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Blazers hanging on to playoff hopes
The up-and-down Portland Trailblazers, while they’ve maintained a winning record all season, look like a first or second round-and-out playoff team at best.
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Pirates sunk at state
"These guys did a great job of putting themselves in a good spot and it’s unfortunate we didn’t win. But hopefully we can build on this for next year. They can look forward to next year. It’s not going to help them tonight. Someone had to lose tonight and unfortunately it was us.”
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Willamina girls snag fourth-place finish
Bounced from the championship bracket on the first day of the tournament, Willamina made sure to make the best of the cards it had been dealt. The Bulldogs used a big first quarter Saturday morning to edge out top-ranked Coquille 51-48 in the fourth-place game of the OSAA 3A Girls Basketball State Championships at Willamette University in Salem.
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WVL teams earn state playoff spots in Sherwood
Sheridan on Saturday swept Westside Christian in a pair of third-place games today, earning a spot in the state playoffs. Willamina girls and Dayton boys win big in title matchups.
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Dayton leads area contingent at district
With a strong regular season now complete, the Dayton High School wrestling team has continued its dominance in the district tournament in Amity. The Pirates have moved an impressive 12 wrestlers into today’s semifinals, where a win guarantees a spot at the upcoming state tournament.
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Cowapa champs ready for state
“We’re talking about breaking down everything, getting back to the fundamentals, putting in some new things and keeping them fresh. But we’re very focused on one singular goal right now and that’s one basketball game, that’s one possession ... And mentally and physically for the next two weeks, we want to put them through hell.”
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Pirates push forward
Dayton coach Ron Hop couldn’t help but roll his eyes and chuckle after his team’s Friday night West Valley League playoff. Not exactly what you’d expect from the winning coach.
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Mac High moves into six state swim finals
McMinnville High School started the OSAA 6A Swimming State Championships with representatives in 11 of Friday’s preliminary events. By the end of the evening, the Grizzlies earned a spot in the finals of six events and the consolation finals of five more.
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Grizzlies drop crucial road game at Tualatin
“They were just better tonight. They played better than we did pretty much all around.”
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Mac boys claim Pacific Conference swimming title
The McMinnville boys clinched the Pacific Conference swimming title at the district meet in McMinnville on Saturday afternoon.
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