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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 6, 2015 Ione track dominates podium in Portland Ione basketball camp Garcia; High Jump—four- way tie for #1 Jessie Fly- nn; Long Jump--#1 Jessie Flynn, #13 Yaniva Garcia, #14 Maggie Flynn; Triple Jump--#7 Rachel Holland. Full results from recent meets, with places shown to eighth, are as follows: Karsen Dumler in the shot put at the Condon/Wheeler Invi- tational, where he went three for three with two PRs and a Season Best. –Photo by Paula Emmel Ione had a great week- end of track and field. Fri- day 13 team members went to Boardman for the Riv- erside JV Invite and came away with seven personal records (PRs), one season best (SB) and sibenchmarks set. As a team, the women earned 64 points and the men earned 6. Because the meet was a JV meet, it was not placed; however, it was scored. Setting PRS in Board- man were: David Smidma- jer, 100M, 13.29a; Rachel Holland, 100M, 14.13a, shot put, 25’5.5”, and dis- cus, 62’3”; Karsen Dumler, discus-79’10”; Chris Pryor, javelin, 48’1”; and Maggie Flynn, shot put, 25’. Setting an SB mark was Jorge Aguilar in the 200M with 29.22a. The team had oppor- tunities to try new events at this meet and sort out what they might do at the upcoming district champi- onship. Benchmarks were: 200M—Jessie Flynn, jav- elin—Jorge Aguilar, Sonia Medina and Frances Knop, discus—Maggie Flynn, TJ Patton and Rachel Holland. On Saturday, seven members traveled to the qualifiers meet in Portland (1A Track Classic). Those seven athletes participated in 18 different events and exceeded expectations by placing in all events they participated in, except for two. Jessie Flynn had a “clean sweep” in all her events; by earning first in all of them, she earned 40 team points. Jessie also ran a season best 300M Hurdles, finally breaking under 50 seconds (49.38a). Rachel Holland earned 14 team points in three events—javelin, 200M and 400M. Kaitlin Garrett com- peted well, staying in close range of her season best marks in the discus and shot put. Jorge Aguilar had two PRs in both his events. He took first in shot put with 40’4.75” and fourth in discus, 113’3”, earning 15 team points. TJ Patton placed sixth in the 800M and seventh in the 1500M, earning 5 team points. He ran against some very fast competition. David Smidmajer got a PR in javelin at 107’10” while placing sixth. He also ran very well in the 100M and 200M, placing eighth in both and earning 5 team points. Hector Aguilar round- ed out the competitors, placing sixth in long jump and eighth in the 400M while running a season best 1:06.48a. He earned four team points. The women placed fifth with 54 points and the men placed ninth with 29 points. Of the 15 schools partici- pating, eight were from our District 3 league. “Overall, we were ex- tremely proud of all their performances,” said Coach Paula Emmel. “Bringing home six medals and 10 ribbons for seven athletes is worth the trip!” The team has a Thurs- day meet in Umatilla and one last regular-season meet in Arlington on Sat- urday. These are the last competitions before district championships on the 16 th . Ione athletes listed in the State 1A Top 10 are: Jessie Flynn--#1 in long jump, 100M; #2 in 300M hurdles; #4 (in an eight-way tie) in high jump; #5 in 100M Hurdles; and #9 in 200M. Rachel Holland--#6 Javelin. Jorge Aguilar--#8 Shot Put. Also at the state level: Rachel Holland is #17 in the 400M and #20 in the 200M. Jorge is #14 in discus and the Ione women’s 4x100 relay team is #12. On the District 3 Top 15 List are: 100M—#14 Henry Padberg, #1 Jessie Flynn, #7 Rachel Holland; 200M—#3 Jessie Flynn, #7 Rachel Holland; 400M—#3 Ra- chel Holland, #12 Maggie Flynn; 800M--#13 TJ Pat- ton; 1500M--#10 TJ Patton; 100M Hurdles--#2 Jessie Flynn; 300M Hurdles--#1 Jessie Flynn; 4x100M Re- lay--#4 Women, #6 Men; Shot Put—#4 Jorge Aguilar, tied for #13 Kaitlin Gar- rett and Rachel Holland; Discus--#13 Kaitlin Gar- rett, #15 Ashley Medina, 5 Jorge Aguilar; Javelin--#3 Rachel Holland, #15 Yaniva Riverside JV Invite Mens Results 100 Meters - Junior Varsity David Smidmajer 13.29a Jorge Aguilar 13.64a Hector Aguilar 14.06a 200 Meters - Junior Varsity David Smidmajer 27.94a Jorge Aguilar 29.22a 1500 Meters - Junior Varsity 8. TJ Patton 5:35.66a Shot Put - 12lb - Junior Varsity TJ Patton 31-05.00 Karsen Dumler 28-00.50 Chris Pryor 22-07.00 Discus - 1.6kg - Junior Varsity TJ Patton 85-10 Karsen Dumler 79-10 Chris Pryor 54-09 Javelin - 800g - Junior Varsity 6. David Smidmajer 96-01 7. Hector Aguilar 90-00 Jorge Aguilar 80-00 TJ Patton 75-03 Chris Pryor 48-01 Long Jump - Junior Varsity Hector Aguilar 13-00.25 Karsen Dumler 12-01.00 Womens Results 100 Meters - Junior Varsity 2. Rachel Holland 14.13a 200 Meters - Junior Varsity 2. Jessie Flynn 28.27a 400 Meters - Junior Varsity 2. Maggie Flynn 1:20.31a Shot Put - 4kg - Junior Varsity 3. Rachel Holland 25-05.50 4. Maggie Flynn 25-00.00 5. Kaitlin Garrett 24-10.00 Sonia Medina 19-07.00 Ashley Medina 19-06.00 Frances Knop 18-00.00 Discus - 1kg - Junior Varsity 7. Kaitlin Garrett 68-01 8. Maggie Flynn 66-05 Rachel Holland 62-03 Ashley Medina 58-02 Sonia Medina 50-03 Frances Knop 37-08 Javelin - 600g - Junior Varsity Sonia Medina 40-09 Frances Knop 36-03 High Jump - Junior Varsity 2. Jessie Flynn 4-06.00 Long Jump - Junior Varsity 2. Jessie Flynn 15-02.00 Triple Jump - Junior Varsity 3. 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For those who remember last year’s camp, the format will be the same; grades three to seven will meet from 8 a.m. to noon and grades eight through 12 will meet from 1-5 p.m. Ione 4-H gears up for fair Ione Junior Jessie Flynn with her four gold medals. –Photo by Paula Emmel 1A Track Classic Mens Results 100 Meters - Varsity 8. David Smidmajer 13.31a 200 Meters - Varsity 8. David Smidmajer 27.90a 400 Meters - Varsity 8. Hector Aguilar 1:06.48a 800 Meters - Varsity 6. TJ Patton 2:41.99a 1500 Meters - Varsity 7. TJ Patton 5:26.92a Shot Put - 12lb - Varsity 1. Jorge Aguilar 40-04.75 Discus - 1.6kg - Varsity 4. Jorge Aguilar 113-03 Javelin - 800g - Varsity 6. David Smidmajer 107-10 Long Jump - Varsity 6. Hector Aguilar 13-01.50 Womens Results 100 Meters - Varsity 1. Jessie Flynn 13.40a 200 Meters - Varsity 6. Rachel Holland 30.31a 400 Meters - Varsity 3. Rachel Holland 1:06.95a 100m Hurdles - 33” - Varsity 1. Jessie Flynn 17.98a 300m Hurdles - 30” - Varsity 1. Jessie Flynn 49.38a Shot Put - 4kg - Varsity Kaitlin Garrett 24-02.50 Discus - 1kg - Varsity Kaitlin Garrett 70-09 Javelin - 600g - Varsity 4. Rachel Holland 100-08 Long Jump - Varsity 1. Jessie Flynn 14-11.50 On a recent project visit by her 4-H leader, Eva Martin showed off her Morrow County Fair pigs Blaze and Spade. Eva is a first-year livestock member who participates in 4-H cooking and photography as well as volleyball, basketball, softball and band. A sixth-grader at Ione Community School, Eva is the daughter of Brent and Jill Martin. –Photo by Erin Heideman MoCo 4-H plans cleanup work day Morrow County 4-H members are invited to a com- munity service work day around the 4-H office on Friday, May 8, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Participants are asked to bring gloves, rakes, wheel- barrows and shovels to help spruce up the office exterior. RSVP a club a small group or an individual at 541-676- 9642 or Madison.rosenbalm@oregonstate.edu. A hot dog lunch will be provided. Morrow County 4-H youth teach their peers from around Eastern Oregon The weekend of April 10-12, a group of eight teens from Morrow County made the trip to Eastern Oregon University in La Grande for the 2015 4-H Eastern Oregon Leadership Retreat (EOLR): “Leader- ship Never Grows Old!” Before the retreat be- gan, the group stopped at the Maridell Center in La Grande for some roller skat- ing, mini golf and laser tag. During this weekend retreat, youth participated in various leadership classes taught by their peers on the Governing Board (teams compiled of two teens from each hosting county), took part in community service projects around the uni- versity campus, listened to guest speakers, went to a dance and game night, and enjoyed staying on the beautiful EOU Campus for a brief view of what college life is like. Morrow County 4-H youth serving on the Gov- erning Board for the first time in recent years were Emily Taylor of Ione and Kane Sweeney of Heppner. Together with teammate Josh White from Uma- tilla County, they taught a valuable class on event planning; they wanted to teach something that oth- ers could take home and put into practice whether it COMPLETE ADULT PAIR FRAME & LENSES $99.00 2ND COMPLETE PAIR $49.50 in June be at school, in their com- munities or even in their 4-H club. “I am very proud of our Morrow County youth for attending and also of Emily and Kane for stepping into this new leadership role to teach their peers—they did an excellent job and made a positive impact in the lives of others this weekend,” said Ashley Jones, Morrow County 4-H Agent. For questions and more information about the local 4-H program, contact the office at 541-676-9642, follow it on Facebook un- der “Morrow County 4-H Oregon,” stop by the office or check out the website at www.extension.oregon- state.edu/morrow. Sew Fantastic 4-H Club News The Sew Fantastic 4-H Club has been busy with spring sewing projects. At their April meeting, members continued to work on sewing hooded sweat- shirts. This project has involved learning a variety of new skills, including: sewing on a contrasting kangaroo pocket, making a hood with a lining, creating an applique design for the front or back, and working with knit ribbing for the cuffs and waistband. First-year members had the option of sewing pajamas or sweatpants in- stead, and some members are going to do both proj- ects. After finishing up their sweatshirts and/or pants, they will start to work on other projects for the county fair. The meeting concluded with refreshments, which were served by Aubriana Rodriguez. Sew Fantastic will have its next meeting on May 31 at the Ione Community Church. Morrow County leadership retreat presenters (L-R) Kane Sweeney and Emily Taylor with Umatilla teammate Josh White. The three gave a presentation on event planning at the EOLR in La Grande. –Contributed photo Babysitting clinic planned for local youth A babysitting clinic for youth in grades six through 12 is planned for Friday, May 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Morrow Coun- ty Extension Office. Cost is $20 for 4-H members and $25 for non-members. Lunch is included. Clinic highlights in- clude safety and first aid, entertainment and disci- pline, healthy meals and snacks, infant care, and even a babysitting starter kit. Only 15 spots are avail- able; sign up early at http:// www.signupgenius.com/ go/10c0a49a9ad22a4fe3- babysitting. For more infor- mation, call 541-676-9642 or email Madison.rosen- balm@oregonstate.edu. Some members of the Sew Fantastic 4-H Club show off their sweatshirt projects. L-R: Aubriana Rodriguez, Kylie Boor, Grace Ogden and Harley Anderson. Meanwhile, Grace Smith is at the sewing machine working on a pair of pajamas. -Contributed photo