FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 26,2011
Cardinals fumble defense
By Paula Emmel
lo n e C a rd in a ls
traveled to Culver to meet
Hosanna Christian of Kla
math Falls, an independent
1A school from special
district 2. The weather was
perfect for a day of football.
The autumn colors made
for a beautiful backdrop as
both teams were rewarded
for their travel.
During the opening
minutes of the first quarter,
Micah Stillman ran in the
first touchdown in answer
to Hosanna’s touchdown.
Evan Rietmann completed
the two-point conversion to
take the only lead during the
game at 8-6. In the second
quarter of play, lone scored
twice to end the half at 22-
48. Evan scored the touch
down, with Adam Collins
making the two points (pat),
and then Micah Stillman
scored another touchdown
with Omar attempting to
receive a pass for the pat.
During the third
quarter lone’s defense held
Hosanna to one touchdown
and a pat to end with 22-56.
Micah picked up two more
touchdowns in the fourth
quarter with Micah attempt
ing a pat on a handoff from
quarterback Zac Orem.
Then his little brother, Joel,
attempted the final pat. The
final score was 34-68 in
Hosanna’s favor.
lone knew it would
be a tough game to win, but
tried to play competitively.
The kickoff and punting
teams continued to help
lone, as did the punt return
teams. Coach Weiper again
put in the younger players,
both for playing time and
to help build depth on the
team.
“ M icah Stillman
ran the ball very well but we
were unable to stop big plays
on defense. Critical fumbles
inside the three yard line
also cost us the opportunity
Heppner wins at Stanfield
The Heppner Var
sity volleyball team beat
the Irrigon Knights at home
on Thursday the 20,h to
revenge the loss they took
from the Knights earlier in
the season. Everyone on the
team played for a total team
effort in the win, setting the
tone for weekend play at
Stanfield.
In Stanfield on Sat
urday, the 22nd, the Mustangs
first defeated the Enterprise
Outlaws in four sets against
an improving Outlaw team.
Heppner didn’t play their
best game, but managed to
finish the Outlaws by not
letting down and making
a push for the win when it
counted.
Needing to win out
in Stanfield, the Mustangs
next faced the Union Bob
cats. Knowing the Bobcats
to be tough opponents, the
Mustangs dug in and played
hard. After losing the first
set, the Mustangs showed
their determination by win
ning the next three sets with
close margins to snare the
Bobcats and take the win.
The Mustangs fin
ished the regular season
on Tuesday, October 25,
celebrating Senior night
against the Stanfield Tigers
(results not available at
press time). A Thursday
game on neutral territory
against the Union Bobcats
will break a tie for third and
fourth place in the league.
That will set the bracket for
the District Tournament in
Pilot Rock on the 29*. The
Elgin Huskies currently
hold the number two spot.
The Weston McEwen Ti-
ger-Scotts sit at number one
going into the weekend.
lone undefeated going into
districts
By Anne M orter
The lone Lady Car
dinals completed regular
season play undefeated,
punctuating a fine season
with another tournament
championship at Dufur last
Saturday. The lone ladies
advance to the post season
riding high on a 26-0 record
and currently sit #3 in the
latest OSAA RPI rankings.
As the undisputed
num ber-one team from
the east side o f the Big
Sky, the Cardinals earned
Top: Micah Stillman (11) runs in yet another TD of 4 during
a
bye for the first day of
the lone versus Hosanna game at Culver. Bottom: Evan Ri-
District
Tournament play,
etmann (28) runs in a touchdown against the Klamath Falls
held this year at Hermiston
team. - Photos by Paula Emmel
High School on October
to make this a competitive Orem, 5x5 yards
28 and 29. The team will
game. We will need to play Passing
play Saturday afternoon
much better defense against Orem, 10x22, 172 yards
against the winner of Fri
Echo this week to stop their Receiving, fo r 172 yards g
day’s quarterfinal matches.
strong running game,” said ained:
Three teams advance to the
Weiper.
Collin, 2x46 yards
state playoffs from the Big
Scoring
Juarez, 4x84 yards
Sky Conference.
Rietmann, 1 T.D., lpat, 8
Stillman, 1x5 yards
The Cardinals en
pts.
Rietmann, 1 x8 yards
countered little resistance
Stillman, 4 T.D., 24 pts.
Dumler, 1x29 yards
in their last league match of
Collin, 1 pat, 2 pts. ,
Defense
the season when they trav
Rushing, fo r 266 yards:
M. Stillman, 3 tackles, 7
eled to Echo on October 18.
Stillman, 24x202 yards, 4 assists
lone rolled over their hosts
T.D.
K. Haguewood, 1 tackles,
25-10,25-9,25-10. JoAnna
Rietmann, 9x37 yards
7 assists
Patton continued her all-
Joel Stillman, 2x12 yards
Rietmann, 3 tackles
around play with 100%
Petersen, 4x 10 yards
serving on 18 trips to the
line and five aces, as well
as 14 kills and three blocks.
Shadow Kendrick got into
the act at the net with eight
kills and Dominika Senker-
ikova added seven.
The Cards traveled
to the Dufur tournament
on Saturday, October 22,
where they had the oppor
tunity to tune up for district
and face teams that have
been kicking around the top
of the RPI rankings for most
of the season.
One such team was
Perrydale, whom lone faced
in their opening game in
pool play. The Cards started
out a little slow but with
stood the challenge and
took the two games-to-20
match, 20-15, 20-16. After
a one-game break, the team
faced Klickitat, WA and
easily took the match 20-7,
20-11. After a three-game
rest, lone faced Echo and
won that match 20-5,20-15.
This put the lone girls in
first place out of pool play,
earning them a bye in the
first round of bracket play.
They then squared off with
a reinvigorated Klickitat
team, who played tough in
the second game but still
fell to the Cardinals, 25-6,
25-17. Due to an OSAA
rule that says matches can
not start past 7 p.m., the
Lady Cardinals went im
mediately back onto the
floor for the championship
match.
“They did the coin
toss for the championship
while we were still play
ing Klickitat,” said Coach
Eynetich. “It was a big
challenge to play games
so close together. The girls
had no time to decompress.
It took a while to make the
adjustment to playing an
other team.”
lone did adjust, and
took the first game deci
sively at 25-13. They then
fought fatigue, digging deep
to hold off Dufur 25-23 for
the championship.
“It is nice to come
out o f regular season un
defeated. The girls are fo
cused and know they need
to stay strong for districts
and state,” said Eynetich.
“It’s hard going into district
in our position. We have a
huge target on our back. We
just need to go into every
game like we have been and
we’ll be fine.”
GOOD LUCK, CARDINALS!
Big Sky District
Volleyball
Tournament
Hermiston
High SchooL
Saturday,
October 29th
2:00 pm
vsT B D
Back row-Collette Cason, Dominika Senkerikova, JoAnna Patton, Lacey Thompson, Emily Hol
land, Mary Rietmann Front row-Shannon Metcalfe, Shadow Kendrick, Stacee Halvorsen, Lauren
Garrett, Makenna Ramos Not pictured-Head Coach Dawn Eynetich, Asst. Coach Jill Martin
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