FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, November 2,2011
Lady Cards Big Sky district Mustang volleyball winning
streak continues in districts
champs
By Anoe Morter
The lo n e Lady
C ardinals held court at
Hermiston High School last
weekend and emerged as
District Champions at the
conclusion of the Big Sky
District Volleyball Tourna
ment. lone remains one of
just three undefeated teams
in the state in all classifica
tions along with Central
Catholic (6A) and Corbett
(3A) and is currently sit
ting at the top of the OSAA
RPI rankings. The repeat
District Champions boast a
record of 28-0 to this point
of the season.
Now just one win
stands between the Lady
Cardinals and a return trip
to the State Tournament at
Pacific University in Forest
Grove November 11 and 12.
lone will host the winner of
the Old Oregon league #2
(Imbler) versus High Desert
league #3 (Jordan Valley)
on Saturday, November 5.
Fans are reminded that the
game is an official state
playoff match so OSAA
prices will be charged for
admission. Also the gym
is likely to be packed, so
Cardinal fans should arrive
early to stake out the best
seat.
The trek to the
playoffs began Saturday,
October 29 in the second
match of the Big Sky Tour
nament. The first match
pitted C ondon/W heeler
versus Dufur and turned out
to be a marathon affair, go
ing the full five games and
lasting over two hours. The
Lady Cardinals then took
the court against their first
round opponent, Sherman
County, but looked out of
sync and lethargic.
“We came out kind
o f sluggish,” said lone
coach Dawn Eynetich. “I’m
not sure what happened
but waiting out that Dufur
match was part of it. We
might have had a little bit of
nerves too” she said.
Whatever the case,
the Cardinals didn’t shake
the Huskies loose until
the third game of the set,
winning the match 25-19,
25-21,25-11. Miscuesand
errors plagued the team
early on as they slowly got
into the swing of the game.
JoAnna Patton had nine
kills in the match and Do-
minika Senkerikova added
six. Patton and Senkerikova
led the charge at the service
line in the final game of the
match, each notching three
aces.
A nyone who
wasn’t at the Blue Moun
tain Conference volleyball
tournament in Pilot Rock
last Saturday missed some
ex citin g ch am pionship
match play from Heppner’s
varsity team.
The Mustangs’ run
to the championship game
against league leading and
defending state title holders,
the Weston McEwen Tiger-
Scotts (13-1 BMC), was
a game to remember. The
Tiger-Scott fans were many,
but the M ustang crowd
was there and loud. The
Stanfield team was there,
as well, helping to cheer
the Mustangs on to vic
tory. By taking the district
trophy home, they placed
themselves in the number
one seed and improved their
opportunity in the coming
state tournament.
The Mu st a ng s
(9-5 BMC) entered the
district tournament in third
place after beating Union
in a league tie game. In the
first game at districts, the
M ustangs faced number
two team, the Elgin Hus
kies (12-2 BMC). Heppner
played some good volley
ball, winning the game in
three sets, 25-18, 25-15,
26-24 to advance to the
championship match with
Weston M cEwen. They
took down the Tiger-Scotts
in four sets, winning the
first 25-21, then losing 18-
25 in the second. The third
and pivotal game saw the
Mustangs ahead 17 to 8,
but the Tiger-Scotts battled
back to push the game into
extra points.
The team s see
sawed back and forth until
Heppner took the advantage
and clinched the win, 31-
29. With the Tiger-Scotts
down, the Mustangs went
on to win the fourth and
final set 25-20. All 12 play
ers on the squad contributed
to the win.
The BMC has four
teams in the first 11 teams
in the 2A state rankings.
With such a strong league,
the Mustangs need to keep
their seven-game winning
streak alive. There is a good
chance of a home playoff
game in the Heppner gym
on Saturday, November 5.
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Top: Senkerikova (6) sends a bard spike with the team back
ing her up. Bottom: JoAnna Patton (7) lays on a kill shot with
Dominika Senkerikova (6) in the foreground backing her up.
-Photos by Paula Emmel
Now facing Dufur
in the championship match,
errors continued to hurt the
Cardinals as Dufur jumped
out to an early 8-3 lead.
JoAnna Patton took over at
the line, serving eight in a
row including two aces to
give lone the first lead of
the game, 11-8. The Rang
ers tied the game up at 14-
all and, despite lone stretch
ing that lead out to 20-15,
Dufur roared back with 10
unanswered points to take
the first game 25-20.
There were no such
worries in game two as lone
led wire-to-wire, never let
ting the Rangers closer than
two points to take the win
25-15. Dufur hurt them
selves at the service line in
game three with five service
errors and, again, the Lady
Cardinals led wire-to-wire
to win the game, 25-17.
Starting game four
down 4-1, the Cardinals
kicked it up a notch behind
a stretch of seven Collette
Cason serves. JoAnna Pat
ton dominated the net with
eight kills in the game as the
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Cards left no doubt, taking
the game 25-15 to win the
match and the champion
ship trophy.
Coach E ynetich
was elated and relieved at
the same time, noting that
the pressure of defending
the championship and stay
ing undefeated was surely
the cause of the first-game
jitters. Also, during the
introductions, the team
learned they had dropped
from first place in the rank
ings only to be replaced in
that coveted spot by none
other than Dufur.
“ Wh e n he a n
nounced that, all the girls
gave us (the coaches) a fun
ny look.” She was pleased
that the team fought back
after the game one collapse.
“ We came together and
picked up the intensity.”
Senior JoAnna Pat
ton led the ferocious charge
at the net with 23 kills in
the match. Dominika Sen
kerikova picked up where
JoAnna left off when she
rotated to the front row
with 15 kills of her own.
Senior setter Makenna Ra
mos notched 39 assists in
the match.
Looking forward
to the weekend, the Lady
Cardinals know they have
their work cut out for them
as there are no guarantees
in the loser-out state playoff
system.
“We will have to
come out and play strong
from the start” said Eynet
ich. “There are no second
chances.”
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The FBLA wrapped
up the fundraising efforts
October 31 by celebrating
a “Pink Day” and having a
picture taken of the entire
student body in honor of
breast cancer awareness.
Last year, the stu
dents and community raised
$567. After much planning
and fundraising, this year
the FBLA raised more than
$750 to send to the Susan
G. Komen Breast Cancer
Awareness Foundation.
“The support from
the high school, elemen
tary school, businesses and
community members o f
H eppner and Lexington
was phenomenal,” said a
FBLA spokesperson. “We
are truly blessed to live
in such a supportive com
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When: November 10, 2011
Where: HHS Gymnasium
Who: All past & present
military personel
Bank of
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Public is invited to the
program. A complimentary
lunch for veterans and their
spouses will follow the
program.
Hometown People Hometown Spirit
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use causes a greater chance
of aspirating bacteria-laden
droplets into the lungs and
it suppresses the body’s de
fense mechanisms, as well.
Limit alcohol to one to two
drinks per day.
Poor control of dia
betes suppresses the body’s
immune system. If your
blood sugar is over 200, it
is likely to affect your im
munity. Poor nutrition or
chronic illnesses, such as
liver disease or kidney fail
ure, also weaken a person’s
resistance to pneumonia.
Pneumonia is still
a life-threatening illness.
It should be treated early
and aggressively. Symp
toms of pneumonia include
cough with sputum pro
duction, fever and sharp
chest pain when breathing
in. If you have symptoms
such as these, you should
see your medical provider
promptly.
FBLA fundraiser a success
HHS 2011
Veterans Day Program
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The following was
submitted by the Morrow
County Health District.
In th e U n i t e d
States, more than three
million people develop
pneumonia each year, and
more than a half a million
people are admitted to a
hospital for treatment. Al
though most of these people
recover, approximately five
percent will die from pneu
monia. Pneumonia is the
sixth leading cause of death
in the United States. Over
the past several years, it
has been the most common
diagnosis at Pioneer Memo
rial Hospital.
Yes, pneumonia is
a very common disease
that can affect a person at
any age, but it becomes far
more common as a person
ages. After the age of 70,
the chance of developing
pneumonia increases about
ten fold. Pneumonias can
occur at any time o f the
year, but are most common
in winter and spring.
There are ways to
lessen your risk of devel
oping pneumonia. One is
getting a vaccine against
pneumococcus, the most
c o mmo n bact er i a that
causes pneumonia. This
shot is only needed once,
although many doctors rec
ommend that a booster be
given in six to eight years.
Many cases of pneumonia
are secondary to influenza,
so an annual flu shot is
important.
Lifestyle is very
im portant in preventing
pneumonia. Smoking is one
of the greatest problems. It
damages the lungs’ abil
ity to clear secretions, and
tumors can make it impos
sible for the body to control
an infection.
Excessive alcohol
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Ttop: The Heppner Elementary School students were out in
force to show support for the FBLA’s Pink Day. Bottom: Kathy
Cutsforth, a 14-year survivor of breast cancer stands sur
rounded by the entire student body of HHS as she holds a $750
check for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. “Mrs. Cutsforth
is why we do this,” said one student. -Contributedphotos
CBEC annual
meeting this week
The 67th Annual Membership Meeting for the
consumers of Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative will
be held this Thursday, November 3, at St. Patrick’s parish
hall in Heppner.
Registration will begin at 4:30 p.m. with dinner
at 5:15 p.m. The business meeting will follow at 6 p.m.
The purpose of the meeting is to elect three directors, and
for the transaction of any other business that is properly
brought before the membership. Door prizes will be
awarded throughout the evening.
Ladies night at Elks
The Heppner Elks Lodge will be hosting a ladies’
night dinner Thursday, November 3 beginning at 6 p.m.
The meal will be prepared by Marcia and Erin
Anderson and will include homemade Italian lasagna,
gourmet salad, garlic bread and pumpkin desserts.
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem,
help is available and that help Is FREE of charge.
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