Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, November 11,2009 - FIVE
Heppner to host state Cardinals fall to Huskies 22-20
football playoff game lone will host first playoff game in 29 years
The power of the Heppner Mustangs front line dominated the
Enterprise Outlaws in their 48-0 victory Friday night in Hep
pner. With the victory the Mustangs clinched the Columbia
Basin District Title once again and will advance to the first
round of the state playoff Saturday in Heppner at I p.m. Photo
hr Sandy Matthews
The lone Cardinals
lost a heartbreaker in Sher
man County last Friday
night, falling to the Huskies
22-20. With the league
championship and their un
defeated season on the line,
the Cards had their chances
but could not seal the deal,
lone’s season record is now
8-1,5-1 in Big Sky Confer
ence play.
A ll is n o t lo st
though as the Cards' sec
ond place finish in the Big
Sky assured them of a home
playoff game, the first such
contest played at home in 29
years. lone will host Cove,
the number two team from
Mustang seniors, parents honored at football game
Top Photo: Senior parents
were honored at the Mustang
football game last Friday
night. Right Photo: Senior
mothers performed during
halftime of the football game.
-Photos bv Sandy Matthews
Alex Rietmann #34 catches a pass for a touchdown during the
Cardinals game against the Sherman County Huskies. -Photo
by Theresa Crawford
the Old Oregon League
on Friday, November 13.
Kickoff is 7 p.m. As this
is an OSAA state playoff
game, OSAA prices will
apply; $6 for adults and $4
for students.
The Cardinals got
on the board first w hen Alex
Rietmann ran in a score
from 16 yards out. The
extra point run attempt w as
not successful. Sherman
answered when their big
running back, Tate Eakin
bulldozed into the end zone
on a 19 yard run. When
Eakin scored the two point
conversion, the Huskies led
8-6. The Cardinals regained
the lead on a 13 yard dash
by Tanner Rietmann. Tan
ner Rietmann also ran in
Lady Cards end volleyball season
The lone Lady Car
dinals fell just short of a trip
to the state volleyball tour
nament but wrapped up a
successful season last week
when they won in round one
of the state playoffs but fell
in the second round.
On W ednesday,
lone welcomed Pine Eagle
to the newly refurbished
lone High School gym
floor. After practicing and
playing all season in the
middle school gym, the
Lady Cards finally got back
in the high school gym
for two practices prior to
Round One of the state vol
leyball playoffs. Both the
floor and the team looked
sharp against Pine Eagle
and the Lady C ardinals
took the match 25-17, 25-
20, 25-21.
In game one, the
score was tied nine times,
the last time at 13-13. From
there, the Cards pulled
away. Briana Peterson had
kills on the last three points
of the game to help lone
to the win. In game two,
the score was again tied
last at 13-13. Beth Morter
had an ace and a kill and
Vanessa Ziliani had two
kills to widen the lead to
18-13. Pine Eagle scratched
back into the game, getting
as close as 17-18 before
Stefanie Archer put down a
couple of kills. Beth Morter
snapped a long kill to the
back of the court for the
25,h point. Pine Eagle’s big
left hander raised cain in the
opening points of the third
game and the Lady Cards
found them selves down
2-6. lone rallied back into
contention and the score
was tied seven times before
lone could finally shake
loose for the win.
“It was just a good
name all aro u n d ,’’ said
Top Photo: Beth Morter hits the ball over the net for a score.
Bottom Photo: Brianna Peterson #8 hits ball over net for a
score. -Photos by Theresa Crawford
Coach Dawn Eynetich.
“ Defensively, it was the
best I’ve seen them play all
season.’’ She also liked the
team’s intensity and serving
efficiency. The team serv ed
93%. Stefanie Archer and
Beth Morter led the team at
the net with nine kills each.
Brianna Peterson had seven
and Vanessa Ziliani had six,
including two that almost
ran Pine Eagle’s libero into
retirement. Beth M orter
was 16-16 serving with two
aces. Vanessa Ziliani was
12-12 and Tyree Svetich
was 9-9.
“ It was great to
have a state playoff game
on our new home floor and
to get a win,” noted Coach
Eynetich.
The win put the
Lady Cardinals on the road
to take on the number one
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seed from the High Desert
League, Crane. The Lady
Cards were scrappy and
tough but fell to the Lady
Mustangs 18-25, 24-26,
18-25.
In game one. Crane
rocked the Lady Cards back
on their heels from the start.
Dow n 0-6, lone got a spiffy
kill from Vanessa Ziliani to
put some life into the team.
The girls scrapped their way
back into the game, aided
by three bad Crane serv es in
a row but 17-19 was a close
as they could get before the
hard-hitting Lady Mustangs
pulled away for the win.
Game two was a
different story. Although
lone spotted Crane three
points to start the game,
they never let them get
away, tying the game for
the first time at 17 and then
taking the lead at 20-19.
The Lady Cards were up
23-21 when an odd call was
made that at first looked like
an lone point but ended up
going to Crane. So instead
of 24-21, the score stood
at 23-22. Crane tied the
game at 23 before a thun
derous Vanessa Ziliani kill
tied the game again at 24.
From there, things went
Crane’s way and they took
the game 26-24. "After the
second game, all o f our
motivation went down the
drain” noted Coach Eynet
ich. Game three looked a
lot like game one with the
Lady Mustangs jum ping
out to a 5-0 lead. The Lady
Cardinals could find no
answer for the warmed up
Crane hitters who peppered
the back row.
Vanessa Ziliani had
seven kills to lead the team
at the net. Stefanie Archer
had six and Beth Morer
had five. Briana Peterson
recorded four blocks and
Beth Morter added two.
Tyree Svetich (13-13) and
Vanessa Ziliani (12-12, four
aces) were 100% from the
service line.
Although the out
come of the match w as dis
appointing, Coach Eynetich
was proud of the team ’s
effort. “All in all, the girls
played tough and they
should be proud of their
season.”
“Crane is a good
team (currently ranked #2
in the state.) We just haven't
been up against a team that
can block like that.”
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the extra point. The Cards
led 14-6 at the end of one.
Neither team scored in the
second but the Cardinals
had a touchdown called
back in w hat Coach Dennis
Stefani described as a “crip
pling blow.”
Sherman County
got the lead back with
5:39 to play in the third
when Eakin got loose for
a 47 yard run. The Huskies
punched in for the two
point conversion and led
the game 16-14. The Car
dinals lost running back,
Alex Rietmann, to an ankle
injury early in the second
half. Sherman scored again,
early in the fourth quarter in
a “fluky” play. The Husky
quarterback dropped back
to pass with the lone de
fenders were closing in.
An lone player hit his arm
and the ball caught some
air. Again Eakin was in
the right spot at the right
time. He grabbed the ball
and took it in for a score.
Sherman then recovered an
onside kick and things were
looking grim for the Cardi
nals. However, the defense
dug in and did not allow
Sherman to capitalize. With
2:47 remaining in the game,
Gunner Jessen scored on
a two yard run, setting up
a tie with the completion
of a successful two point
conversion. The two point
attempt came up just short
and Sherman hung on to
win the game 22-20.
“We had our chanc
es throughout,” said Coach
Dennis Stefani. “The two
teams were about equal.
Sherman’s front line was
just about our size which
made for a tough war up
front.”
Sherman County
maintained a distinct edge
in rushing, chalking up 324
yards in the game to lone’s
143. Sherman’s Eakin had a
monster effort in the game,
carrying the ball 34 times
for 235 yards. lone’s lead
ing rushers were Micah
Stillman (9-53) and Tan
ner Rietmann (13-44.) The
Cards gained 73 yards in
the passing departm ent
with Micah Stillman as the
leader (1-8) and Matt Hams
close behind (2-27.)
Defensively, Eric
Jepsen had a fine effort
in the game, leading the
team with 16 tackles, five
of those solo. “Eric w as all
over the field,” noted Coach
Stefani. Alex Fetterhoff
added 13 tackles (four solo)
and Gunner Jessen had 11
(two solo.)
With all the pos
sibilities the game held, the
outcome was heartbreaking
for the team and coaches.
“It is disappointing,” said
Coach Stefani. “Now we
just need to regroup and go
as far as we can go in the
playoffs. Maybe this is how
it should be. It got us out of
Imbler’s bracket.”
Sherman County 22, lone
20
lone (8-1) 14 0 0 6 — 20
SCHS (7-2) 8 0 8 6 — 22
First Quarter
I — Alex Rietmann 16 run
(run failed)
S — Tate Eakin 19 run
(Eakin run)
I — Tanner Rietmann 13
run ( T. Rietmann run)
Third Quarter
S — Eakin 47 run (Nathan
Earl run)
Fourth Quarter
S — Eakin 11 pass from
Andrew Olson (pass
failed)
I — Gunner Jensen 2 run
(run failed)
Individual Statistics
Rushing — lone: (41-143)
A. Rietmann 7-21, T. Ri
etmann 13-44, Jensen 3-4,
R. J. Ramos 4-2, Micah
Stillman 9-53. Sherman
Co.: (59-324) Eakin 34-
235, Andrew Olson 15-47,
Danny Kivett 4-22, Earl
4-
10.
Passing — lone: Ramos
5- 13- 73-0. Sherman Co.:
Olson 2-6-19-0.
Receiving — lone: Matt
Hamms 2-27, T. Rietmann
1-8, A. Rietmann 1-8,
Stillman 1-30.
Booster Club to hold
hamburger tailgate party
The Heppner Booster Club will be sponsoring
a hamburger tailgate party on Saturday, November 14,
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the football field. The cost is
$5 per person.
Heppner FFA teams place
in district contest
The FFA B egin
ning Ag Sales team recently
earned a second place at
the district contest. The
team consisted of Austin
Gutierrez, Kellie Nelson,
Stephanie Schuler, Mi-
cha Hintz, Justin Pranger,
and Bryce Fowler. Shular,
Micha Hintz, Pranger and
Fow ler were all recognized
in the Top 10 Individual
awards.
The Advanced Ag
Sales team of Brett Har
rison, Kelsi Putman, Haley
Struckmeier and Zech Hintz
placed third in the district
and qualified for competi
tion at the state contest. Put
man w as 5th place and Zech
Hintz was 10th place in the
Top Individual awards.
Morrow County schools rank
high on state report card
According to Mor
row County School Super
intendent Mark Burrows,
Heppner Elementary School
and Riverside High School
received an “Outstanding"
on the new state report card.
A.C. Houghton and Hep
pner High School missed
receiv ing an “Outstanding"
ranking by two points out of
a 100 point scale.
Schools receiving
a “Satisfactory” rating in
clude: A.C. Houghton. Hep
pner High School, Irrigon
Elementary School, Irrigon
Jr/Sr. High School, Sam
Boardman Elementary, and
Windy River Elementary
School.
lone Community
School also ranked “Out
standing" on the state report
card.
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