SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner. Oregon Wednesday. November 11, 2009
Mustangs continue in state football action
By Jared Lemnton
Heppner and Mon
roe both play ed a great
gam e Saturday. Heppner
had a solid defense, and did
not allow Monroe to score,
ending the gam e w ith a
score o f 33-0.
It was made very
clear that Heppner would
be mov ing on to the second
round o f the playoffs early
on in the game. The Mus
tangs took the lead on their
first play after Bryan Hol
land ran a 52 yard touch
down. Heppner kept their
momentum from their first
touchdown and scored two
more in the first quarter,
both by senior Brent Eck
man.
Despite having the
football for m ost o f the
second quarter, the M on
roe offense could not pass
the goal line against the
stingy M ustang defense.
The scoreboard read 20-0
at the half.
Heppner got things
going again pretty quickly
a fte r h a lftim e . Eckm an
rushed into the end zone
for his third touchdow n,
and David Bemtsen quickly
put another six points on
the board, making the score
33-0.
A lth o u g h th e y
scored no p o in ts in the
fourth quarter, H eppner
managed to finish strong,
keeping a hold of their 33
point lead. Throughout the
game, Brent Eckman ran
for a total o f 91 yards, and
Top Photo: #3 Brent F.ckman #3 jumps over the top of the
Monroe Defensive line. Bottom Photo: #40 Jordan Hatfield
catches a pass for a Mustang touchdown. The Mustangs de
feated Monroe 33-0 to move on in state playoff action. -Photos
by Sandy Matthew s
Bryan H olland for 110.
Freshman Earl Propheter
of Heppner showed prom
ising talent when, with just
five attempts, he gained 86
yards, almost as much as
M onroe’s combined team
rushing yards.
Heppner w ill move
on to the quarterfinals to
play K ennedy at 1 p.m.
Saturday, November 21.
“Ten Grands Young Artist”
competition accepting audition tapes
Young m usicians
in Washington, Oregon and
Idaho are invited to vie for
a scholarship and a chance
to perform on stage at Ben-
aroya Hall during the third
annual Ten Grands concert
on May 21,2010. The once-
in-a-lifetim e opportunity
is part of the grand prize
that awaits the winner o f
98.1 Classical KING FM ’s
“Ten Grands Young Artist
Awards.”
The com petition,
presented in collaboration
with Ten Grands Seattle and
The Snowman Foundation,
is open to m usicians be
tween the ages o f 6 and 18.
Non-professional acoustic
instrumentalists, vocalists,
or ensembles of up to six
people are eligible to sub
mit the entry (consisting of
an audition recording and
entry form) until Jan. 31,
2010. Acceptable submis
sions are YouTube clips
lasting no more than five
minutes.
Twenty semi-final
ists will be showcased for
public voting online from
February 8 until March 1,
2010 at www.king.org, with
half o f them advancing as
finalists. These finalists
will perform together at
the May 2 1'1 Ten Grands
event, w ith the grand prize
winner featured in a solo
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performance and presented
with a S I,000 scholarship
from KING FM.
All entries are due
by January 31, 2010.
Tickets for the May
21 Ten Grands concert in
Seattle presented by RBC
Wealth Management go on
sale December 1 at www.
benaroyahall.org and by
phone, (2 0 6 ) 21 5 -4 7 4 7
(B enaroya Hall Box O f
fice).
Gingerbread
Challenge to be
held Saturday
The G ingerbread
Challenge hosted by Sweet
Productions will be held
on Saturday, November 21,
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
There is still some
space available for kids.
Adult entries will be taken
through Friday evening,
Nn> ember 20.
For more informa-
l.on contact Jodi at Sweet
Productions at 676-8022.
Senior Center
Menu
Heppner Christian
Church m em bers will be
serving lunch on Wednes
day, N ovem ber 25. The
menu will include turkey
w ith dressing, mashed pota
toes, green beans, cranberry
sauce with orange, hot rolls,
and pumpkin pie.
Cardinal football season comes to an end
The lone Cardinals
2009 football season came
to a different end than the
one they envisioned at the
hands o f a strong Cove
team last Friday, November
13, in the first round o f the
OSAA State 1A Football
Playoffs.
The Cardinals kept
it close in the first half but
saw the gam e get away
in the second, falling to
the Leopards 44-12. A big
crowd showed up to enjoy
the first home state football
playoff game in 29 years
and for the most part, stayed
until the end, despite the
chill o f the evening and the
brisk breeze. “ It’s not the
way you want to end the
season,” said Coach Den
nis Stefani. “But we came
a long way and had a good
season.”
The Cards struck
first early w hen Micah Still
man cut loose for a 55 yard
touchdown run on just the
third play of the game. The
extra point was no good but
just like that the Cardinals
were up 6-0. Cove turned
the ball over on downs on
their first series. The Cards
notched a first down but
gave the ball back to Cove
on downs on the next series.
Cove then got on the board
a fte r th e ir q u a rte rb a c k
moved the ball downfield
50 yards and a couple plays
later, their star running back
punched in from 21 yards
out. Their extra point also
failed the score was tied
6-6 w ith 4:26 left in the first
quarter.
The team s traded
p o s s e s s io n s w ith each
team’s defense stifling the
other team ’s offense. Mid
way through the second
quarter, a flare up away
from the ball resulted in
a double ejection, lo n e ’s
Micah Stillman and a play
er from Cove were both
rem oved from the game.
Stillm an had been m ov
ing the ball fairly well for
the Cardinals, gaining 76
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final margin.
Cove pounded the
Cardinals with 397 yards
on the ground on 42 carries.
Delcurto (193 yards) and
Cove quarterback, W itty
(180) accounted for the
majority. The Cardinals tal
lied 204 yards rushing on 37
carries. Tanner Rietmann
w as the C a rd ’s lead in g
rusher (12-83) follow ed
by Micah Stillman (8-76).
Neither team had much luck
in the passing department.
Cove had 29 passing yards
to lone’s 38.
Tanner Rietm ann
led the C ardinals tackles
with nine (five solo) fol
lowed by RJ Ramos with
eight (four solo), Alex Ri
etm ann with seven (five
solo) and Eric Jepsen with
7 (two solo.)
C o a c h S te fa n i
w asn’t sure if it was the
weather or nerves or some
unknown factor that caused
his team to fumble the ball
seven times, losing it five
times but he knew that it
cost the team dearly. “You
are not going to win a lot
games with that many turn
overs.”
Despite the disap
pointment o f the season’s
abrupt end, Coach Stefani
noted that it was a “pretty
satisfying season” for the
team. “Basically it was a
very good season for the
s e n io rs ” w ho rem in d ed
their coach they went 1-8
in their freshman year and
8-2 in their senior year. “To
have a turnaround like that
is alright.”
BMC all-league
football teams
announced
T h e 2 0 0 9 B lu e
Mountain Conference all
league football teams were
recently announced. Hep
pner players named to the
teams are:
On November 16, members from the Heppner Volunteer
Fire Department visited Heppner Head Start and shared
fire safety information with the children. Firefighters Matt
Best and Andrew Sherman were in gear to show first-hand,
what equipment fireman use to do their job. Pictured left
to right are: Steve Rhea. Tessa Best, Bill Alldritt, Andrew
Sherman. Hailey Wenherg, Matt Best, David Devilbiss, and
Zandra Masterson. Contributed Photo
Christmas tree permits
going on sale
Christmas tree per-
mits will be available at
all offices of the Umatilla
National Forest and will be
available at several local
businesses beginning next
w eek. Perm its are valid
"W’h ere Friends M eet"
142 N orth Main
S koal Cunum D ihhta
Saturday, November 21, 2 0 0 9
Suprise Soup- Schnitzel (breaded Pork) Mushroom Gravy
German Potato Salad -Crepes "Variety"
Come and join other elk's on Friday & Saturday nights for
dinner through the month o f October.
Claudia will be serving full menu dinners
Muwoy'j Dm.
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yards in the first quarter
and a half.
lone recovered a
Cove fum ble shortly a f
ter that but im m ediately
coughed it back up, one of
seven Cardinal fumbles in
the game. Cove took over
on the C ard in al 41 and
finally sent a runner to the
endzone with a little shovel
pass with 3:36 left in the
half. The extra point run
w as good and the Leopards
led 14-6, a lead they took
to the locker room at the
half.
Cove cracked the
game open in the second
half, scoring twice in a one
m inute span in the third
quarter. Lined up on fourth
and four on their own 40
y ard line, the L eopards
ran out o f punt formation
for a 60 yard touchdown.
Less than 60 seconds later.
Cove picked up a fumbled
lone pitch and ran in for
another score from 30 yards
out. The gam e that had
been close suddenly started
to look different with the
Leopards leading 26-6.
Early in the fourth,
Tanner Rietmann shook off
the Leopard defenders and
scored from 41 yards out.
But Cove had an answer.
After covering on onside
kick on the lone 48, Cove’s
Delcurto scored the fourth
o f his five to u ch d o w n s
on the day from 49 yards
out on the first play of the
series, just 13 seconds af
ter Rietmann’s score gave
the Cardinal faithful some
hope. Cove scored twice
more in the quarter for the
Firefighters visit
head start students
HEPPNER ELKS 358
676-9181
#22 Tanner Rietmann makes a tackle during lone’s
state playoff game against Cove last Friday night.
-Photo by Theresa Crawford
on Federal Forest Service
lands only and do not autho
rize tree cutting on private,
state or other federally man
aged lands.
Permits can be pur
chased for $5 each and are
limited to one per house
hold. Christm as tree per
mits and forest maps are
available during regular of
fice hours, Monday through
Friday, at the supervisor’s
office in Pendleton and at
the four R anger D istrict
offices in Ukiah and Hep
pner, and Walla Walla and
Pomeroy, WA.
Local businesses
w ill be set up to sell permits
by the Wednesday before
Thanksgiving. This year,
Christmas Tree Permits will
not be available for pur
chase in the Tollgate area.
M o rro w C ou n ty
businesses selling Christ
mas tree permits include:
Heppner Shell and MCGG
- Green Feed in Heppner.
Defensive Backs
First team - Bryan
Holland, Jordan Hatfield,
and Chris Lien.
S e c o n d te a m -
Brent Eckman
Linebackers
F irst team - Ian
Murray
S e c o n d te a m -
Wacy Coil
H o norable M en
tion - Keenan Jack
Defensive Line
First team - Mark
McCabe and David Bem
tsen
Receivers
First team - Bryan
Holland
S e c o n d te a m -
Cody On-
Quarterback
H o n o rab le M en
tion - Chris Lien
Offensive Line
First team - Wacy
Coil and Ian M unay
Running Backs
First team - Brent
Eckman
Place Kicker
S e c o n d te a m -
Chris Lien
Heppner Little
League to meet
The Heppner Little
League will meet on Thurs
day, N ovem ber 19, at 7
p.m. at the Neighborhood
Center.
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