THE GORGE — The Sherman County boys basketball team earned the No. 4 seed in this week’s Class 1A boys state basketball playoffs and the Trout Lake girls are the No. 8 seed in the 1A girls bracket.

Sherman (21-5), the 2025 Big Sky district champion (see related story this issue), was scheduled to host one of 16 first-round games Feb. 26 against Pilot Rock/Ukiah (13-11). Trout Lake (18-4) was scheduled to host a girls first-round game Feb. 25 against Chiloquin (12-9) from Southern Oregon. The Mustangs finished second to South Wasco at last weekend’s district tourney in The Dalles.