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OSAA to hold public meeting on Cardinals down ixyaawii 77-58 The lone Cardinals school sports reclassification ran away with an important league win on Tuesday, EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Oregon School Activities Asso ciation (OSAA) will hold a public meet ing of the Classification and Districting Committee on Monday, February 23, at 9 a m The meeting will be held in the Shriners Headquarters Auditorium across from the OSAA office in Wilsonville The purpose of this meeting is to discuss school sports reorganization At this meeting the committee will receive public testimony on the reclassification proposals The proposals are as follows February 3, downing the visiting Nixyaawii Golden Eagles in convincing fash ion, 77-58 The Cardinals went at the game full speed and beat Nixyaawii at their Draft Proposal #2 Draft Proposal #3 Draft Proposal #4 own game The Cards jumped Big Sky League (1 A) out to an 8-0 lead and al though the Golden Eagles Arlington got close early in the first Cascade quarter, the Cards never Condon Crook County Christian trailed lone led 17-11 after one and 35-23 at the half Echo Two Zac Orem three-point Griswold ers were matched by two Horizon Christian Nixyaawii treys in the third lone quarter as they teams played Nixyaawii even but the Cards finished Sherman the game strong, outscoring South Wasco County their opponent 21-15 in the Wheeler fourth quarter to cruise to Blue Mountain the win Matt Hams puts up a shot against ixyaawii during the lone game Conference (2A) “A huge win,” said on February 3. -Photo by Theresa Crawford Dufur Coach Dennis Stefani “We Elgin came out early and took it 29 from the field (58%),” ling the boards,” said Coach Enterprise right at them We played said Coach Stefani Overall Stefani Heppner great defense the entire the team shot 49% from The Cardinals also Irrigon game, shutting down Nix’s the floor, making 35 shots had a phenomenal number Pilot Rock running game ” from 71 attempts The Cards of assists, tallying 26 to the Stanfield Matt Hams had a out-rebounded Nix 45-28 Golden Eagles’ 14 Clay Union red-hot shooting night, scor led by 14 boards from Clay Morter led the effort with Weston-McEwen ing 37 points to lead all Morter Tanner Rietmann eight while Cory Peterson Eastern Oregon League scorers Zac Orem added added nine. “Clay and Tan chipped in five and Matt (3A) 19. “Matt had a great of ner did a great job control Hams had four Burns fensive night, hitting 17 of Grant Union McLoughlin Nyssa The lone Lady Car Riverside dinals stayed close ear Vale ly but the league-leading Umatilla Nixyaawii Golden Eagles proved to have too much The lone Lady Car firepower in the second half dinals got two hard-fought The Lady Cards fell to the wins over the weekend, Golden Eagles 51-29 in a further shoring up their game played February 3 in chances for the #3 spot in lone the Eastern Division of the Beth M orter had Big Sky Conference lone seven first quarter points defeated Arlington on the and her bucket with 1 22 left road on Friday, February in the quarter put the Lady 6 and downed Condon/ Cards up 12-10 Nixyaawii Wheeler in Fossil on Satur finished the quarter with two day, February 7 The Lady unanswered baskets to lead Cardinals now have a league 14-12 after one The Gol den record of 8-6 Eagle started the second The Lady Cardinals quarter with an 11-2 run and built an 18-11 halftime lead, led 29-18 at the half The largely on free throws How Lady Cardinals struggled ever Arlington came roaring offensively in the second back, hitting two of their five half as Nixyaawii turned three-pointers in the third up the defensive pressure quarter A trey with 4 45 A three-point third quarter on the clock gave the Lady was costly for lone as the Honkers the lead 19-18 Mary Rietmann takes the ball down the court. Photo by Theresa Golden Eagles ran away The Lady Cards responded Cranford with the win with a 6-1 run to lead 24-20 Beth Morter led the after three Beth Morter hit their four point margin of the day, 19-13 lone put two team in scoring with 14 Beth Morter takes a shot against ixyaawii. -Photo by Theresa Crawford more scores up, one from points a shot early in the fourth to victory, 34-30 Tyree Svetich and the other Beth Morter led the build the lead to six points, 26-20 but the Lady Cards team in scoring with 10 from Makenna Ramos but hit a stretch of missed free points Briana Peterson add the Knights came through Erin H eidem an’s throws Arlington was suc ed six and Tiana Camarillo with a three point play with animal science class at lone 1.2 seconds on the clock to Community School cessful on a three point play had five attended On Saturday, the cut the lead to five 23-18 an afternoon of hands-on followed by another three pointer to tie it up at 26 Bri- Lady Cards trekked to Fos entering the final frame the Skye Krebs ranch this at ana Peterson hit a free throw sil in hopes of evening the Stefanie Archer made a shot past week Students were followed by Beth Morter’s score with Condon/Wheeler early in the fourth before divided into groups and after losing to them last Condon/Wheeler went on a helped clean pens, adminis layin after a steal With just over a week Makenna Ramos had 5- 0 run to narrow the lead to ter inoculations and antibiot minute to play, Beth Morter five points in the opening 25-23, lone ics, move baby lambs into lone then had a little the was sent to the bench with quarter and the Cards held barns, graft new lambs five fouls The teams took a slim 9-8 lead after one 6- 1 run of their own to build to nursing mothers and en turns at the free throw line Neither team had much the lead to 31-24 with 50 joyed the joys and hardships and with 33 seconds on the luck finding the basket in seconds left in the game of raising livestock clock, lone clung to a 31-30 the second quarter but when Condon/W heeler scored “I appreciated the lead Tiana Camarillo was Beth Morter’s off balance again before Beth Morter opportunity to go and get fouled and made two clutch layin surprised all by falling went to the line to shoot out of the classroom,” said free throws with 17 seconds through the net, the Cards two with 26 8 seconds on junior Stefanie Medina the clock She iced both to left Arlington had a pos led 13-11 at the half never had any live The Lady Knights give the Cardinals their final “I’ve session but lone ended up stock experience The baby with the ball and Makenna tied it up early in the third margin of victory, 33-26 lambs were so cute! I even Stefanie Archer led got to give a shot to a mother Ramos went to the line to before baskets from Tiana shoot two on an intentional Camarillo, Tyree Svetich the Lady Cards in scoring four with two seconds on and Stefanie Archer gave with eight points Makenna ewe.” The animal science the clock She hit the first lone their biggest lead of Ramos added seven is getting the chance one to give the Lady Cards tour a number of live Arm a to com- to class stock operations within Ione High School Basketball peting for State cattle, sheep, horses and hogs They recently went to Schedule Elks Scholarship Dwayne Neiffer's home and Following is the lone High School basketball saw the newborn pigs and Maggie Armato of schedule for the 08-09 season baby calves An extended Heppner was recently an -*Feb 13 Helix at home (GJV. BJV, GV, & BV) nounced as the District Elks field trip is being planned at 3 p m Scholarship winner Mag to tour the animal science/ -*Feb 14 South Wasco in Maupin (GJV, BJV, GV, gie and her brochure will veterinarian medicine hos Top Photo: Student* gather in the barn to learn about the sheep & BV) at 1 p m moving on to compete pital at Washington State operation at the Skye Krebs Ranch. Pictured left to right are: Ste -Feb 19-21 District Tournament in Umatilla, be Medina, Dennis Schmidt, Brcnna Rietmann, C ory Peterson. in the state competition on University and University fanie TBA RJ Ramos, Matt Hams, Hailey Arbogast, Kylie McElligott and February 27 and 28 in Or of Idaho * denotes a league game Brianna Peterson. Bottom Photo: Kylie McElligott and Hailey egon City Arbogast bring baby lambs into the ham. Contributed Photos Lady Cards fall to Golden Eagles Lady Cards bring home two weekend wins Animal science: A hands-on experience
