FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Ione celebrates seniors at last home games Ione JV teams end
season
Last Friday night was senior night for Ione’s basketball teams. Those who were present at the games said the evening was a
great tribute to some amazing seniors who will deinitely be missed next year. Seniors are Jessie Flynn, Rachel Holland, Jason
Juarez, and exchange students Umaedali Rajabaliev and Pablo Ramos. Above left (L-R): Amado Juarez, Jason Juarez (back),
Fabiola Juarez and Elia Juarez, and exchange students Umaedali Rajabaliev and Pablo Ramos with host mother Taranna
Patton. Not pictured are Jason’s older sister Jaqueline and exchange student host father Mark Patton. Above right: Back
L-R--Hannah Flynn, John Flynn, Marlinda Flynn and Maggie Flynn, and Janet Holland, Craig Holland and Emily Holland.
Front L-R--Jessie Flynn and Rachel Holland. Not pictured is Jessie’s brother Cord Flynn. -Photos by Sylvia Sandford
MILES &
MILES OF SMILES
Lady Cards second
seed going to districts
The Lady Cardinals
needed a win to secure their
number-two spot in the Big
Sky League District Tour-
nament this weekend, and
they found it last Tuesday
when they played the Log-
gers at Spray. Ione shut
down the Mitchell/Spray
shooters and held out to
secure a win in the last few
seconds of the game, 43-40.
Friday night was senior
night for the girls as they
hosted the South Wasco
County Redsides in their
last home game of the sea-
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son. The Lady Cards se-
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cured a substantial 42-23
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win over South Wasco.
family atmosphere for the employees to
Saturday, the Ione girls
come to work each day and know
played Horizon Christian
they are appreciated.
in Hood River for their last
league game of the season
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injuries and illness. The
Lady Cards played hard
but, haunted by turnovers,
just couldn’t pull out the
win. They lost 39-42.
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Despite that final
league loss, the Lady Cards
MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
held onto their number-two
district seed, their league
ranking of 11-3 right behind
irst-place Condon’s 13-1.
At the Big Sky girls’ cross-
over games Tuesday, the
third- through sixth-ranked
teams will play to see who
will advance to districts; the
results of those games, not
available at press time, will
determine Ione’s opponent
in Madras.
Big Sky District Tour-
nament is Feb.19-20 at Ma-
dras High School. Games
begin at 3 p.m. Friday and
noon Saturday.
The Ione basketball teams traveled to Spray to take on the
Eagle Loggers last Tuesday night. The Ione JV boys and girls
each played two quarters, the girls winning 20-9 and the boys
winning in overtime 22-19. Ione then played the South Wasco
Redsides in Ione’s last home games of the season, but both
teams suffered disappointing losses to the Redsides. Finally,
Ione played Horizon Christian in Hood River for their last
league games of the season Saturday. The Ione JV boys held
their own for the irst half but ran out of steam at the end,
losing 36-49. Above: Emily Taylor (left) passes off to Sydney
Qualls as Ione heads down the court in Friday’s game. The
JV girls lost the contest 6-20. Below: Ione JV Tyson Epperson
(22) tips off to teammates in Saturday’s game in Hood River.
Pablo Ramos (1), Tyler Carter (32) and Aaron Smythe (21) are
ready to grab the ball. -Photos by Sylvia Sandford
Cardinal boys go to district crossovers
The Ione varsity boys’
team traveled to Spray last
Tuesday to take on the
Eagle Loggers. They played
hard to pull out a 41-30 win
against Mitchell/Spray.
Friday night the boys
celebrated senior night dur-
ing their last home game
of the season when they
hosted South Wasco County
in the game of the season.
Ione senior Jason Juarez
had the hot hand of the
night, making three-point-
er after three-pointer. His
teammates held up their
end of the bargain, playing
their hearts out and almost
overcoming the Redsides
to the cheering of a large
hometown crowd. Despite
an outstanding game, the
Cardinals fell short at the
buzzer, ending with a 50-68
loss to South Wasco.
The Cardinals then
traveled to Hood River to
play Horizon Christian in
the last league game of the
season. Their momentum
faltered, and they lost on the
Hawk’s home court 38-59.
The Cardinals sit at
sixth in the Big Sky League
with a league record of
3-11. They go to the district
crossover games in Dufur
Wednesday at 6 p.m. to
determine whether they
advance to the district tour-
nament this weekend.
G ood L uck L ady c ardinaLs !
Back row-Asst. Coach Eynetich, Hannah Flynn, Jessie Flynn, Morgan Orem, Rachel Holland, Katelyn Bass, Ivy Sandford, Coach Heideman. Front row-Susie
Teeman, Ashley Medina, Sydney Qualls, Maggie Flynn, Katie Gilbert, Emily Taylor, Renee Peterson. Not Pictured-Hannah Padberg, Asst. Coach Burright
BIG SKY DISTRICT BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT FEBRUARY 19 & 20
AT MADRAS HIGH SCHOOL Beginning at 3 PM on Friday and Noon on Saturday
T hese B usiness & i ndividuals W ish T he C ardinals G ood l uCk
Allstott Construction, LLC
Morrow County Fair & Rodeo
BPOE #358 Elks Lodge
Morrow County Grain Growers
Bank of Eastern Oregon
Morrow County Recreation District
Boardman Foods, Inc.
Murray's Drug and Country Rose
Community Bank
Pea Ridge Embroidery & Signs Inc.
Dances With Mules
Peterson’s Jewelers
Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Pettyjohn’s Builder and Supply
Dave’s Photography
Sand Hollow Ag Supply
Dean’s Pendleton Athletic Company
Sherrell Chevrolet
Devin Oil Company, Inc.
Silver Creek Contracting, LLC
Family Dentistry
Tacos Hometown
Gar Aviation, Inc.
Wheatland Insurance Center, Inc.
Heppner Family Foods
Wright Chevrolet
Ione Market and Deli
Dick and Jannie Allen
IRT, LLC
Allen and Nancy Anderson
J Keithley Construction
Mark Anderson
Les Schwab Tire Center
Bob and Bonni Ball
Lexington Pump
Gary and Lani Bass Family
Mid Columbia Producers, Inc.
John and Linda Bristow
Loyal and Betty Burns
Mike and Keisha Covey Family
June M. Crowell
Chris Devens
Brian and Peggy Doherty Family
Arthur and Stacie Ekstrom Family
John and Helen Ekstrom
Tom and Arlynda Gates
Rosie Graham
Betty Gray
Ron and Karen Haguewood
Joe and Linda Halvorsen Family
Wayne and Diana Hams
Deacon and Erin Heideman
Family
Helen M. Heideman
Craig and Janet Holland Family
Dale and Karen Holland Family
Bob Hubbard
Holly Rebekah Lodge #139
Bill and Nancy Jepsen Family
Gina Jepsen
J.L. Kincaid Ranch
Skye and Penny Krebs
Del and Linda LaRue
Buzz and Jeanette Logan
Kathy Martin
Joe and Jeri McElligott
Virgil and Debbie Morgan
Perry and Kathy Morter
Ralph and Anne Morter Family
Dianne Mullins
Duane and Linda Neiffer
Jarrod and Alison Ogden Family
Eric and Brandi Orem Family
Joe and Anita Orem
Marvin and Tanna Padberg
Darrin and Camie Padberg Family
Joel and Lea Mathieu Peterson
Family
Jason and Tara Proudfoot Family
Bink and Lynn Dee Ramos Family
Keith and Judy Rea
Betty Rietmann
Bill Rietmann
Gregg and Shelly Rietmann Family
Joe and Donna Rietmann Family
John and Kerry Rietmann
Bruce and Linda Rigby
Dean and Florene Robinson
Ryan Rudolf Family
Brian and Lorie Sullivan
Jim and Monica Swanson
Sherron Woodside