Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 5,2008 - FIVE
Heppner volleyball team to compete in state championship tournament
H e p p n e r p la y e d
Lakeview on Saturday in
a play-off game to qualify
for the state championship
tournament.
The Mustangs, play
ing in another packed gym,
beat the Honkers in four
m atches. The M ustangs
started off strong with a 25-6
win and then struggled with
catch up play in the second
losing 23-25. After a shaky
start in the third game, and
recovering from the loss of
one o f their players and a
rotation change, they settled
down and won the next two
to wrap up the games 25-14
and 12-18.
The Mustangs will
travel to Forest Grove to
meet the Nestucca Bobcats
on Friday at 3:15 for the first
game o f a two day tourna
ment schedule. This will
be the first time Heppner
has qualified for the state
tournament since 1999. The
M ustangs placed fourth
in 1997 and fifth in 1998.
Heppner is currently ranked
second in the state and Nes
tucca is third.
This will be a great
competition pegged to be
one o f the best of the tour
nament. Good luck M us
tangs!
Top Photo: The crowd kept the
walls of the gym vibrating with
noise and spirit to keep the
Mustangs in their game against
Lakeview.
Bottom Photo: Lenka Dobosova
digs the ball with the backup
of Sherilyn Peck and Bran
di Hong. The Mustangs beat
Lakeview in four matches. The
Mustangs will play in the next
round of state on Friday, No
vember, at 3:15 at Pacific Uni
versity in Forest Grove. -Photos
by Santh Matthews
Lady Cards finish volleyball season during district tournament
The lone Lady Car
dinals finished their vol
leyball season last week,
first surviving a d istrict
playoff match on Thursday
to advance to the Big Sky
District Volleyball Tourna
ment. With that win, the
team assured themselves a
spot in the District Tourney
for the first time since 2006.
District was held at Umatilla
High School on Saturday,
October 25.
T h e L ady C a rd s
hosted South Wasco County
on Thursday night in a win-
or-stay-home match. After
downing the Lady Redsides
in three games during the
regular season, the team
knew it was a doable propo
sition. H ow ever, p lay o ff
times can give teams new
motivation. In the opening
game, South Wasco took
advantage o f some Cardinal
confusion to win 25-14. lone
came back to w in the second
game 25-16 but it was the
third game that gave the lone
girls a boost. Trailing 22-18,
the Cards roared back to win
the match 26-24, much to
the delight o f the partisan,
playoff crowd. lone led the
whole way in game four to
take the 25-19 w in .'
The Cardinals had
perfect serving efforts from
M akenna Ramos (17-17)
and Beth M orter (15-15)
while Morter led the team at
the net w ith eight kills. Tiana
Camarillo added seven and
Brian Peterson had five.
“The girls were re
ally nervous in the first
game, once we got the first
game jitters out we played
a great game,” said Coach
Dawn Eynetich.
A dvancing to dis
trict pitted the Lady Cards
against Sherman County.
The C ard in als looked a
Heppner Mustang Keenan Jack tackles the Enterprise Outlaw at
the game on Friday night in Enterprise. The Mustangs defeated little intimidated at center
Mustangs defeat Enterprise 48-8
court but played the Lady
Huskies tough in the open
ing game, losing 19-25. The
hard-hitting Sherman girls
really warmed up to take
the next two games, down
ing lone 25-12 and 25-9. In
the third game, Caitlyn Van
Borstel served points 14-24
to ice the match for the Lady
Huskies.
“Sherman is a very
tough team and they have
some great hitters. I am
so proud o f how my girls
played and it was a great
accomplishment to make it
to the District Tournament,”
commented Eynetich.
Although eliminated
from further play, the Lady
Cards were pleased to place
three team members on the
Honorable Mention list for
the Big Sky All-Stars. Tiana
Camarillo, Beth Morter and
Makenna Ramos received
certificates at the conclusion
of the tournament.
Cardinals finish football
season with 5-5 record
The lone Cardinals
finished the 2008 campaign
on a positive note, dow n
ing the Nixyaawii Golden
Eagles 65-44 in a high scor
ing shootout. With the win,
the Cardinals evened their
season record at 5-5 and left
behind a 4-3 record in the
Big Sky.
The Cardinals took
im m ediate control o f the
game, jum ping out to an
18-0 first quarter lead and
m a in tain ed th at c o n tro l
throughout the game. Tan
ner Rietmann got the Car
dinals on the board with a
six yard touchdown run on
lone’s first possession o f the
game. Gunner Jessen picked
up an interception on N ix’s
first possession and five
plays later, Micah Stillman
took a pitch 26 yards for the
second score o f the game.
The Golden Eagles fumbled
on their next possession
and C lay M orter b atted
and chased a high-hopping
fumble downfield to the end
zone for another score.
The Golden Eagles
got on the board in the
second quarter, scoring on
a nice 30 yard pass. The
Cardinals responded with
a couple m ore scores o f
their own. Micah Stillman
scooted away for another
touchdown, a 41 yard run.
With 4:03 remaining in the
half, RJ Ram os hit Matt
Hams with a 42 yard pass
for another score. The Cards
trotted out th eir kicking
team for the first time this
season to attempt the extra
point. Clay Morter booted
the ball through the u p
rights but before the Cards
could celebrate this unusual
event, a yellow flag flew
for too many people in the
backfield. After a good deal
o f conftision, the Cards got
another try but this one was
no good. lone scored again
with 39.3 seconds on the
clock when Zac Orem hit
Matt Hams with a 58 yard
pass. Then Micah Stillman
picked off a Nixyaawii pass
and ran it back 46 yards for
another score with four sec
onds showing on the clock.
The score at half time was
lone 44, Nixyaawii 8.
The C ards m ixed
things up a bit in the second
half. Zac Orem connected
with Gunner Jessen on a 44
yard pass to score in the third
Enterprise 48-8. -Photo by Sandy Matthews
Free Medicare Part D
Prescription Drug Plan Assistance
Coming to Your Town
Morrow County Health District will be offering
Free Medicare Part D consultation appointments
during the month of December to help you determine
the best prescription plan for your specific needs.
Plans change each year so it’s important to review
vour coverage each year!
Morrow County Health District Staff
will be scheduling appointments to meet
with local residents in the following towns:
• H eppner — D ecember 2 n d , 9 t h , 16 th & 29 th
• B oardman — D ecember 11 t h & 1 8 th
• I one - D ecember 4 th & 15 th
• I rrigon — D ecember 1 s t & 8 t h
Locations and a phone number for
scheduling consultations
will be announced soon.
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Good Luck Heppner Teams!
From the staff of the Heppner
Gazette-Times.
Electric Co-Op Annual Meeting
Thursday, November 6th
The Annual Dinner meeting of Columbia
Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc. is planned for
Thursday, Nov. 6th at the American Legion
Hall in lone. Registration starts at 4:30 p.m.
with dinner served at 5:15 p.m. The annual
meeting and election of Directors will follow
the dinner.
Multiple door prizes will be awarded and
results of the annual Fourth Grade Electrical
Safety Poster contest and the Annual Pho
tography contest will be announced, with
winning entries on display. Again this year
will be a special section of door prizes de
voted just for youth when accompanied to
the meeting by their parents. MP3 Players,
¡Tune Cards, and other prizes for students
will be given out.
All members are welcome to come and learn
about their electric co-op.
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quarter. O utgoing senior,
Luke Bradfield, normally an
offensive lineman, lined up
in the backfield and punched
in from three yards out for
the only score of his football
career. Fellow senior. Clay
Morter, put the exclamation
point on that score when he
successfully kicked an extra
point that did not get called
back. Junior Alex Fetterhoff,
finished off the offensive ef
fort for the Cards w ith a 20
yard touchdown run.
“It was nice to end
the season with a win,” said
Coach Dennis Stefani. “The
seniors go out on a winning
note and it is hopefully the
start o f a w inning streak
next year that they can be
part of.”
With a w ide open
game like that, there was
plenty o f playing time to
go around. The situation al
lowed the coaches to look at
the team playing in different
positions. “ We got to check
things out and think a little
bit about next year,” said
Coach Stefani.
“ We ta lk e d la st
week about how this game
was going to be tough for
the seniors,” said Stefani,
noting that the game really
didn’t count for anything.
It was especially tough for
senior running back, Cory
Peterson, who ended up
watching most o f the game
due to an injured collarbone.
Peterson, who rushed for
over 1,000 yards this season,
had one carry in the game
before taking him self out.
But rather than dwelling on
what wasn’t, he joined in the
excitement on the sidelines.
“The kids had fun. The side
line was pretty energetic,”
said Coach Stefani.
While the playoffs
were out o f the picture, the
Ione coaches were not un
happy with where the team
ended the season. “In com
parison to where we were
picked to finish, we didn't
do too bad .” said Coach
Stefani. “I have to hand it
to the kids. Even in some
really tough games, I never
saw a head down or any quit
in them, even when we were
getting beat pretty bad.”
He also commended
his seniors. “They did a ter
rific job o f being leaders and
they helped make this team
what it was. It was as posi
tive an experience as I have
had with a senior class.”
R u sh in g : 3 5 -2 5 9
Micah Stillman 5-94; Tan
ner Rietmann 2-8; Cory Pe
terson 1-16; Alex Rietmann
3-51; Alex Fetterhoff 7-55;
Luke Emmel 6-36; Luke
B rafield 4-5; RJ Ram os
4 - (-1); Thomas Holland
3- (-5).
Passing: 4-13-162,3
TD, 1 int; RJ Ramos 1-5-46-
1 TD; Zac Orem 3-8-105-2
TD, 1 int.
R e c e iv in g : M att
Hams 2-114; Gunner Jessen
1-43; Patrick Lee 1-5
Total Offense: lone
259 rushing, 162 passing,
total 421; Nixyaawii 190
rushing, 112 passing, total
302.
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow' County
Sheriff’s Office reports han
dling the following busi
ness:
July 22: -BPD re
ceived a report o f a male
subject w ho looks to be
sleeping outside behind his
vehicle.
-Irrigon Ambulance
received a report o f a ju
venile male who had been
vomiting for 2 '/: hours.