Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 11, 2025 -- SEVEN
Arlington/Ione teams host
successful golf scramble
Arlington_Ione HS Football & Basketball Team.
-Contributed Photo
Doug Holland, Joe Rosenberg, Allan Taylor, and
John Bird. -Contributed Photo
Joe Rietmann, Larry Lutcher, Clint Carlson, & Joel
Peterson. -Contributed Photo
Waste Management Team. -Contributed Photo
The Arlington/Ione
football and basketball
teams held a successful
golf scramble fundraiser
over the weekend, bringing
the community together
for a day of fun, friendly
competition and support for
local athletics.
The event, hosted at
China Creek Golf Course
in Arlington, drew 15 teams
of four players each, all
vying for bragging rights
and prizes. Special compe-
titions added excitement to
the day, with Corey Morris
showcasing his skills by
winning both the Longest
Drive and Closest to the Pin
contests.
Gene Sheppard’s team
claimed first place in the
scramble, while the team
of Gregg Rietmann, Jim
Swanson, Evan Rietmann
and Kirk Haguewood took
home second-place honors.
Third place went to the
team of Benjamin Evans,
Thomas Evans, Mitchell
Bane and Logan Burright.
After the golf wrapped
up, participants and sup-
porters gathered for dinner
in the Gronquist Building.
The meal featured barbe-
cue chicken, rice, salad,
macaroni salad, individual
cheesecakes and cookies,
prepared with care by Peka
Tutuvanu and enjoyed by
all.
The event’s success
was made possible through
the generous support of
our sponsors. The teams
are also grateful to the City
of Arlington and the Port
of Arlington for their in-
valuable assistance and
cooperation.
“Finally, a big thank-
you to everyone who at-
tended and participated in
the scramble,” said an event
spokesperson. “Your enthu-
siasm and support are what
keep our programs thriving
and make events like this a
success. We look forward to
another fantastic scramble
next year!”
Sunday Men’s play
Eighteen men partic-
ipated in men’s play on
Sunday, June 8, at Willow
Creek Country Club. Re-
sults are as follows:
KP #5/14, Jeff Watkins.
Long Putt #3/12, Dale
Holland.
Net—1 st (Tie), Mike
Sweek-Scott Dougherty,
58; 3 rd , Jared Hedman, 59.
Gross—1 st , Dennis
Peck, 66; 2 nd , Jeff Watkins,
67; and 3 rd , Dave Prang-
er-Duane Disque, 68.
The next men’s play
will be on Father’s Day,
June 15. The hosts for this
event will be Dale Holland,
Dave Pranger and Dennis
Peck.
Over the Tee Cup
Nine women attended
the ladies play day on a
sunny and warm Tuesday
last week at Willow Creek
Country Club. Low gross
of the field for June 3 went
to Karen Thompson, while
Shirley Martin had low net
of the field.
For flight A, Pat Dough-
erty had low gross and the
long drive.
For flight B, Karen
Wolff had low gross, Kris
Lindner low net and Kim
Carlson least putts. Betty
Carter had the long drive.
Yankees Primed for
Playoff Run
By Brian Bunch
From Heppner’s rolling
hills to Pendleton’s Bob
White Field, the Hodgen
Distributing Yankees have
electrified Pendelton’s Babe
Ruth League, finishing the
regular season with a 9-5
record and sitting firmly in
third place.
The Yankees have en-
dured a grueling eight-week
regular season schedule
which has seen mountain
top highs like the 20-2 re-
demption win over the Big
John’s Red Sox—avenging
a 3-15 Week 1 loss—and
the bottom of the trenches
with a 10-9 loss as their
comeback attempt fell short
against the Thompson RV
Cubs. With 113 strikeouts
dealt, 108 bases stolen, and
178 runs scored on the sea-
son, these Yankees are bat-
tle-tested and playoff-ready.
Aces Leading the
Charge
The Yankees’ pitching
staff, with 113 strikeouts
in 68.1 innings, is a playoff
X-factor.
Kord Dickenson (3.375
ERA, 45 Ks in 18.2 IP) was
untouchable this season
with highlights such as an
immaculate first inning
against the Red Sox to car-
ry a no-hitter through four
innings, or racking up seven
Ks against the Kiwanis
Dodgers in a 21-0 shutout.
Carter Adams (3.111
ERA, 15 Ks in 9 IP) and
Maddex McMasters (3.500
ERA, 13 Ks in 10 IP) com-
bined for a 21-0 shutout
of the Athena Coca-Cola
Nationals. Their 42 strike-
outs show pinpoint control
and highlight their ability
to freeze batters in the box.
Speed and Smarts:
Scoring on Fewer Hits
The Yankees’ 178 runs
scored came off only 112
hits on the year. 108 stolen
bases (87.10 percent suc-
cess) and 72 walks helped
fuel the high-power offense.
Leading the charge
was the speedy ace, Kord,
with a team-high 22 steals
(95.65 percent success, 30
runs), followed by Peyton
Matheny (100 percent, 13
R) and Matt Wilson (78.95
percent, 18 R), both with
15. Maddex was also in
double-digit steals with 11
(100 percent, 10 R).
Kord also led the team
with walks, earning 14
free passes by knowing the
zone.
Heavy Hitters Driving
the Offense
The Yankee bats pow-
ered a .329 team AVG, led
by Kord (.567 AVG, 17 H,
14 RBI, 30 R), whose triple
sparked the 21-0 Nationals
rout.
Joel Wilson (.517 AVG,
15 H, 13 RBI, 18 R) went
3-3 with three RBIs in the
20-2 Red Sox win.
Darby Spivey (.458
AVG, 11 H, 6 RBI, 18 R)
went 3-3 with four runs
against the Nationals.
Teddy Bunch (.400
AVG, 10 H, 11 RBI, 11 R)
ripped a three-RBI dou-
ble versus the Cubs, while
Maddex (.375 AVG, 12 H,
9 RBI, 10 R) fueled rallies,
pushing the RBI count to
101.
Moments That Forged
a Contender
In the top of the third
inning, Carter sent the Na-
tionals back to the dugout
with a double play at third
base that sparked a 12-run
third inning explosion led
by Darby and Kord, both
with big triples.
Joel and Kord both tri-
pled in a five-run fourth
inning that made the differ-
ence in a 9-4 win over the
Byrnes Oil Mariners.
In the 16-3 win over the
Cubs, a Teddy three-RBI
double coupled with a Josh
Montano double powered
a seven-run fifth inning,
backed up by a combined
one-hit performance on the
mound by Joel and Peyton.
Kord and Carter’s 21-0
no-hitter against the Dodg-
ers was paired well with
Joel and Teddy both going
3-3, accounting for six of
the team’s 13 hits.
In a bloody 9-10 loss to
the Cubs that saw a sixth-in-
ning rally fall short, Brody
had to take an early exit
when he fouled the first
pitch he saw in the game
right off his face; no wor-
ries, he’s since healed and
returned to action.
But the real master-
piece was the 20-2 redemp-
tion win over the Red Sox…
Kord pitched 5.0 innings of
one-hit baseball, giving up
two runs (one earned) while
striking out 13. Teddy went
4-4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs,
and added in three RBIs
each from Johnny Ashbeck
and Joel, powering 20 runs
on 12 hits.
Playoff Heat
With a .329 batting
average, 108 steals, and
113 K’s, the Yankees are a
complete threat. With regu-
lar season wins over all of
their opponents and good
depth all around, they will
be a team to be feared in the
playoffs.
As fans pack Bob White
Field, Kord, Joel, Darby,
Teddy, Maddex and Matt
aim for a championship.
The first round will
kick off Monday, June 9,
with the Pendleton teams
facing off in quarterfinal
matchups. Then on Tues-
day, June 10, the “County”
quarterfinal matchups will
take place with the Mari-
ners hosting the Dodgers
at 5 p.m. and the Yankees
hosting the Nationals at
7:30 p.m.
The winners of those
two matchups will meet for
a semifinal tilt on Thurs-
day, June 12, at 5:30 p.m.,
with the winner heading to
the championship Monday
Matchup against the Pend-
leton finalist.
Summer kicks off this Saturday
Saturday, June 14:
Heppner & Ione Commu-
nity Yard Sale, 8 a.m.–5
p.m., maps at post office
& Market 87. Morrow
County Museum free en-
try & cookies, 11 a.m.–3
p.m. Oregon Trail Library
District booth at Heppner
library. Market 87 Summer
Open House, 10 a.m.–3
p.m., with donuts, drinks,
prizes. Willow Creek Wa-
ter Park opens 1 p.m.–10
p.m.
IONE RURAL FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT
BURN
BAN
No Open Burning - No Burn Barrels
FIRE BAN STARTED
JUNE 4th UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE
By order of Fire Marshall
Lunch
& Dinner
Menu
6/12 - 6/18
Thursday - chicken bacon ranch flatbread
pizza with salad
Friday - Tuna sandwich with chips and grapes
Saturday - BLT Salad
Sunday - Closed
Monday - Chicken plus with pasta salad
Tuesday - Taco burger with chips and
guacamole
Tuesday Night 6-9pm $2 hard shell tacos
Wednesday - Steak fajita wrap with
cantaloupe