SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 25,2009
Smalley participates in Special
Olympic World Winter Games
Lady Cards finish season at district tournament
A season that started
0-10 but ended at the district
to u rn a m e n t w ent into the
b o o k s fo r th e lo n e L ady
Jilli Sm alley, daugh
C
ardinals last w eekend.
ter o f M ark and Kristi Sm al
T he lone G irls e n
ley, recently returned from
tered the Big Sky T ourna
the Special O lym pic W orld
m ent as the n u m b er three
W inter Ciames in Idaho. Two
seed
on the east and kept
thousand athletes, represent
w ithin striking distance o f
ing 95 countries, com peted
first round opponent, D ufur
a ro u n d th e g re a te r B o ise
until m id w ay th ro u g h the
area.
fou rth q u a rte r, e v e n tu a lly
Sm alley raced at the
falling 34-23. The Lady C ar
S p e c ia l O ly m p ic W in te r
d in als finished the season
R egional R a c e s on S a tu r
w ith a 9-7 record in the Big
d a y , F e b ru a ry 1 2 1 , a n d
Sky League.
w on three gold m edals. She
B riana Peterson put
earned gold in the IK , 3K,
up four o f her 10 points in
and a 1K relay.
the first q uarter and at the
S m a lle y c o m p e te d
end o f one, the Lady C ards
in the cross-country skiing
w ere up by one 7-6. Du fu r’s
co m p e titio n at Sun V alley
defensive pressure gave the
for Team U SA. She had the
Lady C ards fits in the second
fastest q u a lify in g tim e for
and third, holding them to
th e U S A W o m e n ’s T eam
one field goal in the second
la s t M o n d a y , q u a li f y in g
and tw o in the third.
in the e lite d iv is io n , an d
Trailing 23-16 going
b ro u g h t hom e 6 ,h p lac e in
into the final eight m inutes,
the 500 m eter race and 4th
D ufur capitalized on 13 trips
place in the IK race w here
to the free throw line, hitting
she m oved up from the 7th
seven along w ith canning a
starting position.
couple o f buckets along the
Sm alley w as one o f
way. The Lady Rangers out-
12 O regon athletes chosen Jilli Smalley recently competed in the Special Olympic
scored lone 11-7 in the final
to c o m p e te w ith th e 4 5 0 World Winter Games in Idaho. -Contributed Photo
fram e for the win.
m em ber USA Team.
B ria n a P e te rs o n
led the C a rd in a ls w ith 10
points. She notched her first
d o u b le -d o u b le o f the se a
Editor s Note: Three Hepp o f picking up garbage. We and welcomed.
Another laige part o f son by adding 10 boards to
not only pick up garbage, but
ner High School 9th grad
ers recently won first, sec we also do other projects like this project is that it gets stu her points. Stefanie A rcher
planting trees at our park or dents involved with something added six points and eight
ond and third place in the
our golf course. We also go to other than their social groups rebounds.
state Garden Club Essay
"W e play ed a very
Lexington, a small, neighbor and school. Students get to
Contest. Conner Pappas
ing town 7 miles away, and be active out o f school, but
took third place with his
pick up garbage there. We also they are still under the rules
essay "Mustang Mop-Up:
clean the community garden in that the school has so there is
Getting Kids Involved.
The second and first place Lexington by pulling weeds also order that is maintained.
and planting new flowers. In Students also give back to the
essays will appear in the
H eppner w e also go to the com m unity for supporting
March 4 and 11 editions,
In 1995, the H erm -
fair grounds area and clean them by doing the projects that
respectively, o f the Hepp
iston
HS
S ports B oosters,
the
community
needs
to
hav
e
up
at
the
rodeo
stadium.
We
ner Gazette-Times.
also clean garbage up in the done but may not have the time w ith the approval o f the Big
By Conner Pappas
M ustang M op-U p is various creeks that run through or manpower. Since the two Sky c o a c h e s , the a th le tic
years this project was started directors, and the H alvorsen
how stu d e n ts from H e p p Heppner.
M ustang M op-Up is the community has respected fam ily, instituted the Jason
ner High school get involved
with community service and also good for the community. the students o f Heppner High H alv o rsen "S p irit o f B a s
environm ental projects. En It’s good for the community School much more knowing k e tb a ll” tro p h y an d have
vironmental projects such as because it gives the students that the students care about given it an n ually at the Big
Sky T ournam ent.
planting trees and picking up a chance to "give back’’ to the those who support them.
In 1 9 9 4 , th e firs t
There
are
many
rea
people
who
support
them.
A
n
garbage. The M ustang Mop-
y
e
a
r
t
h
a t t h e B ig S k y
Up also helps the community other way it helps the com m u sons that M ustang M op-Up
by com pleting projects such nity is that students do projects is the ideal project that all T ournam ent w as hosted in
as mov ing a business to a new to clean up buildings or move sch o o ls should im plem ent H erm iston, Jason H alvorsen
building. The students also get a business. The people o f the every spring. It com pletes played for the tou rn am en t
a chance to give back to the com m unity can help also. It environmental projects that no c h a m p io n lone C a rd in a ls.
community. This type o f proj lets the students and people one had time for. Community His effort w as instrum ental
ect should be something every o f the town get involved. It projects such as moving a busi to his te a m ’s success. N ot
school should make use o f so also lets the community know ness to a new building is also long after, Jason lost his life
students can becom e active that the students care about done as well. With it being in a trag ic c ar a c cid e n t.
T he Jason H alv o rs
while being superv ised by the them because the students take done in the tow n the com
school. M ustang M op-Up is pride in their w ork. All o f this munity can join in. Ev eryone en " S p irit o f B a s k e tb a ll”
the type o f activity everybody makes the community a very benefits from Mustang Mop- trophy w as given to a m ale
huge deal in M ustang Mop- Up by seeing that the students a th le te an d a fem a le a th
should be involved in.
The main idea o f the Up. Then at lunch time there care about those w ho support lete w ho c o m p e te s in the
Mustang M op-Up is the envi is a laige barbeque at our park them. Those are just a few rea to u r n a m e n t a n d w h o , in
ronmental projects. O f course where everybody in the town sons that a Mustang Mop-Up the op in io n o f th e ju d g e s,
when people think o f envi can come. Participation o f the type project should be done by best ex e m p lifie s th e spirit
o f b a s k e t b a ll . Q u a l it ie s
ronmental projects, they think citizens is highly appreciated every school.
co n sid e red are sp irit, floor
le a d e r s h ip , s e lf le s s n e s s .
Pappas takes third in state essay competition
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