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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 5,2011 Cardinals serve up lone football falls victory short Sherman wins 30-12 Senior Trent Cannon at center hikes the ball and makes a hole for the offense at the September 30 game against Sherman. -Photo by Paula Emmel Senior Shannon Metcalfe serves up an ace during the JV game on September 30. -Photo by Paula Emmel By Anne M orter The lo n e Lady Cardinals maintained their w inning w ays this past week, putting three more notches in the win column. The Cardinals now sport a 16-0 overall record and 2-0 league record. However, showdown week looms, with the Cardinals host ing league rivals Condon- Wheeler on Tuesday (game played too late for results to be reported). They then travel on Friday to Dufur to take on the team with the highest power ranking in the state. They will back it up with a full day of vol leyball on Saturday at the W eston-McEwen Power Tournament. “ We had a very productive practice Monday and made a few changes. I am feeling fairly confident heading into this week,” said Coach Dawn Eynet- ich. Last Tuesday, Sep tember 27, lone hosted Riv erside for a non-conference match. Playing without two starters, the Lady Cardinals found themselves in a very unusual spot, down 0-10 in the first game. “We had a totally different rotation with girls playing in new positions,” noted Eynetich. It took about 10 points to get it figured out before they roared back to win the set in three straight, 25-13,25-12 and 25-5. Do- minika Senkerikova was a dominant force in the match with 18 kills, 11 serves and two aces. Makenna Ramos was 19-19 at the service line with three aces. On the ro ad to Sherman on Friday, the Lady C ardinals faced a struggling Husky team, put ting them away easily 25-9, 25-9,25-12. JoAnna Patton was strong at the net with 10 kills and three blocks. She also served 100% on six serves. Makenna Ramos continued her serving streak with 16-16 serving and four aces. The game allowed the coaches to rotate in the entire squad and try some different combinations. “Lacey Thompson stepped in and did a fan tastic job in the front row,” said Eynetich. The team finished the week with a road trip to Helix on Saturday, Oc tober 1. Playing without Makenna Ramos and Mary Rietmann, the team main tained their winning streak with a 25-9,25-2 L and 25-6 win. Stacee Halvorsen filled in as setter and did “a great jo b ” according to Coach Eynetich. She also served 8-8 with two aces. JoAnna Patton was 21-21 at the service line with seven aces plus put down nine kills in the match. WE MAKS BANNERS Heppner Gazette-Times 541-676-9228 If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available and that help Is FREE of charge. If Y O U have a family member who suffers from gambling addiction. Y O U can also receive F R E E treat ment even if the gambler is not receiving treatment. If you are a resident of Morrow County and you wish to take advantage of the services above or desire more information, Please call any of the following numbers to set up a L O C A L appointment or just to talk: Bobby Harris @ 541-676-9925 or 541-256-0175 Community Counseling Solutions (C C S) @ 541-676-9161 O R 1-877-695-4648 (1 -8 8 8 -M Y L IM IT) lone saw its hopes for victory crushed last Friday when Sherman beat them out for a 30-12 win. After a re-kick by Omar Juarez, the game got underway under a partly cloudy sky with a warm wind. Luke Emmel got the first tackle. Sherman Coun ty scored first, but missed the points after touchdown. With 23 seconds left in the first quarter, Orem passed the ball to Rietmann for a touchdown, tying up the ballgame at 6-all. During the second quarter, Sherman scored twice to end the half at 22- 6. During the third quarter, Zac Orem drove the ball over the line of scrimmage for a touchdown, after win ning a penalty of half the distance to the goal from less than a yard away, re sulting from a Huskie off sides call. Sherman scored again in the fourth to end the game 30-12. D efen siv e stats were unavailable at press On Thursday, Sep tem ber 29, the Heppner volleyball team traveled to' Irrigon to play the Knights. Two starters were out for the Mustangs as they lost the game in three sets. “We all knew we could do b e tte r,” team members stated. Heppner traveled to Union on Saturday to play in a four-way contest in league play. The Mustangs first played the host team, the Union Bobcats, winning the first set 25-22. Heppner then lost their momentum, losing the next two sets 25-27 and 28-26. Both sets were close, down to the General 2nd Elk Season Tag Required T (. Morrow County Public Works 365 W. HWY 74, P.0. Box 428 Lexington, Oregon 97839 Phone: (541)989-9500 Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:00am to 5:00pm ¿A wire. The Mustangs also fell in the fourth set, ending 25-18 to take a loss in the contest. A fte r lo sin g to the Bobcats, the Mustangs faced off with the Enterprise Outlaws in the second game of the day. Needing a win to come away with a split on Saturday’s play, they pulled together and put the outlaws away in three sets—25-17, 25-14 and 25-23—to post the win and end the day. M ustang volley ball is now 3-3 in the Blue Mountain Conference. They travel to Stanfield on Thurs day, October 6 to continue league play. C h a m b e r C h a tter October 7-22: Oregon’s 5th Annual Statewide Shop Hop (Sew Oregon): Artisan Village/Q uilter’s Round-Up is participating in this event; so if you have people asking questions or looking for the Shop Hop, direct them to Artisan Village. Stop in and find out more about the Shop Hop. Friday, November 4: Artifactory will be held at the Senior Center dining room from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. If you are interested in renting a table, the cost is $20 for the middle; $22 for the outside wall. Call the Senior Center to reserve a table or get more information. Welcome to our newest Chamber Member: Please help us welcome our newest chamber member, Tom Metzger of Invenergy! Chamber lunch meeting HES elects student council Heppner Elementary School has elected its student councU for the 2011-12 school year. Pictured are (L-R). Mrs. Gibbs, advisor; Madison Combe, vice president; Gibson McCurry, publicity director; Sophie Grant, president; Cason Mitchell, treasurer; Morgan Correa, secretary and Cheyenne Shaw, 4* grade representative. The student council will be sponsoring several projects, such as Red Ribbon Week, ArtsEast—co sponsored by Morrow County Grain Growers— Fueling the Future donation, a Canned Food Drive for the South Morrow Neighborhood Center and the students’ favorite. Popcorn Days. -Contributed photo Heppner FBLA supports breast cancer awareness The Heppner High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is once again entering the fight to cure breast cancer. Last year the FBLA raised more than $570 to donate to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Their goal this year is to beat that number. To achieve that goal, the FBLA will be selling specialized T-shirts at the varsity football game against Stanfield on Friday at 7 p.m. The shirts, de signed by members of the H eppner FBLA, will be sold for $15. Supporters are encouraged to get there early, since supplies are limited. A donation bucket will also be available; for every $ 10 donated, a breast cancer awareness Nerf foot ball will be thrown into the stands. There will also be many more breast cancer items for sale. The Heppner FBLA will also be selling items at the varsity volleyball game Thursday, October 20 at 5 p.m. Donations will be tallied and the amount col lected announced at the end of the game. The Chamber lunch will be held Thursday, Octo ber 6 at noon. Chamber members are asked to note the new location at All Saints Episcopal Church parish hall, located on the comer of Church and Gale Streets. The meeting will be Elohim Covenant Church members will be serv an all entities report. The cost of the lunch is $9; Willow ing lunch on Wednesday, October 5 at St. Patrick’s Senior Creek Diner will be catering. Those planning to attend Center. The meal will include Tilapia with parmesan top are asked to RS VP by Wednesday morning of each week. ping, rice pilaf, governor’s baked com, peaches, hot rolls Call the chamber for more details at 541-676-5536. and baked apples. Menu is subject to change. Morrow or Grant County youth that have their hunters education or are participating in the 0DFW Mentored Youth Hunter Program. Nov. 5 -Nov. 13,2011 Top: Heppner Elementary School recently recognized the Student of the Month winners for the month of September. Top (L-R): Cheyenne Shaw, Casey Fletcher, KeeganGibbs, Cason Mitchell, Izabella Garcia, Jacee Currin, Morgan Cor rea, Wyatt Steagall, and Hayden Hyatt. Bottom (L-R): Katie Wilson, Kadie Henrichs, Landon Mitchell, Cody Fletcher, Genevieve Smith, Gracie Orem, Kylie Boor, Chace Jones, and Jett Stewart. Bottom: Heppner High School students of the month for September are (L-R): Drew Brannon, Jordan Williams, Skyler Hawks, Kane Sweeney, Mallorie Jones and Kaitlynn Dyer. The character trait for September was Citizen ship. - Contributed photos Mustang volleyball 3-3 in conference Morrow/Greiit County OHV Park Youth Spike ilk Hunt YO U TH SPIKE E L K O time. Offensive stats are as follows: Scoring Rietman, 6 Pts. Orem, 6 Pts. Passing Orem, 8x13, 120 yards, 1 T.D. Receiving Juarez, 4x62 yard Rietman, 3x49, 1 T.D. Collin, 1x9 yards Rushing Rietman, 13x19 yards Stillman, 11x50 Orem, 5x9, 1 T.D. “We were not able to stop the running game of Sherman and were not able to get our own offense in gear. We played hard but did not execute well on offense or defense,” said Coach Wieper. “Zac Orem threw the ball well, and Omar Juarez and Evan Rietmann made some fine receptions in clutch situ ations. We will need to dramatically increase our proficiency on defense if we are to compete with Dufur this Friday.” Heppner schools announce students of the month Application MUST BE RETURNED to the Morrow County Public Works office by Wrfrmduy, October 12,20114 fflm Community lunch menu Morrow County Public Works .* * * W H w y 74, P O B o x 428. U n n g tn n , O R 9 7 839 64198*9600 T h ere a re b e tte r locations to dispose of p ain t th a n a landfill. Recycling your old p a in t frae. is sim ple a n d som ethin« th a t everyone can do. M ore im p o rtan tly , p ro tecting o u r e n v ironm ent is som ething are should all w an t to do. T h a t's why th e P a in tC a re program w as c re a ted to m ake it easy for everyone to recycle and properly dispose of every can of unused paint EHapoae of F R E E of c h arg e a t theee locations N o rth a n d S o u th T r a n s f e r s ta tio n s 6 9 9 0 0 F r o n ta g e L n, B o a rd m a n , OR 6 7 1 8 6 H w y 74, T^exington, OR E v ery S a tu r d a y a n d S u n d a y 9-00 a .m . to 4 0 0 p.m American Legion to meet The American Le gion and A uxiliary will meet Tuesday, October 11 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Method ist Church and will begin with a potluck. There are several projects in the mak ings for the year, and the group hopes to see as many people as possible turn out for the meeting.
