Dufur Bryson Cates

Dufur freshman Bryson Cates (22) shoots up and over the Echo defense.

THE GORGE — Big Sky regular season champs, Sherman County, and runners up, Dufur, highlight the boys teams in this week’s 2025 district playoffs.

Sherman finished the regular season 19-4 and 12-0 in league play; the Huskies are the East Division’s top seed and earned a first-round bye. Dufur, the West Division No. 1 seed, also earned a bye; the Rangers finished the regular season 19-5, with their lone league loss to Sherman.