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