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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 7,2011 - FIVE Cardinal Basketball Lady Cards take second in Bonanza By Anne Morter T he lo n e Lady Cardinals finished in sec ond place in lone’s Bas ketball Bonanza, splitting their games on the open ing weekend of basketball season, December 2 and 3. The Cards opened their season on Friday with a solid win over Pine Eagle, but Enterprise proved to be the stronger team in the second half on Saturday as they handed lone a loss. Friday’s game with Pine Eagle was close in the first quarter, where lone led 12-11. The Lady Cards stepped on the gas in the second quarter, outscoring the Spartans 20-11, and then held them scoreless in the third period to comfort ably win the game 51-35. Shadow Kendrick led all scorers with 13 points with JoAnna Patton chipping in 12. Mary Rietmann paced the team on the boards with 13 rebounds. On Saturday, the Lady Cards led Enterprise 27-21 at the half, but the Outlaws cranked it up in the second h alf and the C ardinals showed signs of fatigue. Enterprise out- scored lone 39-24 in the final two quarters on their way to the tourney title 60- 51. The Cards went cold after the break, shooting just five o f 30, and took some hard knocks to the starting players. Shadow Kendrick led the lone team in scoring with 18 points, with JoAnna Patton hot on her heels with 17. The Cards travel to Heppner this weekend for the Heppner Tournament. lone 51, Pine F.agle 35 Pine Eagle (0-1) — Chel- sie Gulick, 11; Bri Thatch er, 11; Maddie Thatcher, 5; Lena Carr; Jamie But ler, 2; Hailey Davis, 2. lone (1-0) —Shadow Kendrick, 13; Joanna Pat ton, 12; Collette Cason, 7; Makenna Ramos, 7; Lacey Thompson, 6; Mary Rietmann, 4; Stacee Hal- vorsen, 2; Lauren Garrett; Emily Holland; Jackie Juarez. Three-point field goals — Pine Eagle 2; lone 0-6. Free throws — Pine Eagle 9-19; lone 9-17. Technical fouls — None. Fouled out —None. Enterprise 60, lone 51 Enterprise (2-0) — Whit ney Shafer, 18, Hailey Riggs, 18, Marta Stangle, 14, Shelby Graning, 10. lone (1 -1) — Shadow Kendrick, 18; JoAnna Pat ton, 17; Makenna Ramos, 8; Stacee Halvorsen, 3; Mary Rietmann, 2; Lacey Thompson, 2; Collette Cason, 1. Three-point field goals — Ent. 2; lone 0. Free throws — Ent. 10-24; lone 21-32. Personal fouls — Ent. 21; lone 19. Technical fouls — None. Fouled out — Shafer (Ent.); Riggs (Ent.); Ra mos (lone); Cason (lone). Top: Senior Collette Cason (10) banks in a shot as Senior Jo Anna Patton (24) backs it up during the lone vs Pine Eagle game last Friday. Middle: lone Cheer Squad girls (L-R) Char lotte Berghard, Larissa Jones, Rebecca Jepsen, Jordan Pe terson, Jasmine Verduzco and Katie Berghard. Bottom: The community Pep Band led by Jordan Bemrose. Bandmembers are (L-R) Austin Morter, Trey Neal, Donna Thompon, Josh Stillman, Dayshaun Neal, Katelyn Garrett, Joel Peterson, Os kar Peterson, Bob Baker and Erin Heideman. Not pictured is Gorge Aguilar. -Photos by Paula Emmel Mustang wrestlers HHS Students of the crown 3 champions Month The Heppner Mus tang wrestlers traveled to Top: Senior Kaleb Dumler (5) makes a lay-in after the fast- John Day for the Grant break during the lone vs PineEagle game on December 2. Union K ick-O ff Tourna Bottom: Senior Omar Juarez (24) drives down the middle for ment on Saturday. a lay-in. -Photos by Paula Emmel Despite being with out most of the juniors and seniors due to SATs, the team finished third behind first place Mac Hi and sec ond place Baker. O ther teams com peting in the tournam ent were Crane, Adrian, Grant Union and Certified Redken M aster Specialist Pine Eagle. O f the seven Mus ''londcnj- j— ridag 10 5 pm tang wrestlers who com peted, five placed in the top Evening and ^/eel^end availald four of their weight classes, including three tournament champions. Every Heppner wrestler won at least one match. J a re d L em m o n (120 lbs.), Wade Matthew (138 lbs.) and Tim Nelson (220 lbs.) went undefeated through the tournament and brought home individual 541 «676*8111 o r 541«240«1718 c e l l gold medals. None o f the three champions allowed a point to be scored against REDKEN m "S tefanie *REDKEH *PURE0L0GV PRODUCTS *H0UDAY SPECIALS *10TS OP CHRISTMAS GIFTS them by their opponents. After winning his very first match as a Mus tang by fall over his Mac Hi opponent, freshman Jesse Boyd (132 lbs.) went on to finish fourth. T resto n M aben (152 lbs.) finished fourth with a 2-2 record for the day. His two losses came at the hands of the same op ponent in the first round and then in a rematch during the consolation championship. Freshmen Khay- man Heard and John Proph- eter also wrestled in their first-ever high school tour nament and won matches in exhibition competition. The Mustangs next travel to La Grande to com pete in the M uilenburg tournament on December 9 and 10. The Muilenburg is the largest wrestling tourna ment in eastern Oregon and features teams from all over Oregon and Idaho ranging from 1A to 6A. Heppner High School announces its Students of the Month for November (L-R): Kellie Eadler, Ashlie Hanson, Rylee Kollman, Macy Gibbs, Ali Lovgren and Andrew Bara. The character trait for November was compassion. -Contributedphoto Heppner FFA news The fruit sold by the H eppner FFA chap ter will be delivered this Thursday. The time is not set, but members will de liver it as soon as possible over the course of the next few days. There are care instructions on the box to ensure the fruit lasts as long HEPPNER ELKS 358*, 676-9181 f* 1 "W here Friend* M eet" 142 North Main UPCOMING DATES FOR ELK MEMBERS AND GUESTS y THURSDAY ____________ 12 / 8/11 * i y ^ Toy/Warm Coat Dinner (Bring an i unwrapped toy or warm coat for the # ^ neighborhood center and receive a ^ free spaghetti dinner) ~6pm SATURDAY 12/10/11 Tom & Jerry Party (Free T&J Drinks) ~5pm THURSDAY 12/15/11 Ladies Night (NY Steak, Taters, salad, etc.)~After Light Parade SATURDAY 12/31/11 y New Years Crab Feed~6pm 4 X 4 t V Y i 4 X 4 t V "AirLink saved our daughter's life. Our membership saved us financially." - Beth, Ahanna's mother Give the gift of membership this holiday season. l X il Protect your friends and loved ones from out- of-pocket transport expenses not covered by insurance. An annual AirLink family membership is $58 per year. www.facebook com/airlinkcct Î Ô AirLink critical Cara Transport Call 800.353.0497 or visit airlinkcct.org to give a gift today! as possible. The FFA annual canned food drive is com ing to a close at Heppner High School. Classes are competing for a celebration of success during the activ ity period, based on which class brings in the most food. The donations are kept local and will be dis tributed during the holiday season. Protein and healthy selections are encouraged. According to worldhunger. org, one person in every seven in the world is hun gry; FFA members ask that local residents use that to motivate themselves, their sons and their daughters to bring in something to help out their class and our com munity. Extension office holiday closures The OSU Exten sion office will be closed December 22 through 27 in observance of the Christ mas holiday. The office will also he closed January 2 for the New Year holiday. 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