Gorge sports roundup for May 10, 2023
Gorge sports roundup for May 10, 2023. High school sports from The Dalles, Hood River and White Salmon, and 1A/2A schools including Glenwood, Klickitat, Lyle, Dufur, South Wasco and Sherman.
The Columbia High Bruins won their first ever WIAA Class 1A Trico League Championship after a 12-2 home win over the King’s Way Christian High Knights on May 2.
Hood River’s girls tennis team received three of the Northwest Oregon Conference’s seeds in this week’s district tournament.
Hood River Valley’s boys tennis team finished third in its first season in the Northwest Oregon Conference dual match standings and is playing this week in the district’s tournament in east Portland.
Ximena Santillan won the 100- and 300-meter hurdles, and Simone Tillman won the 400 and long jump, to pace the host Hood River Valley girls track and field team at a May 4 Northwest Oregon Conference meet.
The Sherman High girls track and field team won its own invitational meet Saturday in Moro.
The Huskies scored 125 points to best runner-up Trout Lake with 100 in the 12-team meet.
The No. 13-ranked Columbia High Bruins came into the WIAA Class 1A District 4 boys soccer playoffs after winning their final three regular season Trico league games to finish in second place in the eight-team standings. Having that momentum in the postseason was a benefit for the Bruins, who won a May 6 playoff game at home, 6-1, over the Elma High Eagles (10-8).
The Columbia High Bruin girls tennis team improved its record to 3-2 in the WIAA Class 1A Trico League and 6-2 overall with a 3-2 win on the road May 2 over the Eatonville High Cruisers.
As the Class 2A/1A Special District 7 baseball regular season winds down, just one of three area teams continues to compete.
The No. 6-ranked The Dalles High Riverhawks extended their baseball win streak to eight in a row after a thrilling, 2-1, home victory over No. 12-ranked Madras High White Buffaloes on May 3.
The Dalles High track and field team recorded 48 personal bests at a three-way meet on May 3 in Madras.
The Riverhawks joined the host White Buffaloes and Molalla at the Tri-Valley meet. Madras won the team competition, while the host team and The Dalles tied for first in the girls varsity meet.
Columbia High School’s final tune-up for the May 12 Trico League championships was Friday at the Spudder Track & Field Classic in Ridgefield.
The Dalles High Riverhawk girls golf team competed in its final regular season tournament on May 3 at Quail Valley Golf Course in Banks. The Riverhawks had two golfers participating at Banks with junior Katelyn Vassar and sophomore Anna Schuemann.
The No. 3-ranked The Dalles High Riverhawks extended their win streak to 14 after winning three straight games last week by a combined margin of 43-0.
The Riverhawks played a doubleheader Monday at Molalla and with one win, they would have clinched at least a tie for the TVC championship, and they would’ve won the title with a sweep (result was after the printed edition deadline).
A strong home field start to a long week was tempered by two losses which left the Hood River Valley softball team on the outside looking in on the Northwest Oregon Conference playoff race.
A bad day at the baseball concession stand can mean a couple of things, including: 1. A poor menu; 2. Lack of attention to the re-stock list; or 3. Opposing pitchers are dealing, and the game is sailing along at breakneck speed.
The May 2 Hood River Valley at La Salle Prep contest was a good example of No. 3.
The Columbia High Bruins concluded their WIAA Class 1A Trico League baseball season with three defeats last week, extending their losing streak to eight straight.
Losing its top golfer to a back injury was a setback for the Hood River Valley boys golf team, but the top players for the Eagles still have some holes to negotiate this week — and possibly the next.
Columbia Gorge Masters Swimming was well represented at the U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championship meet, held April 27-30 in Irvine, Calif. Jane Nichols (80-84 age group) and Sandi Rousseau (75-79 age group) swam in five individual events and relays.
