ladies held their club cham pionship/E ddi Skow Tournament on Sep tember 2 and 3. Twelve la dies played 36 holes o f golf to determine the lady’s gross and net champion. The 2008 to u rn a ment winners were Pat Ed- mundson, club champion, and Virginia G rant, Eddi Skow. The play w as set up for special day p riz es on both Tuesday and Wednesday. Three flights were awarded, by handicap, along with special events for each day. Tuesday Winners Low Gross: Virginia Grant ( / Low N et: N an cy Propheter F light A: Pat Ed- mundson (gross) and Cindi Doherty (net) Flight B: Sandi Han na (gross) and Pat Dough erty (net) F lig h t C: L uvilla Sonstegard L ong D rive: Loa H e id e m a n (A ), N a n cy Propheter (B), and Luvilla Sonstegard (C). KP 3rd shot: Virginia Grant Longest Putt: Nancy Propheter Door Prize: Pat Ed- mundson Wednesday Winners Low Gross: Pat Ed- mundson Heritage Land Co. ^ 278 N. Main, Heppner W o se ll Resiliences. Ranches, and Recreation (541) 676-5049, (541) 980-3465 www.heritageland.net,www.farmseller.com www.eastoregonrealestate.com South Morrow County's Number One Real Estate Company Low N et: N ancy Propheter Flight A: Virginia G rant (gross) and Cindi Doherty (net) F lig h t B: S a n d i Hanna (gross) and Joanne Barbee (net) F lig h t C: L uvilla Sonstegard Long Drive: Corol Mitchell (A), Nancy Proph eter (B) and Luvilla Sonste gard (C) KP: Sandi Hanna L ongest Putt: Pat Dougherty Door Prize: Virginia Other special prizes awarded during the two day play were: M ystery Scores - Nancy Propheter, Lorrene Montgomery, Luvilla Son stegard, and Jackie Allstott. Birdie Pins - Virginia Grant on hole #6 and #1, and Sandi Hanna on #4. Chip- ins - Corol Mitchell # 18 and Sandi Hanna #4. The money pot w as w on by N ancy Propheter. Players shared snacks on Tuesday and a hot lunch on Wednesday with great weather for golf. HHS Football Schedule lone Football Schedule Oct. 3 - Union at home, 7 p.m. Oct. 10 - Pilot Rock at Pilot Rock, 7 p.m. Oct. 17 - Irrigon at Irrigon, 7 p.m. Grant Taighler Dougherty and Maggie Armato. -Contributed Photo The Heppner Mustangs played Irrigon on Thursday, September 25, at Irrigon. Winning in three, the Mustangs won the match 25-16, 25-15, 25-17. On Saturday, September 27, they played at home against Enterprise. It was a tough match with the Mustangs fighting for every point. They prevailed and won the match 25-18, 25-21, 25-15. These matches bring their league record to four wins and one loss. The new coaches poll was published over the weekend and the poll ranks Heppner fifth in the state, one place above Union. On Thursday the girls will meet Stanfield for the first time. This homecoming game will begin at 5 p.m. with the junior varsity team. On Saturday the Mustangs will travel to Enterprise for a rematch with Union and Enterprise. Mustangs defeat Stanfield Oct. 3 - South Wasco in Maupin, 7 p.m. Oct. 10-A rlington in lone, 7 p.m. Oct. 17 - Dufur in lone, 7 p.m. Ione M.S. Mustang JV Football Schedule Volleyball and Football Schedule Oct. 6 - Pilot Rock at home at 5 p.m. Oct. 13 - Stanfield at Stan field at 5 p.m. Oct. 20 - Hermiston Frosh at Hermiston at 5 p.m. Oct. 3 - at Maupin, 2 p.m. Oct. 10 - Arlington at lone, 2 p.m. Oct. 11 - at Helix, 10 a.m. Oct. 16 - Dufur at lone, 3 p.m. Heppner Mustang Spencer Palmer (#28) runs past the Stanfield defense during the Friday night game in Stanfield. The Mustangs beat the Tigers 18-0. Photo by Sandy Matthews B E O F IN A N C IA L S E R V IC E S NEICHB0RH00D CENTER m BAKE SALE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3rd at HEPPNER FAMILY FOODS from 8:00 a.m. • ? 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