Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 2012)
FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 15,2012 Lady Cards sail into districts Bv Anne Morter The lone Lady Car dinals sailed into the Big Sky District Tournament with four wins in a five day stretch to finish the regular season. The Lady Cards finish the season 18-4 over all and 12-2 in the Big Sky, their only losses coming to Condon/Wheeler twice, lone finishes league play as the second seed from the Big Sky Last and will open district tourney ac tion at 3 p.m. on Thursday at Hermiston High School against Horizon Christian. I he Cards played Horizon early in the season, defeat ing them 56-26. “We are expecting the same kind of intensity and the same outcom e.” said Coach Mike Garrett. Ih e p re-d istrict week was a busy stretch of basketball, partly due to the weather cancellation in mid-January. On Tuesday, February 7, the Cardinals hosted Helix. Playing with out senior Jo Anna Patton, the Cards started out a bit disoriented and shooting as cold as ice. After shooting 2-20 in the opening pe riod and trailing the cellar- dwelling Grizzlies, 4-7, the Lady Cardinals made some necessary adjustments and kicked things into gear. A 23-2 second quarter fol lowed by a 21-12 third put the game safely out of reach as they went on to w in 60-27. S h ad o w K e n d rick had a great all-around game w ith a game high 14 points and 16 rebounds. Stacee Halvorsen added 13 points. On Thursday, Feb ruary 0, lone hosted Central Christian and roared to a 53-25 win. “We were able to work on different sets and the younger kids got some good playing time,” said Garrett. The Cards built a big first quarter lead and kept the visitors firmly at bay. “With four games in five days, we were trying to keep our legs fresh but keep the intensity up for district.” The Lady Cards hit the road to Nixyaawii on Friday, February 10, and encountered another cold shooting night early on. The Cards led 8-7 after one quarter and 19-15 at the half before hitting their stride in the third, outscor- ing the Golden Eagles 19-4. With the lead stretched out to 20 plus in the fourth, the Cardinals took the game 52-34. Shadow Kendrick had a game high o f 23 points. JoAnna Patton was also in double figures with 14. Kendrick. Patton and Mary Rietmann each had nine rebounds in the con test. “Defensively, the kids played a really good 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) G ood gam e,” said Garrett. He was also pleased with just 14 turnovers in the game despite a Nixyaawii press for most of the game. On Saturday, Feb ruary 10, the Cardinals cel ebrated Senior Night with a 39-19 romp over South Wasco County. “We came out and really played well defen sively,” said Garrett. “We have really been working hard on the defensive end of things since that second loss to Condon/Wheeler.” JoAnna Patton led all scorers with 15 and Sta cee Halvorsen added 12. lone 60, llelix 27 Helix (3-19, 2-10 BSC): Kristin Williams 10. McKay la Nit/ 9, Delaney Wahl 4, Blythe Gabriel 4.' lone (1 5 -4 . 9-2 BSC): Shadow Kendrick 14, Stacee Halvorsen 13, Lacey Thompson 9, Mak- enna Ramos 8, Mary Riet mann 6, Lauren Garrett 6, Emily Holland 2, Dominika Senkerikova 2. Three-point field goals: GHS 0; Ills I. Free throws: GHS 1-8; IHS 7-15. Personal fouls: GHS 16; IHS 14. Technical fouls: none. Fouled out: J. Juarez (IHS). lone 52, Nixyaawii 34 lone (17-4): Shad ow Kendrick 23, Joanna Patton 14. Makenna Ra mos 9, Lacey Thompson 4, Stacee Halvorsen 2, Mary Rietmann, Lauren Garrett. Nixyaawii (8-16): Taryn Ostrorn 15, Liz Wil son 6, Sharice Queampts 4, Ronnie Sampson 3, Na- keyha Watchman 2, Karen Jackson 2, Charlotte Bar kley 2. Three-point field goals: lone 2, Nixyaawii 3. Free throws: lone 2-2, Nixyaawii 3-7. Personal fouls: lone 4. Nixyaawii 8. lone has winning week T he C a r d in a ls scored a w inning week Feb. 7 through 11 as all lone ju n io r varsity and varsity teams won in their contests. lone varsity defeat ed Helix in a make-up game on Tuesday, doubled their victory by defeating Central Christian at another make up game on Thursday, and then traveled to Mission to stom p N ixyaaw ii on Friday. On Saturday, the seniors were honored for their last home game of the season, and they soundly defeated South Wasco. lone now heads to the Big Sky District Tour nament in Hermiston on Feb.16-18. The girls will play their first game on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. against Horizon Christian; the lone Boys will then face off against the winner o f the Thursday Horizon Christian versus Condon/ Wheeler match-up for their first game on Friday at 7:30 p.m. lone men advance in the first-place seed for the east side of the Big Sky League. The girls advance as the second-place seed for lone 39, South Wasco 19 South Wasco (10- 14, 6-9 BSC): Joy Kelly 5, Rebecca Morelli 5, Molly Foreaker 4, Zoe Morelli 4, Katherine Popchock 1. lone (18-4, 10-2 BSC): JoAnna Patton 15, Stacee Halvorson 12, Shad ow Kendrick 7, Mary Riet mann 3, Lacey Thompson 2 Three-point field goals: SWHS 1;IHS0. Free throws: SWHS 4-15; IHS 5-9. Personal fouls: SWHS 9; IHS 17. Technical fouls: None. Fouled out: None. Junior Shadow Kendrick shoots two of her 23 points as lead scorer on Friday night against Nixyaawii. -Photo by Paula Emmel the east side of the Big Sky League. The Pep Assembly for the basketball teams will be Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 6:30 p.m. For those who want to turn out in support of lone in the district tour nament, adult tickets are $8 for one day, $14 for a two-day pass and $20 for a three-day pass. Students are $4 for one day, $7 for a two-day pass and $10 for a three-day pass. Kids preschool age and younger are free. Elks presents a night in the wild west The Heppner Elks Club will present its 115Ul an nual “A Night in the Old Wild West” on Saturday, Feb. 18. Ladies tea and social begins at 3 p.m. with dinner of Harson’s famous pork tenderloin to follow at 6:30 p.m. Music and dancing will take place from 7 to 10 p.m., with music provided by Stevi Marie & Jackson Road. Everyone is encouraged to dress in their finest western attire. For more information, contact the 1 leppner Elks at 541-676-9181 Correction A photo caption in last week's Gazette-Times incorrectly identified lone basketball player Mary McEl- ligott as Mary Rietmann. The Gazette-Times apologizes for the error. luck C ardinals ! lone Boys play their first game on Friday February 17 at 7:30 PM at Hermiston VS either Horizon Christian or Condon/Wheeler. Left to right: Micah Stillman, Joel Stillman, Kaleb Dumler, Zac Orem, Evan Rietmann, Adam Collin, Steven Holland. Bailey Haguewood, Omar Juarez, Kirk Haguewood, August Peterson, Luke Jobes Not Pictured: Head Coach Dennis Stefani, Asst. Coach Jim Swanson, Asst. Coach Scott Burright The Lady Cards will play their first game on Thursday February 16 at 3:00 PM in Hermiston VS Horizon Christian Ladt Cardinals: Back row: Head Coach Mike Garrett, Stacee Halvorsen, Makenna Ramos, Jasmine Verduz- co, Charterte Burghard, JoAnna Patton, Asst. Coach Dale Holland Front row: Shannon Metcalfe, Dominika Senkerikova, Lauren Garrett, Emily Holland, Jaqueline Juarez, Shadow Kendrick, Mary Rietmann, Lacey Thompson, Asst. Coach Diana McElligott T hese B usiness & 2Morrow Energy Allstott Construction, LLC B P 0E #358 Elks Lodge Bank of Eastern Oregon Boardman Foods, Inc. Cannon Chiropractic | Columbia Basin Electric Coopera tive. Inc. Community Bank Dances With Mules Dean’s Pendleton Athletic Company Devtn Oil Company, Inc. Dobyns Pest Control G ar Aviation, Inc. Hale Farms, LLC Heppner Family Foods IRT, LLC individuals wish to say lone Market and Deli Gregory Jones, DMD J. Keithley Construction Knerr Construction Les Schwab Tire Center Lexington Pump Mark Anderson Construction Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Morrow County Grain Growers Morrow County Recreation District Murray Drugs and Country Rose The Office Pub 4 Grill Pea Ridge Embroidery 4 Signs Inc. Peterson s Jewelers Pettyjohn’s Builder and Supply Ramos Brothers Ranches, Inc. Sand Hollow Ag Supply Seitz Aviation I Sherrell Chevrolet W heatland Insurance Center, Inc. Willow Creek Energy Woolery House Wright Chevrolet Allen and Nancy Anderson Jerry and Linda Archer Arietta Amspiger Gary and Lani Bass Family John and Linda Bnstow Loyal and Betty Bums Dave and Becky Cannon Family Louis and Betty Carlson John and Barb C olin Family June M. Crowell Chris Devens Brian and Peggy Doherty Family Darrell and Paula Emmel Family "G ood L uck C ardinals ” Earl and Rhonda Garrett • Dick and Rosie Graham Wayne 4 Diana Hams Ron and Karen Haguewood Joe and Linda Halvorsen Family Frank and Cathy Halvorsen Helen M. Heideman Loren and Della Heideman Dale and Karen Holland Family Craig 4 Janet Holland Family Bob Hubbard Bin and Nancy Jepsen Family Jim and Gina Jepsen J.L. Kincaid Ranch Andre and Susan Kendrick Family Skye and Penny Krebs Family Del and Linda LaRue Brent and Jill Martin Family ♦ Jim and Kathy Martin Jim and Eileen McElligott Eunice and Maureen McElligott Joe and Jeri McElligott Virgil and Debbie Morgan Peny and Kathy Morter Ralph and Anne Morter Family Howard and Dianne Mullins Duane and Linda Neiffer Ken and Julie Nelson Eric and Brandi Orem Family Joe and Anita Orem Family Marvin and Tanna Padberg Joel and Lea Mathieu Peterson Family Rick and Anita Peterson Jason and Tara Proudfoot Family Dave and Debbie Radie Keith and Judy Rea Betty Rietmann Bill Rietmann Gregg and Shelly Rietmann Family | Joe and Donna Rietmann Family John and Kerry Rietmann Family Dean and Florene Robinson Ryan and Allison Rudolf Family Dick and Nancy Snider Dorothy Stefani Brian and Lorie Sullivan Jim and Monica Swanson Jean Ann Turner Steve and Vicki Wagenblast Stan and Susan W eiper Sherron Woodside i
